A meeting was soon held in Seris about whether or not to attack the forces of the Dowson Empire heading north. Because of the visit to the experiment, Wagron and Wilkes, the two military bigwigs, have not left yet, so they also attended the meeting.

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

Leaning back in his chair, although he was a little dissatisfied with the act of pulling himself out of the laboratory, the chief magic advisor Frentzberg still spoke first with an unhappy face: "The Dosen Empire is going north, and it is likely that someone is behind it!" If I'm not mistaken, it's either the Holy Demon Empire, or the Norma Empire. ”

"They have only suffered on the sea, so it is impossible not to know how strong we really are, and now that our fleet is going south, and they are still plundering rubber on their coastline, they must know our strength." Desel, who is aware of the Navy's movements, agreed.

"It's strange, knowing how powerful we are, they still dare to go north to attack, this is obviously not taking us seriously." Minister Smith, who specializes in mechanics, scratched his head and sighed with some incomprehension.

"The other side may be gambling." Chris thought about it for a moment and said, "Bet on our battle determination and our logistical supply capabilities!" ”

Indeed, the logistical pressure of the southbound Iran Hill troops is actually very huge, because there are no decent roads and railways, and supporting the two armies to move south is a serious challenge for the transportation capacity of Iran Hill.

Modryel's troops were okay along the coastline, at least after capturing a port, which somewhat relieved some of the logistical pressure, but the 5th Army of Coria on the west side was troubled by supplies.

In addition to food, weapons, ammunition, and fuel consumption of the troops need to be transported from the distant vicinity of Bude. Because of the time, the supplies here are actually not enough to support the entire 5th Army to move south.

Many of the goods still need to be transported from the core area of Irlanhill, but thanks to the railroad, products from places such as Ferry City and Mayne can be quickly transferred to Bud. However, after the Bude, they had to rely on mules and horses for transportation, which was not ordinarily inefficient.

The central region is better, the southernmost railway has been built to Farud, and the railway from Farud to Tunsk to Arantix is also under construction. However, the road south from Wallavo was still ancient, and Mordlaire's main supplies had to be transported by cattle and manpower.

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

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

"It's a method, I think for the Higgs Kingdom, you can use this method to try." Hearing this suggestion, General Walter on the side hurriedly answered the words.

Many times in his previous rehearsals of simulated attacks had been affected by the condition of the opponent's roads. This caused a lot of trouble for his 1st army to attack the Higgs Kingdom, and if he could help the Higgs Kingdom improve the road conditions, it would undoubtedly be something that excited him.

With roads and railways, his troops could be guaranteed to control the Higgs field at the fastest possible speed, and if the situation allowed, he could advance 100 kilometers a day, or even faster.

"It's useless to go so far now, what we're studying now is whether or not to fight back against the Dosen Empire on the southern front!" As the oldest general in the army, and now the commander-in-chief, Vaglon opened his mouth majestically to bring the topic back to business.

"We already have two main armies moving south, and counting the garrison regiments and garrison divisions transferred to the Arrant region, the originally abundant defensive forces have now been diluted by the increased land area." He paused, then continued to speak of his concerns.

Wilkes opened his mouth and said: "I can't expect the ***** and conservatism of the Arrant Empire to be put aside for the time being, and even the loyalty is problematic......"

It will take time to transform those armies, and Chris has even disbanded most of the Arrant army. He didn't need those old armies, and in front of the new army of Iran Hill, the combat effectiveness of those old armies with few numbers was agreed to zero.

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"We have lost at least 300,000 troops on our side all of a sudden, and our defenses are already stretched." Vaglon said worriedly.

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

"Yes! In order to fill the hole, the 2nd Army has been forced to move to Bude to fill the hole left by the 5th Army's move. Dean looked at the confidential schematic diagram of the troop deployment and said with some concern.

Walter, the commander of the First Army, nodded and said, "The garrison originally deployed in the southern area of Seris, that is, the newly built 9th Army, has also been transferred south to Naru...... In this way, in fact, the defense force of our entire Iran Hill has actually been seriously weakened. ”

Wilkes frowned and added: "If we fight with the Dosen Empire in the south, then we will have to move more troops south, after all, the fragile supply line that passes through the entire Arrant region needs troops to defend and garrison, so we will have to invest at least some more troops." ”

"Moreover, our arms will also have to be transferred to the south, because if they are deployed temporarily, there will be all kinds of problems. Based on past experience, the place where we reserve munitions should be located near the Abyss River in order to support the operations of the 4th and 5th armies. Gullo, the minister in charge of coordination, spoke.

The commander-in-chief of the Air Force, the most junior but the most wealthy of the three armed forces, Butolia reminded in words: "War near the Abyss River? There is no field airfield over there, and our air defense cannot be ensured, which is a very dangerous thing. ”

Although he is very young, his words still carry a lot of weight, and the current air force is an important pillar of the army's air defense, and if the air force cannot cover the battlefield, the army must be extra careful.

"Yes, if we start a battle on the preset battlefield near Farud and Tunsk, we will probably spend about 4 million gold coins if we fight a war." Deser has always looked at problems from the economic side, so he is also talking about economic problems.

He looked at the heads of the Ministry of Commerce, and saw a bitter look on each other's faces—after all, they had met before the meeting, and found that declaring war on the Dosen Empire was not a lucrative business.

So he spoke, emphasizing the economics of war: "But if we were to go to war with the Dosen Empire near the Abyss River, we would have to prepare 40 million gold coins or more...... This is obviously a very uneconomical thing to do. ”

Minister Smith, who was sitting next to him, reassured him at this time, as if he was showing solidarity with Desser: "As long as we stabilize it for about one year, we can build the railroad near the Abyss River!" Then the war would be much cheaper. ”

"After calculation, if we start a war now, it will probably cost more than 47 million gold coins, and no matter how we calculate it, we will have to pay a sum of money." A deputy minister of commerce gave a relatively precise figure.

As he spoke, he looked at Chris, who was sitting in the first place, "Your Majesty! We can build a railroad from Arantix to the vicinity of the Abyss for 12,100,000 gold coins, and it only costs 9,700,000 gold to build a railroad from Bud to the Abyssal River. ”

Smith also sketched on the map, adding: "With the field airfield near the Abyss River, we only need to spend about 30 million gold coins to build a relatively complete Arrant transportation line." At that point, we will be able to save money by hoarding supplies to the south. ”

Desel then stressed the importance of the economy: "It's not just about stockpiling supplies to save money, we can build new iron factories and factories in the south, so that the freight will be cheaper - to put it simply, a year later, we will go to war near the Abyss River, and we will only need about 3 million gold coins." ”

"And, we also built the whole of Arant! By then, we will have ten or even twenty times our current capacity......" he said, as if he had seen countless gold coins multiplying before his eyes.

"What a calculation! Forcing us to divert vast amounts of resources southward, luring us to fight where we are most disadvantaged. Chris nodded, sneered and said, "You can also take the opportunity to empty our rear." ”

Halfway through the hearing, Chris had already made his choice. He didn't intend to struggle in the trap dug by the enemy, no matter who it was digging - Doson, the Prairie Empire, or the Higgs, or the Holy Demon Empire or the Norma Empire, he didn't care.

All he has to do is stabilize his rhythm, accumulate his strength, and then strike at the most opportune time to destroy his opponent with a thunderous blow!

Therefore, he made up his own impulse, tried to calm his mood, and commanded: "Arrange for the envoys to go to Higgs, and we will help them build the railroad and highway first!" Forget about the Dosen Empire for the time being, let's go our separate ways! ”