Munitions Empire

Chapter 477 Plan 463 Dragon_2

Military matters were reported by Luff, who continued with a report on the recent dynamics of Zheng Country's troops, "On Li Jun's side, our control is also declining, as he has realized the danger and has already moved his most trusted troops to guard crucial positions within Zheng Country."

"The basic intelligence of these rulers is still there—they'll accept bribes and eagerly intensify their actions without a moment's hesitation. However, when it comes to actually selling off their power, they become reluctant," Nangong Hong lamented.

Li'ao passed a new intelligence report to the center of the table, "Yes. There is intelligence indicating that the higher-ups in Zheng Country have begun to consider plundering nationwide by expropriating all factories and seizing the fruits of industrial victory."

"Once Zheng Tong takes action, our losses will increase and our efforts to manage Zheng Country's entire territory will be affected," Parker reminded with concern, responsible for overseeing industrial development.

The Great Tang Group's investment in Zheng Country has been staggeringly large, including roads as well as factories and schools, among other things. If Zheng Tong were to preemptively grab these assets, recapturing them would inevitably involve some losses.

Retrieving even half would be considered very fortunate. This is something the industry-rich Great Tang Group was unwilling to try lightly.

"What is the Staff Department's opinion?" Tang Mo looked at the map hanging on the wall, followed the progress bar with magnetic cursors, and finally turned to look at Luff before asking.

In fact, he already had his own answer and was only hoping to hear suggestions from his subordinates.

Everyone present knew the answer because, during the discussion, everyone's leanings were quite clear.

Indeed, Luff provided the reply Tang Mo expected, "Start acting in advance, implement 'Dragon Plan' before Zheng Tong makes his move."

"Now?" Tang Mo's gaze swept across every person seated on both sides of the table.

Meanwhile, at the Navy Command, Bernard was also issuing embarkation orders to the 1st Marine Division.

After hanging up the phone, he continued to issue commands, "Assemble the fleet! The Dongwan Island detachment will cover the troop landings, while the main fleet will accompany me northward to pay Chen Country a visit."

"Doesn't that mean we'll miss the landing battle?" The aide-de-camp asked with some regret, looking at his commanding officer.

"There won't be any decent sea battles..." lamented Bernard, the commander of the world's strongest fleet: "Jade City No. 2 will arrive tomorrow, and we will rendezvous with it at sea."

"Being invincible... sometimes gets boring," the aide-de-camp also sighed, having already witnessed the grandeur of the Jade City No. 1 Battleship. Now, they had two of such warships!

Linshui City was almost defenseless, and Zheng Country's naval fleet was practically a paper tiger. Even if they learned the full scope of 'Dragon Plan' in advance, they wouldn't have the strength to stop what was about to happen.

The Great Tang Group's first wave of landing troops would most likely be transported directly to the port docks for unloading. The Zheng Country troops in Linshui City wouldn't even put up any resistance.

According to the plans, this wasn't really a landing battle at all, but more akin to a routine operation of troop rotation. By the time divisions of troops had spread out in the heartland of Zheng Country, King Zheng Tong would find the enemy at his doorstep.

Along with the sound of whistles, soldiers started preparing their gear in the densely-packed barracks on Dongwan Island.

Counting soldiers conscripted from Northern Ridge and other areas, the troop presence of the Great Tang Group on Dongwan Island had grown to a formidable force nearing 160,000 after such accumulation over time. Your journey continues on empire

Although mostly light infantry divisions according to standard, their combat power was still not something traditional troops could compare with.