Outside the porthole is a gorgeous scene of intertwined light and darkness, with the Norad II's air and ground laser cannons and the electromagnetic cannon on the bow maintaining full firepower.
The naval guns poured out death barrages composed of orange-red laser beams at the giant shipyards and foundries surrounding the ship and several miles below. The electromagnetically accelerated kinetic energy shells triggered shocking explosions one after another.
Amidst the roar of the gun crew, there was no difference in anything. Whether it was the automatic defense cannon made of fine steel or the federal soldiers who tried to use the Gauss rifles and rocket launchers in their hands to shoot down a federal flagship.
Mortal flesh melts and burns under the impact of laser weapons.
The inner ring dock space of the Dalarian Orbital Shipyard is open, like a giant cave made of steel frames and alloy decks. Each tunnel entrance on the spherical wall leads to a large dock or a docking port for battleships. Each entrance
There are signal lights to guide you, and it looks like the entrance to the nests of cave birds that are densely packed but regularly spaced.
From time to time, a ship accelerated past the Norad II and headed into the distance. The fighter planes of the Korhal Revolutionary Army fleet and the federal fighter planes chased each other inside the orbital shipyard, like dancing blades.
Bright light spots accompanied by the roar of violent explosions, huge light spots and dark brown scratches can also be clearly seen on the spherical inner wall of the orbital shipyard with a dark gray coating.
"Lieutenant Colonel Renault has occupied the main facilities of Port B, and our navigators have taken over six Behemoth-class battlecruisers..." Augustus' Umoyan military adviser reported.
"Colonel Warfield's Iron Justice was intercepted by a fleet of Federal Wraith fighter jets." The consultant spoke very fast but was able to ensure that others clearly understood every word and sentence he said: "But his men
We have forcibly landed at the D-port dock, and the progress is going smoothly. The garrison in the Dalarian Orbital Shipyard is vulnerable."
"Tell the commanders to fight quickly. Seize as many available warships as possible, and the rest, even the ships that have just left the factory, must be destroyed immediately." Augustus ordered.
"Before this, wanton destruction, wanton plunder... Do not leave any usable weapons to our enemies, otherwise the Federation will use them on your relatives!" He said: "Remember me!
The order prohibits firing on workers and civilians unless necessary."
Augustus's voice was always so calm. In the past, you could hear some emotions, anger, sorrow, and joy in his words, but now the subordinates around him can only feel the same emotion contained in his words-firmness. Everything.
Everyone should know that Augustus Mengsk's orders cannot be questioned.
Only Sarah Kerrigan, the ghost agent next to Augustus, could feel the other emotions beneath the strong appearance. The ghost with fiery red hair wanted to reach out and hold Augustus's hand and squeeze it.
She squeezed his fingers, but in the end she just intertwined her slender hands.
Below the Norad II, the revolutionary army troops that landed on the dock were fighting with the hastily assembled defense forces.
Only one-third of the elite troops under Augustus were wearing power armor. Even if their enemies were just a group of federal fleet soldiers undergoing training in the shipyard, the battle scene was still extremely bloody.
The spiked bullets and hollow-point bullets accelerated by electromagnetism to several times the speed of sound turned the entire battlefield into a bloody slaughterhouse, with flesh and blood flying everywhere and organs flowing everywhere.
Every ten minutes or so, one or even several fleets of Federation Wraith fighter jets emerge from the tunnel that connects the entire Orbital Shipyard, including many large destroyers and interceptors.
There were explosions everywhere, the roar of machine guns and electromagnetic rifles, and the Norad II's optics and sensors locked onto the Behemoth-class battlecruisers and giant troop carriers lying in the dock one after another. These unfinished battleships either came from
The middle collapsed or became a pile of scrap metal in a chain reaction-like explosion.
It is foreseeable that the funds spent by the Federal Navy to repair these ships are unimaginable.
The battle continued, and at 15:36 standard time, a Federation Behemoth-class battlecruiser finally got rid of the interception of the Korhal Revolutionary Army fleet fighter fleet and jumped into Port A where the Norad II was located.
The two warships immediately began to bombard each other, and the barrages intertwined, but for a while no one could do anything to the other. The laser cannon team was unable to penetrate the armor of the enemy ship in a short period of time. In this era when the Yamato cannon has not been installed in the fleet,
, the confrontation between battlecruisers and battlecruisers is far from reaching the level where a single blow may kill them.
"Assault team, Tychus, report your position immediately." Augustus said in the communication channel with the landing force: "Let those warships take off as soon as possible."
"This is the first team of Steelling Strikers. We are heading towards the bridge and central control room of a Behemoth-class battlecruiser. So far we have not encountered any blocking force." Corporal Faraday said.
"Following orders, we did not shoot at those workers in the shipyard."
"Very good." Augustus was very satisfied with Faraday's efficiency, and although he understood that the Federation would definitely portray the rebels as butchers who caused massacres, the revolutionary army was not terrorists after all.
"I've kicked this piece of scrap metal's ass so hard that it will start moving soon." Tychus cursed and said, "Move quickly, you loser!"
Augustus could hear the sound of steel clashing in Tychus' communication channel, and he could already imagine Tychus kicking the console while operating the control system.
Tychus is not a mindless idiot. He is actually very smart. It is not difficult for him to drive various mechas and spaceships. After receiving systematic training, Tychus can even drive a Hyperion.
Take a lap.
When the battlecruiser driven by Tychus slowly lifted into the air, tilted but unabated, Augustus could clearly hear Mr. Finley's manic laughter.
"Haha - old Tychus also drove the big guy -"
Immediately afterwards, Augustus saw two Behemoth-class battlecruisers slowly rising into the sky. Only then did a slight smile appear on his face. The armor of these battleships had only just been installed, and there were still
The assembly numbers are retained, no color or printing is added, and the surface is still the cold gray color of stainless steel alloy.
Not long after, Renault and Warfield also reported good news.
Warfield was somewhat unlucky. There were only two Behemoth-class battlecruisers in the dockyard where he was located, but his men discovered nine Leviathan-class battlecruisers being dismantled and successfully sailed seven of them aboard.
sky.
On the battlefield, Renault's luck was as good as ever. He captured eight Behemoth-class battlecruisers and at the same time took away more than a hundred Wraith fighter jets parked in the hangar.
With the arrival of battlecruisers, the problem of crews was also solved. The batch of recruits recruited by Augustus at the Port of the Dead were immediately put to use. A total of four conscriptions raised about 80,000 strong soldiers.
Kerrigan proved that these people were not spies of the Terran Federation. In addition, villains and people with hidden anti-social personalities were also eliminated. Although the revolutionary consciousness of the remaining people was not very high, they were still against the revolution.
The Federation is still very keen on life.
"Notify the fleet." Augustus said after all the battlecruisers took off: "Immediately throw away your enemies and jump to the coordinates sent by Norad II."
At this time, the unknown transition signals in the Dela system suddenly increased significantly, and the Federation Navy immediately responded in less than two hours. The Delalian Orbital Shipyard is located 100 kilometers away from the Tyranid Federation and Cai.
The border area where the Morian Consortium faces off is not far away, and fleets cruising in the edge systems will be able to jump there soon.
If this were not the case, then Augustus would definitely occupy the shipyard for a period of time at all costs, rather than just rob it and run away.
At this moment, the Norad II was still entangled by the Federation battlecruiser and was unable to escape. It was Tychus who came to the rescue. He and another battlecruiser came to support the Norad II and forced the Federation battleship back.
, forcing it to retreat.
Suddenly, with a burst of electrical noise in the communication, the distress signal from the ground forces was connected to the bridge of the Norad II.
"Team 7 called Norad II, our transport ship was shot down..."
"Team 4 calls for backup, we are trapped on the ground."
"There is a seriously injured person here. Please, someone come and save him..."
Augustus's adjutant and Eumoyan's military advisor looked at him at the same time, waiting for his order.
The revolutionary army sent fifteen teams, including pilots, engineers and escort soldiers, to the Dalarian Shipyard. Each team had about 120 people, in order to ensure that they could move as quickly as possible.
Capture the battlecruiser within the time limit and keep the ship's systems operating at a minimum.
However, in actual conditions, several teams suffered heavy losses as soon as they landed, and only a few teams successfully completed the mission. It is believed that hundreds of Revolutionary Army soldiers are still trapped on the ground.
However, every additional minute spent in the Dalarian Shipyard means that the risk of being surrounded by the Federation fleet increases. The battle cruiser's combat effectiveness is still very limited for the time being. Directly fighting the Federation fleet will result in
We are in a rather disadvantageous position.
"Locate all units, locate them immediately!"
"This is the bridge of Norad II, cancel the jump order." Augustus made the decision in one breath: "Send out a new transport ship and let all our Avengers and Wraith fighters
Provide cover for fighters on the ground and ensure everyone can safely evacuate."
"We will not leave any warrior behind!" Augustus's voice echoed on the bridge.
These words made the officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary Army stand in awe, but they were not greatly shocked. Because in the eyes of these Revolutionary Army soldiers, this should be an order issued by Augustus.
They never think that the people they follow will send their own loyal warriors.
…
Augustus waited until around 17:00 standard time to confirm that all the Revolutionary Army soldiers waiting for rescue had been picked up on the ship. When the Norad II and other battleships sailed out of the Delarian Shipyard, the fleets of Warfield and Renault
It had already jumped out of the Dela system under Augustus's order again.
When exiting the tunnel, the bright stars appeared in front of Augustus accompanied by a prepared federal fleet. However, this fleet only had three battlecruisers, and their commander was facing Augustus's seven battlecruisers.
During the war patrol, he obviously lacked confidence and did not dare to get close.
At the same time, behind the Norad II, waves of fire poured out from the tunnel entrance, and an Apocalypse-class nuclear bomb detonated in the center of the Dalarian Orbital Shipyard brought catastrophic consequences.
After the fire died, the main structure of the shipyard began to collapse.
"Ignore them." Augustus said: "Fight back and execute the jump command at the same time."
A Federation Wraith fighter jet swooping towards the bridge of the Norad II was suddenly torn into pieces by a beam of laser. More than a dozen Wraith fighter jets surrounded the battlecruiser that once served the Federation as the flagship of Alpha Squadron.
Avoiding the attack of the rotating turret on the battleship.
These brave pilots flew fighter planes with only light armor around the huge steel battleship, dodging the hot laser beams that followed them and sending anti-air missiles out of the launch bay one after another.
The attack from the Wraith fighter caused some vibrations in the Norad II defense matrix force field, but it was insignificant.
Ignoring the attack of the federal fleet, Augustus' fleet began to jump into the hyperspace channel.
Augustus stood with his hands folded, as if the fierce battle outside the porthole had nothing to do with him: "Is there any news from Kehal?"
"In the direction of Korhal IV, there is silence."
After a brief silence, Augustus said: "We must be prepared to fight a protracted war. The suffering of the Federation and the people of Korhal will be reflected in every order we and the Federation commanders make."
All of them carry uncontrollable anger and sadness in their hearts. They are not telepaths, but they all feel the same for each other.
"Both Korhal and the federal government have made some mistakes. No complete and thorough revolution can be achieved overnight." Augustus said: "The Korhal people have nothing, but the federation has personally shaped our common ideals."
"The war has just begun, and the Tyranid Federation will never have peace. The Federation Council and the Creation Family destroyed Korhal IV, but they personally created a group of Avengers."
"What should we do next?" Augustus' adjutant asked him: "Now return to Korhal, maybe we can..."
"No!"
"Let's go to Tarsonis." Augustus said without hesitation: "The new recruits will be trained on our newly acquired battleships. I don't require them to become elite warriors, as long as they do it when I order them to fire.
Already."
The battle continued. By 18:23, the last battlecruiser completed the jump order, leaving the Dalarian Shipyard in a sea of fire.