War is a battle of strength and resourcefulness, and it is not enough to be invincible if you have strength but no resourcefulness, and if you have wisdom but no strength. At the Delafig Higher Staff Academy, instructors study not only tactics and strategy, but also the formation of troops and their basic factors, and weapons technology is the foundation of this foundation.

In the more than a year of guerrilla warfare in Lorraine, Weiss and his soldiers did not feel that there was enough guns and ammunition, and they tried every means to replenish their consumption and try their best to maintain the needs of the battle. But in the big world outside this small well, the warring parties rely on their respective scientific and technological and industrial strength to promote the rapid development of weapons and equipment technology, and in the process of this dizzying technological replacement, many once thunderous big names have gradually faded out of people's field of vision, and some enterprises that were unheard of in the past have shone like the rising sun......

Coming to the Delafig Senior Staff Academy, Weiss returned to the "forefront" of various military information. In several recent battles and important battles, including the just-concluded Battle of Floca, the Federation Army won the victory without suspense, if not devastation. After an in-depth and rational analysis, one of the key factors in the success of the series is the temporary technical superiority over the Norman Empire at this stage, especially the air combat superiority, and this wave of consecutive victories is precisely after the Federal Army's flying units are equipped with G-2 attack aircraft in batches - the squadron equipped with this type of fighter has indeed achieved brilliant results recently.

This new fighter came from the De Bel Air Aircraft Manufacturing Company, a military industrial enterprise that was unknown a year ago. Even half a year ago, it only had two production lines and a monthly output of less than 100. In just half a year, the aircraft manufacturing company has expanded wildly in an unconventional way, and it is now said that it can deliver 200 G-type attack aircraft per week to the Federal Army. In addition, the "nirvana" of the G-type attack aircraft relies on special super-heavy aviation armor-piercing shells, which can only be manufactured by the Forsen Arms Manufacturing Company, which also rose in wartime ammunition production and has now "eaten" nearly one-third of the Federal Army's ammunition supply, both in quantity and quality, surpassing the former military-industrial giants Grumman Group and Star Group.

Rundstein has already entered the ranks of generals, and the level of contact is incomparable with that of ordinary officers. After in-depth exchanges and collisions, Weiss found that this bull man who was proficient in tactics and strategy did not care about political affairs at all, let alone "mundane matters" other than military and political affairs, like some of his colleagues, but had a correct understanding of the systematic and overall nature of modern warfare. Without the pressure of military missions, he was able to examine the war capability and follow-up potential of the Union Army with a calm and objective eye, and the conclusion he drew was heartening: as long as the military command did not make a big mistake, the Union Army would eventually win the war.

Weiss originally hoped that he would be able to stay at the Deelefig Senior Staff College for a longer time, precipitate his understanding and perception of the battlefield, integrate the latest military technology and tactical thinking into his operational thinking, make full preparations, and then pack up and set off again. Just as wars often don't give people enough time to react, General Punk soon made new developments on his side – as far as Weiss knew, the well-connected former military intelligence officer personally went to the Military Council's deliberation meeting and gave a wonderful speech on the ratio of input to effectiveness in the frontal and behind-enemy lines, and said that the Military Council had agreed to the revised "Lorraine Combat Plan Behind Enemy Lines."

As soon as the plan was approved, Weiss was recalled by General Punk. Under the guerrilla warfare command of the federal army, there was originally a temporary department called the Lorraine Operations Department, and it is said that there were dozens of staff members, and each group of people was responsible for propaganda and fundraising, equipment procurement, and transportation. Based on this department, General Punk formally established the Lorraine Behind-Enemy Operations Committee, which was under the jurisdiction of intelligence, organization, operations, logistics, and other departments. With a command and dispatch center, the next top priority is to "recruit troops". In the era of electrification, wired and radio communication technologies have become increasingly mature, which has greatly improved the efficiency of military command, but all links are still 100% pure manpower. In the case of the resumption of operations behind enemy lines in Lorraine, for example, after the approval of the plan by the Military Council, the initiator of the operation had to go to the various departments of the Federal Army to secure personnel and equipment with a document stamped with the bright red seal of the Military Council. If you only need to call in the reserves, you can solve the problem by going around in Liberty City, but in order to ensure that the "battle will be won", they plan to form a task force of 6,000 people in batches, the first batch of 2,400 people will be composed of special operations forces, standing forces and technical arms, and the second batch of 3,600 people will accept a part of the reserves. Nowadays, the war on the front line is tense, all the troops are short of major generals, and all the commanders hope that the more veterans will be replenished in the rear, the better, and the special operations units are even more scarce than the veterans. As for weapons and equipment, if the guns replaced by the front-line troops can be improvised, they will be in place in full in three or two days, but if they are the best ones on active duty, or even new guys who have just begun to be installed, even if the military committee makes a statement, they will have to find a way to clear up the relationship and advance the priority level to the extent that they can "see the goods" as soon as possible.

It was precisely because of the ordnance matter that Weiss followed General Punk and sat at a table with several Grumman Group bigwigs who had not met for a long time.

Although these bigwigs are still well-dressed and in good spirits, their momentum from the inside out is very weak. In the early stage of the war, the Ulster Free Federation lost a large part of its territory, including the Austrian city, which caused more than half of the factories of the Grumman Group to have to be hastily relocated, not to mention the loss of equipment and materials, and the reorganization of production and the stability of people's minds also took a lot of time. In addition, after the First World War in Austria, the direct members of the Grumman Group defected to the Norman Empire, and the news was confirmed, and the reputation of the Grumman Group was dealt an unprecedented blow, and the headquarters of the Grumman Group, which had just moved to Liberty City, had to operate under the supervision of the military. After such a toss, the old president who has been in charge of the Grumman Group for many years "abdicated to make way for Xian", and his brother Victor Grumman took over the endgame, but the transfer of power was not smooth, the strong old president gave way and refused to give up power, and the continuous civil strife made them fall deeper and deeper into the predicament. However, there is a way that the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and after the relocation of the factories in place, the Grumman Group still retains a considerable share in firearms, artillery, and ammunition, and the 3.2PIR caliber Grumman rifle is still the largest weapon in the Federal Army, and the "Vespa" machine gun, which was successfully developed during the war, has become an indispensable close support weapon for the three armed forces.

The Grumman family at the table is headed by the eldest son of the old president, Egweed Grumman. At the time of the turmoil, due to his age and seniority, he did not succeed as a natural successor, but continued to serve as the CEO of Grumman Group, managing the operations – the equivalent of the person in charge of the marketing and sales business. General Punk came to talk to him, which is not only a business counterpart, but also an old acquaintance, suitable for getting straight to the point and talking directly.

Before the outbreak of the war, the Ulster Free Federation was the richest and most productive among the great powers, and as the war continued, all walks of life had been transferred to the wartime track, and the rations of life were compressed to a minimum, so even on such occasions, the food on the table seemed very monotonous, but it was much better than that of ordinary people.

General Punk was not very interested in the meat and wine on the table, but kept scanning everyone here with his smart and confident eyes, and said tirelessly: "As I said, the price is not a problem, it is not a problem at all, and there is no need to worry about the settlement, we have already reported to the quartermaster department, and now the only requirement is to be fast!" Gentlemen, a new offensive is imminent, this is a very critical period, and now everything is ready, and these weapons and ammunition are lacking! There is no doubt about the fact that our supply priorities are higher than those of all ordinary troops! ”

"In the last 12 months, we have made 1.6 million rifles and 1,000 times as many bullets, and despite the very difficult conditions, especially the uneven quality of the raw materials supplied to us, we have been able to meet our consistent quality standards while completing the quantity task," Egwede complained, as he cut the steak into evenly sized pieces. General, you should know that the failure rate of the ordnance and ammunition supplied by the Grumman Group during the war is the lowest among all the military-industrial enterprises. To do this, we have made unimaginable efforts, even at the cost of maintaining zero profit - that is, we have made millions of guns and hundreds of millions of ammunition for the Union Army, and in the end we have not made a penny. Not making money means that we can't pay dividends to shareholders, and we don't have the funds to allocate new equipment, and in the long run, we will inevitably be overtaken by competitors one by one. We are open-minded and have no regrets, but because of a few apostasants, we have been subjected to criticism and criticism from the outside world, and only a few people know what we are doing now and understand our sincerity for this country...... You can rest assured that the list you have made will be delivered in the shortest possible time anyway, and not only because of our deep friendship. ”

Although it is a conversation at the dinner table, a business elite and a strong man in the military each represent the responsibilities, obligations and interests behind them, and will never waste their precious time by talking nonsense.

As a high-ranking officer in military intelligence, General Punk knew enough to deal with the appeal behind Egweed's words. He said in a calm and slow tone: "Without the right weapons, even the most elite soldiers are useless; Without sufficient ammunition, even the best firearms are a pile of scrap metal. The importance of this country to all of you is like the rifle in the hand of a soldier and the bullet in the rifle, which may not be conspicuous in normal times, but in the war years, it is an indispensable force. I believe that time will do justice to what will pass, and I am confident that I will witness that moment in the near future. ”