The officers and soldiers of the 7th Army of the Tang Dynasty, who had been drifting at sea for less than half a month, finally felt the pain of the 9th Army. They really felt that it would be better for them to enter Shu from the place where they entered Shu.
Almost vomiting, these soldiers climbed onto the beach of Shu. They did not encounter any obstruction by the Qin army, because the selected landing site had been bombed to the ground by the Tang naval aviation.
Only one regiment of Qin troops was stationed in the area of more than 30 kilometers nearby. After the soldiers at the sentry post saw the Tang fleet, the Qin people fled.
In the past, this was almost unimaginable: Qin's defenders fled without a fight, leaving only some empty trenches destroyed by bombs and some in ruins.
Yes, after Tang Jun took over these positions, he found all kinds of junk inside: all kinds of materials, messy items, just like a scrap station.
When the Qin people built their defense line, they lacked too many things, so they had to make good use of everything they had: door panels removed from private houses, broken raincoats, ordinary people's pots and pans, as well as some stones, broken bricks and tiles
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This is not so much a position as a living area, or a living area that is poor to a certain extent. In the past, it might have been seen in the Tang Empire, but it was a camp for goblins and orc laborers...
The soldiers of the Tang Empire didn't know why these Qin soldiers fled without fighting, but Eric believed that the Qin army would immediately launch a counterattack.
So he ordered the troops to disembark as soon as possible and send heavy weapons and equipment. But who knew that after a period of busy work, the sky gradually darkened, and throughout the whole day, the Tang army did not even encounter a decent shelling from the enemy.
After the Tang Army's 59 tanks came ashore and the armored reconnaissance troops began to deploy and control the surrounding area of tens of kilometers, the Tang Army discovered that the nearby Qin troops seemed to be really few.
The lights were bright all night, and the Tang army unloaded a large number of troops, as well as ammunition and heavy equipment. Early the next morning, Eric launched an active attack with strong troops and horses.
After resting for a night, the soldiers of the 7th Army of the Tang Dynasty, who had somewhat recovered their physical strength, quickly occupied the nearby villages. Then they heard various cries and pleas from the indigenous people of Shu.
The Qin people ran away and robbed their food. The reason why they did not kill anyone was because the other party wanted to keep these people to contain the attacking Tang army.
Previously, the Qin Army only had one division here. A regiment of this division was ordered to garrison the beach where the Tang Army landed. Unfortunately, this regiment left last night.
The only thing left here is a broken down jeep, which apparently was aided by the Tang Empire to the Qin State in the early years.
The commander of the Tang Army who was stunned on the spot didn't know why such a thing happened. Before they landed, they were repeatedly stressed about the dangers of the landing operation and the bravery and skill of the Qin army.
But the facts were before them. The Qin people ran away...and ran away without even firing a shot! After they landed, they encountered almost no difficulties except for the sequelae of seasickness.
Compared with the previous landings, the Tang Army's experience in organizing landings has matured a lot. The landing craft cooperated seamlessly, and the speed of the troops landing has increased a lot.
In addition, there was no enemy counterattack, the beachhead troops were in order, and there was no smoke interference caused by their own release, and the scene looked cleaner.
The engineers quickly established a floating dock, and transport ships began to approach to unload the troops, and the efficiency suddenly improved a lot. The reconnaissance troops began to expand the search area, and the Qin Army's aircraft that appeared near the landing site were also driven away by Tang carrier-based aircraft.
Except for shooting down two enemy planes, no fighting of any kind broke out. What was expected to be a bloody battle turned into a complete spring outing.
Subsequently, Eric's follow-up troops and supplies began to land one after another, and the news that tens of thousands of Tang troops landed more than 150 kilometers away from Qingluan Port reached Sun Guang's ears almost at the same time.
He did not expect that the Tang army would be so conservative, but now the opponent has come ashore and is far away from the main defense area he is responsible for.
The position of Zhang Xuan's headquarters was also relatively safe, so Sun Guang immediately made a correct decision: strengthen the defense line, defend where he was, and never fight back!
His judgment was very accurate: he could not defeat the Tang Army, and the assembled troops could easily be found and destroyed by the Tang Army's carrier-based aircraft. The idea of driving the Tang Army into the sea was naive and ridiculous, as the Qin Army simply did not have such field capabilities.
Therefore, instead of wasting precious strength on counterattack, it is better to strengthen the defense line and wait for the Tang army to hit them.
He even ordered the Qin army near the Tang army to retreat immediately and assemble in the direction of Qingluan Port: in this way, the Tang army did not capture a single Qin army after landing.
Three more days later, Eric found that almost all of his troops had landed ashore, and even the 6th Army fighting in Chu had established a vague connection. The Qin army still had no intention of counterattack.
At this time, he finally confirmed that the Qin army had no intention of counterattack, and the other party was waiting for him to knock on the door. So, the 7th Army began to attack, advancing more than 50 kilometers in two days, and was unable to stabilize the situation.
The Qin army in the position was defeated, leaving Qingluan Port where Sun Guang was located less than 100 kilometers away from the front line.
In Qin's Wuyang City Palace, Ying Duo also heard the news of the Tang army's landing in Shu a few hours later. What he feared most finally happened.
The perfect model of Shu's money and grain supporting Qin's soldiers was finally broken, and Qin's money bags and granaries were lost. This was undoubtedly a fatal blow to Qin.
Now, Yingduo had to start thinking about how the Qin Empire would continue to fight in the future after losing the Shu and Chu lands.
"The Tang State still refuses to nod when it comes to negotiations, right?" At his wits' end, Ying Duo looked at the Foreign Minister who had almost no say in the matter before.
The other party had a bitter look on his face, lowered his head and replied: "Your Majesty! The conditions offered before... the people of the Tang Dynasty are not willing to accept it."
He really wanted to complain. The conditions given by the Qin State and the Tang Dynasty were not like those of a defeated country? Isn't that just mocking the Tang State? He didn't even mention the land cession and compensation, as if he was telling the Tang State to restore the state before the war.
The situation is like a huge charity... Who the hell is negotiating with you?
"Go again this time...ask them what they want! Give them the conditions! Let's see if my good son-in-law dares to ask for any benefits from me." Ying Duo ordered through gritted teeth and clenched his fists.
