StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

Chapter 596 Assemble the troops
When Augustus arrived at the command center of the 19th Marine Division (19th Marine Division) division headquarters on Talon VII, no one was alarmed, and even the senior officers knew little about it.On weekdays, this is just a low-key visit by the emperor in micro-clothes.

It was not easy to make a trip to Keha. This time Augustus simply put his prime minister's father on the throne and asked him to work overtime.From this point of view, Augustus simply wanted to exhaust his father to death.

At this moment, Augustus is sitting on the command chair in the middle of the command center, leaning against the leather-trimmed back of the chair, with one leg crossed over the other, and the hem of the thick gray-black Imperial Airborne Division windbreaker Almost down to the ground.

The gold-red costume without jewels, his signature dark hair, deep-set eyes and firm chin are the symbols of the Mengsk royal family.

"I heard that you made a lot of money recently." Augustus took the saucer and teacup from Faraday, and took a sip of steaming tea to drive away Talon's chill.

"Tychus, is that the case?"

"Your news is really good, that's what it is." Tychus walked to a chair next to Augustus and sat down, picked up the lighter and lit the cigar in his hand, and lightly let out a long mouthful smoke.He was still wearing the same khaki shirt over a black coat.

"But Lieutenant Colonel Karl can testify that I was as well-behaved as a primary school student during my time in Talon."

Augustus slowly put down the teacup, and slammed the table next to him: "Did I tell you to sit down? Stand up!"

Tychus's cigar trembled with fright, and he jumped up immediately, but the next moment he sat back and continued to smoke as if nothing had happened.

"The laws of the empire don't stipulate that I can't use 'legal' channels to earn a little extra money. I just dug out a few boxes of unwanted Ardeon crystal resource boxes from the abandoned military base of the old Federation, and it happened to be There's a bunch of junky interstellar scavengers nearby who can afford it." Tychus grinned across his scarred face, the lines around his eyes.

"It stands to reason that this cannot be considered theft of state assets."

The old boy knew that it was better to be honest with Augustus earlier, and the risk of fooling an emperor was greater than the risk he would take by sneaking around to save some money for whoring.

Elden crystal is a good thing, it is a hard currency that is more useful than currency.Tychus handed over most of them, but he secretly kept a few boxes for himself in exchange for a lot of money.

Tychus kept an eye out, even if the incident came to light, Augustus would not be too harsh on him, because he had noticed the material in the first place.

"But I can still send you to New Folsom for two years." Augustus snorted. If it were someone else, he would have gone in earlier: "I will keep the criminal number with you, number 626."

"You wouldn't do that." Tychus handed Augustus a cigar: "Tarsonis cigars, rolled out of girls' laps."

Augustus didn't smoke at first, and he even hated it for a while, but then he occasionally lit a cigar, and a little nicotine might relax him from the stress.

"Your taste is not what it used to be." Augustus looked at Tychus.

Faraday next to him took the cigar for the emperor, but just put it aside.

"Over the years, brands have changed, and people have also changed." Tychus leaned back on the chair, his body relaxed.

Tychus knew Augustus' temper, and if he did get angry, it would be a knife rather than a sword.The emperor of the empire never wastes time on people he thinks are hopeless. If a government official in the Tyrannian empire commits a capital crime, he will not see the emperor even if he yells out his throat. All that awaits them is trial and execution. .

"How do you think I knew about your crap?" Augustus said over his tea.

"I can't guess." Tychus could guess in his mind, he knew it would be exposed, because he couldn't explain where he got the money.

A hedonist like Tychus would never save money even if he had money on hand, but spend it all right away.

"Someone took photos of you entering and exiting the red-light district of Hermes, not only that, but it is also clear how many women you ordered and sprinkled in the night." Augustus said to Tychus: "When I I heard that when someone spent a lot of money in Hermes, they immediately thought of you."

"That's okay, you always owe money every time. Do you think those beautiful girls will be happy to betray you? Don't you know what you are?"

"I already knew that your hands and feet are not clean, but I can't make a new rule for you, hang a sign in front of the gates of every bar, and Tychus and dogs are not allowed in."

"Nobody told you to." Tychus shrugged.He also occasionally used the pseudonym Train Robber to visit various occasions.

Tychus' salary is not low, and he receives a general's allowance. As long as he doesn't touch luxury goods, he doesn't need to raise money in his life.But this guy is not a master who saves enough money to live. Although the money from selling the Elden crystal is enough for anyone to live half of his life, Sergeant Tychus is exhausted in half a month.

There are only a few things he loves in his life, sleeping with women, drinking, and driving Odin.And there is a prerequisite for doing these things, that is, to have money, and a lot of money.

"Restrain yourself, Tychus, you should be glad that you are the demon of heaven." Augustus shook his head and said: Otherwise, do you know how many people are waiting to see your bad luck? "

Tychus is a smooth guy, very treacherous and cunning, he never provokes anyone he can't afford, but in the past two years Tychus has been a little drifting, and there are many people in the empire who are dissatisfied with him.

Although not as popular as Jim Raynor, whether in the Tyranid army or in officialdom, Tychus still knows a lot of people.

It's just that this guy doesn't do things properly, he always only talks about money and not about feelings, it doesn't matter if he commits a crime, he just lays down on the ground in front of the emperor, no one can do anything to him, and those who are fooled by him will be bad luck.

There are many people who have been miserably cheated by Tychus these days. Many imperial officers who are greedy for profit have cooperated with him to resell military supplies in order to make money, but in the end they all entered New Folsom, only this guy seems to be okay. of eating, drinking and having fun.

It's hard not to suspect that Augustus set Tychus free for law enforcement fishing, to lure moths out of the Imperial army.

"I'm getting old." I don't know if Tychus listened, but his expression is still a little sentimental: "The legs and feet are not as flexible as they used to be, and the jackals think that the lion is injured and can't bite people. gone."

"You're only 33, and you can do another 20 years." Augustus knew that if he told Tychus to leave now, this guy would still have to do things like rob banks.Tychus was a man who could spend an evening with four or five girls, and if the money was enough, Augustus could hardly imagine what absurd things he would do.

"Augustus Mengsk, you are not much younger than me." Tychus knew that the incident just now was over, so he approached Augustus and asked:
"Why did you come to Talon? It can't be just to trouble me. I guess we are going to make a big move during this time."

Judging from the recent frequent transfers of various fleets, the Imperial High Command is holding back a big move.Now that Emperor Augustus has arrived in Talon, this time may be the biggest movement since the war between the Tyranid Empire and the Swarm.

It is indeed time for the empire to take the initiative. Before that, they had been struggling against the attack of the swarm, and only recently had they gained a firm foothold on the edge of the Koprulu sector.

But unless the Tyranid Empire has a vast strategic depth and enough strategic reserves to deal with a protracted war, it is absolutely impossible for them to win a war in the form of a defensive war. Throughout human history, most war victories are Win by attacking.

"If you want me to go all the way, you are not qualified." Augustus put down his saucer: "You are right, we have to wrestle with the Master in Phaeton immediately."

"So I'm going to regroup an army here."

Soldiers of the 19th Marine Division could be seen lining up outside the high windows of the command center, thousands of gold-red powered armor glistening in the drizzle of Talon.A transport plane tore through the continuous rain and landed from the sky, and the roar of the engine could be heard even here.

The 19th Marine Division is a standard Imperial Marine Division, equipped with a large number of medical transport planes and medics, and has fought on many planets.Many people in the division have won the Keha Silver Tower Medal and the Gold Star Medal, which can be regarded as outstanding meritorious service.

Augustus didn't have to explain his battle plan to Tychus. In fact, there was more than one army. He even recruited protoss and primitive zerg.He must concentrate his strength to reverse the passive situation. If he continues to defend like this, the situation will only become more and more unfavorable to the Tyrann Empire.

"Phaethon? Isn't that the territory of the Umoyans?" Tychus frowned, as if the word Phaeton made him sick.

"Yes, we also recognize Umoyan's sovereignty over Phaethon." Augustus replied: "Now it is also attacked by swarms. They must be coveting the rich wild animals in Phaethon."

Phaethon is a huge desert planet. On the surface of the planet, there are vast deserts and crisscross canyons. The climate is quite harsh and water resources are scarce.Even so, the air on this planet is breathable for humans, and the wildlife colonies that live on it prove habitable.

Due to its considerable distance from the civilizations of the Tyranid humans and protoss, Phaeton was neglected for quite some time until the Umoyans discovered and colonized the planet.

Today, Phaeton is also inevitably involved in the war.At some point during the Second Total War, the powerful Gum swarm invaded the Phaeton, and the Umoyan settlers on it were almost slaughtered, leaving only a small number of them hiding in the sand dunes. middle.

"Since this is the case, the Umoyans have to join the war." Tychus smiled gloatingly.He doesn't even have a sense of identity with the national concept of Tyrannic humans, so don't expect him to cry like a cat.

Perhaps the power of the Umoyans is far inferior to that of the Tyrannian Empire, but their military strength does not seem to be just a show of ostentation, otherwise the things Umoyan politicians shouted all day long would become Shit.

Based on the ideas of democratic politics and humanistic care promoted to the outside world, the Umoyan United States should not ignore the fallen colonies.

"They announced that they have sent a fleet from Umoyan, but we have not received any news so far." Augustus said to Tychus: "As far as I know, there must be a fleet, But it’s definitely not as big as ours.”

Phaeton is a little weak to Umoyan. If they lose too many troops for this worthless planet and lose their vitality, then they will be even stronger in the face of the Tyrannian Empire in the future I can't get up.

"I've never seen the Umoyans make a move." Tychus said sarcastically, "Their soldiers have never fought a decent battle, and I don't know if they will pee their pants when they see bugs."

"However, their power armor looks pretty good."

Few soldiers do not want to get a few shiny high-tech weapons from Umoyan.With sophisticated and simple design and highly advanced functions, Umoyan's military products often leave a deep impression on people.

The Tyrann Empire will also import high-end technology from Umoyan, such as more advanced unmanned war ordnance.

"The Kemerians will also join the battle." Augustus nodded. He also collected a lot of Umoyan power armor. The high-end goods are the way of elite soldiers, and they are better than the standard armor of the Tyrannian Empire. Much better.

Umoyan has a developed economy, higher social welfare, and a population that is not comparable to that of the Tyrann Empire. The quality of its soldiers is much better than that of the criminals in the old federation.But no one knows whether this group of elite soldiers can win the battle.

"They should indeed contribute." Tychus' words were realistic and cruel: "Kel-Morian has no shortage of brave fighters, and there are many of them."

The current Kelmorian Federation is no different from the vassal states of the Tyrannian Empire, but they still retain a distinct culture.

In today's Moria, huge Kelmorian foreign mercenary regiments are being summoned. No one expected that the two nations that were once in dire straits would fight side by side one day.

In addition, Umoyan also followed the lead of the Tyrannian Empire, and Augustus had basically integrated the power of the entire Koprulu human race.All of this is because of the pressing force of the swarm, otherwise Augustus would not have interfered with other human forces.

"The Camerian people have always been tenacious." Augustus said, "If it weren't for the internal conflicts in their family system, they wouldn't have ended up where they are today."

At this moment, Augustus stood up and put on a cloak.

"Are you leaving?" Tychus was overjoyed, he would be able to do evil immediately without Augustus.

"Come here, too," said Augustus:

"We still have a tough battle to fight."

(End of this chapter)