The good news is that after several days of experiments and repeated confirmations, the Qin commanders found a good way to temporarily crack the Tang army's electronic interference.
This method is to set up a wired communication network: yes, use the most traditional telephone lines to replace radio communications, so that a certain degree of communication can be maintained under the strong electronic interference of the Tang Empire.
It's just that this method is more troublesome, requires a lot of wires, and takes time. But no matter what, at least the Qin Army now has a way to restore its command and dispatch.
"The 3rd Armored Corps is finished." The chief of staff who came back from the front line brought very bad news to Wang Luo.
He took a sip of water, moistened his dry lips, and then continued: "The troops have suffered too many losses, too many commanders have been killed, and the entire army has lost its combat effectiveness."
"The situation of the 1st Armored Corps is not very optimistic either. They suffered heavy losses from air strikes, and many tanks were abandoned on the road due to lack of parts and fuel." When the chief of staff who personally visited the front line said these words,
Wang Luo's face became very ugly.
The 1st and 3rd Armored Corps are the elite of the Qin State. Both their commanders and tank crews are veterans of many battles. They are all precious resources for the empire.
But now, we don't even understand how the enemy surrounded us. These elite troops who were supposed to be the spearhead of the attack were lost inexplicably.
In fact, what Wang Luo didn't know was that many tank crew members on the front line were scared out of their wits by those ghost-like attacks.
They refused to continue driving the tanks, so a large number of tanks were abandoned on the road. Later, the commanders discovered the problem and began to force the tank crews not to leave the tanks easily.
As a result, there are policies and countermeasures. These tank crews will abandon the vehicle as long as they encounter a slight malfunction. Later, it will directly develop to the point where they destroy the tank themselves to achieve the purpose of abandoning the vehicle.
There is no way, who makes those terrifying planes of the Tang Empire only focus on tanks and armored vehicles? As long as they escape on foot, there is a high probability that they will not be attacked...
After all, there were too many targets on the ground, and the Tang Empire could not attack all the discovered targets even if it went all out. Therefore, the low-value infantry was spared, or most of them could only be spared.
The armored forces that abandoned their tanks had almost no combat effectiveness. Hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles of various types were abandoned on the battlefield. The scene was absolutely spectacular.
The infantry of the Tang Empire following the defeated Qin army would sometimes even be blocked by these equipment, and many times they even needed tow trucks to clear the way and move these damn debris to both sides of the roadbed.
Before the Qin army could recover from the chaos, Bolton, a famous general from the Tang Empire, rushed into Xiajuan City. Xiajuan City, which had become ruins in the battle against the Qin army, was bombed several times by the Tang army.
The prosperity of the past has long since disappeared.
When the tanks of the Tang Army arrived on the street in Xiajuan, the local Dahua people cheered warmly. Some even took the initiative to send garlands to the Tang Army. The civilians here indeed regarded the Tang Army as their liberators.
The Tang army was indeed much more amiable than the Qin army. They entered the city almost without encountering any resistance. This kind of occupation was obviously more acceptable than the Qin army's fierce attack.
The troops commanded by General Bolton on the southern line entered Xia Rein was just the beginning. The troops of the Tang Army in the north, commanded by General Strauss, cut off the Qin Army's railway line and fired a carbine to the east.
At this time, the Qin army's baggage that was attached to the back of the army was almost wiped out. Strauss burned, killed and looted all the way, destroying all the Qin army's precious fuel, food, weapons and ammunition.
At this point, the Qin State's 750,000 North Road army, which was preparing to attack the Tang army's border city Hezhe along Xiajuan, was surrounded by the wilderness between Xiajuan and Hezhe, except for a few tens of thousands of people who retreated early.
This 750,000-strong army lacked food, almost cut off ammunition supplies, and had very little fuel left. And the total strength of the Tang army around them exceeded 1 million!
Theoretically, the Qin Army in the encirclement has completely lost the possibility of breaking out, and their only hope is the Qin Army's Middle Route Army reserve group assembled near Dongqing City.
After learning the news that Wang Luo's army was surrounded, Ying Duo was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He shook himself. Prime Minister Ying Ke quickly helped Ying Duo with his hands and eyes, so that His Majesty the Qin Emperor did not fall.
Yingduo, who was eager to rescue his main force, immediately mobilized his troops and generals after recovering slightly, and ordered the Ying'an army close to the front line to quickly formulate a plan to recapture the reins and rescue the more than 700,000 Qin troops in the encirclement.
Ying'an did not dare to neglect, and began to assemble his troops on the second day after Xiajuan was unexpectedly lost. In fact, he no longer dared to expect to recapture Xiajuan and repel the Tang army. The plan he drew up was very realistic.
According to his plan, the main force of the Qin Army's Middle Route Army quickly maneuvered to the wilderness south of Xiajuan. While the Tang Army was not yet stable, it cooperated with the Qin Army inside and outside the encirclement to open a gap, allowing the Qin Army to break out and retreat back to Dongqing.
This plan seems to be very conservative. After all, the Qin army has not yet had a good response to the Tang army's set of strange tactics.
While gathering armored units and some units with high mobility and strong field capabilities, Ying'an also ordered traditional infantry who could not keep up with the assault force to build strong defenses in Dongqing.
He knew that if he remained as careless as Xia Hao, Dongqing City would be caught off guard. Only by following the most traditional method and building a line of defense to stabilize the position could the Tang army, which had powerful weapons and equipment, be dragged into a slow offensive and defensive rhythm.
, and then find its flaws and defeat it.
It's a pity that Ying'an is still preparing to rescue Wang Luo here, but another news over there is like a bucket of cold water that suddenly woke up all the generals of the Qin State.
The army led by Field Marshal Tiger of the Tang Empire suddenly appeared on the outskirts of Shanchong, a strategic area of the Qin army. With a salvo of thousands of artillery pieces, he directly defeated the remaining Qin army and occupied this strategic transportation hub in the mountains.
At this time, both Dongqing City in the north and Jutian in the south were directly exposed to the Tang army's front. The Qin army had to quickly invest more troops in the direction of Jutian in order to stabilize the situation.
There have been gaps in the defense line.
But no one expected that Marshal Tiger, who had always been steady, made a quick assault in Jutian! The Tang paratroopers were dispatched again, and in conjunction with the advancing Tang Army armored forces, it took two days and one night to occupy Jutian!
