Mage? Spell Engineer!.

Chapter 511 Closed-door meeting to analyze the situation

Rorschach had a lot of information at hand, including those from Valois, the Empire, and even letters from Istani.

He asked Andre beside him: "Has the Senate passed the wartime bill?"

Andre nodded: "All three districts are going well."

The representatives who had attended the special meeting of the Imperial Parliament had recently returned to Bain, and now they were deeply terrified. The Empire had already launched a thorough mobilization, and was ready to completely take over the southern states.

The three districts of Bain and Nuremberg are now tending to unite with each other. When the three districts were first divided, they were eager to introduce local regulations that suited them. Now, under the pressure of the empire, they are united again. Bain and Nuremberg's idea of ​​​​surviving the empire is exactly the same as the special district's redemption from the royal family: they hope to provide the empire with sufficient industrial products and other support in exchange for relative autonomy.

With the mediation of the retired old chancellor, William II reluctantly agreed to the request of the three Bavarian states.

In order to satisfy the appetite of the Empire, all factories were running at full capacity, and all workshops outside the Special Zone cancelled workers' holidays and continuously extended working hours. In addition to investing in constructs to assist in production, the Special Zone also took the lead in recruiting women into arsenals to produce bullets and shells, which was soon followed by other places.

The railway tracks in Byrne were officially connected to the Empire, and military trains carrying gray-clad soldiers were sent to the battlefield on the Eastern Front.

At a closed-door meeting of the Special Zone Autonomous Committee, Rorschach warned: "The intensity of the war from now on will exceed all previous battles.

“Until this summer, the fighting was concentrated and confined to one place, and the forces deployed by both sides were far from the country’s limits.

"Both the Republic and the Empire have, in the past, each acquired the ability to mobilize their entire nation.

"For Valois, it completed the transformation of the country. Although Valois was always in turmoil, it had established absolute authority over the local areas through terror and was able to mobilize the power of the whole country to fight against the empire.

"The Empire, especially the Imperial Capital, took advantage of the southern states' fear of the Republic and abolished most of their autonomy. By building the 'Helmut Line' and completing the final unification of north-south coordination and infrastructure, they were able to fully exert their military and economic advantages."

In other words, the major countries on the two continents used the "state of emergency" to clear many obstacles and finally acquired the material and institutional capabilities to wage a total war.

There are other forces that have joined the war and disrupted the situation. They did not have the ability to participate in the situation in the past, but after spending a year in anxiety and turmoil, they are finally ready to leave.

After Istani was destroyed in Shadow City, an unknown major change occurred in the royal family. The Twelve Knights split up, some turned to the parliament, and compromised with the Grey Elves in exchange for El Island to remain in the system.

The translation of the negotiation into human language was something like: Can we still be together? Can you give us a chance?

Originally, the gray elves wanted to completely break off with those guys and take revenge on the main island, but the "Goddess of Victory" Silsha, who invaded the main island, said that she hoped they would not start an endless mutual killing. After she brought victory to the gray elves on the island of El, she brought peace. The "Istani and El Federal Republic" was established.

Of course, Rorschach said that it was definitely not the case that the two sides could unite just by the appearance of the Virgin Mary. The real situation should be that Istani's overseas colonies accepted the exiled royal family and inherited the elite navy, which put enough pressure on the main island and El Island.

These colonies were not really loyal to the emperor and patriotic. They were purely used to weaken the colonial relationship with the main island so as to pay less tea and sugar taxes. The two sides were in sharp opposition. The Empire had long coveted overseas colonies and promised the Istani royal family to restore the country. It was unknown what kind of deal was made during the period. On the contrary, the I-I Federation, which was afraid that the Empire would invade the main island, firmly chose to take the initiative with the "Brother Republic".

On the other side, at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Church of Order's patience with the Republic has reached its limit.

After the "Seraphim Persecution", the strength of the God-given people suffered a severe setback, and the church's property in Valois lost strong protection.

The National Salvation Committee chose to cooperate with the magicians and took back many of the functions undertaken by the church, such as marriage registration and actual population household registration. It also divided the church's wealth with the magicians in a 50-50 manner, and all the land was nationalized and auctioned to enrich the treasury.

The southern countries were also afraid of Valois' intention to promote the "Sister Republic". At the Pope's call, they formed an alliance, showing their determination and attitude to fight another holy war.

"The newly joined forces mentioned above are variables, but they are actually too far behind the two major countries to be feared." The main island of Istani broke with its overseas colonies, and if one of them were taken alone, its strength would only be enough to make a difference on the mainland. What's more important is that the main island has huge industrial output value to support Valois and make up for the Republic's weakness relative to the Empire, while the Empire can continue to obtain raw materials from overseas.

On the other hand, the variable that the coalition led by the Southern Church can bring is whether it can meet with the army on the Eastern Front of the Empire. Otherwise, it is hard to say whether it can defeat the garrison of the National Guard. Unfortunately for the Church, according to the intelligence obtained by Rorschach from the Imperial Army, the Eastern Front has no intention of moving south. In other words, the coalition is most likely cannon fodder to contain the National Guard's southern army.

After all, the army of Empire-Valois-Bainen has already upgraded to the next version. If others want to join the game, they will probably have to pay a large tuition fee first.

"What about us?" The commissioners of the Special Administrative Region are most concerned about this issue: what actions should the Special Administrative Region and the entire Byrd take?
"Originally, I was going to talk to the representatives of the committees from the other two places, but it doesn't hurt to unify our thoughts internally in advance." Rorschach knocked on the table: "The purpose is... to enter the village quietly, without firing a gun!"

Huh? Apparently the committee members had not watched the drama and could not understand what Rorschach meant.

He could only explain in detail Byrne’s next course of action: “It now appears that the Empire can make great progress on the Eastern Front. This army, relying on the Great Line of Defense, can encircle the National Guard troops deployed in the northeast. Whether they break through to the Line of Defense or the main force of the Empire, they will suffer huge losses.

"And if the Empire's Eastern Front troops want to achieve this goal, they must complete the encirclement as quickly as possible. The captured areas cannot be effectively occupied. It just so happens that the vacant occupied area borders Bavaria and is rich in coal and iron resources."

The director of the steel mill was the first to understand Rorschach's spirit: "You mean we can take over the occupied areas on behalf of the Empire."

"Yes, let's attack them with the main force of the Valois army. Since we have to supply the empire with armaments, we can't work for nothing, right?

"Of course, let me make it clear first. We are not going to other countries to fight a security war. The Valois territory will continue to be managed by the Valois. Don't be afraid that they will rebel, because the forces in the occupied areas have been removed by the Imperial Army.

"We only control transportation lines and mineral resources, and we ensure that we do not disrupt local production and social order."

Although such a gentle move would surely lead to the formation of resistance forces in the occupied areas after a while, Rorschach had no intention of letting Byrne occupy Valois territory for a long time from the beginning. Byrne's military strength should be preserved as much as possible until the eve of the final victory between the two great powers.

After entering the Senate, Rorschach's level of information sources reached a new level, giving him the confidence to see the next "script" clearly.

(End of this chapter)