830. The Lost Fleet (4)
"You said you discovered 200 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers? Are all the crew members dead?" In the holographic projection, Tang Xiao was so startled that he almost cried out.
Now that his dark side force is becoming more and more powerful, there are definitely not many situations that can make him lose his temper like this.
"Indeed, I am investigating why this fleet is here. But the top priority now is to send reinforcements as soon as possible to receive this fleet. I don't have many people left in my hands." Severance Tann said.
"How many more people do you have?" Tang Xiao asked.
"Except for the crew members left behind on the Plague, I can send out up to 800 people, plus the 500 B-1 combat robots originally used to do chores, and can activate up to five battleships." Severance Tann replied , "After calculation, the closest distance to our current location is the Halm galaxy (Halm), which is located in a void that is not directly connected to the hyperspace channel."
"Halm Galaxy?!" Tang Xiao quickly turned back to check the star map, and then his face lit up, "The Harm Galaxy is close to the planet Seria, and it is less than 10 seconds away from there! In other words, you can do whatever you want this time The jump actually reached the central area! This is not far from our control area!"
"Yes, but there is no direct connection to the hyperspace channel here. It is estimated that it will be difficult to sail directly here. Only the best navigators can, or... use the force to perceive." Severance Tann said, "We don't have much time. The Republic fleet may follow my whereabouts and arrive here at any time. Moreover, there must be people in the Jedi Order who can navigate through Force perception."
Tang Xiao's expression became solemn, and he used the Force to sense hyperspace channels. This happened to be in his own power blind spot. To put it simply, he couldn't. But there are definitely many people in the Jedi Order who know this. The overseas exploration plan proposed by Jedi Master Jolus Serbaos relied on the Force of the Jedi Master to navigate. Therefore, many Jedi Masters at that time specially learned this ability.
Among them is Obi-Wan Kenobi - he is also one of the participants in the overseas exploration plan. Before the war broke out, that is, in the plot of "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones", he was able to do without relying on instruments. Directly using Force navigation to find the Kamino planet that does not exist on the star map relied on the ability he learned during the overseas exploration plan.
"Contact Cunte immediately and ask him to come back to me as soon as possible!" Tang Xiao made a decisive decision and immediately issued the order, "Don't wait, immediately dispatch a transport fleet and go to the Seriya system without alerting the Republic. We can't go to Ha The Ulmu galaxy is still an area controlled by the Republic, and everything must be done secretly."
"Then I will continue to look for the information left behind by this fleet." Severance Tann nodded and said.
"Katana fleet." Tang Xiao suddenly said a name, "That's the name of this fleet."
Severance Tann was startled, "You actually know the origin of this fleet?!"
"This happened almost 25 years ago. Due to the news blockade of the Galactic Republic, almost everyone has forgotten about this fleet that was famous at the time - the Black Tide and the Blade Fleet." Tang Xiao said slowly , anyway, neither he nor Tann had much to do now, so he began to tell the information he knew, "This is a brand new fleet established by the Galactic Republic in 46 BBY."
"Before, as we all know, the main battleship of the Justice Fleet of the Galactic Republic at that time was the Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser. However, the old-fashioned Dreadnought-class at that time was very inefficient. A 600-meter-long battleship actually required a crew of 16,000 people. This made the internal environment of the battleship extremely poor. , and it cannot carry out long-term operations - this warship cannot transport much supplies for 16,000 people," Tang Xiao said.
Severance Tann nodded in agreement. If it were her, she would definitely not be willing to command such a warship to fight, because it is estimated that the crew will be hungry two or three days after departure. That is to say, the Galactic Republic, which occupies the entire galaxy, can tolerate the existence of such warships because they can get supplies anytime and anywhere.
"Therefore, Rendili Interstellar Dynamics, the company that produces the Dreadnought-class warship, has significantly modernized and modified this type of warship. It has strengthened the automatic control equipment and intelligent AI, optimized the internal structure, and reduced the crew required for the warship to 2,204 people. , which also increased the combat efficiency of the warship by at least five times, making it the most advanced warship at the time. This type of warship was highly anticipated by the Republic's Navy Ministry, and 200 ships were ordered from Rendili Star Power Company at one time, and in 46 BBY Officially delivered.”
"The Republic has established such a fleet, named after the fleet flagship Blade, and is called the Blade Fleet. Because these warships are painted in gray and black, which is different from the red and gray paint commonly used by the Republic, this fleet is also It was called the Kuroshio. However, on the first day of the maiden voyage, an accident occurred." Tang Xiao said.
"What happened to cause such a fleet to disappear directly?" Severance Tann asked.
"When the fleet made its maiden voyage, this fleet almost caused a sensation in the entire galaxy, because at that time, this fleet was a real invincible fleet. They could launch an attack on any galaxy in the galaxy within one day, and would Directly destroy all targets listed as enemies. The first voyage was scheduled to circle around the core circle to the main star systems in the inner circle and then return to Coruscant. However, after the fleet set off and entered the hyperspace channel, it disappeared and was disconnected. All contact."
"This incident became a huge scandal in the Galactic Republic. A total of 200 main battleships disappeared under everyone's nose and were never found. Such a thing made the Galactic Republic, the Judiciary Fleet, the then Speaker and Lundili All Star Dynamics companies fell into a passive position. This also led to the then Speaker losing the election two years later to Finis Valorum, who became famous for the Stark Hyperspace Battle. You must know the public opinion before that. According to the survey, he is absolutely ahead of all competitors."
"Not only that, but the battleship's manufacturer, Lundilli Interstellar Power Company, was also disgraced. Many members of Congress blamed the fleet's disappearance on the automated operating system that Lundilli Interstellar Power Company had previously boasted about. They believed that the automatic operating system malfunctioned. As a result, the fleet lost control and disappeared. As a result, the Republic's military orders have since been transferred to the Quat Power Shipyard, and only a small number of orders for Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers have been handed over to Rendili."
Tang Xiao said this and smiled sarcastically, "To be honest, compared to Kuat Power Shipyard, I am more reluctant to face the warships of Lundili Interstellar Power Company on the battlefield. Because their warships are simple and unpretentious, but Efficiency and reliability are the foundations that have truly experienced the baptism of war. After all, among the three major industrial giants now, Kuat Dynamic Shipyard has the smallest foundation and foundation, and they have not been around for a long time."
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[Picture 1 attached to the Easter Egg Chapter: The approximate location of the Blade Fleet. The yellow circle is the current control area of the Fourth Civilization, and the red circle is the approximate location of the Blade Fleet. The Harm Galaxy is too small and not marked on many star maps. It took me a long time to find the reference object of Seriya. Only then did I discover that the Blade Fleet was really near the Fourth Civilization! 】
