2391. The end of the battle (Part 1)
10BBY, January 19, Fondor Planet, old capital Fondor City.
This huge city has been besieged by the Kingdom of Dawn army for a month. There are several Victory II-class Star Destroyer floating in the sky all the time, carrying out limited Orbital Bombardment attacks on the city almost continuously.
At the same time, the current capital of Fondor Planet, Oridin City, was being bombed.
However, because Fondor City has not yet been captured, the ground attack against Oridin City has not yet begun. At present, we are just continuously carrying out targeted bombing by Orbital Bombardment and fighter formations, removing the city's anti-aircraft firepower, and destroying exposed firepower points and military assembly areas.
However, Fondor City can no longer support it.
As other areas of the planet fell successively, the entire southern direction of Fondor City was also occupied. Kingdom of Dawn's ground troops could launch a frontal attack on Fondor City without any hindrance.
Countless Veronica mutant monsters rush into Fondor City. These monsters are so ferocious and powerful that those killed by them will soon turn into zombies and join them. Like other fronts, Galactic Empire's defenders had to use a large number of K-X security robots to fight.
However, as more and more industrial areas fall, the output of Fondor Planet's combat robots has dropped sharply, and it has become difficult to assemble a powerful combat robot army.
On January 21, Fondor City completely fell. Fondor Planet The capital Oridin City is completely exposed to Kingdom of Dawn's military front!
At this moment, in the Oridin City underground command center, Galactic Empire 20th Army Governor Octavian-Grant is also ready for everything.
He put on the military uniform that he would only wear when attending ceremonies, neatly arranged his hair, stood in front of the mirror and straightened his badge, straightened the Password Cylinder on both sides of the military uniform, and made sure that there was nothing wrong with his appearance before turning around.
Behind him, dozens of senior 20th Army officials were already standing, all of them wearing formal attire.
The atmosphere at the scene was as stagnant as a dark cloud. Everyone was silent and their faces were full of serious, frustrated, desperate, determined and other emotions.
But without exception, they were all prepared...
Go to hell.
That's right, the fall of Fondor Planet is already imminent, and with such an important planet lost, everyone involved in this battle will not be spared. They can only apologize with death, otherwise, the guilt of losing the battle will even affect their families.
In fact, the main officials of the 20th Army and Commander who were present had the richest combat experience with Kingdom of Dawn. After all, ever since Clone Wars broke out and Dawn Star Planet's fleet Blitz defeated Republic 19th Army, their 20th Army began to confront Dawn Star Planet's fleet on the Yago-Dur planet.
This is 12 years before and after!
In 12 years, 20th Army and Kingdom of Dawn had hundreds of large and small battles and armed conflicts on the Yago-Dur planet. Although they were never able to break through the Yago-Dur planet, Kingdom of Dawn had to maintain a large fleet stationed here.
In the later period of Clone Wars, Kingdom of Dawn was forced to switch from strategic attack to comprehensive defense. One of the important reasons was the confrontation between the Yago-Dur planet.
But now, they lost Fondor Planet.
Although the capital of the 20th Army, Tallan Planet (Tallaan), is safe and sound, after losing Fondor Planet, there is no need for the 20th Army to exist.
"Your Majesty the Governor... I just confirmed from the front line that the defenders of Fondor City have completely lost contact. Now, the forward troops of Separatists are less than 30 kilometers away from Oridin City..." An officer came over and said in a deep voice.
"Arm all the personnel, engineering robots, and security robots that can be armed. Let them enter the strongest buildings in the city. I ask them to resist to the end in every position and be loyal to the Empire!" Octavian-Grant said decisively.
"Yes!"
"This is the last battle in our lives. At least, don't embarrass yourselves." Octavian-Grant added, "Separatists has used biological weapons on a large scale, so don't expect them to accept surrender. None of us want to be a meal for those monsters, right? Then... let's fight! I will always stand here. I am Fondor Planet's last line of defense and will never fall."
"We will fight to the end!" the officer said firmly.
At the same time, in the outer space of Yago-Dur planet, the Empire Death Squadron flagship, Executor-class Super Star Destroyer, Executor.
An officer walked quickly into the bridge, came to the middle of the bridge, in front of the burly man in black armor and black cloak, who looked like a demon, and performed a military salute and said, "Your Majesty, the Grand Judge Hydra of Inquisitorius have completely lost contact in Fondor Planet. And the contact between us and the defenders of Fondor Planet has not been restored... It has been more than a week now, and the situation is not optimistic."
Das-Vader glanced at him and waved his hand casually to signal him to retreat. Then he walked to the holographic battle star map and quietly looked at the intricate battle map.
"Update the combat reports of all frontline troops immediately." Das-Vader said coldly.
The combat staff standing aside immediately pressed the button and updated the data. At the same time, dozens of communications soldiers on the other side of the communication system were constantly sending letters asking about the situation of the frontline troops.
About 10 minutes later, the staff officer came over and said, "Your Majesty, we have deployed a total of 20 legions, totaling 180,000 people, in the underground caves of the Yago-Dur planet. In addition, there are 47 independent combat battalions and 40 robot troops. Among them, 4 legions, 12 combat battalions and 2 robot troops have lost contact. The situation cannot be confirmed... According to reports from other troops, we suffered heavy losses in the round of offensive launched yesterday. The troops were severely reduced, especially the lack of heavy armored vehicles. Now we only have the 1112th Legion direction still launching attacks, and the other directions have completely turned to the defensive."
Das-Vader fell into silence again, and the scene was quiet. Only the heavy breathing coming from his respirator still struck the hearts of everyone present.
After a few minutes, Das-Vader asked, "If we detonate according to the existing control area, what will be the result?"
The combat staff officer said, "We have placed super-large-yield nuclear bombs in the occupied area, and Proton Bomb has been bound to the support pillars. If they are detonated simultaneously from the three cities we currently occupy, I think we can blast a gap in the Yago-Dur planet. But... we are still far from destroying the planet."