The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2306: Lundili Raid (End)

2307: The Lundili Raid (End)
At the same time, in the center of the Imperial fleet, the Tracker-class aircraft carrier finally opened its hangar platform, and countless TIE/LN light fighters and TIE bombers flew out like locusts, rushing towards the Rendili defense fleet.

Especially for the interstellar base that had almost no maneuverability, hundreds of TIE bombers swooped in and directly launched proton torpedoes at close range!
Thousands of close-in defense artillery pieces on the interstellar base opened fire at full power. At one point, countless barrages of bullets spread out around, almost completely illuminating the entire universe.

With the addition of interstellar bases and super battleships to the battle, the offensive and defensive battle finally entered a white-hot stage.

The warships of both sides were fighting each other without any fancy moves. At this time, even strategies and tactics didn't matter anymore. There was only a contest of wills!
Not only that, various types of small and medium-sized warships deployed all over the planet also began to join the battle. Steadfast-class heavy cruisers, Twinblade-class electronic warfare light cruisers, Pioneer-class light cruisers, Starchild-class repair drone motherships, and other warships also joined the battlefield to cooperate with the main battleships.

The number of these medium-sized warships reaches more than 1000. Although the direct firepower of these warships cannot pose a fatal threat to the Imperial-class Star Destroyers, they can still play a huge role through continuous interspersion.

The Starchild-class maintenance drone mothership continuously provides logistical resources. The Blue Sky-class command ship, as the front-line combat command center, provides each warship with detailed combat plans that the command headquarters cannot provide, while the Double-Edge-class electronic warfare light cruiser forms an electronic blockade of the entire battlefield.

With the coordination of various types of ships, even though the Imperial-class Star Destroyers are extremely powerful, the Rendili Defense Fleet can still compete with them.

However, if these medium-sized warships were to join the battle, there would undoubtedly be heavy losses in the face of attacks from capital ships such as the Imperial-class Star Destroyers! Because those light cruisers could not withstand a few shots.

At this time, the experienced Admiral Trench finally discovered a situation that made him shudder all over.

The Imperial Fleet is truly running low on energy and supplies!!

Especially those Victory II-class star destroyers, their main gun firing rate has dropped to less than half since the battle, and sometimes the deflector shield cannot be maintained in order to fire. This is the most direct proof.

In fact, for a thousand-meter-class battleship, it has its own reactor to generate electricity, so it will not be directly cut off like a power outage. However, the direct reaction to energy shortage is the lack of energy reserves. Many energy sources need to be supplied by the reactor on site, which leads to the reactor's energy supply being incomplete and the cooling time being extended.

This news should have been good news, but it was a heavy blow to Admiral Trench because it meant that his original defense deployment was destroyed!
Why did he take the initiative to attack when he assumed that the Imperial Fleet had sufficient energy, but was so upset when he found out that the enemy was short of energy?
In fact, it was very simple. If the Imperial Fleet was short of energy, then this fleet decisive battle would be completely unnecessary. With his battlefield command ability, he could completely use a quarter or even less loss to win the battle. Not only that, in this process, he could also delay the battle for at least a month.

But now, although the Imperial Fleet was in poor condition, they still had the strength to fight and forced the defensive fleet into a fleet decisive battle. Although they were bound to suffer greater losses due to poor condition and insufficient energy, it was the best outcome compared to being dragged into a protracted war due to insufficient energy.

However, there is no turning back now, all the trump cards have been played, and Admiral Trench can only hope that this battle can directly cripple the Imperial Fleet, making the subsequent defensive operations a little easier.

Or rather, this is his only hope.

"The fighter formation will take off immediately! Tsk tsk tsk tsk... Attack first, Commander II-class dreadnoughts!" Admiral Trench gave the order.

Compared to the Executor-class Super Star Destroyers, the three Commander II-class Star Destroyers were relatively older. After all, they were temporarily upgraded dreadnoughts to deal with the Anchoron-class Titan battleships. In fleet combat, this type of dreadnought had extremely powerful firepower due to its huge 8000-meter-long hull and huge energy supply, but its outdated design made it unable to cope with the saturation attack of advanced fighters and bombers.

First, clip the wings of the Executor-class Super Star Destroyer, and then lay siege! Admiral Trench planned to do so.

More than two thousand Ghost fighters and Viking fighters took off from the ground of the planet Rendili and the surrounding invisible hangar platforms and immediately joined the battle.

As the defensive side, the warships of the Rendili Defense Fleet, including the Sova-class aircraft carrier, did not carry any carrier-based aircraft. All fighters were deployed in spaceports, armed space stations, interstellar bases, and those scattered invisible hangar platforms.

This is to avoid the situation in which, once the battleship is destroyed, the carrier-based aircraft will suffer great losses. The Sova-class aircraft carrier is mostly used as a transit station for those fighters during combat.

After Trench gave the order to take off, the fighters of both sides immediately engaged in a fierce battle, and it was very obvious that the light and heavy coordination of the Ghost and Viking fighters firmly held the advantage.

But at this moment, something strange happened!

All I saw was a team of black new-model TIE fighters taking off from the hangar platform of the Executor Super Star Destroyer, rushing over like lightning, and shooting down more than a dozen Wraith fighters in a short period of time! The Wraith fighter's stealth system seemed to be useless in front of this black fighter formation!
This black fighter formation was almost like entering an empty space. Wherever it passed, the Ghost and Viking fighter formations were no match at all and were shot down like swatting flies. They even broke through many interceptions and killed behind a Disaster-class battlecruiser, and then directly fired proton torpedoes at the battleship's engine at close range!
A dazzling light burst out from the Disaster-class battlecruiser, followed by a silent explosion and disintegration. This powerful warship was blown into three pieces in just three minutes in the countless explosions, and soon fell apart.

Admiral Trench's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he clenched his teaching stick tightly, making a creaking sound. He muttered to himself viciously: "Jedi Knight..."

At this moment, he has made the most pessimistic judgment about this battle.

Is it true that the planet Lundili is going to be conquered this time?

This black fighter formation almost immediately turned the tide of the battle! The Disaster-class Battlecruisers began to flee in all directions, trying to escape from the devil-like fighter formation, but the Ghost fighters were no match at all, and as many as they went were shot down!
The fighter formation was in chaos, and the TIE fighters and bombers of the Imperial fleet began to bombard the starbase wantonly. Coupled with the concentrated attacks of the four Executor-class and Commander-class II-class super battleships, if this continued, the starbase would sooner or later collapse! !

However, at this moment, the Imperial fleet suddenly began to turn and began to accelerate away from the planet Rendili.

They were actually preparing to retreat? What on earth was going on?

Admiral Trench was already sweating profusely. He gasped and looked at the holographic star map. Looking at the somewhat embarrassed Imperial fleet, he was confused about the situation for a moment.

But soon, a communication came.

The communication is very simple, but the content is extremely explosive!

One of the two major military bases of the Galactic Empire to defend against the Principality of Dawn, the planet Kira, has been breached! The Empire's garrison fleet has been disbanded, and a landing battle is breaking out on the planet's surface!
The one commanding the battle is the famous general, Severance Tann!