One Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty Three Manpower and Materials

Ruan Yinghua instantly turned into a frost-beaten eggplant: "I have no objection, and there is no need to reserve it." That expression and tone were obviously emotional.

Ye Han quickly smoothed things over: "Commander, can I ask a question?"

Huo Qiang nodded: "You say."

Ye Han said: "What is the minimum limit?"

"As long as you can drive the battleship, leave no one behind!"

Ye Han felt bad: "Commander, there is a carrot and a pit on the ship. Which one do you think is missing?"

Huo Qiang didn't answer but asked: "How many people are there in the damage control team?"

"Twelve." Ye Han blurted out.

"Get them all out, leave no one behind."

Ye Han almost fainted: "Leave all the damage to the ship? What about the ship?"

"Relying on the shipboard computer." Huo Qiang said, "You only have three battleships in the entire fleet, and there are no transport ships to follow. What's the use of me leaving you to manage the damage? Where can you find parts?"

Ye Han and others looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Everyone knows whether damage control is useful or not, but Huo Qiang has already made it this point, and there is no point in arguing anymore.

Ruan Yinghua couldn't help but ask: "What about the engines? Are they all withdrawn as well?"

"Yes!" Huo Qiang nodded without hesitation, "Anything that can be solved with software will be left alone."

Today's warships are highly automated, and most functions can be controlled by computers. In other words, the entire warship can be controlled with just a few clicks of a finger on the bridge.

But just because a computer can control a battleship, it doesn't mean it doesn't need people. No matter how automated the system is, it still needs people to supervise it.

If Huo Qiang's standards were used, even half of the bridge officers would have to be removed, not to mention the remaining positions.

Ye Han calculated in his mind that out of the more than 400 people on the Leishan, it would be good to have about 40 people left in the end.

Ruan Yinghua was no longer calm: "Commander, if this is the case, do we have to withdraw all the pilots? Then why send our Qingzhou there? We might as well change to a destroyer!"

"You're right,

The pilots must indeed be withdrawn and all fighter planes replaced with unmanned versions. "

Ruan Yinghua was completely helpless: "Then it's better not to go..."

Ruan Yinghua's attitude finally annoyed Huo Qiang. He slapped his hand on the table, pointed at Ruan Yinghua's nose and roared loudly: "If you don't go, someone will go! I am giving you orders, not discussing with you!"

Ruan Yinghua was so frightened that she jumped up and stood at attention, not daring to say another word.

Ye Han and Zhang Guoliang, the captain of the Shihe, also stood up quickly, as honestly as primary school students who admitted their mistakes.

Huo Qiang took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart: "Do you think I don't want to keep people for you? This is an order from above. Do you understand the order? Don't say I won't give you a chance. After I go back in a while, I You are allowed to choose who will stay on the ship, but as many as you should send out, no one should be missing!"

"Yes!" The three people responded in unison.

Huo Qiang slowed down his tone: "I know how difficult it is to expedition to Saturn, but the situation on Earth is even more severe. The higher-ups have taken away all the people, but the higher-ups have not stipulated what results you must achieve. Don't you understand what's going on here? Do you mean it?"

The three of them were silent now. Only they knew whether they understood or not.

Ye Han's idea was very clear. The superiors were obviously not optimistic about the expedition. It was estimated that Beidu had already made psychological preparations for the loss of three warships. The reason for removing the people at this time was probably to reduce the losses... Thought of this , a deep sense of powerlessness surged from the bottom of his heart.

This is the rhythm of treating the Saturn Expedition Fleet as a death squad!

As if he could read minds, Huo Qiang saw Ye Han's thoughts at a glance: "Don't worry, no one is asking you to die. After evacuating the extra people, there will be at least seven or eight times more lifesaving positions on the ship. Even if the battleship Even if he is disabled, he still has enough positions.”

This is not something I say lightly.

Since the establishment of the space fleet, the lifeboats on the battleships have been continuously improved. Today's lifeboats are no longer the crude gadgets they were at the beginning. They are similar to the pre-war spaceships and are fully capable of flying back to Earth from Saturn.

The only disadvantage is that it is more time consuming.

Of course, this achievement is based on hibernation technology. With the support of hibernation technology, the size of the lifeboat can be greatly reduced, as long as it carries enough oxygen and a certain amount of supplies.

On the contrary, if there is no hibernation technology, a large amount of sustaining materials must be prepared on the lifeboat, and it may not be enough even if the volume is expanded several times.

Furthermore, when it comes to this, the meaning is very obvious. It is simply that the superiors are not optimistic about the expedition, and the vacated life-saving positions are actually leaving a way out for the crew.

The retreat was prepared before the fight started. Ye Han felt that this was not a good sign. Fortunately, he had received a materialistic education since he was a child and quickly put these unrealistic ideas behind him.

Huo Qiang continued: "The other thing is the material issue. To put it simply, the fleet is fully supporting you in terms of materials. You can carry as many super nuclear bombs as you can, and as many ordinary nuclear bombs as you want. Other weapons can block it as long as you want. You can take it away and give me whatever you want!"

The expedition fleet has experienced Mars, Ceres, Callisto, Ganymede and Europa. Five battles have consumed the weapons carried by the fleet. Take the super nuclear bomb as an example. The only remaining inventory currently comes from the Qingzhou. There are two battle groups with the Yangzhou. It was ordered to block the alien fleet and did not participate in the battle to attack Europa. Some of the super nuclear bombs on the ship were saved.

If these weapons were dispersed throughout the fleet, one warship would definitely not be able to get much, but if they were concentrated to supply the Saturn fleet, they would definitely satisfy the appetites of these three warships.

Ye Han and his two companions looked at each other, and without hesitation, they opened their mouths. First, super nuclear bombs, then nuclear missiles, and then nuclear artillery shells, magnetic nuclear artillery shells, everything with the prefix "nuclear" would be enough to destroy the fleet. A posture of never giving up.

There is no way, Ye Han doesn't want to do this, but the Saturn Expeditionary Force has neither a base nor backup. The only thing it can rely on is the three battleships. If they don't get enough weapons and equipment before departure, they will have to spend all their money when they leave Jupiter. Can't find anywhere to buy it.

Huo Qiang was also unambiguous. With a wave of his hand, warships docked with the three warships that were about to sail away. All kinds of materials were carried aboard like water, filling the warehouses of several warships.

But this time, nothing was put in the corridors and extra cabins. It was not because they didn’t want to, but because there were too few manpower on the ship. There were no automatic handling equipment such as robotic arms in these living cabins. In the end, we had to give up the temptation of filling all the cabins. idea.