Three days earlier, Northern Galaxy, Faida Planet.
After confirming that Dark Jedi Master Kriget had fallen into a Geth ambush and been captured, Lieutenant General Gillard Perine agreed, after discussion, to the suggestions of several other Dark Jedi Masters: launch a large-scale counterattack in that direction, drive back the Geth vanguard, then carry out an Orbital Bombardment on the location where Kriget might be held.
This would undoubtedly kill Kriget, but at the same time, it would prevent the Geth from doing anything to him. For example, as Gillard Perine suspected, they might be planning to turn Kriget into a Corpse Puppet.
After all, in Gillard Perine's judgment, the Geth had gone to great lengths to lay a trap and capture a Dark Jedi Master. They certainly had some special purpose in mind.
However, when the operation began, he still told the other three Dark Jedi Masters led by the human female Dark Master Pah that, if possible, they should try to rescue Kriget.
Thus, under his command, the Galactic Empire garrison on Faida Planet spent a day assembling and redeploying. In the end, they mobilized more than 10,000 Kaminoan clone troopers, another 10,000 or so well-trained regular soldiers, and every armored unit they could find from the surrounding war zones, launching a determined raid.
Pah took the lead with two other Jedi Masters, ten Dark Jedi Knights, and apprentices, leading this elite force into the attack.
First, the Galactic Empire Air Force, which held air superiority, deployed. After shooting down several Geth fighters that came to intercept them, they launched a frenzied bombardment against the Geth positions along the axis of advance!
High-explosive bombs, thermobaric bombs, pulse bombs, even Proton Bombs! The nearly uninterrupted bombardment and strafing seemed to turn the entire area upside down! Under such intense bombing,