Alas, Don Quixote has hung up the spear. There's always other windmills.
Rocintante, charge!
When the SF doesn't have an active "go crush human" mission it rallies to a random planet 3 hops deep in AI territory. Just so happened it picked Sox after your last tangle. If you provoke them into a defense mission again and then retreat, once the mission clears they'll roll the random for a rally planet again, and thus probably not re-park on Sox.
Ah, I'd been afraid of that. Tiny little force they've got there.
As you guessed, it was due to the remains units under your control. The threatfleet group there wasn't satisfied that those turrets were dead enough, so it was sticking around to finish the job. Only it couldn't.
These humans... you, yes you 300 or so, stay around and make sure they STAY dead. I've heard rumors of some bride of a prince that was only Mostly Dead!
Your Sirius Cybernetics Complaints Department Representative is certain you'll be elated to know that once the bug in question was dislodged, the threatfleet blob immediately moved along its planned circuitous route around your borders to attack and flatten Macross, and then proceeded on schedule to Poker (I didn't watch that one).
As part of our referrals incentives program, you have received a substantial credit at the Sirius Cybernetics Complaints Department Gift Store for your assistance in exterminating the human race.
LOL, Macross dying was an expected result. XD Mouse in a field running in front of a tractor. A few mini-forts won't halt up quite that horrible an assault.
(i.e. thanks, that bug was probably causing all manner of problems)
LOL, no problem. Glad you were able to nail it so easily.
Zenith Descendents probably need a promotion. Or two.
Errr. I dunno. If EVERYTHING is in hard then what's left?
Well, thanks for leaving your forehead imprints in the brick wall in order to facilitate study and analysis. For science!
Glad to assist. My dented noggin'... for !!fun!! and !!science!!