Landing Begins
BOOM~~~~ BOOM~~~~~ BOOM~~~~~~
The ground trembled continuously. Even thousands of kilometers away, the terrifying explosive force of Tarkin's Will bombarding Dexen Satellite still reached this place.
Fortunately, the foundations laid by The Mandalorian four thousand years ago remained solid. This Steel City, operated by Tyran Heavy Industries for several years, still stood as steady as a mountain.
General Kalani stood before the window with his hands behind his back, watching the sky. As Dexen Satellite rotated, the city now happened to face Onderon. That washbasin-sized planet hung in the sky. It did not seem particularly remarkable, but the thought that something appearing no larger than a washbasin from here contained an entire world was suffocating.
However, such emotions could never appear in General Kalani. His now-sentient central processor raced at high speed, calculating everything that was happening.
"General Kalani, the Republic transport fleet has passed Dexen Satellite and is flying directly toward Onderon. They intend to occupy Onderon first, cut off our reinforcements, and then slowly attack us here," Adjutant Liu Zhichao said. "Just as we anticipated. However, our first priority now must be dealing with that Star Destroyer that keeps bombarding us from orbit."
"Our strength is limited. For now, we must wait. That warship will not simply blast Dexen Satellite into fragments, so we have not suffered significant losses. Their commander is Wilhuff Tarkin. He excels at crushing his enemies through fear. This Orbital Bombardment is one of his methods," General Kalani said in his flat voice.
"Then... should we counterattack now?" Liu Zhichao asked.
"There is no need to counterattack," General Kalani said calmly. "According to my studies of anthropology, intelligent beings are most relaxed, and most easily enraged, when they believe they have achieved their objective. If they suffer a setback at that point,