In order to retaliate for the fact that two destroyers were sunk and one destroyer was damaged, the Tang Army began to transport 200 Scud missiles to the new island.
These missiles are all stock ammunition, but even though they are stock ammunition, their accuracy has improved compared to previous Scud models. On the one hand, this is due to the improvement in processing accuracy, and on the other hand, it is also because of more updated guidance technology.
In fact, the inventory of the first-generation Scud missiles has been sold to various countries around the world before. The old goods left by Tang Jun himself are not actually old goods at all, they are still very new.
Although the Tang Army's top brass made up their minds to retaliate quickly and issued the order almost immediately after the Beiyuan 44 destroyer was sunk, it will indeed take some time for these missiles to be transported to the new island.
On the one hand, this is because shipping is indeed not fast, and on the other hand, it is also because the damage to the new island is quite serious. The port of New Water City has been completely paralyzed and it will take some time to repair.
Although the Tang Army also built a floating dock this time, the scale was smaller than that of the South Island and the throughput was limited. It could only give priority to supporting the supply of the 9th Army.
Feng Kezhi's troops encountered some minor troubles. They quickly eliminated the established Mirage troops on the new island, but then accidentally killed a soldier.
The soldier was patrolling at the time. A local Mirage goblin civilian hid in the grass on the roadside and opened fire with a Cyric 1 rifle from a distance of about 15 meters, accidentally hitting the soldier in the neck.
Then the Tang Army's patrol team caught the goblin with only one bullet and shot him to death. Although the matter was not complicated, it had a strong "security war" nature.
The Tang army had never faced such a situation in the past. When they attacked Zheng State, attacked Qi State, and even fought against the Great China Empire, the battle ended after they destroyed the main force of the enemy army.
The local civilians happily welcomed the king's army with pots of food and wine, and there would be no resistance. Rather than saying that the Tang army captured something, it is better to say that the Tang army liberated it.
Also because the troops have always regarded the civilians as their own after occupying a certain place, so there is a glorious tradition of losing all kinds of materials.
The Tang Empire had a great cause, and the relationship between the army and the people had always been very harmonious. Therefore, the army of the Tang Empire had never encountered a situation where it was not welcomed by the local civilians.
Now they meet...
Because the strategy of attacking the four islands of the Mirage Kingdom was completely different from the past, the Tang Army also encountered an unprecedented situation. The Tang Army planned to clear out all the goblins in the occupied area, so they would inevitably encounter the most determined resistance.
The attack on a soldier is just the beginning. In the foreseeable future, more and more civilians of Mirage will begin to resist.
In the South Island, due to the suppression of the mirage troops and the supervision of the orc laborers, this situation is not obvious yet.
However, on the new island, the Tang army was temporarily small in number, insufficient in strength, and there were not so many servants to fill the lines, so the resistance of the civilians of the Mirage naturally became more intense.
This place used to be a battlefield, and weapons left behind by a large number of scattered and wiped out troops are everywhere. It may not be easy to find a cannon, but it is really easy to find a rifle.
Some of the soldiers who escaped home were themselves armed, and a large number of machine guns and rifles were abandoned anywhere in the wilderness. Anyone can find some bullets or guns.
The most numerous of them was the Cyric Type 1 rifle! There were so many of them. It was the main weapon of the Mirage Army and was thrown everywhere.
Feng Kezhi also thought of some ways to collect these guns and ammunition. He set a rule that each rifle could be exchanged for a box of canned meat and a bag of five compressed biscuits.
The food was indeed very attractive, and the local civilians did hand over some weapons in exchange for food. But this did not stop some thoughtful people from hiding a rifle and setting up an ambush by chance.
After encountering this attack, Feng Kezhi could only suspend the patrol mission on the island and gather his troops together to prepare for possible chaos.
But this is only a temporary solution. If we want to make the new island truly safe, we can only look forward to the follow-up orc labor and sending the goblins away after the war.
In addition to this episode, there is also good news coming from the South Island. As the Tang Empire repaired the Great South Bay, the first batch of human immigrants arrived here.
Getting the goblins away is only the first step. Filling the vacancies here with your own population is the only way to truly complete the occupation of the South Island and the New Island.
The Tang Empire plans to immigrate 700,000 people to the two islands, and this number will be increased to 1 million or more if necessary.
In addition to islands, the South Island also has farmland and minerals, which can actually support a lot of people. The immigrants are mainly family members of the navy. Their families may be stationed in the Great South Bay in the future, so they followed.
According to the policy, when they come to Great South Bay, they will have welfare housing and be allocated a large amount of land. In fact, they can get a lot of money for free.
Moreover, the assets they previously owned in the Tang Empire would be converted into gold coins and returned to them. In this way, these immigrants were said to be much richer than before.
These civilians who came from afar are still concentrated near the Great South Bay, and their number is only a few thousand. But at least this is a good start. Human civilians have begun to appear in areas controlled by the Mirage that have never appeared before.
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In the technical intelligence room of Chang'an, the imperial capital of the Tang Empire, an officer put down the magnifying glass in his hand, raised his head and shouted to the leader on the other side of the table, "Sir! You'd better come and take a look at this!"
"What's wrong?" His superior asked as he looked up from the pile of documents, took off his glasses and wiped them.
Their department has too much work and few professional analysts, so they really have to work overtime until late at night every day.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The officer under his command brought the satellite photo that had just been sent and the previous comparison file photos in front of his superior, and introduced, "This is the photo that was just sent back from Satellite No. 1031."
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"No. 1031? The one that detects the main island?" Of course, the commander knows that this reconnaissance satellite that has just returned uses the latest imaging technology, and the resolution is quite good.
The subordinates immediately nodded and said, "Yes, sir! Look here... yes, their beach has almost no changes. This is the photo brought back by Satellite No. 995, and this is the photo from No. 1031... Comparative changes, almost visible
Not coming out."
As he spoke, he placed the pictures taken by the 995 satellite that returned a few days ago on the table. The angles were almost the same, and it could be seen that the pictures were taken from the same location.
Satellite images sometimes need to be compared to reveal some clues. The island is about to become a battlefield in the future, so reconnaissance and comparison are naturally indispensable.
Looking down at the two sets of comparison photos, the officer with the rank of major on his shoulders immediately discovered the problem.
He frowned and raised his head to look at his men, and asked doubtfully, "Why are there no signs of construction?"
The two photos are almost identical. Some half-built trenches were just abandoned near the beach, without adding a meter.
The surrounding areas that were previously considered artillery positions were all empty, with only some abandoned traffic trenches and bunkers, which looked deserted.
If these places are still in use, they will definitely not be in such a state. The other party has obviously stopped constructing them, which is very problematic.
The subordinate pointed to the unchanged length of the trenches near the beach, shook his head and said, "No, they should have stopped building the coastline defenses soon after the Battle of New Island broke out. The workers were gone, there were almost no changes, and the garrison seemed
It’s also been transferred.”
"I guess they are definitely not ready to give up resistance." The major muttered as he leaned on his chair, overlooking the pictures.
The subordinate immediately took out some other photos and compared them with the commander who pointed to him, "That's right, sir. You see, this is a mountain range 33 kilometers away from the coastline. There are 4 more camps nearby, and there are also quite a few changes on the mountain.
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Compared with the almost no changes in the fortifications on the coastline, the changes here can be said to be earth-shaking. A blind person can see that there is construction going on here, there are people everywhere, and there are temporary camps everywhere.
The major was stunned for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and stared at the hugely changing hills, woods, and rivers. "They are building a defense line here?"
"Yes, judging from the road conditions, the accumulation of excavated sand, and the increase in the number of nearby garrison troops, they are indeed preparing to build a defense line here." His subordinates affirmed.
"Are there any other comparison pictures?" The major felt that he should continue to confirm.
The subordinates spread out the photos of other areas, "Yes, here...the area along the river...and here, it is also a mountain...They built a defense line inland and gave up the beach..."
"Is this intentional to avoid our naval bombardment?" As an officer in the intelligence room, the major deduced the possible reasons.
His subordinates also agreed with this view, "This can only be inferred for the time being."
The major sorted all the photos together and put them into a file bag. "Gather the information together and take it to the General Staff Headquarters. If the enemy's tactics change, the marshal must be notified as soon as possible. I'll give you one hour to put it together."
The report is done! Copy it!"
Since the advent of copiers, office efficiency has really improved a lot. In the past, reports that had to be transcribed can now be copied in dozens. Technological progress is not only reflected on the battlefield, but also everywhere outside the battlefield.
"Yes! Sir!" The subordinate stood at attention and saluted, and then went to compile the report.
Whether Kuribayashi Tadamichi's turtle tactic is effective or not is put aside for now, but he can hide it from American reconnaissance planes, but the Mirage cannot hide it from the intelligence department of the Tang Empire with satellites. Times have changed.
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One update today, and whatever is owed will be paid tomorrow.
