When the earliest colonists of Bronte Prime arrived here, they found that the planet was more suitable for human habitation than the detection and calculation results. The colonists named her after a feminine name, humbly hoping that she would be as tolerant as their mother.
People coming from far away.
This is a rocky terrestrial planet with a surface rich in minerals, just in the habitable zone of its star system. 77% of Bronte's area is covered by a vast blue ocean, bound by 0.98 standard gravity.
The atmosphere is occasionally observed to form storms due to the influence of solar wind and magnetic fields, but these are not enough to cause major natural disasters to major settlements.
Several distant inverted triangular continents and dotted islands are located in the tropical and temperate zones. They are significantly affected by temperate oceanic climate and temperate monsoon climate. They are warm and humid all year round, with average temperatures between 24° and 28°.
The oxygen content of the atmosphere is about 33%, and fires occur frequently in the equatorial areas where the sun shines directly.
Bronte's rotation time is longer than that of Tarsonis, its axial inclination is extremely low, and the difference between the four seasons is not obvious. Its revolution period is also similar to one year, but it is shorter than ten days. Two bright satellites
This provides stable tides.
The land is covered with dense vegetation, and a large number of ancient organisms live there. The environment is similar to the Earth's Carboniferous Period, and the entire Bronte is full of vitality.
Such a planet is quite rare in the Koprulu Sector where livable planets are rare. It is really a gift to the Tyranid humans who are accustomed to the barren mountains and rivers and the world of ice and fire.
After Bronte was discovered, the ensuing colonization movement also received a positive response. A large number of people from Tarsonis and other worlds immediately came to this dream paradise with their only property.
The colonies and cities of the Tyranid Federation are mainly concentrated on a long and narrow continent called Heimdall, with a population of about 900 million. The most important local festivals are Holy Ghost Festival and the Harvest Festival, with fireworks, dehumidifying peppers and wine in Branden
The demand is high among special people.
When the Korhal Revolutionary Army recaptured Brontë in the name of the Tyranids, the development of this world had stagnated and even showed signs of decline due to years of war.
Since the Guild War, economic decline has been a common phenomenon in the world of the Tyranid Federation. Only those planets that are both far away from the battlefield and mainly focused on developed foreign trade such as arms have been able to flourish.
As one of the first major star worlds to form the Tyranid Federation, the Bronte people's lives are stable and their unemployment rate is within a controllable range.
In worlds like Turasis 2 and Pride of Water, starvation is not uncommon.
In the most miserable fringe sectors, according to a reporter who had been fired from UNN for reporting false news, people in the entire city died of hunger and the rampant spread of the zerg virus. The corpses of the dead
They were stacked high like firewood, then poured with liquid high-energy gas and burned.
During the Battle of Kailian, the Bronte economy was still booming. Despite this, life for the Brontë people had not been easy in recent years. The invasion of the Zerg changed everything forever.
"Bronte turned out to be a world very similar to Korhal 4. It had a highly independent colonial government, the people were prosperous, well-educated, the cultural development index and the call for independent politics were also very high."
Arcturus Mengsk wore a gold-red marshal's guard officer uniform and a brown-black fur cloak on his back. While holding a handful of water from the trickling river outside the town of Hollande, he said to
Augustus Mengsk standing at hand said:
"I have not been to this planet, but I heard that Bronte has always been a world where life is comfortable and stable. Many mercenaries, private security guards, robbers and pirates who lived a life of licking blood on the sword in their early years have accumulated enough wealth.
, what I would most like to do is either lose all my money in the private casino on the Bacchus moon, or go to a highly developed and safe planet like Bronte."
"But, looking at it now, Bronte has nothing to do with happiness and stability." Augustus' eyes fell on a Revolutionary Army relief distribution station on the other side of the river, looking at many people with sallow faces and sparse and gloomy hair.
People are receiving bread and sausages.
A few hundred yards away, a field kitchen set up with a high-energy gas stove was still cooking vegetable soup with milk and macaroni for the children. Green military tents guarded by Revolutionary Army soldiers were filled with supply boxes.
Under the leadership of Augustus, those revolutionary soldiers with revolutionary dreams tried their best to help others with a certain kind of Tyrannic nationalism and compassion. Such warriors inspired by spiritual power are
He is the mainstay of the revolutionary army, but such people are too rare in the federal army.
Augustus always talked about being with the people and believed that the people were the cornerstone of all political power.
The Revolutionary Army is indeed almost the only army that will lend a helping hand to civilians. In this regard, the Terran Federation does not even do a better job than some kind of gangster and bandit organization in the fringe world.
Not far away are the remains of a town, surrounded by some tattered tents and repaired high walls. The damage to the town buildings was quite serious, and they were almost razed to the ground, with only the ruins of the strongest buildings remaining.
The steel supports are crumbling in the warm and humid wind like a bronze skeleton.
Bronte is one of the few planets to have been invaded by the zerg, but it's not like the destruction they left behind. Normally, the zerg would hunt, capture, and infect every creature and structure they encountered, but
Cities will not be bulldozed.
A city destroyed by zerg is more like rotten fruit or gums full of dirt, covered with a sticky carpet composed of countless blood vessels.
These were obviously traces left by human bombers. Augustus learned from the local residents that when the Zerg first invaded Bronte, the federal army on the planet destroyed everything that could possibly be infected by the Zerg.
outlying towns.
After the traces of the zerg left on Brontë's main planet were completely removed, Brontë was once again attacked by the UED expeditionary force before it could rebuild the city.
"A few years ago, the Brontës were relatively prosperous." Sarah Kerrigan always stayed close to Augustus: "Compared with Antiga, this place is simply paradise on earth."
This red-haired female ghost is an extremely threatening figure. As early as 16 years old, Kerrigan could single-handedly kill a roomful of people with only a pistol and a dagger. As she grows older, her psychic abilities have exceeded what ordinary people can recognize.
The limits of knowledge.
Kerrigan is now able to hold the sniper bullet fired at Augustus with just her thoughts and send it back into the barrel intact.
"It was not just the Zerg and the Earthlings who defeated Bronte. In this process, the greedy Tyranid Federation Government and the Creation Family behind them also played an important role."
Arcturus Mengsk has an extremely clear understanding of the humanities, politics and development prospects of each planet in the Federation, which mainly comes from his keen vision and profound knowledge in politics.
"Do you know why Tyradh 10 was reduced from a booming new world to the possession of the Founding Family? The federal government first used economic intervention to guide Tyradh's economy to collapse, and then massively imposed financial penalties on local businesses and even
It is the common people who lend money and then control the entire planet." Arcturus said:
"This is just one of their ways to make money. All smart colonial councils should understand that if they do not implement protective trade policies and increase tariffs, then sooner or later this planet will become a dumping market for Tarsonis' goods. The emerging young locals
It won’t take long for the business to be crushed.”
"Unfortunately, unless the federal governor there is really a waste who only wants to make money, or the planet itself is as lacking in value as Mar Sara, they will only become a factor hindering the development of the settlement."
"While Brontë Prime was being attacked by the Zerg, the federal government and the Founding Family of Tarsonis were still taking the opportunity to incorporate local businesses and make money." Augustus discovered that there was no need for him to search carefully.
It’s dirt on the Terran Federation:
"It's no wonder that so few people hold so much wealth, and these people are still trying their best to exploit and oppress. Therefore, we must not tolerate these founding families." He looked at the building.
A devastated town.
"After we deal with the ued, we have to deal with the remnants of the federation."
The news that the main fleet of the UED expeditionary force was almost completely wiped out in Char has not spread in the Koprulu sector. Its current supreme commander Stokov has obviously blocked all the news to avoid significantly affecting the morale of the remaining troops.
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Augustus wisely took advantage of the intelligence in his hands and used conclusive evidence to spread it on the planet controlled by the UED by all possible means. This affected the morale of the UED defenders to a certain extent, but that was not the case.
Let the remaining federal forces begin to rise, giving them the confidence to make a comeback.
Speaking of which, since Augustus declared war because the Antiga star port was attacked by UED armed thugs, the revolutionary army quickly seized 17 planets from Stukov. Currently, only 17 planets including Bronte have been captured.
The 5 main star worlds and 8 secondary core worlds are still under the control of the people on earth.
The communication jamming equipment brought by UED also had a greatly reduced effect after Augustus enabled some protoss communication technologies. Based on his fear of the earth's information network technology, Augustus also ordered to further increase the data network security level and reduce
Use of AI.
Facing the rapid offensive of the revolutionary army, the resistance and counterattack of ued planets were almost negligible. Some planets were even successfully captured at the cost of only a few officers being injured. This successfully made Augustus' cautious officers
I can't believe it, they always think that the people on earth have other trump cards.
If he hadn't received the news that UED was still strengthening the defense of Tarsonis, Augustus would have been almost certain that Stukov himself had left there.
At present, the Revolutionary Army has controlled all shipping hub planets except Tarsonis. Multiple fleets are approaching and surrounding the main core worlds from all directions. More and more Revolutionary Army believe that UED's defeat is certain.
The leaders, mainly Augustus, are still warning their subordinates not to underestimate the enemy. Even though UED has lost most of its fleet, Alexey Stokov is still an extremely difficult opponent.
"Where have our troops advanced?" Augustus saw an entire Revolutionary Army motorcycle company passing by on the other side, with a golden-red Revolutionary Army Vulture in the back seat, speeding toward the distance.
90% of the land in Bronte is covered with dense vegetation, and the dense green forests are dotted with emerald-like lakes, so large. Most cities and towns are built along the water, and are connected by developed forest trains.
In order to avoid affecting the migration of local biological communities, most of these train tracks are elevated network channels suspended over the forest, but it is almost impossible to walk through the lush vegetation below.
This created a special scene, that is, in the Battle of Bronte, control of the transportation network was very important, the competition for hub points was also very fierce, and air battles were also quite frequent and fierce.
When facing the Vagre frigates of the UED Expeditionary Force, the Revolutionary Army fighter planes could only use their maneuverability to temporarily avoid the edge.
"The 2nd Armored Group has advanced to the Sunset Fortress outside Bront Garden. Its two wings are Korhal Corps and 1st Sala Assault Corps, which are personally commanded by Marshal Horace Warfield." Kerrigan replied.
"The Sunset Fortress is a product of the early colonial period, mainly to deal with the Bronte's dangerous large predators. During the total war, it quickly transformed from a low fortress into a magnificent fortress made of fine steel."
"Now it's used against us." Augustus nodded.
"An isolated fortress is insignificant at all. The most important thing is how many hybrids there are in Bronte Garden City. There are civilians who are held hostage by the UED. If a war must be started in the city, innocent people will inevitably be hurt.
"In Arcturus' eyes, this fortress is just a target for testing new weapons.
In fact, this is exactly the case.
The Sunset Fortress can still be seen from this location in Augustus with the help of precision optical telescopes: it is shaped like a solitary peak like a bamboo shoot, with a built-in physical physics laboratory and a hurricane nuclear missile silo. It is a truly strategic location.
land.
It's just that Bronte's UED army doesn't have many manpower to guard it. According to reliable intelligence, there is only one artillery battalion and several Marine companies belonging to different battleships guarding the fortress. The rest are local earth puppet troops.
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Bronte was once a developed and wealthy world. The locals had always lived in a relatively prosperous and stable environment, and were not very enthusiastic about joining the army. You can predict what kind of people the ued will recruit on this planet -
— Office workers, recent graduates, or unemployed young people spending time in cafes.
These people are not very willing to fight against the revolutionary army. After all, the people of the earth are not worth their lives. Only those who have crazy respect for the earth's culture are still fighting to the death, because they believe that even if the expeditionary force is defeated in the end, they themselves
You can also get the opportunity to immigrate to the solar system.
Although Augustus believed that any reasonable person should give up this foolish fantasy.
"Is Tychus in place? The Drakken drill can completely penetrate the copper and iron walls of the fortress. It is a weapon for siege." Augustus regarded Tychus as a humanoid weapon. This old gangster is worth it.
Such "praise".
The Draken drill needs to prepare for several hours before it can fire at full power, but Swann has greatly shortened this preparation time. The current shortcoming is that it is not durable enough and energy is also a problem.
At this time, an extremely thick bright orange laser pulse beam appeared on the horizon, like the death finger of Bronte's golden sun. Augustus could almost imagine Tychus's iconic Wuhu sound and barking sound.
laughing out loud.
"Augustus, the Amerigo science ship just sent back news that a UED fleet has left Tarsonis. They remotely observed the traces left by those warships when they opened the hyperspace channel." Kerrigan
After receiving a message from the headquarters, I immediately reported it to Augustus.
"We attacked Bronte, but they couldn't keep their composure." Arcturus showed a true smile: "This planet is very important to Stukov."
"We still don't know what they are going for." Augustus hummed:
"Perhaps to recover the body of Gerald Dugar - but even Jim couldn't find it," he speculated:
"Be careful, they probably want to raid the planet behind us to limit supplies. Order the remaining troops to be more vigilant. No one knows what Stukov is planning."