Sometimes things are so strange. Hundreds of thousands of people have begun to migrate in the Beiling area of Bunas Jade City, where the riot is the most violent, but in fact no one is prepared to fight here.
But at the border between Tang and Qi, where war was really being prepared, the silence was terrifying. All trade ports had been closed, envoys between the two countries had been recalled, and everything seemed to have stopped.
On both sides of the boundary monuments, the two sides mobilized their troops and generals, already looking like they were fighting to the death - things had reached this point, even if the Qi State did not want to fight, the war must be fought.
Before the war, no one would complain that their trenches were too deep and complicated, and no one would complain that their ammunition reserves were too large.
In Qi State, in a hidden position, a group of soldiers were carrying boxes of bullets. The commanders had already smelled the smell of war, so they had already begun to find ways to distribute the bullets to the soldiers fighting on the front line.
These ammunition must be hoarded in carefully camouflaged, concealed and strong fortifications arranged on the position.
Qi soldiers wearing soft hats and carrying Cyric Type 1 bolt-action rifles were guarding the distance. In front of them was a barbed wire fence. A little further past, you could still see the small mounds on the other side of the border.
Compared with them, it seems that the soldiers of the Tang Kingdom were not prepared for war at all. The thin barbed wire fences and the laborers digging trenches were not visible on the opposite side.
Although the commanders warned everyone over and over again that the enemy's fortifications might be behind the mounds, no one wanted to believe such nonsense.
If the opponent builds a defense line, how could the commanding heights of the mound not be used? At least a company of soldiers must be deployed here? There must be at least three trenches and one trench in front, right?
But there was nothing on the Tang Army side. We could only see some Tang Army soldiers passing by on regular patrols - they wore steel helmets and gray-green military uniforms, and hurried past carrying bags and weapons.
Logically speaking, today is probably still a peaceful day, an ordinary day without any disturbance. Everyone should dig trenches, repair fortifications, eat some military rations that even dogs won't eat, and turn off the lights to rest at night.
But on such a peaceful day, things suddenly started to change - the large loudspeaker installed on the position for broadcasting suddenly started to sound, and a piece of unexpected news began to reverberate around the position.
"The enemy opened fire! Fight back! Fight back!" The voice from the loudspeaker kept ringing along with the sizzling interference sound, and then the sound of machine gun fire really rang out from the position not far away.
The battalion commander rushed out of his command bunker angrily without even putting on his pants, loudly asking what happened.
But no one knew what happened, no one knew what happened. Everyone just heard the sound of machine gun fire, and the news of the outbreak of war echoing from the loudspeaker.
"Who gave the order to fire? Who on earth!" The battalion commander, who heard the gunfire not far away, finally put on his pants at this time, and then led his guards to charge towards the position not far away.
That was the position of the Second Battalion next door. Although it was not under his jurisdiction, he went over to see what was going on. It obviously didn't matter.
But he had just taken two steps when the sound of whizzing shells scared him so much that he shrank his neck and stopped cursing.
He could tell that it was the sound of the Cyric 130mm caliber howitzer deployed on the front line, and it was the sound of flying from Qi to Tang!
"What's going on...didn't I just emphasize yesterday that you should never fire the first shot?" The battalion commander was a little confused and didn't know what to do.
Until now, he was in a state of confusion. He himself didn't know what happened. Why did someone shoot, and why did the artillery behind him start shelling inexplicably?
Does the regiment commander know? Does the division commander know? The army commander...the army commander definitely doesn't know. Most of the time, this guy is in the city behind and hasn't even gotten up from his concubine's bed...
"Something's wrong! Something's wrong..." He was keenly aware that this was completely different from the spirit of the previous meeting, and there must be something wrong inside.
But how could he, a small battalion commander, know what the problem was? He could only stand there blankly, watching the war in front of him expand little by little.
At the beginning it was a 130mm howitzer, and then there was a 130mm howitzer battery. Everyone didn't know what happened, so they started their own performances.
The machine guns of the next-door battalion just stopped firing, but then sporadic gunshots were heard. Then it seemed that a bullet flew from the opposite side, and someone in the position where the Qi Army battalion commander was located also fired back.
The war seems to have broken out. If not, why did it suddenly become so lively?
Soon a signal soldier passed by, and he came to ask if there had been any attack by the Tang army here. Some people said they heard the gunshots from the opposite side, and some said they didn't. In short, there were so many different opinions that even the battalion commander himself was not sure whether he had.
Hear the sound of the other party firing.
Because until now, it seems that the Tang army has not launched effective artillery fire back, and can only hear the Qi army's cannon roaring from time to time.
Before this signal soldier left, a new signal soldier arrived. He was here to convey the order, ordering all troops to prepare for battle and to resolutely fight back if the Tang army attacked.
The voice on the loudspeaker had changed and began to broadcast news of the Tang Army's attack in a loop. It was said that the Tang Army was attacking a position more than ten kilometers away, so they fired back.
Soon someone discovered that although their side was fighting with great fervor, Tang Jun's side didn't seem to have any decent counterattack.
Originally, everyone was guessing that behind the mound on the other side of the border must be the defensive position of the Tang army, but now it seems that this is not the case.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The artillery fire just now basically hit the other side of the mound, but the Tang army was obviously not hurt, otherwise it would not have been possible to remain silent until now.
The gunfire and sporadic sound of artillery that lasted for more than two hours were almost all coming from the Qi army, and it was as if the Tang army did not exist at all.
At this moment, even the soldier who initially swore that he heard the gunshots of the Tang army's counterattack was not sure whether he actually saw the incoming bullets hitting the front of the position.
As of now, no one knows whether it was the Tang Army on their side who opened fire and attacked first, or the Tang Army on the other side who took action first. Everyone looked at a loss, and what followed was a series of operations that made people laugh or cry.
Tang issued a statement condemning Qi for causing trouble on the border, invading Tang territory, and attacking Tang army patrols.
Qi State responded immediately, accusing the Tang army of taking the lead in opening fire and attacking its own defensive positions, undermining regional peace and stability.
As if everything was taken for granted, Tang State declared war on Qi State, and Qi State declared war on Tang State a few minutes later. The two sides seemed not even in the mood to argue about who fired the first shot, and they went straight to a showdown without even going through the process.
It seems that things have developed to this point within the scope of everyone's understanding, but what happened next is a bit confusing.
After the two sides declared war, the border became silent: Qi State did not continue to waste artillery shells on the Tang Army, but the Tang Army did not launch follow-up actions.
Since the Qi army had no means of breakthrough, they could only stay on the ground and wait for the Tang army to attack. After all, their previous plan was to defend.
After all, the Tang army had left an impression on Cyric that its tactics were unpredictable, flexible and sharp, so Cyric's military advisory group formulated tactics for the generals of the Qi army to hold on to their positions.
Moreover, the experience left over from the last war shows that the defensive side has an advantage no matter what, but the attacking side will easily suffer losses even if it invests in new weapons. Under this general premise, it is understandable that the Qi army stood firm and was unwilling to take the lead in launching an attack.
As for the Tang Army, because Tang Mo was not completely ready yet, his follow-up troops were still gathering along the railway, waiting for subsequent transportation.
These newly formed troops were used to fill the defense line. In addition, Tang Mo's air force troops had not all arrived in the war zone and needed a few days of rest and adjustment, so he was not in a hurry to launch an attack.
The day after Tang declared war on Qi, the Great China Empire announced that it would condemn Tang for being arrogant and rude, and then Chu also announced that it would condemn Tang.
Amid the hysterical condemnations from these countries, the Tang Army's B-17 bomber unit arrived at the front line and began to rest and recuperate.
Another day later, the two newly formed infantry divisions arrived at the front line, and subsequent heavy weapons and equipment began to be put in place.
On the afternoon of this day, the Lions Empire announced that it condemned the Datang Group for supporting the Tang Kingdom and demanded that the Datang Group stop arms trade with the Tang Kingdom.
Subsequently, Dorne and Susas also called the Datang Group, hoping that the Datang Group could reconsider its relationship with the Datang Kingdom. They also emphasized that if the Datang Group insists on going its own way, it will affect the relationship between the two countries and the Datang Group. business cooperation.
On the fourth day after Tang and Qi declared war, the battlefield remained calm. This sit-down war that opened the eyes of the whole world seemed to make everyone begin to feel that the once invincible Tang security forces were no longer the same. But that's all.
Early on the fifth day, when the first ray of sunshine shone on this land, Tang Mo received the telegram from Tiger and Redman, claiming that he was ready for an attack.
"Order Tiger and Redman to start attacking... We can't let our enemies wait too long. After so long, they seem to have forgotten that Datang... has not been defeated yet!" Putting down the message paper, Tang
Mo said to himself in a voice that no one could hear: "I'm waiting for the tanks and planes to arrive... What are you waiting for? Jiang Xian?"
