2364. End of the battle
Gillard-Perine, after he was promoted to Admiral of the Navy, he once again perfectly reproduced the battlefield command that opened his path to stardom.
At that time, he was only a major. After the disastrous defeat in the battle of Dorin Planet, he was ordered to take over the temporary command of the fleet from the fallen admiral Eureka. He commanded Republic fleet to successfully get rid of Geth fleet's pursuit and interception, and brought out the remnants of the fleet.
Today, more than ten years later, he once again commanded Imperial fleet, successfully escaping the pursuit and interception of the combined fleets of Kingdom of Dawn and Geth, and brought out the remnants of the fleet (even the chapter name is also called "Escape", Chapter 1442).
What's even more ironic is that during his escape, he also passed Dorin Planet.
However, he also managed to save more than 200 capital ships and more than 800 small and medium-sized warships in this fiasco, which can be regarded as retaining a little spark of fire.
The defeated army of Imperial fleet fled all the way to Bilbrin Planet (Bilbringi) before stopping and began to reorganize the army.
Bilbrin system is a galaxy full of asteroids, almost all of which are asteroids. Bilbrin Planet generally refers to the asteroid Bilbrin VII, which is also the largest asteroid in the galaxy.
Bilbrin system Because most of the surrounding asteroids are rich in various alloys and rare metals, astronomers speculate that hundreds of thousands or even millions of years ago, a huge comet rushed into the galaxy and collided with one of the planets, causing both to be destroyed.
But the advantage of this is that many materials that can only be mined in the planet's core can be easily found here.
For this reason, starting from the Galactic Republic period, a large-scale shipyard was built near Bilbrin Planet. This shipyard is outsourced and operated by Corellia Engineering Company, and they also adhere to their spirit of doing whatever they have to do. Bilbrin Shipyard is not picky about food. They build everything from Star Destroyer to frigates, as long as they are warships.
In addition, Bilbrin is just an industrial shipyard and does not have R&D capabilities.
At the same time, this planet also has great strategic significance. Because almost everywhere in this galaxy is blocked by asteroids, it can only be entered and exited through a few channels that only the military can control, making the planet easy to defend and difficult to attack. The complex environment, coupled with the extremely powerful industrial manufacturing capabilities of the planet itself, makes all invading enemies can only look back and sigh.
It can be said that Bilbrin Planet is the Yago-Dur planet of the Galactic Empire.
By the way, in the original plot, Grand Admiral Thrawn regarded this as the basis for his revival of the Galactic Empire. However, when New Republic attacked Bilbrin Planet, Grand Admiral Thrawn, who had a chance of winning, was assassinated by his own Noghri bodyguards. He died on the spot, which also made his dream of reviving Galactic Empire come to nothing.
Another important reason why Bilbrin Planet is so important is that it already belongs to the Inner Rim Territories of the Milky Way, and it is also the Qidian leading to Namadii corridor of the Malarian Alliance. Once Bilbrin Planet is compromised, you can already see Core Worlds behind!
After passing through Bilbrin Planet, it is the final gateway to the Milky Way Galaxy Core Worlds - the transportation hub Palanci Planet (Palanhi). In other words, by then, the Milky Way Galaxy Core Worlds will be under direct threat! Moreover, as Palanci Planet is a planet dominated by the financial industry, you can't expect to have a strong defense here.
Therefore, when Northern Territory was invaded by Geth and betrayed by the Malarian Alliance, Bilbrin Planet, which had become the front line of combat, was naturally the top priority for the Gillard-Perine deployment of defense lines. Whether it is political, economic or military, Bilbrin Planet cannot afford to lose anything.
Gillard-Perine have built countless defensive cannons on the asteroid belt of Bilbrin system. These cannons are built on those metal asteroids. They are not only strong, but also have extremely strong load-bearing capacity, and more importantly, they are concealed. Several of the important asteroids even have tiny Planetary Shield installed on them!
After Imperial Admiral Gillard-Perine led the army back to Bilbrin Planet, he briefly arranged the next deployment work, and then was forcibly taken away by Inquisitorius High Inquisitor Jerec and sent to Imperial Center for interrogation. The moment he was taken away, he was relieved of all military duties.
Also taken away by Inquisitorius were more than 70 of the planet's most senior officials, including Geler-Anselm Planet Governor Darsana.
This time, the battle that took place on the planet Dorin Planet, Gullah-Anselm, Ansion Planet, and then all the way to the planet Gullah-Anselm was called Malarian Alliance Battle.
In this battle, Galactic Empire lost more than 270 Imperial-class Star Destroyer ships, more than 210 Victory II-class and other Star Destroyer ships, 1 Commander II-class Dreadnought ship, and more than 1,300 small and medium-sized warships. More than 4 million officers and soldiers of all levels of the navy were killed in action!
Some people say that the navy can be destroyed in two days by a century-old army. This sentence has been applicable since ancient times.
In this battle, Kingdom of Dawn lost more than 30 capital ships, more than 30 Heavy Cruiser class battleships, and more than 1,500 small and medium-sized battleships. These include more than 900 Undertaker-class Light Cruiser and more than 400 Osprey-class light cruiser. The former was lost by rushing into the center of Imperial fleet and attracting a lot of firepower. Many of the latter were sunk while accompanying Reaper-class in the assault to provide them with emergency repairs.
Compared with this great victory, such battle damage is actually a bit ugly, but considering the unscientific battleship ratio of Commerce Guild Fleet, as well as the defective Reaper-class and Osprey-class, it is relieved to see such losses.
At this moment, in the spaceport of the planet Grad-Anselm, the commander-in-chief of Commerce Guild Fleet, Admiral Mal-Turk, was furious.
"You bastards!! Bastards!! How could you let Imperial fleet slip away from under our noses!!" Mar-Tuk scolded all Fleet Commander of his men.
"We have attacked from both front and back, and we are sure to win! As long as we can wipe out all Imperial fleet here, then we will have the opportunity to march straight in and directly threaten Core Worlds!! And I will also become Kingdom of Dawn is the second general to set foot on Core Worlds! But you fools let go of so many warships!!" Mal-Tuke pointed at those Fleet Commander's noses.
"Hmph, that's boring." Jedi Knight Jax-Pavan, who came to attend the meeting, sneered, stood up and left. Ferrus Olin followed closely behind, and only the mature and prudent Luminara-Unduli still stayed here.