Chapter 1310: 1311 Old Capital Frontline

Chapter 1310: 1311 Old Capital Frontline

Northern Line, Wangdu Airport, Liu Zhian stepped off the plane. The bumpy ride made his face not look particularly healthy.

He patted his trouser legs with his gloves and casually returned a military salute to the generals who greeted him: "Don't be too formal!"

"General! Why don't you take a rest before changing to another train..." An officer came up to him and suggested.

“It’s too late, we have to go to the old capital today. If there is a bus, take a bus, if not, take a truck.” Liu Zhian waved his hand to interrupt the other party’s suggestion, and said as he walked forward.

The officer didn't speak again, but rushed to the front and opened the car door for Liu Zhian. This car imported from the Tang Empire was waiting here specifically to transport Liu Zhian to the city.

 In order to ensure the safety of the generals, Liu Zhian's plane did not fly directly to the old capital. Because it is no longer safe there, planes from the Tang Empire may appear in the airspace of the old capital.

 So, taking the train is the safest.

 “How is the situation?” Sitting in the car, Liu Zhian was not idle. He asked the accompanying officers and generals, hoping to understand some of the situation on the front line.

The accompanying general quickly explained: "General! The situation is not optimistic. The vanguard of the Tang Army has appeared near the old capital. People in the city are panicked. Our defenses have not been fully built yet, so we can only make do with the original Dahua army. "

"How many troops have been replenished?" Liu Zhian squinted his eyes and asked in the slightly bumpy car.

"There are about 600,000 people near the old capital, and more than 200,000 of them are Dahua troops who have been reorganized for emergency response." The general was a little nervous and stuttered when he spoke: "Also, there are still 200,000 people who were withdrawn from Dongqing. of…"

 In order to obtain enough troops, Dahua's old troops were naturally mobilized. But no one dares to count on the combat effectiveness of these troops.

It's okay to use these troops to fill the line. Anyway, the artillery of the Tang Empire did not distinguish whether the people in the enemy's trenches were from Dahua or Daqin.

 But it is unrealistic for these Dahua troops to really play any role: it is better to expect them to fight the Tang Empire in a **** battle than to expect the troops of the Tang Empire to stop on their own.

 In fact, in the past two days, the offensive forces of the Tang Empire have indeed slowed down. On the one hand, this is because the troops really need to rest, and on the other hand, it is also because there are too many Qin troops in the encirclement behind them and they also need to be dealt with.

With Wang Luo being killed, the Qin troops near Xiajuan City had been completely annihilated. Except for some small-scale rout, there were no organized Qin troops near Xiajuan to continue to resist.

  There were about 500,000 Qin troops in the Dongqing encirclement. The remaining troops retreated to the vicinity of the old capital, which is why there are 300,000 Qin troops near the old capital. Most of these Qin armies were defeated, all of which were defeated by Dongqing.

 The troops of the Tang Empire were actually very exhausted after a month of advancement. Tanks need maintenance, ammunition needs to be replenished, fuel needs to be replenished, and food needs to be replenished.

 In terms of personnel, the offensive troops of the Tang Empire really needed a rest. They attacked continuously, surrounded and annihilated more than 1 million Qin troops, and achieved brilliant results.

They captured Shanchong, Jutian, and Pingfeng. He also captured the lower rein, surrounded Dongqing, and controlled the Blackwater Oil Field.

This kind of advancement speed is faster than the marching speed of other countries. Until now, the Qin army has been defeated without even fighting a decent battle. "Most of the weapons of the troops that were withdrawn were lost. The armored division has no tanks, no armored vehicles, and no artillery." The general added.

Liu Zhian still said nothing and continued to ask: "What about the material situation? Can we redistribute weapons to these defeated troops and arm them?"

He did not call these troops from Dongqing "removed troops", but directly called these troops defeated troops.

The general replied: "The weapons are enough. If you include Dahua's old weapons and equipment, there are even leftovers."

In fact, there are still a lot of weapons left by Dahua. In addition, the Qin State also transported a lot of weapons and ammunition to the front line, and they happened to be piled up near the old capital.

"Thank you for your hard work." Liu Zhian finally nodded, and then said: "In order to strengthen the defense line, we took out all the mines in the inventory and prepared to deploy them near the old capital!"

"This... general..." When the general heard this order, he was stunned. He was sweating while trying to emphasize the seriousness of using landmines.

That is a weapon prohibited by the convention. If the mirage used this weapon, the prime minister and the top general of the army were hanged. If Qin still uses it, then someone will be responsible for it after the war... No one wants to take the blame for this kind of thing, right?

"You don't have to be afraid, I will be responsible!" Liu Zhian ordered: "I will sign all documents, you just need to obey my orders."

　　"The rise and fall of the empire can be determined in one fell swoop!" He opened his eyes, his eyes full of determination: "It takes a thousand days to raise an army and use it for a while. The empire regards me as its general. I will fight to the death for the country!"

 The general next to him lowered his head, ashamed of his cowardice just now. Qin people are martial, but they also have a spirit of sacrifice.

The car drove into the city. Wangdu was quite prosperous because it was close to the old capital. There are pedestrians on both sides of the street, and some vendors are selling goods. It seems to have restored some of its pre-war appearance.

Unfortunately, the trucks parked on the street and the Qin infantry patrolling the streets are always reminding people here that the war is far from over.

The convoy quickly drove into the city's train station, and a train full of soldiers and weapons and equipment was already waiting next to the platform. Liu Zhian didn't even take a bite of his meal before taking a train to the "old capital" that had become the front line.

On this day, the forward troops of the Tang Army shelled the old capital. The cavalry of the Tang Empire finally reached the suburbs of the "Imperial Capital", the old capital of the Great China Empire!

A 155mm-caliber howitzer shell fell into the city. A section of the city wall that had been destroyed not long ago due to the civil war in the Great China Empire collapsed amidst the sound of the gunfire. All the people in the imperial capital remembered the civil strife and those frightening days.

Also on this day, the Tang Imperial Air Force bombed two airports in the imperial capital, destroying more than 100 aircraft that the Qin army had no time to evacuate.

It was also on this day that the captured Ying'an met Marshal Loew, Chief of General Staff of the Tang Empire in Fengjiang's cell... and Loew came to persuade him, the "Qin General", to surrender.