"Your Majesty, you should immediately return to Seris with the 1st regiment! With our troops in the south, it should be enough to deal with the counterattack of the Holy Demon Empire. Wilkes advised: "If their counter-attacks are about as strong as they are now." ”

"It can't be about the same, if the other side still only mobilizes such a small number of troops, it will be the commander's brain is in water." Chris shook his head and said, "The most likely route chosen by the other party is to attack Seris directly from the direction of the Higgs Kingdom. ”

"We can't base our victory on the premise that the opposing commander's brain is in water. We must be fully prepared to ensure that we will not suffer in any direction! Chris said this, looking at Wilkes.

"The first six divisions we formed have all entered the Arant, and the defense in the rear is only the teaching regiment and the 7th and 8th divisions...... This is really dangerous. Wilkes looked at the map and said, "So it is necessary for the 1st Division to return to Seris. ”

"Actually, we have been south for so many days, and the 9th and 10th divisions on the Seris side should have been formed. They should also be well stocked with weapons. Chris counted the time and said to Wilkes: "I will lead the 1st Division north, and then order the 10th Division to go south to help you stabilize the defensive line." ”

"There is no need to let the troops go south, we still have General Waglon's 2nd Division as a reserve, and at least ten garrison regiments as reserves and reinforcements, which have the strength to fight." Wilkes shook his head, and just then the door to the room was pushed open from the outside.

"Your Majesty! Cisse, the commander of the Prairie Empire, wanted to ask to see him. An officer walked in and reported that the commander of the steppe cavalry had asked to see Chris: "They said they were going back to the steppe empire and wanted to see you before they returned." ”

"Are they so eager to talk to us about compensation? I know that they suffered heavy losses this time, almost a fifth of the troops were annihilated by the Dragon Knights......" Chris smiled wryly and shook his head.

"I think as allies, you'd better meet these cavalrymen from the steppes, at least, we need to know how much money they want." Wilkes opened his mouth to persuade Chris.

"Alright! I'll see them, and let General Cissé come in, and I'll wait for him here." Chris commanded a little helplessly.

Bourgeois walked out, and soon he was followed by a middle-aged officer in traditional armor, with the traditional hairstyle of the Prairie Empire and an unkempt beard underneath.

He walked up to Chris, and then suddenly knelt down on one knee and bowed his head to the noblest greeting of the steppe people: "Your Majesty the Great Emperor of Ranhill!" Cisse, the most faithful friend of your steppe, salutes you! ”

"......" was a little overwhelmed by the scene in front of him, and it took a long time for Chris to realize that the other party was expressing his respect to him, and then he said: "General Cissé, please get up!" I am very happy to be able to have your friendship. ”

At this point he paused, and only after the other party got up did he continue: "But you seem to be wrong about me, I am not the emperor of Ranhill, and I am only the Grand Duke now. ”

"Your Majesty! I've seen the results of your battle with my own eyes, and the wilderness still has the corpse of a giant horse and the broken magic armor. Able to defeat the armies of the Holy Demon Empire, you are already the greatest monarch of the Mortal Empire! Cisse stood up and explained to Chris.

He looked at Chris as if he were looking at his idol: "I have completed my mission, and tomorrow I will return to the steppe with my troops." Every warrior on the steppe will remember your greatness and generosity! ”

"Your trade has changed the barren status quo of the Steppe Empire, so that we no longer have to rely on raiding to feed our children, so everyone on the steppe will be your friend!" With that, Cisse nodded in acknowledgment, then respectfully exited Chris's room.

Chris looked at Wilkes beside him and shrugged his shoulders: "I thought he was coming to ask me for a commission." ”

"As time goes on, you'll see how far-reaching the impact of the battle has been." Wilkes said to Chris, "There will be countless people fighting for you and praying for you...... It won't take long for you to get everything you never thought possible. ”

"I hope so!" Chris felt that this matter could be put to good use, and after thinking about it, he looked at Bourgeos and said, "Since this battle will have such a huge impact, then we should take advantage of it." ”

"I announce that the city of Maricha has officially changed its name to Falling Dragon City! It's a great city where countless dragons fall! Chris smiled and said, "I want the whole world to know that there was once a great army here, a mortal army that could defeat the magical army!" ”

Bourgeos felt his hairs stand on end, his battle would go down in history because of this name change, and the city of the Fallen Dragon would become a "holy place" for mortals because of the defeat of the Magic Empire.

"Another thing is that from today onwards, all offensive operations will be stopped, and shrinking the defensive line as much as possible is something that all troops must do!" Chris continued to order after announcing Maricha's name to Fallen Dragon City.

The Iran Hill troops heading south had almost used up the large amount of ammunition they carried, and many of them were waiting for supplies to be brought in from the rear. And these supplies can only replenish their ammunition consumption, and cannot support Chris to expand the war again.

In fact, the shortcomings of logistics supply have always existed, and the pressure of rear production is indeed a headache. The more and more new weapons there are, the production of ammunition will naturally be greater.

With the popularity of revolvers, the demand for pistol cartridges is increasing, and the production of pistol cartridges has been expanding due to the intention to promote submachine guns, which also takes up a lot of raw materials.

At the same time, the number of rifles produced has been increased, the number of troops to be equipped with the Mauser 98K rifle is now ten times that of the previous one, almost all infantry regiments need the Mauser 98K rifle, and the weapons that have been eliminated from training consumption also need to be replenished.

Some of the new weapons were even exported, and about 1,000 Mauser rifles, which had been replaced by training wear and tear, were exported to the Steppe Empire. The cattle and sheep exchanged for these new weapons allowed the meat canneries in Irlanhill to start producing their own canned beef and mutton at full speed.

Feeding 200,000 or more troops is not an easy job, and the supply of weapons, equipment, and materials is a very meticulous work. Now, no matter what kind of weapon, it is very important for the soldiers of Irlanhill.

Machine gun wagons were urgently needed in every unit, and the weapons produced were largely distributed to the newly formed units on the spot. Although the production line for machine guns has been expanded, the demand for this weapon is still in short supply.

With the surge in the number of machine guns and rifles, the supply of ammunition went wrong again. Dozens of ammunition factories are now producing day and night, and they still can't meet the needs of consumption and training on the front line.

What's even more depressing is that with the continuous expansion of production, the supply of raw materials has also been in short supply - because of the rapid construction of the railway, the demand for steel is also expanding, and now the steel production capacity of Irlanhill is beginning to be stretched again.

The reserves of raw material copper are infinitely close to zero, and even if the grassland empire and the copper mines in Tubao and other places are desperately supplied, they still cannot meet the needs of production. Synthetic rubber can only barely be maintained, and there are too many types of raw materials required by industrial civilization, so many that people always lose sight of one or the other.

This is the victory of the war, which brings infinite benefits, otherwise the economy of Iran Hill will collapse by itself, and no one else will need to do it.

In addition, due to the constraints of transportation capacity, the rear of the material piled up, but the front line has not been enough. The consumption on the road is so much that people can't laugh and cry, and to transport one wagon of ammunition to the front line, it is necessary to have another wagon of fodder......

"Next time, our war can't be fought like this! We're going to open new factories in Naru, Falling Dragon City, and Volavo to increase production capacity...... More railways will also be laid to save the consumption of transportation links! Chris summed up a few words in a smug manner, and then ended such a victorious summary meeting.

On the same day, he left Falling Dragon City with the 1st Regiment and returned to Seris. Without the excitement of defeating the Magic Empire, nor the joy of winning the war, I was so worried that I embarked on the road home.

On the other side, three dragons landed outside a magnificent castle, and the Knight of Ildo jumped off the dragon's back and walked quickly into the castle gates. On both sides of the huge wooden door, the guards looked strangely at the slightly embarrassed Ildo, wondering why he looked like this.

Ignoring their gaze, Ildo went straight to the gate of Archon Joseph Bakalov, and without bothering to tidy up his clothes, he pushed open the huge door.

"My lord! General Morse ordered me to send news from the front! Ildo walked up to Joseph Bakalov, got down on one knee, held up General Morse's letter, and reported loudly.

"Why are you so embarrassed?" Putting the young dragon on his arm at his feet, Joseph Bakarov stood up, walked up to Ildo, took the letter from his hand, glanced at the dusty Ildo, and asked majestically.

"Mortals have developed new weapons...... My dragon knights, heavy losses......" Ildo didn't dare to hide it, and opened his mouth to talk about his losses: "Of the 25 dragon knights, I only brought back 3. ”