Chapter 2373 Darth Vader’s Counterattack
2374. Darth Vader’s Counterattack
The outer star region of the Milky Way, the edge of Hutt space, the Ord Pardron planet.
This planet is the headquarters of the Iron Lance, the Thirteenth Army of the Galactic Empire. Since the era of the Galactic Republic, the military has monitored the entire Hutt space from here.
However, with the end of the Hutt Civil War, the Gorensla family became dominant and tried to establish a unified Hutt regime. The control of the Thirteenth Army was greatly challenged and it has gradually lost control. The deterrent power of Hutt space.
The last news they got was that the Gorensla family was working with a group of 'interstellar pirates' to develop their own fleet of pirate ships.
After the Galactic Empire declared war on the Kingdom of Dawn, the Gorensla family had always claimed that the Hutts would remain neutral, but in fact they took the opportunity to cut off the connection between Hutt space and the Galactic Empire.
And after that, a squadron from the Kingdom of Dawn set off from the planet Christophsis. After defeating the patrol fleet of the Galactic Empire on the planet Falin, it broke into Hutt space and began a fierce exchange of fire with the Thirteenth Army.
According to communications intercepted by the Galactic Empire, the Dawn Kingdom commander who commanded this squadron was named C and was a major general. No one knows his real name, and no one knows what he looks like - because he always wears a mask.
Compared with the power to independently command a fleet, the rank of rear admiral is obviously low. I don't know what the reason is.
However, General C commanded his own fleet and defeated the Galactic Empire's fleet many times.
Although the Galactic Empire has almost no power near the planet Christophsis in the south, the little-known General C still showed his outstanding abilities by being able to defeat the Imperial fleet repeatedly.
With the outer ring star region cut off from the mainland of the empire, on September 29, 11 BBY, General C led a fleet to begin the siege of the planet Oud-Padron.
Birul, the governor of the Thirteenth Army, had already fled back, but he did not have the courage to return to the center of the empire, so he could only escape to the planet Alderaan.
On October 4, General Severance Tann led the main force of the Kingdom of Dawn and the Second Task Force to capture the planet Karatooin in the East, entered the jurisdiction of the 12th Army of the Galactic Empire, and defeated an army on the planet Boonta. An imperial defense fleet invaded the planet Salukami.
Just like before, after the Galactic Republic besieged the planet Salukami, it opened a passage to the core area of the Confederation of Independent Systems. And now, if the Salukami planet is captured by Severance Tann, then the Kingdom of Dawn will be able to once again get in touch with the core planets of the Confederation of Independent Systems such as the planet Semels, the planet Felucia, and the sub-planet Laxus. , to further expand the results.
However, the Galactic Empire could no longer bear it. On October 6, the Dark Lord Darth Vader led the main fleet of the Galactic Empire with the Death Squadron as the core, setting off from the planet Fondo to attack the planet Yago-Dur!
And according to the accurate calculations of astronomers, the Yago-Dur system is in a stable period at this moment. In other words, attacking at this time will not follow the footsteps of the last Yago-Dur system battle, because it will not be able to cope with the sudden attack. The astronomical phenomenon is thus in dire straits.
Darth Vader's attack completely ruined the Kingdom of Dawn's plan to quickly capture the entire Outer Rim Star Sector and the Central Rim Star Sector.
The original plan was to use at least two Death Star cannons to continuously bombard the Fangdo planet, keeping the Fangdo planet on the verge of collapse. In this way, the Imperial fleet would choose more carefully whether to abandon this industrial core and take the initiative. .
This can at least create a favorable environment for General Severance Tann's actions, and at least buy her enough time to capture the Salukami planet and gain sufficient strategic advantage.
But now, due to Darth Vader's decisive and resolute attack, Admiral Severance Tann had to lead the fleet to evacuate from the front line of Salukami planet and prepare to return to the Kingdom of Dawn. Severance Tann still underestimated Darth Vader's determination to attack. In fact, the Dark Lord not only did not have any scruples due to the continuous bombardment of multiple planets by the Death Star artillery, but he was also not threatened by the Kira planet. He was frightened by the tragic defeat, but on the contrary, it stimulated the ferocity in his heart, and he vowed to give the Kingdom of Dawn a fatal blow!
At the same time, General Ling Liang led the First Task Force, with the Titan battleship Xuanwu as the core, guarding the planet Yago-Dur, preparing to delay the return of Severance Tann's fleet.
That afternoon, the Imperial fleet, led by the Executor super Star Destroyer, escaped from hyperspace jump and appeared on the planet Yago-Dur.
Almost at the same time, the disaster-class battlecruiser opened fire, and dozens of dazzling rays of light lit up the cold universe of the Yago-Dur system.
The third battle of Jago-Dour begins!
The Imperial fleet, under the command of Darth Vader, rushed towards the planet Yago-Dur as if crazy. Just like Anakin Skywalker did during the Clone Wars - attack, attack, attack again!
Capture the planet Yago-Dur before General Severance Tann's main fleet returns for reinforcements! Darth Vader's determination to attack this time is extremely firm, even if Severance Tann chooses to change his family and lead the main fleet to directly attack the Fondo planet, he will not hesitate!
No matter what, Darth Vader has only one goal now - the planet Yago-Dur! ! He would rather lose the planet Fondo, an industrial world that took tens of thousands of years to build, but also want to get rid of the thorn in the side of the Galactic Empire, the planet Yago-Dur!
Darth Vader invested more than 300 Imperial-class Star Destroyers in the first wave of the offensive, and fleets from the planet Fondo are still arriving in an endless stream.
Such a crazy attack put General Ling Liang under great pressure.
Darth Vader was simply crazy. He commanded his Executor super Star Destroyer to charge directly at the front. The insane firepower of up to 5,000 heavy turbolaser cannons poured almost continuously on the Xuanwu Titan. On the battleship!
In fact, it has been proved that only in this way can the advantages of the Executor-class super Star Destroyer be brought into full play! Compared to the Lusangkaya super Star Destroyer, which was besieged and finally sunk in an extremely frustrating battle, the Executor's crazy firing now obviously poses a fatal threat to the Xuanwu Titan battleship!
General Lingliang had no choice but to dispatch ten Doomsday Battlefield-class battlecruisers and use powerful power-destroying devices to continuously fire at the Executor to weaken the super Star Destroyer's firepower as much as possible. The Xuanwu's shield had been broken three hours after the battle began, and it was now relying on the fleet's shield and its own extremely thick armor to resist.