Chapter 2355 The disastrous defeat of Anselm (Part 1)
2356. Disastrous defeat at Anselm (Part 1)
Admiral Gilad Pellaeon thought for a long time, turned around and said to his adjutant: "Call the ships to retreat immediately and return to the planet Grad-Anselm for repairs and prepare for combat!"
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"General, aren't we going to attack?" the adjutant asked.
In fact, in the eyes of many naval officers, although the separatist warships have strong combat effectiveness, they will definitely win in the end!
Because what they control is a powerful Empire-class Star Destroyer! Not only on the planet Anshelm now, but also on the planet Grelle-Anselm in the rear, there are also more than 200 Star Destroyers coming here for reinforcements.
Their fleet had just fought a bloody battle with 10,000 Geth warships not long ago and won. The crushing force of the Imperial-class Star Destroyers against the geth's spacecraft made everyone's morale rise.
Now they are taking advantage of the victory to attack the planet Anxin. Not long after the battle started, their backup has not yet arrived. Even though the Separatist fleet showed unexpectedly strong combat effectiveness, the officers of the Imperial Navy did not feel that they would lose.
There are indeed not many people who can make accurate judgments after a brief exchange of fire.
"The number of reinforcements from the Separatists is unknown, and we have been fighting for a whole day and need to rest. We will retreat back to the planet Grad-Anselm and recharge our batteries before fighting the decisive battle with the Separatists." Gilad - Pellaeon didn't want to explain too much, just waved his hand and made the final decision.
"Yes!" The adjutant nodded angrily, and then went back to give the order.
Admiral Gilad Pellaeon shook his head. He knew that even returning to the planet Grad-Anselm was not a very safe choice. In fact, the best option is to return to the defense line of the Birbrin planet, and then send a small fleet to harass the separatists. After confirming the opponent's force size and strategic intentions, they can decide whether to launch a decisive fleet battle.
But withdrawing to the planet Birbreen at this time was not only unacceptable to Dunn Wessex, but also to the officers and soldiers at all levels in his own fleet.
Gilad Pellaeon was originally hated by many people because he became an admiral at the age of forty, but he relied on his numerous military exploits to consolidate his position. However, if he becomes timid in the face of the enemy's main force without fighting despite having once won a victory, his status in the army will also suffer a devastating blow.
Therefore, even on the battlefield, the decisions made by the commander will often be affected by factors outside the battlefield. This is by no means something that a third party can evaluate from a God's perspective.
Taking a step back and retreating to the planet Gullah-Anselm for rest is the best choice Gilad Pellaeon can make at the moment.
At this moment, with the revolution of the planet, the distance between the two fleets has increased to about 10 light minutes, which is also beyond the maximum effective range of the weapons. The Imperial fleet began to turn and retreat without being stopped by the Merchant Combined Fleet.
On September 22, the Imperial Fleet returned to the planet Grad-Anselm, occupied the planet's spaceport, and began to rest and replenish. Gilad Pellaeon ordered people to escort Darsana, the governor of the planet Gullah-Anselm, and said coldly: "Now due to the needs of the war, our army needs to requisition the governor of the planet Gullah-Anselm. I hope you will cooperate with the spaceport facilities and all material resources. After the battle, you can use my warrant to go to the Imperial Treasury for reimbursement.”
Darsana said humbly: "Of course, of course. Please give me a communicator, and I will arrange this immediately. All facilities on the planet Gullah-Anselm are owned by the empire."
Senior officials from other captured planets also expressed their willingness to cooperate.
Things were arranged so smoothly. Although the planet Gullah-Anselm was not an industrial planet, it was built by the Interstellar Banking Association according to the standards of a wealth planet. The planet is very rich in space ports and various material reserves, and Darsana quickly arranged to transport all the materials needed by the imperial fleet.
Hypermatter fuel rods, food, medicine, replacement parts, and even some core elements! Seeing this thing, Gilad Pellaeon cursed in his heart. You must know that the core element is a controlled product of the Galactic Empire. It is also one of the few things that can surpass the technological level of the Kingdom of Dawn. Now it can actually be used on the planet Gullah-Anselm. turn up? !
This clearly shows that there are quite a few moths within the empire!
The planet Grad-Anselm also sent engineering ships to help repair the damaged warships, but Gilad-Pellaeon only arranged for them to help weld the main armor belt that fell off, and did not allow them to touch any electronic equipment. .
However, such a lively rest period did not last long. Just one day later, amidst the sirens of the hyperspace probe, bursts of dazzling white light flashed, and densely packed warships appeared 60 light outside the planet Gullah-Anselm. Great location!
Mal-Tuk's main fleet finally arrived from Chisland. After completing its assembly, it launched an attack on the planet Grell-Anselm!
His fleet has now joined forces with the defense fleet of the Malarian Alliance, and the number of capital ships has increased to 250. At the same time, there are more than 200 new warships that can only be regarded as heavy cruisers, but their firepower is close to that of capital ships, and there are more than 5,500 light cruisers and frigates!
Gilad-Pellaeon's fleet includes 700 capital ships, including 400 Imperial-class Star Destroyers, 250 Victory II-class Star Destroyers, Imperial II-class, Victory I-class Star Destroyers, Tracker-class aircraft carriers, etc. There are about 50 battleships. In addition, it also includes 10 Vindicator-class heavy cruisers, 2,000 small and medium-sized warships, including Aquitens-class light cruisers, Vigil-class, Predator-class, and CR-90 frigates.
The combined number of fleets on both sides is close to 10,000 warships! Although mainly small and medium-sized warships, such a scale of battle is completely unique!
Under such a fleet size, all conspiracies and tricks are useless, there is only a confrontation between iron and fire!
As before, Admiral Mal-Took arranged his fleet into a claw-shaped array and launched attacks from four directions! Gilad Pellaeon, on the other hand, commanded the fleet to secure the spaceport in the outer space of the planet Grad-Anselm and set up a defensive formation to attack.
There are nearly 10,000 warships, and the light of countless turbo laser beams, missiles, lasers, and super-matter electromagnetic guns almost ignites the entire universe!
The flames of the explosion could not stop for a moment. The wreckage of the destroyed warship continued to roll under the impetus of the explosion, and countless fragments flew everywhere.
The originally peaceful and peaceful tourist planet Grad-Anselm is now completely surrounded by war!