Brutal battles immediately began. In order to regain these planets, the Supreme Strategic Command of the Galactic Republic also ordered the deployment of natural troops to land on these planets to cooperate with the clone army in combat.
For example, during the battle on the planet Charra, the Galactic Republic invested more than 2 million conscripted natural soldiers, and at the same time required the surrendered government of the planet Charra to send their own local troops to cooperate in the battle, with a total strength of more than 1,000.
Ten thousand.
But facts have proven that these natural soldiers with lax military discipline, insufficient training, and backward equipment are simply impossible to fight against the robot army!
Facing the robots that pressed forward in a neat formation, firing and strafing as they advanced, the natural soldiers almost collapsed at the first touch. The defeated soldiers exposed the flanks of the clone army, forcing them to retreat with them.
In the end, it was the Republic fleet that took off a large number of fighter jets and carried out indiscriminate bombings on the robot army's control area, and then stabilized the battle line.
The war situation on the planet Charia was unfavorable, and it seemed to have gotten off to a bad start. During this counterattack, the Galactic Republic, which lacked ground troops, almost ran into obstacles in every direction.
The Confederacy of Independent Systems has been transporting robot legions to these planets for a long time, and they are all entrenched in urban areas and sewer systems. This makes it difficult for the Republic's fighter fleet bombing to wipe out all these robots.
And in the hidden places of these planets, the robot legions are even equipped with many J-1 heavy proton cannons, posing a very serious threat to the Cheer-class assault landing ships that want to break into the atmosphere for landing operations.
At the same time, the fleet of the Galactic Republic did not dare to launch an attack rashly. They were also worried that once the fleet penetrated into the area controlled by the Confederation of Independent Systems, its supply lines would be cut off and they would be killed alive.
Just like Master Yoda's failure in the Model Sector.
However, the Galactic Republic has never been able to come up with a solution - the solution is actually very simple, send more clone armies, train natural human armies, and the third one has been placed on the desk of the Supreme Strategic Command
method.
The first method is no longer possible. With the destruction of the clone factory on the planet Kamino, the output of the clone army has dropped sharply. Even if the third-generation factory is still there, it will take some time to resume production, and even if
It has fully recovered and the output is less than half of its previous level.
The second method is naturally impossible since the Galactic Republic has neither money nor time.
So there is only the third method left - orbital bombing.
The resolution agreeing that frontline commanders can use firepower exceeding the rated power to carry out orbital bombing when the situation is critical has been passed. According to this resolution, even if the bombing will cause irreversible damage to the planet's atmosphere, the victory of the battle must be guaranteed.
, so orbital bombing can be used.
But similarly, there is another sentence at the end of the discussion: if the frontline commander wants to carry out orbital bombing, he must obtain the consent of the accompanying Jedi Knights.
At present, no Jedi has given orders for orbital bombardment, so the Galactic Republic's counterattack plan has been hindered almost from the beginning.
The Jedi cannot give this order because this order will directly and indirectly kill a large number of civilians. This is a challenge to the Jedi creed they have accepted since childhood.
But if this order is not issued, on the one hand, they can only sit back and watch the separatist forces continue to act arbitrarily. On the other hand, they can only face large numbers of natural soldiers taking to the battlefield and then being slaughtered by the robot army...
Although we don’t know how long it will take before the first Jedi Knight issues this order, what we do know is that the time has begun to count down...
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At this time, the planet Eriadu.
The cruelty of the battle that broke out on this planet has far exceeded that of any battle that has broken out on any planet since the outbreak of the war.
In order to resist the landing of the Fourth Civilization, the Governor of the 18th Army, Wilhuff Tarkin, armed a large number of civilians and formed a huge army of more than 100 million people!
Moreover, he still has more than 1 million local regular troops and 20,000 clone soldiers.
This is a very terrifying force!
The total force of the Fourth Civilization is 1.3 million, including 1 million robots. There are also 10,000 Inchori and 20,000 Kali. These are super soldiers whose combat power far exceeds that of ordinary people.
In addition, the fourth civilization also has complete air supremacy!
Ghost fighter jets and Banshee fighter jets continue to fly over the planet, looking for every ground target and then clearing it at targeted locations.
Swarms of Vulture robot fighters guard the Coyote robot bombers, raging on the planet like locusts. As long as something is moving among their sensors, even a small animal will swoop down directly, and then use dense
Firepower plowed that area to the ground!
For the defenders of the planet Eriadu, every battle is a hell. Being able to come back alive from the battlefield has become the biggest luxury in each of their hearts.
…
Phew~~~~~~A suspended train passed at high speed among the mountains. The train was filled with local troops wearing gray military uniforms and holding outdated EE-3 blaster rifles.
Many of those soldiers still had childish looks on their faces, and they looked out the window in fear.
Although the suspended train passed by this snowy place with an altitude of more than 7,000 meters, the sky was clear with blue sky and white clouds, and the beautiful scenery outside the window was refreshing, but what these soldiers had in their hearts was only fear.
Because they know that when the beautiful scenery outside the window disappears, it is when they step into hell.
An officer's figure appeared on the holographic screen in front of the carriage. He said loudly: "Fighters of the Republic's glory! Remember! We are soldiers from Valto City in the southern hemisphere! Our goal is to reinforce the planet's capital, Elixiang City!
Don't lose the face of our southern boys!
As long as the separatist blockade can be broken through, everyone will be able to get at least a whole ham and enough food for a month!
Come on, boys of Southern Valto! Show your strength!
"
Although the officer thought he had delivered an exciting speech, there were still very few people who responded, and all the soldiers' faces did not show much emotion.
I definitely have to go, and I definitely have to get a fight, but for that bullshit glory? No! For that month’s rations, for the hungry parents, wife and children at home!
The scenery outside the window dimmed instantly. The train with its shield turned on and traveling at a speed of more than 2,000 kilometers per hour had passed through the huge mountain range. Turning around, I saw that the beautiful scenery outside the window before was now occupied by gray! Then,
The train passed over a completely destroyed city!
Everything in this city is gray.
This is the color of the dust that rises after being subjected to repeated orbital bombardments. It also represents... the color of death!
Despair appeared on almost every soldier's face. Even if there was a trace of fantasy before, it was now shattered by the cruel reality!
At this moment, a shrill siren suddenly sounded in the train!
"We are under attack by separatist fighter jets! Everyone prepare for battle!
"The officer said loudly.
Dozens of close-range laser cannons rose from several armed carriages of the train and pointed at the sky, but the sky was empty, nothing.
The next second, dozens of rockets appeared out of thin air and exploded directly on the train's shield!