Chapter 1514. The 17th Army is in a desperate situation
1514. The 17th Army is in a desperate situation
The Speaker of the Republic is furious. The consequences of this are very serious!
The war that had just stopped for a short time started again. In the eastern border of the Milky Way, the Republic fleet once again began to attack the planet Salukami, a military base of the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
General Grievous, the military commander of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, must have started cursing in his heart.
At the same time, in the southeast, the Galactic Republic once again began to attack the important town in this direction, the planet Falin. The corporate alliance and technology alliance in this direction are complaining constantly. It is precisely because of the military pressure in this direction that the planet Skako has begun to gradually become ambiguous with Coruscant.
But in other directions, the situation is somewhat different.
For example, in the northeastern region of the Milky Way, the separatist forces in this direction have basically been defeated, and it is the same thing whether they will continue. However, in the direction of Mandalore, the Second Republic of the Republic led by Master Windu The Galaxy Army has basically become a warlord, and naturally will not pay attention to Coruscant's instructions.
In the north of the galaxy, the Galactic Republic is struggling to rebuild its defense line and is unable to continue its offensive.
As for the fourth civilization in the southwest, the current two fronts are the Yago-Dur system where the 20th Army from the north attacks, and the Eriadu system where the 17th Army from the East attacks.
As a result, as soon as Palpatine was given the order to launch another counterattack, Octavian Grant immediately ran to Coruscant to find Palpatine. He is a new generation of outstanding academic generals of the Galactic Republic, with excellent abilities in all aspects. He explained to Palpatine for a while and showed his next attack plan, and he quickly convinced Palpatine.
So Palpatine specifically allowed him to proceed at his own pace. He could postpone the attack for now and wait for the time to come, and he must use thunderous momentum to destroy the Separatist defenses in the Yago-Dur system.
Although Lynch-Hauser, the Governor of the 17th Army, is also on Coruscant, he is just an ordinary nobleman with no military background. At the same time, he is not that good in eloquence. In addition, he just ate in this direction. It was such a big loss that they couldn't raise their heads at first, but in the end, the task of launching a counterattack in the direction of the Dawn Planet fell on the heads of their 17th Army.
So in many cases, it is difficult to deal with an incompetent leader.
Of course, Admiral Kourney of the 17th Army is also a very ordinary general, and is currently immersed in the joy of getting a huge bribe from Kuat Power Dockyard, so when the order to counterattack is issued, , he was completely confused.
"What did you say? Speaker Palpatine asked us to launch an active attack immediately? Is this a joke? Didn't he see that we were still asking for help just now?" Admiral Kourney was shocked.
“The fact that the Separatists openly supported the Jedi made Speaker Palpatine very angry. Now this is not only a military issue, but also a political issue! If it is not handled well, it may even It will affect our career!" Lynch-Hauser, the governor of the 17th Army, said seriously in the holographic projection.
He looks to be in his 50s, has a goatee, is balding, and is wearing a military green uniform - this is not his usual favorite style, but at this moment, he is presenting to the Speaker on Coruscant. Speaking personally, he had to dress more formally and even took off his wig.
“You don’t understand at all! Our main fleet has been nailed by the separatist Titan battleship Xuanwu! Now no matter what strategic maneuvers we do, as long as the Xuanwu moves with us, then we will be helpless. Return with success! The Separatists can use their particle light spears and super torpedo boats to continue harassing us!" Kourney said loudly.
When he spoke, his face was already livid! Because he found that the most wrong decision he made was that when the Titan battleship Xuanwu fled to the planet Ennaco, he also deployed his main fleet to the planet Naboo to try to intercept it.
Because of the existence of the Xuanwu, he must always maintain a sufficient strength advantage to frighten the opponent, so his main fleet was immediately unable to move.
Why is this happening? It’s because both sides are currently in a situation where whoever takes the initiative to attack will suffer. If he had remained unchanged in response to all changes, he would have allowed the Xuanwu to go to the Ennaco system and his main fleet to remain on the planet Kira. In fact, if he thought about it carefully, the Xuanwu would not have dared to take the initiative to attack the planet Naboo.
Because once the Xuanwu takes the initiative to attack, the main fleet of the 17th Army will take preemptive action. In this way, it is likely that the Xuanwu will be blocked on the planet Naboo, forcing them to fight with them on the road. After all, it is very troublesome for a super battleship of Xuanwu's level to make a hyperspace jump, and the waterway from the planet Kira to the planet Naboo is much more convenient than the waterway from the planet Ennaco to the planet Naboo. many.
But now that he has mobilized the main fleet to the planet Naboo, the situation has not actually changed at all - the Xuanwu still dare not take the initiative to attack the planet Naboo. But the problem is that the transportation environment of the planet Naboo is far different from that of the transportation hub planet Kira.
So this seemingly very simple exchange action by both sides turned out to be that the 17th Army blocked itself. Because once the main fleet of the 17th Army enters hyperspace and jumps to other places, the Xuanwu can immediately launch an attack on the planet Naboo. By the time the main fleet of the 17th Army left and turned back, the Xuanwu had enough time to turn the Naboo planet into ruins!
After all, the hyperspace channel is not a big road. You can turn around anywhere, and you can go back at any time. Especially for large-scale fleets, you have to wait for the hyperspace fluctuations to subside, the hyperspace engine to be recharged, the channel data to be recalculated, etc. after jumping.
On this basis, the guerrilla fleet of the fourth civilization can have a very broad strategic space and harass everywhere.
Of course, this must also be based on the premise that this guerrilla fleet is really capable of causing great damage with a very small number. However, it is very unfortunate for the 17th Army that possessing particle light Spear's Catastrophe-class battlecruiser is really capable of that.
It can be said that Tigress Lingliang, the governor of the Cesswenna Sector of the Fourth Civilization, made a very brilliant move, because in a very sensitive period after Order 66, any action of the Xuanwu would be The generals of the Republic were extremely nervous. Once you get nervous, you won't care about anything else. No matter what you want to do, I'll stop it first.
This blockage has blocked myself.
In fact, at that time, Admiral Kourney's best action was to take no action. Whatever you do with Xuanwu, I won't move. Once it is determined that you cannot return in time, I will consider taking the initiative to attack your home base of the Eriadu system or follow you to block you and force you to fight with my fleet.
It seems simple, but in fact it is a comprehensive game from strategic to psychological aspects. So under such circumstances, General Kourney was in dire straits because of Speaker Palpatine's order to proactively attack!
He has no other choice!
He cannot move the main fleet away from the planet Naboo, because as soon as he leaves, the political center of the planet Naboo will no longer be owned by the Republic. Once the guilt of losing the speaker's hometown was suppressed, he might as well shoot himself immediately.
wait? If you look at the middle of Lynch Hauser's Mediterranean Sea on the holographic projection, it's a little brighter, and you can tell that he has been losing a lot of hair these days due to the tremendous pressure. In other words, there is no way to delay it any longer. If he delays it any longer, he will no longer be able to serve as governor, and he will also come to an end as an admiral.
But what about taking the initiative to attack?
As mentioned before, the planet Ennaco is the cargo distribution center of the Trade Alliance. It has very comprehensive defense facilities and logistics and logistics facilities, which can be said to be a strong backbone. And what's even more deadly is that the hyperspace channel between the planet Naboo and the planet Ennaco is actually not easy to travel.
These two factors are the reason why the planet Ennako is located inside the area controlled by the Republic, but it is still as stable as Mount Tai. But now, these two factors have become two epitaphs on the grave of the 17th Army!
Because this will mean that the huge battleship formation of the 17th Army must pass through an unstable hyperspace channel, which means that it must enter in batches and then attack without smooth logistical support. An Ennako planet with complete defense facilities and guarded by the Titan battleship Xuanwu! !
And this is not all the difficulties faced by Admiral Kourney. He also faces an embarrassing situation - the Xuanwu did not actually bring the entire fleet from the Eriadu system this time. Following this Titan battleship, there are only about 20 Cole-class battlecruisers and 5 Dunov-class battlecruisers. There are dozens of other Kilometer-class battlecruisers, but they are all still in Eriadu. The galaxy is watching with eager eyes!
After Kourney spent a full hour explaining the key to Lynch-Hauser, the Governor of the 17th Army finally understood the seriousness of the problem.
He fell to the ground slumped, pulling hard on his few hair, "Asshole! Asshole! Chancellor Palpatine will never listen to my explanation again! In his It seems that we have more than 200 capital ships, more than 300 small and medium-sized warships, and our strength is five times that of the separatists, but now we dare not take the initiative to attack. This is our incompetence!"
"But! The problem now is that if we really take the initiative to attack, the direction of attack can only be the Ennaco system. You should know that this will be a disaster!" General Kourney said, "The situation is now like this, Your Excellency Governor, I can only venture to suggest that no matter how difficult it is, Speaker Palpatine must take back his life.”
“It’s not because of you! Why don’t you understand separatism so much? A simple strategy! It was so easy to fall into their trap!" Lynch Hauser jumped up and yelled.
Admiral Kourney was also anxious. He pointed at Lynch-Hauser's nose through the holographic projection and cursed, "When the Xuanwu ran to the Ennaco system, weren't you the most nervous one? ? Don't throw away a single Nabu! Let me respond immediately! Isn't this your request? You start to blame the situation!"
" Commander, do you understand? As the governor, I give you political advice, but you have the right to decide on military operations, right? I tell you that you must give me a solution now, otherwise I can't be the governor, and I want it too! Come and be buried together!" Lynch-Hauser shouted angrily.
Kourney punched the table hard, but he also began to force himself to calm down, "Anyway, let's calm down first! Calm down first! Things have happened, and we can only find a way to solve it... "
"Of course we have to find a way! I'll go to Deputy Speaker Mas Ameda immediately. Maybe he can give us some advice! But this trip will inevitably lead to a lot of bleeding! You should bear at least half of the activity expenses for me!" Lynch-Hauser said, "I know you got a lot of benefits from the Quat Power Shipyard!"
"Mas-Ameda's appetite! But it's not small..." Kourney said with a sullen face, "Maybe he doesn't like the little thing Kuat gave us..."
"Then mortgage your several luxury manors in the inner ring!" Lynch-Hauser shouted.
At this time, General Kourney suddenly clapped his hands and said loudly: "Wait a minute, I have an idea!"
"Say! Speak quickly!" Lynch-Hauser was eager said.
"The Ennako galaxy is the cargo distribution center of the Trade Federation! Do you understand? Trade Federation!" Kourni said.
"You mean... we go find people from the Trade Alliance? For example, their representative in the parliament, Lot Dude?" Lynch Hauser was stunned, his expression slightly relieved.
"That's right! The Trade Federation is originally a snake and a mouse, wanting to bet on both ends, and businessmen like them are only interested in profit! As long as a sufficient price is paid, they can use their hands and feet in the defense system of the Ennaco system. ! There is no need to go too far, as long as the Titan battleship Xuanwu is forced back from the Ennaco system, then we will have enough success!" Kourney said.
Lynch Hauser touched the goatee on his chin and nodded, "Indeed. It's just a move of hands and feet, and it's not obvious. It's not like they really killed the Titan battleship Xuanwu in Onna. Planet Ke. Because if our troops press the border and the Xuanwu cannot support the retreat, even the Dawn Planet can accept this result... They will not embarrass the Trade Alliance..."
"Then the result is It’s a question of how to give enough chips! Lott Dude or Newt Gunray, I don’t think these cowardly Neimoidians will stick to their principles,” Kourney said.
“But don’t forget, they are the Trade Federation! Even on the Separatist side, they are now one of the top super corporate giants in the galaxy! Can they see ordinary benefits? This is probably better than bribery. It’s more difficult for Mas Ameda!” Lynch-Hauser said.
"I think we can help them set up a game, and then occupy Vandelhelm for them..." Kourney said.
"Do you know what you are talking about? Although Vanderhem was previously the territory of the 18th Army, it is now owned by our 17th Army! There are shipbuilding docks on this planet and rich mineral resources! The Vanderhem galaxy even There is an asteroid belt rich in metal minerals! Don’t you know that this planet is our money bag?” Lynch Hauser was furious, “And you should know that your current behavior is equivalent to destroying the Republic. To hand over the territory to others is to betray the country”
(End of Chapter)