Chapter 1369: 1370The army going south
Chapter 1369 Chapter 1370 The army going south
Originally, the task of attacking Shu was assigned to the 7th Army. Later, the task of taking care of the newcomers was handed over to the 8th Army under the command of Luo Xiao.
The idle 7th Army is still preparing for war in Tang State, and now they have finally arrived at their mission.
According to the plan, the 7th Army commanded by Eric was ordered to go south and assemble at Nanshan Port to prepare for a large-scale cross-sea landing.
The codename of this battle is called rehearsal. The Tang Army is preparing to land the 7th Army in Shu under the cover of the main fleet.
If the plan succeeds, the Tang army will attack Shu from the south and north at the same time, encircle Zhang Xuan's headquarters, and completely change the war situation.
After receiving the order, Eric immediately issued the order to set off. The 7th Army began loading and maneuvering, and the troops of ten divisions of the 200,000-strong army began to advance south along the railway line.
Such a huge momentum naturally cannot be concealed from others, and Qin’s intelligence personnel in Tang State learned part of the information.
Because the Tang Army's troops began to move south on a large scale, the railway lines and trains began to become tense. This information was summarized and sent directly to the senior officials of the Qin State.
The senior officials of the Qin State immediately used this information to speculate on the direction of the Tang army's action: Nanshan Port! Although they did not know that the Tang Army was preparing to board the ship at Nanshan Port, they knew that the Tang Army was dispatching troops and generals to target Zhang Xuan.
It was already very difficult for Zhang Xuan to carry the 6th Army of the Tang Army. Now that there is an additional 7th Army, it will definitely not be able to withstand it.
In order to support Zhang Xuan, the Qin army also began to mobilize troops in a targeted manner: but there were so many places they needed to defend that no one thought the Qin people could block these holes.
Now the Qin army lacks troops in several general directions, and there is a risk of collapse at any time. The Qin army hoped to support Zhang Xuan's troops of about 200,000, but in fact they only gave him a few tens of thousands.
Sun Guang is also one of the top two in the coastal area. He really hopes to get some reserves. In his opinion, the Tang army may land in his jurisdiction at any time.
The area entering Shu has been almost controlled by Luo Xiao, and the Tang army may move south in this direction at any time... Unfortunately, so far, the Qin army has not been able to gather forces to stop the Tang army's actions in this area.
Compared to the lightning-like movements of the Tang army, the Qin army was really sluggish to the point of despair. But there was no way, Qin was like a slow-moving giant, and what stood out in front of Tang was a terminally ill man.
However, another participating country did not choose to sit still and wait for death at this time. The Dorne Empire is trying to find a way to bring its troops to the Western Continent to help its allies.
Because the naval fleet was almost completely wiped out, Dorne did not dare to blatantly transport across the sea, but their main focus was to do their best.
Dornish maritime transport was scattered and unorganized, and was largely a matter of chance. One transport ship after another was discovered and sunk by the Tang army, but no matter what, some fish would slip through the net.
Like Rommel when the Axis powers supported North Africa during World War II, a large amount of supplies would be sunk when passing through Malta, but the Axis powers still transported supplies and personnel to Rommel bit by bit.
Relying on the leftovers leaking from these fingers, the African Legion persisted for a while. The Dorne Empire is doing similar things. They are trying every means to transport their troops and weapons and equipment to Qin. Transport ships transporting supplies and equipment moved more casually, while transport ships transporting personnel and troops moved more cautiously. Although the losses were considerable, Dorne still maintained contact with the Qin Empire.
Sun Guang received another shipload of supplies at his Qingluan Port, which was sent from Dorne. Qin was in urgent need of anti-aircraft guns and Gobel 5 tanks.
The performance of these tanks is still not very good, but Qin no longer has the ability to equip its coast guard with heavy tank equipment.
Part of the supplies delivered by Dorne solved an urgent need: the weapons and equipment disembarked from Qingluan Port did not need to be transported by the Qin State, which saved valuable transportation capacity and production time, and became a life-saving straw for the Qin State's coast.
Sun Guang relied on such a small number of tanks to form an armored force, and also deployed some anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns in many places.
He currently manages nearly a million troops, which seems like a lot, but the number of places that need to be garrisoned is frightening.
These troops are scattered over a vast area, and there is almost no way to assemble them: let's put it this way, even the past Shushan defense line was under Sun Guang's control. From this point of view, we know how big his jurisdiction is.
But such a large area has now become a sieve. With the pressure of the Tang Army in the north and the pressure of the Tang Navy in the south, Sun Guang's troops became minced meat and were sandwiched between hamburgers.
Such a huge area cannot be strengthened at all. It is like the lower abdomen of Qin, soft and easy to attack.
As time goes by, the weather is gradually getting warmer. After the last heavy snowfall of the year in the north, there are already signs of ice and snow melting.
This means that the Tang Army's attack will be weakened to a certain extent, and it will also be strengthened to a certain extent! What is weakened is the attacking ground troops, who will get stuck in the mud, slowing down the attack, waiting for the snowmelt water to dry up; what is strengthened is the air force's bombing and operations in the southern region, which are determined by the climate.
The air force bombing, which was not strong in the first place, will gradually become terrifying as the temperature warms up. After several months of construction, the Tang Army has almost restored the airport near Dongqing, and has built several field airports east of the old capital. .
These airports will be completed and put into use within the next month or two to support the Tang Air Force's larger-scale action plan.
With these airports, the number of Tang Army aircraft sorties will rise several levels, and the Qin Army in the north will face a more severe test.
As the Tang army cleared away the remaining forces that entered Shu city, another front has appeared in front of the two countries: the northern front of Shu!
On this front, the Tang Army has prepared the terrifying strength of three armies, namely the Tang Army's 1st Army, 4th Army and 8th Army. Once these troops catch up with their logistical supplies, they will march south like wild horses running wild.
Looking at the Qin State, their troops in this direction did not exceed 300,000, and they did not even have a decent general to command them.
According to the plan, the Qin State will reinforce the northern war zone of the Shu State and strive to increase the number of troops here to 500,000 to 1 million to block the Tang State's attack.
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