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Chapter 538 Chapter 538 Ways to Turn the Tide

On the ground, the word miserable can no longer be used to describe it: the Qi army's airships burned one after another, instantly turning the entire base into a field of fire.

There are at least thousands of workers in the base, and they all serve the airship.Some workers are preparing hydrogen, repairing equipment, generating electricity in power plants, and cooks in the cafeteria...

These thousands of people plus the pilots on the airship, pilot apprentices, commanders and other support staff, almost ten thousand!
Now, these people have been shrouded in fire, roasted into jerky, and burned into coke.

The loss of the soldiers on the periphery is not too big, but the people in the core area basically have no way to survive.Because the fire cannot be extinguished at all, people dare not even approach it.

As long as the wind direction changes slightly, people in the downwind will be very dangerous. They will be burned to death by the flames before they can escape, or they will be suffocated to death simply because the combustion has exhausted the air.

"Retreat! Get out of here!" Seeing that the target he was protecting had turned into a sea of ​​flames, the commander of Qi State said to his subordinates.

He didn't want to bring his subordinates to die here. The flames had become so huge. If he didn't leave at this time, would he have to wait until he was familiar with it?
As a result, the Tang Army on the periphery immediately began to retreat, while the Tang Army's fighter force in the sky was stunned at this moment.

They still had at least four-fifths of the bombs left undropped, and the target was wiped out almost completely.Could it be that they are allowed to face the flames and continue to drop bombs frantically?

This is obviously not possible, so they can only fly their own planes back, and when they are going to vent their hatred, they throw all their bombs on the front line of the Qi army.

If the Qi army in the first-line defensive position knew the news, they would be very speechless.Their goal of Qi is so fragile that they haven't exhausted the ammunition of the enemy army, so the ammunition of these enemy troops has been left behind...

Last night, all the air defense units of the Tang Army were put on alert. The Qi State airship unit, which hadn't slept well all night, was wiped out in just ten minutes.

It was the real ashes--all the airships were burned up, and then the ammunition in the airship's magazine that had not had time to unload was martyred, and the melted airship frame was blown into the sky.

In the factory building that caught fire in an instant, the workers were half-cooked before they could escape, then turned into coke, and finally burned to ashes.

The airship troops supported by Cyric were completely annihilated, millions of gold coins were all wasted, and both sides also lost a lot of personnel... Seeing that, Qi's air force has withdrawn from the war.

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On the western front of Qi State, the sky has already brightened.The Tang army's offensive was launched again, and Liu Guozhu's tanks received the order to continue advancing and began to rush forward.

Originally, according to the original estimate, the attack on Luozhen was the task of the 4th Armored Division, but according to the adjustment, Redman decided to withdraw and replace the troops that suffered a relatively large loss on the first day and arrange them in a relatively easy direction.

Therefore, Liu Guozhu, who received the third-class hussar medal on the first day of the battle, was ordered to go to Luozhen with his troops to seize the rear that threatened the third prince.

The tank units set off with full tanks and ammunition just as they did during training, but this time, they were followed by more supply trucks and a large number of infantry who had just arrived last night.

They are now switching zones with the 4th Armored Division, so fighting will not break out at first.They have to pass through the place already occupied by their own troops, and then they will see the temporary defense line built by Qi State.

The Qi army has been busy all night, and it is impossible to do nothing. They will build fortifications where they are stationed, at least they should dig a trench or something.

"Get ready! The radio is full of the voices of Air Force liaison officers! They want to identify ground targets!" Leaning out half of his body, Liu Guozhu heard the voice from the earphone as he looked at the road cleared by the infantry last night. .

His tank was following a tank in front, advancing along a road lined with wheat fields, and overturned carriages and the bodies of soldiers who were killed could be seen from time to time on the roadbed.

There was obviously a brief exchange of fire here, and the Qi army left about seven or eight corpses here, and then most of them should have surrendered.

Because Liu Guozhu saw a large number of tents and daily necessities discarded next to the corpse, and even two Cyric 90mm howitzers.

It is completely a product of the Tang Army's 75mm caliber infantry gun, with a larger caliber, and it seems to be a product that wants to suppress the Datang Group in terms of firepower.

It's a pity that this kind of artillery is too heavy and can only be dragged by a carriage, and its mobility is not very good, so it is not convenient to operate and use.

"Okay! I got it!" Seeing that the car in front had stopped, Liu Guozhu also switched his communication channel and ordered his driver: "Stop!"

His tank was also parked on the side of the road, and cars sped by on the other side from time to time.He, the gunner, and the loader all got out of the tank, and then the three of them hurriedly found a huge dragon flag from the glove box on the side of their tank.

They want to cover this dragon flag on the engine compartment to provide identification marks for the friendly forces in the sky, so that the air force can distinguish the fleeing Qi army from the advancing Tang army.

"Next time we can paint the national flag on the roof of the tank! It won't be so troublesome." The loader complained while fixing the wrinkled dragon flag.

"Okay! Doing this will at least prevent us from being killed by our own people!" Liu Guozhu pressed the corner of the dragon flag into the gap of the engine hatch.

The entire tank unit was busy providing identification marks to the air, and the red dragon flag was also stamped on the hood of the car and the cargo box at the back.

At this moment, groups of Stuka dive bombers whizzed past in the sky.These planes, which looked like seagulls, flew towards the Qi army's position in front of them in dense numbers.

"Not to mention, with this group of guys, it's quite reliable." Hearing the sound of the engine, Liu Guozhu raised his head and looked at the Stuka dive bomber flying into the distance.

These aircraft will destroy the defensive will of the enemy army before the tank army can attack, and can even directly destroy the enemy army.

They can replace artillery and use more accurate and timely support to smash any attempt by the enemy to gather and counterattack.

With their support, the advancement of the ground troops was as fast as lightning. Most of the infantrymen sang and captured the prisoners all the way, and arrived at the area that needed to be occupied without even a serious battle breaking out.

Every time these planes that frighten the enemy dive down will be accompanied by a scary sound, and every bomb dropped will accurately land on the most important position, destroying important enemy targets immediately.

Just as Liu Guozhu watched these Stuka dive bombers go away, he saw more planes flying over where he was.

It was also the first time he had seen these planes. They were bigger and their engines were noisier.

After the B-17 bomber unit bombed King Qi and Nanye on the first day, they got up early today and were ordered to carry out tactical missions.

In fact, there are not many strategic goals in Qi State, and there is no place worthy of repeated bombing - when the industrial area of ​​Qi King City resumes production, it is estimated that it will be seven or eight days later.

And nearly 100 B-17 bombers can't be idle, so it is a matter of course for them to continue to take off and bomb the frontline defense forces of Qi State.

Although the accuracy of horizontal bombing is worrying, it is definitely [-] times stronger than Stuka in terms of momentum.Dropping bombs like raindrops on Qi's position, the deterrent effect is not much worse than Stuka's screams.

"What kind of plane is that?" The curious Liu Guozhu didn't know who he was asking.Obviously, neither his gunner nor his loader knew the highly classified B-17 bomber.

"Ghost knows, anyway... it must be our plane." The gunner raised his head to look at the B-17 bomber that had gone away, and replied with a smile.

On the other road, the 2nd Armored Division had already begun to rampage in the direction of Nanye.It took them only 30 minutes to break through the hastily built defense line of the Qi army, without any delay.

The steel torrent composed of 50 tanks smashed 4000 Qi troops, and then pushed the surrendered Qi troops, dozens of Qi cannons, carriages and trucks off the roadbed, and moved forward with the infantry behind them.

It wasn't until after breakfast that the third prince of Qi heard that his defense line had been breached again.

Another news that shocked him was that Tang Jun's troops had already approached Nanye, and the retreat for him and his elder brother seemed to be cut off.

"Your Highness! We have to think about retreating! There is no benefit in staying here now." A general reminded the third prince.

Seeing that the border defense line has been completely breached, the gap is hopelessly closed and even has a tendency to be expanded. In this case, they continue to stick to the breached position and wait for death.

"Then... what should we do?" The third prince, who had lost his mind, looked at his subordinates and asked disappointedly.

He lost here, and the throne will almost say goodbye to him. How can this not make him despair and lost?

"Retreat! Retreat from Luozhen to Nanye! Now... if we can hold Nanye, maybe the battle will turn around!" The general replied directly: "Although Nanye is empty, there are still 1 defenders! If we can rush there with 3 elites, it will be enough to reverse the unfavorable situation and stabilize the defense line again..."

"Yes! Yes!" The third prince seemed to have grasped at the straw, and quickly agreed: "Retreat! Retreat immediately!"

(End of this chapter)