October, Galactic Calendar 3033

This is the first day of October.

Zhao Chen sat in his office chair, drinking milk, eating breakfast, and reading the electronic newspaper in front of him.

This is the Starry Empire's electronic newspaper, and most of its content is about the current civil war within the Starry Empire.

For the people of the Starry Empire, this was the third month since the outbreak of the North-South civil war.

For the space warriors who lived at the intersection of the Starry Central Starfield, the Chu River Starfield, and the North Wind Starfield, this was just an ordinary day.

As usual, it was nothing more than a battle of offense and defense between the two sides.

Today, either you find an opportunity to attack, or tomorrow he finds an opportunity to counterattack.

As for conquering cities and seizing territory?

So far, neither side has actually controlled any region of the other's star system. At most, they have destroyed a number of military fortresses, annihilated a number of interstellar warships, or carried out a successful orbital bombardment of a forward-deployed military planet in a blitzkrieg.

"So far, the North Wind Star Region has suffered the greatest losses."

I heard that Zhu Laotou's casualty rate has exceeded 30%, and not long ago, he even lost three T4 Borei-class heavy starships in just one day.

"Old Zhu was so angry he couldn't get a good rest for days," Zhao Chen muttered.

When Lilith, the secretary, saw that the commander had finished his milk, she thoughtfully refilled it for him.

She was intimately familiar with the commander's current lifestyle.

"The quality of the interstellar fleet in the North Wind Star Region is only comparable to that of the Imperial Army within Star Glory, and is completely incomparable to the border group army and Chu family army under Governor Chuhe."

It was inevitable that they would be used as a weak point by the princes' faction.

However, the Imperial Legion attacking the North Wind Starfield did not gain much advantage either, with casualty ratios basically around one to one.

"Of course, this is also thanks to the interstellar warships sent by Governor Chuhe to provide support," Lilith said calmly.

"Lilith, bring me the total combat costs for both sides." Zhao Chen let out a burp.

"Yes." Lilith pulled up the daily updated data.

The number of damaged interstellar warships on both sides can be seen very clearly.

"The princes' party has lost nearly 40,000 interstellar warships in the past two months, but the Empire's major starship factories are now operating at full capacity to produce interstellar warships, all of which are military purchase orders from the princes' party."

At least 10,000 T2-class interstellar warships can be guaranteed to be launched and put into service every month.

This somewhat compensated for the loss of some of the starships on the princes' side.

Furthermore, the value of battlefield supplies consumed by the Prince's faction in the past two months has already reached 300 billion star coins.

This is the terrifying power of an imperial war machine once it is in operation. Therefore, large-scale battles where the technological capabilities of both sides are not far apart are often fought by attrition, to see who can withstand the other's attacks.

In terms of sheer size and influence, the princes' faction is undoubtedly the most prominent.

The Prince Party now represents the Starry Royal Family, and the terrifying foundation of the Starry Empire.

The difference between the two can be seen simply by looking at the numbers consumed on the battlefield.

The Prince Party spent 300 billion Star Coins in two months, while Chu Changhe spent 70 billion Star Coins in two months.

The difference is a full four times.

Some may wonder why, given the princes' significant losses, they did not gain any real advantage on the battlefield.

Please, you have to understand that the attacking side always bears more battlefield attrition than the defending side.

Don't you need to tow back your supply lines, logistics lines, and damaged starships for repair?

All of this explains why the princes' faction's expenditures were four times that of Chu Changhe's.

However, the reason why they were able to hold their ground despite such a disparity was the strength of the Chu River Legion and the Border Army Group, as well as Marshal Chu Changhe's terrifying battlefield dominance!

As expected of the strongest marshal in the Starry Empire!

However, even the strongest can suffer losses.

"Chu Changhe's side lost more than 20,000 interstellar warships, with battlefield costs of 70 billion star coins; the North Wind Star Region lost more than 10,000 interstellar warships, with battlefield costs of 30 billion star coins."

"The local industries in the Chuhe and Beifeng star regions can only guarantee the production of a maximum of one thousand T2-class interstellar warships per month, which is basically insufficient to make up for the shortage of war-damaged interstellar warships." Zhao Chen sighed and shook his head.

This is why Chu Changhe said before that the Chu family's rebellion was doomed to failure.

"But Marshal Chu and his men are not without advantages."

According to intelligence, nearly one hundred T4 Borei-class heavy interstellar battleships have already appeared on the front lines of the war.

"And the princes' faction only has about a hundred T4-class starships," Lilith said. "Moreover, due to the civil war, the royal family has been cut off from supplying T4 Borean ships."

At this moment, Zhao Chen pulled out a top-secret intelligence report: "But just yesterday, I received a message."

It seems the Prince's faction is about to begin mass production of a T4-class interstellar warship, with an initial batch of thirty ships! These are expected to be delivered and operational by the end of this year.

It seems to be a T4 interstellar battleship. It's estimated that the royal family has been researching their T4 Borei over the years and has accumulated some technological expertise.

I just wonder how much their T4 starships can compare to the T4 Borei.

Sure enough, they all seem 'useless' most of the time, but once they really get their hands dirty and are pushed a little, they can unleash a lot of energy.

Chu Changhe had unknowingly amassed a hundred T4 Borei-class ships.

Meanwhile, the princes' faction quietly began mass production of their self-developed T4-class starships.

Lilith also showed a surprised expression.

"So far, the North Wind Starfield has lost a total of five T4 Borei Gods in the past two months, and two of them are severely damaged and must return to port for repairs."

No wonder Old Zhu was angry earlier; losing three T4 Borei-class ships at once probably puts the commanders in charge of that battle in serious trouble.”

Zhao Chen chuckled and shrugged, then said, "The Chu family lost eight T4 Borei-class ships, and three were severely damaged and returned to port for repairs."

The Princes' faction lost fifteen T4 Borei-class ships, six of which were severely damaged and returned to port for repairs; they also lost one T4 Star Emperor-class medium-sized aircraft carrier.

From this perspective, the two sides are evenly matched.

It seems we won't see a major change until the fifth month.

Lilith nodded. It was no secret that the Chu family's strategic reserves could only last for about six months.

Given the current high intensity of combat, this time may be significantly shortened.

Everyone on the Princes' side was waiting for this crucial turning point, which was also the key to their victory!