Crete, a seemingly ordinary planet with great value.
This not too big planet was originally the home planet of the Cretans, but more than four thousand years ago, with its favorable position and the route to the western region, the Cretans established the North Fourth Region. The most glorious civilization is also the most powerful civilization in the Northern Fourth District. At that time, the Human Federation only owned the homeland galaxy, not to mention in the Galactic Alliance, even in the Northern Fourth District, there was not much say.
Time flies, more than four thousand years have passed, the Cretans have long been history, and the human federation has become the only remaining civilization in the North Four Districts.
As for the Star of Crete, it has long become a colony of the Human Federation.
Only now, this planet and its star system have long been occupied by the Silicon Magic army.
In fact, this star system is not large. Except for Crete, all other planets are gas giants, and there are very few asteroids and satellites available for development and utilization. This is also the key to the rapid decline of the Cretans, that is, the star of Crete and the star system in which it is located are too small, not only lacking resources, but also seriously lacking living space. Although the Cretans relied on geographical advantages to establish a developed commercial civilization. The Cretans were once rich and envied even the top civilization. However, this kind of civilization without a foundation is not only difficult to last, but also impossible to be seen by a powerful enemy. Develop and grow. Unfortunately, the Cretans realized it was too late.
Near Crete, a huge space fortress is gradually taking shape.
Strictly speaking, it was not a space fortress, but an asteroid drawn from nearby, about 500 kilometers in diameter.
Of course, transforming asteroids or similar celestial bodies into space fortresses is a common practice of the Silicon Magic Alliance.
Because there are abnormal silicon beasts like earth dragons, it takes only time for the Silicon Magic Alliance to transform an asteroid into a space fortress.
However, in the process of transformation, it is still necessary to provide necessary materials, especially energy.
Simply put, to transform asteroids with earth dragons, you must first ensure the vitality of earth dragons, and also keep the asteroids being transformed under high temperature, which is a temperature suitable for earth dragons to survive. Therefore, it consumes a lot of energy, and Must be provided by other warships. Normally, the Silicon Magic Alliance will leave a small fleet. In addition to providing energy, it can also protect the fortress undergoing transformation, which will achieve two results with one stone.
Only now, there are thousands of ships near the fortress, obviously not a small fleet.
Among these ships, more than a dozen are directly connected to the fortress to provide energy to the fortress and keep the interior of the fortress in a molten state. Most of the other ships are clustered together, with only a few small warships cruising around, looking like patrol ships responsible for security.
However, there are only a few of these ships, about one tenth are warships, and the rest are military spaceships.
Of course, there is no essential difference between the battleships of the Silicon Magic Alliance and the spaceships. The so-called battleships are only equipped with weapons suitable for space warfare, while military transport ships have a larger internal space and can accommodate thousands of Silicon Magic warriors, or millions of tons of materials. Because the ships of the Silicon Magic Alliance are living silicon beasts, any battleship can be transformed into a transport spacecraft at any time and as long as needed. After being equipped with the necessary weapons, the transport spacecraft can also be transformed into a battleship, but the combat effectiveness is almost as small as that. This flexible and changeable way of existence gives the Silicon Magic fleet great tactical flexibility, but it also limits its combat effectiveness.
Even if they are all transport ships, the strength of this fleet cannot be underestimated.
Staring at the image on the projection screen, Yang Yi frowned.
The "Xinghai" is still outside the star system of Crete, billions of kilometers away from Trix, and the image signal comes from a small detector deployed by the garrison. Before being attacked by the Silicon Magic army, Lin Lie-xun deployed a large number of small detectors inside and outside the star system that were difficult to detect, so that he could detect the attacking enemy in time and avoid a sudden attack. After the fall of Trix, these small detectors went dormant because the communication with the control center was interrupted. Although the Silicon Magic army has occupied the entire star system and has advanced detection equipment, finding these small basketball-sized detectors in the vast outer space can be regarded as a needle in a haystack.
With these small detectors, Yang Yi and the others do not have to venture into the star system.
"That is not an ordinary fortress."
Hearing this, Yang Yi looked back at Lin Liexun who was walking over.
"Not just a fortress, but a base. Have you seen those transport spaceships?" Lin Liexun pointed at the spaceships gathered together. "Although there is no difference in appearance, these are all troop carriers, that is, landing ships, not cargo ships."
Yang Yi frowned and looked at Lin Liexun not quite clearly.
"Don’t forget, the Crete galaxy is so big, there are not many resources worth mining. In addition, there are thousands of light-years away from the home galaxy, it is necessary to build a space fortress here? Even in order to keep the course, you can directly There is no need to build a military base on the planet of Crete. There is no need to build a space fortress with such fanfare.” Lin Liexun paused for a while, “The only reasonable explanation is that this is a base for training and training Silicon Charm fighters.”
"The question is, is it too much trouble to train Silicon Charm fighters here and then send them to the home galaxy?"
Lin Liexun smiled faintly and said, "Obviously, these Silicon Charm fighters will not be sent to the home galaxy, but will be sent to other places."
Yang Yi was taken aback for a moment, and his expression suddenly became severe.
"Don't forget, the ultimate goal of the Silicon Magic Alliance to launch a war is not to destroy the Human Federation, nor to capture the Northern Fourth District, but to completely defeat and eliminate the Galactic Alliance. It is not enough to just attack the Human Federation and just occupy the North Fourth District. Most of the star systems in the North Fourth Region have been occupied by the Silicon Magic Alliance, and the home galaxy has also been under siege. However, there are lessons from a thousand years ago that the Silicon Magic Alliance will definitely make more preparations. For example, it failed to attack the Human Federation in time. The battle against the homeland galaxy has become a protracted battle. The Galactic Alliance completed the war mobilization in time. Many civilizations, including the seven top civilizations, sent troops to the North Fourth District. How should the Silicon Magic Alliance respond?"
Yang Yi nodded thoughtfully, showing that he understood Lin Liexun's meaning.
"Even if the Silicon Charm Alliance is fully prepared and has enough troops, after the entire Galactic Alliance participates in the war, it will definitely adjust its deployment and turn offensive to defensive. At least temporarily abandon the offensive. In this way, defend the existing ones. The result is the key."
"You mean, the Silicon Magic Alliance is starting to deploy perimeter defenses?"
Lin Liexun nodded and said, "Otherwise, why build a fortress-level military base here and train and train Silicon Charm fighters?"
"What if the Silicon Magic Alliance is not going to give up offensive?"
"What's the meaning?"
Yang Yichang exasperated and said: "Simply put, if the Silicon Charm Alliance has received news that the Galactic Alliance Council has vetoed the war resolution, and most advanced civilizations, including the Hidden Spirits, are not prepared for war, it is difficult to War mobilization is completed in a short period of time, even if it sends troops, it is very limited. Then, the Silicon Magic Alliance may continue to launch offensives and advance to other regions."
"This… "
"There is indeed such a possibility." Shen Chengwen walked over and said, "Moreover, it is very likely that the Simei Alliance is siege of the homeland galaxy without attacking it."
"What do you mean?" Jackson also walked over.
"We have always believed that the Silicon Charm Alliance will attack the homeland galaxy. It will only advance to the southern Alpha galaxy hinterland after it has destroyed the Human Federation and occupied the entire Northern Fourth District. The reason is very good, that is, in the last war, the Human Federation’s Fighting bravely changed the direction of the battle, and ultimately made the Silicon Magic Alliance fall short. The problem is that the Silicon Magic Alliance also knows that it is not easy to defeat the human federation. Not only does it require a lot of troops, but also a lot of time. If you concentrate your forces on the human federation, Even if the Human Federation is finally destroyed, other civilizations of the Galactic Alliance can complete the war mobilization during this period. At that time, even if the Human Federation is finished, the Silicon Charm Alliance may not be able to win." Shen Chengwen paused for a while, then said again. "Just like General Lin said, the purpose of the Silicon Magic Alliance’s war is not only to destroy the Human Federation, but to completely and comprehensively defeat the Galactic Alliance. Obviously, the more time the Silicon Magic Alliance spends in the Human Federation, The greater the force invested, the higher the rate of defeat. On the contrary, if the Silicon Magic Alliance uses the Human Federation to contain the forces of the Galactic Alliance, especially in the early stage, when the various civilizations have not completed the war mobilization and the available forces are extremely limited. , Taking the opportunity to advance to the hinterland of the southern Alpha galaxy can achieve unexpected results and have a greater chance of winning. Even if this will inspire other civilizations, it is better than missed opportunities."
After Shen Chengwen finished speaking in one breath, the others were silent.
Obviously, this kind of possibility does exist, but everyone did not expect it before, or did not think in this direction, but took it for granted that the Silicon Magic Alliance would first attack the Human Federation, and only after eliminating the troubles, would it move to the southern Alpha Galaxy. March into the hinterland.
If Shen Chengwen guessed correctly, the consequences would be hard to imagine.
You should know that several top civilizations such as the Hidden Spirit Race have not yet completed the war mobilization, and most of the high civilizations have not even started war mobilization. Although the Star Weavers have begun to mobilize and the main force has been dispatched, and the Lei Ling has also taken action, the forces available to the Galactic Alliance are only so small. Now everyone is staring at the Home Galaxy, believing that assisting the Human Federation to defend the Home Galaxy will be able to withstand the attack of the Silicon Charm army. The result is obvious, when all the available forces are heading to the Northern Fourth District, there will be no other places in the Southern Alpha System. If the Silicon Magic Alliance seizes and leaves this point fully, the Galactic Alliance will inevitably suffer a disastrous defeat.