1625. Prelude to War
"Are you coming?" A cold smile appeared on the corner of Darth Malthael's mouth.
In the induction of the Force, a pair of chaotic and dark eyes looked over from the other end of the galaxy, and collided with Darth Malthael countless light years apart.
At the same time, he also felt a boundless darkness, like a terrible tsunami, rolling in from the other end of the galaxy, overwhelming the sky, and even the countless stars were eclipsed by it!
At the end of this dark wave, there is a black shadow...
Dark, evil, and powerful!
He is also the most powerful Sith Lord in the galaxy right now - Darth Sidious!
"I've been waiting for you...for a long time." Darth Malthael murmured.
"Yes...that's right..." There seemed to be a faint murmur coming from the other end of the force.
Darth Malthael pressed the communicator without hesitation and said to the other end: "All troops, enter combat status immediately! The enemy is coming!"
【yes! 】The deep voice of Volgograd-Kanidi came from the other side. He didn't say much or had any questions. He responded and closed the communication.
However, just a few minutes later, all the defense fleets around the planet Annaji began to take action!
Near the asteroid where Darth Malthael is located, a green indicator light suddenly lights up on an air mine visible to the naked eye, and then the entire air mine gradually fades and disappears. In the universe.
Stealth system!
The tens of billions of air mines deployed around the entire Annaji planet have basic stealth systems installed on them! And with its built-in battery, this stealth system can last for more than three days!
All the defense fleets around the planet have entered combat positions. The fighter pilots have arrived at the hangar platform and are in position. The first batch of pilots scheduled to take off have already boarded their fighter planes and are ready to take off.
Although no changes can be seen on the outside, in fact, the entire Annaji planet, and even the Annaji galaxy, the huge war machine has begun to operate. This place is about to become a land of blood and flesh. The meat grinder of iron and fire!
In the dark space, a sudden burst of dazzling white light flashed, and almost without warning, 20 huge figures suddenly appeared!
A 2,011-meter-long cylindrical battleship—the Invincible-class battlecruiser!
The sudden appearance of 20 large battleships also kicked off the Galactic Republic's second major attack on the Model Sector!
Darth Malthael stood up and looked at the Republic battleship not far away from him, with an extremely ferocious smile on his face.
He opened his arms, faced these 20 huge battleships, and laughed loudly, "Come on! Darth Sidious! I'm waiting for you here!! Waiting for you!! Hahahaha Haha! Hahahahaha! "
The arrogant laughter was quickly swallowed up by the vacuum of the universe, and the sound waves became minimal even ten meters away.
But at the same time, on the planet Coruscant, the Republic Capitol Building.
Darth Sidious, who was holding a parliamentary meeting, also turned his head to look in this direction without warning, and the smile at the corner of his mouth became distorted.
"Darth Malthael..."
"Darth Sidious!"
"This battle is destined!" The two people are countless light years apart. , said this sentence almost in unison.
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Dip! drop! drop! drop! ! !
The outer orbit of the planet Annaji, the Agonev-class interstellar base, and the command center.
The piercing sirens were endless, and the hyperspace detector kept sending out alarms. The controller ran over and shouted hysterically: "Strong hyperspace fluctuations were detected!! Very strong! Unprecedented!!!"
"Republic battleship appears! Number 20! Model confirmed, Invincible-class battlecruiser!"
"All hyperspace blockers from I-9 to N-17 have lost contact!"< br>
"The enemy ship launches electronic interference! Activate the electronic countermeasures system immediately!"
"Attention all units! Enter combat status immediately!"
All departments in the command center suddenly became noisy, and countless messages and instructions were suddenly mixed together. Those extremely nervous voices gathered together and played the prelude to war!
Volgograd-Kanidi’s face was ashen and his expression was extremely solemn.
The Galactic Republic is really here!
“How is this possible!” The operator of the hyperspace monitoring team grabbed his hair and said loudly, “According to the detector, this hyperspace channel is still in a state of chaos! There are at least 8 channels leading to the Galactic Republic. Thousands of quality projections! ”
"The Republic fleet is already here! Don't worry about this! Prepare to fight immediately!"
"There is an abnormality in the hyperspace fluctuations! A report came from the U-77 hyperspace outpost! The hyperspace block they are responsible for maintaining The device was directly destroyed by the strong fluctuations, and this fluctuation also interfered with hyperspace communications! "
"V-81 hyperspace outpost re-established contact!" The communication soldier said loudly, "They were also severely affected. Hyperspace wave attack, communications are disrupted!"
"This is not a normal hyperspace wave! Please send experts from the scientific research team immediately!"
"We are under attack! Enemy attack! Please give instructions!”
Volgograd-Kanidi was still standing in the command center, with piercing eyes and a serious expression. However, he did not issue combat orders immediately. Instead, he only opened the internal communication channel and said slowly in his powerful and deep voice: "Galaxy" The Republic is here. These 20 warships are just the beginning... They are here to deprive us of all our wealth, destroy all our homes, and enslave every one of us... Defend our homes and resist invasion... What can you do? Are you there? ""I can!"
"General! Please give the order!"
"The Galactic Republic belongs to us! ! ”
Volgograd-Kanidi was expressionless, he just pressed another button, and a young general appeared on the screen in front of him-Jin Chen, Kanidi’s capable man. Go-getter.
"So...what about you?" Canidi asked slowly.
"The Model Star Sector belongs to us. No one, not Tang Xiao, nor the Galactic Republic, can get involved!" Jin Chen's expression was a little ferocious.
"What if I told you that Tang Xiao is in this galaxy at this moment?" Canidi asked.
Jin Chen was stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed several times. It was obvious that he was thinking about countless possibilities in his mind.
But in the end, his expression calmed down and he asked: "What is Tang Xiao doing here? Supervising the battle? Haha... If we cower, will he chop us up with his lightsaber?" ?”
"He insisted on his judgment that the Galactic Republic would attack the Model Sector. And he believed that if the Galactic Republic came to attack, there must be masters who use the Force among them. So, he came here - the Model Sector "Volgograd-Kanidi said.
He stared at Jin Chen's eyes on the screen and said word for word: "Then I ask you again, can you...can do it?"
"I can Protect the Model Sector at all costs! Even if you join forces with Tang Xiao," Jin Chen said.
"How do you think that he will not join forces with us? Are we two countries? At the same time, how do you think that he will join forces with us? Your and my strength are in front of him , Do you really have this qualification?" Canidi asked several questions in succession.
"Sir Governor, standing behind us are the tens of billions of people in the Model Sector!" Jin Chen said, "And Tang Xiao, he will not fight for the people... If necessary, He will sacrifice us all! As you said, we are not qualified.”
He was silent for a while, then suddenly gritted his teeth and said loudly: "But I can!! I will fight to the end! I will fight with the Galactic Republic until the last soldier!!"
Volga Gulle-Kanidi nodded, without saying much, but took a step forward and stood in the center of the console with his hands behind his back. He said loudly: "All combat units that enter the attack range, immediately open fire! The target is the Milky Way. Battleship of the Republic!”
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20BBY, July 24th.
After the Galactic Republic simultaneously launched an attack on the planet Salukami, where the Confederation of Independent Systems has heavily stockpiled troops in the east, and the Yago-Dur system, a member of the Principality of Dawn in the west, the Model sector, An extremely fierce battle broke out again!
At the beginning of the battle, no one expected that this battle would be so tragic and its impact would be so far-reaching.
Because this third Battle of the Model Sector truly played the final elegy for the Galactic Republic!
"Launch!!!" The captains of the warships of the Dawn Principality loudly gave the order to fire. The battleships of the Dawn Principality stationed on the planet Annaji will open fire on anyone who enters the shooting position!
Countless pulse laser cannons, missiles, torpedoes, and even super-matter electromagnetic guns, Yamato cannons, and particle lances all opened fire!
Even judging from the current distance between the two fleets, the probability of a hit is very small, but the Dawn Principality still conveyed a message with its own actions——
Resist to the end!
Boom~~! ! ! An Invincible-class battlecruiser was hit by a particle light spear. This shot was so powerful that it directly destroyed the deflector shield of the battleship, and also directly destroyed the main turret group on the left side of the battleship. .
Boom~~~~~The entire battleship shook in the explosion, and people on the bridge were also turned upside down.
The captain of the battleship held up the tall hat on his head and screamed loudly, "Evade quickly! Avoid it quickly!! Our ship cannot stop the particle light spear!"
< br>The captains on the 20 Invincible-class battlecruisers also issued similar orders. These battleships suddenly became chaotic. The original formation no longer existed, and now they were all running around.
The Invincible-class battlecruiser, or the Invincible-class heavy cruiser [Note 1], was first used back 3,000 years ago. It is an out-and-out ancient ship type. But the Invincible class is after all a warship designed during the war years, so the installation of systems and weapons is more unrestrained compared to warships designed and manufactured after the Rusan reform such as the Prosecutor class and the Governor class.
Being more "unrestrained" actually means that when carrying out modern modifications, more powerful weapons can be installed without redesigning the entire system.
But even so, this is a design from 3,000 years ago, and no matter how much modification it is, it will be in vain. At least the current heirloom of the Galactic Republic Navy, the XX-9 heavy turbolaser, cannot be installed on the Invincible class.
The Invincible-class battlecruiser was actually designed and built by Rendili Interstellar Power Company. At that time, Quat Power Shipyard had just emerged, and most of the military orders were in the hands of Rendili, which can be regarded as Witnessed the glory of Rendili Interstellar Power Company.
The reason why these battleships appeared in Kuat's hands was actually sent by the Galactic Republic. These Invincible-class battlecruisers originally belonged to the defense fleet of Coruscant. After the Supreme Strategic Command decided to use the Quat Power Dockyard to launch the campaign in the Model sector, the Supreme Strategic Command casually handed over some old equipment to Quat. The special power dock is euphemistically called destocking.
Onana Quart actually looked down on these old-fashioned warships, but after thinking about it, they were better than nothing. After all, they were large warships with a length of 2011 meters, so they were all organized into this attack fleet and used as cannon fodder.
This is why the first batch of warships to pass the hyperspace stabilizer are these 20 Invincible-class ships. After all, Kuat does not want to use cutting-edge warships like the Knight-class Star Destroyer to test the hyperspace stabilizer. Stability and practical functionality.
Volgograd-Kanidi naturally would not be polite to these old battleships and ordered to continue firing. At the same time, 200 ghost fighters took off and 500 vulture robot fighters headed towards this invincible-class battlecruiser. The weak chicken fleet formed pounced.
The Vulture Robot Fighter—the Kingdom of Dawn also needs to ‘destock’.
After more than 3,000 years, the advantages and disadvantages of the Invincible Level have been studied and understood by everyone. This kind of old warship has very good anti-ship attack capabilities, but it has no way to deal with fighter groups.
Just when the fighter formations of the Principality of Dawn launched an attack on the Invincible-class battlecruiser, a sudden change occurred!
In the other direction of the galaxy, a large amount of white light suddenly flashed, followed by 10 Knight-class Star Destroyers and 5 Jaeger-class battlecruisers flying over through hyperspace! !
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[Note 1: The Galactic Republic’s naval organization and battleship design are actually comprehensively judged through length, volume, function, power, etc. But in fact, for readers, this judgment seems very confusing. For example, the 2,000-meter Invincible class is actually just a cruiser, and the 4,825-meter Conqueror class is actually a heavy cruiser. You see, maybe the Galactic Republic is more scientifically organized, but it is very uncomfortable for readers. Therefore, as I said, length is the only criterion, so that at least it is simpler and clearer for everyone. The Invincible class is a battlecruiser, and the Conqueror class is a battleship. Isn't this clear? 】(End of this chapter)