Chapter 52 - Dejarik (1/2)

Admiral Dao was waiting for the Separatist to make their move. To him, battles were like Dejarik games. He had already made his move by setting up his defenses. Now was the time for the enemy commander to make his, or hers, as they didn't even know who it was yet.

Dap was not a clone, but he was already an admiral on the Old Republic army for years before the Clone Wars began. He had worked his way up the ranks and was an expert on pacification and defense missions.

His years of experience told him that since the enemy had not to attack immediately there were three paths that the enemy could choose.

The first one was that they were expecting reinforcements, and were not worried about time.

They could also be waiting for contact from the Republic, probably to order that the clone army surrendered unconditionally.

Lastly, the Separatist could be trying to intimidate them, by showing their numbers and firepower.

Either way, Dao new that on any of those situations the enemy would have to contact them first. Dao certainly would not surrender, even if that cost him his life.

He could also bet that the clanckers weren't waiting for reinforcements unless they were really stupid. Kamino was the heart of the Grand Army of the Republic. Even if the Separatist have found a secret hyperspace path that the Republic didn't know about, and caught them by surprise, that would only buy them a few hours at most.

So, the only option was that the Separatist leader was trying to apply to press on the defending forces, and hoping to crush their morale. Then, according to Dao deductions, the enemy commander would say that the Republic had no chance and will be destroyed, all of this in hopes that the clones fight with a little bit less spirit.

For all that Dao knew, those were the worst kind of enemy. An enemy that uses all his strength to kill you is scary, but one who tries to decrease your forces, both physically and mentally, on every which way before attacking is absolutely terrifying.

”Admiral. Incoming transmission from their capital ship. All of our command sh.i.p.s are receiving it.”

”Put it on the table.”

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