StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 176 The Rebels Are Like a Plague
Echo Town, Hiero Autonomous State.February 2490, 2 local time.

Near noon.

This colonial town with a resident population of less than 8 people has a wide bluestone road running north-south that runs through the entire town. The road is clean and tidy, with tall street lamps with light blue background standing on both sides.

People come and go on the road, driving eight-wheeled freight trucks that stick to the ground and beetle-shaped family suspension cars that are many times behind the core planet. Farmers who are plowing in the fields near Echo Town are driving farming robots. on the way home.The last breeze of the rainy season blows, and the town of Echo, which is full of people, becomes lively and hot again under the hot sun of Ma Sara at noon.

Augustus, dressed in a sheriff's brown uniform and wearing a cowboy hat, leaned against himself on the vulture car parked at the entrance of Echo Town, quietly watching the endless streets.Beside Augustus stood Sarah Kerrigan and Tychus Finley in denim outfits, and Corporal Faraday stood not far away with several other Revolutionary Army sergeants in militia uniforms.

"It's all thanks to you." Kerrigan pointed to the prosperous Echo Town and said, "You funded the rebuilding of roads for Echo Town, and your mine and Adeen Crystal Refinery brought hard-won benefits to these people. jobs and a steady income that made them richer over time."

"As long as our government is willing to spend a little more money for their people, they will get enthusiastic support and support." Augustus folded his hands on his chest, his thick thick eyebrows relaxed with his chuckle Expand it.

Then Augustus looked at Sergeant Tychus Finley who was standing next to him: "Tychus, look at the time, I think the Planetary Defense Force sent by the Mar Sara Governor's Palace should also arrive."

"It's not like you don't have a watch yourself." If it was anyone else, Tychus would have mocked him for not having long hands.

"At 12:[-], they really know how to pick a time." He said, "Why do we have to wait for them under the sun? Everyone eats the rice bowl of 'murder and set fire'. Who is more noble than whom?"

"Because they are pressed for time and have to go back to their residence in the capital district before dark, no one dares to stay in this small town that is rumored to have a large number of rebels—it is said that the desert of Hiero State is full of ghosts with eyes shooting out." The rebels of the green light, they eat people without spit out bones, and they only eat children." Augustus replied to Tychus.

"Only fools believe it." Tychus said with a half smile. "Oh, I forgot that corrupt officials and nobles are fools."

Just as Tychus' voice fell, a convoy of more than a dozen armored personnel carriers was rumbling towards the town of Echo. The leading armored vehicle had appeared on the distant horizon, with a huge, attractive front The striking Confederate red and blue star flag.

"The 12th Company of the 4th Battalion of the Mar Sara Planet Defense Force, a force directly under the Governor's Mansion. Unlike the Civil Defense Force, they are a regular army with a well-organized organization, and all of them are professional soldiers." Kerrigan walked to Austria Beside Gustus, she stared closely at the leading armored personnel carrier, her sharp gaze seemed to be able to pierce a steel plate one-fifth of an inch thick, and she saw the commander of the Planetary Defense Force sitting in it.

"According to the documents issued by the Office of the Judiciary of the Hiro Autonomous State, it was Second Lieutenant Gray of the company who came to hunt down the rebels." She went on to say: "A Tarsonis, born in the city of Sylvie, the main city of Tarsonis. His father He is a famous banker, and his mother is the youngest daughter of the Tarsonis noble Yarante family. Dudley Yarante Gray did not attend a military school or serve in any federal military branch before serving in the Mar Sara Planet Defense Force For the record, he just appeared on this planet out of thin air, and once he did, he got his job."

"If I think about it with my ass, I can guess what happened. This rich young man must have committed something in Tarsonis—but even if he raped and robbed him, he would not be sent to the stinky cesspool of Mar Sara. " Tychus heard Kerrigan's words clearly: "This bastard must have messed with someone stronger than himself, so his old man who stinks of copper spent a lot of money to find a relationship They sent him here to hide from the limelight."

"Of course, the officers of the Defense Force of the Immigration Governor's Mansion are not idle jobs, but they have their own police to deal with criminals. The role of the Defense Army is to support the immigration governor. Although the Camerians have fought here, it turned out to be just a false alarm. One." Tychus said: "He probably never dreamed that he would be sent to deal with the rebels, and that brainless governor had no plan in mind, just played every available card in his hand. throw it out."

"Yes, according to the findings of Agent Umoyan, this Second Lieutenant Gray is at least guilty of homicide and rape. There are rumors that he also took drugs and incest, but his father has cleared all the charges. Give him back Find a good position in Mar Sara's army." Kerrigan nodded and said: "Although there is no direct evidence that he continued his atrocities after arriving in Mar Sara, we believe that With his flamboyant personality, he doesn't seem like a person who would put his tail between his legs."

"I just hope he doesn't make too many demands on us." Augustus said with a chuckle, "For example, let us fight the rebels in the western desert—that would be a bit difficult."

At this time, the convoy of armored vehicles of the Planetary Defense Force had passed the last section of the road from far to near, only a few hundred yards away from Augustus and his men.

"That armored vehicle is the model we used on Turasis - Tuke 228, which is now obsolete. The army is dumping garbage in the marginal colonies, and the local army is still proud of it." Tychus looked at One of the armored vehicles in the lead pointed this out with some sarcasm: "Look, these old cars have fresh red and blue paint on them, I bet they just hurriedly wiped off the accumulation on the car a few days ago. Dust on the ground, pulling these big things out of the recycling bin."

The horn of the armored vehicle in the lead blared and screamed piercingly. It did not dodge or avoid other vehicles on the road, and its posture was arrogant.The heavy armored vehicle still did not slow down when it was tens of yards away from Augustus, like the front of a train that was out of control.

Augustus didn't show any panicked expression until the armored vehicle hurriedly stopped in front of him, kicking up rust-colored dust and sand.

"Their commander is either a lunatic or a self-righteous idiot who has watched too many galactic hero movies." Augustus whispered to Kerrigan and Tychus put it this way: "I don't mind teaching him a lesson."

"These people are proof of the corrupt rule of the Tyrannian Federation. Incompetent people rule the Federation, occupying high positions, and unrestrained indulgence of selfish desires makes this huge but bloated regime increasingly dark and chaotic."

Lieutenant Gray wore a tailored military overcoat with golden brass buttons and a long hem, and his leather boots were polished to a shine. He walked with windy steps, but his body shook violently.The ensign's greasy dark brown hair wore a new Tarsonis hairstyle, and his sunken eye sockets were surrounded by thick dark circles, bloodshot eyes stretched wide open with all their might.His lips are pursed tightly, trying hard but acting funny. Dee wants to look majestic.

The second lieutenant was closely followed by an adjutant and a federal tax officer wearing a tall round hat, and he shouted loudly as he walked: "The road is newly built, and the streets inside are still paved with bluestone slabs—it doesn't look like it's here. It looks like you can't pay your taxes."

"It's so black and white, I can't imagine that people in places where rebellion is rampant seem to live better."

"Okay. It's not my business. My mission is to eliminate the rebels entrenched here." The second lieutenant looked at Augustus while talking to himself: "You should be the local sheriff, It’s a mess. A few traitors scare you to the point of crying, and in the end we need to clean up the mess and talk about it.”

However, the high-spirited Second Lieutenant Gray didn't notice the golden flash in Sarah Kerrigan's light green eyes beside Augustus. He was talking to himself and suddenly his left foot caught his right foot He lost his balance, and then the tall and thin second lieutenant fell to the ground amidst his unbearable screams.

"It's ugly——" Tychus did not show any respect due to a senior Tyrannian Federation officer. He said in a voice that could be heard by everyone present: "The way he fell looks like a Hard bacon."

Augustus coughed lightly, and before Second Lieutenant Gray got up awkwardly, he said in his deep voice: "Dear Second Lieutenant Gray, I am the local sheriff Caesar. According to the investigation, we can confirm that the rebels are entrenched In the Corridor of Purgatory on the Ridge Plains, but there are less than a hundred Civil Guards in Echo Town."

"Damn it, damn it," Lieutenant Gray stood up with a muffled grunt, his mouth was bleeding profusely, and it looked like at least a few teeth had been smashed.Because he was immersed in extreme pain and embarrassment, Second Lieutenant Gray did not hear what Augustus said, and the latter had to repeat what he had just said, and at the same time asked if he wanted to call a doctor.

"The new boots don't fit well." The second lieutenant took a towel from the concerned Augustus and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, but he didn't show any thanks, instead he threw him down Blame it on something else: "A country place is a country place."

"You should see a doctor at once," Augustus said to him with concern. "I know a good dentist."

"No, there's no need." Second Lieutenant Gray still pretended to be calm, and he tried hard to maintain his shattered dignity: "I just heard that there are rebels in the desert. Is this true?"

"Of course." Augustus said with a serious expression: "It's absolutely true, apart from pirates, they are rebels."

"I heard that the rebels also have electromagnetic guns and rail guns, and some people have seen arc tanks with the flag of the rebels running on the road." Tychus added eloquently.

"Hmm..." Second Lieutenant Gray was still slurring his words due to the severe pain caused by the broken teeth. At this time, he still didn't believe Augustus's words: "The information I got is that there are only a group of rebels with a dozen people here. and two or three family-led Pan-Terranian revolutionaries who privately publish illegal books."

The Federal Government has long been informed of the full name of the Pan-Tayran Revolutionary Party and all of their political and reformist demands.Interestingly, the Pan-Tyran Revolutionary Party is not a party formed by the number of politicians, but a revolutionary party composed of countless ordinary Kehas, Umoyans, and even other citizens of the Tyrannian Federation. It is open to everyone , regardless of family background.

The Tyrann Federation Federation Council is now convinced that the members of this party have been scattered to various planets in the federal territory, and they are as incurable as cancer cells in the body. The rich and powerful are like a light on their backs.

The emblem of the Pan-Tayran Revolutionary Party, the panda pattern with inverted triangle black eye circles and a black pearl-like nose, has become a symbol of taboo, and it is forbidden to be used on any occasion in the Tyran Federation.

"That's right, but fourteen days have passed since I last submitted a report on the rebels." Augustus reminded the timid Planetary Defense Force officer: "Today is different from the past, you and I We all know that the rebel army is like a virus that is constantly multiplying, they are like a terrible plague, as long as a place is infected with the revolutionary party, it will be difficult to get rid of it."

"How many are there?" Second Lieutenant Gray pretended to be calm, "100 or 200?"

"The exact number is unknown," said Augustus, "no one can say for sure."

"Maybe there's a division," Tychus chuckled.

"We should observe again." Second Lieutenant Gray thought for a while and said, "Send scouts and drones to investigate carefully."

"Okay." Augustus and Tychus looked at each other: "But we lack equipment."

"I have it here." Lieutenant Gray turned around, looked at the orange-gray sky of Mar Sara, and said, "I have to go back and gather more men."

"One company is definitely not enough"

"After your investigation is clear, I will come to encircle and suppress those rebels." After speaking, Second Lieutenant Gray hurried towards the armored vehicle.

"Why are you in such a hurry to go back?" Tychus beside Augustus didn't expect that Second Lieutenant Gray was honest, but he was too out of tune. He sarcastically said: "You just came to Echo Town, And because of this, I fell hard, and my head was bloodied."

"Didn't I say that?" Second Lieutenant Gray was eager to leave the place where there were said to be many rebels, as if a flame was burning his feet: "I want to go back and dispatch troops!"

"Damn it, he actually left." Tychus laughed out loud as Second Lieutenant Gray, who hadn't stayed for a few minutes, hurried away in an armored vehicle.

"Do you want me to lead someone to kill him?" Then he asked again.

"Start in the desert farther away from Echo Town, so that Governor Victor won't trouble us." Augustus said, "You need to show your face this time, Tychus. You have to let the Commonwealth know that Tychus, the demon of heaven, Case wiped out a Federation Planetary Defense Force at Mar Sara."

"Hehe." Tychus said before riding away in the vulture car: "It's time for the old Tychus' arrest warrant to go up."

　Ask for a ticket——

　　
　
(End of this chapter)