1987, Thrawn's teacher
So under such circumstances, Chiss Cabinet's high-ranking family representatives were horrified to discover that they actually no longer had any trump cards to talk to Ziyala.
Because the fleet currently commanded by Ziyala can easily plow Csilla to the ground!
Now, immediately, right away, on the spot!
Nuruodo family gritted his teeth and said viciously, "Are you finally going to this point? Ziyala! You should know what you just said..."
It means treason.
Admiral Qiyala closed her eyes in pain. She was unwilling to face such a situation and did not want to become like this. However, facing the dual pressure of Duchy of Dawn and Grysk Hegemony, she had no choice.
In the past, she could forcibly veto Duchy of Dawn Lieutenant General Brent's proposal and prevent the fleet from attacking, but if that was the case, when Lieutenant General Brent reported the matter to Duchy of Dawn, the result would probably be that she, the nominal Grand Commander, would be dismissed immediately.
Although she is Grand Commander, this so-called Grand Commander is only tactical. There is absolutely no say in strategic issues.
And although the new Grand Commander will definitely be Chiss, can you guarantee that Grand Commander will not commit more outrageous treasonous actions? After all, the current position of Grand Commander in the United Fleet means controlling invincible power!
At least as far as Admiral Qiyala himself knows, Admiral of the Navy, the other Nuruodo family, has much greater ambitions than himself! In the past few years, if Nuruodo family had not been splashed with dirty water because of the Thrawn incident, which had led to a decline in reputation, he, a general of Illyz family, would definitely not be able to compete with Nuruodo family, who specializes in controlling the military.
Therefore, instead of letting others command the combined fleet and then overthrowing the existing order of Chiss territory, it is better for her to control the military power herself. At least she is sure that she will never betray Chiss territory.
In less than a minute, Admiral Qiyala had already made up her mind. She said firmly; "I said, as the Combined Fleet Grand Commander, I will use all my strength to put an end to such behavior if it initiates civil strife during the war! Because it will affect the progress of this war! After the war, I will naturally resign from the position of the Combined Fleet Grand Commander!"
Having said that, everyone present looked disbelieving.
These ruling families have long put the struggle for power above national interests. They absolutely cannot understand the loyalty shown by Admiral Qiyala, an upright soldier.
But at this moment, Illyz family's eyes were shining, as if he saw another brand new possibility!
So he stood up, waved his hand and said loudly, "Admiral Qiyala's decision is correct! Illyz family will fully support the joint fleet's action plan! And anyone who wants to secretly interfere in this combat operation will be punished as treason!"
He immediately bound himself to the combined fleet, as if it was not Admiral Qiyala who commanded the combined fleet, but Illyz family!
Regardless of whether Ziyala thinks so, as long as the other ruling families in the cabinet think so, that's enough!
"Yes! This is the right choice!" Chaf family immediately changed his attitude.
"Inrokini family expresses support!"
"Myss family completely agrees with Admiral Qiyala's decision!"
These family representatives, who were making ugly appearances for their own purposes, did not notice that the corners of Sabosen family's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a cold smile as if the conspiracy had succeeded.
At this time, Admiral Qiyala had turned around and walked out. She didn't want to see the ugliness of these so-called politicians. She was a pure soldier, and she just felt disgusted by such things.
Lieutenant General Brent and Kace-Maxwell also came out. They actually don't care about such things. On the contrary, the more these Chiss territory families fight among themselves, the more beneficial it is for Duchy of Dawn.
Even Duchy of Dawn doesn't mind the outbreak of civil war in Chiss territory, because it will not affect the situation here.
At present, the power of Duchy of Dawn Navy is unprecedentedly powerful, and the number of thousand-meter-class battleships has exceeded 500! However, only 20 ships were sent to Chiss territory. If Tang Xiao is willing, more fleets will pass through the star gate at any time and flatten Chiss territory.
The reason for not doing this is just considering the cost and benefits.
"It seems that you are in a bad mood..." Kace-Maxwell took out a bottle of drink from somewhere and handed it to Admiral Qiyala, "To be honest, seeing the looks of those guys, I was actually more surprised that you Chiss territory have survived like this for thousands of years..."
"This is because of the efforts of our ancestors, Chiss territory has a vast territory, and we have unrivaled industrial and military strength." Admiral Qiyala glanced at Kace-Maxwell, sighed, took the drink and took a sip, then frowned.
Because this drink was bitter... but although it was bitter, the aftertaste was a refreshing fragrance. After drinking it, she felt that her head, which had been muddled in the conference room just now, had sobered up a lot.
"What is this?" Admiral Qiyala asked with a frown.
"Tea. Well, it's a drink brewed with special Ye Zi. The one I'm giving you is called...'Da Hong Pao'. Although I don't quite understand why a drink is named after clothes. But I quite like this drink." Kace-Maxwell said, "I think you should need this."
Admiral Qiyala closed his eyes, sighed again, and said, "At the beginning of the contact, after learning that you knew Thrawn, I was actually very surprised, or rather... surprised. But As you know now, Thrawn was expelled from Chiss territory. In the eyes of those families, Thrawn is an alien, even a sinner."
"You said that you and Thrawn are comrades in arms." Lieutenant General Brent said.
"Not just a comrade, he was once my student." Admiral Qiyala fell into memories.
Kace-Maxwell was shocked, "Student? Did you know that Grand Duke Tang Xiao regarded Thrawn as Galactic Empire's most dangerous general in a military meeting?"
"Then the Grand Duke's judgment is correct. Thrawn is indeed the most talented person among the people I know. No matter what the environment, he can always find a chance to win... He is always confident and never afraid of failure - because he never fails." Admiral Qiyala said.
"And you are his teacher." Lieutenant General Brent emphasized.
"I'm only three years older than him, but I've been in the Chiss Naval Academy for a little longer. Thrawn's family was very poor, so when he entered school, he was actually overage." Admiral Qiyala said, "You have also heard that those in the ruling family keep repeating Thrawn's cheating. Haha, in fact, they are just mediocre people who cannot understand the ideas of geniuses."
"Oh?"
"It was a simulated combat test. Thrawn's score in the simulated combat exceeded the highest record in the history of the academy, and far exceeded... and the proctor of that simulated combat test was me." Admiral Qiyala said, "Afterwards, the academy believed that Thrawn was cheating because his actions in the simulated combat could not be copied."
She smiled coldly and said, "You know what? At the hearing, those people tried desperately to prove that Thrawn's score was impossible. They were almost exactly the same as their ugly appearance today. However, as the invigilator, I saw Thrawn throughout the whole process. The command... It was a genius combat action, adapting to changes, seizing the blind spot at that moment, launching an attack, and then defeating the enemy with almost no injuries. Thrawn called this tactical action - 'Stealth Maneuver (stealth maneuver)'. And this is what I emphasized at the hearing."
"But it seems you didn't convince them." Kace-Maxwell said.
"That's right. Because of my persistence, Thrawn was not sentenced in the end for cheating. But because Stealth Maneuver could never be copied that time, those so-called military experts who were jealous of Thrawn's genius would always think that Thrawn was cheating, and I was just covering up my students."
"Even Thrawn can't copy himself?"
"So, he is a genius." Only when Thrawn is mentioned, Admiral Qiyala's frozen face will have some smile.
She continued, "After that, Thrawn's grades were outstanding and he successfully entered Chiss Defense Fleet. He became an officer in the fleet with me and started his military career step by step starting from the patrol. From that time on, the battles commanded by Thrawn have never failed... But at the same time, what he received was not appreciation, but doubts and criticisms."
"You will be questioned even if you win?" Kace-Maxwell felt unbelievable.
"They accused him of taking the initiative without taking any precautions; they accused him of destroying the wings of their luxury spaceship in order to rescue civilians; they accused him of acting without permission and humiliating Commander. In short, Thrawn defeated almost everyone, but also offended almost everyone. Too many things happened after that, and as a result, he was exiled." Admiral Qiyala said.
"No wonder Nuruodo family is so angry, because such a military genius was actually taken away from them." Kace-Maxwell said.
Admiral Qiyala smiled coldly and said, "Do you really think Nuruodo family wants Thrawn to come back? They just used this incident as an excuse to suppress Illyz family. After all, Thrawn Illyz family is the mastermind behind 's exile. But if one day Thrawn is going to return, then I'm afraid Nuruodo family will be the first to stand up and oppose it." [Note 1]
She turned her head and looked at the sky. Because the climate in Csilla is very cold, it is snowing heavily in the sky at the moment. Fortunately, there is no wind, so they can still stand outside and enjoy the scenery.
"Actually, you don't need to think of me as a person from Illyz family." Ziyala said, "Although I was indeed born in Illyz family, according to the laws of Chiss territory, after joining Chiss Defense Fleet, and after becoming a brigadier general, will swear to break away from the original family during the promotion ceremony, and I am no exception. Therefore, my position now is from the perspective of Chiss territory, not Illyz family."
"But after all, your parents and relatives are still in Illyz family... they still have a strong influence on you, don't they? You saw Illyz family's expression just now. He almost had plans to use you to suppress or even eliminate the enemy family." Kace-Maxwell said.
Admiral Qiyala's expression became extremely serious, and she gritted her teeth and said, "This is absolutely impossible! I am not one of them who puts family struggle before national interests! No... It should be said that what I hate the most is people like them!"
She took a deep breath and said, "Please rest assured, I will never let Chiss territory fall into chaos or even civil war because of family interests!"
In fact, it's not impossible to show me one of your civil wars...Lieutenant General Brent thought to himself. But after all, he is several years older than Ziyala, who is in his forties, and he will not participate much in such conversations.
With their own thoughts in mind, after Admiral Qiyala carried out this combat plan with great strength, two days later, all the battleships in Chiss territory had completed their assembly in the capital Csilla.
The forces participating in this operation included 20 Duchy of Dawn Navy battleships and 50 cruisers; 8 Chiss Navy Nightdragon-class battleships, 26 Groundlion-class cruisers, and 70 Firewolf-class cruisers.
Chiss's three types of warships are all called 'man-of-war' by them, but in fact the sizes are very different. Nightdragon-class is almost 800 meters long, Groundlion-class is more than 600 meters long, and Firewolf-class is more than 400 meters long.
This combat operation did not involve small warships, also to consider the navigability and safety of passing through complex hyperspace channels.
After completing the assembly, under the uneasy eyes of Chiss Cabinet, this huge fleet left the capital Csilla through the navigation of High Templar Rassidan.
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[Note 1: The story of Thrawn is actually mainly derived from the novel "Thrawn Trilogy". In fact, the matter of Thrawn being exiled is much more complicated and tortuous in the original book, but after all, the protagonist of our book is Fourth Civilization, and it is impossible to spend too much ink on Thrawn. So I adjusted some of the content, and tried my best to flatten and simplify the plot of Thrawn in Chiss territory. I could simply explain it in one or two thousand words. However, the general context has not changed, that is, Thrawn is actually an unpopular existence among Chiss territory. Friends who have read the novel "Thrawn Trilogy" don't criticize me for the wrong plot. In short, that's what it means (actually I haven't read the novel either).]