1165. Northern Territory Storm (3)
Fan Ke rubbed his forehead, took out a delicate metal box from the drawer, took a small piece of wood as big as a fingernail from it, put it in his mouth, closed his eyes and chewed it.
Then his breathing became heavy and his heartbeat began to accelerate. After about half a minute, he opened his eyes and said, "I'm sorry, Sass-Master Ting, now I have a headache when I hear Geth..."
"Refined Thyssel tree bark..." Sass-Ting naturally recognized this thing. "With all due respect, Your Majesty the Governor, no matter how much this kind of thing is promoted, it has no negative effect, but at the very least, once people become dependent, everything will be hard to say. After all, this is still a spice."
"I didn't want to do this in front of Jedi Knight, but I have been under too much pressure recently. In the past three months, we have lost 7 planets, and preliminary statistics show that the number of casualties has exceeded 100 million. Oh, by the way, I had people refine this Thyssel tree bark twice with the juice of Pist grass, and the effect was diluted by more than half. It is suitable for an old man like me." Fan Ke said.
"It is precisely because of this that I did not perform my duties as Jedi Knight." Sass-Ting smiled. He was not a pedantic person, and he also understood how much pressure the Fan Ke Governor was under in the current situation.
Of course, it would be difficult for anyone except a noble like him to afford the expense of refining Thyssel tree bark like Fan Ke.
"Ah, then I have to thank you. Hahahaha..." Fan Ke also laughed.
It has to be said that a common enemy is the best catalyst for friendship. The rampage of Geth gave them, Jedi Knight, and a nobleman many common languages.
"What about the Ninth Army and Tenth Army?" Sass-Ting asked again.
Fan Ke shook his head and said, "No, Supreme Strategic Command rejected this plan. The main forces of the Ninth Army and Tenth Army must still be invested in the counterattack plan. Their combat goal is to separate InterGalactic Banking Clan and Fourth Group from other Separatists control areas."
"The threat of Geth is right in front of us, but they are still thinking about this?" Sass-Ting frowned.
Fan Ke snorted coldly, "That's not all! Supreme Strategic Command also requires us to cooperate with the actions of the Ninth Army and Tenth Army to put enough pressure on the InterGalactic Banking Clan. And they also pointed out that they want us to launch an attack on Makito."
"This is simply ridiculous! The combined fleets of Fourth Group and InterGalactic Banking Clan are stationed near Makito. Even under normal circumstances, we must be cautious when launching such a large-scale battle, not to mention that there is the threat of Geth right next to it!" Sass-Ting said.
"Supreme Strategic Command said that if necessary, we can lure Geth over and let them attack Makito." Fan Ke said.
"Inducing Geth to attack Makito?! Haven't those people thought about the catastrophe this will cause?! The person who proposed this plan should be arrested immediately!!" Sass-Ting roared.
Fan Ke sighed, "There is some internal information, and... well, where did we say this? The plan to attack Makito is more like... a political request. Galactic Republic's senior officials should want to take action on the InterGalactic Banking Clan."
"InterGalactic Banking Clan has been fawning over Galactic Republic and Separatists! It is necessary to attack them! But this does not mean that we should ignore the entire Northern Territory strategic plan, nor does it mean that we are going to induce Geth to carry out a massacre!!" Sass-Ting said loudly.
"On this matter, I got some information from some personal connections... this meaning comes from a higher level." Fan Ke said with meaning.
"Higher level?" Sass-Ting wanted to say something else, but his expression suddenly changed.
There are more high-level existences than Galactic Republic Supreme Strategic Command, so they can be counted on one hand.
Although he has been fighting in Northern Sector recently, as a member of Jedi Order Jedi High Council, he naturally knows many secrets that ordinary Jedi Knight cannot access.
For example, he knew that just recently, Jedi Order had secretly increased monitoring of Republic Senate, and Jedi Order would send people to attend almost every parliamentary meeting.
And since Republic Senate passed the motion and agreed that Republic fleet can carry out limited Orbital Bombardment on the target with Jedi Knight's permission, Jedi Order has also adopted tit-for-tat measures. Strategy - They began to monitor every Republic fleet more closely, strictly review every decision of Republic fleet commander, and directly exercise the power of Jedi Knight when necessary to veto the decision of Fleet Commander with one vote.
On the surface, this seems to be more arbitrary and contrary to the purpose of Jedi Order, but in fact, this has reduced the number of cases where Republic fleet commander takes some extraordinary actions.
Of course, ultimately, this is indeed against the purpose of Jedi Order.
Although Sass-Ting has not understood some of the reasons behind it, it is obvious that this is a game between Republic Senate and Jedi Order, and from the current point of view, there may be no winner in this game...
And now, Sass-Ting once again heard some instructions from a higher level from Fan Ke, inducing Geth to attack Makito? If this is really what Republic Senate executives mean, are these people crazy?!
"This is impossible... If we really do this, we will all be nailed to the pillar of shame in history!" Sass-Ting said in a deep voice.
"Personally, I very much agree with what you mean, Sass-Master Ting. But now the dilemma we Eighth Army are facing, if it cannot be solved, let If Northern Territory falls into the hands of Separatists or is even massacred by Geth, then we will also be nailed to the pillar of shame in history," Fan Ke said.
"Makito...InterGalactic Banking Clan, is there any movement now?" Sass-Ting asked.
"InterGalactic Banking Clan's next co-chair election will be held in the second half of this year. And the situation behind this election may be more complicated than we imagined..." Fan Ke lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of someone eavesdropping. Same, although this is impossible, "Within the InterGalactic Banking Clan, the conflict between Muunilinst and Scipio has become very intensified, and is likely to completely break out in this election..."
"Then what does this have to do with Makito?" Sass-Ting asked with a frown.
"Because Makito is also the headquarters of Fourth Group. And you should also know that although Fourth Group did not say it clearly, Gross-Shelbia is almost certainly on the side of Separatists... In this case Under the circumstances, let us attack Makito to put pressure on them. There is no doubt that Galactic Republic is ready to choose a side. At the same time, they are also forcing InterGalactic Banking Clan and Fourth Group to choose a side..." Fan Ke said.
Sass-Ting said in a deep voice, "But if this matter involves Geth, I think the background may be more complicated than we imagined... The 'higher level' you mentioned may look further..."