Later, this first battle between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire was officially named the Battle of Astartes, named after the star system where the battle took place.

The impact of the Battle of Astartes was undoubtedly enormous. It marked the Rebel Alliance's first major victory, proving the Empire was not invincible! It also humiliated Emperor Palpatine and undermined his authority, causing many of the Moffs and dignitaries who had long feared his power to waver in their stance.

Especially now, the Empire's "human supremacy" and "Tarkinism," which ruled by fear, led to extreme harshness and brutality towards aliens of other races and the lower classes. This led to the long-oppressed people, upon hearing the news of the Rebel Alliance's victory at the Battle of Astartes, to gather their courage and begin a wave of resistance across the Empire, whether through strikes, marches, riots, or uprisings.

This instantly turned the vast empire into a state of panic. The army attacked from all sides, extinguishing fires everywhere, and was in a state of disarray.

By this time, Palpatine and others in the Empire finally realized that this rebellion was an unprecedented and major threat to the Empire and should be taken seriously and quickly.

Thus, within a short month, the Galactic Empire forcibly conscripted troops and reassembled its fleet, totaling 30 sector groups and 30 billion land units, to launch a powerful assault on the revolutionary base in the Alderaan sector. Sauron, who had excelled during the Battle of Astartes, was promoted by Emperor Palpatine to Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy and led this massive army into the battle.

Facing the oncoming enemy, Chang Wei knew he could not defeat them, so he proposed a strategic shift. He also shared with the Rebel Alliance a crucial red strategic principle: if you lose your people while preserving your territory, you lose both your territory and your people. If you preserve your people and lose your territory, you preserve both your territory and your people!

The enemy's goal is clear: they want to strike back in one fell swoop and destroy the situation that the Rebel Alliance has worked so hard to open up! Therefore, maintaining the vitality of our own troops, preventing the spark of revolution from being extinguished, and avoiding a head-on confrontation with them are the key!

Moreover, with their mass base, where can they not get supplies and recruits?

Therefore, Chang Wei planned to have a long-distance contest with Marshal Sauron. Instead of a battle of wits and courage, let him see the red strategic and tactical thinking pioneered by the great man!

Aren't you planning to storm our revolutionary base and seize all the star regions we control? Fine! I'll simply withdraw everyone. Instead of engaging you head-on, I'll lead my fleet to trade bases with you! From passive to active. Through movement, we can adapt to ever-changing circumstances.

Afterwards, Chang Wei led the rebel alliance through four crossings of the Chishui River, a strategic crossing of the Jinsha River, and a sudden capture of the Luding Bridge, constantly intersecting and confusing the enemy. Leveraging the high-dimensional information detection advantage afforded by the Level 5 Civilization warships, they successfully dazzled the enemy. Strategically shifting the main force into the Empire, they began to break up into smaller units, focusing on a protracted war, employing guerrilla warfare, and aiming for liberation. They began to continuously strike at Imperial territory, inciting persistent discontent against the Empire and bringing it under the banner of rebellion.

During this time, Chang Wei and his companions raided countless dark factories, bloody farms, slave mines, and imperial prisons. They witnessed all sorts of darkness, cruelty, and injustice, and liberated countless people who wept with joy. Some returned home, while others chose to join this grand revolution!

The news media workers aboard the Propaganda worked overtime, composing various reports to announce the dark facts and horrific truths they had uncovered to the entire Empire through signal hijacking and broadcast propaganda. Even the vulgar insults directed at Emperor Palpatine and the scathing accusations against his lackeys and dignitaries were broadcast 24/7, constantly changing the format and phrases to disgust the enemy.

For example, at two or three in the morning, when Palpatine was sleeping soundly in his bedroom, his personal communication terminal suddenly turned up the volume to the maximum and said: "Dog Emperor! It's time to get up and pee, otherwise your sheets will be wet." And so on...

This scene almost made Palpatine furious.

There was no way out. A fire was brewing in the backyard. Although Grand Marshal Zoro was aware of Chang Wei's overt tactics, he knew that returning to defend would be ineffective. The enemy wouldn't engage directly, instead resorting to guerrilla warfare and fleeing. Even if he succeeded in encircling and ambushing them with superior numbers, it would only eliminate a few minor enemies and pose no threat to the Rebel Alliance. It felt like punching cotton! He felt helpless!

But the emperor's order was hard to disobey! In the end, Marshal Sauron could only respond to the opponent's moves, learning from Chang Wei's method and breaking up into smaller units, fighting against the Rebel Alliance forces in various star zones.

Although the Imperial Army has gained the upper hand in most battles against the Rebel Alliance, they are unable to stop the growing strength of the Rebel Alliance, nor can they stop the power of time and people. Today, the Empire's control over the entire land is slowly weakening.

Seeing that the Empire's deterrent power was constantly weakening, many star region governors and supreme commanders broke away from the Empire, declared independence, and became warlord forces of various sizes.

Ultimately, what they were defending was not the Galactic Empire created by Palpatine, but only their own power, star regions and status.

However, the empire is too vast to be destroyed in one fell swoop!

Faced with the terrible situation of internal instability, external warlords, and constant harassment and attacks by the Rebel Alliance, Emperor Palpatine finally ordered to shrink the front, abandon the outer star regions of the empire, evacuate all troops and military-industrial enterprises to the core areas of the empire, and re-consolidate strength.

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