The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

22BBY, August 12 am.

The offensive and defensive battle near the planet Bespin has entered a fierce stage. Admiral McGlenn launched an offensive with all his strength, and all the firepower of the fleet hit the Argonev-class interstellar base. He knew very well that as long as the powerful firepower and With an exceptionally solid interstellar base, he is equivalent to winning this battle!

However, even though his attack on the Argonev class had lasted all night, this huge interstellar base still stood majestically. During the battle, the shield of the interstellar base was broken 4 times, but every time it was Resisting the bombardment of the Republic fleet with its heavy armor, and recirculating, raising the shield.

Although the shield capacitor is constantly damaged, making the total capacity of the shield lower and lower, the Republic's fleet is also suffering losses under continuous blows.

Their biggest victory was blowing up one corner of the interstellar base into pieces. This area is about 900 meters in size. However, even so, this interstellar base based on the industrial floating city of Shefa has survived until now! This even surprised the Vathian engineers who were in charge of the interstellar base project.

Now the main fleet of the 19th Army of the Galactic Republic has fully occupied the advantage on the battlefield. Even if Igor Zavalov has exhausted all the tricks, he is still powerless to reverse the huge difference in strength.

There are 80 Jaeger-class battlecruisers and 20 Arquitens-class light cruisers. There are still 59 Jaeger-class ships and 11 Arquitens-class battlecruisers. Although they are all damaged to varying degrees, such The strength is still not what the fourth civilization's current left-behind fleet can match.

Seeing the development of the battle situation so far, Admiral McGlenn finally made a judgment, and now, he is about to take the fruits of victory into his pocket!

"Order the garrison of Karl planet to set off immediately, pass through the planet Noah-ha-ang, and threaten the Mordel sector! Try to contain the enemy's ... A fleet on the planet Anji!" Admiral McGlenn said the fleet number Frowning, the number of the enemy fleet has been confirmed, and the one on the planet Anji is indeed the number of the A fleet.

So, it is the B fleet that is going to the planet Christopher Sis? Admiral McGlenn has not yet understood when Dawn Star switched defenses, and what is the significance of this switch.

But now he can't take care of so much. The only thing that can threaten him is the Dawn Star A fleet that is currently on the planet Anji. This fleet currently has a total of about 50 to 60 large warships, which can indeed pose enough threats to his fleet.

"It's time to reap the victory?" Admiral McGlenn has not closed his eyes for two whole days. His eyes are bloodshot, staring at what is close at hand. He is riddled with holes, and flames and thick clouds are spraying everywhere. The Argonev-class interstellar base in smoke, muttering to himself.

He picked up a cup of coffee with trembling hands and took a sip. Although Dawn Star is his worst enemy, he still loves some special products from Dawn Star, such as this kind of coffee that refreshes his mind when he is sleepy.

"Maybe, after winning the victory, I should also retire." Admiral McGlenn sighed.

However, fate is like this, capricious.

No, this time, it's not fate, but...

trap!

A combat staff officer ran over quickly, his face was pale, and his voice was trembling, "General... General... the Supreme Strategic Command has confirmed that the separatist reinforcements from Planet Christopher Sis... are not Dawn Planet A Fleet! no!!"

With a crisp click, the coffee cup fell to the ground and shattered into pieces of glass shards, and the black coffee flowing all over the floor gave off a strong aroma. However, at this moment, no one is going to take this cup of drink that is widely sold in the market. At this moment, on the entire bridge, in the highest command center of the Republic Fleet, there is a gloomy atmosphere.

"Fleet A is on planet Anji, and we have reconfirmed the designation. So, is it their fleet B that is going to planet Christopher Sis?" Another staff officer asked with the last glimmer of hope.

"The same is not true, that fleet did not go from the direction of Dawn Star. Now the Republic Intelligence Headquarters is looking for the source, but all clues have disappeared without a trace within the Hutt space range. But at least it is certain that the mysterious fleet is From Hutt space..."

"Then tell me where the other half of the main fleet of Dawn Star is!!" Admiral McGlenn interrupted the words of the combat staff, roaring like a lion.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one could give an answer.

"Retreat! Retreat immediately!" Admiral McGlenn immediately made a decision.

"But... this fortress..." The staff officer looked at the crumbling Agniev-class interstellar base reluctantly.

"I said... retreat! Let the navigation computer calculate the best route for retreat immediately! I want to know when I can enter the hyperspace channel if I turn around now!" Admiral McGlenn said loudly.

The strength of Dawn Star is very powerful. With a total fleet of about 150 large warships, the power of this planet ranks first in the entire Milky Way. Leaving aside those inner circle planets whose industrial capabilities can be called terrifying, at least Able to rank among the best in the inner ring star region.

This is why even after the fleet of the 19th Army was supplemented with 110 Jaeger-class battlecruisers, neither Suramar nor McGlenn took the initiative to launch an attack.

This attack on Planet Bespin must be confirmed when half of the fleet of Dawn Star is not at home. Otherwise, the main battle, the supply is convenient, the morale is high, the reinforcements are fast, and the advantages are accumulated one by one. The side that takes the initiative to attack will inevitably Pay a bigger price.

For example, the Martha-class heavy cruiser, if it were not for the continuous replenishment of missiles, perhaps they would have run out of ammunition in such a fleet battle that lasted for more than a day.

There is no need to worry about the A fleet that is only assembled on the planet Anji. After all, they just bumped into the iron plate of Karl's defense line. No matter how cautious they are, they will bleed all over the place. But the B fleet, which has been missing for a long time, is the real killing move!

"General! The calculation is complete! Now the entire fleet has escaped from the gravitational circle of Planet Bespin and entered the hyperspace channel...Need..." The navigator swallowed, glanced at the results on the screen worriedly, and lowered his voice, "Need 5 hours..."

"5 hours? Are you sure? According to normal circumstances, we can enter hyperspace in less than an hour!" The staff officer became anxious when he heard this, and shouted loudly, "Recalculate for me! If you can't figure it out, replace it with someone else! !"

"There is no problem with the calculation. The hyperspace navigation is disturbed, and the source of the disturbance is... this fortress..." The navigator was sweating profusely.

"What's in the fortress? Is there a blocker?" Admiral McGlenn asked.

"The blocker is not used in this way, and it cannot be set within the range of the gravitational circle. This is an unknown technology that can interfere with the fleet entering the hyperspace channel. If we want to synchronize the hyperspace channel and the hyperspace engine of the battleship, The time has increased by more than 5 times!" said the navigator.

"Could it be that this battle was a trap from the very beginning!" The staff officer's face turned from white to green, and he almost suffocated.

"General! Strong hyperspace fluctuations have been detected! A large-scale fleet is approaching!" The radar soldiers suddenly shouted hysterically.