Chapter 880: The War in Malastahr
879. The War in Malastahr
21 BBY, March 7.
The commander of Fleet B of the Fourth Civilization, Admiral Severance Tann, led 35 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers to set off secretly and disappeared into the vast universe.
As cooperation, the Fourth Civilization Intelligence Department provided the highest level of intelligence cover for this military operation. In addition to arranging a T-850 robot exactly like Severance Tann to wander near the naval station, In addition, the departure times of many large cargo fleets were adjusted to disrupt hyperspace fluctuations and hide the movements of the small fleet.
At the same time, the dock where the entire Blade fleet is located was closed on the pretext of starting large-scale renovations, preventing anyone from having the opportunity to come into contact with the fleet and count the difference in fleet numbers.
In addition, Mrs. M also arranged for the Intelligence Department to send a large amount of false intelligence, including causing Fleet A on the planet Terminus and Fleet B on the planet Glenzon to start feinting and swinging. It appears that they are about to attack the planet Eriadu in the near future.
Because General Grievous had already launched an operation on the planet Antar, this action of the Dawn Planet immediately put the 18th Army Governor Wilhuff Tarkin on alert, and immediately ordered all his troops to Enter a state of combat readiness.
And this is just the beginning.
Gabriel Tosh and the Salarian Special Service Force have been operating within the jurisdiction of the 18th Army. Recently, they have accelerated the frequency of operations. Officers and administrative officials at all levels of the 18th Army have been continuously assassinated. , in just one month, more than 200 people were murdered.
Wilhuff Tarkin had to pinch his nose to seek help from the Jedi Order, and put all areas under martial law. Anyone entering or leaving the planet must undergo strict screening.
At the same time, after careful consideration, the Supreme Strategic Command of the Republic decided to let the Bothans go to help the 18th Army.
The Bothans are a race with extremely high IQs and cunning. They have been the main force in the intelligence department of the Republic for a long time. They even rely on intuition to deal with some unclear information. Make some judgments that are not bad at all from the results point of view.
The Supreme Strategic Command mobilized 800 Bothan intelligence agents from various intelligence agencies, led by 4 Jedi Knights, and went to the planet Eriadu to start a confrontation with the Dawn Planet.
These Bothan intelligence personnel did play a role. They further blocked the security loopholes in the 18th Army area, strengthened intelligence collection and inspection of incoming and outgoing spacecraft, and made full use of the precognitive ability of the Jedi Knights. and combat capabilities to inspect all suspicious locations.
This indeed made Tosh and the Salarian Special Service Force encounter considerable difficulties in their assassination work. In the next five days, they succeeded only twice, killing four civilian officials.
However, for Severance Tann, her goal has been achieved.
On March 12, Severance Tann led 35 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers to suddenly break into the Malastar system without warning, and entered the Malastar Fjord. Instantly blocked a formation of Jaeger-class battlecruisers that were resting here and preparing to set off for the planet Eriadu!
Because they did not expect an enemy attack at all, this fleet of 8 Jaeger-class battlecruisers was completely unprepared. They were attacked by 35 Dreadnought-class cruisers before they even entered combat. The main gun fired a salvo and the whole team was stunned. The environment around the planet Malastal is quite special. Because there is a large and complex electromagnetic nebula, all hyperspace channels will pass through a relatively narrow area in the electromagnetic nebula. This area is called Malas. Tarfjord.
A battle broke out here between the Enterprise Alliance and the Republic's Judiciary Fleet more than ten years ago. This was also the first time that the navy established by the Fourth Civilization participated in the battle.
It is precisely because of the unique environment here that Severance Tann's surprise attack is possible - because when the Republic fleet passes here, the direction of action can be predicted.
Severance Tann's genius command method did not give the commander of the Republic fleet any chance to react. After breaking up the opponent's formation, he separated the eight Jaeger-class battlecruisers and finally Defeat each one.
The local defense fleet of Marastal Planet was dispatched urgently to come for reinforcements, but it was of no avail. Severance Tann detached a part of the warships to block the reinforcements and eat the 8 Jaeger-class ships. After that, the local defense fleet was destroyed with a backhand.
Afterwards, Fourth Army Commander Justin Levis led 3,000 Fourth Army soldiers and 7,000 Army soldiers to land on the planet Marastal. With 500 AT-XT walkers as the main force, they landed on the planet. The southern plain area of the continent where the capital Pixel City is located and the Marastal Home Defense Force started fighting.
All this happened so fast that neither the Republic's Supreme Strategic Command, the Republic's 18th Army, nor the Republic's 17th Army where Malastar's planet was located, had no time to react.
Immediately, an emergency letter for help was sent to the planet Marastal, claiming that if reinforcements were not received, Pixel City, the capital of the planet, might fall within a month. At this time, the Supreme Strategic Command urgently dispatched troops. , and after communicating with the Jedi Order, Jedi Master Cape Xie was selected to go into battle and lead the army to rescue the planet Marastal.
Master Cape Xie was the Jedi Master who attacked Admiral Trench, commander of the Enterprise Alliance fleet, in the battle of Marastal Fjord more than ten years ago and turned the tide of the war.
At the same time, Admiral Severance Tann of the Fourth Civilization secretly met with the Gran people on the planet Malastar in his flagship Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser Blade. political leaders.
The content of the secret talks between the two parties is unknown, and after this, the resistance of the Gran people on the planet continued unabated.
Interestingly, not long after, the political leaders of the Dagur also secretly communicated with Severance Tann.
There are two main races on the planet Malastar, about 54% of the Dag people and about 44% of the Gran people. The original inhabitants are the Dag people, and the Gran people were born 1,000 years ago. Latecomers to colonization.
However, because the Gran people developed earlier and were quite influential in the Galactic Republic Parliament, the resistance of the Dagur people was suppressed by the Republic with a soft knife. Until now, Tim, the parliamentary representative of the Malastar planet, and his team are also composed of Gran people.
Therefore, the Dagur people are full of hatred for the Galactic Republic, but the Gran people are also in a more delicate environment - because their home planet, the Golden Rock Planet, is now a small follower of the Dawn Planet. , and in the battle for the Blade Fleet, the Gran people also contributed a lot.
(End of this chapter)