On the Huaishan front line, Liu Zhian, who had always hoped to fight against the Tang Empire again, was observing the battle situation on the front line with a telescope.
The Tang Army invested a large number of artillery and suppressed the Qin Army's defensive positions almost continuously. Completely different from the aimless bombardment, the Tang Empire's bombardment was not fierce, but precise.
Conduct reconnaissance through various means, and then use relatively cheap artillery to carry out targeted destruction of important nodes on the Qin army's defense line. This is the Tang army's tactic.
Therefore, the artillery of the Tang army was not violent, but continued - occasionally when a cannon fell, the Qin army would be in a hurry for a while, losing some carefully constructed positions, and finally had to retreat or invest more troops to make up for the losses just now
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During this frontline inspection, Liu Zhian clearly felt the progress of the Tang Army: when he was on the northern front, he faced the "main force" of the Tang Empire, namely the famous 2nd and 3rd Group Armies.
Obviously, it is not easy to fight with such a main force. The opponent's firepower is too fierce and the attack power is super strong, but it has some brute force.
At this moment, he was facing the 6th and 7th armies of the Tang Empire that were unknown in the past, but Liu Zhian still felt the pressure brought by these new troops on him.
Compared with Burton and Strauss, the double-edged swordsmen of the Tang Dynasty who have long been famous, Eric and Zhao Chen in front of them are really very difficult to deal with.
What surprised Liu Zhi'an even more was that the Tang Army seemed to be making progress every day. The newly formed armies of the Tang Army were no longer immature, and their fighting styles became more sophisticated. Even the 7th Army had a reputation of being immovable.
After all, in the only large-scale counterattack by the Qin Army organized by Zhang Xuan so far, the 7th Army of the Tang State did not take a step back and held almost all positions until the flanks of the Qin Army collapsed.
Zhao Chen's 6th Army even broke out of the Chu Territory, defeated Zhang Xuan's flanks in one fell swoop, and achieved a great victory in the Shu Territory, becoming a rising "new star" in the Tang Empire's army.
Xinxing is a fart! Isn’t Zhao Chen a famous general of Dahua? Wasn’t he the most capable general before the demise of the Dahua Empire? He surrendered to the Tang Empire, why are you pretending to be naive!
After cursing secretly in his mind, Liu Zhian returned his attention to the position in front of him.
"General, brothers can no longer hold on... Your safety is important, please move." A division commander of the Qin Army stationed here begged with a tearful tone.
His troops have been fighting fiercely on the front line for three days. Although the Tang Empire's offensive is not violent, it is very targeted.
The defense line has been weakened and there is a risk of collapse at any time. Most of the Qin army are new soldiers, and their combat effectiveness cannot be trusted. In this case, it is most correct to remove the adults sent to inspect first.
matter.
Of course, if you want to escape and retreat, you can't run away in front of the governor sent down from above. If you want to defend, you don't dare to leave a big shot beside you to take risks.
Liu Zhian reached out and handed the binoculars to his adjutant, and then pointed to the position in front: "The trenches we built were not deep enough, which is why they were blown up like this by a cannon! We must do a good job in summarizing and recording, and we must do a good job of failure."
Know why you failed."
The division commander nodded in agreement, but he was complaining in his heart: Of course I know what you said, but there are not enough engineers, not enough shovels, and the new recruits lack training. It is good to be able to put on such a posture. How dare you ask for more?
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After all, this division commander is also an old officer. He has fought bravely all the way up to this position. He actually knows many tactics.
It is one thing to be understandable, but it is another thing to be able to understand the soldiers under your command. The Qin Army has lacked a formal non-commissioned officer and officer system since the war. Without these officers and non-commissioned officers to take the lead, the recruits below will not be able to do anything at all.
Know what you should do.
I heard that a regiment of the Qin army was marching to the front line. After stopping, they didn't even build a defense line or dig any bunkers. They just stayed in the village for a few days. It wasn't until their superiors arrived that they realized that they had
We were on the front line, facing the Tang people.
As a result, the regiment collapsed as soon as it came into contact with the Tang Army's reconnaissance force. More than a thousand people were chased and beaten by an armored reconnaissance vehicle of the Tang Army. In the end, even the regiment leader was captured.
"I know you are in difficulty, but this will allow you to survive!" Liu Zhian then comforted the other party: "If you dig more soil with a shovel, two fewer people may die. This statement must be understood by the officers and soldiers.
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"Only if a few of them die less will they have the opportunity to grow up, become veterans, be promoted to officers, and survive with more brothers." When Liu Zhian was speaking, another artillery shell fell further away, and black smoke rose into the sky.
Prove to everyone around you the power of the Tang Empire 155 howitzer.
Although the Qin army had larger-caliber artillery, the thickness of the shells, the shape of the charge inside, and the ingredients of the charge were different. The Tang Empire's artillery shells were louder than those in the Qin Dynasty in terms of explosion sound and destructive power.
The army's artillery is more powerful than one level.
A 155mm howitzer of the Tang Army could almost fire a 200mm howitzer of the Qin Army, which seriously affected the morale of the Qin Army.
Liu Zhian, who had dealt with the Tang Army for a long time, naturally knew that the Tang Army's offensive in front of him was not the most violent, because Shu fell too quickly, and the Tang Army had not had time to repair the airport facilities behind it.
When the Tang army completed the construction of railways and roads and repaired those airport facilities, they would soon launch a larger-scale offensive operation.
When the time comes, thunder and lightning attacks will hover above their heads, and the sound of roaring engines will make everyone irritated. And the terrifying machine gun fire and rocket coverage will make Qin's recruits collapse instantly.
He has seen more than once that a thunder and lightning attack plane can tear apart the frontal defense of a regiment of Qin. The new recruits of the Qin army ran away crying for their parents, and even the supervising team could not stop the cowards who had been frightened.
And this cannot be blamed for the Qin soldiers being as timid as rats, because Liu Zhian himself could not guarantee that he could hold on to his position under such fierce firepower.
Those new soldiers have not even undergone complete training, and may not have even heard the sound of artillery before coming to the front line... It is somewhat unrealistic to expect these soldiers to face the fierce firepower of the Tang army.
Therefore, Liu Zhi'an already knew at this moment that Huaishan... was almost certainly undefendable. What he was thinking about was whether Shushan City could hold on longer. After all, it was once the end of Shushan's defense line, and the fortifications were relatively complete.
, the Qin army’s preparations were also more adequate.
