1412. Invisible rules
After Luna-Meng and Luna-Huan returned to the fleet under the protection of Anakin-Skywalker, they were immediately sent to the medical cabin for emergency treatment, and Governor Tarkin also asked his own special plane to take them back to Coruscant.
They were seriously injured, both physically and mentally.
Karness-Muur That full blow came from a dream. This is a subjective and idealistic world. Dream Sisters and the others were also in a dream at that time.
As for Karness-Muur, this Sith Lord from 7,000 years ago, it is simply unimaginable how powerful his heart and soul are. Even Darth-Malthael took several months to absorb him bit by bit, let alone the current Dream Sisters.
The offensive on Dexen Satellite is still continuing, with countless Galactic Republic soldiers attacking Steel City's defense line one after another.
After a long siege, Steel City's city-level shield was finally completely broken. When the coolant dried up, the overheated shield capacitor ignited a raging fire, and even showed an ionic state under extremely high temperatures. The terrible flames ignited the entire large building, like a volcano.
Under the command of General Kalani, all Separatist robot legion began to shrink toward the interior of the city. Even Scorpion tank cluster, after circling outside the city, broke out again and entered the city, and then dispersed into more than ten mobile combat groups.
The battle officially entered the stage of street fighting.
As the city shield was broken, Galactic Republic Army's powerful firepower advantage began to come into play. Fighter groups continued to roar over the city, dropping powerful bombs one after another against the powerful anti-aircraft firepower, and launching Proton Torpedo and missiles.
AV-7 self-propelled artillery and AT-TE walkers also continued to use heavy artillery to bombard the interior of the city.
Under the deep fire coverage, Steel City's anti-aircraft firepower and long-range firepower suffered heavy losses, which also further weakened their peripheral resistance.
There is nothing that can stop Galaxy Republic army from invading the city.
Galactic Republic fleet temporary flagship, Steel Fist Hunter Class Battlecruiser on the bridge.
"This is the seventh serious armed confrontation today...General Skywalker, Governor Tarkin." An officer came over and reported to Wilhuff-Tarkin and Anakin-Skywalker who were standing on the bridge and commanding.
"What's the cause of the matter? If another case of rape, robbery, or murder is caused by our soldiers, then we will cooperate with Onderon and be punished strictly." Anakin-Skywalker frowned and said in a deep voice.
"... This time it is indeed an incident of injury and death, but..." the officer hesitated, looked at Anakin, and said, "They are a family of aborigines. They were originally under the policy of the former king So-Gerrera They were moved to the farm area outside the city, but because the farm area became overcrowded, they returned to Izzy City and had a conflict with the soldiers who temporarily commandeered their residence. During the scuffle, someone opened fire, killing three indigenous people and one soldier."
Anakin-Skywalker rubbed his forehead, and he found that this matter simply couldn't be dealt with. If it were just a soldier who committed a crime, or a resident who was causing trouble, then the matter would be easy to solve, but now this matter..., he shook his head and said, "What is the reaction of the Onderon authorities?"
"Royal Guard wants to arrest the five soldiers involved, but our people are obviously unwilling. Now the two sides are confronting each other with guns." The officer said.
"What do you think should be done? Jedi Knight." Wilhuff-Tarkin asked with a hint of ridicule, "Convict our soldiers and let them arrest these few People? Or bring our people back by force? I have to remind you that we have more than 2 million soldiers in Izzy City, not to mention snatching a few people, even if we annihilate all of Royal Guard."
Anakin fell silent.
Wilhuff-Tarkin said behind him, "It's hard, isn't it? It's us who are obviously throwing our lives and blood for Galactic Republic, and we are obviously supporting Separatists, they are the ones who built the Behemoth-class battleship. But now? They can directly arrest our people and stop our actions, which even the main force of Separatists cannot do."
Anakin is still silent.
"I can tell you some data. In fact, you should know it yourself." Tarkin said with his hands behind his back, "Since Ramses-Dundup became the king again, our army's medical resources in Izzy City have dropped by 12 %, because he strongly demanded that some medical robots and medicines be rationed for local residents. At the same time, the proportion of our army's rotating troops living in marching tents in the suburbs increased by 22%, and the amount of alcohol, beverages and entertainment supplies our soldiers can get in the city has also dropped by nearly 40%. What does this mean?"
He took two steps forward and stood side by side with Anakin-Skywalker. "You are a brave warrior. You have made a huge difference in my previous impression of Jedi Knight. You should be better than anyone else." Everyone knows what people crave most after returning from the hell on the front line. A glass of wine, a piece of barbecue, a holographic game, and a warm embrace... But what does Onderon give us soldiers now?
A cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "It's rationed materials, poor entertainment, cold tents... Oh, and the endless protest marches. My cousin once participated in Stark Hyperspace War 20 years ago. What I can tell you is The psychology of ordinary soldiers is very fragile. They are not cold clones, but ordinary people with flesh and blood and families. In order to keep them fighting the Will, we need to make more efforts."
Tarkin looked at Anakin's face, leaned slightly closer to his ear, and whispered, "Some kind of rules are killing our soldiers. These are not swords and guns, but some kind of seemingly non-lethal existence... I think now you should be able to understand what I once said to you, about... fear and intimidation."
After saying that, he turned to the officer and said loudly, "Send me the law enforcement team! Put on the combat armor of the clones we brought, and get the electric batons! Take the people back by force! Our own soldiers, even if they commit serious crimes, will be tried by our own military court! As long as Royal Guard dares to shoot, we will shoot to death!!"
"Yes!" the officer immediately stood at attention and said loudly.
Anakin-Skywalker closed his eyes, he knew that Royal Guard would not back down easily, and today's incident was destined to become a farce. But...
"You're right... at least in this matter." Anakin-Skywalker said coldly, walking towards the outside.
"Has your body recovered? What are your plans?" Tarkin asked.
"I will lead a commando team to break into the city, find and destroy Separatists's J-1 Proton Cannon, to ensure that our army's Acclamator-class assault ship can enter Dexen Satellite's atmosphere." Anakin said, and he greeted Ahsoka-Tano next to him, "Let's go, little ghost head."