Chapter 1212
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In the same room and the same person, Zuoqiu Mingyue didn't look any different than that when Zhang Tie saw him for the first time. However, Zhang Tie found that Zuoqiu Mingyue was still as elegant and slim as before with bright eyes. However, there were some wisps of white hair on his temples which made Zhang Tie sigh with emotions inside.
The stress that this old man who was not majestic could not be imagined by commoners. In his position, he had to face the stress of numerous demon knights and demon corps and the expectation of hundreds of millions of commoners across the empire. The frontline between Helan Mountain Range and Weishui River had become the focus of this holy war between humans and demons. Even an iron man might collapse under such a stress. However, this old man didn't collapse. After stabilizing the western defense line of Taixia Country, he was still standing straight here and facing the coming storm calmly.
Over the past half a year, although Zhang Tie was not in the frontline, he also knew that the demon corps and the demon knights were gradually approaching the frontline between Helan Mountain Range and Weishui River. In the past half a year, Zuoqiu Mingyue had commanded the knights of Xuanyuan Fortress and the battle fortresses in the frontline to cut the vanguard corps of the demon army into pieces with the help of the knights in the frontline and made a great achievement. Under the command of Zuoqiu Mingyue, the demon army's vanguard gradually slowed down. As a result, the separated demon knights and ground corps had to combine with each other on a large scale so as to deal with the counterattack of Taixia Country …
"Commander-in-chief, I'm Zhang Tie, the Weiji General of the Western Theater of Operations of Taixia Country …" Zhang Tie dared not neglect Zuoqiu Mingyue; neither did he want to leave a proud impression in the eyes of others. Therefore, he still bowed towards Zuoqiu Mingyue according to the rules.
Zuoqiu Mingyue revealed a warm smile as he glanced at Zhang Tie from his head to his toe with a tender and sharp look. Closely after that, he nodded slowly, saying, "Not bad, not bad. I'm really right about you!"
Zhang Tie was not on Zuoqiu Mingyue's side; otherwise, he might have long sprung up happily after hearing Zuoqiu Mingyue's praise. Only those on Zuoqiu Mingyue's side knew that Zuoqiu Mingyue rarely praised others. Even if he did, he would just say "not bad" or "very good". Like today, Military God praised someone by saying "not bad", "very good" and "I didn't misjudge you". Nobody else across Taixia Country could win such a high praise from Zuoqiu Mingyue.
"Commander-in-chief, I don't deserve your praise!"
"Don't worry about it …" Zuoqiu Mingyue burst out into laughter, saying, "I'm clear about your achievements as Weiji General. Everybody has seen it. Just today, you've sent the latest Fiery-Oil weapons to the 7 corps in Helan Mountain Range and the flight demonstration of the trainees of the pilot academies in Huanzhou Province, Kangzhou Province, Ningzhou Province and Military Province. I've received the reports from hundreds of corps leaders, including those from provincial armies and top four armies. All of them are jealous of you and want me to equip them with the latest Fiery-Oil weapons and air forces. You've brought me a lot of troubles …"
Although Zuoqiu Mingyue was complaining, he sounded pretty happy. His words could also be regarded as an appreciation.
After hearing Zuoqiu Mingyue's words and watching Zuoqiu Mingyue's gray sideburns, Zhang Tie couldn't utter his words at once. Therefore, he could only follow Zuoqiu Mingyue's words, "It's all because of the unity of the soldiers and civilians across the theater of operations and the dedication of officials …"
"The total population of Taixia Country's corps in Huanzhou Province, Kangzhou Province, Ningzhou Province and Military Province in Peacewest Military Region has almost 500 million people. I want to hear your opinion. As the Weiji General of the theater of operations, you have the right to speak on some issues. I wonder how long will it take for these corps in the theater of operations to change their equipment for the first time?"
"At least 1 year and 10 months!" When it came to the concrete figure, Zhang Tie was not vague at all. As Weiji General, Zhang Tie might not be involved in everything; however, he was crystal clear about the military production capacity of the four provinces under his jurisdiction. The figure above was calculated by the Peacewest Farming Administration.
"1 year and 10 months?" Zuoqiu Mingyue faintly frowned.
"All the arsenals across the country have been working in three shifts to produce various equipment and materials. I've ordered the factory owners and major clans across the country to participate in the bidding. The Fiery Oil bases in Huanzhou Province, Ningzhou Province and Wushang Province have already been put into production. All the provinces are releasing their productivity. I've already estimated that 1 year and 10 months is a relatively optimistic estimate after excluding the influence of the demon army on the production capacity of the provinces. If we want to complete the replacement of Fiery Oil weapons in the four provinces in advance, the production capacity of each province could increase by 30% in the next one year. The quality of military products could also decline by two grades. Many military products might have problems in use. After all, skilled workers could not be cultivated in a short period. Otherwise, the gains would outweigh the losses and influence the confidence of the troops in using Fiery Oil weapons …" Zhang Tie said calmly as he watched Zuoqiu Mingyue. "The same plan has already been proposed by an official in the Peacewest Farming Administration; however, it was vetoed by me. As for all the frontline fighters, unreliable equipment is equal to murder for money. That kind of equipment couldn't improve morale; instead, it would affect the morale of fighters. Equipment that can't be used at the critical moment is worse than no equipment at all. According to the plan of equipping each corps with Fiery Oil weapons, the corps in the eastern regions of Huanzhou Province, Kangzhou Province and Ningzhou Province near to Force Province would be equipped with Fiery Oil weapons later. In general, it would not cause negative influence on the defense of Helan Mountain Range and Weishui River …"
After hearing Zhang Tie's statement, Zuoqiu Mingyue slightly frowned. After thinking for a short while, he nodded. (To be continued.)
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