At the Quling Camp of the Four Kingdoms Alliance, Jia Zhen, the commander-in-chief of the Tang Kingdom, Dou Xiao, the commander-in-chief of the Fujian Kingdom, and An Lei, the commander-in-chief of the Qing Kingdom, were arguing over the battle plan.
The commander-in-chief of the Tang Dynasty, Jia Zhen, advocated blitzkrieg, but he still insisted on his views.
"Opposite us there are 30,000 Vietnamese troops and 10,000 Wu troops.
But they are all paper tigers, things that can be broken at a touch.
Wu Jun is basically a new recruit, and this information has been confirmed correctly.
The Vietnamese army is a guest army, but it has stronger strength.
In a situation where the host is weak and the guest is strong, it is simply impossible for the Wu and Yue armies to cooperate closely.
We only need to keep an eye on the fragile Wu army. As long as the Wu army is defeated, there is no need for the Vietnamese army to defend the battlefield.
The coalition forces could easily break through Wu's defense line.
There was pressure from the Gui army in the north, and the Wu army was unable to mobilize more troops for support in a short period of time.
Even if we fail to attack Jianye, it will still cause great chaos to Wu.
It can even support the Wu people's rebellion.
Wu was faced with domestic troubles and foreign aggression, and even if it did not collapse, its combat capabilities would be greatly reduced."
Dou Xiao, the commander-in-chief of Fujian, strongly refuted this tactic.
"General Jia's tactics are gambling.
Bet that the Yue State would not sincerely help the Wu State, and bet that the Wu State's army would not have time to support it.
The situation of the coalition forces is not yet at a point where gambling is necessary.
Our role is to act as a partial force to contain Wu.
As long as it can contain Wu State and consume Wu State's troops and supplies, the goal has been achieved.
There is absolutely no need to take risks.
The war must be fought steadily, and it is better to fight slowly than to increase unnecessary casualties."
An Lei, the commander-in-chief of the Qing Kingdom, saw that although the two men did not quarrel, they were still in a tense situation.
He knew that this was Tang's first foreign war.
The Tang State has always been praised for its strength.
General Jia Zhen is eager to express himself. Once he successfully fights this war, he will surely become the first person in the army and hope to take over as the governor after the war.
For the sake of glory and wealth, General Jia Zhen was willing to take risks.
Because he knew that the Wu Yue allied soldiers on the opposite side may not be of the same mind.
Even if they are at a disadvantage, they are only a secondary battlefield here and their impact on the overall situation is not serious.
Dou Xiao, the general of Fujian, led his troops extremely cautiously.
Because Fujian really almost lost a generation of young people.
The whole country of Fujian is extremely sensitive to the casualties of war.
A general who progresses quickly and suffers heavy casualties, and a general who advances slowly and suffers few casualties.
From the perspective of Fujian, the latter is more capable.
It is based on these two irreconcilable conflicts.
The coalition's combat plan has been pending.
This is not just the case on the front lines, senior leaders in various countries are also in a dilemma.
Qingguo is the weakest country in the alliance.
An Lei has always not participated in disputes on the front line, and they will follow whoever wins.
Qingguo has a very clear understanding of its status.
Qingguo's industrial capabilities and population quality are far behind those of other European countries.
Qingguo just wants to be wise and protect itself, not become a regional hegemon.
Qing State is close to the Empire, so even if it wants to become a regional hegemon, the risk is greater than that of other countries.
Qingguo's future positioning is more like a buffer zone between the empire and the European regional powers.
Whether it is the domestic situation or the international environment, it shows that Qing State cannot dominate.
With the situation like this, the Qingguo people did not have a strong spirit.
The two were about to quarrel when they heard cheers outside.
"War has been declared. The alliance has declared war on the three kingdoms of Wu, Yue and Jin.
We can finally fight with our arms and legs free."
The commander-in-chief of the Tang State, Jia Zhen, and the commander-in-chief of the Fujian State, Dou Xiao, glanced at each other, and they both saw excitement in each other's eyes.
I know that the situation has changed significantly and it is not the time to argue. There are more important things to do.
They came out of the room, and the officers of the three countries were circulating the messages declaring war from each country.
The three commanders each picked up the power supply of their country, looked at the content on it, and raised the corners of their mouths slightly.
After declaring war on each other, all the shackles on the army are lifted, and they can use any method to face the enemy.
The commander-in-chief of the Tang State, Jia Zhen, put down the telegram, looked at the commander-in-chief of the Fujian State, Dou Xiao, and said in a sincere tone: "We don't need to continue fighting. Now that war has been declared, we must come up with a feasible solution."
Dou Xiao, the commander-in-chief of Fujian, took a step back and said, "If the Tang army is willing to take the lead, then I have no objection."
He knew that the declaration of war had been completed and if the coalition forces did not send troops, the top leaders of various countries would definitely send telegrams to urge them.
Dou Xiao still cannot accept General Jia Zhen's battle plan, but he is willing to compromise as long as it can reduce the casualties of the Fujian army.
The commander-in-chief of the Tang Dynasty, Jia Zhen, was thinking about the suggestion made by General Dou Xiao.
This is definitely unfair to Tang State.
His agreement to this exchange condition will definitely arouse doubts among some people in the country.
But this is a price that needs to be paid for already trying to implement Tang's battle plan.
General Jia Zhen sighed and was about to discuss something with General Dou Xiao.
A violent explosion sounded outside Quling Camp.
General Jia Zhen was stunned for a moment. Then he realized that all countries had declared war and immediately shouted: "The Wu-Vietnam coalition is coming, organize an army to fight back immediately."
When General Dou Xiao and General An Lei heard this, they immediately reacted and shouted loudly: "The enemy is attacking us. Tell all the troops to strengthen their security. If you find the enemy, you will immediately counterattack."
After the three commanders gave their orders, the officers in the camp immediately reacted. They issued combat orders to the grassroots troops over the phone, and at the same time asked the actor what happened?
A Tang State staff officer was sweating profusely and ran to Commander Jia Zhen. He said in horror: "General Jia, the Wu-Vietnam coalition fired a large number of rockets at us."
As the commander-in-chief of the Tang Army, General Jia Zhen knew the power of various weapons of the army very well.
When he heard this, sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Immediately prepare the military for a massive artillery attack.
Notify the artillery of the coalition forces to immediately follow the direction of the rocket attack and try to counterattack.
The rocket launchers of the Wu-Vietnam coalition can hit our positions, and the rocket launchers of the coalition can also pose a threat to them."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! General Jia Zhen sighed, they lost the first move.
As the active attacker, they were the first to be attacked by the enemy.
As the commander-in-chief of an army, he has an unshirkable responsibility.
Just as General Jia Zhen wanted to go outside to see the situation, he heard a violent explosion coming from outside.
Rockets exploded near the headquarters, causing huge shock waves that caused the house to tremble continuously.
The guard immediately stepped forward to grab the fake general and said loudly: "General, go to the basement to avoid the shelling. You must not get into trouble."
The guards immediately went to the sky and took many officers from the coalition command headquarters to the basement to take shelter.
They have basements to hide from shelling, and ordinary soldiers in the coalition camp can only withstand constant rocket bombardment.
In the camp of the Four-Nation Alliance Allied Forces, the roar of exploding artillery shells was heard constantly.
The fragments and shock waves generated after the rocket launcher exploded directly caused the shells to land within a fifty-meter radius, killing or injuring soldiers.
The artillerymen of the Four-Nation Alliance also reacted quickly and immediately launched a retaliatory counterattack in the direction of the rocket launcher.
The commander-in-chief of Vietnam, Ji Suyun, watched as the rocket launcher troops continued to project large amounts of ammunition towards the location of the Four Nations Alliance camp.
The barrel of the rocket launcher is now slightly red.
The artillerymen ignored the damage to the barrel and directly sprayed water on the barrel to cool it down.
Smoke and water vapor filled the position, forming a huge smoke bomb.
"The artillery shells supported by Wu State were really timely. Without sufficient artillery shells, how could we fight so happily."
When Commander Ji Suyun was excited, he discovered that the Four Nations Alliance had organized a counterattack.
Rocket launchers and various artillery shells were already attacking the position.
Some of the artillery shells fell on the position, causing some casualties.
Ji Suyun immediately ordered: "Retreat, retreat immediately."
He led the army and quickly retreated from the position to Yangling City.
Only by maintaining effective strength can we better attack the Four-Nation Alliance.
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The artillery bombardment by the Wu-Vietnam Allied Forces was short-lived, but it dealt a heavy blow to the Four-Nation Alliance Allied Forces.
The commander-in-chief of the Tang Dynasty, Jia Zhen, frowned and listened to the report of his staff.
This shelling caused more than 4,000 coalition casualties and a large amount of material damage.
In particular, a fire broke out in the fuel warehouse and burned most of the fuel.
If the mechanized troops have no fuel, they are just a display, and the blitzkrieg will definitely not be able to continue.
General Jia Zhen sighed and said helplessly: "The losses in the camp are too great, and the field hospitals are overcrowded.
I will apologize to the alliance and bear the main responsibility for this failure."
He knew that the coalition forces could only fight a war of attrition in the next step, and the tactics were too radical to continue.
The situation has changed extremely seriously.
The balance of power between them and the Wu and Yue allied forces was approaching a balance.
The most critical point is that the morale of the coalition forces has declined after this blow.
Before morale is restored, the combat plan should not be too radical.
Dou Xiao, the commander-in-chief of Fujian, did not look disappointed on his face.
He said with a slightly angry tone: "The Wu-Vietnam coalition can sneak attack our army with rocket launchers, and we can also fight back.
Weapons like rocket launchers are not only owned by the Wu-Vietnam coalition.
Rocket launchers originating from the Empire, limited quantity.
But our country in Fujian has successfully imitated rocket launchers, and the effect is not as good as the original ones from the empire, but the quantity is sufficient."
An Lei, the commander-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty, agreed: "It's not just bombing with artillery fire. Who doesn't know how to use such a simple tactic?
It is a competition between the industrial strength of various countries.
Our coalition can withstand the artillery bombardment, let’s see if the Wu-Vietnam coalition can withstand it.”
The three commanders reached an agreement on the future tactics of the coalition forces.
The coalition forces were originally somewhat divided and didn't know where to put their efforts.
Because they shared the same hatred and wanted to retaliate against the Wu-Yue coalition, they became extremely powerful in their actions.
Quling is also connected to the railway network of the Quad Alliance.
The ammunition needed by the coalition forces is being continuously delivered to the camp.
The coalition forces also took advantage of this time to regroup.
In Quling and Yangling, where the Four Kingdoms Alliance and the Three Kingdoms Alliance confront each other, a larger-scale war is brewing.
The results achieved by the Wu and Yue coalition forces in the Quling area were quickly spread.
The Yue expeditionary force was jointly commended by Wu and Yue.
When King Bai Yuangui of Yue got the news, he was very happy.
This was the first battle fought by the Vietnamese army after returning to the European battlefield.
The victory of this battle let European countries know that the powerful Vietnamese army had once again returned to Europe.
No country can underestimate the strength of Yue.
Through this war, Vietnam once again proved its strength to the outside world.
Only strong strength can deter potential enemies.
Wu State was also very happy that the Yangling area withstood the attack of the four-nation coalition.
Wu State can fully resist Gui State's southward march, and does not need to be distracted from dealing with the enemy forces in the west.
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In the camp on the front line of the Wu State, Li Zhipeng, the commander-in-chief of the Wu Army, was a little confused. When he saw the news about the rewards for the Vietnamese army, he burst into laughter.
He looked at Chief of Staff Qi Long and said excitedly: "The results of the Vietnamese army have reminded me of this.
We must not react passively.
In the past few days, the army has been attacked by artillery fire from the Gui army, and the casualties have been really heavy.
Even if our army has forts and bunkers, it can withstand some of the enemy's artillery fire.
But forts and bunkers cannot withstand enemy artillery fire forever.
Our army must find a way to reverse this situation and cause huge damage to the Gui army."
Chief of Staff Qi Long agreed: "The power of fortress artillery on the defense line is indeed stronger than rocket launchers.
However, the interval between firing of fortress cannons is too long, and the range is not as good as rocket launchers.
The firepower density formed by the fort cannot be compared with that of rocket launchers.
The number of our rocket launchers is not as good as that of the Gui Army, and we are completely unable to form fire suppression against the Gui Army.
This situation is extremely unfavorable for our army.
I observed the battle between the Swiss and Shu armies in the Hongshanling area.
Whichever side is suppressed by firepower will ultimately lose the battle, with little chance of a comeback.
It is really difficult to use an army of people to compete with the power of steel."
Chief of Staff Qi Long finished his emotion. He had realized the underlying meaning of Commander Li Zhipeng's words.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "General Li wants our army to also equip a large number of rocket launchers to engage in a bombardment with the Gui army.
Now the Gui army is only bombing on the periphery and has not sent the main force to attack.
They are also afraid that our army will hide a large number of rocket launchers.
Rocket launchers have limited damage to forts and bunkers built of reinforced concrete.
But for an ordinary army without armor, one round of bombing can cause extremely serious damage.
The great victory achieved in Quling was enough to verify this point of view.
But our army is not hiding rocket launchers, but it really does not have the technology to conquer rocket launchers.
In order to support the Vietnamese army, some of the rockets purchased from the empire have been transported to Yangling.
There are currently a small number of rocket launchers on the front line, but once they are used, the Gui army will see through the reality."
Chief of Staff Qi Long was also helpless. Wu State's industrial strength was limited, so they could not fully invest in all weapons.
The weapons that Wu is good at are various artillery and outstanding tanks.
For a seemingly simple weapon like a rocket launcher, there is not much technical reserve.
I understand that the imperial generals admire rocket launchers, but it is impossible to create advanced rocket launchers from scratch in three months.
Commander Li Zhipeng said with a smile: "As a soldier, we cannot let a weapon limit our performance.
The revelation brought by rocket launchers is the importance of firepower density.
Rocket launchers are the weapons with the strongest firepower, but that doesn’t mean they are the only option.”
Chief of Staff Qi Long already understood the specific thoughts of Commander Li Zhipeng.
He planned to use some kind of weapon to replace the role of the rocket launcher.
This weapon must have serious flaws, so Commander Li Zhipeng chose to discuss it with him.
Chief of Staff Qi Long asked solemnly: "I would like to hear the details. If the method is feasible, I am willing to support it."