The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

1061. The Day of the Decisive Battle (3)

21BBY, July 1st. This day is also one of the statutory Boxing Days of the Fourth Civilization. There is no special reason. It is said that their leader Tang Xiao just typed a few dates on the calendar with a big hand and then settled it. As for the significance, there are naturally a large number of sociologists and humanists to supplement.

Eriadu planet, outer space.

A large number of fourth civilization fleets gathered here, continuously launching nuclear missiles and proton torpedoes towards the heavily surrounded planet Eriadu. Terrible explosions continue to explode on the planetary shield, and the energy ripples created by each explosion on the planetary shield have a diameter of at least hundreds of kilometers, and some large explosions can even reach a distance of thousands of kilometers It creates a scene like the wind and clouds changing color!

Behind this large fleet, two Glory of Dawn class motherships are parked there, with all the cabins and construction modules fully unfolded, becoming two huge space factories, constantly producing war materials.

Hundreds of transport ships took off from the Eriadu satellite, first came to the three Rucrehook-class battleships in the outer orbit of the satellite for distribution and transfer, and then sent a large number of combat materials to the fleet or the mother ship. Go aboard and support the fight.

Seizing the Eliadu satellite is a key part of this battle. Facing the highly industrialized planet Eliadu, the war resources on the satellite are the key factor to meet the needs of the fleet when the hyperspace channel is almost closed.

Not only the Eliadu satellite, but also the interstellar mines on several other planets in the Eriadu galaxy, including the planet Tarastra, have also begun to operate, transporting a large amount of resources to the satellite.

When attacking the planetary shield of a planet, the competition is resources, and the competition is energy.

After cutting off foreign aid and occupying other planets in the galaxy, the fleet of the Fourth Civilization finally gained the upper hand!

Now the fleet of the Fourth Civilization has even begun to make arrangements for things after occupying the planet. More than a dozen Laz-class heavy engineering ships have begun to lay down the basic structure on the outer orbit of the planet's north and south poles at the same time, and began to build two Argos. Nev-class interstellar base.

After communicating with the sensor department, a staff officer raised his wrist, received a piece of data with a universal tool, and then quickly walked to the center of the bridge, facing the fleet commander, Admiral Severance Tann, who was sitting upright. Standing at attention and saluting, he swiped the data and sent it to Tann's universal tool, saying, "General, according to calculations, we will break through the planetary shield of Planet Eliadu within the next 5 to 8 hours!"

Severance Tann looked at the light screen that appeared on the universal tool, nodded coldly and said, "Notify Ling Liang, let her army perform well. There are only less than two months left in the hyperspace storm, we must During this time, capture the planet Eliadu!"

"But...Didn't General Ling say at the last military meeting that it was almost impossible to capture Eri within two months..." Before the staff officer finished speaking, he was caught by Severance Tann's cold eyes. Staring, he lowered his head and dared not speak.

Severance Tann stood up from her seat, came to the porthole, crossed her hands, and looked at the burning planet outside the window, with a cold smile on the corner of her mouth.

In the direction of the Eliadu satellite, transport ships and landing ships soared into the sky. Among these small and medium-sized warships, the huge and flat bodies of the five Kessov-class battlecruisers also began to lift off slowly, adjusting their direction. Fly in the direction of the planet Eliadu.

Among these spaceships, they are fully loaded with an army of 1.3 million!

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Eriadu planet, the capital Eriadu city, the capital of the planet (I am really speechless, I am tired of this planet! This Nima Eriadu galaxy, Eriadu star, Eriadu planet, Eriadu planet Eriadu satellite, Eriadu city, I’m not done talking to you, there’s also Eriadu shipyard, Eriadu spaceport, Eriadu launch center… all with one name! No more, If you go to Nima, change it to Elixiang City. The Heavenly King and Lao Tzu call this name when they come, and it doesn’t work well when Jesus comes to say hello!)

The Governor of the 18th Army of the Galactic Republic, Wilhof Tarkin, had a stern face. He also stood in front of the window, looking up at the fiery sky.

In the sky at this moment, it seems that there is an extremely huge display screen, which is constantly showing flames and light, but he understands that in a few hours, this display screen will be shattered, and then the terrible explosion and flames will be gone. The covering fell to the ground.

The planet Eliadu, which once became the commercial center of the outer ring of the Milky Way, has a very developed economy and industry. After more than three months of back and forth competition, it finally faced its final moment.

"Your Excellency, the underground command center in Elixiang City has been prepared, please move over there to command operations." A staff officer came over and said.

Tarkin took a deep look at the burning sky, didn't speak, just turned and left.

Arriving at the underground command center hundreds of meters deep, hundreds of commanders and staff officers at all levels are already busy. In the very center is a very huge holographic projection of the planet, which is marked with dense marks, which are the deployment of tens of thousands of important military locations on the entire planet.

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On the prosperous planet Eliadu, an impregnable ground defense line is being built.

But from another point of view, things are not so...

On the surface of the planet, the once bustling cities are now lifeless. The streets are full of skinny and hungry people. In front of the few food distribution points, countless people line up. The found container is in hand, waiting for the next food ration to arrive.

Almost everyone's face was numb and expressionless.

Even when they looked up at the burning sky occasionally, there was no fluctuation on their faces, and they didn't even feel the slightest fear of the flames that might be about to fall.

Some soldiers were on patrol with guns, each of them wearing a black mask to hide their perhaps equally panicked expressions. But the black masks also concealed their humanity. Once they found someone jumping in line, they would shoot without hesitation! Then the corpse was left to rot on the ground, and no one paid any attention to it.

There are also several hover trucks slowly moving forward on the street, surrounded by soldiers of the Galactic Republic wearing simple military uniforms and holding blaster rifles, passing in front of the crowd. Once they see a slightly stronger body, they immediately say hello, that one Those called immediately scrambled over, took a loaf of bread and a blaster, climbed into the truck, and joined them.

Only the skinny old, weak, sick and disabled are left, still desperately waiting for the rationed food...

The planet Eliadu had a population of 22 billion before the war, and its current population...

13 billion!