The continuous Ouranos Mountains look like a long, narrow, snow-colored scar when viewed from a low-altitude orbit. The magnificent mountains separate the first and fourth main continental plates on Turasis II. Source
Long rivers from glaciers roll across the planet's yellowed surface, nourishing cities, towns, fields and herdsmen's herds.
In September, battles across Turasis ended with the victory of the Terran Federation army. Thanks to the support of the fleet, a huge fleet of aircraft was able to run rampant over the cities and positions of the Camorians, forcing them to
Retreating underground and into the wilderness, cities gradually returned to the control of the federal army.
The main ship of the fleet monitors the synchronous orbit. Any Kaimorian spacecraft that attempts to escape from the planet will be shot down the moment it escapes gravity. The forces on the ground of the Tyranid Federation have gradually gained an overwhelming advantage.
The Kaimorians were retreating, and even the towns were back in the hands of the marines—except for the Ouranos Mountains.
The active force of the Haigelong Army is still hiding among the mountains. They have hollowed out several mountains, and their bases even go deep underground. A large number of Haigelong mountain teams are hiding in the valleys, canyons and snow between the mountains, attacking
Any Terran Federation force that dares to enter this place.
So far, nearly three hundred marines and their guides have died here, buried by the continuous wind and snow.
The Zulu outpost is located between two peaks on the edge of the Ouranos Mountains, on a 7-mile saddle-shaped ridge. There are fourteen connected hills of varying heights on the ridge, with the lowest altitude being less than
to 300 feet.
Each hill was fortified with Prey steel parapets, bunkers, and barbed wire. Each bunker was connected to trenches and air raid trenches fifteen to twenty feet deep, reinforced with wooden planks.
This is where the 1st and 5th Battalions of the 4th Brigade of the 33rd Ground Assault Division are stationed. In addition to engineers, radar troops and artillery, the total number is more than 1,000. Five miles away from the Zulu outpost are stationed the Army's
Two brigades, with a starport that can take off and land near-earth and star fighter aircraft.
There is a silver-gray command center on a high ground on the ridge, and eight anti-aircraft missile towers stand in four different directions around this high-rise building.
Augustus was standing in front of the huge bronze glass window of the command center office, looking at the mountains in the distance. His brown military uniform was neat and smooth as if it had just been ironed, and the golden vertical bar on his right shoulder showed that he was now a
A second lieutenant, an electronic clock on the wall shows that the time is now nine o'clock in the morning on September 11th.
Nearly a month has passed since Augustus last participated in a battle. During this month, his Demons of Heaven, as an independent force, swept away the Kaifa in about ten small towns near Hawe Fortress.
Morian sympathizers, rebels and a small number of Hygoron squads who broke away from the main force.
The Demon of Heaven did not encounter fierce resistance, and the biggest loss caused by the enemy was that one of them was slightly injured.
In early September, Augustus' immediate superior, Warfield, became the commander of the fifth battalion, and he was promoted again and became a real officer. On September 5, another brother battalion took over Warfield's defense responsibilities.
, the 5th Battalion was transferred to the Zulu outpost beyond the Ouranos Mountains.
From what Augustus saw, there were dense coniferous forests growing on the southward slope of the ridge, and bare sparse shrubs on the other side. Standing on the ridge and looking in this direction, you could see a Ula valley.
A round valley between the mountains of the Noosier Range.
Dense forests grow in the valley, and the seven hundred yards of forest between the ridge and the valley have been cleared by space construction engineering vehicles equipped with chainsaws, clearing out a minefield for laying anti-infantry mines.
A long, semi-frozen river flows out from under the main peak of Ouranos, the sky god of clouds and storms, whose spiers seem to surround the sky god of clouds and storms with the tinkling sound of ice breaking. That peak is extremely far away from Augustus.
, he could only see a spire shrouded in clouds and mist.
Augustus looked at this picturesque world, but he never felt happy because of such quiet scenery. He didn't like it here. It was far away from the solid ground, humid and cold, and those seemingly beautiful glaciers were actually abnormal.
Danger.
More than here, Augustus missed the always warm and pleasant Korhar. He finally got tired of the war and was tired from fighting one battle after another.
For nearly half a year, Augustus had been killing people. He gradually became numb to it and became accustomed to the war.
But this is finally coming to an end.
Below the command center, federal soldiers in bunkers and trenches were retreating. Engineering vehicles were dismantling bunkers and sending steel plates piece by piece onto transport planes. Barracks and engineering stations soared into the air amid the red plasma flow released by the base thrusters.
The command center at the feet of Augustus also rose with a deafening roar.
"Put this on." Warfield, wearing a pair of black goggles, appeared behind Augustus and handed him another pair of goggles of the same style.
"Are you ready to look directly into a rising new sun?" Augustus said, putting on his goggles.
"The explosion point is still far away from us," Warfield said.
Augustus tried his best to look into the distance, staring at the peak of the main peak of the Ouranos Mountains. He could not see the nuclear bomb that was falling into the atmosphere from synchronous orbit.
If he was close enough to the explosion point, Augustus would be able to see a thin white line, which would split into dozens of even thinner white lines within a few seconds.
An apocalypse-level nuclear bomb is enough to wipe a mountain range off the map.
In an instant, a perfect white light spot lit up in the distance, and then the whole world was lit up. Augustus seemed to be able to hear the scream of the nuclear bomb as it passed through the atmosphere and the desperate screams of the Haigorong people.
The big avalanche started, and hundreds of snow-capped mountains seemed to jump, shaking off the snow on their bodies. Then the extreme light and heat engulfed everything, and the rain clouds were torn apart and thrown into the distance.
Like Odin's wrath, a thunderous sound followed the light.
The command center was as bright as day, and the walls were painted white.
"Ouranos is the origin of the many rivers of Turasis..." Augustus said to Warfield.
"For the Federation, that doesn't matter." Warfield sighed and said: "There are more than 10,000 elite Hygoron Legions in the Ouranos Mountains. It may take a long time to retake it and clear out all the Camorians.
It will take several years, and our soldiers will pay the price doubled."
"As for cleaning up the pollution and radiation, that is the business of the Turasis and their descendants. What fucking nonsense."
"This... is not something I should worry about." Augustus looked at the gradually dimming world. The ridges, forests and rivers no longer existed. Even the sky changed color, as if the dyes that colored the world had disappeared.
Disappeared.
Augustus simply couldn't imagine a thousand such nuclear bombs falling on Korhal.
"Look, the last piece of pure land has returned to the Federation. Can we take a break, Major?"
"Not yet, kid," Warfield said.
"The order has been issued. We will leave for Meinhof next week. The Kemerian has been ravaging our land and home for a long time. Now, we must launch a counterattack and seize the Kemerian colony!"
"I won't go," said Augustus.
"Before you leave Turasis, you'd better go see your brother." Warfield sighed again.
"He's about to retire, just when we're about to win the war."
"Of course I will go see Arcturus." Augustus nodded.
"Do you know what your brother is going to do? None of us old subordinates can figure it out. He will become a general this year!" Warfield said with some excitement.