I, from 1000 years ago

Chapter 85

In order to better control the various galaxies within the territory, the Empire has stationed fleets in each galaxies. The number of warships is small, and each galaxy is equipped with [-] warships. The significance of monitoring is greater than that of guarding.

Although the Mankira galaxy is located in the distant interstellar and the resident population is quite small, there is still a fully equipped imperial fleet stationed there. In view of the harsh natural environment of the Mankila galaxy, the Ministry of Industry established the Mankila garrison fortress as the eighth planet in the galaxy. On the other hand, according to the orbit and speed of the fortress and the planet, the fortress will shine under the two stars of the galaxy at the same time every 200 years. Most of the time, the eighth planet will block one of the stars for the fortress.

"There are currently thirteen planets with permanent population in the Mankira galaxy. Ten days ago, Mankira's garrison fortress sent back the last message that the rebels in the Mankira galaxy have occupied four of the inhabited planets." Ping The first operational meeting of the rebellion was held on the third day after the fleet marched. The location was the operational meeting room of the flagship Napoleon. Admiral Hughes' adjutant Damon Yil was standing in front of a large three-dimensional map at this time. They explained, and while talking, they operated the instruments and followed the explanation, "It is these four. There are currently three planets in the double star period. At this time, the outer cover has been completely closed, and the residents have all migrated. Rebellion, they will return to these three planets in six months. In addition, these three planets are currently relying on local armed forces to resist the rebels, but they should not persist for a long time. These three planets Because the planet is far away from the rebellion center planet, it has not been attacked yet. According to the information from the fortress, it can be seen that the number of ships is about [-]. Although the shipyard has been occupied, according to the estimated number of rebels, they There are not so many people to control these ships, so in terms of the opponent's combat power, our estimate is the same as the information from the fortress, which should be around [-] ships. This is the conclusion drawn from the information from the fortress, everyone What's the problem? Major Prum."

Plum, who was the first to raise his hand, pointed to the fortress on the [-]D map and asked: "How is the situation of the front fortress now? It's been ten days, and there is no news? Is it occupied?"

"It should be that it has not been occupied yet. Because the fortress of the Mankira galaxy is close to the eighth planet, it can be attacked from a very small angle, and the main gun of the fortress covers a wide angle, so it is not so easy to be shot down. In addition, the ten Although no usable information was transmitted within the day, some irregular signals were transmitted every three hours, so we have reason to believe that the rebels did not capture the fort at this time, they just set up an electromagnetic interference field around the fort, It could also be the field of silence, but the coverage of the field of silence is not large enough. If the fort is not captured, I think the garrison officer may send a single-seat attack boat with a signal transmitter. The single-seat attack boat has a small target and may A few slipped out. So the signal transmission department can't let their guard down, maybe at some point the signal will be picked up."

Adjutant Damon Yil's words made the meeting room silent for a while. Although the single-seater attack craft has good maneuverability and small targets, it is not so easy to sneak out. Once discovered, the driver's 90.00% of the end result is to die in the interstellar, and the weight will more than double after the signal transmitter is installed, and the increase in weight will lead to a decrease in its mobility.

Most of the officers here have experienced the mission of garrisoning galaxies, and they all know what it is like to garrison fortresses in various galaxies. Under normal circumstances, the garrison fleet of the fortresses is about [-] ships, and most of these ships are quite old. The two major shipyards provide A very small number of new ships will be sent to the system's garrison fleet.So if it weren't for the special situation of the Mankira galaxy fortress, they would have been captured by the rebels long ago.

Even so, I'm afraid they won't last long.Fort main guns, surface floating turrets, angled turrets, and fort maintenance all require a lot of energy. How long can a fort that has been cut off from energy transportation last.

The situation was a bit bad, and the officers in the tactical conference room were a little silent.

"To be honest, I don't think it's possible for Manqila Fortress to hold on for another week." The staff members were unwilling to speak first, and Lin Zi, the chief staff officer, could only express his own views. Of course, the staff present here They all think so. "Of course, I need to know about the garrison officer of Fort Manchila, the fleet configuration, and the specific data of the fort."

The adjutant paused, then found out the information about Mankira's fortress stationed in the three-dimensional map and began to explain: "The garrison chief of the Mankira galaxy is Colonel Linton, 42 years old this year, not from a non-commissioned officer school, this is a low-level soldier. An excellent soldier. Before he became the garrison officer of Mankira, he served as the vice-captain of the fleet stationed in the Cinderella galaxy. Linton, who was still a lieutenant colonel in several major conflicts a few years ago, performed well, and was promoted to colonel in the four-year evaluation, and was then assigned to the Mankira galaxy as the garrison chief."

Speaking of this, the adjutant's expression became a bit weird, and most of the staff in the conference room also showed doubts.

Seeing the expressions of his staff members, Admiral Hughes, who had been silent all this time, said, "It's not as simple as you think. Although Linton's transfer this time seems to be an obvious promotion, but it is indeed the military department that After thinking about the order for a long time. The conditions in the Mankira galaxy are harsh. I think you will think that although Linton, who has made great contributions, was promoted to colonel and served as the garrison chief of one side, he may be offended when he is sent to such a place. Some ministers of the military department." Speaking of this, Admiral Hughes's always serious face showed a hint of ridicule, especially when he saw the expressions of "exactly so" on the staff who were not young. Finally, the meaning of ridicule became stronger, "But you are all wrong, this is Linton's own decision! After being promoted to colonel, he could have chosen to serve as a staff member in a certain fleet, but he applied to go to Mancheon himself. Pull the galaxy, and there was no one available in the military department at that time!"

Admiral Hughes' words surprised everyone, and Lin Zi was also a little surprised that the admiral, who usually doesn't speak much, actually said such words to their staff today with such a look of hating iron and steel.Also, what is unavailable?Could it be that the military generals of the empire are lacking to such an extent now?Don't the two major military academies send a lot of officers to the military every year?How could no one be available.

As if he understood Lin Zi's thoughts, Admiral Hughes sighed and continued: "You may think that I am exaggerating, but those officers who participated in large-scale wars more than ten years ago are already old, and I am 50 this year. How old are the commanders of the twelve space fleets of the military department, and only Rear Admiral Lin Mo of the Third Fleet is younger than me. But the soldiers who participated in the war were in their 20s at that time, and some of them were even younger than 20 Now the best of them are about 40 years old, which belongs to the golden age of military officers."

"Then why, Admiral, do you think that there is no one available in the military department? Isn't this also a group of excellent officers?" Pram didn't hold back, and asked first.As soon as these words came out, some old staff members shook their heads. Lin Zi frowned when he saw this situation. He was not clear about some situations, but Lin Zi understood, and he also understood why those old staff members shook their heads.

"Because the military doesn't trust them." Admiral Hughes was not annoyed at Plum's hastily interjected, "Noble children will not start as low-level soldiers. They will enter the military academy if they want to go this way. Graduation means how can a second lieutenant start from the bottom! So those who start from the bottom are civilians. Over the years, the conflict between nobles and civilians has gradually expanded. The so-called war is just to protect the interests of some people. And this interests, absolutely cannot be the interests of civilians."

Therefore, once the conflict between nobles and civilians intensified and turned into turmoil, it was hard to say which side those fleet commanders or garrison commanders who were born civilians would stand on.

Therefore, the military department has been suppressing those officers who were born as civilians over the years, and the captains of important fleets and important galaxies are all from nobles.

Hearing this, Lin Zi couldn't help but looked at Plum with some worry, and sure enough, he saw Plum's face turned pale.Although Plum's family is rich, they are also civilians. Although he has a relatively smooth path in the military, Admiral Hughes' words are undoubtedly a big blow to him, which shows that his future may not be good. Not as smooth as it seems.However, right now is not the time to think about these things.

Sure enough, after talking about this matter, Admiral Hughes signaled the adjutant to continue the introduction.

"The garrison officer of Manchila Fortress is Colonel Zuo Sishen. He is 34 years old this year. Speaking of which, he is also a high-ranking young man. He graduated from the Delacand Starfleet Academy and is a very capable officer. The Manchila Garrison Fleet The number of warships is 55, with a total of [-] soldiers, of which [-] are standard battleships, [-] are heavy protective ships, [-] are cruisers, [-] are rapid assault ships, and [-] are engineering ships. The gun is a hard X-ray cannon with a maximum emission energy of [-] megawatts. It can penetrate the second-level fortress protection, and no battleship's protective shield can withstand it. In addition, there are [-] floating turrets on the surface of the fortress, and [-] angle turrets .Finally there were [-] Marines at the fort. That was the main situation at Fort Mankira."

"Lieutenant Colonel Lin Zi, after listening to the introduction, what do you think?" Rarely, Admiral Hughes raised his head and asked.Generally, in combat meetings, Admiral Hughes issued orders directly, and rarely asked his staff for their opinions. Even if there were some things that needed to be discussed, the adjutants would ask them.

"I think there may be two situations at present." Although he doesn't know much about the situation of the two garrison officers, the hardware configuration of the fort and the fleet is very detailed. Lin Zi thought for a while and replied: "If the rebels decide to To occupy the fortress, the longest time the fortress may last is only a week, so we cannot fully believe the message from the fortress after a week. The rebels are likely to release false information to us after occupying the fortress, although there is a wartime code , but it cannot be ruled out that the fortress personnel were captured or the code was cracked. This is the first situation. Another situation is that the rebels may surround and attack the fortress, but they will not completely occupy the fortress. Their purpose is Eliminate the combat capability of the fortress, and besiege the fortress after it loses its combat capability, waiting for our arrival, and the equipment of the new ships makes them capable of doing so."

"You mean they might 'surround the spot for aid'?" Admiral Hughes rubbed his chin, obviously interested in Lin Zi's opinion.

"Yes, I think this is the most likely scenario. It is not necessary for the rebels to occupy the entire Mankira galaxy. I have always believed that the rebels were in turmoil from the Mankira galaxy, but they did not occupy it in the first instance. The entire Mankira galaxy is a bit strange, those planets in the double star period are nothing more than that, but there are still a few that are far away, but it is not impossible to get there. I calculated it, and the time is completely in time. So, I think their first goal is the shipyard, and the shipyard is only the starting point for their next move. Their goal may not be the Mankira galaxy, or they may not be kings in such a remote galaxy!"

"You mean they might have a deeper purpose?" Admiral Hughes' expression became serious, and everyone in the conference room looked at the three maps in unison.There is another galaxy 150 light-years away from the Mankira galaxy, which is the location of the imperial prison for felons - the Violet Planet!

"Could it be that their purpose is violets?"

As soon as Admiral Hughes said a word, the entire meeting room was in an uproar.

"A fleet of more than 1 warships came to rob the prison? Who are they going to rob?"

"Yes, I think their goal is Violet! After Violet's prison break, their return route is only the same as before, and the time of return will happen to meet us. In order to resist our attack, they must Attach to a fortress with powerful main guns! So they won't destroy the fort but only destroy the fleet stationed in the fortress!"

"What you said is very important. I need to report to the military department immediately. This meeting is over, let's go back to our sub-flagships." Admiral Hughes had a solemn expression, obviously feeling that Lin Zi's words made sense. Because of the previous turmoil in the Fisichella galaxy, the military department only imagined this turmoil as an ordinary turmoil. Now it seems that the actions of the rebels are indeed strange.So after dismissing the meeting, he immediately walked to the communication room.

(End of this chapter)