For Nute Gunray, the Trade Federation's viceroy, this would be an unforgettable day!
"Everything is ready. The rest is up to you, General Grievous!"
Looking at the robot general before him, Nute Gunray's green, toad-like face flushed red with excitement!
At last, the day had finally come!!
As everyone knew, the Inquisition's first battle had been fought to establish its authority over the Trade Federation. From that moment on, Nute Gunray had sworn eternal enmity against the Inquisition. That battle had not only inflicted enormous losses on the Trade Federation, but had also humiliated Nute Gunray, its viceroy. If he had not gritted his teeth and persevered afterward, paying a considerable price, he might not even have remained viceroy!
How could he tolerate that?
Only a fool would tolerate it!!
Now that such an opportunity had finally appeared, Nute Gunray was naturally willing to pour in almost all of his resources. Although General Grievous's battle plan was wildly unconventional, it had a fairly high chance of success. It simply required the cooperation of the entire Independent Federation fleet.
After all, although the Galactic Republic had pulled back into a defensive posture, there were still quite a few star systems. General Grievous wanted to attack on all fronts this time. Put simply, his plan was to distribute the entire Independent Federation fleet across every star-system front. If a system had an Inquisition Fleet, they would fight them to the death and do everything possible to tie them down. If a system did not have an Inquisition Fleet, they would immediately send troops to invade the planet and begin ground warfare.
After deploying the ground troops, the fleets would not remain behind to defend them. Instead, they would continue advancing!
The reason General Grievous was doing this was simple. Those ground troops