2082 Neutral Guarantee
"In other words, you want us to be absolutely neutral, to provide the Independent Star System Confederation with navigation routes and convenience, and also provide navigation routes and convenience for the Republic?" Arok the Hutt said slowly.
"If you can't even do this, then I can only treat your actions as an act of war against the Confederation of Independent Star Systems. Maybe I can't do anything to your Hutt fleet, but believe me, I definitely have the ability to make you suffer! Since you want to touch me, you should know what I can do … "Tang Yu's eyes flashed as he threatened.
Gorga's expression changed. He adjusted his monocle and asked in a deep voice, "How many Kurofunes do you have?"
"You detained my fleet in Nar Xada. Don't you know how many Kurofunes I have?" Tang Yu asked with a smile. He paused for a moment before continuing, "Oh right, I forgot. You couldn't stop the Kurofunes I sent to Nar Xada. If you want to know how many Kurofunes I have in my hands, it's simple. Why don't you try defecting to the Republic and find out? "
The five Hutts were all silent. A cold smile appeared on Tang Yu's face. To the Hutts, the fleet of the Predators was the real bargaining chip that would win the negotiation! The strength of the five Hutts could easily crush the guardian planet, but throughout the whole negotiation process, they maintained the most patience with Tang Yu. One reason was that Tang Yu had the power to easily kill thousands of people, and the other reason was the Kurofunes! The Predator fleet!
Although the Hutts were powerful, they were extremely reliant on their smuggling trade routes. Once these trade routes were cut off, they would suffer heavy losses. After all, the star systems in the Hutt Space, including Nalhutt, Nar Xada, Toydalia, Yelecia, and Da-Susia, were not particularly developed. They needed these trade routes to maintain the Hutts' power.
What was even more fatal was that the Hutt Space was very vast, about one-fifth the size of the entire Milky Way. However, the star systems in it were very sparse. There were only about 800 to 1100 habitable star systems. The Hutt's fleet didn't have the ability to take care of such a vast area. For a long time, they had left the Hutt Space to its own devices. Once Tang Yu's Predator fleet wreaked havoc in the Hutt Realm, the Hutts wouldn't be able to use their massive but very old warships to deal with them.
Inside the Hutt Space, the Hutts could rely on their fleets and the endless smugglers and space pirates to not be afraid of the fleets of the Republic and the Confederation. However, they were extremely afraid of the Predators, who specialized in taking advantage of others.
"That only means you have the right to negotiate with us, but Ziro alone isn't enough!" Oruba said.
"I can make the Confederation of Independent Star Systems provide absolute neutrality for the Hutt Dimension. The Independent Star System Confederacy guarantees the independence of the Hutt Space, and guarantees that all activities conducted in the Hutt Space are commercial activities, and will never involve the Hutt Space in a war. Also, the Independent Star System Confederacy is willing to fight for the independence of the Hutt Space, "Tang Yu said slowly.
The Hutts looked at each other. Arok said, "But you need to know that we will also provide the same conditions for the Republic."
"I understand. This war has nothing to do with the Hutts. We will also guarantee that," Tang Yu said calmly.
"We will discuss this. Before that, you can go and fulfill your first promise. Give Ziro to us," Arok said.
"Ziro will appear in Nar Xada within a week," Tang Yu nodded, turned around, and left the palace with Kristina.
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Tang Yu's trip to Nar Xada this time was to deal with the Hutts, as well as get rid of the fallen Jedi Knight, Shen Jon. After reaching a preliminary agreement with the Hutts, he didn't stay any longer. He took a shuttle to Lasacas 4 to meet Count Dooku.
At the same time, under his orders, Tang Jiu took a shuttle from the Guardian Planet to Nar Xada, then changed to a ship arranged by the Hutts and flew to the capital of the Republic, Coruscant.
Now that the Guardian Planet's battle on Planet Jabim had ended, they had won a great victory and dealt a heavy blow to the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Knights. Meanwhile, General Trench and Immortal Fox were still sealing off Planet Christophsis. Their ground forces were also slowly advancing, taking over the main cities of the planet. The battle wasn't over yet, because the Republic hadn't responded yet. General Trench's plan was to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements, so there was no hurry.
Although the Independent Star System Confederacy was very aggressive, they hadn't made much progress. Apart from the Guardian planet's victory on Planet Jabim and General Grievous's annihilation of the Republic's fleet in the air battle near Planet Falin, there hadn't been much progress in the other battlefields. They even suffered a crushing defeat on Planet Ambrigado-Rayi.
Generally speaking, although the Independent Star System Confederacy occupied a large number of star systems in the Outer Ring and Central Ring, these star systems were very scattered. The Outer Ring and Central Ring Star Zones and the Republic were intertwined. Roughly speaking, they were divided into five large parts, and there were other scattered star systems. Therefore, the huge fleet could only put out fires everywhere. In contrast, the Republic's situation was much better. They relied on their own Core and Inner Ring's sphere of influence to radiate outwards, limiting the war to the outside of the Central Ring Star Zones. Moreover, it was very convenient for them to send reinforcements and launch attacks through the hyperspace channel of the Core and Inner Ring.
Currently, because the war had just broken out, the Independent Star System Confederacy was relying on their long-held momentum to launch continuous attacks, temporarily suppressing the Republic in a sense. However, if they couldn't open up the situation in the early stages of the war, they would face the fate of being defeated one by one. In the original plot, the Independent Star System Confederacy was unable to continue in the later stages of the war because of this reason.
Once they won the Hutt's guarantee of neutrality, then through the channel of the Hutt Dimension, the controlled areas of the three parts of the Independent Star System Confederacy would be able to connect with each other. This would have a huge impact on the war.
In the original plot, Count Dooku wanted to kidnap Jabba the Hutt's son and form an alliance with the Hutt, but this attempt was thwarted by the Republic. This was an important turning point, forcing the Independent Star System Confederacy's fleet to be scattered in several areas to fight the Republic at the same time. Moreover, once they were attacked by the Republic's fleet, the speed at which they could send reinforcements was also very slow.
It could be said that although the Clone War didn't end with a war, the Independent Star System Confederacy was actually not far from being defeated in the last period of time. And Tang Yu wanted to prolong the war as much as possible to give them more buffer time, and the Hutts were the key! That was why he sent Zhou Qing to Tatooine and Jane Connor to Nar Xada at the very beginning! And now, his previous plan finally bore fruit — the Hutt's guarantee of neutrality!
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