Same room, same people. Compared with the first time he saw Zuoqiu Mingyue here, everything seemed to be no different. However, Zhang Tie still found that after not seeing Zuoqiu Mingyue for more than half a year, Zuoqiu Mingyue was still elegant and strong, with bright eyes. , but there were a few subtle hints of graying between his temples, which made Zhang Tie sigh secretly in his heart.
The pressure on the old man who is not majestic in front of him is really beyond the imagination of ordinary people. The person sitting in his position is facing the pressure of countless demon knights and demon legions in front of him, and there are countless demon knights and demon legions behind him. With the expectations of hundreds of millions of people throughout the empire, the Helan Mountains and the Weishui River have now become the focus of the battle between humans and demons in this holy war. Even the Iron Man will probably collapse under such pressure. , but the old man in front of him did not collapse. After stabilizing Taixia's western defense line, he still stood here tall and tall, calmly facing the coming storm.
In the past six months, although Zhang Tie was not on the front line, Zhang Tie also knew that the demon army was pressing forward step by step. The entire demon army and knights were getting closer and closer to the Helan Mountain and Weishui River lines, and the left In the past year and a half, Qiu Mingyue has commanded the knights of Xuanyuan Fortress and the frontline battle forts. With several beautiful "saw-tooth tactics", using the speed and flight advantages of the aerial battle forts, and with the cooperation of the frontline knights, he has defeated the demon army. The forward corps was cut into pieces and achieved great results. It was under Zuoqiu Mingyue's command and strategizing that the demon army's frontier advanced eastward at a slower and slower speed. It had already been separated. The demon knight troops and ground troops had to merge together again on a large scale to deal with Taixia's counterattack.
"General Zhang Tie of the Taixia Western Theater Command has met Da Sima." Thinking of this, Zhang Tie did not dare to neglect when he saw Zuoqiu Mingyue again, and he did not want to leave the impression of being favored and arrogant in the minds of others. , still bowed to Zuo Qiu Mingyue in a proper manner.
A warm smile appeared on Zuoqiu Mingyue's face. She looked at Zhang Tie from head to toe with gentle and sharp eyes, and nodded slowly, "Not bad, very good. I really saw you right."
Zhang Tie was not the person around Zuoqiu Mingyue. Otherwise, when I heard Zuoqiu Mingyue's praise at this time, I might have jumped with joy. Only those around Zuoqiu Mingyue would know. Zuoqiu Mingyue rarely praises others, even if he praises others. It's all simple "not bad", and the next step is "very good", like today. Lord Military God used two words in succession, "not bad" and "very good". There is also the phrase "I really saw you right" to praise someone, which is almost unprecedented in the entire Taixia. No one else could receive such praise from Zuoqiu Mingyue.
"Your Excellency, Zhang Tie is too ashamed to deserve the compliment."
"There's nothing you shouldn't do," Zuoqiu Mingyue laughed. "I know very well your achievements as a dedicated general, and everyone has seen it. Let's just say that you just sent the latest candle oil weapons to the seven legions in Helan Mountain today, as well as the Huankang Ning soldiers. The students from the Four Prefectures Flying Academy conducted a flight demonstration today. I immediately received reports from hundreds of regiment commanders, including those from various states and state armies, as well as those from the Fourth Army. All of these people were jealous. They are clamoring for me to replenish them with the latest candle oil weapons and replenish the air force for each legion. Your actions have caused me a lot of trouble."
Although Zuoqiu Mingyue was complaining, his tone was very happy. These words could also be understood as appreciation.
Hearing what Zuo Qiu Mingyue said and looking at Zuo Qiu Mingyue's gray temples, Zhang Tie couldn't say what he was saying to resign. He could only follow Zuo Qiu Mingyue's words and said, "This is It was because of the united efforts of the military and civilians of each state and the dedicated efforts of officials that I was lucky enough to achieve some results."
"Now the total number of the Taixia Army in the four states of the Anxi Governor's Huankangning Army has reached nearly 500 million. I'm calling you here this time. I want to hear your opinion personally. You are the active general in the war zone. You have some questions. I have the most say, I want to know how long it will take to complete the first re-equipment of these regiments in the theater."
"It will take at least one year and ten months." When it comes to specific figures, Zhang Tie is not vague at all. In the position of General Weiji, Zhang Tie may not be micromanaged and have a hand in everything, but for him, Zhang Tie was well aware of the military-industrial production capabilities of the four states under his jurisdiction. The above number was calculated by him from Sinongtang.
"It will take another year and ten months." Zuo Qiu Mingyue frowned slightly.
"Now the arsenals in each state are working in three shifts to produce various equipment and materials. I have ordered many equipment and materials to be sent out, and the factory owners and wealthy families in each state have been invited to participate in the bidding process. Now the candle oil bases in the four states of Huancang Ningbing have been Put into production, the productivity of each state is being released. The year and ten months I mentioned are already a relatively optimistic estimate that excludes the impact of the demon army on the production capacity of each state. I want to complete the candlelight of the Taixia troops in the four states ahead of schedule. Regarding the replacement of oil weapons, in the next year, the production capacity of each state can be increased by 30%. The replacement time of the candle oil equipment of the Taixia troops in the four states of the Environmental Protection Force can also be advanced four months. However, the result of increasing production capacity is that the quality of candle oil equipment provided to the front line will no longer be as guaranteed as it is now. The yield rate of various military products will drop by two levels. Many military products may not be exposed until they are in use. A problem arises. After all, skilled workers cannot be cultivated overnight. In that case, the gains outweigh the losses and affect the troops' confidence in the use of candle oil equipment." Zhang Tie looked at Zuoqiu Mingyue and said calmly, "Same plan. Some officials in the Sinong Hall have already proposed it, but I rejected it. I have been at the lowest level of the army, and I know very well what equipment a soldier wants. For all front-line soldiers, unreliable equipment is Seeking money and killing people, distributing such equipment will not only fail to improve morale, but will affect the morale of the soldiers. Equipment that cannot be used at critical moments is worse than no equipment. According to the current plan of each legion to equip candle oil weapons, gathered in the soldiers The legions in the eastern areas of Huanzhou, Kangzhou, and Ningzhou near Bingzhou will be equipped with candle oil weapons later. This will not have a negative impact on the defense of Helan Mountain and the Weishui River in general."
After listening to Zhang Tie's statement, Zuoqiu Mingyue frowned slightly, thought for a while, and then nodded.