At present, the Kingdom of Dawn was brazenly building a stargate on Boonta in the Eastern Territory. Yet everyone knew that once this stargate was completed and linked with the one on Lothal Planet, the Kingdom of Dawn's control over the Eastern Territory would be greatly strengthened. By then, the situation in the Eastern Territory would gradually spiral out of control, just like the battlefields in the Northern Territory and the Southwest Territory.
But even though Wilhuff Tarkin knew this, he did not dare send troops to interfere lightly. On one hand, his own forces were insufficient. On the other, Kashyyyk planet, wedged between Ombara planet and Charos IV Planet, had become an extremely glaring obstacle.
The Wookiees of Kashyyyk planet had always been known for their unruly nature. They were fiercely martial and revered freedom. During the Clone Wars, they fought the Confederacy of Independent Systems. During the Galactic Empire era, they fought the Galactic Empire. Their principle was simple: whoever refused to let them govern themselves got beaten up.
Their ground forces were also extremely formidable, and they still had the orbital defense facilities that the Galactic Republic had helped them construct during the Clone Wars. This made the planet into a rotten stone that could not be bitten through, much like Jabiim planet, which had once relentlessly hammered the Kingdom of Dawn.
Therefore, if Wilhuff Tarkin's fleet wanted to attack Boonta, it would inevitably have to pass through Kashyyyk's airspace. The Wookiees' orbital artillery would never show mercy to the Imperial fleet, while the Rebel Alliance would continue harassing its supply lines as always. The Imperial fleet's rear would absolutely catch fire.
It was not as though Wilhuff Tarkin had never organized an Orbital Bombardment. However, his fleet did not dare linger too long around Kashyyyk planet,