The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

2302: Lundili Raid (I)

Under the energy interference of three salvos of particle light spears, the warp speed navigation state stopped, and a huge fleet appeared between the orbits of Planet 4 and Planet 5 in the Rendili Galaxy!
"Enemy ships appear! 719 in number! All are battleships!!"

"Super battleships detected, 4 in number! Confirmed to be one Executor-class and three Commander-II-class!!"

"Confirmed number of Imperial-class Star Destroyers, 420!! Confirmed number of Tracker-class aircraft carriers, 12!!" the radar department officer shouted.

The terrifying figures were reported, and everyone in the command center had a solemn look on their faces.

The defense fleet of the Rendili galaxy includes 800 Victory II-class Star Destroyers, 150 Victory I-class Star Destroyers, 40 Disaster-class Battlecruisers, 50 Cole-class Battlecruisers, 10 Hell Angels-class Battlecruisers, 40 Martha-class missile heavy cruisers, and 10 Sova-class aircraft carriers.

Although the number seemed huge, it was obvious at a glance that most of them were second-tier warships. In such a head-on confrontation, they were no match for the Imperial-class Star Destroyers.

The most advanced warships of the Principality of Dawn are all concentrated in the two directions of the planets Yago-Dur and Eriadu.

After all, the location of the planet Rendili is too deep in the territory of the Galactic Empire. Although it is indeed very critical, it also makes it very difficult to supply here. That is why a large number of Victory II-class Star Destroyers are produced and equipped, because this type of Star Destroyer, whether it is parts or new warships, can be produced locally, without relying on supplies from the rear of the planet Dawn.

It is precisely because of this that the military of the Principality of Dawn has prepared for the worst-case scenario that the planet Rendili may be captured at any time, so it is even less likely that they will deploy too many advanced warships here.

"Disaster-class battlecruisers, recharge again! Tsk tsk tsk tsk... fire three salvos at the Galactic Empire fleet! Countdown 60 seconds! Tsk tsk tsk tsk..." Admiral Trench was unafraid and raised his hand to give orders again.

Another ten minutes passed and the results of the attack came. The Imperial fleet, which had always maintained an evasive state, completely avoided the three salvos, which were completely ineffective!
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk..." Admiral Trench stroked the claws at the corners of his mouth, "Stop, shoot. The reserve fleet retreats to the back of the interstellar base... tsk, tsk, tsk. Main battle fleet, spread out both wings. tsk, tsk, tsk..."

According to his order, 400 Victory II-class Star Destroyers and all 150 Victory I-class Star Destroyers began to retreat as a reserve, hiding behind the star base.

There are four Argonev-class interstellar bases deployed in the outer orbit of the planet Lundili. They are large-scale models with a single side length of 15000 meters and are deployed along the equator of the planet. At the same time, there are also a large number of armed space stations, Gauss artillery platforms, stealth hangar platforms, and missile launch platforms as supplements.

According to Admiral Trench's order, all the main battle fleets except the reserve began to be divided into two parts, with the star base numbered 20000 facing the direction of the Imperial fleet as the center, and the two wings were deployed. The distance between the two wings was 20 kilometers, with the star base and disaster-class battlecruisers in the center.

This is a huge pocket formation.

The distance between the two fleets had shortened to 5 light minutes. At this moment, the radar department shouted loudly: "The Imperial Fleet has been observed firing!"

In the hyperspace sensor's image, almost all Imperial-class Star Destroyers aimed all their heavy turbolaser cannons forward and opened fire.

Due to the Imperial-class conical structure, when facing the enemy, the three XX-9 heavy turbolaser cannons deployed on the battleship, with a total of 60 twin-mounted heavy turbolaser cannons, can directly fire! Its firepower is very powerful.

"All warships, enter evasive mode. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk..." Admiral Trench stroked the claws at the corners of his mouth and continued to give orders, "Maintain the formation, don't mess up."

"Should we fight back?" Lieutenant General Malcolm Granger asked. "No need... Fight back. Tsk tsk tsk tsk." Admiral Trench narrowed his eyes. "Long-range shooting... We are no match for them. Tsk tsk tsk tsk."

"The Imperial Fleet's course has changed, shifting 12 degrees to the left!" the radar soldier continued to report.

"All fleets, move synchronously. Tsk tsk tsk tsk." Admiral Trench continued to order, "Take off... 4 formations of fighters, tsk tsk tsk tsk. Bring along the scientific exploration ship, patrol range, 20 light seconds."

The Imperial fleet began to fire and deflect its formation, and the entire fleet began to move to the left. Admiral Trench responded tit for tat.

At the same time, 4 ghost fighters from 48 formations took off, escorting a large spaceship that looked roughly spherical. This spaceship was about 400 meters in diameter and equipped with a very powerful detection device that could be detected even by the Principality of Dawn's own stealth fighters from a long distance.

About 20 minutes later, the attack finally arrived!
Countless laser beams came like raindrops, most of which hit the planetary shield of the planet Rendili, causing waves of violent energy ripples.

A few attacks also landed on the Argonev-class starbase, but were also completely blocked by the deflector shield.

As the attack continued and the Imperial fleet turned, the attack points of these countless turbo laser beams also moved slowly, and the rain-like attacks almost never stopped!
At the same time, the four formations of Ghost fighters that took off also discovered two small reconnaissance drones of the Galactic Empire with the help of the scientific exploration ship and destroyed them. These fighters continued to patrol to ensure that the artillery fire of the Imperial fleet was completely blind.

And at this moment, a message was sent from the hyperspace outpost outside the Rendili galaxy, indicating that a large number of hyperspace jump fluctuations were detected!

Immediately afterwards, more than 3000 light cruisers and frigates arrived at the outskirts of the Rendili system through the hyperspace channel and began to destroy the hyperspace blockers.

The main fleet of the Empire kept turning 12 degrees to the left, approaching in an arc. At the same time, the Imperial-class Star Destroyers kept firing alternately. For more than half an hour, the long-range bombardment of the planetary shield of the planet Rendili never stopped.

Even three Gauss artillery platforms were unlucky and were destroyed in such intensive but blind bombing.

"Report, the distance of the enemy ships." Admiral Trench stroked his claws and asked slowly.

"11 light seconds." The T-series tactical robot replied immediately.

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk... All warships, except the particle light spears, open fire." Admiral Trench gave the order to open fire.

"Yes!"

The long-awaited Rendili Defense Fleet finally waited for this moment. The captains of each ship immediately issued orders and all warships opened fire!
Countless heavy turbolaser cannons immediately fired dazzling rays of light, and green turbolaser beams shot out instantly! They were fired at the Imperial fleet 10 light seconds away!

"Open fire!" With the captain's order, the 20 XX-9 twin-mounted heavy turbolaser cannons installed on the Victory-class Star Destroyer opened fire at the same time!
The XX-9 turbolaser cannon, which can be regarded as the ancestral artillery of the Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire, was also mastered by the Principality of Dawn after the rebellion of the Rendili Interstellar Dynamics Company. Now the two warring parties are using the same weapon to shoot at each other from a distance!
However, the firepower of the 900-meter-long Victory II-class Star Destroyer is naturally far less than that of the 1600-meter-long Empire-class Star Destroyer, so the power of this salvo was much weaker. (End of this chapter)