The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

804: Politics＞War

"Okay, let's withdraw." In the holographic projection of the hyperspace communication, Tang Xiao's figure in a black cloak looked extremely gloomy.

Severance Tann was a little dissatisfied, "I am now in the core circle of the Republic. I can come and go freely. They will never try to catch me! But I can threaten their heartland at all times. I want to fight and leave. Come on, why are you retreating?"

Tang Xiao said coldly: "This is no longer a military issue, it is a political issue."

Tang Xiao was slightly dissatisfied with the Nubian star air battle that broke out before. From his point of view, the surprise attack on the planet Cato-Neimoidia is just right, the attack on the supply route of the Republic is the icing on the cake, and going directly to the planet Nubia is just superfluous.

Of course, as he said, it was all political, not military.

From Severance Tann's point of view, her choice is understandable, and it can even be said to be a classic raid, where the enemy can come and go freely, and there is nothing more damaging to the morale of the opponent than this.

But now, it's time to stop. Tang Xiao knew that if things continued like this, the fire might fall on the Trade Union. At this stage, no more than two years later, the Galactic Republic was not ready, the Confederation of Independent Galaxies was not ready, and the Trade Union was even less ready.

To put it bluntly, the heat has not yet arrived.

Once things get further fermented, it is possible to force the Trade Federation to the point of withdrawing from the Confederation of Independent Galaxies, which is very bad.

As the saying goes, too much is too much, and it is now. Pull the Trade Union into your chariot, let Newt Gunray at least not surrender directly as in the plot, and shut down all the robots. But this does not mean that they will directly stab the heart of the Galactic Republic immediately.

According to his eyeliner report in the Congress of the Republic, because of the Nubian air battle, there are now more and more criticisms of the Trade Alliance in the Parliament, which puts them under increasing pressure.

Once this string snaps, the Trade Federation is likely to withdraw from the war.

After all, the two sides have not really fought to the point of life and death in the war. The war was initiated by Earl Dooku, and the banner played by the trade alliance is only to protect their own interests in the outer ring and the middle ring star area.

Moreover, the Neimoidians are one of the earliest joining races of the Galactic Republic, and their home planet and several most important wealth planets are all in the inner ring and core circle of the Galactic Republic. Therefore, although most of their business is carried out in the outer ring and the middle ring, their real base is still in the Republic.

In fact, in the original plot, the Trade Union and the Interstellar Banking Association, the two largest super corporate giants of the Confederation of Independent Star Systems, were not dealt with as war criminals in the end, but were kept after paying a very, very large ransom. After owning its own basic disk, it was merged into the Galactic Empire and finally digested.

In other words, from the perspective of the Galactic Republic, the Trade Federation and the Interstellar Banking Association have never stood on the opposite side of the war with the Republic.

This is politics.

If you want to put it more bluntly, it means that the current war can be fought, but the real nobles in the inner circle and the inner circle cannot feel that their lives are in danger, otherwise, they are likely to die. Turn the table, and in this way, even the existence of the Confederation of Independent Galaxies itself will be problematic.

"Political issues should not be my consideration." Severance Tann said in a deep voice.

"So I gave you the answer, retreat immediately, and bring the Plague back." Tang Xiao said coldly.

Severance Tann wanted to say something more, but seeing Tang Xiao's cold eyes, she still lowered her head.

...

"It's a very stupid thing to question the master's decision in person, Tann. At first I thought you had already enlightened... In the end, you are still just a fool." Darth Lilim said in a charming voice .

"You are already an animal that thinks with its lower body. You can't understand what I'm thinking." Severance Tann waved her hand impatiently. She looked at the holographic star map, her face constantly changing, "Now my The battle has just begun! The defense of the planet Cato-Nimoidia is solid, and the Republic is gathering its fleet, which is just a mob. I can launch another surprise attack while their foothold is not stable. I have found the hidden hyperspace channel !only need to……"

Buzz~~! ! !

A blood-red lightsaber appeared in front of Severance Tann, it was Darth Lilim.

She looked at Severance Tann, her tone was extremely cold, "I don't care how many reasons you have, disobeying my master is absolutely not allowed. He has already given you instructions, then do it. Or , I will take your corpse to do it."

Severance Tann's face became gloomy, but she still nodded.

...

Meanwhile, the capital of the Galactic Republic, Coruscant.

Galactic Capitol.

"This is an act of war!!" The representatives of the councilors of Kuat stood on the anti-gravity platform and yelled loudly, "You, the trade alliance, openly attacked our inner world!!"

Lot Dude, the parliamentary representative of the trade union, distinguished: "This is a groundless accusation! The sole purpose of our fleet's actions is to protect our industry and deposits on the wealth world Cato Neimoidia!"

"But you attacked the Nubian planet!" The representative of the Kuat planet continued to accuse.

Planet Kuat seldom speaks in the parliament. They belong to themselves and have already eaten enough, and they have calculated that there is nothing in this galaxy that can affect their interests, so they don't even bother to participate in the quarrels in the parliament. This is their self-confidence as a super industrial giant. No matter who rules the galaxy, as long as they want to build powerful space battleships, they must rely on them.

But this time, Severance Tann's actions really scared Planet Kuat.

At one point Severance Tann's fleet was poised to attack the planet Balmora-Neimoidia, and that was their worst fear.

Because Balmora-Neimoidia planet is less than 1 second away from Kuat planet! Basically, the spaceship starts the hyperspace engine from the planet Balmora-Neimoidia, the pilot farts, and the smell is still there, and it arrives at the planet Kuat.

It would be fine if it was just an ordinary fleet, but the problem is that Severance Tann's fleet has the Plague in it! ! Who knows what this super battleship can do when it goes crazy?

Therefore, at that time, the representatives of Planet Kuat jumped up and down the Congress of the Republic, which was completely unreasonable and made a fuss, insisting that the Republic must send troops to reinforce this direction.

So to a large extent, Severance Tann's successful strategic deception that time was also due to Planet Kuat.