The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

1987. Thrawn’s teacher

So under such circumstances, the several high-ranking family representatives in Chisling's cabinet were horrified to discover that they actually no longer had any cards to talk to Chiara.

Because the fleet currently commanded by Chiara can easily plow the planet Hisra to the ground!

Now, immediately, right away, on the spot!

The Nurudo family gritted their teeth and said viciously: "Are you finally going to this point? Chiara! You should know what you just said..."

It means treason.

Admiral Chiara closed her eyes in pain. She was unwilling to face such a situation and was unwilling to become like this. However, facing the dual pressure of Dawn Principality and Grisk Hegemony, she had no choice.

In the past, she could forcibly veto the proposal of Lieutenant General Brent of the Principality of Dawn and prevent the fleet from attacking. But if that was the case, when Lieutenant General Brent reported the matter to the Principality of Dawn, the result would probably be that of her. The commander-in-chief was immediately dismissed.

Although she is the commander-in-chief, this so-called commander-in-chief is only tactical. On strategic issues, there is absolutely no say.

Then, although the new commander-in-chief will definitely be a Chiss, can we guarantee that the commander-in-chief will not commit more outrageous treasonous actions? After all, the current position of Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet means controlling invincible power!

At least as far as Admiral Chiara himself knows, another admiral of the Nurudo family has much greater ambitions than himself! In recent years, if it weren't for the fact that the Nurudo family was splashed with dirty water due to Thrawn's incident, resulting in a decline in reputation, I, a general of the Eliz family, would definitely not be able to compete with the Nurudo family, which specializes in controlling the military.

Therefore, instead of letting others command the combined fleet and then overthrowing the existing order of the Chiss Territory, it is better for her to control the military power herself. At least she is sure that she will never betray the Chiss Territory.

In less than a minute, Admiral Chiara had already made up her mind. She said firmly, "I said, as the commander-in-chief of the combined fleet, I will use all means to initiate civil unrest during the war." Strength, stop such behavior! Because it will affect the advancement of this war! After the war is over, I will naturally resign as the commander-in-chief of the combined fleet!"

Having said that, everyone present looked disbelieving.

These ruling families have long put the struggle for power above national interests. They absolutely cannot understand the loyalty shown by General Chiara, an upright soldier.

But at this moment, the eyes of the Eliz family were shining, as if he saw another brand new possibility!

So he stood up, waved his hand and said loudly: "Admiral Chiara's decision is correct! The Eliz family will fully support the joint fleet's action plan! And if you want to secretly manipulate this operation, All will be punished as treason!"

He immediately tied himself to the United Fleet, as if the person commanding the United Fleet was not Admiral Chiara, but the Eliz family!

Regardless of whether Chiara thinks so, as long as the other ruling families in the cabinet think so, that's enough!

"Yes! This is the right choice!" The Chafe family immediately changed their attitude.

"The Inrokini family expresses its support!"

"The Meese family fully agrees with Admiral Chiara's decision!"

These family representatives, who were making ugly appearances for their own purposes, did not notice that the corners of the Sabersen family's mouths turned up slightly, revealing a cold smile as if their conspiracy had succeeded.

At this time, Admiral Qiara had already turned around and walked out. She didn't want to see the ugliness of these so-called politicians. She was a pure soldier, and she just felt disgusted by such things.

Lieutenant General Brent and Keith Maxwell also came out. In fact, they were indifferent to such things. On the contrary, the more these families in Chisled fought among themselves, the worse it would be for the Principality of Dawn. is beneficial.

Even the Principality of Dawn doesn't mind the outbreak of civil war in Chisland, because it will not affect the situation here.

At present, the navy of the Principality of Dawn is unprecedentedly powerful, and the number of thousand-meter-class battleships has exceeded 500! There were only 20 ships sent to the Chiss Territory. If Tang Xiao was willing, more fleets would pass through the star gate at any time and flatten the Chiss Territory.

The reason for not doing this is just considering the cost and benefits.

"It seems that you are in a bad mood..." Keith Maxwell took out a bottle of drink from somewhere and handed it to Admiral Chiara, "To be honest, when I saw the looks of those guys, I was actually more worried. What’s surprising is that your Qisi Territory has not perished even after thousands of years..."

"This is because of the efforts of our ancestors, the Chisland has a vast territory, and it also gives us unrivaled industrial and military strength." Admiral Chiara glanced at Keith Maxwell, He sighed, took the drink and took a sip, then frowned.

Because this drink was bitter... but although it was bitter, the aftertaste was a refreshing fragrance. After drinking it, she felt that her head, which had been muddled in the conference room just now, had sobered up a lot.

"What is this?" Admiral Qiara asked with a frown.

"Tea. Well, it's a drink brewed with special leaves. The one I'm drinking for you is called...'Dahongpao'. Although I don't quite understand why a drink is named after clothes. But I quite like it. This kind of drink." Keith Maxwell said, "I think you should need this thing."

Admiral Chiara closed his eyes, sighed again, and said: "At the beginning of the contact, after learning that you knew Thrawn, I was actually very surprised, or rather...surprised. But just like you now From what I learned, Thrawn was expelled from the Chisland. In the eyes of those families, Thrawn is an alien, even a sinner."

"You said that you and Thrawn are comrades in arms." Lieutenant General Brent said.

"Not just a comrade, he was once my student." General Chiara fell into memories.

Keith Maxwell was shocked, "Student? Did you know that Grand Duke Tang Xiao regarded Thrawn as the most dangerous general in the Galactic Empire during a military meeting?"

"Then the Grand Duke's judgment is correct. Thrawn is indeed the most talented person among the people I know. No matter what the environment, he can always find a chance to win... He is always full of confidence, and he is always confident. Not afraid of failure - because he never fails," said Admiral Chiara.

"And you are his teacher." Lieutenant General Brent emphasized.

"I am only three years older than him, but I have been attending the Chiss Naval Academy for a little longer. Thrawn's family was very poor, so when he entered the school, he was actually overage." Admiral Chiara Said, "You have also heard that those in the ruling family keep repeating Thrawn's cheating. Haha, in fact, they are just mediocre people who cannot understand the ideas of geniuses."

"oh?"

"That was a simulated combat test. Thrawn's score in the simulated combat exceeded the highest record in the history of the academy, and far exceeded...and the proctor of that simulated combat test was me." Chiara entered Will said, "Later, the Academy believed that Thrawn was cheating because his actions in the simulated combat could not be replicated."

She smiled coldly and said: "You know what? At the hearing, those people tried desperately to prove that Thrawn's results were impossible. They were almost exactly the same as their ugly appearance today. However, as the invigilator, I was I saw Thrawn's command... It was a genius combat move. He adapted to the situation, seized the blind spot at that moment, launched an attack, and then defeated the enemy with almost no injuries. Thrawn called this tactical move - —'stealth maneuver'. And this is what I emphasized at the hearing."

"But it seems like you didn't convince them," Keith Maxwell said.

"That's right. Because of my persistence, Thrawn's cheating case was not pronounced in the end. But because that stealth maneuver could never be replicated, those so-called military experts who were jealous of Thrawn's genius always believed that Thrawn was in trouble. Cheating, and I’m just covering up my students.”

"Even Thrawn himself can't copy it?"

"So, he is a genius." Only when he mentioned Thrawn, there was a smile on Admiral Chiara's frozen face.

She continued: "After that, Thrawn's performance was outstanding and he successfully entered the Chiss Defense Fleet. He became an officer in the fleet with me, and started his military career step by step from the patrol team. From that time on, Thrawn The battles commanded by Long have never failed...but at the same time, what he received was not appreciation, but doubts and criticisms."

"Will you be questioned even if you win?" Keith Maxwell felt unbelievable.

"They accused him of taking the initiative without taking a second strike; they accused him of destroying the wings of their luxury spaceship in order to rescue civilians; they accused him of acting without permission and humiliating the commander. In short, Thrawn defeated almost everyone , but also offended almost everyone. Too many things happened after that, and the result was that he was exiled." Admiral Chiara said.

"It's no wonder that the Nurudo family is so angry, because such a military genius was taken away from them." Keith Maxwell said.

Admiral Chiara smiled coldly and said: "Do you really think that the Nurudo family wants Thrawn to come back? They just used this incident as an excuse to suppress the Eliz family. After all, Thrawn was exiled. , the Eliz family is the mastermind. But if one day Thrawn really wants to return, then I’m afraid the Nurudo family will be the first to stand up and oppose it.” [Note 1]

She turned her head and looked at the sky. Because the climate on the planet Xisla is very cold, it is snowing heavily in the sky at the moment. Fortunately, there is no wind, and they can still stand outside and enjoy the scenery.

"Actually, you don't need to think of me as a member of the Eliz family." Chiara said, "Although I was indeed born in the Eliz family, according to the laws of the Chiss Territory, I joined the Chiss Defense Fleet and became a Commodore. Afterwards, during the promotion ceremony, I will swear to break away from my original family, and I am no exception. Therefore, my position now is from the perspective of the Qisi Territory, not the Eliz family."

"But after all, your parents and relatives are still in the Eliz family... They still have a strong influence on you, don't they? You also saw the expressions of the Eliz family just now, and he almost took advantage of it. Your plan to suppress or even eliminate the enemy family is just plain obvious." Keith Maxwell said.

Admiral Chiara's expression became extremely serious, and she gritted her teeth and said: "This is absolutely impossible! I am not the kind of person they put family struggle over national interests! No... I should say, I What I hate most are people like them!”

She took a deep breath and said: "Please rest assured, I will never let the Chisi Territory fall into chaos or even civil war because of family interests!"

In fact, it’s not impossible to show me one of your civil wars... Lieutenant General Brent thought to himself. But after all, he is several years older than Chiara, who is in her forties, and he will not participate much in such conversations.

…

With their own thoughts in mind, after Admiral Chiara executed this combat plan with great force, two days later, all the capital ships in the Chiss Territory had completed their assembly on the capital planet Hisla.

The forces participating in this operation included 20 capital ships and 50 cruisers of the Kingdom of Dawn Navy; 8 Night Dragon-class battleships, 26 Lion-class cruisers, and 70 Fire Wolf-class cruisers of the Chiss Navy.

All three types of Chiss warships are called 'man-of-war' by the Chiss, but they actually vary greatly in size. The Night Dragon class is almost 800 meters long, the Lion class is more than 600 meters long, and the Fire Wolf class is more than 400 meters long.

This combat operation did not involve small warships, also to consider the navigability and safety of passing through complex hyperspace channels.

After completing the assembly, under the uneasy eyes of the Chissland cabinet, this huge fleet left the capital Hisla through the navigation of the high-ranking templar Rasdian.

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[Note 1: The story of Thrawn is actually mainly derived from the novels "Thrawn Trilogy". In fact, the matter of Thrawn being exiled is much more complicated and tortuous in the original book, but after all, the protagonist of our book is the Fourth Civilization, and it is impossible to spend too much pen and ink on Thrawn. So I adjusted some of the content, and tried to flatten and simplify Thrawn's plot in the Chisland as much as possible. I could simply explain it in one or two thousand words. However, the general context has not changed, that is, Thrawn is actually an unwelcome presence in the Chiss Territory. Friends who have read the novel "Thrawn Trilogy" don't criticize me for the wrong plot. In short, that's what it means (actually I haven't read this novel either). 】