1915. Spark (11)
When the last ship Geth warship was shattered and torn apart in the explosion, Colonel Thrawn once again led Sixth Patrol Fleet to victory. But they were not unscathed. Under the crazy counterattack of Geth, two Vigil-class corvette were destroyed, and one of them disintegrated on the spot. None of the 400 crew members in the battleship survived.
The other ship, Vigil-class corvette, lost power and was captured by the planet's gravity and fell. This battleship was lucky. After crashing, it made an emergency landing on the ocean. About 180 crew members survived.
It seems that the losses were greater than in the previous battle, and the number of Geth fleet faced was also smaller, but in fact, considering that Colonel Thrawn's Sixth Patrol Fleet had just experienced a fierce battle at this moment, and only had three days to repair, the victory in this second battle was even more brilliant!
In this battle, Colonel Thrawn was even able to grasp Geth's movement pattern! This is where everyone can't believe it.
Even at this time, the officers and soldiers at all levels in the fleet had not yet reacted to such shock.
"We... won?" Sandars's face was filled with disbelief.
"The landing can begin now. Let Marines prepare immediately." Colonel Thrawn, however, seemed not to care about this victory at all. "In addition, notify the Navy Logistics Department to immediately replenish our fleet. Then submit a combat report and application to return to the rear to repair and maintain the warship."
"Yes... yes!" Sandars responded quickly.
The entire fleet was busy again, Chimeara Imperial-class Star Destroyer began to recover the fighter formations, including those fighter jets from the planet's ground defense force, and then carried these fighter jets back into the atmosphere for redeployment in the planet's capital.
At the same time, the hangar landing platform of Chimeara was fully deployed, and transport aircraft began to take off, sending Marines carried on Star Destroyer to the ground in batches. It also includes 20 large armored units such as AT-TE all-terrain tactical assault walkers, AT-AT all-terrain armored transport walkers, 400 Zephyr-G armed hover motorcycles and other armored units.
After Marines lands, it will regroup and assemble, and then cooperate with the planet's ground defense forces to launch an attack on the city occupied by Geth.
At the same time, the three Vigil-class corvettes that were in relatively good condition had also flown over the city and conducted preliminary bombings on obvious targets, paving the way for subsequent strikes.
However, just when the ground military operations were about to begin in full swing, military orders from the Navy Division of the Sector were conveyed again.
The holographic projection of Lieutenant General Chenor appeared again. He looked at Thrawn, the disgust in his eyes was not concealed at all, and said in a sinister manner, "It seems that you still have reservations, Chiss. You had the ability to defeat Geth, but you had to delay it for three whole days! How many of the Empire's human subjects died because of this?
He emphasized the word "human" very strongly.
"I will not express any opinion on this, Lieutenant General." Colonel Thrawn Naturally, it was impossible to quarrel with this scoundrel, and his tone remained extremely calm.
"Of course I don't expect a foreigner to express any opinions, understand? Look at Geth! This is the consequence that foreigners have brought to us! And you, Chiss, in my eyes, there is no difference between you and a Geth." Chenor looked gloomy.
"I think some special emotions have begun to hinder your normal thinking, Lieutenant General Chenor. From many perspectives, this is not a good phenomenon, especially for you." Colonel Thrawn said lightly.
"Enough! You Chiss are not qualified to tell me this!! Now let me tell you, Ror planet Lord (Lord) has been attacked by pirates! I ask you to go and destroy it immediately!!" Lieutenant General Chenor said loudly.
"I hope this combat order is also signed by the Imperial Naval Department." Colonel Thrawn faced such difficulties, but still did not have any emotional fluctuations. He remained very calm.
"As Star District Commander, I have the right to make emergency decisions on anything that happens in my defense zone!" Lieutenant General Chenor said.
"What an impromptu decision, General Chenor." At this time, another young voice suddenly intervened and interrupted Chenor's words. Only another holographic projection of hyperspace communication appeared next to Thrawn.
I only saw a young man who looked to be in his early 30s at most, but was already wearing a white the Empire Navy general's uniform uniform. Judging from his badge, he was also a lieutenant general, looking at Chenor with an angry face.
Seeing this person, Lieutenant General Chenor gasped, "Gillard-General Perine, why are you here!?"
"As Galactic Empire's Northern Territory's defense line, Commander, based on my impromptu decision, I believe that General Chenor, your subordinate Ninth Sub-fleet, should immediately launch a counterattack against the Ord-Mantel planet and take back the The planet occupied by Separatists, rebuild the glory of the 8th Army! Set off immediately!" Lieutenant General Gillard-Perine was not as calm as Colonel Thrawn. He came up to confront Lieutenant General Chenor.
Hearing this, Lieutenant General Chenor's face changed, and his aura suddenly weakened a lot, "No... I mean, I mean, the situation Lorrd Planet is urgent now..."
"Then let your Ninth Sub-fleet move!" Gillard-Perine pushed back without any politeness.
Chenor Lieutenant General was robbed for a while, and his heart was filled with anger. His plump chest kept rising and falling. It seemed that only such deep breathing could suppress the anger in his heart.
But he had no choice but to lower his head and say, "Understood, I will redeploy. As for the Chiss fleet, it will temporarily stay at Akuria Planet until the remaining Geth here are completely wiped out."
Gillard-Perine sneered and said, "Colonel Thrawn has his own right to make judgments about the frontline war."
"Hmph!" Chenor snorted coldly and closed the communication.
Although they are both Lieutenant General, there is a world of difference between a lieutenant general and a lieutenant general. Gillard-Perine became Lieutenant General at a young age, and was the Commander of Galactic Empire's Northern Territory's defense. The only obstacle that prevents him from becoming Admiral of the Navy now is his too young age.
On the other hand, Lieutenant General Chenor is just the commander-in-chief of a star division fleet. How can he be compared with Gillard-Perine!
What's more, now Gillard-Perine is the popular man under the Governor of the Ninth Army, Dunn-Vesex known as King of the North! If he has any questions, he can report them directly to Dunn-Vesex. Even if the matter is urgent enough, Dunn-Vesex can arrange for Gillard-Perine to meet Emperor Palpatine directly with just one sentence!
Compared with him, Lieutenant General Chenor, who didn't even know the communication frequency band of Dunn-Vesex, was nothing more than Joker.
"Please don't pay attention to these people, Mr. Thrawn." Lieutenant General Gillard-Perine looked very respectful in front of Thrawn, and could not even see the huge identity gap between the two. "Lieutenant General Chenor's plan is to tie you here. To It will take a long time to search to completely wipe out the Geth that has landed, and the spaceport of Akuria Planet has been destroyed, so if you stay here, your fleet will not be well repaired. At that time, he will use the excuse that you have been repaired for a long time to once again force you to face the powerful enemy in an incomplete state."
"So this requires your help, General Perine." Thrawn also responded very politely.
In fact, if we look at age, Gillard-Perine, who was born in 51BBY, is a full 8 years younger than Thrawn, who was born in 59BBY. It's just that their circumstances are different, which leads to the huge status gap between them.
In fact, the two people now don't know that in another universe called "Original Plot", Gillard-Perine's improvement and growth are far from reaching this level. Gillard-Perine, who was just a junior officer, once served on the battleship commanded by Thrawn and received many teachings from Thrawn.
But here, Gillard-Perine was valued by the then General Republic Navy Eureka because of his prominence in the battle against Geth, and was focused on training. In the subsequent battle of Dorin Planet, Admiral Eureka was seriously injured and died. Gillard-Perine inherited the legacy of Admiral Eureka and successfully led the fleet to escape the pursuit of Geth, making great contributions.
After that, he successfully organized Faida Planet Defense Battle, blocking the progress of Geth. Because of this, he was appreciated by Dunn-Vesex, who regarded him as their most important general and focused on training him, and relied on his suggestions to deploy a strong line of defense to resist the penetration of Geth.
This series of events also made Gillard-Perine's status in the military skyrocket. Compared to Thrawn, which was discriminated against due to its status as Chiss and struggled to develop in the military, Gillard-Perine is now almost in an unattainable position.
It can only be said that being on the front line is the fastest way to improve your military rank.
When Thrawn had just been transferred to Northern Territory and became a mid-level officer, Gillard-Perine had many interactions with him. And soon, Perine was impressed by Chiss, who was 8 years older than him, rich in knowledge, insightful, wise, and at the same time extremely elegant.
Although Perine has a much higher status than Thrawn, after several long conversations, Perine did not hesitate to regard Thrawn as his teacher. He believed that Thrawn's ability was far above his own. He usually addressed him as 'Mr. Thrawn', deliberately avoiding the issue of military rank to avoid embarrassment.
Of course, Thrawn doesn't care about this.
As a result, the friendship between the two has become increasingly profound. Thrawn also admires Gillard-Perine, a talented and very diligent Imperial Navy general. He never begrudges what he has learned and teaches Perine as much as possible.
And Perine reciprocated the favor. He also protected Colonel Thrawn in the military and blocked many incidents caused by racial issues for Thrawn. At the same time, he reported Dunn-Vesex's criticism, which gave Colonel Thrawn the opportunity to command Sixth Patrol Fleet.
Gillard-Perine is also looking for a suitable opportunity, and officially introduces Colonel Thrawn to Dunn-Governor Vesex, so that Thrawn's talent can be discovered by King of the North, so that he can better demonstrate his ambition.
In fact, they don't know that in this universe, due to the appearance of Tang Xiao and Geth, the relationship between Gillard-Perine and Thrawn has undergone earth-shaking changes, and this change will also create a pair that is more powerful and terrifying than the original plot - 'Imperial Twin Walls'!
"Mr. Thrawn, I will report to Dunn-Governor Vesex again and request that you be transferred away from Lieutenant General Chenor." Gillard-Perine said.
However, Thrawn shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but it is not necessary, General Perine. General Chenor is a very simple, even stupid person. Although he is full of hostility towards me, he does not know what should be done to put me in a desperate situation. Therefore, this is to protect me."
"It's just that if something like today happens again and again, it will be very dangerous." Gillard-Perine said.
"And I only need to do one thing." Thrawn said calmly, "I will take the initiative to go to Lieutenant General Chenor and reiterate that I have no intention of leaving his subordinates and am willing to further serve him. He is a vain, cowardly, and overachieving person, and my proposal will meet his every need."
"It's just like this, maybe you will feel aggrieved..." Gillard-Perine shook his head and sighed, "With your talent, Admiral of the Navy shouldn't be the end."
"The current Northern Territory situation does not meet the conditions for me to be promoted quickly. Therefore, what I need is more accumulation." Thrawn said, "Even the Faida Planet battle you have faced before will not be worth mentioning in the face of the situation Northern Territory may face in the future."
Gillard-Perine's face became solemn. With his open-mindedness and structure, he naturally would not think that Thrawn's statement was damaging to him. He just thought of something very bad, "Geth, there is no doubt that Duchy of Dawn brought it from Unknown Regions. If we finally have a battle with Duchy of Dawn, then when the war breaks out, Duchy of Dawn will not make any cover in this regard."
But Thrawn shook his head and said, "Geth is not from Unknown Regions. Their origins are very mysterious. It can even be said that they appeared suddenly without any warning. And what I am worried about is not whether Duchy of Dawn and Geth are colluding. In fact, the collusion between them is a good thing."
"A good thing?" Gillard-Perine shook his head, "If Duchy of Dawn blatantly joins forces with Geth, the possibility of us holding on to our current defense line is almost zero!"