The undercurrent of reform in the Tang Empire was raging, and countless corrupt officials were arrested and punished. Tang Mo changed his previous gentle attitude and severely punished some old officials brought from Bunas.
These officials relied on their status to do some things that made Tang Mo very unhappy, and as a result, they were all severely punished.
The local officials who came in as substitutes did not give Tang Mo any peace of mind. They were also dealt with severely and dozens of them were killed in the end before they became more honest.
It is necessary and healthy for a team to purify itself as it progresses. At least that's what Tang Mo thinks: the more he actively eliminates, the smaller the losses will be.
On the other side, on the distant main island, the war between the orcs and the goblins was still going on. The 1st Regiment of the 1st Armored Division of the orcs encountered trouble when attacking the 3rd Armored Division of the goblins.
The Mirage troops began to commit suicide again: some of their soldiers desperately used thorn mines to attack the Orc tanks. The losses of the 1st Regiment that day soared to 20 tanks!
The next day, the Orcs' losses were even worse: the Tang Army's aircraft carrier fleet began to prepare to retreat, and support for the Orcs' ground forces began to decrease.
Under such circumstances, the attack of the Orc forces became more sluggish, and even seemed to be beyond their capabilities. Shanru had no choice but to increase the number of sorties the Orc Air Force took off from the new island, but as a result, the losses of the Orc Air Force began to rise linearly.
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There is no way around this. The Orc pilots cannot have as much time and energy to teach how to deal with the Mirage Zero fighters as the Tang Army pilots did. This allowed the Mirage Air Force, which was originally struggling to survive, to regain some ground.
The goblins were surprised to find that they seemed to have some ability to fight against the enemy! So the Mirage fighter jets that took off from the north of the island once again appeared near the orc landing site.
There was a fierce air battle between the two sides' aircraft in the sky. 20 aircraft crashed that day, 7 of which were Ork's Butcher fighter jets, and one Ork's Yin'er 2 attack aircraft. The remaining 12 were Mirage's.
Zero fighter.
Such battle losses gave Mirwuk hope. He ordered more fighter jets to take off to participate in the battle, and then the Tang Empire Air Force jet fighters came to improve their results and shot down 8 Zeros.
Such a huge loss suddenly restored the spirit of the Mirage Goblin pilots who were excited: Your uncle is still your uncle after all, and the planes of the Tang Dynasty are still the planes of the Tang Dynasty.
Since most of the Butcher fighter jets are flown by orc pilots, they can be beaten a dozen; but Mr. Liu is really untouchable. He will run away when he meets someone and hide when he can...
Therefore, on the 6th day after the Ork troops landed, the Ork Air Force lost a total of 39 aircraft, more than 20 pilots were killed, and Dragon Slayer bombers, which had almost disappeared before, even appeared near the landing site.
Although this thing can't carry many bombs, but... it is like a barometer, a symbol that directly reflects the battlefield situation: as long as it appears in the sky, it means that the Mirage Kingdom has almost begun to take control of the air.
The Dragon-Slaying bombers, which were slow and had little ability to protect themselves, were eventually driven away by the Butcher fighter jets flown by the Orks. Three Dragon-Slaying bombers were shot down, and the rest fled in confusion.
The advantage of the Air Force fighter jets is not big enough for the Ork pilots to squander at will. Although the performance of the Butcher fighter jets seems to be better, the Zero fighter jets are not weak either. The two sides are completely in a state of even-matching.
However, the Ork Air Force suffered a disadvantage in terms of range. Planes taking off from the new island could not stay on the front line for a long time, which gave the long-range Zero fighter an opportunity.
The few remaining elite pilots of the Mirage Kingdom usually adopt low-altitude approach tactics to avoid Tang Army jet fighters that may be patrolling in the air, and then suddenly pull up close to the landing site to sneak attack the Orc fighter jets.
This tactic is quite effective, but the mirage does not actually gain much advantage: in fact, the exchange ratio of fighters between the two sides is only one to one, and this ratio has not changed much.
After all, whether it's the orc air force or the goblin air force, their pilots are probably about the same level, so no miracle will happen.
But no matter what, for the Mirage Air Force, at least their results were much better than in the past few months.
In the past, they might not even be able to shoot down a Tang Army plane, and they would lose as many planes as they took off.
Now they have at least achieved a certain number of results, which makes Fengwu Ke very excited. He thinks that the Tang Dynasty and the Orcs fighting across the sea have begun to show their fatigue.
On the other hand, the battle on the ground seemed to support Mirage's judgment. After the orcs failed to attack the city, they began to become timid.
Indeed, the orc troops seemed to have no good way to deal with the goblin defenses near the mountains and rivers. After trying to attack several times, they had no choice but to suspend the offensive.
The defenses prepared by the goblins for the Tang army were too strong for the orcs. With these tunnels and a small number of surface defenses, the orcs could not break through in a short time.
But Shanru couldn't afford to wait. If he continued to waste his time, the situation of the orc troops fighting against the enemy would only become more and more passive.
So Shanlu had to rush to the vicinity of Dingcheng himself to command the 1st Armored Division to attack the goblin troops. But what he didn't know was that even if he penetrated the goblin defense line in front, there would be more defense lines waiting behind him.
Hold him.
"It is probably difficult for Shanlu's troops to penetrate the goblin defenses... I think these goblin defenses, which have almost hollowed out the mountain, are prepared for us." Qian Jinhang looked at the marks on the map,
The area where the goblins may be fortified, he said to Chief of Staff Loew who was standing on the other side of the map table.
Loew held his chin, looking at the photos from satellites and reconnaissance aircraft, and fell into deep thought. He was deciding whether to increase efforts to allow Feng Kezhi's troops to land on the island and open a breakthrough for the orcs.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "These known defense lines are very strong. They have built a large number of fortifications. The situation in the north and west is similar... It is difficult for Shanru's No. 4 tanks to break through this
The line of defense, the No. 4 tank was not designed for this kind of battle at all." Qian Jinhang saw that Loew was silent and added.
When the No. 4 tank was born, most countries in the world didn't even have tanks. At that time, it could easily tear apart the enemy's defense lines, and rely on its own communications and speed to soar.
It didn't work anymore. Facing the enemy's solidly fortified defense line, the No. 4 tank's fragile armor and lack of firepower became serious flaws.
"I have ordered the Air Force to use napalm bombs and cloud bombs to conduct an intensive carpet bombing of these areas." Air Force General Xiao Yun said to Marshal Loew: "The specific effects need to be evaluated, but it should be able to reduce the mirage in the tunnel.
The army creates some trouble."
"The main reason is that the combat effectiveness of the orcs... is really bad." The air force commander directly put the blame on the troops commanded by Shanlu.
Tang Mo, who was listening on the sidelines, finally felt the feelings of those German generals who complained about the combat effectiveness of the Italian troops.
Anyway, losing the battle is definitely not your own problem, so since it is not your own problem, it must be your allies' problem. Although the Tang Air Force is indeed non-stick, in a sense, the orcs have already fought very hard.
At least they didn't collapse on the battlefield like Italy... Of course, there are many rumors about the performance of Italian troops in World War II. However, in World War II, the Italian and French troops did not fight very well. It is true that
Indisputable fact.
The staff officer on the side took advantage of the opportunity to introduce the landing situation of the Orcs' follow-up troops: "The Orcs' 4th Division has reached the position of the original 2nd Division, and the remnants of the original 2nd Division have moved north to mix with the 1st Division, which suffered relatively heavy losses.
I will continue to participate in the war."
"The 7th Infantry Division is expected to go ashore tonight. My suggestion is... let this force try to go west." Loew looked down at the map and stated his plan.
"Is it necessary? Isn't it a good idea to spread out the troops?" Qian Jinhang heard what Loew said, and was stunned for a moment before reminding his superior.
Loew ignored his reminder and insisted on his own judgment: "I think we can give it a try, and we can use some of the weapons equipped by the 9th Army to support the orcs... to somewhat improve their combat effectiveness."
"Yes, from outdated equipment, artillery...even Scud missiles will do. But forget about 59 tanks, after all, we don't have enough 64." Tang Mo supported Loew's plan, because the 9th Army's sequence in the Tang Army
In itself, it was the latest to be established and the equipment was not very good.
The artillery of this unit also uses the Wildbee self-propelled howitzer. This thing is exactly the same as the one provided to the Orcs. They are both old models modified from the chassis of the No. 4 tank.
In addition, the 9th Army is also equipped with a lot of towed 155 howitzers. We just took this opportunity to change their equipment and give the eliminated ones to the Orcs.
"But let the 7th Infantry Division of the Orcs advance westward... It's better not to draw a conclusion on this matter. Ask Shanlu first to hear about their difficulties." Tang Mo was somewhat sympathetic to the Orcs.
In fact, this is easy to understand. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of orc workers in the Tang Kingdom watching this war. As long as the Tang Empire expresses its goodwill, it can gain the support of these orcs.
This is not the kind of verbal support, but the real support of hard work! They will work harder and work harder so that they can go to the island belonging to the orcs in the future.
"In addition...I will import another 100 Butcher fighter jets from the Chu State to assist the Orcs. Since you want to do it, you should do your best." Tang Mo added: "Don't let others pick on us!"
"Understood!" Le Fu stood at attention and lowered his head and said to Tang Mo.
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After seeing them off, I came back in a very bad state and barely managed to write a chapter. Everyone watched it first while Long Ling went to take a nap and will make up for it at night.