If the military's plan were executed according to their original schedule, taking three years for a gradual and solid advancement, although the material investment and consumption would still be astonishing, the overall consumption, despite being large, would remain within the country's bearable range due to the three-year timeframe.
However, when the whole plan had to be accelerated, shortening from three years to six months, with the overall consumption unchanged or even increased due to the hastened pace, this plan exceeded the limits of what the country could bear.
Although Chen Xin's efforts in Europe allowed the aid fleet from Europe to transport a large amount of resources to the homeland daily, and many small mines that were put back into operation domestically could produce an astonishing total of minerals, it still could not support the military's massive plan.
