2655. The Empire's counterattack
Today is definitely Bilbrin Planet Defense Fleet Commander Dagon-Niel z's worst day.
Because at this moment, he received two contradictory orders...
King of the North, Governor of the Ninth Army Dunn-Vesex asked him to preserve the fleet as much as possible, and began to gradually withdraw troops from Bilbrin Planet, deploying the fleet back to the planet Palin-Minor.
However, just yesterday, Galactic Empire's financial center Scipio was attacked. The situation was unknown, but Imperial Marshal Oswald-Tessik was obviously very angry. He asked Lieutenant General Dagon-Niel in a very stern tone to take the initiative immediately and put as much pressure on Kingdom of Dawn as possible.
The most important thing is that Oswald-Marshal Tessik hopes that Lieutenant General Dagon-Niel can destroy the forward base that Kingdom of Dawn is building at Bilbrin Planet to eliminate the possibility that Kingdom of Dawn main fleet will directly attack Imperial Core Worlds through Bilbrin Planet.
Although Dagon-Niel didn't know the exact situation of the attack that occurred near Scipio, but he judged from Marshal Tessik's reaction that the situation was definitely not optimistic.
So now the question becomes, should we take the initiative to attack or retreat?
Dagon-Niel forwarded Marshal Tessik's instructions to Dunn-Vesex, but what was waiting for him was a cold reply - [You can figure it out yourself.]
Obviously, Dunn-Vesex is asking Dagon-Niel to take a clear stand. This is not only a military choice, but also a political choice.
Dunn-Vesex is definitely bitter about Imperial Marshal's failure this time, so it is impossible for him to take the initiative to cooperate with any instructions from Oswald-Marshal Tessik.
But for Dagon-Niel, this choice is not difficult.
He is loyal to the Empire...
Giving up the Bilbrin Planet line of defense and completely opening up the Imperial Core Worlds area will definitely be a fatal blow to the Galactic Empire!
On May 23, Lieutenant General Dagon-Niel first ordered that all warships immediately enter communication silent mode, cutting off all external communications of the fleet. Then, he directly issued a death order - to storm the Kingdom of Dawn forward base of Bilbrin Planet!
He assembled about 600 capital ships and 1,500 small and medium-sized warships, and launched a full-scale attack late at night on Galactic Standard Time!
600 capital ships and 1,500 small and medium-sized warships were arranged in 10 attack formations, directly attacking the Kingdom of Dawn forward base like a net!
And Kingdom of Dawn was commanding the battle, Rear Admiral Luo Huacheng.
He had just been promoted from Staff Colonel officer to major general, and he had to face such a dangerous battle alone!
Kingdom of Dawn The fleet deployed in Bilbrin Planet currently includes 120 capital ships and 350 Heavy Cruiser, in addition to 600 Light Cruiser. The strength is less than half of Imperial fleet, and most importantly, many battleships in this fleet are not in the best condition due to lack of logistical supplies.
It's strange to say that they are in the forward base, but these warships actually lack logistical supplies?
But in fact, we can know that Kingdom of Dawn has never been able to solve the navigation problem between Bilbrin Planet and the rear. Previously, additional navigation traffic could only be obtained after Archangel Titan warship forcibly deployed Hyperspace Beacon.
Now, Archangel Titan warship is dispatched to the planet Oud-Mantel, and after defeating the fleet of Gillard-Perine, prepares to attack the planet Palin-Minor.
Therefore, without Hyperspace Beacon, navigation from Bilbrin Planet to the rear becomes difficult again.
The mission of this fleet led by Luo Huacheng is to build an advance base as soon as possible in case the army storms the Bilbrin Planet fortress.
Tang Xiao's plan to attack Scipio is actually a bright card.
Scipio is extremely important, everyone knows it, and Galactic Empire will definitely react to any slightest move in this direction. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to make a sneak attack. The only possibility is to hit it head-on.
Therefore, in this plan, establishing a firm foothold on Bilbrin Planet and building a stargate to open up the hyperspace channel is the most important part.
Therefore, during the period of Major General Luo Huacheng, most of the spacecraft mobilized from the rear planets were transport ships and engineering ships, and the materials transported were also various building materials and instruments and equipment.
The materials needed for combat are relatively low in priority.
Now facing the attack of Lieutenant General Dagon-Niel, Luo Huacheng has such a fleet with insufficient strength and not in good condition in his hands!
Under such circumstances, even after Kingdom of Dawn High Command learned about the battle situation, they believed that Luo Huacheng's fleet was likely to suffer serious losses.
Chief of Staff Qi Jian personally ordered Archangel Titan warship to return to defense as appropriate.
It was said that it was discretionary, but in fact it was just to give frontline commander General Trench some face in his words. The wording of the entire instruction was actually very clear.
However, in the face of such a situation, Ander-Viking just said a short sentence to General Trench - "Hold on for one day."
General Trench conveyed this sentence to Major General Luo Huacheng.
At the same time, Imperial fleet's counterattack against Bilbrin Planet has officially begun!
Lieutenant General Dagon-Niel was almost crazy and asked his warships to attack with all their strength, and while continuing to fire, each warship kept moving forward at full speed! He just wants to break through Kingdom of Dawn fleet's defense in one fell swoop!
There are 600 battleships, most of them Imperial-class Star Destroyer, and the artillery fire seems to be raining! Each shot of the Turbolaser cannon is powerful enough to destroy a city on the planet. However, on this battlefield, the Turbolaser cannon fires tens of thousands of beams, and it continues!!
Nothing can stand in the face of such terrifying firepower!
However, Major General Luo Huacheng did not intend to stand. He ingeniously deployed his fleet into four circular formations. In the center of the circular formation were Calamity-class and Paladin-class battlecruiser, as well as various types of auxiliary warships. On the outside of the circular array, there are Hell-Angel Class Battlecruiser and Divinity-class battleship.
Hell Angel-class and Oracle-class continued to maneuver at high speed in a circular path, attacking continuously with side turrets, while absorbing most of the firepower.
The Durov-class Battlecruiser in the middle continuously provides energy supply to the outer warships, ensuring that the shields of those warships remain in good condition. At the same time, Star-class Repair Drone Mothership launched a large number of maintenance drones to repair damaged battleship armor.
Ognor-class logistics ship also fully deploys the armor remote repair system and shield supplement system to provide auxiliary functions for warships under attack.
Not only that, those Light Cruiser are also hiding in the circular formation, protected by powerful human shields, and then they don't even need the shield, and they directly open their firepower to provide as much firepower output as possible.
At the same time, Major General Luo Huacheng detached the force of 200 Heavy Cruiser and spread it out in four directions, constantly harassing the flanks of the Imperial fleet formation.
The two Eternal-class Super Carrier and three Consul-class aircraft carriers are also playing a huge role.
The Swarm II Drones that took off from the Consul-class aircraft carrier swept away like dark clouds. These drones even directly used their bodies to block the Turbolaser cannon fire of Imperial-class Star Destroyer, just to reduce the pressure on the frontline battleships as much as possible.
Eternal-class Super Carrier not only serves as the hub of the fighter jet, but also provides data link layer assistance for the command system of the entire fleet.
Finally, there were two Cachalot-class industrial flagship on the scene that were also used by Major General Luo Huacheng. He also deployed these two industrial flagships at the forefront of the battle line. When the battle line was most dangerous, the industrial core modules would be deployed to make the shield almost impossible to destroy.
As for the icy asteroids needed to expand the industrial core module, they have been prepared in advance.
Major General Luo Huacheng, he had already anticipated this battle, and had done sufficient planning and training. After the battle broke out, under his command, the entire fleet moved like clouds and flowing water. This is the result of constant training.
Faced with such a determined defense by Kingdom of Dawn fleet, Lieutenant General Dagon-Niel also felt helpless. Because facing those four hedgehog-like circular formations, his subordinate warships would encounter powerful counterattacks as long as they got close.
Moreover, the fighter formations of his fleet had been severely damaged by Eternal-class Super Carrier in previous battles, and the battle situation this time was not much better. Sabre-class fighter continued to kill those TIE Advanced X-1 fighters, and after taking advantage of their numbers, they completely took control of the air in less than two hours after the war started!
Under such circumstances, the battleship captains of Dagon-Niel's fleet were not willing to fight for him.
Those captains are also all human beings. Although they do not know the political struggle between Dunn-Vesex and Oswald-Tessik, they know very well what choice Dunn-Vesex will make in such a situation.
Anyway, this choice is definitely not to take the initiative and defend Kingdom of Dawn's defense line.
Especially after seeing Kingdom of Dawn fleet's solid defense, they even retreated. If the defense is not strong, then they don't mind using their superior strength to add to their military medals, but if they are facing a steel Great Wall, then they will also start to think about who they are loyal to.
Anyway, this candidate is definitely not Lieutenant General Dagon-Niel!
The offensive launched by Dagon-Niel only lasted about 10 hours and was unsustainable.
Imperial fleet lost 140 battleships, Light Cruiser more than 400 ships, and all more than 1,500 fighter jets. The Kingdom of Dawn lost 28 battleships, the Heavy Cruiser more than 50 ships, and the Swarm II Drones on the three Consul-class aircraft carriers were almost completely lost.
In addition, another Divinity-class battleship was sunk, and the other Divinity-class battleships were seriously damaged.
But, Major General Luo Huacheng, he held on!
Although Lieutenant General Dagon-Niel intends to continue the attack, some of his warships have already begun to maneuver towards the side of the battlefield, intending to withdraw from the battlefield. Not only that, but a large number of warships broke the communication silence and sent the battle situation here to the rear.
Soon, 11 hours after the offensive was launched, Lieutenant General Dagon-Niel was removed from his post by Dunn-Vesex and transferred to a military court for investigation.
At the same time, Oswald-Marshal Tessik immediately expressed high appreciation for the behavior of Lieutenant General Dagon-Niel, and requested that Lieutenant General Dagon-Niel be immediately transferred to Supreme Military Court of Imperial Center for processing. As for how he plans to deal with this the Empire loyal minister whom he praises profusely, there is no need to say more.
However, after all, Lieutenant General Dagon-Niel was currently in the fleet of Northern Territory. He was immediately detained by the guards around him. The naval officer who temporarily took over the command also issued an order for the entire army to retreat immediately.
Afterwards, Dunn-Vesex used the imminent attack on the planet Palin-Minor as an excuse to request the fleet to evacuate from Bilbrin Planet.
However, Galaxy Imperial Supreme Strategic Command gave a direct order and refused to evacuate the fleet.
Dunn-Vesex was dissatisfied and requested that Imperial Senate be convened immediately to submit the matter directly to His Majesty the Emperor for review.
However, His Majesty the Emperor did not reply to any message at this moment, so the matter can only be shelved. In the end, both sides took a step back. Dunn-Vesex agreed to withdraw only about 100 severely damaged battleships from Bilbrin Planet and 300 Light Cruiser ships. The remaining fleet continued to stick to Bilbrin Planet.
At the same time, Supreme Strategic Command agreed to immediately dispatch two Assertor-class Dreadnought to the planet Palin-Minor for reinforcements.
While the two sides were arguing, General Trench led Kingdom of Dawn Northern Fleet and captured Ithor Planet, approaching the outer reaches of the planet Palin-Minor!
Looking at this formation, he really wants to capture the core of Northern Territory in one fell swoop!
At this time, Tang Xiao had left Makito and came to Northern Fleet Command Headquarters on the planet Oud-Mantel. He convened a military meeting to re-examine the military operation of Northern Territory, and conduct a final discussion on whether to follow the plan to attack Scipio in the next step.
Outskirts of Ord-Mantel's planet, Interstellar Command Center, conference room.
Tang Xiao was wearing a black robe and wrapped himself tightly. Even so, the terrible chill radiating around him still made everyone present shudder.
The Dark Side Force, which was almost out of control, was unprecedentedly powerful, but at the same time, it was also unprecedentedly violent!
Behind Tang Xiao, countless black mist seemed to condense into a terrifying beast, baring its teeth and claws, choosing people to eat!
Just standing in this conference room seems to be risking one's life.
General Trench has the unique tenacity of Hatchian. Except for Qi Jian and others who participated in the meeting remotely, he is the most calm one among the generals at all levels present.
"Your Majesty... There are currently doubts about the Death Fleet movements of Das-Vader. They may choose to take the initiative to threaten Fondor Planet, or they may take a detour to attack Kira planet. Under such circumstances, I suggest that the plan to attack Scipio be postponed." Chief of Staff flagship said.
"Hehehehehe..." Under the black cloak of Tang Xiao, a cold laughter came out.