Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano successfully escaped from the trap on the Kent with the help of clone commander CC-2224 Cody, and confirmed that Jedi Master Pon Krell had fallen into darkness
Faced with and betrayed him, he also colluded with the separatist dark believer Asajj Ventress to intervene in the war on the planet Umbala.
The current situation is extremely unfavorable for the army of the Galactic Republic. The legion led by Pon Krell suffered heavy losses during the frontal attack, and was later violently bombed by the Kent. Basically all combat units were destroyed.
After being broken up, the legion of more than 9,000 people now has no more than 2,000 fighting men!
Anakin Skywalker's 501st Legion is in slightly better shape, with less than 3,000 casualties, but now with the collapse of another legion, they are also fighting alone.
A more serious problem is that because Pon Krell had rashly launched an attack on the capital before, Anakin Skywalker also adopted a radical strategy in order to cooperate with his actions, allowing the 501st Legion to break through the enemy blockade and reach the capital faster.
.So under such circumstances, some Umbala troops on their sides and rear also began to outflank them.
And the four Cheer-class assault landing ships they were aboard were now in critical condition.
One of the two Cheer-class ships that Pon-Krell Corps was aboard, the Kent, was captured by Asajj Ventress, and then destroyed the other Cheer-class ship on the ground.
You must know that the Cheer-class landing on the ground is actually used as a powerful fortress and command center. After losing two Cheer-class ships, the Umbala people in his direction can mobilize troops from here without any hindrance.
Enter the capital to support operations.
As for the 212th Attack Battalion, which was responsible for blocking the Umbala reinforcements, it was also forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses. In this direction, tens of thousands of Umbala troops began to threaten the rear of the Pon-Krel Army!
Anakin Skywalker reported to the Jedi Order the news that Master Pon Krell had betrayed him and made the entire war on Umbala irreversible. Then he led his troops to retreat, gave up the plan to attack the capital, and returned to his own country.
The Cheer-class assault landing ship is preparing to switch to defense.
At the same time, Anakin asked for help from the Republic's Supreme Strategic Command, hoping to receive more reinforcements.
The planet Umbala must be recovered! Galactic Senate Speaker Sheev Palpatine once again emphasized this point during a parliamentary meeting.
Because if the Umbala planet cannot be recovered, then this will be a major blow to other doubtful planets. These planets are likely to think that the cost of betraying the Galactic Republic is not high, and thus take the risk!
However, just when the Supreme Strategic Command began to prepare to mobilize more troops, a piece of bad news suddenly came!
The famous separatist general Severance Tann, who disappeared after occupying the Eriadu system, reappeared! And she led an elite fleet, and the flagship was another Conqueror-class battleship - the Destruction!
The terrible shadow of the Fang falls once again!
She led the Destruction, a fleet of 5 Divinity-class destroyers, and 10 Behemoth-class battlecruisers to suddenly attack the Ambria system, where a Galactic Republic fleet was assembled to prepare to launch from the planet Onderon.
Launch a counterattack in the direction.
The Umbrea galaxy has assembled a powerful force of 30 Jaeger-class battlecruisers, 3 Victory-class Star Destroyers, and 5 Cheer-class assault landing ships, but this fleet is in front of Severance Tann.
Totally destroyed!
Under the command of Severance Tann's genius, the officially commissioned Behemoth-class battlecruiser fully demonstrated its powerful combat effectiveness. The powerful plasma cannon-Yamato Cannon equipped in it gave
The Jaeger-class battlecruisers posed a serious threat.
The Jaeger-class deflector shield was thoroughly proven in this battle to be unable to withstand Yamato cannon fire, and the internal structure of the battleships also meant that once their armor was broken, what awaited them was almost immediately a tragic shipwreck and fatalities.
ending!
In the previous battles, the Galactic Republic had only encountered a cluster of behemoth-class battlecruisers once or twice, and each time it suffered a defeat. However, in this air battle in the Umbrea galaxy, it brought the Galactic Republic
The military's attack was very direct...
There is nothing more embarrassing than a fleet that is gathering and ready to go being suddenly attacked, and then being beaten with almost no ability to fight back until the whole army is almost annihilated!
What's even more frightening is that this time, the Conqueror-class battleship Destruction did not conduct a single-ship raid like its predecessor, the Fang, but served as the fleet flagship to support an entire fleet in operations.
The terrifying threat of the Conqueror class in fleet battles once again proved the concerns of the Galactic Republic military - Severance Tann used the Destruction's directed high-energy electronic pulse to destroy the fighter group of the Republic fleet and continued to destroy the Republic.
formation of the fleet, and then used the Yamato cannons of the Behemoth-class battlecruisers to destroy the Republic Chasseur-class one by one.
Moreover, after Severance Tann destroyed the Republic fleet in the Ambrea system, she did not stay much longer, but turned around and disappeared into the vast sea of stars.
The plan to counterattack the planet Onderon was aborted. The Supreme Strategic Command of the Republic urgently stopped counterattack plans in other directions and immediately convened a military meeting to discuss countermeasures.
The level of the military council continued to increase, and eventually Speaker Sheev Palpatine and Jedi Order leader Master Windu also participated.
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At the same time, the planet Rendili.
Gali-Ulan walked quickly through the gorgeous and noble palace, which was completely inconsistent with the elegance and calmness they usually displayed.
His robes swayed with the movement of the wind under his feet, and the thin fabric even outlined the outline of Gali Ulan's thighs... It was simply unbearable to look at.
In fact, when designing this kind of robe, the posture of the wearer when running was never considered.
"Father!" Gali Ulan pushed open the study door and walked in, shouting in an almost rude tone.
Standing in front of the window, reading an ancient book through a holographic projection, was a thin old man. He was energetic and not angry. He was the supreme leader of Rendili Planet and Rendili Interstellar Power Company, and the patriarch of the Ulan Family—
— Banjila-Ulan.
He gently waved his hand and asked the beautiful maids next to him to step back, and then asked slowly: "Does it take just one ship of Destruction to make you panic like this? Gary, this shouldn't be what the heir of the family should do.
magnanimity."
Gali Ulan was stunned, "You know what I want to say? Father."
"The sudden appearance of the Destruction and the air battle in the Ambrea Galaxy, this is what you want to tell me." Bangila-Ulan said calmly.
"This air battle is of great value to us!" Gali Ulan said eagerly.
"Three Victory-class Star Destroyers participated in this battle, and combat data showed that the deflection shield of the Victory-class Star Destroyer could barely withstand the attack of the main gun of the Behemoth-class battlecruiser, and even if the deflection shield
Even if it is defeated, the Star Destroyer's scientific and effective armor belt layout and structural damage are enough to sustain it, so that the Star Destroyer will not lose its combat effectiveness." Bangila-Ulan said calmly, "Compared to the Jaeger-class battlecruiser.
To put it bluntly, this battle almost immediately put the answer to the fight against the Behemoth-class battlecruiser in front of us..."
"That's right! It's our Victory-class Star Destroyer!
"Gali Ulan was extremely excited, "I have put the public relations department into operation and sent the analysis report and simulated combat record of the Victory-class Star Destroyer as an integral part of the Republic fleet to the Republic Ship Supervision Committee! This may make the Republic
The military officially purchased the Victory class! Not only that, I also submitted the shipbuilding plan for the Victory II class Star Destroyer!"
Unexpectedly, there was no excitement at all on Benjila Ulan's face. He just shook his head slightly and said, "Contact the deceased angel. The time has come."