Imperial Counteroffensive (II)
Should she return to reinforce Yag'Dhul, or attack Fondor Planet directly?
That was the choice before Sefrans Tann. Yag'Dhul could no longer hold out. Facing more than five times their numbers, along with the Executor-class Super Star Destroyer fighting like madmen and trading damage for damage, General Ling Liang had already done her best—but she had also reached her limit.
One drawback of starting the war early was that there was only one Novalith Cannon now. A single Novalith Cannon was not enough to threaten Fondor Planet, allowing Darth Vader to make the ruthless decision to abandon Fondor Planet and charge out directly.
Because under these circumstances, Darth Vader could fully count on taking Yag'Dhul before Fondor Planet fell.
The Galactic Empire losing Fondor Planet would certainly be a grievous blow, but if the Kingdom of Dawn lost Yag'Dhul, its gates would be thrown wide open!
Not to mention that the Givin would surely harbor resentment after losing their homeworld, and Kinyen, the Gran homeworld, would be impossible to defend next. That would cause two species with populations exceeding ten billion to turn away from the Kingdom of Dawn, dealing it an even more fatal blow.
So what should she do now?
"Tell Ling Liang that she must rely on her own strength to hold Yag'Dhul. I will not give her any assistance," Sefrans Tann said coldly to the staff officer. She did not even want to explain herself to General Ling personally, immediately throwing herself into planning the attack on Fondor Planet.
On October 8, Darth Vader's fleet had already taken control of Yag'Dhul's outer orbit and begun an Orbital Bombardment of the planet.
With insufficient strength, Ling Liang's First Task Force did not dare engage recklessly. She could only adopt a posture of long-range