Chapter 897 Destruction of Shinra and troop division arrangements
Duke Haddovey von Habsburg shook his head and struggled to get up.
He smelled a strong smoke and immediately choked several times, feeling a burning sensation near his throat.
He saw thick smoke billowing from the turret and the shells did not explode. This was good news.
However, because the craftsmanship of the cannonballs used was not up to standard, some of the cannonballs broke into two halves, and the gunpowder inside was burning violently, producing violent smoke.
These burning shells are burning the intact shells next to them, and the shells in the turret may explode at any time.
His head is now swollen and painful, and his left leg is also experiencing severe pain, as if it is broken.
Duke Hadowy von Habsburg limped outside. He kept rubbing his head and thinking about what had just happened. He slowly remembered what had just happened?
There were two huge roars, the inside of the turret continued to tremble, and the barrel of the gun was knocked down and rolled to the ground.
The soldier who was loading the cannonball was directly pressed down by the barrel and turned into a puddle of flesh.
He was also hit in the leg by flying rocks. At that time, he was about to escape outside the turret. He could not maintain his balance and fell directly to the ground and fainted.
Duke Haddovey von Habsburg limped out of the turret, using his rifle as a crutch.
If he steps out of the turret, he will most likely be blown up by Han Chinese shells, but if he continues to stay in the turret, he will die.
Duke Haddovey von Habsburg walked out of the turret, but he found that there was no shelling from the Han army on the city wall.
He was a little lucky at first, maybe the Han people had retreated.
He then heard the sound of gunfire coming from the city of Vienna and immediately realized that something was wrong.
Duke Haddovey von Habsburg turned around with difficulty and saw that the city gate of Vienna had been blown open, and a large number of Han troops poured into the city through the city gate.
They have machine guns and small artillery. These easy-to-carry weapons are useful for fighting in the city.
The defenders in Vienna were obviously gradually losing their frontline.
Duke Haddovey von Habsburg knew this situation, the city of Vienna would definitely not be able to hold its own, and the Habsburg dynasty would soon be destroyed.
When the Han took over the city of Vienna, they could let go of any noble, but they would never let go of members of the Habsburg family.
Duke Haddovey von Habsburg looked at his broken leg, and then at the Han troops pouring into the city under the city wall.
He picked up the rifle in his hand, loaded the bullets, and aimed at the Han army passing through the city gate below.
He was about to pull the trigger when a gunshot rang out.
A bloody flower bloomed from Duke Haddovey von Habsburg's chest.
A soldier with a bandage on his right hand and a pistol in his left hand.
He aimed his pistol at Duke Haddovey von Habsburg and was running over to check on the situation.
The other one had a bandage on his head, and the blood seeping out had stained the bandage red.
He held a rifle in both hands and was aiming at Duke Haddovey von Habsburg.
There was still a slight smoke coming out of the rifle's muzzle.
It was this rifle that hit Duke Haddovey von Habsburg just now.
"Lao Li, you are injured, and your technique is very precise. You can kill this enemy with one shot.
In order to rush to the front line quickly, the patrol team searched for enemies on the city wall without putting much thought into it.
Fortunately, the regiment leader arranged for us wounded soldiers to patrol the city wall."
"Yes, we can't fight on the front line, but patrolling the city wall is still no problem.
The enemy either surrendered or retreated into the city.
It is still too rare for enemy troops to ambush and attack by surprise."
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Commander Zhang Yunqing was at the frontline camp and constantly answered calls from various units.
They report their progress over the phone.
The Second Army is very skilled in street fighting, and it is a crushing style of fighting against the Holy Roman Empire army.
There are mortars at long range, heavy machine guns at mid-range, and double-barreled shotguns at close range.
Even if the Holy Roman Empire troops were familiar with the terrain and relied on their slow-firing muskets, they simply could not withstand the Royal Army's attack.
Every time Commander Zhang Yunqing answers the phone, the smile on his face becomes a little brighter.
It feels so happy to hear the good news.
He will mobilize reserve forces to assist armies that are having difficulty making progress based on different battlefield conditions.
The phone on Commander Zhang Yunqing's desk rang again, and he answered the phone as before.
When he heard the content on the phone, his expression immediately changed.
Commander Zhang Yunqing shouted: "Li Yitong, you are not mistaken, you have really advanced to the vicinity of the palace."
He couldn't believe that the demolition team had already advanced near the palace.
The Demolition Regiment is the most elite ace group of the Second Army. They are good at demolition and are at home in street fighting.
But the speed of advancement was still beyond Commander Zhang Yunqing's expectations.
Based on the performance of the rest of the army's advance, most of the Holy Roman Empire's troops were relatively useless, but there were also some Habsburgs who refused to retreat even though they suffered heavy casualties.
Commander Zhang Yunqing confirmed that what Commander Li Yitiao said was true, and the questions he raised were also more difficult.
"Li Yitiao, please continue to maintain fire suppression. We cannot make a decision on this matter at the moment. We need to discuss it first.
If you wait for my call, I will let you know whether it is successful or not."
Commander Zhang Yunqing put down the phone and immediately called Chief of Staff Tong Yunpeng who was standing next to him.
He saw Chief of Staff Tong Yunpeng sweating profusely and looking exhausted.
Commander Zhang Yunqing could only keep the story short.
"Chief of Staff Tong, our army has reached the palace where the Habsburg family is located.
They asked to blow up the palace and rush in directly to capture the Holy Roman Emperor.
If heavy weapons are not used and the attack is slow, casualties will be high and the end of the war will be prolonged."
Chief of Staff Tong Yunpeng thought for a moment and replied: "My suggestion is to use heavy weapons to attack, but I still need to ask Commander Lu Chenyang for his opinion on this matter.
If the imperial court has any special instructions, Commander Lu Chenyang will definitely know about it."
Upon hearing Chief of Staff Tong Yunpeng's suggestion, Commander Zhang Yunqing immediately sent a telegram to Commander Lu Chenyang.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! A telegram from Commander Lu Chenyang will be sent soon.
In the telegram, he cursed Commander Zhang Yunqing for being indecisive.
The casualties of the army are simply not comparable to those of the Habsburg Palace.
Even if the palace is burned with incendiary bombs, as long as it can reduce the casualties of the Royal Army and end this war as soon as possible, it is worth it.
When Commander Zhang Yunqing saw this telegram, he knew that a vassal state should be arranged here in Austria, and there was no need to take into account the opinions of the locals.
He picked up the phone and immediately called Li Yitong, the leader of the demolition regiment.
After the call was connected, Commander Zhang Yunqing said in his thick voice: Li Yitong, use your best skills and beat me hard."
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Commander Li Yitong put down the phone. He understood Commander Zhang Yunqing's opinion, which would allow the demolition regiment to free their hands.
After he put down the phone, he immediately ordered: "The military commander has issued an order to blow me up hard."
Under the cover of artillery fire, the demolition team buried explosive bags under the walls of the palace.
Palace-type buildings in Europe are all tall stone arched buildings.
This kind of building looks majestic, and the arched structure will not collapse on itself.
But the solidity of this kind of building is definitely not comparable to that of reinforced concrete structures.
After the low-density explosive package exploded, the exquisite walls of the Habsburg Palace collapsed directly.
The demolition team rushed into the palace, and they were ready to blow up the palace where the enemy troops were hiding.
When the people in the palace saw that the Han army had entered, they completely lost their will to resist and chose to surrender.
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The city of Vienna went through three days of cleanup, and the enemy forces that resisted in the city were basically eliminated.
Commander Lu Chenyang invited Commander Wu Ming to go to the city of Vienna together.
They entered the city of Vienna and most of the buildings in the city were preserved.
The exotic style of Vienna also surprises many people.
Commander-in-Chief Wu Ming lamented: “The more the enemy pulls back, the better their capital will be preserved.
If the enemy is really powerful, this capital city can really be reduced to ruins."
Commander Lu Chenyang smiled and said: "I hope that the enemies I will encounter in the future will all be this kind of enemies.
Attacking these enemies doesn't make me feel frightened at all.
Their strength is so different from ours that an army that cannot defeat them will be laughed at by the whole army for the rest of their lives."
Dai Yun, commander of Zhang Yunqing's army, personally came to greet Commander-in-Chief Lu Chenyang.
He first saluted with a military salute, and then reported: "Reporting to Commander Lu Chenyang, our army has basically wiped out all the defenders in Vienna.
More than 20,000 enemy soldiers were killed and 160,000 enemy soldiers were captured.
The prisoners have been moved outside the city, and all the nobles in the city are under guard. The civilians are divided into areas to prevent them from connecting with each other.
Except for a few members of the Habsburg family who committed suicide and died for their country, most members of the Habsburg family have been captured by us and are under special custody."
Commander Lu Chenyang said with satisfaction: "Well done, the city of Vienna was captured by us, and all the Habsburgs were captured.
The Holy Roman Empire basically existed in name only.
Austria has been occupied by us, and most of the Hungarian army has been wiped out by the Royal Army outside Vienna.
Hungary has become a fruit ready for us to pick.”
Commander Lu Chenyang was previously most worried about the Holy Roman Emperor or major members of the Habsburg family escaping from Vienna.
They will inevitably organize Hungary and other regions with the support of the rest of Europe to harass the empire's rear.
Now that the Second Army was able to take down the Habsburg Palace in one fell swoop, and most of the Habsburg clan members were captured alive, this hidden danger has disappeared.
The Holy Roman Empire, a special country with many internal contradictions, was barely held together through the Habsburg family and the use of marriages and other means.
The Habsburg family has been dealt with, and the Royal Army no longer has to worry about major problems in the Holy Roman Empire.
A group of them came to the palace to hold a military meeting.
This place has been thoroughly cleaned up by the military, and security is fully guaranteed.
The remaining areas are only preliminary inspections and the safety of participants in the meeting cannot be guaranteed.
Commander Lu Chenyang held a topographic map of Europe.
He focused on the German federal region and the area east of Hungary on the topographic map.
He looked at everyone and said: "In order to complete the imperial court's strategy as quickly as possible and capture the European region, we will not give European countries a chance to react.
Hundreds of thousands of us attacking in one direction are completely overqualified.
The logistical supply pressure is also too high, we should divide our forces."
Commander Wu Ming said excitedly: "Commander Lu Chenyang, how do you think the troops should be divided?"
He stared at this map, wondering how it would be distributed?
Wu Ming must stand up and fight for more benefits for his subordinates.
He looked at the two red circles on the map and attacked the German Federation westward, which could still achieve some results.
But attacking Hungary eastward is simply a place with no military merit.
Only the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled are left here in Hungary. When the Royal Army arrives here, it will take over this territory without firing a few shots.
To the east of Hungary, they are the three principalities of Wallachia, Moldova, and Transylvania, vassals of Ottoman Turkey.
The Ottoman Turkish Empire has been solved by them. When these subordinate principalities saw the arrival of the Royal Army, they did not dare to resist at all.
Continuing to go north, that is the radiation range of the Kiev area that has been controlled by Commander Bai Yuangui. There are basically not many enemies left who dare to resist the Royal Army.
Commander Lu Chenyang stood up immediately when he saw Commander Wu Ming. Of course he knew what Commander Wu Ming was thinking?
He pointed to the two areas that had been marked and said: "These two areas are under the responsibility of Commander Wu Ming.
We are concentrating our efforts on solving the most difficult problem in Europe, the Kingdom of France."
When Commander Wu Ming heard this arrangement, his eyes immediately lit up.
He originally thought that Commander Lu Chenyang led his troops to eat meat, but they could only chew meatless bones.
He didn't expect Commander Lu Chenyang to be so willing to throw out a piece of meat and bones.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Commander Wu Ming has two armies, the 19th Army and the 25th Army.
They happened to be divided into two groups, responsible for different enemies.
Commander Wu Ming has learned that the weapons of European countries such as the Holy Roman Empire basically come from France.
It can be seen that France has completed preliminary industrialization, and they must be a difficult opponent.
Thinking of this, he was afraid that Commander Lu Chenyang would regret it, so he immediately agreed to the plan to divide his troops.
Commander Wu Ming saw the generals of the 19th Army and the 25th Army, and there was a smell of gunpowder between them.
They all realize that only the army that marches westward can gain more military exploits.
When Commander Wu Ming got the pie, he immediately left and chose to go to the next room to assign related tasks.
The 19th Army and the 25th Army are engaged in internal competition and cannot let other friendly forces laugh at them.
As for the military arrangements of Commander Lu Chenyang, the two armies have parted ways again. We only need to understand the trends on the public channels and do not need to know too specific things.
When Chief of Staff Zhang Lei was assigned by Commander-in-Chief Lu Chenyang, he did not stop him.
But after Commander Wu Ming and others left, he asked in confusion: "Commander Lu, why did we give out so much.
The entire westward advance can be completed by our army, which is more than enough."
Commander Lu Chenyang waved his hand and said: "This kind of convenience of eating alone is not very good.
To accomplish something, it takes a lot of things and a little bit of luck.
But if you want to cause damage, there are too many ways.
What's more, the German Confederation is useless.
This federal country has not yet completed its transformation from a union of states to a complete country.
The country's resistance must be weak.
The most critical point is that the Polish-Lithuanian Federation cannot stop Commander Bai Yuangui for how long.
When you go to the German Federation, you will inevitably encounter a situation where Commander Bai Yuangui is sharing the military merits.
If Commander Wu Ming dares to share the military merits of our army, then let him share some of the military merits with Commander Bai Yuangui.
France is the stronghold, and it is the place where the strength of the Royal Army can really be shown."
After Commander Lu Chenyang gave a simple explanation, everyone supported his approach.
