Munitions Empire

"We are within the strike range of the enemy's Hong-6 bombers..." Moss looked down at the beach in front of the temporary command post through a narrow observation slot, continuing to speak to his aides behind him without turning his head: "This is not good news for us, so what we need to do is build more defensive lines, deploy more weapons. We must prepare enough weapons and ammunition here to scare off the commanders of the Tang Country, and stockpile enough manpower and supplies to force them to abandon their attack on us."

Although the Ice Cold Empire had made ample preparations, no one knows if those preparations are enough until the war breaks out.

Every beach has machine guns pointed at it, and every water region has concrete pylons hidden. This line of defense looks extremely solid, yet Moss still felt uneasy.

Therefore, he continuously applied for more funding to increase the defensive facilities within the Steel Rampart. He was much luckier than Mike Ravel, because the Ice Cold Empire was an exporter of steel and also had more other mineral resources.

Whether it was cement or steel, oil or other materials, the Ice Cold Empire was not lacking. They just needed to import some rubber from the Dorne Empire to meet the needs of industrial production.

Of course, if they could get food support from the Elves and Humans, the war potential of the Ice Cold Empire would be even more astounding.

"Trust me, from the battle situation in Dorne, and analyzing the tactics and strategies of the Tang Army before, once the war starts, all our subsequent preparations will be in vain." He turned his head and looked at his chief of staff and other division commanders, presenting the problem to everyone.

While talking, he opened the inventory list of nearby supplies prepared for him. He glanced at the decent numbers and reminded with dissatisfaction: "However many shells are here, that's about how many you'll have after the war breaks out. However many bullets are here, that's all you can use... Medicines, food, even fuel, all follow the same pattern."

"We have no way to protect the vulnerable supply lines. The Tang People's aircraft will prioritize destroying these rail and road networks. Moreover, they might directly parachute troops in to block our reinforcements." His finger tapped on the notebook: "Prepare as many supplies as possible! This is the only way you can hold out long enough!"

These are not conclusions he reached on his own, but rather deduced from countless studies by commanders from various countries on the Great Tang Empire's war strategies.

Now, this conclusion is almost universally acknowledged: the Tang Army is very adept at cutting off supply lines, and the method of deep echelon deployment of supplies adopted by various countries when fighting each other is useless against the Great Tang Empire.

Supplies deployed in the second and third lines cannot be transported to the front line. They are either destroyed or captured by the penetrating Tang Army, hardly having any impact.

Therefore, these military commanders believe when facing the Tang Army, either place the supplies directly with the troops, or simply put them in the cities—so that when one's own troops retreat to the city vicinity, they can be directly used for street fighting...

Of course, this strategy also has drawbacks. Supplies deployed at the front line may be directly destroyed or captured by the Tang Army; supplies in the cities might not even be used and could be taken as a surrender chip by the garrison.

In short, whichever way there are problems in the arrangement, and the choice is entirely up to the commander's preference. Moss is a leading figure in the forward pressure on supplies, believing that even if half or more are lost, there will still be some supplies left for one's own troops to use.

And he is not recklessly wasting supplies, he has his own methods: "So, we must build a large number of underground structures, like hamsters, to hoard more supplies and prepare for a tough battle on the front line."

"In my judgment, those heavy turrets and Scud missile positions will also become key targets for the Tang Army." Moreover, he believed that the accumulated weapons and equipment, including facilities, have another function.

He feels that as long as his facilities are built enough, the Tang Army will need a considerable amount of weapons and ammunition to destroy these facilities. The Tang Army, crossing the sea for warfare, could not carry much ammunition, evidently making the battlefield situation advantageously tilt towards the Ice Cold Empire.

Therefore, he was somewhat proud to boost morale for his subordinates: "But it doesn't matter, radar stations, missile positions, artillery towers... all these are just targets to drain the Tang Army's ammunition."

"The aim is to make them focus on these facilities and expend their ammunition on these targets. This way, their soldiers on the beach will have to face our brave soldiers alone." According to his calculations, the Tang Army landing troops could only carry enough ammunition for a few days' consumption at most.

As long as the Tang Army is pressured on the beach, or dragged on the beach for a few days, the Tang Army will collapse by themselves. Once a collapse occurs, tens of thousands of the Tang Army will be abandoned on the beach. The losses at that time are something the Tang Country absolutely cannot withstand.

At this point, Moss clenched his fist: "And the machine gun positions! Sniper's hidden bunkers... these are our killer moves! Remember, hurting the Tang Army soldiers is the most effective way, as long as you eliminate 10,000 to 20,000 elite Tang Army, their landing plan will collapse."

His tone became fierce, encouraging the officers who followed him along the inspection path: "Each machine gun position must eliminate at least 30 Tang Army! Only in this way can we make the Tang Army unable to bear the losses and voluntarily abandon the plan to attack the Ice Cold Empire."

"In any case, all of you must be prepared! Hold every bunker, every trench at any cost! Fight until the end of ammunition and food!" Moss loudly concluded his speech, then raised his fist, leading the shout: "For the Ice Cold Empire! For His Majesty The Emperor! Ura!"

Everyone followed with the shout: "Long live His Majesty! Ura!"

They really liked this slogan, so they have persisted with it to this day, and no one even wants to bring up that it was just a nonsensical slogan given to them by a man once known as Tang Mo, an arms dealer.

The Dwarves of the Ice Cold Kingdom purchased weapons from Brunas, and Tang Mo's joke filled with wicked humor unexpectedly became a 'tradition' for the Dwarves. It is unknown if this slogan in this world will become as legendary as in the world Tang Mo was familiar with.

It's also unknown whether the Dwarves who are doing their utmost can stop the advance of the Great Tang Empire.