StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 725 Scorched Earth
The train is moving forward, and there is a peaceful and quiet scenery outside the window. There are large fields of wild wolfberry flowers on the grass outside the New Richmond Railway Station, which are blooming and lovely.

In front of him was a vast square-shaped field, and Easter could imagine the appearance of those plump ears of wheat finally being dyed golden in autumn and bending the stalks.The best time of year, always golden.

When it was time to harvest, the great empty warehouses of New Richmond would be filled to the brim.The empire's agricultural subsidy policy is implemented very well on a planet like Heliok, and it is very effective.

The long-lasting famine at the end of the old federal era is still fresh in people's memory, and the only memories of that era are endless wars, starvation and death.

On so many planets, so many farmers and private ranchers are on the verge of bankruptcy, far more people are dying of starvation than those who have died in war, and to this day there is still a vast amount of land that is desolate enough to hold I don't know how many water source oases.

Easter thought that the zerg and protoss certainly couldn't understand why Emperor Augustus called on the people to diversify, nor could they understand their love for their homeland.

New Richmond was left behind in the blink of an eye, and when the maglev train drove up a section of viaduct, the vast and beautiful water oasis could be seen at a glance.This is what they yearn for, a quiet and peaceful life.

A number of roads criss-crossed below, and endless siege tanks, armored personnel carriers, and Hellfire chariots converged into a long iron-gray dragon, and heavy trucks carrying wolf walkers roared one after another And pass.

Highly mobile mechanized troops can exert their greatest advantage in flat terrain. They can quickly break through and divide and encircle the enemy, or provide strong support for infantry.

When the new recruits in Easter's platoon saw this scene, they would have a feeling that they were invincible and seemed to be in high spirits.This is a good thing, and it is better than hiding in the corner like a litter of unweaned kittens before going to the battlefield, crying with their heads in their hands.

On the battlefield, only fear is always with you.

As the train went faster and faster, the city of New Richmond was completely out of sight.The oasis is unusually vast and even has a prairie landscape populated by large waterfowl ten feet tall and three-eyed predators.

Obviously, these magical animals were not ignorant of the impending disaster. They were galloping across the grassland in groups, and even crashed into a moving armored vehicle in panic.Generally, only a terrible fire would cause such a sight.

In any case, the swarm is a living natural disaster. They are endless and eternal.For a long time, humans in the Koprulu sector have been facing threats from the swarm.

Those planets that could not keep themselves perished without any suspense, and the surviving people migrated like migratory birds escaping from the harsh winter, no different from these animals in the water colony.

At this time, the imperial soldiers in this carriage seemed very calm, either cleaning and maintaining their electromagnetic rifles, or squinting their eyes and taking a nap.The veterans were much calmer about what was about to happen.They have also participated in the most tragic battle in the Koprulu sector.

In the communication channel, Sergeant Rhodes was still telling the recruits about their battle in Brocas Hull, the storage world of the Empire. Seven fleets with more than 200 million soldiers participated in that battle. The enemy launched a sudden attack through a wormhole. Surprise Hive Sutur.

Though the Empire eventually prevailed and drove the invaders from Brocas Hull, the price they paid was greater, even more than the swarm.

The tactics of Hive Sutur were not very clever, but they were very effective.When the local defenders were unable to react in time, the Sutur swarm broke through Brocas Hell's orbital defense system and occupied all military installations and supply warehouses.

When the imperial fleet arrived at Brocas Hull after hearing the news, Sutur's fleet in orbit chose to retreat immediately.When the commander of the fleet, General Gustav, hurriedly dispatched the Marine Corps to retake the planet that was so important to the Empire, disaster struck.

The Zerg did not use any jamming methods to disrupt the command communications of the Imperial Army, but the surviving Brocas defenders sent the wrong message to the fleet in orbit. They completely misjudged the number of Zerg forces on the ground, Because the lurkers, roaches, and baneling troops that had sneaked into the ground did not attack.

This ruined the first imperial troops that landed, 10 dead and wounded in less than an hour, only a few thousand remained, another 10 were on the way, and then they were all gone too.

At the same time, Sutur's Hive Fleet reappeared and fought back, exhausting the Imperial Fleet and leaving them unable to escape.

There was chaos in the imperial command channel, and the imperial soldiers on the ground were massacred, but General Gustav made a completely different judgment on the situation. He believed that there was still room for saving the situation on Brocas. He was just surrounded, and there was still hope of rescue. Obviously, he couldn't bear to ignore the pleas for help on the ground and the screams filling the entire channel.

So, the remaining 30 people also set off in the airdrop pod.

In contrast, the Sutur swarm paid only a small price, which was a terrible carnage.

Soldiers and officers who participated in the battle admit that the battle was poorly fought. They used to think that the swarm would prefer to win by numbers, but it was not the case.

After the battle, General Gustav could hardly escape the blame. Pain and regret made his spirit go from bad to worse, and it was not long before news came out that he was seriously ill.

This general, who had been loyal to Emperor Augustus since the days of the Revolutionary Army, has been discredited since then, and there have been many rumors in the army. Among them, the statement that Gustav was infected by Zerg parasites and invaded his brain due to personal style problems was the most popular. Welcome, it is said that the personal doctor sent by the emperor later found gonorrhea on him.

Sergeant Rhodes on this side was already talking about it, and his eyebrows were beaming. He made up several big dramas in his brain, and he also talked about the conflicts between several generals in the navy.

In fact, this argument is untenable. If Gustav has been controlled by the Zerg, he can bring the fleet into the encirclement of the Zerg.

Easter's platoon also participated in the battle of Brocas. They were lucky that they were not among the 50 people who first landed, but they saw 50 corpses on the landing field.

The defeat of the battle had a series of extremely serious consequences for the empire, which indirectly led to the retreat to Helioc.

Brocas Hull is also the empire's largest logistics supply center in the star field, storing a large amount of materials that are expected to be sent to the front line, including ammunition, gas fuel and food. The loss is too great for the imperial army in the star field to bear , The front-line troops were forced to fight in a more unfavorable situation.

Even the best armies cannot continue fighting without supplies.

"I like it here, and I hope the water source will not fall." Alexis is from a place where there is not much water. He is a native of the Shirok people. Most of his homeland is covered by barren land like the Sahara Desert. cover.There, even an oasis like the source of water cannot be found.

"If we can't defend here, then their next offensive targets will be Ynoth and Venus, and then Vadona and Veritia. They will eventually reach Keha." Private Lin said : "We're going to fail badly."

North is Lin's hometown, a tropical ocean water world, beautiful and charming, dotted with islands located on the vast waters.That planet once belonged to the protoss empire in its heyday and was regarded as a holy place.

But when Lin's ancestors arrived in North, they found only seven castles and their ruins, inscribed with the prophecies of the Protoss Mad Prophet Khyar.

By the time the Protoss of Durham reaffirmed their territorial claim to the planet, Tyrann humans had already colonized it. At that time, the Tyrann Empire and Durham were in their honeymoon period, and North was already far away from Sacoolas. Very far away, this matter was later resolved through diplomatic means.

This is mainly because the rulers of the Dalam protoss are the templar class, and if it is the arbitrator class, I am afraid that there will be a jihad.

"It looks like this." Under the obsidian-like light of the Marauder's full-coverage helmet, William said absently:

"Humanity is going to die, whatever. Good God, we are going to die, who cares about mankind."

Marauder armor is stronger and much taller than ordinary power armor, so William can only sit in the "prime seat".

"We have to fight to the last bullet, and even to the last moment, we have to fight with bayonets, just like what the Charlean army did in Theon." Rurik has participated in several battles, but he still looks like a passionate young man So full of blood.

Born in Tarsonis and raised in Umoyan, Rurik has a great sense of honor, and everyone in the Easter platoon thinks he is an excellent candidate for the Royal Guard, although this does not mean praise.

"Boy, this won't be of much use. One person's courage cannot change the fate of all mankind." William said.

"If it is the courage of all mankind, we can defeat even gods." Easter said.

"You always like to say beautiful words." William changed the subject: "Keha's coming is different. Augustus Mengsk can turn defeat into victory every time. I don't know what insight he has this time."

"Of course he has," said Middlebrook. "Everybody knows that our battles at Grants, Tartaros, Brocas Hull and here are part of the Empire's battle plan."

"In my view, their plan is to 'implement a more flexible command strategy', which usually means shooting a few shots and running away," William said.

Even after suffering several major setbacks, the Imperial Army still effectively stopped the advance speed of the Golden Fleet and the Swarm on many important battlefields.They deployed heavy troops in the sparsely populated star field to attract the firepower of the golden fleet and keep the protoss away from the hub world. Although the cost was staggering, the goal was finally achieved.

But it still can't change the fact that they are constantly retreating. UNN reports good news but not bad news, but the defense line is retreating every day.

"Even if he really has a plan, he won't tell us these chief soldiers. Zerg will also spy on our information." Easter said.

As we speak, the train is still rumbling forward, the palm groves are gradually growing, and there are several hills on both sides of the railroad tracks.

Compared with the miles-high active volcanoes on Red Rock Star, these are nothing more than inconspicuous hills, but even so, they are already great mountains in the eyes of the locals.Children born in New Richmond have never seen the vast ocean, and this colony is just a small isolated island in the vast ocean of Lingshui's pride.

It was still calm ahead.

The more peaceful it was, the more disturbed Easter felt.

In other parts of Heliok by now, the battle had already begun, with orbital fire and airborne forces clearing the planet of large hatcheries and creep colonies to curb the swarm's endless expansion.

"As long as these bedbugs are still alive at this time, we will not be safe for a day." Troy was talking, when the moving train trembled and stopped at a frightening speed.

Easter estimated that several cars had derailed.

"Open the door!"

William roared and pushed the door of the car, and the marines in Easter's platoon rushed out with weapons in hand.

In front of their eyes was an extremely chaotic scene, many huge tunnel worms were breaking through the ground, and many zerg flying creatures with purple carapaces appeared in the sky.

Zerg, they are extremely terrifying opponents. Ever since the end of the Tartaros battle, Istr's nightmares have never lacked the terrifying and strange face of the Hydra Hydralisk.

The zerg would loot genes to modify themselves, instead of swords, guns and armor, claws, biochemical weapons and carapaces replaced these.Humans will improve their weapons, and the swarm has its own "bioengineers", replacing military engineering upgrades with continuous evolution to perfection.

To deal with such a monster, Marshal Horace Warfield's teaching manual at the Stilling Military Academy gave a standard answer based on experience, burn it, and leave no one alive.

"Nydus Worm!"

"Queen! Direction at one o'clock!"

"The spores are coming!"

"hidden!"

The Swarm doesn't play cards according to common sense.

"cockroach!"

"Damn it, they're everywhere!"

a mess.

As Istr's forces opened fire, masses of purple-caraparded zerg emerged from the tunnel worms.

The previous large-scale invasions of the swarms will not miss the figure of the Jormungandr swarm. The dark purple carapace torrent can be described as a lingering nightmare in the hearts of the Tyranids. They once brought countless blood, corpses and die.

The Jormungandr Swarm has been one of the largest and most aggressive large hives ever recorded.

Yark, the Lord of Jormungandr, is cruel and cunning. The Dark Templars have launched assassinations against him many times, but all of them failed.

At this moment, the Phoenix fighters of the protoss also appeared in the sky. They escaped the human detection system and appeared like ghosts.Easter knew that they must have missed an Arbiter.

"Where is our air force?"

The protoss are bombing in the sky, and the bugs are running underground, how can this battle be fought.

If the Protoss couldn't deal with the Imperial fleet in high orbit, they would send troops ashore to destroy the planet's defenses.

A few hundred yards from Easter, a group of fanatics emerged from across the train.

That was the Templar costume of the Golden Age. They were already Amon's servants, but the content of the battle cry had not changed.

"En Taro Khas! En Taro Adun!"

(End of this chapter)