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Chapter 1816 1817 A Small Discovery in the Suburbs

When a Tang army soldier pushed open a door in front of him and found that there was no one inside, seven or eight of his comrades jumped out of an armored vehicle passing by behind him.

These soldiers had just arrived here and were ordered to advance to the nearest point to Joslina and stop to consolidate the defense line if they encountered resistance.

But they didn't actually encounter any resistance along the way, or maybe they did, if those sporadic gunshots could be considered resistance.

The Tang Empire's reconnaissance troops had their own glorious traditions. Just as some troops were prone to losing their chocolate cigarettes, they often encountered no resistance from the enemy.

Yes, even if there is a real enemy defense line in front of them, with trenches, anti-tank guns, and various bunkers, they may "not encounter enemy resistance" because they need to advance.

Frankly speaking, for the armored reconnaissance forces of the Tang Empire, there are indeed many resistances that cannot be called resistance. As long as they use the 30mm caliber machine guns on their armored vehicles to sweep, the resistance will be wiped out in an instant.

"It seems that everyone here has run away." The soldier turned around and reported to the squad leader who just walked in front of him.

The squad leader stepped aside and looked inside. Seeing the messy furniture and the randomly discarded plates and bowls, he curled his lips and said, "Let's go. It seems that we may be the first unit to enter Rosleina."

They were now in the outskirts of Roslina, or in other words, in the suburbs of Roslina. This should have been a rich man's manor before, but when the Tang army came, the owner of this place abandoned this place.

If the army wanted to defend, this manor could actually be used. A machine gun position could be set up high on the house, and the nearby walls could at least serve as some cover.

Even if they are worried about being surrounded and annihilated by the Tang army, they should at least deploy a platoon of troops here. Sometimes it is like this, even if the position is very obvious, it cannot be abandoned casually because of its important location and high value.

It's a pity that the elves gave up on this place. Instead of deploying troops here, they built a trench further north of the manor...if it can be called a trench.

Because of the lack of time, the trench dug by the elves was similar to a small drainage ditch, about half a meter deep and half a meter wide. If this thing could stop the Tang army, then the northern border defense line that the Tang army crossed would be a complete joke.

What's even more ridiculous is that the elves actually deployed regular troops in that small ditch. An entire company of elven soldiers were stationed in the so-called trenches, and were then easily captured by the Tang army's reconnaissance troops.

The process was actually very simple. The other side fired a few shots to prove their presence, and then the machine gun on the Tang army armored vehicle fired a hundred rounds, and there was no movement in the trench.

Then the Tang army approached, and the elves inside raised the white flag. The battle ended, and the Tang army continued to advance, leaving only a few people to guard hundreds of prisoners.

On the contrary, in this seemingly solid manor and the small hills around it that had some terrain, the elves did not deploy any defensive troops, as if they had not discovered this place at all.

The soldiers of the Tang army were all veterans who thought about things purely from a military perspective, so they simply could not understand that the owners of some manors could influence the army's decision when deploying its defenses.

In the eyes of Tang soldiers, as long as a place is suitable for setting up a machine gun, then there should be a machine gun here. In other countries, even if a place is suitable for setting up a machine gun, as long as it involves things like power and status, then it can be left without setting up that machine gun.

This is why they were beaten into the capital. The Tang soldiers used guns to push the door wider so that they could have a better view. He saw the fireplace in the living room, and a good-looking stag head decoration was hung on the wall.

"It has probably been looted." The squad leader looked at the messy state of the ground and the messy footprints and commented with disdain.

Although those elven soldiers did not deploy their troops here, they would certainly not exercise restraint when they left: they would push everything onto the Tang army and then make a small fortune for themselves.

"This can be used as a headquarters. It looks like it can accommodate quite a few people." Soon, the platoon leader who got off another armored vehicle walked into the hall and took a casual look. Then he instructed his men behind him, "Check to make sure there is no danger..."

After he finished speaking, he grabbed the radio on his shoulder, pressed the switch and reported the situation: "Battalion headquarters! Battalion headquarters! Calling battalion headquarters! This is the 1nd Platoon of the 2st Company. We found a manor. It looks like a good environment. The location coordinates are 6-61 on Map No. 85. We can set up a new headquarters here! Over."

"Got it! You can leave a few people to guard the place, and then continue to move forward. Can our battalion strive to be the first to enter Roslaina?" The battalion commander's teasing came from the communicator.

"I think it's okay!" The platoon leader laughed and said, "Battalion Commander, I found such a good place for you. Can you give me a few more packs of cigarettes later?"

"Get out! You still want cigarettes? Tell me yourself, how many packs of cigarettes have you taken from me in the past few days? Don't let me see you, or I'll kick your ass." The battalion commander was very relaxed, not at all nervous about being on the front line.

In fact, they hadn't encountered any decent resistance for two or three days. The elven troops on the road collapsed at the first touch, making it impossible to get nervous.

"Sergeant, squad leader! Uh, platoon leader! You'd better come and take a look at this." Just as everyone was checking the building to see what was left inside or whether there were any hidden people, a soldier outside ran in.

The platoon leader standing there holding a gun did not speak. The squad leader thought something had happened: "What's wrong? Did you find anything?"

The soldier pointed outside and said, "Squad leader, there is an open space behind this manor. They seem to have built a military facility with many humans inside. Well, it should be a missile position."

  "Ah?" The squad leader felt a little unreal when he heard the news from his soldiers: the other side actually had such high-end stuff as missile positions. Why did it sound so fantastic?

"Missile position? Let's go! Let's take a look!" The platoon leader waved his hand, and several people followed the soldier who came to report the news, ran over, went around the courtyard wall, walked forward about a hundred meters, pushed aside a bush, and saw a flat land.

The surroundings seemed to have been cleaned up, the ground had been simply reinforced, the excess soil was piled aside, and some straight lines that were no longer clearly visible were drawn on the ground.

A large launch vehicle was parked in the middle of the open space. It looked very similar to the Scud missile launch vehicle used by the Tang army, except that it was obviously larger and looked a little dumber. The Tang army's missile launch vehicle had sharp edges and a sense of technology, but the launch vehicle in front of them was rustic and looked cheap.

There were dozens of human soldiers around the launch vehicle. These soldiers had been disarmed, and an armored reconnaissance vehicle of the Tang Empire was parked next to it.

Several Tang army soldiers holding assault rifles were guarding the prisoners, while two other Tang army soldiers were guarding the door of a wooden barracks nearby.

These barracks were half-buried in the ground, with camouflage nets covering the roofs, and were obviously designed for air defense. The soldiers of the Tang army stood at the door of the low building, looking particularly tall.

"Where are the missiles?" The platoon leader looked at the launch vehicle and curiously asked the human commander who was standing on the ballistic position in an awkward position.

It is not easy to capture a human in the elf area, and it is even more difficult to capture so many humans: in fact, the troops of the 3rd Army did not see many human troops along the way, because there were no human troops stationed in their direction.

The troops of the Lions Empire and the Susas Empire that came to the elves to fight were concentrated on the front line of Hot Wind Port, where they mainly fought against the 10th and 1st Army Groups.

Another part of the human troops from Dorne were deployed in the northeastern direction, and they mainly fought with Feng Kezhi and Ying An's troops.

Therefore, the vanguard troops of the 3rd Army were a little excited when they captured so many humans in one go.

"We killed them all." The human commander wearing Dorn's military uniform answered the question of the Tang army platoon leader somewhat embarrassedly.

"Sent out? No backup?" Tang Jun's platoon leader continued to ask curiously.

"We are also waiting... to transport it from Dorne. No, it's not easy." The officer stammered and said with his head down.

"Wow, it's really far to transport it from Dorne to here for launch." The platoon leader of the Tang army looked up at the tall launch vehicle and said with emotion: "It's not easy. Isn't this a Scud launch vehicle?"

"No, no, it is, it is... we made it ourselves..." Dorne's officer said, feeling a little embarrassed. The missile he was in charge of was actually a copy of the Scud, and it was crudely enlarged, thickened and extended in range...

While the missile has a range of thousands of kilometers, its strike accuracy has become appalling. People who are familiar with this missile are reluctant to admit that it is a new missile. They prefer to secretly call it the "Big Scud."

"Where did the missile hit?" Tang Jun's platoon leader continued to ask, staring at the empty missile launcher.

"Hot, Sirocco Harbor." Dorn's commander replied quickly.

"What a despicable guy." The platoon leader of the Tang army snorted and stopped asking new questions. Instead, he walked to the soldier at the door of the barracks and asked, "Is there anyone else inside?"

"Yes, the disarmed ones are locked up here to prevent them from escaping." The soldier quickly replied, "About 70 or 80 of them. They are the elf soldiers on guard."

Obviously, the camp did not know that the Tang army was approaching, so they had not made any preparations for battle. After seeing the Tang army's armored vehicles, they decisively chose to surrender.

Deployed around were some elven light infantry, most of whom were not prepared. The elven high-ranking officials did not seem to have told their soldiers at all the important information that the Tang army was actually approaching.

Obviously, for the Tang army reconnaissance troops, the content was very detailed: the enemy was not prepared for battle and didn't even know they were coming! Such an opponent was simply the most ideal. As long as they kept moving forward, they could capture countless prisoners.

"Platoon leader, it seems we can't move forward any further." Just as the Tang army platoon leader was thinking about how to enter Roslaine, a soldier poured cold water on him: "The prisoners said that there is a factory ahead, which is their division headquarters. There are some defensive fortifications around it, and at least one regiment is deployed there."

"How many?" The platoon leader frowned and confirmed - he was indeed not prepared to launch an attack on an entire regiment. No matter how arrogant he was, he would not risk attacking a regiment's solid defensive position.

Obviously, it was too risky to attack further. Relying on strong fortifications such as factory buildings, complex terrain, and a large number of troops... This was not a bone that he could chew on with just one platoon.

So he grabbed the communicator on his shoulder and reported the situation again: the hard bones that the reconnaissance troops couldn't chew, wouldn't it be done by the air force? Let the invaders' laser-guided bombs try first. If the enemy collapsed, then their ground reconnaissance troops would continue to move forward; if the enemy did not collapse, then their reconnaissance troops could stand by, and the rest would be handed over to the main force behind them.

If the armored reconnaissance vehicle cannot deal with the target, the Type 96 main battle tank can definitely deal with it... If all else fails, there are still the 155mm howitzer and multiple rocket launcher. There is always one that is suitable for stubborn opponents.

Soon, they heard explosions in the distance, the sound of large bombs carried by the invaders destroying their targets.

Meanwhile, in the city of Roslina, an officer received a call from the garrison in the suburbs: "Hello? What? Can you explain clearly? Were you attacked? Are you kidding me?"

He grabbed the phone, his face full of shock. "Were we attacked by bombs? How many? I know! Did anyone see Tang's armored vehicles? Are you sure? Okay! I will report the situation to the higher authorities! Hold the position! Do not retreat a single step!"

After hanging up the phone, he shook the handle again and picked up the receiver: "Hello? General Headquarters? The Tang army just attacked the suburbs of the imperial capital! Yes... There are about dozens of casualties. Someone claimed to have seen the Tang army's ground forces... Yes, yes. I know. I have ordered the troops to hold their positions... Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

On this day, the Tang army's reconnaissance unit that had advanced the farthest was less than 3 kilometers away from Roslina.