2578. The so-called famous general
Facing General Grievous's completely unreasonable army, Galactic Empire Admiral Gideon-Tarkin now has absolutely no choice.
It did take his fleet only one day to return from Lothal Planet to Boonta and join the main force. This is still a powerful force including more than 400 capital ships.
But after seeing the power of Kingdom of Dawn fleet again, Gideon-Tarkin did not dare to leave the fire cover of Boonta's armed space station and planetary fixed defense facilities, and have a head-on confrontation with General Grievous in space.
Moreover, General Grievous did not give him any time to react. Even if he returned to the position two days earlier than General Grievous, he did not dare to attack again and use the time difference to attack Lothal Planet's star gate.
Because now, he clearly feels that Kingdom of Dawn's fleet seems to have completely changed its appearance!
If they were a slow sloth before, with sharp claws and fangs but no threat, now they are a fast and ferocious cheetah! Not only fast, but deadly! As long as you show a little flaw, you will be disemboweled and torn into pieces in an instant!!
General Grievous divided his troops and advanced, moving as fast as the wind and plundering like fire. Every step seemed crazy, but in fact it was full of foresight and hit the vital point!
He did not argue with Dak Planet's Quarren and Mon Calamari about who was right and wrong, or to judge whether Mon Calamari had betrayed, or whether Dak Planet would break out in a civil war. He just hit Mon Calamari on the head with a stick, directly suppressing him without any hesitation.
He also didn't think about Jabiim planet's position at all, whether they would turn to the Galactic Empire because of military operations, or whether they would have any concerns because of their strong military strength...
Neither! General Grievous only thinks about his own strategy!
And his strategic goal is to defeat Galactic Empire's main fleet! Because the current Eastern Territory seems to have complicated political and military entanglements, but in fact, if you think deeply, you will find that the Gideon-Tarkin fleet is the only force with strategic maneuverability among the entire Eastern Territory!
So in that case, the situation is very clear! As long as the fleets of Gideon-Tarkin no longer have strategic maneuverability, the other the Eye of Palpatine, Mon Calamari, Jabiim planet, Rebel Alliance and other forces, no matter how powerful and troublesome they are, will not be able to escape the fate of being defeated one by one!!
Under his plan, the entire Eastern Territory is the hunting ground of Kingdom of Dawn fleet!
And this is just the strategic deployment he made in a very short time after he had just escaped from the Eye of Palpatine, suppressed Vice Admiral Lin Nanyi, and forcibly seized power!
General Gideon-Tarkin looked at the holographic star map in front of him, and cold sweat continued to flow from his forehead. On the holographic star map, everything north and east of Boonta is now marked in red! This means that these places are already hostile and out of control!
Although he had a two-day buffer due to the secret channel provided by Mon Calamari, during these two days, he found that he could not move at all!
But now, Gideon-Tarkin found in despair that he couldn't even hold on to Boonta!
General Grievous brought the miscellaneous fleet provided by Hutt, plus a Destruction battleship, and dared to attack Boonta head-on, and even dared to directly go back to Kashyyyk planet!
Now, with this Kingdom of Dawn most advanced main fleet in hand, it is simply unimaginable that he would dare to do anything amazing!
Galactic Empire's combat staff were having a heated discussion around the holographic star map. Each of their faces was filled with anxiety, tension, and even fear.
Having been dormant all this time, people seem to have forgotten the meaning of the name General Grievous...
He can command Caladanian, this Cold Weapon Civilization, to defeat the interstellar civilization Yamrii, and even push back all the way to Yamrii homeworld! He was able to command the fleet of merchants and corporate consortiums who had never experienced war in the early stages of Clone Wars, launch Festival Offensive, and directly penetrate the entire galaxy! He was able to personally lead his troops to guard Saleucami Planet at an absolute disadvantage, and held on for four years under the superior strength of Das-Vader!
After that, he absconded Hutt Space on the charge of murdering Count Dooku, and disappeared from everyone's sight. Many people even thought he was dead.
But now, he is back! And he used a series of outstanding strategic and tactical arrangements to tell everyone that he is still the sharpest knife in the galaxy!
Bang!! Gideon-Tarkin punched the table hard and said in a low voice, "We can't defend Boonta!"
Garrosh-Tarkin standing aside said in shock, "General Gideon, now that the main force of our army is not damaged, we still have the strength to fight. Do we have to admit defeat?"
"It's good that we still have the strength to fight. But think about it from another angle..." Gideon-Tarkin said in a deep voice, "We only have the strength to fight."
Garrosh-Tarkin looked a little pale, and he understood what Gideon meant.
That's right, Galactic Empire and Eastern Territory's fleet is indeed only capable of one battle! If they really go to a decisive battle with General Grievous's fleet, no matter what the outcome is, they will only lose the power of this battle!
"We..." Garrosh-Tarkin clenched his fists and his body was shaking a little. He rarely saw his uncle in such a nervous state, and such nervousness infected him.
Not only him, but the entire Fleet Staff Department was also haunted by such emotions.
"Evacuate Boonta." Gideon-Tarkin said, "The space station here has been destroyed by Grievous before. Even if it is rebuilt, it will not be able to restore its previous combat capabilities in a short time. If Separatists attacks Boonta, it will be difficult for us to defend it."
He raised his hand and pointed on the holographic star map and said, "Retreat to Charro IV Planet (Charro IV)! There is developed industry there, and it is located at Mid Rim Territories. Grievous will not take the risk of rushing into such a deep place. No matter how radical he is, he cannot ignore the threat from his rear."
"But doing this... is equivalent to giving up most of the control of Eastern Territory." Garrosh-Tarkin said.
"This is our only way. Exchange space for time." Gideon-Tarkin said.
"What time?"
"Time to detonate the bombs behind Grievous."