2392. The end of the battle (Part 2)
"In that case, prepare to start detonating. The fleet is ready to retreat." Das-Vader said, "Inform the ground troops that they only have three days to retreat. During this period, all combat tasks will be handed over to the robot troops."
"Yes! Execute the retreat order immediately!" the staff officer stood at attention, saluted, and responded loudly. The relief was evident in his voice.
During this period of time, the battle to land on the planet Yago-Dur was too difficult, and it was simply difficult.
Even under Darth Vader's strict order to die for those who retreated, the Imperial Army suffered heavy losses and still only occupied three underground cities. For this reason, more than 170,000 Imperial stormtroopers were killed and more than 400,000 robot troops were destroyed.
Currently, there are less than 150,000 Stormtrooper troops still fighting underground, and about 300,000 robots.
Starting yesterday, Das-Vader asked them to continue to launch an attack. However, these troops are generally severely attrited, dissatisfied with their organization, and have almost no heavy armored units. The results of such a forced attack can be imagined.
The staff officer is even worried that if this continues, it will be difficult for the Imperial Army to hold on to the existing results in the underground battlefield, and it is likely that Separatists's army will push back.
Now Das-Vader finally gave the order to retreat. Although it is likely that all ground troops will not be withdrawn in three days, at least for these officers, this tortured battle is finally over.
The order to retreat was issued quickly, but in batches to ensure the orderly conduct of the retreat. A large number of transport aircraft began to transport combatants back to the fleet in large numbers, and they abandoned medium-sized equipment including AT-AT walkers, and even abandoned those wounded who could not be transported in time.
Because in such a retreat, what Das-Vader needs is to preserve the vitality, not to talk about human rights or humanity, or to let the wounded evacuate first.
Nothing!
However, what the staff officer feared did not happen. The battle has been going on for nearly two months, and both sides have paid a heavy price. Therefore, even if the Givin defense forces on the planet Yago-Dur discovered that Imperial army was retreating, they would not have the energy to launch a counterattack.
The real counterattack is on the space battlefield. First Task Force led by Ling Liang has been harassing Darth-Vader's fleet, preventing him from concentrating all his forces to bomb the planet. In addition, Dawn Star Planet has also sent reinforcements with more than 100 capital ships and more than 400 small and medium-sized warships, which has expanded Ling Liang's force and made the threat even greater.
Although it was still unable to shake Das-Vader's main fleet, the existence of First Task Force from General Ling also forced Das-Vader to remain vigilant at all times, and detached a part of the fleet to continuously launch attacks in an attempt to completely annihilate Ling Liang's fleet.
Ling Liang would never give him a chance for a decisive battle, and the two sides just maintained a cat-and-mouse situation. In this way, the planet Yago-Dur can persist for a longer period of time.
Compared to the Galactic Empire, whose information is blocked, Ling Liang can get the latest battle status of Fondor Planet every day. She now understands that Fondor Planet's old capital Fondor City has been captured, and Kingdom of Dawn's ground troops are currently approaching the new capital Oridin City.
So, this means that the main fleet of Sefrans-General Tann will soon be free to attack the main fleet of Das-Vader from the front and rear!
Ling Liang has already started a counterattack plan. As soon as she waits for notification from Sefrans-Tann, she will immediately lead the fleet forward, striving to hold back Das-Vader.
However, General Ling still underestimated Das-Vader's determination.
On January 25, an extremely terrifying explosion suddenly erupted inside the planet Yago-Dur! The explosion almost completely covered the three cities that Galactic Empire had captured in the previous battle. Not only that, it also spread to farther places!
This explosion immediately triggered a violent earthquake, and many support pillars inside the planet also broke under the detonation of Proton Bomb!
Immediately afterwards, through optical imaging, Ling Liang witnessed an extremely terrifying scene——
The planet Yago-Dur actually cracked open right in front of her!! A huge fragment with a diameter of more than 2,000 kilometers was split from the planet, and a large hole was missing from the planet!
The interior of the planet at this moment is a complete disaster!
Not only were the 100,000 the Empire Stormtrooper who had no time to retreat, most of whom were wounded, but also all the more than 300,000 combat robots that were abandoned and cut off, were all wiped out in the explosion.
Moreover, the explosion also affected more cities on the planet Yago-Dur, causing millions of casualties!
Ling Liang felt a rush of hot blood rushing to her forehead at this moment. Her eyes were bloodshot, and her anger almost made her lose control!
"Darth-Vader!! How dare you do this! How dare you do this!!!" Ling Liang roared loudly and punched the console hard, his fist dripping with blood.
She wanted to launch an attack immediately, but looking at Imperial fleet who was waiting for him, she still suppressed the anger in her heart. Ordered his First Task Force to continue to maintain a defensive posture.
Because of this huge explosion, the communication on the Yago-Dur planet was completely cut off, and the situation inside the planet was completely unknown. But judging from the cross-section of the planet in a sea of fire, the situation is definitely not optimistic!
Soon, the Givin, the great mathematician Baher-Banak who was building his new Homeworld on Lothal Planet, sent a message. He witnessed the tragic situation of Yago-Dur planet and was also angry and speechless.
Then, Baher-Banak immediately led his team to start intensive calculations.
At night, Ling Liang finally got the news from Sefrans-General Tann. The main force of Second Task Force led by Tann has left Fondor Planet and will attack Das-Vader's logistics supply base set up at Ghorman Planet (Ghorman) in the early morning of the next day.
But at this moment, Das-Vader's main fleet has also begun to retreat. Although Ling Liang pursued it, it had little effect. She could only follow Das-Vader's fleet from a distance, constantly harassing them, and ensuring that they could never leave comfortably.
Immediately afterwards, Baher-Banak also gave his calculation results - based on preliminary estimates based on current observations, the Yago-Dur planet will rotate faster due to the reduction in mass and changes in shape, and the time of a planet day will be shortened by about one-third.
Although the Givin's unique appearance and solid ground Lower City prevent them from dying on a large scale due to environmental changes, the planet will become uninhabitable.
The bigger problem is that the planet Yago-Dur will gradually change its current orbit, and this planet may be destroyed in 55 years.