740. Gears of War
The battle launched by General Grievous was later named the Ritual Attack by the Supreme Strategic Command of the Galactic Republic, because this period was originally the date of the ancient Mon Calamari festival, but because Grievous General Si's crazy offensive forced the Mon Calamari people to interrupt the festival. Even after this war, their planet has penetrated deep into the hinterland of the separatism and has been cut off from contact.
During the Festival Offensive, the Cerulean Spears of the 12th Army of the Galactic Republic were completely defeated, and almost all jurisdictions were occupied. If General Grievous had not been indifferent to their capital, the planet Lantillies, If you are interested, maybe the 12th Army will be the next one to be delisted.
In addition, the 4th Army and the 16th Army of the Republic also suffered heavy losses and almost lost the ability to fight again. The Iron Lance of the 13th Army stationed in Hutt Space was also severely damaged by the mobile fleet during the rescue process. Had to shrink back again.
The heavy damage suffered by the 13th Army also directly caused the chaos caused by Darth Malthael in the Hutt space at the same time to lose the power of checks and balances and intensify.
Coupled with the Republic's 14th Army Red Tails (Red Tails), which is currently being besieged by the Technology Alliance's foreman Walter Tambor, the capital planet of Rynos, nearly half of the 20 legions established by the Galactic Republic have lost their combat effectiveness.
The Supreme Strategic Command of the Galactic Republic immediately began to adjust its deployment, allowing the 3rd Army, one of the legions that guarded the core circle, to fully reinforce the 12th Army's planet Lantilias, turning the planet into a powerful fortress, and also Give Therbon, the Governor of the 12th Army, a shot in the arm.
At the same time, prepare for the worst and prepare to arrange the evacuation of the 14th Army. However, this action is tantamount to giving up on the Twi'leks, and the Twi'lek councilor Orn Free-Tower has a very high reputation in the parliament. , and therefore encountered many obstacles.
Chancellor Sheev Palpatine took this opportunity to issue war bonds again, borrowing 1,000 billion credits from the Interstellar Banking Association to build more warships, build a stronger army, and develop more industries.
In fact, the two super giants, the Interstellar Banking Association and the Trade Federation, are not completely committed to the ranks of separatism, because a large part of their core interests are also in the inner and core circles of the galaxy, so even if The war has started, and they are still doing business on both sides.
The reason why the Republic surrounded several core planets of the Trade Federation - Cato-Neimoidia, Balmoral-Neimoidia, as well as the Interstellar Banking Association's Mechito and Murinster. Not attacking is also the reason.
This huge war loan has further enhanced the reputation of Thorn Hill, co-chairman of the Interstellar Banking Association, in the association. The senior officials attributed this to the dividends brought by this war, thereby criticizing Thorn Hill, who decisively supported the separatist war. -Hill was more supportive.
Of course, externally they still claim that they support the Republic, and all loans and support to the separatists are only to protect their own industries. This means that if the Republic threatens the safety of its own industry, they will naturally fight back.
After receiving the war loan, the Galactic Republic sent an endless stream of orders to the Quat Power Shipyard. The interstellar shipyard of the Quat Planet was fully started. Thousands of Jaeger-class battlecruisers began to lay down their hulls on the star ring of the Quat Planet. The scene was extremely spectacular.
In contrast, another super shipbuilding company fell behind - Rendili Interstellar Power Company.
Because of the short-sightedness and decision-making errors of the company's top management, they misjudged the situation before the outbreak of the war and believed that the modernized and modified Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser could fully meet the needs of the Republic.
The Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser has mature technology, low cost, simple crew training, and has a strong deterrent effect on pirates, and the battleship data is also within the regulations of Rusan's reform. This was indeed the best option for the Republic's Judiciary Fleet at the time.
However, first the Blade Fleet equipped with 200 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers disappeared, causing the Republic to question the reliability of the battleships and cancel almost all orders. Then, as several major industrial giants and the Republic broke up with each other at that time, Higra-class battlecruisers, Defiant-class light destroyers, and Cheer-class assault landing ships successively appeared. Not to mention anything else, these battleships were only on paper. Data can push the Dreadnought to the ground and rub it.
Later, the Chasseur-class battlecruiser launched by Quat Power Shipyard, as well as the Cole-class battlecruiser of Dawn Planet, which was discovered only after the war began, the Behemoth-class battlecruiser of the Interstellar Banking Association, and the Divinity-class destroyer of the Confederation of Independent Systems, these 1100~ As soon as the 1,300-meter class battleship appeared, the Dreadnought was thrown directly into the garbage dump.
By the time Rendili Interstellar Dynamics realized all this, it was already too late.
They urgently began to design a new type of capital ship, the 900-meter-long Victory-class Star Destroyer, but after all, they were already a big step behind. Officials from the Combat Readiness Procurement Agency of the Supreme Strategic Command of the Galactic Republic learned that Rendili's new warship was actually only a 900-meter warship, and it would take eight months to be submitted for active service. They turned around and left without even entering.
While Corellia Engineering Company has its own fixed market share in the fields of merchant ships, cargo ships and small spacecraft, the gap between Rendili Interstellar Power Company and Quat Power Dockyard in large battleships is getting wider and wider.
In short, the gears of the Galactic Republic War did not slow down because Rendili Interstellar Power Company fell behind. On the contrary, they began to rotate faster and faster, and became larger and larger, like a black hole devouring countless resources.
At this time, mineral planets across the galaxy are attracting more and more attention, so... the discovery of precious minerals on a remote planet that no one had ever paid attention to, the Jabim planet, caused a conflict between the Republic and the Confederation of Independent Systems. of attention.
Jabiim is an originally inconspicuous planet in the outer ring of the Milky Way. This planet has a very harsh climate. Basically, there are only a maximum of 5 rotation days in a revolution year that are sunny, and the rest of the time it is sunny. rain.
Not only that, because of the unique structure of the planet's atmosphere, there are a large number of electromagnetic particles in the planet's clouds, which will greatly interfere with the flight of spacecraft and fighter jets.
Under such an environment, outsiders are actually basically unwilling to go to the Jabim planet. There is nothing on the Jabim planet that can be exploited by the Republic.
Therefore, around 34 BBY, the planet Jabim was attacked by the brain plague virus and was attacked by interstellar pirates. The Galactic Republic remained indifferent.
The Outer Rim Planet Mutual Aid Fund established by Claire Underwood, who was just rising in Coruscant politics at the time, helped the planet Jabim and also funded bounty hunters to repel the pirates.
It is such a shabby planet that neither father nor grandma cares about. In recent months, mineral veins hidden at the bottom of deep underground swamps have been suddenly discovered. The metal produced in the mineral veins is a key material used by the Republic's shipbuilding industry to make steel-resistant armor. !
As a result, officials from the Galactic Republic rushed over with a piece of paper in their hands, wanting to exchange cheap food and dumped products for the mineral veins of the planet Jabim.
