1432. Other fronts (Part 1)
Upon hearing this, Bail Organa could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, "Let those liberated planets pay? Maybe they were once a member of the Separatists, but after the battle, they also began to Enter the Galactic Republic! If they are burdened with heavy debts at this time, they will undoubtedly rebel again!"
"Then what you mean is to let the planets in the inner circle that have always been loyal to the Galactic Republic shoulder the increasingly heavy burden of war, while those outer-ring planets that once stood on our hostile side only need to sit on a comfortable sofa and watch As the war progresses, and then wait for us to bring victory to their lips?" Wilhuff Tarkin said sarcastically.
"They must pay the price for the war, but they definitely shouldn't take such a slutty approach! This will only plunge the newly stabilized occupied territory into chaos again!" Bail Organa argued.
"But didn't Senator Amidala just say that? Our finances have exceeded the red line. In this case, the Galactic Republic certainly shouldn't be responsible for this huge sum of money, right?" Tarkin? He said calmly.
At this point, those councilors began to make noises, especially those from the inner circle and core circle planets. This matter is related to their direct interests. Of course they don't want to pay, and of course they hope to win the war without having to pay.
After all, the war has progressed so far, and the possible benefits after the end of the war have been clearly stated - the complete plunder of the outer ring planets and at least half of the middle ring planets in the form of war reparations!
At this time, Sheev Palpatine stood up again. He raised his hands to signal the surrounding MPs to quiet down, and then said: "The battle on the planet Onderon has shown us one thing - there is no long-term systematic process. It is difficult for ordinary soldiers who have been trained to fight against the separatist robot army. But now, we do not have so much time to train such a powerful army. We must end this war in a short time. Even if, Sri Lanka Patty clone troopers are used for good reason."
He nodded in the direction of the Alcanian clone master and said: "The Sparti clone troopers may not be as elite and stable as the Kamino clone troopers, but they are abundant in number, low in cost, and possess intelligence. They can respond instantly to complex battlefield environments. In this regard, they can still maintain a certain advantage when facing robot troops."
Master Alcanian Clone also added: "Yes, the Sparti clone soldiers only have a shelf life of about one year. After one year, they will enter a rapid aging period and die naturally. So, even if they can Surviving a cruel war will not put more burden on the Republic. It is a very convenient war tool."
"Then, let's start discussing and voting on this bill." Sheev Palpatine said with a smile.
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This war has been going on for too long, but it seems that there is still no sign of ending.
In May of 20BBY, if we want to calculate the number of battlefields that broke out at the same time, the number of battles that broke out was the largest at this point in time when the war broke out more than two years ago.
In the southern direction of the galaxy, the Galactic Republic's counterattack has made a lot of progress. In this battlefield direction, it is mainly the outer control area of the Technology Alliance and the Retail Industry Alliance. However, after the Galactic Republic launched a counterattack, the Technology Alliance's army almost collapsed at the first touch and quickly lost a large area of occupation.恡
Around mid-May, the Galactic Republic liberated the planet Rynoth, freeing the Twi'leks from the rule of the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
After getting rid of the brutal exploitation and plunder of the Technology Alliance, the Twi'leks immediately declared to join the Galactic Republic and declared war on the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
The main reason why the Twi'leks are able to do this is because their planet's Senator Orn Free Tower has a very high political reputation and is now a loyal lackey of Speaker Sheev Palpatine. Therefore, with his help, Planet Reinoth was able to get rid of the so-called war reparations and use its meager income to
Invest in rebuilding your home.
So, they are quite lucky.
The second week after the liberation of the planet Rynos, Chancellor Palpatine announced the reestablishment of the 14th Army of the Galactic Republic.
This legion, which was destroyed when the Technology Alliance captured the capital planet Rynos, once again stands in the Milky Way, guarding the southeast for the Galactic Republic.
But now, the 14th Army is still empty. First, it has no army and second, it has no fleet. It just has an administrative agency. But the reconstruction of the 14th Army is a very dangerous signal for the Confederation of Independent Systems.恡
The jurisdiction divided by the 14th Army includes important strategic locations such as the planet Geonosis, the planet Christophsis, the planet Hyperion, and so on. Among them, the planets Geonosis and Hyperion are one of the largest robot factories of the Confederation of Independent Systems, and the crystal planet Christofsis is also related to the output of Kyber crystals and a large source of financial revenue.
But now, these important planets are already under the front of the Galactic Republic and may be attacked at any time.
The only good news is that there is a Hutt space between the 14th Army and the main jurisdiction of the Galactic Republic, and the offensive and defensive battles on those key planets are no better than those on the planet Reinoth. A large-scale fleet must be mobilized to siege it. possible. The obstruction of Hutt space made it difficult for the Galactic Republic to mobilize its large-scale fleet.
But even so, these planets have begun active military preparations, ready to deal with the invasion of the Galactic Republic at any time.
In the other direction, the northeastern region of the Milky Way.
The Republic has launched a fierce battle with the Confederacy of Independent Systems on the planet Kashyyyk. The Wookiees on the planet Kashyyyk have also broken out in uprisings to cooperate with the Republic's actions.
General Grievous's main fleet continues to huddle on the planet Salukami, and continues to maintain a "fleet presence" posture - as long as the fleet in his hands does not take the initiative to attack, then there will be no chance for a decisive battle between the fleets in the galaxy. The Republic will always be wary of the existence of his fleet and will not be able to completely let go.恡
This posture is completely different from General Grievous' previous aggressive and fire-like offensive method.
However, as the Fourth Army of the Republic lost its main fleet and main army on the two battlefields of the planet Semels and the planet Onderon, the Galactic Republic mainly used the local defense fleet that it had captured before. I really don't dare to confront Grievous's main fleet.
In this direction, a stalemate has formed.
