669. Betrayal and reward
Putting down the communication, Tang Xiao's face was gloomy. He quickly connected to another communication. The figure of Alok Besadi, the Hutt, appeared in the holographic projection. Tang Xiao asked directly: "What happened to Nalkheta?" ?”
Alok Besadi still held the gem-carved spice filter in his mouth. After taking a sip of the intoxicating spice flavor, he slowly said: "The current situation is not good."
Tang Xiao frowned.
Alok continued: "It's the Desiligics, Jabba."
"He will never give up on Tatooine, we knew that from the beginning." Tang Xiao said.
"He has been dormant for ten years, and now he has begun to take action. This civil war in the Galactic Republic is his best opportunity." Alok said.
"Jabba, what did he do?" Tang Xiao's face was gloomy.
"Hmm..." Alok Besadi took another big sip of the spice, closed his eyes and felt it, and then said: "He plans to propose to Gadula."
An image of two Hutts and that... and then... that... ahem... appeared in Tang Xiao's mind. However, compared to this, the amount of information contained in this sentence was even more surprising. "Proposal? Jabba and Gadula?!"
"You must understand this. For the Besadi family, there is still a gap between us and the Desiligic family's heritage, so this marriage is something we cannot refuse." Alok said.
Tang Xiao's face became more and more gloomy, "So, in order to marry the Desiligic family, you used Tatooine as a dowry?"
"In my opinion, the word 'dowry' is very weird. But I can understand what you want to express... Yes, Tatooine will be jointly managed by the Besadi family and the Desiligic family." Locke said calmly.
Perhaps sensing that Tang Xiao's face was not very good-looking, Alok added: "This is an agreement between our Besadi family and the Desilijiqi family. It will not cause any harm to your Titan Security and the Scourge Legion." Affected by this, fleets authorized by you can also freely pass near Tatooine. Of course, for the Bonta Night Podracer race that we jointly operate, it is still...a pleasure to cooperate."
"But you just let go of a fleet of the Galactic Republic." Tang Xiao said coldly.
"There is no conflict between this and me releasing your fleet." Alok said.
Tang Xiao thought for a while, and the smile appeared on his face again, "Well, maybe for the Hutts, this is your best choice now."
"If you can think of it this way, I would be very grateful for your understanding." Alok said calmly.
The communication was shut down, and Tang Xiao punched the wall. He did not use the Force. The punch made his hands drip with blood, and there was even a shallow dent in the hard wall.
No matter how much Alok says, betrayal is betrayal! This is a shameful betrayal!
Tang Xiao was very convinced that there must be Palpatine's hands and feet behind this incident! Jabba, who was desperate, must have hit it off with Palpatine. After all, in the original plot, the two were also in a cooperative relationship.
Alok talks nicely, but Titan Security and the Scourge are as usual. But in fact, without the support of the Hutts, Titan security will definitely be struggling in Nar Shaddaa, and the Scourge Legion will be even more so! Without the supplies from the smugglers, the Scourge would soon run out of ammunition and food.
The reason why Alok didn't take action against these two forces was just because he planned to take these two forces as his own.
Never underestimate a Hutt's greed.
In this matter, Tang Xiao admitted that he was still wrong after all. He originally thought that it would be enough to control Gadula, a loser, and he could also coerce Gadula to negotiate with the Besadi family behind her.
He did succeed at first, but Jabba smashed all Tang Xiao's plans into nothing with just a proposal - this move hit home!
Gadula is a loser, which is true for Tang Xiao; the same is true for Jabba; and it is even more true for the Besadi family.
After all, the ambitious Alok Besadi will not let such a loser control Tatooine, a key transportation artery, for a long time. From another perspective, Gadula was once so embarrassed that he had to recycle garbage. Now, her ability to make money sitting on the treasure mountain of Tatooine is really worrying.
Moreover, I am afraid that the last kidnapping activity against Gadula also sounded the alarm for Alok. Although the kidnapping ultimately failed, the incident still left a shadow in Alok's heart. Let me ask, if it was Jabba sitting in the palace on Tatooine, who would have the ability to kidnap him?
In other words, no matter how hard Tang Xiao calculated and tried to rescue Gadula, Jabba had already won when the kidnapping case occurred. ,,
For the benefit of the Besadi family, in this case, accepting Jabba's proposal, and then allowing the more powerful Jabba to manage Tatooine, can also end the decade-long relationship between the Besadi family and The fight between the Desiligic family can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
What's more, once Jabba and Gadula are combined, according to their agreement, the Besadi family can make more money than they do now, so why not?
The role of Palpatine's possible secret hand behind the scenes cannot be ignored. If the Republic fleet that had withdrawn from the planet Christophsis had not been released, Tang Xiao might not have been able to detect this factor.
Therefore, for the Bethadi family, all the good things are as long as Gardula opens her long legs... Ah, no, it should be... uh... How did the Hutts give birth to monkeys? Coming? Forget it...I don't want to look up this information either.
Tang Xiao calmed down after thinking about the joints.
He is not afraid of being betrayed or plotted by others. He is only afraid of being betrayed by others and not knowing why after being plotted against.
Now that things are clear now, things are far from completely out of control.
Jabba wants to return to Tatooine, and Alok wants to take the Titan Security and the Scourge as his own, but these things are all things that Tang Xiao has worked hard for many years. How can it be so easy!
"Want to eat snake meat? You have to worry about not being bitten by a snake..." Tang Xiao muttered, and he connected to a secret channel.
A 60-year-old white-haired woman with short, smart hair and a lady's suit appeared in the holographic projection, "Your Excellency, what are your orders?"
Director of the Fourth Civilization Intelligence Department, Mrs. M.
"Activate one of the hidden threads." Tang Xiao said calmly: "The Hutt—Ziro Desilijic."
"What do you need her to do?" Mrs. M asked directly.
"Ziro is greedy and has limited abilities. Don't tease her too hard too early. Just tell her that her annoying nephew Jabba will be combined with Gadula Besadi in the near future, and then return to the tower in glory. Planet Tuin." Tang Xiao said.
After a pause, he added: "Zi Luo has many contacts with Count Dooku, so it is best not for us to come forward in this matter, but in the name of Count Dooku. You should understand what I want to say."
"Yes." Mrs. M nodded.
"Also, how is Burka the Hutt doing?" Tang Xiao asked again.
This was the Hutt who had sold the extractor's information to Severance Tann.
"His current situation is not good, especially when the Hutt's recent actions have been somewhat biased towards the Republic. He who is hostile to the Republic will naturally be ostracized." Mrs. M answered.
"Then, these are the chess pieces you can use now." Tang Xiao said, "Go and do it."
"I will arrange it immediately." Mrs. M bowed deeply, took three steps back, and then closed the communication.
Before Tang Xiao had time to take a sip of water, communications from Count Dooku came one after another.
"I sincerely hope that you are satisfied with the hospitality just now, Lord Governor." Count Dooku said with a smile.
Tang Xiao smiled and nodded, "This is natural. I like this banquet very much."
"Actually, I was worried that you had already rested, but I must share this news with you as soon as possible. I hope it will not disturb you." Count Dooku said politely.
"It seems like this is definitely great news." Tang Xiao said.
"Indeed." Count Dooku nodded, "Our fleet won a complete victory in the battle on the planet Falin, annihilating an entire battle group of the Galactic Republic, including 100 Jaeger-class battlecruisers. This battle In addition to the Battle of Christophsis and the Battle of Bespin, I can say that the mobile fleet in the hands of the Republic has been completely lost. At least within two months, there will no longer be any force that can stop us. pace."
Tang Xiao nodded.
The Battle of Fallin Planet can be said to be a real head-on collision between the Galactic Republic and the Confederation of Independent Systems, which also happened in the original plot. Although there is not much description of this battle in the original plot, it can be seen from Master Windu's words at the time that the losses in this battle were extremely heavy, and the Republic at that time did not even have the power to reinforce the planet Christophsis.
Although the outbreak of the planet Christophsis is now brought forward due to some reasons, the battle of the planet Fallin still breaks out as scheduled. But this time, Tang Xiao realized that the original reason for this battle was the Republic's attempt to open up the Corellia trade channel.
Over there, Count Dooku was still saying, "But to be honest, what surprised me the most was not the battle on the planet Falin, but the fact that the Dawn planet once again defeated the Republic's fleet on the planet Bespin. This is definitely beyond me. The result of all previous expectations and all imagination, here I must express my deepest respect to you."
He bowed deeply to Tang Xiao, and then said: "I will hold the grandest celebration again tomorrow, which will last for three days, to celebrate this series of great victories. Miss Alia Isabel also agreed to give her best sacrifice for this celebration. Beautiful songs, I believe she, who is also from the Dawn Planet, can give you a better experience."
"You're welcome, Count Dooku. I believe this will be a pleasant celebration, and I'm looking forward to it." Tang Xiao said.
Count Dooku changed the subject at this time and suddenly said: "By the way, I heard... that General Severance Tann was also involved in the battle on the planet Christophsis?"
"The Chairman of the Enterprise Alliance, Parcel Argent, offered a high price." Tang Xiao replied with a slight smile.
Count Dooku showed a knowing smile, "I understand that without the help of the Dawn Planet and the Interstellar Banking Association, Parcel Argent would have suffered a total defeat on the Christopher Sith planet. But now that the matter has been resolved, Then I will naturally not punish him for this, and the Confederacy will naturally fully support the agreement between him and you. The planet Christophersis is already the sphere of influence of the Confederacy. It is naturally our obligation to protect this planet. "
This is what Tang Xiao really wants to hear.
He understood that this was the compensation Count Dooku gave him—compensation for what happened last time when he was lured and kidnapped to the battleship Fang.
This is equivalent to acknowledging the vested interests of Planet Dawn and the Interstellar Banking Association on the planet Christophersis, and jointly pushing Parcel Argent to take the blame.
Fortunately, this battle was won, so that the blame was not so heavy for Parcel Argent to shoulder. Of course, his dream of making a lot of money on the planet Christophsis naturally came to nothing. .
Tang Xiao smiled and asked casually: "What about the Venomous Fang? I haven't heard any news about it during this time."
"The existence of the Venomous Fang battleship is still highly confidential, so it is normal that you cannot learn about it from other channels. Of course, you are not within the scope of confidentiality. What I can tell you is that the Venomous Fang is currently in Hydia. General Grievous personally directs the activities on the space channel. His mission is to destroy the Republic's logistics supplies on the Hydia channel and prepare us for further combat operations." Count Dooku answered.
Tang Xiao nodded. The reason he asked about the Venomous Fang was because he wanted to know how the super battleship was doing so that he could judge when the Galactic Republic's combat operation to encircle and suppress the Venomous Fang would begin.
He hoped to save the Fang. On the other hand, once the Fang's actions attracted the attention of the Republic, the actions of another super battleship would not be so eye-catching.
As a result, when he was still thinking about this matter, Count Dooku also mentioned this, "Actually, it is not enough to block the Hydia channel with the battleship Venomous Fang alone... So, I have a presumptuous idea. I hope you can convey the request to Mr. Death Angel. I hope his ship..."
"Plague." When Tang Xiao said this name, his face changed a little, and he seemed to be a little scared, and even his tone became a little lower.
It has to be said that one second on stage and ten years of hard work off stage. Ten years of hard work in performing have given him a perfect grasp of micro-expressions.
"If Lord Necromancer can send the Plague to help, I think we will be more confident. Once we cut off the Hydia Channel, we will be able to launch another assault on the planet Kamino and cut off the Republic clones in one fell swoop supply of soldiers." When Count Dooku said this, his face was full of evil.
"I will convey it." Tang Xiao was a little scared and hesitant, but he still nodded and agreed.
