The frontline battle reports were quickly sent to all locations, and the Emperor of Peng Joe also learned what had happened at the front.
"Nearly two thousand soldiers were killed directly or indirectly in this morning's bombing..."
His Majesty the Emperor of Peng Joe yawned and raised a hand to stop the Deputy beside the Imperial Marshal from reading on. "I understand what you mean by directly, but indirectly... what does that mean?"
The Imperial Marshal's Deputy froze for a moment, then hurriedly flipped back a few pages and briefly explained what "indirect deaths caused by bombing" meant.
"...In the bombed areas, we discovered a type of round bomb weighing approximately two to three pounds. These bombs cannot be safely and effectively cleared. Even the act of digging one out of the ground could trigger an explosion."
"Some of them can even be detonated by stepping on them."
"Our people ran into some trouble while evacuating..."
The people in the room were all somewhat astonished. They could imagine such a scene, and this was also one of the changes made to the second generation of Cluster Bombs.
To make these "bullets" more versatile, in addition to fragmentation bombs that exploded upon hitting the ground, they had also added some very special Dumb Mines.
These bombs did not explode immediately after landing. Inside each one was a level. Once the bomb settled, the level began to function.
As long as its angle of inclination exceeded a certain degree, a steel strip would quickly return to position, striking the primer at the instant it did so and detonating the bomb.
This design was actually intended to cause secondary damage after the bombing. These bombs, which could not be cleared, would become a constraint on the movement of large numbers of people.
Moreover,