Alien Arms Empire

"The Tang people have arrived at Dingfengpo... less than 7 kilometers away from the outskirts of the city." An officer sent the news he had just received to Zhang Xuan, and reported with an ugly face: "Our patrol force discovered a Tang army Troops, a fierce battle broke out between the two sides, 7 of us died, and the other side retreated. "

"It's just a reconnaissance force, no need to make a fuss." Zhang Xuan had dealt with the Tang Army, and he knew that there must be a large-scale reconnaissance force in front of the real Tang Army.

Those troops are very flexible, and their fighting is very elastic. As long as they encounter the Qin army, they will test the attack. Once the firefight detects something, they will quickly break away from the battle.

"Have the troops that just arrived been deployed in place?" Zhang Xuan, who didn't care much about the outer defense line, was already ready for a real contest with the Tang army in Wuyang.

He deployed the elite troops drawn back from the southern region in the urban area near the suburbs, preparing to use street fighting to deal with the Tang army.

As for the hastily built peripheral defense lines, they were reserved for the new soldiers to fight with the Tang army. At that time, the new soldiers will be trained into veterans, and then return to the city to continue fighting... This can greatly train the team and allow the Qin army to regain some confidence.

"Arrived, General An... 3,000 veterans were sent over there. I went to see them. They are all brave men. As you requested, I deployed them near the 6th Hospital on the outskirts of the city." The adjutant replied to Zhang The issue of propaganda.

The so-called No. 6 Hospital is actually a hospital built by the Qin State itself. The reference standard is the large general hospital of the Tang State. However, when it was actually implemented, it became a shabby hospital dedicated to treating poor people who could not afford to go to a large hospital.

 Although it is small in scale and has limited medical skills, this hospital does play a certain role. For example, now, the hospital building has become the best bunker for the Qin army.

"Very good, as long as the Tang army enters the city, they will be blocked here! To ensure the supply of ammunition there, I will let these veterans play their role, and at least let the Tang people drop 500 corpses here!" Zhang Xuan's finger He tapped his head on the map and said through gritted teeth.

 Since he took over the command of Wuyang, the maps he used have really become smaller and smaller. In the past, all the war zone maps hung in his headquarters were now replaced by a city defense map.

 Because the map is huge enough, many buildings have been marked. The Qin army assembled heavy troops in the eastern city, waiting for the Tang people who rushed into Wuyang City.

"General, the Tang Army often takes the lead in launching attacks on both wings. Should we prepare some troops to prevent the Tang Army from encircling us?" the staff officer on the side asked with some worry.

"It's not necessary. We simply don't have enough troops to prevent the Tang army from encircling. It's just a waste to send an insufficient number of troops." Zhang Xuan shook his head, and then continued: "Except for the west and south of the city, the north and east are all given to Tang people!”

He could not give up the railways and roads to the south easily, because they were the only way for Liu Zhian's reinforcements to go north. If this place is cut off by the Tang Army, Wuyang City will also lose foreign aid.

Therefore, his previous arrangement was to let the troops defend the south of the city as much as possible. In the worst case, after losing the south of the city, he would also try his best to defend the west of the city.

Only by maintaining a channel can the reinforcements of the Qin army continue to enter Wuyang, and he can be sure to defend the capital of the Qin Empire. "The troops in the south are the main force, and the focus of my defense line is also in the south. It can last at least a few days... Where are General An's troops?" Zhang Xuan could not find any trace of Liu Zhian's troops heading north on the map, because The map just isn't big enough.

"General An has too many troops. Most of the troops are moving slowly. It is estimated that they will not all arrive until next month." The staff officer gave a more desperate answer.

 In fact, this was already the fastest speed Liu Zhian could reach in his crazy march north. The mechanization level of the Qin army was low and it was impossible to outrun the speed of the Tang army.

If we talk about the Qin army at its peak, it might be able to run more than 100 kilometers a day without losing air supremacy. But now, the Qin army, which has lost most of its vehicles and air superiority, can crawl 20 kilometers a day, which is considered fast.

 Fortunately, there was a train available. Unfortunately, the train's transport capacity was insufficient and it was impossible for the main force of the Qin army to quickly move north to the vicinity of Wuyang.

Therefore, Liu Zhian could only transport trains back and forth, and a special train rushed to transport 3,000 to 5,000 people to Wuyang to participate in the battle. At the same time, he commanded the large army to return north to shorten the distance between himself and Wuyang as much as possible.

But good luck will eventually run out: now the Tang Army's planes can't keep up with the army's advancement, and they can't interfere with the Qin Army's mobilization and transportation. Once the Tang Army builds the frontline airport, the Qin Army will no longer be able to be so blatant. The train sped away.

"Let him hurry up... As long as his troops arrive at the south side of Wuyang, the situation will be much better than now... As long as he launches a counterattack, everything will be fine." Zhang Xuan didn't know whether he was comforting others or not. He himself muttered and looked at Wuyang's map again.

"One more thing, General... The leading troops of the Tang Army have now appeared 7 kilometers outside the city. They are too close to Wuyang. If they shell, the situation may become very bad... Should we inform His Majesty, Also, Prime Minister?" the staff officer reminded cautiously.

"Send someone to inform... Your Majesty, it is best to take refuge in the west of the city... find some second-line troops and go to the fire station to help... try your best... to find the elderly and children, understand?" Zhang Xuan was reluctant to let the main force do it. For this kind of thing, I chose some old men and children to go there. But from a certain perspective, his order was indeed touching.

 “Yes!” The subordinate immediately went to do it. The communication soldiers in the headquarters were busy delivering various messages. Some people were making phone calls, and some were stuffing envelopes into their satchels. The Tang Army's electromagnetic interference was still at work, and the Qin Army could only use this method. Responded hastily.

At this moment in Wuyang City, the craters left by the Tang Army’s bombing yesterday have not been filled in, the black smoke has not cleared, and many civilians are still in chaos.

 Martial law has been imposed near the palace, and the Praetorian Guards have controlled the nearby streets and alleys. Some temporarily recruited old men and children wearing ill-fitting military uniforms piled sandbags and broken bricks near the barricades.

 They didn't know that the Tang army had already arrived, just outside the city. They also didn't know that their emperor was unconscious at this moment due to an overdose of a weird drug called Black Crow.