Chapter 517: 517 The Tang Kingdom must win
Chapter 517 517 The Tang Kingdom must win
Then, Tiger began to briefly introduce the strategic deployment of Qi's army: "The strategic deployment of Qi's army is roughly as follows. The opponent has assembled three main forces in the south, led by three princes of Qi."
"The eldest prince of Qi is responsible for the middle defense line with the greatest pressure, the second prince is responsible for the eastern defense line near the sea, and the third prince is responsible for the relatively safe westernmost defense line." He roughly marked three areas on the map, marked one, two and three respectively. .
After marking, he continued: "The strength of the army is also that the army under the eldest prince of Qi is the strongest, the second prince is slightly weaker, and the army under the third prince is the weakest."
"The strength of the three main armies is not much different, mainly due to the difference in weapons and equipment and personnel training levels. The three armies all have a strength of about 150,000, which is almost all the wealth that Qi State can provide." After finishing speaking, , he looked at Tang Mo.
“Isn’t this what we want?” Tang Mo asked curiously.
According to the thinking of the Tang Kingdom, the more the enemy forces gather their troops for a frontal decisive battle, the more in line with the Tang Kingdom's tactical style, and the easier the battle will be.
Taige nodded and agreed with Tang Mo's view: "Indeed, if these troops can be surrounded and annihilated, then our pressure will be greatly reduced in the subsequent battles."
"Then don't let these three troops go. It's best to annihilate them on the spot." Tang Mo smiled and decided the life or death of the main force on the Qi border.
All the generals present stood at attention and held their heads high: "Yes!"
“You guys keep talking.” Tang Mo waved his hand, signaling everyone to relax. In fact, no one was uninhibited, because this was the first time His Majesty the King of the Tang Dynasty came to the mainland of his country.
“On the front, the opponent basically followed the previous defensive line layout of the Gobel Kingdom, with three trench lines, plus bunkers as support, and artillery groups deployed in the rear as support.” Next was Redman’s speech.
He was talking about the construction of border fortifications of the Qi army: "Based on the experience of the war between Goblins and Dorne, Cyric's military advisors gave Qi many new ideas. For example, they built many Landmines were laid in areas considered dangerous, and barbed wire fences were installed in some areas to block attacks.”
“The enemy has also made some improvements in the layout of trenches. They have set up barracks behind the second-line defensive positions to improve the resting environment for the troops.” He talked as if he had visited the enemy positions in person.
In fact, this is all the credit of Leo. The intelligence agency of the Tang Kingdom did almost inspect the opponent's defense line, and even brought back a lot of photos when conditions permitted.
It has to be said that although the top brass of Qi State are facing a formidable enemy, the corruption of the grassroots troops is indeed deep-rooted and cannot be changed in a short time.
"In order to delay our attack, the opponent also deployed more bunkers in the third-line defense zone, and built permanent defense fortifications in some areas." He pointed to the detailed line map and photos of the opponent's defense line that had been placed on the table. material.
Tang Mo looked at the pictures of trenches that looked like World War I before him, raised his head and asked several generals: "This set of things doesn't seem to be of much use to us, does it?"
Tiger said with some uncertainty: "We are not sure about the actual performance of the Air Force, but breaking through the enemy's defense line should not be a big problem."
“Intelligence shows that the enemy has deployed a certain number of anti-aircraft guns in the strategic hinterland, but their performance is relatively backward. They are all outdated products of Cyric.” Redman also explained.
Leo Ao also added: "Qi State does not pay attention to air defense. In fact, there are not many countries in the world that really pay attention to air defense."
Loew also talked about the shortcomings of the airship: "The speed of the airship is too slow, so it is too easy to attack the airship with anti-aircraft guns. Therefore, everyone is not optimistic about the results of us using the airship to attack the Qi Congress."
Tiger continued: "Because it can only raid at night, the attack range of the airship is also very limited. In fact, it is only limited to a distance of about 200 kilometers deep on the front line, and it is also very easy to defend."
Redman looked at Tang Mo at this time: "Your Majesty! We would like to know whether the Air Force's promise to paralyze all strategic targets within 400 kilometers of the enemy's territory is serious?"
Tang Mo pinched his chin. He was very confident in his air force: "That's about right. I confirmed the situation with the air force before I came here. They can dispatch more than 300 aircraft to support ground operations on the first day."
With more than 100 Stukas and more than 100 FW-190 guest dive bombers, it shouldn’t be difficult to collapse the enemy’s defense line, right?
In fact, Tang Mo can dispatch more planes to join the attack, but once the planes are displayed in people's field of vision, the entire sky will become different.
He still has hundreds of transport planes to put into use, fighter jets to be deployed on the islands he controls and within the country, and reconnaissance planes and other aircraft to occupy pilots. Coupled with the fact that the pilots needed to take turns to rest, he was really unwilling to put all his bets on Qi.
However, according to common sense, using air power to surprise the opponent at once can indeed achieve huge results.
So Tang Mo assembled 100 B-17 strategic bombers, 120 Stuka dive bombers, and 110 FW-190 fighter jets to support this ground operation.
After the world's first large-scale air-to-ground combat began, according to the plan, more than 500 C47 transport aircraft and passenger aircraft that have been accumulated for more than a year and have not been put into use will be fully put into use.
In a few days, flying to your destination will become the most convenient travel option in Datang itself. It will only take a few hours to reach Linshui from Tongcheng, which will greatly save precious time.
Unconsciously, the efficiency of the entire world has been improving rapidly. In the past, only 30,000 to 50,000 troops could be invested in a war, but now both sides have assembled hundreds of thousands of troops!
Since it was his first time to engage in actual combat, Tang Mo did not dare to speak too highly, but what he knew was that the power of the modern air force would definitely exceed everyone's imagination.
Of course, as the war develops, Tang Mo may use more than 500 aircraft—this is almost his entire family fortune, or in other words, this is almost all his combat aircraft wealth.
There is no way, there are still too few pilots, and the confidentiality has not been able to be cultivated on a large scale before, so we can only tolerate the lack of talents for the time being.
However, soon, as the war expands and the confidentiality of aircraft is lifted, pilot training will become more convenient, the scale will no longer be restricted by confidentiality, and the training speed will definitely increase several times.
"Since the arrow has to be fired, it's time for us to think carefully about recalling the ambassador to the Great China Empire, as well as the envoys to Chu and other countries." Luo Jie said to Tang Mo: "Besides, war... there will always be A reason.”
"The reason is easy to find. All we need to do is find a way to get Qi to take the first shot." Tang Mo didn't think this was a difficult task.
So he looked at Leo, who was naturally full of confidence: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty! I have already arranged for the person who caused the conflict."
"You see, Minister Li is still very capable." Tang Mo smiled and looked at You Lin aside: "Then recall the envoys stationed in other countries, in my name! Let them come back to report on their duties!"
Tang Mo doesn’t think that if he repeatedly provokes Dahua, the Dahua Empire will tolerate it again and again. Especially when the entire Dahua Empire knows that the Tang Kingdom's backyard is unstable and the Lions Empire has evil intentions, they will definitely get rid of Tang Mo's trouble.
Tang Mo knew from the beginning that this war would definitely develop into a real world war. Compared with the war in front of us, the Trade Federation Civil War that has not yet completely ended is simply child's play!
The previous war only affected the eastern continent of the Endless Sea, but this time the war may include both the east and west continents, and may even spread to the entire Endless Sea.
However, after accumulating strength for such a long time, Tang Mo is not afraid of this war. He even wants to rely on this war to completely establish the dominance of the Tang Kingdom.
"This is a good reason. Since your Majesty is here, they will naturally come back to see you." You Lin said with a smile. It had been a long time since she had seen her lover, and she was naturally smiling like a flower along the way.
"We must ensure the safety of our people! Try not to place your hopes on the kindness of the enemy." Tang Mo reminded everyone: "Next, I will follow your arrangements and show myself to Copper City, right? "
"Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work! You showed up in the Tongcheng Industrial Zone and showed that you care about industrial development. Only in this way can you paralyze the enemy and make them think that we are not fully ready for war." Roger said to Tang Mo with a smile.
Tang Mo nodded, of course he knew he had to do this. In fact, newspapers about his inspection of the industrial zone have already been printed. The entire Tang Dynasty will continue to pay attention to this public appearance and publicize His Majesty the King's concern for people's livelihood.
According to the next plan, the troops of Qi State will "invade" Tang State and provoke a war, and then Tang State will fight back.
As for where this counterattack will hit and when it will stop, only the Kingdom of Tang Dynasty has the final say!
"Then I'll go to Tongcheng. I also want to see what kind of construction there is in Tongcheng." Looking at the slightly nervous ministers, Tang Mo once again motioned for everyone to relax: "Mr. We...the victory belongs to us! There is no need to be so nervous! The Tang Kingdom...must win!"
"Long live the Tang Dynasty! Long live Your Majesty! The Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty...will win!" Everyone in the room raised their chins and loudly echoed.
(End of this chapter)