Rendili Planet, Command Center.
"General! This is bad! The Imperial fleet is accelerating again—they're launching another attack!" an officer ran over and shouted.
"That's impossible!" General Trench slammed a fist onto the console. "The Imperial fleet's energy reserves are already depleted! They can't possibly launch another offensive!!"
After thinking for a moment, he said loudly, "What's the Executor-class doing?"
"The Executor-class Super Star Destroyer and three Commander II-class Dreadnoughts are still in the center of the formation. They haven't advanced!" the officer immediately replied.
General Trench narrowed his eyes, beginning to doubt his own judgment. "Could it be that the Imperial fleet... hasn't consumed much energy? Click-click-click-click..."
The super warships still showed no intention of making a move, which meant the enemy had complete confidence in the combat capabilities of their Imperial-class Star Destroyers. Could they really have sufficient energy reserves?
After considering it, he raised one hand. "Notify all ships: cease bombardment! Click-click-click-click... Cycle the cooling systems again—shields and main guns! Prepare to receive the next wave of attacks! Click-click-click-click."
"Yes!"
General Trench continued, "Commit the reserve fleet. Reinforce the left flank. Click-click-click-click..."
"Yes!"
He fell into thought once more, then turned to the T-series tactical robot. "Run a simulation assuming the Imperial fleet has sufficient energy."
The tactical robot's electronic eyes flickered for a moment. "Combat simulation conducted 4,900 times. If the Imperial fleet launches an all-out assault with sufficient energy, our fleet will be completely annihilated within thirty hours. Probability: 69%. Victory is only possible after retreating behind defensive installations."
General Trench stared at the holographic star map and fell silent.
Relying entirely on defensive installations was impossible. The Imperial fleet was alive, while defensive installations were dead. The Imperial fleet could break through at weak points, then bombard the Planetary Shield with high-powered ion cannons. Once