Skarrid did not make Rendili wait long. After arriving in the Rendili system, he handed the task of reorganizing and taking over the Planet Defense Fleet to his classmate, Lieutenant General Jan Dodonna, then immediately launched his attack!
Based on his observations and understanding, the half of the Planet Defense Fleet led by Master Yoda and Jing Fang was in an extremely poor state.
The crews aboard those warships were nowhere near full strength, and their personnel assignments were a complete mess. Some ships had Engineering Department soldiers crammed into every post, while on others, if you entered the engine room, you would find only a few rookies wearing communications insignia studying thick operation manuals.
Moreover, after going through the earlier riots, those soldiers were demoralized and exhausted. They had nearly lost the will to keep fighting and needed psychological counseling.
The ships' supplies and maintenance were also incomplete, because when the riots began, much of the military materiel had not yet been delivered aboard.
Judging from the condition of these soldiers, Lieutenant General Skarrid concluded that the other half of the Rendili Rebel Forces' fleet could not be in much better shape. But there was no time to waste. Lieutenant General Jan Dodonna said he needed three days to complete the reorganization, while the rebels backed by Rendili Planet would probably need only half that time to fully reorganize their fleet.
So although the task force under his command consisted of only twenty warships, Lieutenant General Skarrid still resolutely launched a strike!
Every ship in his task force had just rolled off the production line. Both their equipment and crews were in peak condition. With three Knight-class Star Destroyers anchoring the force, he believed those decrepit old Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers were no match for him at all!
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