The weather in January is already very cold. Although the latitude of the Sichuan area is not high, the temperature here is still very low.
However, because supplies are sufficient and the soldiers are wearing thick military uniforms and stationed in fortifications, the situation is not bad.
The Qin army's defense line when entering Shu was very complete. There was a bunker about a few hundred meters here, and there were artillery positions behind the positions several kilometers away. There were many camouflage for air defense, and most of the arsenals were built underground. There was a lot of awareness of prevention.
powerful.
With a large number of military facilities and hundreds of years of business accumulation, this place is indeed a natural fortress... However, these fortifications are outdated, and most of the facilities existed centuries ago.
Those high stone fortresses no longer have much significance in modern warfare. They are generally transformed into anti-aircraft gun positions or directly serve as some bunkers.
The cold weather is about to pass, but the desolation of the Tang Empire soldiers pressing down on the battlefield still makes there not much laughter and laughter on the battlefield. Everyone is very nervous, because this is the first time they have truly faced the legendary beast.
In this atmosphere, a tentative attack by the Tang Empire began! The rockets fired by dozens of rocket launchers instantly engulfed the small highland. The dense explosions and the smoke that soared into the sky made the defenders in the surrounding positions immediately stunned.
Blinded.
They had never seen such terrifying firepower, and naturally they didn't have the guts to say anything about support or cover.
Then the tanks of the Tang Army began to attack. Although this old method was nothing new, it was really effective. Under the cover of tanks and armored vehicles, the Tang Army captured the place in just a few minutes.
Immediately afterwards, in order to prevent the Qin Army's artillery fire from returning, the Tang Army immediately began to expand around the position. They broke through along the trenches and turned many concrete-reinforced defense lines into their passages.
The fierce battle continued, and the defenders also took advantage of their familiarity with the terrain to launch a counterattack. This time the Qin Army, or the Dahua Army, finally showed a little combat effectiveness. They caused a lot of trouble for the Tang Army and also caused many casualties to the Tang Army.
Rising to a new level.
The 8th Army of the Tang Dynasty is a new unit, and its combat effectiveness is not among the highest among the Tang Army. At the same time, their training has just been completed, and they do not have much actual combat experience.
The firepower that the Tang Army had always relied on could not exert its full power in trench warfare, so the losses of the 8th Army's forward troops were a bit heavy.
On that day, the Tang Army's report showed that a total of 310 people were killed, which was already a very ugly number for the Tang Army.
However, the Qin army also suffered heavy losses. They lost two highlands, three artillery positions were destroyed, 15 cannons were damaged, and more than 2,100 people were killed.
As the battle progressed, the Tang Army's aircraft appeared on the battlefield, and dozens of thunder and lightning attack aircraft suddenly dominated the entire battlefield. The roar of the jet engines across the battlefield was louder than the howl of the Stuka.
To shock people's minds.
Most of the new recruits of the Qin Army had never seen such a large battle. They ran away with their heads in their hands and were shot by machine guns until they lost their helmets and armor.
On that day, 42 tanks of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Armored Division of Zhao Jie's Army that went to reinforce the breakthrough of the Tang Army were destroyed on the road. Only 7 tanks survived, and the remaining 35 tanks were all turned into wreckage.
The entire armored battalion was scrapped on the road, the infantry waiting for reinforcements had no support, the position was broken through by the Tang army, and two important villages were occupied and controlled by the Tang army.
Such a loss surprised Zhao Jie. He really didn't expect that the Tang Army's attack could be so sharp. Before he was ready, the Tang Army opened a breakthrough as soon as the dispatched troops showed up.
Most of the troops that supported the past were destroyed on the way. The defense line accumulated over hundreds of years did not last even a day before a gap was broken through.
But he still has a chance to make a comeback: in fact, it doesn't matter if the outer defense line is broken down, because after breaking through, he will enter the city of Shu.
If the other party enters the city, street fighting will begin. He and the Tang army will fight hand to hand. It's hard to say who will take advantage.
Moreover, the Tang Army used the strategy of breaking through in the middle, and he could do a lot of work on both wings: the Tang Army's fire support and air support would be weakened a lot at night, and he could organize troops to counterattack on both wings. If the battle is completed, he might be able to
The troops of the Tang Army entered the battlefield and surrounded them.
The actual situation was surprisingly consistent with what he imagined: the Qin Army assembled two divisions to counterattack, and the effect was truly amazing. That night, the Qin Army successfully counterattacked and closed its defense line.
An armored combat team and an infantry regiment of the Tang Army were surrounded in the encirclement, and the situation seemed to suddenly be favorable to the Qin Army. As for the Tang Army, they had to rescue their surrounded friendly forces.
But early the next morning, all Zhao Jie's efforts throughout the night were in vain. The Tang army attacked from both inside and outside, and the two divisions of the Qin army that launched a counterattack were completely wiped out, and almost no one escaped back to the starting point.
The Tang army in the encirclement successfully broke through and continued to expand horizontally, nearly doubling the gap. The next night, Zhao Jie, who had already begun to advance, once again committed two divisions to counterattack, and once again regained the lost position.
But early on the third day, the Tang army once again completely wiped out the counterattacking Qin army, wiping out the Qin army's four main elite division-level units capable of field combat in two days.
This time, the fool also understood the intention of Luo Xiao, commander of the 8th Army of the Tang Dynasty: he was luring the main force of the Qin Army to fight in the field and consume the main force of the Qin Army in the suburbs.
Therefore, when night came again, the Qin army did not launch another counterattack. They just strengthened their defensive positions at night and waited for the arrival of dawn.
After waiting for the Qin army for two nights, Luo Xiao became a little impatient: he couldn't wait to launch a night offensive, and took the initiative to find bad luck for the Qin army.
The Tang army, equipped with powerful night vision equipment, was at home at night and soon gained a greater advantage. The Qin army was defeated again and lost more positions.
As of the seventh day of the war, the Tang army had captured a large frontal bridgehead and extended its tentacles into Shu.
The Qin army was unable to counterattack and could only struggle in the compressed space. Zhao Jie failed to hold the defense line and repeatedly asked for help. Chen Li had no choice but to mobilize 100,000 new troops to join the battle in the Shu area.
These 100,000 troops planned to reinforce Liu Zhian. Now that they have moved south, the defense line of the old capital is even more passive. The Qin army has built fortifications near Wangdu to prevent the sudden collapse of the defense line of the old capital.