Chapter 668 The Battle of Christophsis (End)
Galaxy Standard Time, 22 BBY, 9 pm on August 12, the capital of the planet Christophsis, Crystal City.
Amidst the desperate eyes of countless pairs of Christopher Sith, the clone troopers reboarded the Cheer-class assault landing ship and prepared to evacuate.
Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano were escorting the General of the Confederacy of Independent Systems Army, and Worm-Lotham slowly walked onto a shuttle. There was no speech all the way, except for Worm. Elm-Lotham was still begging Anakin to let him go.
But neither Anakin nor Ahsoka paid attention to him.
They succeeded, and the final desperate raid successfully captured Worm-Lotham, the commander-in-chief of the ground battlefield on the planet Christophsis, and forced him to stop the robot army.
However, they also failed. The Republic's army was completely defeated on the planet Christophsis, and even capturing Worm-Lotham was of no avail.
Up to this point in the battle, a lot of intelligence from both sides has become transparent. The separatist commanders are Admiral Trench and the notorious Severance Tann!
According to all aspects of the Republic’s intelligence on Tann, a mere Worm-Lotham is not enough to stop her. Once she finds out and takes over the command of the army, the robot army will They will use a more terrifying and fierce offensive to tear the Republic's army into pieces!
The last thing Anakin and the others can do is to evacuate as soon as possible before Severance Tann reacts.
The shuttle flew into the hangar of the Cheer class. Several clone soldiers came over and took Worm-Lotham away and put him in a cell. Anakin took a deep breath, his eyes full of fatigue.
"Master..." Ahsoka Tano came behind Anakin, lowered her head, clasped her hands, and even the tentacles on her head drooped. In fact, if this was not a battlefield or an army, she might have cried.
You can't blame her. After all, when she first stepped into the battlefield, she faced such a terrible battle, a battle that was restricted at every turn and completely defeated.
"Get on the plane and prepare to fight." Anakin said expressionlessly, "There is... another hell waiting for us."
The Cheer-class assault landing ship Increase the power of the engine, break free from the gravitational constraints of the planet Christophsis, rush out of the atmosphere, and come to...that other hell!
In the low-orbit space near the planet's equator, the fierce battle has been going on for a long time. There were fragments and parts of battleships everywhere. The incomplete wreckage of more than a dozen Jaeger-class battlecruisers and Generous-class frigates were floating in space, and explosions exploded from the wreckage from time to time.
In the space, the remaining warships from both sides were still fighting frantically. Laser cannons and missiles were like a giant net covering the battlefield.
There are only 7 Jaeger-class battlecruisers left in the Republic fleet. Most of these battleships have suffered serious damage, and one battleship has even tilted over, indicating that the battleship's gravity stabilization system has been damaged. , the interior of the battleship is already in a gravity-free state.
But even so, these warships are still fighting to the death and not retreating even one step!
Not only the battleships, but the remaining Republic fighter formations are also fighting with their last strength. The number of fighters still fighting is less than 1,000. They are looking for everyone on the battlefield full of deadly radiation clouds. A gap was opened to launch an attack on the warships of the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
They cannot retreat, because once they retreat, the clone warriors on the ground will only die! As the Navy of the Republic, the Republic allows them to sit in the most powerful warships. They do not have to go to the front line and brave the hail of bullets, fire and smoke, but they must also shoulder their responsibilities.
The fleet of the Confederacy of Independent Systems is bombarding the opposite side, but it is still a little tired. The main reason is the limitations of the Behemoth-class battlecruiser and Martha-class guided missile heavy cruiser in this long-term war of attrition. Severance Tann also understood this. She attacked fiercely when she came up, relying on the missile salvo of the Martha-class guided missile heavy cruiser to inflict heavy damage on the Republic fighter formation, giving her side an advantage that was not obvious. Up the code.
Although the cost of the Jaeger-class battlecruiser does not seem high, in fact, if you add carrier-based aircraft and pilots that require at least several months of training, a Jaeger-class battlecruiser will The cost of a military-class battlecruiser would be at least double.
This Republic fleet has 20 Jaeger-class battlecruisers. If fighter jets are included, the combat capability is actually much higher than that of other battleships of the same number.
But it still couldn't prevent this fleet from going to defeat!
The Cheer-class assault landing ship that took off from the planet Christophsis and returned to space walked into such a hell!
More than 100,000 people in the Republic’s fleet have died in this hell. These 100,000 corpses are floating in the cold space, scattered among the debris in the sky. They are the foundation for this terrible battle. One after another, blood-stained marks were drawn.
Anakin Skywalker closed his eyes and took another deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, he even had a hint of killing intent, "Fighter Squadron, attack!"
The Delta-7 fighter jet rushed out of the Cheer-class hangar platform like lightning, followed by Ahsoka Tano, and they plunged into this desperate battle without hesitation.
One after another, the Acclaimers broke away from the gravity of the planet Christophsis and rose into space. However, when the fourth Cheer-class ship came up, there was no response from the planet, and the remaining three warships never had a chance to escape.
Anakin Skywalker piloted a fighter jet to face the swarming Vulture robot fighter jets. He expanded his Force power to the maximum, and countless complicated trajectories passed through his predictions. He could see the direction of an enemy plane and react in advance.
"General, we must retreat! No one on the planet Christophsis can come up..." Wolf-Yularen's voice came from the earphones.
Anakin Skywalker took one last look at the green crystal planet. Without saying a word, he turned around and flew to the flagship of the fleet, the Hunter-class battlecruiser Negotiator.
Arrived at the bridge, Admiral Wolf-Yularen came over and said: "In the previous battle, General Kenobi flew a fighter jet to attack repeatedly. Later, the fighter plane was hit by an enemy ship. Fortunately, He tried his best to fly the fighter back, but he was still seriously injured and is receiving treatment in the medical cabin.”
"Retreat... where is the retreat route?" When Anakin spoke, he could hardly hold his tongue straight. Extreme fatigue, pain, and self-blame tortured his soul.
“All hyperspace channels have been blocked. Our only way out is to return to the planet Tatooine and then leave through Hutt space. I only hope that you can rescue Gadula before. The Hutt will still accept the favor," Wulf-Yularen said with a sigh.
The Republic warships began to retreat towards the outer edge of the gravitational circle. They left behind two seriously damaged warships, and more than 500 fighter pilots voluntarily stayed behind.
Under the illumination of lasers and missiles, white light began to flash, and the remaining 5 Jaeger-class and 4 Cheer-class battleships of the Republic fleet entered the hyperspace channel and retreated hastily from the planet Christophsis.
(End of this chapter)