As a large-scale military exercise with many results, the Dongwan Island landing exercise was studied and discussed by the entire army.
Although it was kept secret from the outside world, in order for all troops to learn lessons from the exercise, the division-level cadres of each group army learned the details of the landing exercise in their respective discussion and study meetings.
In order to allow the marine troops to gain a foothold on the beach as much as possible, the Tang Empire developed a lot of equipment to provide technical support for the landing.
For example, the Tang Empire built tank landing ships: This kind of landing weapon can theoretically send tanks directly to the beach. The Datang Empire equipped dozens of them.
But the Marine Corps of the Tang Empire was equipped with the No. 4 tank. At this point in time, it was no longer an advanced tank.
There is no way. Logistics and other aspects must always be considered when landing across the sea. The Panther tank is not suitable, and the Army does not have enough Type 59 tanks, so the Marine Corps can only make do with the backward No. 4 tank.
During the entire exercise, the inexperience problem of the Marine Corps of the Tang Empire was very seriously exposed. Many jokes were made, so it was used as a teaching material for discussion by the entire army.
Recalling what was discussed in the previous meeting, an officer shook his head and said with emotion: "Half of the 1st Marine Division was blocked on the beach. It took them about 3 hours to get the first batch of heavy weapons and equipment ashore. If
It was an attack on the enemy's well-fortified coastline, and they would lose almost half of their men."
"Whether the loss is big or small, what is really fatal is that if the enemy launches a counterattack, they may be driven into the sea." The staff officer who had just returned from the Imperial General Staff Headquarters in Chang'an grasped the key point.
The officer who had been reading the document next to him put down what he was holding, raised his head and joined in the conversation: "The airborne troops are also a mess. They didn't have anything in the last war, that is, the war with the Great China Empire.
We have been training in the rear since our debut. There are a lot of new recruits, and the number of troops has been expanded to five times the original. It was a lively exercise during the exercise."
He paused and continued: "Two airborne divisions participated in the exercise. After parachuting, one-third of the people could not be found. The soldiers who landed could not find their commanders, and the commanders could not find their soldiers. You are
I don’t know, four of them fell to the ground and suffered fractures that day, and eighteen others lost their guns. Several air force commanders at the exercise headquarters were so angry that their faces turned green. It was really a complete and utter embarrassment.”
He only heard this news from a friend yesterday. The specific data was not publicized, so many people didn't know about it.
Sure enough, when they heard the news that someone had broken bones and someone had thrown a gun, many people laughed: "Hahahaha! Is it true or false?"
There is not much fun in the military. Everyone seems to be very happy when they hear that friendly troops are suffering. There is a bit of schadenfreude, mixed with a little joy of seeing classmates fail in exams.
The officer immediately replied: "Of course it is true, but fortunately the troops who successfully landed responded quickly and completed about half of the exercise tasks, finally saving the face of the airborne troops."
Suddenly, someone asked a sharp question: "Huh? You said, this is both airborne and landed. Doesn't our Majesty want to fight back to the Eastern Continent?"
Many old people from Bunas and Beiling have actually always harbored the idea of returning to the Eastern Continent. Although they usually don't say it, they still have this idea after all.
People in this world are all about returning fallen leaves to their roots, otherwise Leo would not have asked Tang Mo to take his ashes back to the Western Continent.
Therefore, these people who migrated from Beiling and Bunas must hope that one day the Tang Empire can return to the Eastern Continent.
The person who asked this question was the old staff officer who participated in the Battle of Dongwan Island. It can be seen from his qualifications that he must have worked all the way from the Bunas era to today. He asked this, which shows that he is
Hope I can call back.
Every time they encounter such a problem, or see such a hope, they, the old people, will ask this question, taking the trouble to be full of expectations.
But someone soon poured cold water on him: "It's unlikely. The General Staff calculated that if you want to land on the eastern continent, you need to at least double the existing fleet. At the same time, it will take ten more
Only with about twice the number of transport ships can it be possible to complete the landing operation."
Others immediately nodded. Those who can analyze rationally like this are probably the so-called locals, that is, the "Chinese" with dark eyes and black hair.
They were less interested in fighting back to the Eastern Continent and were more interested in annexing the Great China Empire to the west and then killing Qin and Shu. They felt that cross-sea operations were difficult and should not be such a risk.
Therefore, someone reminded: "Yes, when the time comes, it will be backed by the endless sea, and it will not be easy to transport the follow-up weapons and ammunition ashore for replenishment."
These difficulties do exist, and they are even downplayed: real long-distance cross-sea operations are more difficult and more complex than they say.
The first wave of landing troops can successfully land ashore by virtue of their suddenness and concealment, but if the subsequent troops cannot be replenished in time, no matter how elite the troops are, they will only be driven into the sea.
It is definitely not possible to have a small number of people. It is unrealistic to expect tens of thousands of people to fight against hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of enemy troops with their backs to the sea, especially when their ammunition cannot be replenished.
Although he was unwilling to admit it, the old staff officer still had to admit that what these young people said was right. Fighting back across the endless sea was unrealistic, at least it was impossible now.
So, he felt a little lonely and didn't know who he was asking: "Then what is the purpose of our landing exercise?"
The staff officer who went to the meeting was very sensitive: "On the one hand, it is to prepare for landing on the Eastern Continent and test some data; on the other hand, His Majesty may have ideas about the mirage."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After hearing what he said, some people immediately thought it was reasonable: "Don't tell me, it's really possible. The distance between Mirage Kingdom and Beiyuan City is larger than across
The Endless Sea is much closer. Besides, don’t we have an agreement with the orcs?”
Another person agreed with his analysis: "It makes sense. It is very possible to knock down several islands in the Mirage Kingdom. In this way, the orcs can be appeased."
The Tang Empire has always coveted the islands of the Mirage Kingdom. On the one hand, the Tang Empire really needs these islands as a springboard to shorten the actual distance with the Eastern Continent.
If the distance from Dragon Island to Bunas is 2, then the distance from Mirage Kingdom to Yongdong Port is almost only 1! This can indeed bring the Tang Empire closer to the Eastern Continent, to say the least.
Closer to the Ice Empire!
In addition, Tang Mo has always imagined handing over one of the islands in the Mirage Kingdom to the orcs as a kind of appeasement and reward. So no matter what, the Tang Empire will launch a war to destroy the Mirage Kingdom.
This war will come sooner or later, and it is not surprising when it comes, so many officers are looking forward to this war: for them, it will be another feast for dividing military glory.
However, now may not be the time. In any case, we have to wait until His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Empire gets married. After all, this happy event is a symbol of the unbreakable alliance between Qin and the Tang Empire!
The State of Qin hoped to consolidate its relationship with the Tang Empire through such a wedding, and at the same time, try its best to gain some benefits that it had never dared to think of.
The Tang Empire hopes that through such a wedding, it can win over people's hearts and further enhance the influence of the Emperor of the Tang Empire on the Western Continent, making him a ruler recognized by the common people.
While the officers and staff at the headquarters of the 9th Army were discussing the possibility of mirage removal, the future princess of the Tang Empire, Princess Yue, was selecting the jewelry she would wear on her wedding day.
Frankly speaking, she really didn't expect the Tang Empire to be so extravagant: in the history books she had been exposed to since she was a child, the rulers' virtues such as diligence and frugality had always been emphasized, and she had never seen such a justified extravagance.
of the monarch.
In the Tang Empire, it seems that luxury is not a sin, but a matter of course: in order to make this wedding meet the expectations of all parties, the Tang Empire spent at least 20 million gold coins.
In addition to the wedding itself, just the sapphire necklace, ring and tiara worn by Yingyue on the day are worth more than 3 million gold coins!
When she saw the jewelry in front of her, Yingyue was even scared: she didn't know if this was a test, that Emperor Tang was testing whether she was a vain woman.
She has never seen such beautiful jewelry or clothing since she was a child. Only now does she know what the princess dream is and what the royal family should have.
What frightens her is that even so, she still has a choice! Yes, there are more than one set of jewelry sent to her, and there are many options for dresses! In other words, there are countless such expensive treasures in the Tang Empire.
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The actual situation was not as exaggerated as Yingyue thought. She did not know that these jewelry were provided by jewelry companies under the Datang Group, and the cost was far less than she had guessed.
However, few women can remain rational in front of a double gem necklace, so Yingyue also fell. She is thinking about one thing now: the emperor may really like her. This is normal, because
She really couldn't imagine how rich Tang Mo really was.
As soon as this thought appeared, she couldn't let it go. Yingyue suddenly felt a little bit of a little woman's happiness. She concentrated on preparing for her wedding, imagining what Tang Mo would be like after seeing her most beautiful moment.