Chapter Twenty-Five: Crisis of Empire

Old Mengsk had been suffering and happy lately, half of his mind was full of pleasure, and he was even fantasizing about the imminent demise of the Ranger in his mind, as if this seemed to him to be a predestined fact, and whenever such a scene came to his mind, Old Mengsk would have an indescribable sense of pleasure.

And the other half is the crisis that the empire is currently in, yes, he feels the greatest crisis since the creation of the empire is imminent, and in the face of this expeditionary force that claims to be from Earth, he feels a great crisis, but obviously, Mengsk is destined not to compromise, even if the enemy is so powerful.

With the return of the defeated forces led by Edmund to Keha IV., the elder Monsk knew that there would be a real fierce battle with the Earth forces, and kept preparing, but he still couldn't expect the enemy's movements to be so fast, and when the UED Expeditionary Force's fleet appeared in the Keha system, Mengsk even felt dizzy, but he had to keep his composure in front of his subordinates, and also tell them that the Empire would win the war.

Keha IV. low-altitude outer orbit, local time: 18:57

The main force of the UED led by Duggal arrives at the Imperial capital, Keha IV.

The bridge of the flagship of the UED fleet "Alexander".

At this moment, the Earth Expeditionary Force is like a sharp spine needle, reaching the heart of the Tyranid Empire, which shows that the crisis of the empire is not an exaggeration to describe it as a matter of life and death. Despite his conceit, Duggal was tactically mindful of every enemy, staring at the two major obstacles on the podium that prevented the expeditionary force from breaking through the Empire's defenses.

The ship-building dock on the Keha Starport and the nuclear bomb launch site of the planet's surface cluster are two major threats, and he took a cursory look at the entire Keha defense system, Duggall had to admit that there were still very good and amazing visionary commanders within the enemy, what he didn't know was that the undertaker of the entire defense system of Keha was none other than Edmund . Duke, the beginning of the empire. Edmund. Duke gladly accepted the Emperor's orders, and the entire Keha defense system was derived from Operation Iron Fist.

Duggall immediately convened an impromptu pre-war meeting, and the video of Stukov and others, who were far away in Tassanis, appeared on the command platform.

The parties released their reports, and Dugger looked around at the top commanders. "Lieutenant General Stukov has briefed me on the value of the Tasanis Energy Transmitter, and before Lieutenant General Stukov is about to join up with the main force, I think we can start the second phase of the attack plan, which is to launch a general attack on Keha, the seat of the Tyranid Dynasty, and capture the Emperor."

"Our fleet has stopped at the enemy's doorstep." Dugall's eyes were fixed on the captain who had excelled in Antiga, "Young Rear Admiral Sol in Antiga has shown that he has the ability to lead a fleet to fight alone and win wars, Thor. Once again, you have set a good example for our other army commanders, and it is up to you to give your opinion on this attack to the officers. ”

The young captain named Thor was promoted to rear admiral after the Battle of Antiga, and it was evident to all the officers present that the young general had won the trust of Dugal.

Thor stood up and saluted, and then said: "According to intelligence, the planet Keha used to be the base of the 'Children of Keha' rebellion against the old Federation, and in order to suppress these rebels, the Old Federation used thousands of apocalypse nuclear bombs to carry out devastating strikes on the surface of the planet Keha. Up to now, the planet's surface radiation has been below safe standards, but the current surface is still like a dead desert, except for a few metropolises. ”

"Exactly. Checkmate! Stukov looked at Dugal. The planet was almost destroyed by a nuclear bomb, and I think Arcturos. Emperor Mengsk will definitely not regret using nuclear bombs against our ground forces. Intelligence indicates that a large number of dense clusters of nuclear bomb launches are located in the no-man's land on the outskirts of the Ogusti metropolis. I suggest that we should destroy those nuclear bomb clusters, so that the Emperor will lose his nuclear strike capability. ”

At this moment, Major General Saul said: "General Stukov's proposal is very meaningful. Well worth considering. But the general. We also ran into another obstacle, a text message from the intelligence services saying that Edmund . Duke's defeated squad had returned to Kekha, and the Emperor Mengsk had a decent cruiser defense. In particular, the manufacturing dock of Keha Starport relies on the physical laboratory above to provide a large amount of battle damage consumption, and the huge base of our fleet and from Bresec to Antiga to the Tasannis system and finally to the Keha front, such a long-term supply line is based on the number of our fleet, and the battle losses of both sides are completely disproportionate to the consumption. I suggest that there is no need to get into a war of attrition with the enemy army at all, as long as the supply of the Keha Starport is destroyed, and it is very likely that a large number of the capital ships of the Emperor Mengsk will be paralyzed, and without those physical laboratories and manufacturing docks, it is impossible for the Emperor Mengsk to develop the weapon systems of his troops in a short period of time. ”

Dugal looked at the old and the young, thinking about the suggestions made by the two people, and after a moment, he said: "The expeditionary force already knows how to break through the defense facilities of the capital star of the Tyranid Dynasty, although we have the ability to fight on two fronts, but we do not have enough time to hit two targets at the same time, our main purpose is to capture the Emperor Mengsk, if he runs away, it will be meaningless." ”

Duggal paused his tone when he said this, and the officers in the meeting all looked at the admiral without saying a word, and those who knew Duggal knew that the next moment was the time to decide, and they only needed to wait for the final order.

For a long time, Dugall's eyes were locked on Thor, and he still liked to call the young man the captain. "Both objectives have viable value and must be solved, but the enemy's defensive deployer is clearly so good that he can only give us one of two options. So, I've decided, Captain, it's up to you to decide which option to prioritize, see if we want to destroy the enemy's nuclear bomb launch site cluster or the Keha Starport, either mission will be up to you, and once the mission objectives are completed, our main forces can launch a full-scale assault on the Keha capital planet. ”

Obviously, the red light on the major general's face indicated his excited heart at the moment, except for Stukov, the other officers present all cast envious eyes, after this battle, they could imagine that this young general would be promoted without surprise, and more importantly, he was so favored by Duggle, which was the most envied by other officers.

"Thank you, General!" Thor resisted the excitement in his heart, paused, and said in a deep voice: "I have decided to take the lead in attacking the Keha Starport. ”

"Good! Get ready. Dougall made an immediate decision.

(To be continued) (To be continued.) )