Chapter 721: Evil God Host

The chaos in the high-altitude orbit did not affect Augustgrad below, and the people of the Empire were still in grief and panic caused by the last attack. Just like in the past, after the disaster, they had to bury the dead, rebuild the collapsed walls, and then start all over again.

During this period, all parts of Augustgrad had stopped working, and the city government departments of the Tyranid Empire's capital were committed to restoring order. They did a good job and were recognized and rewarded by Emperor Augustus.

New decrees were issued before the emperor returned to Korhal, including a series of orders to convert private enterprises to military production standards to produce military supplies, in order to establish a powerful arms production system capable of supporting cross-sector wars. Military factories in Tarsonis, Nafu II, and Bugali Wei V were working day and night, aiming to fully arm the empire from top to bottom.

Officers and reserve forces throughout the empire were also mobilized. The railway networks and interstellar ports of various planets were crowded with imperial soldiers who were about to go to the front. Huge starships carrying thousands of soldiers, mechas and armored vehicles landed between the magnificent planetary fortress bases, barracks and giant supply station buildings on the front line.

Young people born in 2485 this year also began to enlist. They happened to be born during the Guild War. Due to the low birth rate during the war, the source of soldiers during this period was significantly reduced. They were born in a tragic war era and are now about to face the most terrible catastrophe in history.

After the attack, Augustus briefly attended a press conference. He did not give a long speech, but it seemed that as long as he appeared in front of people, it was enough to inspire people, at least for now.

Later, Augustus convened a meeting of the emperor to make the final pre-war deployment on the Sky Shield orbital platform. The powerful figures of the Imperial Army, Imperial Navy, General Staff, various internal affairs departments and even the core star field government attended the meeting, including more than 30 governors of various imperial colonies and senior officials of the dominions.

This was an internal meeting of the Terran Empire. The leaders of the Protoss did not send envoys to listen in. Obviously, they had reached a consensus with Augustus in advance. At present, the huge Protoss joint fleet has already left the Korhal system.

An unprecedented grand plan has made the Protoss, who were originally disintegrating and hating each other, unprecedentedly united. This is the long-cherished wish of Artanis and his mentor Tassadar, but all this was unexpected when it really came.

Many important figures in the Imperial Navy, Marshal Horace Warfield, Matt Horner and Alexi Stukov were not present. This was due to the increasingly tense situation in the border star field of the Empire. More than half of the Imperial fleet was actually still scattered in the complicated border areas, or was carrying out dangerous secret missions.

The territory of the Terran Empire, which spanned thousands of light years across three star regions, was curled, red, and wrinkled like a burning paper. The flames of war were like ugly red spots all over it. Wherever Amon's army passed, there were ruins and ashes.

In this meeting, everyone present was convinced that everything that happened in Sky Shield today would determine whether they could reverse the precarious fate of mankind.

Amon may be the most terrible enemy that mankind has ever seen, but he still can't scare this race's determination to fight bravely.

"We will attack Ai'er. If necessary, destroy her."

At the beginning of the meeting, Augustus told the imperial elites under the long table of the meeting. This is not the last battle, but they will eventually fight a war that is enough to end all wars.

"Ministers and generals, I want to tell you that the success or failure of this battle will determine the survival and continuation of mankind." Renault stood up from his seat, and serious, cautious and silent faces looked at him one after another.

The imperial officials and generals present were confused as they were learning for the first time that they were about to attack Aiur. This former Protoss Empire had been silent for many years and was rarely mentioned by the Imperial Parliament and the Supreme Command. At the same time, it was far away from the Terran Empire and far beyond the attack range of the Imperial Fleet.

Almost no one expected that when the Empire was surrounded by enemies, they would actually open up a new battlefield in Aiur.

Even those military strategists who claimed to be the most strategically gifted and politicians who were best at guessing the emperor's heart could not see the point of this.

The existing military forces of the Empire were stretched to the limit just to guard the existing star regions. If they deployed heavy troops in Aiur, they would have to give up more worlds.

Of course, the Empire would never make the existing battle plan public, otherwise the people would inevitably think that the remaining Imperial Fleet would not be able to guarantee their safety, and then they would fall into panic, and even demonstrations and riots would break out.

Due to the long distance and the relative lack of information, the people in the border star region did not know that the Empire had mobilized two-thirds of the known fleet to guard the core world. Otherwise, they would have thought that they were abandoned, and the impact it brought was far more than a political crisis.

But no one would rush to raise their own doubts before understanding the situation. If the emperor had already made a decision, he only needed to know the feasibility, not to ask them whether they really wanted to attack Aiur.

"Soon, the eyes of the whole world will be focused on Al, on us." Augustus looked tired, and a few gray hairs on his forehead were frizzy, but his resolute eyebrows were still majestic. show. In the past ten hours, he had traveled between Augustgrad and the fleet in orbit twice without even having time to drink.

"We want to declare war on the former Creator in the spotlight of the world." When Prince Arcturus spoke, it was like spitting out sonorous steel from his mouth: "Then grab his throat fiercely."

"If he really has a throat," Raynor made a quip as he sat down, but no one laughed.

A burst of green light that was not dazzling immediately lit up on the long conference table, and countless shining stars and planets gathered into tiny particles of light and dust and appeared on the vast holographic star map. Among them, the Aiur Galaxy and many neighboring galaxies have been marked, and the entire star field seems to be shrouded in shocking dark red mist.

As Augustus spoke, the perspective on the holographic star map quickly passed through the vast interstellar dust, and was finally locked on the planet Aiur. Aiur orbits a golden sun, which the Silak tribe of the ancient protoss called the Orb of Day. In a further orbit is another planet in the system, Aleun. ).

Ayer's axial inclination is smaller than that of Earth, so the temperate zone area is larger, the climate is relatively warmer and humid, and the surface is covered with vast tropical rainforests formed by a large number of green vegetation. The ecology of this planet is well protected, almost primitive, with magnificent natural landscapes, and the dense atmosphere creates the iconic storm climate.

However, this was already a few years ago. The Overlord crushed Aiur, and the terrifying swarm of insects indeed made this beautiful planet extremely sick. As for now, El is falling into the void, and will be in this process forever. She will be infinitely close to the void, but she will never be able to become a part of the void.

Al now looks like a black eyeball embedded in the boundary between void and reality, with a blood-colored iris in the middle. The Firstborn Sons of God are loath to admit that their sacred homeland has never been more intimidating than it is now. Aiur is already a purgatory. It was once the paradise of life, and now the death reapers of the Dark God stalk the bones.

"The fallen Xel'Naga Amon created a hybrid incarnation in El's Eye of the Void as a carrier for his arrival in our universe." Augustus glanced at the more than a hundred attendees present. Staring into those pairs of eyes, it seems to be examining their inner courage: "Once he succeeds"

"We will never recover."

It is not easy for them to understand the concepts of Xel'Naga and Avatar, but if they don't do that, there is no way to explain why they must attack Aiur immediately. Fortunately, everyone here is a core figure in the empire, and they know much more about Xel'Naga and the void than ordinary people.

As a blessing in disguise, Augustgrad's attack has dispelled the doubts of those who originally did not believe in the real existence of the Creator and void creatures.

What Augustus must emphasize to them is that the Xel'Naga are not gods. They are just an extremely ancient race that has reached the pinnacle of technology and civilization. This race once reached the top of the universe. They once created everything in the universe, but even if Even so, they are still not gods.

"Amon, the Fallen of Xel'Naga, rules the void, but the void is different from our universe." Arcturus said: "Subject to this, Amon has very little control over our universe, but if he When the will of this evil god comes, this boundary will be broken. At that time, the balance between void and reality will be broken."

"Everyone, we are at war with the protoss and zerg controlled by Amon on multiple fronts. Hundreds of worlds are fighting at the same time. Thousands of imperial soldiers are bleeding and dying, but the front lines are constantly retreating." He said:

"The enemy's strength is ten thousand times stronger than ours, and their number is also ten thousand times ours. If we include the enemies in the void, not even the last hope of victory is left."

The truth is far more desperate than people really know.

"This evil god body of Aemon must be destroyed." Augustus continued.

Augustus originally thought that after the Lord's body was swallowed by the Eye of the Void, Amon would choose to create his own incarnation on other planets, and it would be extremely difficult to find this incarnation. But now it seems that Eamon's plan has not actually been affected. I am afraid that he created the Eye of the Void to avoid the destruction of the master's body, stealing the sky and changing the sun.

After sending multiple special operations forces to Aiur and confirming it with the Protoss, Augustus was finally convinced that the evil god's body was in Aiur's Eye of the Void.

Augustus had to worry that this might be a trap, but considering that even Aemon himself in the original timeline failed to save Artanis after informing him of its location, there seemed to be nothing to worry about. .

"How terrifying is this evil god-body hybrid? We have to send a large fleet to destroy it." Colonial Affairs Officer Billy Bob said at this time with the eyes of all his colleagues: "If that's the case , how should we fight against Duram's golden fleet and the Overlord's Sky Hive? We have lost too many worlds in the past few standard weeks, and we cannot lose more."

"More than one void gate has been opened on El, which is already a paradise where void creatures are raging. In addition, there is an entire El insect swarm guarding her." Augustus said:

"And if Al is attacked, Eamon will definitely dispatch the golden fleet and the Overlord Insect Swarm to return to the defense to ensure the safety of the evil god's body. By then, our frontal threat will naturally disappear."

"With all due respect, Your Majesty, we cannot conclude that Eamon will definitely do that." Minister of Munitions Morrison usually does not express opinions in such meetings, but even he thinks such a battle plan is incredible:

"If that's the case, the frontline support will collapse soon."

"There has never been a war with a 100% chance of victory. In the past, we could analyze the habits and tendencies of the enemy generals and infer the enemy's response and dispatch, but we knew nothing about Eamon." Economic Operations Minister Thomas Mahler ( Thomas Mahler: "Fortunately, he doesn't understand us either."

“To turn defeat into victory, you must surprise Eamon!”

Thomas Mahler is a well-known figure in the Terran Empire. He once spent nine years in prison in the federal New Folsom Prison for political crimes. When he was released from prison, he was still a great hero.

Eamon certainly understood humanity, but he didn't understand Augustus Mengsk. Only Augustus knew the way to victory, and for him it was the noble road.

The current war situation has surpassed previous interstellar wars. The strategies of the past are no longer applicable. What they need now is an adventure that can turn the tide of the war. Unlike the static defense strategies adopted by the empire in the past when facing insect swarm attacks, Augustus' plan this time was: attack, attack, and attack again.

"Had Aemon not transferred his army back, our existing military strength could have supported it for a few more months." Augustus said: "In addition to our army, there are also huge Cerberus swarms that can join the battlefield. And even the Tal'darin protoss and primitive zerg will help us delay the attack of Amon's army to a certain extent."

The attack on Ayr was only the first step, but there was no need for Augustus to mention the rest to them. Everyone here is an imperial elite, loyal and loyal. Augustus is not worried about leaks, but the human spirit is too fragile compared to the protoss, cerebrates and hybrids. Even if their mouths are sewn, their minds are not vulnerable to advanced psychic creatures. It's the same as being naked.

"The empire already has more fleets than you think, so there won't be any problems." Renault said with a smile: "Some people accuse the Terran Empire of being militaristic, but such accusations are not even serious."

This is an extremely large fleet force that comes at a high cost. The number of Imperial warships in various stages of construction every year is extremely staggering. In order to maintain the expansion of the army and the huge number of shipbuilding plans, the funds invested by the Empire are absolutely crazy in the eyes of people in the Federation era.

One-tenth of the empire's current number of warships is enough to dominate the Koprulu sector. If the actual numbers are announced, the people will only think that they are now going to war with the Earth Federation or the gods.

The conclusion is that from the beginning, when everyone including the protoss knew nothing about the threat in the void, Augustus prepared the Tyranid Empire for a doomsday war.

"If you think we can withstand the enemy's offensive, then I guess that's the case." Bob sighed. He knew that the Emperor was always right, but as long as he was wrong once, humanity would be doomed.

"So, now we need a detailed battle plan." After a while, when no one spoke, Renault stood up again and said.

"The plan is already there." Augustus said: "To attack Ayr, Korhal's existing fleet is sufficient."

"In addition, we will have the full support of the protoss. The protoss have devoted all their hopes to the battle on Aiur, and for this purpose, they have assembled the last of their fleets."

"How many ships do they have?" Arcturus asked.

"More than 4,000 battleships, Protoss, have drained their wealth and even moved out old antiques that have been dismantled from weapons facilities and used as museums. Otherwise, they will have to fight with stone ropes and spears. "Reno said.

Since the Golden Fleet was corrupted and Sagurath was destroyed, the Dalam Protoss, which had already recovered a lot of its vitality, was once again severely damaged. There was not even a single powerful fleet left, but even so, they could always find something they could never imagine. A new fleet was pulled out of the place, as if it was growing out of the ground.

"While attacking Ayr, we also need to attract the attention of the Golden Fleet and the Dominator Swarm to keep them as far away from Ayr as possible."

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