The battle on Mon Carra finally came to an end. Including Jedi Master Kitt Fisto, the Republic Commander General Norbury, and the Gungan representative Jaga Binks, the Republic's military forces were all captured. The Mon Carra Malians and the Quarren returned to the negotiating table.
The core issues of their negotiations were to confirm that the former king had been killed by a Republic assassin. Only after this was confirmed would the two sides continue to negotiate. Then there was the redistribution of power. Given that the Quarren were closer to the Confederation of Independent Star Systems, while the Mon Calamari were closer to the Republic, which led to the splitting of the planet, they needed to establish an effective administrative mechanism to ensure that the entire planet spoke with the same voice. Peacock and Tamson, as the representatives of the Independent Star System Confederation, were temporarily stationed on Mon Carra Malians. They would ensure that the final outcome was beneficial to the Independent Star System Confederation.
Incidentally, the Republic's eight Hunter-class battleships that had been crippled by the Venom Fang's electromagnetic pulse cannons were handed over by Peacock to the Quarren to be towed back to the docks for repairs. If the Hunter-class battleships were to join the main fleet of the Confederation, be it in terms of weapon specifications or spare parts, it would increase the difficulty of logistics. Therefore, it was better to hand them over to the Quarren to guard their homeland, and also to intimidate the Mon Carra Malians.
Other than that, whether it was the battle that broke out in the solar system of the Neutral Alliance, or the battle between Anakin Skywalker's 501st Independent Army and General Grievous near Malastar, Tang Yu no longer had any energy to spare. Because the war had been going on for so long, it would not be a matter of a few years if the outcome was to be decided by conventional means. In other words, Tang Yu's initial strategy of delaying the war had basically succeeded. Count Dooku would no longer accept Palpatine's strategy of sacrificing himself and the Independent Star System Confederation. Therefore, the real battlefield that could affect the outcome of the war had once again returned to the backstage.
Of course, just because Tang Yu did not worry about the main battlefield did not mean that the Guardian Planet was left unattended. Now, Jane Connor, Trench, and Frans were all generals of the Independent Star System Confederation, and they were all commanding powerful fleets. The Vanguard fleet was also divided and strengthened into these fleets. In addition to the battleships that were continuously strengthened in the G Battle Zone, where the planet Guardian was located, Tang Yu now had close to 250 battleships in his hands. This was already an extremely terrifying force!
The battle between Malastar's fleet was getting more and more intense. Anakin Skywalker and General Grievous had already engaged in multiple fleets of battle. Both sides had victories and defeats, and reinforcements from both sides were constantly arriving. Malastar was a small planet in the middle of the Milky Way. It was also a member of the Neutral Alliance. This planet produced a very efficient fuel, so it was also a strategic location.
Both sides did not intend to start the decisive battle so soon, but Asaji Ventress had just begun to land on Malastar, and Anakin Skywalker's 501st Independent Army had just finished their combat mission. Since they had nothing better to do, they came over to help. Asaji Ventress, of course, was no match for Anakin. He was beaten to a pulp, and the robot army that descended upon him could not defeat the 501st Independent Army either. Ventress barely managed to survive.
At this time, General Grievous' fleet happened to occupy a planet belonging to the Neutral Alliance, so he was also free. While he was preparing, he heard Asaji Ventress's call for help. The straightforward General Grievous rushed over with his fleet without hesitation.
Thus, on one side was the number one general of the Republic, and on the other side was the highest military officer of the Independent Star System Confederation. Both sides had high statuses, and more and more fleets came over to help.
Now, the Republic had gathered more than 300 battleships there, and the Independent Star System Confederation had more than 400 battleships there. For this reason, with Fox Deity and Remi as the core, the highest military commander ordered General Trench to lead his fleet to join the decisive battle. Frans's fleet and Jane Connor's fleet were also on standby. They would decide whether to continue sending reinforcements based on the situation of the battle.
At the same time, after receiving news from Emma Frost that she was safe, the highest military commander of the Guardian Planet also ordered Tang Jiu to go to Malastar to protect the high-ranking generals of the Confederation, mainly General Trench. This was because he was basically certain that he could be roped into Tang Yu's team. If he was not careful and was killed by Anakin, it would be a huge loss.
According to their estimates, this might be the largest fleet battle since the outbreak of the war. When both sides finished assembling, there might be a total of more than 1,000 battleships participating!! This scale should be said to be second only to the original plot, where both sides invested a total of more than 2,000 battleships in the air battle on Coruscant.
While the two fleets were confronting each other, the battle on Malastar began again. Both sides landed a large number of ground troops from the two hemispheres of the planet to fight. However, at this time, the Galactic Republic suddenly threw in the latest weapon, the Electromagnetic Proton Bomb!! This bomb was extremely powerful, and after the explosion, through the proton chain reaction, it could produce an extremely powerful electromagnetic pulse wave, enough to cover an area of several kilometers!
With the huge power of this bomb, the mechanical army of the Independent Galaxy Confederation was dealt a great blow. The ground troops on Malastar only lasted for two days before being completely defeated. Originally, after the appearance of this new threat, the Confederation should have temporarily stopped fighting, at least not provoking the Galactic Republic in the ground battle.
However, something unexpected happened. One of the Electromagnetic Proton Bombs launched by the Galactic Republic actually blasted a huge pit on the ground of Malastar! And in the pit, there appeared a giant beast that had long been extinct on this planet — the Sro Behemoth!! Moreover, people also discovered that this giant beast, whether it was the lightsaber of the Jedi, the blaster cannon, or even the powerful turbolaser cannon on the latest RX-200 self-propelled artillery of the Galactic Republic, could not cause any damage to this giant beast's outer shell!
Everyone immediately realized that if they could capture the Sro Behemoth and bring it back for research, they might have a chance to develop a kind of armor that was as resistant to lightsabers, blasts, and lasers like the Sro Behemoth! Thus, there was a new reason for the confrontation between the Galactic Republic and the Confederation on Malastar.
As for the indigenous inhabitants of Malastar, although they were extremely xenophobic and did not like the Galactic Republic or the Confederation, they did not say a word and were not even interested in the fight for the Sro Behemoth.
In the original plot, the Dag people were all kinds of arrogant and unruly, not even giving face to Palpatine, and the Galactic Republic signing a fuel sale agreement with them as if they were their grandsons. But now, things were different. The leader of the Neutral Alliance, who was able to support them in the Galactic Parliament, had two consecutive coups on Mandalore. Now, they had officially joined the Independent Star Confederation, and all the planets of the Neutral Alliance were politically isolated.
And most importantly, there were the battleships in front of their homes!! A few of these battleships could easily destroy a planet, but now, there were more than a thousand of them in the outer space of Malastar!! Under such a situation, no matter how lofty and majestic you were, when you looked at the densely packed signals on the radar screen, you could only obediently shrink back like an ostrich.
What Sro Behemoth? What fuel? It has nothing to do with me. When you guys have a result, then send me a message. I'll give it to you, alright? This was the thought of the Dag commander, Naka-Urus.
Just like that, the fleets of both sides had already engaged in several outpost battles near Malastar. Both sides had their victories and defeats. More than a dozen battleships were destroyed, but for the time being, there was no major conflict. But everyone knew that this was just the calm before the storm.
[Note 1]: Although it was not explicitly stated in the setting, according to the plot of the animated version of "The Clone Wars", Malastar undoubtedly belonged to the Neutral Alliance. If the Galactic Republic wanted to purchase fuel there, they would have to sign an agreement with the local Dag people.
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