Struggle in the Steam Age

During this period of eerie calm, in addition to helping people treat diseases and transporting various supplies, Nora personally went to the area around Pine Valley to investigate in the dark at night.

However, the actual investigation result is not much better than others, because this time the wilderness race obviously used the underground passage to mobilize their troops, so there is no way to find any definite information about the wilderness race's movement just by passing through the low altitude. information.

During the investigation, Nora also suggested whether to go to the ground to find more information, but was rejected by Lawrence. Because Lawrence felt that if he conducted ground reconnaissance at this time, it would be easy for the wilderness race to detect something was wrong and make corresponding adjustments. From a certain point of view, it didn't make much sense.

Soon, almost a week passed while waiting. Taking advantage of the rare spare time on the battlefield. Lawrence took the initiative to drive the garrison troops in Pine Valley to build up.

For example, the construction of public canteens and toilets, and the unified planning for the construction of facilities by various troops stationed in the area.

"I have to say that Earl Sauer does have a connection." It was while having dinner that day. In one of the five communal mess halls in Pine Valley, a combat engineer from the Republic of New Zealand spoke as he forked a piece of fish in tomato sauce from his plate and put it in his mouth. "At least their field food is much better than ours."

"This is also thanks to the fact that the federal government of our federation is willing to pay for this kind of daily consumption during this period. Otherwise, if we want to wait for our review, it is estimated that the war may be over before the money can be allocated."

Another soldier who seemed to be from the National Guard of a certain state of the White Eagle Federation said.

Because we are neighbors, there are quite a few people in both the Commonwealth of Nations and the Republic of New Island who can understand each other's language. So it is not too difficult to communicate with each other now.

And after everyone got together in the restaurant, the most common discussion among these bored soldiers was naturally about diet.

Obviously, everyone is quite satisfied with the fact that the White Eagle Federation purchased food from Lawrence this time. As for the White Eagle Federation, the acquisition of these military rations produced by the Lawrence industry in the Federation can not only leave a good impression on everyone at a lower cost, but also stimulate various local industries by the way.

Under such a win-win situation, Lawrence naturally gained enough benefits. Of course, because this is a civilization expedition, Lawrence only set a price higher than the cost when selling these materials.

So he didn't get much benefit financially. However, this does not mean that Lawrence did not have a lot when he completed this large order. The biggest gain is that after the order was placed, the entire industry stabilized.

After all, this property was the compensation that Lawrence received from the White Eagle Federation before, and it was the property that was given to Lawrence after those who colluded with the wilderness races and even evil gods were cleared out.

Because of the recent busyness, Lawrence didn't even go to see these industries since he got them for such a long time.

Therefore, during this period of time, the staff in those industries were all in a state of panic. After all, it turned out that their upper-level managers and supervisors were all arrested by the referee and the regular army, which they regarded as very scary. Walk. And the new owner didn't come over for a long time.

If Lawrence hadn't sent a few people to distribute snacks and relief funds to stabilize everyone, it is estimated that these industries might have run out of people.

But even so, these industries can only maintain a low level of operation after the disappearance of various commercial channels before, and can only ensure that everyone will not starve to death.

It's just that considering that there are no jobs outside for the time being, most people still choose to stay where they are and wait for a turnaround because Lawrence is willing to give relief during this period of time instead of laying off people directly.

Soon, because of the Civilization Expedition. The turnaround of those light industrial factories and farms followed. The flood of orders quickly got the factories and farms running.

As for why these manufacturers were chosen to produce supplies, the reason is also very simple. It was because during the previous bidding for the logistics food of the White Eagle Federation, the catering standard of Shaw Island successfully won the bid for the front-line catering service.

Since the army under Lawrence can basically be regarded as completely belonging to New Sauer Island except in name, it only accepts the independent army under the command of the Earl of Sauer and his designated personnel.

. So in this way, the various rules and regulations about the army also need to be formulated by Lawrence himself.

Theoretically speaking, they can also use the ready-made military regulations of other countries, but considering the population and wealth of Sauer Island itself, it is necessary to follow the route of elite soldiers, so those ready-made regulations may not be easy to use.

More importantly, Lawrence also discovered that the military development of this era is similar to the world in his previous life in the middle and late 19th century. Various weapons and equipment, tactics and strategies are changing extremely fast, and it can even be said to be changing with each passing day.

However, some big countries tend to be conservative in weapons and tactical updates due to their large size and various other reasons, and in many cases even adopt something that is obviously behind the times.

For those big countries, if the frequency of replacing weapons and equipment is too high, there will be big problems in terms of economy alone. And their size can also allow them enough time to adjust their tactics when the war situation changes.

Not so for the troops on Shaw. Because their numbers are too small and they are always guarding the front line facing the wilderness races, they must do everything possible to arm themselves.

Fortunately, Lawrence was also a keyboard military expert who had been in many forums in his previous life, and there were many people who had military experience in Earl Sauer's House itself. So everyone finally worked out a set of new regulations in line with the army of Shaw Island relatively smoothly.

This ordinance covers all aspects related to the military in detail. In addition to combat, it also includes a series of regulations such as camping, marching, medical treatment, and diet.

For example, in terms of food, Lawrence formulated in detail what diet should be in different situations.

The best type of food is mainly fresh food, but it is often only available in garrisons and certain areas with very good conditions. Of course, this is also the best food for officers and soldiers.

Lawrence and the others ate second-class food during their garrison in Pine Valley, that is, food that was cooked on the spot after importing a large amount of semi-finished products through cans or dry cargo.

Although these foods are not comparable to the first class of foods, they can be regarded as delicious and nutritious under the current conditions.

The three types of food belonged to ready-to-eat cooked food in the field, and the large amount of canned fish, meat, and vegetable rice balls that Lawrence asked Nora to transport during this period belonged to this type of food.

This kind of food can be eaten continuously for at least half a month to maintain the daily needs of soldiers, but if it takes a long time, some nutritional imbalances will appear.

Of course, in terms of taste, very few people can eat only those vegetables and fish that are basically stewed in a high-pressure container every day for several months.

The last category of food is emergency food, which includes high-calorie foods for emergencies: three hard glutinous rice cakes filled with chocolate sauce and condensed milk in a can.

It also includes rice, dried meat, and vegetables that are used for the wounded. After being stirred and roasted with milk, the small cubes are formed by secondary pressing with a steam engine. It can be turned into a nutritious paste for the weak with just one flush. The wounded eat.

This is much better than the military rations of hard cakes with pickles and bacon used by other armies, and the cost is much lower than delivering fresh food. So after the meter-gauge train was repaired with the help of Nora, the food was delivered continuously from the factory area near Huguang City.