Chapter 855 A Giant Net
854, A Giant Net
The Confederation of Independent Systems had actually burned the flames of war into the Central Ring of the Milky Way a few months ago, but where they attacked They are all relatively less developed middle-ring planets, and they are also places where it is possible to fight for them politically.
But one thing that cannot be ignored is that in the Central Star Region, not to mention fighting against the Republic, there are very few planets that have declared neutrality and will not participate in this war.
Count Dooku’s separatist concept has been unworkable since the beginning in the Central Sector.
There is another reason for General Grievous's opposition, and that is supplies. Now when the war breaks out mainly in the outer ring sector, supplies in many places of the Confederation of Independent Systems are already stretched thin. The most intuitive manifestation is that the mechanization rate of the troops is getting lower and lower.
In many cases, the ground forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems are dominated by B-1 combat robots, and on many battlefields, including the OG-9 Nest Spider combat machine and the IG-227 Fire Hail combat machine. The number of heavy combat robots is getting smaller and smaller.
The problem of insufficient productivity is one of them, and the other problem is transportation.
For example, a Rookery Hook-class battleship can contain up to 300,000 B-1 combat robots when fully loaded. But it is impossible to do this in actual combat. You must install a large number of MTT container troop carriers in the warship so that combat robots can be quickly deployed. You also need to install a C-9979 landing ship to facilitate landing operations.
In addition, heavy units also need to be installed, such as AAT assault tanks and OG-9 nest spider combat machinery. These heavy units occupy more space, and the supplies to maintain their operation are also large. More.
Even for a Destroyer robot, the space required to transport such a robot is five to six times that of a B-1 combat robot, and they also require separate charging equipment to meet the needs of powerful shields and weapon systems.
So once you deduct these things, you can almost install 100,000 B-1 combat robots. This is still the minimum standard. If mechanized interweaving operations are to be carried out, more heavy units are needed, so perhaps a Rookery Hook-class battleship can hold up to 50,000 to 60,000 robots.
By the way, in the previous battle for the Blade Fleet, the reason why Tang Xiao was able to allow the Gran Marines to pack a density of 100,000 people into the Rookery Hook-class battleship was, This is because this is a space battle, so it does not carry any heavy equipment or landing ships at all, it is all light infantry.
So in this case, you need more ships to deploy a powerful land force. However, as the war progressed, the warship manufacturing of the Confederation of Independent Systems gradually began to fail to keep up. This was reflected in the fact that it was difficult to maintain the quality of a force on the battlefield.
Forcibly attacking the center under such circumstances is tantamount to seeking death.
However, Count Dooku was very insistent on attacking the Central Ring. He began to use his outstanding eloquence and talked about his ideals and beliefs at the meeting, and emphasized that only through the Central Ring can the inner and core circles of the galaxy be threatened. And only in this way can the political evolution within the republic be accelerated.
He told everyone that it is impossible to win just by guarding the outer ring, because the production capacity of the industrial world of the Galactic Republic in the core circle and the inner ring can easily exceed that of the outer ring. As the war progresses This disadvantage will get bigger and bigger until it is unsustainable.
Therefore, we can only take advantage of the fact that the Republic has not completely transferred its industrial productivity to the war track, and threaten the real core interests of the Republic as soon as possible. Only in this way will the threatened core planets put pressure on the regime of the Galactic Republic, and even think that the Republic is not suitable to continue to rule the galaxy, so they will change their tune and fall into the arms of the Confederacy.
As for Count Dooku's theory, Tang Xiao, who had been watching with a cold eye, believed that it made sense, but...he added in his heart that the chickens thought the same way during World War II.
He did not believe that Count Dooku's strategic vision could not see the loopholes in this theory - that is, leaving the fate of victory in the hands of the other party and hoping that there would be internal problems in the other party. But you yourself can't do anything except having a painless fight on the sidelines. But now the reason why Count Dooku is so insistent on attacking the Central Ring in an all-out way seems... to be Darth Sidious's idea.
Once the Confederacy of Independent Systems fully attacks the Central Rim, it will accelerate the progress of the war. On the one hand, the oligarchs and wealthy families in the core world who gradually find that their territory is threatened will indeed be disappointed with the current situation of the Republic, but their choice is definitely not to seek refuge with the mud-legged people in the outer ring, but to support a person they think they are. A more powerful agent, and that candidate is right in front of you - Sheev Palpatine.
On the other hand, the Confederacy's war to attack the Central Ring will further intensify the consumption of the strength of corporate giants such as the Trade Alliance, Technology Alliance, and Business Guilds. You must know that in Darth Sidious's design, these corporate giants exist as trophies.
In other words, after the war is over, he must come up with something to please the oligarchs who support him, including Quart and Corellia. The poor and backward outer ring alone is not enough. Only these super corporations with non-human races at their core can satisfy the appetites of those oligarchs.
But the strength of these super enterprises cannot be underestimated. If they really shrink and manage their own territory in the outer ring, it will be a really difficult problem. Therefore, they need to be lured out and take the initiative to attack. Central.
All in all, if the previous series of victories of the Confederation of Independent Systems were a sign that Darth Sidious was spreading his giant network that enveloped the entire galaxy, then the current stage is a sign that he is slowly beginning to close it. The mouth of the giant net traps all the prey in it.
It's just a pity...
Tang Xiao looked at the people arguing in the conference room. They all represented major super corporations and powerful planets, and everyone had their own interests. , sometimes, in the face of such huge interests, they tend to lose themselves and become deeper and deeper into the giant network.
At this time, these people will not listen to the really useful advice.
Count Dooku’s plan will definitely succeed.
As expected, after General Grievous exchanged a look with Count Dooku, he also began to change his tone and began to use some seemingly advanced military terms to discuss the feasibility of the attack on the Central Ring plan.
At this time, realizing that Tang Xiao had been silent, Count Dooku asked kindly: "Ah, your Excellency Tang Xiao, the war hero of our Confederacy and the Governor of the Dawn Planet who has repeatedly defeated the Republic. Regarding the attack on the Central Planet What do you think about the matter in the area?"
Tang Xiao smiled lightly and said noncommittally: "For the Dawn Planet and the Western Theater Zone, our established goal is always the Eriadu Planet. We are really powerless in the strategy of the star area.”
“Haha, I believe that after acquiring more than 170 battleships of the Blade Fleet, it will only be a piece of cake for the Dawn Planet to capture the Eriadu Planet. ." Count Dooku calmly began to praise the Dawn Planet.
"Most of those 178 battleships cannot be put into battle immediately. I'm afraid I can only disappoint you, Count Dooku." Tang Xiao shook his head and put Count Dooku's hat back on his head.
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(End of this chapter)