The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

2419: Tann’s Determination

"What did you say? Thrawn actually took the initiative to attack?" In the luxurious bridge of the Titan battleship I-2, Severance Tann turned her head and looked at the deputy commander, Admiral Trench, her face full of shock.

"Yes. Tsk tsk tsk tsk... The Imperial Navy has set out from the planet Dolin and captured the planet Od-Mantell. According to your instructions, the defense fleet of the planet Od-Mantell did not resist, tsk tsk tsk tsk... but returned to the planet Gler-Anselm." Admiral Trench said.

Severance Tann frowned. She marked the movements of the Imperial fleet on the holographic battle star map and frowned, "Thrawn's fleet is far inferior to ours in both quality and quantity. Where does he get the courage to take the initiative to attack?"

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk... Or, we can turn back immediately and stop the Imperial fleet." Admiral Trench said, stroking the claws at the corner of his mouth.

Severance Tann shook her head and said, "No! If we turn back now, Thrawn will undoubtedly run away immediately. We can't miss the opportunity so easily! If we let him run away this time, we don't know when he will show up next time! According to the original plan, continue to attack the planet Palin-Minor!"

Admiral Trench shook his head and said, "Tsk tsk tsk tsk... It's not appropriate to attack the planet Palin-Minor. This planet is a complete fortress planet. We are short of troops now. Tsk tsk tsk tsk... There are fewer battleships, but more light cruisers and destroyers. In this case, even with the doomsday weapons of the God-class Titan battleship, it will still be a protracted war. Tsk tsk tsk tsk..."

Ma Guocheng, the combat staff officer standing on the other side, also nodded in agreement. "The Galactic Empire has just sent reinforcements to the planet Palin-Minor, including at least three Commander II-class dreadnoughts and dozens of star destroyers. If we attack the planet Palin-Minor by force, we will be caught in a situation where we are attacked from both ends by the Imperial fleet. It is too dangerous! I suggest that we send the Ogre-class siege cruisers to attack while ensuring the rear supply."

"You know what? Thrawn has been waiting for me to make a move. He wants me to make the first move so that I can observe the power of the Avatar-class Titan battleship. Only then can I make a countermeasure. There is a word written between the lines of the textbooks of the Chiss Naval Academy - strike back first." Severance Tann said with a sneer.

Admiral Trench smiled, "Indeed, tut tut tut...Thrawn's previous battles were indeed won by striking back. Admiral Mal-Tuk also had loopholes in the constant mobilization of troops, and he seized the opportunity, tut tut tut..."

"So Thrawn's advance was just fake." Severance Tann waved her hand. "He thought I would judge that he didn't dare to advance, so he advanced, and the planet of Od-Mantell was his victory. But in fact, you have to think about the problem from his perspective... If you think from Thrawn's perspective, everything is fake."

"Uh... General, I don't quite understand." Operations Staff Officer Ma Guocheng was puzzled, "Why are they all fake?"

"He thinks I won't attack the planet Palin-Minor, so my current actions are fake. At the same time, he also thinks that I have judged that he will not attack, but in fact his forward pressure is just a feint. I want a fleet decisive battle, but he won't give me this opportunity. He will only fight a decisive battle with me on the planet Bilbrin and attack us by dividing and conquering us." Severance Tann was so involved that she rarely explained the strategy to her subordinates, "Do you understand? All of this is a feint. But... there is one thing that is real." Trench touched his chin and said slowly: "... time...?"

"Yes. He is just accompanying me here in circles to delay time, so that the Kuat Power Dockyard will build more warships for him. On the other hand, because of our disadvantage in industrial capacity, after the failure of Mal-Tuk, the focus of the Supreme Command's attack will definitely be in the direction of Fangduo Planet, and the reinforcements we get will definitely not be enough." Severance Tann felt a little uncomfortable when she said this.

Of course, she also wants to take the lead in the next round of offensive launched by the Kingdom of Dawn through the planet Fangduo, but now, she must first defeat Thrawn! The former is related to her achievements and achievements, while the latter is related to the meaning of her survival!

Severance Tann slammed her fist on the control console. "Our real target has never been the planet Palin Minor! This is just a bait. As long as we put pressure on it, the coward Dunn Wessex will naturally force Thrawn to us for a decisive battle!"

"If you want to force him, a little bit won't be enough. Tsk tsk tsk tsk..." Admiral Trench sneered.

"So, attack! Planet Palin-Minor!" Severance Tann showed a ferocious smile.

"I have no problem now, wow, wow, wow..." Admiral Trench slapped the control button of the holographic combat star map with the stick in his hand, marking the planet Palin-Minor in blood red!

……

10 BBY, March 3. After resting for a few days on the planet Isol and sending destroyers to clear the hyperspace blockers deployed by the Galactic Empire, Severance Tann led the Northern Fleet to attack the Galactic Empire's core planet in the Northern Star Region - Palin Minor!

The dazzling white light flickered in the outer space of the planet Palin-Minor for a whole day. Each flash meant that a warship had left the hyperspace channel and arrived at the planet's combat area.

More than 280 battleships, more than 2400 light cruisers and destroyers, such a huge force arrived at the battlefield one after another. And finally, accompanied by an extremely dazzling light, a huge figure finally descended here!

The huge disc-shaped structure has a diameter of more than 6500 meters, and behind it is a slender and beautiful ship body that is more than meters long, forming a mushroom-shaped structure. This is the most powerful Titan battleship in the Kingdom of Dawn at present - the God-class Titan battleship, the God-class Titan battleship! !

Every time, when the Titan battleship of the Kingdom of Dawn appears, it means a bloody storm!

Whether it was the Ragnarov-class Titan battleship Plague that fought its way to the core circle in the early days of the Clone Wars, captured the energy planet Sarabin, and then was finally sunk after several months of fighting under the siege and blockade of almost the entire Galactic Republic fleet, or the Anchoron-class Titan battleship Basalt that was responsible for many tragedies including the Battle of Eriadu and the Battle of Kira, they are all nightmares that the Imperial Navy would dream of!

And now, a new, more powerful, and more unfamiliar Titan battleship has finally arrived here.

Planet Palin-Minor! (End of this chapter)