Chapter 664: The Emperor's End
First of all, the range of the Eclipse is much higher than that of other warships in the fleet, even if it is tens of millions of kilometers away, it can accurately hit a relatively stationary enemy ship.
Secondly, just as Vader's arrival was detected by the Emperor, he could also sense that the Imperial Capital already had a certain number of warships organized to meet his fleet. He had met the garrison commander a few times before, and was able to distinguish him from the background Force and locate his exact location.
The rest of the matter is very simple, it is nothing more than choosing a way to get rid of the opponent's supreme commander, so that the opposite side will fall into the chaos of the command system, and create the most favorable conditions for the surprise attack of his own fleet later.
Originally, Vader was going to use the Force to kill the opponent with a single move, and his specialty was to kill the opponent's commander across the fleet. He successfully used this method several times in actual combat to kill the head of the other party, and the enemies who fought with him later did not dare to make a video with him before and after the battle, so as not to be located.
However, considering that there was still a group of lieutenants waiting to take over the command in the garrison fleet, and Vader's goal was to break through the opponent's fleet defense line as quickly as possible, he finally chose to solve the problem with naval guns.
Killing an enemy's command ship with a single shot is far more powerful than the shock of just taking out a commander-in-chief, at least for such an unreputable commander. Anyone in the empire can rely on power to propel themselves to high positions, but they must work hard to earn the equivalent of prestige.
In some cases, the life and death of a well-known fleet commander can also be much more important than the survival of a fleet. Vida, for example, is a symbol of victory herself. Far more valuable than any battleship. There is another fleet commander in the empire who is better than him, and if he were the current garrison commander of the imperial capital, Vader would never have hit Coruscant so directly.
Of course. Those are all for later, and the current battle situation has opened up as Vader planned. Under the shock of the first round of strikes, the formation of the garrison fleet on the opposite side was in great confusion and it lost its unified firepower coordination.
After the two entered the optimal range, Vida formed a dense firepower formation with the Eclipse as the core, and the other ships as the auxiliary, and it took less than 10 minutes to break through the two defensive circles of the garrison fleet.
Such an astonishing breakthrough speed naturally relied heavily on the Eclipse's superior firepower and defense. Any defending battleship that gets close enough will be destroyed by his fleet fire. And if you run farther, you can pass through a catastrophe.
For this reason, there are many defending battleships that have no choice but to eclipse the front of the Eclipse to avoid being killed instantly. And their actions accelerated the Eclipse's breakthrough of the defensive line. The Eclipse is like a giant whale that has washed into a school of fish. Unhindered, they rushed into the core defense circle.
After breaking through the second line of defense, Vader's fleet took a few more minutes to turn the bow and put its own fleet in a defensive position, which in turn blocked the ships of the garrison. This was to stop the enemy from supporting the ground battle with artillery fire.
"Your Excellency. The whole fleet is in place. Our losses in personnel were less than expected, and the ground anti-aircraft fire points were expected to be cleared in 20 minutes, ready to begin landing operations. Vice Admiral Biya came over and reported that he had died in the Battle of Yavin along with Vader's Executor in the original plot of the movie, but now, he was still alive and well, and because of his faithful and unquestioning execution of orders, he became the temporary commander-in-chief of Vader's arrangement.
"Maintain a good front, don't be greedy. We don't need to exterminate them. As soon as the Emperor dies, they will still be our brother units......" Vader explained a few words and left the Eclipse with Marek and a commando team of tens of thousands. Flew to the ground in Coruscant.
At this time, there were still many anti-aircraft fire points on the ground in Coruscant that were working, firing at more than a dozen Star Destroyers on the ground. Although they lacked mobility on the ground and could not resist for long, Vader did not have the patience to wait for them to be wiped out by the fleet's firepower.
Now is the most dangerous time, his fleet has exchanged fire with the garrison, and the Emperor may have known that the Eclipse appeared on the battlefield. Once he knew that his ultimate weapon had been taken away by Vader, the Emperor would understand that his nest had been raided.
Once this happens, the emperor will most likely choose to flee immediately rather than stay in the palace and pretend to be forced as he is now. That's right, both the previous conjecture and the current induction tell Vidapalpatine that he is still in the palace and doesn't seem to care about his sudden rebellion.
"He must be meditating, he won't know what is going on in the outside world." Marek comforted in the shuttle cabin, which swayed up and down. He also breathed a sigh of relief, according to his conjecture, the emperor must be stepping up at this moment, mobilizing the excess Dark Side Force, and forcibly increasing his Force reserves.
Anyone well-versed in the Dark Force would probably do so when facing a powerful foe, as he himself had done before against Vader. The problem is that this preparation takes time and cannot be significantly disturbed by the outside world. Therefore, he speculated that the Emperor had emptied himself of the idle people around him, so it was very likely that he was not aware of the news of the Eclipse's arrival on the battlefield.
"Hopefully. Vader comforted herself.
Ten minutes later, their shuttle, together with other troops passing through the air defense network, arrived in the square outside the Royal Palace of Coruscant. The others immediately formed large and small units to capture nearby points, while Vader and Marek went deep into the palace with a small group of commandos to find the emperor.
Along the way, they cut down the few guards who dared to stop them, including a whole group of Force-sensitive Red Guards. Even so, it didn't take them long to find the palace where the emperor was.
At this time, the emperor was waiting for them here with a smile on his face, just like Vader's guess, and seeing the emperor's typical face full of malice and wrinkles, Vader finally put his mind at ease, "You finally didn't run!" That's what he thinks at this time.
"I knew it was going to come sooner or later, Vader. But you've let me down, do you really think you'll be able to defeat me with this young man? I admire that you can convince him to come against me, but you are only killing yourself by doing so! The Emperor pointed at Vader with his thin left hand, his tone full of smugness and sarcasm.
He and Vader had been playing a game of mutual betrayal for some years, and since neither side was mortal, this Sith tradition of mastering and apprenticeship had lasted for a long time with them, and it was only now that it meant to end.
Confident in his resurrected successor, the Emperor did not show the slightest fear, on the contrary, he was even overjoyed to see Vader come with Marek. Because he decided that he would survive this day and turn them against each other again, just as he had succeeded before.
However, this confidence quickly faded from him, as Vader removed his helmet and gloves after confirming that he had not run, revealing his restored appearance. As soon as he saw the familiar and unfamiliar face of this chapter, the emperor immediately became uneasy, and reacted much more strongly than Vader's men, because only he knew what it meant.
"You, have you penetrated Preggs' secret art of regeneration?" The Emperor took a few steps back and asked weakly. Das. Preggs was his mentor and was an unusually powerful Sith Lord, from whom Palpatine learned the castrated version of the art of rebirth.
When he tempted Anakin to fall into the dark side, he gave the example of his own mentor when describing the power of the dark side. Preggs is proficient in the ability to manipulate the fibroplasma, although his own force is not particularly powerful, but he can precisely manipulate the movement of the fibroplasma, so that the dead can come back from the dead, and he can also maintain his physical body forever healthy and strong.
In contrast, Palpatine did not have such a strong ability due to his lack of talent and hard work, and what he learned from his mentor was only a scratch of the surface. To do this, he can neither stop the aging of his body nor resurrect the dead, but can only keep his Force ghost alive.
Twenty years ago, Palpatine killed his mentor while he was asleep, preventing anyone from competing with him for the throne of the future empire. However, even after killing his mentor, Palpatine was never able to grasp the more advanced application of the regeneration technique left behind by Preggs.
And Anakin was physically disabled and unable to cultivate the two forces of light and darkness, and it was difficult for the Force to improve greatly. Palpatine was also afraid of losing control of him, so he was given only a small portion of the documents and notes left by Preggs to send him away.
In this way, Anakin could not understand the mystery of flesh rebirth, and could only drag the mutilated body to continue working for Palpatine. This is where the main contradiction between their master and apprentice erupts, and it is because of this that the emperor looks like he is going to pee as soon as he sees him regain his youthful appearance. Because he thought that the other party had penetrated the part of the mystery that he had not solved, and had the power that he did not have.
And as the son of the Force, Anakin once he has the ability to rebuild his body, then he is almost impossible to kill, at least he will definitely not be an opponent himself. In the face of such an Anakin, it is useless how many times he can be resurrected, because the other party can also be reborn, and he will always be stronger than himself.
"I wish I had understood his secret arts, but you have given me only a few words to lead me down the wrong path. I'm not smart enough to make something out of nothing. Vader, or Anakin smiled self-deprecatingly, and then pulled out his lightsaber and cautiously approached the Emperor as he continued to firing his mouth. The mouth cannon won't help him win the duel later, but it will give him the satisfaction that he has been missing for a long time. (To be continued......)
PS: The second chapter was sent out tonight, which is to make up for the chapter that was missing yesterday. See you tomorrow