Chapter 466: 466 Battle of the Royal City

Chapter 466: 466 Battle of the Royal City

Chapter 466 Chapter 466 Battle of the Royal City

A military vehicle parked staggeringly on the side of the road. The officer in a gray-green coat jumped out of the vehicle, took out the cigarette case from his pocket, pulled out a cigarette, and held it in his mouth.

Another officer in the car rubbed his eyes, stretched, touched the carport above his head with his hands, shrank subconsciously, and asked lazily: "Where are you?"

“About 10 kilometers ahead, we will reach the Imperial City of Zheng.” He gathered the matches in his hand and lit his cigarette. The officer who got out of the car blew out a puff of smoke and answered.

He has not slept for two days and has been traveling non-stop. This is almost the limit for him and his troops.

"The 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment is about 4 kilometers ahead, and the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Regiment is behind us...Has the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Regiment arrived at the designated position?" The officer in the car took out the map from the bag and spread it out on the He looked around on his knees and continued to ask a little depressed.

The map in my hand has just been updated recently. Although the accuracy has improved, it is really too rough. On this map, some of the surrounding terrain is roughly marked, and at most it can only be used as a reference for command.

So, after comparing the surrounding maps, he finally tried hard to identify a mountain peak in the distance. After looking at the deserted village where no one could be seen, he scratched his head and complained: "This **** map... "

There was a village on the roadside where they were. The people in this village seemed to have been wiped out because of the war, leaving only some messy, old houses.

Around these houses that have been in disrepair, you can still see some traces of where troops were once stationed, which may have been left by the Zhengguo army, because it is impossible for the Datang Group troops to camp in such chaos.

The officer who finally found a chance to smoke leaned against the car door, exhaled another breath of smoke that had passed through his lungs, and laughed twice: "Just be satisfied, these are all newly surveyed and mapped. If the previous ones were used, I guess we would all be here now." be lost."

"It's almost as if we're lost now..." The officer in the car sighed again depressedly. All his troops were in disarray. In order to encircle Zheng's royal city as quickly as possible, his troops rushed for more than 210 kilometers in two days. kilometer!

As the first motorized infantry division formed by the Datang Group, his troops are equipped with the most cars and new motorcycles. It can be said to be the most fuel-consuming front-line combat unit.

However, the investment was worth it after all. His motorized infantry division detoured all the way from the north and made a big circle. Finally, it was able to encircle the King's City of Zheng before the scheduled time and draw a circle on the map. A huge encirclement.

With this encirclement, the Great China Empire, which is adjacent to Zheng State, has no way to rescue Zheng State, and all variables in Zheng State's death struggle are eliminated.

It was precisely because of their bold detour that Zheng Guocai was completely caught off guard. He didn't even react, and became a turtle in the urn.

While they were talking, a truck full of soldiers staggered up to catch up, and then parked next to the car.

The passenger door of the truck was pushed open. On the wooden door, there was a dragon emblem spray-painted, and next to it was the internal number of the unit to which it belonged.

 A squad leader jumped off the truck, ran all the way to the car parked in front, stood at attention and saluted: "Sir! The road condition is very bad! Please pay attention to safety! Don't leave the cover of the guard troops!"

“Okay! Okay! I know! I know!” The smoking officer smiled, waved his hand and said, “Have you seen the small village over there? Let’s establish the division headquarters there!”

“Yes! Got it!” Looking at the finger of the smoking officer, the squad leader of the guard company quickly stood at attention and saluted.

On the truck behind him, the soldiers had jumped out of the truck one after another and began to set up a guard around the area.

 In order to facilitate production and save materials, many parts of Datang Group’s military trucks are made of wood.

The doors of the truck are all made of wood, as is the back compartment. This can save a lot of steel and maximize the use of different materials.

Of course, this also has disadvantages, that is, it will affect the service life of these cars. Metal door and roof compartments are certainly more durable and, in some cases, can provide better defense.

 However, in order to equip the army with more trucks in a short period of time, engineers from Datang Group decided to use wood to produce many parts of the trucks.

Soon additional vehicles arrived, including trucks carrying gasoline generators and trucks transporting wireless telegraph equipment, and then more security forces arrived.

Soldiers began to build warning and defensive facilities around the area. Some soldiers were digging trenches, and some soldiers were setting up machine gun fire points for cover behind the trenches.

The commander of the guard battalion finally followed, and then he went to complain to his superior at the division headquarters. His unit was responsible for the security of the division, but the senior commanders of the division could easily get lost while running.

 Along the way, the division commander's car was often followed only by a guard squad. If the enemy's troops were defeated, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, as soon as he saw the chief of staff of the division resting in the village, the commander of the guard battalion began to complain: "Chief of Staff! If something happens like this, how can I explain it to General Tiger?"

"I will have a good talk with him and ask him to pay attention to his own safety." the chief of staff said. While he was talking, a female officer from the division passed by him carrying a lot of documents.

“Chief of Staff, the 2nd Regiment has been contacted! I have marked their location on the map.” Another officer following the female officer reported his work as he passed by the Chief of Staff.

The chief of staff, who was already extremely busy, nodded, then took out one of the messy drawings on the folding table and looked at the location on it.

 The whole division is in disarray...many troops have not yet been found. However, all the troops found have arrived at their designated locations, which is good news.

 At the other end of the Royal City of Zheng, the 155mm caliber howitzers of the 1st Infantry Division were already shelling the walls of the Royal City 10 kilometers away.

The powerful and heavy cannonball landed directly near the city wall. One shell exploded directly at the base of the city wall, destroying a section of the thick city wall.

The huge boulders of the broken city wall shattered and rolled. Several soldiers stationed at the top of the city were killed by artillery fire. The surrounding Zheng soldiers passed under the collapsed city wall in panic, and their figures were quickly lost in the rolling dust. .

"What to do now? What to do now?" Zheng Tong asked, looking at the smoking city wall in the distance and staring at Li Jun and Zhang Ming beside him.

Zhang Ming looked at Li Jun. He also wanted to hear what other good solutions the General Zheng had to solve the current crisis. "I have ordered the troops to set up defense lines on the outside. According to the tactics atlas provided by Cyric, we have dug trenches and strengthened artillery at key positions..." Li Jun's answer was quite satisfactory, and he could be considered to have certain abilities. The general.

He had actually never seen this tactic before, but after suffering a few losses, he decisively started to use this new tactic summarized by Cyric.

 In addition, he also deployed a large number of soldiers in workshops and factories outside the royal city, and prepared to compete with the Tang army for these important industrial facilities.

“Is there any news about the people who went to Dahua for help?” Zheng Tong turned to Zhang Ming beside him and asked.

Zhang Ming immediately lowered his head: "Your Majesty! There is no news yet! But there was news before that the road to Dahua was cut off, the army was in chaos, and Tang troops were everywhere..."

"We have fallen into the enemy's trick!" If Zheng Tong still couldn't figure out that the so-called strategy offered by Pang Tong was actually Zheng's poison, he wouldn't need to be the king of Zheng.

 So, he did not blame Li Jun. He was very satisfied that the general of Zheng could still lead his troops back to the royal city to serve the king.

"Let the troops hold on! Just hold on! The reinforcements from the Dahua Empire will arrive! As long as you hold on... there will be a way!" Zheng Tong looked at Li Jun again and ordered: "Open the treasury! Reward the three armies! As long as you work hard! Those who fight will have grace in the future!”

Li Jun nodded immediately: "Yes! Your Majesty! I will fight to the last soldier! I will never retreat even half a step to the death!"

 He planned to let the troops use buildings and bunkers to fight against the Tang army surrounding the royal city. Now he has about 50,000 troops in his hands. He believes that these troops may not be enough to counterattack the Tang army, but they should be more than enough to defend the royal city.

Therefore, after assuring Zheng Tong that he would stick to his determination until the last moment, Zheng Jun continued: "Although the enemy began to bombard the city wall, they did not bombard the palace... Presumably they also used caution and were unwilling to attack the civilians in the city... Your Majesty will leave this place to me and return to the palace to rest..."

Before he could finish his words, cannonballs roared over his head. The Tang army's cannonballs passed over the city head and landed in the city, accurately hitting Zheng Tong's palace.

The huge explosion destroyed the walls of the palace and collapsed several buildings. Thick smoke suddenly rose from the palace, and the light of fire could even be seen faintly.

“Hurry! Go put out the fire!” Zhang Ming was stunned for a moment, and then he was the first to react and shouted in a tearful voice.

Li Jun also reacted and immediately ordered a general beside him: "Quick! Go put out the fire! You personally lead people to put out the fire! Protect the palace! Don't cause trouble!"

Following his order, the general quickly rushed towards the palace with a few soldiers holding his sword. People were hiding in the streets, and they were terrified and didn't know what to do.

This was the first time that the Tang Army shelled a target in the city, and it also meant that the Tang Army was getting closer and closer to the royal city.

Zheng Tong, who had never felt the pressure of war, looked very ugly this time. Before, he only saw thick smoke and heard the sound of cannons, but now he really saw his palace destroyed by cannon fire.

Previously, for the sake of safety, Zheng Tong followed Li Jun's suggestion and moved his headquarters to a separate courtyard to avoid the biggest target, the palace.

 But as the bombardment continued, both Li Jun and Zheng Tong discovered that the Tang army never seemed to bombard Zheng's palace.

 So, Li Jun just opened his mouth to persuade Zheng Tong to return to the palace and give orders. But the Tang army, which had never bombarded the royal city before, suddenly bombarded the palace today.

Chaos began to spread. Before the Zheng army stationed outside the city had time to look at the collapsed walls behind them, the Tang army's attack began.

Next to the wall that has long been covered with vines is a hastily dug trench by the Zheng army. The Zheng army soldiers hiding inside huddled in the trench with their heads in their hands, letting the shells fall around their position.

Due to the vibration, the originally weak wall finally collapsed. The explosions one after another gradually faded away. Then the soldiers of the Tang Army dispersed and approached the place where the Zheng Army was stationed.

Amidst the smoke, a Zheng soldier stuck his head out of the trench. He saw the Tang soldiers who were already quite close to their position, and immediately retracted his head.

"Something bad has happened! The enemy army, the enemy army is coming!" The young Zheng soldier lowered his voice to a minimum and shouted with all his strength.

After hearing the warning, the Zheng Army soldiers quickly selected their positions in the trenches, poked their heads out, and pulled out their weapons, ready to pull the triggers on the approaching enemy troops.

As a result, before they could open fire, the incoming sniper bullets sent the Zheng troops back into the trenches.

 The soldier who was shot fell on his back with a hole in his forehead. Seeing that their comrades had been shot through the head, the remaining Zheng soldiers retracted their heads and no longer dared to poke their heads out to see the change in the situation.

Not everyone has the courage to stick their head out when facing a sniper, let alone the person facing him is not a sniper! But a group!

Just as these frightened Zheng soldiers were huddled in the trenches, arguing with their eyes as to who should show up to take a look and inquire about the situation, outside the trenches, the crawling Tang Army soldiers were already very far away. Close.

　　Carefully removed the grenade from his side. The Tang Army soldiers worked in pairs and pulled the tab on the grenade, and then released the safety button.

The delay fuse started working, and the grenade-throwing soldiers counted one or two silently in their hearts, and then threw their grenades forward together.

Suddenly there was an explosion above the heads of the Zheng Army soldiers hiding in the trenches. The soil around the trenches was lifted up by the explosion and fell on these soldiers.

 Because the explosions occurred one after another, the raised soil seemed to bury everyone in the trench alive.

At this moment, under the feet of a Zheng soldier, a round grenade stumbled and rolled to the edge of his shoes...

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Brothers, Long Ling is sick. He needs to be nursed for two days. He will do one update for the time being. He will make up for it when he recovers.

 (End of this chapter)