The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

2391: The End of the Battle (Part )

10BBY, ​​January 1, Fangduo planet, the old capital Fangduo City.

This huge city has been under siege by the Kingdom of Dawn's army for a month. Several Victory II-class star destroyers are constantly hovering in the sky, carrying out limited orbital bombardments on the city almost non-stop.

At the same time, the current capital of Fangduo Planet, the city of Oredin, was also being bombed.

However, because Fangduo City has not been captured yet, the ground attack on Oredin City has not yet been launched. At present, it is just continuous orbital bombing and fixed-point bombing by fighter formations to remove the city's air defense firepower and destroy exposed firepower points and military assembly areas.

However, Fangduo City can no longer hold on.

As other areas of the planet fell one after another, the entire southern part of Fangduo City was also occupied, and the ground forces of the Kingdom of Dawn could launch a frontal attack on Fangduo City without any hindrance.

Countless Veronica mutant monsters rushed into Fangduo City. These monsters were hideous and powerful, and those killed by them would soon become zombies and join them. Like other fronts, the defenders of the Galactic Empire had to use a large number of KX security robots to fight.

However, as more and more industrial zones fell, the production of combat robots on Fangduo Planet has dropped sharply, and it has become difficult to put together a powerful combat robot army.

On January 1, Fangduo City completely fell. The capital of Fangduo Planet, Oredin City, was completely exposed to the troops of the Kingdom of Dawn!

At this moment, in the underground command center of Oredin City, Octavian Grant, the governor of the 20th Army of the Galactic Empire, had made all preparations.

He put on the military uniform that he only wore during ceremonies, combed his hair neatly, stood in front of the mirror to straighten his badge, and adjusted the code tubes on both sides of the uniform. After making sure there was no problem with his posture, he turned around.

Behind him stood dozens of senior officers of the 20th Army, all of them dressed in formal attire.

The atmosphere at the scene was as stagnant as if a dark cloud was pressing down on the sky. No one spoke a word, and their faces were filled with seriousness, frustration, despair, determination and other emotions.

But without exception, they were all prepared...

to die.

That's right, the fall of Fangduo Planet is imminent, and with the loss of such an important planet, everyone involved in this battle will not be spared. They can only die to atone for their sins, otherwise, the guilt of the defeat and loss of land will even affect their families.

In fact, the main officers and commanders of the 20th Army present had the most experience in fighting the Kingdom of Dawn. After all, since the outbreak of the Clone Wars, when the fleet of the Dawn Planet defeated the 19th Army of the Republic in a lightning speed, their 20th Army began to confront the fleet of the Dawn Planet on the planet Yago-Dur.

That’s 12 years in total!
During the 12 years, the 20th Army and the Kingdom of Dawn had hundreds of battles and armed conflicts of varying sizes on the planet Yago-Dur. Although they were never able to break through the planet Yago-Dur, the Kingdom of Dawn had to maintain a large fleet stationed there.

In the late Clone Wars, the Kingdom of Dawn was forced to switch from strategic offense to full defense, one of the important reasons was the confrontation on the planet Yago-Dur. But now, they have lost the planet Fangduo.

Although the 20th Army's capital, Tallaan, was safe and sound, after the loss of Fangduo, the 20th Army no longer had any need to exist.

"Your Excellency Governor... We have just confirmed from the front line that the defenders of Fangduo City have completely lost contact. Now, the separatist vanguard is less than 30 kilometers away from Oredin City..." An officer came over and said in a deep voice.

"Arm all the personnel, engineering robots, and security robots that can be armed. Let them enter the most solid buildings in the city. I demand that they resist to the end in every position and be loyal to the empire!" Octavian Grant said firmly.

"Yes!"

"This is the last battle of our lives. At least, don't let yourselves be ashamed." Octavian Grant said again, "Since the Separatists have used biological weapons on a large scale, don't expect them to accept surrender. None of us wants to become a meal for those monsters, right? So... go fight! I will always stand here. I am the last line of defense of Fangduo Planet and I will never fall."

"We will fight to the death!" the officer said firmly.

……

At the same time, in outer space on the planet Yago-Dur, the flagship of the Imperial Death Fleet, the Executor-class Super Star Destroyer, the Executor.

An officer walked quickly into the bridge, came to the burly, devil-like man in black armor and a black cape in the middle of the bridge, saluted, and said, "My Lord, the Grand Inquisitor Hydra of the Tribunal has completely lost contact with Fangduo Planet. And the contact between us and the defenders of Fangduo Planet has not been restored... It has been more than a week now, and the situation is not optimistic."

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Darth Vader glanced at him, waved his hand casually to signal him to leave, then walked to the holographic combat star map and looked at the intricate combat map quietly.

"Update the combat reports of all front-line troops immediately." Darth Vader said coldly.

The combat staff standing nearby immediately pressed the button and updated the data. At the same time, dozens of signalmen on the communication system were continuously sending letters to inquire about the situation of the front-line troops.

About 10 minutes later, the staff officer came over and said, "My Lord, we have deployed a total of 20 legions, totaling 18 people, into the underground caves of the planet Yago-Dur. In addition, there are 47 independent combat battalions and 40 robot units. Among them, 4 legions, 12 combat battalions and 2 robot units have lost contact and cannot confirm the situation... According to reports from other troops, we suffered heavy losses in the round of offensive we launched yesterday. The troops were seriously reduced in number, especially the lack of heavy armored vehicles. Now we only have the 1112th Legion still launching an offensive, and the other directions have been fully switched to the defensive."

Darth Vader fell silent again. The scene was completely quiet. Only the heavy breathing coming from his respirator still struck the hearts of everyone present.

After a few minutes, Darth Vader asked, "What will be the result if the detonation is carried out according to the existing control area?"

The operations staff said: "We have placed super-high-yield nuclear bombs in the occupied areas, and proton bombs are also attached to the support columns. If we detonate them simultaneously from the three cities we currently occupy, I think we can blow a hole in the planet Yago-Dur. But... it is still a long way from destroying the planet." (End of this chapter)