Chapter 1170 Allied Forces Feint Attack Liang State Sneak Attack
On the Danube River, on the deck of the 500-ton river ship Forward.
The commander-in-chief of Gui State, Su Zihai, summoned the officers of Gui State and held a military meeting.
The movements of the Alliance army during this period are all under their control.
Su Zihai, the commander-in-chief of Gui State, was a little strange. The alliance army attacked Gui State's carefully built Danube defense line without being fully prepared.
This situation is a bit surprising, but Gui Guo has made preparations for a large-scale attack by the alliance army.
Although they were facing an alliance army, the Wu army was actually the main force, with the Vietnamese army assisting on the side.
Wu and Gui have been hostile to each other for many years. They both know their opponents well and understand each other's strength.
It is precisely because of this that Su Zihai, the commander-in-chief of Gui State, was a little confused.
He and Chief of Staff Pi Qianfan had been paying close attention to the dynamics on the battlefield.
When they saw the massive attack by the Alliance army, both of them had surprised looks on their faces, and then an emergency military meeting was convened.
Chief of Staff Pi Qianfan frowned and said: "Commander Su, this move of the alliance army is beyond our expectation.
They dared to take the initiative to launch an attack without adequate preparation, especially without rebuilding the river navy and gaining control of the Danube River."
Xu Qingbiao, captain of Gui Neihe Navy, patted his chest and promised: "Commander Su, Chief of Staff Pi.
As long as there is one gunboat in my river division, the Danube defense line will never be broken.
Even the army brothers could not withstand the fierce attack of the alliance army.
You just need to hide behind the river navy fleet.
The Union army's small guns couldn't penetrate the gunboat's armor at all.
The various artillery and machine guns carried on the gunboat will form a solid line of fire defense."
"You fart, if I weren't there to carry you on the front line, your river navy would have fled in despair."
Feng Yuanchang, commander of the Eighth Army of the Gui Army, immediately cursed.
Xu Qingbiao, the grandson of the army, easily wiped out all the Army's efforts with just one sentence.
Su Zihai slapped the table, his eyes widened, and he looked at the two of them and said, "Is this the occasion for a quarrel? You two, please calm down."
He knew that the conflict between the army and the river navy was very fierce because of the competition for credit and the distribution of credit.
Mediating internal conflicts within the army is also part of his job as commander-in-chief.
Su Zihai, the commander-in-chief of the Guangxi Army, took a puff of his cigarette, flicked the ashes slowly, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a chuckle: "This move by the alliance army is just a fight between trapped beasts.
We fully control the Danube River, and with the advantage of the inland river navy, we have firmly grasped the initiative on this battlefield."
Chief of Staff Pi Qianfan nodded and said: "What Commander Su said is absolutely true. This attack by the Alliance army must be a desperate move.
Our army told the alliance army that their desperate choice was a completely wrong choice."
The commander-in-chief of the Guangxi Army, Su Zihai, had firm eyes and said confidently: "They are overestimating their capabilities.
Chief of Staff Pi, how many times do you think the alliance army can organize a counterattack of this scale?"
Chief of Staff Pi Qianfan thought for a moment and replied: "In my opinion, the Alliance Army is at the end of its battle this time.
If it fails this time, it will be difficult for the Alliance army to carry out such an offensive again in the future."
Su Zihai, the commander-in-chief of the Guangxi Army, laughed: "Haha, that's exactly it.
I will make this war a battle of honor for our army.
The Danube Defense Line will become our country's defense line that will never fall.
Let the Union troops smash their heads and bleed in front of this line of defense."
Commander Su Zihai stood on the deck of the Forward, looking at the scene on the Danube River.
Gui's river navy ships were arranged neatly, and the military flags sounded fiercely in the wind.
Su Zihai looked at the rising sun in the sky, as if he had seen the dawn of victory.
On the battlefield in front of him, the alliance army had begun to launch a general attack on the Gui army's forward positions.
The smoke is thick, the war is raging, and a fierce fighting is unfolding.
The airship floats in the sky over the battlefield, with military observation groups from the empire and various countries on it.
Airships in the sky are already an unspoken rule tacitly accepted by all countries.
Countries will definitely prepare for a large number of airship air strikes, but countries no longer pay attention to scattered reconnaissance airships.
It is mainly used to deal with airship bombing, which can be done with anti-aircraft guns.
But now, no country can do anything to deal with the reconnaissance airships floating in the sky.
It's just that there is vague news from the empire that there is a kind of aircraft that is far faster than an airship in the sky and is being developed.
Military observers from various countries rode in airships and used high-powered telescopes to look down.
The soldiers of the alliance army rushed towards the Gui army's defense line at high speed.
The charging speed was very fast at first, and waited until the alliance army entered the optimal shooting range of the Gui army's weapons.
The momentum of the Union army immediately slowed down, and a large number of soldiers were harvested by the Gui army's artillery and machine guns.
The first wave of offensive was blocked, and the Alliance army immediately launched a second wave of offensive.
The soldiers of the Union army were not afraid of death. Like a torrent of steel, they braved the enemy's dense rain of artillery fire and launched a charge without fear of death.
Cannonballs exploded in the ranks of the Union troops, sending dirt flying high into the sky, mixed with the blood of the soldiers and broken limbs.
It fell from the sky and rained on the heads of the charging soldiers, but it failed to stop their charging speed.
Every time the Alliance army took a step forward, countless lives were lost, but their pace did not flinch at all.
The shouts of death, screams, and explosions were intertwined and deafening.
The faces of the Union army soldiers were full of perseverance and determination. They ran and charged in the hail of bullets, with only one belief in their hearts to break through the enemy's defense line.
On the battlefield, the Gui army, as the defender, was relatively leisurely.
The Gui army relied on the powerful firepower of the river navy warships to ruthlessly attack the enemy.
The naval gun roared, and every shot was like thunder.
The 155mm caliber naval gun shells on the gunboat exploded in the crowd, and the huge impact ripped holes in the ranks of the Alliance troops.
The ship-borne rocket launcher is the main weapon of the Gui army. It roars out with a long tail flame, and instantly turns into a sea of fire, swallowing up the soldiers of the alliance army.
Members of military observation groups from various countries looked down from high-altitude airships.
The battlefield was filled with thick smoke, and the land was stained red with blood.
The injured soldiers rolled and groaned in pain on the ground, but were quickly drowned by a new round of artillery fire.
Under the fierce firepower of the Gui army, the Union army's charge troops fell in pieces like harvested wheat.
But the soldiers who followed continued to move forward without fear, stepping on the corpses of their companions.
Their eyes were full of anger and unyielding, and they vowed to fight the enemy to the end.
Starting from November 18th, the war has been going on for three days.
The Alliance army launched wave after wave of offensives towards the Danube defense line.
The battlefield was filled with gunpowder smoke, and the soldiers on both sides were exhausted, but they still faced each other to the death, and the battle situation fell into a stalemate.
Looking down from the airship, it can be clearly seen.
The originally clear water of the Danube River was now dyed red with the blood of the soldiers, glowing with a strange and tragic light under the afterglow of the setting sun.
Guo Suren, the commander-in-chief of Wu State, with his face filled with gunpowder smoke, anxiously dialed the number of the former King of Wu Qi Gangyi: "Your Majesty, the battle situation on the front line is tragic, with 10,000 casualties every day.
No matter how deep our country of Wu is, we cannot afford to fight this kind of war of attrition.
The war cannot continue like this. I need support, and we urgently need support from friendly forces to deal with the Guangxi Inland River Navy and control the Danube River, otherwise it will be difficult for us to sustain this battle."
The former King of Wu Qi on the other end of the phone remained silent for a moment and said seriously: "Guo Aiqing, I understand your difficulties, and I will find a way to deploy supporting troops as soon as possible.
It is impossible to capture the Gui Army's defense line in a short time, so the offensive can be slowed down a bit.
But we must not let the Gui army see the clues."
"I understand what should be done next."
Commander Guo Suren has been in the army for so many years, and he certainly knows what this sentence means.
The task of the army under his command was to feign an attack to attract the attention of the Gui army.
Guo Suren had no complaints. He knew the status of feint attack and main attack and could switch at any time.
Or they failed to live up to expectations and failed to capture the Gui army's defense line.
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In the command post of the Gui Army, Su Zihai, the commander-in-chief of the Gui State, was smoking leisurely.
In the smoke, he dialed the number of King Gui Qutian.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything is under control. As long as I am with you, the alliance army will never cross the Danube defense line.
Their offense was nothing but a futile struggle, and our defense was rock solid."
Gui Wang Qutian said on the other end of the phone: "General Su, you must not take it lightly. You must hold the line of defense."
Su Zihai replied confidently: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will fulfill my mission!"
After these days of fighting, Commander Su Zihai is more confident in holding the line of defense.
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November 25, 4364 (1667 AD).
In the port city of Russ in the west of Liang Kingdom, boxes of supplies given by the Alliance were neatly placed on the port.
The cargo ship was escorted by Qi warships and docked at the dock.
King Su Meng of Liang and other ministers of the Liang Kingdom gathered around. When they saw these rich supplies, their eyes couldn't help but shine.
Sack after sack, grain piled in the port.
Boxes and boxes of weapons and ammunition stacked together.
In times of war, food, weapons and ammunition are more important than silver coins.
The leader of the Liang Kingdom and Prime Minister Wang Qi stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, you see, we have already obtained these supplies and there is no need to follow the alliance's command.
With our own strength as a Liang country, we are enough to protect ourselves.
Our country of Liang seems to be not far from the Four Kingdoms Alliance, but we are all across the sea.
The naval strength of the Quad Alliance is limited and will not threaten our country."
As soon as Wang Qi finished speaking, the leader of the main war faction, Governor Zhao Yi, immediately retorted: "The Prime Minister's words are wrong!
We, the Liang Kingdom, have made a huge promise, how can we break our trust just because of a few supplies?
With such behavior, who else will be willing to cooperate with us in the future?"
The two of them quarreled for a few words and then started a scolding war. The ministers of both sides started to curse at each other on the dock.
Seeing this, King Su Meng of Liang frowned slightly and shouted to stop the quarrel between the two parties: "Please be quiet, my king!"
Everyone immediately fell silent.
Liang King Su Meng looked around at everyone and said slowly: "Everyone, since we have chosen to join the alliance, we must obey the alliance's arrangements.
The alliance is now powerful. If we stay in it and work together, we will surely gain more benefits.
If we betray our trust for the sake of this little material, the Liang Kingdom will definitely become the target of public criticism, and it will be too late to regret it by then!"
After hearing what King Liang said, all the ministers lowered their heads and thought deeply.
King Su Meng of Liang continued: "I have made up my mind, don't argue about this matter anymore.
The top priority is how to cooperate with the alliance to achieve the final victory in this war.
At the same time, it will also gain more benefits for our country.”
Everyone immediately fell silent, knowing that Liang King Su Meng's will could not be changed.
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In the military camp of Liang Kingdom, military flags were flying and morale was high.
Prince Su Meng of Liang stood on the general stage, looking majestically at the soldiers under the stage.
He announced loudly: "Today, my king appointed General Meng Yu as the commander-in-chief. He will command 20,000 cavalry and 30,000 light infantry from the Liang Kingdom. With the assistance of the Liang Kingdom's troop transport ships, we will set out to conquer the Qing Kingdom."
Commander Meng Yu took a step forward and responded loudly: "The last general will accept your order and he will definitely fulfill his mission!"
Following the order from King Su Meng of Liang, the army of Liang State set off like a torrent, the sound of horse hooves and footsteps was deafening.
When the Liang army arrived at the port, the escort warships and troop transport ships provided by the alliance were already waiting at the port.
The alliance ships carried the Liang Kingdom's troops, and they immediately crossed the Black Sea and headed straight for Shunhe Mansion in Qing Kingdom.
Liang Kingdom is across the Russ Strait, and opposite is Malingbao, the empire's overseas territory.
Malingbao borders Gui, Fujian and Qing.
Even if the Alliance is crazy, they will not target the empire's overseas territories.
The closest four-nation alliance to the Liang Kingdom was the Min Kingdom across the Mediterranean Sea and the Qing Kingdom across the Black Sea.
Fujian is a country along the Mediterranean Sea.
The situation in the Mediterranean is very complicated, and Fujian is divided into northern and southern parts by the Mediterranean.
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Qingguo is a country along the Black Sea.
There are currently only three countries along the Black Sea, namely the Great China Empire, the Liang Kingdom, and the Qing Kingdom.
Except for the empire, all countries have almost zero navy.
There was no need to develop a navy before the Qing Dynasty.
The Alliance sent a navy to support the Liang Kingdom's operations.
In order to prevent the Four Nations Alliance from noticing in advance, they could only send a small number of warships to leave the port.
This small number of warships will certainly not be able to attack the ports of Fujian.
They can be easily sunk by the Fujian navy.
Attacking the Qingguo port will become very easy.
The Qing Kingdom had no navy at all, and there were only a few sporadic forts in the ports along the Black Sea.
The port where Shunhe Mansion is located does not even have a fort.
The army of Liang State was not strong, and the army of Qing State was not strong either.
Qingguo is the opponent carefully selected by the alliance for Liangguo.
Meng Yu has the word "fish" in his name, but he is a landlubber.
His body rose and fell with the bumps of the troop carrier, and he soon vomited in the cabin.
Commander Meng Yu prayed that the troop transport ship would reach its destination as soon as possible.
Not long after he prayed, he was notified that the front was already the port of Qingguo, and the Liang army was preparing to land.
Commander Meng Yu endured his physical discomfort and, under the guidance of the alliance's naval generals, commanded the Liang army to begin landing.
Qingguo Shunhe Prefecture is a small fishing port. During the landing, the Liang army encountered almost no resistance.
Meng Yu led the Liang army to complete the landing without giving the Qing army time to react.
He led his cavalry to march day and night and directly raided Shunhefu City in Qingguo.
The Qing army in Shunhefu City was unprepared. When they discovered that the Liang army was approaching the city, they immediately fell into panic.
The defenders in the city rushed to respond, but it was already too late.
Today's cities have no walls, so the weakness of cavalry that is not suitable for attacking cities no longer exists.
Liang's cavalry rushed into the city like a whirlwind.
Under this sudden attack, the Qing army was severely defeated. The soldiers dropped their weapons and fled the city.