Interstellar Soldier

Chapter 505 The Eve of the Disaster
Home galaxy, Federation star.

Although the army of silicon ghosts outside has withdrawn, no one feels that they should celebrate enthusiastically, especially those from the colony system, because for them, the war has just begun.The army of silicon charms just withdrew from the home galaxy, and did not leave the fourth northern area.Even if the Silicon Demon army retreats all the way back to the Northern Alpha Galaxy, it will definitely destroy all the occupied planets, or even completely destroy them, during the retreat.

For those councilors from the colonized galaxy, and the refugees who drifted to the home galaxy, the colonized galaxy is their home.Not to mention that the federal authorities will not allow them to stay in the home galaxy for a long time, and they have no relatives and friends here, let alone the means to make a living.If the fallen colony system is destroyed, where will they end up when they are forced to leave their home system?

The question is, are there any soldiers to send now?
Even if there is, where should it be sent?

You know, in order to resist the powerful enemies outside and to defend the outer line of defense of the home galaxy, all the nine theaters sent out the main force.In the battle to defend the outer line of defense, the nine war zones all suffered heavy losses. More than half of the main army was wiped out, and the others also suffered heavy losses.Although the Nine Great War Zones formed a large number of legions and recruited a large number of officers and soldiers before this, all the new legions left in the home galaxy were all new legions, not to mention the poor quality of the officers and soldiers. There is no completion, let alone actual combat experience.It is also true that no one thought of sending the new army before the outer defense line fell.

In addition, there are actually not many new legions that can be mobilized in the Nine War Zones, far from sufficient.

Although after entering the wartime state, the Nine War Zones began to recruit soldiers with the authorization of the military department, but the battle situation developed too fast. After just a few months, the army of Silicon Demon came to the outside of the home galaxy.Because of the need to make up for combat losses, most of the conscripted soldiers, especially those who were re-serving, were sent to the front line one after another.Next, the Nine War Zones also sent the first formed legion to the outer line of defense.

In other words, there are not many legions left in the home galaxy.

More importantly, many legions did not obtain the necessary weapons and equipment after their establishment. Let alone heavy weapons, many new legions could not even guarantee a light weapon.Even if there are, they are mainly those old weapons that have been sealed for thousands of years and whose performance has long lagged behind.

Remember, it's only been a few short months.

Even if the Human Federation implements the basic policy of focusing on the military, it still maintains a large number of troops even in peacetime, and in order to deal with wars that may break out at any time, the Human Federation has sealed up a large number of weapons and equipment so that they can be used to arm the army after the outbreak of war .The problem is, the Human Federation doesn't have the industrial power to match military power.In addition, it is impossible for the Human Federation to let the munitions factory produce at full speed during peacetime.In fact, in peacetime, most of the munitions factories of the Human Federation are half-operated, and some of them are even maintained at the lowest production efficiency. The production capacity is only one-tenth of that in wartime, and it is only to retain skilled workers .As a result, after the war broke out, even if the federal authorities declared a state of war, they could not immediately run the munitions factory at full speed.According to the experience of previous wars, after entering the wartime state, the arms industry of the Human Federation will not reach its maximum production capacity until at least five years later.More time will be needed if the battle is not going well, for example because a large number of colonized galaxies have fallen and cannot obtain enough resources.In the Fifth Greenwich War, the Human Federation's arms industry reached its maximum production capacity after the lighthouse star offensive and defensive battle ended.In other words, it took the Human Federation 50 years to realize its war potential.

The current situation is actually worse than the initial period of the Fifth Greenwich War.

At the beginning, the Human Federation was not the only civilization in the fourth northern region.Although other civilizations were successively conquered by the army of silicon demons, when Xiao Wentian led the human legion to the lighthouse star, there were still several colonial galaxies under the control of the human federation. The secret routes are continuously transported back to the home galaxy, which ensures the production of arms and provides a large amount of weapons, equipment and pill materials for the frontline troops.

The current human federation only has the home galaxy, and all colonial galaxies have either fallen or lost contact.

For this war, the resources of the home galaxy are obviously a drop in the bucket.

Although the military department, the federal authorities and the nine theater commands have been cheering up the people, especially after the silicon demon army began to retreat, the military department and the federal authorities led a large-scale publicity, and it seemed that victory was within easy reach, but no one mentioned it. As far as the most important issue is concerned, among the approximately 4000 new legions under the jurisdiction of the nine theaters, only less than [-] legions have received sufficient weapons and equipment.In other words, the other more than [-] legions do not have combat effectiveness due to lack of necessary weapons, at least not enough combat effectiveness.Obviously, even if the officers and soldiers of the human legion have always been famous for their bravery and fearlessness, it is impossible to defeat a powerful enemy with bare hands.

It's just that everyone knows that now the enemy has to race against the enemy, and the lost colonial galaxy must be recovered as quickly as possible.

In fact, the commanders of the nine theaters are all aware of this, and they all know that if the action is slow, then the enemy will leave behind ruins after retreating.After losing all the colonized galaxies, the Human Federation will inevitably fail to recover only by relying on the home galaxies.

A weak human federation might not even be able to guarantee its survival.

The question is, where to use the limited legion?
You know, there are less than a thousand legions that can be mobilized. Even if the defense of the home galaxy is not considered, and those legions that do not have enough weapons and equipment are reorganized, it is impossible to send troops to all the colonized galaxies at the same time, let alone all the colonized galaxies. The galaxy was taken back from the enemy.

In other words, a choice, or a trade-off, must be made.

Obviously, that's where the problem lies.

Don't forget, the Human Federation implements a basic system of military and political integration.Although in peacetime, the power is in the hands of the federal authorities, and the military does not have much real power, but no one doubts the influence of the military, because at any time, the military power is in the hands of the military.If it's just the military, there's no problem.The key point is that the military department is just an organization that unites nine theaters. The military power of the Human Federation is actually in the hands of nine theater commanders, and the military department is controlled by a committee composed of nine theater commanders.In other words, the military headquarters has very limited influence over the nine theaters, not to mention controlling the nine theaters, it would be great if they could accept orders from the nine theaters.

Of course, the key lies in the basic system.

Although the federal authorities have administrative jurisdiction, it is far inferior to the military power held by the nine theaters, especially in the colony system.After nearly a thousand years of development, the jurisdiction of the Human Federation has been divided into nine war zones, and the jurisdiction of the federal authorities is limited to the home galaxy.To put it simply, the nine war zones are their own spheres of influence, and they are precisely those colonial galaxies that have been invaded by the enemy.

So, which colony systems to reclaim first?
Clearly, this is a problem, and one that cannot be addressed to everyone's satisfaction.

If in the past, the nine war zones would definitely have their own affairs, they would not meddle in their own business, nor would they allow others to meddle in their own business.The thing is, the present is not the past.

The Silicon Charm army had already begun to retreat, but they did not.If there are sufficient troops, there is no problem with the nine theaters doing their own thing.However, the troops were not sufficient in the first place, and the nine war zones acted separately, which was tantamount to dispersing the troops, and gave the enemy a chance to defeat each of them.

Obviously, no one would do such a stupid thing.

In the case of only about a thousand legions, reasonable arrangements must be made, and a battle plan acceptable to everyone must be drawn up before dispatching troops, that is, the order of regaining lost ground.To assign priority, you need a reference standard.As a result, on this standard, the nine bigwigs in the military department held their own opinions and refused to make concessions.Some people suggested that resources, especially war resources, should prevail.It was suggested that strategic value, especially geographical location, should prevail.Others suggested that the population and the natural environment should prevail.Some people even suggested that the actual situation, that is, the degree of damage suffered in the war, should prevail.

The standard has not been determined, and the plan to dispatch troops is just a plan, not even a plan, at most it is just a beautiful idea.

The problem is, it's not in anyone's interest to drag it on.

What's more, the military department has issued a "Comprehensive Anti-Japanese War Order" before this, which is tantamount to recognizing the legal status of civil resistance organizations.If the military does not send troops for a long time, then these resistance organizations have the right to take action, including regaining lost ground, and then establishing a temporary military management organization.If the civilian resistance organization is allowed to take the lead, then when the military department makes the decision to send troops, I am afraid there will be no place to recover.

In fact, such a thing has already happened.

While the nine bigwigs in the military department were still arguing over the plan to dispatch troops, some federal congressmen from the colonial galaxy had already taken action, using their influence to contact civilian forces, trying to help the resistance organizations in the colonial galaxy where they were located. Provide support.Because the military and federal authorities have yet to give a clear statement on the dispatch of troops, many civilian forces have participated.For example, those companies controlled by the Yu family have already begun to provide supplies to the resistance organizations in the colonial galaxy, and have also sent armed personnel.If this situation continues, when more and more civilian forces join in, not only the authority of the military and federal authorities will be shaken, but even the status of the military will be affected.When the resistance organizations of the various colonial galaxies drive out the invading enemies, establish their own political power, and get the rights and support of the local residents, the Human Federation will even become fragmented.

Action must be taken, and it must be done as soon as possible, without further delay.

If the military cannot reach an agreement, they can only fight separately.Although the force is limited and it is impossible to recover all the colonial galaxies, the most important colonial galaxies must be taken back.

(End of this chapter)