Chapter 931: Let’s deal with these little troubles first.
Seventy-three hours and thirty-five minutes until the start of the swarm surge】
"In order to ensure that we are in the best possible condition to face the threat of the upcoming swarm of insects from the cosmic wormhole."
We need to eliminate these hidden dangers first.
However, this operation must be swift and efficient, while minimizing losses to one's own fleet.
Furthermore, a timeframe must be set before all combat-tested interstellar warships undergo repairs and resupply to prepare for the upcoming battle.” Zhao Chen looked at Charlotte.
Charlotte nodded: "Our main objective is to deal with the impending insect swarm. As for the potential threats in these three star systems, although this may have an impact on us in future wars."
However, we still need to determine which is more important.
Actually, Zhao Chen and Charlotte were saying these words to Saint Cana.
The interstellar Zerg in these three star systems has always been a hurdle in Saint Cana's mind.
Fortunately, Zhao Chen had previously helped Saint Cana stabilize the situation in the empire and provided some support.
While the entirety of these three star systems was not completely overrun, a large number of interstellar Zerg remained that could not be eradicated.
Zhao Chen had to make things clear to Saint Cana upfront, otherwise she might take this opportunity to disregard the most important matters and choose to resolve the troubles of these three star regions in one fell swoop.
"I understand what you mean, my lord."
"Clean up as much as you can," Saint Cana said, trying to compose herself.
Charlotte pointed to the large red circle in the middle: "Also, there's the star system where the cosmic wormhole is located. I took a look at the terrain and location."
To benefit our future operations, we need to reduce the area occupied by the Zerg.
As she spoke, Charlotte moved her hands.
On this interstellar war sandbox, multiple attack routes appeared, simulating battle scenes.
The arrows along those attack lines significantly reduced the area occupied by the Zerg.
It eventually settled in an area that was only one-third the size of its original size.
"Fighting on multiple fronts? Won't that make command and logistics too difficult for us?" Saint Cana asked worriedly.
"Hehehe, leave this little thing to me, the Dragon Girl."
Moreover, this is the best combat plan against potential future insect swarms. The AI, Little Dragon Girl, confidently patted her chest.
Charlotte chimed in, "My part of the plan doesn't necessarily require annihilating all the Zerg in these areas."
They were simply cleared out and driven to a certain area.
The next task is to entrust it to some weaker interstellar fleets and slowly eliminate them.
As she spoke, Charlotte displayed a simulation of another battle plan.
This simulation is much more detailed.
It describes how, during the compression of the Zerg-occupied territory, some Zerg were weaved out and surrounded in an area, where a portion of the Starfleet was responsible for their encirclement and annihilation.
"In this military operation, we will mobilize more than two million interstellar warships."
In reality, however, not all of these two million interstellar warships need to be stationed at the front lines.
After all, in addition to these, we also have nearly 400,000 Angel Starships and our Dragon Legion.
I think we should select the elite fleet from among them to be in charge of the front-line battlefield.
Other starfleets could take on these rear-area operations and await support. Charlotte stated her idea.
Saint Cana thought about it and understood this combat concept.
Position the appropriate starships in the appropriate locations.
Instead of rushing in all at once and putting everything on the front lines.
When facing the Zerg, having more fleets does not necessarily give you an advantage.
This might contradict Zhao Chen's earlier proposal for a full-scale emergency war mobilization.
But that was actually Zhao Chen's only option, since the Xiaolong Legion itself had too few troops, especially when facing an enemy like the Interstellar Zerg who had'swarm tactics'.
"Then everything will proceed as General Charlotte has arranged."
"My Holy Light Empress fleet is at your command." Empress Saint Cana looked at Charlotte.
Charlotte looked at Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen nodded slightly, letting her continue.
"Alright, then let's proceed with our battle plan."
The main battlefield can be divided into two sides. One side is the remaining interstellar Zerg in those three star regions. According to the intelligence provided by Empress Saint Cana and our confirmation, there are currently nearly 300,000 Zerg motherships in these three star regions.
One-third of the planets have been occupied and controlled by the interplanetary Zerg. The exact number of these planets is unknown, but we do not have time to deal with them at the moment.
The mission on this battlefield is to reduce the number of 300,000 insect hive motherships to below 50,000 within 60 hours!
Afterwards, a portion of the Starfleet was left to continue the combat mission on that battlefield, while the rest of the Starfleet was immediately repaired and resupplyed in preparation for the next combat mission.
Another battlefield is the interstellar Zerg-occupied territory in the star system where the cosmic wormhole is located.
Within the area we are trying to compress, we anticipate facing 200,000 Zerg motherships, and we cannot rule out the possibility of subsequent support from the Zerg.
And this battlefield also lasted for sixty hours.
"The number of these 200,000 Zerg motherships will be reduced to below 50,000, and they will be sealed off in certain areas, with other star fleets continuing to control them," Charlotte explained after outlining this series of operational plans.
Zhao Chen rubbed his chin, then asked Xiaolongnu directly, "If we proceed according to Charlotte's battle plan..."
How great will our losses be? What will the battlefield attrition be? How feasible is this scenario?
When Xiaolongnu heard the question, she paused, as if she were doing some calculations.
She quickly gave a reply.
"Reporting to the Commander, based on General Charlotte's battle plan and the battlefield data I have obtained, the calculation results are as follows."
After these two battlefields end, we expect to lose between 100,000 and 300,000 starships, mainly those T2-class starships, because they lack experience in fighting the Zerg. Such a large-scale battle will inevitably result in casualties.
Battlefield costs are estimated at three trillion star coins, while according to data previously compiled by Lilith's secretary, the value of the war supplies we have mobilized is currently thirty trillion star coins.
There will be a second and third batch in the future, with a total amount of nearly 50 trillion Star Dollars.
Furthermore, if needed, resource extraction areas in various regions can continuously transport raw materials and supplies directly to the front-line battlefield.
In summary, the feasibility of this operational plan is 87.66%.
A probability of nearly 90% is quite good.
However, this would result in the loss of 100,000 to 300,000 interstellar warships, which is still a significant loss.
But after all, they were facing a massive number of interstellar Zerg.
“Then let’s proceed according to Charlotte’s plan.” Zhao Chen stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the interstellar war sand table before him.