1571. Destruction
Even Mace-Windu would never be able to reverse this rotten battle situation. In fact, there was nothing he could do when he returned to the flagship. The Second Systems Army fleet whose communication system was interfered with, no matter how furious Windu was, was still completely defeated!
Under the command of Sefrans-Tann, Second Systems Army, who was fighting on his own, was no match at all. Republic warship, who was running around, was divided and surrounded by those small warships and defeated one by one. If you don't know, you would think that the ones with the superior strength are Sefrans-Tann! But in fact, Sefrans-Tann, which had fewer troops and smaller battleships, in turn surrounded Second Systems Army, which had a huge force!
This slow and brutal process is excruciating.
Second Systems Army's Commanders could only watch their own warships, one after another being surrounded by Separatists's large group of small warships, and then being torn into pieces.
But during this process, they had no choice at all. Communication was cut off, and they couldn't even say "Come on!"
Many warships wanted to go over for reinforcements before, but Separatist fleet took advantage of their flexibility and easily bypassed the main force of their fleet, constantly wandering around and harvesting every lone warship!
Behemoth-class battlecruiser kept shooting with the powerful Yamato Cannon. Even Hunter Class Battlecruiser did not dare to face Yamato Cannon's attack directly. All the warships that wanted to go for reinforcements were all called by Yamato Cannon. Hunter Class Battlecruiser could not resist it at all.
At this point in the battle, Second Systems Army has no chance of victory at all. They could only desperately move closer and gather with some nearby warships to form independent small groups to survive.
If it is a competitive game, then there is no saying that defense wins the championship, but here is an extremely cruel war! All actions that give up defeating the opponent will only delay your own death.
Because war means life and death!
On the battlefield, the warships of the Second Systems Army were retreating steadily. They were forced to sail towards the warships closest to them, and then gathered each other into small positions, hoping that the enemy fleet would suffer heavy losses in the attack process, so that they could start negotiations with them.
That's right! The only thing Second Systems Army can count on now is not that they can defeat the enemy, but that their enemies can give up the attack due to various reasons.
These reasons include, but are not limited to, ridiculous reasons such as Separatist fleet running out of ammunition and food, a sudden mutiny, and the sudden intervention of a third-party alien force.
Regarding these fanciful possibilities, in a nutshell on the battlefield, it is that Second Systems Army is dead, take it away!
So Second Systems Army's fleet entered the third stage after losing communication - for example, gathering into small groups to increase the strength around them as much as possible, and then making the enemy fleet chasing them unprepared. Surrounded by Separatist fleet, they slowly died.
No rush, in fact, under the command of Sefrans-Tann, Separatist fleet, which is smaller in number and smaller in size, is the one that surrounds the Second Systems Army fleet!
Mace-Windu, who returned to the bridge of the flagship Endurance, all he could do was to linger on.
Without the communication system, all his combat instructions cannot be conveyed to other warships. The only way is to convey the instructions verbally through the shuttle. There is no doubt that there is no possibility of victory in this way. After all, when the battlefield situation changes and you convey the latest combat instructions to other warships through the shuttle, even the day lily may be cold.
Mace-Windu looked at the battlefield situation on the holographic star map, watching Sefrans-Tann maximize the flexibility and maneuverability of those small warships, divide and surround their fleet, and then destroy them one by one.
Now, he can finally put himself in his shoes and understand the despair in General Sophronos's heart just now!
Because there is really no possibility of winning.
"Send a shuttle and notify every warship as much as possible, asking them to immediately abandon all combat operations and withdraw from the battlefield." Mace-Windu said.
"Yes!" the adjutant responded quickly.
All the officers who had witnessed Mace-Windu killing General Sophronos were now in great fear, and they did not dare to have any objection to all the instructions of Master Windu.
But even if it is the only order Mace-Windu can give now, retreat? This is still a luxury! Sefrans-Tann is not a mediocre person like Sopronos. When she launched the attack, she had already considered all the possible reactions of the Second Systems Army fleet, which naturally included the possibility of the opponent retreating and escaping.
Under the instructions of Sefrans-Tann, all Duchy of Dawn fleet fighter jets began to take off, intercepting every Second Systems Army shuttle that wanted to pass orders, making them unable to convey even the simplest sentence of instructions!
In such despair, a Hunter Class Battlecruiser chose to surrender. The battleship's officer lowered the shield, turned off the fire control, and handed over the fate of his survival to the Separatists.
This was just the beginning. More and more warships surrendered, and in the end they couldn't even be stopped!
Second Systems Army's morale finally collapsed!
They originally had no intention to fight. They followed Mace-Windu to betray. On the one hand, they were coerced by most people. On the other hand, during the purge movement that betrayed Galactic Republic, all dissidents were shot, and they had to accept it.
And now, when they see the reality that Second Systems Army was completely cornered in just a few days, they no longer have hope for all the promises Mace-Windu gave them! In such a situation, they have only two options: surrender or resist to the last person.
At the same time, a Geonosis shuttle with a solar sail set up had left the hyperspace channel and flew to Destruction.
Count Dooku opened the door of the shuttle and walked out first. Behind him, there were two other people wearing black cloaks, completely covering their figures.
Arriving at the Destruction bridge, Count Dooku happened to see the Aquitenes-class light cruiser ships of the Second Systems Army giving up resistance and surrendering, and immediately laughed heartily, "Hahahahahaha! You have proved it once again, Sefrans-General Tann! In this galaxy, you are the only one who is the number one general!"
"Such a battle has no qualifications to make me feel nervous, nor does it have any gold content. What I defeated was just a group of homeless dogs." Sefrans-Tann said calmly.