When the eldest prince saw the telegram Qin Xiong sent him, he was completely confused. He no longer knew what to do.
His father ordered him to recapture Luo Town immediately, but Qin Xiong was pessimistic about recapturing Luo Town. As Qin Xiong's partner, the eldest prince believed in the judgment of Qin Xiong, a famous Qi general, so he was reluctant to go Luo Town "wades through troubled waters".
But Jiang Xian's order was very clear, which was for him to gather his troops, attack in the direction of Luozhen, and recapture this important town that must be recaptured.
The development of things is often beyond people's expectations: before the eldest prince made up his mind to go to Luozhen, Qin Xiong sent him the news that the armored troops had been completely lost.
Coupled with the previous disappearance of the third prince near Luo Town... the eldest prince felt that Luo Town was like hell and a dangerous area that could not be easily entered.
Looking at a newspaper from the Tang Kingdom in his hand, the eldest prince was even more confused now. This newspaper was the Chang'an Daily of the Tang Kingdom, which was airdropped to Qi by thousands of B-17 bombers from the Tang Kingdom. On the center line.
Now, many officers and soldiers of Qi State have seen these newspapers falling from the sky, and also seen the huge photos in the newspapers.
One photo showed a row of neatly placed corpses. Among the corpses in this row were the third prince, Tian Heng, and the commander of the 3rd Army.
The three men were all wearing their own military uniforms, but the third prince had several holes in his chest, Tian Heng was also in terrible condition, and the commander of the 3rd Army had no head.
Although the photo is a bit blurry due to printing, the military uniforms on these corpses can still be clearly identified.
Now everyone knows why the third prince and his men can't be found, because they are dead, at the hands of the Tang army!
Below this photo, there is another photo, which is a photo of Nanye. Above the photo, the dragon flag of the Tang Dynasty is hung on the city wall of Nanye.
Anyone who reads this newspaper will probably be shaken - the cities behind them have been occupied by the Tang army! Their generals have all died in the battle!
Even the eldest prince was frightened because he could not imagine how much impact the loss of Nanye would have on Qi's defense.
The royal city is almost undefended. The troops on the eastern front have not yet had time to join the war, and the war is estimated to be over.
He even wanted to send a telegram to his father. He really wanted to persuade his father, Jiang Xian, to find a reason for peace talks while there was still a chance.
It is completely a mistake to become an enemy of such a capable country. Even if the Great China Empire personally goes to war against an opponent of this level, it may not be able to reap the benefits.
"Put this... news... into order and send it to His Majesty." The eldest prince let go of the newspaper in his hand, let it fall on the table, and ordered the people next to him.
The guard next to him quickly lowered his head and left with a pile of compiled documents. Here is some information from various aspects.
Some are about the loss of Nanye, some are about the disappearance of the third prince, and some are about the Panzer 3 tank and the Butcher fighter.
The most detailed one is the description of the Stuka dive bomber - especially the special, terrifying sound.
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Jiang Xian once again saw B-17 bombers in the suburbs. These bombers once again bombed the industrial area of Qi Wangcheng, destroying some factory facilities and dropping many leaflets and newspapers.
At this time, the telegram from the eldest prince also arrived. When Jiang Xian saw the telegram, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of old blood.
He shook his body, and then the prime minister of Qi stretched out his hand to support him, barely avoiding falling and fainting.
The not-so-old monarch's will collapsed, and after a long while he spoke to the prime minister who was supporting him: "The third prince... I'm afraid, I'm afraid the situation is in danger."
"The third prince and the lucky man have their own destiny..." The prime minister wanted to say a few words of comfort, but at this time someone delivered the newspaper that had been left in the city.
The city over there is still billowing with thick smoke, and the factory buildings in the industrial zone that were finally carefully constructed have collapsed, and there are fires and explosions everywhere.
Under such circumstances, Jiang Xian snatched the newspaper from the stranger's hand and closed his eyes after reading it.
His Nanye was lost, his third prince was dead, and his general Tian Heng... had also died for his country! The Western Front had collapsed, and the decision to attack Luo Zhen seemed to be delayed by half a beat.
Nowadays, the support from the Dahua Empire has been cut off. If the Dahua Empire does not declare war on Tang, then the materials promised by the Dahua Empire will not be able to reach Qi at all.
Reinforcements from the sea have to pass through Beiyuan City, which is too far from the royal city, and the support from the Mirage Kingdom cannot quench the thirst...
Qi State's own industrial base has almost been wiped out by the Tang Army's bombers. Nanye, which is better preserved, is now under the control of the Tang Army.
Qi, which itself lacked the support of a modern industrial system, was basically at a comprehensive disadvantage on the 15th day of the war.
Of the more than 500,000 troops Jiang Xian had assembled to fight this war, one-tenth had become prisoners of the Tang army, one-tenth had been eliminated, and most of the rest had to fight against the Tang army.
A familiar battle.
The original plan of Qi State was that these troops would stay within the permanent defense fortifications, so there would be no large-scale casualties, and no complicated mobilization would be required.
Field battles were what the Qi army, which lacked command and communication equipment and lacked training, tried to avoid. But the reality was very cruel. The Tang army had lured more than half of the Qi army out of their trenches, and the war had quietly changed.
The war experience originally accumulated in the Eastern Continent was completely inapplicable in the Qi-Tang War on the Western Continent - the Qi army's trench warfare had no room for use, and more than 200,000 troops had now been forced to leave the trench defense area.
The elite 3rd Army has lost most of its combat effectiveness. The 1st Army now has to turn from defense to attack on the outskirts of Luo Town. The 2nd Army even left its station and headed north to the Royal City.
Those carefully designed trenches and defense lines were not put to use. Instead, the fragile railway lines and supply lines were exposed to the attack of the Tang army and were in danger.
"Your Majesty, my condolences." After learning about the death of the third prince, the prime minister had to swallow the nonsense he just said about the third prince's good fortune and quickly comforted Jiang Xiandao.
"Destroy my foundation! Miss my 150,000-strong army on the Western Front! Death is not a pity!" Jiang Xian clenched his fists, cheered up, and then cursed angrily.
Although he also felt sorry for his son, he still had to give an explanation to the soldiers on the Western Front. So he cursed and placed all the blame for the collapse of the Western Front on his dead son.
"Right now, we must order His Highness the Prince to lead his army north, recapture Luo Town, and then storm Nanye to ensure that the royal city is safe..." A general suggested.
The royal city is empty, and the Tang army may attack at any time. In this case, if some pressure is not created behind the Tang army, the opponent will definitely focus on the direction of the royal city.
Jiang Xian also understands this truth, but the first thing he needs to do now is to call back the imperial guards sent out to strengthen the defense of the royal city.
So, he immediately spoke and ordered the generals in front of him: "Order the Imperial Guards to withdraw immediately! Quick!"
Now that Nanye has been lost, the Imperial Guards who were ordered to rush to Nanye are already lonely ghosts in the wilderness. Once they are surrounded by the Tang army, they will be wiped out in an instant.
As the king of Qi State, Jiang Xian can no longer believe in the field combat capabilities of Qi State troops. Whenever Qi State troops can really make a difference in the field, the situation will be completely different.
Then, Jiang Xiancai started a series of troop movements: "Send a telegram to the second prince! Ask him where the 2nd Army is! Let them speed up their march! Let them move closer to me as soon as possible!"
After supervising the 2nd Army, Jiang Xian began to send a telegram to the eldest prince: "Telegram the eldest prince's troops to attack Luo Town at all costs! At all costs!"
He used the sternest and most determined tone and ordered to the officer who sent the telegram: "Find a way to tell him! The survival of the kingdom depends on this battle. He is my prince of Qi, and he must have the responsibility of a prince!"
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xian sent another telegram to Qin Xiong, ordering him to take over the command of the remaining troops on the western front, and at the same time lead the troops on the central and western fronts to try every means to recapture Luozhen.
The eldest prince, who was already preparing to lead his troops to follow Qin Xiong's suggestion and retreat along the Eastern Railway in a large circle, received another telegram from his biological father in the royal city while packing.
According to the content of the telegram, his father did not allow him to retreat, but instead gave him a death order to die in Luo Town.
At this time, the eldest prince, who was about to flee to the northeast, had no idea again, and the day was still wasted in the headquarters of the central defense line.
He still didn't understand that waiting in place not only wasted time, but also left the troops in his hands waiting in place, becoming increasingly unable to move.
As a result, while the Qi troops on the front line were wasting time and standing still, Jiang Xian's Imperial Guards were surrounded by the leading troops of the 4th Armored Division north of Nanye.
The only sizable Qi army around the royal city was wiped out by the Tang army on the way to retreat.
Also on this day, the Qi army still stationed on the Western Front stopped resisting, laid down its weapons, and chose to surrender honorably.
The Tang army accepted their surrender and also occupied these Qi army's defensive positions. The only protrusion on Qi's western front that could threaten the Tang army's supply line was wiped out by the Tang army.
The next day, the Tang Army did not continue to attack, but waited for follow-up supplies to arrive. Both the 4th Armored Division and the 2nd Armored Division needed to replenish fuel and ammunition.
On this day, the eldest prince was still at his headquarters, neither going to the front line of Luo Town nor retreating to the northeast.
