StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 481 The Battle of Bronte's Main Star

When the earliest colonists of Bronte Prime arrived here, they found that the planet was more suitable for human habitation than the results of detection and calculation.The colonists named her a feminine name, humbly hoping that she would be as tolerant of people from afar as her mother was.

It's a rocky terrestrial planet with a mineral-rich surface, right in the habitable zone of its star system.77% of Bronte's area is covered by a vast turquoise ocean. An atmosphere bound by a gravity of 0.98 gauge can sometimes be observed to form storms due to the influence of solar wind and magnetic field, but not enough to bring major settlements. major natural disaster.

Several inverted triangular continents and dotted islands are located in the tropics and temperate zone. They are significantly affected by the temperate marine climate and temperate monsoon climate. They are warm and humid all year round, with an average temperature between 24° and 28°.The oxygen content of the atmosphere is about 33%, and fires are frequent in the equatorial regions where the sun is directly exposed.

Bronte's rotation time is longer than that of Tarsonis, and its axial inclination is extremely low, so the difference between the four seasons is not obvious.Its revolution period is also similar to one year, but it is less than ten days shorter.Two bright moons provide steady tides.

Its land is covered with dense vegetation, living with a large number of paleontological groups, the environment is similar to the Carboniferous period of the earth, and the whole Bronte is full of a scene full of vitality.

Such a planet is quite rare in the Koprulu star region, where habitable planets are rare, and it is really a gift for the Tyranid humans who are used to the world of poor mountains and bad waters and the world of ice and fire.

After Bronte was discovered, the ensuing colonial movement also received a positive response, and a large number of people from Tarsonis and other worlds came to this dream paradise with their only property.

The colonies and cities of the Tyrann Federation are mainly concentrated on the long and narrow continent called Heimdall, with a population of about 9 million.The most important local festivals are Holy Spirit Day and Harvest Festival, and fireworks, dehumidifying peppers and wine are in high demand among the Brontes.

When the Keha Revolutionary Army recovered Bronte in the name of Tyrannians, the development of this world had been stagnant or even showing signs of decline due to successive years of war.

Since the Guild Wars, economic recession has been a common phenomenon in the world of the Tyrann Federation. Only those planets that are far from the battlefield and mainly rely on developed foreign trade such as arms can flourish.

As one of the first main star worlds that formed the Tyrann Federation, the Bronte people lived a stable life, and the unemployment rate was also within a controllable range.

And in worlds like Turasis II and the Pride of Lingshui, it's not uncommon for starvation to die everywhere.

In those fringe sectors that were most tragic, entire cities were dying of starvation and the unleashed zerg virus, according to a reporter who had been fired by the UNN for reporting false news.The corpses of the deceased were piled up like firewood, and then poured with liquid high-energy gas and burned them.

During the Battle of Kailian, Bronte's economy was still booming.Still, life hasn't been easy for the Brontes in recent years.The zerg invasion changed all that forever.

"Bronte turned out to be a world very similar to Keha IV. It had a highly independent colonial government, and the people lived affluent lives, with high levels of education, cultural development index, and independent political voice."

Arcturus Mengsk was wearing a golden-red Marshal Guard officer uniform, with a brown-black fur cloak on his back.While picking up a handful of water from the trickling river outside the town of Hollande, he said to Augustus Mengsk who was standing by his hand:
"I haven't been to this planet, but I heard that Bronte has always been a comfortable and stable world to live in. Many mercenaries, private security, robbers and pirates who lived a life of blood on the sword in the early years, after accumulating enough wealth , the most happy thing to do is either to lose everything in the private casino on the Bacchus satellite, or to go to a highly developed and safe planet like Bronte."

"However, looking at it now, Bronte has nothing to do with happiness and stability." Augustus' eyes fell on a revolutionary army relief distribution station on the other side of the river, looking at many people with sallow faces and thin hair. People are receiving bread and sausages.

A few hundred yards away, a field kitchen with a high-energy gas stove is still cooking minestrone and macaroni for children, and supply boxes are piled high in the green barracks tents guarded by Revolutionary Army soldiers.

Under the leadership of Augustus, those Revolutionary Army soldiers with revolutionary dreams did their best to help others with a kind of Tyrannical nationalism and compassion.This kind of spiritually inspired fighter is the mainstay of the Revolutionary Army, and such people are too rare in the Federation Army.

Augustus has always talked about being one with the people, believing that the people are the cornerstone of all political power.

The Revolutionary Army is indeed almost the only army that will extend a helping hand to civilians. In this regard, the Tyrann Federation is not even better than some kind of gangster and robber organization in the fringe world.

Not far away was the wreckage of a town, surrounded by tattered tents and high repaired walls.The damage to the buildings in the town was quite serious, they were almost razed to the ground, leaving only the ruins of the strongest buildings, and the steel brackets were crumbling like bronze skeletons in the warm and humid wind.

Bronte is one of the few worlds that has been invaded by zerg, but it's not like they left such damage.Generally speaking, the Zerg will hunt, capture and infect every creature and structure they come across, but will not bulldoze cities.

Zerg-ravaged cities look more like rotten fruit or grimy gums, covered in a sticky creep of myriad blood vessels.

This is obviously a trace left by human bombers.Augustus learned from the local residents that when the zerg first invaded Bronte, the planet's Federation army quickly destroyed all outlying towns that could only be infested by the zerg.

After the traces of the zerg left on Bronte's main planet were completely wiped out, Bronte was attacked by the UED expeditionary force again before rebuilding the city.

"A few years ago, the Bronte people were living well." Sarah Kerrigan always stayed closest to Augustus: "Compared with Antiga, this place is simply paradise on earth."

This red-haired female ghost is an extremely threatening figure. As early as the age of 16, Kerrigan could single-handedly kill a whole room with only a pistol and a dagger. the limit of knowledge.

Now Kerrigan was able to pinch the sniper bullet fired at Augustus with only his mind, and then send it back into the barrel intact.

"It wasn't just Zerg and Earthlings who defeated Bronte. In the process, the greedy Tyrannian federal government and the creation family behind them also contributed a lot."

Arcturus Mengsk has an incomparably clear understanding of the humanities, politics and development prospects of the planets in the Federation, which is mainly due to his political acuity and profound knowledge.

"Do you know why the Tyrade X became the property of the founding family from a booming new world? The federal government first used economic intervention to guide the economy of Tyrade to collapse, and then heavily invested in local businesses and even It is the common people who lend money and then take control of the entire planet." Arcturus said:
"This is just one of their means of earning money. All smart colonial councils should understand that if trade protection policies are not implemented to increase tariffs, then sooner or later this planet will become a dumping market for Tarsonis' goods. The emerging young local It doesn't take long for businesses to be crushed."

"Unfortunately, unless the federal governor there is really a waste that only makes money, or the planet itself lacks value like Mar Sara, otherwise they will only become a factor hindering the development of the settlement."

"When Bronte's main star was attacked by Zerg, the federal government and the founding family of Tarsonis were still taking the opportunity to incorporate local businesses and make money." Augustus found that he did not need to search carefully, everywhere It is the black material of the Tyrann Federation:
"It's no wonder that so few people hold so much wealth, and these people are still trying their best to exploit and oppress. Therefore, we must not tolerate these creation families." He looked at the building Devastated towns.

"When the UED is resolved, we have to deal with the remnants of the Federation."

The news that the main fleet of the UED expeditionary force was almost completely wiped out in Char has not yet spread in the Koprulu sector. Its current supreme commander, Stukov, has obviously blocked all the news, so as not to greatly affect the morale of the remaining troops. .

On the other hand, Augustus wisely used the intelligence advantage in his hand, using unmistakable evidence to spread on the planet controlled by UED with all available means.This hit the morale of the UED defenders to a certain extent, but it also made the remaining federal forces start to rise, giving them the confidence to make a comeback.

Speaking of which, since Augustus declared war on the Antiga starport was attacked by UED armed thugs, the revolutionary army quickly captured 17 planets from Stukov, and currently only Bronte The 5 main star worlds and 8 secondary core worlds are still under the control of the earthlings.

The communication interference equipment brought by the UED also had a greatly reduced effect after Augustus activated part of the protoss communication technology. Based on the fear of the information network technology of the earth people, Augustus also ordered to further increase the data network security level and reduce the Use of AI.

Facing the rapid offensive of the revolutionary army, the resistance and counterattack of the UED planets were almost negligible, and some planets were even successfully captured at the cost of only a few officers being injured.It successfully made Augustus' cautious officers unbelievable. They always thought that the earthlings had other cards.

Had it not been for the news that the UED was still strengthening the defenses of Tarsonis, Augustus would have been almost certain that Stukov himself had left there.

At present, the revolutionary army has controlled all the shipping hub planets other than Tarsonis, and multiple fleets are approaching and surrounding the main core world from all directions. More and more revolutionary armies believe that UED is doomed.

The leader, mainly Augustus, is still warning his subordinates not to underestimate the enemy. Even though the UED has lost most of its fleet, Alexey Stukov is still an extremely difficult opponent.

"Where have our troops advanced?" Augustus saw another revolutionary army motorcycle company passing by on the other side, with the golden-red revolutionary army's vulture cars in the back seat box, and it was speeding away into the distance.

90% of the land in Bronte is covered with dense vegetation, emerald-like lakes are dotted among the dense green forests, so most cities and towns are built along the water, connected by well-developed forest train tracks.In order to avoid affecting the migration of local biological communities, most of these train tracks are elevated network roads suspended from the forest, but it is almost impossible to walk in the lush vegetation below.

This created a special scene, that is, in the Battle of Bronte, the control of the transportation network was very important, the competition for the hub was also very fierce, and the air battles were also quite frequent and intense.

When facing the Wagray frigate of the UED Expeditionary Force, the Revolutionary Army fighters could only use their mobility to temporarily avoid the edge.

"The 2nd Armored Group has advanced to the Sunset Fortress outside Bronte Garden, and its two wings are the Korha Legion and the 1st Sala Shock Army, under the personal command of Marshal Horace Warfield." Kerrigan replied.

"Fortress Sunset is a product of the early colonial period, mainly to deal with Bronte's dangerous large predators. During the period of total war, it quickly transformed from a low fortress into a magnificent fortress made of fine steel."

"Now it's used against us." Augustus nodded.

"An isolated fortress is insignificant at all. The most important thing is how many hybrids there are in Bronte Garden City. They are all civilians who are trapped by the UED. If a war must be fought in the city, it will inevitably hurt innocent people. "In the eyes of Arcturus, this fortress is just a target for testing new weapons.

In fact it is.

Sunset Fortress can still be seen at this location in Augustus with the help of sophisticated optical telescopes: it is shaped like a solitary peak in the shape of a bamboo shoot, with a built-in physics laboratory and a hurricane nuclear missile silo. It is a strategic location in the true sense .

It’s just that Bronte’s UED army doesn’t have many people to guard it. According to reliable information, there is only one artillery battalion and several marine companies belonging to different warships guarding this fortress, and the rest are local Earth puppet troops. .

Bronte used to be a developed and wealthy world, and the locals had always lived in a relatively affluent and stable environment, so they were not very motivated to join the army.You can predict what kind of people UED recruits on this planet-office workers, recent graduates, or unemployed youths hanging out in cafes.

These people are not very willing to fight the revolutionary army, after all, the people on earth are not worth their lives.Only those who crazily admire the earth's culture are still swearing to death, because they believe that even if the expeditionary force is defeated in the end, they will still have the opportunity to immigrate to the solar system.

Although Augustus believes that as long as a reasonable person should give up this stupid fantasy.

"Is Tychus in place? The Drakken drilling rig is fully capable of piercing through the iron walls of the fortress. It is a sharp weapon for siege." Augustus used Tychus as a humanoid weapon. This old rascal deserves Such "praise".

The Draken rig required several hours of preparation before it could fire at full capacity, but Swan greatly shortened this preparation time.The current disadvantage is that it is not durable enough, and energy is also a problem.

At this moment, a very thick beam of bright orange laser pulses appeared on the horizon, like the finger of death of Bronte's golden sun.Augustus could almost imagine Tychus's trademark groaning and barking.

"Augustus, the Amerigo science ship has just sent back a message that a UED fleet has left Tarsonis. They have remotely observed the traces left by those warships when they opened the hyperspace channel." Kerrigan Received a message from the command and immediately reported to Augustus.

"We attacked Bronte, and they couldn't hold back." Arcturus smiled as expected: "This planet is very important to Stukov."

"I still don't know what they are rushing to." Augustus hummed:
"Perhaps to recover Gerald Dugal's body—but even Jim couldn't be found," he surmised:
"Be careful, they probably want to raid the planet behind us to limit supplies. Order the remaining troops to be vigilant, no one knows what Stukov is thinking."

(End of this chapter)