StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

Chapter 19 33rd Ground Assault Division—Empire

The 33rd Ground Assault Division is part of the Onuru Sigma Corps IV Corps, an army known for its blitzes and overwhelming assaults.

Its predecessor was a ground assault detachment in the Sigma system. After a two-year tug-of-war with the Kemorian army, this assault detachment was continuously broken up, reorganized and expanded while retaining its designation. It currently has five army brigades, two armored regiments and an engineering regiment.

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

The troops initially commanded by Arcturus were named Imperial Squadron. Likewise, this tradition continues to this day. Another name for the 33rd Ground Assault Division is the "Imperial" Assault Division. Its emblem is the Sigma Giant on a red background. Wolf.

The brigade station where Augustus is located is quite far away from the main base of Turasis, and it takes 4 hours to reach it by transport plane. In fact, Warfield didn't even have to come here personally, and he didn't even have to think about whose instructions it was.

At 14:45 Northern Hemisphere Standard Time of Turasis II, Augustus and the recruits of the second platoon boarded an APOD four-engine low-ground heavy transport aircraft. This type of transport aircraft is more than enough to carry a platoon of soldiers not wearing power armor, but they still can only be squeezed into two crew compartments, and the remaining space is filled with supply boxes and ammunition.

When the transport plane slowly took off, the bulkhead of the transport plane was fully enclosed and there were no portholes. All the recruits could only pass the time by relying on personal terminals and chatting.

Harnack Hanke and Curt Josephine sat opposite Augustus dejectedly. In sharp contrast to them was the gloating expression on the faces of Reno and others.

Augustus could almost imagine the blank expressions on the two of their faces as they were dragged out of bed by Warfield's lieutenants. When Nephrite was pregnant or sleeping soundly, someone suddenly rushed in and told them that their vacation had ended early.

That's not the worst part. Warfield, a decent man, looked very unhappy when he heard that they were entering and leaving such a place, and clearly told them not to think about such things again during their service.

But the good news is that because of the new war approaching, the entire boot camp vacation has been cancelled.

Fortunately, these two people were so indifferent to everything that they forgot about this matter within five minutes, and then began to rush and brag to Augustus and others about their "night's affair" last night. Heroic deeds". Later, Renault also told the people in the second class about his driving of the Vulture, 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 Federation Marine Corps, which contained battle reports of the battle between the Terran Federation Marines and the Orbital Fleet and the Kaimorian, ranging from scouts from both sides in the desert town of the edge world. They have access to large cities and even battles for planets.

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

In this case, "appropriate" embellishing is also allowed, even the UNN Global News Network, which is considered the most authoritative and credible, is no exception.

The Union army was overwhelming and victorious. Kaimorion abandoned his armor and retreated steadily. Most of the people of the Terran Federation believe that it is only a matter of time before the Federation 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 crush most of the hard-working people.

Augustus read some reports about Turasis II. Even by paying attention to the date and the number of troops apparently 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 other planetary armies also proves that the balance of power between the Tyranid Federation and Kemorian in Turasis is about to be broken. Currently, the Tyranid Federation is still sending large numbers of troops to this planet. It is foreseeable that the combat command of the Federation Marine Corps is planning a decisive battle that can determine the ownership of the entire planet.

This is not what the officers in the boot camp will tell them. The non-commissioned officers will only say that although the Camorians are fierce and cunning, the Marines are enough to deal with them. The more you sweat in training, the less you will bleed on the battlefield.

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

Instead of praying like a coward all day long that cannonballs would not fall on him and leaving life and death to fate, Augustus preferred to accumulate reputation and military exploits from scratch.

With enough luck, Augustus might be able to earn a few medals in battle and become a noncommissioned officer before the end of the war. If all goes well, Augustus will retire according to the demobilization process and return to Korhal 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 in peace and contentment.

Augustus lacks the ambition and desire for control that seem to be innate to the Mengsk family. After all, revolution and salvation have always had nothing to do with him. He has long passed the age of caring about the world and dreaming of becoming a savior.

At first, the transport plane flew quite smoothly, but in the second half of the flight everyone felt strong air turbulence, and Augustus had to put down his personal terminal and hold on to the armrests. Immediately afterwards, Warfield told them through the loudspeaker that there were at least two Kaimorian Cerberus formations chasing them, but please be patient.

"Kemorian's Hellfire fleet rarely dares to penetrate deep into our control area, but there are always exceptions." The lieutenant said.

Most of the new recruits were in panic, because at this time the transport ship had begun to roll and spin, constantly turning to avoid the missile's lock. All the new recruits could only pray that the hellhounds of Camorion could not catch up with their prey, although 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 felt dizzy and turned upside down, which was far more exciting than the suspended roller coaster at Steelling Center Amusement Park.

"We are going to be finished..." Tom Omo held his face and said, "Mom, forgive me, mom..."

"Oh, this pilot's flying skills are really bad." Although Renault has never flown a spaceship, this does 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's face was pale, Benjamin kept praying, and there was another violent shaking, and Augustus' seat The chairs were shaking violently.

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

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

The transport plane turned over, and the recruits saw the rotating roof. Augustus felt himself falling.