854. A giant net
Confederacy of Independent Systems actually started the war to Mid Rim Territories a few months ago, but the places they attacked were relatively less developed Mid Rim planets, and they were also places where it was politically possible to fight for them.
But one thing that cannot be ignored is that in Mid Rim Territories, not to mention fighting against Galactic Republic, there are very few planets that have declared neutrality and will not participate in this war.
The Separatists concept of Count Dooku has been unworkable since Mid Rim Territories.
General Grievous has another reason for opposition, and that is supply. Now when the war breaks out mainly in Outer Rim Territories, supplies in many places of Confederacy of Independent Systems are already stretched thin. The most intuitive manifestation is that the mechanization rate of the troops is getting lower and lower.
In many cases, Confederacy of Independent Systems's ground forces are dominated by B-1 combat robots. On many battlefields, the number of heavy combat robots such as OG-9 Nest Spider battle mech and IG-227 Fire Hail combat machinery is getting smaller and smaller.
Lack of productivity is one of them, and another is transportation.
For example, a Luukri-Hok-class battleship can be loaded with up to 300,000 B-1 combat robots. But it is impossible to do this in actual combat. You must install a large number of MTT in the battleship so that combat robots can be quickly deployed. You also need to install a C-9979 landing ship to facilitate landing operations.
In addition, heavy units need to be installed, such as AAT assault tank and OG-9 Nest Spider battle mech. These heavy units occupy more space and require more supplies to maintain their operation.
Even for Destroyer droid, 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 these things are deducted, you can almost install 100,000 B-1 combat robots, which is still the minimum standard. If mechanized interspersed combat is to be carried out, more heavy-duty units are needed, so maybe a Luukri-Hok-class battleship can hold at most 50,000 to 60,000 robots.
By the way, in the battle for Vanguard Fleet, the reason why Tang Xiao allowed Gran Marines to pack a density of 100,000 people into Luukri-Hok-class battleship was because this was a space battle, so it did not carry any heavy equipment or landing ships at all, all because of light infantry.
So in this case, you need more ships to deploy a strong land force. However, as the war progressed, Confederacy of Independent Systems's warship manufacturing gradually began to fail to keep up. This was reflected in the fact that it was difficult to maintain the quality of a unit on the battlefield.
Forcibly attacking Mid Rim under such circumstances is tantamount to seeking death.
However, Count Dooku was very insistent on attacking Mid Rim. He began to use his outstanding eloquence and talked about his ideals and beliefs at the meeting, and emphasized that only through Mid Rim can Inner Rim and Core Worlds in the galaxy be threatened, and only in this way can the political evolution within Galactic Republic be accelerated.
He told everyone that it is impossible to win just by guarding Outer Rim, because Galactic Republic can easily surpass Outer Rim in the industrial world production capacity of Core Worlds and Inner Rim. As the war goes on, this disadvantage will become larger and larger until it is unsustainable.
Therefore, we can only take advantage of the fact that Galactic Republic has not completely transferred its industrial productivity to the war track to threaten Galactic Republic's real core interests as soon as possible. Only in this way will the threatened core planets put pressure on the Galactic Republic regime, and even think that Galactic Republic is not suitable to continue to rule the galaxy, so they will change their tune and fall into the arms of Confederacy of Independent Systems.
Regarding Count Dooku's theory, Tang Xiao, who had been watching with a cold eye, thought it had some truth, but... he added in his heart that the chicken in the foot also thought the same way during World War II.
He didn't believe that with Count Dooku's strategic vision, he couldn't see the loopholes in this theory - that is, leaving the fate of victory in the hands of the other party, hoping that there will be internal problems in the other party, but you yourself can't do anything except having a painless fight on the sidelines.
But now the reason why Count Dooku is so insistent on attacking Mid Rim in an all-out way seems... to be Darth-Sidious's idea.
Once Confederacy of Independent Systems fully attacks Mid Rim, this will accelerate the process of the war. On the one hand, those Core Worlds oligarchs and wealthy families who gradually find that their territory is threatened will indeed be disappointed with the current situation of Galactic Republic, but their choice is definitely not to take refuge in Outer Rim's weak legs, but to support an agent they think is more powerful, and this candidate is right in front of them - Sheev-Palpatine.
On the other hand, Confederacy of Independent Systems's war against Mid Rim will further intensify the consumption of the strength of these corporate giants Trade Federation, Technological Alliance, and Merchant Guilds. You must know that in the design of Das-Sidious, these corporate giants exist as trophies.
In other words, after the war, he must come up with something to please the oligarchs including Kuat and Corellia who support him. It is not enough for the poor and backward Outer Rim. Only these non-Human race as the core Mega-corporations can satisfy the appetite of those oligarchs.
But the strength of these Mega-corporations cannot be underestimated. If they really stay in Outer Rim and manage their own territory, it will really be a difficult problem. Therefore, they need to be lured out and take the initiative to attack Mid Rim.
All in all, if Confederacy of Independent Systems's previous series of victories were a sign that Darth-Sidious was spreading his giant net covering the entire galaxy, then the current stage is the process in which he began to slowly close the mouth of the giant net and trap all his prey in it.
It's just a pity...
Tang Xiao looked at the people quarreling in the conference room. They all represented major Mega-corporations and powerful planets. Everyone had their own interests. Sometimes, in the face of such huge interests, they tended to lose themselves, thus getting deeper and deeper into the giant network.
At this time, these people will not follow the advice that is actually useful.
Count Dooku's plan will definitely succeed.
Sure enough, 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 attack plan against Mid Rim.
At this time, realizing that Tang Xiao had been silent, Count Dooku asked kindly, "Ah, our Confederacy of Independent Systems war heroes have repeatedly defeated Governor of Dawn Star Planet and Lord Tang Xiao of Galactic Republic. What do you think of the attack on Mid Rim Territories?"
Tang Xiao smiled faintly and said noncommittally, "For Dawn Star Planet and Western Reaches war zone, our stated goal has always been Eriadu. Regarding Mid Rim Territories's strategy, we are really powerless."
"Haha, I believe that after acquiring more than 170 warships from Blade Fleet, Dawn Star Planet can capture Eriadu with just a little effort." Count Dooku quietly began to praise Dawn Star Planet.
"Most of those 178 warships 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.
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