The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2401: Death of Mal-Touk (Part )

2402. The Death of Mal-Touk (Part )

"Uh... what is 'old bitch'?" Adjutant Voss-Parker scratched his head, unable to understand the word with a strange pronunciation.

"It's a curse word in the official language of the planet Dawn." Thrawn smiled slightly, "However, in the context just now, it can be used to express praise and compliments."

He politely bowed to Arden Lin and said with a smile, "Thank you."

"Yes, this is what my apprentice Jing Fang taught me." Arden Lin said lazily, "It is said that you have conducted a very in-depth study of the culture of the Dawn Planet. It really seems to be the case."

"To use a phrase from the planet Dawn, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be in danger of a hundred battles.' Only by understanding your enemy can you defeat them," said Thrawn.

"So you stripped Mal-Tuk completely clean." Arden Lin folded his arms and sneered.

"His position, interests, political demands and military style all determine that he doesn't have many options," said Thrawn with a smile.

"On the surface, you seem to have given up the solid fortress of Bilbrin Planet, but in fact, you have gained a vast strategic space and blocked Mal-Touk's supply line. It seems that Dunn Wessex was right about you." Arden Lin smiled, "But don't forget that Mal-Touk also has several Jedi Knights around him. Don't underestimate the enemy."

"I understand. Thanks for the reminder." Thrawn nodded, willing to learn.

"Call me when you need me. You go and deal with their fleet, and I will kill the Jedi!" Arden Lin's eyes became extremely sharp for a moment, but then returned to his lazy look, waved his hand casually, turned and walked towards the living area.

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"General Mal-Touk, I must remind you that I have a very bad feeling about this military operation." On the bridge of the Neimoidia, Jedi Knight Luminara Anduril said earnestly.

The other two Jedi Knights, Jax Pavan and Ferrus Olin, have been staying in the training room all this time. They do not have the self-restraint of Luminara Anduril. Having experienced the Clone Wars, they do not have the slightest affection for the Neimoidians.

"I know, I know, I know..." Admiral Mal-Tuk kept muttering to himself, pacing in circles anxiously.

During this week or so, he led the main force of the Commercial Fleet to follow Thrawn's fleet all the way, circling in the uninhabited star systems west of the planet Waqar.

Each time, Thrawn would lead his fleet to resist to a certain extent, consume some of the war supplies of the Commercial Union Fleet, and then immediately retreat, very resolutely. Even in this series of short encounters, Thrawn showed his genius in command art. During the battle, he always maintained a very tight and efficient formation, allowing the tough and tough Imperial-class Star Destroyers to attract most of the firepower, and he would also rotate on the battlefield very cleverly to minimize the loss of warships as much as possible.

And when Mal-Tuk ordered the entire army to attack and the distance between the two fleets gradually closed, they quickly completed the turn and started the hyperspace jump to leave.

During this period of time, the two sides traveled through a total of 7 uninhabited star systems. These star systems were carefully selected, and the hyperspace channels in each star system were very smooth, which made it convenient for Thrawn to build military bases in advance - yes, each star system had a pre-built military base and a large amount of supplies stored.

These military bases are very simple, all modular buildings, but they are full of supplies. To make an analogy, they are like container houses filled with expensive delicacies.

After each battle, Thrawn's fleet could be replenished in these military bases, and the warships could be repaired as much as possible using those crude facilities. Although those facilities were crude, they could still replace some parts and replenish the welded armor belts.

Then when Mal-Tuk's fleet follows, Thrawn will decisively blow up the military base, and then quickly move on to the next place after a brief battle.

This continuous fighting made the Commercial Combined Fleet exhausted. And most importantly, there was indeed a problem with their supply!
Don't forget that the current battleship composition of this commercial joint fleet is mainly cruisers! !
This fleet has less than 100 battleships, and the other main combat ships are heavy cruisers and light cruisers, as well as a large number of destroyers.

Including the Cole II-class and Minotaur-class battleships, although their size has been reduced to the level of heavy cruisers, their firepower still maintains the level of battlecruisers, but there is a hidden cost - the long-term combat capability has been reduced!
Under normal circumstances, the Kingdom of Dawn would never have any problems with logistics supplies.

Because after the outbreak of the Clone Wars, the first military action of the Kingdom of Dawn was to occupy the planet Bespin, one of the most important explosive gas producing areas in the galaxy. Then later, with the equipment and operation of the matter decompressor, the problem of rare metals was also solved.

Then, many of the large number of Giant Whale-class passenger ships built during the immigration process to the planet Rendili have now been converted into transport ships, so the transportation problem has also been solved.

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Therefore, the Kingdom of Dawn can often adopt a mixed fleet formation because their logistical supplies can be guaranteed to a great extent.

But this situation does not apply to Admiral Mal-Tuk now!
He did receive a lot of logistical supplies, but these materials were now all crowded on the planet Dolin and could not be transported to the planet Palansi through the complex environment of the planet Bilbrin!

Moreover, Thrawn had obviously foreseen this situation, and he had deployed high-speed fleets in several star systems around the planet Palansi, which had now begun to harass the planet. The planet Palansi, with its weak defenses, could only rely on the fleet left by Mal-Tuk for defense, which was not good enough.

There is no doubt that if the current situation continues, the Commercial Combined Fleet will really face the situation of running out of ammunition and food!
Mal-Tuk clenched his fists tightly, and his body even trembled slightly because of anger. He was really furious! Thrawn played him like a fool, and easily eliminated the advantage of his fleet, and put him in a dilemma.

"Withdraw...return to the planet Palansi." Mal-Tuk finally made a decision.