Galaxy Standard Time, 22 BBY, 9 pm on August 12, the capital of the planet Christophsis, Crystal City.
Amidst the desperate eyes of countless pairs of Christopher Sith, the clone troopers reboarded the Cheer-class assault landing ship and prepared to evacuate.
Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano escorted the Confederate Army General of the Independent Systems, Worm-Lotham slowly walked onto a shuttle, silent all the way, only Worm-Lotham
He was still begging Anakin to let him go.
But neither Anakin nor Ahsoka paid attention to him.
They succeeded. In the final desperate raid, they successfully captured Worm-Lotham, the commander-in-chief of the ground battlefield on the planet Christophsis, and forced him to stop the robot army.
However, they also failed. The Republic's army suffered a complete defeat on the planet Christophsis, and even capturing Worm-Lotham was of no avail.
Up to this point in the battle, a lot of intelligence from both sides has become transparent. The separatist commanders are Admiral Trench and the notorious Severance Tann!
According to all aspects of the Republic's intelligence on Tann, a mere Worm-Lotham is not enough to stop her. Once she finds out and takes over the command of the army, the robot army will become even more terrifying and fierce.
The offensive tore the Republic army into pieces!
The last thing Anakin and the others could do was to evacuate as soon as possible before Severance Tann could react.
The shuttle flew into the hangar of the Acclaimer. Several clone soldiers came over and took Worm-Lotham away and put him in a cell. Anakin took a deep breath, his eyes full of fatigue.
"Master..." Ahsoka Tano came behind Anakin, lowered her head, crossed her hands, and even the tentacles on her head drooped. In fact, if this was not a battlefield or an army, maybe she would have
Cry out loud.
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."
The Cheer-class assault landing ship increased its engine output, broke free from the gravitational constraints of the planet Christophsis, rushed out of the atmosphere, and came to...that other hell!
In the low-orbit space near the planet's equator, the brutal battle has been going on for a long time. Debris and parts of battleships are everywhere, and the incomplete wreckage of more than a dozen Jaeger-class battlecruisers and Generous-class frigates are floating in space.
, and from time to time there were explosions exploding from the wreckage.
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.
There are only 7 Jaeger-class battlecruisers left in the Republic fleet. Most of these battleships have suffered serious damage, and one battleship has even tilted over. This shows that the battleship's gravity stabilization system has been damaged and the interior of the battleship has become useless.
state of gravity.
But even so, these warships are still fighting desperately and never retreat even one step!
Not only the battleships, but the remaining Republic fighter formations are also fighting with their last strength. The number of fighters still fighting is less than 1,000. They are looking for every opening in the battlefield full of deadly radiation clouds, attacking independent galaxies.
Confederate battleships attacked.
They cannot retreat, because once they retreat, the clone warriors on the ground will only die! As the Republic Navy, the Republic allows them to sit in the most powerful battleships, without going to the front line, braving the rain of bullets, fire and smoke.
But at the same time, they must also shoulder their own responsibilities.
The fleet of the Confederation of Independent Systems is bombarding the opposite side indiscriminately, but it is still a little tired. The main reason is the limitations of the Behemoth-class battlecruiser and Martha-class guided missile heavy cruiser in this long-term attrition war.
Severance Tann also understood this, so she attacked fiercely when she came up, relying on the missile salvo of the Martha-class guided missile heavy cruiser to cause heavy damage to the Republic fighter formation, giving her side an advantage that was not obvious.
Up code.
Although the cost of the Jaeger-class battlecruiser does not seem high, in fact, if you add carrier-based aircraft and pilots that require at least several months of training, the cost of a Jaeger-class battlecruiser will be at least double.
Can't even stop it.
The Republic's fleet of 20 Jaeger-class battlecruisers, including fighter jets, has a combat capability that is actually much higher than the same number of other battleships.
But it still couldn't prevent this fleet from falling into ruin!
The Cheer-class assault landing ship that took off from the planet Christophsis and returned to space walked into such a hell!
More than 100,000 people in the Republic's fleet have died in this hell. These 100,000 corpses are floating in the cold space, scattered among the debris in the sky, drawing streaks of blood for this terrible battle.
stained marks.
Anakin Skywalker closed his eyes and took another deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, he even had a hint of murderous intent, "Fighter Squadron, attack!"
The Delta-7 fighter jet rushed out of the Cheer-class hangar platform like lightning, followed closely by Ahsoka Tano, and they plunged into this desperate battle without hesitation.
One cheer-class ship after another broke away from the gravity of the Christophsis planet and rose into space. However, when the fourth cheer-class ship came up, there was no response from the planet, and the remaining three warships never had a chance.
Escape.
Anakin Skywalker piloted a fighter jet to face the swarming Vulture robot fighter jets. He expanded his Force power to the maximum, and countless complicated trajectories passed through his predictions. The movement of each enemy aircraft
He sees all directions and reacts in advance.
"General, we must retreat! No one on the planet Christophsis can come up..." Wolf-Yularen's voice 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, the Jaeger-class battlecruiser Negotiator.
Arriving at the bridge, Admiral Wolf-Yularen came over and said: "In the previous battle, General Kenobi flew a fighter jet to attack repeatedly. Later, the fighter plane was hit by an enemy ship. Fortunately, he tried his best to fly the fighter jet away.
He came back, but he was still seriously injured and is being treated in the medical cabin."
"Retreat...where is the retreat route?" When Anakin spoke, he could hardly hold his tongue straight. Extreme fatigue and pain, and self-blame tortured his soul.
"All hyperspace channels have been blocked. Our only way out is to return to the planet Tatooine and then use the Hutt space to leave. I only hope that the Hutt will return the favor you gave to Gadula.
I will admit it." Wolf-Yularen sighed and said.
The Republic warships began to retreat towards the outer edge of the gravitational circle. They left behind two seriously damaged warships and more than 500 fighter pilots who voluntarily stayed behind.
Under the illumination of lasers and missiles, white light began to flicker, and the remaining five Jaeger-class and four Cheer-class battleships of the Republic fleet entered the hyperspace channel and retreated hastily from the planet Christophsis.