Chapter 1697 The essence of war is consumption
Admiral Misaro smiled without any disguise. He was perhaps the one among the senior imperial generals present who wanted to hear the news the most.
There was no way, this newly promoted saint with a powerful hairstyle was now the number one master of the imperial army in the Sede galaxy. However, considering that the number one master on the opposite side was Yu Lian, he had been very panicked.
For half a year, General Misaro tortured himself countless times, how he should deal with it if Yu Lian on the opposite side proposed an honorary duel of psykers with the Imperial Army. He woke up from nightmares countless times in the middle of the night, all of which were scenes of him being tortured and killed by that man in the Battle of Honor.
But the problem is that a battle of honor between extraordinary beings is very consistent with the eternal etiquette of cosmic war, but it takes much longer than burning dolls before the decisive battle.
If you don't agree, it will still hurt morale.
But if you agree, it will still hurt your life.
Master Misaro finally became a saint and got a fief that could be passed on to future generations. He really wanted to enjoy his life more. His fiefdom is a large island on a naturally habitable planet with bright sunshine and fertile land.
The family had just moved to the fiefdom, and the city hall had just been built, but I had not even lived there for a day.
By the way, the lady also wrote that the family had developed a vineyard behind the manor, stocked teal ducks and pheasants in the forest, and raised fathead fish and millet crabs in the sea next to it. He really wanted to go fishing every morning, hunt in the afternoon, and soak in a winery every night after retirement.
Admiral Misaro swore to the spirit of the universe that he was just an ordinary person and he really didn't want to die.
Fortunately, the "Dragon of Dawn" on the opposite side is a decent person after all. He probably did not make such an embarrassing invitation because of his old friendship with the Dawn Angel.
Now it's better, the Duke's sister is here, and there is peace. The eldest sister of the group is here, and even if the sky falls, there will be a tall person holding it up.
Admiral Rosanaio looked at the changes in his colleagues' expressions. He probably had a misunderstanding, and said: "Don't worry, the position of Director of Land Warfare is still yours."
In fact, she can take over this position, and I really don't mind at all. This was Admiral Misaro's true words, but he estimated that if he really said this, he would be regarded as a yin and yang, so he left it at that.
"After that, His Royal Highness King Shazam, as well as the fleets of Admiral Tikan and Admiral Schondo will all arrive within two months. By that time, we will have 6 ships on the front line of Seder Fortress Titans and 20 Dreadnoughts.”
Therefore, even the imperial army generals present naturally felt the strong aura of the impending storm.
"Even in the last galactic war, how could the empire have deployed so many troops in one galaxy?" Admiral Misaro said with emotion.
"It's all worth it for that person." The young King Solain clenched his fists and said.
"Where are the other two routes?" Marshal Ikenluojia asked.
Admiral Rosanaio paused for a moment and opened another document: "The official has not received a specific timetable, but the Generalissimo's Office has notified them that they have set off. Everything is in accordance with the established schedule. There is a plan and it is going smoothly.”
Marshal Ikenluojia nodded with a pleased look on his face: "Very good, I never worry about the planning ability of the Grand Marshal's Mansion. But is this enough?"
Seeing that the colleagues present seemed a little confused, the marshal smiled and said: "I can't control other aspects. I'm just talking about us here. His Majesty the Emperor has handed over to me a strategic cluster equivalent to one-third of the empire's strength. Don't be afraid. You guys are joking, my pressure is increasing every day, I may have to take sleeping pills to sleep tonight.”
Admiral Rosanaio said: "The Generalissimo's Palace still has no hard requirements for us. We just need to act according to the plan."
At this point, he seemed a little discouraged.
King Solain suddenly became energetic: "...then, the juniors actually have some immature ideas."
"Your Highness, please speak freely."
The young Emperor Chosen nodded in thanks, and his sharp and sharp gaze was projected on the image of the fortress on the screen. Then, a confident smile appeared on that resolute jaw.
"Just now, the person in charge of Slipway No. 4 told me that the repair of the Xiaolong will only take a month. The other two dreadnoughts will also take less than two weeks. And after nearly half a year of construction, Marshal, we are already here in Saide Six large slipways have been built, which can simultaneously repair 12 Dreadnought-class battleships or 4 Titans.”
Marshal Ikenluojia probably understood something and nodded slightly, but still motioned for the other party to continue speaking.
"In the past six months, we have focused mainly on construction, and have been passively enduring harassment from the enemy. But now, although our Fortress Zero has not yet been completed, the slipway, orbital hospital, consumables workshop and even mining The factory is basically completed. Even the custard for breakfast today is taken from the free-range chicken nests in the orbital hydroponic farm. Sirs, we have indeed begun to maintain the ability to maintain the preparation of the frontline troops. "
"So?" Admiral Misaro thought to himself. No wonder the eggs for breakfast didn't taste good today. Now the case has been solved. The agricultural products grown from orbital farms are simply not as good as those produced on the surface of the planet!
"So, the offense and defense have changed!" The young King Renn waved his hand vigorously, and for a moment he seemed a bit domineering.
Of course the veterans also noticed that he should be imitating Emperor Elithel in this action. Although he learned it a bit deliberately, he still had at least three or four points of the essence.
"I also sincerely want to see how a hero like him will respond to such a round of battle. Even a hero like him will definitely be exhausted when facing such a situation."
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Within twenty-four hours after the battle, Yu Company ran non-stop through all eight repaired fortresses to make sure that all main guns were in normal operation.
He then boarded Fortress No. 8, which had just undergone a landing battle.
"I thought about it. Since the enemy's probing attack failed, the possibility of targeting these two fortresses in the next battle is not too great. But..." Yu Lian had a moment. of chance encounter.
"My subordinates understand. If the enemy really launches a strong attack on our side again, it means that each fortress is the main attack direction. We will probably not have any more reinforcements." The official commander of Fortress No. 8, a The somewhat elderly brigadier general was revealed With an optimistic smile, he saluted: "If that time comes, we will blow up this place and leave." The No. 7 and No. 8 fortresses arranged in the orbit of the giant planet play a role in shielding the No. 4 gravity well, but they are indeed There is a certain distance from this fortress group. During the construction, everyone was actually prepared for the fall, so naturally they made some moves on the main energy core of the fortress, which was the same style as the small accessories on the Unity Fortress. Although the effect is not that devastating, it is enough for a small and medium-sized fortress with no more than 10,000 personnel.
However, the brigadier general was very optimistic, but everyone knew that if the empire really launched a full-scale attack, it would be unrealistic to withdraw all the troops before self-destruction.
At that time, dying together may be the best outcome.
However, Yu Lian would not ask his soldiers in this way. He only hoped that they would fulfill their duties.
He then went to the flying platform and chatted and laughed with the pilots of the Red Ghost Squadron. Yu Lian heard unanimous praise from frontline pilots. They all said that this is actually an excellent fighter that can overcome differences in pilot levels. It would be best if the military could replace all fighter planes with Red Phantoms.
But in fact, this is completely impossible. Among our own fighters deployed on the front line of Seder, even full-strength ghost combat is not possible, and there are even a large number of old models X12 and X17 among them. If you really meet various warriors and dragons from the empire, you can only act as an atmosphere team.
"However, if novice pilots are always allowed to use older fighter planes, they will really just be slaughtered. In any case, the empire has a numerical advantage. In the end of the war, the old pilots will be exhausted to the limit, while the new pilots will be exhausted. We can't grow. Our only tactical advantage will no longer exist," Lieutenant Colonel Anne Romanova said.
A moment of hesitation flashed across her face, but she still said sincerely: "Besides, we cannot doubt the empire's research and development capabilities. They have suffered many losses with light wings, and there is no reason not to study countermeasures."
This is indeed true. In the previous life, the Galactic Empire also suffered a lot in front of the blue fangs of the Volunteer Army, so it quickly established the "Loyal Fighter" plan. Of course, by the time the "Loyal Fighters" officially entered service, the vigorous resistance movement of the people on Earth had also ended. Facts have proved that one or two so-called excellent weapons are still very fragile in the face of strategic trends.
Yu Lian immediately thought of the Pacific battlefield in his previous life, but he was playing the role of the person he had played in his childhood, and he couldn't help but shudder.
"So, what's your suggestion?"
"Reduce the attendance rate of old fighters as much as possible. As for the new fighters... we can maintain the maximum dispatch and let the pilots work in three shifts. Of course, the maintenance shift will be very hard for the time being, and the working hours will soar to more than twelve hours in the future. "Miss Anne Romanova gave a thumbs up.
Yu Lian suddenly felt that this girl still had some potential to hang a street lamp, but this was during the war after all, and everyone had a high tolerance. As long as the soldiers were not working overtime while the officers were feasting, they had no choice but to endure it for the sake of the country. .
In fact, Yu Lian estimated that Annie would definitely work overtime with the maintenance team. This former eldest sister of the Baofei clan had obtained an aircraft engineer's license in her junior year of college. She was not a top technician, but she could at least be a qualified repairman.
"Pay attention to your health. You are not a psychic." Yu Liandao.
"I understand. However, I always feel that you are showing off! Fina has shown off many times. As the commander, shouldn't you be able to calm down in front of us mortals?"
"However, in this way, the service life of Red Ghost and White Devil should be consumed very quickly, right?"
Anne Romanova suddenly couldn't stop laughing, and her short golden hair was filled with a joking atmosphere: "The war situation has become like this, can you still expect them to be able to use the next home? I... my subordinate insists I believe that all weapons are consumables. This is true for fighter planes, warships, and maybe even Titans and Colossi.”
This attitude is really her national style, but Yu Lian agrees with it.
"Yes, so should a heraldic machine."
When it comes to mystical things, Annie said that she had no right to speak if she didn't understand. She continued: "Also, I will try to add light wings to the ghost machine again. I can try the effect next time I go out into battle."
"Very good, just go ahead and do it. I'll naturally feel relieved if you do the work." Yu Lian said, but then he felt that something was wrong:
"Then again, Annie, why are you here?"
"Because I am now the second officer and fighter aircraft maintenance director of the Yuejin aircraft carrier! Occasionally, I also serve as helmsman and chief engineer." Lieutenant Colonel Anne Romanova said proudly with her hands on her hips: "I now find that compared to Driving a small boat or a big boat is more in line with my interests. No, it’s my educational background.”
This is true. In her previous life, Anne Romanova rose from helmsman to captain. But even when he became the captain of the modified Blue Star Princess battle cruiser, he often personally steered the charge.
Her own major is also the ship command department, and her professional counterpart is indeed the command of large ships. However, her previous "professional experience" was in operating and commanding various bombs of small aircraft. Now that she is on an aircraft carrier, it can be regarded as a perfect combination of academic qualifications and professional experience, right?
As for the so-called Yuejin aircraft carrier, it is of course the second ship of the new Enterprise-class aircraft carrier. Three aircraft carriers of this type specially designed for light-wing aircraft have been built so far. One is with the Yang Fleet in the New World, one is still being tested at the Mars Shipyard, and the other is deployed here.
This is a battleship that has never appeared in the previous timeline. Its performance and functions will still depend on future actual combat performance.
As for Anne's original ship, the famous hero boat New Shenzhou 2, it was naturally handed over to another outstanding captain. After several major battles, the current Community Space Fleet may still lack excellent battleship crews and captains, but it has indeed trained a large number of special crews who are excellent at playing lightning strike ships.
Having said that, if it weren't for the shortage of various equipment and soldiers on the front line, this outstanding New Shenzhou 2 should actually be sent to a museum to enjoy retired life.
Of course, Yu Lian himself actually knew that no matter how many useful measures were implemented, the empire's strategic advantage was completely unshakable. And as more and more enemy fleets gather in front of them, the situation they will face will become increasingly worse.
Realistically speaking, although the enemy did not take any advantage in yesterday's battle, it represents a very bad signal. The Galactic Empire, which has been passively defending and focusing all its energy on frontline construction, is pretending to be a turtle. After pretending for more than half a year, I was finally ready to switch from defense to offense.
This can only show that the top brass of the Imperial Army have made a judgment that the existing orbital facilities that can be put into use are enough to provide assistance for small-scale attacks.
Yu Lian believed that he was not the only one in the frontline command hierarchy who could guess this.
Maybe, the opponent's next attack will come soon.
He was still only half right.
The Imperial Army's attack did come very quickly, but it came much faster than he imagined.
He hadn't even returned to the fortress headquarters. While he was still on the transport boat, he could see the lightning and thunder at the end of the porthole. It was as colorful as a fireworks display - of course, this was the Saint of Seven Rings. , a picture captured with spiritual sense and "cosmic perception".