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Chapter 2656 The Kingdom of Dawn (Part 1)

2656. The Kingdom of Dawn (Part 1)
Tang Xiao chuckled sinisterly for a moment, then said coldly, "Sipio Planet must be conquered. I can wait, but not for long. If I cannot stand on Sipio Planet within three months, all of you from the Supreme Command and the Northern Territory officers can go mining on Kosher Satellite, hehehehe..."

His laughter swept through the room like a chilling wind, sending shivers down everyone's spine. Even Qi Jian, the Chief of the General Staff who was attending the meeting remotely from Dawn Planet, felt as if an invisible hand was gripping his heart, as if it would be crushed at any moment.

Qi Jian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Currently, the Galactic Empire is reinforcing the First Star System Army. An attack on Scipio will inevitably involve a direct confrontation with the First Star System Army. To achieve this goal, we must continue to reinforce our troops in the North."

He opened the holographic star map, clicked on the northern region, and continued: "Furthermore, given the forces we can currently muster, it's difficult to forcefully breach the defenses held by the First Star System Army under the threat of the Galactic Empire's four major northern legions."

At this point, he took a deep breath and said, "Therefore, stabilizing the Northern Legion is our primary task. On that basis, our current operational objective is to attack Palin-Minol and thoroughly cripple Dunn-Wessex, to the point where he dares not leave his home. Then comes the troop deployment plan..."

However, Tang Xiao interrupted him directly. He waved his hand, stood up, and said in a sinister tone, "I said, take over Planet Scipio within three months. I don't care how you did it, nor do I care how much we will suffer. You just need to do your plan well, Chief of Staff Qi... Hehehe, this may be the last operational plan you ever make in your life."

Having said that, he transformed into a wisp of black mist and gradually vanished. A faint voice echoed from the void, "If Palpatine dares to come again, then Planet Scipio will be his grave!"

After Tang Xiao completely disappeared, Qi Jian sighed and asked General Trench, "What do you think, General Trench?"

"Tsk tsk tsk..." General Trench stroked the claw at the corner of his mouth and said calmly, "Amphibious landing is the only way."

After he finished speaking, his holographic projection gradually went out and disappeared.

"I know." Qi Jian sat in his conference room and nodded solemnly.

Then, the images of the other attendees displayed in the holographic projection around him disappeared one by one, until finally, he was the only one left in the entire conference room.

Qi Jian sat in his seat for a while, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and then very impatiently stubbed out the half-burnt cigarette.

He pressed a button, and a huge holographic star map rose in front of the conference table, showing the overall military deployment of the Dawn Kingdom.

It's safe to say that the Galactic Empire's intelligence agency would be willing to pay tens or even hundreds of billions of credits just to obtain the contents of this holographic star map!

Of course, on the Galactic Empire's internal bounty list, Qi Jian's head is worth 5 million Empire Credits.

On this holographic star map, the entire area currently controlled by the Kingdom of Dawn is divided into thirteen star sectors. These are the Dawn Planet Home Sector, the Mordell Sector, the Pioneer Sector, the Chiss Territory, the Haven Sector, the Sesvina Sector, the Southern Free Trade Zone, the Northern Sector, the Eastern Sector, and four special defense zones—the Mandalorian Special Defense Zone, the Fondo Special Defense Zone, the Lundli Special Defense Zone, and the Nest Special Defense Zone.

(I'll draw a planar star map later.)
The Dawn Planet's native star sector is a region centered on the Endor system, encompassing a few surrounding star systems such as the Bakura system. This is the administrative core of the Dawn Kingdom. Thanks to Dawn Planet's advanced development, surrounding star systems have also gradually begun to be developed, forming a relatively small but highly sophisticated industrial chain around the Endor system.

The Modal Sector includes the Kuna Cluster and a surrounding galaxy, all of which are relatively new and developed. However, due to the colonization of the planet Lundli, many of these galaxies are densely populated, and their industries are labor-intensive.

Meanwhile, thanks to the planet Vazian, along with five matter decompression devices and the Dawn Kingdom's first Dyson Belt, the Mordel Sector has become the Dawn Kingdom's largest raw material production base.

The Haven Star Sector was formerly the territory of the 19th Army of the Galactic Republic. Now it is located in the rear and is free from external threats, so it is also the center of the Dawn Kingdom's main industries such as education, culture, and finance.

The Sesvenna Sector was formerly the territory of the Galactic Republic's 18th Army. Although it is no longer directly involved with the enemy, it remains one of the Dawn Kingdom's most important military industrial areas. At the same time, the Sesvenna Sector provides crucial support to the planets Fondo and Kira, two frontline planets fighting against the Galactic Empire.

The Southern Free Trade Zone is centered around the planet Christophersis, encompassing a large surrounding area. This region has lost much of its strategic value, and its inhabitants are mostly lawless. Its proximity to the Hutt Space has also led to a proliferation of gangs and criminal organizations.

So the Kingdom of Dawn simply designated this area as a free trade zone and then left it to its own devices. Their only concern was ensuring the safety of the planet Christophersis.

The Eastern Sector is currently only a temporary sector, and even Governor Lin Nanyi's position is temporary. It contains the new home of the Givens, Losar; the home planet of the Quaruns, Dak; and Parmant Harbor, formerly the largest interstellar shipyard in the Independent System Confederation. Therefore, while its strategic importance is extremely high, it is also very difficult to manage, requiring a powerful fleet for suppression.

The situation in the Northern Sector is equally chaotic. This is primarily because it is the main area of ​​control for several major commercial giants, including the Fourth Group, the Interstellar Banking Association (M), and the Trade Federation, while many planets are controlled by the Geth. Therefore, no formal sector has been established here; instead, it is temporarily managed by a consortium of these major commercial giants.

The two major star sectors of the Unknown Starfield, the Pioneer Sector, was established with the former territory of the Xiru Empire at its core. Currently, the Xiru people have been completely wiped out by Tang Xiao's planned eradication efforts. Combined with the previous occupation and purge by the God of Decay, Mungar-Mungar, the Pioneer Sector now has the smallest population but the largest controlled territory. In the future, it will be the primary destination for Dawn Kingdom's immigration and colonization. Countless planets once occupied by Mungar-Mungar possess incredibly fertile land, ideal for agriculture, but their industrial capacity is extremely weak.

Just like the name of this sector, even now, as the Pioneer Sector continues to be explored, some uninhabited planets are still discovered from time to time. Stepping onto them, one can see the ruins of countless cities and seas of brown silt.

The Qis Territory is centered around the Qis people's territory, but due to previous expansionist activities, it has been divided into four parts: the Qis Territory, the former Kingdom of Light region, the former Grisk-controlled region, and the Kilik swarm-controlled region.

The former Grisk-controlled area is now the main area of ​​activity for the Holy Advent Church, and all the races previously controlled by the Grisk have become loyal followers of the Church. The area controlled by the Kilik swarm, however, lacks a clearly defined region; it's merely a general direction. The only clearly defined area is the Torghut swarm under Abathur's control.

The area controlled by the Kingdom of Light was formerly under the control of Kilgi, including some vassal states. After being conquered by the Kingdom of Dawn, this region began to be indoctrinated with the doctrines of the Holy Church of Unity. At the same time, this area was also the site of the most severe religious conflict. Of course, those religions rooted in their homelands were no match for the Holy Church of Unity.

Of the four special defense zones, the Lundli Special Defense Zone is isolated in the core of the Milky Way, relying entirely on stargates for navigation. However, it is also the most densely populated planet in the entire Dawn Kingdom, making its importance self-evident.

Planet Fangduo is currently the largest industrial center in the Dawn Kingdom, bar none. This super-industrial world, entirely composed of factories, has begun to be integrated into the Dawn Kingdom's industrial system, playing a vital role. However, its drawback is that the planet's environment has been completely polluted by Alexia Ashford, limiting its development to robotics and automation industries.

Meanwhile, because Fangduo Planet is a protruding point, far from the Dawn Kingdom's homeland, the Galactic Empire is always eyeing it covetously.

The Mandalorian Special Defense Zone is currently the least visible location. Centered around the planet Akiva, it has a small garrison, but it does possess an Infinity-class supercarrier. Its primary mission is to monitor crucial planets such as Mandalorian, Dathomir, and Corriban. However, it's clear that the fleet here lacks the capability to effectively monitor them.

Finally, there's the special defense zone around the lair. This is the area where the Kilik swarm operates, and between the Kis territory and the Kilik swarm lies the Torgate swarm controlled by Abathur. Due to the Kilik swarm's terrifying racial traits, even slight contact will assimilate them into participating, so the main purpose of establishing this special defense zone is to isolate them.

This is why, despite being a different racial system, the Kingdom of Dawn did not establish a special defense zone for the Geths—the Geths can actually coexist harmoniously with other races if they wish.

As Qi Jian looked at the star map, he realized that the Fourth Civilization had expanded to this extent.

The Kingdom of Dawn controls nearly a third of the galaxy. While it cannot compare to the Galactic Empire, which possesses an incredibly advanced inner ring and core, it has indeed become the Galactic Empire's greatest threat. This controlled territory surpasses that of the Galactic Republic's former enemies, including the Confederation of Independent Systems, the Mandalorian Crusades, the Sith Empire, and the Eternal Empire.

Above that, we can only look at ancient overlords like the Rakata Infinite Empire and the Kilik Swarm.

The Dawn Kingdom's fleet has also grown into a very powerful force, capable of surrounding this vast territory. Within the Dawn Kingdom's military system, fleets are divided into three types: mobile fleets, defensive fleets, and escort fleets.

Among them, the organization of the mobile fleet is relatively flexible, basically deploying in whichever direction is needed, making it relatively flexible. At the same time, this organizational method also has a characteristic that the commander and the fleet under his command are mobile and not fixed, which is to minimize the possibility of warlordism.

However, although the organization of mobile fleets is relatively flexible, they can still be distinguished. One of the most important bases of reference is the deployment position of Titan-class or flagship-class warships.

For example, among the mobile fleets in various parts of the Dawn Kingdom, the largest is the Northern Fleet. The Northern Fleet consists of 300 capital ships, 700 heavy cruisers, and 2000 medium and small warships, as well as two Titan warships—the Divine Messenger Titan Warship and the Taotie Titan Warship.

The deployment of the two Titan warships reveals that the current composition of the Northern Mobile Fleet consists of the Dawn Planet's main home fleet, centered around the Taotie Titan warship, and the Northern Commercial Alliance Fleet, centered around the Divine Messenger Titan warship.

In the previous campaigns to attack the planets of Fondo and Kira, because the Divine Messenger was not yet completed, a new fleet was formed with the Taotie as its core and deployed to the planet of Eliadu, where it was handed over to General Sefrans-Tann. Then, in conjunction with the Sesvenna Sector Fleet with the Xuanwu Titan warship as its core, the two forces joined forces and finally conquered the planets of Kira and Fondo.

Then, due to strategic adjustments, the main home fleet, including the Taotie, was transferred to the North, where it joined the newly built Titan Messenger, which was deployed to the North to form a commercial joint fleet, thus forming the current Northern Mobile Fleet.

In the Severna sector, General Ling's mobile fleet consists only of the Xuanwu, which includes 300 capital ships, 100 heavy cruisers, and more than 3000 medium and small warships.

Meanwhile, the third Anchoron-class Titan warship, the Chaos, is nearing completion, and a new mobile fleet is assembling on Dawn Planet. This new mobile fleet will also be deployed with the Chaos as its core.

The new fleet now assembled on Dawn Planet consists of 200 capital ships, 600 heavy cruisers, and 1500 medium and small warships. It's clear that the Dawn Kingdom is increasing the number of heavy cruisers it builds, while its capital ships are becoming more functional.

This deployment reveals that the Dawn Kingdom's mobile fleet is organized around Titan warships. Fleets with Titan warships are the main fleets, while those without are secondary fleets.

The Northern Mobile Fleet was formed by merging two main fleets.