Chapter 159： Joy begets sorrow

"The Veronsa area is not stable now. Under this circumstance, we should not rush to war with the Holy Demon Empire... Even if we have a military advantage, after we occupy it, there is no way to guarantee absolute stability in the rear. It's." General Lester, the commander of the 2nd Army, was full of worries.

His army is the main force built by Ailan Hill. If his army is blocked in the Gricken area, it means that half of the army's armored units will be scrapped in Gricken.

The more modern combat forces are, the more they rely on logistical supplies. There are tens of thousands of vehicles in the entire group army, as well as large-scale armored vehicles and tanks. There may be a lot of scrapped engines every day. If you leave the rear of Ailan Hill, the entire group army will lose its combat effectiveness in a few days. .

What worries him even more is that once he wants to reinforce Gricken, he may not only use his second army, but may also include the main force of the first army.

Counting the 7th and 9th Group Army that may come closer, nearly half of Ailan Hill's troops of the 3rd Group Army, which has been serving as the general reserve team, may take the initiative to get into the big pocket of the Holy Demon Empire.

Therefore, as the commander of the 2nd Army, it is necessary and obligated to make his emperor aware of the serious problems he may face: "We cannot place all hopes on the noble sentiments of the Holy Demon Empire. "

"Indeed, those magicians are becoming very excited now. Some of the work we started there has won the support of the locals, and some have been resisted." Dines, who is in charge of internal affairs, followed.

Recently, there has indeed been some instability in the Veronsa area. The 2nd Army and the 7th Army can maintain local stability when they are stationed there, but if these troops leave, will there be any disturbances in the local area? It's not very predictable.

After all, it is not the Arante Empire, nor is it the Dothan Empire. It has been ruled by the Holy Demon Empire for thousands of years. Their thinking is deeply rooted. If they can change it in a short period of time, it will be a ghost.

Unless Chris can destroy the entire Holy Demon Empire in a short time and eliminate all hostile forces that are looking for trouble, otherwise the Veronza area will continue to be chaotic, and it will be possible to settle down in a few years. .

"If the magician makes chaos, it will put tremendous pressure on our logistics. If we can't maintain the stability of the rear, our mechanized forces will easily be paralyzed on the front line." General Wald of the 1st Army followed. Nodded and said.

Three years ago, both Wald and Lester were ordinary young men in the army, and now they are thirty-five years old, sitting in the position of commander of the group army. This has to be said to be a miracle brought about by the magic ball, and also a miracle of the rise of Ailan Hill.

"Yeah, if those mages really attack the logistics supply line, then our troops will all be lost in Gricken." Chris is also very worried that his troops will be intercepted by the opponent, and he will be true. The tears are gone.

It is very likely that the armored forces he accumulated will be paralyzed and turned into scrap iron in Gricken, and the Holy Demon Empire will gain a short-term military advantage, retake the territory occupied by Alan Hill, and take Alan Hill's Higgs and other areas have become battlefields.

"They all use magic. We are not easy to manage. Any magician, if you want, can seem to destroy our railroad tracks or blow up roads." Deans is the minister in charge of internal affairs, so in addition to protecting Chris's nearby Outside of the guards, the guards who were investigating and arresting soldiers were actually controlled by him.

He has a great say in this regard. Recently, the internal affairs department’s guards have arrested thousands of magician insurgents in the Veronsa area, more than the combined insurgents in other areas.

When he was speaking, Chris couldn't help nodding. The magician is really not easy to manage. These people seem to be born dangerous targets with guns. Managing them has to face countless times more complicated problems than managing ordinary people. It is a management cost.

"Indeed, it is really problematic! They can attack us, but we can't effectively supervise them..." Wagron originally planned to start a full-scale war against the Holy Demon Empire in the last few months, but because of the Veronsa area He has not prepared his own offensive plan until now.

Once the attack started and the supplies hoarded in Veronsa were exhausted, all supplies would need to be transported from the Higgs area. And if you want to attack the Holy Demon Empire itself, it is equivalent to saying that you have to span the entire Veronsa area and the war zone, and all the way you walk are the areas controlled by the magician.

Once these magicians start to cause trouble to Ailan Hill, Ailan Hill's transportation is likely to collapse in a short period of time. Even if they attack the Holy Demon Empire, they will be in a dilemma, and in the end they can only draw most of their troops back.

"The Guards have already made great efforts to arrest people, but the Velenza area still cannot completely settle down. We can effectively supervise and crack down on premeditated activities such as rallying, but we have no way to supervise those who act alone. Magician." Deans paused when he said this and looked at Chris.

"We are worried that we will fall into the vast ocean of People's War..." Before Chris spoke, after a long pause, he continued in a slow tone: "If there are too many magicians acting alone, we There is no way to ensure the smooth flow of logistics."

The conference room was much quieter, and now no one laughed presumptuously. After being slapped by reality, they could only admit depressedly that their previous idea of ​​defeating the Holy Demon Empire was still too naive.

Although Ailan Hill is strong, the defect that its troops must rely on supplies is also very obvious. When there is no way to guarantee their own supplies, the combat effectiveness of these troops is not much stronger than those of soldiers with large swords and spears.

"Let's change a national book to the Holy Demon Empire...to be softer in language..." Desaier, who was sitting next to Chris, spoke out his own suggestions.

His words made everyone more silent. After all, they laughed in this meeting room with His Majesty Emperor Chris before, but now they can only give up their original plans and reluctantly compromise with reality.

"It's not a big deal, we send our ideas to Gricken and let them give us advice!" Chris squeezed out a smile and said, "If they think we only need a railway to go to Gricken, Then we will do what they say."

"Before we occupied mortal areas, the contradictions were not prominent. In the future, we will face more and more areas occupied by the magic empire. Now is the time for us to accumulate experience. Don't be so sad." He said After that, he smiled and got up and left the meeting room.

Everyone’s heart is heavy. After all, the war cannot be fought in a short time. This means that Ailan Hill’s expansion has entered a bottleneck stage, and Veronza has become a cancer that makes Ailan Hill difficult to swallow. It was extremely uncomfortable in the eyes of the throat.

Just when everyone was in a bad mood, Secretary Smith knocked on Chris' door and stood at the door of Chris' office.

This big engineer, who is very busy on weekdays, brought the work report in person this time, and the joyful expression on his face couldn't hide.

As soon as he entered the door, he threw a test report to Chris, and reported the news Chris most wanted to hear: "Your Majesty! The geology department called, and the deadly stone you wanted was found. "

"What stone are you talking about? Wait, you talking about stones?" Chris lifted his head from the file and looked at Smith, his confidant, with a look of shock: "You mean, the ore of uranium 235, we have found it. ?"

"Yes! Your Majesty! Geologists have found that kind of stone. Our reserves are not low, and it can even be described as abundant." Smith still doesn't know what kind of stone is useful. He is in charge of industry. The minister does not have the power to ask questions about the "596 Project".

Because of the "engineering" of this alien version from the beginning, all the data is of the highest level of confidentiality, and only a few specific people know it. Many of them only know the details of a few of them. Together, they constitute the entire huge 596.

After all, there is no need for calculations and calculations. All the details of Chris can be copied from the science and technology books, so the most tormenting part of the whole project is not the design and manufacturing, but the search for raw materials.

Now, this raw material has been found, which means that Chris has an incomprehensible super attack method. As long as he is really cruel, he can destroy a city at once and make a whole area dead...

"Great! Immediately mine this ore, and then send it to the factory responsible for screening and purifying this ore...It's the factory we built before, the factory code-named y!" Chris commanded excitedly.

Then he remembered some questions and looked at Smith and said: "The geologists and personnel searching for the veins are strictly in accordance with the regulations and prepared a full set of radiation protection equipment before entering the mining area, right?"

"Because of the troubles and transportation difficulties, they did not perform their tasks in full accordance with the regulations..." Smith said regretfully: "It seems that 17 people are feeling unwell now..."

"I see...Set them up as much as possible... Don't make any mistakes! They are the heroes of the country!" Chris walked to the door and turned back to Smith.

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Smith nodded in agreement.