Chapter 378 Loss and Reflection

New Wellington, the last human settlement on Chosara, is in flames.

Countless Zergs gathered here in an endless stream. Even with the firepower network built by the Protoss Golden Fleet in high-altitude orbit to intercept them, the number of Zergs that broke through the interception net was still increased to tenfold by a method of ignoring losses. to the extent of the defensive force.

Under such circumstances, the only way for the Golden Fleet to achieve precise strikes is to dispatch combat forces in the atmosphere.

Not only Aldaris, but even Tassadar would not be willing to do this.

In the original history line, Tassadar did meticulously fulfill the Kara teachings of "helping the poor" he believed in. In Marsala, in Antioch, and even later in Tarsonis, the Protoss Expeditionary Army, all under him Under the command of the Zerg, it carried out a detailed and in-depth "face-to-face" combat with the Zerg.

Of course, due to the chaotic situation on the human side, factional disputes, and Mengsk's careerist making troubles, the human beings did not appreciate the behavior of the protoss' helping the poor. Even, in order to destroy Tarsonis and allow the zerg affected by the psionic launcher to gain a firm foothold, Mengsk also sent combat forces to destroy the zerg vanguard of the protoss, preventing them from establishing a beachhead Blocked.

It is precisely because of the successful execution of this operation that the Zerg became a climate before the humans in Tarsonis could respond effectively, so that even a decent counterattack was not possible, and billions of people died unexpectedly.

Although Kane could understand Mengsk's difficulties at the time, he understood that it would be difficult for him to usurp the throne except for thoroughly cleaning the top federal officials in that way.

But he still couldn't agree with sacrificing billions of people for this, so this became a black account he wrote down for Mengsk.

Not long ago, he specifically clicked on this question. He believed that with Mengsk's cleverness, he might not fail to hear the warning.

If he still insists on playing massacres and other means to show his muscles, Kane will kill him. The same goes for other human rulers. Kane can tolerate inaction, but he cannot tolerate holding the butcher knife high on the people.

With the shit-stirring stick played by Kane playing its role again and again, the Protoss' golden fleet didn't have a rough hand to indiscriminately burn glass on Josara.

But correspondingly, after seeing the insect-resistant performance of humans in Chosala and Marsala, and having the support of mysterious beings like "angels" for humans, Tassada no longer regards humans as objects in need of assistance. .

Then, as the highest officer of the Golden Fleet, Tassada, who has the duties of a general and also cares for his compatriots, naturally will not easily send his subordinates to the battlefield.

Tassadar is one of the protoss who favors and believes what the 'angel' said,

Admit that the Zerg is the old enemy of the protoss, the kind that will never die.

But as far as the current situation is concerned, humans are the host. After all, the zerg virus is caused by the planets colonized by humans. Then, the resistance to the slaughter of the zerg is naturally dominated by humans. A helping hand will do.

Just like what he said to Aldaris: "Humans have always felt that their civilization is great and not inferior to the protoss. They also want to form an alliance with the protoss. Then, now is the time to show. If you are weak and incompetent It can only be rescued by external forces, so what qualifications do you have to communicate with the Protoss as an equal, and even form an alliance."

Aldarius felt that Tassadar had said the right thing. Inwardly, he also thinks this way. If you don't want to be looked down upon and demand equality, then show your strength and prove your qualifications. Otherwise, how can people believe that you have the ability to reciprocate and benefit each other?

And if you just want to take advantage of it blindly, even if the protoss is a kindness, do you think that the party who distributes the bread and porridge will regard those who reach out to take the porridge and bread they give as equal status?

Impossible, the one who gives is easy to look down, while the one who begs feels inferior. To deepen this theory, it is the relationship between civilizations. One is strong and the other is weak. The weak must be overtaken by the strong. While taking benefits from the strong, such as wealth and technology, they also demand that the other party must Respect, because the personality is equal, how greedy and even shameless is this?

Other people's wealth and technology are not brought by strong winds. Even if they are, why do you have to take care of your feelings when they let you take advantage? Could it be that the weak should be taken care of, and the weak have reason?

If you can think through this problem, you will have a much clearer understanding of the basic relationship between people, countries and countries, and civilizations.

So the protoss did not send ground troops, but just supported it with the firepower net and the star gate. Kane didn't complain, but accepted the situation.

Of course, if there is a chance to pit the protoss and pull it into the water as soon as possible, Kane will not be soft-hearted, one yard for one yard.

Greybeard's rescue team suffered an unprecedented number of casualties in the face of an astonishingly large number of mixed combat forces from the Zerg.

Kane experienced various aspects of the battle scene through the camera equipment and even his unique telepathy. He even carried out a certain degree of short-term manipulation in the form of consciousness.

It has to be said that even with his combat awareness and skills far superior to ordinary people, making the controlled biological man display 150% of the super-limit combat power, it still does not help the situation.

Although the Zerg's arms may not seem to be many, they were born in countless worlds and in countless battles. Therefore, once the arms are mixed, the overall combat power will immediately increase exponentially.

In more detail, a small group of zerg with the king worm as the core is by no means inferior to the top special warfare teams in modern society. These battle groups also have rich experience in coordinated operations, so the protoss' fire interception network prevents them from gathering in large numbers, and their combat power will not be greatly reduced.

On the other hand, on the human side, even if it is a gray beard, the three-dimensional shape of the arms is not as good.

Machine Gunners, Pyro Soldiers, Medic Soldiers, and Greybeard's combat team, these are the three types of regular personnel. This time, the Heavy Armored Butcher was temporarily added.

Lack of heavy-armored assault units that use grenade weapons, predators, flexible reapers, and snipers for medium and long-range precision strikes.

Under normal circumstances, this is not a big loophole, because more than 40% of Greybeard's combat units are supported by unmanned equipment, such as the Reaper rotorcraft, which can play several roles according to needs.

But this time, facing more than ten times the number of Zerg air units, the survivability of the Reapers is severely challenged. According to incomplete statistics, since the start of the war, the average survival time of the Greybeard Reaper rotorcraft drones is less than 10 minutes .

Without the strong support of this important role, the performance of ground forces becomes less than satisfactory.

The other is the impact of search and rescue escort missions on the display of combat power.

Kane also clearly realized once again what the two sides of things are.

The biological man has the fanatic-like characteristics of being green-skinned and not afraid of death, and regards fighting hard and dying as a perfect destination.

From a general point of view, this feature is simply specially made for fighters. It can be said that those with this feature are born fighters.

However, not being afraid of death can actually be a shortcoming, and the result, simply put, is 'hard and easy to break'.

Like this "last rescue" incident, many gray-bearded creatures died with honor. Even if they killed the zerg several times as many as themselves, they could still fight against the zerg under the premise that the mission goal was not achieved. Loss is itself a failure.

Kane has heard the battle damage report of the mid-level commander more than once. Each report means that more than 5 combat teams have sacrificed their lives. Correspondingly, the refugees they were responsible for searching and escorting must have died.

In the rescue time of about 80 minutes before and after, with the help of equipment, the survivors who were successfully escorted to the location of the star gate or the rhythm of the medical boat were gathered. There were only more than 10,000 people, nearly three times the number of refugees , died for one reason or another.

On the frontal battlefield, with the same greybeard's combat strength, against the continuous attack of the Zerg, the SCV regiment that originally strengthened the defense line has now become a maintenance team. Some performance.

Mainly anti-aircraft missile vehicles and missile towers, followed by classic bunkers. These basic equipment are pouring firepower almost non-stop. It is said that the quantity and quality of Zerg has always maintained a steady and rising trend.

The minefield that depressed Kane the most, the fact that an unexploded bomb was a resounding slap in the face. Kane seemed to hear the cerebrum who commanded this battle say: "I'll step on it after you set it up? Since we keep saying that we are smart, then don't make us stupid in terms of specific details, okay?"

The minefield has been out of scrap status. Of course, it’s not fair to say this, the basic role of the minefield is still there, the Zerg needs to cross from the air, or from the deep underground, although the Zerg’s aerial power is also huge, and the ability to escape from the ground is also limited. The top one is strong, but after all, it is not as powerful and devastating as the land bug swarm.

What made Kane even more depressed was later, when he went to mine another battlefield, he discovered that the Zerg had mastered a new technology, which was to 'eat' the mines through creep. To put it simply, the semi-intelligent system of the landmine is not enough to recognize and deal with the cracking method of the creep ooze monster. As a result, the mine was successfully cleared by the zerg during the spread of the creep.

The zerg used this beautiful hand to tell Kane that in terms of weapon intelligence, the zerg's biological weapons are not in vain.

Through the vision of grassroots officers and soldiers, Kane has repeatedly experienced the destructive power of the Zerg. Facing the devastated New Wellington City, which was corroded by the attack of the Zerg within an hour, like a ghost, Kane has nothing to say.

The humans in the Koprulu sector who watched the related live video later also had nothing to say. Whether it is the intensity of the destruction or the effect of the destruction, they are all so impressive that nothing can be said to be powerless.

Insect corpses and corrosion marks can be seen everywhere, explosion craters left by the detonation of glory bombs can be seen from time to time, small puddles of blood, stumps and broken flesh are scattered like rubble... This kind of battlefield is tragic So much so that people no longer have any interest in caring about casualties.

Too many died, too many to numb, so many to shudder from the bottom of my heart.

As a famous program host said: "What about bravery? Could it be better than the Greybeards? The Greybeards, who take death in battle as the highest honor, sounded glory bombs time and time again. Under the circumstances, they are still desperately fighting the zerg that is several times their number. I am not saying that I am discouraged, the best of the elite of any unit of the federal army will end with this performance."

"But even with such efforts, it is still difficult to change anything. There are too many Zergs. As the angel said, they are intelligent and indeed have life characteristics, but they are more in line with the concept of biochemical weapons. They are flesh and blood It is a strategic mistake to compete with smart bullets for smart bullets. Therefore, how many bugs are killed is no longer a concept that people can be proud of."

Another thing that shocked mankind in New Wellington is undoubtedly the debut of mutants and distortions.

Mutants are the majority, externally manifested as the organic fusion of humans, octopuses and insects. The arthropods and tentacles look different, but they are actually one type. The difference lies in the position and style of the limbs. It is the result of wanton growth due to the lack of sufficient binding force. From the physiological deconstruction, there is no big difference between them.

Mutants are different. Each of them is very distinctive, and its physiological structure is very different from that of ordinary mutants. It's like the difference between those characteristic zombies in {Left 4 Dead} and ordinary zombies.

What shocks people about these Zerg virus-infected people is not their ugly appearance and distinctive fighting abilities.

To put it bluntly, with the level of information development in this era, what kind of novelty hunting and ghost effects have humans not seen? The heavy-tasting monsters that people come up with through film and television and the virtual world, regardless of the level of horror or weirdness, are above mutants and distortions, and they also come with special BGM.

What really shocks people is that those who become monsters do not seem to have lost their self-awareness. They can't help but destroy, howl, and do crazy things to vent, but they are in great pain, and they have been staged more than once. Forcefully ask the opponent to kill them to relieve the pain.

People think that seeing themselves become uncontrollable monsters, killing their relatives and friends, destroying all the good things they cherished in the past with their own hands, but they can't even die, and they can only ask others for help, this is probably the cruelest thing in the world one.

This is an important reason why a large number of humans in the Koprulu sector lost their sense of security in a very short period of time, which in turn caused large-scale riots and plunged society into turmoil.

And the laser drilling that Kane was most concerned about was finally completed before the fall of New Wellington...