Chapter 561 Pain and Hope (This article is finished, please vote for me)
559, Pain and Hope (This article is finished, please vote for me)
The Battle of Bespin and the Battle of Geonosis are almost It ended at the same time. On two different battlefields where the Republic took the initiative to attack, the Republic's army suffered two tragic defeats at the same time.
In addition, the Federation of Independent Systems has now launched a full-scale offensive. The planet Atraken, Alaris, Bogden, Xiwei, Thule... raging wars are raging everywhere on the borders of the Republic. , These two defeats demoralized the entire Republic. Less than a week after the war began, defeatist sentiment emerged in the Parliament.
What was even worse was the fall and surrender of the two Jedi masters Green Betty and Aiden Ward and their apprentices during the Battle of Bespin.
Although in the subsequent combat report, Admiral McGrane very fairly explained that the main factor in the failure of this battle was the unexpectedly powerful fleet, stealth fighters and well-trained army of the separatists. He also pointed out that Green and The two masters of Aiden should have only been captured, and the only one who really betrayed them was Ulu Ulix.
But those members of the Galactic Parliament still pointed the finger at the Jedi Order. They openly questioned the ability of the Jedi Order and believed that the Jedi Order was fully responsible for the defeat of the two battles.
At this time, Sheev Palpatine once again stood on the side of the Jedi Order. He suppressed all doubts about the Jedi Order with his strong wrist, and declared under pressure that the Jedi The Jedi Order will still play the most central role in the war, and one or two failures are by no means a reason to question the Jedi Order.
But the more he behaved like this, the voices behind his back became more intense, and some even believed that Speaker Palpatine was controlled by the Jedi Order.
In fact, both the attack on the Jedi Order and the support for them were controlled by Sheev Palpatine. The greater his support for the Jedi Order now, the greater his credibility will be when he later completes his plot to declare the Jedi Order treasonous.
However, blame belongs to blame. Faced with the fierce offensive of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Republic must come up with a way to deal with it. Sheev Palpatine used emergency ruling powers to directly promulgate a conscription bill, conscripting 1 billion people throughout the Galactic Republic, and strengthening training.
At the same time, more orders were placed for Kuat Power Shipyard for more warships.
However, Rendili Interstellar Power Company has not received any orders. The Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser they are currently focusing on has proven in battle that it is definitely no match for the main battleships of the Confederation of Independent Systems - including the Hiigaran class. Battlecruisers, Cole-class battlecruisers, Providence-class destroyers, and Defiant-class light destroyers, these battleships can easily defeat the Dreadnought-class.
In order to avoid failing in the countless opportunities brought by this war, Lendilli Star Dynamics asked the battleship designer Willix Blissex who had just transferred to them to start designing immediately A new generation of large warships, this project is named: Victory Project.
The Republic Council also allocated funds to place additional orders for more clone armies to the Kaminoans, and required that all of these clones be completed within one year. The answer given by the Kaminoans was that it would cost more to speed up the clones that were originally designed to take 10 years to mature, and it would take at least 2 years.
On May 29, 22 BBY, the 12 incomplete Jaeger-class battlecruisers of the 19th Legion returned to their headquarters on the planet Haven. Suramar, the governor of the 19th Legion, looked at the dejected General Maglen in front of him with a sense of loss. He didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only walk up and give the old man who had been in the army for decades a big hug.
On May 30, the battle damage statistics of the Battle of Bespin were completed and the capital Coruscant was notified.
In the Battle of Bespin, the Navy of the Grand Republic Army of the Galactic Republic invested 60 Jaeger-class battlecruisers with a crew of 444,000. 48 ships were lost, 358,196 crew members were killed, and more than 19,000 were captured.
15,600 fighter jets of various types, 2,500 transport planes, and 21,000 pilots were invested. In the end, more than 9,100 fighter jets were lost, 510 transport planes were lost, and 11,422 pilots were killed.
The Army invested a total of 200,000 people and 1,200 AT-TE tactical walkers and other heavy equipment. In the end, the Army suffered more than 24,000 casualties, more than 79,000 serious injuries, 670 missing people, and more than 2,200 prisoners. All heavy equipment loss.
The Jedi Order invested 2 Jedi Masters and 2 Padawans, all of whom were killed.
When the news came, the whole country was shocked. Less than 10 days after the war started, such disastrous defeats came one after another, which cast a shadow on almost everyone's heart.
Republic Speaker Sheev Palpatine ordered the flags of the Galactic Capitol to be flown at half-mast for one day as a mark of condolences. At the same time, he made a public speech, demonstrating his determination to resolutely safeguard the unity of the Republic. He called on everyone to unite around the Jedi Order, respond to the leadership of the Jedi Order, implement the purposes of democracy and freedom, safeguard the unity of the motherland, oppose power, oppose division, and fight to the end to safeguard the unity of the country and the interests of the people.
In order to strengthen the effect of his speech, he also launched an activity named 'Today, I am with the soldiers'. He visited barracks, visited hospitals, and personally boarded those who came from the front line of Geonosis The Cheer-class assault landing ship withdrew, touching the armor that had been torn apart by powerful gunfire with her own hands, tears streaming down her face.
And more people gathered in front of the huge screen, looking at the scrolling list of the dead, and screams of pain came from the crowd.
The wife lost her husband, the father lost his son... The tragedies of each family continued to unfold, and... this was just the beginning.
"Padme!!!" Anakin Skywalker slammed open the door of the hospital ward, and the guards at the door were unable to stop him. On the white hospital bed, Padmé Amidala lay quietly, her beautiful face looking a little pale, her long eyelashes trembling slightly from time to time, a soft light shining from the top of the hospital bed, constantly monitoring her body functions while also maintaining her life.
"Padmé...no...no..." Anakin held Padmé's cold catkins tightly, tears streaming down his face, "Why you? Why? ! Why you! ”
But Padmé didn’t respond.
"Anakin! What are you doing? You shouldn't be like this!" Obi-Wan Kenobi's voice came from the door of the ward.
"No! Why her!? Why!" Anakin couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, jumped up suddenly and roared loudly at Obi-Wan.
"Anakin!!" Obi-Wan grabbed his arm, and a soft force of force was immediately transmitted to Anakin, "I don't know what kind of relationship you have with Senator Amidala. Relationship, but no matter what it is, this shouldn't happen! Now, you need to calm down!"
Anakin also regained his composure, understanding that his gaffe could have serious consequences, he lowered his head and said: "I'm sorry, master, but I was blinded by anger. Because I was always the one to protect Senator Amidala before, and now she has been assassinated and seriously injured and is unconscious. This is all my responsibility."
Obi-Wan sighed, patted his shoulder and said: "I hope you are really okay, Anakin. We have just received a new mission. We need to go to the Tion Star Cluster to garrison. Investigation shows that the separation There are some changes in doctrine in that direction.”
Anakin Skywalker nodded. He turned his head and took a deep look at the unconscious Padmé Amidala. His fists were clenched and veins popped out on his fingers, but he finally controlled himself. emotions.
It was just at this time that, for some reason, a strange name suddenly appeared in his mind - the Angel of Death.
Back at the residence of the Jedi Temple, Anakin Skywalker could not sleep. At this moment, an apprentice came over and said: "Anakin, Speaker of the Galactic Parliament, Palpa Ting would like to invite you over."
"Mr. Speaker? Why is he looking for me?" Anakin Skywalker felt confused.
"Maybe I want to hear your report about the previous planet Geonosis, or some other things." Obi-Wan Kenobi said, "You know, keep in touch with the Council It’s also one of our missions, so go ahead.”
When Anakin, full of doubts, came to the empty Capitol, he saw Sheev Palpatine standing on the balcony, overlooking the scenery of Coruscant.
"Ah, there you are, young Skywalker." Palpatine did not look back.
"Do you have anything to do with me? Mr. Speaker." Anakin asked.
"It's nothing, just an old man who has been under great pressure recently and wants to find someone to chat with him." Palpatine turned around, with a warm smile on his face, "Since we were here 10 years ago It's been so long since the chance encounter on Coruscant... The cute little boy at that time has finally grown up."
Hearing his words, Anakin Skywalker couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. , he also relaxed, smiled and said: "Yes, it is the time of crisis on the planet Naboo. Indeed, it has been 10 years."
"Haha, actually I was very anxious at that time, even a little panicked! I was worried..." Palpatine didn't mention a word about the failure of the previous battle, he was just reminiscing about the past.
The two chatted on the balcony for a long time.
When there was a faint flash of fish belly white on the horizon, Palpatine smiled and patted Anakin on the shoulder and said, "I accidentally delayed you a lot of time. You should go back and rest." It's our old men's fault that the burden of such a large republic rests on your young shoulders."
"No, this is my responsibility." Anakin said.
"However, I believe you can do it. Your potential is unique. As long as you are willing, you can do anything. Anything!" Palpatine said, "Follow your thoughts and be bold. Go ahead! Don’t let others hold you back!”
(End of this chapter)