2416. Hidden dangers of Thrawn
San-Si Carl transformed Planetary Defense Forces into a guerrilla force. They launched raids almost everywhere. He made full use of the terrain and facilities on the planet, hiding his troops in the jungle, underground, and even underwater.
There are a large number of factories and underground fortifications on Bilbrin Planet. Because this planet was originally built as a fortress planet, the situation of encountering the enemy Orbital Bombardment was naturally taken into consideration. And those underground passages and fortifications have now become the best bunkers for the guerrillas led by San-Si Carl.
Moreover, there are also a large number of native landforms on Bilbrin Planet. This planet is not fully developed. It is not like Fondor Planet where the entire planet has become a factory, nor like Rendili Planet or Coruscant where the entire planet has become a city.
Therefore, among those native landforms, underground caves, underground rivers, primitive jungles, valleys, and fjords, these places have all become bases for guerrillas!
The most terrible thing is that, unlike what Galactic Empire imagined, San-Si's Carl guerrillas actually have no shortage of supplies at all!
Think about the situation of Bilbrin Planet at the time - first, Thrawn planned to abandon the planet, so he evacuated most of the planet's population, destroyed energy facilities, and closed factories, but did not destroy the planet's infrastructure. He planned to call back soon.
After Mal-Tuk occupied Bilbrin Planet, he tried his best to transport a huge amount of materials from the rear, rebuilding the planet's energy facilities and reopening the planet's factories. At the same time, in order to satisfy Mal-Tuk's next combat operation against Palanci Planet, they also transported countless supplies from the rear.
As a result, most of these supplies were stranded on the planet due to poor transportation in Bilbrin Planet. Later, after the defeat of Mar-Tuk, these supplies stranded on Bilbrin Planet were received and hidden by the defense forces. They planned to fight on the planet for a long time. Due to the defeat of Mar-Tuk, Planetary Defense Forces naturally assumed that he would suffer Orbital Bombardment, so he naturally hid all these materials underground.
Then, Ben Tiras-San-Si Carl led the reinforcement fleet to Bilbrin Planet. This time he transported a large number of soldiers, combat robots and combat supplies. After these combat materials were received by Planetary Defense Forces, they were all hidden.
Therefore, the supplies hoarded on Bilbrin Planet are far from being temporarily transferred and pieced together. Instead, they are accumulated over several months to support the combat operations of an entire main fleet!
With such sufficient supplies, San-Si Carl's guerrillas can even fight in those barren canyons for a long time without worrying about insufficient supplies.
To put it bluntly, even if his millions of troops are sitting on nothing, it will take at least a year or two to consume the supplies of a main fleet!
Then came the army brought by San-Si Carl.
As Caladanian's highest military commander, he brought Caladanian's most elite army troops, 100,000 people. Caladanian can be said to be the best guerrilla warfare force in the galaxy. When they were still Cold Weapon Civilization, they were able to rely on guerrilla tactics to defeat the interstellar civilization Yamrii. This was not just luck. This relies on the military tradition forged with the blood of generations of Caladanian warriors!
After joining Fourth Civilization, Caladanian went through a long period of recuperation. Their economy and people's livelihood have undergone earth-shaking changes, but their military tradition has not been abandoned at all. Because Clone Wars followed, they also participated in the whole process.
At present, the total population of Caladanian has reached 2 billion, and their soldiers are active on various fronts of Kingdom of Dawn. The 100,000 people brought by San-si Carl are the elite among the elite!
Not only Caladanian, Kingdom of Dawn's army soldiers are also extremely high-quality warriors. Kingdom of Dawn has always maintained a very strict soldier training and training system, and their army has always followed the line of elite soldiers. The consistent implementation of universal compulsory military service also allows Kingdom of Dawn to have sufficient sources of soldiers.
The biggest advantage is that Kingdom of Dawn rarely loses in battles, which allows a large number of their soldiers to survive Clone Wars, become veterans and instructors, and let their combat experience continue to accumulate, eventually creating this steel division.
It can be said that unless Galactic Empire uses the more elite Kaminoan clone troopers, ordinary army troops are no match for Kingdom of Dawn soldiers! But Galactic Empire can no longer afford a large amount of Kaminoan clone troopers due to financial problems. Among Imperial Stormtroopers, there are more and more cheap Spartan clones and ordinary soldiers who have undergone brief training.
Thrawn generally rarely interferes in the command of the army, so this time he handed over the command of his adjutant Vos-Parker to the landing of Bilbrin Planet. After he was promoted to Admiral of the Navy, Vos-Parker also rose to the rank of staff officer of Major General Imperial Navy.
But Major General Vos-Parker lacked the most fundamental understanding of the guerrillas of San-Si Carl. To put it bluntly, he had no idea who the enemy he was facing was!
It was the best guerrilla warfare army commanded by the best guerrilla warfare experts, with sufficient supplies, complete combat preparations and the most suitable terrain. In the case of insufficient information, even Thrawn in the original plot was almost defeated in the hands of San-Si Carl!
Wanting to completely control Bilbrin Planet in a short period of time is a false proposition from the beginning! Unless a thorough Orbital Bombardment is carried out on the planet, the entire planet is destroyed. But in this case, Bilbrin Planet will lose its strategic value.
Thrawn is not yet aware that Bilbrin Planet will become a constant constraint on him in the future. All his energy is currently focused on Sefrans-Tann.
Because the threat of Archangel Titan warship is obvious, for this unknown Titan warship, which has no intelligence at all, a little negligence may lead to the loss of everything!
"General, we have confirmed that Sefrans-Tann has moved her fleet to the planet Oud-Mantel and is stationed there. She has no intention of going to Dorin Planet." Another adjutant under Thrawn, Rel Bentin, came over and said.
Thrawn nodded, "This is not unexpected. It is impossible for Tann to fight me decisively at Bilbrin Planet. But how she makes her judgment is her business, but we must make arrangements."
"Yes!" Rey Benting nodded.
"Then her intention..." Thrawn thought about it, and then his face turned a little gloomy, "Palin-Minor Planet!"