Home System, Federation Star.

Although the Silicon Charm army outside has been withdrawn, no one feels that it should be celebrated, especially those from the colonized galaxy, for whom the war has only just begun. The Silicon Phantom army only withdrew from the home system, and did not leave the North Fourth Sector. Even if the Silicon Phantom army retreats all the way back to the Northern Alpha system, it will definitely destroy all the planets it occupies when it retreats, or even destroy it completely.

For councilors from the colonial system, as well as refugees from their home system, the colonial system is their home. Not to mention that federal authorities won't let them stay in their home system for long periods of time, they have no friends or relatives here, let alone a means of earning a living. If the fallen colonial system is destroyed, where will they go when they are forced to leave their home system?

The question is, is there a soldier to send now?

And even if there were, where should it be sent?

You must know that in order to resist the strong enemy outside, in order to hold the outer defense line of the home galaxy, all nine theaters sent their main forces out. In the battle to defend the outer defensive line, the nine theaters suffered heavy losses, more than half of the main army corps was wiped out, and the rest also suffered heavy losses. Although the Ninth Theater had formed a large number of legions and recruited a large number of officers and soldiers before this, all the newly built legions remained in the home galaxy, not to mention that the quality of the officers and soldiers was not very good, and most of the newly built legions had not even completed three months of basic training, let alone actual combat experience. It is precisely because of this that no one thought of sending the new legions until the outer defense line has all fallen.

In addition, there are not many new legions that can be mobilized in the nine major theaters, and they are far from sufficient.

Although after entering the wartime state, the nine theaters began to recruit soldiers with the authorization of the military department, but the war situation developed too quickly, just a few months later. The Silicon Charm army is coming to the outside of the home system. Because of the need to replenish combat losses, most of the conscripts, especially those who had been re-served, were sent to the front one after another. Next, the Ninth Theater also sent the first legion to the outer defense line.

In other words, there aren't many legions left in the home system.

What's more, many legions did not receive the necessary weapons and equipment after they were formed. Not to mention heavy weapons, many new legions can't even guarantee a small weapon. Even if there were, it was mainly those old weapons that had been sealed for thousands of years and had long been outdated in performance.

Don't forget, it's only been a few months.

Even if the Human Federation implements a basic policy of focusing on military affairs, it retains a large number of troops even in peacetime, and in order to deal with the possibility of war breaking out at any time, the Human Federation has also sealed a large number of weapons and equipment to be used to arm the army after the outbreak of war. The question is. The Human Federation does not have the industrial power to match its military might. In addition, it is impossible for the Federation of Humans to produce munitions factories at full speed in peacetime. In fact, in peacetime, most of the Munitions Plants of the Federation of Humans were in a state of semi-operation, and some of them were maintained at even minimal productivity, with only one-tenth the capacity during wartime, and only to retain skilled workers. As a result, after the outbreak of war. Even if the federal authorities declared a state of war, they would not be able to immediately run the munitions plant at full speed. According to the experience of previous wars. After entering a state of war, the arms industry of the Human Federation will not reach its maximum capacity until at least five years later. If the war doesn't go well, for example, if you can't get enough resources due to a large number of colonial systems, it will take more time. During the Fifth Greenwich War, the Human Federation's munitions industry was not at its maximum capacity until after the Lighthouse Attack. In other words, it took fifty years for the Human Federation to realize its war potential.

The current situation. In fact, it was even worse than the early days of the Fifth Greenwich War.

Originally, the Human Federation was not the only civilization in the North 4th District. Although other civilizations were successively destroyed by the Silicon Charm army, when Xiao Wentian led the human legion to the Beacon Star, there were still several colonial galaxies under the control of the Human Federation, and then the resources produced by these colonial galaxies were continuously transported back to the home star system through the secret route of the Jade family. The production of munitions was ensured, and a large amount of weapons and equipment and elixir materials were provided to the front-line troops.

The current human federation only has home systems, and all colonial systems have either fallen or lost contact.

The resources of the home system are obviously a drop in the bucket for this war.

Although the military department, the federal authorities, and the nine theater commands have been cheering up the people, especially after the Silicon Charm army began to retreat, and the military and federal authorities led a large-scale propaganda campaign, as if victory was within reach, no one mentioned the most important problem, that is, out of the approximately 5,000 new legions under the control of the nine theaters, less than 1,000 legions have received sufficient weapons and equipment. That is, the other more than 4,000 legions did not have combat effectiveness, at least not enough, because of the lack of the necessary weapons. Obviously, even if the officers and men of the Human Legion have always been known for their bravery and fearlessness, it is impossible to defeat a strong enemy with their bare hands.

It's just that everyone knows that now there is a race against the enemy and the lost colonial system must be recovered as quickly as possible.

In fact, the nine theater commanders all knew this, and they all knew that if the movement was slow, then the enemy would be left in ruins after retreating. After losing all the colonized galaxies, relying only on the home system, the Human Federation is bound to collapse.

A weak human federation may not even be able to guarantee its survival.

The question is, where to use the limited corps?

You must know that there are less than a thousand legions that can be used, and even if you don't consider the defense of your home system, and you can't reorganize those legions that don't have enough weapons and equipment, it's impossible to send troops to all the colonial systems at the same time, let alone take all the colonial systems back from the enemy.

That is, a choice, or a trade-off, must be made.

Obviously, herein lies the problem.

Don't forget, the Human Federation implements the basic system of military and political integration. Although in peacetime power is in the hands of the federal authorities, and the military department does not have much real power, no one doubts the influence of the military department, because at all times the military power is in the hands of the military department. If it's just the military department, it's not a problem. The point is that the military department is only an institution that unites the nine theaters together, and the military power of the Human Federation is actually in the hands of the commanders of the nine theaters, and the military department is controlled by a committee composed of the commanders of the nine theaters. In other words, the influence of the military department on the nine theaters is very limited, not to mention the control of the nine theaters, it would be very good to be able to get the nine theaters to receive orders.

Of course, the key lies in the basic system.

While federal authorities have administrative jurisdiction, they are nowhere near as military power as the nine theaters, especially in the colonial system. After nearly a thousand years of development, the jurisdiction of the Human Federation has been divided among nine war zones, and the jurisdiction of the federal authorities is limited to the home system. To put it simply, each of the nine theaters of war is its own sphere of influence, and it is precisely those colonial systems that have been invaded by the enemy.

So, which colony systems to recover first?

Obviously, this is a problem, and one that no matter how you deal with it, you will not be able to satisfy everyone.

If in the past, the nine war zones would definitely be in charge of their own affairs, and they would not meddle in their own affairs, nor would they let others meddle in their own affairs. The problem is that the present is not the past.

The Silicon Charm army had begun to retreat, but it had not retreated. If there are sufficient troops, there will be no problem for the nine theaters to go their own way. However, the troops were not sufficient in the first place, and the action of the nine theaters was tantamount to dispersing the troops, which also gave the enemy a chance to break through.

Obviously, no one would do such a stupid thing.

With only about a thousand legions, it was necessary to make reasonable arrangements, and it was necessary to draw up a battle plan that would be acceptable to everyone, that is, the order of the reconquest of the lost territories. In order to send the order, a reference standard is also needed. As a result, on this criterion, the nine bigwigs of the military department have their own opinions, and none of them will budge. It has been suggested that resources, especially war resources, should prevail. It was suggested that strategic value, particularly geographical location, should prevail. It has also been suggested that the population should be based on the natural environment. It was also suggested that the actual situation should be based, i.e. the extent of the damage suffered in the war.

The standard has not been determined, and the troop dispatch plan is just a plan, not even a plan, at most just a beautiful idea.

The problem is, dragging it out doesn't do anyone any good.

What's more, the military department had already issued an "all-out war of resistance order" before this, which was tantamount to recognizing the legal status of civil resistance organizations. If the military headquarters is slow to send troops, then these resistance groups have the right to take action, including reconquiring lost territory, and then establishing temporary military administration. If the civilian resistance groups are allowed to take the lead, then by the time the military department makes the decision to send troops, I am afraid that there will be no place to recover.

Actually, something like this has already happened.

While the nine bigwigs in the military department were still arguing over the plan to send troops, some federal councilors from the colonial system had already taken action, using their influence to contact civilian forces and try to provide support to the resistance groups in their colonial systems. Because the military and federal authorities have been slow to give a clear statement on the dispatch of troops, many civilian forces have been involved. For example, the companies controlled by the Jade family have begun to supply the resistance groups in the colonial galaxy and have sent armed men. If this situation continues, as more and more civilian forces join in, not only the authority of the military and federal authorities will be shaken, but also the position of the military will be affected. When the resistance groups of the colonizing systems drive out the invading enemies and establish their own regimes, supported by the rights of the local population, the Human Federation will even be torn apart.

Action must be taken, and it must be done as soon as possible, and it must not be delayed any longer.

The military departments could not reach an agreement, so they had to go their separate ways. Although the number of troops is limited, it is impossible to recover all the colonial systems, and the most important ones must be recaptured. (To be continued.) )