Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1903 You can't say that!

The casualties and the number of prisoners of war captured in the desert battle are still being tallied, but they have already reported their victory.

Under this premise, according to the intelligence provided by the captured goblin officers, the goblin kingdom had laid bare its resources for this expedition.

Even after surrendering and being captured, the goblin officers who revealed this information couldn't help but feel a sense of resentment.

They do value their lives, but that doesn't mean they aren't resentful.

Their goblin kingdom was a powerful nation, standing strong for many years. Who could have imagined that their all-out battle would end like this? Thinking of this, a sense of sorrow truly welled up in their hearts.

Of course, as tragic as it may be, when it's time to survive, you still have to hold on to your life.

In the goblins' minds, few things are more important than their own lives.

In any case, the confirmation of this news is great news for Zhou Xu.

Although they have only defeated the large expeditionary force sent by the Goblin Kingdom at this stage, it is not difficult to see from the intelligence that the Goblin Kingdom itself has basically no ability to resist, even though there are still some garrison troops.

It is estimated that as soon as their Great Zhou expeditionary force arrives, the other side will immediately have to surrender.

Things have come to this point, and there's no reason for the Great Zhou not to take over the goblin kingdom.

However, since a battle had just ended on the border, it would take some time to handle the post-war work and regroup the troops for deployment.

Zhou Xu wasn't in a hurry about this.

He was now very calm. In any case, it would only be a few months. He didn't believe that the goblin kingdom, with its resources depleted and its army gone, could still cause any trouble.

Meanwhile, follow-up reports continued to arrive in Blackmoon City.

The report highlighted the wear and tear on the dwarven steam tanks, dwarven rotorcraft, and steam-powered armor.

It is worth mentioning that although the dwarf gyroplane consumed ammunition and fuel, the aircraft itself suffered zero damage.

There were ten dwarf gyroplanes, and not a single one malfunctioned.

By the time the dwarven gyroplanes entered the fray, the opposing goblin air force had been completely wiped out, and the goblin machine gunners, who were crucial anti-aircraft firepower, were also largely restrained, creating an excellent firing environment for the dwarven gyroplanes.

In comparison, the dwarven steam tanks, as ground troops and even core troops, faced even greater challenges.

There were a total of fifty dwarven steam tanks involved in the battle. We didn't even bother to count the ones that were lightly damaged. There were a full twenty-nine tanks that were severely damaged and required major repairs! More than half of them were damaged!

Besides the artillery fire from the opposing goblin destroyer mech forces, the Ripper mechs that charged in after the initial attack undoubtedly played a crucial role in this outcome.

The goblin ripper mechs were the main force that caused the dwarven steam tank forces to suffer heavy losses.

As for the steam-powered armor being hit by a stray bullet while dissipating heat, resulting in damage to the armor, Zhou Xu also learned about it.

His ideas were basically the same as those of the R&D team members.

At present, the existence of steam-powered armor is more beneficial than harmful to their troops, and those minor problems are tolerable.

At the same time, Zhou Xu was convinced that this steam-powered armor had an excellent future prospect, and he would definitely not stop its research and development and manufacturing at this time.

Once the intelligence was sorted out, the Ministry of Military Affairs had already sent up the follow-up report as quickly as possible.

Their Great Zhou Dynasty already had a complete system in place for rewarding military achievements, settling the wounded and injured, and distributing pensions. Simply put, you just need to follow the system according to the specific circumstances.

Now, this part of the work has long been handed over to the Ministry of Military Affairs. Of course, after they have made the arrangements, Zhou Xu needs to personally review them to confirm that there are no problems, and then stamp and sign them before they can be implemented.

Of course, there will be special cases that the Ministry of Military Affairs cannot handle. These will be written in the report so that Zhou Xu can deal with them when reviewing the report.

All of this will save Zhou Xu a lot of time.

After reviewing the report submitted by the Ministry of Military Affairs, which was largely without issue, Zhou Xuli signed and stamped it, then instructed others to make the necessary arrangements.

Then he turned around and summoned the research and development teams of the dwarven steam tanks, dwarven gyroplanes, and steam-powered armor, as well as the heads of the relevant production plants, to discuss the various issues raised in the feedback after this combat test.

Among them, Qin Fen and Suolin, as the heads of important projects, also took time out of their busy schedules to come and participate in this discussion.

This discussion will not only involve summarizing and organizing problems based on feedback from actual combat and considering subsequent improvement plans, but will also be related to the subsequent production of certain equipment, and even the life and death of some equipment.

"According to intelligence, the Goblin Destroyer Mech and our Great Zhou's Steam Tank may overlap in terms of their roles. If we are to develop the Destroyer Mech later, then the production line of the Steam Tank and the subsequent improvement and upgrade plans should be suspended to avoid unnecessary waste of resources."

The moment these words were spoken, everyone present at the discussion felt a chill run down their spines.

The report sent back by the frontline analysts is now on the table. Anyone who has read the report can basically realize the problem, but it's not something you can say out loud.

Whose project was the dwarf steam tank? Bringing this up is just stirring up trouble.

With this thought in mind, everyone present subconsciously glanced at the person who had said those words.

Then one by one, their eyes cleared up a bit.

Oh, it's Minister Qin Fen. Never mind then...

After all, Qin Fen was also involved in the development of the dwarf steam tank. While his share might not be 50/50, it was at least 40%.

Because Qin Fen was in charge of the entire power system for the dwarf steam tank.

The remaining parts were handled by Sorin, who was in charge of the project.

In fact, they were responsible for not only the dwarven steam tank, but also the dwarven gyroplane and steam-powered armor.

Their collaborations over the years have been quite frequent.

Whether their personal relationship is good or not is hard to say, but they are definitely quite familiar with each other.

At this moment, Thorin's eyebrows were furrowed into a tight knot.

Dwarves are naturally rugged-looking, with faces full of muscles. Now, with Thorin's furrowed brows, he looks even more ferocious.

Anyone who didn't know better would think he was about to flip the table and throw a tantrum.

But Qin Fen could tell at a glance that Thorin was struggling with his feelings; Thorin wasn't actually short-tempered.

Aside from topics related to his profession, Thorin actually has very poor communication skills and is even a bit withdrawn. However, once it comes to his field, he immediately transforms into a chatterbox.

In some ways, they are quite naive.

(End of this chapter)