2482, Rebellion of the Lower Classes (II)
Not only that, fierce fighting also erupted at the bases and factories on Tarassia's surface.
The Geonosians had infiltrated Tarassia's spaceports, industrial bases, factories, and other facilities long ago. They were the primary workforce for the entire project, so Geonosians could be found everywhere outside the military bases and similar areas.
Previously, even when the Geonosians made trouble, it had mostly been over trivial matters like poor living conditions. The Galactic Empire's garrisons had grown accustomed to it. Whenever they caused trouble, the soldiers would grab a few ringleaders and beat them up, then give the rest an extra meal afterward, and everything would be settled.
But now, the Geonosians had actually picked up weapons and started fighting them!
And clearly, these Geonosians not only had a tight organization and a plan, but had somehow acquired a huge quantity of weapons! At least one-third of the Geonosian laborers were armed with Blaster rifles of various models.
Several million Geonosians rose up at once, leaving the garrison on Tarassia utterly unable to contain the situation.
Throughout the entire DS-1 battle station project, the Imperial Stormtrooper garrison consisted of four Legions, more than 37,000 troops in total. In addition, there were 100,000 personnel from the Imperial Engineering Corps and 30,000 security personnel. An Imperial sub-fleet was stationed in outer space, including ten Imperial-class Star Destroyers, fifty Light Cruisers, and more than four hundred smaller warships such as frigates.
In fact, this was already an extremely high-level security deployment. During the Clone Wars, the Galactic Republic could often launch an offensive against an entire planet with a Clone Army legion of over 9,200 troops, backed by a fleet's fire support from outer space.
Even though most Imperial Stormtroopers had now been replaced by ordinary soldiers or