Chapter 1158: 1159Don’t let others pick your brains
Chapter 1158 1159 Don’t let others find fault
The undercurrent of reform in the Tang Empire was raging, and countless corrupt officials were arrested and punished. Tang Mo changed his previous gentle attitude and severely punished some old officials brought from Bunas.
These officials relied on their status to do some things that made Tang Mo very unhappy, and they were all severely punished.
The local officials who came in as substitutes did not give Tang Mo any peace of mind. They were also dealt with severely. In the end, dozens of them were killed before they became more honest.
It is necessary and healthy for a team to purify itself as it moves forward. At least this is what Tang Mo thinks: the more people he eliminates on his own initiative, the smaller the losses will be.
On the other side, on the distant main island, the war between the orcs and the goblins is still going on. The 1st Regiment of the 1st Armored Division of the Orcs encountered trouble when attacking the 3rd Armored Division of the Goblins.
The Mirage troops began to commit suicide again: some of their soldiers desperately used thorn mines to attack the Orc tanks. The losses of the 1st Regiment that day soared to 20 tanks!
The next day, the Orcs' losses were even worse: the Tang Army's aircraft carrier fleet began to prepare to retreat, and support for the Orcs' ground forces began to decrease.
Under such circumstances, the attack of the orc troops became even more sluggish, and even seemed somewhat powerless. Shanru had no choice but to increase the number of sorties the Orc Air Force took off from the new island, but as a result, the losses of the Orc Air Force began to rise linearly.
There is no way to do this. The Orc pilots cannot have as much time and energy as the Tang Army pilots to teach how to deal with the Mirage Zero fighters. This allowed the Mirage Air Force, which had been struggling to survive, to regain some ground.
The goblins were surprised to find that they seemed to have some ability to fight against the enemy! So the Mirage fighter jets that took off from the north of the island once again appeared near the Orcs' landing site.
The planes of both sides had a fierce air battle in the sky. 20 planes crashed that day, including 7 Ork Butcher fighter jets and an Ork Il-2 attack aircraft. The remaining 12 are Mirage Zero fighters.
Such battle losses gave Mirwuk hope. He ordered more fighter jets to take off to participate in the battle, and then the Tang Empire Air Force jet fighters that came to improve their results shot down 8 Zeros.
Such a huge loss suddenly restored the spirit of the Mirage Goblin pilots who were excited: Your uncle is still your uncle after all, and the plane of Tang State is still the plane of Tang State.
Since most of the Butcher fighter jets are flown by orc pilots, they can fight a dozen; but Liu Ye is really untouchable. He will run away when he meets someone and hide when he can...
So on the 6th day after the Orc troops landed, the Orc Air Force lost a total of 39 aircraft, more than 20 pilots were killed, and Dragon Slayer bombers, which had almost disappeared before, even appeared near the landing site.
Although this thing cannot carry many bombs, it is like a barometer and a symbol that directly reflects the battlefield situation: as long as it appears in the sky, it means that the mirage has almost begun to control the air.
The Dragon Slayer bombers, which were slow and had little ability to protect themselves, were eventually driven away by the Slayer fighter jets flown by the orcs. Three Dragon-Slaying bombers were shot down, and the rest fled in panic.
The advantage of the Air Force fighter jets is not big enough for the Orc pilots to squander it at will. Although the performance of the Butcher fighter jets seems to be better, the Zero fighter jets are not weak either. The two sides are completely matched against each other.
But the Orc Air Force suffers from a disadvantage in terms of range. Planes taking off from the new island cannot stay on the front line for a long time, which gives the long-range Zero fighter an opportunity.
The few remaining elite pilots of the Mirage usually adopt low-altitude approach tactics to avoid Tang Army jet fighters that may be patrolling in the air, and then suddenly pull up close to the landing site to sneak attack the Orc fighter jets.
This tactic is quite effective, but the mirage actually does not gain much advantage: in fact, the exchange ratio of fighter jets from both sides is only one to one, and this ratio has not changed much.
After all, whether it is the orc air force or the goblin air force, their pilots are probably about the same level, so no miracles will happen.
But no matter what, for the Mirage Air Force, at least their results were much better than in the past few months.
In the past, they might not even be able to shoot down a Tang Army plane, and they would lose as many planes as they took off.
Now they have at least achieved a certain number of results, which makes Mirage very excited. He thinks that the Tang Dynasty and the Orcs fighting across the sea have begun to show their fatigue.
On the other hand, the battle on the ground seemed to support Mirwuk's judgment. After the orcs failed to storm the city, they began to become timid.
Indeed, the orc troops seemed to have no good way to deal with the goblin defenses near the mountains and rivers. After trying to attack several times, they had no choice but to suspend the offensive.
The defenses prepared by the goblins for the Tang army were too strong for the orcs. With these tunnels and a small number of surface defenses, the orcs could not break through in a short time. But Shanlu couldn't afford to wait. If he continued to waste his time, the situation of the orc troops fighting against the water would only become more and more passive.
So Shanlu had to rush to the vicinity of Dingcheng himself and command the 1st Armored Division to attack the goblin troops. But what he didn't know was that even if he penetrated the goblin defense line in front, there would be more lines of defense waiting for him behind.
"It is probably difficult for Shanlu's troops to penetrate the goblin defenses... I think these goblin defenses, which have almost hollowed out the mountain, are prepared for us." Qian Jinhang looked at the goblins marked on the map. Possibly fortified areas, he said to Chief of Staff Loew, who was standing on the other side of the map table.
Loew held his chin, looking at the photos from satellites and reconnaissance aircraft, and fell into deep thought. He was deciding whether to increase efforts to allow Feng Kezhi's troops to land on the island and help the orcs open a breakthrough.
"These known defense lines are very strong. They have built a large number of fortifications. The situation in the north and west is similar... It is difficult for Shanru's No. 4 tank to break through such a defense line. The No. 4 tank is not designed for this kind of battle at all. "Yes." Qian Jinhang added after seeing that Loew was silent.
When the No. 4 tank was born, most countries in the world didn't even have tanks. At that time, it could easily tear apart the enemy's defense lines and rely on its own communications and speed to soar.
It doesn’t work anymore. Facing the enemy’s solidly fortified defense line, the No. 4 tank’s fragile armor and lack of firepower have become serious shortcomings.
"I have ordered the Air Force to use napalm and cloud bombs to conduct an intensive carpet bombing of these areas." Air Force General Xiao Yun said to Marshal Loew: "The specific effects need to be evaluated, but it should be able to give mirages in the tunnels The army creates some trouble.”
"The main reason is that the combat effectiveness of the orcs... is really bad." The air force commander directly put the blame on the troops commanded by Shanru.
Tang Mo, who was listening on the sidelines, finally felt the mood of those German generals who complained about the combat effectiveness of the Italian troops.
In any case, losing the battle is definitely not your own problem. Since it is not your own problem, it must be your allies’ problem. Although the Tang Air Force is indeed non-stick, in a sense, the orcs have already fought very hard.
At least they didn't collapse on the battlefield like Italy... Of course, there are many rumors about the performance of Italian troops in World War II. However, in World War II, the Italian and French troops did not fight well. It is indeed indisputable. fact.
The staff officer on the side took advantage of the opportunity to introduce the landing situation of the Orcs' follow-up troops: "The Orcs' 4th Division has reached the position of the original 2nd Division, and the remnants of the original 2nd Division have moved north to mix with the 1st Division, which suffered relatively heavy losses. Continue to fight."
"The 7th Infantry Division is expected to go ashore tonight. My suggestion is... let this force try to go west." Loew looked down at the map and stated his plan.
"Is it necessary? Wouldn't it be a bad idea to disperse the troops?" Qian Jinhang was stunned when he heard what Loew said, and then reminded his superior.
Loew ignored his reminder and insisted on his own judgment: "I think we can give it a try, and we can use some of the weapons equipped by the 9th Army to support the orcs... to improve their combat effectiveness to some extent."
"Yes, from outdated equipment, artillery...even Scud missiles will do. But forget about 59 tanks, after all, we don't have enough 64." Tang Mo supported Loew's plan, because the 9th Army was in the Tang Army's sequence , it is the latest to be established and the equipment is not very good.
The artillery of this unit also uses the Wildbee self-propelled howitzer. This thing is exactly the same as the one provided to the Orcs. It is an old model modified from the chassis of the No. 4 tank.
In addition, the 9th Army is also equipped with a lot of towed 155mm howitzers. They just took this opportunity to change their equipment and give the eliminated gadgets to the orcs.
"But let the Orcs' 7th Infantry Division move westward... It's better not to make a final decision on this matter. Ask Shanlu first to hear about their difficulties." Tang Mo was somewhat generous to the Orcs.
In fact, this is easy to understand. After all, there are still hundreds of thousands of orc laborers in the Tang Kingdom watching this war. As long as the Tang Empire expresses its goodwill, it can gain the support of these orcs.
This is not the kind of verbal support, but the real support of hard work! They will work harder and harder so that they can go to the island belonging to the orcs in the future.
"In addition...I will import another 100 Butcher fighter jets from the Chu State to assist the Orcs. Since I want to do it, I should do my best." Tang Mo added: "Don't let others pick on us!"
"Understood!" Le Fu stood at attention and lowered his head and said to Tang Mo.
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After seeing them off, I came back in a very bad state and barely managed to write a chapter. Everyone read it first, while Long Ling went to take a nap and make up for it at night.
(End of this chapter)