Chapter 412 135% Registration Rate
Is it reliable to build a railway to the north?
It is theoretically feasible, but no one has tried it in practice yet.
There have been many cases in Blue Star's history of building a railway specifically for war, but this is the first time in this world.
From an engineering and technical point of view, there is no problem at all, it can even be called simple. Hughes plans to recruit a large number of workers from Blood Harbor to join the railway laying project. This part is not difficult, but it requires a lot of manpower, and certain training is required to prevent cognitive interference.
Castel already had experience in these matters. From literacy classes to special training, the Crusaders were all very familiar with them and even had a lot of experience in organizing study groups. If it was just about popularizing education, a large number of trainers could be mobilized at any time.
If there are no problems with construction, the remaining trouble will be safety.
Will there be any danger when building the railway? Xiu Si thinks it is not a big problem. First, since the workers involved in the construction are being taught by the Skitarii, it is not a big problem for them to also do part-time defense.
And the workers can also receive some military training.
If the army can carry out construction, then the workers can also be issued guns.
But these were light infantry after all. Although they were not light at all compared to the enemies of this era, Hughes was still a little worried.
We need to get some big guns for the Skitarii boys to carry with them.
Banshee?
No, there is no need. There is a simpler way - just let the front of the armored train follow.
When fighting broke out in the front, they retreated to the vicinity of the armored train and relied on the heavy firepower on the train for defense.
Support? The support is coming by train, so it won't be late! And the supplies can also be transported by another locomotive, so there will be no shortage of building materials, ammunition, food and water.
If we advance with railroad tracks as the core, logistics will not be a problem.
But no matter what we thought, as soon as we started to push forward the project, we immediately encountered a lot of unexpected troubles.
The first is the issue of the expeditionary force.
"How much?" Xius stood up and looked at Alexi in disbelief. "Tell me again, what is the proportion of people who signed up for the expedition?"
Alexei looked strange: "135%, sir, 135% of the people have signed up."
Hughes was stunned for two seconds: "What? Mathematics doesn't exist? 35% more population appeared out of thin air?"
"Well, because our expeditionary force has a lot of engineering projects to complete, we recruit not only Skitarii, but also many workers. As you know, many workers have the identity of Skitarii. They signed up once as workers, and then signed up again as Skitarii."
"." Xius's eyes twitched and he turned to look at Nini.
"Don't worry, Lord. Among us Banshees, only Ash has signed up for the expedition. No one else has signed up."
"Really?" Hughes looked at the booklet in his hand suspiciously. "But you applied for a full twenty war correspondent groups?"
"Well, these are all personal hobbies of everyone. I am helpless and cannot interfere."
Hughes sneered.
"Okay, then I'll assume you guys wanted to do the interview, but why did you apply for so many Dragon Breath Cannons? Each person can get four, why don't you take six each?"
"Then I have to keep two hands free to write the battle report!"
Good fellow, four hands create battle reports, two hands record battle reports, is this how you war correspondents record? If there is no news, then produce news, if there is no victory, then create victory. Others just make up numbers, can you really produce the victory results you made up?
Hughes had a hunch that if this group of "war correspondents" were really sent to the battlefield, they would have to use the dragon's breath cannon to point at Count Bazel's mouth to interview him before the Crusaders had even finished building the railway tracks.
"By the way, are you all using the Dragon Breath Cannon? Why don't you bring the Gatling Gun? Do you dislike it so quickly?"
Weren't you the one who ran around the shooting range carrying six Gatling guns?
Nini showed a look of disdain on her face: "Gatling? That thing is just a toy for Monica, just use it to beat coyotes for fun."
Ever since Ash raised a coyote and caused it to pollute agriculture, it has become a trend among banshees to raise coyotes as pets.
Moreover, some female demons do not put a leash on their wolves when they walk them. Now there have been many incidents of coyotes stealing French fries, and Hughes is preparing to introduce new policies.
"That won't work either. Although the Dragon Breath Cannon is powerful, its range is not as good as that of the heavy machine gun. We still need to bring some Gatling guns." Hughes took out the application form and began to make corrections on it.
"You agree!?" Nini was so surprised that the tip of her tail stood up and swayed like a rattlesnake.
"I agree." Xius glanced at Nini, who was very happy. "But!"
"Uh, but what?"
"The number of banshees in each war correspondent group must be limited to only one, and they must be accompanied and supervised by Skitarii. All actions must be under command, and everything must be reported in advance."
Nini's tail tip drooped: "Then, that means not many people can go, right?"
"I didn't plan to send that many people. This is a war between mortals. Besides, you are going to the North to fight? Do you want to travel at your own expense? Anyway, the number of people is limited. Twenty war journalists and twenty banshees. You decide for yourselves. I will select the accompanying Crusaders, and you can go and hand them over in person when the time comes."
Nini walked out the door dejectedly, but not long after she walked away, she paused as if she suddenly thought of something, and then left quickly and excitedly.
Zeus didn't pay attention to these details. He turned around and began to discuss the affairs of the Crusaders with Alexi.
"Alexei, we still need to study the issue of quotas for the expeditionary force. We also need to coordinate with the Secret Order. Have you met Josh and Zoe?"
Alexei nodded grimly.
Josh and Zoe came to the island specifically to apply for some places in the expeditionary force.
And their reasons were very sufficient: the members of the secret society were basically refugees from the North, and it was only natural for them to want revenge. Alexi wanted to refuse, but Zoe said, "You are from the North too, right?" and stopped him from saying anything.
Alexei is of course a Northerner. After hearing about Nora's situation, he was furious and wanted to rush back to the North to avenge her.
No northerner could bear to see his compatriots suffer and be bullied, and Alexei could no longer say no.
"I'm in no position to refuse." Alexei sighed.
"Why reject it?" Hughes looked down at the application.
"Of course, this is because they have not received systematic military training and are not proficient in the use of new weapons. Their combat effectiveness is definitely not as good as that of the Skitarii."
Hughes laughed and shook his finger. "You're thinking wrong, Alexei."
(End of this chapter)
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