The chaos in high-altitude orbit did not spread to Augustgrad below. The people of the empire were still in the grief and panic caused by the last attack. Just like in the past, after the disaster, they had to bury the dead.
Rebuild the crumbled walls and start again.
During this period, various places in Augustgrad were shut down. The city government departments of the Tyran Empire capital worked hard to restore order. They did a good job and were recognized and commended by Emperor Augustus.
The new decree had been issued before the Emperor returned to Korhal, including a series of orders such as converting private enterprises to military production standards to produce military supplies, in order to establish a powerful arms production system capable of supporting inter-sector wars. Tarsonis, Naph II
Military factories in places such as the U.S. Navy and the Bugali Guardian are working day and night, aiming to fully arm the empire from top to bottom.
Officers and reserve forces across the empire have also been mobilized. The railway networks and interstellar ports of various planets are crowded with imperial soldiers who are about to rush to the front line. Huge starships carry thousands of soldiers.
Mechas and armored vehicles landed on the front line between the magnificent planetary fortress base, barracks and giant supply depot complex.
Young people born in 2485 this year have also begun to enlist in the army. They happened to be born during the Guild War. Due to the low population birth rate during the war, the number of soldiers during this period was significantly reduced. They were born in a tragic war era, and now
We are about to face the most terrible catastrophe in history.
After the attack, Augustus briefly attended a press conference. He did not deliver a long speech, but it seemed that just his presence in front of people was inspiring enough, at least for now.
Later, Augustus held a royal meeting to make final pre-war arrangements. The location was on the Sky Shield orbital platform. The Imperial Army, Imperial Navy, General Staff, various internal departments and even the core star domain government
All powerful figures attended the meeting, including more than thirty governors of various empires and colonies and senior officials of the dominions.
This was an internal meeting of the Tyranid Empire. The leaders of the protoss did not send envoys to attend. Apparently they had reached a consensus with Augustus in advance. At present, the huge protoss combined fleet had already left the Korhal system.
An unprecedented grand plan united the protoss who were originally divided and hated and suspected each other. This was the long-cherished wish of Artanis and his mentor Tassadar, but when it actually came, it was unexpected.
Many important figures in the Imperial Navy, including Marshal Horace Warfield, Matt Horner and Alexei Stokov, were not present. This was due to the increasingly tense situation in the Empire's border star field.
More than half of the Imperial fleet is actually still scattered in the complicated border areas, or is performing dangerous covert missions.
The territory of the Tyranid Empire spanning thousands of light-years across three major star regions is as curled, red, and wrinkled as ignited paper. The flames of war are spread across it like ugly red spots, everywhere where Amon's army passes.
Ruins and ashes.
In this meeting, everyone present was convinced that what happened in the Sky Shield today would determine whether they could reverse the precarious destiny of mankind.
Amon may be the most terrifying enemy that mankind has ever seen, but he still cannot intimidate this race's determination to fight bravely.
"We will attack El. Destroy her if necessary."
At the beginning of the meeting, Augustus told the imperial elites under the table that this was not the last battle, but they would eventually fight a war that would end all wars.
"Ministers and generals, what I want to tell you is that the success or failure of this battle will determine the survival and continuation of mankind." Renault stood up from his seat and looked at the serious, cautious and silent faces.
Got him.
It was the first time that the imperial officials and generals present learned that they were about to attack Aiur, and they couldn't help but feel confused. This former protoss empire had been silent for many years, and was rarely even mentioned by the Imperial Council and the Supreme Command.
And. At the same time, she is really far away from the Terran Empire, far beyond the attack range of the imperial fleet.
Almost no one expected that when the empire was besieged on all sides, they would open a new battlefield in Aiur.
Even those military strategists who claim to be the most strategically talented and politicians who are best at guessing the emperor's heart cannot see the meaning of this.
The empire's existing military strength is insufficient just to defend the existing star field. If they deploy heavy troops in Aiur, they will have to give up more worlds.
Of course, the empire will never make its existing battle plan public, otherwise the people will inevitably think that the remaining imperial fleet will not be able to guarantee their safety, and then fall into panic, and even demonstrations and riots will break out.
Due to the long distance and the relative lack of information, people in the border star field do not know that the empire has mobilized two-thirds of the known fleet to guard the core world. Otherwise, they will inevitably think that they have been abandoned. The impact of this is far from a
Political crisis is that simple.
But no one would rush to raise their own doubts without understanding the situation. If the emperor had already made a decision, then he only needed to know the feasibility, not to ask whether they really wanted to attack Ayr.
"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." Renaud made a wisecrack 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. Countless shining stars and planets gathered into tiny particles of light and dust and appeared on the vast holographic star map. Among them, the Ayr Galaxy
As well as many neighboring galaxies, they have been marked, and the entire star field seems to be shrouded in a 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. Aiu revolves around a golden sun, the mat of ancient star spirits.
The Rak tribe calls it the Orb of Day, and in a further orbit is another planet in the galaxy, Aleun.
Aiur's axial inclination is smaller than that of the Earth, so the temperate zone area is larger, the climate is relatively warm and humid, and the surface is covered with a vast tropical rain forest formed by a large number of green vegetation. The planet's ecology is well protected, almost primitive.
With magnificent natural landscapes, the dense atmosphere creates the iconic storm climate.
However, this was already a few years ago. The Overlord leveled Al, and the terrifying swarm of insects indeed made this beautiful planet extremely sick. As for now, Al is falling into the void, and will remain in this state forever.
In the process, she will be infinitely close to the void, but she will never become a part of the void.
Al now looks like a black eyeball inlaid on the boundary between void and reality, with a bloody iris in the middle. The eldest son of God is not willing to admit that their sacred homeland has never been as dangerous as it is now.
People are afraid. Aiur is already a purgatory. It was once the paradise of life, and now the death reapers of the dark god are rampant on the bones.
"The fallen Xel'Naga Aemon created a hybrid incarnation in El's Eye of the Void as a carrier for his descent into 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.
They know much more about the 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 the evil god comes to the body of this evil god, this boundary can be broken. At that time, the balance between void and reality will be broken."
"Everyone, we are in a multi-front war with the protoss and zerg controlled by Amon. 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. It would be extremely difficult to find this incarnation. But now it seems that Amon's plan is actually
It was not affected at all. I am afraid that he created the Eye of the Void in order to prevent the master's body from being destroyed, 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 in front of the eyes of all his colleagues: "If that's the case
, how should we fight against Duram's golden fleet and Overlord's Sky Hive. In the past few standard weeks, we have lost too many worlds, and we cannot lose more."
"More than one gate to the void has been opened on El, which is already a paradise where void creatures are raging. In addition, there is an entire swarm of El bugs guarding her." Augustus said:
"And if Al is attacked, Amon 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 front line will collapse within a short time of support."
"There has never been a war with a 100% chance of winning. In the past, we could analyze the habits and tendencies of the enemy generals and deduce 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 understands humans, but he doesn't understand Augustus Mengsk. Only Augustus knows how to lead to victory, and for him that is a noble road.
The current war situation has surpassed previous interstellar wars. The past strategies are no longer applicable. What they need now is an adventure that can turn the tide of the war. Different from the static defense strategies adopted by the empire in the past when facing insect swarm attacks, this
An Augustus plan was: attack, attack, 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 was an imperial elite and they were loyal. Augustus was not worried about leaks, but the human spirit was relatively strong.
Protoss, cerebrates, and hybrids are all too fragile. Even if their mouths are sewn shut, their minds are still naked to advanced psychic creatures.
"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 Tyranids of being militaristic, but such accusations are not even serious."
This is an extremely large fleet force, and the cost is high. The number of Imperial warships in different construction processes every year is astonishing. In order to maintain the expansion of the army and the huge number of shipbuilding plans, the funds invested by the Empire have greatly increased the number of people in the Federation era.
It seems absolutely crazy.
One-tenth of the empire's current number of warships is enough to dominate the Koprulu sector. If the actual number is announced, 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 Tyranids for a doomsday war.
"If you think we can withstand the enemy's offensive, then I think that's the case." Bob sighed. He knew that the emperor was always right, but as long as he made a mistake, mankind 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 also receive the full support of the protoss. The protoss have devoted all their hopes to the battle in Aiur, and for this purpose, they have assembled their last fleet."
"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 had 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 strength, 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 must also attract the attention of the Golden Fleet and the Dominator Swarm, and keep them as far away from Ayr as possible."
A few days ago, I had a complete sleep disorder. I didn't get a wink for two days at most, and I almost died.
I just found out today that it might be secondary yang. My great-aunt came to my house and got yang after returning home, and she lay down for two days.