The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1311 A false alarm

“Can the Empire invest more?”

This is what Benedek really thinks, and it is also the most effective way to solve the problem. After all, in his impression, the empire's logistics department is very powerful and it seems that all problems can be solved as long as more investment is made.

Faced with hundreds of thousands of prisoners in Italy that year, even the usually steady Marshal Radetzky could not sit still.

If these people were released, there would be hundreds of thousands of enemy troops immediately, but if they were not released, the shit they would excrete every week would be enough to flood a farm.

In the end, these hundreds of thousands of captives did not cause much trouble, and even promoted the development of northern Italy to a certain extent.

"Before the canal blocked by the Spanish was cleared, increasing investment would not solve the problem. Because Spain lacked railways, all materials could only be transported by manpower and animal power.

People and livestock need to eat, and the longer the journey and the more complex the terrain, the greater the consumption. The inland borders of the four coastal provinces are almost the limit of our transportation capacity.

If we go further inland, the returns from increasing investment will approach zero, or even become negative.

I would like to remind you that the Empire has paid a lot for this war."

Fani Coss had a transportation revenue chart compiled by the logistics department hung on the whiteboard in the conference room, and the curve did look very pessimistic.

“How long will it take to complete the river cleaning work?”

Someone else raised a question.

"I don't know, maybe a few months, maybe a few years."

Fani Kos disappointed and angered the generals.

Gabrenz tapped the tabletop.

"What are you doing in logistics? Can't you even do this?"

“I’m sorry, General, the extent of the damage to the canal has not yet been calculated. If it is only blocked by gravel and silt, it will take a few months to clear the river if there is sufficient manpower.

However, if a structural collapse occurs, repairing the canal is equivalent to digging it again. Coupled with the special terrain of the Spanish region, it is not surprising that the entire project will take more than a year.

And I want to remind you that winter is coming, and it is almost impossible to dig a canal in the Spanish winter."

A senior logistics engineer explained that he was a famous canal expert in the Austrian Empire and his words were highly credible.

In the Austrian Empire at that time, technical officials were not subordinate to administrative officials, and at Franz's request, relevant technical officials had to be present at any decision-making meeting, so the status of technical officials was quite high.

"Then your logistics department has not considered today's situation?"

"The canals are as important to us as they are to Spain. If they are blown up, they will be hurt more than us. The logistics department certainly did not expect this to happen."

Although Ferrante Doyle only wanted to escape, the Spanish Republic was not without strategic genius, and they quickly found flaws in the logic of the Austrian Empire's behavior.

If Russia could defeat Napoleon with a scorched earth policy, they could certainly defeat Austria with a scorched earth policy.

Without supplies, the Austrian Empire naturally could not continue to launch attacks, and as time went on, even the strongest country would not be able to withstand the consumption.

However, Spain's strategic geniuses did not evacuate the people like Russia did, but instead chose to make the people suffer further.

After all, the Spanish Republic does not have much supplies of its own, while a large number of people can consume the supplies of the Austrian Empire more effectively. As long as the Austrian Empire tears off the mask of hypocrisy, the balance of victory will tilt towards Spain.

Although this conspiracy was extremely vicious, it was impeccable. The Austrian Empire had no choice but to negotiate or withdraw its troops, otherwise it would be exhausted.

"Then can we reduce the population of Spain?"

Gabrentz's tone was calm, but everyone present was terrified.

"You must be kidding me!" "Do you know what you are talking about?"

"What are we here for?"

"You're not afraid of being cursed!"

"I know exactly what I'm talking about, we're here to win. If the curse worked, we wouldn't have to save Spain.

This situation is not uncommon in the colonies nowadays, not everyone can afford to fight a rich war."

"This is Europe! Not Africa!"

"Don't be so quick to object. The people in the coastal provinces of Spain don't think that the people of Madrid are their own people. If we hadn't stopped them, the Spanish Legion would have carried out countless massacres!
As long as the population decreases, logistical problems will be easily solved.

We have now occupied two-thirds of the major cities in Spain, and we are only one step away from ending this war. If we retreat now, it is unknown when this war will end.

Maybe in one, two, five, or ten years, the number of deaths may be even greater than it is now.”

This was the best solution Gabrentz could think of for the time being. As long as the war was ended in one fell swoop, the logistical problems would always be solved.

"This is crazy! If we massacre civilians, what does that mean for everything we did before?"

"It's not impossible. Just let the Catalans do it, and then find something to calm the public anger after the war is over."

"I agree. Ending the war now is the key."

"I agree. The sacrifices necessary for victory are worth it. Don't forget the failure of the French. They died from their own arrogance. We should not repeat the same mistake."

"I object. We don't have to stick to the same strategy all the time. We just have to ignore those Spanish and end the war.

The Logistics Department must have the ability to maintain the army's supplies, right?"

"The military's logistics can be guaranteed."

"Then I'm fine."

“Everyone, have you ever thought that the people who set up the plan are thinking this way? They are just waiting for us to make mistakes and force us to make the decision they want.

Please calm down."

"Mr. Fani Coss, please don't keep me in suspense. This is not an elementary school classroom. Please speak frankly."

Fani Koss smiled awkwardly. Some of his habits were indeed difficult to change.

“Although the Logistics Department did not expect today’s situation, the Intelligence Department had already begun its activities under the instruction of His Majesty the Emperor.

In the past few months, they have been purchasing food and supplies in enemy-occupied areas, and this food is enough to solve the current crisis. "

"Where is this batch of food now?"

The generals really hated this elementary school principal.

"Well, there was a small problem. Because the Spanish regime changed too frequently, the amulet that the intelligence personnel were looking for turned out to be a death warrant.

Now our intelligence officer has been arrested as a member of the royal party, but fortunately he had hidden the food and supplies in several safe places beforehand."

Fani Kos said with some embarrassment, but the generals were already getting impatient.

"Don't waste your time talking about the main point."

"Only one person who knew about these safe spots is still alive, and he is currently in jail in Toledo."