2716. Early signs (Part 1)
9BBY, August 30th.
Imperial Capital, Imperial Center, original Coruscant.
Even during the Clone Wars period, there was still singing, dancing, and revelry, because everyone believed that the war would never fail, and the war would never spread to the heart of the galaxy.
But now, the cloud of war and the worry of failure are hanging over Coruscant for the first time twenty-five thousand years after the founding of Galactic Republic.
Many people have already seen that the military threat of Kingdom of Dawn is very specific and continuous. It does not rely on the raids of elite fleets to threaten the heart of Galactic Republic like Sith Empire and Mandalorian Crusaders did in the past.
The military threat of Kingdom of Dawn was established by continuously defeating Galactic Republic and Galactic Empire in frontal battles again and again.
When the war broke out for the second time, from the great defeat of Kira planet, to the panic of Fondor Planet being occupied, to the panic of Northern Territory Campaign Lieutenant General Thrawn The short-term hope it brought them, but in the end, the fall of Fortress Planet Bilbrin meant that Galactic Empire was now unable to hold on to even the heavily fortified Core Worlds portal.
The fall of Bilbrin Planet completely shattered the the Empire people's illusion that Imperial Center was extremely safe, but the response Galactic Empire gave was just Emperor of the Empire acted like a madman on Palanci Planet and staged a massacre with King of Dawn Tang Xiao - the massacre was the Empire's own people.
Coruscant The sky is still busy, but I don't know since when, the luxury yachts flying in the sky have gradually been replaced by military transport ships, and the patrols on the streets have also changed from polite security personnel to cold and terrifying K-X series security robots.
20 Imperial II-class Star Destroyer have also entered the planet's atmosphere and are distributed in key locations on the planet. Although it is located high in the sky and hidden above the clouds, it is still clearly visible on a sunny day.
Such a deployment sends a clear message - what Imperial army is guarding against may not just be enemies from outside.
At the same time, in order to cope with this panic, Galactic Empire also issued very strict border management regulations, strictly prohibiting asset transfers, restricting the flow of people, and asking everyone to fight to the end for the Empire.
Core Worlds The banquets and entertainment of the dignitaries have also been greatly reduced, replaced by more gatherings. They are also trying their best to protect themselves as a team.
Galactic Empire's military is no longer trusted.
Just a few days ago, a senior official of Imperial treasury was assassinated, and before he was killed, he spread a message to Galactic HoloNet. This news directly accuses Galactic Empire's senior management of concealing financial income, embezzling and misappropriating financial funds, and leaving a huge amount of funds unaccounted for.
Although this news was soon completely blocked, it was no longer a secret among those Core Worlds dignitaries who had great hands and eyes.
This proves that in addition to Death Star project, the Empire's top executives also have multiple secret projects involving a large amount of funds, and these funds have not been subject to financial approval. So, do these secret projects exist, and are the funds flowing out really used for the research and development of these projects?
No one is supervising, and naturally no one knows.
When the panic of failure spreads throughout Coruscant like a plague, any slight disturbance will sting the fragile nerves of those powerful people.
Victor-Herman-Traak (Victor Herman Stracker) got off his special car, picked up the wine bottle and took a sip of wine, and then walked into his office drunkenly.
He is Lieutenant General Imperial Navy, subordinate to Capital Defense Fleet.
It should be pointed out that Capital Defense Fleet is not under the jurisdiction of the First Galactic Army, but an independent force dedicated to defending Core Worlds. However, this fleet has always been only a second-line fleet, so during the war, most of its functions were replaced by the first, Second Systems Army, which was more powerful and had strategic offensive capabilities.
But that doesn't mean the fleet is cancelled.
Seeing his drunken appearance, a beautiful female officer in military uniform with a heroic appearance came over to support him and helped him sit down on the sofa. Although it was already late at night, she was still wearing a straight military uniform and a pair of black leather gloves on her hands. She seemed to be working overtime here.
"General, why did you come to the headquarters office instead of going home after you were drunk?" the female officer asked with a frown.
"Why go back? Listen to the endless complaints? Complain about why the allowance keeps decreasing, complain about why I don't always go shopping with her, complain about why I don't go to the front line to fight some beautiful battles, so that she can show off in front of her famous friends?" Herman-S Traak, who is nearly 50 years old, said loudly while taking advantage of the wine.
"But no matter what, you should go back at this time." The female officer said, "I will arrange a driver right now."
"No!" Lieutenant General Si Traak shouted, and then reluctantly sat up straight, "I'm right here... listen to you to report on the current work."
The female officer frowned and said, "What I am currently sorting out is the security report of the 779th sector of Coruscant in the past two weeks. Because the data is relatively complicated, I have been doing it until now. The report has not been completed yet, so there is nothing to report."
"It's okay, I just like it, listening to your report." Lieutenant General Si Traak waved his hand and said, "You can start, Captain Lena-Halder."
Captain Lena-Halder sighed, picked up the report with a hand wearing black leather gloves, and began to report the contents to Lieutenant General Si Traak. Her voice was slightly deep, and her narration was very organized. Even in such a complicated environment as Imperial Center Coruscant, she still organized all the data in this sector in an orderly manner.
Lieutenant General Si Traak listened carefully, and even his drunkenness dissipated a lot. All along, because of family conflicts, he has been forcing himself to devote more to work, so that he can forget those annoying things.
Moreover, in the military, his secretary, Captain Lena-Halder, has always assisted him in handling various chores in a very professional manner.
The Empire The capital area defense fleet, such a second-line garrison force, is naturally assigned to various chores that the front-line troops despise. It is very cumbersome, but Lena-Halder handles these things very well.
This made Lieutenant General Si Traak even develop a kind of dependence. Only when Lena-Halder was around could he handle his work with peace of mind.
Lena-Halder is very professional and measured, always maintaining the proper distance. However, this time, the emotions in Lieutenant General Herman's Traak suddenly burst out. He suddenly jumped up, hugged Lena, and kissed him fiercely!
"General! What are you doing!? Leave immediately!" Lena pushed Si Traak hard, but her strength was far from the opponent's opponent, and she was immediately pushed down on the sofa.
A night of twenty thousand words passed by in a flash, and when Herman-S Traak opened his eyes, it was already the next morning. He found that he was still in the office, but the place had been neatly tidied up, and all traces of last night's madness had been swept away.
Lena-Halder, still wearing military uniform, came over, brought a glass of refreshing juice, placed it in front of Si Traak, turned around and left without saying a word.
"Wait a minute! Captain Halder...Lena." Si Traak stood up, grabbed Lena's hand, and said seriously, "I have decided! Lena! Let's be together!"
"Please don't joke, General." Lena said calmly, "You are married, and your wife is the second-in-line heir to Stracker family. No matter from which point of view, it is impossible for us to be together."
"No! I'm serious! I've had enough!" Herman-S Traak said loudly, walked over and hugged Lena regardless of the other party's struggle, "Don't worry! It's already going to be fast! What Stracker family! Will be stepped on by me soon! It won't take long, we will replace First System Army and become the masters of Core Worlds!"
"Drink something to sober up first, general." Lena broke away, his tone still cold.
However, Herman Si Traak became serious, his voice was low and powerful, "We are participating in an unprecedented change. Now, start working, Colonel Hardt. Formulate a defense change plan, and let us take over Coruscant's defense."
He didn't notice that after hearing this, Lena-Halder had an imperceptible smile on his lips.