2093. Dawn Report
"I'm sorry Prime Minister, I lost my temper that day. I will take responsibility for this matter." In Dawn Star Planet Prime Minister's Office's office, Douglas-Stamp looked annoyed.
"I can only say that this matter is indeed wrong Doug." Dawn Prime Minister of the Duchy, Francis-Underwood shook his head, "Helmut-Zemo is using the media and public opinion to attack us, and we should not give this excuse to him."
He stood up, came to the window, lifted a corner of the curtain, and looked at the crowd of demonstrators outside the Governor's Mansion.
With a cold smile, Francis lowered the curtain and said, "Momentary anger cannot solve the essential problem. If the overly radical war policy is not alleviated, more resistance will appear. We cannot repeat the mistakes of the Galactic Empire."
"The recent situation makes me feel that this storm is unstoppable..." Douglas-Stamp sighed.
"That's just an illusion." Francis-Underwood said calmly, "Zemo and Ling Liang are trying to start a movement and use movements to dilute the contradictions. Others talk to them about labor time, and they talk to you about doctrine; others talk to them about exploitation, and they talk about doctrine to you; others talk to them about war, and they talk about doctrine to you... That's it."
"What about us?" Douglas asked.
"We should focus on substantive things." Francis-Underwood made a grasping motion, "Will war come? Of course it will, I never deny it, but this should be a defensive war. Our main fleet should not be in Fighting in the Galactic Empire's territory will only reduce our advantage. Galactic Empire is not stable internally, and they face more enemies. Everyone knows that if they dare to take the initiative to attack, they will be the first to collapse."
"That's right. Our work so far has been very effective." Douglas-Stamp nodded, "It was our two major battles in the Modell Sector and Yago-Dur systems. The model battle completely destroyed the foundation of Galactic Republic, and now Galactic Empire is more extreme and radical, but their power is not necessarily stronger than Galactic Republic."
"This is the key point." Francis tapped his knuckles on the table. "What we have to do now is not to have a larger military force than Galactic Empire! The most important thing for us now is to prove that we are superior to the Galactic Empire. We must prove to the people of the galaxy that we are truly fair, just, and free! Does Tang Xiao want to be a dictator? There is no problem, as long as he can ensure the bottom line of people's lives, then the people of the galaxy will naturally make their choice."
"Yes, our policy should be biased towards defense. As long as the current situation continues, many people who cannot stand Galactic Empire will naturally come to our side. The general trend cannot be reversed." Douglas said, "But Zemo them..."
"It's still the same. We want to prove that Zemo is wrong and we are right." Francis said, "Tang Xiao because the Force's Dark Side, Many times his decisions have been more emotional than rational. It is a good thing that he is temporarily unavailable, because it also keeps him away from villains like Zemo. When he comes back, he will naturally see our fruitful status."
"We will definitely succeed." Douglas nodded.
"Next, we will try our best to promote new economic policies, at least to put this policy on the table. If Zemo continues to advocate his war plan, then the people will naturally distinguish between good and bad choices made on the table. As I said, the enthusiasm aroused by public opinion is only temporary... What do the people really need? Interests. Therefore, we must firmly grasp this to grasp public opinion. With public opinion, we have a foundation."
"Yes. This is the wisest choice." Douglas said.
Francis leaned back on the backrest and crossed his fingers, "Tang Xiao will eventually understand that the position of Imperial Chancellor was not given to me by him, but by me. For this goal, I have made efforts that are unimaginable to him."
"This is exactly what we are striving for." Douglas said.
"And you Doug... I'm sorry. You must give the public an explanation for this matter." Francis said calmly, "Convene a press conference, publicly apologize, and then take the blame and resign. Come back to me and keep a low profile. For a while, just like before. Find a few outstanding people to write your speech and show it to me. You should know that the point of an apology is not to apologize, but why? Because of your ideals and beliefs!"
"I understand." Douglas nodded, not wavering at all from the request to resign.
"Your Majesty... this is the beginning and end of the recent political turmoil in Duchy of Dawn." Imperial Security Bureau Deputy Director Harus Ison stood in the audience very respectfully, maintaining a bent posture to report to the person on the throne who represented the highest authority of the Empire.
Galaxy Emperor Palpatine is sitting on a tall throne, almost the entire upper body is shrouded in shadow, only the pair of golden eyes are shining with a ferocious look in the darkness.
Today, Palpatine held a secret meeting. Just as Duchy of Dawn has been talking about the Galactic Empire, what they discussed was also Duchy of Dawn.
Governor of the Fourth Army Wilhuff-Tarkin, Governor of the Ninth Army Dunn-Vesex, Twentieth Army Governor Octavian-Grant, Imperial Security Bureau The mysterious director whose name is unknown, Imperial Intelligence Department and Dark Advisor Z Blackhole, Emperor's Advisor Koru Ya-Vandron D'ron (Crueya-Vandron), Dark Prophet Kadann, New Order Protection Committee The core members of the Empire including E leader Ishin-Il-Raz (Ishin-Il-Raz, I really don't know how to pronounce this II in the middle... Ishin-II-Raz?) are all here.
"Tang Xiao... hehehehe..." Palpatine let out a burst of twisted laughter, "He is just a little kid who made his fortune by stealing Hego's inheritance. He is proving that he does not have the ability to rule Duchy of Dawn. Soon... everything about him will fall apart, and he himself will be torn into pieces by me. Tell me his whereabouts."
"Tang Xiao has not appeared in public in the past four months, and we believe he is probably not at within the Duchy of Dawn." Harus-Eason said, "Considering Duchy of Dawn's recent actions at Unknown Regions, we believe he is dealing with the trouble there."
"If he is not here, what is the possibility of us launching an attack immediately?" Palpatine asked with a sinister smile.
"There are difficulties, Your Majesty." Wilhuff-Tarkin came out and said, "The current Imperial Navy main fleet is too scattered. We have maintained a force of 1,000 Star Destroyer in Separatists's Core Worlds and Raxus system activities. In order to monitor the Hutt Space where the civil war is breaking out, the Thirteenth Army force has also been strengthened to 800 Star Destroyer. To guard against the Duchy of Dawn's random forces, in There are also 1,000 Star Destroyer deployed in the Yago-Dur system direction and Eriadu system direction. Then there is our wise and powerful Governor Vesex, in the name of fighting Geth, occupying 3,500 Star Destroyer forces... Excluding the fleets used for defense elsewhere, such as the 2,000 Star Destroyer ships of the First System Army, this allows us to use less than 1,000 capital ships."
As he spoke, he did not forget to put some eye drops on Dunn-Vesex, glanced over there coldly, and then said, "According to our plan, if we want to eliminate Duchy of Dawn in one fell swoop, we will need to use at least 5,000 Star Destroyer troops. Taking into account the occupation and losses in various places, we will have such power in the next five years."
"I have said it many times! I don't want to hear anymore that our battleships are not as good as theirs, so we must use numbers to win! Duchy of Dawn's fleet has less than 1,000 ships, why must we wait until five years later!" Palpatine roared.
"The Three-Body environment of the Yago-Dur system and the solid defense system of Eriadu system are all difficulties we need to face, Your Majesty." Octavian-Grant said. Said: "And we must admit that after Duchy of Dawn occupies the vast territory of the Eighteenth Army and Nineteenth Army, they have greater strategic depth, which is also a factor that will digest the strength of our fleet."
Octavian-Governor Grant actually did not achieve the same level of influence as Dunn-Vesex and others during the Galactic Republic period. But because he is the one among the Galactic Empire's current generals who has been fighting Duchy of Dawn for the longest time. Although most of them have failed experiences, it still allows him to have a greater say in such meetings.
Dunn-Vesex said, "According to the current simulated combat results, our Imperial II-class Star Destroyer can achieve an overwhelming advantage in the battle against most Duchy of Dawn battleship models. Including Martha-class missile heavy cruiser, Kohl-class Battlecruiser, Imperial II-class Star Destroyer can achieve a record of more than 1 to 5, and the record of Behemoth-class battlecruiser is also 1 to 3. The only more troublesome thing is Hell-Angel Class Battlecruiser and Calamity-class battlecruiser... the former's defense system allows it to last longer when facing the firepower of Imperial-class, while the latter's Particle Beam Lance is always a headache."
He projected some simulated combat scenes on a light screen, and then said, "But the firepower of Hell Angel-class is very different from Imperial II-class Star Destroyer, so there is nothing to be afraid of. As for Calamity-class, this can be solved through excellent tactical organization. High-speed assault fleet and powerful carrier-based aircraft A swarm can become a real disaster for Calamity-class. At the same time, in order to gain an advantage at the fighter level, we have installed the most advanced Anti-Stealth radar on Pursuer-class aircraft carrier, and the Duchy of Dawn stealth fighter will be invisible..."
The huge and majestic figure of Executor-class Super Star Destroyer appeared on the screen, and Dunn-Vesex said proudly, "Titan warship, which Duchy of Dawn is proud of, will undoubtedly be wiped out in front of Executor-class!"
Wilhuff-Tarkin sneered, "What? Are you talking to your wife again? Has the warship built by Kuat ever been reliable?"
At this time, the gloomy voice of the Imperial Intelligence Department Minister Blackhole came, "Duchy of Dawn There are new battleships put into use, and the number of Consul-class aircraft carrier that got us into huge trouble before is also increasing. It's too early for you to be complacent, Vesex."
"Although the information is unclear, those new warships have no traces of mass production. In other words, they are just vanity toys used by Tang Xiao to satisfy his great ambition. And Executor-class Super Star Destroyer? This is a mass-produced equipment from the beginning, and we have sufficient plans." Dunn-Vesex said.
Imperial Security Bureau Deputy Director Harus-Ethan said, "Vesex is right about this. Duchy of Dawn has focused on the relocation of Rendili Planet in recent years and has built a huge number of passenger ships. From an analysis of production capacity, they have not put their industrial power into the construction of warships at all. Their sights are set in the long future."
"Are you talking about their Heng Star Ring and the unknown mine with huge output?" Palpatine's voice deepened, "Blackhole, I asked you to investigate this matter. Do you have any results?"
"The principle of Heng Star Ring is not complicated. In fact, we also have very extensive use of stellar energy collectors. Their Heng Star Ring is just a very large-scale array. I organized a large number of energy, astronomy, and engineering experts to discuss it, and they all tended to think that "Heng Star Ring's ultra-large array will actually cause energy overflow, which means that if there is no equivalent energy consumption, the collected energy will still be useless," Blackhole said, "So, the most suspicious thing about this matter is the mine with huge output."
"With the scale of that constant Star Ring, at least several mineral planets need to be hollowed out. After all, materials that can withstand the temperature of stars at close range are not easy to create." Blackhole continued, "But how to mine is still a problem... Some of our experts believe that Duchy of Dawn may directly blow up some mineral planets and then directly smelt the metal's planetary core. But this is not very credible, because it requires blowing up a planet, and I don't think Duchy of Dawn has this ability."
"That is to say, you still have no results." Palpatine said coldly.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I will continue to strengthen the intelligence force." Blackhole said.
"Put your Inquisitorius to good use and leave the hunting of Jedi Knight to the Judicial Department." Palpatine said. Waving his hand, "Aden-Lin is back in the arms of the Empire, which is good. With her taking action, there will be no problem in hunting Jedi Knight. Just concentrate on things here."
Hearing Arden-Lin, Blackhole's expression was a little cold, but he still nodded and responded, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. If Inquisitorius takes action, Duchy of Dawn's hidden secrets will be revealed!"