854, a giant network
The Confederacy of Independent Systems had actually started the war in the Central Ring of the Milky Way a few months ago, but the places they attacked were relatively less developed Middle Ring planets, and they were also politically possible places to win over.
But one thing that cannot be ignored is that in the Central Star Region, not to mention fighting against the Republic, there are very few planets that have declared neutrality and will not participate in this war.
Count Dooku's separatist concept has been unworkable since the beginning of the Central Sector.
There is another reason for General Grievous's opposition, and that is supplies. Now when the war mainly breaks out in the outer ring sector, supplies in many places of the Confederacy of Independent Systems are already stretched thin. The most intuitive manifestation is that the mechanization rate of the troops is increasing.
Coming lower and lower.
In many cases, the ground forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems are dominated by B-1 combat robots. On many battlefields, there are a number of heavy combat robots such as the OG-9 Nest Spider combat machine and the IG-227 Fire Hail combat machine.
Fewer and fewer.
The problem of insufficient productivity is one of them, and the other problem is transportation.
For example, a Rookery Hook-class battleship can be loaded with up to 300,000 B-1 combat robots. But in actual combat, this is impossible. You must load a large number of MTT containers into the battleship.
Type troop carrier, so that combat robots can be quickly deployed, and it also needs to be loaded into a C-9979 landing ship to facilitate landing operations.
In addition, heavy units need to be installed, such as AAT assault tanks and OG-9 Nest Spider combat machines. These heavy units occupy more space and require more supplies to maintain their operation.
Even for a Destroyer robot, the space required to transport such a robot is five to six times that of a B-1 combat robot, and they also require separate charging equipment to meet the needs of powerful shields and weapon systems.
So once you deduct these things, you can install almost 100,000 B-1 combat robots, which is still the minimum standard. If you want to carry out mechanized interleaved combat, you will need more heavy units, then maybe a Rook
A Lihuk-class battleship can accommodate up to 50,000 to 60,000 robots.
By the way, in the previous battle for the Blade Fleet, the reason why Tang Xiao was able to let the Gran Marines pack 100,000 people into the Rookery Hook-class battleship was because it was a space battle.
, so it did not carry any heavy equipment or landing ships at all, it was all due to light infantry.
So in this case, you need more spaceships to deploy a powerful land force. But as the war progresses, the warship manufacturing of the Confederation of Independent Systems gradually begins to fail to keep up, which is reflected on the battlefield.
, it is difficult to maintain the quality of an army.
Under such circumstances, forcing an attack on the center is tantamount to asking for death.
However, Count Dooku was very insistent on attacking the Central Ring. He began to use his outstanding eloquence and talked about his ideals and beliefs at the meeting, and emphasized that only through the Central Ring can the inner and core circles of the galaxy be threatened.
And only in this way can the political evolution within the republic be accelerated.
He told everyone that it was impossible to win just by guarding the Outer Rim, because the Galactic Republic's industrial world production capacity in the Core Circle and Inner Rim could easily exceed that of the Outer Rim. As the war progressed, this disadvantage would become more and more serious.
until it becomes unsustainable.
Therefore, we can only threaten the true core interests of the Republic as soon as possible while the Republic has not completely transferred its industrial productivity to the war track. Only in this way will the threatened core planets put pressure on the regime of the Galactic Republic.
, even believed that the Republic was not suitable to continue to rule the galaxy, so he changed his mind and fell into the arms of the Confederacy.
Tang Xiao, who had been watching Count Dooku's theory with a cold eye, thought it had some truth, but... he added in his heart that the chickens in arms also thought the same way during World War II.
He did not believe that Count Dooku's strategic vision could not see the loopholes in this theory - that is, leaving the fate of victory in the hands of the other party, hoping that internal problems will occur in the other party, while you yourself have nothing but
I can't do anything except have a painless fight.
But now the reason why Count Dooku is so insistent on attacking the Central Ring in an all-out way seems... to be Darth Sidious's idea.
Once the Confederacy of Independent Systems comprehensively attacks the Central Rim, it will accelerate the process of the war. On the one hand, the oligarchs and wealthy families in the core world who gradually find that their territory is threatened will indeed be disappointed with the current situation of the Republic, but their choice is definitely not to go
The losers who seek refuge in the outer circle will instead support an agent they think is more powerful, and this candidate is right in front of them - Sheev Palpatine.
On the other hand, the Confederacy's war to attack the Central Ring will further intensify the consumption of the strength of corporate giants such as the Trade Alliance, Technology Alliance, and Commercial Guilds. You must know that in Darth Sidious's design, these corporate giants exist as spoils of war.
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In other words, after the war, he must come up with something to please the oligarchs who support him, including Quart and Corellia. The poor and backward outer ring alone is not enough. Only these non-human races can do this.
Only core super enterprises can satisfy the appetites of those oligarchs.
But the strength of these super enterprises should not be underestimated. If they really manage their own territory in the outer ring, it will be a really difficult problem. Therefore, they need to be lured out and take the initiative to attack the central ring.
All in all, if the previous series of victories of the Confederation of Independent Systems were a sign that Darth Sidious was spreading his giant network covering the entire galaxy, then the current stage is a sign that he is slowly beginning to close it.
The mouth of the giant net traps all the prey in it.
It's just a pity...
Tang Xiao looked at the people arguing in the conference room. They all represented major super corporations and powerful planets. Everyone had their own interests. Sometimes, in the face of such huge interests, they often lost themselves.
, thus sinking deeper and deeper into the giant network.
At this time, these people will not listen to truly useful advice.
Count Dooku's plan will definitely succeed.
As expected, after General Grievous exchanged a look with Count Dooku, he also began to change his tone and began to use some seemingly advanced military terms to discuss the feasibility of the plan to attack Central.
At this time, realizing that Tang Xiao had been silent, Count Dooku asked kindly: "Ah, our Confederate war hero, the Governor of Dawn Planet who has repeatedly defeated the Republic, Your Excellency Tang Xiao. What do you think about the attack on the Central Sector?
What do you think?"
Tang Xiao smiled faintly and said noncommittally: "For the Dawn Planet and the Western Theater Zone, our stated goal has always been the Eriadu Planet. As for the strategy for the Central Star Zone, we are indeed powerless."
"Haha, I believe that after acquiring more than 170 battleships from the Blade Fleet, it will only be a piece of cake for the Dawn Planet to capture the planet Eriadu." Count Dooku calmly began to praise the Dawn Planet.
"Most of those 178 battleships cannot be put into battle immediately. I'm afraid I can only disappoint you, Count Dooku." Tang Xiao shook his head and put Count Dooku's hat back on his head.
This chapter has been completed!