"I never expected that it would be you... people from the Revolutionary Army! Sons of Korhal!"
Duke's Alpha Squadron moved forward and soon dispersed the Garmu Swarm Springtails near Norman Town, opening a way for Augustus to lead to the town.
Not long after, Augustus met the Sheriff of Northam outside the town at an old gas refinery.
The local sheriff wore an old set of CMC-200 alloy steel power armor with speckled lavender paint. He was wearing a P-180 pistol and an old shotgun on his back.
"We happened to be nearby, officer, what happened here, where are the federal marines?" Augustus, followed by Kerrigan and others, walked towards the conscientious town sheriff. Asking a knowledgeable local helped Augustus figure out what was going on here.
Behind Augustus stood a row of guard soldiers with crimson power armor and gold badges. A huge Goliath armed robot stood next to it, and the cannon under the cockpit swept with the rotation of the servo system. Purple bushes swaying in the wind on reddish-brown soil. The bushes here are still blooming with small pale yellow flowers, but those on the ground that have been covered by fungi have withered.
"The mayor of Ansadar mobilized all the troops here to guard the city... They left us to those monsters and left the people of Norman Town to fend for themselves." The Sheriff was opening the A sigh came from under the mask, and a face with a bald head and long gray beard appeared in front of Augustus.
"We tried to escape into the city, but the monsters came too quickly. One day we just heard that some bug-eyed monsters attacked a self-operated mine, and the next day monsters rushed into the town and turned over the garbage. Barrels and barrels." He looked very old, perhaps older than Augustus's grandfather.
"The police officers heard that a big dog had knocked down a child, so I rushed over with my men... I have lived for more than sixty years, and I have seen a woman cut her husband's nails. I have seen man-eating demons in the northern city-state of Antiga, but I have never seen such a half-eaten corpse full of worms."
"We all know how scary it is... Zerg will eat people, this may not be because of hunger, but just to satisfy its primitive hunting desire." Augustus handed over a hand as he spoke The Sheriff had a Federal Marine No. 4 ration - a bland energy bar, but it was good at replenishing energy quickly.
The most important thing is that this number of military rations is quite hungry.
Behind this old law enforcement officer were the soldiers and militiamen of Alpha Squadron who were retreating from the Norman town. Behind these tall soldiers were hundreds of town residents, some of whom could no longer run with their backs on their backs. of children.
When the soldiers of Alpha Squadron passed by Augustus, the dazed eyes of the rescued children hurt him deeply, which made Augustus convinced that he was doing the right thing.
"Can you still keep up with us, Sheriff?" Augustus said to the old man.
"Join us, Sheriff. Every time you kill a zerg, someone may be rescued. The Federation does not care about the life and death of the people of Antiga, and we have Augustus Mengsk's revolutionary army." Raynor smiled. , making it clear that the person in front of him was the marshal of the Kehal Revolutionary Army.
"What could be more fun than killing bugs?"
"We are joined by good men and freedom fighters..." Kerrigan added.
"Of course, we have long had enough of the oppression of those federal people. As long as you give the order. Commander Mengsk, most of Antiga will rise up." The Antiga Sheriff did not eat Augustus for him. Instead, he handed the energy bar to a child walking by.
"Ever since you last defeated Alpha Squadron at Mar Sara and brought shame to the Duke family, many people here have been looking forward to your coming to Antiga one day. Now all Antiga people are looking forward to it. I hope someone can rebuild a new order and fulfill the promises that the Terran Federation has not fulfilled." He said with a smile.
"I have a bucket of red paint at home, but unfortunately I couldn't bring it out." The Sheriff pointed to the soldiers behind Augustus, and then took out a poster from the storage unit on his power armor, which read : Augustus Mengsk, the greatest Demon of Heaven, the hero of Korhal, the savior of the Tyranids!
There are also a few lines of small words below, which are Augustus's words that the fire of revolution can start a prairie fire, some of which even he himself is not sure whether he said.
"This seems to be a propaganda poster drawn by people from the Pan-Terran Revolutionary Party, and it was secretly printed by the OGB in various fringe sectors. You are a celebrity now, Augustus." Renault pointed to the poster.
"The painting is really good - the shadow behind seems to be me, and the faceless Marine must be Tychus."
"This is what the people of Arcturus have been doing...My brother believes that winning a great victory is only the first step to success. The most important thing is to spread the word. ." Augustus took the poster from the hands of the magistrate.
"The founding family of Tarsonis controls all mainstream media, and we can only use this stupid method to promote our revolutionary ideals."
"He really loves you, Augustus," said Renault.
"I have a good brother." Augustus shrugged.
"As long as we occupy the broadcasting tower in Ansadar, everyone in Antiga will know that we are coming," he said.
"It would be easy to overthrow the federal government here, but I'm afraid we can't hold it."
When Augustus arrived in the Sara system, Cha Sara had almost completely fallen, and the underground of Mar Sara was about to be dug up by the Jormungandr swarm. The zerg had just invaded Antiga not long ago. Although the federal army was almost completely wiped out, it was still delayed for a while.
"No matter what, if we see the situation is not right, we will leave immediately." Renault said.
"Go to Ansadar first, and we will take over the city first. Only by building defenses based on buildings can we save more people." Augustus said, "This time is different, the stars will help us."
"...Hey...can you hear me? I am Tychus. You have to be careful, Marshal~ We encountered the armored troops of the federal army. It seems that we are not the only ones here. army."
"We are already outside the western city of Ansadar, but... they don't seem to welcome us." At this time, Tychus's voice came from Augustus' helmet.
"I am Augustus Mengsk." Augustus turned his head and waved to the troops behind him, and the soldiers in formation immediately turned to the distant city of Ansadar.
"Tychus, it sounds like you're in trouble."
"There was a bastard who shot at me just now. According to the rules, that means I can fight back?" The sound of a laser lighter being turned on came from the other end of Tychus.
"I didn't say you can't do that." Augustus followed his team, while Renault walked with the Sheriff of Norman Town to ask what methods he had used to deal with the zerg these days.
"Kill them."
"I just like your crisp style - ah - follow me and beat them until they surrender." Tychus's roar and chaotic gunshots were immediately heard from the other side of the communication, and occasionally, There were several sharp screams and the sound of heavy objects colliding, which forced Augustus to shut down the communication with Tychus.
At this time, the revolutionary army was less than a mile away from the city of Ansadar. They could already see the airships hovering over the city and the rising flares. The thunderous rumbling of cannons heralded the arrival of Tychus. The incoming troops had already begun to exchange fire with the federal troops guarding the entrance to the city.
Attacking with Tychus this time were Harnakhank's Red Devil Flametroopers and the Sara militia of Mar Sara's Archon Pryor, whom Augustus had just recruited. Although these characters have many different personalities, their attacks are all known for their swiftness and speed. The commanders of these troops are the kind of officers who will lead the army into battle.
As he got closer to the city, some giant biological fossils appeared in Augustus' eyes. The bones of these sea creatures were originally buried deep underground, but were recently dug up by the zerg.
"Advance, capture Ansadar, and occupy the governor's palace." Augustus walked through a huge rib skeleton of an ancient Antican sea creature and stood a few hundred yards away from an outpost.
Next to the outpost is a wide road that leads directly to the center of Ansadar. Bunkers and fortifications are now built at the entrance, and there are barbed wire fences and minefields.
In the other direction of the city, Tychus's forces had invaded the city's neighborhoods, which obviously caused considerable chaos in the city.
"If they couldn't even deal with Tychus and the Governor's people, how could they hold on to Ansadar City for so long." Raynor said.
"Ansadar has never been fully attacked by those monsters." The Sheriff of Norman Town said: "The mayor may have claimed that the city is under siege when asking for help from the outside world, but we all know the facts. That’s not the case.”
"This is normal. We should not have excessive expectations from these idiots." Augustus said.
"General Duke, order our artillery to prepare to fire." Augustus said to Edmund Duke beside him.
However, just when Augustus ordered the attack, a white flag suddenly rose in the bunker.
"We surrender!" came a tired voice from the loudspeaker in the federal fortifications.
Immediately afterwards, hundreds of veteran soldiers came out of bunkers, forts and tanks, raised their hands and surrendered to the Augustus troops. As long as they saw the uniforms and weapons of these veteran soldiers, Augustus and Renault could understand why they did not fight like the resocialized soldiers.
Some of the militiamen even wore cloth uniforms, and more of them were even policemen in the colonial police station. Among them were some citizens of Ansadar who volunteered to assist in the defense.
"They all surrendered wholeheartedly," Kerrigan told Augustus.
For a long time, the red-haired female ghost Sarah Kerrigan has been tasked with the more than twenty ghost agents in the Revolutionary Army to screen the loyalty of recruits for the recruitment department, the Revolutionary Party and the OGB. Among these ghosts are the seven ghost agents of Victor V and the dozen psykers of Alpha Squadron.
Prior to this, the Federation regarded psykers as killers and humanoid weapons, and would not allow them to be exposed to political and religious review work in the government and military, because federal officials believed that this was unnecessary and did not trust those who had been brainwashed or Powerful psykers who work for them only under duress.
And Augustus was the first to do so. However, among them, only Kerrigan was trusted the most by Augustus.
"After taking over this position, continue to advance until you capture all federal officials." Augustus said.
When Augustus gave the order, the Guards Division rushed into the neighborhood with a full sprint. Unsurprisingly, these soldiers surrendered as soon as they saw the flag of the Korhal Revolutionary Army. They had long been dissatisfied with the federal government in Antiga.
A red Revolutionary Army flag followed a Revolutionary Army Vulture car heading into the city, and the hastily organized federal troops fled upon hearing the news.
"Isn't it a little too smooth?" Renault said: "I always feel that things are not that simple."
"Maybe it's just that the enemies we face are far less capable of fighting than Alpha Squadron and Omega Squadron." Augustus said, and under the protection of Kerrigan and others, he walked towards the bunker group built by the Federation on the road and found the military rank here. The highest federal officer - a second lieutenant who had just graduated from the military academy.
"We are looking forward to your coming day and night. The people of Antiga have endured too much oppression." The federal second lieutenant grabbed Augustus' hand.
"Marshal, I have read the book you wrote. The words in it deeply affected me: If we must do this, we can only re-establish a new order and law on the ruins of the Tyranid Federation. If The ruler of the Federation has forgotten everything he promised to the colonies, and it's up to me to do it."
"..." Augustus looked at Kerrigan next to him. The meaning of his eyes was: I have an impression of this sentence, but when was it said?
"Yes, this comes from your last speech at the graduation ceremony of the Revolutionary Army's third recruit training camp." Kerrigan nodded.
"Oh my God, you didn't really write all Augustus' words into the promotional brochure." Renault's reaction was similar to what Augustus was thinking.
"Every word of the Marshal is a wise saying." As a staunch Augustus fan, Kerrigan affirmed.
At this moment, Augustus' power armor suddenly received a communication signal from an unknown source.
"Rebels on the ground, listen, I am General Jackson Howler of the Terran Confederacy's Nova Squadron."
