The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2399: Battle of Planet Bilbrin (Part )

2400. Battle of the Planet Bilbrin (Part )
In the Palansi galaxy, accompanied by a flash of white light, more than 200 warships appeared in outer space.

In addition to the leading flagship, the Neimoidia Infinity-class supercarrier, there are 40 Cole II-class heavy cruisers, 10 Martha II-class missile heavy cruisers, 70 Minotaur-class heavy cruisers, more than 20 Twinblade-class electronic warfare light cruisers, more than 80 Raven-class heavy destroyers, and more than 50 Accelerator-class heavy destroyers.

Looking at the Imperial fleet that was on high alert in the outer space of the planet Palansi, Admiral Mal-Tuk calculated the strength comparison between the two sides and decisively gave the order to start the attack!
He discovered that the Imperial fleet guarding the periphery of the planet Palansi consisted of only 30 Imperial-class Star Destroyers, 70 Victory II-class Star Destroyers, and about 300 light cruisers.

After scanning, it was found that the Imperial Fleet had about 200 more warships scattered in the spaceports and docks outside the planet, undergoing emergency repairs. Most of the other warships were missing.

Seeing such a strong force, Mal-Tuk sneered, "Hehehe, trading space for time? How naive! I won't give you time to rest! Attack immediately!"

The Minotaur-class heavy cruiser immediately began to charge the Yamato cannon, aiming at the Imperial fleet and immediately firing a salvo! At the same time, the Cole II-class heavy cruiser also used the two twin-mounted hypermatter electromagnetic cannons installed on the bow to carry out long-range strikes!

The other warships immediately opened fire and the battle broke out instantly.

The Imperial fleet was also ready for battle, and led by the Imperial-class Star Destroyers, it immediately fired back with dense turbolaser cannons.

What is surprising is that even though the fleet led by Mal-Tuk is inferior to the Imperial Fleet in terms of number, size and tonnage, their firepower has firmly suppressed the opponent!
In the long-range artillery battle, the Imperial fleet could not gain any advantage at all.

Faced with the advancing Commercial Fleet, the Imperial Fleet began to retreat and soon gave up the outer orbit of the planet Palansi.

The two sides fought for about half a day, and the Imperial Fleet lost 4 Imperial-class Star Destroyers, 17 Victory II-class Star Destroyers, and 15 light cruisers. They began to retreat continuously, and finally withdrew from the battle and pushed to the orbit of the next planet in the Palansi system to regroup.

Mal-Tuk now controls the planet Palansi.

This planet is a financial planet after all, and is not as important as the planet Scipio, so although it has defense facilities and a planetary shield, it has relatively few orbital defense facilities.

The Commercial Fleet launched a fierce orbital bombardment, and three days later, the planetary shield was breached.

During this period, the Imperial Fleet received some reinforcements and launched a counterattack, but Mal-Tuk was also receiving reinforcements from the direction of the planet Bilbrin. The formation he deployed was seamless, leaving the Imperial Fleet no chance to take advantage.

During the three-day battle, the Imperial Fleet lost more than 50 battleships, most of which were Victory II-class Star Destroyers. Facing the new generation of battleships commonly equipped in the Commercial Alliance Fleet, the Victory II-class was completely out of date.

Battleships such as the Cole II-class, Martha II-class, and Minotaur-class are all cutting-edge battleships with firepower comparable to that of battlecruisers, but their sizes have been reduced to that of heavy cruisers. Naturally, they cannot be compared to battleships of the previous era such as the Victory II-class.

After more transport ships arrived, Mal-Tuk sent out the Marines to land on the planet Palansi. The resistance on the planet Palansi was fierce, but it was too fierce and not cruel enough. Many of the resistance forces on the planet were recruited from the local area. There were some homemade tanks and armored vehicles, but the number was not large. The air force was even smaller and was completely destroyed on the first day.

Faced with such a planet, and also a financial planet, Mal-Tuk naturally did not order a large-scale orbital bombardment. Instead, he ordered his army to advance steadily towards the planet's capital, destroy the planet's highest administrative body as soon as possible, and then support a new government to come to power and stabilize order.

At the same time, Mal-Tuk was also constantly assembling his fleet, preparing to find the Imperial fleet for a decisive battle.

The transportation from the planet Bilbrin to the planet Palansi was very difficult, which was why his first wave of offensive did not involve a large fleet, and more warships arrived in the next few days.

There was nothing that could be done about it. The entire planet of Bilbrin was in the asteroid belt, and the hyperspace routes were extremely complex. The Galactic Empire classified the hyperspace route data of this planet as top secret, and only the military high-ranking officials knew about it. Therefore, Mal-Tuk did not have full control over the hyperspace routes of the planet, and it was extremely difficult to navigate through the already discovered hyperspace routes.

During the few days of landing on the planet Palansi, Admiral Mal-Tuk took 6 days to finally mobilize his huge commercial fleet from the planet Bilbrin to the planet Palansi.

He also realized that there might be problems with supplies, so he did not rashly head towards the core circle of the Milky Way. Instead, he sent out a large number of reconnaissance drones to survey the area and look for traces of the Empire's main fleet.

Fortunately, it didn't take him too much effort to find the main fleet of the Empire.

On the planet Vakkar!
This is a very awkward position for Mal-Tuk.

Because the hyperspace channel around the planet Palansi is roughly in the shape of a cross. The center of the cross is Palansi, the northern end is Bilbrin, and if you want to attack the financial core of the Galactic Empire, Scipio, you need to attack all the way to the south, and the next stop is Borleias.

However, the planet Vakar was located on the west side of this cross-shaped hyperspace channel! It was not in the direction of Mal-Tuk's attack. Moreover, if Vakar continued to go west, there would be no habitable planets, only a barren star cluster.

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This place is equivalent to a dead end. If you continue to go west, the hyperspace route does support it, but you will definitely not encounter any inhabited star systems for supplies.

Why was the Empire's main fleet deployed on the planet Vakar?
Admiral Mal-Tuk was in a dilemma. If he ignored the planet Vakar and continued to attack southward, he would probably be surrounded by the main fleet of the Empire and cut off from his retreat, attacking from both sides.

But what if he attacks the planet Vakar? Then the reinforcements from the core circle of the empire can directly threaten the planet Palansi. Don't expect this financial planet to play a big role in either offense or defense.

What if we divide our forces to defend? If we divide too much, we won't be able to defeat the main fleet of the empire, and if we divide too little, it's the same as not dividing anything.

After careful consideration, Admiral Mal-Tuk made a decision.

Divide the troops to defend, then raid the planet Wakar and engage in a decisive battle with the main fleet of the Empire!