2402. Death of Mal-Tuk (middle)
"Uh... what is 'Lao Yin Bi'?" Adjutant Vos-Parker scratched his head, expressing his inability to understand the strange-sounding word.
"It's a curse word in the official language of Dawn Star Planet." Thrawn smiled slightly, "However, in the context just now, it can express praise and compliments."
He politely bowed to Arden-Lin as a gentleman, smiled and said, "Thank you."
"That's right, my apprentice Jing Fang taught me this." Aden-Lin said lazily, "They say you have conducted a very in-depth study of Dawn Star Planet's culture, and it really seems like that."
"To use a saying from Dawn Star Planet, 'Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles'. Only by knowing your enemies can you defeat them." Thrawn said.
"So Mal Took was stripped clean and naked by you." Aden Lin folded his arms and sneered.
"His position, interest orientation, political demands and military style all determine that there are not many options in front of him." Thrawn said with a smile.
"On the surface, you seem to have given up the strong fortress of Bilbrin Planet, but in fact you have gained a vast strategic space, and by the way, you have blocked the supply line of Mal-Tuk. It seems that Dunn-Vesex did not misjudge you." Arden Lin smiled, "But don't forget, there are several Jedi Knight around Mal-Tuk, don't underestimate the enemy."
"I understand, thank you for reminding me." Thrawn nodded, accepting the instruction with an open mind.
"Call me when you need it. You go and deal with their fleet, and Jedi Knight, I'll kill it!" Arden-Lin's eyes became extremely sharp for a moment, but then he returned to his lazy look, waved his hand casually, turned and walked towards the living area.
"General Mar-Tooke, I must remind you that I have a very bad feeling about this military operation." On the bridge of the Neimoidia, Jedi Knight Luminara-Unduli said earnestly.
The other two Jedi Knight, Jax-Pavan and Ferus Olin have been staying in the training room during this period. They do not have the same cultivation as Luminara-Unduli. Having experienced Clone Wars, they have no favorable impression of Neimoidian.
"I know, I know, I know..." Admiral Mal-Tuk kept mumbling, and he kept pacing in circles very anxiously.
For more than a week, he led the main force of Commerce Guild Fleet to follow Thrawn's fleet, circling among the unmanned galaxies to the west of Vakar Planet.
Every time Thrawn would lead his fleet to resist to a certain extent, consume some of Commerce Guild Fleet's combat readiness supplies, and then retreat immediately, very resolutely.
Even in this series of short encounters, Thrawn showed his genius commanding art. During the battle, he always maintained a very tight and efficient formation, allowing the rough-skinned and thick-skinned Imperial-class Star Destroyer to attract most of the firepower, and he would also rotate very cleverly on the battlefield to minimize the losses of battleships.
And when Mal-Tuk ordered the entire army to attack and the distance between the two fleets gradually approached, they quickly completed the turn and started a hyperspace jump to leave.
During this period of time, the two sides visited a total of 7 unmanned galaxies. These galaxies were carefully selected, and the hyperspace channels of each galaxy were very smooth. This was convenient for Thrawn to build military bases in advance - yes, each galaxy had a pre-built military base and a large amount of supplies.
These military bases are very simple, all Modular Buildings, but they have abundant supplies. To use an analogy, it's like a container house filled with expensive delicacies.
After each battle, Thrawn's fleet can be replenished in these military bases, and the rudimentary facilities can be used to repair the warships as much as possible. Although the facilities are rudimentary, there is still no problem in replacing some parts and replenishing welded armor belts.
Then when Mal-Tuk's fleet follows, Thrawn will blow up the military base very decisively, and then quickly move to the next place after a simple battle.
This continuous battle made Commerce Guild Fleet exhausted. And the most important thing is that there is indeed a problem with their material supplies!
Don't forget, the current composition of this Commerce Guild Fleet battleship is mainly cruisers!!
There are less than 100 capital ships under this fleet. The other main combat ships are Heavy Cruiser and Light Cruiser, and there are also a large number of destroyers.
Including battleships such as Kohl II-class and Minotaur-class, although the size has been reduced to the level of Heavy Cruiser, the firepower still maintains the level of a battlecruiser, but there is an implicit price - the long-term combat capability has been reduced!
Under normal circumstances, Kingdom of Dawn would never have any logistical supply problems.
Because after the Clone Wars outbreak, Kingdom of Dawn's first military action was to occupy Bespin, one of the most important explosive gas producing areas in the galaxy. Then later, with the equipment and operation of Matter Unloader, the problem of rare metals was also solved.
Then, many of the large number of Leviathan-class transport built during the immigration process of Rendili Planet have now been converted into transport ships, so the transportation problem has also been solved.
Therefore, Kingdom of Dawn can often be composed of mixed ship types because their logistics supplies can be guaranteed to a great extent.
But this situation does not apply to Admiral Mar-Tuk now!
He has indeed received a lot of logistical supplies, but these supplies are now all crowded in Dorin Planet and cannot be transported to Palanci Planet through the complex environment of Bilbrin Planet!
Not only that, Thrawn has obviously foreseen such a situation. He has deployed high-speed fleets in several galaxies around Palanci Planet, and now these fleets have begun to harass Palanci Planet. Palanci Planet, with its weak defense force, could only rely on the fleet left by Mar-Tuk for defense.
There is no doubt that if the current situation continues, then Commerce Guild Fleet will really be facing the point of running out of ammunition and food!
Mal-Tuk clenched his fists tightly, and even his body was shaking slightly with anger. He was really angry to the extreme! Thrawn just played with him like he was playing tricks on a fool. He easily eliminated the advantage of his fleet and instead put him in a dilemma.
"Withdraw troops... return to Palanci Planet." Mal-Tuk finally made a decision.