Another brand-new weapon is a very weird artillery support firepower. It is completely different from traditional artillery. It does not have an artillery barrel, and the launcher is installed directly on the truck, looking like a row of steel rails.
That's right, this thing is the Katyusha rocket launcher, a brand-new, covering fire support weapon provided by Tang Mo to the troops.
This thing is the modern version of "Swarm of Bees". Its strength is not to hit accurately, but to hit a lot.
Compared with traditional artillery, the purpose of this thing's existence is to use a company's organization to instantly pour a regiment's artillery fire onto the enemy's position.
Because of its powerful power, the threshold for entry is very low, the Tang Army does not yet have large-scale equipment, and the level of confidentiality is also very high. Even the Tang Army has no idea of letting this weapon go to the front lines of Qi to participate in the war.
At the same time, Datang Group also received feedback from frontline infantry. They complained that the Thompson submachine gun was too large, too bulky, and had insufficient range. They hoped to have a brand-new weapon to replace it.
The armored force also believes that it is insufficient to equip members with pistols for self-defense. It also needs better automatic weapons to enhance the ability of members to dismount and fight.
In short, after passing the actual combat test, everyone has some opinions on the weapons in their hands. The advantage they can gain on the battlefield is not that their weapons perform well enough, but that the performance of their opponents' weapons is too poor.
Ever since, the research and development of new weapons has been put on the agenda. As for what weapons Tang Mo chooses to equip the future Tang Army, that is his business.
Because what Tang Mo is doing now seems to be more anxious than choosing new weapons to replace the troops in the future.
He is withdrawing his diplomats from the Mirage Kingdom, and is preparing to use the air force to greet the Mirage Army that has come all the way to occupy Beiyuan City.
"Our ship is already at sea, and all relevant personnel have been evacuated from Mirage. Before the evacuation, our diplomatic envoys also submitted letters of credence to their king, expressing our position." Roger mentioned the diplomatic matters.
Gave a brief report to Tang Mo.
Tang Mo nodded slightly. He had personally issued the order to break off diplomatic relations with the Mirage Kingdom, so he also knew that a war between the two countries would soon break out.
"At the same time, we have announced to the outside world that we do not recognize any land transactions between the Qi State and the Mirage State! We do not recognize the Mirage State's ownership of Beiyuan City!" Roger added: "At the same time, we have announced that we will not recognize the Mirage State's ownership of Beiyuan City!
The Qi army's attack in Beiyuan City will still continue, and there will be no changes due to the intervention of Mirage."
"What did the Mirage say?" Tang Mo asked.
"The Mirage side condemned us, while the Great China Empire and the Lions Empire also advised us to exercise restraint." Roger replied.
Tang Mo continued to nod slightly, and then looked at Loew: "As for the army, what's going on with the eldest prince?"
"They retreated hastily and did not build any strong defenses. Our troops are advancing steadily, and the area under his control is gradually being compressed by us." Loew immediately answered Tang Mo's question.
"Time." Tang Mo asked again.
"Within seven days, we will be sure to annihilate the troops in the hands of the great prince..." Loew gave a fairly precise time without thinking.
"Keep prisoners as much as possible, which will help us control Qi." Tang Mo warned, and without waiting for Le Fu's answer, he continued to ask: "So, are you ready for the air attack on Beiyuan City?
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Loew immediately replied: "The field airports we built near Wangcheng and Nanye are now ready for use. The flying fortress can take off at any time to bomb any target near Beiyuan City!"
"In three days, field airports closer to the front line will be available for use. These airports will ensure that our tactical aircraft can stay in the air for a longer time over Beiyuan City." Seeing that Tang Mo did not speak, he added: "
The Air Force Command suggested that all aircraft should be used to carry out the bombing in three days, and the effect would be better." Cascoot
"I understand, then tell Brahim that I agree with him and let him immediately launch an attack on the Mirage Army in three days! No mercy!" Tang Mo said and looked at Leo who was standing aside.
: "The Chu State in the south has been uneasy recently?"
"The other party is actively deploying troops. The border defense generals we are familiar with have been replaced. The other party has also taken the initiative to cut off the previous human trade with us." Leo replied.
Tang Mo fell silent. He stared at the map, looking at his kingdom, which was surrounded by enemies on three sides and facing the sea on one side. He felt that it should not go on like this.
Annihilate the Qi State so that the border troubles in the north can be solved once and for all. This can save a lot of troops and support Tang Mo to use troops in other directions.
Just from the perspective of profit, pulling out the nail in Beiyuan City is also something that must be done. Tang Mo is not the head of state, and he will not leave the British Empire outside the North Atlantic defense line to cause trouble for him.
"Don't worry about the Chu State for now. Send a telegram to Bolton and let him take care of it himself." Tang Mo gave the order casually.
Bolton is a famous general in the world and one of the two heroes of Dorne. Although he lacks troops and attacks, he is more than capable of defending. Those crooked people from Chu State want to defeat him, which is simply a dream.
As the saying goes, there are tens of millions of famous generals in the world, and Datang Group provides half of them. Tang Mo has so many powerful generals and handsome men that he doesn't even know who to choose to warm up.
Not to mention anything else, the commander of the 1st Armored Division who swept across the battlefield, and the commander of the 4th Armored Division who occupied the King's City of Qi, are these brave generals who are not stable and reliable in other kingdoms? How can they be left under his account?
Isn’t it unknown until now?
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Beiyuan City had turned into a purgatory on earth. The rampant mirage goblins bullied men and women, and committed all kinds of evil.
The second prince, who was already under someone else's care, could only turn a blind eye to this. He was like an alien version of the second brother Wang, shrinking and becoming a tortoise.
The local people were already suffering terribly, and most of them were pulled to the battlefield. Both men and women had to dig trenches and build fortifications, turning the entire suburb of Beiyuan City into a large construction site.
In order to prevent the rotting and stinky corpses from causing a plague, the Mirage people threw all the local Qi people who died on the construction site to the border areas under their control. In some places, corpses were even strewn across the fields.
From time to time, people from the Qi State secretly ran to the area actually controlled by the Tang Army, crying about the atrocities committed by the Mirage people, and begging the Tang Army to send troops to Beiyuan City.
As time went by, the deadline for the Tang Army to withdraw from Beiyuan City came. Early in the morning, Mirage Wuliang hurried to the front line to inspect the defense line, boost morale, and beware of possible Tang Army attacks.
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Because too many people were mobilized and local people were harmed at the same time, the construction period was shorter than Mirage Wuliang imagined, and his defense line had begun to take shape.
After all, with the experience and lessons of Qi’s southern defense line, Mirage’s defense line obviously has more professional anti-tank trenches. These huge trenches are more than three meters deep and at least three meters wide, and can be clearly seen in the sky.
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It is not easy for tanks to cross such a trench, not to mention that river water is introduced into some areas, making the entire trench very muddy.
Behind this trench is the main defense line of the Mirage Kingdom. Countless bunkers and reinforced concrete bunkers have been built, and a large number of machine guns are installed inside as fire support.
In order to prevent the Tang Army's tank troops from attacking, the Mirage Kingdom also obtained a number of 76mm anti-balloon cannons, which were used to attack tanks with horizontal fire.
Their idea was simple: as long as they could force the Tang Army's tanks to slow down, they could use intensive firepower to paralyze these steel monsters.
Xu Wuliang was very satisfied with the defense plan discussed by Sirik's advisor and him. He did not think that it was possible for the Tang army to break through such a well-arranged defense line.
Although the Mirage Kingdom could not quickly bring Cyric's tanks to join the battle, they still increased their troops as much as possible.
On this circular defense line, they stationed 6 divisions and more than 60,000 people. These troops are fully trained and have strong combat effectiveness.
Hiding in the position and supported by the firepower of the bunker, they were able to take full advantage of the range advantage of the Cyric rifle. It can be said that they were quite well prepared.
In addition, because they had experienced the strength of the Tang army in the Battle of Dongwan Island, the Mirage took this battle very seriously. They knew that the Tang army was likely to attack them, so they were also prepared to be attacked.
Everyone in the Mirage Kingdom regarded this battle of Beiyuan City as an important battle for revenge, so they also invested as much of their elite troops as possible.
According to the plan, as the war further expands, they are likely to maintain a force of more than 200,000 in Beiyuan City.
What made Mirage Wuliang confident was that Cyric had already conspired with Mirage's senior officials to formulate a counterattack plan to attack the mainland of Tang.
If this plan is successfully implemented, the Tang State's industrial production capacity will be greatly damaged. This is also the reason why the Mirage State insists on this battle.
In any case, Mirage Wuliang felt that he was sure of victory. No matter from any aspect, he had enough trump cards.
Just when he was standing on the battlefield with great pride, some black spots loomed in the sky.
Immediately afterwards, these black spots became more and more numerous and dense. Then, the Mirage troops on the position heard the continuous, somewhat depressing sound of engines.
As the black spots got closer and closer, the suppressed sounds became louder and louder. Finally, everyone discovered the source of the sounds. They raised their heads and saw the Tang Army's plane, covering the sky and the sun.
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I really wish we had planes that could cover the sky and the sun back then...I'm just so superficial.
