Alien Arms Empire

 Chapter 900 901 War starts with clear cards

 Something is wrong! Looking at the artillery shells falling on the position, Zhao Chen instinctively felt that there was something wrong with Fengjiang Army's fighting style. He was delaying because there was a steady stream of reinforcements behind him. What was Toyoe's army waiting for?

  Could it be that they are waiting for reinforcements from the Tang Empire? Not very realistic either! If the Tang Empire was willing to get involved in the war, its reaction speed would never be so slow.

To put it another way, even if the ground forces of the Tang Empire needed time to assemble and mobilize, the air force of the Tang Empire should have joined the war long ago!

Those terrifying flying demons don't need much time to assemble. They can dispatch hundreds of them at will. Even the Stuka dive bombers that first appeared on the battlefield are definitely a headache.

 But now, neither the Flying Fortress nor the Stuka, nor that **** attack aircraft called IL, has appeared near Hezhe.

 This shows that the Tang Empire’s previous promise that it would not be involved in the war was binding to a certain extent.

If the Tang Empire did not intend to get involved in the war immediately, then there would be something wrong with the current fighting style of the Fengjiang defenders!

As long as you make a casual judgment, you will find the logical paradox in this: Fengjiang Army has no reinforcements, and delaying time is completely asking for death. The only explanation is that they are deploying frontal defenses to allocate troops to cause trouble in other directions. .

The terrain of Fengjiang City is very simple. To the north is the grassland. There is no direct railway to Wasteland City, so mobilizing large corps to the north is simply a joke.

Hence, the most likely option for Fengjiang's troops is to go south and attack Shanping - in fact, Zhao Chen had imagined this possibility on the way here, so he also made corresponding arrangements.

 First of all, three lines of defense were deployed on the road between Shanping and Fengjiang, and heavy troops were deployed for defense. According to Zhao Chen's idea, even if the Tang Empire attacks, it will take some time to break through the defense line and attack Shanping.

 As long as he is given some time, he can continue to reinforce Shanping. By then it will be a war of attrition, which will have the same effect as the decisive battle in Hezhe.

 But for some reason, Zhao Chen still felt that the direction of Shanping was not safe, and he still felt that the defense in the direction of Shanping should be increased.

So he turned around, looked at the generals beside him, and ordered: "Have the two armored divisions in Zhao Zheng's hands immediately send reinforcements to Shanping! The troops from Datachi and Shanchong will assemble towards Guiguang!"

 He felt that, together with the two armored divisions in Guiguang, the defenders in the Shanping direction should also deliberately respond to the Fengjiang Army's attack.

The Zhao Zheng in his order was a royal confidant promoted by Zhao Kaixin. He took over Qian Jinhang's position and was responsible for commanding hundreds of thousands of troops in the southern region of the empire.

 Being able to be valued by the emperor and entrusted with important tasks, Zhao Zheng is certainly not a mediocre person. He is actually quite capable and a relatively obedient general.

After receiving Zhao Chen's order, Zhao Zheng immediately ordered his armored division to move northeast and prepare to go to Shanping.

At the same time, in the south of Fengjiang, at the general headquarters of the Fengjiang Army's southward troops, Luo Xiao, the head of the Tang Empire's Military Advisory Group, began to issue combat orders.

"Toyoe's 1st Armored Division is responsible for the flank attack...Toyoe's 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions will deal with the frontal enemy! We have reinforced all the artillery we can mobilize to you. We must capture the 1st Infantry Division within one day. A line of defense, got it?”

 “Understood!” the commanders of the Fengjiang Army replied in unison. In fact, they are very confident in this battle. Now the troops have sufficient supplies and high morale. If they still can't win, they can really die.

 For the commanders of the Dahua Empire, as long as they are not fighting against the Tang Empire, they feel that their chances of winning are still very high.

"Then get ready! The attack will start in an hour and a half." Luo Xiao dismissed these Fengjiang commanders, and then walked back to the map with several of his staff.

He stared at the situation of the two armies near Fengjiang, sighed and said: "The terrain is too ordinary, the Fengjiang army's combat intentions are almost exposed, and the opponent's commander will definitely guess our plan as long as he is not a fool. "

"There is no way around this. There are only two ways to go, either Hezhe or Shanping. There is no need to guess." A staff officer said with a wry smile.

"Zhao Chen is on the northern line, and Zhao Zheng is on the southern line. It seems that Zhao Zheng is easy to bully, so we can only bully Zhao Zheng." Another staff officer took it for granted.

 Whether in terms of the number of troops or the quality of the troops, Zhao Chen is the one who is difficult to fight, so attacking Zhao Zheng's troops first is the right choice.

"No matter what, let's concentrate our troops to eat Zhao Zheng first!" Luo Xiao made up his mind, or he had no choice from the beginning.

 On the other side, Zhao Chen felt somewhat relieved after getting Zhao Zheng's reply. He thought for a while, then walked to the map and looked at it carefully for a while. Then he walked back to the table, grabbed the phone, and connected to the headquarters on the Hezhe front line: "Hello? Hello! I'm Zhao Chen!... I order your department to prepare within one hour, two hours Within...definitely launch an attack!”

"Attack? Commander, didn't you order not to launch an attack for the time being?" the commander on the other end of the phone confirmed doubtfully.

"The order has been revised! I repeat it again! The order has been revised! Be ready to attack within one hour! The attack must be launched within two hours!" Zhao Chen grabbed the phone and ordered in a firm tone.

After a pause, he continued: "At any cost, attack Fengjiang Army's defense line! Before nightfall today, you must win a line of defense for me! Repeat my order!"

"Yes! Before nightfall today, seize the enemy's frontline positions at all costs!" On the other end of the phone, the frontline commander immediately replied.

"Okay! Execute the order!" Zhao Chen hung up the phone, walked to the map again, stared at the places marked as the Fengjiang Army's defense line, and was silent for a long time.

Just ten minutes after he issued the order, the artillery of the Great China Empire roared again, and raindrop-like shells once again fell on the Fengjiang Army's defensive position, kicking up patches of soil.

 The solid defensive position shook slightly in the sound of artillery. The soldiers hiding in the bunkers could only wait for the crazy shelling to stop.

However, this time, the artillery did not stop. Round after round of shelling broke the unspoken rules of the previous two days: the sporadic shelling seemed to have annoyed a certain big shot. Today's shelling is no longer routine. But a real fight.

With these years of training, the armies of the Great China Empire have made some progress. Although they can only learn a little bit, they did learn some of the basics of the Tang army.

Before the artillery fire had completely stopped, the armored troops of the Dahua Empire began to attack. Type 3 tanks were placed next to each other, covering the infantry, and they charged forward menacingly.

The Toyojiang defenders, who thought the opponent was just firing artillery randomly to meet their errands, did not realize at this moment that the enemy was already approaching them.

 They hid in the trenches, waiting for the end of the shelling, which had come to an end. A Fengjiang soldier who was originally responsible for guarding once again returned to his covered post and saw the enemy's movements through the gap directly in front of him.

"Oh my God! Come on! Come on and see! They've brought out the tanks!" The sentry shouted loudly, putting his face behind the lookout gap.

"Tank! The tank is coming!" The squad leader who heard his shout immediately stuck his head out and looked at the big guy turning in the distance.

Frankly speaking, if you don’t compare the Type 3 tank of the Dahua Empire to the Leopard tank, it is actually a very good light and heavy tank. It is almost as good as the German Type 3 tank, and not much different.

However, it has indeed lagged behind in various performances, especially when the Tang Empire had begun to equip 59 tanks.

 Fortunately, it does not have to face the Panther tank or the Shencha 59 now. It only needs to compete with friendly tanks of the same type.

“Damn it! The artillery fire came up just after it passed. It’s really life-threatening.” Seeing the Type 3 tank getting closer, the squad leader stationed here complained angrily.

They don't have any anti-tank weapons, only a battalion anti-tank gun not far behind them - the shelling just now was so fierce, who knows if the anti-tank gun is still there.

"Old Zhang! Old Zhang! Go and see if the anti-tank gun of the anti-tank company can still be used!" The squad leader yelled at the top of his voice. If the gun can't be used, they will have to retreat quickly. .

 What else should we do? Risk your life with grenades and tanks? Are you kidding me? Didn't you see the large black mass of infantry following the tank?

“Squad leader! The artillery squad is still there! They are adjusting the artillery!” After a while, Lao Zhang’s voice came from not far away.

The squad leader immediately gained confidence and began to deploy tactics: "Follow Brother Liu's arrangement! Go to Position 1 with the machine gun. When the opponent approaches, fire from the flank! Put the tank over and wait for the anti-tank gun behind it to kill it!"

The Brother Liu he refers to is the consultant sent by the Tang Empire. Apart from this consultant, no one in the entire squad can make him, the squad leader, call him brother.

Soon, the Fengjiang defenders' artillery fire also rang out, and the artillery shells fell at the feet of the Dahua soldiers who were pressing up, with frightening accuracy. Soldiers fell one after another where the shells exploded, and some were even directly lifted into the air by the air waves of the shell explosion.

There are more advisors from the Tang Empire on the artillery positions, and their artillery skills are definitely among the best on the planet. With the parameters they gave us, how could the artillery of the Toyie defenders be inaccurate?

 (End of this chapter)