In space, a huge starship pierced through a light gate with a diameter of more than ten kilometers, and it took two or three minutes from beginning to end before this starship was completely presented in front of everyone, and the dark gray shell emitted a sparkling cold light.

"This is a C-class battleship, it's too big, isn't it?" A soldier stationed inside the Star Fortress was surprised when he saw the battleship.

"Isn't it, it's a hundred kilometers long, ten times longer than the largest D-class battleship before!" The other soldier's eyes were wide open and his mouth was sighing.

Five million kilometers away from the Star Fortress, there was a number of 1,000 Star Battleships of the D-class, E-class, F-class and other types waiting in a queue, and they had been waiting for a long time.

Looking through the porthole, the huge starship flew like a monster, and the officers standing on the bridge of the Marshal commanded the marshal were very excited and took a breath of cool air at the same time.

With only ten starships of this size, it is estimated that an entire fleet can be wiped out, right?

If it weren't for the starship's exterior painted with the emblem that symbolizes the Empire, these people would have trembled with fear, right?

Three hours later, everyone boarded the C-class battleship.

Standing on the bridge with a wider field of vision and watching the fleet, like a big shark inspecting a school of sardines, a kind of invincible pride appeared in everyone's hearts.

"A hundred kilometers of starships, those aliens running towards us, are also piloting a starship about a hundred kilometers long, and we are on a level with him." An officer lamented.

"It's only been fifteen years since the Empire, and we've built extremely advanced C-class warships...... Even if those aliens are still accelerating, it will take twenty years to get here, and after twenty years, hehe......" the other officer sneered.

"Just send it to death...... The armament department of the army has already said that after the C-class warship is finalized, the B-class warship will not be developed for the time being, and the number of C-class warships produced will reach 100,000. A small number of B-class warships with a length of more than 500 kilometers will be produced. ”

"100,000? I don't know when it will take me, the manufacturing difficulty and technical complexity of the C-class warship is very high, the first one took three years, 100,000 units, I don't know if such a huge amount of construction can be completed in 20 years. A technical officer expressed skepticism.

He does have reason to be suspicious.

The C-Tier ships integrate the most advanced second-generation curvature engine technology, the third-generation Mena artificial intelligence technology, a 10-megawatt spar energy reactor, a super-powerful particle cannon, a high-power laser cannon, and the most advanced space warehouse and rune shield technology...... Arguably. All the advanced technology of the empire is concentrated on this type of warship.

Objectively speaking, the combat effectiveness of a C-class warship is at least equal to 100 D-class warships.

With such an advanced warship, it is extremely difficult to produce one ship a year, and the target is now set for 100,000 units......

"If other countries say that they will produce 100,000 C-class warships within 20 years, I won't believe it, but the empire intends to produce 100,000 C-class warships within 20 years, and I believe it incomparably."

"Because we have Majesty!"

Standing in the middle of all the officers. The middle-aged man, who seemed to be guarded, spoke sonorously, and his tone seemed unquestionable.

All the officers nodded in unison, in deep agreement, "That's what the marshal said. ”

The middle-aged man wore a brighter uniform. Wearing a gold glittering badge on his shoulder, his eyes are extremely attentive, and from time to time he flashes with a keen and intelligent light.

He is the fleet commander of the Fourth Fleet of the Empire, the one-star marshal of the Empire - Lin Mo.

Standing not far from Lin Mo's side. There were two young men who looked six points like him and looked exactly the same, also wearing military uniforms. Lieutenant Colonel Military Academy, with meticulous hairstyles, is also in great spirits.

They are Lin Mo's two sons, Lin Shuai and Lin Hu.

In addition, there are two young people who are particularly eye-catching, a man and a woman, the two are also very similar in appearance, wearing military uniforms, with slightly higher ranks, in addition to the epaulettes of the major general on their shoulders, there is also a golden dragon pattern on their chests, a dragon and a phoenix, indicating that they are both members of the royal family.

They are the nephews and nieces of His Majesty of the Ming Emperor, and they are chong into success.

These four young men all graduated from the Imperial Military Academy and were assigned to the cadets of the Fourth Fleet after graduation.

……

After receiving the C-class starship, all the officers began to walk around the interior of the starship and familiarize themselves with the environment.

A group of young people also walked together.

"This battleship is really big, a hundred kilometers long, more than thirty floors, and the internal area can accommodate at least one million people, right?" A young officer said.

"A million people? If it is accommodated according to the limit, I think it will be no problem to accommodate 10 million people. Lin Shuai said affirmatively.

"Ten million people? All the crews of our Fourth Fleet combined do not have 10 million people. ”

Chong Chong, who was walking in the center of the front, sighed: "The empire lacks nothing now, but it lacks people, and the total number of crew members of the entire Fourth Fleet is less than 300,000 people, which are allocated to more than a thousand starships, and the average number of starships is less than 300 people. ”

Lin Hu nodded, "Yes, the starship I manage, although it is only the smallest F-class starship, it is more than 3 times larger than the largest maritime aircraft carrier, and more than 200 people are stationed on it, just like a dozen grains of rice in a bowl of water, the density is amazing." ”

"You're pretty good," Chong Chong said: "My D-class starship is twenty times larger than the F-class starship, but there are only more than 400 people on it, and there are many positions on the starship that need to be managed, and as a result, more than 400 people are scattered in all corners of the starship, and I can meet no more than 40 people a day, and sometimes when I go to certain places, there is not even a ghost, and it is cold and scary!" ”

"It's still a good situation, I heard that some starships, because there are too few crews and too much space, many soldiers suffer from autism...... There have also been two deaths due to lost guides, and there are also many soldiers who have psychological depression and suicidal tendencies, in short...... There is a shortage of people here. "The one who has his hands behind his back becomes enlightened.

"The problem of lack of manpower is that the fleet has ...... Although most soldiers can be replaced by robots, a small number of posts are inseparable from people, especially in non-war times. ”

"In a few years, the number of starships in the Imperial Fleet will increase, especially this kind of C-class warship with a length of 100 kilometers, at least more than 10,000 ships, even if only 1,000 people are arranged on one, it will take 10 million soldiers to be enough."

However, the current population of the empire is only hovering around 300 million, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to exceed 2 billion in another twenty years.

The people began to discuss.

How to solve the problem of lack of people?

Seeing several short Blue Star People elders walking through the corridor, Lin Shuai's eyes lit up and said, "The Blue Star People of the Empire are actually our good companions. ”

"They are all oviparous creatures, and the reproduction rate is very amazing, when the number of blue mercury humans has just exceeded 20 million, the number of blue star people has exceeded 100 million...... It has doubled in almost five years, and the rate of birth is extremely terrifying. ”

At this rate, in another 20 years, their number could exceed 1.6 billion...... If the ratio of 1 percent is followed, the Imperial fleet will be able to get 16 million soldiers. ”

"That's a lot of money, and if they all come to the Fourth Fleet, it's almost completely enough."

Chong Chong nodded, "This is a good idea, in fact, in recent years, there have been more and more Blue Star people serving on the starship, the number is already more than 30,000 people, and in some time, the number of Blue Star people will definitely increase, and finally become an important military force in the empire." ”

"As His Majesty said, they are our brothers, and we will fight side by side with them."

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, although there are many Blue Star brothers joining, although there are many of them, they are still not enough for the four fleets, so we still have to find some soldiers from other places."

"Red giant, where in addition to a part of the citizens of the empire, there are more than a billion citizens of the Free Federation."

"These more than one billion federal citizens enjoy the security and protection brought to them by the Empire, but it does not mean that they do not have the obligation to take responsibility for the safety of the Empire."

"We don't need their resources, we don't need money...... All you need to do is recruit a few soldiers from somewhere, and the number of them is not too many, only 56 million is enough. ”

"Serving in the Empire's fleet pays well, and there is hope to join the Empire's nationality in the future, and I believe that there will be many people who are willing to serve the Empire."

"That way, we'll have almost enough men to play a role in defending the Empire's frontiers."

Another young officer added.

"What you say makes sense," Chong Chong said as he looked at the officer, "but war is about death, and we can't try our best to recruit soldiers just because there are few soldiers, but we must find ways to reduce the huge casualties that may lead to the war before conscription...... You must know that on every starship, there are thousands of fresh lives, and thousands of families who look forward to it day and night. ”

"Intelligent machines are the best way to reduce such casualties, on our starships, whether it is a capital ship or an auxiliary ship, the machine is the absolute main force, and the number of human crews is less than one-tenth of the number of machine people."

"In fact, artificial intelligence and machine talents are the protagonists on the battlefield and the main forces at the forefront...... We don't need to be in the most dangerous places on the battlefield. ”

"But the meaning of our existence is to give full play to our wisdom and talents, learn to analyze our opponents, learn to formulate campaign tactics, and learn to command...... Act as a qualified commander. ”

Everyone nodded in deep agreement, as one of the two heroes of the empire, Prince Chong Chong is indeed like His Majesty Emperor Ming, smart and wise, with farsightedness, representing the brightest hope of the empire.

Cheng Cheng, who exudes the charm of a woman, also looked at his brother, and the corners of his mouth twitched imperceptibly, brother, you have stolen the limelight.

…… (To be continued......)