2801. A bad battle
Now Galactic Empire and Kingdom of Dawn are fighting a bad battle in Eastern Territory, literally.
The struggle between the two sides has neither face nor dignity in this place, with all kinds of intrigues and intrigues, and because of the existence of the Rebel Alliance, both sides are transparent about each other's information.
This is like two people standing across a wall, and the only way they can cause damage to each other is to throw Roach towards the opposite side. So while they are made to scream and feel sick by the Roach on their side, they continue to throw more Roach towards the opposite side.
The more Roach are thrown out, the more Roach are thrown over.
But they couldn't stop yet, because if they stopped, the only ones who would be hurt would be themselves.
Originally, Gideon-Tarkin wanted to delay the construction until Death Star was completed. After all, once Death Star was completed, it would be invincible.
What Lin Nanyi wants here is to integrate the occupied planets as soon as possible. After all, Dak Planet and Port Pament are already under their control. As long as the impact of the Rebel Alliance can be eliminated, Eastern Territory will explode with very powerful productivity.
Therefore, with this idea in mind, the two sides continued to invest troops in Eastern Territory, and at the same time penetrated each other through the Rebel Alliance, tacitly understanding that they could not escape.
They also know that their actions are helping to increase Rebel Alliance's strength, but now they can't care less about it under such circumstances.
But this time, Gideon-Tarkin smelled something different.
Kingdom of Dawn's main fleet actually took the initiative to attack?
In fact, one of the reasons why Eastern Territory is said to be a bad war now is that both sides have complete knowledge of the other party's troop deployment. For example, Kingdom of Dawn's main fleet was previously stationed in Lothal Planet and Dak Planet, whether they are the aborigines on Lothal Planet or Mon Calamari of Dak Planet, are very happy to provide information to the Galactic Empire.
Gideon-Tarkin naturally knows that in order to launch the Northern Territory campaign, Kingdom of Dawn transferred some battleships from Eastern Territory. Among them are mainly the advanced second-generation Heavy Cruiser and Hell Angel-class, the first-line main battleships.
After that, Eastern Territory added some battleships, but most of them were recently repaired battleships, basically Kohl-class Battlecruiser, Behemoth-class battlecruiser, these battleships from the Clone Wars period.
After supplementation, the number of battleships in Kingdom of Dawn and Eastern Territory has reached 300, and the number of Heavy Cruiser has dropped to 100. Overall, the strength has increased, but it is difficult to say whether the strength has been strengthened or weakened.
But at least here, the five Divinity-class battleships, as well as the Typhoon-class battlecruisers whose number has increased to 30, are not moving. This is what Gideon-Tarkin are most afraid of.
In addition, the number of Light Cruiser, destroyers and frigates on Kingdom of Dawn and Eastern Territory has greatly increased. Now the total number of small and medium-sized warships in Kingdom of Dawn and Eastern Territory should be more than 7,000. However, most of these warships are organized into escort fleets and quick response fleets to protect fragile logistics lines in Eastern Territory star sector, and put out fires everywhere to suppress the rising and falling Rebel Alliance.
In contrast, on the Gideon-Tarkin side, because Tarkin family wants to bring Imperial Twelfth Army under his control, so Eastern Territory The investment was very huge. Wilhuff-Tarkin used his influence in the political and military circles to persuade Imperial Supreme Strategic Command to send more fleets to the battle of Eastern Territory.
His main reason is that he needs to increase the power of Eastern Territory, so that while suppressing Kingdom of Dawn fleet, he can also threaten Dak Planet and Port Pament. Wilhuff-Tarkin convinced Supreme Strategic Command that with Dak Planet's super industrial capabilities, once Kingdom of Dawn incorporates them into its industrial system, the shackles that originally restricted Kingdom of Dawn's productivity will be completely released.
Only then did Supreme Strategic Command agree to his request and send more troops to Eastern Territory.
Currently, the Twelfth Army main fleet in the hands of Gideon-Tarkin has more than 700 main ships, and the number of small and medium-sized warships has reached a terrifying more than 30,000. Yes, because of the raging Rebel Alliance, Galactic Empire has also invested a large number of high-speed frigate formations to escort its rear.
However, Wilhuff-Tarkin asked for more battleships, but he ignored another thing - the empire High Command gave him so many battleships for a reason. They were to fight out and occupy Dak Planet, not to stand guard on the border front!
It is precisely such expectations that put Gideon-Tarkin under great pressure.
At the same time, Wilhuff-Tarkin also sent 150 capital ships from the Imperial Fourth Army's fleet under his own command to the Twelfth Army's jurisdiction for reinforcements.
Therefore, regardless of the political factors, just considering the military factors, Gideon-Tarkin cannot figure out why Lin Nanyi dispatched the main fleet.
Gideon-Tarkin's main fleet, stationed in the direction of Charos IV Planet alone, has more than 500 capital ships and more than 10,000 small and medium-sized warships. These fleets have enough power to deter Kingdom of Dawn fleet.
But now, neither Galactic Empire nor Kingdom of Dawn can afford to lose. The reason is that the strength of the Rebel Alliance, which they have armed with various intelligence, materials, and weapons and equipment, has been greatly strengthened. Once they lose the deterrence of their own main fleet, these Rebel Alliance will really occupy planets one after another.
... That's right, bad battles are ultimately your own fault.
Gideon-Tarkin rubbed his forehead and said to the intelligence officer, "Continue to track the movements of Separatist main fleet. I want to determine where their deployment direction is!"
"Yes! We have sent a large number of intelligence personnel to collect intelligence along the way. Moreover, the planets of Eastern Territory are also being severely squeezed by Kingdom of Dawn, and our intelligence personnel can also get the support of many local people." When the intelligence officer said this, his back was straightened, his chest was straightened, his abdomen was lifted, and his body was majestic.
When did Intelligence Department ever have such an easy job... Once they arrived on those planets, the local residents were very welcoming to them. Not only did they proactively provide intelligence, but they also provided them with hiding places like safe houses. In the past, Galactic Empire's intelligence agents could not even imagine such treatment.
Gideon-Tarkin ignored it. He turned around, looked at the holographic star map and pondered, "What are these Separatists thinking? Although Lin Nanyi is just a little kid with no hair, at least he is not a fool. There must be a reason for his fleet to suddenly attack."
However, at this moment, the intelligence officer who had just walked out of the door suddenly ran back and crawled. He said loudly, "General! Something happened! Governor Seben, was attacked!"