Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 476-474: Preparing for War (Please Subscribe)
In a sense, the Flower Territory had long awaited this war.

For the Imperial Guard of Flower Territory, they have expanded from the initial thousand men to the current ten thousand.
From learning basic meditation to upgrading and iterating magical weapons; from daily physical training to refining various tactics, they have experienced too much.

That was a full year of closed training, which allowed them to undergo a transformative growth.

At that moment, their desire for military merit was practically etched on their foreheads.

They hoped to gain a status and position from the war that matched their strength and hard work.

This was also what Luo Yi had promised them: in the face of natural disasters, the only way to acquire shares in the magic energy factory was through military merit!
Unfortunately, the Flower Territory was too stable, so stable that they had a lot of ambitions but nowhere to use them, and could only put all their energy into training.

All they were waiting for was Luo Yi's command.

As for the newly arrived extraordinary powerhouses and natural disaster fighters, they have been with the company for some time and have gained a certain understanding of the Flower Territory.

Of course, there are opinions. The system of Flower Territory is built around the Raymond family, and it is impossible to satisfy everyone.

However, they were satisfied with Luo Yi's generosity and their progress in the Flower Territory.

The flower-loving leaders are genuinely wealthy and resourceful, and willing to share these benefits, as long as they can make corresponding contributions.

So where does this contribution come from?
War, of course!
Only war!
Finally, there are the inhabitants of the Flower Territory: ordinary farmers, factory workers, free citizens, and merchants...

They did not crave war, and even feared it, but the changes that Loy brought to their lives were undeniable.

Having tasted the bitterness of the past and enjoyed the sweetness of the present, their identification with the Flower Leader and their gratitude to this Lion King are all the more genuine.

None of the Earl Raymonds in the past had cultivated the [Lion King] title as smoothly as Loy, because the faith power they gained was not as much as his, nor as pure.

They didn't want war, but if someone poisoned Roy, that would be a serious offense.

Back then, when Earl Karl died, the Flower Territory was thrown into turmoil; those miserable days were still fresh in their minds. Now, if Roy were to die, their current good days would be gone forever.
How could I possibly tolerate this?

As a result, when Loy gave the order, the entire Flower Territory was plunged into a frenzy of war.

Everyone felt it was time to teach those who only knew how to scheme a lesson!

Everyone felt that this battle should not only be fought, but should be fought spectacularly.

Passionate emotions can cloud one's ability to think calmly; but passion can also fuel one's enthusiasm and make one fearless.

Preparations for war began under these circumstances.

The Imperial Guard regiments within the training camps were drawn from, assembled, and dispatched to the front lines.

Various types of field guns, heavy machine guns, bullets, and shells were packaged and loaded into the Magic Train, box after box.

Food, medicine, alcohol, magic scrolls, various supplies, and all sorts of other provisions were loaded onto carts and driven away.

To meet the need for faster transportation, Loy also intercepted some of the magic trucks that were intended for the Empire, forming the First Mobile Transportation Brigade of the Flower Territory.

It is worth mentioning that Luo Yi's strategy of "stockpiling supplies" played a significant role throughout the entire preparation process.

The principle that "an army marches on its stomach" holds true in any world.

Moreover, the organization of noble private legions is weak, and without sufficient food and equipment, they simply cannot guarantee their combat effectiveness.

The granaries of the Flower Kingdom are always full, and often there is no need to transport grain. The reserves in a certain place alone are enough to last for a long time.

All the lord's manor needed to do was estimate the rate of consumption, sign orders, and open the granaries to release the grain.

This alone has solved the most troublesome problem of food supplies before preparations for war.

Luo Yi actually focused more on building a battlefield command system and an efficient communication system.

To this end, he even built a three-tiered communication system.

The so-called three-tiered communication system actually consists of three independent communication systems, which can ensure that intelligence is delivered to Luo Yi as quickly as possible in most cases.

At the same time, Roy's orders can be delivered to the frontline commanders in the shortest time and in the most accurate form.

This first level of communication is the traditional communication magic circle, which is basically installed in all important locations and major towns.

However, this method of communication is already well-known, and many countermeasures have been developed, leading to frequent interference.

Once war breaks out, destroying the largest communication magic circle first has become a basic tactic.

Moreover, these communication magic arrays are troublesome to maintain and rarely function.

As for the secondary communication system, it is the Magic Mirror Communication System.

This is efficient, fast, and timely in transmitting information. If things get really tough, we can even have a face-to-face meeting. Although it consumes a lot of magic power, it's still within an acceptable range.

The only thing limiting its spread is that it is expensive and rare.

Take the Magic Eye Alliance as an example. It is a legendary organization, and the entire system only has twenty-four near-orbit Magic Eyes, so you can imagine how precious they are.

Although Roy was not stingy with money, it was obviously unrealistic to expect him to equip the front-line troops with everything they needed.

Moreover, the surface of the magic mirror is actually quite fragile, with the same hardness as ordinary glass mirrors, and it is easily damaged on the battlefield amidst the chaos of war. Although Luo Yi collected several magic mirrors and magic eyes, she could only use them in emergencies in the relatively safe rear.

As for the third-level communication system, it is built on the Magic Walkie Talkie.

To be honest, Luo Yi still prefers wireless communication, but it is clear that walkie-talkies are not unusable when the technology is not mature.

The initial wiring and maintenance are a bit troublesome.

Compared to the advantages that can be gained, this little trouble is nothing.

Luo Yi specially selected a group of outstanding, young and energetic workers from the walkie-talkie factory and directly transferred them to military positions, and specially created a position for communications officer.

Their responsibility is to lay lines, install walkie-talkies, perform maintenance, and ensure communications.

They are the foundation for the accurate transmission of orders and messages, and can be considered as a new type of soldier that has been separated from the original messengers.

To be honest, Luo Yi should have planned ahead and started setting up routes throughout the entire Flower Territory much earlier, then he wouldn't be in such a flustered situation now.

Even the wisest person can make a mistake; who told him not to think of that?

The convenience and speed of wireless communication made him forget about this ancient wiring method, and he almost instinctively disliked it for being too troublesome.

But he forgot that before wireless communication became mainstream, wired telephones were the first technology to enter people's lives.

This forgetfulness has left him with no choice but to hastily set up makeshift installations, just enough to get by.

Of course, all of the above are the public facts.

Behind the scenes, production of the first generation of Land Warfare King has been accelerated across the board.

The complete production line, sufficient workers, and the stimulation of war greatly improved production efficiency, allowing the factory to produce one machine per day.

Don't think it's slow. Only a few master craftsmen can do the final assembly and debugging, so the speed is naturally slow.

In comparison, the training for the crew was less than satisfactory.

Ms. Palacios is not a qualified teacher because, in her understanding, many simple principles, no matter how many times they are explained, are still not understood by the people below.

Okay, this is like a top student pointing at a problem and saying in a very relaxed tone, "You just need to do this and that, and you'll solve the problem."

But what about the underachievers standing to the side?
At most, he'd scratch his head, looking completely bewildered!
Ms. Palacios's teaching was largely like this, to the point that both the teacher and the student suffered.

Therefore, Loy had no choice but to transfer Mrs. Linda over.

She's very experienced; as soon as she looked at the course, she deleted all the complicated theories and kept only the detailed operation manual.

In other words, you don't need to understand the principles; you just need to know how to operate it.

Of course, there is another reason why the training is difficult.

The King of Land Warfare has never been on the battlefield or experienced actual combat, so no one knows how to use it or how to use it effectively.

Therefore, this training plan was actually a product of trial and error, and a product of wishful thinking.

Even so, Roy was extremely confident, and his tank force was expanding at a visible rate.

However, compared to the efficiency of the Flower Territory, the preparations of the three marquis families can only be described as 'snail's pace'.

Although they also want to develop the magic energy industry, they are only just starting out, and the system is still the traditional feudal knightly lordship.

During the mobilization, orders were delivered to each knight, militia were mobilized, weapons were distributed, the journey was undertaken, and the troops were assembled and trained...

Even though the three great empires repeatedly urged them, the three marquises dared not slack off, but their efficiency was still quite impressive.

But do you really think they're slow?
In fact, this is the normal mobilization speed, or even faster. In the past, the three great empires were only at this speed.

It was at this time that the ruling classes of the Old World realized the vast difference in war mobilization capabilities under different systems.

From this perspective, the Bonaparte Empire was suppressed domestically by the Habsburg Empire, rendered powerless to retaliate.
It's perfectly normal that the Slavic Empire was soundly defeated twice when it sent troops.

Even in the most basic areas of mobilization and responsiveness, the two sides are vastly different.

If it weren't for the obvious lack of high-end combat power, the Empire might have already swept across the Old World.

Ultimately, the Flower Territory was already on high alert and ready; all that was left was for the enemy to come to them.

But the allied forces of the three marquises were still swaying and it was unclear when they would arrive.
It was only because Luo Yi was holding it down that things were prepared to be redone immediately, otherwise, the next person would have to go through the process again.

Their reasoning was quite sound: rather than fighting within Flower Territory, it would be better to storm into enemy territory.

Lori still refused.

Time passed by in a blur, and by mid-August of the New Divine Calendar 315, the three major families had finally assembled.

However, instead of sending out their own troops, they continued their leisurely journey, seemingly intending to join forces and use their overwhelming numerical superiority to launch a massive attack and achieve victory in one decisive battle.

(End of this chapter)