Chapter 1166: Storm in the North (3)
1165, Storm in the North (3)
Fan Ke rubbed his forehead, he took out a delicate metal box from the drawer, and from the inside He took a small piece of wood as big as a fingernail and put it in his mouth, closing his eyes and chewing it.
Then his breathing became heavy and his heartbeat began to speed up. After about half a minute, he opened his eyes and said: "I'm sorry, Master Sass-Tin, now I feel so angry when I hear Geth. Headache..."
"Refined Diesel bark..." Sas-Tin naturally recognized this thing, "With all due respect, Your Excellency the Governor, no matter how much this kind of thing is promoted, it has no negative effect, but At the very least, once a person becomes dependent, nothing can be said about it. After all, it is still a spice.”
"I didn't want to do this in front of the Jedi, but I've been under too much pressure recently. In the past three months, we have lost 7 planets. According to preliminary statistics, the number of victims has exceeded 100 million. Ah, by the way, I had people refine this Diesel bark twice with the sap of Pease grass, and diluted it by more than half, making it suitable for an old man like me," Fan Ke said.
"It is precisely because of this that I did not perform the duties of a Jedi Knight." Sass-Tin smiled. He was not a pedantic person, and he also understood that in the current situation, Fan Ke How much pressure is there on the Governor.
Of course, it would be difficult for anyone except a noble like him to afford the expense of refining the Diesel bark like Fan Ke did.
"Ah, then I have to thank you. Hahahaha..." Fan Ke also laughed.
It must be said that a common enemy is the best catalyst for friendship. The raging geth gave them, a Jedi Knight and a noble, many common languages.
"What's the situation with the Ninth Army and the Tenth Army?" Saas-Tin asked again.
Fan Ke shook his head and said: "No, the Supreme Strategic Command rejected this plan. The main forces of the Ninth Army and the Tenth Army must still be invested in the counterattack plan. Their operational goal is to destroy the interstellar The Banking Association and the Fourth Group are separated from other separatist control areas."
"The threat of the Geth is right in front of us, and they still think about this?" Sass-Tin frowned.
Fan Ke snorted coldly, "That's not all! The Supreme Strategic Command also requires us to cooperate with the actions of the Ninth Army and the Tenth Army to put enough pressure on the Interstellar Banking Association. And they also It is pointed out that we are required to launch an attack on the planet Mequito."
"This is simply ridiculous! There is a combined fleet of the Fourth Group and the Interstellar Banking Association stationed near the planet Mechito, even under normal circumstances. You have to be very careful to launch such a large-scale battle, not to mention the threat of Geth right now!" Sas-Tin said.
"The Supreme Strategic Command said that if necessary, we can lure the geth over and let them attack the planet Mequito," Fan Ke said.
“Inducing the geth to attack the planet Mejito?! Haven’t those people thought about what kind of havoc this would cause?! The person who proposed this plan should be arrested immediately!!” Saas-Tin roared.
Fan Ke sighed, "There is some internal information, and... well, we didn't say this anywhere. The plan to attack the planet Mejito is more like... a political request. The Republic The higher-ups should want to take action against the Interstellar Banking Association. "
"The Interstellar Banking Association has been trying to please both sides! But this does not mean that it is necessary to take action against them! For us to ignore the strategic plan of the entire northern territory, it does not mean that we are going to induce the Geth to carry out a massacre!" Sas-Tin said loudly.
"This matter, the little information I got from some personal connections is...this meaning comes from a higher level." Fan Ke said with meaning. "Higher level?" Sas-Tin wanted to say something else, but his expression suddenly changed.
The number of higher-level entities than the Supreme Strategic Command of the Galactic Republic can be counted on one hand.
Although he has been fighting far away in the northern region recently, as a member of the Supreme Council of Twelve of the Jedi Order, he naturally knows many secrets that ordinary Jedi cannot access.
For example, he knew that just recently, the Jedi Order had secretly increased their monitoring of the Republic Parliament. The Jedi Order would send people to attend almost every parliamentary meeting.
And since the Republic Assembly passed a motion earlier, agreeing that the Republic fleet can conduct limited orbital bombardment of targets with the permission of the Jedi, the Jedi Order has also adopted a tit-for-tat strategy - they Begin to monitor each Republic fleet more closely, strictly review every decision made by the Republic fleet commander, and directly exercise the power of the Jedi when necessary to veto the fleet commander's decision with one vote.
On the surface, this seems to be more arbitrary and seems to be contrary to the purpose of the Jedi Order, but in fact, this has reduced the number of Republic Fleet commanders from taking some extraordinary actions.
Of course, fundamentally, this is indeed against the purpose of the Jedi Order.
Although Sars-Tin has not yet understood some of the reasons behind it, it is obvious that this is a game between the Republic Council and the Jedi Order, and from the current point of view, this game may not Winner...
And now, Saas-Tin once again heard some instructions from a higher level from Fan Ke, inducing the geth to attack the planet Mejito? If this is really what the higher-ups in the Republic's parliament mean, are these people crazy? !
"This is impossible... If we really do this, we will all be nailed to the pillar of shame in history!" Saas-Tin said in a deep voice.
"Personally, I very much agree with what you mean, Master Sussteen. But now the dilemma facing our Eighth Army, if it cannot be solved, will let the northern border fall into the hands of the separatists or even be attacked by the Geths." If we are massacred, we will also be nailed to the pillar of shame in history," Fan Ke said.
"Planet Mequito...the Interstellar Banking Association, what's going on now?" Suss-Tin asked.
"The next co-chair election of the Interstellar Banking Association will be held in the second half of this year. And the situation behind this election may be more complicated than we imagined..." Fan Ke lowered his voice, as if he was afraid Someone overheard, although this is impossible, "Within the Interstellar Banking Association, the conflict between the planets Murinster and Scipio has become very intensified, and it is likely to completely break out during this election... ..."
"So what does this have to do with the planet Mequito?" Sass-Tin asked with a frown.
“Because the planet Mequito is also the headquarters of the Fourth Group. And you should also know that although the Fourth Group has not stated it explicitly, Gross-Shelbia is almost certainly on the side of the separatists. Here... Under such circumstances, let us attack the planet Mejito to put pressure on them. There is no doubt that the Republic is ready to choose a side. At the same time, they are also forcing the Interstellar Banking Association and the Fourth Group to choose a side. Stand aside..." Fan Ke said.
Sass-Tin pondered: "But if this matter involves Geth, I think the background may be more complicated than we imagined... The 'higher level' you mentioned may look further..."
(End of this chapter)