Struggle in the Steam Age

"The next few days may need to trouble you more." After learning from various channels that the war is getting closer and closer to him, Lawrence asked the puppet seriously.

"In the past few days, when you have time, you should run as many times as possible and bring some supplies, especially weapons and ammunition."

"Aren't we hoarding a lot?" After listening to Lawrence, Nora nodded habitually, and then asked a little puzzled.

"Before, we dug several underground storage warehouses and filled them with ammunition. Wouldn't that much ammunition be not enough in war?"

"I hope it can be enough, but the actual situation is often worse than we thought." Lawrence sighed helplessly, and then said.

"At least from the news I got recently, it can be inferred that the Wilderness Races are preparing for a large-scale offensive, and in that offense, the interception of the transportation line should be regarded as a routine operation."

"After all, compared to the fortified areas such as the Pine Valley where we are now, those unprotected lines of communication should be more vulnerable to attack. If the leaders of the wilderness races don’t have water in their heads , I believe they will definitely put their main targets on those lines of communication."

"You are right." The little doll snapped his fingers and said, "cutting off the line of communication can reduce the supply of various supplies to us to reduce the pressure on the frontal battlefield, and at the same time from the simple input-output ratio. It is said that it is better to attack these lines of communication which are weaker in terms of force than to head-to-head on the battlefield.

"It should be like this." Lawrence added after the little doll said that.

"After finding a way to cut off the traffic line, the other party is likely to send some people to entangle our main force. Then a group of elites will be concentrated and the attacking spearhead will be placed on a line of communication nodes like Pine Valley."

"Compared with those roads, it is more difficult for a material distribution center such as Pine Valley to attack. But as long as any one is broken, it is a big gain for that group of wild races."

Speaking of Lawrenceton here. "For example, because our Pine Valley area is not the closest material transfer station to the front line, we don't stock much weapons and ammunition, but we have a lot of food and medicine. At the same time, there are important field hospitals—"

"So we do need some additional weapons and equipment." Nora said something that came to mind at this time.

"I have seen the weapons and ammunition collected by the headquarters on the Pine Valley side, mainly for some front-line heavy artillery ammunition and some explosives. There are basically no weapons and ammunition suitable for our guards."

"So this is indeed a big problem. One of the biggest troubles in the modernization war comes from the consumption of ammunition." Lawrence nodded and said.

"For example, when the rear-loading gun replaces the front-loading gun, a soldier can fire at least three times the original ammunition on what kind of battlefield. If you consider the existence of something similar to a hand-cranked machine gun, the ammunition of a war The amount is likely to be five times the amount in the past."

"Considering that once the war breaks out, we are very likely to be cut off and fall into an isolated state. We must store enough ammunition to deal with the next situation. So I hope you can give us firearms and firearms before the war breaks out. The mortar prepares 10-15 basic ammunition."

"Understood." Nora nodded and said. "The good news is that it is not difficult to do so, because according to the news I have heard before, given that the situation command has decided to stop sending ordinary troops to conduct fire reconnaissance operations, there should not be too many wounded during this time. ."

"It is indeed good news, but on the other hand, if the ordinary troops are unable to carry out forward fire reconnaissance, it means that the plan of the group of wild beasts has also reached a critical moment, otherwise it will not be as it is now. The price prevents us from scouting." Lawrence added.

"At least these days, when I chatted with the officers, I learned that although we were unable to go too far during the fire detection, the casualties of the other party were much higher than ours due to the need to stop them at all costs. So we all believe It should not be possible for the opponent to sustain such casualties for too long."

"In other words, there is not much time left for me." After Nara heard Lawrence's words, her face became sharp. "I understand, I will do my best to transport those things during this time."

"Thank you so much, then." Lawrence nodded seriously to the little doll after hearing Nora's assurance, and then exhorted. "By the way, the bullets and mortar shells are the first priority when the materials are transported, followed by the mines and barbed wire. The remaining things are placed last."

"Understood, then I will set off now." Nora nodded heavily, and then flew into the air towards the St. John's Fortress outside the Great Mountain Range.

Because she realized that the time has come to make all-out preparations, and one more flight will be able to accumulate more winning chips for everyone.

So for the next few days, Nora devoted her time and energy to transportation as long as she was free 24 hours a day. The army on the Pine Valley also started large-scale construction work based on Lieutenant Colonel Chen and their combat engineer as the core, building various fortifications at various points around the entire valley.

Although the meter track has extended to Pine Valley during this period, most of the transportation capacity is used to protect the front lines, so places like Pine Tree Valley can only get a small amount of other supplies in addition to daily supplies. It is simply impossible to build reinforced concrete fortifications like some of the main points on the front line.

But this does not mean that the guards of Pine Valley have no way to build the fortifications they need. Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Chen and his combat engineers from the Xinzhou Republic, they quickly gathered materials around this valley. Various fortifications have been built in many strategic locations.

This valley was actually just an unnamed valley on the target route before. The reason it was named Pine Valley was because the vanguard found a lot of pine trees growing in the valley after arriving here.

In the subsequent construction, the trees they fell down just happened to be used as construction materials. In addition, they also used part of the explosives to obtain rocks on the mountain with the consent of the command headquarters.

With sufficient raw materials and professional guidance, they quickly fortified the entire Pine Valley area in just two weeks.

"Lord Colonel Chen~www.ltnovel.com~ Is it a bit too expensive for us to consume so many materials to build here?" Lawrence asked Lieutenant Colonel Chen during dinner at noon that day.

"Of course, I know that ordinary money is the least important thing in a civilized expedition. But if it's just a defense, we don't need to spend so much to build those fortifications in accordance with the standards of permanent fortifications."

"You're right, Colonel August. If it's just a temporary defense, I would definitely not consume so many resources to build these obviously excessive buildings." Hearing Lawrence's question, Lieutenant Colonel Chen swallowed his mouth. Said after the big bite of sandwich.

"On the one hand, I did this because there are enough resources for me to consume, and the stronger the fortifications when facing the enemy, the better.

"On the other hand, because Pine Valley will become an important maintenance area and transfer station on the railway line across the Great Mountains in the future, some of the buildings we are building can actually be converted into permanent buildings in the future. Therefore, there will be more time for construction. The next costs are not wasteful."

"So it's like that." Lawrence nodded and showed a clear expression. He finally knew why in many places, everyone would spare no effort to construct buildings.