Chapter 2045 Towards War
? 2045, towards war
It is very strange that Zhou Qing's strong rise in Tatooine did not attract the suppression of the Hutts. And Zhou Qing also changed his previous behavior style, from the previous robbing whoever he saw, to becoming more purposeful, and he would not take the initiative to rob the merchant ships of the Hutts.
The Hutts have two main forces on Tatooine. One is Jabba the Hutt who almost became the underground king of Tatooine, and the other is the Hutt who is much less powerful than Jabba, but is also very powerful. Burka. In addition, some large gang organizations, such as the Black Sun, such as the Zane Consortium, their main force is not in Tatooine, although they also have some influence, but it is limited after all.
There are also many miscellaneous smuggler forces, they either live in the cracks, or rely on these powerful forces to survive. But now, with the rise of Zhou Qing, many scattered teams have been integrated.
Although there are still many forces around Zhou Qing, everyone believes that Zhou Qing will become the third largest force on Tatooine sooner or later. Not for anything else, just because of the invincible black ship and Zhou Qing's invincible strength!
The black ship that people know is just a frigate more than 100 meters long. But even so, with powerful firepower, super fast speed, and the ability to be invisible, it can be said that as a star thief, it is definitely the most terrifying existence! No merchant ship is faster than it, no escort ship is stronger than it, and when the black ship appears and when it escapes, there is no way to know! !
As for the high-level Hutt people, the news they got was even more terrifying. There is more than one black ship, and there is also a black ship of the cruiser level with a length of 500 meters! Not only that, these black ships are organized and all belong to the guardian planet! ! This is very terrifying. If such a plundering fleet really launches a ruthless attack, even the Hutts' own smuggling trade routes will be severely hit! This is the real reason why the Hutts sit back and watch Zhou Qing grow bigger!
As for Zhou Qing himself, his reputation among the natives of Tatooine came more from his personal strength. What is the concept of facing a thousand Tusken Raiders at once? Even the Jedi Knights can't retreat completely in the face of such a battle! But Zhou Qing not only did it, but also killed all the thousand attackers in turn!
what does that mean? It means that on the planet Tatooine, if Zhou Qing wants to kill anyone, the other party will never be able to stop him unless he escapes into the universe! If such a big brother recruits troops and buys horses, why don't you hurry up and hug your thighs? Is it still waiting for the New Year?
In fact, even Tang Yu's evaluation came to a conclusion-on Tatooine, a planet full of deserts, Zhou Qing could exert several times his normal strength! Even in the guardian empire, the only one who can fight Zhou Qing in such an environment is Peacock!
Peacock and Svetlana rely on Earl Dooku's connections,
Through bribery, threats, etc., Zhou Qing also provided some routes for laundering the looted goods. And there are also some routes that have opened up joints in advance. As long as a specific identification code is sent over when they encounter inspections, those Republic Judicial Fleets will turn a blind eye.
Although most of these routes are only in the star field in the middle of the Milky Way, and the inner ring or even the core circle cannot penetrate, but it is enough for now.
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Galactic Republic, Inner Circle, Planet Coruscant.
The Congress of the Republic is holding a plenary session. The speaker, Sheev Palpatine, stands on the anti-gravity platform and flies to the center of the highest part of the parliament hall. He is giving an exciting speech.
"...Separatist forces are becoming more and more rampant now! And what about us? The most brilliant civilization in the galaxy, a country that has lasted for 25,000 years, a representative of freedom and justice, where is our great Galactic Republic?! In Sa Where was the Republic when Rabin was attacked by the Separatists?! Where was the Republic when there was a blackout on Coruscant?!"
"No!! The Republic is not here!! So Sarabin's energy storage base was destroyed!! So there was a power outage in Coruscant, and more than 2,000 hard-working laborers died in the power outage!! And now, the separatists sent their fleet again, Blocked the Marathal planet! Then I ask again, where is the Republic??!!" Palpatine blushed and shouted with all his strength.
"The Republic is here! Here!!"
"Down with the separatist group of pigs and dogs!"
"Declare war on separatism!!!" The entire parliament suddenly boiled, and all the members roared loudly, chanting slogans with the loudest voice in their lives.
Palpatine looked at the reactions of the surrounding congressmen with great satisfaction, and a slight sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. He just watched those angry congressmen yelling loudly. After two full minutes, this He opened his hands to signal for everyone to be quiet. Soon the parliament hall gradually became quiet, and those members raised their heads to look at Palpatine.
Then he continued: "But we must also recognize a reality! The separatists only used 2,000 soldiers this time, plus some old spaceships, to attack Sarabin's line of defense! If it weren't for hearing the news If the rushing Major General Wilhof Tarkin moves quickly, the casualties of the separatists may be less than 1,000!!"
His tone gradually increased, "But how many defenders do we have in Sarabine!! 15,000 troops, and 11 large warships!! Why is this happening? Why?!"
Palpatine did not answer immediately, but looked around, and said word by word: "Because of the corruption of the army! The laxity of discipline! The shortage of funds!! We must understand that this is no longer an age of peace! To protect our lives, there must be a response to this!!"
"Increase military spending! Reform the military system!! Thoroughly investigate the corruption in the military!! Recruit real elites to join the army!! This is what we will do!! Now, I am not speaking as the chairman of the Galactic Republic, but now , It’s just a citizen of the Republic!! I implore everyone, pass Bill 87, and expand the army again!!” Palpatine raised his hands high, clenched his fists tightly, and shouted loudly.
"Expand the army! Expand the army!!"
"Agreed! We want to expand the army!!" A large number of congressmen echoed again, and the parliament hall once again fell into a frenzied atmosphere.
On one of the anti-gravity platforms, a beautiful female member of parliament wearing a long skirt and her hair tied up in a bun sighed long, pressed the abstention button on the platform's voting device, then turned and left.