The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2218 Dangerous Attack

  2219: Dangerous Attack

Colonel Connolly then realized that this was an elaborate trap!

The commander of the opposing fleet is of extremely high level, at least not someone that a temporary acting captain like me can contend against!

Fortunately, the Everlasting supercarrier still displayed super combat power in such a desperate situation. Although the engine was damaged, the backup engine was quickly started and the speed was restored to about half. And because the energy supply system was still intact, the weapon system was not affected.

  The enemy fleet started a frontal attack at this time, and it was obvious that they were also worried about the arrival of reinforcements, so they wanted to completely destroy the Everlasting before the reinforcements arrived. However, once the battle reached this point, mobility and tactics would no longer matter, and the only thing left was a head-on confrontation!

The Eternal put up a resolute resistance, and with its powerful firepower and tenacious will, it finally defeated the sneak attacking fleet.

In addition to the Night Dragon-class battlecruiser that was destroyed earlier, the other fleet also had a Victory II-class star destroyer destroyed, and most of the other battleships retreated with injuries. As for the 10 light cruisers, 4 were destroyed.

However, the Eternal paid the price of loss of power and severe damage to the hull. The five Double-Edge-class electronic warfare light cruisers it carried were all sunk, and all 5 carrier-based aircraft on board were also shot down.

  There is no doubt that this was a disastrous defeat both strategically and tactically!

After studying the situation, Sheen-Morabito ordered the stripping of Colonel Connolly's military post and sent him to a military court for further investigation. At the same time, he ordered the Chis Territory to be put on alert again.

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On the planet Dawn, after receiving the news from Governor Sheen Morabito that the super aircraft carrier Everlasting had been attacked, a supreme military meeting was immediately convened.

First of all, it can be confirmed that the enemy's fleet includes Imperial-class Star Destroyers, which means that this is a fleet secretly sent by the Galactic Empire. And there are also Night Dragon-class battlecruisers and Lion-class heavy cruisers, which means that the remaining family forces in Chiss Territory have also colluded with the Galactic Empire.

At the same time, although the departure of the Eternal supercarrier was public, the route was kept secret. Not only that, this was an unknown star region! The hyperspace routes here were called tangles, which were extremely complex and varied, but the enemy could ambush the Eternal very accurately.

This is a very serious problem, because there may be a traitor in the army. Moreover, they were able to launch such a precise sneak attack in a complex hyperspace channel, and not only the location, but also the timing of the sneak attack happened to be stuck in the hyperspace fluctuations and communication was not smooth. The opponent must be very familiar with the hyperspace channel in the unknown star field!

  It can't even be explained by familiarity, because such an attack with perfect timing and space can be said to be a miracle!

Third, it is the unpredictable art of command.

Because after the message was sent back to the Dawn Planet, the General Staff immediately organized several combat simulations. In addition to its own super combat power, the Ancient of Days also had 5 Double-Edge class light cruisers and fully loaded carrier-based aircraft, a total of 150 Ghost fighters, 50 Viking fighters and 250 F-99 Wombat drones.

Such a force should have the upper hand against the enemy's 10 battleships and 10 light cruisers, including the Night Dragon-class battlecruisers and Lion-class heavy cruisers, which were backward warships produced by Chis Territory. However, the result was shocking. If the reinforcements had not arrived in time, the Eternal would have been almost sunk! This result is also the reason why Governor Sheen-Morabito decided to transfer Colonel Connolly, who was commanding the operation, to the military court - he believed that Colonel Connolly was not doing well in the operation and might have been derelict in his duty.

And when reviewing the battle, Colonel Connolly once said that he had always wanted to use the three particle light spears on the bow of the Eternal to launch a devastating attack on the enemy ship. However, he never found an opportunity throughout the battle.

  After several hours of fighting, the particle light spears on the Eternity didn't even have a chance to fire!

However, according to the simulation results of the General Staff, the Eternal can use particle light spears to destroy at least four of the enemy's battleships!

  Such a result made the Chief of General Staff Qi Jian look solemn. He told Carls Walton, who temporarily took over as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, that if it was not Colonel Connolly who was too stupid, then it was the other side's commander...very scary!

Admiral Carls Walton is already a veteran. He was one of the founders of the Fourth Civilization Navy and was awakened very early. He was initially the deputy admiral of Igor Zavalov, the first commander-in-chief of the Fourth Civilization Navy, and served as deputy commander after the establishment of the Navy Department.

Later, Igor Zavalov died of illness, and Carls Walton took the initiative to apply to be transferred to a second-line position for retirement, giving the opportunity to the team organized by the new Navy Commander-in-Chief Matt Horner.

Now that Matt Horner has resigned, Admiral Carls Walton has been invited back by Tang Xiao to take charge of the Navy of the Principality of Dawn, and will step down after a more suitable candidate is in place.

Regarding this attack, Carls-Wharton said that this must be the Galactic Empire's response to the recent war of the Trade Federation and the Principality of Dawn's war against Mnggal-Mnggal. And such an attack must be just the beginning, and there will definitely be more serious attacks afterwards.

Chief of General Staff Qi Jian suggested that reinforcements be sent to Chisling immediately.

However, Minister of Defense Cheng Shitao objected to this suggestion. He said that if more troops were sent at this time, it would only tell the people of Chis Territory that the Principality of Dawn was unable to control the situation in the territory and could only maintain its rule by continuously sending more troops. From the perspective of the people of Chis Territory, this was a sign of weakness.

There are enough troops stationed in Chiss Territory. The Principality of Dawn has 70 battleships, plus Chiss Territory's own 50 battleships, a total of more than 120 battleships, plus more than 600 cruisers and frigates. Such a force can only be maintained through the stargate, so even if the Galactic Empire has a fleet going to Chiss Territory, the scale is definitely not large.

Therefore, the Chiss Territory's existing military force is sufficient to solve the problem, and at this stage, no additional troops can be sent until the situation becomes clear.

After discussion, the Supreme Military Command of the Principality of Dawn agreed to this suggestion and did not send more troops. They also required Chis Territory Governor Sheen Morabito to use his own forces to quickly and perfectly resolve the Imperial Fleet that invaded Chis Territory.

At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Dawn also began to prepare a speech, ready to condemn the Galactic Empire's interference in the internal affairs of the Chiss Territory in public opinion.

Don't feel strange, because the current Galactic Empire and the Principality of Dawn are actually still one family, and the Principality of Dawn still recognizes itself as a vassal of the Galactic Empire in name. Many things must be done according to the rules.