Although they erupted almost simultaneously, the Yago-Dur System Campaign displayed a completely different style from the Modell Sector Campaign.
The Republic Supreme Strategic Command had defined the Modell Sector Campaign as a raid. Their plan was therefore to launch a frenzied offensive from the very beginning, swiftly seize a forward base, then bring overwhelming forces to bear and crush Dawn Star Planet in one stroke.
Thus, this campaign had been directly defined as a strategic decisive battle. The commitment of a massive force of 400 capital ships also demonstrated the Republic Supreme Strategic Command's high regard for Dawn Star Planet.
In truth, if no one had been footing the bill and taking the blame, the Republic Supreme Strategic Command would never have agreed to such a risk.
That was right. Even with the enormous commitment of 400 capital ships, attacking Dawn Star Planet was still considered a gamble by the Supreme Strategic Command. Over multiple battles, Dawn Star Planet had already proven its strength. Four hundred capital ships were not enough to defeat an opponent like that.
The military experts within the Republic Supreme Strategic Command were no fools. Naturally, they saw this perfectly clearly.
But why had they agreed to the plan? That required an understanding of how officials at every level operated within the Galactic Republic's bureaucratic system—the foremost principle of their work was to avoid getting burned and taking even the slightest bit of responsibility.
To put it more bluntly, you wanted me to handle something? Fine, let's talk benefits first. If the benefits were sufficient, okay, I could do it for you. But before I did, who would take the lead? Who would bear the responsibility? If a superior official gave the order, then there was no problem. Since I had accepted your benefits, I could