Chapter 1259: 1260 Even the blind can see
Chapter 1259 1260 Even the blind can see
The senior officials of the Qin State are also summarizing the reasons for their failure. In addition to the advanced weapons and equipment of the Tang army, many senior commanders of the Qin State also believe that their unstable foothold in Dahua is also an important reason for the defeat.
They passed the responsibility to the common people of Dahua for not cooperating, not supporting the Qin army's actions, and treating the Qin army as an invader.
This is completely opposite to the attitude of the people of the Dahua Empire who were looking forward to the arrival of the Tang army. This uncooperative attitude did bring some difficulties to the Qin army's actions.
Therefore, before the Qin army retreated, they often left some so-called gifts for the local people. Some villages would even be massacred. When the Tang army arrived, they could only see corpses everywhere.
But such retaliation was completely unable to make the Qin army hold its position. The Tang army's attack speed was so fast that the Qin army had no time to build a strong defensive position.
Moreover, because the Tang Army had so many new weapons, those so-called solid defensive positions were actually just a joke.
Defenses such as trenches and bunkers are no longer so indestructible in modern warfare. When a large number of precision-guided munitions and various heavy weapons are put into battle, a hastily built trench becomes insignificant.
Regardless of the battlefield between Da Mao and Er Mao, fortifications are still very important. That is because the level of both sides is about the same, and there are a large number of mines and other equipment that can help stabilize the battle line.
But in this world, the Tang Empire and the Qin Empire are both parties to the Anti-Landmine Convention, and they cannot use weapons such as landmines casually.
Without landmines, the Qin army did not have enough advanced weapons to support its defense line, so their defense became fragile.
No matter what, the war has broken out. Now there is no use in blaming others. Everything can only be solved by Qin itself.
The good news is that reinforcements from the Dorne Empire are already on the way. Dorne has mobilized 30 divisions of troops, preparing to disembark at the port of Shu and join the battle on the Western Continent to help Qin stabilize its position.
In addition, the main fleet of the Dorne Empire, including 7 aircraft carriers of various types, as well as 6 battleships, 22 cruisers, and 15 large destroyers, has moved north to join the Qin fleet.
According to the plan, after this fleet completes supplies in the waters near Qin, it will move north to blockade Nanshan Port and force the Tang fleet to fight decisively.
At the same time, a large fleet of the Lions Empire will attack Dragon Island. After the naval decisive battle, the situation will become clear.
The Tang Empire, which lost its fleet and Dragon Island, probably would not be able to continue fighting the war. They will be forced to sign contracts and cede large tracts of territory...
The generals of Qin unknowingly played the old trick of "trusting the ADC in the bottom lane" and placed all their hopes on the navy, which they had no confidence in before the war started.
In fact, the combined fleet has already converged in the waters near Shu at this moment! This is equivalent to saying that they have completed the first step of the plan, and everything seems to be going very smoothly.
The current situation is that the Qin Army's 3 aircraft carriers, 4 battleships, 7 cruisers and 10 destroyers have been integrated into the main fleet of the Dorne Navy to form a large-scale combined fleet.
The entire fleet now has 10 aircraft carriers, 10 battleships, 29 cruisers, and 25 destroyers. It can really be described as a strong force. According to the scheduled plan, after completing the supply, this fleet will go north to Nanshan Port, which is surrounded by Tang State on three sides, and cooperate with the army to completely annihilate the Tang Kingdom defenders at Nanshan Port.
However, the commander of the Dorne naval fleet, that is, General John Cleeves, the commander of the combined fleet at this moment, does not know yet that his fleet has long been targeted by the Tang Navy.
In the northern seas about 1,000 kilometers away, the Tang Empire's naval fleet was heading south at full speed. Marshal Bernard commanded the Tang Dynasty's 4 aircraft carriers, 8 cruisers, and 19 destroyers to speed over 55 kilometers per hour on the sea. Exaggerated speed.
The mission of this fleet is to take the initiative to launch an attack to annihilate this so-called combined fleet after the opponent's fleet is assembled, and to completely seize control of the sea.
The intelligence of the Tang Empire was more accurate and more direct than expected: after the Shu Kingdom was occupied by the Qin State, due to the existence of resistance and the hidden clues lurked by the intelligence department of the Datang Empire, the movements of the Qin Fleet were simply Know it like the back of your hand.
In addition, the Tang Imperial Navy's submarines also almost determined the movements of the combined fleet, tracked and set up ambushes, and mastered most of the information such as the enemy fleet's rendezvous location, course and speed.
Furthermore, the Tang Empire's artificial satellites provided the Tang fleet with more accurate information about the movements of the combined fleet, which allowed Marshal Bernard to make decisions very easily.
His purpose is very clear, his fleet strike capability is powerful enough, his attack methods are diverse, and his attack distance is far beyond the enemy's imagination.
In the early morning of this day, on the rough sea, the fleet of the Tang Empire cut through the waves and appeared in a position where they should not be.
According to the procedure, a Hawkeye early warning aircraft was ejected from the flight deck in the sunshine. It is responsible for reconnaissance and warning over the entire fleet, and dispatching patrol fighters and intruder attack aircraft carrying anti-ship missiles.
Shortly after the early warning aircraft took off, an advancing Qin submarine on the distant sea saw the aircraft. The crewman on duty on the submarine's hull turned pale with fright. He immediately called for his submarine. He pointed at the small black spot in the sky and kept talking about what he had just seen.
“There shouldn’t be a plane here.” The captain muttered, grabbing the binoculars and looking at the plane that was obviously not directed at them.
Obviously, this is not a plane of the Great Qin Empire, because no matter how idiotic the captain of this submarine is, he is sure that the Great Qin Empire never has an aircraft carrying an iron pot on its back.
“Well, it seems that the plane didn’t see us…” the crew of the submarine who first discovered the plane said with some fear.
"Maybe! Send this message immediately! Our fleet may be in trouble." The captain is still worried about the safety of the joint fleet that has just been assembled. Little does he know that the submarine he is on has now appeared on the radar screen of the Hawkeye early warning aircraft. On.
For the early warning aircraft, this target is too obvious. The dazzling light spot flashes on the screen, and even a blind person can see it clearly.
(End of this chapter)