The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

830. The Lost Fleet (4)

"You said you found 200 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers? The crew are all dead?" During the holographic projection, Tang Xiao was so startled that he almost cried out.

Now that the force of his dark side is getting stronger, there are definitely not many situations that can make him lose his composure.

"That's true. I'm investigating why this fleet is here. But the top priority right now is to send reinforcements as soon as possible to take over this fleet. I don't have many people left." Severance Tann said.

"How many people do you have?" Tang Xiao asked.

"Except for the crew staying on the Plague, I can send up to 800 people, plus 500 B-1 combat robots originally used for chores, and can activate up to five battleships." Severance Tann replied , "According to calculations, the closest to our current location is the Halm galaxy (Halm), which is located in a void that is not directly connected by a hyperspace channel."

"Halm galaxy?!" Tang Xiao quickly turned back to check the star map, and then his face brightened, "The Harmu galaxy is close to the planet Ceria, and it is only less than 10 seconds away from there! The jump actually ran to the central area! This is not far from our control area!"

"That's right, but there is no hyperspace channel directly connected here. It is estimated that it is difficult to sail directly here. Only the best navigators can, or... use the force to perceive." Severance Tann said, "We don't have much time. The Republic Fleet may follow me here at any time. Moreover, there must be people in the Jedi Order who can navigate through Force perception."

Tang Xiao's face became serious, and he used the original force to perceive the hyperspace channel, which happened to be in his own power blind spot. Simply put, he couldn't. However, there are absolutely many people who know this in the Jedi Order. The overseas exploration plan proposed by Jedi Master Jolus Cerbos relied on the force of the Jedi Master to navigate, so many Jedi Masters at that time specially studied this item ability.

Among them is Obi-Wan Kenobi-he is also one of the participants in the overseas exploration plan. Before the outbreak of the war, that is, in the plot of "Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones", he was able to Directly using the Force to navigate to find the Kamino planet that does not exist on the star map is to rely on the ability he learned in the overseas exploration plan.

"Contact Cunte immediately and ask him to come back to me as soon as possible!" Tang Xiao immediately turned around and gave an order through the main brain, "Don't wait, immediately dispatch a transport fleet to the Seria galaxy without disturbing the Republic. You can’t go to the Harm galaxy, it’s still under the control of the Republic, and everything must be done in secret.”

"Then I will continue to search for the information left behind by this fleet." Severance Tann nodded.

"Katana fleet." Tang Xiao suddenly said a name, "It's the name of this fleet."

Severance Tann was taken aback, "You actually know the origin of this fleet?!"

"This happened almost 20 years ago. Because of the news blockade of the Galactic Republic, almost everyone has forgotten this famous fleet at the time—the Kuroshio, the Blade Fleet." Tang Xiao slowly Speaking, neither he nor Tann had much to do now anyway, so he began to tell the information he knew, "To be exact, a brand new fleet was established by the Galactic Republic 25 years ago (46BBY). "

"In the past, we all know that the main battleship of the Judiciary Fleet of the Galactic Republic was the Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser. However, the old-fashioned Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser at that time was very inefficient. A 600-meter-long battleship actually required 16,000 crew members. This made the internal environment of the battleship extremely poor , and it is impossible to fight for a long time-the supplies of 16,000 people, this warship can't transport much." Tang Xiao said.

Severance Tann nodded in agreement. If it were her, she would definitely not want to command such a warship to fight, because it is estimated that the crew would be hungry two or three days after departure. That is, the Galactic Republic, which occupies the entire galaxy, can tolerate the existence of such warships, because they can get supplies anytime and anywhere.

"Therefore, Rendili Interstellar Power Company, the company that produces the Dreadnought class, has carried out a substantial modernization of this type of warship. It has strengthened the automatic control equipment and intelligent AI, optimized the internal structure, and reduced the crew required by the warship to 2204 people ...This also increased the combat efficiency of the battleship by at least 5 times, making it the most advanced warship at that time. This type of warship was placed with high hopes by the Ministry of the Navy of the Republic, and 200 ships were ordered from Rendili Interstellar Power Company at one time. Officially delivered on that day 25 years ago."

"The Republic established such a fleet, named after the flagship of the fleet, the Blade, and called the Blade Fleet. Because these warships are painted in gray and black, which is different from the red and gray paint commonly used by the Republic, this fleet also It's called the Kuroshio. However, on the first day of the maiden voyage, there was an accident." Tang Xiao said.

"What happened to make such a fleet disappear directly?" Severance Tann asked.

"When the fleet sailed for the first time, this fleet almost caused a sensation in the entire galaxy, because at that time, this fleet was a real armada. They can launch an attack on any galaxy in the galaxy within a day, and will Directly destroy all targets listed as enemies. The first voyage is scheduled to return to Coruscant after the core circle to the inner ring of the main galaxy, but after the fleet set off and entered the hyperspace channel, it disappeared immediately and was disconnected. made all the connections."

"This incident became a huge scandal in the Galactic Republic. A total of 200 main battleships disappeared under everyone's noses, and they have not been found. Interstellar Dynamics all fell into a passive position. This also led to the loss of the speaker at the time in the election two years later to Phoenix-Valoren, who became famous with Stark’s hyperspace battle. You must know the public opinion before that According to the survey, he has an absolute advantage over all competitors."

"Not only that, but the manufacturer of the battleship, Lundili Interstellar Power Company, is also disgraced. Many congressmen blame the disappearance of the fleet on the automated operating system that Lundili Interstellar Dynamics previously boasted about. As a result, the fleet lost control and disappeared. As a result, the Republic's military orders have since been transferred to the Kuat Power Shipyard, and only a small number of orders for the Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser have been handed over to Rendili."

When Tang Xiao said this, he smiled sarcastically, "To be honest, compared to Kuat Power Dockyard, I am more reluctant to face the warships of Lundili Star Power Company on the battlefield. Because their warships are simple and unpretentious, but Efficient and reliable, it is the background that has truly experienced the baptism of war. After all, among the three major industrial giants, the Kuat Power Shipyard has the shallowest background and foundation, and their rise has not been long."

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[Easter Egg Chapter Attachment 1: The approximate location of the Blade Fleet, the yellow circle is the current control area of ​​the Fourth Civilization, and the red circle is the approximate location of the Blade Fleet. The Halm galaxy is too small, and many star maps are not marked. It took me a long time to find the reference object of Celia planet. Only then did I discover that the Blade Fleet is really near the fourth civilization! 】