The Outbreak! The Second Battle of Bespin

The Outbreak! The Second Battle of Bespin

August 10, 22BBY.

The main fleet of the Galactic Republic's 19th Army departed from the Planet Kaal defensive line and Hoth Planet, the capital, respectively, arriving at Gerrenthum Planet near Bespin Planet.

The Fourth Civilization reacted immediately upon receiving the intelligence. Commander of the Navy Igor Zavalov personally set out despite his advanced age of seventy-one, leading five Kohl-class Battlecruisers and five Martha-class heavy cruisers from Dawn Star Planet. They entered the hyperspace route via Annaj Planet and arrived at Bespin Planet at noon that same day to organize its defense.

Igor Zavalov was also one of the veterans awakened from the very beginning who had followed Tang Xiao. Originally an Elite Class talent, he wore the distinctive big beard of a northerner. He had already been fifty-eight when he was first awakened.

Tang Xiao had originally valued only his experience and steadiness, intending to let him serve as a transitional figure before awakening Master Class or even Legendary Class talents to replace him. Yet he had taken to the position of Commander of the Navy like a fish to water, performing exceptionally well. He could be said to be one of the greatest contributors to building the Fourth Civilization Navy from just a few Blade-class fighters into its current massive force of hundreds of warships.

The only previous occasion on which Igor Zavalov had personally gone to the battlefield was the Battle of Malastare Canyon twelve years ago, and that battle had displayed his outstanding command artistry. In recent years, he had originally planned to retire, but the outbreak of war had delayed his plans to retire and enjoy his old age. He intended to wait until Tang Xiao had confirmed a successor for Commander of the Navy.

And now, he stepped