Munitions Empire

Chapter 554 King 516 has arrived

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Bai Fei felt a bit nervous, standing in the crowd, almost retracting his head into his chest. It was only in moments like these that he desperately wished he were a tortoise, one that could retreat into its shell.

Even though he was a knight, and a knight of the mighty Tang Kingdom, he still didn't dare to show off in this setting because standing beside him was Lu Qianshan, and the rest of the big shots, none of whom he could afford to provoke.

A General who had lost his kingdom, he always seemed out of place on occasions like these. Every detail here, every glance from every person seemed to tear at his old scars.

Only at times like this did Bai Fei once again remember that he once commanded an army of fifty thousand as a Great General.

He didn't dare to harbor any resentment, nor did he have the standing to be angry. He just stood at the dock, idly staring as the cold sea breeze blew.

Even because the occasion was so grand, he didn't dare to chat idly with Lu Qianshan standing beside him, foolishly standing still as if he were a clay statue.

Seagulls circled in the sky, occasionally crying out, as the vast port was nearly cleared. Far away at the dock, warships and the Liberty ship had docked, and the once-bustling port workers were nowhere to be seen.

The first to dock was the battleship Jade City No. 2, which anchored at the neighboring dock, and even separated by a dock, one could still feel the battleship's majestic grandeur.

Just by looking at the giant steel cannons on the deck of the warship, one could understand the formidable power of such a leviathan at sea.

The soldiers unloading goods at the neighboring dock were unlike any he had ever seen. The cargo they handled was varied, even including luxurious Rolls-Royce cars.

Bai Fei had seen Rolls-Royce cars before, like the time when they were prepared in advance to welcome Princess Yulin.

It was after that occasion that Bai Fei realized there were such luxurious cars in the world, extravagant to the extreme.

The Gobur cars he greatly admired turned out to be just ordinary merchandise that the Tang Kingdom didn't bother to produce. The truly luxurious car brand in this world was the Rolls-Royce from the Great Tang Group.@@@@

But now, at this moment, Bai Fei saw another truly luxurious car, a brand-new Rolls-Royce made especially for the royal family of the Tang Kingdom, a super-luxurious safety model.

Just by looking at the size of the car, one could tell it was exceedingly valuable; Bai Fei had never seen such a large sedan before.

From its size alone, it seemed to be a small truck, with long hood sides where the engine's exhaust ports were situated, and one needed only a rudimentary understanding of engines to comprehend the terrifying horsepower of this car.

If the oppressive aura of this car weren't enough to keep Bai Fei from even breathing deeply, the personnel arriving to meet it would definitely make him keep his head down.

Standing in the front row was Princess Yulin of the Tang Kingdom, beside her was Li'ao, head of the Tang Kingdom's intelligence department, next to him was Chang'an's governor Dino, and Generals Tagg and Redman.

All of the big names of the Tang Kingdom had arrived today, none were absent; they stood neatly, even their clothing without a single wrinkle.

Trains were constantly transporting strategic materials day and night, including food, ammunition, weapons, equipment, and even timbers and hardware parts...

In this process, all disciplines played a crucial role, including dispatching calculations, statistics and sorting, and distribution management.

"10 divisions, over 200,000 soldiers, plus 50 military exclusive train sets, 5 transport truck battalions, and 2 independent heavy artillery battalions." Tagg made simple annotations on the map he had prepared in advance and briefed Tang Mo.

"Given another two months, we could deploy 2 more newly formed infantry divisions, which would increase our offensive force to 250,000." Redman added from the side.

"That doesn't even include the strength the Navy and Air Force could commit to the war," Luff explained, "We already discussed this on the ship, Your Majesty."

"I know, the best scenario is Qi Country's army clashing with ours head-on, and the worst is them breaking up into small groups to harass our military logistics..." Tang Mo looked at the map, then turned to Li'ao: "Intelligence and secrecy... how are they going?"

"Secrecy is difficult to manage, with the movement of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. There are seven or eight trains leaving every day. It's impossible to control everyone involved, including the laborers, managers, merchants, and travelers." Li'ao complained.

Though he had arrived here in advance, his work was not going smoothly. In fact, due to a severe shortage of manpower, concealing a military mobilization of war level was simply impossible.

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Unless the other side was all blind and foolish, if they made even a minimal effort, they could obtain some intelligence.

It's not necessary to infiltrate Tagg's office and gain access to the entire campaign plan to get accurate information.

In fact, it's easy to discover that Great Tang Kingdom is reinforcing the north by merely investigating the frequency of military trains, observing the transportation of equipment and personnel, watching the convoys of trucks by the roadside, and counting the cannons they tow.

The atmosphere was already so charged, and given Zheng Country's previous experiences, it would be truly unbelievable if Qi Country weren't at all prepared. They might be slightly behind, but they certainly weren't idiots.

"Eight days ago, the traffic of people between Qi Country and ours began to decrease, and many checkpoints closed due to troop redeployment," Li'ao briefed Tang Mo on the current situation: "Commanders of the Qi Country border forces familiar to us decreased by seventy percent, their border troops also increased."

"They only started reacting eight days ago?" Tang Mo looked at Li'ao beside him in disbelief.

Li'ao shook his head: "Increasing troops and fortifying defenses began at least six months ago, but frequent troop movements started only in the past half-month."

"Clearly, they have also started making real preparations for war," Tang Mo nodded slightly: "Then, how's the investigation of their defense line going?"

"We have largely grasped the enemy's defensive setup, knowing more than half of their troop deployments." Despite the shortage of manpower, the intelligence organization under Li'ao's command was one of the most efficient in the world, making it not difficult to investigate the defense deployment of Qi Country.

"Have arrangements been made for the weak areas?" Tang Mo then turned to Tagg and Redman.

Tagg and Redman immediately nodded: "All set up. As soon as the war begins, we will focus on these weak points for breakthroughs."

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