According to the information provided by the Federation, the current strength of the 11th fleet stationed in Corcoran is as follows: two Imperial-class space carriers, the USS Empire and the Ferrenor + Yuan-class fast battleship Wendez, four Sabre-class cruisers, eleven destroyers, 265 starfighters of various types and auxiliary support aircraft, including 92 Banshees, Forty-four Gladius attack planes of the average Banshee, about three attack aircraft wings, more than one of them, plus eight keyholes and about the same number of defenders, with the strength of our army's current build-up, it is not very difficult to deal with on the whole. An intelligence officer said.

Risen suddenly felt a little sad for the fleet he had been in, but the poor first team had been weakened to this extent, he still remembered that when he first joined this fleet, it was the heyday of the fleet, and the entire fleet had a total of nearly nine starfighters at that time, but after the consumption of the federal Henison meat grinder and the war with the Alliance, the internal crowding and tilting, plus the strength of this troop adjustment, the strength of the fleet is actually less than one-third of his time.

"However, if we want to capture the Corcoran system, we need to deal with not only the Eleventh Fleet, but also the important military bases of the Corcoran planet are protected by shields to prevent attacks from space, there are synchronous railguns on the ground against space, and there are space stations of the Empire and numerous automatic batteries and anti-aircraft missiles and quantum torpedo launchers, not counting the Eleventh Fleet. It is preliminarily estimated that there are close to about one or fifty types of starfighters in the Corcoran system, military bases and space stations, and the specific models are unknown, but there is reason to speculate that most of them are old-style banshees, and less than one-third are dagger attack aircraft. They may pose a great threat to our fleet. This must be seriously considered. ”

"This is still the status quo of the galactic defense, which has been greatly weakened by the fact that some of the forces have been transferred back to the rear to deal with us," General Kirk listened attentively to the intelligence presentation. Shaking his head and complaining, he said what most people were thinking.

"General, this is normal, the Corcoran system, as a border galaxy between the Empire and the Federation, has been building and strengthening the galaxy defense system for many years, long before the start of the war, and after years of construction and improvement, its galaxy defense strength is not bad. Under normal circumstances, the number of interstellar fighters stationed at each base of the galaxy is more than two or three, otherwise, how can they fight against the military power of the adjacent New Nanning Galaxy Federation? In the Imperial and Federal Wars, except for some minor battles, the Corcoran system has not undergone a large-scale baptism of fire, so most of the defenses are still intact."

It hadn't been through any war, otherwise the 11th Fleet would not have chosen to rest in Kehang in the first place, Risen muttered to him, and glanced at the girl who was sitting beside him and was thinking seriously. The 11th Fleet was not resting in Corcoran. He won't go to Corcoran, so he won't be able to meet Yao's fate. I really can't tell

"I think we need to deal with more than that," General Alfred directly wrote his worry on his face, "Once our attack on the Corcoran system is confirmed, the Empire will inevitably warn the various military bases and space stations near the Corcoran system, and the imperial forces will rush to this galaxy from all directions, and the three Imperial Clearing Fleets that have been looking for us and are eager to avenge Piper will definitely turn around and rush to Corcoran after learning the location of our army's main fleet, how can we deal with such a huge Imperial fleet?" ”

"I agree with General Alfred's opinion, although the Imperial 11th Fleet is no, if the Imperial Fleet adopts the right strategy and does not fight with us, but shrinks into the defensive circle of the planet Corcoran to obtain support, then our army will have a lot of trouble destroying the enemy fleet, as long as the time is delayed, the Imperial reinforcements will come soon, and although there is no huge Imperial fleet in the nearby star fields and galaxies, the constant imperial reinforcements can always continue to consume the valuable military strength of our army."

"Taking a step back, even if we can successfully capture the Corcoran system, will we be able to hold it? The Resistance Alliance is not the Earth Federation, and it is okay to deal with one Imperial fleet, but if several Imperial fleets join forces or take turns to attack, how long can our fleet withstand? If we can't withstand this route, we will still be cut off, we have suffered heavy losses but have gained nothing, what is the point of us taking the Corcoran system? ”

The room was basically full of opposition, and the voices began to become a little excited, and there was a good saying, the truth is the clearer the more you argue, and at this level, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is undoubtedly extremely unwise to capture the Corcoran system

It will only bring disastrous consequences to the Alliance, and Risen is secretly frightened, could it be that after the destruction of the Piper fleet, the Alliance's top brass began to become confident and hot-headed?

He peeked at the others, who had not spoken or actively discussed, and among them, apart from him and Yao Feilun, who was contemplating, doubting and wondering, there were only Mrs. Almeda, who was still smiling, and General Martin, whose face was calm, as if he was meditating and meditating.

There is a problem, there is definitely a problem, he noticed that the two people looked at each other from time to time, just look at the calm state of mind they showed, they would have a hot head? The devil believes.

"I already understand everyone's opinion," said Lady Almeda, and the people immediately shut their mouths, listening intently to the supreme leader of the League, whose decision was final. "What everyone is talking about is the negative factor, so let me talk about the favorable factors of attacking the Corcoran system."

"Of course, the most basic purpose is to obtain the assistance provided to us by the Federation, in addition to a large number of aid materials, equipment, and various technologies, Admiral Hamilton has managed to cobble together a considerable number of 'decommissioned' ships within his purview, including five space carriers and four battleships."

"What?" There was an exclamation from the crowd.

"That's right, you heard me right." Admiral Martin pretended to be calm and said, he was not surprised by the reaction of the generals, and even when he himself heard this number for the first time, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, how many space carriers are there in the alliance now?

"Of the five space carriers, two are the original Imperial models, the Empire-class was repaired from the Imperial space carriers that were destroyed before, but the hull structure was damaged and could not pass through the death route, so it has been left in the Federation, if you don't have to go through the death route, it is still usable, and the remaining three belong to the Federation's space carriers, the galaxy-class ships are slightly older and have suffered some damage, plus there is no war between the Federation and the Empire at present, so General Hamilton simply removed it from the list of Federation ships in the name of retirement, four battleships belong to the Alliance class, and there are eleven Nebula-class cruisers, twenty-nine destroyers, and a large number of transports. ”

"General, what I want to know is what is the configuration of crews and fighters on these space carriers, battleships and cruisers?" Yao asked lightly, the Alliance's current fighter production capacity has reached its limit, and it is already very difficult to replenish the existing six space carriers-oh, it should be seven, and the newly captured Constellation.

"Each aid ship is equipped with basic volunteers or hired personnel who can at least ensure that they can operate the starfighters, less than half of the establishment, and most of them are Hellcat fighters that are about to be phased out, and there are also some new fighters, but they are not the new Tomcat starfighters that the Federation is officially equipped with, but a small number of Phantom stealth fighters obtained from special channels, and General Hamilton believes that these special aircraft may be of greater use to the alliance that is better at special warfare, in addition to the various technical equipment and production facilities in the aid materials, only a little modification is enough to help us establish two more sets of lightning starfighter production lines in a short period of time。 ”

Risen felt that his saliva was about to flow out, these abandoned ships may not be anything to the Federation, but they are treasures to the Alliance.

"This is the first favorable factor, the second," continued Mrs. Almeda. The previous operations were all carried out in the star field galaxy controlled by our side, even if our army's evacuation work is excellent, the damage and interference to the alliance will be great, and it is time to properly counterattack and lead the war to the area controlled by the empire, although the empire dares to transfer most of its military strength from the federal border, but I don't believe that they are so assured, they are gambling, in this case, we will give the empire a hard blow in their worst fear and weakest point, forcing them to transfer back the transferred forces, even if not all of them are transferred back, it can greatly reduce the pressure on our army, on the basis of the loss of a fleet, the imperial clearing force will be weakened again, and in the face of the strength of the fleet assembled by our army, the action of the imperial fleet will be even moreCaution and inaction, perhaps the crackdown should be over. ”

"After finally opening this route, I intend to accept the invitation of the Bundesrat to the Earth Federation, and once I will have the opportunity to give a speech in the Senate," said Mrs. Ahmeda after a moment of silence, and then again, "I hope that my speech will change something, and that it will influence some people to win more help for the Alliance and our cause." ”

The argument stopped, people were silent, all thinking about it, and the room became very quiet, very quiet

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