A meeting on whether to attack the troops of the Dothan Empire going north was quickly held in Serris. Because of the visit to the experiment, the two military bosses, Waggron and Wilkes, had not left yet, so
They also attended the meeting.
In the conference room, ministers from various departments expressed their opinions. Everyone felt that the Doson Empire's northward movement was an outright conspiracy.
Leaning on the chair, although he was a little dissatisfied with the behavior of pulling himself out of the laboratory, the chief magic advisor Frunzberg still spoke first with an unhappy look on his face: "There is probably someone behind the Dothan Empire's move north.
!If I guess correctly, it’s either the Holy Demon Empire or the Norma Empire.”
"They only suffered a loss on the sea, so it's impossible not to know how powerful we are. Now our fleet going south is still looting rubber from their coastline. They must know our strength." De, who understands the navy's trends.
Seer said in agreement.
"That's weird. They know how powerful we are, but they still dare to invade north. They clearly don't take us seriously." Minister Smith, who specializes in machinery, scratched his head and sighed in confusion.
"The other party may be betting." Chris calculated it and said, "Betting on our determination to fight and our logistical supply capabilities!"
Indeed, the logistical pressure on the Eiland Hill troops going south is actually very huge, because there are no decent roads or railways. Supporting the two armies going south is a severe challenge to the transportation capacity of Eiland Hill.
Modell's troops along the coastline are pretty good. At least after capturing a port, some of the pressure on logistics has been relieved to some extent. However, the Coria 5th Army on the west side is facing difficulties due to supply issues.
It breaks my brain.
The troops moving south requires a large amount of logistical supplies. In addition to food, weapons and ammunition, as well as the troops' fuel consumption, all need to be transported from the distant vicinity of Bude. Due to time constraints, the supplies here are actually not enough to support the entire 5th Army moving south.
Many goods still need to be transported from the core area of Elandhill. Fortunately, there are railway connections, so products from Ferry City and Mayne can be quickly transferred to Bude. But after passing Bude, they can only
Relying on mules and horses for transportation, this efficiency is not generally low.
The central region is better. The southernmost railway has been built to Falud, and the railway from Falud to Tonsk and then to Arantix is also under construction. However, the road south from Volavo is still old.
, Modler's main supplies can only rely on livestock and manpower to transport them.
"This war is really frustrating. Although we are invincible within our own attack range, once we invade the opponent's territory, we are immediately overwhelmed by our own logistics." Wei.
Erkes sighed helplessly.
"Isn't that right? I think if possible, we should build railways and roads for our enemies in advance, so that we won't be troubled by this kind of problem when we attack." Gurlo nodded opposite him.
Agreed.
"It's a method. I think this method can be tried against the Higgs Kingdom." After hearing this suggestion, General Walter on the side quickly responded.
In his previous simulated attack rehearsals, many times the supply was affected by the opponent's road conditions. This caused a lot of trouble for his 1st Army to attack the Higgs Kingdom. If he could help the Higgs Kingdom improve the road conditions, it would undoubtedly be
Something that excites him.
As long as there are roads and railways, his troops can ensure the fastest advancement speed to control the Higgs Oil Field. If conditions permit, he may advance 100 kilometers a day, or even faster.
"It's useless to talk so far now. What we are studying now is whether to counterattack the Dothan Empire on the southern front!" Wagron, as the most senior general in the army and now the commander-in-chief, spoke majestically.
Bringing the topic back to serious matters.
"We have already had two main forces move south. Counting the garrison regiments and garrison divisions mobilized to the Yalant area, the originally abundant defense force has now been diluted by the increased land area." He paused.
He opened his mouth and continued to talk about his concerns.
Wilkes said: "There is no way to count on the **** and conservatism of the Arant Empire. Not to mention issues such as loyalty, there are even problems with loyalty..."
It will take time to transform those armies. Chris has even disbanded most of the Arantian army. He doesn't need those old armies. In front of the new Airan Hill army, the combat effectiveness of those old armies with only a few numbers is expected to be zero.
.
"We have suddenly lost at least 300,000 troops here, and our defense is already stretched thin." Wageron said worriedly.
He is the commander-in-chief of the army who coordinates the overall situation, and only he knows what the territory that has more than doubled all of a sudden means to the army. The originally crowded barracks suddenly became empty, and many garrison regiments that had not completed training were
They were all pulled out to perform hoarding duties.
"Yes! In order to fill the loopholes, the 2nd Army has been forced to move to Bude to fill the holes left after the 5th Army moved its defenses." Deans said with some worry as he looked at the confidential diagram of the troop deployment.
Walter, the commander of the First Army, nodded and said: "The garrison troops originally deployed in the southern area of Seris, the newly built 9th Army, have also been mobilized south to Naru... In this way, in fact, our entire Ireland
The defensive strength has actually been severely weakened."
Wilkes frowned and added: "If we fight with the Dothan Empire in the south, then we will have to mobilize more troops to go south. After all, the fragile supply line that runs through the entire Arant region requires
Troops are required to defend and garrison, so we have to invest at least some more troops."
"Moreover, our arms must also be transferred to the south, because if they are deployed temporarily, various problems will arise. Based on past experience, our arms reserve should be placed near the Fallen River to support the 4th Army and
The battle of the 5th Army." Gurlo, the minister in charge of coordination, said.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, Butoriya, who has the most junior qualifications but is the most wealthy among the three armed forces, warned: "Starting a war near the Fallen River? There is no field airport there, and our air defense cannot be guaranteed. It is very dangerous.
It’s a matter.”
Although he is very young, his words still hold great weight. The current Air Force is an important pillar of the army's air defense. If the Air Force cannot cover the battlefield, the Army must be extra careful.
"Yes, if we start the battle on the preset battlefields near Farud and Tunsk, we will spend about 4 million gold coins to fight the war." Des has always looked at the problem from an economic perspective, so he said
It is also an economic issue.
He looked at the heads of the Ministry of Commerce and saw bitter looks on each other's faces. After all, they had met before the meeting and found that declaring war on the Dothan Empire was not a profitable business.
So he spoke and emphasized the economics of war: "But if we want to go to war with the Dothan Empire near the Fallen Abyss River, we will have to prepare 40 million gold coins or more... This is obviously a very uneconomical thing.
matter."
Minister Smith, who was sitting next to him, gave his assurance at this time, as if expressing solidarity with Des: "As long as we stabilize for about a year, we can build the railway to the vicinity of the Fallen River! Such a war
It’s so much cheaper.”
"After calculation, if we launch a war now, it will cost more than 47 million gold coins. No matter how we calculate it, we will have to pay a sum of money." A deputy minister of the Ministry of Commerce gave a relatively accurate figure.
As he spoke, he looked at Chris who was sitting in the first place: "Your Majesty! We can use 12.1 million gold coins to build a railway from Alanticus to near the Fallen River, and build a railway from Bude to the Fallen River.
Only 9.7 million gold coins are needed.”
Smith also drew on the map and added: "With the addition of the field airport near the Fallen River, we only need to spend about 30 million gold coins to establish a relatively complete Arant transportation line. By then, we will
It will save a lot of money if we stock up supplies southward."
Des then emphasized the importance of the economy: "Not only can we save money by hoarding materials, we can build new ironworks and factories in the south, so that freight costs will be cheaper. To put it simply, one year from now,
We only need about 3 million gold coins to start the war near the Fallen Abyss River."
"Moreover, we have also built the entire Arant! By then, our production capacity will be ten times or even twenty times what it is now..." As he said, he seemed to see countless gold coins multiplying in front of his eyes.
"What a good plan! It forces us to dispatch a large amount of resources southward and lures us to fight in the most unfavorable place for us." Chris nodded, sneered and said: "We can also take the opportunity to make our rear area empty.
"
Halfway through listening, Chris had actually made his choice. He was not going to struggle in the trap dug by the enemy, no matter who was digging the trap, whether it was Dotson, Prairie Empire, or Xi
He doesn't care about Gus, or the Holy Demon Empire or the Norma Empire.
All he has to do is stabilize his rhythm, accumulate his strength, and then take action at the most appropriate time to destroy his opponent with a thunderous strike!
Therefore, he suppressed his impulse, tried his best to calm down his mood, and said: "Arrange the envoys to go to Higgs. We will help them repair the railways and roads first! Forget about the Dothan Empire for the time being.
Our road is facing the sky, each side goes to one side!"