Chapter 1434: 1435There are always some people who are sorry
"It seems that the messenger has delivered our news..." After hearing the news that the Tang army's bombardment had stopped, Qin's Prime Minister Ying Ke breathed a sigh of relief and said this.
He was very lucky that he sent the messenger in advance, which allowed Wuyang to avoid a catastrophe. The city is now in chaos. If the Tang army's bombardment continues, he will soon lose effective control of the entire city.
That is simply unimaginable: countless rioters will run around in the city, and they will be more destructive than artillery fire, turning the entire city into a purgatory.
"It seems so, sir." The officers around him also breathed a sigh of relief. They were really confused now. If the Tang army attacked, none of them knew what to do.
Zhang Xuan should have experience, but he really has no way to pass on his experience to everyone. No matter how sophisticated the Imperial Guards who are usually responsible for public security in the city are, it is impossible for them to be proficient in field defense techniques.
"Let Zhang Xuan come here for a meeting and tell him that within 48 hours, the Tang army is unlikely to launch another attack... Let's find a way together to see if we can solve this crisis." Ying Ke looked at the nervous expressions of the few people next to him. The minister told his confidants: "Just send someone."
"General Zhang Tuo, there is really no chance of winning in the battle in Wuyang City. You and I both know this very well. There is no preparation here to face the enemy. Under such circumstances, once the war resumes, the situation will immediately get out of control. "After that, Ying Ke looked at Zhang Tuo next to him and said, "Do a good job in your brother's ideological work, and try not to make him feel that... everything he does is in vain..."
“I understand.” Zhang Tuo nodded. He was actually the first among the Qin army generals to know that the defeat was certain. His air force has lost a total of more than 1,900 brave pilots from the beginning of the war to the present, as well as more than 4,000 other navigators, machine gunners, and others.
The Qin State lost a total of about 4,000 aircraft of various types, a large part of which were destroyed on the ground...
Such losses were too late to make any replenishment. The little wealth accumulated before the war was almost wiped out within two months of the war.
Following the failure of several frantic efforts, almost no aircraft of its own side could be seen in Qin's sky. Those expensive jet aircraft, even if partially supplemented, are almost completely unable to take off for combat without qualified pilots.
Now Qin State has a total of more than a hundred jet fighters, hundreds of propeller fighters and bombers... But these aircraft are all hidden in the airport behind, and they are completely unable to organize to participate in the war.
As an air force commander, Zhang Tuo has long been aware of these issues, and he knows even better what losing air supremacy means to a modern war.
“It’s just.” He looked at the minister not far away and motioned to Prime Minister Ying Ke to follow him farther away. Then after the two people moved a few steps away, he lowered his voice and continued to say to Ying Ke: "It's just your lord, General Liu Zhian is desperately trying to fight back. His... identity... you know, if we operate like this here, will it happen? Will he be put in danger?"
"I know...I know everything...but the army he is heading north is our only bargaining chip. If we ask him to stop, what else do we have to use to negotiate with the Tang Dynasty?" Ying Ke said bitterly.
He sighed and said to Zhang Tuo: "The empire has reached this point, and it can only wrong General Liu...or, in other words, it can only wrong some people. When everything is over, I will give them an explanation." "Sir !" Zhang Tuo was startled, then suddenly looked at Ying Ke, and grabbed Ying Ke's arm bitterly: "Don't act out of anger...General Liu Zhi'an will definitely understand your difficulties and will not blame you."
"So what? Someone must be responsible for the whole thing, or this war, after all. Your Majesty is naturally a wise Majesty... so the responsibility naturally belongs to me, the arrogant prime minister. It doesn't matter... Two months ago, I've already thought about it," Ying Ke said to Zhang Tuo with a wry smile.
"Alas..." Zhang Tuo also sighed bitterly. He suddenly felt very aggrieved. It was obvious that the original decision was made by everyone together. It was obvious that everyone was advocating to defeat the Tang Dynasty and dominate the world... But in the end, why? It ended like this.
After a brief silence, Zhang Tuo continued to ask: "There is one more question, sir. Before he fell into coma, His Majesty gave the order to defend Wuyang to the death. The order my brother received was also to assemble the troops and fight to the death in Wuyang."
"Disobeying His Majesty's will is a big or small thing. If Your Majesty wakes up, we have surrendered the city. By then..."
"You don't have to worry about this... I said, someone must be responsible for this. Since I can resist the guilt of war, I can naturally resist the guilt of resisting the decree. I am enough alone to make this farce go faster. Let's finish it." Ying Ke felt a little tired. For him personally, he was already looking forward to his ending.
After all, death is sometimes a kind of relief. Compared with the long and tortured process, the final result is actually not that terrible.
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In Zhang Xuan's headquarters, after confirming that the Tang Army only fired two artillery shells, he roughly guessed that someone had stopped the Tang Army's bombardment.
However, the order he received from Ying Duo was to guard Wuyang, so he naturally did not relax his arrangements. He let the second-line troops enter the position and drove the civilians east of Wuyang City to a relatively safe place.
In addition, he also gathered almost all the forces he could find outside the city and piled them near the railway and highway lines on the south side.
As long as the Tang army rushes from this direction, his troops can block the Tang army and launch defense along the railway line. Once the Tang army penetrated his defense line and penetrated deep to the west side of the railway line, his troops could form a pincer attack with Liu Zhian's troops heading north to contain the Tang army.
If a miracle happens and they eat this Tang army, then Wuyang's offensive and defensive situation will be much better. As long as it takes a few days, His Majesty's condition will improve, and Yingduo, who has regained his strength, can end this war more honorably.
That's right, Zhang Xuan didn't expect to turn defeat into victory. He was just prepared to use all his strength to win the last shred of dignity for the defeated Qin State. This little bit of dignity may make the Qin people live a little better after being ruled by the Tang people...