"In that case, prepare to start detonating. The fleet is ready to retreat." Darth Vader said, "Inform the ground troops that they only have three days to retreat. During this period, all combat tasks will be handed over to the robot troops.
conduct."
"Yes! Execute the retreat order immediately!" the staff officer stood at attention, saluted, and responded loudly. The relief was clearly evident in his voice.
During this period of time, the battle to land on the planet Yago-Dur was too difficult, and it was simply difficult.
Even under Darth Vader's strict order to die for those who retreated, the Imperial Army suffered heavy losses and still only occupied three underground cities. For this, more than 170,000 Imperial stormtroopers were killed and 40,000 robot troops were damaged.
Heavy losses of tens of thousands.
Currently, there are only less than 150,000 stormtroopers and about 300,000 robots left fighting underground.
Starting yesterday, Darth Vader asked them to continue the attack, but these troops were generally severely attrited, dissatisfied with their organization, and had almost no heavy armored units. The results of such a forced attack can be imagined.
The staff officers were even worried that if this continued, it would be difficult for the Imperial Army to maintain its current results in the underground battlefield, and it would probably be pushed back by the separatist Army.
And now Darth Vader finally gave the order to retreat. Although it is unlikely that all ground troops will be withdrawn in three days, at least for these officers, this tortured battle is finally over.
The order to retreat was issued quickly, but in batches to ensure the orderly conduct of the retreat. A large number of transport aircraft began to transport combatants back to the fleet in large numbers, and they abandoned medium-sized equipment including AT-AT walkers, and even
The wounded who were too late to be transported were also discarded.
Because in such a retreat, what Darth Vader needs is to preserve his strength, not to talk about human rights or humanity, or to let the wounded evacuate first.
Nothing!
However, what the staff officer was worried about did not happen. Since the battle started, the underground battle on the planet Yago-Dur has been going on for nearly two months, and both warring parties have paid a heavy price. Therefore, Yago-Dur
Even if the Jivin defense forces on the planet discovered that the imperial army was retreating, they would not have the energy to launch a counterattack.
The real counterattack took place on the space battlefield. The First Task Force led by Ling Liang had been harassing Darth Vader's fleet, preventing him from concentrating all his forces to bomb the planet. In addition, reinforcements were coming from the Dawn Planet.
More than 100 capital ships and more than 400 small and medium-sized warships were brought over, which expanded Lingliang's military strength and made the threat even greater.
Although it was still unable to shake Darth Vader's main fleet, the existence of General Ling's first task force also forced Darth Vader to remain vigilant at all times, and detached a part of the fleet to continuously launch attacks, trying to
Completely annihilate Ling Liang's fleet.
Ling Liang would never give him a chance for a decisive battle, and the two sides just maintained a cat-and-mouse situation. This allowed the Yago-Dur planet to persist for a longer period of time.
Compared to the Galactic Empire, whose news is blocked, Ling Liang can get the latest battle situation on Fangduo Planet every day. She now understands that Fangduo City, the old capital of Fangduo Planet, has been captured, and the ground troops of the Kingdom of Dawn are currently approaching the new planet.
City of Oridian.
So, this means that General Severance Tann's main fleet will soon be free to attack Darth Vader's main fleet from both front and rear!
Ling Liang has already started a counterattack plan. As soon as she waits for Severance Tann's notification, she will immediately lead the fleet forward and try to slow down Darth Vader.
However, General Ling still underestimated Darth Vader's determination.
On January 25, an extremely terrifying explosion suddenly erupted inside the planet Yago-Dur! The explosion almost completely covered the three cities captured by the Galactic Empire in previous battles. Not only that, it also spread to farther places!
This explosion immediately triggered a violent earthquake, and many support pillars inside the planet also broke under the detonation of the proton bomb!
Immediately afterwards, through optical imaging, Ling Liang witnessed an extremely terrifying scene——
The planet Yago-Dur actually split open right in front of her! A huge fragment with a diameter of more than 2,000 kilometers was split from the planet, and a big hole was missing in the planet!
The interior of the planet at this moment is a complete disaster!
Not only were the 100,000 Imperial Stormtroopers who had no time to retreat, most of whom were wounded, but also all the more than 300,000 combat robots that had been abandoned and broken up, were all wiped out in the explosion.
Moreover, the explosion also affected more cities on the planet Yago-Dur, causing millions of casualties!
At this moment, Ling Liang felt a rush of hot blood rushing to her forehead. Her eyes were bloodshot, and her anger almost made her lose control!
"Darth Vader!! How dare you do this! How dare you do this!!!" Ling Liang roared loudly and punched the console hard, his fist dripping with blood.
She wanted to launch an attack immediately, but looking at the waiting Imperial fleet, she suppressed the anger in her heart and ordered her first task force to continue to maintain a defensive posture.
Because of this huge explosion, the communication on the Yago-Dur planet was completely cut off, and the situation inside the planet was completely unknown. But judging from the cross-section of the planet in the sea of fire, the situation is definitely not optimistic!
Soon, Bacher Banak, a mathematician from the Given University who was building his new home on the planet Losar, sent a message. He witnessed the tragic situation of the planet Yago-Dur and was also angry and speechless.
Then, Bacher Banak immediately led his team to start intensive calculations.
At night, Ling Liang finally received news from General Severance Tann. Tann led the main force of the Second Task Force to leave the Fondo planet and would attack Darth Vader's location on Geer in the early morning of the next day.
Logistics supply base on Ghorman.
But at this moment, Darth Vader's main fleet has also begun to retreat. Although Ling Liang pursued it, it had little effect. She could only follow Darth Vader's fleet from a distance, constantly harassing them, and ensuring that they remained
Can't leave comfortably.
Immediately afterwards, Bacher-Banak also gave his calculation results-based on the current observed situation, preliminary estimates indicate that the rotation of the Yago-Dur planet will become smaller due to the reduction in mass and the change in shape.
Faster, the time of a planetary day will be shortened by about one-third.
Although the Given people's unique appearance and sturdy underground cities prevent them from dying on a large scale due to environmental changes, the planet will become uninhabitable.
The bigger problem is that the Yago-Dur planet will gradually change its current orbit, and this planet may usher in destruction in 55 years. (End of this chapter)