"Guys, I'll give you a brief update on the state of agriculture," Charlie Harry stood up and saluted before continuing, "I'll say two things. First, the operation began just in time for spring sowing. According to our mobilization plan, about 100,000 peasants will be transferred from the two provinces, and the number of people who can put them into the land will be greatly reduced. Although we have gradually popularized mechanized production, there is still a lot of labor that needs to be worked. In order to be able to ensure production, we will mobilize female comrades to work in the fields according to the predetermined plan, and strive to fill the labor gap to a certain extent. ”

As before, when Charlie Harry was debriefing, the room was quiet, everyone was listening to him, and the voices recorded in the notebook were constantly brushing. The occurrence of this war is not unexpected, the relevant plans have already been prepared, and the rest is to determine the details and implement them.

"Agriculture will definitely be affected to some extent, but the big war is imminent, and if there is enough food, it is better to give priority to the goal of achieving the first victory as quickly as possible, and rubbing off the opponent's spirit. Our superiority in technology and equipment is enormous, and as long as we do a good job of intelligence work and find the enemy's main forces, we should be able to achieve victory. However, despite this, you can't underestimate the enemy, this battle is related to Elena's development in the next five years, and you must not take it lightly, let alone underestimate the enemy, and you can't pin your hopes on the magic that I can't release again, understand? ”

Through Charlie Harry's words, Gastens briefly expressed his position, and after that, he asked Charlie Harry, "The army's food, you and Ivan are connected, there must be no problems." ”

"This rest assured, we have always guaranteed three months of combat readiness food, and the front-line troops can call for a week's worth of combat readiness at any time, as long as there are no logistical problems, our food is enough."

Charlie Harry was still confident in this, and Gastens nodded at him and looked at Gurakos.

"How's it going at the factory?"

"It's not a big problem, when we set up factories before, we have already taken into account the operational factors, all the factories are within the third line of defense, and the core factories are even shrinking on the Elena Plain, so until Comrade Ivan loses the third line of defense, our production will not be affected. From the point of view of raw material reserves, pyroxene mines are in the territory of Enspan province, and the supply problem is not large. The iron ore mine is in the province of Siloam, and if it is cut off, the long-term supply of iron ore may be limited. ”

"How much do you have now?" Iron ore is the key to a long battle, Gastens asked. If industrial production could not keep up, the combat strategy he had established, based on advanced industrial equipment and strong productivity, could go wrong.

"According to the wartime economic transition, if the warehouse is safe, full speed production can ensure about four months of continuous production, and if it is used to produce steam rifles, it can produce about 140,000 rifles."

"140,000 will complete all the equipment of the army reclamation corps, plus more than 100,000 militiamen, not counting the production of other combat equipment, it is not very relaxed."

Gastens roughly calculated, and there is data, although these iron ore stocks sound like a lot, but once the war starts, the consumption is also very fast, leaving the iron ore in Siloa Province, if you rely on the stock alone, the success rate of sustainable battles will be reduced. After thinking about it for a while, he gave advice.

"Siloa Province, it's better not to lose it or not to lose it."

"Boss, we are strategically prepared to abandon Siloa Province, the industry of Siloa Province is mainly civilian industry and mining, the strategic importance is not high, the garrison also maintains high mobility, most of the officers are survivors from the defense of Elena, combat effectiveness and mobility are also good, our only mechanized combat brigade is also in Siloa Province, if the other side really attacks from the border of the two provinces, we can attack from both sides, it is possible to frustrate the opponent's spirit."

"We'll talk about tactics later," Gastens interrupted Ivan, "let's listen to your basic situation first, and then decide on tactics." ”

"That's all for the industrial side, in three months, we have no problem, the mobilization order may lose a part of the workers, I propose to mobilize as many peasants as possible, the work of the workers has a certain irreplaceability, if it goes to the battlefield, production will be affected."

Gurakos finally put forward a suggestion, and the few members present were basically serfs except himself, and many people looked at him a few times when they heard his suggestion.

"The operation is still dominated by front-line troops, with the army reclamation corps supplementing the defense and the militia units as auxiliaries. The working class should also participate, skilled workers will be retained, and those with strong substitutability will be recruited if they can. In addition, workers are allowed to sign up voluntarily, except for core positions, others who want to go must be allowed to go. ”

Gastens didn't think much of it, and dismissed Gurakos's suggestion. In Elena, where serfs were predominant, the status of the working class was high, but its voice was small, and if it did not participate in this battle, it would be even more difficult to do so in the base areas. Although everyone is enthusiastic and does not care about these things, Gastens must think farther, and the working class must not participate in this kind of war.

"I understand, there's no problem on my side."

"Then let me talk about it," said Bimpo Bobruf, who was in charge of internal affairs and foreign affairs, and when he saw that industry, agriculture, and the military had already spoken, he took over the right to speak, "From the present point of view, the main task of internal affairs is to ensure and maintain stability, and during the war, our control areas must not be chaotic." However, the composition of the base area is still relatively pure, and from the current point of view, it is not difficult to maintain stability, and our police force is also abundant. As for the economy, with the current planned economic system, we are also rich in currency and pyroxene reserves, and there is no big problem. ”

"This is also very important, you can't relax", Gastens nodded, and looked at Zink again, "Tell me, whether you can win this battle or not, you are indispensable." ”

"The intelligence work is still good, it needs to be kept secret, and I will report the specific progress and work to Chairman Gastens separately, and what I can tell you at present is that our intelligence network will do its best to serve this war."

"Very well", Gastens looked at Zink, "what is the enemy's battle plan, is it confirmed?" ”

"It's decided", Zink picked up his notebook and flipped through it as he reported, "We have successfully penetrated the enemy's interior, Paul's battle plan has been planned for half a year, and we have obtained most of the core content. The National Salvation Army's operational thinking this time is to combine comprehensive flowering and key strikes. Full flowering means that they will march along the entire border of the provinces of Enspan and Siloam with the forces of six corps, targeting seven cities on the eastern periphery of the two provinces. The key attack means that they plan to use the remaining eight army corps, nearly 500,000 troops, to break through the border between the two provinces, tear up the connection between the two provinces, and then turn south and attack the province of Ens Pan together with the troops on the east side. They believed that the focus of our defense would be on the eastern front, and that the northern front would have much fewer fortifications and troops, so they intended to avoid the strongest points of our defense, attack our weakly defended areas, and strive to encircle the Elena plain in May. ”

"Isn't this a quick win?" , Ivan is a little curious, Paul Gibson is an impatient, he can accept such a battle plan, but also embarrassed him.

"If the battle goes well, it will become a quick victory plan, and if it doesn't go well, it will definitely turn into a protracted war. However, now Anken Rui is very jealous of his internal opponents, so their army system is not very eager to fight, which is a point that we can take advantage of. ”

"How are we going to deal with such a fight? The pressure at the border will be great. ”

Eddie Warren, the head of the militia and the reclamation force, raised his hand to ask.

"The army reclamation corps can only use 100,000 people, about 60,000 in the first week, plus 80,000 in the revolutionary army, we have 140,000 troops. If these soldiers are used to spread out defenses, then it will lead to weak troops everywhere, and even if they have a weapon advantage, it is not easy to fight. My initial idea, the same as Paul's, was that we were going to curl up our fists. If the enemy wants to attack in an all-out way, we will keep a small number of soldiers to resist in position, and gather all the soldiers together to form a local advantage. ”

"Do you want to be tough?"

Ivan asked, "Or do we think about it, we first eat some of the troops they use to disperse the attack, and then attack their main forces?" In this way, the fighters can become familiar with the battlefield environment from weak to strong, and it will be easier to win the first battle. Don't you often say that if you avoid the truth, you will be unprepared? If we take all our forces and fight against the enemy's strongest forces, if we lose, it will be difficult to fight later. ”

"If you win, you can directly thwart the enemy's spirit!" , Eddie chimed in, "I'm in favor of a direct attack on the enemy's general direction. We also have the killer weapon of the Falcon Force, and when the time comes, all enemy commanders on the battlefield will be killed by us, and the troops will be leaderless, just a plate of scattered sand. ”

"The Falcon force is only a hundred people now, so it can't decide the outcome of the war, right?" In the Communist Party meeting, except for the existence of the monster tank, all the committee members knew about the other cards, so the discussion was more in-depth.

"Falcon alone is definitely not good, but Falcon plus our army should be able to hit the enemy by surprise", Eddie's voice was a little loud, "If we fight the weak one first, we will also have losses, and the enemy will be prepared, and if we fight again, it may not be easy to fight." ”

"Eddie is right about that," Gastens chimed in, "if the enemy knows that we have such a team, their officers will not be so conspicuous, and it will take time for the snipers to find a suitable target, and the advantage in combat will be reduced. ”

"But, boss, I will eat the hardest bones directly in the first battle, and I am afraid that I will gnaw my teeth."

Gurakos was still a little worried, but he was the one who knew about the existence of the Behemoth, "unless you're going to—"

"I know, it's time to make it public," Gastens said, standing up, "Let's go, come with me to see something, and then we'll talk." ”

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In the past two years, although the production and manufacture of the Behemoth have been very complicated, Gastens has worked hard to produce it, and has sixteen vehicles in stock. These sixteen giant beast tanks have been turned into giant beast warbands, which are placed in hidden places on the border between the two provinces. What he wants to show the members of the council now is the No. 17 and 18 monster tanks that are being assembled, both of which have completed the construction of the hull and the installation of the engine, and are in the process of being assembled.

"It's-"

Looking at the behemoth in front of him, Eddie Warren grew his mouth and couldn't believe it, "We really made this thing?" ”

"I don't think anyone in this world can make anything like this except for the head, right?"

Bimpo Bobruff tapped his hand on the beast's armor and listened to the silent echo, "This must be two centimeters thick, right?" ”

"More than that," Gastens smiled, "that's our killer weapon, the battlefield giant, and so far no weapon can break through his defenses." Armed with a steam cannon and two steam machine guns, well stocked, and traveling a hundred kilometers with water at one time, no one could stop him. ”

"I finally know why the boss supports me", Eddie suddenly realized, "With all these things, what are we afraid of?" ”

However, immediately after, Eddie looked at Ivan again, "Big Ivan, you should know that there are these things, why do you refuse to fight directly?" ”

"I knew there was such a weapon, and I knew where it was placed, but the boss didn't say it would work, so I had to organize the battle without them. And in my opinion, relying only on falcons, it is still dangerous to fight hard. ”

"Well, you're too careful, too."

Eddie smacked his lips, "With this Big Mac here, what are we afraid of?" ”

"Although the advantage is huge, but we must also be cautious and maximize the function of this army", Gastens looked at the giant beast in front of him, as if looking at his own child, "In the face of an indestructible enemy, Anken Rein's army may collapse, if it really happens, then we will win half of the battle." ”

"It's hard for me to imagine a reason why they won't break down," said Zink, who had climbed into the tank at some point, "Chief, when the battle is over, will this car allow me to drive?" ”

"Of course," Gastens smiled, "whatever you want." ”

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After visiting the unfinished beast, several council members quickly reached an agreement to let the enemy break through at the junction of the two provinces to form a salient, and then directly fight the enemy, maximize the role of new weapons, and strive to thwart the enemy's spirit in a battle. At the same time, Zinke's intelligence agents will also mobilize the masses behind enemy lines to see if it is possible to overthrow Paul Gibson's rule. Considering that the war was about to begin, the council ended shortly thereafter, and the battle orders were issued one by one, and the whole of Elena was also put into combat mode.

The night is getting deeper, and it will be the last peaceful night that Elena has ever spent. And in the future, no one knows its color.