StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

The war between humans and protoss in the northern hemisphere of Byshel became intense from April 22 to 24, 2490, and both sides were dragged into the quagmire of war and could not extricate themselves.

The Revolutionary Army used more than 50,000 fully armed soldiers and mechanized troops from Alpha Squadron, mercenaries, and special tactics forces, while the Tal'darin Protoss had less than 3,000 warriors, hundreds of Dragon Knight mechas, and a small number of powerful psychic abilities. A large number of high-level upgraders and their slaves.

Under the orders of Marshal Augustus, frontline commander Edmund Duke restrained his idea of ​​leading the elite guards of Alpha Squadron to confront the Tal'darin Protoss head-on, and used superior firepower to exploit their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. At least Duke would not fight with Tal'darin with bayonets or use knives on the enemy - nevertheless, Duke always had this urge in his heart, just like his primitive instinct of always wanting to destroy something.

The Tal'darim protoss relied on their powerful plasma shield technology and particle light cannons with calibers comparable to the main guns of human battleships to fight back, and used their sub-warp fields and shuttles to deploy their warriors and assassins on the human army's flanks. The weaknesses in the rear and between the fronts have caused losses to the human army that cannot be ignored.

Even so, a large number of human troops are still advancing steadily. The Tal'darin protoss is far superior to an ordinary human soldier in terms of technology and individual combat capabilities. A powerful warrior known as the Tal'darin Bloodblade is enough to kill the plasma shield unscathed before the energy is exhausted. A warrior who died dozens of times his own body.

But their main disadvantage is that their numbers are too few. The protoss is a long-lived race, but its reproductive capacity has always been at an extremely low level. The branch of the Tal'darin protoss, which adheres to the tradition of survival of the fittest, has suffered from serious internal friction. The brutal internal struggle has made the number of this race increasingly rare. to their kin in Aiur and Sagulath.

With the firepower of Alpha Squadron's elite resocialized soldiers and mercenaries who were not afraid of sacrifice, as well as the Raynor Rangers, the Tal'darin Protoss began to show weakness and shrink their defenses after thirty-six Earth Standard Hours after the war broke out. They built The plasma shield on the body has also become weaker.

Although the Tal'darin protoss were still using their incredible portal technology to deploy more troops to the battlefield from various forward bases and outposts on Baishel, in the early morning of the 24th, Duke's Alpha Squadron had begun to steadily advance forward.

"The Tal'darin heads are beginning to retreat." In the Alpha Squadron's command center, Duke, Renault, and Harnak were staring closely at the various windows on the main screen, which were sent back by the cameras of various frontline command vehicles and fighter planes. intelligence.

It was a sunny morning, and several Wraith fighter jets from Alpha Squadron were flying over the command center, swaying and gliding like albatross riding on the wind. Part of the buildings of the Tal'darin Protoss have been completely destroyed, and the remains of the black alloy buildings are scattered on the ground like broken glass.

The sun shines on the ruins, and the remains of the building shine like obsidian. A particle light cannon installed on the Protoss Hub opened fire. The extremely thick scarlet beam instantly swept across a large area of ​​Alpha Squadron's bunker and the marching infantry formation, leaving a half-mile long and dozens of feet long path on the ground. The wide black ravine swept through the Alpha Squadron soldiers and was instantly vaporized.

"These bastards." Renault's face began to twitch. At this time, Alpha Squadron lost at least several hundred people and five arc-light tanks that had been set up.

On the other hand, Duke's expression remained unchanged. He would not even blink when faced with the loss of Alpha Squadron, nor would he show any regret for the deaths of those soldiers who were criminals.

To Duke, his soldiers were just pawns used in war simulations. They did not care about the lives of soldiers or people, and would do whatever it took to win. This was a common problem among many Terran Federation noble officers.

"I can't believe we might one day have an all-out war with the Tal'darim protoss," Raynor said.

"The thing that worries me the most is that this is not the first alien race that humans have encountered."

"For the Tyranid Federation, more enemies will force them to mobilize more forces to defend the edge systems." Duke was indifferent to the losses of his men.

"This is good for us because the Revolutionary Army doesn't have many planets to defend, and the Federation already has hundreds of worlds after annexing most of the colonies in the Camorion Commonwealth."

"It seems that you entered the role very quickly, Duke." Hanak shrugged and said, "But how do you know that those bamboo shoot heads can't tell the difference between us and the Federation?"

"They don't care if you're a grasshopper or an ant, Hank—but I bet they're not going to take it out on the Federation."

Raynor said: "Unless their leader is a lunatic who went crazy from smoking too much terrazine - but honestly, what happened to Byshel is entirely their fault. If they don't want us to colonize this planet , it is entirely possible to warn in advance instead of massacring innocent civilians."

"But no matter what, we have completely become enemies with the Tal'darin protoss."

"So many of us have died, and this matter is never over." Harnak and Renault were thinking completely opposite. Renault was worried about the revenge of the Tal'darin protoss, while he was only thinking about whether the Tal'darin would be in trouble this time. Big deal.

As Augustus's generals discussed the consequences of their conflict with the Tal'darim protoss on Baishir, the command center received a series of reports from a frontline unit. Reports indicate that the Tal'darim protoss abandoned their base and began to retreat.

A company of Alpha Squadron, composed entirely of resocialized soldiers, including officers, took the lead in attacking the Tal'darin Protoss' defensive positions, bringing a rare honor to their commander, Brigadier General Duke.

"See, this is Alpha Squadron." Duke tapped the chest of his power armor with his iron glove, intending to show off the golden eagle emblem on it.

"Taldarin could not withstand our offensive, they retreated!"

On the screen, you can see that the Tal'darin protoss warriors are retreating into the sub-folding force field surrounded by a layer of spiritual atmosphere around the crystal tower. Tal'darin shuttles and long shuttle-shaped fighters that can fly at high speeds without propellers at all It was like a gust of wind rising into the clouds.

"Too strong." Although Hanak himself didn't mean anything sarcastic, Duke still looked angry.

"Write a report to the Marshal's headquarters and say that Edmund Duke will dedicate to him a palace with a pointed Tal'darin head." Duke, who has a pointed head and a protruding forehead, said to the adjutant beside him. .

"Whether I can become an admiral depends on these sharp heads. When the time comes, just wait and serve me tea and water."