StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

The combat center set up by Augustus in the Augustegrad Palace originally had only more than 50 staff officers, but later this number increased to 400, and even temporarily used several other vacant rooms as additional office points.

The people in the headquarters always have to be few and good, they must be outstanding, they must respond quickly, and they must not make mistakes.Even so, starting an interstellar war spanning hundreds of galaxies requires more people to handle planning, intelligence, operations, and logistics.

During the peak period, more than 6 people worked in the imperial palace, multiple marine corps, and various departments of the navy. They were senior military officers, intelligence personnel, and government officials. The governors of various planets also sent people to Augustegrad to wait for the emperor's latest instructions.

By this time, wartime clouds were hanging over the orderly streets of August Grad, and festivals and holidays were cancelled.Resources such as crystal ore and high-energy gas should be used first for the military, and more and more factories are turning to the military. Therefore, the list of goods in the restricted purchase order is also gradually increasing, and the export volume has shrunk sharply. The import volume, especially for Umoyan Demand for cutting-edge propulsion technology continues to increase.

Anxiety among the population is growing, especially as front-line casualties continue to mount.But they still firmly believe that Emperor Augustus Mengsk will take the victory as always, but this time the victory will come later.

The actual situation is even more severe than the people of the empire imagined. Whether it is the original Zerg or the Zerg controlled by the master, they are extremely terrifying opponents.

Although Edmund Duke's fleet had already dealt a heavy blow to the original mother Slivan's group in the Bracken galaxy before the war started, the original swarm did not back down.For Primal Zerg, there can only be one winner in a primal rivalry.

Due to the large number and tenacity of the original Zerg, it is unrealistic to assume that one or a few key battles can be won, and it is difficult for the two sides to distinguish the winner in a short time.As a result, this quickly turned into a large-scale inter-galactic war.

Taking the Bracken galaxy as an example, the battlefield covers multiple galaxies hundreds of light years away, and one-seventh of the worlds in the Koprulu star sector have directly or indirectly felt the impending war.It's not the biggest war ever, but it's jaw-dropping enough.

In less than ten days, multiple main fleets and marine armies have fought more than 1000 battles around these galaxies. The other covers bloody battles from the surface of the planet to the edge of the galaxy.

The war took its toll on both sides and terribly hurt the bereaved, but it was far from over.

Nevertheless, the situation is still favorable for the.

On the way from the central region of the Milky Way to the Koprulu star region, the original Zerg of Zerus had a hard time encountering opponents. Countless groups of people were devoured along the way, and those capable of traveling through time and space also fled in all directions.

But they were deflated in front of the seemingly weak humans, and the most terrible thing was that the even more terrifying swarm of master bugs were behind them.

On the morning of March 3, a report from the front line arrived at the palace by the fastest route, which immediately attracted attention.Soon the report was in the hands of Admiral Jim Raynor and the Emperor. …

"The time we have been waiting for has come." In the meeting room of the combat center, Renault couldn't hide his joy.Before that, even an optimist like him was always frowning and grim.

"Zulwin can't hold back anymore." Augustus put his hands behind his back and clenched his fists: "It didn't expect us to be able to block ourselves here for so long. Even though the original Zerg is still moving forward, the speed It’s much slower than before.”

"The master and its swarm are chasing after the original zerg. According to the reconnaissance report, the Yermungard swarm of Cerebral Ark has bitten the tail of the original zerg. Now Zulwin But it is attacked from the back and the back, and it cannot be tolerated without jumping over the wall in a hurry."

"And we're in no rush at all."

In front of him is the star map of the battle zone, data from all over the front line is being imported into it every moment, and then it is sorted and marked on the star map by humans and supercomputers.

Above that, the primordial zerg marked in green had eroded many gaps in the red fleet defenses, but were unable to advance any further.At this time, the dominator swarm that had been chasing the original Zerg had already stuck close to it.

Even the fastest information on the star chart happened at least two days ago.This means that things could be even worse for the original Zerg today.

The second-generation master regards the original Zerg as cannon fodder that consumes human power. It is a war supervisor, holding a sword in his hand against the back of the original Zerg's neck to make them fight humans desperately.

In comparison, humans are easier to deal with.The standard for judging the strength of the original Zerg lies in the strength of the essence, but humans are special. These terrifying upright apes have very weak essence, but they can use terrible tools.

Zurwin, the most powerful leader of the original Zerg, thought so at first, and now he suddenly finds that humans are a hard nut to crack.

"Be careful of jumping over the wall." Renault said while connecting the fleets on the star map with the nests of the clans that dominate the swarm with blue links.

This makes it obvious that the Primordial Zerg is surrounded by Humans and Overlords.

Renault, in the uniform of a marshal, is confident and steady.Who would have thought that ten years ago, the famous commander-in-chief of the empire was just a farm boy driving a harvester.

Facts have long proved that Jim Raynor is a real general, not a lucky guy who happened to meet the emperor.

Before the battle, the idea of ​​blocking and slowing down the primordial zerg, and dealing with them with the hand of the master, was widely accepted by the generals.

The disagreement was that Horace Warfield advocated the construction and defense of several important fortress worlds as a means of establishing a line of defense.But Augustus quickly overturned this proposal and adopted Reynaud's view.

The biggest difference between Reynaud's argument and Warfield's is that he believes that empire must take advantage of the advantages that strategic depth brings.

The Imperial Fleet should give the Primordial Zerg a head-on blow on several worlds first, and further shrink the line of defense to fight mobile warfare instead of sticking to a few key worlds.

At the same time, the strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the field is also applicable. Using orbital bombing to destroy all creatures on the planet can make the original Zerg lose the opportunity to absorb more essence.In this way, even if the original zerg went to great lengths to take over a world, it would not make much sense. …

"Judging from Matt's report, Zulwin has gathered its most powerful tribal fighters in Asilia 4 (exge 4)." Reynolds said:

"It even includes some ancient primordial zerg as old as it. Dehaka said that these ancient primordial zerg were dug out of active volcanoes or underground not long ago by Zulwin."

Immediately after taking over the primordial zerg Dehaka, it became the military advisor responsible for providing intelligence to the Empire.Of course, Augustus actually hoped to communicate with Zurwin and other primitive Zerg leaders through Dehaka, but the stubborn primitive Zergs were unwilling to trust cunning humans.

Although this guy didn't give much useful things in the end, Augustus still appointed Dehaka as a lieutenant with a wave of his hand, and became the only Zerg with a military rank in the empire.

This aroused the dissatisfaction of Corporal Tychus Finley, who believed that the appointment of pets was a foolish act.

"Zulwin is going to fight to the death." Augustus had heard from Dehaka the ancient primordial zerg of Zerus.

Primal Zerg are almost immortal, they can continue to survive as long as they are not killed and keep evolving.Therefore, the older and older the primordial zerg, the more powerful they are.

This means that Ashlia's imperial army will bear the brunt.

Asilia turned out to be a world discovered by the ued expeditionary force. After the defeat of these earthlings who came from afar, the planet was immediately included in the territory.

This is a beautiful planet with beautiful lakes and seas.Because of historical issues, the above place names and city names are all named after the earth.The most famous of these waters is the New Aegean Sea, near which almost all of Asilia's cities are located.

"Aisilia." Augustus marked this world on the star map.

"It's time to start the second step of Raynor's plan. So many primitive zerg are crowding in front of our defense line. If we don't give them an opening, we will have no good fruit to eat if Zurwin is in a hurry."

At the heart of the plan ordered by Raynor was to force the primordial zerg to change course, which was far more difficult than diverting a river.If the plan goes well, the original zerg will be diverted as expected and given a break.

"New Fortinier." Raynor pointed to another galaxy.On the star map, the New Fortinier galaxy is located at the westernmost end of the Empire's defense line: "It has to be here."

Lieutenant General Gregory, the commander of the original Omega Squadron, was stationed in New Fortinier, and he led a huge main fleet.

"I have ordered Gregory's fleet to gradually withdraw from Neue Fortinier, giving the primal zerg the illusion that they are retreating," said Augustus.

"If all goes well, the primordial zerg will swarm into the system and look for a new way out," he said.

"This is a high requirement for Gregory. He can't order hastily, otherwise there is a risk of collapse across the board."

"In the next step, when more and more original Zergs take off from New Fortinier, the Eastern Fleet will shrink westward, and such an inverted loophole will gradually take shape." Renault marked on the star map:

"And the direction of the exit of this funnel has deviated from the empire's territory. As long as our main fleet on the Eastern Front continues to exert pressure, the original Zerg will follow the route we want them to take."…

"I hope so." Augustus nodded: "Otherwise we can only start the preliminary plan."

"At the same time, it is inevitable that a considerable part of the original zerg will still enter the territory of the empire.

On the route calculated by the supercomputer, the redirected original zerg will pass through the territory of the Tal'darin protoss.It is foreseeable that there will be a battle between the cruel and warlike Tadarim and the original Zerg.

"We've made all the preparations," Augustus said. "The rest is up to Warfield and the others. It's just a few days before we know if the plan is successful."

"As the headquarters, Keha is still too far away from the battlefield. I don't like this feeling, but in fact, even if I sit and sleep in the palace, you can win the battle."

"Maybe Warfield, Matt and Pryor are all famous players, but it is also because of you that they can fight together." Reynolds said:

"Without you, Augustus."

"Maybe after I retired from the Federal Marine Corps, I followed Tychus to become a gangster, and rode a vulture car to fight for justice in Koprulo. Of course, there is no such thing as that."

The border was too far away from Keha, so Augustus could not understand and control the entire battlefield in a timely manner and command his generals.Of course, even if he was somewhere on the front line, it would be vain wishful thinking to command different armies and wars that took place on the battlefield at different times.

There is no need for Augustus to do this, he has to delegate power, because commanders like Warfield and Horner are good enough.

The combat center will give a combat plan, but when it is subdivided into each battlefield, each commander has to implement it according to the plan.Exactly how it is done is not important, but they have to be done.

Many times, generals like Warfield have to make battle plans with their own staff when they are on the front line.You know, the size of their fleet is already equivalent to the old Tyranid Federation in the past.

"A man like you can shine everywhere," Augustus said to Renault.

"If you hadn't established it, this group of people would not know where it is now." Reynolds said, "They may be gold, but only you can find them and unite them."

"It's just that this era just happens to require me to stand up." Augustus smiled.

The imperial soldiers on the front line are very brave, and their morale is generally maintained at a high level.There have been victories and losses in the confrontation with the original zerg, but in general, the Empire that waits for work and adopts advanced tactics has fewer losses and greater victories.

"Your Majesty, the diplomats of the Kelmerian Consortium in Augustgrad request to see you." At this moment, an officer hurried in.

"What did he ask me for?" Augustus said nothing.

"He said Moria had discovered the zerg, and the directors and executives of the Consortium asked us to send a fleet to help them destroy them."

"The guild guards of the Commonwealth haven't fought for so long, don't they know how to carry guns?" Of course Augustus knew the news that Moria had found the Zerg.

Now it all depends on supporting the platoon of Koplu humans, whether it is politics, economy, or military, they are the de facto big brothers.

In good conscience, the zerg of Moria had nothing to do with Augustus.

Moria was relatively close to Char, and found that the zerg were actually nothing to make a fuss about, but this time it was a large-scale invasion.

The consortium has basically not developed a military in the past two years, relying entirely on mercenaries to maintain the situation.

"Let him come to see me."