2417, Northern Territory Strategy
"Planet Palin-Minor?" Colonel Rael Benting frowned and said, "General, I don't think Separatists has the ability to attack the planet Palin-Minor. In addition to the powerful orbital defense system and Planetary Shield, there is an artificial atmosphere on that planet... This kind of defense alone is enough to withstand the offensive of any of their fleets."
The artificial atmosphere was built previously by Galactic Republic based on the unique atmospheric composition of the Palin-Minor planet, and is part of the planetary defense system. The processed artificial atmosphere can isolate all detection methods in a defensive state, neutralize most Energy Weapons attacks, and can even control the atmospheric composition of local areas, instantly suffocating people in a city!
The planet Palin-Minor was a fortress planet during the Galactic Republic period. Compared with Bilbrin Planet, which is used to choke the Unknown Regions channel, and the planet Oud-Mantel, which is the forward military base, the positioning of the planet Palin-Minor is directly Fulcrum, the core of the entire Northern Territory war zone!
This strategic position determines that the defense level of the planet Palin-Minor is extremely high! During the Clone Wars period, Galactic Republic installed a weather controller here to generate an artificial atmosphere. When necessary, weather controllers can artificially modify the atmosphere through picometer-sized mechanical particles scattered throughout the atmosphere.
After serving as Governor of the Ninth Army at Dunn-Vesex, this is the headquarters of King of the North. Naturally, he has never hesitated to use the most expensive and advanced facilities to protect himself.
Countless Orbital Defense Cannon, the most powerful Planetary Shield, and a fortress-like satellite with a diameter of 700 kilometers form the invincible defense system of the Palin-Minor planet.
If the invincible defense of Fondor Planet relies on the terrible industrial production capacity of the planet itself, then the planet Palin-Minor is Super Fortress that was built with countless money.
It may be difficult for others to do this, but for King of the North Dunn-Vesex, there is no problem at all.
He now controls four legions of Northern Territory, and has a powerful force second only to Imperial Center's defense fleet and Darth-Vader's Death Squadron. At the same time, it also profoundly influenced Kuat Drive Yards, allowing the largest military-industrial complex in the galaxy to build Super Fortress for him.
During the Clone Wars period, when Galactic Republic's defense system had not yet taken shape, Confederacy of Independent Systems launched a raid on the planet Palin-Minor, but suffered a disastrous defeat. When InterGalactic Banking Clan's fleet prepared Orbital Bombardment and landed on the planet's surface, it was completely cut off from all sensor detection by the artificial atmosphere. Then countless orbital defense firepower poured out, and Republic warship, who was ambushing in the atmosphere, also swooped over.
So in that short battle, Galactic Republic relied on the defense system of the Palin-Minor planet and the backward Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser to destroy an entire powerful fleet composed of Confederacy of Independent Systems and Munificent-class communications frigate! It also made Confederacy of Independent Systems's power in Northern Territory never recover.
That's why Thrawn's adjutant Rael Benting believes that no matter what Sefrans-Tann's plan is, she can't capture the planet Palin-Minor.
You must know that Kingdom of Dawn just suffered a disastrous defeat in Northern Territory, and the fleet in the hands of Tann is also stretched thin. If you attack this Super Fortress by force, you will probably die in a headlong collision here.
Even in the heyday of Northern Territory's Commerce Guild Fleet, Admiral Mar-Tuk only chose to bypass the planet Palin-Minor and attack Northern Territory Outer Rim Territories.
However, Thrawn shook his head and said, "No, we must return to defend the planet Palin-Minor. The problem we face is not whether Sefrans-Tann can capture this place... The problem we face is Dunn-Vesex."
"This..." Rael Benting choked up immediately, and then he just sighed, nodded, and shook his head.
"Send an order to leave a squadron to defend Bilbrin Planet, and our main fleet will immediately attack Dorin Planet." After Thrawn finished giving the order, he frowned and said, "I hope Governor Dunn can understand this step."
Before the fleet set off, Thrawn specially found his adjutant Vos-Parker and said, "Bilbrin Planet is left to you. You must eliminate the resistance forces on the planet as soon as possible and completely control the planet."
"Please rest assured, General!" Vos-Parker gave a solemn military salute.
10BBY, March 8, Thrawn led Galactic Empire Northern Fleet to attack Dorin Planet. The defenders here of Kingdom of Dawn were the participating forces of Commerce Guild Fleet before, and they had no intention of fighting. Under the command of Sefrans-Tann, they immediately retreated and returned to the planet Gulla-Anselm.
Thrawn temporarily stationed his fleet at Dorin Planet. This planet had been bombed into ruins in the previous battle and had no other use except as a transfer station. However, Thrawn was very at ease stationed here, facing off against the Sefrans-Tann fleet stationed on the planet Oder-Mantle.
He does not intend to have a fleet decisive battle with Tann. As always, he has all warships ready for hyperspace jumps at all times. As long as Sefrans-Tann comes to attack, he will immediately retract Bilbrin Planet and rely on the complex hyperspace channel environment there to defend.
Thrawn plans to use this method to delay Sefrans-Tann as much as possible, preventing her main fleet from attacking the planet Palin-Minor. This is also the statement made by Thrawn to Dunn-Vesex.
He planned to buy himself more time, because the battleships damaged in previous battles would take at least half a year to be fully repaired and equipped, and he also needed more time to let Kuat Drive Yards produce more battleships for himself.
However, the actions of Sefrans-Tann are much more than that.
On March 9, a squadron of Kingdom of Dawn Northern Fleet attacked Agamar Planet!
Agamar Planet is an inconspicuous agricultural planet. After being attacked by the fleet, it immediately sent a distress message to the rear of the Empire, and then issued a surrender letter to Northern Fleet ten minutes later.
Afterwards, this squadron crossed Agamar Planet and cruised in a nebula area in the north of the planet Palin-Minor. By the way, it also picked up a transport fleet that was not receiving information in time and was still on a transportation mission.
The next day, Imperial Admiral Thrawn received an angry communication from Dunn-Vesex.
"Our headquarters, the planet Palin-Minor, was attacked!" Dunn-Vesex yelled at Thrawn unceremoniously, "It's because of your selfish and arrogant behavior. Thank you for your strategy! You have made our most powerful battleship useless in the ruins of Dorin Planet! Now the fleet of Sefrans-Tann is ready to attack our core!"
"Please don't panic, Your Excellency Governor. Sefrans-Tann has no ability to threaten the planet Palin-Minor." Thrawn said lightly.
"Panic? No! I'm not panicking! I'm questioning your stupid strategy!!" Dunn-Vesex was angry. He was originally very reluctant and unhappy about Thrawn taking his beloved Executor-class Star Destroyer away. Now he seized the opportunity and directly scolded Thrawn.
"Now I am at Dorin Planet, just to contain Tann's fleet. As long as I am here, Tann cannot threaten the Palin-Minor planet." Thrawn explained.
"Then let me ask you, are you closer to me, or Sefrans-Tann is closer to me?!" Dunn-Vesex pointed at Thrawn's nose and said angrily.
"In a physical sense, Tann's fleet is closer to you." Thrawn replied, "But as long as Tann's fleet takes action, I can immediately attack her from both sides."
The current situation between the two sides is indeed like this. Tann stationed on the planet Oud-Mantel is actually in the middle of the planet Palin-Minor and Dorin Planet where the Thrawn fleet is located. This is also the wonderful thing about Tann's formation this time. It seems that she is being attacked from two sides by the Galactic Empire, but in fact it makes the Empire's two forces unable to reinforce each other. More importantly, it makes Dunn suspicious of Thrawn.
Regarding Emperor Palpatine's direct appointment of Thrawn as Supreme Military Commander of the Northern Territory, Dunn-Vesex was very angry, and he also vented his anger on Thrawn, thinking that Thrawn was seeking glory from the seller. Regarding this situation, Dunn-Vesex pointed the finger at Thrawn without hesitation.
Because Dunn-Vesex naturally knew that Sefrans-Tann had brought the unknown Titan warship this time. Of course, he was also afraid of being blown to pieces by this Titan warship. But his most powerful battleship, Lila Executor-class Star Destroyer, was taken away by Thrawn, which made him feel no sense of security at all.
At the same time, it also strengthened his belief that Thrawn was trying to trick him.
Bang! Dunn slapped his hand on the table and said angrily, "So, do you mean to use me as a human shield?!"
"I assure you that the planet Palin-Minor is absolutely safe." Thrawn replied very seriously.
"And the thing you used to guarantee is the Final Defense Line that I worked so hard to build! Do you know what Final Defense Line means?!" Dunn yelled.
"It literally means - an impenetrable line of defense." Thrawn's tone gradually turned cold. He gave a military salute and said, "The above is the report of this battle. It's over."
After saying that, Dunn-Vesex cut off the communication without even waiting for him to speak.
Snap!! A precious sculpture of a famous artist was smashed to pieces on the ground. Dunn-Vesex roared loudly in front of the dark holographic projection in his office, "Thrawn! You traitor!!"
"I can imagine that Dunn is absolutely mad now." Arden Lin stood behind Thrawn and said sarcastically.
"That's all I can do for him." Thrawn replied, "Tann will not attack the planet Palin-Minor, or in other words, she will not do so before she destroys our mobile fleet."
"So, what should we do if Tann really attacks the planet Palin Minor?" Arden Lin asked.
"Let her fight. This way I can cut off her supply line, observe the combat data of the Titan warship, and then attack from both front and rear." Thrawn said.
Arden Lin burst into laughter, "It seems like you really treat this guy Dunn as a human shield?"
"This is a helpless move." Thrawn shook his head, he raised two fingers and said, "For the Titan warship, the only information we know is only two pieces of information. First, the battleship is called Archangel-class Titan Warship; second, the size of the battleship is 13,774 meters. Can these two pieces of information ensure that we can defeat it? Absolutely not."
"Oh~~So, you plan to let the planet Palin-Minor show Archangel-class Titan Warship's capabilities and combat data?" Arden-Lin said.
"Now that we have the power of Northern Territory, nothing can ensure that we can catch the attack of Archangel-class Titan Warship, and neither can Executor-class Super Star Destroyer. Therefore, there is only Super Fortress - the planet Palin-Minor." Thrawn said.
"Dunn If he knew your plan, he wouldn't let you go."
"I know."
"Also, how do you plan to make Sefrans-Tann really rush over to attack the planet Palin-Minor?"
"I'll let her do it."
"Ha... I hope you succeed." Arden Lin waved his hand.
At this time, another communication was suddenly sent. Thrawn looked at the communication band and turned on the communicator. A general Imperial Navy, about 50 years old, wearing a gray military uniform, appeared in the holographic projection.
What is a little strange is that this man's badge clearly shows that he is Imperial Admiral, but he is wearing a gray military uniform worn by ordinary navy instead of General's uniform that an admiral should wear.
"General Demi Telus-Zaarin (Demetrius Zaarin), nice to see you." Thrawn gave a military salute very politely.
"General Thrawn, I am also very happy to see that you are in good condition now. You are our last hope in Northern Territory, hahaha." Demi Telus- General Zaarin did not treat Thrawn as Chiss with pretentious remarks like other senior the Empire officers. On the contrary, he was very talkative and did not mind racial issues at all.
"Battle of Arkania's victory only allowed us to barely compete with Kingdom of Dawn in Northern Territory. It's too early to talk about the final victory." Thrawn said.
"Haha, I know, I know." Zaarin said humbly, "Some time ago, His Majesty the Emperor appointed me as Imperial Navy's Chief Technical Officer. Next, I will develop the Empire next-generation battleships and fighter jets with the Cutting-Edge Technology Alliance formed by Orman-Tagge. I have thought about it for a long time. In the entire the Empire army, only you can provide me with the best combat data. So, I hope to get your help. Is that okay? Admiral Thrawn."