Admiral Gillard Perine had also received word that Admiral Mar Tuuk was leading the Commerce Guild Fleet back.
After capturing Agamar Planet, Admiral Mar Tuuk immediately turned his forces around and returned to Makito to rest and refit. It appeared that he was preparing to reinforce Ansion Planet.
Ansion Planet was both the core and gateway of the entire Malarian Alliance. Looking at the galactic star map, the major hyperspace routes in the region occupied by the Malarian Alliance roughly formed a cross, with Ansion Planet at its center. Glee Anselm and Dorin Planet, currently occupied by the Galactic Empire fleet, were the lower segment of that cross.
Thus, it was not difficult to see why the Geth had vigorously built factories on Dorin Planet after occupying it. They clearly intended to turn the planet into a fortress world to shield Glee Anselm and Ansion Planet.
In fact, the Malarian Alliance had now formed an independent special economic zone centered on Ansion Planet. This economic zone had grown through trade with the Chiss territory in the Unknown Regions as its primary source of income. Therefore, although the Malarian Alliance was relatively underdeveloped industrially, it was still an extremely important region in the Northern Territory under the Kingdom of Dawn's control.
So, it was not difficult to guess that Mar Tuuk would lead his forces back.
However, Admiral Gillard Perine had already made up his mind. He would capture Ansion Planet no matter what! As mentioned before, Ansion Planet lay at the center of the cross-shaped hyperspace routes. Even if he did not press deeper into the Malarian Alliance, merely taking Ansion Planet would bring immense strategic benefits.
If Ansion Planet fell and the Imperial fleet stationed troops there, it would be equivalent to controlling the entire Malarian Alliance while also