StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

Chapter 19 33rd Ground Assault Division - The Empire

The 33rd Ground Assault Division was part of the Fourth Army of the Onuru Sigma Regiment, an army known for its blitzkrieg and unstoppable assault.

Its predecessor was a ground assault unit in the Sigma galaxy. After two full years of tug-of-war with the Kelmorian army, this assault unit has been continuously broken, reorganized and expanded while retaining the number. It now has five army brigades, two armored regiments and one engineer regiment.

The commander of this ground assault division is Arcturus Mengsk, the first heir of the Khammonsk family.Ten years ago, the eldest son of the Mengsk family was an unknown private soldier.

The unit originally commanded by Arcturus was named the Imperial Squad by him. Similarly, this tradition continues to this day. Another name for the 33rd Ground Assault Division is the "Empire" Assault Division. Its emblem is the Sigma giant on a red background. Wolf.

The brigade where Augustus is located is quite far from the main base of Turasis, and it takes four hours to arrive by transport plane.In fact, Warfield didn't have to come here himself at all, and he didn't even need to think about whose instruction it was.

At 14:45 NST on Turaxis II, Augustus and the recruits from the second platoon boarded an APOD four-engine near-earth heavy transport aircraft.This type of transport plane is more than enough to carry a platoon of soldiers without power armor, but they can still only be squeezed into two crew compartments, and the rest of the space is filled with supply boxes and ammunition.

When the transport plane slowly lifted into the sky, the bulkhead of the transport plane was fully enclosed, without portholes, and all the recruits could only pass the time by personal terminals and chatting.

Hanak Hanke and Curt Josephine sat dejectedly opposite Augustus, in stark contrast to them were the gloating expressions on the faces of Renault and others.

Augustus could almost imagine the bewildered expressions on the two of them when they were dragged from the bed by Warfield's adjutant.When Nephrite was pregnant or was sleeping soundly, someone rushed in and told them that their vacation had ended early.

This is not the worst. The decent Warfield had a rather bad face when he heard that they entered and exited such a place, and he clearly told them not to think about such things again during their service.

The good news though is that the entire boot camp holiday has been canceled as a new war looms.

Fortunately, these two people who don't care about anything, put the matter behind them in less than 5 minutes, and then began to rush and gleefully brag to Augustus and others about their last night's " Heroic deeds".Then Renault also told the second class about his driving the Condor, which soon developed into the whole platoon listening to the bragging of the first class.

During the flight, Augustus could only browse the pre-downloaded official website of the Federal Marine Corps, which contained the battle reports of the Tyrannian Federal Marine Corps and the Orbital Fleet fighting with Kel Morian, as small as scouts from both sides in a desert town on the edge of the world. There are exposure to large cities and even planetary scrambles.

Considering that this is the official website for the public, all of which are reported by the Federal Army to push the Kaimorian people. reproduced the report.

In this case, "appropriate" embellishment is also allowed, even the UNN Global News Network, which is considered to be the most authoritative and credible.

The Union army was unstoppable, and the victory was overwhelming.Camerian threw away his helmet and armor, retreating steadily.Most people of the Tyrann Federation believe that it is only a matter of time before the federal army wins this war. The only problem is that they all hope that this time will not be too long, otherwise the increasingly heavy taxes will overwhelm most hard-working people.

Augustus found some reports about the Turasis II, and even by paying attention to the date and the apparent number of troops invested by both sides, he could find that the level of motivation for the war was gradually escalating.

The arrival of the 33rd Ground Assault Division and troops from other planets also proves that the balance of power between the Tyrann Federation and Kemorian in Turasis is about to be broken. At present, the Tyrannian Federation is still sending a large number of troops to this planet.It can be foreseen that the combat command of the Federal Marine Corps is planning a decisive battle that can determine the ownership of the entire planet.

None of this was what the officers at boot camp would tell them. The non-commissioned officers would only say that the Kel-Morians were fierce and cunning, but the Marines were good enough for them.The more you sweat in training, the less blood you bleed on the battlefield.

The future war on Turaxis II is both a danger and an opportunity for Augustus. Whether it is in the game or in the current StarCraft world, the living marines are the least valuable.But if Augustus can be promoted and become a senior non-commissioned officer or commander, it will also be of great benefit to his future life.

Rather than praying like a coward that shells would not fall on him all day long, and leaving life and death to fate, Augustus preferred to accumulate prestige and military exploits from scratch.

If he was lucky enough, Augustus might get a few medals in battle and become a non-commissioned officer before the war ended.If all goes well, Augustus will retire according to the demobilization process and return to Keha to inherit the family business. He will persuade his father to give up the idea of ​​rebelling against the Tyranid Federation and become a nobleman with peace of mind.

Augustus lacked the ambition and desire for control that seemed to be inherent in the Mengsk family. After all, revolution and salvation had nothing to do with him.He has already passed the age of thinking about the world and dreaming of becoming a savior.

At first, the transport plane flew quite smoothly all the way, but in the second half of the journey, everyone felt the strong air turbulence, and Augustus had to put down the personal terminal in his hand and hold on to the armrest.Immediately afterwards, Warfield told them through the loudspeaker that at least two Kelmerian Cerberus formations were chasing them, but please stay calm.

"The Hellfire fleets of Kel-Morian rarely dare to penetrate our control area, but there are always exceptions," said the lieutenant.

Most of the recruits were in a panic, because the transport ship had begun to roll and rotate, constantly turning to avoid the missile's lock.All recruits could only hope that Kel-Morian's hellhounds would not catch up to their prey, though they all knew it was only a matter of time.

For a while, the transport plane continued to make various difficult and large-angle evasive maneuvers.Augustus is spinning, head on his feet, far more thrilling than the suspended roller coaster at Stilling Central Amusement Park.

"We're going to die..." Tom Omo held his face and said, "Mom, forgive me, Mom..."

"Oh, this pilot's flying skills really stink." Although Renault had never piloted a spaceship, this did not prevent him from having a bad mouth.

At this time, Harnack was cheering and screaming, Josephine was screaming and cheering, Ward was expressionless, Zander was pale, Benjamin kept praying, and there was another more violent shaking, Augustus' seat The chairs were shaking violently.

If they were not tightly tied to the seats by seat belts, they would have been thrown on the bulkhead wall and smashed to pieces. The warning lights above their heads also changed from soft blue to flashing red.

"We were hit." Lieutenant Warfield's voice was louder, but still calm.

The transport plane flipped over, and the recruits could see the rotating roof.Augustus felt himself falling.

(End of this chapter)