The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2743 Tang Xiao's War

2743, Tang Xiao's War
Before this earth-shattering rebellion broke out in the capital of the Galactic Empire, the Kingdom of Dawn had already made military preparations.

Actually, this direct order from Tang Xiao was somewhat puzzling. Although the White Lotus Group's intelligence work was very successful, there were many successful cases of intelligence agencies recently. However, no matter what, the Galactic Empire has always deployed heavy troops in several important areas, and the actions of the intelligence agencies cannot offset the difference in troop strength between the two sides.

As the Dawn Kingdom continues its advance, the Galactic Empire's battle lines are shrinking, resulting in the stockpiling of heavy troops in several strategic locations, clearly indicating a defensive posture.

Therefore, unless there are several more annihilation battles like the Battle of Kira, it will be difficult for the Dawn Kingdom to achieve a breakthrough on the main battlefield in the short term.

The Supreme Command's current plan is mainly to use a feint to lure the Galactic Empire's fleet into a corner, then launch a surprise attack on their weak points, continuously annihilating the Empire's mobile forces in the process, and finally delivering a fatal blow.

However, Tang Xiao ordered the Northern Fleet to immediately prepare for battle and attack Palancy Planet as soon as the opportunity arose.

However, on Palancy, the Galactic Empire has amassed a large army, possessing more than 800 capital ships, and is continuously adding orbital defense facilities. A direct attack would certainly result in heavy losses.

Furthermore, just recently, Tang Xiao ordered the intelligence team 'White Lotus' to find an opportunity to push for the mobilization of the First Star System Army of the Galactic Empire. The current result is that the main force of the First Star System Army has now advanced to Planet Scipio, getting closer to Planet Palancy, with the two sides supporting each other, thus making the defense of Planet Palancy even more solid.

Under such circumstances, does Tang Xiao still intend to attack Planet Palansi?
Such an order reminded Chief of the General Staff Qi Jian of the fact that not long ago, Tang Xiao, blinded by his dark side, had ordered the fleet to attack the planet Palansi. As a result, the two fleets clashed in the air, and Tang Xiao then fought a major battle with Emperor Palpatine on the outer space station of the planet, causing a tragedy that killed more than a million civilians.

Ultimately, this battle, which neither side wanted to fight, came to an end with a duel between the two Sith Lords.

In Qi Jian's view, Tang Xiao had a criminal record. Now he also suspected that Tang Xiao might have lost his temper again. Considering the strange mental state of His Majesty the King of Dawn recently, Qi Jian felt it was very likely.

But that's how the political system of the Dawn Kingdom works. The monarch has supreme decision-making power. Tang Xiao usually doesn't interfere with them, but once he speaks up, the decision must be implemented.

Otherwise, you'll lose your head.

But given Tang Xiao's current state, apart from his trusted confidant Helmut Zemo, no one else can see him. Qi Jian doesn't dare to barge into the palace to ask, so he can only keep all his questions to himself.

Qi Jian could only sigh and repeatedly instructed Admiral Trench, commander of the main Northern Fleet, that if His Majesty insisted on an attack, they should know when to stop and stop while they were ahead. Most importantly, they should not use their precious mobile fleet to fight to the death against the enemy's solid orbital defenses.

Later, news came from the White Lotus Group that there were signs of a riot in the Imperial Center, the capital of the Galactic Empire.

Upon receiving this news, Tang Xiao decisively ordered the main fleet of the Northern Territory to immediately set out and attack Planet Palansi!

Qi Jian reluctantly ticked the box on the battle plan.

However, things took an unexpected turn for Qi Jian. Upon receiving the order, the Northern Fleet launched a full-scale attack on Palancy Planet's defenses with incredible speed!
This is nothing like General Trench's command style!
Qi Jian quickly called Admiral Trench, telling him to conserve his strength. However, the frontline fleet replied, "[This is a rare opportunity; we should launch a full-scale attack.]" And the battle unfolded exactly as predicted. Faced with the attack of the Dawn Kingdom's main fleet, the defensive fleet of Planet Palancy showed absolutely no will to fight.

When the Titan warship Divine Messenger charged straight to the front and immediately launched its doomsday weapon, destroying seven Imperial-class Star Destroyers, the defending forces actually turned around and retreated!

This turned the tide of battle into a one-sided rout. In the end, the Galactic Empire's most resolute resistance came from its orbital defense systems. Their fleet quickly retreated, leaving the Dawn Kingdom's warships no time to catch up. In the end, the Galactic Empire only managed to destroy over 50 star destroyers and more than 300 smaller warships before ending this one-sided battle.

Immediately afterwards, the Dawn Kingdom fleet began bombing the orbital defense facilities on the surface of Planet Palancy and dispatched ground troops for a landing operation.

Four days later, on September 3, the planet Palancy officially fell.

Meanwhile, intelligence from the Galactic Empire's capital arrived belatedly—a rebellion had broken out, even putting Emperor Palpatine in grave danger. Furthermore, the First Star System Army, which had left Coruscant ahead of schedule, was deemed largely responsible for the rebellion.

No wonder the defenders of Planet Palancy were so demoralized; they belonged to the First Star System Army!
Qi Jian breathed a sigh of relief, not only because this great victory brought the Dawn Kingdom's strategic goals a step closer, but also because he discovered that although Tang Xiao's mental state was not quite right, he was still full of foresight and wisdom overall.

The leader who has led the Fourth Civilization forward with incredible foresight and brilliant judgment every time is still here!

At this moment, Tang Xiao was sitting on that dark throne, hidden in the shadows, his face unseen, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Only he himself knew that he was struggling between reason and clarity, trying his best to maintain his true self in the face of the ever-deepening encroachment of darkness.

The decision to launch the Palancy Planet campaign, and even earlier, to instigate the rebellion in the Galactic Empire's capital, was made by one of his few remaining moments of rationality.

Just as he understood the plot of Star Wars, he knew that a rebellion would break out within the Galactic Empire sooner or later, and not just once or twice. The most serious one was the rebellion of Marshal Demetrius Zarin, because this rebellion even resulted in Palpatine being captured and nearly killed.

Although the plot has changed, people's hearts and interests will not change. Therefore, as long as the conditions are met, a rebellion will definitely occur.

What Tang Xiao needs to do is not to calculate when the plot will happen, but to gather intelligence from all sides and even further influence the situation so that what should happen can be accelerated.

Therefore, he instructed the White Lotus Group to push for the departure of the First Star System Army, and secretly instigated the core circle of nobles and some officers who were dissatisfied with the Empire's rule, thus fueling the incident.

When contradictions accumulate to a certain degree, rebellion will naturally follow!
"This is... the last thing I can do for you..." Tang Xiao's mutterings echoed in the empty darkness. "From now on... my battlefield will not be here..."

A beautiful figure flashed by, and then a bright green dagger was gently extended from behind, pressed against Tang Xiao's throat.

The cold voice of "daughter" came from behind, "I'm waiting for the moment I can kill you..."