1326. Critical situation
Plop! A man in civilian clothes was left on an iron frame that had once been a bed.
Hermit and Jango-Fett stood next to the iron shelf, looking at this person, frowning.
The one in front of them is a civilian they secretly abducted from Sundari. He was originally a worker in a spaceship repair shop, and he was wearing wear-resistant overalls and heat-resistant gloves.
What's surprising is that this man was not knocked unconscious. He was completely awake, but his eyes were dull. He was lying on this uncomfortable iron frame without any intention of moving.
"Now let's summarize what we encountered." Hermit said, "First, weapons and clothing. You disguised your armor as Death Watch's style and then entered the city. All the residents turned a blind eye to you, as if you didn't exist at all. Secondly,, it was the same when I went in directly, and no one paid attention to me. Thirdly, when we were leaving the city, I took out a pistol and shook it, and then people around me immediately turned to stare at me, and Death Watch came quickly, and he must have known what was going on here through some way."
"So, this should be a city-wide brainwashing?" Jango-Fett asked, "And this method is actually not very clever."
Hermit said, "After entering the city this time, I took the time to go to the bar I went to last time. Death Watch was watching me around, but they didn't find me. In addition, I noticed that the people in the bar, whether they were sitting or ordering drinks, were exactly the same as when I went there last time."
"You mean, the entire Sundari residents are spending the same day over and over again?" Jango-Fett said.
"That's it. And as you said, this is a city-wide brainwashing, but the level is not high. For example, this person..." Hermit pulled the resident in front of him up and let him sit. He just tossed around like a toy. "Actually, we brought him out. The reason why he He didn't move because it was completely different from his actions that day. If it was just a small-scale change, they could correct it by themselves, such as lifting an overturned table, but when they entered this Keldabe no-man's land, he had no idea how to correct his behavior."
"What method was used? Brain wave interference?" Jango-Fett asked.
"It may also be the Force. But if it is this, we must not act rashly, because once we touch the Force, the mastermind behind it will know immediately." Hermit said.
"It's impossible for an entire city to be completely brainwashed at once and no one knows about it. Even if Sundari doesn't have any contact with Keldabe, it must have contact with other new cities. But the problem is that we really haven't seen the spacecraft traveling between cities." Jango-Fett said.
"So my judgment is..." Hermit said with a trembling voice, "Kryze-Duke Satine, who is in power under Sundari, may have been controlled, and only she has the ability to block Sundari. This matter has not caused more impact, indicating that the blockade did not last long."
"Then what are we going to do?" Jango-Fett said, "With such a big move, it will be difficult for just the two of us to reverse the situation."
"Can you mix in Death Watch?" Hermit asked.
"Death Watch's armor has a unique identification code inside, and each person's armor is slightly different. If the two parties want to communicate with each other, the identification code will immediately provide system identification." Jango-Fett said, "However, I can sneak in, as long as I don't meet those leader-level people."
He glanced at Hermit and explained, "I have several sets of identification codes here that are valid and can be entered into the electronic system of the armor. They were prepared before. I just need to adjust the appearance of the armor. But, what is your plan?"
"I want to sneak into the Sundari Royal Palace and find Duke Satine." Hermit said, "Duke Satine's identity is different after all. This low-level brainwashing does not apply. Otherwise, she will be easily discovered. But she is definitely controlled by Death Watch. This is certain, so as long as we rescue her, we will crush Death Watch's conspiracy."
"You know this, Death Watch also knows this. Satine must be heavily fortified." Jango-Fett said.
"So I need you to cooperate with me inside and outside." Hermit said.
"If this matter is really such a big deal, why don't we find some help?" Jango-Fett asked.
"My intuition tells me that this is not an isolated incident. Now Galactic Republic is raiding Semirres Planet on a large scale, and the outbreak of large-scale fighting at Semirres Planet will definitely affect Mandalore's direction. It has an influence... and what worries me more is that the information about the raid was leaked one day before Republic fleet launched the raid, which made Semirres Planet have the minimum preparation," Hermit said.
"You mean, in this way, the intensity of the battle between the two sides at Semirres Planet will escalate due to the leakage of this information, which will focus everyone's attention on Semirres Planet. And Mandalore in the same direction will be ignored." Jango-Fett touched his chin through the helmet.
"Yes, the Governor told me that the person behind this matter is probably Darth-Maul, but I can't be sure whether this style of behavior is really Darth-Maul's style. I have fought against this Sith Lord, although he He is extremely cunning, but in the end he still relies on his own strength to solve the problem. At least when it comes to brainwashing the entire city, Das-Maul will not do it... I would rather believe that he will kill everyone in the city." Hermit said.
"Then have you told Tang Xiao?" Jango-Fett asked.
"This uncertain intuition tells him that it will only affect his judgment. So now, just the two of us, we need to rescue Satine first." Hermit said.
Jango-Fett thought for a while and said, "Then let's do it. I'll first sneak into Death Watch, and then you sneak into the Sundari Royal Palace. We'll work together inside and outside to see what we can do."
"This is our plan." Hermit said.
Semirres Planet outer track, Confederacy of Independent Systems fleet flagship - Deceiver-class destroyer the Invulnerable.
"Galactic Republic has launched a full-scale offensive against Eastern Outer Rim in the direction of Belasco, Ruusan, Sarukami, Atahox, Il and other planets." A T-series tactical robot said in a straight tone.
"Our time is running out... Tsk tsk tsk tsk... Eastern Territory's defeat is a foregone conclusion." General Trench slapped his hand with the pointer, "The most conservative estimate is that we will also lose almost all Mid Rim Territories... tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk."
"In other words, all the results achieved by the Festival Offensive launched by General Grievous a year and a half ago, and the Mid Rim campaign we launched a year ago, will be lost within a few weeks at the earliest?" Ulu-Ulix frowned.
"Galactic Republic has already carried out Orbital Bombardment on the planet Seve-Turk. On Semirres Planet, if our fleet had not arrived in time yesterday, we would have also been attacked by Orbital Bombardment." Asajj-Ventress looked ferocious, "Their ordinary soldiers are no match for our robot army! So they started to use Orbital Bombardment to gain an advantage! These despicable Jedi Knight!"
"Tsk tsk tsk tsk... Semirres Planet, the only safe place is the one protected by Agonev-class star base, the capital area. tsk tsk tsk tsk..." General Trench said, "And if our fleet is not replenished and continues to be consumed, it will not be able to stop Galactic Republic, Orbital Bombardment. Tsk tsk tsk tsk..."
Ulu-Ulix clicked a few times on the full map of the holographic planet and said, "Agonev-class star base protects the capital area from Orbital Bombardment and prevents the capital area from being directly landed, but Galactic Republic still lands in the three directions outside the capital area at the same time, trying to attack our capital area head-on."
He ordered three places, namely Manka City, New Dalan City and Tortok City. The finished glyphs of these three cities surround the Semirres Planet capital area.
"My armored cluster has defeated Galactic Republic's offensive near Manka City. More than half of their personnel have been lost. There is no threat in the direction of Manka City!" The speaker was a slightly fat middle-aged general who was participating in the meeting via remote communication from the side.
Surprisingly, it is Lieutenant General Dawn Star Planet Army, General Tank Dai Hongkui!
"New Dalan City and Tortok City don't have the great plains around Manka City, fat man. Can your Scorpion tank army replicate such a victory?" Asajj-Ventress glanced at Dai Hongkui and said coldly.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, according to our reconnaissance, the armies in the three directions of Galactic Republic are all shrinking their formation... taking advantage of AT-TE's long-range firepower advantage, tsk tsk tsk tsk..." General Trench said, "Moreover, their fleet is also constantly dividing its forces to harass other directions of the planet. Tsk tsk tsk tsk... This is to force us to have a decisive battle with the fleet... tsk tsk tsk tsk."
"A fleet decisive battle is impossible. Our only advantage is to use the firepower advantage of the five Behemoth-class battlecruisers, cause damage to Republic fleets in the shortest time and then quickly evacuate to "Within the range of Agonev-class star base." Ulu-Ulix said, "But if it is dragged into a long fleet decisive battle, Republic fleet's large fighter formation will become our nightmare."
General Trench stroked the chelicerae at the corner of his mouth and said word by word, "Our only chance of victory is to destroy their ground forces while my fleet can still stop Galactic Republic Orbital Bombardment... Tut, tsk, tsk... General Dai Hongkui, what suggestions do you have? Tut, tsk, tsk, tsk."
Dai Hongkui said seriously, "During the transportation process of the Semirians army troops, they were constantly bombarded by the Galactic Republic fighter group and suffered heavy losses. When the fleet cannot protect every direction of the planet, we do not have unlimited troops to use... In the Manka City direction, we have 400,000 available troops, New Dalan City 700,000, Tortok City 550,000. In addition, there are Capital District garrisons of 1.3 million."
He began to keep marking on the map, "And Galactic Republic's landing troops in three directions are more than 200,000, and may even exceed 300,000. Now the air control is in the hands of Galactic Republic, and all our satellites have been destroyed. We can only provide a rough estimate. In other words, if the necessary defensive force of Capital District is excluded, we have about a 2:1 troop advantage."
Dai Hongkui looked at the map again and shook his head, "Depending on the level of Republic commander, there are many possibilities in this battle. There is no guarantee of victory. My suggestion is to temporarily shrink the defense, strengthen the air defense force, and wait for Republic army's next move."
"Hmph!" Ulu-Ulix snorted coldly, "We have more than twice the force advantage, and the local supply of combat materials is very sufficient, but you are still hesitant here? I have told you that the number of our battleships and fighter jets is very high How about Galactic Republic, take advantage of the strength of the ground and drive them out of space, that's what you have to do! You did a good job at Manka City, General Dai, it's only right to destroy them all in one go!"
"You don't know how to command operations at all! Didn't you realize that Republic army's strategic space is actually much larger than ours? And they have air supremacy, as well as a Orbital Bombardment shot that you will miss from time to time! Did you know yesterday? That heavy Turbolaser cannon shot down, how many people did I die?" Lieutenant General Dai Hongkui also had a hot temper. When he saw Ulu-Ulix say this, he pushed back without hesitation.
"When my Lightsaber comes over, you will know what fighting is!" Ulu-Ulix looked at Dai Hongkui with a ferocious expression., "Now the latest Scorpion tank is also given to you, and the Semirians elite Ironclad Legion is also given to you! And what you think about is defense? You are embarrassing the Governor!"
"Everyone, please be patient. You must know that our planet is undergoing unprecedented destruction! Planetary Shield has been destroyed, and Republic warship is roaming around the planet. Even if it is not directly Orbital Bombardment, it is constantly sending fighter jets to carry out bombings. Our own fighter jets are almost gone..." Thunback Tula, who also participated in the meeting through remote communication, started to break up the fight.
As a member of Semirres Planet, she is now responsible for coordinating and communicating among these military bosses and ensuring that Semirres Planet's interests are not sacrificed.
Thunback-Tula opened a long list of losses and said, "We can't afford to delay it anymore! Yesterday, Galactic Republic's fighter jets launched to bomb our planet reached 20,000 sorties!"
General Trench touched his chelicerae. Although he was just a naval general, he also knew that although the army on his side had a powerful armored group and Semirians Ironclad Legion, when they lost air supremacy and faced Galactic Republic's endless bombing, they would indeed suffer heavy losses if they launched a frontal attack.
Of course, Dai Hongkui also showed his commanding skills and gave Republic army a heavy blow to Manka City. The current situation is that both Galactic Republic and Semirres Planet are suffering.
But then... looking at Ulu-Ulix and Dai Hongkui arguing endlessly, Trench fell into deep thought.
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