Humanity is missing, luckily I have billions of clones

Li Qingsong was filled with joy as he had finally effectively solved a considerable part of the problem of combat effectiveness plummeting due to communication delays.

In particular, Li Qingsong also knew that with the large-scale confrontation exercises he would continue to conduct and the large amount of combat data that would continue to be generated, the combat AI would become even more intelligent and would bring about a greater improvement in combat power.

With the continued development of his chip technology and the further surge in supercomputing power, his combat radius may be further expanded in the future. Even if the two-way communication delay is as long as one hour - which corresponds to 30 light minutes, or a distance of 540 million kilometers, he may still be able to keep the fleet at a high level of combat effectiveness.

By then, even if I am on Earth, I can remotely command interstellar battles outside the asteroid belt!

In particular, Li Qingsong had another idea at this moment.

Manned combat spacecraft certainly have their advantages. Even if the communication delay is as long as an hour, they can always control the clones and continuously perform things that intelligent programs cannot do, such as internal maintenance of the spacecraft, difficult tactical movements, and overall strategic layout.

Unmanned spacecraft do not have this advantage.

But they have other advantages.

They can be made very small and more flexible. Their average combat power is far less than that of manned spacecraft, but they can be numerous and rely on numbers to overwhelm the opponent.

The most important thing is that unmanned combat equipment, such as unmanned spacecraft and armed satellites, can be completely handed over to combat AI for operation without wasting any energy on your part!

They are not smart enough, because I can't control them directly. But it doesn't matter, as long as there are enough of them!

In this way, even if you are on Earth, 10 billion or even 100 billion kilometers away from Earth, you can deploy armed forces!

Although Li Qingsong is currently unable to produce unmanned weapons that meet the requirements and have practical combat significance, it does not prevent him from starting to lay the groundwork and think about combat theory.

"So, my future combat method will be like this:

The first step is to deploy supercomputers on a large scale and over a large area, as well as a large number of unmanned combat facilities, so that the combat AI can automatically control them to fight.

At the same time, with my main body as the core, a fleet composed of manned spacecraft is deployed within a certain range around me.

These fleets are the core of my entire combat force. As the battlefield situation changes, the manned fleets can move conveniently.

In this way, manned and unmanned, AI and my own intelligence, the two layers of combat power cooperate with each other, and can burst out combat strength far beyond a single control method..."

Almost at the moment he considered this possibility, Li Qingsong realized that manned and unmanned combat would almost certainly be the common method of future interstellar warfare.

Not only ourselves, but other civilizations, including the upcoming Blueprint civilization, will almost certainly adopt this approach.

There is no way. It's a combination of manned and unmanned, large-scale unmanned spacecraft and unmanned combat weapons, plus elite manned combat spacecraft. The advantages of the two combined are too obvious.

At the same time, Li Qingsong also realized the advantages and disadvantages of ordinary interstellar civilizations in this combat mode, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of his own special existence.

Our advantages are obvious. With everyone working as one and no internal friction, we can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the manned fleet within the combat radius with low communication delay. At the same time, our unmanned combat force will surely far surpass opponents with the same technical level.

Because they are more productive.

But the disadvantage is that in places far away from the main body and with high communication delays, the combat strength of one's own manned fleet will inevitably be lower than that of the opponent.

Because the opponent's manned combat spacecraft can make autonomous decisions by intelligent individuals and does not require remote control by the commander.

The advantages and disadvantages of an opponent with the same technical level are exactly the opposite of your own.

"Now that we understand our strengths and weaknesses, it will be easier to plan future combat strategies and tactics. It's nothing more than leveraging our strengths and avoiding our weaknesses. We should increase our unmanned combat forces as much as possible, and avoid using manned fleets to engage the enemy in areas with high latency."

After confirming this, Li Qingsong couldn't help but start imagining his future combat mode.

In the solar system, many interconnected supercomputers are deployed in various places, as far as Luoshen and Enemy at the edge of the solar system, and every major planet and satellite in the inner solar system. The entire solar system is full of unmanned combat forces controlled by combat AI. With the support and assistance of these unmanned combat forces, the core elite manned fleets of the company are able to traverse the entire galaxy...

Combat AI is the top priority for Li Qingsong's future interstellar combat, and its status is second only to his own body.

"In this case, it is necessary to give you a special name.

In Eastern mythology, the Jade Emperor is in charge of the Heavenly Palace, so the Jade Emperor is the chief AI, but there seems to be no existence in Eastern mythology who is in charge of fighting and war.

Which mythological figure is most associated with combat?"

Li Qingsong thought for a moment and instantly locked onto a character.

Fighting Buddha, Sun Wukong who caused havoc in Heaven!

"Okay, from now on I'll call you Wukong! From now on, you will be in charge of all unmanned combat forces, and at the same time, assist me in manned combat!

You are still very weak and not smart enough now, but it doesn’t matter, I will continue to feed and train you. "

Under Li Qingsong's command, Fleets A and B took off again.

One of them was directly controlled by Li Qingsong, and the other was controlled by Wukong AI. The two sides engaged in a fierce battle in space.

In this fierce battle, a steady stream of data converged into the newly built supercomputer like rivers flowing into the sea, and became the nourishment of Wukong AI.

Having achieved this major technological breakthrough, Li Qingsong still did not relax.

His main attention immediately shifted to another matter.

Nuclear fission reactor miniaturization!

During these years, Li Qingsong has never relaxed the process of upgrading and renovating the nuclear fission power plant.

He always understood that how to obtain energy was the most important thing for him at this stage, and it was also the foundation and support for all other aspects of his life.

For example, the unmanned combat system led by Wukong AI, without a sufficiently advanced energy source, how can the unmanned spacecraft and unmanned weapons fight?

Relying on chemical fuels?

I'm afraid that even if Li Qingsong turned his entire fleet into a fuel transport fleet, it would not be enough for the unmanned combat system.

At the same time, without a sufficiently high-quality energy supply system, new engines are out of the question, and the speed of combat weapons will always be limited to an extremely low level.

At this moment, after more than ten years of persistent research, Li Qingsong's nuclear fission technology finally made a major breakthrough.