"Michael Stackpole "The Bacta War"" - читать интересную книгу автораeffective. I would imagine they will also try to infil-trate some of the tanker
crews so they can hijack more ship-ments. Our losses-and we will have some-should be minimal." Isard's eyes half-closed. "Minimal losses to us will still be enough to let them finance their war against us." "True, but the fact is that time runs in our favor, not theirs. We have a number of ways to deal with them, but their threat will not be ended until we locate their base and destroy it." Isard pressed two fingers against her lips for a moment. "The elimination of their base has always been the way to deal with them. What other plans do you have in mind?" Vorru smiled hesitantly. "The prime method of eliminat-ing their ability to fight against us is for us to open up our storage wells and make an abundance of bacta available." "No!" Erisi and Ysanne looked at each other in surprise as their joint denunciation of that suggestion echoed loudly through the room. Isard shook her head. "That would kill the price of bacta and loosen the dependency of others upon us." "Agreed, but we can survive the momentary weakness, Rogue Squadron cannot. The strength of the bacta price is their strength. Take it away, and they are left penniless. Karrde won't speak with them. They will be unable to main-tain their spacecraft and will no longer appear to be friends worth protecting. Make bacta abundant, offer a reward to bring Antilles and his people in, and hint that bacta will re-main abundant if they are captured or betrayed to you and Antilles is done." easiest and most bloodless of the plans needed for getting rid of Antilles. She will reject it because it does not satisfy her sense of revenge. She wants him to suffer, not wither. I doubt she recognizes she should reject it because of the backlash she will suffer among the Xucphra people when their standard of living crashes. Isard slowly shook her head. "Antilles has defied me di-rectly and has killed one of my Destroyers. I want him dead, I want Horn dead and the others, but I want them to know I was the hand behind it, not market vagaries. Moreover, relin-quished power is power that is not easily recovered. Next." "The other plan is the current one-a plan that requires vigilance and patience. We keep seeking information and then pounce when we know where he is." Vorru shrugged stiffly. "The problem with this plan is that it is frustrating, since we cannot act until we know where he is based. That could take three months, six, a year." "Unacceptable." Isard shook her head adamantly. "I am not going to sit back and allow Antilles free rein while I just wait. This situation cannot be allowed to mature further. We 1 I need action. I want to kill something, and I want to use her pilots to do it." Isard pointed an unwavering ringer at Erisi. "If your pilots are truly elite, killing something should not be beneath them." Vorru felt a cold shiver run down his spine. Halanit was a disaster, yet she would repeat it. "Madam Director, a raid right now would be a waste of people, |
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