Chapter 525: The bloody battle at Bespin (1)
523. The bloody battle at Bespin (1)
At the same time, on the morning of May 24, a chaotic and huge fleet broke away from the hyperspace channel. Come to the planet Denon.
This fleet includes 18 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers, 5 Cheer-class assault landing ships, more than 80 Karak-class light cruisers, and more than 200 ships including CR-70, Corellian DP -20 frigate-class battleships including gunboats.
You can even see 4 ancient Invincible-class heavy cruisers in the formation. This type of heavy cruiser is 2011 meters long and was designed more than 3000 years ago. Although it has long lagged behind the times, it is a capable Large warships that enter the atmosphere can still use some residual heat.
This is a formation that the Galactic Republic pieced together, assembled 5 local defense fleets, and mobilized warships from the Republic Judiciary Fleet, which has been reorganized into the Grand Republic Navy. Their goal is to directly kill the planet Geonosis and rescue Master Yoda and the 200,000 clone army.
Among the Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser as the flagship, Jedi Master Depa-Bilaba stood in the middle wearing a brown robe, and behind her stood two young girls with blond hair.
The two girls look like they are only 15 or 6 years old. The childishness on their faces has not faded yet, but they are already very beautiful and lovely girls. They both have shoulder-length short hair, and their golden bodies are beautiful. There was a bow wrapped around her hair - this was not allowed in the Jedi Order, but because of Depa-Bilaba's doting on them, Billaba's master, Master Windu, the second-in-command of the Jedi Order, did not say anything What.
Although the two girls look similar, the color of their clothes and their expressions are completely different, making them easy to distinguish.
The taller one was wearing a blue robe and the bow on her head was also blue. She looked very quiet, she just stood there with her head bowed and said nothing.
The shorter one was wearing a red robe with a red bow on his head, but the expression on his face was full of confidence and even arrogance.
Yes, they are the apprentices of Depa Billaba, and they are also the first batch of Force-sensitive people who went out from the Dawn Planet to train in the Jedi Order, sisters Luna Dream and Luna Phantom.
Before 27 BBY, the Dawn Planet sent a total of three batches of five force-sensitive people to the Jedi Order for training, but the ones with the highest talents and the strangest ones were still Luna Dream and Lu. Na-Fantasy sisters. They only have the talent of the Force when they stand together, and their talent is extremely high, almost as good as the Chosen Son Anakin Skywalker, but if they are separated by a certain distance, they are no different from ordinary people.
After 27 BBY, with the increasing expansion of the separatist movement, the Dawn Planet basically cut off its contacts with the Jedi Order, and naturally no more Force-sensitive people were sent to the Jedi Order. .
"General, we can no longer move forward along the Hydia hyperspace channel. 15 seconds away from here is the Alanten star system. In that star area, there are traitors who have joined the separatism. They have set up hyperspace blockers near their respective planets. Now we can only transfer to the Corellian trade route, go to the planet Malastar, and then pass through the planet Naboo before we can reach Geonosis." The commander of this fleet was Admiral Wolf Yularen. He turned around and said to Depa Billaba with great respect.
Not long ago, Chancellor Palpatine had just issued a directive confirming that if a Jedi Knight is in the military, the rank of a Jedi Master is equivalent to that of a general. If a general of the military is also present, then the status of the Jedi Master is higher. To the general.
Therefore, the fleet commander, Admiral Woolf Yularen, also has to obey the command of Depa Billaba here.
"What are the separatist trends now? Is there any information coming from the direction of Geonosis?" Depa-Bilaba asked.
"Currently, the separatists have launched attacks in 17 galaxies at the same time. The neutral galaxy Bespin has even been attacked by a large fleet of the Dawn Planet. Overall, the situation is not optimistic. After comparison by intelligence personnel, The separatist fleet that did not appear on any frontline battlefield after leaving the fleet station should have been originally deployed in the direction of the planet Christophsis," Wolf-Yularen answered.
“I can feel that Master Yoda and Master Windu are safe at the moment, but the development of the war situation is changing rapidly, and we cannot afford more delays.” Depa-Bilaba said.
"Then we..." Yularen frowned.
“Continue to perform a hyperspace jump through the Hydia Channel. If it is a man-made blocker, I have the ability to temporarily help the fleet break through. This is actually thanks to Master Jolus Serbaos. Hyperspace theory, unfortunately he has died in overseas exploration operations," Depa-Bilaba said.
“But if we fail, maybe we will immediately be surrounded by the Separatist fleet.” Yularen said.
Luna-Huan interrupted from the side: "Ah, why are you such a noisy old man? If the master says it can be done, then it can be done."
Luna-Mengye said calmly. Said: "If we take a detour from the Corellian trade route, the small warships in our fleet will have to go through more hyperspace jumps and replenish fuel. In that case, it will take at least three days for us to reach Kyrgyzstan. Planet Onosis ”
Depa-Bilaba nodded and said to the two sisters: "Then, when I stabilize the hyperspace channel, you also need to sense how my force works. This is the hyperspace I have told you many times. Theory. "
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Bespin is an orange gas giant planet with a diameter of 118,000 kilometers. At its core is a metal core with a diameter of 6,000 kilometers. .
Due to the huge size of Bespin, the pressure and temperature inside the planet are extremely high. Moreover, there are a large number of rare elements in the planet that are very rare in the galaxy, as well as very large reserves that can be processed into weapons grade. Explosive gases, many of which can even be refined, can be used as conventional fuel for spacecraft.
If this is the case, then Bespin is just a planet with great mining value, but sometimes we have to lament the magic of the Creator of the universe. Between 150 kilometers and 180 kilometers away from the outermost layer of Bespin, there is an interlayer with a gas composition just right for life.
This mezzanine is called the Bespin Life Zone. After the Bespin Life Zone was discovered by interstellar explorers, it quickly attracted the attention of many people, and gas mines were opened here. In the days of the Old Republic, Bespin's main product was Tibana gas, which could be used as a coolant for spaceship hyperspace engines and was very efficient.
Later, Lord Ecolesis Figo from the Corellian system discovered the greater potential of the Bespin planet. He extracted it from the endless gas of the Bespin planet. A blaster gas was refined that could be used as blaster ammunition.
Aware of the huge business opportunities, Lord Ecolasis immediately commissioned Income Company to build a huge floating city for him in the Bespin Life Zone - Cloud City.
After hundreds of years of development, Yuncheng has become a luxurious city integrating mining, production, tourism, and vacation, bringing countless wealth to Lord Figo's descendants every year.
And because of the rise of Cloud City, dozens of floating cities of different sizes have been built in the Bespin Life Zone, with a total of 6 million permanent residents living in them.
As the city continues to expand, more capital begins to pour in. Corellian Engineering and Income Corporation became the largest investors outside of Lord Figo's personal consortium and owned a large number of properties here.
In recent years, the political situation of the Galactic Republic has been unstable, and separatism has become increasingly fierce. However, the planet Bespin is making a lot of money. They neither want to help the republic nor pay attention to the separatism.
So after the war between the two sides broke out, the leadership of the Bespin planet headed by Yun Cheng immediately announced that they would remain neutral.
Then...
Dawn Planet's fleet came over a few hours later.
Tang Xiao doesn't care whether you are neutral or not. Since the war has broken out, you are either my friend or my enemy! What's more, the Bespin planet is only 8 seconds away from the Endor system. Even a large-scale fleet invasion can arrive within a few hours.
Coupled with Bespin's rich resources and convenient transportation - a very critical factor is that the planet Bespin is located at the end of the Corellian trade route, and the Corellian trade route is the largest in the galaxy. One of the most important hyperspace routes. The hyperspace of this route is very stable, and even the largest fleet can pass through it smoothly.
For example, Bespin Planet is like a mine next to the end of a subway line. Although this end station is a small station and there is no transfer line or anything, it is still there. It's very convenient to go anywhere on the subway line.
From this point of view, it gave Tang Xiao even more reason to capture this place. If the fleet of the Fourth Civilization passes through Bespin and then moves forward, it will be difficult for the Galactic Republic to keep track of the movements of his fleet!
You must know that the Bespin Life Zone is also within the scope of this gas giant planet. It is too easy to block information and hide the fleet here!
Due to this series of considerations, Tang Xiao arbitrarily modified the plan given to him by General Grievous to attack the planet Kriselist, and instead attacked the neutral planet Bespin!
The Bespin garrison and the nearby Galactic Republic local defense fleet had already known about the invasion of the Dawn Planet fleet. After Fleet A left hyperspace, they immediately assembled 150 warships to attack the fleet that had just left hyperspace. The fleet that had time to deploy its shields launched an assault!
Admiral Matt Horner, commander of the Fourth Civilization's A fleet, came to the battlefield in person. He took command of a Sova-class aircraft carrier as the flagship. Around the aircraft carrier, there are three Blue Sky-class command ships assisting his command, passing every command to every battleship and even every squad.
The first round of bombardment by the Republic fleet caused serious damage. The six Cole-class battlecruisers ahead of the attack were attacked with concentrated firepower because they were temporarily unable to open their shields. They suffered heavy damage immediately, and one of them was lost. combat effectiveness.
However, this is also the arrangement of Admiral Matt Horner. The Cole-class battlecruiser has very heavy armor. When the movements of its own fleet have been confirmed by the Republic, the thick-skinned Cole-class can bear it. The first wave of fire is the only option.
Twenty Xingzi-class drone maintenance ships flew over immediately to conduct emergency repairs on the six warships that had been damaged and had withdrawn from combat. Thousands of ball-shaped drones flew out and began intense work immediately. 150 SCVs equipped with engines also joined the maintenance work under the control of engineers.
"All battleships, activate the shields! And concentrate the shield energy forward! The first and third detachments immediately move forward and take off 500 Vulture robot fighters for a tentative attack!" Matt Huo Na immediately issued the order.
The 10 Cole-class battlecruisers immediately increased their horsepower and attacked forward. At the same time, the side hangar platform unfolded, and densely packed vulture robot fighters took off from it, viciously pounced on the Republic fleet.
Matt Horner looked at the data of the Republic fleet through the screen. The surrounding Blue Sky-class command ships had faithfully displayed the composition of the opponent's fleet on the screen.
The opponent's fleet is mainly composed of Corellia Engineering Company's warships, including 30 of the most advanced CR-90 frigates. This frigate is 150 meters long and is the latest frigate developed and built by Corellia Engineering Company. It can be said that it is the strongest among the 100-meter class battleships in terms of firepower, versatility, and solid structure.
In addition, there are 70 DP-20 gunboats with a length of 120 meters, 40 relatively backward CR-70 frigates, and their main battleships - 10 Corellian defense cruisers with a length of 850 meters ( There is no specific name for this type of warship, but the setting mentions that the Corellian Engineering Corporation uses a warship larger than the Cheer-class to defend its industry).
Facing the attack of 500 Vulture robot fighters, the Republic fleet also immediately took off hundreds of Z-95 Headhunter fighter jets, and 70 DP-20 gunboats immediately dispersed to the periphery of the fleet formation, powerful and accurate Firepower instantly poured into the Vulture robot fighter.
These Vulture fighters are used to delay time. After all the battleships completed the action of restarting the shields, Matt Horner decisively ordered, "Cole-class battlecruiser group 2, fourth group The first group and the third group start to charge the electromagnetic gun! Don't take off the fighter! The Rukrihuk-class battleship immediately prepares to land on the Cloud City! The aircraft carrier formation deploys unmanned missile platforms and builds defense lines to protect the landing operations! "
Numerous orders began to be issued. After the 10 Cole-class battlecruisers in front of them completed the opening of their shields, they immediately accelerated their assault. The first four heavy laser cannons opened fire instantly! -
[Easter Egg Chapter Attached Picture 1: Karak-class light cruiser. The bridge of this model of warship has a very stupid but huge panoramic porthole that is great for viewing the scenery. 】
【Easter Egg Chapter Attached Picture 2: Bespin's Cloud City. 】
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