Chapter 121： Dadao Chaotian

A meeting about whether to attack the troops of the Dothan Empire northward was soon held in Serris. Because of the visit to the experiment, the two military leaders, Wagron and Wilkes, have not left yet, so they also attended this meeting.

In the meeting room, the ministers of various departments expressed their opinions, and everyone felt that the Dothan Empire northward was a complete conspiracy.

Leaning on the chair, although he was a little dissatisfied with the act of pulling himself out of the laboratory, the chief magical consultant Frenzberg still spoke with an unhappy face and said: "The Dothan Empire is going north, and it is likely that someone is behind it. ! If I'm not mistaken, it's not the Holy Demon Empire or the Norma Empire."

"They only suffered a loss on the sea, so it is impossible not to know how powerful we are. Now that our fleet is going south and looting rubber on their coastline, they must know our strength." A German who understands naval movements Purcell said in agreement.

"That's weird, knowing how powerful we are, they dare to go northward to attack, this is obviously not putting us in their eyes." Minister Smith, who specializes in machinery, scratched his head and sighed with some incomprehension.

"The other party may be betting." Chris calculated it and said, "Betting on our battle determination and our logistics supply capabilities!"

Indeed, the logistical pressure of the Alanhill troops going south is very huge, because there are no decent roads and railways, and supporting the two troops to go south is a severe challenge to the transportation capacity of Alanhill.

Modler’s troops along the coastline are not bad, at least after they have taken a port, they have somewhat eased some of the pressure from logistics, but the 5th Army in Koria on the west side is because of the supply. It hurts my brain.

The army needs a lot of logistics supplies to go south. In addition to food, weapons and ammunition as well as the army's fuel consumption all need to be transported from far away near Bude. Because of time, the materials here are actually not enough to support the entire 5th Army's southward move.

Many goods still need to be transported from the core area of ​​Ailan Hill. Fortunately, the railway connection allows products from Ferry City and Mayne to be quickly transferred to Bude. But after Bode, you can only rely on mules and horses for transportation. This efficiency is not generally low.

The central region is better. The southernmost railway has been built to Farud, and the railway from Farud to Tunsk to Alanticus is also under construction. However, the road to the south from Wallavor is still old, and Modler's main supplies can only be transported by livestock and manpower.

"This war is really embarrassing. Although we can be invincible within our attack range, once we invade the opponent's territory, we are immediately dragged down by our own logistics." Erkes sighed helplessly.

"Isn't it? I think if we can, we should build railways and roads for our enemies in advance, so that when we attack, we won't be bothered by this problem." Gurlo nodded across from him. Agree.

"It's one way. I think that for the Higgs Kingdom, you can try this way." Hearing this suggestion, General Walter on one side quickly said so.

In his previous simulation attack rehearsal, many times because of the opponent's road conditions affected the supply. This caused a lot of trouble for his 1st Army to attack the Higgs Kingdom. If it can help the Higgs Kingdom to improve the road conditions, it is undoubtedly an exciting thing for him.

As long as there are roads and railways, his troops can guarantee to control the Higgs oil field with the fastest advancing speed. If the situation allows, he may advance 100 kilometers a day, or even faster.

"It's useless to pull it so far now. What we are studying now is whether to counterattack the Dothan Empire on the southern front!" Wagron, as the oldest general in the army, is now the commander-in-chief and speaks majesticly. Turning the topic back to serious matters.

"We have already had two main forces going south, including the garrison regiment and garrison division that were mobilized to the Arrant region. The original ample defensive strength has now been diluted by the increased land area." He paused. He continued to talk about his concerns.

Wilkes opened his mouth and said: "I can't count on the issues of ***** and old-fashionedness in the Arrant Empire, leaving aside for the time being, even loyalty has problems..."

It will take time to transform those armies, and Chris has even disbanded most of the Arantan army. He doesn't need those old troops. In front of Ailan Hill's new army, the combat effectiveness of those old-fashioned troops with only a few numbers is agreed to be zero.

"Our side has lost at least 300,000 troops, and the defense is already stretched." Wagron said worriedly.

He is the commander-in-chief of the army, and he is the only one who knows what it means for the army to more than double the territory at once. The originally crowded barracks suddenly became empty, and many garrison regiments that had not been trained were pulled out to carry out hoarding tasks.

"Yes! In order to fill the loopholes, the 2nd Army has been forced to transfer to Bude and fill the holes left by the 5th Army after the move." Diens said with some anxiety looking at the secret schematic diagram of the troops' deployment.

The commander of the First Army, Walter, nodded and said: "The garrison originally deployed in the southern area of ​​Serris, the newly-built 9th Army, has also moved south to Naaru... In this way, in fact, our entire Elan Hill In fact, the defensive power of the country has been severely weakened."

Wilkes frowned and added: "If we fight the Dothan Empire in the south, then we will mobilize more troops to go south. After all, the fragile supply line that crosses the entire Arrant region requires The troops are defensive and garrisoned, so we have to invest at least part of the troops."

"Furthermore, our arms will also be transferred to the south, because if we deploy temporarily, various problems will arise. Based on past experience, our arms reserve should be placed near the Fallen River in order to support the 4th Army and The battle of the 5th Army." Gurlo, the minister in charge of the coordination, said.

The commander-in-chief of the Air Force, but the least senior but the most wealthy among the three armed forces, Butoria reminded: "Fighting near the Fallen River? There is no field airport over there, and our air defense cannot be guaranteed. It is a very dangerous thing. It's something."

Although he is very young, his words still weigh heavily. The current air force is an important pillar of air defense for the army. If the air force cannot cover the battlefield, the army must be extra careful.

"Yes, if we start a battle on the preset battlefields near Farud and Tunsk, we will probably spend 4 million gold coins if a war is fought." Desaier has always looked at problems from an economic perspective, so he said It is also an economic issue.

He looked at several heads of the Ministry of Commerce, and saw bitter expressions on the 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 opened his mouth, emphasizing the economics of war: "But if we want to fight the Dothan Empire near the Fallen River, we have to prepare 40 million gold coins or more... This is obviously a very uneconomical thing. thing."

Secretary Smith, who was sitting next to him, assured him at this time, as if he was in support of Desaier: "As long as we stay stable for a year or so, we can build the railway to the vicinity of Fallen Yuan River! That kind of warfare! It's so much cheaper."

"After calculation, if we start a war now, it will probably cost more than 47 million gold coins. No matter how we calculate it, we will have to pay for it." A deputy minister of commerce opened his mouth and gave a relatively accurate figure.

He said while looking 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 the vicinity of the Fallen River, and build a railway from Bude to Fallen River. Only 9.7 million gold coins are needed."

Smith also sketched out on the map, adding: "In addition to the field airport near the Fallen Yuan River, we only need to spend about 30 million gold coins to build a relatively complete Atlanta transportation line. At that time, we It saves money by hoarding supplies to the south."

Desaier followed by emphasizing the importance of the economy: "It is not only saving money by hoarding materials, we can build new iron plants and factories in the south, so that the freight will be cheaper. To put it simply, one year later, We only need about 3 million gold coins to fight near Fallen River."

"Furthermore, we have also built the entire Arante! By that time, our production capacity will reach ten times, or even twenty times as much as it is now..." He said, as if seeing countless gold coins, multiplying in front of his eyes.

"A good calculation! Forcing us to dispatch a lot of resources to the south, tempting us to fight in our worst place." Chris nodded, sneered and said: "You can also take the opportunity to make our rear empty. "

Halfway through hearing, Chris had actually made his own choice. He doesn’t plan to struggle in the traps dug by the enemy, no matter who digs the trap, Dothan, the Prairie Empire, or Higgs, or the Holy Demon Empire or the Norma Empire, he doesn’t care. .

All he has to do is to stabilize his rhythm, accumulate his strength, and then take action at the most suitable time to destroy his opponent with a thunder strike!

Therefore, he gave up his impulse, tried his best to calm his mood, and said: "Arrange the envoys to Higgs. Let's help them repair the railways and roads! Forget about the Dothan Empire for now. We are heading towards the sky, and we will go aside!"