The Fourth Scourge of Star Wars - Chapter 2425

Chapter 2402 The Death of Mar-Tuk (Part 2)

2403. Death of Mar-Tuk (Part 2)

Luminara Anduli breathed a sigh of relief, and she said: “The supply of this fleet is now very problematic. We should first abandon the Palansi planet and return to the Bilbulin planet. After the supply line is completely opened, we can then consider it. ”

“If this is the case, then this opportunity will be wasted!” Mal-Tuk’s expression turned gloomy. “The entire army will return to the planet Palansi, complete supplies as much as possible, and then march eastward to attack the planet Arkania ( Arkania!”

“Planet Arkania? That mining planet?” Luminara Anduli was stunned.

Obviously, it is impossible for Mar-Tuk to give up the current results and withdraw his troops. However, they did not continue to pursue Thrawn’s fleet, nor did they venture deep into the empire’s hinterland to attack the planet Boreas south to open a passage to the planet Scipio, the financial center of the empire.

Instead, he chose the planet Arkania, which seemed like a compromise.

“This may still be a bit risky.” Luminara-Anduli said.

“No! This is the safest plan at the moment!” Mal-Took said loudly, “Although Thrawn’s fleet is well-supplied, the repair equipment provided by those temporary military bases is not enough to truly repair his damaged warships. In other words, the condition of his fleet is actually not good, and he still does not have the ability to fight me head-on! “

He turned around suddenly, looked at Luminara Anduli and said fiercely: “Didn’t Thrawn want to attack my supply? Then, I will solve the supply problem on the spot!”

He raised his hand and poked hard at the Akania planet on the holographic star map with his finger. “By taking down the Akania planet, I will get the rare metals they store, and I can also use the planet’s Factory to prepare warships! Moreover, there are a lot of mining ships and transport ships operating on this planet, so there are also a lot of core elements and sublight fuel stored in it!”

“But Thrawn’s fleet will still threaten our rear.” Luminara-Anduli said.

“That’s right! I just want to force him to fight me decisively!” Admiral Mar-Tuk shook his fist fiercely and shouted angrily, “The longer the time is delayed, the worse it will be for me! If I let him delay it for another ten days Half a month later, maybe we really have only one way to retreat! But now, my fleet still has the advantage!”

Luminara Anduli looked at the furious Mal Took, but hesitated to speak. From her current position, she has said everything she should and shouldn’t say, and she has no reason to stop Mar-Tuk’s decision. After all, they are just a cooperative relationship.

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10BBY, ​​February 11, Mal-Tuk led the Commercial Combined Fleet to begin withdrawing troops, preparing to return to the planet Palansi.

However, before the army could set out, a piece of bad news came!

The planet Palance was attacked by the Galactic Empire fleet. The remaining fleet encountered the superior Imperial fleet and had no choice but to fight and retreat. Then the imperial warships took advantage of the retreat of the remaining fleet and destroyed several spaceports and space stations. Countless supplies that had been transported from the planet Birbrin with great difficulty were destroyed!

Only then did Mar-Took know that Lieutenant General Thrawn had also divided his forces! And he divided his forces very cleverly, leaving all the damaged warships behind and repairing them as much as possible, and also leaving behind most of the small and medium-sized warships.

In this way, most of the fleet directly under Thrawn are capital ships with high self-sustainability, and they can easily command this fleet to accompany Mal-Took in circles. The damaged warships left behind can get more time for repairs. Those small and medium-sized warships can continue to harass the planet Palance due to their mobility advantages.

As a result, those damaged warships had nearly a month and a half to repair and have restored most of their combat effectiveness. And now, these battleships and those small and medium-sized battleships have joined forces to launch a fierce attack on the planet Palancy! The fleet left by Mal-Took was not strong enough, and the Imperial fleet finally succeeded.

This also completely ruined his plan to return to the planet Palansi for supplies and then attack the planet Arkania in optimal condition!

On February 18, the main force of the Commercial Combined Fleet returned to the planet Palansi. Looking at the devastated outer orbit of the planet, Mar-Tuk could no longer suppress his anger. He cursed on the bridge of his ship and smashed everything he could. Smashed.

Then he categorically ordered to attack the planet Arkania immediately!

Luminara Anduli finally couldn’t stand it any longer, and she and Mal-Took had a fierce quarrel, but the end result was that Mal-Took called the guards in anger and fired dozens of black bullets. At gunpoint, tell the venerable Jedi Knight to stay out of his own business.

Of course, Maltuk did not completely lose his mind in making this decision. According to his simulations and discussions with the tactical robots, with the current strength of his fleet, it would be easy to capture the planet Arkania. So as long as the planet Arkania is captured and supplies are obtained, the imperial fleet can indeed be forced to fight him.

Next, as long as he annihilates the Galactic Empire’s mobile fleet, he can calmly return to the planet Palancy and reopen the supply channel.

The reconnaissance plane sent to the planet Arkania also confirmed this – the planet Arkania has not been evacuated. There are still a large number of transport ships and mining ships operating on the planet. The warehouses are full and the factories are operating at full capacity. It is a bustling scene. .

On February 20, after a simple repair and a batch of supplies from the planet Bilbrin, Admiral Mal-Tuk led the entire fleet and marched eastward, heading straight for the planet Arkania!

That’s right, the entire fleet! He didn’t want the planet Palansi! Anyway, as long as he could annihilate the Imperial Mobile Fleet, this planet would be his sooner or later.

Moreover, the planet Palansi could not be saved. Because during this period, even if the Commercial Combined Fleet was retreating, Thrawn’s fleet was like a ghost behind the back, following the Commercial Combined Fleet like a shadow, keeping a certain distance, but not engaging in battle or contact.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to go all in!

On February 21, the Commercial Combined Fleet entered the planet Arkania in three waves. Admiral Mal-Tuk did not launch an attack immediately, but waited patiently for half a day. After all the warships arrived, he carefully reorganized the fleet.

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On February 22, under the order of Mal-Tuk, the Commercial Combined Fleet, consisting of 1 super aircraft carrier, 50 battlecruisers, 380 heavy cruisers, and 3,000 small and medium-sized warships, launched an attack on the planet Arkania!

The defense fleet outside the planet Arkania was simply vulnerable. It was defeated by the concentrated bombardment of the Yamato guns of the first wave of Minotaur-class heavy cruisers. 14 light cruisers and 2 heavy cruisers were sunk, and the remaining warships entered the planet’s atmosphere to avoid.

However, when Mal-Tuk was about to send the Marines to land on the planet Arkania, a light blue light curtain suddenly enveloped the entire planet!

Planetary shield! ! And it looks like a very advanced planetary shield! !

“This is impossible!! Arkania didn’t have a planetary shield installed before!” Mal-Tuk saw this and yelled, “How can such a mineral planet have a planetary shield installed!!?”

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At the same time, Vice Admiral Thrawn, who had just recaptured the planet Palansi, smiled with satisfaction, “That’s right… Admiral Mal-Tuk. Attacking Arkania is the only decision you can make. Do you like my gift?”