StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 274 Liberating Antiga

"I really didn't expect that it would be you guys who came here. People from the Revolutionary Army! Sons of Keha!"

Duke's Alpha Squadron went all the way, and in a short time dispersed the Zerglings of the Gum Swarm near Norman Town, opening a way for Augustus to the town.

It wasn't long before Augustus met the Sheriff of Northam outside an old gas refinery just outside town.

The local sheriff wears a suit of old-fashioned CMC-200 alloy steel power armor speckled with lavender paint.He wears a P-180 pistol and slung an aged shotgun over his shoulder.

"We happen to be nearby. Officer, what's going on here, where are the Federation marines?" Augustus, followed by Kerrigan and others, walked towards the conscientious town sheriff.Asking a knowledgeable local helped Augustus figure out what was going on here.

At this time, behind Augustus stood a row of guard soldiers with crimson power armor and golden badges, and a huge Goliath armed robot stood beside it, and the cannon under the cockpit followed the rotation of the servo system Sweep the magenta bushes swaying in the wind over the russet earth.The bushes here are still blooming with small pale yellow flowers, but those on the ground that have been covered by creep are dead.

"The mayor of Ansardar transferred all the troops here to guard the city, and they left us to those monsters, leaving the people of Norman Town to fend for themselves." A voice came from under the mask that the sheriff was opening. sigh.A face with a bald head and long gray beard appeared in front of Augustus.

"We tried to escape into the city once, but the monsters came too fast. One day we just heard that some monsters with worm eyes attacked a self-operated mine, and the next day monsters rushed into the town to overturn trash cans and Oil barrels." He looked very old, probably older than Augustus' grandfather.

"The police officers heard that a big dog threw the child down, so I rushed over with my men. I have lived for more than 60 years. I have seen a woman dismember her husband, and I have seen the northern city-state of Antiga eating Human demons, but have never seen a half-eaten corpse full of worms like this."

"We all know how scary the Zerg can eat people. It may not be because of hunger, but just to satisfy their primitive desire to hunt." Augustus handed the sheriff a federal landmine while speaking. Team Ration No. 4—Bland energy bar, but the advantage is that it can replenish energy quickly.

The most important thing is that this size of military rations is quite hungry.

Behind this old law enforcement officer are the soldiers and militiamen of the Alpha Squadron who are withdrawing from the Norman town. The tall soldiers are followed by hundreds of town residents, some of whom can no longer run. kids.

When the soldiers of Alpha Squadron walked past Augustus, the dazed eyes of the rescued children deeply hurt him, which made Augustus convinced that what he was doing was correct.

"Can you keep up with us, sheriff?" Augustus said to the old man.

"Join us, sheriff. Every time you kill a Zerg, someone may be rescued. The Federation doesn't care about the life and death of the people of Antiga, and we have Augustus Mengsk's revolutionary army." Renault smiled , indicating that the person in front of him is the Marshal of the Keha Revolutionary Army.

"What could be more fun than killing bugs?"

"We are joined by good people and freedom fighters," Kerrigan added.

"Of course, we have long been fed up with the oppression of those federal people. As long as you give an order. Commander Mengsk, most of Antiga will rise up." This Antiga sheriff did not eat Augustus for him Instead, he handed it to a child walking by.

"Since you defeated the Alpha Squadron at Mar Sara last time and brought the Duke family's reputation into disgrace, many people here have been looking forward to your coming to Antiga one day. Now all the people of Antiga are looking forward to I hope that someone can rebuild a new order and fulfill the promise that the Tyrann Federation failed to fulfill." He said with a smile.

"I have a bucket of red paint at home, but unfortunately I couldn't bring it out." The sheriff pointed to the soldiers behind Augustus, and then took out a poster from the storage unit on his power armor, which read : Augustus Mengsk, the greatest demon of heaven, hero of Korha, savior of the Tyranids!
There are also a few lines of small words below, which are words that Augustus once said that the fire of revolution can start a prairie fire, and other words that even he himself is not sure if he said it.

"This seems to be a propaganda poster drawn by the Pan-Terranian Revolutionary Party, secretly printed by Ogbo in various fringe sectors. You are a celebrity now, Augustus." Raynor pointed to the poster.

"That's a nice drawing—the shadow behind that looks like me, and those faceless marines must be Tychus, Hank, and Rundstein."

"This is what the people of Arcturus have been doing. My brother believes that winning a great victory is only the first step to success. The most important thing is to spread the word." Augustus Take the poster from the sheriff.

"The founding family of Tarsonis controls all the mainstream media, and we can only use this stupid way to promote our revolutionary ideals."

"He really loves you, Augustus." Renault envied.

"I have a good brother." Augustus shrugged.

"As long as we capture the broadcast tower in Ansardar, everyone in Antiga will know we're coming," he said.

"It's easy to overthrow the federal government here, but I'm afraid we won't be able to hold this place."

When Augustus arrived in the Sara galaxy, Cha Sara had almost completely fallen, and Ma Sara's underground was almost hollowed out by the Jormungandr swarm.It wasn't long before the Zerg invaded Antiga. Although the federal army was almost wiped out, it still took a while.

"In any case, we will leave immediately if the situation is not right," Renault said.

"Go to Ansardar first, we will take over the city first. Relying on buildings to build defenses can save more people." Augustus said: "This time is different, the protoss will help us."

"... Can you hear me, I'm Tychus. You have to be careful, Marshal~ We have encountered the armored troops of the Federation Army. It seems that our army is not the only one here."

"We are already outside the Ansardar XC area, but they don't seem to welcome us." At this time, Tychus' voice came from Augustus' helmet.

"I'm Augustus Mengsk." Augustus turned his head and waved to the troops behind him, and the soldiers in line immediately turned to the distant city of Ansardar.

"Tychus, it sounds like you're in trouble."

"A bastard shot at me just now, according to the rules, that means I can fight back?" There was the sound of a laser lighter being turned on from the other end of Tychus.

"I didn't say you can't do that." Augustus followed his team, and Raynor walked with the sheriff of Norman Town, asking him what methods he used to deal with the Zerg these days.

"Kill them."

"I just like your crisp style—ah—follow me until they surrender." Immediately, Tychus' roar and chaotic gunshots came from the other side of the communication. Shouts and heavy impacts exploded in Augustus' ears, forcing him to shut down his communication with Tychus.

At this time, the revolutionary army was only less than a mile away from the city of Ansardar. They could already see the airship hovering over the city and the signal flares rising. The troops of the army have begun to exchange fire with the federal army guarding the entrance of the city.

Together with Tychus this time, Hanak Hank's Red Devil Pyro Troops and Mar Sara Consul Prior's Sara Galaxy Militia that Augustus had just recruited.Although the personalities of these commanders are quite different, they are all known for their swiftness and speed in their attacks.

As the city got closer, some huge biological fossils appeared in Augustus' eyes.The bones of these sea creatures were originally buried deep in the ground, but were recently dug up by the zerg.

"Go ahead, take Ansardar, and occupy the Governor's Palace." Augustus walked through a huge rib skeleton of ancient Antiga sea creatures, standing a few hundred yards from an outpost.

Next to the outpost, there is a wide road leading directly to the center of Ansardar. Now the entrances are built with bunkers and fortifications, laid with barbed wire and minefields.

In the other direction of the city, Tychus' forces had broken into the city's neighborhoods, apparently causing considerable confusion in the city.

"If they can't even deal with Tychus and the governor's men, how can they hold on to the city of Ansardar for so long." Raynor said.

"Ansardar has never been fully attacked by those monsters." The sheriff of Norman Town said: "The mayor may have declared that the city is under heavy siege when he asked for help from the outside world, but we all know the facts Not so."

"It's perfectly normal and we shouldn't expect too much from these idiots," Augustus said.

"General Duke, order our artillery to prepare to fire," Augustus said to Edmund Duke beside him.

However, just as Augustus ordered the attack, a white flag suddenly rose in the bunker.

"We surrender!" A weary voice came from the loudspeakers in the federal fortifications.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of federal soldiers came out of bunkers, forts and tanks, raised their hands and surrendered to Augustus' troops.Just looking at the uniforms and weapons of these soldiers, both Augustus and Raynor could understand why they did not fight to the death like the resocialized soldiers.

Some of the militiamen didn't even have decent power armor, and even more of them were police officers in black cloth uniforms from the colonial police station, and some of them were citizens of Ansardar who voluntarily assisted in the defense.

"They all surrendered in good faith," Kerrigan told Augustus. "We should accept their surrender."

For a long time, the red-haired female ghost Sarah Kerrigan has been shouldering the task of screening the loyalty of recruits for the conscription department, the Revolutionary Party and the Ogbor, along with more than 20 ghost agents in the Revolutionary Army.Among these ghosts were the seven ghost agents from Victor V, and a dozen psykers from Alpha Squadron.

Prior to this, the Federation regarded psykers as killers and humanoid weapons, and would not allow them to come into contact with political and religious review work in the government and military, because federal officials neither believed it was necessary nor trusted those who had been brainwashed or Powerful psykers who work for them through coercion.

And Augustus was the first to do so.It's just that among these, only Kerrigan is the most trusted by Augustus.

"After taking over this position, move on until all the federal officers are captured," Augustus said.

When Augustus gave the order, the Guards burst into the block after a run at full speed.Unsurprisingly, the soldiers surrendered at the sight of the flag of the Kerha Revolutionary Army.Because they have long been dissatisfied with the federal government of Antiga.

A red Revolutionary Army flag followed a Revolutionary Army vulture car into the city, and the hastily organized federal troops fled.

"Isn't it a little too smooth?" Renault said: "I always feel that things are not that simple."

"Maybe it's just that the enemies we face are not as good at fighting as Alpha Squadron and Omega Squadron." Augustus said, under the protection of Kerrigan and others, he walked towards the bunker group built by the Federation on the highway, and found the military rank here. The highest federal officer - a second lieutenant who just graduated from military academy.

"We look forward to your coming day and night. The people of Antiga have endured too much oppression." The federal second lieutenant grabbed Augustus's hand.

"Marshal, I have read the book you wrote. The words in it deeply affected me: If we must do this, we can only re-establish a new order and law on the ruins of the Tyrann Federation. If The ruler of the Commonwealth has forgotten all he promised to join the colonies, and it is up to me, Augustus Mengsk, to fulfill it."

"I'm really happy that these words can help you." Augustus glanced at Kerrigan next to him, and the meaning in his eyes was obviously: I remember this sentence, but when did you say it?
"Yes, this is from your last speech at the graduation ceremony of the recruits of the Revolutionary Army's third boot camp." Kerrigan nodded.

"My God, you don't really write all Augustus's words into the brochures, do you?" Renault's reaction was similar to what Augustus thought.

"Every word of the Marshal is wise." As a staunch Augustus fan, Kerrigan said with certainty.

At this moment, Augustus' power armor suddenly received a communication signal from an unknown source.

"Listen, rebels on the ground, I am Colonel Jackson Hole of the Tyrann Federation Nova Squadron. Put down your weapons and surrender immediately, or you will have to pay the price for destroying the federal military base."

"Damn it, if it weren't for us, the infection would have spread to the entire Ansardar. If you didn't wander here slowly, there would be no need for us!" Renault cursed.

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