Two Hundred and Sixty-Six Fragile Empires
Hearing the saying of going south to make money, the faces of many officials became much better. They did get unprecedented benefits in the south, and the rich resources in the south really made everyone ecstatic.
The Jesno Empire has many minerals, as well as gem mines and many other precious minerals. What makes Ireland Hill more ecstatic is that oil has also been discovered here, and the reserves are quite huge.
If the land acquired and other benefits are counted, Alan Hill's southward troop earned a lot of money in the Jesno Empire area, which made many troops very envious.
"Because of the discovery of the oil field, Imperial Oil's stock has risen a lot." An official nodded in satisfaction and agreed with the words of the official in charge of finance.
"I suggest that after we have fully occupied the Jesno Empire, we should continue to advance south and attack the Bamyhir Empire!" A minister in charge of the economy stood up and proposed: "An increase of 100,000 troops! Capture Bamyhir. empire!"
"Agree! We should subsidize the war on the northern front. At least we should devote some of our attention to the various countries in the south! That's also a war zone, isn't it?" Another minister said while looking at Gul beside him Lo.
"Expanding the war is not good for us! Gentlemen! Don't just look at the immediate interests! Destroying is always easier than building. We have won so many places and we have to build so many places. Do you think this is a good thing?" Chris finally spoke up, interrupting everyone's quarrel.
"I know that everyone wants to quickly gain benefits in the south, and I want to do so too! But we can't be impatient, we must strive for victory with stability! Once we win a place, we must stand firm there!" He said slowly, yes Everyone stressed.
"Select qualified officials, manage the Jesno area well, and make it our granary. This is what we should do now! As for continuing to the south... We can discuss it another day!"
"Now what we have to think about is what the war will look like in the future!" Chris stood up and walked to the map behind him with a serious expression: "The latest news, the troops of the puppet empire are scattered and retreating more widely. It's gone!"
He tapped the map, his eyes swept across everyone's faces: "Before, we and them both wanted to use a decisive battle to eliminate our opponents, and this large-scale battle situation is actually beneficial to us mortals! We're good at fighting in groups, that's our strength!"
His words were a little cold, and all the officials who had been discussing the southward attack involuntarily swallowed their saliva.
Someone took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped the sweat left on his forehead tremblingly.
They were too complacent just now, and all they thought about was how they and the chaebols they represented would make money. But they forgot that this empire is Ailan Hill, and this empire also has an emperor who is many times more powerful than any emperor!
Whether it's making money or developing an industry, everyone here must rely on Chris's breath. Their strength is just a paper tiger, and Chris's strength is really strong.
In Ailan Hill, the emperor's majesty's golden mouth is unequivocal. If he orders the eradication of which family, the other ministers will not even ask the reason, and will carry out the emperor's order.
That's dominance, that's Chris's reputation in Ireland Hill. Although he doesn't express his opinions often, and even hesitates at times, when he speaks, no one dares to question anything.
Chris's hand drew a circle in the area where yesterday's battle was fought: "Be it the puppet empire or the Holy Demon Empire, they all thought they could win us in a head-on war, so our tactics are the same! All of them concentrate their forces. , looking for the opponent's main force to wait for an opportunity to fight."
After he finished speaking, he paused and continued: "But... now, our enemies have realized the mistake, and they dare not assemble their forces,
Because they fear our weapons of mass destruction! "
"As a result, this may allow them to find new tactics against us! I call it guerrilla warfare! Whether it is the senior magician of the Magic Empire, the snake army, or even the giant dragon, they are all suitable for small-scale combat." Having said that, he looked at Chief of Staff Luo Kai and ordered, "Let's introduce the counterattack that the puppet empire may launch next."
"Yes!" Luo Kai stood up from his position and walked to the map with his chin up. He pointed to the enemy troops near Bellevue and said, "Once they disperse, start to harass our army with small-scale troops, and then consume our army with local conflicts, then we will be in a very passive situation!"
"Even if they infiltrate our army's control area, or go deeper and reach our core industrial area, then we will pay a heavy price!" After that, Luo Kai stood beside Chris. , waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to speak.
"Before they just targeted me, and they calculated how to assassinate me alone! If they want to understand and put the attack on the city, what will we face, have you thought about it?" Chris questioned.
After his questioning, everyone suddenly realized that the technological empire of Ailan Hill, which was invincible on the frontal battlefield, did not become stronger when confronting the enemy's attack, but became weaker.
Compared with four years ago, Alan Hill can be said to be full of high-value targets now, and it was unlikely that the situation where half of the country could be abandoned in the past and could continue to fight is now unlikely to continue.
Before, strategic locations were nothing more than some castles and some cities. Even large cities are easy to rebuild, and as long as the people are still there, or as long as enough people can be filled, these cities can quickly recover.
In such an era, losing a city is nothing more than losing some population and some minerals. For a vast empire, it is far from hurting the bones. But now, such good things are gone forever.
I have to stress that everything has changed now. Ireland Hill's large city needs water and electricity, a robust underground sewerage system, and prohibitively expensive infrastructure.
Today, when a city is attacked, as long as one power station is bombed, it may affect many surrounding power plants. Once the transformer is destroyed, the long-distance power grid will be paralyzed, many places will lose power supply, and people's lives will become a mess .
And if the waterworks were destroyed, a city would be paralyzed, people would lose their ability to live, and the whole city would collapse in a matter of days. At that time, the stench in the city will be overwhelming, and just countless toilets will become a big problem that is difficult to solve.
In the entire city, there are countless important facilities. The earth fort has the steel smelting factory of Alan Hill, the ferry city has the largest dock and port, and Serris has so many research departments that none of them can be abandoned.
Naru, Falling Dragon City, Wallawa, Maine, North County, Hanhai, Bude... Tongsk, Arantix, Farud, Dossenaar, Higgsnar, Osa... So many cities, each with countless factories, are supporting the development of the empire.
Higgs has oil, Dothan Empire has rubber, Arrant has iron ore, Veronsa has magic apprentices... Countless resources are serving Alan Hill, which link is destroyed, for this empire All are disasters.
In order to cope with the possible attack of the Magic Empire, Alan Hill deployed a large number of anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft missiles. But while these things were on the defensive, they also became a heavy burden on Alan Hill.
How can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves? In order to protect these important facilities, Ireland Hill has worked very hard, but there will be more such facilities in the future.
When you think about it, nuclear power plants, seemingly infinite in peacetime, can provide nearly unlimited power delivery to surrounding cities. But in a state of war, this thing is a big dirty bomb on one's own territory.
If the other party really attacks the nuclear power plant, the consequences may be even more terrible than the direct use of the atomic bomb. There may even be no grass for thousands of years, and radiation will exist until the demise of human civilization.
More common are chemical factories. Ireland Hill has its own chemical weapons production factory. Once such a factory is attacked, the terrifying VX gas in it will leak out immediately, threatening the lives of everyone around.
The poisonous gas blown by the wind can even spread dozens of kilometers away, and it can wipe out all breathing things in a village by covering it.
Taking it a step further, it is just an ordinary chemical factory, a large ethylene production container of hundreds of thousands of tons or even millions of tons, and any explosion is estimated to be the destructive power of a nuclear weapon.
Toxic and dangerous chemicals are the foundation of modern industry, and Ireland Hill is naturally looking at producing them. These chemical products that support the industry are irreplaceable in life, but they are really very dangerous and terrible in the manufacturing process.
Even if the supervision is not strict, there will be explosion accidents, not to mention being attacked. Therefore, even if a magician fires unscrupulously in the city, it will have dire consequences.
You must know that chemical factories are not paramilitary facilities, and factories that actually produce weapons are more dangerous: rocket launch bases, missile production bases, and explosives factories deployed inland... All of these places need to be safe, otherwise problems will arise will become a disaster.
"We're not getting stronger, we're getting weaker, gentlemen!" Chris looked at the aides in front of him and said slowly, "You think we won? You can choose which to eat first. Fatty? No, gentlemen! We're far from winning this war! We're even in danger of losing!"