Galactic Standard Time, 22BBY, 9 pm on August 12, Christophsis capital, Crystal City.
Amidst the desperate eyes of countless pairs of Christophsian, Clone Trooper boarded Acclamator-class assault ship again and prepared to evacuate.
Anakin-Skywalker and Ahsoka-Tano are escorting Confederacy of Independent Systems Army General, Volm-Lotham slowly walked onto a shuttle, silent all the way. Only Volm-Lotham was still there praying to Anakin to let him go.
But neither Anakin nor Ahsoka paid attention to him.
They succeeded, and finally launched a desperate raid, successfully capturing Christophsis, the ground battlefield commander Volm-Lotham, and forcing him to stop the robot army.
However, they also failed. Republic army was completely defeated in Christophsis, and even capturing Volm-Lotham was of no avail.
Up to this point in the battle, a lot of information from both sides has become transparent. Commander of Separatists is General Trench, as well as the infamous Sefrans-Tann!
According to Galactic Republic's intelligence on Tann, a mere Volm-Lotham is not enough to stop her. Once she finds out and takes over Army command authority, the robot army will use a more terrifying and fierce offensive to tear Republic army into pieces!
Anakin The last thing they can do is to evacuate as soon as possible before Sefrans-Tann reacts.
The shuttle flew into Acclamator-class's hangar. Several Clone Trooper came over and took Volm-Lotham away and put them in a cell. Anakin took a deep breath, with fatigue in his eyes.
"Master..." Ahsoka-Tano came behind Anakin, lowered his head, intertwined his hands, and even the antennae on his head drooped. In fact, if this was not a battlefield or an army, she might have cried.
This can't be blamed on her, after all, when she first stepped into the battlefield, she faced such a terrible battle, a battle that was restricted at every turn and completely defeated.
"Get on the plane and prepare to fight." Anakin said expressionlessly, "There is... another hell waiting for us."
Acclamator-class assault ship increased the engine output, broke away from the shackles of Christophsis's gravity, rushed out of the atmosphere, and came to... that other hell!
In the low-orbit space near the planet's equator, the fierce battle has been going on for a long time. There were fragments and parts of battleships everywhere. The incomplete wrecks of more than a dozen Hunter Class Battlecruiser and Generous-class frigate were floating in space, and explosions exploded from the wreckage from time to time.
In the space, the remaining warships from both sides were still fighting furiously, with laser cannons and missiles covering the battlefield like a giant net.
Republic fleet There are only 7 Hunter Class Battlecruiser left. Most of these warships have suffered serious damage, and one warship has even tilted over. This shows that the gravity stabilization system of the warship has been damaged and the interior of the warship is already in a weightless state.
But even so, these battleships are still fighting to the death and not retreating even one step!
Not only the battleships, but the remaining Republic fighter squadron are also fighting with their last strength. The number of fighters still fighting is less than 1,000. They are looking for every opening on the battlefield full of deadly radiation clouds to attack the Confederacy of Independent Systems battleships.
They cannot retreat, because once they retreat, the clone warriors on the ground will only die! As Republic Navy, Galactic Republic allows them to sit in the most powerful battleships. They don't have to go to the front line and brave the hail of bullets, fire and smoke, but at the same time, they must also shoulder their own responsibilities.
Confederacy of Independent Systems's fleet is bombarding the opposite side, but it is still a little tired. The main reason is the limitations of Behemoth-class battlecruiser and Martha-class missile heavy cruiser in this long-term war of attrition.
Sefrans-Tann also understood this, and they attacked fiercely when they came up, relying on Martha-class missile heavy cruiser's missile volley to cause Republic fighter squadron to suffer heavy losses, adding to their own advantage that was not obvious.
Although the cost of Hunter Class Battlecruiser does not seem high, in fact, if you add carrier-based aircraft and pilots who need at least several months of training, the cost of a Hunter Class Battlecruiser will be at least double.
The combat capability of these 20 Republic fleet Hunter Class Battlecruiser, including fighter jets, is actually much higher than that of other warships of the same number.
But it still can't prevent this fleet from going to defeat!
Acclamator-class assault ship, which took off from Christophsis and returned to space, entered such a hell!
Republic fleet More than 100,000 people have died in this hell. These 100,000 corpses are floating in the cold space, scattered among the parts and debris in the sky, leaving blood-stained traces of this terrible battle.
Anakin-Skywalker closed his eyes and took a deep breath again. When he opened his eyes again, there was even a hint of killing intent, "Fighter squadron, attack!"
Delta-7 fighter Blitz generally rushed out of Acclamator-class's Hangar Platform, followed closely by Ahsoka-Tano. They threw themselves into this desperate battle without hesitation.
One Acclamator-class after another broke away from the gravity of Christophsis and rose into space. However, when the fourth Acclamator-class came up, there was no response from the planet, and the remaining three warships never had a chance to escape.
Anakin-Skywalker piloted a fighter jet to face the swarming Vulture droid fighter. He expanded his the Force to the maximum. Countless complicated trajectories passed through his predictions. He saw the direction of each enemy plane and reacted in advance.
"General, we must retreat! No one can come up on Christophsis..." The voice of Wullf-Yularen came from the earphones.
Anakin-Skywalker took one last look at the green crystal planet. Without saying a word, he turned around and flew to the flagship of the fleet, Negotiator Hunter Class Battlecruiser.
Arriving at the bridge, Wullf-Admiral Yularen came over and said, "In the previous battle, General Kenobi flew a fighter jet to attack repeatedly. Later, the fighter jet was hit by an enemy ship. Fortunately, he tried his best to fly the fighter jet back, but he was still seriously injured and is receiving treatment in the medical cabin."
"Retreat... where is the retreat route?" Anakin could hardly hold his tongue straight when he spoke. Extreme fatigue, pain, and self-blame tortured his soul.
"All the hyperspace channels have been blocked. Our only way out is to return to Tatooine, and then take the road from Hutt Space. I just hope that Hutt will still accept the favor you saved Gaddula." Wullf-Yularen said with a sigh.
Republic warship began to retreat towards the outer edge of the gravitational circle. They left behind two seriously damaged battleships and more than 500 fighter pilots who voluntarily stayed behind.
Under the illumination of lasers and missiles, white light began to flash, and the remaining five Hunter Class and four Acclamator-class warship from Republic fleet entered the hyperspace channel and retreated hastily from Christophsis.