Although it was a bit hasty, under the direct command of Kutum, tens of thousands of warships were deployed at a very fast speed.

Even with the advantage in troops, especially the capital ship is three times that of the opponent, but in front of the powerful Weaver Clan, Kutum does not dare to be careless. If you make a mistake in command, you will lose the battle even if you have the advantage of troops. Several previous Greenwich Wars have proven that tactics are even more important when it comes to fighting against powerful top-tier civilizations, and only the right tactics can lead to victory.

Of course, under the guidance of correct tactics, the value of superiority in troops can be brought into full play.

As the top war king who participated in the fifth Greenwich War, Kutum has a wealth of practical experience. Although he is not as good as Dibab in terms of commanding operations, it is not difficult to command a fleet to fight, and it is a basic ability that any war king must have.

Under Kutum's command, thousands of small warships accelerated towards the Weaver fleet.

These ships are responsible for cover, and their main value is to disrupt the opponent's deployment, making it difficult for the opponent to quickly complete the pre-battle deployment, and at the same time can also play a role in depleting the opponent's combat power. Even if a small ship is unlikely to pose a threat to a capital ship, the captain of any capital ship will not turn a blind eye to a small ship. If it is attacked by a large number of small warships, even a powerful capital ship will not be able to withstand it.

At this time, the small warships in the Weaver fleet were also killed.

It seems that the Star Soul Empress still has two hands. Kutum snickered, but didn't panic.

In a decisive battle between the fleets, the two warring sides will generally send small warships first, firstly to test the opponent's strength, and secondly, to disrupt the opponent's pre-battle deployment. Of course, it can also consume the opponent's troops. Because no fleet commander will use the capital ship in advance, it is necessary to face the enemy's small warships. They often send their own small warships, so that the capital ships can calmly complete the pre-war preparations.

Obviously, the battle between small warships can be counted as a warm-up exercise for the decisive battle of the fleet.

Although Kutum's fleet has an advantage in strength, it is the capital ships that are surplus, and relatively speaking, the number of small warships is not very large.

In fact. And for good reason.

Kutum set out in a hurry, and left enough troops behind to blockade his home system. Even if it was determined that the Human Legion would not take this opportunity to launch a counterattack, Kutum still left enough troops and the necessary warships to blockade his home system just to be on the safe side. Because the human legion was not defeated, there were still enough troops, and the blockade area was very large, so most of the small warships were left.

In addition, Kutum's Silicon Charm army controls most of the North Fourth District. Most star systems have been captured, and many troops are stationed elsewhere. When Kutum gave the order to assemble, many warships in the star system could not arrive in time, especially small warships with poor navigation ability. Because many small warships did not arrive in time, Kutum could only leave these small warships behind.

In Kutum's fleet, although there were 3,000 capital ships, there were less than 5,000 small warships.

Relatively speaking, this proportion is indeed too small.

Normal. In a fleet, small warships should account for more than half of the total. It is best to have a ratio of three to one with the main battleship. Although the combat effectiveness of small warships cannot be compared with that of capital ships, small warships are more flexible and can perform low-intensity combat missions more effectively. What's more, small warships are the main force against space fighters, so they can provide protection for capital ships in a dogfight.

Simply put, there are not enough small warships. The capital ship is vulnerable to sneak attacks.

While capital ships have powerful weapons, and an SSS-class capital ship can easily destroy a star system, these weapons cannot be used against small and nimble space fighters, and no fleet commander will have a capital ship against space fighters. Only in long-range battles can the combat effectiveness of the capital ship be fully brought into play. And in close melee, the capital ship has little advantage.

In fact, this is the necessity of the existence of small warships.

In a fleet battle, the first task of a small warship is to keep the enemy's warships and fighters out of the distance, so that their own capital ships can attack as much as they want. If there are not enough small warships, the enemy's fleet will attack with space fighters as soon as it approaches. Although it is difficult for ordinary space fighters to pose a lethal threat to capital ships, especially SSS-class capital ships, they can cause damage to capital ships, thereby weakening the combat power of capital ships. In addition, some purpose-built space fighters have a strong attack power and can even destroy capital ships. It is precisely because in the decisive battle of the fleet, the side with the advantage of forces will try to keep a distance and avoid entering the attack range of the space fighters.

To achieve this, it is necessary to have enough small warships, and only small warships can effectively deal with space fighters.

Ahead, the battle was fierce.

In the blink of an eye, thousands of small warships on both sides were fighting together.

At this time, Kutum had already noticed that the combat effectiveness of those small warships of the Weaver Clan was extremely strong.

In a one-on-one battle, the small warships of the Silicon Alliance are less than half cheap. Even if it's two against one, the odds of winning are not very good. If there were enough small warships, there would be no suspense in this battle. The problem is that the small warships in Kutum's hands are not enough.

Almost every second there was a shipwreck, and then there was a violent explosion.

Gradually, Kutum couldn't sit still.

In just a few minutes, he had already lost thousands of small warships, while the Weaver Clan's fleet had lost less than three hundred.

If this continues, all his small warships will be exhausted in half an hour.

It may not be half an hour, because as the balance of forces between the two sides reverses, the small warships sent out by Kutum will be damaged at a faster rate.

Fight for small warships, and there will be nothing to fight in this battle.

Although it was the first time to fight against the Weaver fleet, Kutum knew that the Weaver Warrior Warriors were the most powerful force in the entire Galactic Alliance. To put it simply, the Weaver Clan is better at fighting alone, and every female warrior has a strong combat power, and maybe there are space fighters.

As long as the engagement distance is shortened, the advantages of the Weaver fleet in melee and melee battles can be brought into play.

Obviously, this is also the key to the full-speed impact of the Weaver fleet.

Thinking of this, Kutum did not hesitate and immediately gave an order to the second echelon in front of him to put the forwards, mainly S-class warships, into battle.

Strictly speaking, S-class battleships are capital ships.

In the past few Greenwich Wars, especially the first three Greenwich Wars, the S-Class battleships were the standard capital ships of both warring sides. In fact, the criteria for evaluating capital ships come from S-class warships, that is, S-class warships are the first types of warships capable of conducting fleet decisive battles. However, with the advancement of science and technology, the warring sides began to build larger warships. With the massive construction of SS-class and SSS-class warships, in the Fourth and Fifth Greenwich Wars, the S-class battleships were no longer true capital ships, but were reduced to secondary capital ships. By now, the S-class battleships are not even capital ships, they have been reduced to medium-sized warships, and they no longer have the ability to fight a decisive battle in the fleet.

Kutum's forward fleet has a thousand S-class warships in it, and about four thousand medium warships of the A-class and above.

In the decisive battle of the fleet, the position of the forward fleet has always been relatively vague, and it is not wrong to say that it is an all-rounder. Although the combat effectiveness of S-class warships is not weak, it is still much worse than larger warships. In many cases, the forward fleet, which is dominated by S-class warships, can complete combat missions without the need to dispatch capital ships. In a decisive battle of the fleet, the main task performed by the forward fleet was to provide support to small warships.

To put it bluntly, the existence of the forward fleet can defeat or even annihilate the enemy's small fleet without using the capital ships, so as to control the battlefield situation, stabilize the position, and let the capital ships of the own side be undisturbed and can calmly launch attacks.

Kutum sent the forward fleet at this time just to stabilize his position.

Quite simply, his three thousand capital ships were not yet ready for battle and could not attack for the time being. If the small ships that came out of the way were routed, he would not have enough time for the capital ships to attack. With the Weaver fleet looming, the strength advantage he had was gone.

The problem is, Kutum apparently forgot that he has a forward fleet, and the Star Soul Empress also has a forward fleet.

What's more, the warships of the Weaver Clan have strong combat effectiveness, and in the face of Kutum's forward fleet, even small warships may not be inferior.

As the Forward Fleet entered the battle, the situation on the battlefield changed.

The Star Soul Empress did not send a forward fleet, and it was still those small warships that fought in the front. It's just that the forward fleet sent by Kutum did not turn the situation around, at most it only stabilized its position. The battle continues, and it is very fierce, and it seems that it will be difficult to tell the winner for a while.

Seeing this, Kutum secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Kutum was a little surprised that the forward fleet could not settle the situation in one fell swoop, what he needed now was time, time for the three thousand capital ships to attack. Even if the losses are heavy, even if the combat power is not as good as the Weaver fleet, as long as the three thousand capital ships are prepared, Kutum is confident enough to defeat the Weaver fleet. Obviously, the current stalemate is not a bad thing for Kutum.

As the minutes passed, the capital ships scattered around the area sent reports in turn to complete the preparations for the attack.

Kutum waited patiently, hungry for victory, but even more hungry for a decisive victory. Only when all the capital ships complete the preparation can they be sure that they can completely annihilate the Weaver fleet, or at least severely damage the Weaver fleet, and only then can they achieve a decisive victory.

Of course, it won't be long before all the capital ships will be fully prepared.

Besides, having waited so long and already suffered huge losses for this, what is it to wait a little longer, and lose some more battleships? (To be continued.) )