Chapter 1291: 1292 transfer support

Chapter 1291: 1292 transfer support

Zhang Xuan was indeed on the verge of tears. He commanded nearly a million troops. There were two main directions of attack. The first was Nanshan Port, the Tang enclave on the Chu coastline. The second was to pass through the Chu land and attack from the south. Within the Tang Empire.

 But so far, these two strategic goals have not been achieved. In other words, it is still far from being realized.

The troops besieging Nanshan Port were blocked by the mountain troops of Chu State. The progress up to this point was relatively smooth. After all, they were getting closer and closer to Nanshan Port.

But then the Qin army, which was preparing to invade the Tang Empire, ran into the Tang mountain troops at the end of the mountains, and something went wrong.

The mountain troops of the Tang Army are really two different concepts from those of Chu and Qin: relying on Chinook helicopters, the Tang Army can even hoist 105mm-caliber howitzers to the top of mountains to set up positions. Coupled with the fire support of armed helicopters, the combat effectiveness of the two sides is not at the same level.

The Tang Army's mountain troops were overwhelming and pushed the Qin Army back to the vicinity of the Chu capital in one breath. Relying on the city's Qin army, the Qin army barely gained a foothold, but the situation has been passively being beaten.

It was originally expected that the navy could go north to cut off the supplies of Nanshan Port, but the combined fleet has not yet set off. Tonight, the garrison commander of Qingluan Port, Sun Guang, actually sent a message requesting Zhang Xuan's support...

"I'm so **** supporting him! Support! I'm **** trying to support him! I'm attacking! Attack! How can I take away troops from the attacking troops?" Zhang Xuan roared in the office road.

 In fact, it’s not to blame for his anger. Recently, the Qin Army has been deploying troops from the southern front. After all, the hole in the north is really too big.

The 4th Armored Corps, which was originally given to Zhang Xuan, was directly transferred because it was a reserve unit and was located relatively far back. It did not participate in the battle...

There is no way. Who told Zhang Xuan that the main combat areas before were in the mountains. The armored troops are not needed. Isn't it wrong to transfer support to other directions?

  The armored troops were transferred, and Zhang Xuan said nothing except being depressed for a while. Everyone knew that fighting in the northern theater would be stressful, and this was something he had thought of before the war started.

But what happened next made Zhang Xuan angry: in addition to the armored troops, two infantry corps were also to be transferred. This suddenly caused Zhang Xuan's southern cluster, with a total strength of about 1.2 million, to suffer a sharp reduction in strength. To about 1 million.

He was also responsible for attacking Nanshan Port and withstanding the pressure from the Tang Army's mountain troops in the north. The situation suddenly became passive.

 But this was just the beginning of the nightmare: as the war situation in the north worsened rapidly, entering Shu city became precarious. Although this is not the only connection between the Qin army and Shu, it is an important channel for the Tang army to enter Shu from the flank.

Once this passage is opened, it will be in danger for Zhang Xuan's troops entering Chu, so Emperor Qin Yingduo urgently ordered Zhang Xuan to mobilize troops to strengthen the defense of Shu City.

Zhang Xuan, who knew the importance of entering Shu city, had no choice but to mobilize his troops back to enter Shu. This transfer included 250,000 elite soldiers and strong generals.

He hadn't seen Nanshan Port yet, but as a result, all the Qin troops in Chu State were forced to go on the defensive. Because of the lack of troops, many areas that were finally captured were forced to abandon many areas.

In fact, the Qin Army on the southern front was mobilized more than this, because it is easier to camouflage and deploy defenses in mountain warfare, and most of the heavy artillery units that were not very useful were also mobilized. The most disgusting thing is that the air power responsible for supporting Zhang Xuan was mobilized faster: Zhang Xuan also launched air attacks on Nanshan Port from time to time. Although the losses were heavy, it did put a lot of pressure on Nanshan Port.

With the changes in the war situation, the bomber force suffered too much losses and was reluctant to dispatch. The fighter force was transferred to the northern theater. Of the more than 900 aircraft that supported Zhang Xuan, only less than 400 were left in the end.

 As a result, in such a state, even a garrison commander stationed at the port now dared to come to Zhang Xuan to ask for a plane!

"There must be something wrong with the United Fleet." Zhang Xuan's chief of staff said solemnly: "Otherwise, Sun Guang would not be able to come to us for support."

 After all, Sun Guang is a capable general, and there is a consensus within the Qin army on this point. Sun Guang was originally transferred to the Navy because of his ability.

"That won't work! The air force is on the move in the middle of the night. How can I explain if something goes wrong?" Zhang Xuan sat back in his seat and gasped.

His anger has mostly subsided, but his position remains the same: even if he nods in agreement, most aircraft can only be dispatched during the day. This is due to capacity constraints and has nothing to do with other things.

"The combined naval fleet has 10 aircraft carriers and 700 aircraft. If they wait until dawn, do they still need our support? It is probably because they encountered the Tang Empire's fleet and were unable to fight at night, so they were rushed to the hospital because of their illness." The chief of staff guessed.

"They can't fight at night, and neither can we!" Zhang Xuan was almost angry. Those in the Air Force who can take off at night are all elites. How many such pilots are there in the entire southern theater now?

 Even if there is, what will be used to support it? fighter? Can you please stop making trouble? What can a fighter pilot do by flying there? Two circles back?

 The bombers are going? The Air Force doesn't even have torpedoes, and it hasn't organized sea attack training. Going there during the day may not be of any use. Wouldn't it be in vain to go there in the dark at night?

Besides, he is now organizing the plane to fly over, refilling the tank with fuel and mounting bombs, debugging the equipment, communicating information, and the sky is already bright...

"You can't blame them. There really aren't many troops in the coastal defense zone, and there are also few aircraft." The chief of staff still knew something about the situation.

There are only a hundred or so planes in the entire coastal area, and it’s not much if they are all concentrated together. What's more, these troops have little training, lack aircraft and personnel, and have very poor combat effectiveness.

The only elite ones are a dozen or so jet fighters, but I heard from friends in the Air Force that these fighter jets were dispatched during the day and knocked down many friendly aircraft...

“You mean to take off some planes immediately and let them go for support?” Zhang Xuan frowned and looked at the chief of staff.

The chief of staff coughed and persuaded: "It makes no sense not to provide support. If something goes wrong with the combined fleet, the beach behind us will be in danger."

After thinking about it in his mind, Zhang Xuan took a breath and said impatiently: "Then let the air force deployed in Fengcheng deploy 10 Type 17 bombers to support it."

"Okay!" The chief of staff was also very satisfied with this arrangement, nodded and said, "I'll go and pass the order right away."

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