The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

596、Punishment

22BBY, June 21, a month has passed since the outbreak of human clones.

The army of the Confederation of Independent Star Systems can be said to be in full swing. Out of the 17 directions they launched their first attack, 11 of them have already won and lost.

Following a series of early victories, the Confederation of Independent Systems' actions became bolder, and the Droid Legion launched a larger-scale offensive under the command of General Grievous. Sometimes even the escort battleships are not needed, and a team of transport ships are directly sent to force a landing, and then a large number of robot legions launch a ground invasion on that planet.

This trick is very effective, because many outer ring planets do not actually have much defense force, and those who are usually just pretending to be thrown on a certain planet in the 21st century may not be as powerful as the urban management army. It is impossible to resist the robot. Legion attack.

The result is that these planets can only throw a snowflake-like letter of help towards Coruscant, which puts the Supreme Strategic Command of the Republic in a dilemma.

On the one hand, they have limited strength. After the Battle of Geonosis, only about 110,000 clone troops were left to continue fighting. In the subsequent battles, more than 40,000 people have been sent out one after another. The remaining more than 70,000 clone soldiers need to deal with the battles in hundreds of places, which is obviously impossible.

In the military expansion bill signed by Speaker Schiff-Palpatine, 1 billion natural soldiers have been recruited and are training on more than 1,000 planets. However, it will take at least half a year for these soldiers to form combat effectiveness.

So the Supreme Strategic Command of the Republic could only ask Palpatine for instructions to shrink the line of defense and give up part of the outer ring planet.

But Schiff-Palpatine categorically rejected this proposal. He strictly ordered the Republic's military to fight for every inch of land. Of course, his reasons were also high-sounding, "I will never give up every inch of the Republic's territory, every citizen, and even Every planet! In the eyes of the Republic, there is no such thing as giving up! Because every planet and every person is equally important!"

"But we have to find a way to deal with it... We simply don't have the power to defend so many planets at the same time..." The Chief of Staff of the Republic had no choice but to spread his hands and said.

Palpatine shook his head, looked at Master Windu at the side, and asked, "Master Windu, do you have any suggestions?"

Master Windu was also in a dilemma. He looked at the holographic star map in the center, and marked the planet under attack in red on it. It looked dense and shocking. He took a deep breath and said: "The Jedi Order will fully cooperate with the Republic Army actions, perhaps we can refer to the situation of the Battle of Naboo."

"Battle of Naboo?"

Master Windu nodded, "That's right, the battle of Naboo 10 years ago was the same situation. The planet Naboo had no resistance against the robot army of the Trade Federation, but the final victory belonged to the planet Naboo." .”

The chief of staff mused: "Naboo's air force destroyed the robot control ship, while Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi captured Newt Gunley, turning the tide of battle in one fell swoop. "

Palpatine sighed, and said: "I understand what you mean, Master Windu. But this also means that the leading Jedi Knights will be in great danger."

"The Jedi Knights were originally walking in danger, and it is our mission to do everything for the Republic and the people." Master Windu said.

Palpatine was already smiling in his heart at this moment, but he looked very heavy on the surface, "On behalf of the trillions of people in the galaxy, I thank the Jedi Knights for their dedication."

...

At the same time, the planet Ren-Val.

Bravo base has been completely captured, but the result is not perfect.

Earl Dooku personally led the team and dispatched 6 Rookie Hook-class battleships and 1.6 million robots, but in the end they were still escaped by at least half of the Republic soldiers.

Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi fought bravely. They destroyed all the HAG self-propelled mortars and more than 20 AAT assault tanks with only their two Delta-7 fighter jets. Created the last chance for the evacuation of the defenders.

However, when covering the evacuated transport ship, Obi-Wan Kenobi's fighter jet was shot down. Fortunately, he jumped out in time, and then Anakin Skywalker made a very difficult move in the air, opening the cockpit Guy caught Obi-Wan.

Then the two squeezed each other in the cockpit that could only accommodate one person, with their faces pressed tightly together, and they could smell the sweat on each other's body even when they breathed.

They kept doing this for a full hour, and they didn't return to the transport ship until they were out of danger, and then they all went straight to the bathroom.

But the fleet of the Confederation of Independent Galaxy did not go after these escaped transport ships, they had more important things to do.

A golden Geonosian solar sail spacecraft landed next to an iceberg 30 kilometers north of the Bravo base. Count Dooku stepped off the spacecraft and entered a very secret cave.

After wandering around for a long time, in the deepest part of the cave, Earl Dooku found a frozen coffin. This coffin is very exquisite, but it is simply placed in the cave, without any decorations around it, only a large stone that looks like it has been flattened by a lightsaber is used as a tombstone, and a very short line of words is engraved on it——

Ulic Qel-Droma (Ulic Qel-Droma), Sith Lord, Jedi Knight.

Count Dooku had read about Ulic's deeds in ancient books, and he knew that the former Sith Lord had returned to the light before his death. The words Jedi Knight on the tombstone also showed the final recognition of him by the Jedi Order.

Count Dooku stood in front of the coffin very piously, maintaining a posture of bowing and saluting. After a long time, a phantom slowly floated out from the coffin—the heroic spirit of Ulic-Quell-Jolmag appeared here.

It is not known what happened afterwards. Count Dooku talked with Ulic here for more than an hour. When he came out, his face was full of joy, and he said to the T-series tactical robots waiting by the side: "Leave half of the The robot is guarding here, we will set off immediately and return to the main planet of LSx!"

"yes."

Count Dooku has already jumped on his Geonosis solar sail spaceship, sat in the cab and fastened his seat belt, muttering to himself: "I never thought that what I long for is actually right in front of our noses!" Bottom. Hmph! It's time to deal a fatal blow to the Republic!"

He took a deep breath, and his expression gradually became serious. He rethought the conversation with Ulic's heroic spirit just now. After a while, his eyes were filled with determination again. He started the engine and ignored the fleet that was loading robots. , a person left alone.

...

On June 22, Tang Xiao was working in the office when the door opened and Severance Tann walked in.

The transformation of her right arm has been completed. From the shoulder blade to the right collarbone, the entire arm has been replaced with a black mechanical arm. I don’t know if it was her intentional choice. The fingers of that mechanical hand are very sharp, even flashing. The cold light, just looking at it, makes people feel a little scary.

"Are you here to report your thoughts on this new mechanical arm?" Tang Xiao said lightly, "Don't worry, when you want to take back your own arm, I will naturally have the ability to remove those mechanically modified parts. Let your hands grow back."

"I received the news an hour ago that the planet Sarabine was recaptured by the Republic." Severance Tann said.

"Unexpectedly, the fall of the planet Sarabine caused a power outage in one-fifth of the core world of the Republic. With such a bad impact, the military of the Republic will try their best to regain the planet." Tang Xiao said.

"Edella Katis, who doesn't know the so-called guy, actually left a prototype of the Extractor for that idiot Zian Phoenix! She should know that it's okay for that stupid civil servant to be a respondent, but Absolutely no military capabilities!" Severance Tann's expression was a bit grim, "Jedi Master, Shen Jon only took one day to recover Sarabin and captured the Extractor prototype! Qi The stupid Ann-Fines didn't even have time to destroy the prototype, and he's a prisoner of the Republic himself! I'm going to fix this!"

"If this is the case, I don't think you can solve it. Now the extractor and Zian Phoenix may already be in Coruscant." Tang Xiao said.

"No, according to the information sent by Mrs. M, the extractor and Zion-Fines were not sent to Coruscant, but instead headed towards the planet Umbara. We still have a chance to intercept them! I need the cooperation of an elite force, and I want the Fourth Army!" Severance Tann said.

Tang Xiao pushed the documents on the table aside, and said: "Now your B fleet is preparing for the next plan to attack the planet Christopher Sis, and the Fourth Army will also participate in this, which can be said to be the most important since we started the war." Plan. At this time, I don’t want to make extra troubles. The original plan for the battle on Christopher Sis was to be commanded by you. You just ran away with the Fourth Legion in order to hand over the battle against 35 billion people to Lin Is it a recent graduate of Nanyi Military Academy?"

"It won't take long! It would be the best if that Jedi named Shen-Jon is there too! I will cut off his head myself!" Severance Tann said viciously.

"Now you are not suitable for the battlefield, even looking at your mental state, I don't think you are still suitable for commanding the battle of Christopher Sis. If necessary, you can switch defenses with Matt Horner, let him do it Command this battle." Tang Xiao said coldly.

"No! I'm calm now! But the prototype of the extractor must be destroyed! According to the current intelligence, the Republic also knows nothing about the extractor's project, so we must destroy this prototype to ensure this This technology is exclusive to us!" Severance Tann said.

Tang Xiao smiled coldly, stood up and said, "Then, leave this matter to the dead angel."

"Dead Angel? Are you going to..." Severance Tann certainly knew who the Dead Angel was, but before she finished speaking, her neck was suddenly grabbed by an invisible force, and she immediately lifted it up!

The expression on Tang Xiao's face gradually turned ferocious, "That's right, Death Angel. You don't know anything about power, Tann, this time, I will personally tell you what the irresistible power in the Milky Way is like!"

With a wave of his hand, Severance Tann's tender neck fell into his hands, his strength gradually increased, and Severance Tann struggled, "I'm tired of seeing you show off that The power of a three-legged cat! I thought that if you let Aidela go with you, you should be restrained, but the result is not the case. Find out why I let you be promoted to the admiral right after joining? Why did I ask you to come Yes! You should know that I never asked you to compare with several Jedi Knights whose lightsaber dances better!!"

With that, he gave a sharp push, and slammed Tann against the wall.

"Pfft!!" Severance Tann spat out a big mouthful of blood, and the mechanical arm that his right arm just hit also malfunctioned, making a creaking sound. Obviously, just now, Tang Xiao had used the Force Destroyed the arm.

Tang Xiao walked over and grabbed Tan En by the hair, and dragged her from the office to the elevator, and then directly to his secret hangar platform.

Boom! He kicked Tann into the red comet, the Sith infiltrator, and then took off his coat, revealing the tight combat uniform he was wearing all the time underneath, and covered his figure and face with a black hood.

Standing in front of Tann at this moment is no longer the governor of Dawn Star, but...

Sith Lord, Darth Malthael!

Now Severance Tann looks extremely miserable. She fell to the ground with her hair disheveled, her right arm, which had just been replaced with a mechanical arm, was damaged, and she couldn't move at all. It stays down the neck and dyes the neckline red. With this appearance, there is no demeanor of the high-spirited famous general who just captured the Sarabin planet. She is clearly a little woman who has just suffered domestic violence.

However, even so, she dared not resist in front of Darth Malthael with her high heart. When she followed Malthael to learn the skills of the dark side force, the powerful dark side force It left an extremely terrifying impression in her heart.

It can be said that in the entire galaxy, Darth Malthael is the only one who can scare her.

"What are you still doing? Stand up! Fly the spaceship! Are you still waiting for me to find the location of the extractor prototype?" Darth Malthael kicked Tann.

Severance Tann had no choice but to stand up tremblingly while leaning on the bulkhead, sat down on the driver's seat, and started the engine of the spaceship with difficulty with her only movable left hand.