2780, the Empire's victory
Demetrius-Zaarin led the remaining fleet to launch a desperate assault on Thrawn!
The eight Imperial-class Star Destroyers rushed towards the Thrawn flagship formation in a desperate manner, barely dodging or avoiding, facing each other head-on, and aimed all their artillery fire at Imperial fleet and fired wildly.
Intense artillery fire intertwined into a network in space, and the eight Star Destroyer were like moths flying into the flames without looking back.
Demetrius-Zaarin stood at the front of the bridge, opened the public channel of the communicator, raised his head and said, "I am Demetrius-Zaarin! Imperial Marshal! I am right here, Thrawn! I am waiting for you to take my head!"
A moment later, Thrawn's calm voice came from the communicator, "This is a very stupid decision, Zaarin. Are you unaware of the things you are being controlled by?"
"This is my honor!" Zaarin said loudly.
The desperate attack of eight Imperial-class Star Destroyer made Thrawn feel even more pressured. He could only mobilize other warships to move closer to his flagship.
The powerful firepower quickly completely destroyed the shields of these Star Destroyer, and the armor also melted, fell off, and was even penetrated by the continuous bombing. The battleships were suddenly filled with smoke and flames, and one of them, After the armor of the Star Destroyer hull was penetrated, another Turbolaser cannon directly penetrated the main reactor inside, followed by a terrible explosion, which directly blew the second half of the Star Destroyer to pieces!
Other warships were also destroyed after desperate resistance. No warship surrendered. Even at the last moment of the battle, the battleship's energy system was destroyed and the turret was blown away. Those close-in defense guns that were still working continued to fire at the Thrawn warship.
Thrawn specially ordered to keep the battleship where Zaarin was until the end. After destroying the other seven Star Destroyers, Thrawn ordered to use more precise firepower to break down the resistance of the Star Destroyer and destroy the engine at the rear of the battleship.
Five Imperial-class Star Destroyer surrounded the battleship of Zaarin and locked the wreckage of the battleship with the maximum power tractor beam. Then, Fourth Civilization Marines entered the battleship on an assault transport boat.
Even at this point, officers and soldiers at all levels inside the battleship are still resisting desperately, using blasters, wrenches, welders, and even fists and teeth to fight the the Empire soldiers to the death.
Even Demetrius-Zaarin joined in. He waved the Marshal's scepter that Palpatine gave him when the marshal was awarded the title, and faced the the Empire soldiers like a madman. After a while of beating, until finally, he was knocked unconscious and arrested by the Empire Marines using the stun mode Blaster rifle. Even at this time, his scepter that had been beaten into a twisted twist was still firmly in his hand.
The counter-insurgency operation led by Imperial Admiral Thrawn finally came to a perfect solution. Thrawn immediately sent someone to deliver the good news to Imperial Center.
At the same time, the search teams sent by High Inquisitor Antillis-Trimein returned in vain - Fenix, who was previously shot away by Olegar, has disappeared.
And Olegar was not caught. Just when the Thrawn fleet was entangled with the eight Star Destroyers led by Zaarin, another Imperial-class Star Destroyer suddenly started the hyperspace engine on the battlefield and jumped directly to escape. This was also the only battleship that Olegar's Fist escaped from - there was no doubt that Olegar was among them.
The way the battleship escaped was simply unbelievable. Logically speaking, in such a complex battlefield environment, and the battle took place on the periphery of the planet, it should be impossible to start the hyperspace engine and jump, but it happened to escape right under the nose of Imperial fleet.
This is definitely Olegar that is powerful and Strange Power is at work.
Combined with the powerful strength and weird mind control shown by Olegar before, as well as the superb swordsmanship of Fenix that is far stronger than most Jedi Master, Thrawn and Antillis-Trimein are full of curiosity about this mysterious and strange race.
They also compiled the information about these two people and sent it directly to Emperor Palpatine through a secret channel.
Afterwards, Thrawn led the fleet and returned in triumph.
Thrawn, who won a big victory, injected a boost of heart into the already rotten and withered Galactic Empire, which cheered up Imperial Center. The haze of being defeated repeatedly by Kingdom of Dawn before seemed to have dissipated a lot.
But because Thrawn is still Chiss in the final analysis and not a human being, the Empire did not hold a grand triumphal ceremony for him. He only recognized his achievements with a brief commendation and awarded a Imperial Medal.
The fleet that Thrawn led to counter the rebellion this time was officially assigned to his command, and was newly formed as Blade Squadron. Like Das-Vader's Death Squadron, it became another squadron directly under the Emperor of the Empire.
Blade Squadron enjoys the same high degree of autonomy as Death Squadron. Apart from being responsible for His Majesty the Emperor, no one has the right to mobilize Thrawn. And wherever the fleet goes, it will automatically take over all defenses of the planet where it is located, and the planet must also provide free maintenance, supply and other services to the fleet.
At the same time, Blade Squadron also began to expand, and it is planned to eventually expand to a huge fleet with one Assertor-class Command Dreadnought, one Bellator-class Dreadnought, three Pursuer-class aircraft carrier, four Stalker-class Star Destroyer, and at least 50 Star Destroyer of various types.
This kind of force is basically superior to any other force except for the sector-level fleets directly under each legion.
Blade Squadron will temporarily go to Quat Planet to receive its new warships, while also repairing and supplying the warships damaged in this series of battles.
In fact, this arrangement also reflects the views of the Empire core senior bureaucrats and those Noble House wealthy families towards Thrawn - "Oh, just Chiss. Well done, thank you, now you can get out of Imperial Center."
If it were Ruffan-Digorinus who was a well-established Imperial Marshal who had achieved such a feat, I am afraid that he would have been singing night after night with the high-ranking officials and dignitaries who flocked to Coruscant, and would have become a popular figure in the Empire's core political circles.
The betrayed former Imperial Marshal Demetrius-Zaarin was sent to the the Empire Research Institute for research in an attempt to find out the secret of Olegar's mind control to no avail. He was then publicly executed by Judgment.
His corpse was cast into a bronze statue, still retaining the painful expression and twisted movements before death, and was then placed at the main gate of the Imperial Palace, so that everyone entering and leaving the palace could see the fate of this traitor.
Because Imperial Palace now concentrates more than 90% of Imperial Center's administrative agencies, this is also equivalent to a shock to all the Empire senior officials.
All the immediate family members of Zaarin were not spared, and they were all executed together with him. No one was spared. At this point, except for the Arden-Lin party, all the main figures involved in the rebellion were also arrested, and Imperial Center once again set off a bloody storm.
High Inquisitor Antillis-Trimein was originally a torture expert among Imperial Inquisitorius. In order to commend his actions, the interrogation work of Zaarin and his comrades was entrusted to him.
However, Trimein, who used to be happy with cruel punishments, suddenly felt tired this time. He found that he was tired of torturing prisoners with various torture instruments. So, he handed over the interrogation work to his subordinates, and then left Imperial Center in the name of continuing to hunt Arden-Lin.
Dark Prophet also conducted systematic research on Olegar's mind control. They gathered all the prisoners captured by Thrawn during the counter-insurgency, dissected them alive, and even opened their skulls while they were alive, and directly experimented on the living brains, which was extremely cruel.
But their research didn't give any clues - all the people controlled by Olegar behaved exactly like ordinary people. There was no difference except that they were deeply loyal to Olegar from the beginning of their subconscious mind.
There are no differences or changes at the physiological level! No abnormalities can be found. The brain structure, nerve signals, and gene sequences of those being controlled are the same as ordinary people. Olegar's method seems to transcend the material level and penetrate directly into the human soul.
Moreover, Dark Prophet has not been able to find any way to get these people out of control. Whether it is using drugs or hypnosis, or even using the Force to forcibly brainwash them, it has no effect. Even if they turn them into idiots, their loyalty to Olegar will still exist.
In view of this situation, Galactic Empire secretly listed Olegar as one of the biggest threats to the Empire. Imperial Intelligence Bureau set up a special group for this purpose. Dark Prophet members also joined the group to study and deal with Olegar's affairs.
Imperial Intelligence Bureau has also stepped up its actions, trying to find all the information about the mysterious race Olegar and Fenix, and most importantly - what is the relationship between them and Kingdom of Dawn?
At the same time, Northeastern sector of the galaxy, Outer Rim Territories.
A dilapidated Imperial-class Star Destroyer escaped from hyperspace and appeared in the starry sky instantly.
Colonel Raveen stood in the bridge, looked at Olegar standing in front of him, and said lightly, "We almost lost everything, Master."
"They are just some pirates. I can form a more powerful fleet at any time if I want." Olegar said, "But what Zaarin brought to me this time is very interesting. Find a place to settle down first, control a space port, sort out those things, and then make plans."
Raven nodded and said, "Yes, Master. In addition to the Star Killer cannonball, Marshal Zarin's database also contains more than ten design blueprints for battleships and fighter jets, including TIE Defender fighter. I suggest that our fleet should be reorganized with these new battleships as the core, rather than a ragtag group like pirates."
"Your suggestion is very good, let's do this." Olegar's voice gradually became angry, "Fenix...Khalai Protoss... I will have to make them pay sooner or later!"
He thought for a while and suddenly said, "The other group of pirates hired by Demetrius-Zaarin before, their warships seem to be pretty good! Where are they?"
Colonel Raveen said, "They are Calamity Legion, and the current leader is Roan, an extremely cruel Falin. He has been in before Hutt Space was active, but then suddenly moved to the within the Empire for some unknown reason and has never returned. They should have been supported by Kingdom of Dawn, but now, the two parties seem to have severed ties."
"Ah... hehehe. Contact this Roan again and tell him that I have the top-secret technical data of Zaarin in my hand, and I want them to sell it for us." Olegar laughed sinisterly.
Anzat Planet (Anzat), Calamity Legion's temporary secret base.
There used to be an illegal shipyard here, which specialized in providing repair and modification services to smugglers and pirates, and could also build some simple frigates. Such illegal shipyards are extremely common, especially in the Outer Rim Territories shipyard, and have become important strongholds for many illegal forces.
However, the shipyard of Anzat Planet is a little different.
Thousands of years ago, during the Sith Wars period, Anzat joined the dark forces of Darth-Revan. After Darth-Revan finally died, they severed contact with the mainstream world.
When they joined Darth-Revan, with the help of Star Forge, they built a large-scale spaceport and interstellar dock, and since the war did not affect this place, these facilities were well preserved.
This also allows Anzat to have its own industry. Although it is relatively rudimentary, it is already a good foundation compared to most other races.
However, everything changed when Calamity Legion found them by accident.
Anzat was unable to resist Calamity Legion and their advanced Mаtar battleships. After their defense fleet was destroyed, Anzat Planet was conquered.
However, Calamity Legion has no interest or ability to manage a planet, so they basically do nothing except occupying the planet to eat and drink, and asking Anzat to provide maintenance for their battleships.
Facing this group of ferocious pirates, Anzat could only give in and let them take whatever they wanted.
However, the interstellar shipyards and spaceports here are very backward after all, and cannot meet Calamity Legion's needs for advanced battleship maintenance. Especially when faced with the Mаtar battleship's complex energy system and shield circuit, the original maintenance equipment is almost powerless.
Those advanced, sophisticated, and powerful missiles cannot be supplemented at all.
Calamity Legion does not have the relevant technology to upgrade Anzat Planet's dock, so even if it occupies this planet, Calamity Legion will only starve to death.
Roan originally planned to make a lot of money from Demetrius-Zaarin, and then go to the black market to buy parts that Anzat Planet could not produce to replenish his fleet.
But unexpectedly, the idiot Zaarin didn't trust him and even found another group of pirates. In the end, he was blocked by Galactic Empire's fleet!