Munitions Empire

Chapter 602: 561 returns to the team

After a bumpy journey, a C47 finally came to a steady halt in the middle of the runway at Anpu’s military airport. The cabin door opened, and two people dressed in the uniform of major generals, carrying briefcases and holding their hats, descended the gangway.

"Welcome, both of you!” Luff said with a smile to the newcomers.

The guards on either side stood to attention and saluted, holding their Mauser 98K rifles in front of their noses. The two major generals returned the salute and then followed Luff to a campsite filled with radio antennas.

The campsite was right next to the airport, and one could see Bofors anti-aircraft guns erected nearby. Cars were parked everywhere, with Rolls-Royces not being uncommon.

"His Majesty is in the base. Now that you two have returned safely, I have someone I can use here,” Luff said as he led the way.

Strauss, who had come a long way, had a somewhat pale complexion as it was his first time flying, and he had flown all the way from Dragon Island to Anpu.

Although the agony was considerably shortened in time, the degree of suffering had not lessened in the slightest. Despite being decent, the C-47 transport plane was still an old aircraft from the World War II era, and the riding experience was rather uncomfortable.

General Bolton was also not in good spirits, having little experience with flying. In the turbulent airflow, he had thrown up more than once throughout the journey.

"I heard that the 4th Armored Division Strauss began to inquire while following Luff, “is advancing quickly toward Nanye?”

"You’ve just got off the plane, so the news might be a bit slow. They’ve already taken Nanye and are now attacking near King City,” Luff said, updating Strauss with a smile.

"So fast?” Bolton was startled by the speed of the advance. When he boarded the plane, the Tang Army was still near Nanye; now that they had captured it, the speed was indeed formidable.

If one looks at the bigger picture, after seizing Nanye, the situation was greatly in favor of the Tang Army: The Qi Army could no longer maneuver on a large scale and had become meat on the chopping block.

"His Majesty means that we can speed up even more,” Luff spoke without turning around. “And indeed, we have sped up.”

"Faster still?” Strauss was startled by the answer, his steps faltering momentarily as he nearly tripped over himself.

Both he and Bolton had previously conducted rapid attack operations and had shocked the world with their actions in Dorne.

However, back then, they faced much weaker enemies, with both sides committing at most a few hundred thousand troops to battle.

The situation was now completely different since all countries had a certain industrial base, and armies often involved hundreds of thousands of soldiers. In such circumstances, to achieve a swift and decisive victory was clearly even harder.

Therefore, neither Strauss nor Bolton had ever contemplated that they or anyone else could launch such a lightning-fast offensive to end a war.

In their view, the war that Redman fought years ago, which led to the obliteration of the Kingdom of Gemalin within just over ten days, was a classic that seemed impossible to replicate.

"Haven’t we always been creating miracles? Or should I say, hasn’t His Majesty… always been leading us in creating miracles?” Luff stopped, turned his head back, and said to the two men.

…

In the command center, Tang Mo prepared to put into practice the tactical knowledge he had learned. Although he still did not quite understand logistics, supplies, and other quantifiable matters, he could now understand the changes in the entire battlefield.

The Tang Army, having taken Nanye, had in fact gained absolute initiative on the battlefield. Even if they stopped now, the war was already decided.

Now, the Tang Army had two choices: the first was to stop here and wait for Qi Country to seek peace. Since the outcome was clear, Qi Country would surely show sincerity in peace negotiations. A little bargaining at the negotiation table would allow Tang Country to reap significant benefits.

The second option was to push on and capture the nearby King City of Qi Country—perhaps by then, there would be no need to negotiate. The total absorption of Qi Country by Tang Country would mark the end of the war with the complete annihilation of Qi Country.

However, no matter which option Tang Mo chose, he had to face an issue: whether Qi Country would cease to exist was no longer important; the question was whether other countries would insist on continuing the war.

To be frank, the Tang Army’s strategic reserves were still adequate, so Tang Mo was not overly concerned that the war might drag on.

However, war is war, and it would inevitably delay construction, economic development, and people’s livelihoods…

For a businessman, or rather, for a former businessman like Tang Mo, he did not wish the war to persist indefinitely—it interfered too much with his development plans and earning money.

"Then let’s proceed with the plan! New kinds of troops, new units… they always have to be blooded,” Tang Mo said, looking at the map with Qi Country’s King City on it and speaking to the officers beside him.

"Yes, Your Majesty!” A group of generals stood to attention and saluted, concluding the meeting before Strauss and Bolton entered the room.

"Long live the King!” The two major generals stood at attention and saluted in front of Tang Mo, chanting loudly in response.

"Ah! Strauss, Bolton!” Tang Mo saw his former students and a smile appeared on his face, “It’s really great to see you two.”

After speaking, he looked at his secretary, “Is there any wine?”

"Your Majesty, we have Brunas of four years,” the secretary answered with a smile.

"That’s wonderful, open a bottle!” Tang Mo was very happy, ready to celebrate the return of his two trusted generals, “Have you decided?”

"On the way here, I made up my mind, I’m ready to continue my service in the Navy,” Strauss answered, holding his chin up.

Bolton also immediately answered Tang Mo’s question, “Your Majesty! I’ve made up my mind too, ready to continue serving in the land forces for Your Majesty.”

"Hmm, as long as you’ve decided,” said Tang Mo, smiling and patting the shoulders of the two, “Yulin will definitely be very happy to see you.”

He took a wine glass from the secretary’s hand and then gestured for the secretary to hand the remaining two glasses to them, “Strauss, Bernard over there really needs people, once you get there, you should help him share the load.”

"I understand,” Strauss took the wine glass and nodded in agreement. When he heard the name Yulin, he seemed to recall the terror of being dominated by the she-devil at school.

"Bolton, the Armored Corps on the northern front are left to Redman and Tagg, you go to the south! Chu Country is our next target for attack! I need you to train the troops quickly and get ready for mountain warfare!” Tang Mo made no attempt to hide the meaning of his ambition.

If Qi Country fell and Dahua still accepted their defeat honestly, then he wouldn’t mind maintaining a superficial prosperity for a few more years.

But if the other side really lost their shame, then he wouldn’t mind wiping out another country, to teach those fools a lesson.

"Yes, Your Majesty!” Bolton snapped his legs together, making a clicking sound, “I will do my utmost!”

While the three of them were reminiscing, a tall and burly bartender in charge of intelligence walked over. He slightly bowed his head and whispered into Tang Mo’s ear, “Your Majesty, there is intelligence from within the Ice Cold Empire.”

"Speak,” Tang Mo said, not intending to hide anything; he still trusted the dandelions he had carefully cultivated.

"Shireck has copied our Type 4 Tank and produced the Shireck Type 2 Tank, and sent the blueprints unconditionally to the Ice Cold Empire and the Laines Empire the bartender spoke a little louder as he reported.

Then he continued, “Just over an hour ago, the King of Dorne proclaimed himself Emperor, and the Laines Empire along with the Ice Cold Empire and other countries declared recognition of the Dorne Empire

"So they were prepared all along,” Tang Mo revealed a meaningful smile as he looked at Strauss and Bolton in front of him.

The two generals were somewhat embarrassed; after all, they each had a hand, more or less, in Dorne’s rise to power.

"Don’t be constrained! It’s not your fault! I won’t bother about how Dorne jumps around, we will settle this score sooner or later,” Tang Mo reassured them, allowing them to relax a bit.

"My debt is not so easily owed!” Tang Mo turned his head to look at the bartender, “Get the specifications of the Shireck Type 2 Tank sorted out!”

"Your subordinate understands!” The bartender bowed slightly and then retreated.

After having a drink with the two, Tang Mo began to ponder over the Shireck Type 2 Tank. It seemed the enemy could save a lot of time by mimicking his actions.

Shireck already had experience in manufacturing tanks and after witnessing Tang Mo’s Type 4 Tank, they played the game of copying.

Making an exact replica was obviously unlikely; however, copying the basic outline of the tank was certainly no problem.

The Shireck Type 1 Tank already had a small turret, copying a slightly larger one wasn’t difficult. Since the Shireck Type 1 Tank already had tracks, mimicking them wasn’t a challenge either.

So Tang Mo had already guessed what the Shireck Type 2 Tank might look like, but this kind of copying didn’t affect him much.

Copying the appearance is easy, but copying the soul is the key: without the support of wireless radio, the Type 4 Tank is just junk.

Without the cooperation of the air force, without the so-called Blitzkrieg system, even if Shireck produced a Maus Tank, what of it? It’s just a target.

Moreover, Tang Mo didn’t dislike such copying, because only with continuous copying could the more advanced weapons and equipment in his mind have the possibility of seeing the light of day again.

It would be too boring if only weapons like the Stuka Dive Bomber were to be used; Tang Mo was planning to sell some A-10s for fun… or come up with some F-5s, F-16s, and Mirage 2000s to sell.

Then, playing target practice with his Hongqi-9 or playing a Turkey Shoot game with the J-20, wouldn’t that be interesting?

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