Over the next couple of days, the Mandalorians moved quickly throughout the planet, taking many of the heavily fortified locations. Manda'lor was in and out of the ground battles and was waiting for an update from the rest of his invasion forces around the system.
"Manda'lor. Incoming transmission. It's Revan." Teck informed him.
"Thank you Teck." Rezin then walked towards the communication building in the nearby command tower of the enemy base they had taken just hours before. "How are your forces doing?" Manda'lor asked.
"Well. We have taken the plant and are working on fortifying it. Reinforcements have come from our border planets and we are preparing to come and join you at Fornost. How is your invasion coming?" Revan asked.
Rezin filled his old master in on the initial battles from the first day and the battles and troop movements over the past three days as well. "We are preparing to invade the capital. They are surrounded on all sides and we have been bombarding them with artillery fire since we arrived." Rezin informed him. "We are waiting on the last of our fighters and bombers to refuel and launch before we begin."
"The first spoils of war are at hand then. Best of luck and may the force serve you well." Revan said. The transmission ended and Rezin went to prepare his liger unit for the coming battle.
Meanwhile, inside Fornost City, the Sith were preparing for their final stand against the invaders. "My Lord. We do not have enough men to hold the city. If those new tanks of theirs come pounding through the gates, we are dead before a shot is fired." An Imperial officer reported.
"I do not want to hear excuses. I want to know how you are going to hold them back long enough for Darth Nox to be back with help!" the Sith lord ordered.
"We are placing mines throughout the city streets. This should at least slow them down, but…." the officer faded away.
"What is it soldier?" The Sith lord asked.
"Lord Narkest. These new tanks have not taken any reported damage from mines or explosives in the past. We think they are made of Beskar."
Lord Narkest looked away. He knew what that meant. There would be no help coming. Darth Nox would be aware that Fornost is a lost cause and they would abandon them to their fate. "Then we take as many of them with us as we can." And Narkest walked away.
Rezin stood looking over the city of Fornost. This was going to be a hard battle. Lots of destruction was about to happen. Right now though, the city seemed very peaceful. It was early in the morning of the fifth day of the invasion. It had taken longer to prepare the fighter squadrons than was originally expected. He went over the plans for the coming battle again in his head. Garn was going to use his forces on the south side of the city to begin bombarding the city. He would then march his men towards the walls to draw the sith forces to that side of the city. The Mandalorian forces on the east and west sides of the city would then begin their assault to force the sith to split their forces. Once the reports came in that this was underway, the bombers and fighters would begin strafing runs to weaken the sith forces.
While all of this was going on, Rezin would lead his liger unit in a charge at the city from the north. Ligers 8, 9, and 10 would use their long range cannons and guns to punch holes in the outer walls while ligers 4-7 would close the distance and take out enemy forces on the walls from a distance. Rezin (liger 1) would take Ali (liger 2) and Mike (liger 3) through the gap in the wall and begin their assault on the inner sections of the city. Once Liger unit had successfully breached the walls, the rest of Manda'lor's forces would advance. The Canderous tanks and Basilisk War Droids would work to punch more holes in the walls as they closed the distance. The Mando'ade would then swarm throughout the city taking it block by block.
"Sir. My Lord. They have breached the northern walls." a scout reported to Lord Narkest.
" What!?" he raged. "This was a trick. Prepare for battle within the city. Hold them off as long as possible. I need time to prepare for Manda'lor." Narkest was determined to at least kill this new leader. He did not know much about him, but his master said he is a skilled fighter and not to underestimate him. This did not stop Narkest from smiling. He felt that he would finally have a chance to prove himself.
"We are in the city limits." came the report to Rezin. The Mandalorian forces had spent the last couple of hours pummeling the walls with artillery fire as well as rockets from their jet packs. They finally had created a gap wide enough for Liger unit to fit through, albeit one by one, and they entered the city. Troops poured in after them. Canderous tanks fired as they advanced full speed towards the gap. They were able to widen the gap and make it large enough for these massive tanks to enter the city.
By now, Mandalorian forces were everywhere. "We are making for the citadel." Rezin told Ali. "Mike, you have command of the unit until we are back. Bring honor to the Mando'ade." With that, Rezin and Ali charged their Ligers towards the large, towering building in the center of the city. "We must capture or kill the sith leader here. He cannot be allowed to escape." Rezin told Ali.
"Agreed. We may have the city, but it means nothing if he escapes." Ali responded. "Do we know who we are up against?"
Rezin thought for a minute. Rezin had a history with Darth Nox. They had been hunting each other on and off for the better part of two years now. "This sith will be a very capable fighter. If this sith is half as good as Darth Nox is, we are in for a tough fight."
With that, Rezin and Ali advanced onward in silence. No more talking was needed. Fornost was theirs, or at least would be within the hour now that they were in the city. Once Rezin captured or killed the sith leader, the capitol would belong to Mandalore and the planet and system would soon follow.