Chapter 2400 The Death of Mar-Touk (Part 1) [Construction Completed]
2401. The Death of Mar-Touk (Part 1)
Just when General Mar-Touk made up his mind to attack Wa with all his strength At the same time as Planet Kal, Vice Admiral Thrawn was also on the bridge of his flagship, the Chimera, sitting very calmly on his seat, looking coldly at the holographic star map in front of him.
"General, Mal-Tuk is just as you expected. Before the remaining forces on the Birbrin planet are completely wiped out, the entire main fleet has been mobilized to the Palance planet." Adjutant Voss - Parker said with reverence.
Thawn smiled slightly, put down the wine glass in his hand, and said: "Maltuk's judgment is actually not wrong. The main reason why our fleet cannot confront him head-on is that after two defeats After that, many battleships were in very bad condition and were in urgent need of repair and maintenance, so he was right to seize this advantageous period and pursue us fiercely without giving us any time to rest. Moreover... he must have thought that we were in trouble. Trading space for time.”
Voss-Parker was stunned and asked: "Uh... General, isn't it?"
"What we got in exchange for throwing away the Bilbulin planet, a fortress that took hundreds of years to build, can be Far more than time." Thrawn shook his head, "Mar-Tuk wants a passage into the inner circle, I will give him. If he wants a base to advance, I will give him. If he wants to control the movements of my main fleet, I will. Give it to him too...but, want Decisive battle? Haha..."
Throne stood up, tapped on the holographic star map twice, shook his head and sighed, "No"
He turned around and faced Wo. Voss-Parker said: "Instruct all ships to immediately start hyperspace navigation calculations to ensure that we can start hyperspace jump within 10 minutes."
"Yes!" Voss-Parker was extremely excited and stood at attention and saluted. Respond loudly.
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10BBY, February 13, at 8 pm Galaxy Standard Time, Admiral Mar-Tuk led the leading troops to leave the hyperspace channel and enter the Wakar system.
He left more than 500 small and medium-sized battleships and 50 heavy cruisers to defend the planet Palansi, and then the vanguard included 10 capital ships, 150 heavy cruisers and 1,700 small and medium-sized battleships.
Densely packed battleships appeared in the outer space of the planet Vakar with dense white flashes of light, making this planet with few people coming and going immediately become lively.
Without any hesitation, Admiral Mar-Tuk immediately ordered an attack! He had no intention of giving the Imperial fleet any breathing space.
However, the Imperial fleet was all gathered in the synchronous orbit of the planet Vakar at this moment. They gradually distanced themselves as the planet revolved. Then, after a symbolic counterattack, they started their hyperspace engines and escaped!
Looking at the Imperial fleet disappearing on the holographic star map, Admiral Mar-Tuk was furious. He punched the console and roared: "What are they doing! What are they doing? ! ! Does Thrawn know where he is going? There is an uninhabited planet behind him! ? ”
“General, do you want to pursue him?” "The T-series tactical robot asked from the side.
"What is the purpose of the Imperial Fleet heading to the unmanned galaxy?" Mal-Tuk asked as the muscles on his face twitched twice.
“According to the simulation, the most likely scenario is to extend our supply line.” The T-series tactical robot answered immediately.
Mar-Tuk raised his voice and shouted angrily: "Our supply line has been extended, so will they have supplies?! We can transfer supplies from the planet Palansi, can they?"
"The Milky Way needs to be considered The possibility of the empire establishing a supply depot in an unmanned galaxy," said the T-series tactical robot.
Mar-Tuke's expression changed and he began to think deeply.
He suddenly found that although he was making great progress, he was in a very embarrassing situation. It is true that he occupied the planet Palancy, but the problem is that the planet Palancy is located at a transportation hub and belongs to the center of multiple hyperspace lanes. No matter where he plans to go, the planet Palancy cannot be avoided.
However, the planet Palansi is not a very suitable planet as an advance base.
First of all, the industrial production capacity of this planet is not developed, and most of the industries on the planet are financial. So in times of war, can your finance industry make a part for my Star Destroyer or recharge my turbolaser?
So the material reserves on the planet Palansi are not abundant, and the industrial production capacity is completely insufficient. It must rely on transportation from the rear.
Then, such a planet that is easy to attack and difficult to defend is located at a transportation hub. So what is the result? As a result, enemies coming from all directions may threaten this place!
Why did the Galactic Empire set up its defense line on the planet Bilbulin instead of the planet Palancy? It's not that they don't know that if they build a fortress at a transportation hub, the radiation range will be wider, but it's because this place is simply not suitable!
So, now that Mal-Tuk has occupied the planet Palancy, he is indeed one step closer to the core circle strategy he dreamed of, but the planet Palancy has become a burden to him instead.
It is very difficult to transport the rear supplies of the Kingdom of Dawn to the planet Palansi.
Transportation on the Birbrin planet is very inconvenient, and several secret hyperspace channels there have not yet been explored. Although Mal-Took has organized astronomers and hyperspace experts to seize the time to detect it, This takes time. Before that, they had to rely on a few known waterways with low traffic volume for logistical transportation.
Not to mention those nasty armed asteroids around the planet Birbrin, those self-operating armed asteroids, although the part of them blocking the way has basically been destroyed, but the armed asteroids elsewhere It is still there, which invisibly compresses the activity space of the Kingdom of Dawn's transport fleet.
Finally, the Bilbulin planet itself also needs a large amount of material input, especially rebuilding the energy system on the planet, which requires a large amount of transportation equipment from the rear, as well as a large number of engineering robots.
As a result, the Bilbrin planet became a stuck place. The large amount of war materials prepared by the Kingdom of Dawn were all blocked by the Dorin planet and the Malarian Alliance and could not be delivered. And the most fatal thing now is that even if it is delivered, it is not safe for the supplies to be concentrated on the Palance planet. As mentioned above, this is a planet that is easy to attack and difficult to defend.
Mar-Tuke's face was uncertain. He didn't know the problem. He also understood that now was not the best time to attack the core circle, but the problem was... he didn't want to wait.
If we slowly control the Birbrin planet step by step, rebuild the energy supply, explore the hyperspace channel, establish a material transfer station, and then attack to occupy the Palansi planet and make steady progress, the situation will certainly be Much better. But in this case, it will be at least half a year later.
His expression gradually became ferocious, he slammed the table and said loudly: "Continue to send out reconnaissance planes! Find me the location of Thrawn's main fleet!"
T series tactics The robot immediately replied: "The location of the empire's main fleet The location has been confirmed, and they have not hidden their movements. They have arrived at the UX00144 galaxy, 0.5 seconds away from our position. "Continue to monitor! Separate a fleet to land on the planet Wakar!" Tuco gave the order.
Under his command, the Commercial Combined Fleet immediately detached a fleet consisting of 10 heavy cruisers and 200 light cruisers to cover the landing of transport planes on the planet Waqar.
The planet Waqar did not put up much resistance, and the planet's governor surrendered almost immediately. However, in the face of Mal-Tuk's angry questioning, the planetary governor told him with great embarrassment that when the imperial fleet left, it destroyed almost all the factories on the planet and took away all the strategic materials. The current planet Waqar is almost It's just an agricultural planet.
So, when your fleet comes over, it has food and drink, but it does not include strategic materials such as explosive gas, rare metals, battleship parts, electronic components, core elements, and sublight fuel.
Even speaking, the spaceport on the planet has been damaged a lot. Now there are only berths that can accommodate more than ten light cruisers, and other warships can only float in space.
In other words, there is no possibility for Mal-Tuk to dock the battleship at the space port for repair and supply. If he wants to supply, he has to rely on transport planes to move it bit by bit!
"Thrawn..." Mal-Took gritted his teeth. He was extremely angry. The other party's attitude of avoiding fighting made him feel like a lump in his throat. Even though he was extremely uncomfortable and angry, he could not find any place to vent.
"Attack...attack..." Mal-Tuk muttered.
"General, is the above language a combat instruction?" the T-series tactical robot asked from the side.
"Attack! I said! Attack! Assemble the fleet immediately and attack that unmanned system!" Mal-Tuk punched the console and roared loudly.
"Roger!" The tactical robot immediately sent combat instructions through the built-in communication device.
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The huge fleet was dispatched immediately. The hyperspace channel from the planet Wakar to the unmanned galaxy UX00144 was very smooth. The main force of the commercial combined fleet was divided into two waves and arrived at its destination in the early morning of the next day.
Throne's fleet was already well prepared and opened fire again after the Merchant Combined Fleet arrived. The two sides fought fiercely for more than three hours. Then, the Imperial fleet started the hyperspace engine again and escaped again! !
This time, Mal-Took looked at Thrawn's fleet command very carefully. Even he had to admit that the other party was able to command such a fleet that included hundreds of capital ships and thousands of small and medium-sized warships. The huge fleet relied on cross cover to complete a quick turn in a fierce firefight, and quickly started the hyperspace engine to escape. This kind of macro judgment ability is simply an art!
But he didn’t have time to express too much emotion now, because after the imperial fleet left, what was left behind was indeed an advanced base!
This forward base is not large in scale. It is all space buildings, including storage facilities, energy facilities, simple docks, hangar platforms, etc. Of course, when Thrawn left, he also emptied these things.
"General, according to the scan, bombs are placed inside these space buildings. As long as we get close, they will detonate." said the T-series tactical robot.
"Thrawn..." The muscles on Mal-Took's face were twitching. He clenched his fists and said in a low voice: "Fire! Blow up these things for me!"
The huge space facility was bombarded by the Yamato cannon of the Minotaur-class heavy cruiser, and soon exploded into countless fragments, with fire all over the place. Mar-Tuke stood in front of the porthole, watching this tragic scene without saying a word. The firelight from the explosion reflected on his face, making his expression look somewhat ferocious.
"General, it has been confirmed that the imperial fleet has arrived at the unmanned galaxy UK003413. Do you want to pursue it?" T-series tactical robots came over and asked.
"Pursue!! I want to see how many forward bases you have established, Thrawn!" Mal-Took said viciously.
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"You have to understand, Colonel Parker. The cost and man-hours required to build an Imperial-class Star Destroyer are equivalent to ten times that of such a simple military base." Long stood in front of the holographic star map and said calmly.
The national music of the Neimoidians is still echoing around. To be honest, judging from the aesthetics of humans and Chiss, this music can only be said to be very difficult to listen to, because the Neimoidians have never It is not a race that is good at art.
But Thrawn listened tirelessly. He could hear many things from the music. The national characteristics, way of thinking, interest orientation, etc. of the Neimoidians are all contained in this piece of music.
Adjutant Voss Parker followed Thrawn and said: "Yes General, as per your request, I am reviewing the economics of war."
"Books are dead, battlefields are alive, you need What you do is how to make every piece of knowledge you learn work flexibly, and then when it should come out The time now appears in your mind for your use." Thrawn said, "You have good grades at the Imperial Naval Academy, so now you should look more at the battlefield and think more about how our enemies think. "
"Yes, General," Voss-Parker said.
“It’s impossible for the Kuat Power Shipyard to come up with more warships in a short time. But they can complete hundreds of these modular space buildings in a short time and assemble them into simple As for the advance base, it is a piece of cake for them to fill the warehouse with supplies. , the imperial military also provides it without an upper limit." Thrawn said: "The advantage of the empire's productivity is reflected in all aspects, not just in the production of warships."
"I understand this way. Drag Mal Took's fleet to death," Voss Parker said.
"You can't die by procrastinating." Thrawn shook his head, "Mar-Took's patience must have reached its limit, and he is about to change his tactics."
"Everything is as expected, General. ." Voss-Parker showed an adoring smile.
“Oh, so sometimes I feel that those of you who are engaged in military affairs are no different from those who are engaged in politics. They are all a bunch of old yin.” A stood aside eating snacks and watching the show. Den-Lin said.
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(End of this chapter)