Chapter 652: Launching the [Iron Hammer Operation] (Part 3)

"My Lords, raise your heads."

After sitting on the throne, Vasili, who seemed to be in a good mood, smiled and asked the people kneeling in front of him to raise their heads.

After everyone raised their heads, Vasili was eager to explain his expedition plan against the Britannia Empire to everyone.

Although some people already knew some details of the expedition plan, many people were still stunned after hearing about it from His Majesty.

"...I named the code name of this expedition against the Britannia Empire as [Iron Hammer]! Hammer open the annoying Avalon Fortress!"

Sitting on the throne, Vasili continued to speak excitedly.

"I plan to transfer 100,000 troops from the Far Eastern Front to the Southwest Front, and form a combat force for this expedition with the 200,000 troops of the Southwest Front. Marshal Dominic will serve as the commander-in-chief of this operation, and Marshal Lev will serve as the deputy commander-in-chief of this operation."

"What do you think of this expedition plan?"

As soon as Vasily finished speaking, Kirill Morozov, the head of the Central Military Supply Department, could not help but shout loudly:

"Your Majesty! I strongly oppose this expedition plan! This operation is absolutely not feasible!"

"300,000 combat troops plus 500,000 logistics troops?!"

"The total mobilization number is as high as 800,000! This scale of total mobilization is really exaggerated!"

"Based on our current national strength, it is too difficult to support an expedition of this scale!"

Vashili did not expect that as soon as he finished speaking, his expedition plan was immediately refuted by Kirill Morozov, the head of the Military Supply Department.

Therefore, Vasily, who was a little embarrassed, looked a little ugly at this time.

And just after Kirill finished speaking, Dominic also spoke:

"Your Majesty..."

Dominic said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty intends to let me serve as the commander-in-chief of this expedition. I am really honored to be favored by your Majesty."

"Whether our national strength can support such a large-scale expedition is another matter, but even if we really launch this expedition, even if I serve as the commander-in-chief of this operation, I have no confidence that I can break through the Avalon Fortress!"

As soon as Dominic's sonorous words fell, Vasily said anxiously with a puzzled look on his face:

"Marshal Dominic, didn't you lead an army of 300,000 to defeat the grassland people in the Far East at the beginning of this year and achieved an impressive result of annihilating 50,000 enemies? "

"You can defeat the steppe people in the Far East with 300,000 men, so why can't you defeat the Britannians with 300,000 men? !"

"Your Majesty! I didn't have 300,000 troops in the battle with the steppe people at the beginning of this year!"

"That 300,000 troops were just nominal 300,000 troops!"

"More than half of these 300,000 men are logistics troops!"

"There are only 80,000 real combatants!"

"That is to say - in the battle with the steppe people at the beginning of this year, the combat troops I had were actually only 80,000!"

Dominic became more and more excited.

"Compared with the expedition plan you have drawn up, its scale is simply not on the same level!"

"300,000 combat troops, plus 500,000 logistics troops - even I dare not guarantee that I can command an army of this scale!"

"Not to mention that we have to attack the Avalon Fortress of the Britannia Empire!"

"To break through the Avalon Fortress,

this amount of troops is not enough!"

"So I beg your Majesty to cancel this expedition plan!"

Dominic spoke sincerely.

As soon as he spoke, most of the people in the conference room began to echo him.

Everyone begged Vasili to cancel this expedition plan.

Unlike the young Vasili who did not know much about military affairs, they were all the proud elites of the imperial world. They all knew how great the risks were in launching an expedition of this scale, and how low the success rate would be with the Avalon Fortress as the opponent.

Faced with the strong pleas of everyone, Vasili was also panicked for a while.

In this panic, not knowing what to do, Vasili subconsciously turned his gaze to the person standing beside him, Prime Minister Mond, whom he trusted most in the empire.

"Prime Minister." Vasili said to Mond, whom he trusted most, "What do you think of this expedition plan?"

Dominic's face sank when he saw Vasili asking Mond for help.

As soon as Vasili finished his question, Mond showed a warm smile, bowed to Vasili, and said softly:

"I think that it is completely feasible to implement this expedition plan."

After seeing that his most trusted minister agreed to his expedition plan, Vasili's face finally looked better.

While Vasili's face looked better, Dominic's face became more gloomy.

He cursed in his heart:

- This bastard...

Dominic, the first military officer, and Mond, the first civil officer, have always been at odds with each other.

Dominic has always hated Mond.

Because in Dominic's eyes, Mond is not a politician, but just a cunning and scheming speculator.

He was favored by Vasili not because of his ability.

Rather, he was favored by Vasili because he always did things according to Vasili's preferences.

——Mond, this bastard... He must have seen that His Majesty really wanted to go on an expedition to the southwest, so he said he agreed with His Majesty's expedition plan... Bastard! In order to get His Majesty's favor, he didn't care about right and wrong, and even the future of the empire?

——This... traitor!

Dominic usually said this in his heart, while clenching his fists.

At this time, after expressing his agreement with Vasili's expedition plan, Mond turned sideways and said to Kirill Morozov, the head of the military supply department:

"Kirill, you just said, 'Based on our current national strength, it is too difficult to support an expedition of this scale', right?"

"That's right."

"Since you said 'It's too difficult to support such an operation', that means - it's not completely impossible, right?"

"..." Kirill fell silent.

"If the whole country is used to supply the supplies, it should be able to support this expedition, right?" Mond said seriously, "Kirill, please answer me without any personal feelings or political inclinations."

"...If the whole country is used, it is completely possible to support an expedition of this scale. However, it will be very difficult. If something unexpected happens, the supply of the front line will be a big problem."

After hesitating for a while, Kirill sighed and told the truth.