The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

2219, Dangerous Attack

Colonel Connolly realized that this was a well-planned trap!

The commander of the other fleet was very high-level, at least not someone that his temporary acting captain could fight against!

Fortunately, the Eternal supercarrier still showed super combat effectiveness in such a desperate situation. Although the engine was damaged, the backup engine was quickly started, and the speed was restored to about half, and because the energy supply system was still intact, the weapon system was not affected.

The other fleet started a frontal attack at this time, and it was obviously worried that reinforcements would arrive, so it wanted to completely destroy the Eternal before the reinforcements arrived. However, once the battle reached this point, it would not matter about mobility and tactics, and the only thing left was a head-on collision!

The Eternal put up a resolute resistance, and with its powerful firepower and tenacious will, it finally made the sneak attack fleet return empty-handed.

In addition to the previously destroyed Night Dragon-class battlecruiser, the other fleet also had a Victory II-class star destroyer destroyed, and most of the other battleships retreated with injuries. As for the 10 light cruisers, 4 were destroyed.

However, the Eternal paid the price of power loss and hull damage, and the 5 double-blade electronic warfare light cruisers it carried were all sunk, and the 210 carrier-based aircraft it carried were all shot down.

There is no doubt that this was a disastrous defeat both strategically and tactically!

After research, Sheen Morabito ordered the deprivation of Colonel Connolly's military post and transferred him to the military court for further review. At the same time, he ordered the Chis Territory to enter a state of alert again.

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After receiving the news from Governor Sheen Morabito about the attack on the Eternal supercarrier, the Dawn Planet immediately convened the highest military meeting.

First of all, it can be confirmed that the opponent's fleet includes Imperial-class star destroyers, indicating that this is the fleet quietly sent by the Galactic Empire. And there are also Night Dragon-class battlecruisers and Lion-class heavy cruisers, which means that the remnant forces of the Chis Territory's native families have also colluded with the Galactic Empire.

At the same time, although the departure of the Eternal supercarrier was public, the route was kept secret. Not only that, this is an unknown star region! The hyperspace channel here is called a tangle, which can be said to be extremely complex and changeable, but the opponent can ambush the Eternal very accurately.

This is a very serious problem, because there may be traitors in the army. Moreover, being able to launch such a precise sneak attack in a complex hyperspace channel, and not only the location, but also the time when the opponent launched the sneak attack was just stuck in the hyperspace fluctuation and poor communication, the opponent must be very familiar with the hyperspace channel in the unknown star region!

It can't even be explained by familiarity, because such an attack that is just right in both time and space can be said to be a miracle!

The third is the strange art of command.

Because after the message was sent back to the Dawn Planet, the General Staff immediately organized several combat simulations. In addition to its own super combat power, the Everlasting had five double-blade light cruisers and fully loaded carrier-based aircraft, including 150 ghost fighters, 50 Viking fighters and 250 F-99 wombat drones.

Such a force should have an advantage against the opponent's 10 battleships and 10 light cruisers, including the Night Dragon-class battlecruisers and Lion-class heavy cruisers, which were backward warships produced by the Chis Territory. But the result was shocking. If the reinforcements had not arrived in time, the Everlasting would have been almost sunk!

This result is also the reason why Governor Sheen-Morabito decided to transfer Colonel Connolly, who was commanding the operation, to the military court-he believed that Colonel Connolly was not doing well in the operation and might have been derelict of duty.

And when reviewing the battle, Colonel Connolly once said that he wanted to use the three particle light spears on the bow of the Everlasting to launch a devastating blow to the enemy ship from beginning to end. But during the entire battle, he never found an opportunity.

After several hours of fighting, the particle light spear on the Eternal did not have a chance to fire even once!

However, according to the simulation results of the General Staff, the Eternal can use the particle light spear to destroy at least four of the opponent's main battleships!

Such a result made the Chief of General Staff Qi Jian look solemn. He told Carls Walton, who temporarily took over as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, that if Colonel Connolly was not too stupid, then it was the commander of the opponent...very scary!

Admiral Carls Walton is already a veteran. He is also one of the founders of the Fourth Civilization Navy and was awakened very early. He started as the deputy general of Igor Zavalov, the first commander-in-chief of the Fourth Civilization Navy, and served as deputy commander after the establishment of the Navy Department.

Later, Igor Zavalov died of illness, and Carls Walton took the initiative to apply for transfer to the second-line position for retirement, giving the opportunity to the team organized by the new Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Matt Horner.

Now that Matt Horner has resigned, Admiral Carls Walton has been invited back by Tang Xiao to take charge of the Dawn Principality Navy, and will step down once a more suitable candidate is in place.

Regarding this attack, Carls Walton said that this must be the Galactic Empire's response to the recent war of the Trade Federation and the Dawn Principality's war against Mnggal-Mnggal. And such an attack is definitely just the beginning, and there will definitely be more serious attacks afterwards.

Chief of Staff Qi Jian suggested that troops should be sent to Chis Territory immediately.

However, Minister of Defense Cheng Shitao objected to this suggestion. He said that if troops were sent at this time, it would only tell the people of Chis Territory that the Principality of Dawn was unable to control the situation in the territory and could only maintain its rule by continuously sending troops. From the perspective of the people of Chis Territory, this was a sign of weakness.

At present, there are enough troops stationed in Chis Territory. The Principality of Dawn has 70 battleships, plus more than 50 battleships of Chis Territory itself, a total of more than 120 battleships, plus more than 600 cruisers and frigates. Such a force can only be maintained through the star gate, so even if the Galactic Empire has a fleet going to Chis Territory, the scale will definitely not be large.

Therefore, the existing troops in Chis Territory are sufficient to solve the problem, and troops cannot be sent at this stage before the situation becomes clear.

After discussion, the Supreme Military Command of the Principality of Dawn agreed to this suggestion and did not send troops. And demanded that Chis Territory Governor Sheen Morabito must use his own forces to quickly and perfectly resolve the Imperial fleet that invaded Chis Territory.

At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Dawn also began to prepare a speech, ready to condemn the Galactic Empire's interference in Chis Territory's internal affairs in public opinion.

Don't feel strange, because the current Galactic Empire and the Principality of Dawn are actually still one family, and the Principality of Dawn still recognizes itself as a vassal of the Galactic Empire in name. Many things must be done according to the rules.