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Chapter 554 Chapter 554 Veteran Qin Xiong
When Jiang Xian transferred his 2nd Army back from the Eastern Front and prepared to strengthen the guards in the direction of Wangcheng, the residents in Nanye City saw a scene that they would never forget.

Hiding behind the windows of their home, they saw the deserted street and rushed past a Panzer IV tank.

Immediately afterwards, there were cars full of Tang soldiers and trucks pulling cannons. They didn't stop, and just rushed through the streets of Nanye.

The 4th Armored Division didn't waste time on the Qi army on the outskirts. After learning that Nanye's troops were empty, they immediately rushed into the urban area recklessly.

Although Nanye had a city wall for defense, the commander of the only remaining garrison infantry regiment finally chose to surrender decently.

The small amount of troops deployed by the Qi State here, even for street fighting here, is really not enough to consume to be honest.

What's more, with the combat effectiveness of the Qi army, if they really broke up and fought street fighting, how long they could last is a big question mark.

In order to increase their bargaining chips for surrender, the Qi commander and local officials handed over all the materials hoarded in Nanye to the Tang army. They did not carry out any damage to the situation, and they did not even have the idea of ​​​​destruction.

When the 4th Armored Division entered the city, the food stocked here, enough to feed 10 people for 4 months, as well as various ammunition, and the complete train station were all preserved intact.

What surprised the Tang army commanders even more was that because they were afraid of going to the front line and being attacked and bombed, there were still 20 locomotives parked here and more than 100 wagons were stored.

These trains suddenly filled the gap in the transportation of Tang Jun in Qi State, and at the same time saved a lot of time and cost in transporting grain.

With the grain seized in Nanye, the Tang army can fight continuously in Qi State for at least one month, and guarantee the food supply of its own troops.

Jiang Xian didn't know that Nanye had changed hands at this time, and he didn't know that Tang Jun's tanks had already passed Nanye at this moment, heading towards his royal city.

The battle in Luozhen was still going on under such circumstances, and the Qi army who didn't know that Nanye had been lost was still preparing to take back the crucial Luozhen.

It's just that after the loss of the 3rd Army, it was not until General Qin Xiong arrived at the front that the Qi Army regained its strength and began to organize a decent attack.

But at this time, the Qi army found that the Tang army standing in front of them had strengthened their defensive positions, replenished their troops, and deployed their armored troops on the flanks.

In this state, Qin Xiong also knew that it was impossible to break through the defense line in front of him.So the first thing he did when he arrived at the front line was to send a telegram to the eldest prince, asking him to detour and lead his troops to retreat from the Eastern Front.

"Now, it is futile to continue to increase troops to Luozhen. 100,000 people can't take back the position, and 15 people can't take it back either!" He said in the telegram: "Follow-up troops keep pouring in, There would also be logistical pressures, which would obviously be unwise."

Qin Xiong suggested to the eldest prince: "I am attacking here fiercely. If I can make a breakthrough, I will go to Nanye and return to the Wangcheng. Your Highness, if you take a detour on the east route, you will also return to the Wangcheng. There is no difference."

After sending a telegram to the eldest prince, Qin Xiong learned in detail the whole story of the attack on the headquarters of the 3rd Army.Then, after he confirmed that the third prince and Tian Heng's party should have disappeared, he immediately began to organize follow-up troops to launch an attack.

The Qi army of the two regiments once again tried to attack the Tang army's position, but was greeted by the Tang army's artillery fire for more than ten minutes, and the Qi troops of the two attacking regiments retreated.

Apart from dropping more than 200 corpses, the attack achieved little effect.Qin Xiong, who was watching the battle in the hidden trenches on the front line, finally knew what kind of combat power the Tang army was blocking him.

"Well-trained..." He put down the binoculars, looked at the Qi officer beside him, and gave his own evaluation: "Before we entered the kill zone, they were very restrained, with almost no machine gun positions exposed, and no rifles Fire, that's a sign of experience."

"Their artillery fires are continuous, which means that the opponent has no logistical pressure. Their artillery shells are sufficient, and they are not forced to restrain themselves." Qin Xiong rubbed the telescope in his hand, as if talking to himself.

The binoculars in his hand were imported from the Tang Dynasty, considered an expensive military luxury.It is much better quality and more accurate than the telescope aided by Cyric.

Qin Xiong likes this telescope very much and often hangs it on his chest.Another thing he is unwilling to leave is the collectible PPK pistol exported by Datang Group.

Whenever he patrolled his troops or participated in important events, he was willing to carry these two things.

"Let our tanks launch an attack?" A Qi general said anxiously: "We are running out of fuel, and time is short..."

"No matter how anxious you are, you can't just push your own chips onto the gambling table casually! Son." Qin Xiong smiled, shook his head and said, "Give the Third Army a chance to avenge their revenge! Inform them, and they will take care of everything this morning." Responsible for the attack, if the attack fails, the military will deal with it!"

"At least we should know the firepower deployment of the enemy's first line of defense. Rushing into the tanks will only increase the loss." He raised his binoculars and looked at the artillery fire of Qi State, which was baptizing the Tang army's position: "The impact points are too scattered. , Waste of ammunition!"

The artillery that is firing now is the second-line army of the Qi State. The artillery training is insufficient, and the model of the artillery is also very old. Most of them are second-hand goods that Cyric gave away for free. The quality can be imagined.

But even these second-hand goods that Cyric gave away for free are already much more powerful than the Cyric front-loading guns used by Qi State Artillery before.

A large number of 130mm howitzers bombarded the Tang army's positions on the battlefield, as if they were venting their hatred.

Qin Xiong is a veteran, he is very experienced, and he was born in artillery, he is very familiar with artillery operations, and with the help of Cyric's consultant, he also understands modern artillery operations very well.

It can be said responsibly that among the Qi generals, Qin Xiong can be said to be the most able to fight, and Tian Heng is a little bit worse.It's a pity that Tian Heng, who can fight, has returned to the west now, and he can no longer continue to fight for Qi.

Soon, Qin Xiong, who came from the center line, saw what the troops on the western front called "the howling of death".Above his head, a piercing whistle suddenly sounded.

"Woo...hum..." The continuous, ear-piercing sound made Qin Xiong frowned.He raised his head subconsciously, only to find that above his head was a roof lined with logs.

But in the next second, a huge explosion shook the roof, and strands of dust fell down, causing Qin Xiong to squint his eyes.

"Quick, come and help!" A guard took off his water bottle and began to help Qin Xiong wash his face.After these people rushed to help Qin Xiong wash his eyes, the Stuka dive bombers raging overhead had already gone.

"What the hell is that?" It was also the first time seeing an officer of the Qi State, and he looked dissatisfiedly at the head of the Qi State next to him.

The head of the regiment looked embarrassed, and hurriedly reported: "My lord, Tang Guo's planes have always been like this, and we are all used to it."

Fortunately, Qin Xiong, who had never met a Stuka along the way, realized at this time that the reason why they could not take Tang's air force seriously was because the Tang's air force had never regarded them as a key target.

If the howling sound just now appeared on the central battlefield, Qin Xiong didn't think his troops would be much better than the friendly troops on the western front.

"Hurry up and attack..." Qin Xiong spit out a sentence with an ugly face, paused for a while, and then continued: "Add another regiment! The next attack, at least 3 regiments! If you don't touch the Tang army's position, you can't attack!" Retreat allowed!"

Soon, the Qi army started to attack again. The crowds of infantry climbed out of the simple trenches and started to move forward, braving the Tang army's continuous artillery fire and stepping on the corpses left before. It was extremely tragic.

They had no other choice but to use their lives to test Tang Jun's strength.Soon they were covered by artillery fire, and Tang Jun's mortars joined the battle, making the artillery fire instantly airtight.

The battlefield was filled with smoke and fire, and even people could not be seen clearly.Tang Jun's artillery obviously has very precise scale parameters, and can spread out firepower calmly according to the shooting table.

Compared with the Qi army, which has been harassed all the time and its training is seriously lagging and out of touch, the Tang army's artillery unit is professional and advanced, and the combat effectiveness displayed is completely another level of existence.

The Tang Army's 155mm caliber howitzer with a long range and powerful range is simply a nightmare to attack the Qi Army.

With just three salvos, the Qi infantry on the battlefield lost the will to attack.The supervising team also fired a few shots casually and then withdrew. Once again, they failed to test out the reality of Tang Jun.

"The morale of the troops on the western front has already collapsed. Relying on them is probably just a waste of time." Qin Xiong's adjutant reminded anxiously when he saw his own army retreating.

"You're right!" Qin Xiong also knew that it would be impossible to rely on these out-of-the-box guys, so he had to readjust his deployment: "Let the tank troops come up and try! At least, give the opponent Change it up."

He pretended to be relaxed and made a joke: "If the fight continues like this, these damned Tang people will probably be sleepy."

However, when the officers of Qi State in the headquarters were about to cater to their superiors and laugh together to ease the atmosphere, the untimely howl of the Stuka dive bomber came again.

Immediately afterwards, there was a trembling of the earth and a deafening explosion... Don't think about it, it is estimated that another unlucky artillery position was sent into the sky by a 500 kg aerial bomb.

(End of this chapter)