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Chapter 465 Chapter 465 Battle of the Copper City
Unlike the expedition to Dongwan Island, Tang Mo's troops were hoarded on Dongwan Island in this war against Zheng, so they were sent to the front line to join the battle faster.

The deployment in Zheng State in advance, the secretly hoarded supplies, the locals voluntarily acting as guides, and the well-connected roads all made it easier and faster for the Tang army to advance.

Through the route between Dongwan Port and Linshui Port, Tiger easily transported his 1st Motorized Infantry Division and 1st Infantry Division across the strait, and then more troops also completed the transfer.

Counting the 1st Division of the Marine Corps and the 4th Infantry Division of the Army, Tiger has already sent 4 divisions to the coastline of Zheng State without any fighting.

The combat effectiveness of these troops is not comparable to that of ordinary troops. These main forces are basically reorganized divisions with close to 2 people. The number of artillery equipped by a division may be more than the number of artillery equipped by a country in the past.

Tiger, the 1st Marine Division in charge of the amphibious landing, didn't want to be easily sent to the front line for consumption, so he held the navy unit in his hands and did not allow it to participate in subsequent battles.

Most of the troops of this division are now stationed around Linshui Port, because there is no way to equip a large number of vehicles, and this amphibious landing force does not have the ability to run long distances on the road.

Tiger arranged the remaining 3 divisions in three main directions. The southernmost is the 4th Division with the weakest combat effectiveness. They will go all the way south and rush to the border between Zheng State and Chu State. superior.

Attacking north is the relatively fast motorized 1st Division. This unit has the most cars and the fastest advancing speed. Their task is to advance to the northern part of Zheng State as soon as possible and stabilize the border between Zheng State and Qi State.

The rest is the old unit that Tiger originally commanded, the 1st Infantry Division with the strongest combat effectiveness.Tiger ordered them to advance westward, attacking in the direction where King Zheng's city was located.

Tiger also made arrangements for the follow-up troops. The 5th and 6th Divisions, which were also relatively stronger in combat effectiveness, were regarded as reserve teams. They followed the 1st Division and advanced westward. The 7th Division went north. The division headed south and served as the reserve for the 8st Motorized Rifle Division and the 1th Division respectively.

From north to south, Tiger's formation is 232, a total of 7 divisions of combat troops.If necessary, there are still two divisions being formed on Dongwan Island that can be reinforced at any time, namely the 9th and 10th divisions.

The main force of Zheng State's army standing in front of these troops is about 20 people, of which 5 people are deployed on the border between Zheng State and Chu State, and about 7 people are stationed on the northern border of Qi State.

In other words, Zheng Guo's troops that can really be used to fight immediately are only about 8 at full strength, and they do not have an advantage in terms of strength.

In the hands of General Zheng Guo Li Jun, there are only 4 troops, and most of these troops are not yet ready for battle.

Compared with Datang, the degree of industrialization of Zheng State is too low, and most of the weapons and equipment originally planned to be produced by itself were too late to be fully deployed due to production capacity problems.

Coupled with reasons such as corruption and delays, Zheng Guo's army's weaponry and equipment refitting was less than one-third complete.

In fact, only about half of the troops in the hands of Li Jun, the main force, were equipped with Cyric 1 rifles purchased from Cyric, and a small amount of breech-loading guns.

In addition, Zheng Guo also has a relatively strong army, which is Zheng Tong's guards stationed in Wangcheng. This army has more advanced weapons and a higher level of training.

Except for these two troops, most of Zheng Guo's troops are only equipped with flintlock guns and front-loading guns, and their combat effectiveness is really a joke.

As General Zheng Guo, Li Jun is still able to hold the pass and stabilize the line of defense. It is more accurate to say that the troops of the Tang Dynasty stopped the attack on their own initiative than that he uses his troops like a god.

Tiger was worried that his troops would encounter a sudden counterattack, so he steadily ordered the troops to stop advancing and wait for the follow-up troops.

On the other hand, Li Jun reported his great victory to Zheng Tong: he successfully stopped the advance of the Tang army and stabilized his defense line.

Subsequently, the first real battle of this war broke out, and the two sides competed around the copper city, the center of Zheng Jun's defense line.

Copper City is located in the approximate center of Zheng State, so it got its name because of the surrounding copper mines.There are many mines here, so there are also many factories. Naturally, Zheng Guo also attaches great importance to it.

Li Jun deployed 1 elite troops here, equipped with Cyric 1 bolt-action rifles, and 30 breech-loading field guns to help out.The defenders reinforced the city walls and deployed fortifications on the periphery.

The Datang troops attacking here are the 1st and 1nd regiments of the 2st Infantry Division, with a total strength of more than 7000 people. They have also strengthened the artillery and completely crushed Zheng Guo's defenders in terms of firepower.

The two sides launched a fierce artillery battle here. Li Jun's elite resisted desperately. The two sides fought fiercely for a whole day. In the end, the Tang army wiped out Zheng's army at the cost of 17 people killed and more than 110 injured, and captured Tongcheng.

This was almost a unilateral massacre, and Zheng Guo's army was completely crushed during the artillery battle.

The performance of Cyric's 130mm field howitzer is completely inferior to Datang's 105mm caliber howitzer. The performance gap between the two sides determines that in this artillery battle, Datang's artillery can always suppress Zheng Jun's artillery.

What's more, the artillerymen of the Datang Group also have a more powerful 155mm caliber howitzer in their hands. The power of this thing is really enough to describe it as shocking.

The general Zheng army position only needs to be hit by a 155mm caliber howitzer, and it almost collapses.

If they do not give up their position and retreat immediately, they will be hit by a second shell - the horror of the whole position shaking in the explosion is not something everyone can bear.

There is also a gap in the infantry firepower of the two sides. The Zheng army has almost no machine guns, let alone submachine guns. In trench warfare, their bolt-action rifles are no match for the automatic weapons in the hands of the Datang Group troops.

The most tragic thing is that most of Zheng Guo's troops didn't even have the chance to hide in the trenches and meet the Datang Group's troops hand-to-hand. They were covered by artillery fire before the Tang army charged.

Tang Jun gave full play to his equipment advantages, making Zheng Jun's deployment all a joke.The city wall reinforced by Zheng Jun was vulnerable to artillery fire, and the fortifications set up outside the city were also very amateurish.

Zheng Jun, who had no experience in modern warfare at all, suffered heavy losses under the attack of Tang Jun. They finally realized how huge the firepower gap between the two sides was in the face of casualties.

Not only large-caliber howitzers, Tang Jun is also equipped with a large number of mortars as a supplementary firepower.The deployment of these artillery is flexible, but the firepower is very powerful, it is simply a nightmare for Zheng Guo's army.

Although Li Jun deployed heavy troops in Tongcheng and defended against danger, these troops still quickly collapsed under the fierce firepower of the Datang Group's troops.

Li Jun's confidant, Zheng Guo's powerful general Lu Fang died in battle, and the 3000 "Li Family Army" of Li Jun's most direct line were wiped out.

Zheng Guo's army, which had lost Tongcheng, fell into a comprehensive disadvantage. Suddenly, a gap appeared in the middle of the defense line, which was relatively complete, and immediately began to retreat across the board.

The biggest problem is that the munitions hoarded in Tongcheng have become the spoils of war for the Tang army, and the food, grass and supplies of the tens of thousands of troops have also been lost. The nearby Zheng army is no longer able to fight anymore.

At the same time, the mines, ore processing plants, and metal smelters around Tongcheng have also been occupied by the Tang army, and the arsenal including the Tongcheng bullet factory has also been controlled by the Tang army.

Li Jun didn't think that the remaining troops in his hands were capable of counterattacking the Tang army and regaining the vital Tongcheng arsenal.

General Li, who knew how much he was, immediately led his troops to retreat in the direction of the king's city, not even the troops in the rear.

Subsequently, the Tang army captured and defeated the enemy with more than 1 people, and achieved a great victory in Tongcheng.The surrounding Zheng Jun immediately showed their true nature after Li Jun's troops retreated, and scattered under the Tang Jun's offensive.

The central battlefield that was originally 8 vs. 6 turned into 3 vs. 6 in an instant. Zheng Jun's almost negligible strength advantage was completely wiped out.

Even with the more than 2 forbidden troops stationed in the King's City of Zheng, the strength of the central area of ​​Zheng State is only about 5. At this moment, the follow-up Tang Army of the 5th and 6th Divisions came to the central area. More than 6 troops have been deployed.

According to Tiger, he has never fought such a rich battle!For the first time, Tang Jun has a numerical advantage in the main attack direction!

Tiger, who had obtained the Copper City, was not in a hurry to advance to the King City. He focused on the south and north.

Because of the victory of the Tang army in the Battle of Tongcheng, the Zheng Guo army stationed on the border was shaken.For their own future, the generals of the frontier army carefully considered the price that Datang Group offered them.

On the seventh day when the war broke out, Zheng Guo garrisoned 7 troops on the southern border and surrendered to the Tang Kingdom.They did not give up their defense area as agreed, and continued to garrison the border until the end of the war.

Two days later, after receiving a security guarantee, the 7 troops of the Zheng State on the northern border announced their surrender to the Tang Kingdom. Tang Mo fulfilled his wish and took control of the border area, completely holding the Zheng State in his hands.

To this day, the only area where Zheng Guo is still resisting is the vicinity of Wangcheng.The 1st, 5th, and 6th divisions have already begun to advance near King Cheng.

It only took less than 13 days to completely encircle the King City of Zheng and occupy Tiger, which is almost the entire territory of Zheng, so there is no rush.

He slowed down the advance speed of the troops, fought steadily and without greed for merit, and finally advanced to the vicinity of King Cheng on the 22nd day when the war broke out.

Compared with Redman's demise of the Gmelin Kingdom, it was indeed much slower, but this speed of advancement still made the whole world remember another name: "Tiger".
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Due to physical problems, I will take a rest recently. I'm sorry, readers.

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