The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

1932. The end of the Confederation of Independent Systems (5)

After Count Dooku was killed in the mutiny, General Grievous quickly abducted a small fleet including the Destruction-class battleship, the last super battleship of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and fled to the chaotic Hutt space.

What's even more terrible is that during the mutiny, General Grievous also killed Ainle-Tim. This directly led to the death of Count Dooku, and not even one person from the Confederacy of Independent Systems stepped up to clean up the mess. No one!

None of those who survived the mutiny were willing to accept the Confederacy as a hot potato. Originally, some congressmen wanted to elect Per-Nudo, the chairman of the Super Communications Group, to take over as the head of the Confederation of Independent Systems, but Per-Nudo was not a fool. Whoever becomes the head of state will be attacked by the Galactic Empire. This It's tantamount to seeking death!

So the next day Per-Nudo announced that the Super Communications Industry Group would withdraw from the war and be willing to accept the punishment of the Galactic Empire. He took away a lot of wealth and money, and went to the Galactic Empire to bribe officials to find a way out for himself.

In addition, core members such as Parcell Argent and Claire Underwood fled one after another. Even Admiral Trench, who was responsible for the defense of the Laxus subplanet, also took the fleet away. For a time, the Confederacy of Independent Systems couldn't find anyone to lead the overall situation!

As a result, after three and four objections, the members of the Confederation of Independent Systems elected a member named Spar to become the head of state. Spar was a congressman from a small and inconspicuous planet. After he was promoted to the position of head of state, he had no ability to clean up the mess. As a result, he was assassinated in a riot within two days.

So now everything was in complete chaos. The administrative machinery of the Confederation of Independent Systems was paralyzed. Officials at all levels surrendered and fled, and daily administrative work could no longer be carried out. Beginning on the third day after Count Dooku's death, those remaining systems that were still loyal to the Confederation of Independent Systems no longer received even a single administrative order from the Laxus subplanet.

From this point on, although no one has stood up to announce it, the Confederation of Independent Systems has in fact completely collapsed.

However, a very strange situation emerged at this time. Although the administrative core of the Confederation of Independent Systems had completely collapsed at this time, many of the participating planets did not jump out to declare independence, but instead did what they should do. , still defaults to the fact that the Confederation of Independent Systems still exists.

As Count Dooku said before, no matter how bad the Federation of Independent Systems is, it still gives a little hope to those desperate outer ring galaxies. Even if Count Dooku is dead, even if the Confederation of Independent Systems collapses, that glimmer of hope still exists.

These planets still hold on to the last illusion and want to seize this glimmer of hope.

"The Confederation of Independent Systems has completely become history." Tang Xiao said in a deep voice, "This means a very serious reality for us - that is, the Galactic Empire has no other enemies, and their spearheads are It will be pointed directly at us.”

"The finances of the Galactic Empire cannot support the continuation of the war. We are safe in the short term." Prime Minister Francis Underwood said.

His wife, Claire Underwood, the former administrative minister of the Confederation of Independent Systems, has returned to the Dawn Planet and stands beside Francis. Claire's appointment will be issued in a few days. She will serve as the deputy governor of the Haven sector, preparing to replace Governor Graham who is expected to retire in a few years.

"But even if there is no formal war, the Galactic Empire will definitely attack us secretly in all aspects. The Galactic Empire has invested a lot of resources in intelligence. If they tilt their power to our side, our intelligence and security work will be affected. It’s also a very severe test,” said National Security Agency Director Peggy Carter.

Minister of Military Intelligence and Salarian native Saratan Moss said: "We can take the initiative to invest and support the resistance movement behind the Galactic Empire, and involve the energy of the Galactic Empire."

Tang Xiao nodded and said: "This is work that must be done, and it will be the focus of our future work. The Galactic Empire's rear is unstable, and resistance movements and uprisings occur almost every day. We need to ensure that the empire spends its main power on Put out these flames of resistance."

"Is this what you often call a spark?" General Ling nodded and said.

"Yes, and no." Tang Xiao said, "Now, our Kingdom of Dawn will face the most severe threat. Even during the Clone Wars, the pressure we faced will not be greater than it is now. The resistance movement behind the Galactic Empire is still This is just the beginning, and until they become a reality, it will always be us who are resisting the pressure of the Galactic Empire head-on."

"No matter what, now that Count Dooku is dead, I think we can immediately announce Count Dooku's crimes and expose his collusion with Darth Sidious to push the Confederacy of Independent Systems into war! In this way, We can definitely re-establish our banner and gain the allegiance of those remaining galaxies of the Confederacy!" Newt Gunray, the Governor of the Trade Federation, said proudly.

To be honest, even Tang Xiao didn't know why he was happy. Maybe it was because he felt that Count Dooku was dead, and his dead Taoist friend was not dead, so he felt that he had escaped? Or does he think that his status in the Principality of Dawn will be higher than that in the Confederation of Independent Systems?

"If we do this, it will make the Galactic Empire regard us as a threat even more. It is difficult to say whether they will take any more dangerous actions." Chief of General Staff Qi Jian shook his head and said, "According to our plan, The Confederacy of Independent Systems will put all the blame on General Grievous, and Count Dooku will be packaged as a hero who fought to the death for the freedom of the galaxy. As for his collusion with Darth Sidious, Those black histories will be buried forever."

Claire Underwood stood up and said: "This matter has been arranged. I will secretly organize a group of planetary councilors to organize a public memorial event for Count Dooku in their own names, and give a speech to General Grievous. This mutiny is completely determined. After this, the Laxus subplanet will continue to remain silent, neither surrendering nor resisting. If the Galactic Empire's fleet arrives, then it will take its course."

"There is no armed resistance, but you use your silence to express your determination to fight for freedom to the end...? A very good plan. As the administrative capital of the former independent system confederation, the Laxus sub-planet will affect many people who are still in the confederation. Planet. The flame of resistance cannot be extinguished because of the surrender of the Laxus sub-planet." Helmut Zemo, the chief minister of the cabinet, nodded in agreement.