The 7,000 rounds of ammunition in front of him are all distributed, and basically a rifle can only be equipped with 8 rounds. With this number of bullets, Chris felt that not to mention fighting an offensive operation, even the usual training was not enough.

The overstretched number of bullets reminded Chris of the difficult years known as the War of Resistance. In those days, the poor Chinese army had only single-digit bullets per soldier to use.

"This number of bullets is definitely not enough. It takes at least 100,000 rounds of ammunition for me to be sure of winning a war. Chris's face also turned ugly, and he said to Smith, "I can solve any technical problems you have...... But the capacity of bullets ...... You've got to pile it up for me! ”

As he spoke, he clenched his fists in front of Smith: "This is a task that must be done!" Do you understand? ”

"Ming, understood...... Smith knew that expansion was imminent for Iran Hill now. Industry, which is the driving force behind expansion, must provide everything needed for this war, including weapons and munitions, as well as a variety of other products.

This is the interesting thing about modern industrial civilization: it expands outward at any cost for the sake of industrialization, and in order to expand, it must expand its own industrial scale crazily. It seems to be a paradox, but in the paradox there is a bloody path to glory.

"The production of grenades ......," Chris asked about the production of another mass killer. Since bullets are too precise and difficult to mass-produce, grenades have become the only way to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.

Even in the most difficult years of the Anti-Japanese War, even in the darkest handicraft workshops behind enemy lines, grenades could be produced in a steady stream, and the main reason for this was that the production process of this thing was really not complicated.

In the history of the Anti-Japanese War, the production rate of grenades even exceeded the production rate of bullets in some areas, which also proves from the side that the production process of wooden handle grenades is very simple.

The most sophisticated fuze can also be mass-produced by hand, but the disadvantage is that the detonation rate of this manual fuse is not high. However, this is also a tolerable thing, after all, as long as half of the grenades can be detonated normally, it is enough to suppress the enemy.

The grenade Chris chose for his troops was also the most classic wooden-handled grenade, the famous German M24 grenade. There is also a reason why this grenade was chosen.

Because of the advanced nature of weapons and equipment, Chris estimates that his troops will be fighting offensive operations in the next two or even three years. If the Magic Empire doesn't go to war, his troops should be in a mortal realm like no one.

Since it is mainly offensive combat, it is natural to use offensive grenades, and the egg grenade with a more complex process and a short throw distance was vetoed by Chris. Because the firepower of the troops is still seriously insufficient, using grenades as melee weapons is also a way to fill the firepower gap, so the M24 grenade has become a better choice.

In the era when there were no mortars and submachine guns, close fire suppression could basically only be done by hand grenades. In this case, a wooden-handled grenade with a long throw distance and is not easy to roll off is much better than a defensive grenade.

Another reason is actually easy to understand: Seris, which is rich in giant wood, has developed woodworking technology in the first place, and the wooden handle of wooden handle grenades is very mature and the materials are very sufficient, so there is no need to worry about production problems.

For this reason, the M24 grenade became the standard weapon for the Ellanhill soldiers, and has recently been mass-produced in large quantities - except that the first few batches of grenades often failed to malfunction, and later became nicknamed "Warhammer" by the soldiers......

"The production of grenades is going fast." Speaking of this, Smith finally regained some confidence: "We produced 4,000 grenades, and in ten days, we may produce another 1,000!" ”

Chris was finally relieved, because if there were grenades as a supplement, his troops could be ready for battle more quickly, and they could be used to fire the first shots of the Duchy of Irlanhill's expansion.

Now there is no way for him to stop his plans: if he chooses to give up, then the people of Ellan Hill, who are destined to go bankrupt, will also tear Chris apart and replace them with a more radical monarch.

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That night, Chris gathered Wagron and the others to prepare for a new round of war planning. A careful analysis and examination before the battle was necessary for victory, and Chris didn't want to fight an unprepared battle, so he hurried all his men to meet in advance. And this time, he has three main attack directions to choose from.

"On the side of the Arrant Empire, we just made a good hand...... It would be very irrational to start a war rashly at this time. Deser gave his opinion: "At least for the last six months, Arrant has been a very safe rear for us. ”

"The supplies we have mobilized do not support us in attacking a large empire like the Arante, and we only have ammunition for two assaults...... In this case, as long as the Arrant does not give in to us and agrees to make peace with us, we will collapse completely. Dean also shook his head, analyzing the irrationality of attacking the Arrant Empire from a material point of view.

Chris also thinks that it is a very stupid thing to come up and gnaw the hardest bones, he thinks that he should attack the earth fort, and this meeting is also a meeting to unify the voices of everyone.

"If we attack the kingdom of Higgs, our land will become a long and narrow strip, separating the Arrants from the nations of the north...... In this state, our defense area is too long. Chris pointed to the map and said, "Moreover, bordering the Magic Empire in advance has not always been the result we wanted. ”

"So, we can only attack the earthen fort. Open the earthen forts to the North County and bring them into our territory. Chris scratched the map on the table and motioned for everyone to see: "In this way, although we still face enemies on three sides, we have gained many substantial benefits. ”

"First of all, the steel and coal mines of Tubao will be incorporated into our country, so that we will have half the materials we need to buy, and the funds will be more abundant." Dessel opened his mouth and explained to everyone in front of him: "We can double our production capacity with steel alone. ”

Today's wars are actually serving the economy of Seris. So all of you here, except for Waglon, are thinking about how to maximize the economic benefits with a victory.

In their opinion, as long as the two places of Tubao and Beijun were opened, they could connect the trade routes to the Grassland Empire. There were big buyers of iron, salt, and cloth, and Iran Hill could dump his goods in large quantities.

Having a market is one thing, and the other is saving money for the acquisition of mineral deposits, which is also one of the reasons why Chris attaches the most importance to attacking the earth fort - Smith has said before that the earth fort is a large iron producer, and there are coal mines in itself, which are the things that Seris needs most for industrialization.

"And there's copper in the bunkers, which we're lacking the most right now." Smith looked at the inventory questionnaire of the earth fort and said, "If we can control a copper mine, it will be easier for us to produce bullets." ”

At present, the production pressure of the arsenal is mainly focused on rifles and bullets. The main thing that restricts the production speed of rifles is precision machining defects, and in addition to precision machining, there is also a scarcity of copper ore that restricts the production of bullets.

In the absence of a way, the soldiers of Irlanhill basically did not have copper bullets in their hands, and steel shells mixed with a small amount of iron became the mainstream, but this kind of shells were indeed inferior to copper shells in performance, and the experimental results are obvious to all.

"Let the 1st Regiment set off in three days, and I will personally lead the troops to levy the earthen forts......" Chris stared at the map and made up his mind to start a war, and said to everyone attending the meeting: "I want the 1st Regiment to take the earthen forts in a battle within fifteen days!" ”

"Unlike Mayne and Ferry City, the earthen fort has a large number of cavalry. So we can't use our cavalry to build an advantage...... "When it comes to specific battles, Wagron has more to say."

He pointed to the map on the table and said, "The cavalry of the earthen fort was built on the grassland...... Combat effectiveness is stronger than our Seris cavalry. We can't drive them to the city of 'Tubao', so we can only fight them in the wilderness. ”

"It's a pity...... They must have heard about Mayne and the ferry, and it is difficult to say whether we were on guard against it or not. "Having lost the preemptive advantage, Elanhill's forces were faced with a brute force that could not take out the annoying cavalry that came and went.

The best way to deal with the cavalry was actually machine guns - but unfortunately now Iran Hill had a pitiful less than 10,000 rounds of ammunition, and a machine gun was almost exhausted after half an hour.

"Send two teams of messengers......" Chris did not waver in his determination to attack the earthen fort, and commanded: "One team goes to the earthen fort and declares war on them; One team went to the Arrant and told them that the earth forts had colluded with the steppe empire and raided our border......"

"Prepare for war! For the rise of Iran Hill! We need war, and only fire can make steel stronger! Light the beacon fire and come with me to break the shackles of fate on us! Chris's hand pressed on the map and made a simple pre-war mobilization.

Everyone stood up and pressed their right fists to Chris's chest: "Long live Iran Hill!" ”