2093. Dawn Report
"I'm sorry, Prime Minister, I lost my temper that day. I will take responsibility for this matter." In the Prime Minister's Office of Dawn Planet, Douglas Stamp looked annoyed.
“I can only say that this matter is indeed wrong with Doug.” Francis Underwood, Prime Minister of the Principality of Dawn, shook his head, “Helmut Zemo is using the media and public opinion Come attack us, and we should not give him this excuse."
He stood up, came to the window, lifted a corner of the curtain, and looked at the crowd of demonstrators outside the Governor's Palace.
With a cold smile, Francis lowered the curtains and said: "Momentary anger cannot solve the essential problem. If the overly radical war policy is not alleviated, more resistance will appear. We cannot repeat the mistakes of the Galactic Empire."
"The recent situation makes me feel that this storm is unstoppable..." Douglas Stamp sighed.
"That's just an illusion." Francis Underwood said lightly, "Zemo and Ling Liang tried to start a movement and use the movement to dilute the contradiction. When others talked about labor time with them, they Talk to you about ism; others talk to them about exploitation, and they talk to you about ism; others talk to them about war, and they talk to you about ism... That's it." "What about us?" Douglas asked.
“We should focus on substantive things.” Francis Underwood made a grasping motion, “Will war come? Of course it will, I never deny it, but this It should be a defensive war. Our main fleet should not fight within the territory of the Galactic Empire. This will only reduce our advantages. The Galactic Empire is not stable internally, and they face more enemies. This is true for everyone. Everyone knows that if they dare to take the initiative, they will be the first to collapse."
"Yes. Our work has been effective so far." Douglas Stamp nodded, "It is us. Two large-scale battles in the Model Sector and the Yago-Dur System completely destroyed the foundation of the Galactic Republic. The current Galactic Empire is more extreme and radical, but its power is not necessarily stronger than that of the Galactic Republic. ”
"This is exactly the key point." Francis tapped his knuckles on the table. "What we have to do now is not to have a larger military than the Galactic Empire! The most important thing for us now is to prove that we are larger than the Galactic Empire." The empire is more superior and more prosperous! We must prove to the people of the galaxy that we are truly fair, just, and free! Does Tang Xiao want to be dictatorial? There is no problem, as long as he can ensure the bottom line of people's lives, then everything is not a problem. The people of the galaxy will naturally make their choice."
"Yes, our policy should be biased towards defense. As long as the current situation continues, there will naturally be many people who cannot stand the Galactic Empire and will defect to it. Let's come here. The trend is irreversible," Douglas said, "But Zemo and the others..." "We still have to prove that Zemo is wrong, and we are right." Sith said, "Because of Tang Xiao's dark side of the Force, many of his decisions have tended to be more emotional than rational. Now he can't be contacted for the time being, which is a good thing, because it also keeps him away from people like Zemo. Little man. When he comes back, he will naturally see our fruitful situation."
"We will definitely succeed." Douglas nodded.
“Next, we will try our best to promote new economic policies, at least put this policy on the table. If Zemo continues to advocate his war plan, then this policy will be on the table. The public will naturally distinguish between good and bad. As I said, the enthusiasm stirred by public opinion is only temporary... What do the people really want? Therefore, we must firmly grasp this. , Only with public opinion can we have a foundation.”
"Yes. This is the wisest choice." Douglas said.
Francis leaned back on the backrest and crossed his fingers, "Tang Xiao will eventually understand that the position of Prime Minister of the Empire was not given to me by him, but by me. For this goal, I He put in an incredible amount of effort."
"That's what we're trying to do," Douglas said.
"And you Doug...I'm sorry. You must give an explanation to the people about this matter." Francis said calmly, "Convene a press conference, publicly apologize, and then take the blame and resign. Come back to me and lay low for a while, just like before. Find a few good people to write your speech and show it to me. You should know that the point of an apology is not the apology, but the why. Would you do this? Because of your ideals, your beliefs!"
"I understand." Douglas nodded, not at all affected by this request. shake.
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"Your Majesty...this is the beginning and end of the recent political turmoil in the Principality of Dawn." Harus Ison, deputy director of the Imperial Security Bureau, stood in the audience very respectfully and maintained He bowed down and reported to the person on the throne who represented the highest authority of the empire.
Emperor Palpatine of the Galactic Empire sits on a tall throne, with almost his entire upper body shrouded in shadow. Only his pair of golden eyes shine with a ferocious look in the darkness.
Today, Palpatine held a secret meeting. Just as the Principality of Dawn has been talking about the Galactic Empire, what they discussed was also the Principality of Dawn.
The Governor of the Fourth Army, Wilhuff Tarkin, the Governor of the Ninth Army, Dunn Wessex, the Governor of the Twentieth Army, Octavian Grant, the mysterious man from the Imperial Security Bureau whose name is unknown Director, Imperial Intelligence and Dark Advisor Black Hole, Emperor's Advisor Crueya-Vandron, Dark Prophet Kadan, Leader of the New Order Protection Council Ishin-Il-Raz, this II is in the middle I really don’t know how to pronounce it... The core members of the empire, including Aixin II Raz? "Tang Xiao...hehehehe..." Palpatine let out a distorted laugh, "He is just a little kid who made his fortune by stealing Hei Ge's inheritance. He is proving that he does not have the ability to rule the Principality of Dawn. , soon... everything about him will fall apart, and he himself will be torn into pieces by me. Tell me his whereabouts."
"Tang Xiao has not appeared in public in the past four months. We believe that he is probably not in the Kingdom of Dawn." Harus-Isen said, "Considering that the Kingdom of Dawn has recently been in the unknown star field, We believe he is dealing with the trouble over there."
"If he is not here, what are the chances of us launching an attack immediately?" Palpatine asked with a grin.
"There are difficulties, Your Majesty." Wilhuff Tarkin stepped out and said: "The main fleet of the Imperial Navy is currently too scattered. We maintain 1,000 ships in the core area of separatist activities, the Laxus system. The power of Star Destroyers. In order to monitor the Hutt space where the civil war is breaking out, the strength of the Thirteenth Army has also been strengthened to 800 Star Destroyers to guard against the insurgent forces of the Principality of Dawn in the direction of the Yago-Dur system and Eri. There are also 1,000 Star Destroyers deployed in the direction of the Yadu system. Then our wise and powerful Governor of Wessex, in the name of fighting the Geth, has occupied 3,500 Star Destroyers... and then excluded other places for use. The defensive fleet, such as the 2,000 Star Destroyers of the First System Army, allows us to use less than 1,000 capital ships."
As he spoke, he did not forget to give Dunn-Vese. Kes took some eye drops, glanced over there coldly, and then said: "According to our plan, if we want to wipe out the Principality of Dawn in one fell swoop, we will need to use at least 5,000 Star Destroyers. Considering the occupation and losses in various places, We will have this power in the next five years.”
"I've said it many times! I don't want to hear anymore that our battleships are not as good as theirs, so we must use numbers to win! The Dawn Principality's fleet has less than 1,000 ships, why must we wait until five years later!" Palpatine growled.
"The three-body environment of the Yago-Durr system and the solid defense system of the Eriadu system are difficulties we need to face, Your Majesty." Octavian Grant stepped out and said: " And it must be admitted that after occupying the vast territory of the 18th Army and the 19th Army, the Dawn Principality has greater strategic depth, which is also a factor that will digest the strength of our fleet."
house. In fact, Governor David Grant was not as influential as Dunn Wessex and others during the Galactic Republic. However, because he is among the current generals of the Galactic Empire, he has been fighting against the Principality of Dawn for the longest time. Although most of them are failures, it still allows him to have a greater say in such meetings.
Dunn-Wessex said: "Based on the current simulation combat results, our Empire II-type Star Destroyer can achieve an overwhelming advantage in the battle against most of the capital ship types of the Principality of Dawn. . Including the Martha-class guided missile heavy cruiser, Cole-class battlecruiser, and the Empire II-class Star Destroyer can achieve a record of more than 1:5 in simulated battles, and the record of the Behemoth-class battlecruiser is also 1:3. The only things that are more troublesome are the Hell's Angel-class battlecruisers and the Catastrophe-class battlecruisers... The former's defense system allows it to persist for a longer time in the face of Empire-class firepower, while the latter's particle light spear always makes it difficult for them to survive. It's a headache."
He projected some simulated battle scenes on a light screen, and then said: "But the firepower of the Hell's Angels is very different from that of the Empire II, so it's not something to be afraid of. Disaster class, this can be solved through excellent tactical organization. The high-speed assault fleet and the powerful carrier-based aircraft fleet can become a real disaster of the disaster class. At the same time, in order to gain advantage at the fighter level, we have already built the Chaser class aircraft carrier. The most advanced anti-stealth radar is installed on it, and the stealth fighters of the Dawn Principality will be invisible. And the most important thing is..."
The huge and majestic figure of the Executor-class super Star Destroyer appeared on the screen. Dunn-Wessex said proudly: "The Titan battleships that the Principality of Dawn is proud of will be completely invincible in front of the Executor-class. The doubts are gone!"
Wilhuff Tarkin sneered: "What? Are you talking to your wife again? How has the battleship built by Kuat ever been reliable?"
At this time, the sinister voice of the Imperial Intelligence Minister Hei Dong came, "The Principality of Dawn has new warships put into use, and the number of Archon-class aircraft carriers that got us into huge trouble before is also increasing. Are you still complacent? It's too early, Wessex."
"Although the information is unclear, there are no traces of mass production of those new warships. In other words, they are just used by Tang Xiao to satisfy his great ambition. Just a toy. And the Executor-class super star destroyer? This is a mass-produced equipment from the beginning, and we have sufficient plans."
Harus Ethan, deputy director of the Imperial Security Bureau, said: "Wessex is right about this. The Principality of Dawn has been focusing on the relocation of the planet Rendili in recent years. , and built a huge number of passenger ships. From the perspective of production capacity, they have not put their industrial strength into the construction of warships. Their sights are set on the future.”
"You mean their stellar ring and the unknown mine with huge output?" Palpatine's voice deepened, "Black hole, I asked you to explore this matter, do you have any results?"
< br>"The principle of the stellar ring is not complicated. In fact, we also use stellar energy collectors very extensively. Their stellar ring is just a very large-scale array. I organized a large number of experts in energy, astronomy, and engineering to conduct During the discussion, they all tended to believe that very large arrays such as star rings would actually cause an overflow of energy, which means that without an equal amount of energy consumption, the collected energy would still be useless, "said the black hole." Therefore, the most suspicious thing about this matter is the mine with huge output."
"With the scale of that stellar ring, at least several mineral planets need to be hollowed out. After all, there is no material that can withstand the temperature of the star at close range. It's not easy to create." Black Hole continued, "But how to mine it is still a problem... We have experts who believe that the Dawn Principality may directly blow up some mineral planets and then directly smelt the metal's planetary core. It’s not very credible, because I don’t think the Dawn Principality has the ability to blow up a planet.”
“In other words, you still have no results,” Palpatine said coldly. .
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I will continue to strengthen the intelligence force." Black Hole said.
"Put your tribunal to good use and leave the matter of hunting down the Jedi to the tribunal." Palpatine waved his hand, "Arden-Lin is back in the arms of the empire, which is good. With her taking action, There is no problem in hunting the Jedi. Just concentrate on things here."
Heidong's expression was a little cold when he heard Arden Lin, but he still nodded and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. . With the Tribunal taking action, the secrets hidden by the Dawn Principality will no longer be revealed!" (End of Chapter)