Alien Arms Empire

Chapter 558 Chapter 558 Waiting in place

When the eldest prince saw the telegram Qin Xiong sent him, he was completely confused. He didn't know what to do now.

His father ordered him to recapture Luozhen immediately, but Qin Xiong was pessimistic about recapturing Luozhen. As Qin Xiong's partner, the eldest prince believed in the judgment of Qin Xiong, a famous Qi general, so he was reluctant to go to Luo Town to "wade in troubled waters".

But Jiang Xian's order was very clear, which was for him to assemble his troops, attack in the direction of Luozhen, and recapture this important town that must be recaptured.

The development of things is often beyond people's expectations: before the eldest prince made up his mind to go to Luozhen, Qin Xiong sent him the news that the armored troops had been completely lost.

Coupled with the previous disappearance of the third prince near Luo Town... The eldest prince felt that Luo Town was like **** and a dangerous area that could not be easily entered.

 Looking at a newspaper from the Tang Kingdom in his hand, the eldest prince was even more confused now. This newspaper is the Tang Dynasty's Chang'an Daily. It was airdropped by thousands of B-17 bombers from the Tang Dynasty to the central line of Qi.

Now, many officers and soldiers of Qi State have seen these newspapers falling from the sky, and also seen the huge photos in the newspapers.

One photo shows a row of neatly placed corpses. In this row of corpses are the third prince, Tian Heng, and the commander of the 3rd Army.

The three men were all wearing their own military uniforms, but the third prince had several holes in his chest, Tian Heng was also in terrible condition, and the commander of the 3rd Army had no head.

Although the photos are a bit blurry due to printing, the military uniforms on these corpses can still be clearly identified.

Now everyone knows why the third prince and his men can't be found, because they are dead and died at the hands of the Tang army!

Below this photo, there is another photo, that is a photo of Nanye. Above the photo, the dragon flag of the Tang Dynasty is hung on the city wall of Nanye.

Everyone who reads this newspaper will probably be shaken—the city behind them has been occupied by the Tang Army! Their generals have all died in battle!

Even the eldest prince was frightened because he did not dare to imagine what a huge impact the loss of Nanye would have on Qi's defense.

The royal city is almost undefended. The troops on the eastern front have not had time to join the battle, and the war is estimated to be over.

He even wanted to send a telegram to his father. He really wanted to persuade his father, Jiang Xian, to find a reason for peace talks while there was still a chance.

 It is completely a mistake to become an enemy of such a capable country. For an opponent of this level, even if the Dahua Empire goes to battle in person, they may not be able to reap the benefits.

"Put this...news...in order and send it to Your Majesty." The eldest prince let go of the newspaper in his hand, let it fall on the table, and ordered the people next to him.

The guard next to him quickly lowered his head and left with a pile of compiled documents. Here is some information from various aspects.

 Some are about the loss of Nanye, some are about the disappearance of the third prince, and some are about the No. 3 tank and the Butcher fighter.

 The most detailed one is the description of the Stuka dive bomber—especially the special, terrifying sound.

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Jiang Xian once again saw B-17 bombers in the suburbs. These bombers once again bombed the industrial area of ​​​​Qi Wangcheng, destroying some factory facilities and dropping many leaflets and newspapers.

 At this time, the telegram from the eldest prince also arrived. When Jiang Xian saw the telegram, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of old blood.

He shook his body, and then the prime minister of Qi extended his hand to support him, barely avoiding falling and fainting.

The not-so-old monarch's will collapsed. It took him a long time before he spoke to the prime minister who was supporting him: "The third prince... I'm afraid, I'm afraid the situation is in danger."

"The third prince Jiren has his own destiny..." The prime minister wanted to comfort him, but at this time someone delivered the newspaper that had been left in the city.

The city over there is still billowing with thick smoke, and the factory buildings in the industrial zone that were finally carefully constructed have collapsed, and there are burning and explosions everywhere.

In this case, Jiang Xian snatched the newspaper from the stranger's hand and closed his eyes after reading it.

His Nanye was lost, his third prince died, and his general Tian Heng... also died for his country! The Western Front has collapsed, and the decision to attack Luozhen seems to be half a beat too late.

Now, the support from the Dahua Empire has been cut off. If the Dahua Empire does not declare war on Tang, then the supplies promised by the Dahua Empire will not be able to reach Qi at all.

Reinforcements from the sea have to pass through Beiyuan City, which is too far from the royal city, and the support from the Mirage Kingdom is far from enough to quench the thirst...

Qi State's own industrial base has almost been wiped out by the Tang Army's bombers. Nanye, which is better preserved, is now under the control of the Tang Army.

Qi State, which itself lacked the support of a modern industrial system, was basically at a comprehensive disadvantage on the 15th day after the war broke out. Of the more than 500,000 troops Jiang Xian had assembled to fight this war, one-tenth had become prisoners of the Tang army, one-tenth had been eliminated, and most of the rest had to fight against the Tang army. A familiar battle.

The original plan of Qi State was that these troops would be stationed in permanent fortifications, so there would be no large-scale casualties and no need for complicated mobilization.

 Field battles were something the Qi army, which lacked command and communication equipment and also lacked training, wanted to avoid. But the reality is very cruel. The Tang army has lured more than half of the Qi army out of their trenches, and the war has quietly changed its appearance.

The war experience originally accumulated in the Eastern Continent was completely inapplicable in the Qi-Tang War on the Western Continent - the Qi army's trench warfare had no room to use, and more than 200,000 troops had now been forced to leave the trench defense area.

 The elite 3rd Army has lost most of its combat effectiveness. The 1st Army now has to turn from defense to attack on the outskirts of Luo Town, and the 2nd Army even left its station and headed north to the Royal City.

Those carefully designed trenches and defense lines were not used. Instead, the fragile railway lines and supply lines were exposed to the attack of the Tang army and were in danger.

"Your Majesty, my condolences." After learning about the death of the third prince, the prime minister had to swallow the nonsense he just said about the third prince's good fortune, and quickly comforted Jiang Xiandao.

"Destroy my foundation! Miss our 150,000-strong army on the Western Front! Death is not a pity!" Jiang Xian clenched his fists, cheered up, and then cursed angrily.

Although he also felt sorry for his son, he still had to give an explanation to the soldiers on the Western Front. So he cursed loudly and placed all the blame for the collapse of the Western Front on his dead son.

“Right now, we must order His Highness the Prince to lead his army northward, recapture Luo Town, and then storm Nanye to ensure that the royal city is safe...” a general suggested.

 The royal city is empty, and the Tang army may attack at any time. In this case, if they don't create some pressure behind Tang Jun, the other party will definitely focus on the direction of the royal city.

Jiang Xian also understands this truth, but the first thing he has to do now is to call back the imperial guards sent out to strengthen the defense of the royal city.

So he immediately spoke and told the generals in front of him: "Order the guards to withdraw immediately! Quick!"

Since Nanye has been lost, the Imperial Guards who were ordered to rush to Nanye are already lonely ghosts in the wilderness. Once they are surrounded by the Tang army, they will be wiped out in an instant.

As the king of Qi, Jiang Xian can no longer believe the field capabilities of Qi's troops. Whenever Qi's troops can really make a difference in the wild, the situation will be completely different.

 Then, Jiang Xiancai started a series of troop movements: "Send a telegram to the second prince! Ask him where the 2nd Army is! Let them speed up their march! Let them move closer to me as soon as possible!"

After supervising the 2nd Army, Jiang Xian began to send a telegram to the eldest prince: "The telegram orders the eldest prince's troops to attack Luozhen at all costs! At all costs!"

He used the sternest and most firm tone and ordered to the officer who sent the telegram: "Find a way to tell him! The survival of the kingdom depends on this battle. He is my prince of Qi, and he must have the responsibility of a prince!"

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xian sent another telegram to Qin Xiong, ordering him to take over the command of the remaining troops on the western front, and at the same time lead the troops on the central and western fronts to try his best to recapture Luozhen.

The eldest prince, who was already preparing to lead his troops to follow Qin Xiong's suggestion and retreat along the eastern railway in a large circle, once again received a telegram from his father in the royal city while packing his things.

 In the content of the telegram, his father did not allow him to retreat, but instead gave him a death order to die in Luo Town.

At this time, the eldest prince who was about to flee to the northeast had no idea again, and the day was still wasted in the headquarters of the central defense line.

 He still doesn’t understand that waiting in place not only wastes time, but also makes the troops in his hands waiting in place, becoming increasingly unable to move.

As a result, while the Qi troops on the front line were wasting time and standing still, Jiang Xian's Imperial Guards were surrounded by the leading troops of the 4th Armored Division north of Nanye.

The only sizable Qi army around the royal city was wiped out by the Tang army on the way to retreat.

On the same day, the Qi army still stationed on the Western Front stopped resisting, laid down their weapons, and chose to surrender honorably.

The Tang army accepted their surrender and also occupied these Qi army's defensive positions. The only protrusion on Qi's western front that could threaten the Tang Army's supply line was wiped out by the Tang Army.

 The next day, the Tang army did not continue to attack, but waited for the arrival of follow-up supplies. Both the 4th Armored Division and the 2nd Armored Division needed to replenish fuel and ammunition.

 On this day, the eldest prince was still at his headquarters. He did not go to the front line of Luozhen, nor did he retreat to the northeast.

 (End of this chapter)