We Are the Empire's Mobile Boundary Markers

During repeated short jumps to Tyrador VIII and Tyrador IX, the light from celestial bodies and nebulae outside the bridge Fleets the Terran Empire's Fourth Fleets Fury, the Fury, was gradually obscured by the brilliance of the stars in the Taradorn System.

The Taradorn System is only a few tens of parsecs (astronomical units, 1 parsec equals 3.26 light-years) from Korhal IV Korhal system, a journey of just a few days by the fastest Galaxy Jumper. This means that the geographical location of the Taradorn System is extremely important to the Terran Empire, which has just established its capital in Korhal IV and moved its political and economic center to the Korhal system.

It's far from the hustle and bustle of Tarsonis, but closer to Korhal.

When the Taradorn System was invaded by the Zerg, it was Korhal IV who was the first to respond to the Tyrador Knights ' plea for help.

"General William Wozowski, the Fleets has entered the Taradorn System and is executing the tactical jump order to the designated rendezvous point."

At just eighteen years old, Captain Matt Horner Matt Horner was already the captain of the Fury. He had held important positions in several key departments, including the General Staff of the Revolutionary Army and the Naval Command of the Revolutionary Army, and had accumulated rich experience in naval combat and command of battles at the grassroots level during his early military career.

Now, Matt Horner is serving as captain of a capital ship for the first time.

"Hmm." Lieutenant General William Wozowski was a lean and muscular Revolutionary Army. His crisp Imperial Navy general's uniform clung tightly to his body, without a single gap or undulation.

Wozowski was bald, and his thin face was always expressionless. He was as serious and rigid as the inspectors and political commissars who emphasized military rules and discipline. He only followed military regulations and never showed any leniency. It was said that even the Zerg would be ashamed of his ruthlessness.

He has a well-known nickname, "Tug" (meaning "pulling" or "dragging"), and is also known as William Tug Wozowski, which, like his nicknames such as "Stonewall" and "Giant Ship," highlights his personality and style of doing things.

Lieutenant General William Wozowski was born into humble circumstances; his parents were shoemakers in Edge World. Due to local education and economic conditions, Wozowski only began to receive systematic military education at the Umojan Naval Officer Academy after becoming an officer in the Revolutionary Army.

Like many generals who were promoted for their meritorious service in battle, Wozowski started as a reserve officer and participated in the battles of Korhal, Ma- Sara, Antiga Aiur and Char, and was among the first officers formed when the Revolutionary Army Navy was established.

Wozowski was an outstanding military commander who loved learning and was good at thinking and summarizing. In the later stages of the uprising, Wozowski military experience, and many of them were included in the Revolutionary Army's new recruits' combat manual or used as teaching materials for soldiers and newly promoted officers.

The examples that used General Edmond Duke as a counter-example were written by Wozowski and his comrades, which is why Wozowski and Duke never had a good relationship.

This is not uncommon in the Revolutionary Army. The earliest Revolutionary Army officers who followed Augustus and were of commoner birth did not like the Confederacy noble officers who joined later. Now, this has formed two major factions in the Revolutionary Army, and the conflicts between them are second only to the conflict between the Navy and the Marine Corps.

As a general who rose through the ranks from the bottom, Wozowski is an Terran Empire General who will be officially awarded a medal in the future and will surely be recorded in history. He is a heroic figure who can stand on the same stage as generals such as Warfield, Londerstein, and Kydd.

Only Warfield, Raynor, and Londerstein received the rank of General of the Terran Empire. Jim Raynor, stationed in Char, also returned to Korhal to be awarded the rank, becoming one of only three Generals in the Terran Empire.

Lieutenant General Wozowski participated in drafting the military training and combat regulations for the Terran Empire. These regulations were reviewed and revised by the Emperor and then adopted, quickly being implemented throughout the reorganized Imperial Army as a classic model for training and combat.

At that moment, neither Wozowski nor Matt Horner Matt Horner beside him said anything, but simply stared at the star map on the bridge control console and at the various indices and parameters that kept changing on the display screen.

At some point, the Fury completed its final jump, and the two accompanying planets Tyrador VIII and IX, appeared on the tactical screen.

At the same time, red numbers representing the Zerg's life signals kept fluctuating, along with a large amount of information about Psionics indices. This was a massive Swarm, possibly numbering in the millions, forming a large, dark red cloud that shimmered in the orbit of Tyrador IX.

This scene was nothing new to the seasoned Wozowski and Matt Horner, but they were still puzzled by the information displayed above.

"General, only planets VIII and IX in the Taradorn System have been attacked by the Zerg, while planets III and X have received no reports of Zerg invasions—this doesn't match our consistent assessment of the Zerg. The Zerg won't spare anyone they encounter; they want to wipe out all of humanity!" Matt Horner frowned.

Tyrador III is also a heavily colonized planet with complete and advanced scientific research facilities, while the orbital space station of Planet X is home to many gas collectors and employees of mining companies.

However, not a single Zerg was seen on either of these planets, whereas in the previous large-scale Zerg invasion, they invariably devoured all life in an entire star system.

"They came with a clear purpose; something on those two trees must have attracted these Zerg," he said. "There can be no more hesitation; the people there are suffering from the Swarm's ravages."

Tyrador IX is Matt Horner Matt Horner's home planet, and his family still lives on this planet, so Matt Horner can't help but be anxious.

"All Fleets, prepare to launch an attack." Without any hesitation, Wozowski immediately issued the order to all capital ships and auxiliary Fleets vessels through the Fleets- wide channel.

Since the Terran Empire had just been established, it was beset by internal and external troubles and contradictions, with numerous powerful enemies on its side.

Jim Raynor guards the Zerg's throne world, the Broodworld, against the Overmind Swarm that could return to the Koprulu Sector at any moment. Londerstein leads a large army to defend Korhal and the Core World, to deal with the remnants of the Confederacy army and other anti-Imperial forces that are about to make a comeback.

General Horace Warfidel was appointed Imperial Marshal, leading the massive Imperial 2nd Fleets, Alpha Squadron, Delta Squadron, and Omega Squadron Fleets confront the Tal'darim Fleets.

The responsibility of leading the army to support the Taradorn System fell on the Wozowski. His burden was not only to defeat the Zerg invading Taradorn, but also to make the people of Taradorn System acknowledge the Terran Empire.

Because those territories might not necessarily recognize the Terran Empire. There were quite a few former governors of the Terran Confederacy who declared themselves kings after the collapse of the Tarsonis Confederacy. Even on planets that had overthrown the Confederacy, the people there were unwilling to entrust their fate to a government they didn't understand and to pay taxes again.

"Eject fighters, activate air-to-air laser cannons, preheat the main guns of the Yamato Cannon. Open fire immediately once they enter range, maintain fire suppression." Wozowski said, glancing at his mechanical watch, a habitual gesture before giving the order.

"The landing force has begun boarding the ships; the real battle is on the ground."

"We are the only Fleets that can save the people there, which means we are the hope of hundreds of millions."

Although Wozowski appeared to be an inarticulate person, he actually enjoyed giving long, impassioned speeches when mobilizing his troops for battle.

"Once, we were just a rabble in the eyes of the Confederacy army, a group of idealists destined to fail. They never dreamed that we would be the ultimate victors. We have smashed the shackles of the Confederacy, swept away the corruption of the old families, and established a brand new Terran nation."

"Now, we are the honored army of the Terran Empire, the guardians of this sector and of Terrans. It is because of our heroic battles and sacrifices that billions of Imperial citizens can sleep soundly, including your families and friends."

"Go to battle, with fire and sword, with your nails and teeth, fight to the last moment, and offer your loyalty to the Emperor!"

"Long live Korhal! We are the empire's moving boundary markers! The gates of the nation are beneath our feet!"

"Long live Korhal!" Matt Horner Matt Horner couldn't help but repeat Wozowski's words, believing that the Imperial Navy sailors in the 4th Fleets were doing the same.

As Wozowski stated, the Revolutionary Army now possesses a new identity: the Imperial Army, the legitimate military force of the Terrans. Meanwhile, the remnants of the former Confederacy have been branded as subversives and traitors by the Emperor of the Terran Empire.

"For the Emperor of the Terran Empire!"

This is a Fleets temporarily formed due to the Battle of the Taradorn System, consisting of approximately twenty-eight battlecruisers, most of which are active Behemoth-class battlecruisers. Among them, the Cerberus and Sovereignty are new battlecruisers that were launched and commissioned this year.

After defeating the UED garrison in Tarsonis, Augustus took over Tarsonis' two main orbital shipyards, which housed approximately thirty battlecruisers under construction. Some had just begun laying keels, while others were just waiting to be painted and have their hull numbers painted before being delivered to the navy.

The Huey Long, on the other hand, was an old Leviathan battlecruiser originally used as a training ship to train new recruits, but now it had to be deployed to the battlefield.

Ships like the Hoosier are heroic warships with distinguished battle records. Originally a battlecruiser patrolling near Mar- Sara, it was almost completely destroyed in the battle to rescue the system. It was Rory Swann and his battlefield engineers who restored the warship.

This Fleets also includes eight UED Valkyrie, each equipped with a powerful cluster rocket launcher.

Most of the soldiers were veterans of the Revolutionary Army, and a considerable number of Tarsonis's Confederacy troops were also absorbed into the ranks.

The establishment of the Terran Empire gave a shot in the arm to the Terrans who were utterly disillusioned with the Confederacy and terrified of alien enemies. In core worlds like Tarsonis, the number of young people signing up for the Imperial Army has exceeded any period since the end of the Total War in the Terran Confederacy.

As Emperor Augustus emphasized, the Terran Empire, it is an empire!

Under the starlight, the Terran Empire's 4th Fleets swiftly met the Zerg Fleets on the synchronous orbit of Tyrador VIII and IX. Thousands of fighters were launched from battlecruisers and Mothership, appearing and disappearing in bright blue trails with bright afterburners, becoming flickering, fading fireflies.

It was a magnificent sight. Each firefly represented an Imperial Navy fighter and a pilot, facing Zerg that outnumbered them ten or even a hundred to one. Many of these fighters would never have the chance to return.

When the Fleets's capital ships opened fire simultaneously, the portholes of the Fury were immediately illuminated by orange-red flames, and the dense barrage blasted large numbers of Mutalisk and Overlord into dust in the blink of an eye.

This action also angered the Zerg.

Like a swarm of irritable wasps disturbed, the Swarm immediately rushed forward like a swarm of mosquitoes in summer, with millions of ferocious, blood-red mouths lunging at them. The entire 4th Fleets swayed precariously as if in a storm.

In the midst of this fierce battle, Matt Horner clung tightly to the railing on the bridge to avoid being knocked down by the tremors of the Scourge Fury.

The Zerg of Taradorn were unlike any Zerg they had ever seen before; almost every individual emitted a faint red glow. This red glow did not originate from any special organ, but rather from the upper cells of the skin.

"General, these Zerg are very strange." Matt Horner looked at the data on the combat hologram:

"Analysis shows that the Taradorn Swarm appears to be using Terrazine, rather than the usual high-energy gas, as a catalyst for their exoskeleton growth, accelerated development, hormone secretion, and mutations in other physiological and chemical reactions." His voice grew serious.

"This means these Zerg may possess Psionics, but this level of Psionics is currently not applicable in combat."

"The Witch Swarm, it's Prince Tosh's Swarm." Wozowski immediately realized:

"Although he is evil, he has never attacked any human planet before, nor has he killed a single person. It seems that a monster is still a monster after all."

"General William Wozowski, I must request that you allow us to join this battle as well." Suddenly, a Protoss Dark Templar in a dark gray battle robe appeared between Wozowski and Matt Horner.

"Oh—damn it, when did you, Protoss?" Wozowski's eyelids twitched, his anger evident—he disliked the Protoss.

An unknown number of Protoss Dark Templar live aboard the Imperial Fleets's warships. They are almost nonexistent in normal times, only appearing when foreign enemies invade, like beneficial bacteria that coexist with the enemy.

"Of course," he said in a muffled voice, silently repeating Emperor Augustus's instructions.

"I sensed the presence of the missing chieftain Raszagal within the body of that Swarm of Behemoth. Therefore, Raszagal's son must fight."

"Raszagal?" Wozowski didn't recognize the name. He assumed that the Protoss had probably been swallowed by Behemoth and turned into a pile of dung—he just hoped that the Protoss hadn't been eavesdropping on his thoughts.

"No problem, your help is greatly appreciated."

The Dark Templar suddenly threw a punch at the Wozowski, but then withdrew his strength, merely exchanging a fist bump—a human courtesy.

"Fight for Raszagal!"

Wozowski was not intimidated; he remained a man of steel.

"For the Emperor!"