1625. Prelude to war
"Are you here?" A cold smile appeared on the corner of Das-Malthael's mouth.
In Force sense, at the other end of the Milky Way, a pair of Chaos and dark eyes looked over, colliding with Darth-Malthael countless light years apart.
At the same time, he also felt a boundless darkness, like a terrible tsunami, rolling in from the other end of the galaxy, covering the sky and covering the earth, and even the countless stars were eclipsed by it!
At the end of this dark wave, there is a black shadow...
Dark, evil, and powerful!
It is also the most powerful Sith Lord in this galaxy - Darth-Sidious!
"I've been waiting for you... for a long time." Das-Malthael murmured.
"That's right... that's right..." There seemed to be a faint murmur coming from the other end of the Force.
Das-Malthael pressed the communicator without hesitation and said to the other end, "All troops, enter combat status immediately! The enemy is coming!"
[Yes!] The deep voice of Volgograd-Kanidi came from the other side. He didn't say much or had any questions. He responded and closed the communication.
However, just a few minutes later, all the defense fleets around Annaj Planet began to take action!
Near the asteroid where Das-Malthael is located, a green indicator light suddenly lit up on an air mine visible to the naked eye, and then the entire air mine gradually faded and disappeared into space.
Stealth system!
The tens of billions of air mines deployed around Annaj Planet have basic stealth systems installed on them! And with its built-in battery, this stealth system can last for more than three days!
All the defense fleets around the planet have entered combat positions. The fighter pilots have arrived at Hangar Platform and are in position. The first batch of pilots scheduled to take off have already boarded their fighter planes and are ready to take off.
Although no changes can be seen on the outside, in fact, the entire Annaj Planet, and even Annaj system, the huge war machine has begun to operate, and this place is about to become a meat grinder of blood and flesh, iron and fire!
In the dark space, a sudden burst of dazzling white light flashed, and almost without warning, 20 huge figures suddenly appeared!
The 2011-meter-long cylindrical battleship——Invincible-class battleship!
The sudden appearance of 20 large warships also kicked off Galactic Republic's second large-scale attack on Modell Sector!
Das-Malthael stood up and looked at Republic warship, who was not far away from him, with an extremely ferocious smile on his face.
He opened his arms, faced these 20 huge battleships, and laughed loudly, "Come on! Darth-Sidious! I'm waiting for you here!! Waiting for you!! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!"
That arrogant laughter was quickly swallowed up by the vacuum of the universe. Even ten meters away from him, the fluctuations of the sound waves had become minimal.
But at the same time, Coruscant, Republic Senate buildings.
Das-Sidious, who was holding a parliamentary meeting, also turned his head to look in this direction without warning, and the smile at the corner of his mouth became twisted.
"Dass-Malthael..."
"Darth-Sidious!"
"This battle is destined!" The two people, countless light years apart, said these words almost in unison.
Drop! drop! drop! drop!!!
Annaj Planet outer orbit, Agonev-class star base, command center.
The piercing sirens were endless, and the hyperspace detectors kept sounding alarms. The controller ran over and shouted hysterically, "Strong hyperspace fluctuations were detected!! Very strong! Unprecedented!!!"
"Republic warship appears! Quantity 20! Model confirmed, Invincible-class battleship!"
"Interdictor from I-9 to N-17 has lost all contact!"
"The enemy ship launches electronic interference! Activate the electronic countermeasures system immediately!"
"Attention all units! Enter combat status immediately!"
All departments in the command center suddenly became noisy, and countless messages and instructions were suddenly mixed together. Those extremely nervous voices gathered together and played the prelude to war!
Volgograd-Kanidi's face was ashen and his expression was extremely solemn.
Galactic Republic, it's really here!
"How is this possible!" The operator of the hyperspace monitoring team grabbed his hair and shouted loudly, "According to the detector, this hyperspace channel is still in a state of chaos! There are at least 80,000 mass projections leading to Galactic Republic!"
"Republic fleet is already here! Don't worry about this! Get ready to fight immediately!"
"There is an abnormality in the hyperspace fluctuations! A report came from the U-77 hyperspace outpost! The Interdictor they were responsible for maintaining was directly destroyed by the strong fluctuations, and this fluctuation also interfered with hyperspace communications!"
"V-81 Hyperspace Outpost has reestablished contact!" the communications soldier shouted. "They were also attacked by strong hyperspace fluctuations and their communications were disrupted!"
"This is not a normal hyperspace fluctuation! Please ask the scientific research team to send experts over immediately!"
"General Kanidi! We are under enemy attack! Please give instructions!"
Volgograd-Kanidi was still standing in the command center with piercing eyes and a serious expression. However, he did not immediately issue combat orders. Instead, he only opened the internal communication channel and said slowly in his powerful and deep voice, "Galactic Republic, here we come. These 20 warships are just the beginning... They are here to deprive us of all our wealth, destroy all our Homeworld, and enslave every one of us... Defend Homeworld and resist the invasion... Can you do it?"
"I can!"
"General! Please give the order!"
"Modell Sector is ours! Galactic Republic, never try to get involved!!"
Volgograd-Kanidi had no expression on his face. He just pressed another button, and a young general appeared on the screen in front of him - Jin Chen, Kanidi's capable general.
"So... what about you?" Kanidi asked slowly.
"Modell Sector, it belongs to us. No matter Tang Xiao or Galactic Republic, no one can get involved!" Jin Chen's expression was a little ferocious.
"What if I told you that Tang Xiao is in this galaxy at this moment?" Kanidi asked.
Jin Chen was stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed several times. It was obvious that he was thinking about countless possibilities in his mind.
But in the end, his expression calmed down and he asked, "What is Tang Xiao here for? To supervise the battle? Haha... If we cower, will he chop us up with his Lightsaber?"
"He insisted on his judgment that Galactic Republic would attack Modell Sector. And he believed that if Galactic Republic came to attack, then there must be masters using the Force among them. So, he came here - Modell Sector." Volgograd-Kanidi said.
He stared hard at Jin Chen's eyes on the screen and said word for word, "Then let me ask you again, can you... can do it?"
"I will protect Modell Sector at all costs! Even if it means joining forces with Tang Xiao." Jin Chen said.
"Why do you think that he will not join forces with us? Are we two countries? At the same time, how do you think that he will join forces with us? With our strength in front of him, do you really have the qualifications?" Kanidi asked several questions in succession.
"Master Governor, standing behind us are tens of billions of Modell Sector people!" Jin Chen said, "And Tang Xiao, he will not fight for the people... If necessary, he will sacrifice all of us! As you said, we are not... qualified."
He was silent for a while, then gritted his teeth and said loudly, "But I can!! I will fight to the end! I will fight with Galactic Republic, one soldier at a time!!"
Volgograd-Kanidi nodded, without saying much, but took a step forward, stood in the center of the console with his hands behind his back, and said loudly, "All combat units that enter the attack range, immediately open fire! Target - Republic warship!!"
20BBY, July 24th.
After Galactic Republic simultaneously launched an attack on Saleucami Planet, where Confederacy of Independent Systems's heavy troops were hoarding in the direction of Eastern Territory, and Western Reaches's member Yago-Durr system in the direction of Duchy of Dawn, Modell Sector, an extremely fierce battle broke out again!
At the beginning of the battle, no one expected that this battle would be so tragic and its impact would be so far-reaching.
Because this Third Battle of the Modell Sector really played the final elegy of Galactic Republic!
"Launch!!!" Duchy of Dawn The captains of each warship loudly gave the order to fire. The Duchy of Dawn battleship stationed at Annaj Planet will fire on everyone who enters the shooting position!
Countless Pulse Laser guns, missiles, torpedoes, and even Hypermatter Railgun, Yamato Cannon, and Particle Beam Lance all opened fire!
Even judging from the current distance between the two fleets, the probability of hitting is very small, but Duchy of Dawn still conveyed a message with his actions——
Resist to the end!
Boom~~!!! A Invincible-class battleship was hit by a Particle Beam Lance. This shot was extremely powerful and directly destroyed the Deflector Shield of the battleship. It also directly destroyed the main turret group on the left side of the battleship.
Boom~~~~~The entire battleship was shaken by the explosion, and people on the bridge were also turned upside down.
The captain of the battleship held up the tall hat on his head and screamed loudly, "Evade quickly! Avoid it quickly!! Our ship can't stop Particle Beam Lance!"
The captains on the 20 Invincible-class battleship also issued similar orders. These warships suddenly became chaotic. The original formation no longer existed, and now they were all running around.
Invincible-class battleship, or Invincible-class heavy cruiser [Note 1], the earliest year of use can even be traced back to 3,000 years ago. It is an out-and-out ancient ship type. But Invincible-class is a warship designed during the war years, so the installation of systems and weapons is more unrestrained compared to warships designed and manufactured after Rusan Reforms such as Prosecutor-class and Governor-class.
Being more "unrestrained" actually means that when carrying out modern modifications, more powerful weapons can be installed without redesigning the entire system.
But even so, this is still a design from 3,000 years ago, and no matter how much modification it is, it will be in vain. At least the current heirloom of Galactic Republic Navy, the XX-9 heavy Turbolaser cannon, cannot be installed on Invincible-class.
Invincible-class battleship was actually designed and built by Rendili StarDrive. At that time, Kuat Drive Yards had just emerged, and most of the military orders were in the hands of Rendili, which can be regarded as witnessing the glory of Rendili StarDrive.
The reason why these warships appear in the hands of Kuat is actually sent by Galactic Republic. These Invincible-class battleship originally belonged to the defense fleet of Coruscant. After Supreme Strategic Command decided that Kuat Drive Yards would launch the battle of Modell Sector, Supreme Strategic Command casually handed over some old equipment to Kuat Drive Yards, euphemistically calling it destocking.
Onana-Kuat actually didn't like these old warships, but after thinking about it, it was better than nothing. After all, they were also large warships with a length of 2011 meters, so they were all organized into this attack fleet and used as cannon fodder.
This is why the first batch of warships to pass Hyperspace Stabilizer are these 20 Invincible-class. After all, Kuat does not want to use cutting-edge warships like Knight-class Star Destroyer to test the stability and actual combat functions of Hyperspace Stabilizer.
Naturally, Volgograd-Kanidi would not be polite to these old warships, and ordered to continue firing. At the same time, 200 Wraith fighter took off and 500 Vulture droid fighter rushed towards this weak fleet composed of Invincible-class battleship.
Vulture droid fighter——Duchy of Dawn also needs to be 'destocked'.
After more than 3,000 years, the advantages and disadvantages of Invincible-class have been studied and understood by everyone. This kind of old warship has very good anti-ship attack capabilities, but it has no way to deal with fighter groups.
Just when Duchy of Dawn's fighter formation launched an attack on Invincible-class battleship, a sudden change occurred!
In the other direction of the galaxy, a large amount of white light suddenly flashed, and then 10 Knight-class Star Destroyer and 5 Hunter Class Battlecruiser flew over through hyperspace!!
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[Note 1: Galactic Republic's naval organization and battleship design are actually comprehensively judged through length, volume, function, power, etc. But in fact, for readers, this judgment seems very confusing. For example, the Invincible-class with a length of more than 2,000 meters is actually just a cruiser, and the official design of the Conqueror-class with a length of 4,825 meters is actually Heavy Cruiser. You see, maybe Galactic Republic's compilation is more scientific, but it is very uncomfortable for readers. Therefore, as I said, length is the only criterion, so that at least it is simpler and clearer for everyone. Invincible-class is a battlecruiser, and Conqueror-class is a battleship. Isn't this clear?]