2368. The art of Thrawn
11BBY, September 22, Kam-Co galaxy. Imperial-class Star Destroyer, Chimaera.
The impassioned music in the captain's cabin of the battleship formed a very sharp contrast with the elegant and heavy room, which even made people feel a little uncomfortable.
But Chiss, who was sitting at his desk, wearing a white Galaxy Imperial Navy uniform and a major general badge, didn't care about such a conflict. He just closed his eyes and listened to the music, tapping his finger gently on the armrest following the rhythm of the music.
At this time, a doorbell that was clear and sweet but not loud rang. General Mis-Ro-Nuru, who was sitting at the table, opened his eyes, smiled, and pressed the button on the side.
A staff officer came in and asked Thrawn: "General, it has been six days since we defeated Admiral Qiyala's fleet. Do we still want to stay here?"
The place where they were was surprisingly the asteroid belt of the Kam-Co system where the miraculous battle between the weak and the strong had erupted. And here, there are still the remains of battleships floating everywhere, most of them are marked with Kingdom of Dawn, and about one-third can be seen at a glance as Chiss territory's self-produced battleships.
"Why not? My smart and capable Chief of Staff, Colonel Taremi." Thrawn asked with a smile.
"Ziyala Since she suffered a defeat here, Chiss territory's fleet will definitely sweep this place, General Thrawn. Our current situation is very dangerous!" Taremi Chief of Staff said.
"Oh? How did you judge the situation?" Thrawn directly changed the topic.
"We defeated Ziyala's main fleet. This is really great, General. Next, we only need to maintain our strength and request more reinforcements from the Empire, and continue to harass and deal with each other while preserving ourselves. I think it will take one to two months at most. Yes, by the beginning of next year, Chiss territory will be in chaos!" Taremi said firmly.
"I agree with your judgment, Colonel Taremi, this is also our plan." Thrawn said calmly, "To subvert Chiss territory, what is needed is not our power, but Chiss territory's own power. Now, we have done what we can do. This victory can make more Chiss territory people turn to us. But..."
But he smiled and shook his head, "It's not that simple. Kingdom of Dawn will definitely fight back, and it will be ten times or a hundred times... because this is their nature."
"In this case, we should leave here!" Taremi said.
Thrawn never answered this question. He suddenly asked, "I want each of you to read the brief history of Dawn Star Planet, or in other words, the brief history of Fourth Civilization as they call themselves. Have you read it?"
"I've read it at least five times, General." Taremi replied, "But I always feel that what they call history is more of a science fiction novel than history. Purification Protocol, high-level demon, I'm sorry, these things have long been proven to be nonexistent."
"A history exists not because of its authenticity, but because of its purpose." Thrawn said seriously, "The history we see now may not be true, but it must be what they want everyone to see. Just like you humans from Coruscant The ancestor of Coruscant, the story of the legendary thirteen tribes of the Zhell, who bravely fought against the extremely cruel Taung, is by no means as great and bright as recorded, but this greatness and brightness is exactly what they want you to think."
"Who are the 'they' you are talking about?" Taremi was a little confused.
"The thirteen tribes of the Zhell, after defeating Taung, continued to expand outwards, and finally became the original thirteen Human race colonial planets. At the same time, they were also the Core Worlds of the Milky Way. The thirteen most prosperous and developed planets. And, after tens of thousands of years of development, they came together again and became the original thirteen members of Galactic Republic. So who do you think they are?" Thrawn asked with a smile.
"I... understand." Taremi thought thoughtfully.
"Then let me ask you again, have you seen anything from this brief history of Fourth Civilization?" Thrawn asked again.
Taremi began to rack his brains to organize his vocabulary, "Well... iron-blooded, militant, military doctrine..."
"Fear, and... hunger!" Thrawn pointed out the essence of Fourth Civilization without waiting for Taremi to express his simple understanding. "Fear is because they are afraid of death and loss. Go to Homeworld. The ravages of three natural disasters have made them extremely afraid of such disasters. In order to survive in the face of natural disasters, they will only crave more living space! How big will their living space be until they are no longer afraid?"
Thrawn crossed his hands, supported his chin, and continued, "Through this period of history, they have transferred this fear to the Galactic Empire. I have been checking almost everything about Fourth Civilization these days... their music, their operas, their advertisements, their books, their history, their fleet. Everything shows that they are afraid of the Galactic Empire..."
"Isn't it... that they are afraid of us?" Taremi couldn't understand.
Thrawn's expression turned a little ferocious, "I'm so scared that I wish Galactic Empire would die and be destroyed! It's best to crush it completely, cover it with a lid, and push it into Blackhole until it disappears completely!"
Taremi was stunned.
Thrawn stood up, the ferocious expression on his face disappeared, and said calmly, "This is a civilization that has regarded the Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire as its ultimate imaginary enemies from its origin. From the moment they ended their escape and began to establish a colony on the Dawn Planet, they had already regarded that time as The Republic, which has dominated the entire galaxy, has become the only enemy. This civilization... was born to destroy the Galactic Republic! Now the Republic has become an empire, but this purpose of the fourth civilization has never changed."
"There is no reason! I have seen their records. When the colony was first established, the data submitted to the Galactic Republic authorities through Jedi Master Qui-Gon-gold, their The colony only has a population of a few thousand, and there are still more than 100,000 people in hibernation on the spaceship. "Taremi felt extremely ridiculous, "You mean, from that time on, they wanted to defeat Galactic Republic?"
"And they believe they can do it." Thrawn added, his expression became extremely serious.
Suddenly I discovered that this book has an audio version. You can read it on the homepage of the book. Membership should be free, and I occasionally listen to it. Although it is AI dubbing, the effect is surprisingly good.