I became a witch, but I started the industrial revolution

"I think you are well aware that no matter how poor the quality of a tank is, it is more reliable than our soldiers using their bodies to withstand magic and bullets."

"A gun barrel with a lifespan of only 100 rounds can still level trenches and city walls, and the depth of the crater created will not be reduced by a single ounce."

"Please remember that I don't care what the tank looks like when it rolls off the assembly line, or what its quality is. I don't care if the barrel has a low lifespan, or if the hull and turret have dents or whatever. As long as it meets the minimum standard for use, it's considered qualified."

Mitia looked around at the image ports of governors of all states in the venue:

"But you must meet the minimum production quantity target issued by the General Equipment Division every month. Even if you go to the factory to produce in person, you must produce the required quantity for me! I will only hold you accountable. Do you understand?"

"I guarantee you will complete the mission!"

The ultimate goal of everything is quantity! Quantity! And quantity!

The difference between having no backup and having a makeshift backup force could be the difference between life and death.

"By the way, low standards do not mean no standards. You must personally be present to test and inspect each batch of weapons and equipment that comes off the production line. The Internal Affairs Force will assist you in completing this task."

"If there is a problem with the aircraft's steering being ineffective due to a bursting barrel or jamming a bullet, you'd better die inside and not get in my way."

Many governors frowned upon hearing this. You said they could crawl into a tank and do some work, but they are also expected to fly the fighter jets they have produced? How many governors present were born to fly fighter jets?

"It's okay not to do random inspections. We will compile statistics on damage and feedback from soldiers. If the failure rate remains high, you will be responsible for the consequences. If there are major safety hazards, you will be beheaded and punished for treason."

Medea ignored the bitter faces of these senior officials. In troubled times, severe punishments must be imposed. Besides, as long as there was no shady dealings, there would not be any major safety hazards as the precision parts were manufactured by experienced workers.

The most important parts of a fighter jet are the engine, propeller and flight control transmission. Most of the functions of existing fighter jets are integrated in the engine, such as coaxial machine guns and shield generators.

So if there is no trouble, it doesn’t matter to them whether there is random inspection or not. But if there is trouble, they will definitely deserve to die.

After completing the extreme distribution of the industrial chain, the Alliance finally had a large reserve pool of combat personnel.

At the same time, the issue of military service will be delegated to the female group, and the recruitment standards for ordinary military branches will be further opened up. Women of appropriate age will be organized into combat armies with women as the main component.

Among them, in the new armored group forces, men are more involved in the more dangerous mechanized infantry organization, which can be regarded as the last care that Medea gives to the women of the alliance.

If one day the alliance is pushed to the mainland, it would be better to die on the battlefield with blood and flesh intertwined than to wait to be slaughtered unarmed by the other side.

At least, no one dares to look down on them.

Chapter 258 Decapitation operation?

"As for agriculture... let the farmers' association take the lead in managing the villages and fields, and the comrades from the Women's Federation should also do more to persuade the villagers."

Mitia thought for a moment and continued, "The comrades in the Farmers' Association should also work harder and recruit as many women as possible to train them in agricultural machinery and other skills. They will become the support force for future rural production and construction."

"this..."

The representative of the farmers' association looked embarrassed, but still nodded and said, "We promise to complete the tasks assigned by His Majesty and grasp all aspects of grain production. Women can also hold up half the sky!"

The army needs manpower, and so do factories. So where do they come from? The only way is to draw on the existing rural labor force.

According to the expectations of military expansion and industrial expansion, the young and middle-aged labor force among the original farmers who were responsible for the main farming work would be drawn away to supplement the army and factories.

This number will increase rapidly as the war progresses, which means that sooner or later the young and middle-aged labor force in rural areas will be added to the military industry.

Therefore, women, teenagers and the elderly will gradually become the main labor force in agricultural production.

Moreover, as the labor force structure is redistributed into the elderly, children, women and children with poor physical fitness, a reduction in production is a foreseeable problem, so Mitia said that the two should be merged and managed uniformly for the time being.

This actually leaves a loophole. If there is a need to mobilize a large number of young and middle-aged laborers in the future, the centralized distribution and supply system will be directly implemented to take away the bulk of the grain to supplement the first two military industrial fields.

Food is of no small importance, and so is national security, so Mitia asked the Farmers' Association and the Women's Federation to be prepared to give the villagers a vaccination in advance.

In other words, Medea meant that the farmers should be prepared to sacrifice at any time. If the war went smoothly, it would be fine. But if the situation worsened, the rations allocated to them would become less and less, and it was not impossible that they would eventually be forced to only maintain basic survival.

"That's basically it for the civilian sector. How are the military preparations going now?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the first phase of the equipment replacement for the front-line field army in the army system has been basically completed. According to the new standards, the main equipment of an army soldier consists of weapons, protection, and firepower support as the main equipment."

"The firearms are still the original AK series, assault rifles, general-purpose machine guns and sniper rifles, and they all use new armor-piercing bullets and tungsten alloy arrow-shaped bullets."

"The main means of protection are basic combat uniforms, tactical vests with integrated shields and bulletproof, and mechanical exoskeletons equipped with universal modular armor."

"At the same time, the radio call system has been decentralized to the squad combat team, so that they can directly contact the division headquarters and the military headquarters to seek fire support. The communication signal vehicle will always maintain a configuration that exceeds the standard by 300% to act as a repeater to ensure smooth signal transmission."

"Tens of thousands of comrades in the joint command of the three armed forces are also on standby at any time to accept firepower delivery requests from platoon-level field troops."

"The Air Force is currently deploying fighter-bombers and medium and large gunships in large numbers at the fastest speed."

"As for the navy, we have chosen the route of parallel development of light and heavy ships. While maintaining the original battleship construction and launching plan, the newly built shipyard will give priority to the production of light destroyers and Seawolf-class submarines."

"According to the nautical chart, we will use the destroyer fleet to lay a large number of minefields 50km away from the coastline of the Kingdom of Cabancia to block and interfere with the Allied Forces' operational plan to land on the subcontinent."

"At the same time, deploy a large number of submarine formations along the outer sea ring route and the continental route to blockade the maritime trade of all countries in the Allied formation and sink all trade ships and warships!"

Medea listened quietly and nodded from time to time: "Remember not to place too many mines on the main trade routes. After all, we rely more on maritime trade. Don't let that trap us in the subcontinent."

"Using submarine forces to hunt in the ocean is a very good idea. The sea water can avoid magical detection and is a natural hunting ground."

"The research and development of submarines should be given top priority. We should have larger tonnage and better living environment. Maybe we cannot dominate the surface, but the underwater must become our home ground!"

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Ashadron looked at the location of the subcontinent on the world map on the wall thoughtfully, then turned to ask the adjutant beside him: "What do you think, should we try a decapitation operation? At the very least we can destroy a capital."

The adjutant looked at Sera's position on the map and thought seriously. After a while, he replied, "I think the Marshal's idea is feasible, but after all, we are facing a god, so we need to consider the deployment of combat power in more detail."

"Yeah... you're right."

At the League Conference, the emperors and kings of various countries passed a final resolution.

Based on what Medea had done to other churches, nobles, magicians and other groups, she was eventually judged to be an evil god.

Since this is an unprecedented war against heretics

As long as all areas related to the Seris Alliance are occupied, the coalition forces will not be restricted in any way and can use all necessary and unnecessary means in the most ruthless and severe manner.

In particular, those non-commissioned officers of the Seris Alliance who spread heretical ideas, members of the Socialist Party, church clergy, school students and teachers, etc., could not be treated as prisoners after being arrested, but were executed on the spot.

Regarding how to deal with civilian issues, officers of the Allied Forces will also implement the three principles of not intervening in investigations, not interrogating, and not holding people accountable.

At the same time, control of the occupied areas will be taken over by the Inquisition of the Vatican in each country, which will be responsible for cleansing and purifying the heretics in the region.

According to the original statement of Emperor Wallis, the representative of the Allied Forces:

"This is a sacred and righteous purification of the lowly and filthy hybrids by the noble nobles of pure blood and the pure-blooded races favored by the Goddess of Magic."

"Magic is the beginning of everything, but in the dark corners of the world there are heretics who question the greatness of magic."

"This group of losers who escaped from the main continent to the subcontinent have no respect for magicians and blasphemed the great goddess of magic, the mother of the world. We have the need and obligation to raze such a filthy place to the ground!"

After receiving the order, Ashadron naturally let go and made a detailed instruction plan to hand over to other subordinates.

To sum up, everything that can be transported must be transported away, all food must be moved away, and not a single grain must be left for the Confederates. Confederate soldiers are also absolutely not allowed to sympathize with the Confederates, and anyone who violates this will be charged with treason.

Even if there was anything left, it would be meaningless, because no one would be hungry in the place baptized by the Inquisition.

Opening the window of the conference room and looking at the dim sky outside, Ashadron leaned against the window sill and looked around with enjoyment.

This flying castle is guarded by a corps of dragoons arranged in neat square formations.

Below them were countless land legions, all of them wearing magical armor with different patterns but equally exquisite and luxurious. The Warcraft mounts they rode on were also spirited and full of energy.

Chapter 259: Sneak Attack, Darkness Under the Lamp

Ashadron couldn't imagine what it would feel like to command an army of tens of millions, but just thinking about it would be a disaster.

Therefore, the Central Army Group that followed him into the war were all elite troops from various countries. Their number of troops usually ranged from 5000 to 20000, with a total of about 30. They were also the vanguard of the Central Army.

Further behind Ashadron was a border defense force of 100 million men from various countries, as well as a baggage corps equipped with a large number of beasts of burden. Their numbers slightly exceeded those of the regular army, and the total number of the entire central army was around 300 million.

The other two border armies were much smaller in size, basically with less than two million people, and the regular army was around 80. Together, there were nearly three million regular troops and a similar number of baggage troops.

As long as such an armed force does not encounter a group of demigod-level strongmen, it can completely sweep across half of the continent...

"Woo~"

"Huh? What's the noise?"

Ashadron looked up at the distant sky with some confusion. The midday sun was bright, and the dazzling light made him feel extremely uncomfortable as he cast the farsightedness spell.

More and more soldiers looked up at the sky towards the area where the sound came from, and hundreds of black spots with white smoke trails began to become clearer.

“It’s an attack!!!”

"Activate the magic shield! Quick!!!"

With the long sound of horns, each legion raised its own legion shield, and a large number of magicians flew into the air from all parts of the army and formed a huge light curtain to block the rain of bullets.

At the same time, there are various floating magic towers and flying fortresses to provide shield protection to the surrounding troops, and colorful lights bloom among the army.

By the time they had responded with extremely fast defensive measures, the black spot had already swooped down to a very close distance, and the soldiers on the ground could clearly see its long barrel and the flames coming out of the tail.

Just as they were on full alert, a series of sounds far louder than the previous ones, like rumbling thunder, rang out in the distant sky.

Like a rain of arrows fired by an ancient phalanx of archers, behind the smoke trails formed by hundreds of rockets, more missiles rushed towards them at an extremely fast speed~

The first round of bullets exploded in front of the shield, but the power of the explosion was not great, and it could even be said that it caused little damage to the shield.

Because each exploding rocket is not equipped with explosives, but elemental suppression dust.

When the rocket triggers the fuse primer to explode and blows open the outer shell, the airflow generated by the explosion passes through the return air guide channel at the tail of the warhead to direct the generated explosive jet airflow to the front.

The dust crystals produced by the explosion of hundreds of rockets were blown away by the air flow and scattered among the dazzling shields.

The magic shield constructed by magic power was like a lawn set on fire. In the horrified eyes of the people below, the shield surface that came into contact with the dust was quickly dissolved.

The rocket rain that followed also arrived at this time~

A large number of rockets exploded in the air, and napalm was thrown into the densely packed army formations below like heavy rain.

Suddenly the scene was like a flock of chickens being blown up. A large number of monsters with their hair on fire were going crazy in pain and rushing around in the army formation.

There was a Cyclops who was eight or nine meters tall and his entire body was covered in napalm.

Under the stimulation of extreme pain and fear of death, the Cyclops, whose IQ was so low that he could not even understand the language of animals, actually shouted out several common distress words on the continent with his hoarse and ugly voice.

Even the most elite soldiers could not resist the pain of poisonous napalm burning their flesh, especially the feeling of it burning from the skin into the body little by little all the way to the bones.

Not to mention that the person involved would lose his mind and go crazy due to the pain that penetrates deep into his bones. For the soldiers who were lucky enough not to be contaminated by napalm, this was also a hell scene that they would never forget.

Elite?

Not to mention the elite, even if the saint didn't get rid of it through magic, if he accidentally got some of this stuff on him, he would still be burned to death. It's just like an ordinary person's 12% doneness, while a saint's 3% or 5% doneness, it will still hurt.