I became a witch, but I started the industrial revolution

On average, for every fighter plane lost, the enemy flying unit paid the price of one or two air cavalrymen, and as fighter pilots gradually adapted to the air cavalry's fighting style, the loss ratio continued to rise.

Many of the Wallis Empire air cavalry who had participated in one or two aerial battles expressed their unwillingness to take off and participate.

When attacked at close range by Alliance fighter planes, many soldiers were hit by at least dozens of 20mm shells at the moment of contact, which had a great impact on their minds.

The overwhelming small shells will blow up the magic shield in less than two seconds, and the plate armor equipped with small protective inscription arrays and the scale armor of the mount will also be quickly destroyed and injure the flesh.

Their bodies are still at the mortal stage. Once the double defense is broken, one shell can blow away half of their bodies. No normal person would be willing to endure that kind of horrific death.

Another air raid sirens sounded.

The Wallis Air Cavalry stationed in Moseradile cursed as they mounted their flying dragons and took off into the air, forming a small formation in the air and rushing towards the group of fighter planes flying in the distance.

Under the fierce sunlight at noon, a row of small rockets ignited under the silver wings of dozens of fighter jets, and the dense smoke and whistling sound gathered into an aerial barrage formed by rockets.

Small rockets burst into the flying dragon formation like a rain of pear blossoms, causing a violent explosion. The colorful light of the magic shield merged with the blood-red mist.

The attacked Dragon Knights also launched a fierce counterattack. Countless spears and arrows flashing with magical light shot towards the fleet. The fighter jets scattered, some rising and some turning at large angles.

Several fighter planes fell down with black smoke, and parachutes appeared in the air.

It avoided most of the attacks in various ways, and at the same time, it maneuvered, climbed, turned, and once again fired a dense rain of machine gun shells from a high position.

The Allied air troopers subconsciously ignored this group of ordinary people who were at their most vulnerable stage and flew towards their respective opponents.

It’s not that they haven’t tried to shoot birds before, but they learned their lesson after being instantly wiped out by the golden arrows that exploded from their bodies.

The main god on the opposite side is a bit protective, so it’s better not to provoke him if possible.

If they are seriously injured and fall, the opposing fighter pilots will not attack them either, and it does not count if they are blown up on the spot.

After a brief and fierce exchange of fire, more than half of the dozens of attacking Iron Birds were destroyed and retreated, and the Air Cavalry Regiment also lost most of its men and was cursing in mid-air.

It was like this every time, they would run away after defeating half of the enemies, but this style of fighting made it difficult for them to organize a large-scale air cavalry regiment to attack the alliance's defensive positions.

After all, no one knows how many casualties will occur if they are allowed to attack the ground while facing threats from the sky. It would be better to wait until the army arrives.

And they don’t know if it’s an illusion, but they always feel that every time the two sides fight again, the speed of the opponent’s weapons or mounts will be improved and more difficult to deal with.

In fact, it is not an illusion. In order to enable air force pilots to keep up with the flexibility and maneuverability of Warcraft mounts, the aircraft design bureau submitted a new air superiority fighter design plan.

In order to reduce weight as much as possible, the new aircraft uses lightweight materials as the fuselage frame, composite plastics for the outer skin, and a set of fuselage shields directly powered by the magic crystal engine. At the same time, the only weapons are two 20mm machine guns, nothing else.

The lightest weight, the best wind resistance design, and the close-fitting shield also enhance the fatigue resistance of the fuselage, allowing it to withstand very high overload maneuvers.

Its limited payload and defense capabilities mean it is easily outclassed by other fighters in terms of ground attack and other uses, and its only use is in air combat.

This is the first special-purpose fighter designed with absolute air superiority as the reference, so its code name is 0-1, and its official name is Zero.

Chapter 254 Don’t be angry, you have no real ability

The fighter brigade returned to the Maninos temporary air base and completed the landing one by one under the guidance of the control tower.

The ground crew carried ladders and maintenance tools and rushed quickly towards several of the fighter planes that were smoking and severely damaged.

William pushed open the canopy and slid down the ladder to the ground, hugging the ground crew around him: "Thanks to the Queen, I am back alive!"

One of them smiled and asked, "How do you feel about the new fighter?"

"Hmm... It feels much more agile, but I can hear a very clear noise when it's doing a big turn. The structure may need some reinforcement. After all, our opponents are turning too fast, and it's easy to lose the attack angle."

William shrugged and said, "But overall it's much better than before. At least I can shoot them in the ass hard now!"

"And when I see the other person's angry expression, I always think of a common saying. What does it say? That is, never get angry. Once you get angry, you will use your real skills. After using your real skills, others will find out that you don't have any real skills~"

'Hahaha...'

The people around burst into laughter.

After laughing for a while, the expert who was observing and recording the data said, "It is not difficult to upgrade the structural reinforcement. You don't need to worry too much. A batch of new fighters will arrive tonight. They will be your best partners."

William asked curiously, "Oh? Not the Zero? What is it used for?"

"See that shield tank over there? We have installed the same device on a large transport plane. Every time a fighter plane is deployed, it will be ready to raise a temporary defense barrier for you."

"That is to say, from now on, the enemy's first round of attacks will be offset and weakened by it, while also providing you with a certain field of vision to assist in guiding and planning the allocation of combat targets."

William took the water bottle and took a sip. "That sounds good. By the way, how are my unlucky colleagues who were shot down?"

"The life support equipment in the sea area is working well. We have received distress signals from more than a dozen life support towers. Nearby warships and sea transport aircraft have already gone to respond."

"Speaking of which, I am almost jealous of you. I didn't expect the country to be so willing to spend money on you. Now the surrounding seas are full of these emergency life-support capsules that can support four people to survive for a week."

William smiled but said nothing. After chatting for a few words, he followed the main force back to the conference room to review the battle process, make a detailed report pointing out the problems and submit it.

The alliance has indeed shown unprecedented respect for military personnel, and this respect is multifaceted.

Apart from anything else, on the way home from leave, he can enjoy the fast green channel of government and civilian facilities along the way just by wearing a ceremonial military uniform without rank, and citizens will also greet him warmly.

Of course, it would be better if we could encounter fewer plainclothes military police who check IDs.

In the military field, there is even more care, with an exaggeratedly abundant supply of supplies, protective kits added to the consumables of the soldier's simple exoskeleton, and products that are constantly improved and upgraded according to the needs of the soldiers.

The air-to-ground fire support that is available at any time makes people feel that they are not disposable items, but real people.

And it's not a loss for Medea either. She won't use the mindset of her good brother who only costs 50 yuan each to allocate resources completely rationally and maximize the combat effectiveness on paper.

Because once the weapon is in the hands of a person, the specific effect it will produce will ultimately be reflected by the person as the platform. He may fight to the death and burst out with 200% combat power, or he may drop the weapon and run away with 0% combat power.

The information about the massive surrender of soldiers from the Holy See had already reached her desk. This was a very typical example.

No matter how many guns and numbers there were, they were all in vain. The other side did not resist at all and kept delivering supplies to the alliance soldiers just like the transport captain.

So she has always adhered to the idea that the first batch of soldiers willing to fight for you are your most loyal team, and they are also most qualified to enjoy the best treatment.

Based on the oscillation between altruism and selfishness in human nature, you can never use them as consumables. They are your best subordinates and the standard for everyone to measure whether the country is worth serving.

When their death is worthless, unjust, and they do not get the respect and treatment they deserve, some people think that these people are a group of brainless fools who died in vain.

The ideological foundation of the army will be shaken, and it will begin to split and disintegrate based on the balance of interests and develop into independent warlord factions.

Don't think that this is impossible. If a group of people with strong beliefs dies out too quickly, resulting in a generational break, no one can guarantee what kind of ideas will become mainstream among the remaining group.

After all, the living always have more say in the world than the dead.

Military officers and state governors may require soldiers to die and sacrifice the interests of citizens in exchange for merit and political achievements.

But she doesn't need to, because her interests are naturally inconsistent with those of this group of people, so even if she has to bear some extra costs for this, it is acceptable.

Because her foundation will always be ordinary citizens and ordinary soldiers. As long as these two are not alienated, even if one day there is a situation where military officers rebel against the state government and establish independence, her position will not be shaken. She has the capital and confidence to remove these management frameworks and start over.

Macro-efforts often lose to micro-laziness.

This military-civilian foundation is also the guillotine hanging over the heads of all senior officials and generals in the alliance. A single sentence can cause an economic minister to be demoted seven levels, making them like a quail and dare not resist at all.

Landowners, entrepreneurs, industrial giants, and bureaucratic groups are either directly degraded into harmless waste at the physical level, or lie aside like obedient dogs.

The economic system was switched to a wartime economy, factories were fully oriented towards military industry, private enterprises' production lines were shut down in large numbers, and the proportion of raw material supply in the civilian sector was reduced, and no chamber of commerce dared to say anything against it.

In less than three months, over 40% of industrial capacity has shifted to the military sector, and it is still transforming and expanding at an extremely fast pace. Dry dock shipyards can be built and expanded at a rate of several per week.

In the past, the country had such control that it was only in 43 that it was able to call for a national mobilization. It could only drive 31% of the country's industrial capacity to shift to military industry, and the guy with a mustache was so envious that he could cry like a pineapple bun.

By the last year of the empire, he had not yet achieved the goal of increasing the country's population and industrial utilization rate to over 40%.

And she can easily reach 40%, which is also the biggest confidence that she feels she can withstand the multinational coalition.

Chapter 255: From the richest to the poorest, it only takes one war.

Even though the other side has a total population of over 700 million, the resource density and total output value are at least twice as much, which on paper far surpasses the alliance.

But how much there is and how much can be called upon are two different propositions.

According to her estimate, under extreme conditions, it is entirely possible to shift 70% of the alliance's industrial production capacity to the military field.

Under optimistic circumstances, the Allies could only achieve 30% at most. After all, their rentier class was not missing at all, and they had diametrically opposed and conflicting demands at every link.

It is natural that landowners and business owners cannot see eye to eye, so it is normal for them to hold each other back.

As recruitment targets were insufficient, most factories in the alliance began to allocate more positions to women.

The Alliance's burst index in the allocation of population resources far exceeds that of the Allies, and there is also a huge gap in the utilization rate of resources.

From beginning to end she had no doubt about her victory.

The only thing she needed to consider was how to poke a hole in the hydrogen balloon in front of her called the Allies, causing it to overload its own brain and explode into pieces.

[Only by utilizing the centrifugal force generated by internal divisions can the Vatican be completely disintegrated.]

In Ernesto's rear area, which was not affected by the war, Veronica wrote the following words in the combat meeting, and then turned to look at the Red Army officers in the audience:

"The war in Como was brutal and painful. Our comrades are still struggling in that meat grinder. Fortunately, other threats have been basically resolved, and the rebellious White Army states have been recovered one after another."

"The most important battle report is that the Seris Alliance broke through the defenses of the Holy See and successfully joined forces with us, and wiped out the Holy See's most elite forces, allowing us to withdraw our defensive forces to replenish them and further strengthen the defenses of Como City."

"At the same time, the Alliance has sent a support force of 200,000 troops on the way. I believe that the day for us to launch a full-scale counterattack against the Allies is not far away!"

"Therefore, there is now a difficult problem in front of us that needs to be solved."

Veronica placed her hands on the table. “That is, how to completely wipe out the Holy See and cut off this important arm of the Eastern Theater of the Allies!”

An officer said: "But their country is being invaded, how can they not defend their country? I still prefer to let the boys go free and allow them to shoot if they are suspicious."

Veronica shook her head: "No, no, no! This is not an invasion, but a liberation of them. The army is not allowed to go to war unless it is necessary."

"They don't even have the land they deserve, just like us a few years ago. Does this country really belong to them? Do they really recognize it in their hearts?"

"Our main purpose in entering the Demetria Church is not to start a war on two fronts, but to help our poor comrades restore their country!"

Many officers' eyes suddenly brightened. Yes, in this way, they were indeed not invaders, but helpers. They did not occupy a dominant position and naturally would not arouse rebellious psychology.

This theory is completely tenable when combined with the assistance of the alliance.

After all, the foreseeable risks of completely destroying and conquering a country are too great, and Ernesto has already killed enough people.

If we enter the territory of the Vatican as liberators, end the vicious cycle of land annexation by landowners and nobles, and release the land to ordinary people who have nothing, we can easily gain a lot of support and support. Will they still fight with Ernesto's people?

Supporting comrades with common ideals to fight together can greatly reduce the external pressure they face and is more in line with their interests.

Moreover, if we think about it in depth, if they want to destroy the Holy See, there is a high probability that they will not be able to pass the Alliance hurdle, because the identities and arguments of Veronica and others themselves represent the views of the Alliance's elite decision-makers.

It is also more in line with the alliance’s value orientation.

Compared to arousing the will of the people of the Holy See to fight to the death and investing a large number of troops in the quagmire of street fighting in the Holy See, it is more cost-effective to support a reliable ally and turn the enemy into our own people.