The Empire Rises: Starting with the Fourth Calamity
Chapter 1535

Enarc Campaign (I)

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Admiral Kurny took a deep breath and flipped through the documents before him. "Hmm... launch an Orbital Bombardment against Enarc, and then the Trade Federation can use that as an excuse to choke Xuanwu's supply lines. You have to understand, the Xuanwu Titan warship consumes an enormous amount of supplies and fuel every day. That would force Xuanwu to leave."

"Don't you think this plan is a little too flimsy?" Lynch Hauser asked.

"Flimsy, perhaps not... To launch an Orbital Bombardment against heavily defended Enarc, even on paper, we could lose at least ten capital ships. And according to the plan, we will launch the attack first. At that point, the Trade Federation will pressure Xuanwu, demanding that protecting their assets on the planet become its primary combat objective. Then they will deliberately create gaps in their defenses, giving us an opportunity to carry out the Orbital Bombardment," Admiral Kurny said. "And after the bombardment, the Trade Federation will send large numbers of transport ships in and out of the planet's vicinity under the pretext of rescuing civilians and assets, creating hyperspace disturbances and clogging the route so military supplies cannot be delivered in time. At the very least, I believe this plan is feasible."

"There are too few factors in this plan that we can control," Lynch Hauser said. "What if Lott Dod suddenly changes his mind? Do we have any way to counter him? By then, our fleet will already be at Enarc. We won't even be able to retreat."

"But he specifically demanded that our three Commander II-class Dreadnoughts not enter Enarc immediately... If his goal was to lead us into a trap and wipe us out, shouldn't he have first demanded that the three Commander II-class Dreadnoughts enter Enarc, then have them destroyed first due to

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