The Empire Rises: Starting with the Fourth Calamity
Chapter 1531

The 17th Army Backed into a Corner

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The Chancellor of the Republic was furious. The consequences were extremely serious!

The war, which had only just subsided, reignited. In the Eastern Outer Rim, the Republic fleet once again began attacking the Confederacy of Independent Systems' vital military stronghold, Saleucami Planet.

The Confederacy's military commander, General Grievous, was probably already cursing up a storm inside.

At the same time, in the Southeastern Territory, the Galactic Republic once again began attacking the key stronghold in that direction, Falrin Planet. The Corporate Alliance and Technological Alliance in that region were groaning under the pressure. It was precisely because of the military pressure there that Skako began growing close to Coruscant again.

However, the situation was somewhat different in several other directions.

For example, in the Northeastern sector of the galaxy, the Separatist forces had basically been crushed already, so whether the fighting continued hardly mattered. In the direction of Mandalore, the Second Systems Army led by Master Windu had essentially become a warlord faction of its own and naturally paid no attention to Coruscant's orders.

In the Northern Galaxy, the Galactic Republic was struggling to rebuild its defensive line and had no ability to continue its offensive.

As for the Fourth Civilization in the Southwest Territory, its two fronts were the Yago-Dul system, the attack direction of the northern 20th Army, and the Eriadu system, the attack direction of the eastern 17th Army.

When Palpatine's new order to launch a counterattack arrived, Octavian Grant immediately rushed to Coruscant to meet Palpatine. As one of the Galactic Republic's outstanding new generation of academy-trained commanders, he was highly capable in every respect. After explaining matters at length and presenting his upcoming offensive plan, he quickly convinced Palpatine.

Thus, Palpatine specially permitted him to proceed at his own pace. For the time being, he

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