After three days of preparation, the Tang army launched a new round of attack on the frontal battlefield. It was better to use the remaining brave men to chase the poor bandits, and not to pretend to be the overlord. Tang Mo did not want to imitate the head of state in Beiyuan City and watch the defeated soldiers of the Mirage country leave.
, come to a different world version of Dunkirk.
However, the main target of this military operation was the remaining troops of the Grand Prince who occupied the Eastern Railway.
The Tang Army's troops in this attack mainly included the two infantry divisions commanded by Tiger who maintained a defensive posture on the northern front, as well as the 1st Armored Division and another motorized infantry division that swept over.
Four divisions, nearly 100,000 troops, faced off against the prince's troops, whose total strength was actually less than 100,000 men. For the first time in the history of the Tang Army, it surpassed its opponent in terms of military strength.
According to Tiger, he has never fought such a rich battle! From the time he served as a military commander in Beiling, he believed that it was a matter of course to use elite troops to fight against the rabble with an absolute advantage in numbers.
But today Tiger learned that elites do not mean few in number. Truly powerful troops can crush the enemy in both quantity and quality!
In the southern part of the theater, two infantry divisions with convenient transportation facilities were waiting for work while launching a fierce attack on the Qi army.
The 3rd Army of Qi State at the rear had no ability to resist and directly abandoned their defensive positions. These Qi State troops were defeated all the way and even lost most of their weapons.
They had fought against the Tang Army several times, and they had long been psychologically affected by the Tang Army. If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't find any troops, the eldest prince of Qi would not be willing to use such a frightened troop.
Unfortunately, he really had no available troops, so he had to deploy this troops in a relatively less important direction.
The result was that in just one day, the once elite 3rd Army of Qi State was once again beaten into oblivion.
The next day, the famous Qi State's 3rd Army proved through actual actions that their performance yesterday was not actually their lower limit.
In the morning of this day, they simply laid down their weapons and surrendered after having been running all night. The disarming of more than 10,000 people almost exposed the entire flank of the eldest prince.
This is really bad news for the eldest prince, or a disaster: he no longer has enough troops to fill the exposed flank gap.
Of course, there's good news: he doesn't have to fill this void anymore!
At noon that day, the 1st Armored Division of the Tang Army rampaged through the defense line of the 1st Army, the most elite force under the eldest prince.
The armored troops of the Tang Army penetrated directly into the eldest prince's headquarters. The First Army of Qi State was defeated and finally chose to surrender honorably two days later.
At this point in the war, the last single seedling of the Qi State, the group with the 1st Army and the 3rd Army as the core controlled by the eldest prince, completely collapsed.
Except for a few die-hards who went north to defect to Beiyuan City, the rest of the Qi troops surrendered their weapons to the Tang army.
The Eastern Railway fell into the hands of the Tang Army intact. With the 1st Armored Division supported by the Eastern Railway, the supply was significantly improved.
As of now, more than 80% of Qi's territory has been controlled by the Tang army, and the remaining accounts must be settled with the people of Mirage.
"Either we don't fight, or we don't let the Mirage people think that we have the ability to eat them." Tang Mo looked down at the map and said to the generals around him: "If you want to fight, you have to be fast and violent! Don't give the Mirage people time to react.
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"General Redman is worried that too many tanks will be lost in the fierce attack..." An officer pointed to the defenses around Beiyuan City and said to Tang Mo: "He hopes that the air force and artillery will destroy the enemy's defenses first.
, and then commit armored troops to attack.”
"If infantry is used directly, the casualties will be huge. It is estimated that 10,000 soldiers will be lost before we can approach Beiyuan City." Another general added.
"In fact, it is impossible to completely paralyze the defense system of the Mirage army by relying only on the air force and artillery." The air force liaison officer had to step forward and explained to Tang Mo.
He is not a Ge Buling, and it is impossible for Tang Mo to allow or trust a Ge Buling. If there is a person in the Air Force who pats his chest and says that his plane can handle everything, Tang Mo will definitely reconsider.
The issue of selection of Air Force Commander.
He doesn't have a mustache under his nose...
"There will be sacrifices in war after all. My generals don't need to be careful. You just need to come up with the most suitable combat plan." Tang Mo gestured with the map with his hand and said, "We can let the 4th Armored Division try it first.
After a try, the mirage defense line on their side is the most damaged. If they can open up the situation, all difficulties will be solved."
Previously, the Tang Army's bombings mainly targeted the defenses on the west side of Beiyuan City, which was indeed the most severely damaged area.
The bombing and artillery had only stopped for seven or eight days. Even if the Mirage troops made emergency repairs, they might not be able to repair the position to a usable level.
Under such a general premise, it is undoubtedly a more reasonable decision to let the Tang army in this direction launch the attack first. This does not require any military command and analysis skills, only a brain can make a reasonable judgment.
Tang Mo then continued to add: "The Tiger troops in the southern part of the war zone must seize the time to replenish their ammunition. They will also join in soon. We cannot allow the Mirage army to randomly mobilize troops on the position to reinforce the areas of the defense line that are being beaten."
"Yes! Your Majesty." The general in charge of logistics agreed immediately. The Eastern Railway was about to be put into use, and he was absolutely confident.
It was too frustrating to rely on road transportation before, but this time he also became rich, or it could be said that he had a lot of money.
There was no way, the Qi State was defeated too quickly. Except for the dozen or so trains commandeered by the second prince, all the remaining locomotives, carriages, and railway lines of the Qi State were captured and controlled by the Tang army.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In other words, almost 80% of Qi’s railway resources were inherited intact by the Tang Army. Coupled with the Tang Army’s already very powerful railway transportation capacity,
The logistical supplies to support the Tang Army can be said to be more than sufficient.
"Do you want the Navy to transfer it back?" the Navy liaison officer said timidly, asking a question that made everyone a little embarrassed.
Indeed, if we purely look at the performance, the Navy's performance in this war can be described as nothing.
The Qi State was almost wiped out. The Tang Navy, which was supposed to appear on the coast of Qi State, defeat the Mirage State and Qi State's navy, and cut off the transportation line between Beiyuan City and the Mirage State, is still on standby near Long Island.
But Tang Mo knew that his navy had completed one of the most important tasks: Bernard had risked his life to safely transport the most important population of Tang State to Long Island.
"Before Cyric's fleet is discovered, let Bernard's fleet be on standby! Don't be anxious! Just hold on steady." Tang Mo stopped the navy from wanting to go north.
Then he looked at the Air Force Liaison Officer: "How is the implementation of letting the elite pilots who have performed the most missions start training for sea attacks?"
"Your Majesty! We have mobilized the most elite pilots to conduct sea attack training in Linshui, as well as Dongwan, Fengshun and other coastal cities!" the air force pilot said: "The emergency sea delay fuse has also been produced.
It has been distributed to combat troops! The test results are very good, and it can effectively improve the destructive power of aerial bombs against ships."
Before Tang Mo traveled through time, he was a Chinese! He knew since he was a child that the best way to defend his coastal area as soon as possible was to form a "flying and submersible" mode of troops.
He doesn't have that many torpedoes when playing with submarines and speedboats, but he does have planes, and there are a lot of them! The enemy's navy doesn't have decent anti-aircraft firepower, so planes are his best choice for protecting the port now.
The Stuka hangs a 500 kilogram aerial bomb, and the problem can be solved with just one hit!
And as long as the detection methods are in place, the interception speed of aircraft can be much faster than that of warships. They can easily cover hundreds of kilometers around the port, and their attack speed can be much faster than that of warships deployed in the port on standby.
In fact, Tang Mo is also trying to dig a big hole for the Mirage Navy: if our own aviation can indeed sink the enemy ship, then the Mirage Navy that rashly attacks will definitely suffer a big loss.
And annihilating this enemy fleet threatening his port in the north can completely eliminate the pressure on the northern port facing the enemy fleet.
At that time, he can imitate a certain great emperor and declare loudly with a flick of his sleeve: "From now on, offense and defense will change!"
As long as his air force succeeds once, the Tang Kingdom's maritime territory will no longer be where enemy warships can come and leave as they please. He will no longer have to let his fleet run back and forth looking for the enemy's fleet!
In the not-too-distant future, his air force can ensure the security of the sea areas near the coastline, and the navy only needs to concentrate its forces to protect transportation lines.
He does take advantage of the disadvantages of both continental and maritime countries, but he has higher technology and can use more reasonable and powerful methods to make up for these disadvantages! This is the reason why he wants both continents and oceans!
"Let them seize the time to train! At the same time, take care of the patrol mission!" Tang Mo ordered the air force liaison officer: "Don't relax!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" The liaison officer immediately stood at attention and saluted.
"Then, send a telegram to Redman! Tell him! Try an attack in the direction of Beiyuan City!" Finally, Tang Mo raised his head and said to Loew: "Look at the effect!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Loew and others quickly stood at attention and saluted.
Redman, who had moved his headquarters to Qi Wangcheng, quickly received Tang Mo's attack order. He immediately ordered the 4th Armored Division to advance, while a motorized infantry division on the flank followed.
