1062. The day of decisive battle (4)
The planet Eriadu was once the most economically developed planet in the outer ring of the Milky Way, even more developed than the economy of Christophsis. It mainly relies on a self-sufficient industrial system and very developed foreign trade.
Because it is located at a transportation hub, trade and commerce here are very developed, and countless rich people have been born. In addition, the planet Eriadu has a suitable climate and rich products. In order to meet the needs of these rich people for the environment and materials, the planet has There are also many agricultural areas.
After the war broke out, the planet Eriadu, under the command of Governor Wilhuff Tarkin, continued to hoard a large amount of resources and evacuated the population. But the evacuation efforts are limited after all, because the priority of all transport ships is to ensure war supplies.
There are still a large number of people staying on the planet. They are either unable to leave or they still have illusions that it is impossible for the separatists to capture this heavily fortified planet. Especially under the exaggeration of the propaganda machine, Governor Tarkin, who continued to win in defensive battles and overwhelmed the Salustians on the industrial planet Salust, has an image like a god of war. .
Many people believed that under the leadership of Governor Tarkin, it was impossible for them to lose, especially with the steady stream of Republic reinforcements behind them. Therefore, even the planet Talstra, the fifth planet in the Eriadu system, fell At that time, there were still less than 3 billion people choosing to leave.
After all, the conditions of the planet Eriadu are really favorable, with good environment, convenient transportation, good policies, and many opportunities. It is one of the very few planets in the outer ring of the galaxy that is not in a state of exploitation.
But the next development of the battle was something that even Wilhuff Tarkin himself did not expect at all.
In just a few hours of fighting, the Separatists took advantage of a stellar flare to make a comeback. From a state where it was impossible to break through the solid defense line between the planet Eriadu and the satellite, to a situation where it was impossible to break through the satellite defense. Landed on the satellite and triggered a hyperspace storm, cutting off external traffic!
They made countless plans, but the only thing they didn't expect was that the traffic would be cut off! And if it weren't for this, the Galactic Republic would be fully capable of ensuring the supply of the planet Eriadu!
So a total of 19 billion people stayed on the planet.
19 billion people!
Even if Governor Tarkin immediately implemented a food rationing system and immediately organized all residents to reclaim farmland and expand agricultural production, there would still be no way to meet everyone's needs.
Half a month after the hyperspace storm broke out, people starved to death on the planet Eriadu. This situation became more and more frequent and serious, and in the end it was almost completely out of control!
Especially in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the planet's army, Governor Tarkin is preparing to carry out the final resistance here, so the food supply for all armies is still a priority, and the famine on the planet Eriadu is getting more and more serious.
Almost every day, every hour, every minute, people starved to death, starting with thin people starving to death, and later even entire villages and entire towns starved to death!
The hungry people rose up and tried to resist several times, but they were all suppressed by the well-armed and well-fed Republic troops.
In the end, those who did not have jobs and could not be selected into the army had no choice but to live on the once-a-day food ration and wait to die slowly.
After experiencing resistance and suppression, as well as endless hunger, in the second month after the hyperspace storm broke out, 6 billion people died on the planet Eriadu! !
What is this concept? Equivalent to two months, 70 days, one person of the earth's population died!
And the death toll is increasing every minute!
Relatively speaking, the fleet of the fourth civilization is much simpler. Their total naval force is about 500,000, of which 200,000 are human beings. Among the 1.3 million army, only 300,000 need to eat. The supplies carried by the fleet plus the supplies from Egypt The supplies obtained on the Riaddu satellite are completely sufficient.
In fact, if it were not for the worry that the Republic Army would soon attack after the hyperspace storm subsided, Severance Tann would only have to wait a few more months before the order of the planet Eriadu collapsed on its own.
In prosperity, the people suffer; in death, the people suffer...
Severance Tann and Ling Liang exchanged the lives of these 6 billion people for the best opportunity to capture the planet Eriadu...
And Wilhuff Tarkin also spent the lives of these 6 billion people in exchange for a defense system covering the entire planet and a huge army with a total number of 100 million people! !
Maybe they didn't think of such tragic consequences when they issued the order, but this tragic fact was caused by them. And even if they knew the consequences, the same instructions would still come from their mouths...
Human life has become the last consideration at this time.
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21bby, the night of July 1st.
With a violent flash of light in the sky, more than 20 nuclear bombs exploded on the surface of the planet Eriadu. The planet Eriadu finally ushered in the final moment of decisive battle!
Planetary shield, shattered!
Rumbling~~~~~A huge mushroom cloud thousands of meters high was set off on the ground. These nuclear bombs were originally only intended to hit the planetary shield, so they were not aimed at ground targets, because many of them exploded on the sea and mountains and did not explode. Destroying the city, but the terrifying power and rumbling roar still played the elegy of the planet Eriadu!
The attack from the outer world only paused for less than 20 minutes due to the shattering of the planetary shield, and was followed by a more precise and ruthless blow!
Tactical nuclear bombs fell from the sky, turbine laser beams with reduced power fell from the sky, incendiary bombs fell from the sky, fighter jets full of ammunition fell from the sky...
What falls from the sky is death!
This time, they are targeting cities, factories and military targets!
The last mercy of the Fourth Civilization Fleet was not to target the agricultural area, but other than that, the battleship operator’s finger pressing the fire button was calm and steady. Each press meant that one target was wiped out, and hundreds of Thousands of people died!
boom! boom! boom! boom! ! ! ! Violent explosions continued to set off in the city. Those who were waiting in long lines for food rations just looked at the sky numbly, and then allowed the explosions to engulf them.
The hover truck filled with newly recruited soldiers was blown up to the sky in the explosion, and a severed hand was still holding a small piece of bread tightly.
The Republic soldiers who had shown off their power before immediately rolled and crawled towards the bunker, pointing their blaster rifles desperately at the sky.
The next second, groups of vulture robot fighters swooped in and fired violently at the ground!
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