Risen straightened his uniform, Captain Ralph's last words made him feel a little inexplicably anticipatory, he followed Captain Ralph and walked in, standing upright at the General's desk, standing upright and saluting, and said loudly, "Rise. Captain Nigaul came to report. ”

"Ah, Captain, you're here, you're welcome, sit down." General Martin immediately stood up and gestured.

Since the general said it, Risen was naturally not polite, he immediately sat down and asked, "General, you came to me this time, I don't know what happened?" ”

"How is the training for the new trainees? I heard that this batch of students will have a graduation ceremony tomorrow? The general asked.

"They're not bad, but they're not as good as the previous batches, General, you know, there's not enough time for training." Risen said reluctantly. Hearing the general ask about this, he felt a little disappointed, and he couldn't help but glance at Captain Ralph, and then asked, "Is this the thing?" Checkmate? ”

"Looks like you've learned something from Ralph, but don't worry, young man," the general handed him a folder, "and look at the document first." ”

"What kind of document is this?" Risen solemnly took it, and just opened the document marked with the word 'top secret', and when he looked at it, he couldn't help but exclaim. "The KZJ-3 space station was also destroyed by the Empire? When did it happen? ”

"Just a week ago, it was a recent setback. Now, including the Yasen base, in just half a year, our army has already had four secret space stations or bases destroyed by the Imperial fleet," the general sighed, "However, the loss of the KZJ-3 space station is the most serious, and the first three have not suffered any major losses because they retreated in a timely manner." But this time, I don't know what happened, neither our patrol planes nor unmanned monitors detected the approach of the Imperial fleet, if it weren't for the desperate cover of our fleet and fighters to cover the retreat, this time it almost turned into a massacre, but even so, close to twenty-five ships and shuttles were destroyed, more than seventeen hundred members of the Resistance Alliance were killed, captured or missing, in addition to the loss of seventy-nine starfighters, forty-six pilots, and many more wounded, plus losses elsewhere, You now know why there is such a desperate need for new pilots. ”

"How did the Empire find our space station? Didn't the High Command of the Alliance have issued an order to suspend all attacks and harassment in order to temporarily avoid the advance of the Imperial fleet? Also, how could our patrol aircraft and the cordon network of unmanned cameras not detect the approach of the Imperial fleet? "Risen felt a little inconceivable, the Alliance was very sensitive to any approach to the Imperial fleet.

"The reason is currently under investigation, Captain, frankly, the Alliance is in a difficult situation at the moment, and it is very difficult for us to communicate even with other bases, let alone support or coordinate operations, and with the interruption of federal aid, we are now experiencing a shortage of supplies, and the stocks of almost all supplies are lit up yellow, especially food, medicine, machinery and equipment, we are in dire need of these things, but in addition to the Federation, there are some other friendly forces that can secretly provide us with these supplies, But there is no way to transport these materials, and the blockade and inspection of the empire are too strict. General Martin leaned back in his seat and said with some trepidation, "If this continues, the Alliance will be strangled to death by the noose of the Empire, do you agree?" ”

Risen didn't squeak, he only knew a little about the situation, but it wasn't particularly clear, he had never seen the general look like this before, and it must have been worse than he had known before.

"Captain, this is not to say that the Empire has been victorious, or that we have no hope at all, but if we don't do something about it, if we don't try to make changes, we really have no hope, that's for sure."

"What do you think we should do? Can we change the current unfavorable situation? The general sat up straight, leaned forward slightly, and asked with interest.

"This ...... General," Risen was stunned, "this is not a question I can answer, I am just a starfighter pilot, and now I am a flight instructor, and I may be able to answer some tactical questions if you ask me, but this question is already a question at a strategic level." ”

"It doesn't matter, even if you say what you think, we'd like to hear some of the opinions of the junior officers, Captain, if your answer is satisfactory to me, I'll consider your request for transfer, how about it?" General Martin didn't want to let him go so easily, and threw out a big apple that was very appealing to Riseen.

Risen felt that he had to think about it, he lowered his head and pondered for a while before he said slowly, "This is just some of my personal opinions, General, and it doesn't mean anything. ”

"Say it." The general encouraged.

"Well, General, I don't think too much, I just think about the growth of our resistance alliance." Risen raised his head and boldly spoke his thoughts, "Before the war between the Empire and the Federation began, the Resistance Alliance was just an inconspicuous resistance force, and under the weight of the Empire's powerful military, our weak forces could not have a big impact on the Empire at all, but why did we develop into a force worthy of such serious dealing with the Empire in just a few years?" And even began to show potential enough to threaten the rule of the Empire? ”

“...... I think that the war between the Empire and the Federation is the key to our rise, because of the war, the Empire has sent a large number of ships and warplanes originally deployed in the rear galaxies to the front line and the Federation to fight, and the Empire's intelligence and security system has also focused on dealing with the war with the Federation, and we have no time to worry about anything else, we can widely publicize our cause, our goals, our ideals, and expand our influence within the Empire, we can launch more attacks, seize more Imperial materials, and increase our own power; At the same time, because of this war, we have also received great assistance from the Earth Federation, without their assistance, we would not have been able to develop to the current scale. General, as much as I am unhappy with the armistice, we cannot blame them for it, and perhaps, in the future, we and the Commonwealth will come together and cooperate again, the armistice does not fundamentally solve the contradictions between the Empire and the Commonwealth, and it is hard for me to imagine that they will continue to live on without incident. ”

General Martin nodded slightly, this young man's vision is much longer than that of some officers with a much higher rank than him, he has both tactical ability and strategic vision, this kind of person is not very many, if he cultivates it well, it is not impossible to enter the core of the alliance and become the pillar of the alliance in the future.

Risen hesitated for a moment, "So I think that in order to get out of the current difficult situation, maybe we can refer to the previous path of rise, although the empire and the Earth Federation have ceased war, and the empire has turned its attention to our alliance, can we once again let the empire's attention be diverted to other aspects?" Until our power grows strong enough? ”

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Rise's forehead, what he actually wanted to say was that if both the Empire and the Earth Federation needed a buffer time to solve their problems at this moment and were unwilling to fight again, then could the Alliance manage to add fuel to it and provoke a war between them?

The snipe and the clam compete with each other, and the fisherman profits, this is a famous saying in ancient and modern times, and it can be regarded as a good way to get out of the current situation of the alliance. But is that too much? Risen felt a sense of guilt in his heart. The war between the Empire and the Federation has resumed, and it is not only more than 1,700 people on the KJZ-3 space station who have been killed or injured, but dozens or even hundreds of times that number, and Sonia and Fei Ren, who he has been thinking about, will also have to return to the battlefield, and Risen really doesn't want this. Maybe there will still be a war between the Empire and the Federation eventually, but at least for now there will be some peace, and that will be enough. If the alliance really only cares about its own interests and does not hesitate to do so, then is this alliance still worth defending? Is the declaration and goal that has touched countless people still worth giving your life for? Even if they can bring down the dictatorship of the Steve family, who dares to say that the new one will not be another Steve?

He settled down, buried the thought deep in his heart, and continued, "...... There is also an important question, the question of allies, General, I remember you said when you succeeded in Operation Firefox and awarded me a medal, we need to unite all possible help. But before, I had the feeling that we were paying too much attention to the aid of the Federation, not enough to the potential allies within the Empire, and when the assistance of the Federation was interrupted, we immediately got into a predicament, to be honest, with some of our current allies, we are not enough to deal with the Empire, we must find a way to develop more allies, even if we can't form alliances, at least let them not be enemies of us......."

“...... There is also the problem of command, in order to better fight with the Empire, I think we need a unified command organization, at present, our warships are scattered in various bases, various star fields, and they are assembled when there is a major operation, which feels very inconvenient, just like Operation Firefox, sometimes it is very problematic, perhaps, it should also be like the Empire, and a regular alliance Starfleet should be established......."

"Uh-huh," General Martin seemed noncommittal to the question.

“...... Then there is the issue of pilot training, general, I know that the alliance is in urgent need of pilots now, but I have to say that constantly compressing their training time is to pull out the seedlings and encourage them, which will inevitably lead to a decline in the quality of training. The Resistance League is different from the Empire, our pilots are extremely valuable, we can never compare the number with the Empire, but we can make up for it in the quality of equipment and personnel, in terms of equipment, we have a new type of lightning starfighter, enough to overwhelm the Banshees of the Empire; In the training of starfighter pilots, it must also be standardized, and those who have not completed the training or are unqualified, even if we urgently need pilots, we must not let them sit in the cockpit of starfighters to participate in battle, because they are likely to do something or not do something, and other pilots will accompany them to die......"

"Next ......"

Risen felt that his thinking was very confused, he just said whatever he wanted, and there was no context to be found, sometimes he was talking about allies, sometimes about the fleet, sometimes about pilot training and logistical supplies, and in the end, he suddenly woke up to the fact that he was talking too much and too chaotic. He peeked at the general, and although the general did not have any impatient expression, he obediently shut up.

"It's good, it's very good, to be able to say so much, to think of it, it's more than I expected." General Martin looked satisfied, much to Rise's relief, and he couldn't help but look forward to the General's apple.

"Captain, as you said before, we need to divert the attention of the Empire so that the Resistance Alliance can get some respite, reorganize our system, redevelop our allies, and strengthen our power......" General Martin was still speaking, Resson's heart was already hiccuping, the Alliance wouldn't really be the kind of thing that had been thought before.

“...... So, we've got to give the Empire a target to divert our attention," General Martin walked over, "and if not, we'll make one." ”

"General, you ......" Risen felt his heart pounding, praying that it would not be what he thought it would.

"Captain," General Martin continued, not noticing the slightest strangeness in him, "we can't continue to be beaten passively like this, we must fight back against the attacks of the Empire, and the attack is the best defense, to redirect the attention of the Empire to these attacks, to exhaust the Empire, and to gain buffer time for our development. ”

Whew, I see, it really scared me. Risen was finally relieved, but a question arose again, "General, haven't our attacks all failed recently?" Didn't the Supreme Command order a moratorium on the attack? ”

"Hmph." "That's because our attack force is so weak that a single patrol or a few Imperial warships can easily entangle us and make us fail." However, the Empire's wishful thinking is also too fine, and now they are looking for us with a wide net, so we must retract our five fingers, concentrate the fleet, and give him a heavy blow. ”

"Concentration fleet? General, we have a limited number of warships, and once our fleet is annihilated by the Empire, the alliance will be greatly damaged? ”

"That's why we need you, this counterattack will be a long continuous operation, only the most elite pilots, the best ships will participate in this operation, not only will we need to successfully complete the attack, we will also attract the attention of the Imperial fleet, make them pay attention to the big decoy of the fleet, and then take them to the universe for a long sightseeing trip, in addition, we need this fleet to be well preserved, it's up to you, boy."

"Yes, General, the mission will be completed." Resson was ecstatic, the general's words couldn't be clearer, he could finally stop being a flight instructor, hooray.

"Rise. Captain Nigaul, pack your bags tonight, go to the training center tomorrow morning to complete the handover, board the ship at thirteen o'clock in the afternoon, and go to the Xinhaikou Shipyard with the Liberty to join the Coalition's first fast space carrier, the Raider. ”

"Yes, General."

Raider? Risen couldn't help but think that this name really matched this assault operation.