Back at the fortress, Yang Yi went to find Shen Chengwen and asked him to mobilize the legion.

According to the operational deployment previously discussed with the Star Soul Empress, the Human Expeditionary Force is mainly responsible for rear support, that is, responsible for guarding the captured star system after the main army of the Weaver Clan goes on the expedition, as well as providing logistical support for the main army of the Weaver Clan. Although twenty legions are not many, after a truce with the Silicon Charm army commanded by Curia, it is enough to defend the captured star system. As for the logistical support, after the route was opened, it was not a problem at all, all that was needed was to arrange for the battleship to escort the transport spaceship sent by the Yu family to rendezvous with the main army of the Weaver Clan. Since most of the routes are within the control zone of Kuria, escorting the convoy is not too much of a problem.

Of course, that's not all. If it's just these things, Yang Yi doesn't have to worry about it at all.

On the way back to the fortress, the Star Soul Empress found Yang Yi and proposed that the Human Expeditionary Force should also participate in combat operations, but instead of fighting the main force, it was responsible for opening the way for the main army of the Star Weaver Clan. In other words, the human expeditionary force only needs to send a few legions, and does not need to be dispatched in general.

Yang Yi did not refuse, and there was no reason to refuse.

In fact, when the Star Soul Empress made this request, Yang Yi thought that this was to prevent him, that is, the Star Soul Empress's trust in him had been shaken.

Although it was a little sad, Yang Yi had already prepared his mind.

Before the expedition began, Yang Yi realized that as both sides achieved their goal, his relationship with the Star Soul Empress would inevitably change. Although it will not turn its face directly, it has achieved a key victory in the main army of the Weaver Clan, and the human expeditionary force has also gained a firm foothold, and parting ways is an inevitable result. The two sides have not yet broken up, only because the main army of the Weaver Clan has not yet achieved a decisive victory.

The Star Soul Empress has changed, and Yang Yi naturally has to make more preparations.

Arguably. Even if the Star Soul Empress didn't bring it up, Yang Yi would take the initiative to ask for it. Quite simply, marching into the hinterland of the Northern Alpha System isn't just about dealing with the Phantom Ghost Emperor.

According to Yang Yi's arrangement, only two main army corps were dispatched, that is, two corps composed of soldiers.

The number of troops is not very large, but it is sufficient.

Very simple. The main force of the attack is the main army of the Star Weaver Clan commanded by the Star Soul Empress, and the Human Expeditionary Force is only the vanguard, responsible for opening the way in front. The 20,000 soldiers of the two legions are enough to cope with the average level of battle, and if they encounter a strong enemy, and the main army of the Weaver Clan comes forward to solve it, there is no need for the human expeditionary force to come into play. The point is that both corps are more flexible and able to deal with a wide variety of contingencies.

The relevant work is arranged by Shen Chengwen, and Yang Yi does not need to worry about it.

Meanwhile. The main army of the Weaver Clan also began its pre-war mobilization.

It must be admitted that a top civilization is a top civilization. At this time, the number of Weaver Clan legions participating in the battle had reached 3,000, twice as many as when they marched into the North Fourth District!

In fact, this is only the vanguard.

At the time of entering the war, the Weavers had only partially mobilized, that is, they had dispatched standing legions, and the full-scale war mobilization had not yet been completed. While the Silicon Charm army retreated. There were only a thousand Weaver legions that had reached the North Fourth Sector, and only some of them had been put into battle. Thereafter. The Galactic Alliance Council passed the war resolution, and all civilizations began to mobilize for war, and the Weavers accelerated their mobilization. Before Yang Yi led the human expeditionary force to set off, the Weaver Star Clan Legion that had arrived in the North Fourth District had already exceeded two thousand, and more legions were coming one after another. According to the Star Soul Empress, as long as the war continues. The Weavers can mobilize tens of thousands of legions.

Of course, the number of corps invested is not determined by the total number of corps, but by logistical support.

If you fight in the North Fourth District, it is definitely not difficult to invest tens of thousands of legions. After all, the demand for logistical support in local operations is not very high. It's just that in the North Alpha galaxy opposite the Greenwich meteorite belt, logistics support is a big problem, and it can even be said that it is the biggest enemy. You must know that it will take more than a month to send equipment and materials more than 10,000 light-years away, even with the fastest spacecraft. If you get into trouble along the way, even if it's just a breakdown of the spacecraft, it will inevitably take more time. If you take into account the loss during transportation and the consumption of the transport spacecraft, then the transportation consumption is equivalent to several times the amount of transportation.

Obviously, supporting the legion to fight in the Northern Alpha system is enough trouble just to provide combat supplies.

Not to mention anything else, in order to allow the 3,000 Weaver Clan legions to fight on the front line, not only did the Weaver Clan mobilize tens of thousands of spaceships, but the Jade Family also invested thousands of spaceships, and established hundreds of transportation transfer stations along the way. Even then, the supplies delivered to the front were barely enough. Although the Weavers mobilized more legions, they were forced to remain in the Southern Alpha system until the logistical problem was resolved.

In fact, this is also the key to why the Star Soul Empress did not turn her face with Yang Yi.

First of all, in terms of logistical support, the Weaver Clan still has to rely on the Yu family, and the Jade family is allied with Yang Yi, not with the Weaver Clan. In other words, if they break with Yang Yi, the Weaver Clan will lose the support of the Yu family, and they will not be able to continue to rely on the Yu family's transport fleet. With their own convoys, the Weavers would only be able to commit up to 2,000 legions in the Northern Alpha system, and they would not be able to guarantee the supply of the war materials needed to launch an attack. Obviously, with a thousand legions missing, and not enough war materials, it would be difficult for the Star Soul Empress to do more, let alone achieve a decisive victory. The result is obvious, the Star Soul Empress must maintain her relationship with Yang Yi.

Secondly, for the conquest of the Northern Alpha Galaxy, the three thousand Weaver Legions are obviously not much, and it can even be said that they are pitifully few. You must know that in the previous Greenwich Wars, the Silicon Charm army that invaded the Southern Alpha System had as many as tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of legions. Even if the Weaver Legion is better at attacking and fighting harder, it will not be able to achieve a decisive victory without enough troops. Besides, at the end of the last Greenwich War, the Galactic Alliance counterattacked the North Alpha Galaxy, and the Human Federation alone dispatched tens of thousands of legions, only to force the Silicon Alliance to sign an armistice, without achieving a real victory. It can be seen that it is almost impossible to achieve a decisive victory with three thousand Weaver legions. In the absence of any additional legions, even if the Human Expeditionary Force had fewer troops, the Star Soul Empress would have no choice. It is much better to let the human expeditionary force take on part of the combat mission than to stay in the rear.

In addition, there are many factors that make the Star Soul Empress worried. For example, Yang Yi controlled a top-level war king, and was able to influence the war emperor through this top-level war king, so as to obtain a lot of information that even the Hidden Spirit Clan could not obtain, and it was related to the victory or defeat of the war. For another example, Yang Yi has already gained the support of the Hidden Spirit Clan, even if Barnes leaves temporarily, as long as his relationship with the Hidden Spirit Clan is not broken, he can get the full support of the Hidden Spirit Clan through Barnes, and the information held by the Hidden Spirit Clan is obviously of great value. For another example, Yang Yi has already received the support of many forces in the Human Federation, including the Yu family, and can expand the scale of the expeditionary force at any time.

Combining these factors, the Star Soul Empress could only continue to be friendly with Yang Yi.

Of course, the main force must be the Weaver Clan, and the Human Expeditionary Force commanded by Yang Yi is only a start.

Three days later, Yang Yi gave the order to set off.

Although Shen Cheng was reluctant to hear everything, under Yang Yi's order, he could only stay in the fortress. Of course, Yang Yi also made a promise, that is, he had given an order to Yuyang to follow the next transport fleet to the fortress. In other words, after Yuyang arrived, Shen Chengwen would be able to hand over the work of the fortress to him, and then go to meet Yang Yi. Before that, Shen Chengwen had to stay in the rear to preside over the overall situation.

Because it was a pioneer, the human expeditionary force set off one day earlier.

"Are you really not going to say goodbye to the Empress?"

"Is this necessary?" Yang Yi glanced at Lin Feng and said, "Besides, it's not really goodbye." If nothing else, the main army of the Weaver Clan will soon catch up. Besides, our relationship with the Empress is not what it used to be, and it's best to keep some distance. Even if it can be maintained, it is only on the surface. When this expedition is over, I'm afraid I will have to make a decision. ”

Lin Feng sighed secretly, and his expression darkened.

It's not that she doesn't understand the current situation, she just feels a little sorry. In her opinion, no matter what the future holds, at least before that, the Star Soul Empress has given them enough help, and at the most critical time, that is, when they are most helpless, it is the Star Soul Empress who stands up, not anyone else. It's just that Lin Feng knows very well that the Star Soul Empress is helping them, not because she can afford them, but because they are valuable, that is, she is helping them to achieve their own goals. Obviously, the Star Soul Empress has achieved her goal. As for whether the relationship can be maintained, and how long it can be maintained, Lin Feng did not have too many illusions, and never even thought about it.

As the "Star Sea" set sail, ten small warships carrying two legions also left the dock one after another.

The Yu family is already building a fast warship for Yang Yi, although it is not as good as the "Star Sea", but it is certainly much better than the "Shadow", and it is not worse than the "Star Sea" in many aspects, such as the same space compression equipment, as well as attack and defense weapons directly driven by the soldiers. Yang Yi had already proposed to the Star Soul Empress that the "Star Sea" be returned to the Star Weaver Clan after the new battleship was completed. It's not that Yang Yi doesn't need the "Star Sea", it's just that he doesn't owe too much to the Star Soul Empress, and he can't face the Star Soul Empress when the time comes.

Of course, the "Xinghai" is still Yang Yi's flagship.

After sending the final signal to the fortress command center, the "Star Sea" opened the space jump channel. Yang Yi left the bridge at this time, although he had been acting calm, Lin Feng had long felt that he was not calm at all, and even a little abnormal.

This is not just an expedition, it is a beginning. (To be continued.) )