We are in Terra and there is no book to read.

"Hey! How can we let the child go back on his own! You go back too! It's not easy to have a holiday in the military camp! These days are your rest, and you will make up for it later!"

The line leader and his colleagues gathered a few meal coupons and stuffed them into her pocket.

"The food in the military camp is of the highest quality. You can't eat poorly when you go home. Hurry up and get some good food and go back to cooking!"

On the streets of Kazdale, many soldiers and relatives appeared for a while, but on the other side...

Trucks with fully enclosed cargo compartments drove out of the cargo hold of the transport ship. They drove along the road and entered the city defense garrison area of ​​Kazdaele. They loaded the remains of the soldiers who unfortunately died in the battle at Rem Billiton.

Here, a large number of Sakaz soldiers have lined up neatly, as well as the families of the victims who have received death notices. They will see their relatives for the last time here.

Teresica also attended the farewell ceremony of the body. This time was completely different from the past. Sakaz's soldiers no longer defended the country, but actively jumped into the fire pit under his order.

At the cost of the lives of these people who are the purest lovers of the country, they signed a production integration agreement with the Carters. Kazdale's source stone income can increase by another 15% and steel production by 5%.

But can these... make those who have lost their loved ones feel a sense of reality?

"Lieutenant Wilings, he... was very heroic in the execution of military missions... He has achieved great benefits for the country..."

Teresica looked at the family members with tears in their eyes in front of him. He felt that his tongue was as stiff as a stone, "Here, I award him the title of Sakaz Hero, the Kazdaele Hero Medal, and the Special Merit Award."

There are many more families like this, and he has to meet them one by one today. This will be a painful and slow-cooking punishment. To be honest, he doesn't want to experience it a second time.

Then if you encounter something like Rem Billiton... you won't do it anymore?

'I will improve and do better than this time. '

Teresica said this sentence again. This time she was not responding subconsciously to the teacher in front of Kelsey, but telling herself soberly that this was a requirement that must be fulfilled.

He kept repeating those fixed sentence patterns throughout the day, and when he came out of the military camp after completing his mission, his whole person became dull.

"Your Majesty, do you want to postpone tomorrow's meeting?"

Seeing Teresica's poor mental state, the shapeshifter on the side suggested this, but he shook his head.

"No, there is no need to postpone everything and proceed as originally planned. Our time was bought with the blood of our own people and we cannot afford to waste it."

Chapter 307: Disarmament, what I said

Military boots made a crisp sound on the stone floor of the Sakaz Palace. Three officers walked into the quiet room and stopped in front of the identity verification office.

"Hello, this is our military ID."

The staff took the certificates and compared them while observing them.

"Commander of the First Experimental Division, Manteuffel."

"Commander of the Artillery Regiment of the First Experimental Division, Marquez."

"And the commander of the infantry regiment, Albert."

After the staff verified them one by one, they handed the documents back with both hands and said, "Please follow me."

Following the guidance of the staff, the three of them entered the interior of the Sakaz Palace.This is the first time they have walked into the core building of Kazdaele. Originally, they were not qualified for this, but last night, a messenger from the royal family suddenly found them and asked them to come to the Sakaz Palace for a military meeting today!And the person who appointed the messenger is His Majesty!

Looking at the royal guards standing motionless and speechless on both sides of the aisle wearing heavy Sakaz traditional armor, they suddenly felt a little nervous.

"Please go this way, it's just ahead."

The staff led the three officers to the front of the meeting hall, and the royal guards, who had noticed the footsteps long ago, opened the door at just the right moment.

There were already many veterans of the military committee and members of special races standing in the conference hall. They took a look at the three people who walked in, and when they discovered that they were not of any special race or belonging to any clan, they immediately lost interest. Then they continued talking about what they were discussing.

"Those prisoners in Victoria, we can pick out their tongues or eyeballs and send them back to Victoria to shock the film..."

"We can let Carters attack Victoria's transport ship transporting ore from Rem Billiton to the mainland, and then kill Carters, so that Victoria can have the ore but not use it, and no one will doubt us yet... …”

Except for a few elders and clan leaders standing quietly in one place, everyone else was talking excitedly. The three people frowned at the sounds around them. Albert asked: "Master, where are we standing?"

"Just stand at the back."

Manteuffel led his two subordinates to stand on the edge. This was better than standing in front of the senior military committee members, and being quiet would not offend anyone.

At this time, the sound of the door being pushed appeared again. This time, all the small sounds disappeared. The crowd quickly divided into two groups, no matter how influential they were, they all leaned forward and saluted.

"Everyone should know the results of Rem Billiton, so do you have anything else to say about the new troop organization?"

After passing through the path that was automatically given up among the crowd, Teresica took the main seat and gave the powerful elders present a heavy blow.

Most of the fire support tasks of the new unit were handed over to the artillery, and only a few hundred technicians were retained.For those who control magic education, this is tantamount to greatly weakening their influence on the army.

The atmosphere that had just been discussed about Rem Billiton's victory disappeared, and the colors on the faces of the elders became less beautiful.His Majesty is obviously preparing to reorganize all the troops, and the new troops defeated Victoria, which also left them unable to find a suitable reason to refute.

After a moment of silence, an elder stood up.

"Your Majesty, our victory over Victoria this time will definitely attract the attention of countries such as Ursus and Yanguo, which will bring new pressure to Kazdaele. Therefore, as a response, it is not enough for us to carry out comprehensive military reforms. The army should also be expanded.”

Since the decline of influence cannot be changed, then expand the military pie and use this method to protect their group interests. This is the response method negotiated among the clans.

Teresica looked at the senior members of the Military Council and began to tell him how powerful Ursus was and how terrifying it was for several armies to attack together.How terrifying it is that Yan Guo can fight against Ursus for decades.

"How much do you think... we need to expand the army?"

He did not interrupt these people's speeches, but waited quietly for them to say enough before raising his questions.

"This……"

Upon hearing this, the elders suddenly felt that there was still a chance. After communicating for a while, one of them spoke.

"Your Majesty, 40 people will give us a solid defense capability when facing Ursus and the Yan Kingdom."

"40...20 divisions, this is indeed very safe."

Teresica laughed, "According to the new military organization, these troops will use millions of arrows just for training every day. And what about our artillery? The artillery of the entire army has become the artillery of a division. , which would have to be expanded 20 times. Let’s not talk about how many artillery pieces the military factory must rush to produce, and how many artillery shells must be produced to meet the normal use of these artillery pieces. Where can we find so many qualified artillerymen, weapons maintenance technicians, military doctors and officer?"

"We have to first establish special artillery and military medical schools to meet the personnel gap, and there is a shortage of 40 people in society. How much will production go back? How much do you plan to let military spending account for the country's total income? 40%? Or 50% ? Counting the newly born children, our total population is just over 200 million now!"

Teresica stared at the people in front of her, how dare they think about it.

The elders of the military committee are not fools. They can clearly see the good and bad of Teresica's expression, but there is no way that this is an interest that is closely related to them, so they have to say it no matter what.

"Your Majesty, Eureka State is extremely weak now. We can directly send troops to occupy it. Then we will classify the Carters, remove all the old people, all adult men will go to mining, and all women and minors will be put into factory production. This can perfectly fill the gap. We have production vacancies, and these aliens only need to meet the minimum survival supplies. Sarkaz, who cannot become a warrior in Kazdel, can also reduce the supply of certain living supplies..."

This suggestion was supported by many elders present. Seeing their approval, Teresica could only sigh helplessly.Carters has never had a conflict with Sakaz, but old guys like Sakaz treat foreigners more harshly than Victoria treats the Tara people.

"The whole world calls us Sakaz demons. I think a big part of the reason is that you people are the cause."

The huge meeting hall suddenly fell into dead silence.The senators were about to refute why Your Majesty spoke for the foreigners, but Teresica suddenly stood up from her seat and looked at the people in front of her.

"I want disarmament."

This simple and plain sentence made the elders present almost wonder if they were under an illusion, or if Teresica was under an illusion.

But when they looked sideways at the Banshee, Sin Absolver, Scavenger, Shapeshifter, and Blood Demon clan leader, their faces were calm.

"May I ask, Your Majesty, how many infantrymen do you plan to keep?"

"Three infantry divisions."

Teresica answered decisively to the elder who asked the question.

Chapter 308 Differentiation

If reducing the proportion of magicians in military units is to weaken the voice held by the clans, then disarmament is equivalent to directly taking away their power and interests.

Now is the time to experiment with new combat formations. The Experimental [-]st Division and the Experimental [-]nd Division, as the first two units to try out the new formation, will inevitably be retained. Then there will only be one infantry division left for the elite groups to operate. .

Now Teresica will talk to them about disarmament, isn't it precisely because of their power in the army!If the power they can leverage in the future barely reaches one-third, will Teresica still discuss things with them?

"Only three infantry divisions? Doesn't that mean you have to give up all the national defense? What you are doing is ridiculous."

"You are abandoning all Sakaz's security!"

The aristocratic groups began to directly accuse. They knew that doing so was dangerous, but what could they not dare to do for the sake of profit?

"What countries are around Kazdaele? Syracuse doesn't need to be on guard. The rest are Ursus and the Yan Kingdom. What's really going on with this kind of country with millions of soldiers and nearly a thousand warships? It’s a life-and-death war, so what’s the difference if there are not just 20 divisions, but 30 divisions?”

Teresica didn't give them a chance to speak, "Don't tell me what kind of blow it will cause. As the king of Kazdaele, what I have to consider is whether all the Sakaz in Kazdaele can have a safe Life guarantee!”

"Can those three divisions do it?"

An old senator asked rhetorically.

"Of course we can't do it, because we are no match for them. 40 people, who should we show it to? With so much money being spent on useless things, are we rich? The money must be used in the most effective way!"

Teresa called: "Nasty, Alfred."

The two people who were called quickly stood up and showed a design drawing to the elders in the meeting hall.

"This is the bastion upgrade plan that His Majesty asked us to prepare. We plan to use Originium technology to strengthen the bastion to make it resistant to naval bombardment, and at the same time add two Ursus 120mm naval gun turrets inside as attack Means. And we designed a matching loading machine based on the loading system of Victoria's battleship. The projectile and propellant are loaded in 7.5 seconds, and the two turrets fire alternately."

Alfred pointed to the design drawing and introduced to the elders of the military committee, "The naval guns and bastions are all ready-made. The construction cost of the upgrade plan is approximately equal to the equipment cost of an infantry regiment. The daily maintenance after being put into use is about It’s equivalent to the daily expenses of a platoon of soldiers.”

"In addition to the bastion, I also plan to fill it with trench fortifications and reinforce it with concrete. With three new infantry divisions, we can obtain a strong defense line at a very low cost, which is more effective than arming 20 divisions. .”

Teresica added: "The military expenditure saved by disarmament is not wasted. It will be used to build a specialized artillery school, and at the same time, it will also invest in the aerospace force and naval forces, which can further provide defense lines. Support. The soldiers who leave the army will also be put into production, enhance economic and industrial construction, and provide impetus for technological development."

In his eyes, the elders of the Military Council were just a bunch of insects, a piece of rotten flesh from Kazdaele's body!But its wounds are too great, and these people's network involves too many people, including junior officers and senior officers.

Take a certain person as an example. If you take action against these people and remove him, then do you dare to put his brothers, sisters, close friends and relatives in an important position?

That is definitely impossible, and it also means the expansion of the attack surface. If some other factors are mixed in during the execution, it may eventually develop into a major purge.

Kazdaele has only been on the right track for a few years?Teresica really didn't want this kind of thing to happen, so he deliberately accompanied these people to argue and explained his intentions. He hoped to find a few people who had national interests in mind among these people.

Unfortunately, no.

After hearing his intention, these people changed their minds. They thought that it would be enough to reorganize three divisions to cooperate with the bastion to form a defense line. As for the other troops, they should remain as they are.

The Sakaz also have a social structure. Soldiers have a special social status among the Sakaz, which will bring various invisible resources to those with military status.They are unwilling to change their network of connections from the military to ordinary production personnel, because this is tantamount to class decline.

In their eyes, the aerospace force and naval force were founded by Teresica. If he pointed at a stone and said it was bread, this group of people would close their eyes and stuff it into their mouths.

Investing military expenditures on them will not do any good to the elite group.

Teresica got tired of hearing the constant chatter of admonitions around her, and signaled to the King of Scavengers.

A wave of Origin Stone skills spread instantly, and the staff in the Scavenger King's hand tapped the ground.

"Quiet."

Everyone shut their mouths. At this time, the leader of the Transformers suddenly spoke: "I've been standing for a while. I'm a little tired. Let's take a rest. How about it?"

Teresica immediately left the meeting hall, followed by the patriarchs, while the elders of the Military Council remained in the meeting hall.An agreement has been formed between them, and His Majesty must know that there are certain wishes that he cannot distort.

In the past, even Traces and Theresia had to rely on their strength.

.........

After leaving the meeting hall, Teresica walked into the side hall. Within a few minutes of sitting down here, another group of people were led by the shapeshifter and walked in respectfully, and they were all senior members of the military committee.

"Your Majesty, everything has been taken care of."

The shapeshifter leader whispered in Teresica's ear: "No one noticed them."

'Why would anyone be willing to touch someone else's cake? '

Teresica was actually prepared for the situation where the Military Committee was firmly on the opposite side of her.He ordered the shapeshifters to disguise themselves as these people, and then changed them all out to have a private conversation in this relatively private place.

"Let's not talk about disarmament for now. I still need to ask you about some issues."

Teresica put on a smile and said, "This time we have officially acquired Queensland, which is the origin of our main mineral raw materials in Kazdaele. It's just too far away from Kazdaele and close to Yu." Rika State is a disputed area. So I plan to establish a Queensland Military Region. I wonder if you have a suitable candidate to recommend..."

Chapter 309 Countdown

Kazdare's aristocratic groups seem to be unified, but there are also various differences among them.If we want to briefly classify them, they can be roughly divided into Theresians and Theresaians.

The former became the mainstream among the elite groups after the Battle of Casimir and the Battle of Leitania. Many of them believed that Kazdaele would start a world war in the future and restore Terra to what it was a thousand years ago.After defeating Victoria this time, they became a benchmark, completely surpassing the Theresia faction in terms of influence.

As a result, the two sides formed a conflict. After all, the pie of the wealthy group was only so big. If the Theresians took more bites of the Theresian pie, they would lose one less bite.

It's just that Teresica's disarmament plan this time is too harsh. No matter how the two factions fight for each other, it's all about eating more and less, and Teresica wants to crush them all.This frightened the two groups and they had to put aside their differences and unite.

Faced with this situation, Teresica also knew very well that she was now the biggest conflict they faced, which could overshadow all minor disputes.

It's just that before it explodes, rotten meat is also meat. If such a large piece of meat is dug out, Kazdel may not be able to stand.

and so……

"The troops of the Queensland Military Region will be composed of two divisions, an infantry regiment, and a military instructor regiment. These two divisions are not combat troops, but engineering troops for production and construction, used to protect our local mineral mining, and In the construction of a military base in Queensland, the infantry regiment is responsible for security. At the same time, we have a military cooperation agreement with Carters. Their troops will go to Queensland and be trained by our officers, which also involves diplomacy. The problem."

Teresica solemnly told the Theresian faction: "The problems faced by the Queensland Military Region are very important and complex. They require a suitable set of talents. You should recommend them."