The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

2539: Deployment of troops

Finally, the Supreme Military Command of the Kingdom of Dawn made a decision to draw warships from various war zones and form a hunting fleet to hunt down the Eye of Palpatine.

However, since they don’t know the name of this super battleship yet, they named this plan "Operation Meteorite".

At present, the Kingdom of Dawn's local defense forces are still constructed with two major centers in the north and south.

The North War Zone is centered on the planet Mygeeto, with the commercial fleets of super-corporations such as the Fourth Group, the Interstellar Banking Association (M), the Trade Union, and Tyran Heavy Industries as the main force, plus the power of the Geth. Now that the Chiss Territory has basically stabilized, it has also become an important force in the North War Zone.

Currently, the power of the Northern War Zone is divided into two parts. The first is the real core of the North, the planet Mygeeto. This planet is located relatively far back and is the political, economic and industrial center of the North.

The main fleet of the Kingdom of Dawn in the north is currently stationed on the planet Od-Mantell, which was once the capital of the Eighth Army of the Galactic Empire. It is relatively close to the front line and is an important transportation route in the north. It is very convenient whether it is preparing to move south to threaten the planet Scipio, the financial center of the core circle of the Galactic Empire, or move east to threaten the planet Palin-Minor, the capital of the northern border of the Galactic Empire.

The core of the southern war zone is still the planet Eriadu, but because the Kingdom of Dawn had made relatively smooth progress in the southern border in the previous stage of the war and had already threatened the core circle, the Kingdom of Dawn's fleet in this direction had basically been deployed near the border, also divided into two parts.

One of them was deployed on the planet Kira, which was once an important military base of the Galactic Empire. Through it, the Galactic Empire's defense line on the planet Delon could be suppressed. The planet Delon was also the gateway to the inner and core circles of the Galactic Empire. During the Clone Wars, General Grievous had fought as far as here.

The other part is Fangduo Planet. As one of the largest industrial worlds in the Milky Way, Fangduo Planet quickly became the most important strategic core of the Kingdom of Dawn after being occupied by the Kingdom of Dawn, relying on its huge industrial capacity. It is already in the core circle of the Milky Way, and with its own strong production capacity, the most powerful main fleet of the Kingdom of Dawn is deployed here.

As the Kingdom of Dawn's production capacity gradually expanded, the speed of warship construction began to accelerate. However, given the heavy losses suffered by the North, it was still difficult to create a main fleet out of thin air.

In order to form this fleet, the Kingdom of Dawn also began to mobilize troops from various war zones.

The first deployment was to send three Titan battleships forward. The Titan battleship of the God's Envoy had basically completed its repairs, but there were still some parts that had not been dealt with, so it was directly driven out of the Titan dock and headed directly to the planet of Ord-Mantell to continue the repair work on the spot.

In the direction of the planet Fangduo, the Titan battleship Taowu continued to guard, while the Titan battleship Xuanwu was redeployed on the planet Kira.

Not only that, Tang Xiao's specially made blood-red Rookery Hook-class battleship, the Red Comet, also made a very high-profile public appearance in the Kingdom of Dawn and held a military parade.

Although this battleship cannot exert its combat effectiveness without Tang Xiao himself, it can at least be used to scare people.

This kind of deployment did make the Galactic Empire military very nervous. They were worried that the Kingdom of Dawn would launch another attack. Therefore, they quickly prepared their fleets and sent reinforcements to several core defense areas.

The Kingdom of Dawn then began to dispatch troops back to the planet of Dawn for reorganization.

Ten days later, a powerful fleet including 10 battleships, 150 heavy cruisers and 200 light cruisers had been assembled and was ready to set off.

This fleet was completely organized according to the most ideal fleet formation, including 10 battleship Sova-class aircraft carriers, 3 Archon-class aircraft carriers, 10 Revelation-class battleships, 40 Hell's Angels-class battlecruisers, 50 Disaster-class and Paladin-class battlecruisers, 20 Typhoon-class battlecruisers, 10 Dunov-class battlecruisers, 5 Doomsday-class battlecruisers, 15 Behemoth-class battlecruisers, and 5 Rookery Hook-class battleships.

At the same time, the 200 heavy cruisers are all small-sized second-generation battleships, including the Minotaur class, Cole II class, Martha II class, Aiken II class, etc. These heavy cruisers all have combat capabilities comparable to kilometer-class battleships!

The fleet is in place, and officers at all levels have begun to take up their posts and begin pre-war training.

But the fleet commander was still unsure.

Admiral Trench is currently commanding the Northern War Zone, Ling Liang needs to stay in Fangduo Planet, General Grievous is in the Eastern Territory, Admiral Chiara is guarding Chis Territory, and Marshal Severance Tann is still imprisoned in the dungeon and has not recovered. Therefore, it seems that no one among the highest-ranking commanders of the Kingdom of Dawn can carry out this task for the time being.

……

Planet Sephia, outer space.

A small fleet is stationed here, constantly monitoring the planet's movements. And if there is a problem in the surrounding star regions, this fleet can also provide reinforcements in the first place.

The uprising on the planet Sephia has been quelled, and this garrison is mainly intended to guard against possible liberal movements in the surrounding areas.

In the fleet flagship command center, a female officer wearing a dark blue military uniform, a white shirt underneath, and a one-step skirt of the same color walked in quickly.

The shoulder straps showed that she was a naval colonel and a front-line fleet commander, not the logistics department or staff department where most female soldiers were located.

She had a pretty face, long brown hair tied into a big braid and hung down behind her head, and she wore a pair of glasses, which made her look more bookish. But the most eye-catching thing was the pair of peaks on her chest, which attracted the attention of many male officers.

The female officer came to the door of the commander's office. The orderly saw her, saluted and said, "Colonel von Liss."

Feng Lisi smiled and nodded, and said in a sweet voice: "Okay, thank you for your hard work. The information General Lin Nanyi needs has been prepared. Please inform him."

The orderly also smiled and said, "No need. General Lin Nanyi has been waiting for you for a long time. Just go in directly."

As he said this, he opened the door.

Feng Liz walked into the office, only to see Vice Admiral Lin Nanyi, who was known as the male god of the Dawn Kingdom Navy, sitting at his desk, reading the documents in front of him.

"General Lin Nanyi, this is the public opinion survey report of the surrounding planets in the past month." Feng Lis walked over and handed over the document in her hand.

Lin Nanyi smiled and said, "There's no need to be so formal between you and me. And...it shouldn't be you who prepared this report. You are the fleet commander, not a civilian."

Feng Lisi stroked her pigtails and said, "I'm just sitting around doing nothing, and you're my immediate superior, so how can I not curry your favor? Everyone in our 1097th Escort Fleet is waiting for you to give us bonuses."

"It must be your father's connections again... He took advantage of this logistics opportunity to transfer your escort fleet to my defense zone." Lin Nanyi said. "I don't know. I just obeyed the orders of my superiors." Feng Lisi smiled, "So you see, I have helped you deal with the documents, is the bonus settled?"

"Bonus... Let's make sure we don't get scolded first." Lin Nanyi smiled bitterly, "Has there been another global strike on Moda Planet?"

"This is inevitable. The last round of opinion polls has already made it very clear. But those people at least have some self-awareness. They only ask for higher pay and lower working hours, but they don't dare to really jump out and start an uprising." said Feng Lis.

"Okay. Then I'll take the trouble for you to make a trip to Moda Planet. The 1097 Escort Fleet will be stationed on Moda Planet to deter all those evil-minded villains. Then we will send representatives to negotiate with them." Lin Nanyi said.

The only answer he got was silence.

Lin Nanyi raised his head and looked at Feng Lisi, and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Feng Lis stood there with a complicated expression, opening her mouth but stopping herself from speaking.

Seeing this, Lin Nan smiled, stood up, walked around the desk, patted her on the back, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

In the army, this was the most intimate thing he could do. Although when they dated privately, it was not like this.

"I heard that the Dawn planet has recently mobilized its fleet and seems to be preparing for a major combat operation." Von Liz bit her lower lip and said, "But they asked you to suppress the rebellion in this remote star region? This is unfair! You should be the one with the most combat experience besides those admirals!"

Lin Nanyi's expression was a little gloomy at that moment, but he still comforted her: "Suppressing the rebellion is still a very important task. Even Darth Vader of the Galactic Empire often brings his Death Squadron to put out fires everywhere, doesn't he?"

"The situation is completely different! And I know that the reason they threw you here was not because of Severance Tann." Von Liss said indignantly, "But Marshal Tann's failure, what does it have to do with you? Just because you were promoted by her?"

"Maybe this is what is called politics." Lin Nanyi's smile was a little forced.

Feng Liz turned around and faced him. The towering peaks almost touched Lin Nanyi's chest. She said seriously, "You should know better than me that this time we are organizing a main fleet, and it is a standardized formation organized according to the future naval combat plan! This is an epoch-making combat operation! Are you willing to miss this opportunity and stay here to suppress the rebellion?"

Her voice gradually rose. "Our stage should be the sea of ​​stars, the battlefield of the universe! We shouldn't be standing here, remotely controlling those huge turrets to point at civilians who are dissatisfied with their wages! When you were in the Naval Academy, was this the future you planned for yourself?"

Lin Nanyi's expression gradually turned cold, and he interrupted coldly: "Enough! What you said has crossed the line."

Feng Lisi stared into his eyes and said word by word: "No, I haven't crossed the line. What I'm talking about is between the two of us. Do you want us to be a couple of district sheriffs? Or a couple of heroes who have made great achievements in the flames of war? No matter what you choose, I will follow you until the end."

Lin Nanyi fell silent. He quietly returned to his seat at his desk, sat down, supported his chin with both hands, and began to think.

Indeed, he was unwilling to give in.

He is not even 30 years old yet, but he is already a vice admiral of the navy, and he has also had the experience of independently commanding fleet operations many times during the Clone Wars. It can be said that he is a rising star and future star of the Dawn Kingdom Navy.

However, after Marshal Severance Tann was defeated by Admiral Thrawn of the Galactic Empire in the North and was imprisoned, he, who was promoted by Tann, was also implicated. Although he was not directly held accountable, Lin Nanyi, who had always been considered to be on Severance Tann's side, was naturally banished to the cold palace.

In fact, for the political ecology of a country and the military, this is a very normal thing. Basically, if you wait for the storm to pass, and if you don't have any principled issues, then the matter is basically over, and you can do whatever happens next.

But for Lin Nanyi, it was not the case.

He has too many halos around him, and he is just a young man in his early 30s. He is unwilling to accept it! He is unwilling to be abandoned just like that, and he is absolutely unwilling to believe that this is temporary!

Politics is not something that a hot-blooded general like him, who is surrounded by halo, wants to think about.

Feng Lis's eyes became firm. She walked behind Lin Nanyi, gently massaged his stiff shoulders, and said softly: "Send a message to my father, Jin Hao. He should be able to get this opportunity for you..."

Lin Nan reached for an encrypted communicator beside him, hesitant. But after a moment, he finally gritted his teeth and grabbed the communicator.

……

The meeting room of the General Staff of the Kingdom of Dawn.

"Are you sure that the commander of this meteorite plan will be Lieutenant General Malcolm Granger?" Chief of General Staff Qi Jian said, looking at the report in front of him.

"Judging from the recent local combat situation, Vice Admiral Malcolm Granger's performance is better than that of Vice Admiral Townsend, who was promoted to Vice Admiral during the same period. He should be given a chance in this operation," said Navy Commander-in-Chief Matt Horner.

"What do you think?" Qi Jian looked at the other people in the meeting room.

"Your Excellency, I think this appointment is still a little inappropriate." Deputy Chief of General Staff Winston Macka took out another report and said, "This is a personnel report made by several departments on my side. In fact, according to this report, the best candidate should be Lieutenant General Lin Nanyi."

Qi Jian shook his head and said, "At this stage, it's better not to use Lin Nanyi. After all, Severance Tann is now in prison, so it's best for Lin Nanyi to avoid suspicion for a while. This is also for his own good, and there will be less gossip in the army."

"But both Malcolm Granger and Townsend lack experience in commanding large-scale fleet operations, and this time we are on an expedition to the eastern part of the galaxy, and the surrounding political environment is also very complicated. I'm worried that there will be problems if we hand it over to them," said Winston Mackay.

"What Deputy Chief of Staff Macka said does make some sense... Let me see Lin Nanyi's analysis report." Matt Horner said.

He took the report full of praise for Lin Nanyi and fell into deep thought. (End of this chapter)