At dusk, the evacuation of refugees in the Ma Sara Capital District was still in progress.
Under the gloomy twilight and the sky full of red dust, hundreds of thousands of refugees who had been evacuated to the wilderness by the Federation were rushing towards the Marsala City Airport under the escort of the revolutionary army.
These refugees used all the means of transportation they could get, including off-road vehicles, hover bikes, and troop carriers provided by the revolutionary army, but most of them still had to rely on their legs to complete this extremely difficult journey.
the journey.
The refugees gathered into a dark, slowly moving crowd on the red land of Ma Sara, heading towards the city of Ma Sara along a road from south to north.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and even the sun seemed to be setting. The less than a mile journey from the wilderness into the city of Mar Sara became unusually long at this moment.
In the distance is the city of Marsala, which is twinkling with lights. The interior of the airport in its center is already brightly lit, and bright light points rise from there from time to time.
In the eyes of the refugees, the light from the Airport Star Tower is their only hope.
Revolutionary Army soldiers wearing crimson CMC power armor were mixed in the running crowd. They were carrying exhausted old, weak, women and children on their backs, and carrying medical kits and supplies on their shoulders. Their tall figures stood out like giants in the crowd.
In the Federation's public opinion propaganda, these soldiers with the white grip ring logo on their armor were described as murderous demons, but it was this kind of people who brought hope to the desperate Ma Sara people at this moment.
The refugees were all wearing dusty gray miners' overalls or thin shirts, with sad and panicked faces. More than a month ago, the Federation's Omega Squadron used force to forcibly drive them away from their homes without any advance notice.
Inside a refugee camp in the wilderness.
Residents in various cities and towns in Mar Sara thought that the rescue spaceship would arrive soon, and because they were in a hurry, they just put on the most valuable small items in their homes and set off.
As a result, after arriving at the refugee camp, they discovered that except for a few tents set up by the Federation for them, there were no supplies, including food, water, and clothing to keep out the cold in the cold dark night of Mar Sara.
In order to prevent refugees from using private communication devices to tell the outside world about the experiences of the Sara System, of course there are no communication devices in the refugee camps.
Not only that, Omega Squadron also used Marines and even Goliath armed robots to blockade various huge refugee camps to prevent refugees from escaping their control.
Lack of food, clothing, and hunger and cold claimed the lives of many Mar Sara people in the first cold night. The initial casualties were entirely caused by the evacuation measures of the Terran Federation.
As a result, before the Jormungandr swarm launched its attack on various parts of Mar Sara, quite a number of Mar Sara people died in extreme pain and despair.
In the end, no one could figure out whether the Terran Federation's rescue measures were saving people or killing people. Or maybe they were afraid that the alien creatures wouldn't kill people fast enough, so they drove all the people into the wilderness to face the zerg.
With the stars.
With the support of the federal army, the Korhal Revolutionary Army, which came to rescue the Ma Sara people, naturally became the savior in the eyes of mankind.
When people passed by Augustus, they cast their eyes in reverence. They had completely believed in all the promises of this gray-haired man with broad arms. These Mar Sara people will undoubtedly become the Augustus revolutionaries in the future.
A staunch supporter of the cause.
The marshal of the Revolutionary Army who dares to command the army on the front line is more worthy of trust than the generals of the Terran Federation Central Command.
"Hold on to your families and children, the Mar Sara Airport is coming! Hold on, wait until everyone is on board. The spaceship will take off immediately and send us all out."
At this moment, Augustus was standing among thousands of refugees. He was shouting while wearing his long cloak that was almost covered by the red sand, standing still in the advancing crowd. The refugees were walking towards Austria.
When in front of Augustus, they will split into two different groups, and finally merge after passing Augustus.
Sarah Kerrigan wore a dark gray windbreaker with a long hem, a hood with a golden wolf emblem on her head, a sniper rifle on her back, and a red battle flag with the Revolutionary Army logo in her hand.
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"This is the last batch." After waving to the refugees not to stop, Augustus looked at Kerrigan beside her: "We must escort them to the airport."
"Where are the latest reports from other areas?" he asked.
According to Augustus's deployment, each of his generals and the colonels of the Demon of Heaven were responsible for the refugees in an area. Augustus was personally responsible for the most populous capital area.
"Except for a little trouble that Duke claimed he encountered, the evacuation of refugees in other areas was going smoothly." Kerrigan said: "A few hours ago, Duke's men discovered a group of Marquis trapped in a mine.
Sarah Miner, so he personally took an Alpha Squadron assault team to rescue people."
"It turned out to be an ambush by the zerg?" Augustus had already guessed it.
"Yes, the zerg found that as long as a human is trapped, his kin will do everything possible to rescue him. The leader of the Jormungandr swarm discovered this pattern, and he took advantage of it and laid a trap." Kai
Regan said.
"Duke's troops found hundreds of infected people and spider-like monsters after entering the tunnel, and fled there leaving hundreds of corpses behind."
"Let Duke record this failure in detail. All troops must read this report so as to take a warning." Augustus said.
Although most of the soldiers in Alpha Squadron were criminals who had been resocialized, even the discarded equipment was enough to make Augustus heartbroken.
Moreover, although the resocialized soldiers lack agency, they are not like ordinary soldiers who feel frightened and stiff when they see alien creatures when they shoot at the bugs. This means that the resocialized soldiers can face more terrifying monsters with their hands.
The gun's hands will never tremble.
"It would be embarrassing for Duke," Kerrigan said. "You know his character, and you know that Duke cares most about honor and dignity — in other words, he loves to show off."
"That's good, so that next time he will at least think about the consequences before he gets mad," Augustus said. Almost half of the negative teaching materials read by the Revolutionary Army officers came from Edmond Du
Duke was deeply humiliated. This made him even more desperate to prove himself.
Fortunately, the recent incident in which Duke led the Norad III to force the Protoss Fleet back has restored some of his reputation, allowing Duke to gain the title of Lone Hero and Brave Orangutan in the Revolutionary Army.
"Where's the news about Governor Pleyel?" At this time, a middle-aged woman in front of Augustus suddenly staggered, and he immediately supported her like lightning.
The blond woman, who was almost fainting, glanced at Augustus with an expression similar to flattery, but she was so exhausted that she could not stand up again.
"I'm deeply sorry, Marshal, I'm sorry..." She was only wearing a pair of worn shoes, and her feet were full of blisters.
"This is not your fault, but the fault of the Federation and the Zerg." Augustus yelled next.
"Corporal Faraday! Take this lady away, she can't walk anymore."
"Sergeant Clare." Corporal Faraday, who was standing far away from Augustus, immediately ordered one of the marshal's elite guards under his command.
A tall soldier wearing crimson power armor with a golden emblem on his shoulder pads immediately ran over and helped the woman beside Augustus.
"It is an honor to serve you," the soldier said to Augustus.
"It is an honor to serve the people." Augustus replied to the soldier.
"Marshal Augustus, you are really a hero. At that time, I thought you were rebellious traitors who were disturbing the order." The woman said to Augustus after being carried away.
"I made a mistake," she said.
"Let's go..." Augustus patted the elite guard soldier on the shoulder and said.
After the soldier carried the woman away, Augustus looked at the slowly moving crowd behind him and felt that countless pairs of eyes were looking at him, paying attention to his every move.
The queue behind Augustus still has no end as far as the eye can see. It is conservatively estimated that the number of refugees behind him may be tens of thousands.
"...Where are Governor Pleyel's men now?" Augustus asked Kerrigan: "He only took less than two thousand recruits - Renault's men followed him, but I still
Not very reassured."
"In the last report, the Governor had led his assault troops into Jacob Base and rescued more than 500 federal alien physiologists and federal soldiers from Jacob Base - the Governor also ordered people to pass
A disk obtained weapons backup for Jacob's base."
"What's the loss?" Augustus asked.
"Only a few people were injured...Governor Pleyel personally led the charge...I heard that he killed a bright red giant Hydra Hydralisk by himself, using its huge head crest to
As a decoration on the helmet." Kerrigan said: "Now the governor is leading his men back to defend the city of Mar Sara."
"..." Augustus was stunned for a while.
Judging from the face of the governor, he did not look like he was particularly capable of fighting. Soon, Augustus warned himself in his heart that he had made the mistake of judging a book by its appearance.
"The Governor... is really good at fighting." He said: "Maybe I should consider handing over the most elite troops around me to him..."
"Did they gain anything?"
Kerrigan walked into Augustus to prevent others from hearing what they said: "They found the same psionic launcher blueprints in Jacob's base as we found in Cha Sara, but
, the spiritual energy transmitter in Mar Sara Jacob's base is more complete and can transmit spiritual energy several light years away."
The psychic transmitter is still a secret that must not be made public.
The Tyranid Federation originally planned to use psychic launchers to attract the zerg to destroy their enemies, and in the end they would drive away the zerg and become their saviors. And if people knew that such weapons were real, they would not only doubt the Federation,
There will also be people who doubt the Revolutionary Army, especially when the trend of public opinion is completely controlled by the Federation.
It is a common tactic used by the federal government to bite back and blame the enemy for what it has done.
"This kind of psychic transmitter has the ability to be put into actual combat in a real sense, which means that federal scientists have made breakthrough progress." Augustus said: "A distance of several light years is enough to influence a person.
The forward route of the insect nest... In a sense, this distance may be just right."
"What did Swann say? I just had the prototype of the psychic transmitter handed over to him not long ago." he asked Kerrigan.
"Swann and Kaczynski are still working on this new weapon," Kerrigan said: "They said this thing gave them a lot of inspiration, and since the psychic launcher can emit psychic energy, it should also be able to
Do other things by increasing the strength of your psychic powers."
"Dr. Francos has discovered that the zerg's superior units control their clan members psychically, and perhaps we can use this distance to disrupt this psychic link, causing the masters of the swarm to lose their control over the other zerg.
"
"I think this matter is worth a try." Augustus' eyes lit up: "Is there any progress with Swann?"
"Rory Swan said that he was asking his old acquaintances in Meinhof, Moria and Umoyan to send him some blueprints for new weapons... He said that he had some ideas, but he couldn't put them into practice yet.
It’s too early.”
"Okay. How can Swann have so many old acquaintances?" Augustus shook his head.
"I believe he will succeed sooner or later."
"Swan is, after all, your most trusted engineer," Kerrigan said.
"No, I trust his old acquaintance more," said Augustus.
"Zergs have appeared in the direction of White Rock Base, and I am on my way to provide support." As Augustus spoke out to encourage the refugees around him, the headset under his hat continued to broadcast reports from the commanders of various ground forces of the Revolutionary Army.
The revolutionary army is being dispersed in various divisions and brigade-level units throughout Ma Sara to cover the retreat of the refugees. There are only places where there are people, even a small village with a population of only a dozen or dozens of people that has been forgotten by the Federation.
All received assistance from the revolutionary army.
"Where are my guards?" said Augustus, "Corporal Faraday!"
When Augustus gave the order, an earth-shaking roar suddenly came from behind the refugees. People could even feel that the ground was shaking under their feet. In that direction, the ground began to sink in continuously, and a
Huge caves.
Massive springtails and Hydra Hydralisks poured out of the burrows, rushing towards the slowly moving refugees. The nearest Revolutionary Army scouts and a company in charge of the rear were overwhelmed in an instant.
The communication channel was filled with their dead roars and screams.
"All the warriors immediately gathered towards me to form a defensive line," Augustus said.
Thousands of revolutionary soldiers wearing crimson power armor formed a line of defense behind the refugees against the crowd. A dozen giant Goliath armed robots walked by the flanks of the crowd with heavy steps. Arc light tanks had already