2396.Battle of Bilbrin Planet (Part 1)
In the next three days, Lieutenant General Thrawn locked himself in the room again, and he was immersed in Neimoidian's music, art and culture.
He carefully read the history of Trade Federation from its birth to its growth and then its decline, and studied the historical laws behind it.
As for Admiral Mar-Tuk, he also conducted a very in-depth analysis of him based on the intelligence in his hands. Not only through his deeds, but also through the command style shown in the various battles he participated in, he also gained a deep understanding.
At this moment, Admiral Mar-Tuk has begun to lead Commerce Guild Fleet to attack the asteroid belt outside Bilbrin Planet.
Bilbrin Planet is a fortress planet in another sense. This planet is located in a very large and very dense asteroid belt. This asteroid belt not only makes the environment around the planet extremely complex, but also makes the navigation conditions of hyperspace channels very difficult.
Basically, there are only a few waterways that can be easily navigated. Other waterways either fluctuate greatly, resulting in a very small number of warships that can pass, or the routes are unstable and cannot be continuously navigated.
Bilbrin Planet In the surrounding asteroid belt, at least 4,000 asteroids are equipped with powerful and heavy-duty Orbital Defense Cannon. These asteroids have a certain size and can not only build Orbital Defense Cannon, but also have independent energy supply plants, micro Planetary Shield, and a large number of anti-aircraft artillery and Point Defense System.
It can be said that each of these asteroids is a fortress with extremely strong firepower!
Under the protection of 4,000 fortresses, Bilbrin Planet is naturally as secure as a rock. In the past few years when Geth was wreaking havoc everywhere, there was no force that could threaten this place.
After Admiral Mal-Took defeated the fleet led by Kendall-Ozir, he relied on his strength and began to attack the armed asteroids around Bilbrin Planet.
In a few days, more than 70 asteroids have been destroyed, and Commerce Guild Fleet is opening a path out. If this rate is maintained, it will take at most two to three months for Admiral Mar-Touk's fleet to launch an attack on the Bilbrin Planet body.
Previously, Lieutenant General Kendall-Ozir was unable to bear the constant harassment of Admiral Mar-Turk, so he led the fleet to attack and was defeated.
So now, without Lieutenant General Thrawn's order, Imperial fleet is still gathering around the planet and does not dare to act rashly. They could only watch helplessly as one armed asteroid after another was destroyed, and Bilbrin Planet's defense system collapse.
But Lieutenant General Thrawn didn't say anything. He just continued to shut himself in the room, listening to music, tasting wine, and reading.
This made officers at all levels on board his flagship Chimaera full of anxiety.
So when Lieutenant General Thrawn finally opened the door and walked out, he was immediately surrounded by officers. Not only that, because Northern Territory war zone and Jedi Knight appeared, Inquisitorius High Inquisitor Mal Sikander, who came directly to Imperial fleet as the supervisor, also stood at the door with a gloomy expression.
Interestingly, this guy has the same name as Commerce Guild Fleet Commander Mal-Took.
"General! What should we do now? Should we divide our forces to defend or concentrate our forces and charge again?" Seeing Thrawn coming out, Vos-Parker asked eagerly.
But before Vos-Parker could finish speaking, he was pushed aside by Mal Sikander who was standing behind. High Inquisitor stared at Thrawn and said coldly, "Lieutenant General Thrawn, the reason why the Empire is willing to give you this Chiss has good wine and good food, so that you can listen to music. I hope you can fulfill your duties and defeat Separatists. But you delayed the fight and delayed the time, while you were hiding in there drinking and listening to music. Should you give me an explanation?"
Thrawn glanced at Mal Sikander and said calmly, "Give up Bilbrin Planet, let's retreat."
Mar-Sikander's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and his tone of voice began to become dangerous, "You mean, you want to retreat? General Thrawn. Give up the strong fortress planet, open up the fragile Imperial Core Worlds, and then escape?"
"Since we can't defeat Separatist fleet, it shouldn't be a strange decision to retreat." Lieutenant General Thrawn still looked calm and relaxed.
Mar-Sikander had already taken Lightsaber from his waist and held it in his hand. His expression became ferocious. He licked his lips and said, "In other words, you are afraid of the enemy and fled before the battle, and then gave up the Empire's carefully managed defense line? If this is the case, then I'm afraid we need to change the place to talk."
Thrawn was still unmoved, he said, "This is the judgment I made as Lieutenant General Imperial Navy, Bilbrin Planet Defense Fleet Commander. If you don't agree with my judgment, then please remove my position and replace it with someone whose combat plan can satisfy you."
"What you have to do is not to satisfy me. It is to give His Majesty the Emperor an explanation." Mal Sikander said, "Then, you are arrested, Lieutenant General Thrawn."
"Please wait a moment, Lord Magistrate!" Vos-Parker stood up, stood in front of Thrawn and said, "The appointment of Lieutenant General Thrawn should be decided by Dunn-Governor Vesex!"
"Thrawn escaped from the battlefield, so this matter should be taken over by Inquisitorius!" Mal Sikander said sternly.
"But the problem is, it's not up to you to determine whether it means running away from the battlefield or not." Thrawn finally started tit-for-tat.
Mal Sikander's face was uncertain. He thought for a while, and finally snorted coldly, took out his communicator and connected to the frequency band Dunn-Vesex.
However, in the face of Mal Sikander's aggressive response, Dunn-Vesex quickly made a decision, "Lieutenant General Thrawn's decision to retreat was based on his professional judgment based on his position as Bilbrin Planet Defense Fleet Commander. Magistrate Sikander... this matter should not be decided by Inquisitorius."
When he said this, his eyes were fixed on Thrawn. It wasn't until Thrawn nodded slightly that he slammed the table and said sternly, "If you Inquisitorius think you should command this battle, then you should let Blackhole apply to His Majesty the Emperor! Then, you will bear the consequences of the battle yourself!"
In the previous battle of Fondor Planet, Blackhole chose to help his mortal enemy Wilhuff-Tarkin. This politically determined that Dunn-Vesex would never have any good feelings towards Inquisitorius. Not to mention that Inquisitorius also forcibly took away generals Gillard-Perine, causing him to lose a general.
What's more, Lieutenant General Thrawn is a general who has truly defeated Kingdom of Dawn fleet. What choice should he make at this time? The reason why Dunn-Vesex can climb to such a high position is that he will naturally not make mistakes in this judgment.