Munitions Empire

"Knock, knock, knock..." Someone knocked on the door. Liu Guozhu removed the map covering his face, sat up, rubbed his face, and ordered, "Come in."

The battalion trainee officer walked in and saluted, "Long live His Majesty! Reporting to the battalion commander, the last four crews have all arrived."

In all the Tang Empire Troops, there are trainee officers. They are all very young, some even under 20 years old. These trainee officers are reserve talents and will be transferred to other units to become formal commanders after gaining recognition from their superiors and participating in assessments.

This system is prepared for military expansion and simultaneously allows commanders to gain more experience in advance.

"Long live His Majesty! This is good news." Liu Guozhu smiled as he stood up and placed the map on the table. "They're all old acquaintances, so I won't go to welcome them. Give them some intensity so they can quickly get familiar with the Type 96 Tanks."

"Yes!" The battalion trainee commander straightened up, saluted, and turned to leave.

At this time, Liu Guozhu was no longer in the mood to sleep. The arrival of the new four crews meant his armored battalion was now fully equipped, and the elite troops transferred from other units had also integrated into the group.

Actually, in Linshui, Dongwan, and other places, the elite Tang Army isn't just limited to the 1st Armored Division. Besides this division, there's also the 1st Infantry Division and the 1st Marine Division who have been gradually replaced.

The land aviation forces are the same; a large number of Black Hawk Helicopters were secretly transferred to the Linshui frontline, with the best pilots assigned to these aircraft.

The Air Force hasn't been idle either; they have assembled a large number of elite pilots and deployed the most advanced aircraft along the coastal areas.

The old J-7 Fighters remain stationary to disrupt reconnaissance by other countries, while the Yinglong Fighters and H-6 Bombers are quietly being redeployed to the Bei Island Base.

Meanwhile, the Tang Navy's new warships are gradually gaining combat capabilities, and these new warships will play an important role in future amphibious operations.

Since other countries lack satellites and decent spy organizations, and their codes have been cracked making them unsafe to use, this has allowed the secret assembly of the Tang Army to proceed successfully.

Otherwise, as long as any satellite passed overhead, such a large-scale military force could not be hidden from anyone: hundreds of aircraft, hundreds of tanks, over a thousand various ships and warships, plus over a hundred thousand troops... It's simply overwhelming.

In short, the Tang Empire's preparations for amphibious operations have quietly begun, much faster than the world countries had anticipated.

However, while mobilizing troops, the Tang Empire still maintains a facade of peace and prosperity, deceiving almost everyone with a show of celebration and music.

Even in the eyes of many Tang People, the war is already over. Their Emperor has accomplished a feat almost unheard of in ancient or modern times: unifying the entire Western Continent!

Now, even if the Tang Empire rests and puts away its weapons, no one would criticize it. Even if Tang Mo indulges in luxury and dies in bed, he is already the greatest emperor in the world.

Therefore, many Tang People believe that war can really be set aside, and relaxing, making some money, and improving the quality of life might be the better choice.

Under such a mindset, Tang Country's economy is booming, and there's a general optimism that the economy will continue to develop over the next year or even two years.

War simply won't come, and trade on the Endless Sea is impossible to cut off, so many people have started to invest frantically, with many rich individuals plowing their money into the shipping industry.

After all, the transport capacity on the Endless Sea has never been sufficient. Currently, it appears that at least 10,000 various ships are needed to meet the demand.

Such a large gap naturally makes it a good investment project. Therefore, almost all shipyards in the world are frantically building various types of transport ships.

The most advanced transport ships are built by the Great Tang Group, and the second most advanced are built by the Shireck Consortium. The prices for these advanced ships, with large displacement, high speed, and cutting-edge technology, are costly, and purchasing them requires getting in line in a lottery.

The other ship production companies are more diverse. The second tier consists of shipyards capable of receiving guidance from Great Tang Group engineers, obtaining relevant blueprints, and having the right to purchase the necessary materials. These shipyards are spread across the Chu Territory and Shu Territory and are considered nephews of the Great Tang Group. Their order volumes have exploded.

The third batch consists of frontline shipyards on the Eastern Continent, whose equipment is quite decent, and they have introduced some technology from Tang Country, maintaining overall strength.

These shipyards are either producing warships or large transport ships, with their schedules completely filled.

As for more shipyards, they mostly resemble small workshops, producing transport ships and fishing vessels weighing several thousand tons, with some capable of building big ships weighing seven to eight thousand tons.

In the past year, over 1,700 ships have launched around the Endless Sea, with the largest being tankers built by the Great Tang Group, boasting over 200,000 tons of displacement. The smallest are the Shenguang Missile Boats built by Dorne, with a displacement of only about 200 tons.

This large number of ship constructions allowed Tang Country's landing craft to be hidden among a sea of ships, almost going unnoticed.

The spies from other countries trying their best to discover the Tang Army's deployment only know that the Tang Army is building a smaller "carrier-like" ship. They can't even guess what the Tang Army intends to do with it.

Everyone speculated that the Tang Army couldn't afford expensive carriers, so they planned to make up for the numbers with these "small carriers."

Therefore, the air forces and navies of various countries have concentrated their defense efforts on the possibility of an increased aerial strike capability by the Tang Army.

In any case, for these commanders, it doesn't matter what the new Tang warships are meant for; as long as they can launch aircraft, they should treat them as carriers in their preparations.

With their limited capacity for strategic thinking, they simply can't imagine that Tang Country plans to conduct three-dimensional landings to give the world a new lesson.

Liu Guozhu sat by the table, picked up a book, flipped to where he left off, and continued reading. An armored commander and a tank commander clearly need to understand many different things. He must constantly improve himself to adapt to the new position.

Those unwilling to keep up with the times are now posing as officers at the fake 1st Armored Division base near Wuyang...

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