At Admiral Gideon Tarkin's command, the Galactic Empire fleet orderly split into four groups and disengaged from the battlefield separately.
During this process, Admiral Gideon Tarkin also demonstrated his outstanding command ability. Under his coordination and organization, the Galactic Empire's warships withdrew in perfect order, giving General Grievous's fleet no further opportunities.
After all, General Grievous's current formation was not intended for annihilation, but to prevent the Galactic Empire fleet from damaging the stargate as much as possible.
Thus, apart from firing wildly and destroying seven Imperial-class Star Destroyers in succession during its withdrawal, the Divinity-class battleship that had charged directly into the middle of the Imperial fleet formation failed to stop them from leaving.
The battle was extremely brief. From General Grievous launching his assault to Gideon Tarkin withdrawing his forces, less than three hours had passed in total.
During that time, the Galactic Empire lost thirty-one Imperial-class Star Destroyers, most of them destroyed by the Divinity-class battleships. On General Grievous's side, two Divinity-class battleships were heavily damaged, while three had their main armor belts penetrated without damage reaching their interiors.
However, the stargate had still suffered severe damage. General Grievous immediately contacted the Vasari Phase Engineer still on Eadu, who told him that Lothal Planet's stargate would have to remain shut down for at least two months.
General Grievous did not pause for even a moment. He did not pursue the Galactic Empire fleet directly, because they had certainly arrived through an unknown hyperspace route. Without the exact navigational data, it was impossible to follow them.
Thus, the Galactic Empire fleet needed only one day to return to Boonta, while General Grievous's fleet would need three.
However, General Grievous did not stop because of this.
Under his constant orders, the Kingdom of Dawn fleet throughout the Eastern Territory