Mira Han's Army
Suddenly, Augustus of "Alpha Squadron" saw the image of Lieutenant Colonel Edmond Duke's bulging, angular head and Viper- like triangular eyes, his high shoulders and thick arms, resembling a silverback gorilla in a constant state of agitation.
"How many ships did Edmond Duke take?" he asked his chief of staff.
"Normally, a naval squadron has ten to fifteen battlecruisers, but the Alpha Squadron has lost its flagship and several warships in previous Fleets battles. It is unknown whether they have replenished their fleet with new warships in the past few months." The chief of staff put down a stack of documents and looked at Augustus: "The Alpha Squadron's communications with the Governor's Office of the Mar- Sara Immigrant Territory are very brief."
"Unlike the overwhelming barrage of distress signals from the Governor's Palace, the flagship of the Alpha Squadron only gave a brief reply and sent the Governor's Palace its estimated arrival time—approximately 40 standard hours later. Our old friend Colonel Edmond seemed disdainful of exchanging more words with Governor Mar- Sara."
"Oh? What did he say?" Warfield and Duke had never gotten along. The men of the 33rd Ground Assault Division in Arcturus didn't like Alpha Squadron much, especially Edmond Duke, the arrogant and disdainful leader of the Blood Eagles.
The Duke Family boasts a constellation of stars. This illustrious family was the leader of the settlers even before the Naglfar, the Mothership of the colony Fleets, landed on the surface of Tarsonis. They hold sway over the military, and their rule over the Terran Confederacy is deeply entrenched and unshakeable.
However, Edmond remains an oddball among his eccentric family members. With his experience of spending most of his life in the Navy and having fought in the entire Guild Wars, he should theoretically deserve the rank of Admiral, but he is still only a Colonel.
Logically speaking, Duke is not incompetent, and with his family background supporting him, he shouldn't have failed to become a general. Warfield and Augustus well aware that Duke's victories weren't as numerous as he boasted; the defeats or major mishaps concealed in the vast military records directly impacted his promotion.
"Edmond only said that Governor Mar Sara was a complete idiot, and that he was just incredibly lucky not to have been shot by the rebels," said Augustus's chief of staff.
"The Confederate Congress has utterly lost face. Not only the Kel-Morian Combine and the Umojan Republic, but even some civilian media organizations and private radio stations have received Governor Mara Sara's distress signal." This chief of staff, who was nearly fifty years old and had a background as a military academy principal, made no attempt to hide his contempt for Governor Mara Sara and his bureaucrats.
"The Confederacy in Tarsonis is now completely unable to cover up the fact that the Mar- Sara Confederacy army has suffered a crushing defeat. Soon, the entire Koprulu Sector will know that the Confederacy has once again been defeated by the Revolutionary Army."
"This is the best publicity campaign." Augustus smiled encouragingly and waved to the others in the meeting room, saying, "This is also a good start."
"This undoubtedly reveals to the world the incompetence of local government officials and the unstoppable force of the revolutionary fighters. Justice and fairness are always on our side. The people's eyes have long been blinded by all sorts of embellished news, but today is the day they are closest to the truth."
Before anyone knew it, everyone began to applaud, and a military advisor transcribed Augustus's words in his own handwritten shorthand on his personal terminal. In the future, if this military advisor, who had not made a particularly deep impression on Augustus, were to decide to write an autobiography of Augustus Mengsk, he would undoubtedly quote these words from today.
When the applause subsided, Augustus gestured for Warfield and the others behind him to sit down at the conference table. Warfield sat with Harnack and Londerstein, while Kerrigan stood beside Augustus, refusing to sit.
While Augustus was speaking, Lisa and Kerrigan exchanged glances no less than a hundred times. Their eyes were sharp, as if swords were hidden in them, and they were as wary as mongooses on the plains.
"Now, I will announce my new decision." At this moment, Augustus the only one still standing in the entire conference hall, and everyone had to look up to see his eyes.
"Abandon the plan to attack and seize the high-energy gas refinery in the Northern Hemisphere, and cancel all related orders."
Augustus, "Recall two brigades of Sinarsinger and one company of Goliath, and order them to advance into the capital region, capture and hold at least forty-eight standard hours of Gaso Heights 4 of the Mar- Sara Planet Defense Force."
"The Raynor Raynor's Raiders of Lorenzana State continue eastward, while Tychus's Wolf Hunters depart today to join Mira Han's Deadman's Port, then march south to encircle the capital region, but without attacking."
As Augustus spoke, a 3D Holographic Projection map was projected above the conference table. Artificial intelligence identified and marked each location Augustus mentioned on the map, adding arrows indicating the direction of march.
"Marshal, I am worried that the troops in Deadman's Port may not be able to fulfill the duties you have entrusted to them." While Warfield and the others remained silent, it was a second-level political commissar from the First Division of the Revolutionary Army who voiced his opinion. He was primarily responsible for conveying the highest instructions and latest revolutionary ideas from Augustus to the Pan-Terran Revolutionary Party organization and its members within the army.
"Although these recruits from the Deadman's Port have already completed four months of basic training and served for more than five months, they have never participated in a major battle. Not to mention that their commander is a young girl," the political commissar said.
Because Augustus lacked senior officers, it was common for a sergeant or even a private to rise to the rank of lieutenant or field officer at breakneck speed.
For example, Major General Jim Raynor of the Revolutionary Army was only a corporal sergeant in the Tyrannical Confederate Marine Corps. Even during the war, it would have taken him at least five years to become a general, but Raynor's actual promotion journey was like a rocket climb.
Now seventeen years old, Mira Khan learned how to operate the CMC Power Armor in less than three weeks after joining the Revolutionary Army, completed all the courses and got full marks in subjects including shooting. After graduating early, she was assigned to Faraday Faraday's Guard Company by Augustus.
After the more than 70,000 new recruits recruited from Deadman's Port completed their basic training, Mira was transferred by Augustus to a battalion formed by these recruits as a captain and deputy battalion commander. Subsequently, Mira Han's rank and position rose enviably in less than four months, becoming a lieutenant colonel and brigade commander of the 1st Deadman's Port Legion, 1st Brigade, of the Port of the Dead Regiment of the Korhal Revolutionary Army.
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