StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

August 25, 2493.

Char, Char-1 orbital platform.

This dilapidated orbital platform was built in the early colonial days of the Char and consists of a number of small platforms that remain relatively stationary. Each small platform is a fully functional multi-functional residential station, with prefabricated structures and metal frame buildings of staggered high and low floors, as staggered and orderly as bushes of different heights among trees.

Between the dark orange and gray steel buildings mixed with the minimalist style of the early colonial era are cable viaducts spanning multiple platforms, circular train tracks and maglev vehicle acceleration tracks, dense fusion reaction towers, cooling towers, and star port central information processing Towers and signal towers form a forbidding, dark forest of steel.

Any visitor who comes to the Char-1 orbital platform will be lost in the intertwined roads, dark alleys and the air blown out by countless turbine ventilation ducts after plunging headlong into this airtight steel forest with a cold metallic color. In hot air and steam.

Here, the ground is three-dimensional rather than a plane. One huge steel building is always connected to another with alloy steel bridges, cables bundled together as thick as snakes, and staggered elevator-driven straight ladders. An unparalleled building frame is always connected. It is covering another one.

The huge buildings in the residential area are huge walls covered with thousands of identical indigo glass, like dark mirrors, reflecting the orange-red firelight of Char and the flowing light of the wires on the tower.

There is no building on the Char-1 orbital platform that has much to do with the words exquisite and gorgeous. The high-rise buildings made of steel are only designed for workers working in Char, and they look more like they are made of plain limestone. and reinforced concrete barriers.

The federal construction company that built the platform built a track platform of reliable quality in full compliance with the requirements of the contract. The well-planned industrial areas and construction areas have complete ventilation facilities, sewage treatment facilities and even entertainment facilities. However, it is inevitable that comfort design Simplify and streamline again.

Each building can accommodate hundreds of families and thousands of people. It has shops, bars, self-service laundry and drying rooms, and private clinics. It is a small city.

For an orbital platform where space resources are extremely precious, every inch of land must be properly used, always.

"It's time to ride a pony, boys." Jim Raynor stood on the starport launch port platform of the Char-1 orbital platform and shouted to his 4th Battalion, 16th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Revolutionary Army. Soldiers boarded rows of rumbling APOD-33 troop carriers.

Soldiers wearing blue power armor and silver wing badges lined up onto the ramp of the transport ship. Each person's shoulder armor was spray-painted with a coiled gray rattlesnake skull, and next to them were T-280 spacecrafts. Engineering vehicles are pushing racks carrying vulture trucks into the lower cargo hold of the transport ship.

These soldiers were part of the "Reno Rangers," a unit named entirely after Jim Reno. This undoubtedly proves that the Revolutionary Army Marshal Augustus Mengsk values ​​him, and it is also a demonstration of Renault's own reputation and ability.

I am afraid that only Reynold can receive such appreciation and attention from Augustus, and he himself has made those who hate him shut up obediently through his brilliant achievements.

Renault is an extremely outstanding battlefield commander. He is not the kind of general who is accustomed to using meticulous military deployment to win, but he is undoubtedly a genius in military strategy. His strategic vision that ordinary people cannot match can always catch the enemy inadvertently. Live in the weak spots and fatal underbelly of the battle line.

The great Marshal Augustus often said this to his generals: There are thousands of roads that lead to defeat, but only one that leads to victory. If there was ever a key to getting through the Arc de Triomphe, it was Jim Raynor. I have met many federal generals who have great reputations, but none of them can compare to Renault.

"This is not a racing game, kid. I have been to many planets, and only Char has caused us the greatest losses." An officer wearing a gray-blue flat-top military cap and a chief of staff uniform walked up to Renault.

Before departure, Augustus personally appointed Major General Charles Horner, Arcturus's old subordinate, as chief of staff of the expeditionary force to help Reno command such a large army.

You must know that the Charles Expeditionary Army had 120,000 people, not counting the logistics personnel. Even if Augustus was confident enough in Renault's ability and character, he must send trustworthy people to assist him.

Long before joining the Revolutionary Army, Charles, who served in the Federal 33rd Ground Assault Division, was promoted to captain based on his military exploits. After joining the Revolutionary Army, he was quickly promoted to colonel.

After single-handedly leading a force consisting of the 22nd Armored Division of the Revolutionary Army, the 3rd Revolutionary Army Engineering Regiment, two rail heavy artillery brigades, and a bomb disposal company to capture the pridewater planet, Charles was immediately captured by Aug. Stuart was promoted to Major General and was personally awarded the Order of the Imperial Shield, the Order of the White Oak, and the Order of the Silver Tower of Korhal.

Charles Horner is the kind of general who was promoted from the front line. He did not even attend a military school. He attended the two-semester course at the Revolutionary Army's rest flagship as the first batch of officers to go to the Umoyan Military Academy. Systematic military learning.

"Char is a hell on earth, but we will never be afraid of it." Renault also wore a dark gray power armor: "War is a red hell, and we are dancing on the devil's knives and forks."

"I didn't expect you to be a poet." The relationship between Major General Charles and Renault is actually quite good, and generals in the revolutionary army like to be friends with such upright and reliable people. Reynaud got along very well with many of the Revolutionary generals, except Edmund Duke.

This was usually said by Tychus Finley to Raynor. Usually when they were on the battlefield or hanging out in the bar, Tychus would praise Raynor a few times when he was in a mood, and Raynor would say "Fuck no more". I have never seen a better man than Tychus.

"That's what that Augustus guy said." Renault said and shouted to the Revolutionary Army soldiers on the launch port platform: "Move faster, the bugs won't wait for us to be fully dressed before attacking us. These are not noble gentlemen with Tarsonian accents. If you don't put on your armor, the bugs will eat your asses."

"Ha ha--"

"Quick, quick, quick, why have you guys been fighting for five years and are still as slow as an old lady? I don't remember that I have taught such soldiers." Charles shouted, and the steel boots on the platform kicked. The sound immediately became concentrated.

"The marshal really said such a thing?" he asked Renault in a low voice after speaking.

"I heard it from Tychus." Renault didn't think about who Tychus heard it from.

Some of the transport ships on the launch port have retracted their thrusters and started to take off. Spaceships continue to quickly disappear into the dark deep space. They all belong to the motorized troops and are directly under Renault.

The 16th and 3rd Motorized Infantry Brigades are both units directly under the Revolutionary Army's Char Expeditionary Force Command. Generally speaking, the units directly under them are often elite or guard units.

And yes, our commander of the Char Expedition, "Mr. Ray," simply loves these manic vulture vehicles. He bluntly said that the vulture cart is the cowboy's horse, and they are as important as the cowboy hat and hobnail boots.

Rory Swann, the chief engineer of the Revolutionary Army, often had a completely different view on this. He regretfully called the vulture riders sitting on the barrels of explosives to pick up scraps.

The Char Expeditionary Force is also one of the few legions that has set up large-scale motorized troops, because on the volcanic ash plains of Char, the vulture vehicles that can achieve high-speed maneuvers are priceless treasures. They are as important as the armored units that can advance quickly. .

If a vulture rider has enough experience and superb skills, he can even flexibly drive his vehicle to jump like a gerbil among the rolling Gobi hills.

Even with transport ships constantly taking off, there are still large numbers of Revolutionary Army soldiers gathered on the launch port platform. Even with the cover of the Protoss fleet, just transporting tens of thousands of soldiers to the surface of Char is not an easy task. matter.

Currently, the Revolutionary Army's Char Expeditionary Force and Tassadar's fleet have established a firm foothold in Char's high-altitude orbit. During this period, they also made great sacrifices to retake the orbital platform that had been completely infected by the zerg.

"Is there any news about Antiga? Where is the Marshal's headquarters?" Renault looked at the densely packed orbital platform buildings in the distance. As long as he saw them, he would immediately recall the sacrifices he had to make to capture this platform.

Looking around, there are still obvious black burn marks on the surface of the steel buildings that have not been reused, and desolation and desolation linger on the rusted and exposed steel frames. Each giant building is as high as a mountain, and the side facing Reno is a smooth and straight cross-section of the cliff. The holes of thousands of windows are silently telling the tragic past and tragic wars that happened here.

Since the Guild War made Char's surface environment more and more dangerous, almost the entire population has moved to this orbital platform. After the zerg invaded Char, not a single one of the hundreds of thousands of people on this orbital platform was spared.

No one knows what the people on the Char-1 orbital platform have experienced, but their despair and misery at that time must be rare in the world.

When Renault and his people first arrived here, the orbital platform had completely turned into a structure made of ugly organic tissue, hard exoskeleton carapace, squirming dark veins and huge organs exposed to the vacuum mixed with steel. A freak, like a monster pregnant with evil life.

Piles of eggs lay in the sewers beneath Char-1's orbital platform because it was warm and moist for the zerg.

The reactor chamber and ventilation ducts are filled with eggs wrapped in milky white gelatinous shells and vesicles, like squirming swarms of white worms or fly eggs. It was full of infected humans, and the bridges and steel structures connecting each small orbital platform had become huge curly tentacles.

With the assistance of the Protoss Templars, Raynor's troops burned the First Orbital Platform clean, and then he personally led Raynor's Rangers, Raynor's Sidewinders (heavy tank troops), and Battlefield Porcupines (power armor upgraded After two days of fighting, the entire orbital platform was completely cleared .

Today, much of Char-I's platform is a ghost town, and twisted monsters are said to exist there.

After that, the phase technicians of the Protoss Expeditionary Force led by Tassadar laid a matrix network and set up a shield force field on the orbital platform, and Raynor further took control of the place.

"Although Antiga is lacking everything now, in general it is because the influx of people is too much. The economy of Antiga's main planet is only about one-tenth of what it was in Korhal IV in the past, but the population is four times," Charles replied.

"But Antiga is developing very quickly. Huge reserves of high-energy gas springs have been discovered near Ansadar and the Medes Mountains. In addition, the Umoyan people are still transporting relief supplies there on a large scale. I believe that Antiga will soon become the center of the Revolutionary Army's world."

"As for the Marshal Command - Marshal Augustus orders you to pay close attention to Char's movements. If an Earthling appears here, you must report to him immediately through the fastest encrypted communication channel. If there is any delay, military law will be dealt with."

"Earthlings, how could there be earthlings in Char? It's as ridiculous as Tychus dancing ballet in a bachelor's uniform." Raynor continued:

"But since he said it, I will definitely do it. The military order is like a mountain."

"Inform the troops that the landing operation plan remains unchanged and will be launched at 10:10 am standard time. This time, we must establish a mining area in the Bone Trench and build enough gas plants." Then, Renault ordered on the command channel .

"There's not much time to waste. Marshal Augustus Mengsk has high hopes for us, and I don't want that to become a thing of the past."

The nearest Revolutionary Army planet Elos is hundreds of light years away from Char, and the problems caused by the long supply line have been exposed. Although no pirates dare to attack the revolutionary army's supply fleet yet, as long as this group of desperadoes has the first person to eat crabs, trouble will inevitably continue.

There are many vehicles and spaceships in the Char Expeditionary Force, and fuel is in short supply. Even though the Vulture Car can even be driven with alcohol, it cannot sustain the large number.

There are very few planets containing resources in the Char galaxy. Even the protoss must collect crystal minerals and high-energy gas from the surface of Char in order to jump to more portals of troops and warships from the mainland of Sagulas.

However, after several landing campaigns, they only opened up a few landing areas with little strategic significance on the planet's surface, and the progress was difficult to satisfy Reno and Tassadar.

It turned out that they all thought that the insect swarm had been severely damaged after the death of the master, but in fact this was not the case.

The Char swarm is still strong.

Just after the Overlord led the Tiamat swarm and the Jormungandr swarm, the two largest insect nests under his command, to land in Aiur, another cerebral worm, Sass, that had been ignored by people before, had been being cultivated in Char. Its terrifying swarm of gamu.

In the original timeline, the Cerebrate Sath was the first Cerebrate killed by the Dark Master Zeratul. But in this timeline, because it had been killed once by Augustus, Sass experienced the pain of death for the first time, so after sensing that Zeratul had infiltrated Char, it chose to retreat and let his brother They are in the limelight.

This saved Sasse's life.

Cerebrate Sars' cautious character and ruthless methods are deeply feared by the enemies of his tribe, and he may also be the smartest one among the Cerebrates. Sass's character flaws are the main reason for its repeated failures, but the reason why Cerebrates are highly intelligent Zerg individuals and the masterminds who command the Zerg swarm is precisely because they can learn and think.

will grow.

Meanwhile, out of caution, Sath frantically expanded its swarm on Yuchar in the time after the Overlord's death.

It was Thass who maintained the situation before Dagoth returned and suppressed and expelled Tosh, the Prince of Blades, who was trying to make a move.

In addition, because Augustus's revolutionary army and Tassadar guarded the Xel'Naga portal leading to Sargulath, the cerebrates and their tribes that were supposed to rush to Sargulath also returned to Char. .

After Dagos, the Cerebrate of the Tiamat Swarm, and Ark, the Cerebrate of the Jörmungandr Swarm, returned to Char, the Char Swarm was still united again, and they repelled the attacks of Tassadar and Raynor's coalition forces. Attacked many times and guarded the new master with great loyalty.

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