Obi-Wan Kenobi stepped off the spacecraft and arrived at the spaceport on Utapau.
Utapau lay in the distant Southern Territory of the Milky Way Galaxy. The planet was jointly controlled by two species, the Utai and the Pau'ans, and possessed a relatively developed industry. However, with war having broken out, Utapau had declared its neutrality.
After disembarking, Obi-Wan Kenobi hurried to contact his troops. Fortunately, he eventually got through. Unfortunately, the Republic army had already withdrawn from Malastare.
At that moment, Commander Cody of the 212th Attack Battalion was aboard a retreating Acclamator-class assault ship. Hearing Obi-Wan's voice, he was overjoyed. "General Obi-Wan! I never thought I'd hear your voice again in this lifetime! This is wonderful! Back then... back then, I thought you were dead..."
"What happened afterward?" Obi-Wan asked.
"The fighting was difficult at the time, but after you were hit, the Black Legion's attention clearly shifted away from us. That was how we managed to break out, but we still... lost more than three hundred brothers." Cody sighed.
"The battle failed?" Obi-Wan's heart sank.
"Yes. The Supreme Strategic Command says that supplies can no longer be delivered to the Eriadu system battlefield, so opening up the hyperspace route through the Malastare Narrows no longer has any meaning. And on Malastare, our losses were far too great..." Cody's voice fell. The joy of learning that Obi-Wan was alive vanished as well.
Yes. Another retreat, another defeat.
The Galactic Republic's withdrawal from Malastare was also an admission of defeat in the Eriadu System Campaign. Although Eriadu was still putting up stubborn resistance under the support of its Planetary Shield, with outside aid cut off, no one—not even the most optimistic generals—dared say how much longer it could hold.
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