Qi Bin saw everyone's gazes, and of course he knew what these people meant.
When he was in school, it was Emperor Su He who had laid the foundation for hegemony, and he enjoyed the top education of the children of the powerful.
Qi Bin knew that he could not be smart, but he could never be stupid.
The important decision point is to know how to choose.
In this situation, if special bombs are not used, is it possible that Wu Guoken will fail?
The surrounding environment of Wu State is different from that of Jin and Yue.
There were no powerful countries around Jin, and there were many undeveloped areas in Africa.
Jin's neighbor, Zheng, had no interest in making things worse for him.
Attacking the Jin State is likely to cause huge losses, but attacking the surrounding indigenous tribes will make the losses controllable.
Vietnam only lost part of its navy, and they also seized Danji Port and its surrounding land from Fujian.
The two countries can only say that there is victory or defeat against each other, but there is no real winner.
Once Wu was defeated, the situation would be completely different.
There are no weak countries around Wu State. Even the weakest Tang State can dispatch more than 10,000 troops to fight abroad.
Once the Wu State was exposed to be very weak due to this war.
The next fate of the Wu Kingdom is to be eaten. The Wu Kingdom no longer exists, and there is no need for the Wu royal family to exist.
The Wu royal family will pay any price, even if it means being accused by thousands of people and being nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
They will also try their best to let Wu Guo win.
History is a little girl who can dress up as she pleases. Only the winner has the power to write history.
At least in the history of Wu State, the Wu royal family's initial ability in this war was admired by the people.
Qi Bin said in a serious tone: "The situation has reached this point, and we must use all available methods to win this war.
On behalf of my father and the royal family of King Wu, I order the front line to use special bombs."
After Prince Qi Bin issued this order, he felt relaxed all over.
Whoever gives the order to use special bombs must bear responsibility if consequences beyond his control occur.
The generals on the front line can execute orders, but it would be too difficult for them to issue this order.
Frontline generals have many concerns, the biggest of which is the fear of becoming a scapegoat.
When encountering something beyond Wu Guo's control, it is very likely that he will borrow someone else's help to quell the anger of the outside world.
These generals are not afraid of death, they are afraid that they will not get the rewards they deserve for their hard work.
Qi Bin issued this order on behalf of the Wu royal family. As the executor of the order, they had no doubts.
General Zhang Hujing and General Li Mansong both showed relaxed expressions when they heard the order given by the Crown Prince Qi Bin.
The prince of the Wu royal family issued an order so that they would not have to take the blame for this battle.
This pot is so heavy that they cannot carry it even with their abilities.
Once you take the blame and kill the donkey, you will end up being shot. Otherwise, the whole clan will be exiled.
The prince Qi Bin is the royal family of the Wu Kingdom. No matter what changes occur, he will not be punished as long as the Wu Kingdom survives.
General Zhang Hujing and General Li Mansong immediately expressed their stance in unison: "I obey your order."
Deputy Chief of General Staff Cui Yuanji also smiled.
He originally thought he needed to say a few words this time.
As a result, he didn't say a word. Prince Qi Bin had already done what he should do.
Prince Qi Bin is usually a little out-of-the-box in doing things, but he is very pleased to be able to make correct judgments from Wu Guo's point of view on major matters.
From now on, Deputy Chief of General Staff Cui Yuanji will take over the leadership of this matter.
He began to assign tasks to General Zhang Hujing and General Li Mansong.
The night was getting darker, and the three of them were still having a heated discussion.
Deputy Chief of General Staff Cui Yuanji also listened to the suggestions of the two frontline generals.
He finally concluded: “There are several types of special bombs produced in China.
Our main goal is to win this war, not to kill the Gui people.
Do not use poison gas bombs, which are extremely powerful and inhumane, for the time being.
Special eggs like white phosphorus bombs are too difficult to preserve. With our current technology, there is no way to safely preserve white phosphorus bombs.
White phosphorus bombs are the enemy's nightmare. If white phosphorus bombs can be used, at least half of the Gui army in the camp will be left behind.
Use napalm bombs to deal with personnel and thermite bombs to deal with fortresses.
Let the Gui army experience the fire attack of the new era."
General Zhang Hujing immediately saluted: "Chief of Staff Cui, our army will receive special ammunition overnight and transfer the ammunition to the artillery position in time.
When we fight tomorrow, we must launch the attack according to the plan."
Deputy Chief of General Staff Cui Yuanji said in an unquestionable tone: "The army must complete the offensive plan according to the plan.
Special bombs are transported to the front line in strict confidentiality.
Once you enter the military camp and leave the controlled state, many people will definitely know about it.
Tonight, the military camp is under strict control. Even if there is careful work in the camp, they cannot pass the news out.
Even if the attack time is delayed until tomorrow night, the Gui army on the opposite side is likely to know this situation.
They will inevitably choose to evacuate. If our army uses special bombs and cannot achieve its strategic goals, the losses will be too great.
None of us can bear this responsibility."
General Li Mansong, who has a steady personality, immediately promised: "General Zhang and I went to the artillery camp in person to arrange this matter.
Chief of Staff Cui and Crown Prince, please rest assured that there will definitely be no problems with our army."
General Zhang Hujing immediately echoed: "Chief of Staff Cui, please rest assured that I will definitely keep an eye on the situation on the front line.
I will put down everything in my hands and do my best to promote this matter."
Cui Yuanji, deputy chief of general staff, nodded when he heard the two generals' commitment.
When these two generals issued verbal military orders, they would never miss the mark and must be confident in completing this mission.
They all know the price of failing to complete this mission, which is crucial to the outcome of the war.
Cui Yuanji stood up and said: "I will leave the frontline affairs to the two generals. The prince and I will go back to the room to rest."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! General Zhang Hujing and General Li Mansong saw off Deputy Chief of General Staff Cui Yuanji and Crown Prince Qi Bin. The two of them looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
This task, whether it is the extremely short preparation work before the war, or the price that needs to be borne after the war.
It's all a veritable chore.
Normal people would avoid it in time if they were not hit directly on the head.
The two immediately summoned their confidants to transport special bombs to the artillery camp and arrange relevant attack plans.
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November 10th, 5:40 in the morning.
Prince Qi Bin had just finished breakfast. He immediately looked at the Gui Army's defensive position at the Wu Army camp.
It seemed that the Gui army had not received the news in advance, and they still defended according to their usual experience.
Prince Qi Bin saw General Zhang Hujing waiting on the side, and he asked: "General Zhang, are the front lines ready to attack?"
General Zhang Hujing said with a tired look: "Your Majesty, after the unremitting efforts of General Li and I, the artillery camp is ready."
Prince Qi Bin picked up the military communication phone.
"Get me the artillery camp."
The phone rang a few times and was quickly connected.
Prince Qi Bin ordered in a serious tone: "I am Prince Qi Bin, and on behalf of the royal family of King Wu, I order the artillery to fire immediately."
After Wu's artillery camp received the order, the artillery immediately fired according to the planned firing plan.
Ignoring the lifespan of the gun barrel, he fired three rounds at a very fast rate to end the bombardment and immediately moved his position.
Prince Qi Bin picked up the telescope and saw napalm bombs flying towards the Gui army's position with a scream, just like ordinary artillery shells.
The napalm bomb exploded in the air more than ten meters above the ground.
When the mixture of gasoline and adhesive is exposed to air, it immediately begins to burn violently.
Strips or sheets of fire snakes filled the sky.
These fire snakes twisted in various postures and fell towards the ground.
Once a soldier is brushed by these fire snakes, he will immediately be stuck to them until his whole body is set on fire.
Many soldiers were hiding in the artillery holes inside the trenches.
For general shelling, it can effectively prevent shell fragments and shock waves.
But napalm can flow when it falls on the ground.
The temperature of the air around the trench began to rise slowly after being roasted by the flames.
The soldiers hiding in the shell-proof cave felt a little suffocated at first, and then they felt that the air they breathed could burn their throats with blisters.
Their mouth and nose were burning and hurting. The pain only lasted for a short time. They felt that they were breathing hard and their brains were still a little dizzy.
A large amount of napalm burns, directly consuming the oxygen in the surrounding air.
There was insufficient oxygen in the trenches, and a large number of soldiers were suffocated to death.
These soldiers had a relatively lucky fate and did not suffer much pain.
The soldiers near the trench vents were not suffocated to death.
But they could feel that the surrounding air was getting hotter and hotter, and they felt that their trachea had begun to become blocked.
The skin was initially burned with blisters, but soon the pain on the skin was no longer felt.
They were quickly roasted to death because their bodies could not dissipate heat.
The soldiers' corpses were continuously roasted by the hot air, and their skin turned golden and began to emit slight oil.
In addition to the smell of burning gasoline, there was also the smell of barbecue on the battlefield.
Soldiers from both armies began to smell the fragrance and swallowed subconsciously.
They then realized, what did this strange fragrance mean?
Soldiers with poor psychological quality bent over and vomited one after another.
Prince Qi Bin smelled the smell swept over by the heat wave.
He ordered the use of napalm, but still couldn't stand the smell.
Prince Qi Bin held the tent and began to vomit loudly. He vomited out all the food he had eaten in the morning.
When the crown prince Qi Bin saw this purgatory-like scene, he truly realized why his father was hesitant to use special bombs.
This is still a napalm bomb with low lethality among special bombs.
Prince Qi Bin really couldn't imagine what kind of damage would be caused if poison gas bombs were used?
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Commander Xu Jin was in charge of the defensive position. After several days of fighting, they had felt that the Wu army's offensive capabilities were getting weaker and weaker.
He calculated in his mind that when the Wu army weakened to a certain extent, it would be their opportunity to attack.
The quality of the two armies is almost the same. The only advantage of the Gui army is that they are the defensive side.
As the defensive side, they can take advantage of the defense and continue to consume the attacking side's troops.
The soldiers under Commander Xu Jin could not leave the trenches during a war.
Trenching can reduce casualties caused by local bombing and shooting.
The Wu army had no trenches, so they could only send out attack teams to forcefully occupy the trenches, which resulted in heavy casualties.
Xu was promoted to commander of the army and saw that Wu Guo had obviously changed his tactics in the past two days.
Wu Jun also realized that if this continued, Wu's army would be depleted. No matter how well the battle was fought, Wu would be defeated.
Xu was promoted to Army Commander and expected Wu Guoguo to find ways to delay.
He had expected this situation and was not surprised at all.
He also hopes that Wu will do this, and the country is looking for ways to build roads.
When a large amount of domestic supplies and reinforcements arrive, Wu's small army will be surrounded by them.
All the good thoughts of Xu being promoted to commander of the army disappeared with Wu's attack.
When he heard the sound of shelling, he felt something was wrong.
The artillery shells fired by Wu Jun this time were obviously longer than the previous artillery shells. The posture and sound of its flight in the air also changed dramatically.
Commander Xu Jin was thinking about what kind of problem would arise.
These shells exploded in the air, and he immediately opened his mouth in disbelief.
He had served in the Imperial Army and knew the origin of these exploding shells.
The artillery shells that appeared above the trenches were the famous napalm bombs, which were very lethal to people.
Bunkers and other defenses were hit by thermite bombs.
Thermite bombs produce high temperatures that even steel cannot withstand.
He saw on the telescope that a thermite bomb hit the barrel of the heavy gun and melted the barrel directly.
Commander Xu Jin wanted to scream in pain, but no sound came out.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! His subordinates suffered such a huge blow, at least three thousand casualties.
Coupled with the losses suffered by the Gui army on other lines of defense, they would suffer at least 5,000 casualties from a single blow.
The casualties directly reached a quarter, and the Gui army was on the verge of collapse.
Commander Xu Jinjin heard the phone ring.
He picked up the phone and heard General Lan Ke's angry roar on the other side.
"Commander Xu, I ordered a retreat, retreat immediately.
Regardless of the troops trapped in the battlefield, we must take the remaining soldiers and return to Guiguo safely."
When Commander Xu Jin heard this order, he said bitterly: "I obey the order."
He immediately asked the signal troops to convey orders to the front line, and the troops who could evacuate the battlefield were immediately evacuated from the battlefield in an orderly manner.
The Gui army has suffered such heavy losses now that even if they survive the crisis, they will not have the strength to continue attacking Wu.
Commander Xu Jinjin saw that there were less than a thousand men under his command and safely evacuated the battlefield.
These people are basically at the rear of the battlefield, and those closer to the front are unable to retreat.
Commander Xu Jinjin looked at his comrades in purgatory.
He turned around and ordered: "The State of Wu destroyed the tacit understanding between countries by using napalm bombs and thermite bombs, which are inhumane weapons of mass destruction.
King Gui will never ignore it, and we will definitely retaliate and avenge our comrades.
Now that it is no longer feasible to continue fighting, we obey General Lan Ke's order and retreat back home."
When the Gui army evacuated, all their ammunition that could not be taken away was piled up at important strategic locations in Chengtian Mansion, and time bombs were placed.
The Gui army abandoned a large number of heavy weapons and quickly evacuated to Chengtian Fortress to build a new line of defense.