The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

2302. Rendili Raid (1)

Under the energy interference of three volleys of particle light spears, the state of warp navigation stopped, and a huge fleet appeared between the orbits of the fourth and fifth planets in the Rendili system!

"Enemy ships appear! Number 719! All are capital ships!!"

"Super battleships detected, number 4! Confirmed to be one Executor class and three Commander II class ships!!"

"Confirmed the number of Imperial-class Star Destroyers, 420!! Confirmed the number of Chaser-class aircraft carriers, 12!!" the radar department officer shouted loudly.

The frightening figures were reported, and everyone in the command center looked solemn.

The defense fleet of the Rendili system includes 800 Victory II-class Star Destroyers, 150 Victory I-class Star Destroyers, 40 Catastrophe-class battlecruisers, 50 Cole-class battlecruisers, and 10 Hell's Angel-class battleships. cruisers, 40 Masha-class guided missile heavy cruisers, and 10 Sova-class aircraft carriers.

Although the number seems huge, it can be seen at a glance that most of them are second-line battleships. In such a head-on confrontation, it is no match for the Empire-class Star Destroyer.

The most advanced warships of the Dawn Principality are all concentrated in the two directions of the Yago-Dur planet and the Eriadu planet.

After all, the location of Rendili planet is too deep into the territory of the Galactic Empire. Although it is indeed very critical, it also makes supplies here very difficult. That's why Victory II-class Star Destroyers are mass-produced and equipped, because this kind of Star Destroyer, whether it is parts or brand-new warships, can be produced locally and does not have to rely on supplies from the rear of the Dawn Planet.

Because of this, the military of the Principality of Dawn is fully prepared for the worst-case scenario that the planet Rendili may be captured at any time, so they are even less likely to deploy too many advanced warships here.

"Disaster-class battlecruiser, recharge! Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk... launch three volleys at the Galactic Empire fleet! Countdown to 60 seconds! Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk..." Admiral Trench was undaunted and raised his hand to give the order again.

Ten minutes passed again, and the results of the attack came. The imperial fleet, which had always maintained a maneuvering and evasive state, completely avoided these three salvos, which had no effect at all!

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk..." Admiral Trench stroked the chelicerae at the corner of his mouth, "Stop, shoot. The reserve fleet retreats to the back of the interstellar base... tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. Main battle fleet, spread its wings. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk..."

According to his orders, 400 Victory II-class Star Destroyers and all 150 Victory I-class Star Destroyers began to retreat as a reserve force, hiding behind the star base.

A total of four Agonev-class interstellar bases are deployed in the outer orbit of Rendili planet. They are all large models with a side length of 15,000 meters and are deployed along the equator of the planet. At the same time, there are also a large number of armed space stations, Gauss artillery platforms, stealth hangar platforms, and missile launch platforms as supplements.

According to Admiral Trench's instructions, all other main battle fleets except the reserve force began to be divided into two parts, with the interstellar base numbered No. 3 facing the direction of the imperial fleet as the center, and the two wings spread out. The distance between the two wings is 20,000 kilometers, and the center is an interstellar base and 20 disaster-class battlecruisers.

This is a huge pocket formation.

The distance between the two fleets had shortened to 5 light minutes. At this moment, the radar department shouted: "The Imperial fleet was observed firing!"

In the picture of the hyperspace sensor, almost all Imperial-class Star Destroyers pointed all their heavy turbolaser cannons forward and opened fire.

Due to the cone-shaped structure of the Empire, when facing the enemy, the three XX-9 heavy turbolaser cannons deployed on the battleship, with a total of 60 twin-mounted heavy turbolaser cannons, can fire directly! Its firepower is very powerful.

"All warships, enter the evasive state. Tut, tsk, tsk, tsk..." Admiral Trench stroked his chelicerae at the corner of his mouth and continued to order, "Keep the formation and don't mess up."

"Do we need to fight back?" Lieutenant General Malcolm Granger asked.

"No need to... fight back. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, admiral Admiral Trench narrowed his eyes, "shooting from a long distance...

"The course of the Imperial Fleet has changed, shifting 12 degrees to the left!" the radar soldier continued to report.

"All fleets, move simultaneously. Tsk tsk tsk tsk." Admiral Trench continued to order, "Take off... 4 formations of fighter jets, tsk tsk tsk tsk. Bring along the scientific exploration ship, patrol range, 20 light seconds."

The Imperial fleet began to deflect while firing, and the entire fleet began to move toward the left. Admiral Trench was tit for tat.

At the same time, a total of 48 ghost fighters in 4 formations took off. Among the fighter groups, they were guarding a large spaceship that roughly looked like a sphere. This kind of spacecraft is about 400 meters in diameter and is equipped with a very powerful detection device. This device can be detected even by the Dawn Principality's own stealth fighter from a long distance away.

About 20 minutes later, the attack finally arrived!

Countless laser beams came like raindrops, and most of them hit the planetary shield of Rendili, causing violent ripples of energy.

There were also a few attacks that landed on the Agniev-class interstellar base, which were also completely blocked by the deflector shield.

As the attack continued and the Imperial fleet turned, the attack points of these countless turbo laser beams were also slowly moving, and the raindrop-like attacks almost never stopped!

At the same time, the four formations of Ghost fighters that took off also discovered two small reconnaissance drones of the Galactic Empire with the help of the scientific exploration ship and destroyed them. These fighters continued to patrol to ensure that the artillery calibration of the Imperial fleet was completely blind.

And at this moment, the hyperspace outpost outside the Rendili galaxy sent a message that a large number of hyperspace jump fluctuations were detected!

Then, more than 3,000 light cruisers and frigates came to the periphery of the Rendili galaxy through the hyperspace channel and began to destroy the hyperspace blocker.

The main fleet of the Empire always maintained a 12-degree deflection to the left, and kept approaching in an arc. At the same time, the Imperial-class Star Destroyer kept alternating firing. For more than half an hour, the long-range bombardment of the planetary shield of Rendili planet did not stop.

Even three Gauss artillery platforms were unlucky and were destroyed in such intensive but blind bombardment.

"Report, the distance of the enemy ship." Admiral Trench stroked his claws and asked slowly.

"11 light seconds." The T series tactical robot answered immediately.

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk...Except for the particle lances, all warships, open fire." Admiral Trench gave the order to open fire.

"Yes!"

The long-awaited Rendili Defense Fleet finally waited for this moment. The captains of each ship immediately issued an order, and all warships opened fire!

Countless heavy turbolaser cannons immediately fired dazzling rays of light, and green turbolaser beams shot out instantly! Fired towards the Imperial Fleet 10 light seconds away!

"Fire!" With the captain's order, the 20 XX-9 twin-mounted heavy turbolaser cannons installed on the Victory-class Star Destroyer opened fire at the same time!

XX-9 is a turbolaser cannon that can be called the ancestral heirloom of the Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire. After the rebellion of Rendili Interstellar Power, the production technology was also mastered by the Principality of Dawn. Now the warring parties are using the same weapon to shoot at each other from a distance!

However, the firepower of the Victory II-class Star Destroyer, which is 900 meters long, is naturally far less than that of the 1,600-meter-long Imperial class, and the power of this salvo is much weaker. (End of this chapter)