1372, Tarkin and Anakin
Galactic Republic Capital, Coruscant, barracks area.
"I'm sorry, Rex. I didn't expect that things would turn out like this..." Anakin-Skywalker sighed longly, "But, judging from the current situation, you really can't go to the battlefield anymore."
He looked at the several Clone Trooper standing in front of him. They were all his good partners and comrades... 501st Legion, Torrent Company.
Rex, Echo, Longbow, heavy burden, fox, Hertz, Piel...
These people followed him through life and death, fought bravely on countless battlefields, liberated dozens of planets, and destroyed countless battle robots.
But now, they are finally facing separation——
On the battlefield of Semirres Planet, Separatists used genetic weapons. The consequences of Kamino's previous surprise attack by Separatists were finally fully revealed.
In front of this genetic weapon, Clone Army has no room for resistance and will be completely decomposed from the genetic level into a puddle of mud in an instant.
The emergence of genetic weapons means that their batch of Clone Trooper has completely lost their use value, and it is impossible for them to go to the battlefield again.
From Galactic Republic's point of view, there is no value in even distributing a pistol to them. Because even if you give a pistol to a child, there is still a chance to fire two shots, but if you give them these clones, they may not even have a chance to go to the front line.
Rex shook his head and said, "General Skywalker, even if we die, we are still your soldiers! Have you forgotten what we have experienced together? Now, we just want to die on the battlefield with you."
Anakin-Skywalker shook his head and said, "I also hope to continue to fight with you on the battlefield, countless times... no matter whether it is victory or failure, we will face it together. But... but this time... according to the combat report from Semirres Planet, this genetic weapon can kill all Clone Trooper within a wide area. You... may die on the way."
"As soldiers, shouldn't we die on the battlefield?" Echo said, "We can wear the uniforms of natural soldiers and mix in, and Separatists won't notice. And they can't use genetic weapons just for the slightest situation!"
Anakin-Skywalker still said firmly, "This is impossible, Echo, Rex. Supreme Strategic Command has arranged a place for you to retire. You will simply farm and reclaim land in a peaceful and peaceful agricultural planet, and enjoy a peaceful life."
"You should know that it is impossible for us to accept such a life. Please give us a chance, General Skywalker." Rex begged.
"At this point, I would rather see you alive than die in humiliation under genetic weapons." Anakin said.
"Being alive is a shame for us!" Piel said loudly, "Don't forget, the revenge of 'Fives' has not yet been avenged! We watched helplessly as he was captured by Separatists!"
Anakin-Skywalker also made up his mind, and he said in a deep voice, "I let you stay! This is an order! It is my... last order."
After saying that, he didn't give Rex them a chance to refute, turned around and left, boarding a LAAT/I assault transport boat already filled with natural soldiers wearing gray military uniforms.
There were also jeers from the natural soldiers all around, "Look, aren't those lost dogs clones?"
"Hahahaha, you used to be so arrogant and looked down on us, but now you see, trash is just trash!"
"Isn't that right? They're not even human beings... hehehehe."
"Shut up!!!" Of course, these voices couldn't be hidden from Anakin. He was already upset, and when he heard these rumors, he immediately burst into anger.
The sound of the Force spread, and those within a few dozen meters covered their heads in pain. A LAAT/I assault transport boat that had just taken off also landed crookedly and crashed into a pile of cargo next to it.
But the Will's determined Clone Trooper were unmoved. They still stood there steadily, looking at Anakin with expectant eyes.
Anakin didn't pay attention to the natural soldiers at all. He just stood at the door of the transport boat cabin and gave a firm military salute to Rex and others.
He is Jedi Knight, and his status in the army is equivalent to that of a general. He never needed a military salute, but now, he believes that this is the only way to express his respect for these bravest and best comrades.
Under the control of the pilot who finally regained his composure, the transport ship took off crookedly again and flew towards outer space.
Rex Several people stood there, speechless for a long time.
At this time, Echo suddenly broke the silence, "I respect every soldier who sacrificed his life and blood for Galactic Republic, but these pampered men have no respect at all? Haha..."
"You have the most ideas among us. Do you have any plans?" Rex asked.
"There is no need for a plan at all." Echo sneered, "With these great soldiers, if we really want to do something, can they stop us?"
Rex looked at the few natural soldiers who were still moaning and groaning on the ground and couldn't get up, and nodded.
The LAAT/I assault transport boat flew out of Coruscant's atmosphere. In outer space, dozens of warships were cruising and patrolling here. These are Coruscant Defense Fleet's warships. In fact, among the entire military establishment of Galactic Republic, the most powerful fleet is none other than this fleet that has been stationed at Coruscant for a long time and has never been dispatched——
Coruscant Defense Fleet!
The strength of this fleet is at least twice that of the main fleets of other legions!
Anakin-Skywalker Looking out the window at the warships whose outer armor was spray-painted in red and white patterns, their mood kept sinking, and almost everyone became gloomy.
The LAAT/I assault transport craft can only fly in low-Earth orbit, but it does not need to fly too far because the destination is not far away - a fleet suspended alone in an airspace. However, although this fleet is huge, most of them are transport ships, with only 5 Hunter Class Battlecruiser.
And, a huge Consul-class Star Destroyer!
With a length of 1,600 meters, the Star Destroyer stands out among the Hunter Class formation. Its triangular wedge-shaped hull and towering bridge give this warship a cold aesthetic full of industrial flavor.
After approaching the battleship, the three main gun arrays arranged on the upper deck of the battleship also showed the terrifying firepower of this battleship!
Three arrays, each Group One is equipped with 20 double heavy Turbolaser cannons!
This is Consul-class! Galactic Republic Navy New pride! (Yes, it will be Imperial-class in the future.)
Looking at this battleship, Anakin-Skywalker's eyes became even colder, because this battleship should not have appeared here, and should not have appeared in the Republic Navy sequence.
Consul-class Star Destroyer has not yet been fully put into production and Republic Navy is in active service. Now that Republic Navy still has a large number of Hunter Class Battlecruiser in service, Supreme Strategic Command has ordered more Knight-class Star Destroyer.
Because the Knight-class without a hangar and the Hunter Class with a large number of carrier-based aircraft are a perfect match. And as Consul-class Star Destroyer, which is almost the same series as Knight-class, has not been built in large quantities for the time being. Kuat Drive Yards's chief battleship design engineers Lila-Blythex are constantly summarizing and collecting actual combat data of Knight-class to improve the design of Consul-class to make this Galactic Republic's future main battleship more perfect.
At this time, there are only a handful of people in the entire Galactic Republic superstructure who can use the few prototype ships built by Kuat Drive Yards as their own flagships.
A line of large characters spray-painted on the bridge of the Star Destroyer in front of you also directly indicates the identity of this person - Tarkin's Will! This is the flagship of Wilhuff-Tarkin!
Anakin-Skywalker hates Wilhuff-Tarkin, not only hate, but also contempt. Because he believes that people like Tarkin only rely on flattery, forming cliques for personal gain, and gaining fame along the way. But it happens that such a guy enjoys Galactic Republic's largest resource supply and becomes one of the most powerful people in Galactic Republic.
Compared with Wilhuff-Tarkin who have a lot of bad records on their resumes, it is obvious that generals like Wullf-Admiral Yularen who have worked hard on the battlefield step by step are more worthy of Anakin-Skywalker's admiration.
Although he was unwilling to admit it, Anakin was actually hostile to Tarkin, which also meant that Tarkin was also a popular person under Chancellor Palpatine. Moreover, Palpatine praised Tarkin in front of Anakin more than once. He believed that Tarkin's ideas were the most appropriate and advanced in this galaxy. He even funded the best writers to compile Tarkin's thoughts into a book - "Tarkinism", and published it widely.
This made Anakin feel that Chancellor Palpatine seemed far away from him, which made him very irritable every time he thought about this matter.
But this time, Anakin-Skywalker had to cooperate with Wilhuff-Tarkin to launch the most important military operation for Galactic Republic at this stage - the Onderon strategy!
Plan, Fist of Tarkin!
The assault transport boat slowly flew in from the square hangar entrance at the bottom of Consul-class Star Destroyer and docked on the wide platform. On the other side, thousands of soldiers were already arranged in a neat square formation and were gathering on the platform for roll call.
Everything in the spacecraft was proceeding in an orderly manner, and everyone worked precisely like screws, so that no one paid any attention to Anakin-Skywalker. As Jedi Knight in this battle, his status should be equivalent to that of an admiral, but there was not even a single person who came to greet and lead the way.
There was a slight air of contempt in everything.
Anakin-Skywalker is in a very bad mood now...
There have been too many things that have made him depressed recently, the deaths of Onderon's Rebel Alliance, Mina-Bontri, his mother's resurrection, Archangel of Death's conspiracy, then Clone Trooper retired from active service, and now, Wilhuff-Tarkin...
With such a mood, Anakin-Skywalker gradually quickened his pace, walking with a vigorous pace and looking coldly. A group of soldiers were carrying goods, and some blocked his way. He raised his hand and pushed Force wave to the foot of the wall. Then he strode past the staggering soldiers without looking away.
Arriving directly at the bridge of the battleship, I saw a thin middle-aged man wearing a military uniform. Although he was somewhat bald but still without a military cap, he was standing in the middle of the bridge without saying a word.
Wilhuff-Tarkin.
He must have known about the arrival of Anakin-Skywalker during the surveillance, but he didn't even have the interest to turn around and say hello. He just stood in the middle of the bridge. It was hard to tell whether he was really waiting for Anakin or whether he was thinking about other things.
Anakin-Skywalker naturally had no interest in talking to him. He walked directly to Wilhuff-Tarkin, stood side by side with him in the same position, and said without looking back, "In this battle plan, the resources you invested can already be used to launch attacks in at least five other directions, Mr. Acting Governor."
He emphasized the word agent very strongly.
"I never underestimate any opponent, young Jedi Knight." Wilhuff-Tarkin said coldly, "What I need is not just a victory, but also a shock! Only in this way can I bring despair to Separatists and tell them that if you go against us, there is only a dead end! There is no room for survival!"
He glanced sideways at Anakin, "Whether you are in Jabiim planet or Christophsis, you should be able to understand that if you just invest the so-called 'just right' force, it will easily fail, right? For you, this should be a wealth of experience."
Facing Tarkin's ridicule, Anakin's eyes turned cold, and his powerful the Force vibrated in the surrounding air. "I hope you and your soldiers can really realize your battle plan, instead of being buried in the cold space like Eriadu system."
Wilhuff-Tarkin smiled coldly. Facing the powerful Anakin, he still took a step back and did not continue to tit for tat. "Let's divide the work and cooperate. I will take care of the fleet affairs, and you, it is best to ensure that these soldiers can really bring us victory. After all, none of us want to lose, right?"
"This is best." Anakin finished speaking and turned around to leave.
However, the moment he turned around, the Force suddenly sensed it! He suddenly stopped and looked behind him cautiously.
"By the way, since you're all here, why don't you say hello to your companions?" Wilhuff-Tarkin's voice sounded from behind.
Anakin's face changed and he turned around suddenly!
A silver bell-like laughter came, and there were only two figures in sight, one red and one blue!