1608. Gears of War (Part 2)
Among Galactic Republic's not-so-rich army equipment, in addition to the high-quality and low-priced AV-7 self-propelled artillery that can be seen everywhere, heavy combat units such as AT-TE tactical assault walkers are basically concentrated on the frontline planets that need to launch attacks, and are not usually carried around at all.
Not to mention the SPHA-T heavy self-propelled artillery! Even though there are not many of these in Republic army, it is a powerful weapon that is as powerful as a battleship. It is a super equipment that is more than 100 meters long and can be called a land giant. No matter where it appears, it will definitely be accompanied by a large-scale Clone Army!
In fact, more than two years after the war broke out, Clone Trooper is not a particularly common thing on the battlefield. Previously, Kaminoan clones was mainly famous for its less but more refined style. They usually only appeared on the offensive battlefield and did not take on too many defensive tasks.
Moreover, the number of Kaminoan clone troopers did not exceed ten million at its peak. This number is indeed too small for the entire galaxy.
So most of the people on the battlefield are ordinary soldiers. For example, in the early days of the war when Confederacy of Independent Systems's offensive was the fiercest, it was actually the ordinary people's defense forces of the planet itself that often faced the steel torrent of B-1 combat robots.
Therefore, once Clone Army appears, it often means that Galactic Republic Supreme Strategic Command has looked directly over.
But the Galactic Republic transport fleet plundered by Mira-Han revealed some other meanings... First of all, the appearance of AT-TE and SPHA-T means that Galactic Republic has a large-scale Clone Army nearby, so it is very likely that it is preparing to launch an attack here - of course it cannot be Tatooine, so there is a high chance that it is Christophsis.
But the problem is that this transport fleet left from this direction!
So what does this mean?
Are they evacuating? Hasn't the fight started yet?
Duchy of Dawn Military Intelligence Department, headed by Madam M, was puzzled and could only send a large number of reconnaissance planes to Christophsis in order to get more clues.
On July 13, in an unmanned galaxy near the Yago-Dur system, a Duchy of Dawn patrol formation encountered a Galactic Republic reconnaissance aircraft formation. Two of these reconnaissance aircraft were shot down under the pursuit of Shriken Class Light Corvette, and the wreckage was sent back to the Yago-Dur system for analysis and research.
After analysis, it was found that these reconnaissance aircraft were here to detect hyperspace fluctuations and wanted to intercept hyperspace communication signals.
That afternoon, the reconnaissance aircraft sent to Christophsis and the surrounding hyperspace outposts detected a large number of fluctuations in hyperspace navigation. After analysis, these fluctuations were caused by a large number of warships entering hyperspace. So this shows that a large number of spacecraft left this direction in a short period of time.
Duchy of Dawn Military Intelligence Department analyzed it based on their recent operations in the Yago-Dur system, and believed that Galactic Republic adjusted their attack direction from Christophsis to the Yago-Dur system.
This also sounded the alarm for Madam M. Because this information shows that Military Intelligence Department had a major misjudgment before - they simply believed that Galactic Republic's next attack direction was 20th Army in the Yago-Dur system or 17th Army of Eriadu system.
However, it turns out that Galactic Republic quietly deployed a powerful force around Christophsis.
If General Ling's plan had not been successful and proactively exposed the location of Ankollon-class Titan warship's dock, they would have been unprepared when Galactic Republic began to attack Christophsis!
Fortunately, now Galactic Republic has obviously made a choice, and they are no longer covering up. They have directly transferred the army away from the vicinity of Christophsis, and almost certainly added it to the 20th Army's Titan shipyard, who is preparing to attack the Yago-Dur system and destroy Duchy of Dawn.
It is because of this that the outpost of Christophsis detected a large number of hyperspace fluctuations.
This also definitely shows that Galactic Republic must have mastered the unknown secret hyperspace channel near this star field. In order to remedy this, Madam M continues to send additional reconnaissance aircraft for exploration, striving to find clues to these secret waterways.
On July 14, Duchy of Dawn Supreme Military Command held a meeting to discuss who would command the battle in the Yago-Dur system.
Qi Jian and others believe that this candidate should be Ling Liang. After all, she proposed the plan to attract Galactic Republic's attention to the Yago-Dur system through Titan shipyard, and Ling Liang's series of performances in Eriadu system have proven that she is growing into the top military commander in this galaxy.
But Tang Xiao rejected this proposal.
He proposed that Ling Liang is equally indispensable to Eriadu system. She has commanded Xuanwu Titan warship for a long time, and is naturally more familiar with the performance of Xuanwu, and has the ability to prepare combat plans based on this.
Tang Xiao pointed out that the possibility of Galactic Republic attacking on three fronts simultaneously cannot be ruled out. What if they become anxious and continue to mobilize warships from other fronts to attack Eriadu system?
Therefore, Xuanwu Titan warship and Ling Liang must not move. Only if she is still in charge of Eriadu system can she safely dispatch some fleets to reinforce Modell Sector.
But in this case, who will command the defense of the Yago-Dur system becomes a big problem.
The previous Yago-Dur system was commanded by Major General Lin Nanyi. He was a young general that Sefrans-Tann was quite optimistic about. He later also served as the adjutant of Ling Liang for further study. It can be said that he is the representative of the younger generation of generals that Duchy of Dawn himself grew up with.
But after all, Lin Nanyi is still too young to be qualified for such a large-scale battle.
Sefrans-General Tann has now joined Neutral Alliance and accepted the military rank of Confederacy of Independent Systems, so he is flying solo temporarily. And she doesn't like pure defensive combat. Although she is good at striking from behind, if she really wants to defend, she is a powerful existence that no one can match.
There is also General Trench, who is currently working for Confederacy of Independent Systems openly. In fact, his role is very important. After all, in the original plot, General Trench is one of the few capable generals among the large group of losers at Confederacy of Independent Systems.
After Tang Xiao conquered Trench, he sent him to Confederacy of Independent Systems, hoping that Count Dooku would not lose too quickly.
So now, he needs to find someone capable enough to command the battle in the Yago-Dur system.