2521, General Grievous, Attack!
After the Kingdom of Dawn captured the Eriadu system, the Celestians joined their ranks. As a species with highly advanced industrial capabilities, they quickly became important members of the Fourth Civilization.
It was also at this time that Rugel Simon returned to his homeworld of Salust and joined the Fourth Group. With his addition, the refit of the Destruction battleship proceeded far more smoothly.
However, because Hutt Space's industrial capacity was simply too poor, it took four years to complete the Destruction battleship's modernization.
The new Destruction made its first appearance during General Grievous's raid against the Galactic Empire's Twelfth Army half a year earlier. In the Battle of Mimban, the immensely powerful warship destroyed three Imperial-class Star Destroyers in rapid succession, shocking the Imperial fleet.
However, the Kingdom of Dawn High Command's purpose that time had merely been to seize an opportunity for a probing attack. General Grievous therefore did not continue expanding the gains, instead withdrawing after achieving enough.
Now, General Grievous's fleet had received reinforcements, while much of the Galactic Empire's Twelfth Army fleet had been redeployed to the Northeastern Territory. With one side growing stronger and the other weaker, this was the perfect opportunity to launch an attack!
January 18, 9BBY.
The Galactic Empire dispatched a force of 40 capital ships and 100 Light Cruisers to Taris, where they began blockading the planet.
Before long, a planetary scan revealed the existence of the underground city. However, they had no idea how many Rakghouls were inside, because Rakghouls could not be detected using conventional instruments.
Moreover, the underground city, buried hundreds of meters below the surface, gave the Imperial fleet a headache. It would be difficult to destroy the entire underground city through Orbital Bombardment. Even sealing off those few breaches would