31. Operation Houyi (4)
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Tiananmen, welcome, we've been waiting for you for a long time, you
"I'm sorry, but due to the recent tightening of the Imperial blockade, the production progress of the Fighter Workshop in Greenland has been delayed a lot compared to before, and in order to avoid being discovered by the Empire, we must be more careful on the way......"
This is the last transport ship to arrive at the Allied Grand Fleet, and it is full of lightning starfighters, which have just been rushed off the production line of the fighter factory in Greenland and rushed to the Allied fleet, all in order to supplement or strengthen the formation of various fighter squadrons before the start of the operation, so as to maximize the attack power of the Allied fleet and prepare for the next big war.
At the same time, the improvement of the attack plan and the intensive training and exercises before the war have also entered a high "tide......
There is not much to say about the intensive training and exercises before the war, although the final combat plan has not been completely decided, but it is also possible to take some targeted "sex" training in advance, since the return of Risen and the rejoining of the Fifth Independent Mobile Fleet to the Alliance Grand Fleet, the interstellar fighter pilot training has been completely handed over to him, due to the short time, the problems caused by the rapid expansion of the Alliance Fleet have not been completely solved, and the level of cooperation between the crew and the various systems of the "operation" of the combat ship is still slightly unsatisfactory, As for the interstellar fighter pilots, most of them are veritable rookies, although they have been strengthened by combat training some time ago, but in the eyes of Risen Rayson's standards and vision, they are still far from enough, which can be seen from the confrontation exercises between other units and the Ninth Air Force - they have all been beaten to the ground, and they are not convinced.
Seeing what a real elite unit looks like, these new pilots of the Alliance, who felt good in the battles with the Imperial fleet (many of the Imperial pilots are also new recruits) some time ago, are honest. Obediently under the command of Risen began a crazy pre-war sharpening of knives, even if these pilots did not understand the content of the next battle, but the grapevine spread everywhere, the scale of the next battle must not be small, and no one wanted to die......
The second is the perfection of the attack plan, I have to say.
Joel, who returned from the New London system with Risen and Sonia. Dr. Emerson is a priceless asset to the Alliance at this point, and Riseon's concern about the new MK7 Energy Pulse Torpedo is by no means his own. There are also many people within the alliance who have expressed their different opinions and opinions on this new type of weapon, which has not been tested in actual practice and is ready to play a crucial role in such a major operation, and the top leadership of the alliance also knows the risky nature of this approach, but the situation is stronger than people, and they have been "forced" to this one, and they are helpless, and sooner or later there will be a war with the empire. It is better to fight early than later, and the situation is developing in such a way that the later it is to fight, the more unfavorable it will be for the alliance. So, even at the slightest risk, the League's top leadership is determined to continue this pivotal battle.
Well, now that the war began, an expert in the field of space folding and jumping came in, and it was just a timely rainfall. Although this specialist could not help much in the practical testing of the new MK7 type energy pulse torpedo, at least in theoretical and simulated tests, the help and support he was able to provide was unparalleled. In the end, although doubts remained, Dr. Lippmann was able to pat his chest and assure that the expectations of the new MK7 were, of course, certain conditions to be met.
In addition to the problems of the MK7 energy pulse torpedo: especially the interstellar cruiser system, such as its actuation principle, the interval between two space folding jumps, the characteristics of subspace energy interference signals and many other key information, and even some "sexual" performance data of the main weapon system of the Omega base, Dr. Emerson did not reserve this at all, and all of them were discarded, and these key information were quickly integrated into the adjustment and improvement of the attack plan.
Don't look at the words that didn't say anything, the expression is also normal, but the scientists and technicians who work with him know it. For Dr. Emerson, it was painful to do so, and people carefully avoided such topics and focused all their energy on intense work, after all, the Star Cruiser system was almost the condensation of the doctor's life's work, and now he was helping others to deal with and destroy his own highest achievement.
Another issue that Risen was worried about, the issue of troops, after he expressed his concerns to Admiral Martin, the general only told him so cryptically that everything was still under negotiation, that the matter was in the hands of Mrs. Elmeida herself, and that the battlefield of the ambush might be readjusted from the XY-99 field to the post-launch operation in the Corcoran system......
"Corcoran? Is this really possible? General, we are not
Let's ......", which seemed to have nothing to do with his question, made Risen almost jump.
"Anything is possible, let's wait patiently for news from Madame, the negotiations are progressing smoothly at present, and there should be news back soon." General Martin had a mysterious smile on his face.
Risen is a smart man, his brain is the most flexible, just a few words Corcoran, he immediately reacted, understood the hidden meaning of General Martin's words, no wonder Mrs. Elmeida was so busy that she could hardly be seen during this time.
The key position of the Corcoran galaxy is the border galaxy between the Galactic Empire and the Earth Federation, and the strength of the alliance fleet after it is assembled does not have a significant advantage compared with the strength of the imperial omega base and the escort fleet, this arithmetic problem, Risen will do it, the high-level of the alliance will do it, and the imperial military authorities will of course do it, if you want to have a greater grasp of success, the greater the military advantage, the more comfortable it will be to fight, even if the scale and complexity of the battle are unprecedented, but as long as the force advantage is large enough, It is not difficult to understand that there is more room for accidents and mistakes, and Risen reminds him of the famous story of the tortoise and hare race, which was originally a different moral story, but Risen considers the problem from a different angle: why does the rabbit dare to sleep, and is it not because of the advantage that he dares to stop and rest unscrupulously? If the rabbit hadn't fallen asleep, just taken a nap, rested, and had a cup of tea, the turtle would still not be able to catch up.
The solution he had considered before was how to find a way to separate the Empire's battle base from its escort fleet, mainly because the Rebel Alliance's fleet was so large that it was impossible to gather and draw more troops to form a greater advantage, but it was obvious that this difficulty was greater than luring away the Empire's 13th Fleet during the battle at Pearl Harbor, because the Pearl Harbor base would not move, while the Omega base could be "chaotic" everywhere, not only "chaotic" everywhere, but also carrying the escort fleet to act together, plus the previous destruction of the Pearl Harbor base was because the escort fleet was lured away, the empire had already learned a profound lesson at that time, and now if it comes again, the same trick, people are not so easy to be fooled.
But it doesn't matter, this method is difficult, then solve it in other ways, General Martin mentioned Corcorran, Risen was clear in his heart, the problem of troops that he had been worried about for many days did not seem to be a problem, the resistance alliance can gather a limited number of troops, fighting against the Imperial Army alone, with the current strength of the alliance is still weaker, but if you add the Earth Federation Army, it will be very different, there is no need, and it is impossible for the alliance to shoulder all the burden of fighting against the empire.
Isn't it? Since the very beginning, the alliance has never been fighting by itself, without the opportunity for war between the Earth Federation and the Galactic Empire, without the technology, materials, personnel, intelligence, and even the support of warships and interstellar fighters provided by the Federation, it is impossible for the alliance to grow rapidly in a few years, although the war between the Earth Federation and the Galactic Empire has stopped because of the signing of the agreement, but the fact that the Federation Army does not participate in the war does not mean that it does not have any help to the increasingly fierce imperial civil war. Battleships and warplanes are pinned down on the front line of confrontation with the Federation, which is invisibly equivalent to a great favor for the Alliance, in terms of practical effect, the Empire has always been fighting on two sides, fighting against the Earth Federation Army and the Resistance Alliance at the same time, but the focus is different.
"However, that means that the Federation will take the initiative to break the armistice signed with the Empire, and under the parliamentary system of the Earth Federation, without an unprovoked attack and no war resolution authorization, is it possible for General Hamilton to mobilize the Federation Army to join the battle?" Risen asked suspiciously.
"Of course not." Admiral Martin said, "However, General Hamilton will definitely get the parliament's authorization for war, which may not have been possible a few years ago, but now it's different, Risson, you see, the Omega Project is not just a threat to us, the Federation is more nervous about this plan than we are, and the situation in the Federation is very different now than in previous years, after Mrs. Almeda's visit, public opinion has completely turned, and the people who support the war have already accounted for the majority, and now with this plan as a catalyst, The Councillors of the Federation are not fools after all, they can see how dangerous the "sex" is, and after we have fully shown them all the information we have obtained about Project Omega, I think that the resumption of war between the Empire and the Federation is almost a foregone conclusion, and now it is just a matter of finding the best opportunity to intervene. ”
"And then......," said the general meaningfully, "the war has been fought for so long, and it should be over."