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[Star Wars] Why did the imperial fleet retreat after the destruction of the second Death Star?

How were the rebels able to have a party on Endor when they were still outnumbered by a massive imperial fleet? Wouldn't it have made more sense to retreat immediately after destroying the Death Star?
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The fleet (and the entire Empire) only managed to hold themselves together in such amazing organization because of Sidious' Sith battle meditation. He essentially mind-controlled the entire galaxy. When he was killed (which was possible because he had stretched himself too thin controlling so many forces at once) the connection snapped and the fleet fell into chaos.