Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 558 558 Waiting in place
When the eldest prince saw the telegram Qin Xiong sent him, he was completely dumbfounded.He doesn't know what to do now.

His father ordered him to take back Luozhen immediately, but Qin Xiong was pessimistic about taking back Luozhen.As Qin Xiong's partner, the eldest prince believed in the judgment of Qin Xiong, a famous general of Qi, so he was reluctant to go to Luo Town to "take a dip in the muddy water".

But Jiang Xian's order was very clear, that is to ask him to gather troops and attack in the direction of Luozhen, and take back this important town that must be taken back.

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 back the news that the armored forces were completely lost.

In addition to the fact that the third prince disappeared near Luo Town... the Eldest Prince felt that Luo Town was hell, a dangerous area that could not be easily visited.

Looking at a newspaper from the Tang Kingdom in his hand, the eldest prince is even more entangled now.This newspaper is the Chang'an Daily of the Tang Kingdom, which was airdropped by tens of thousands of B-17 bombers of the Tang Kingdom to the center line of the Qi Kingdom.

Now, many Qi State officers and soldiers have seen these newspapers that fell from the sky, and they have also seen the huge photos on the newspapers.

One photo was a row of neatly placed corpses, and among the rows of corpses were the third prince, Tian Heng, and the commander of the 3rd Army.

All three were wearing their own military uniforms, but the third prince had several holes in his chest, Tian Heng was also horrific, and the commander of the third army even lost his head.

Although the photos are somewhat blurred 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 already dead, at the hands of Tang Jun!
Below this photo, there is another photo, which is Nanye's photo. Above the photo, on the city wall of Nanye, is the dragon flag of Tang Kingdom.

Anyone who reads this newspaper will probably be shaken - the city behind them has been occupied by the Tang army!Their generals have all died in battle!
Even the eldest prince was terrified, because he didn't dare to imagine how much the loss of Nanye would have a huge impact on Qi's defense.

The royal city is almost undefended, and the troops on the eastern front have not had time to participate in the battle, so the war is probably coming to an end.

He even wanted to send a telegram to his father. He really wanted to persuade his father, Jiang Xian, to find a reason to make peace while there was still a chance.

It is a mistake to be an enemy of such a country that can fight.An opponent of this level, even if the Dahua Empire goes off in person, may not be able to reap the benefits.

"Sort up these... news... 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 to say.

The guard next to him hurriedly bowed his head and left with a pile of collected documents.Here are some intelligence from various aspects.

Some are about the loss of Nan Ye, some are about the disappearance of the third prince, and some are about the Panzer 3 and the Butcher fighter.

Among them, the most detailed description is about the Stuka dive bomber—especially, that 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 ​​King Qi City, destroyed some factory facilities, and dropped 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 for a while, and then was supported by the prime minister of Qi, barely falling down and fainting.

The not-so-old monarch's will collapsed, and it took him a long time to speak to the prime minister who was supporting him: "Third Prince... I'm afraid, I'm afraid it's too bad."

"The third prince is auspicious and his own destiny..." The prime minister wanted to comfort him, when someone brought over the newspapers left in the city.

The city over there is still smoky, and the factory buildings in the industrial zone that were built with great difficulty have collapsed, and there are burning explosions everywhere.

Under such circumstances, Jiang Xian snatched the newspaper from someone else, and closed his eyes after reading it.

His Nanye is lost, his third prince is dead, and his general Tian Heng... has also died for his country!The western front has collapsed, and even the decision to attack Luo Zhen seems to have been delayed by half a beat.

Now, the support from the Great China Empire has been cut off. If the Great China Empire does not declare war on the Tang State, then the supplies promised by the Great China Empire will not be able to reach Qi State at all.

Reinforcements from the sea have to go through Beiyuan City, which is too far away from the royal city, and the support from the Phantom Kingdom is far from quenching the thirst...

Almost all of Qi's own industrial base has been reimbursed by Tang Jun's bombers, and the well-preserved Nanye is already under Tang Jun's control at this moment.

Qi, which itself lacks the support of a modern industrial system, basically fell into a comprehensive disadvantage on the 15th day after the outbreak of the war.

Of the more than 50 troops that Jiang Xian assembled to fight this war, one tenth has become a prisoner of the Tang army, one tenth has been wiped out, and most of the rest have to fight against the Tang army. familiar battle.

According to Qi State's original plan, these troops would stick to the permanent fortifications, and there would be no large-scale casualties, and no complicated mobilization would be required.

Field battles are what the Qi army, which lacks command and communication equipment and lacks training, wants to avoid.But the reality is very cruel. The Tang army has lured more than half of the Qi army out of their trenches, and the war has quietly changed its appearance.

The war experience originally accumulated on the Eastern Continent was completely inapplicable in the Qi-Tang War on the Western Continent-the Qi Army's trench warfare had no room to play at all, and more than 20 troops have now been forced to leave the trench defense zone.

The elite 3rd Army had already lost most of its combat effectiveness. The 1st Army now had to counter-defense on the outskirts of Luozhen, and the 2nd Army even left its base and went north to Wangcheng.

Those well-designed trenches and defense lines were useless, but 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 hearing the news of the third prince's death, the prime minister had no choice but to swallow the nonsense he said just now that the third prince was auspicious, and hurriedly comforted Jiang Xiandao.

"Destroy my foundation! Mistake my 15 troops on the western front! Death is not a pity!" Jiang Xian clenched his fists, pulled himself together, and then cursed angrily.

Although he also felt sorry for his son, he had to give an explanation to the soldiers on the western front.So he cursed and threw all the blame for the collapse of the Western Front on his dead son.

"Right now, we must order His Royal Highness to lead the army to the north, take back Luozhen, and then attack Nanye fiercely, so as to ensure that the royal city is safe..." a general suggested.

The royal city is empty, and the Tang army may kill it at any time.In this case, if Tang Jun doesn't create some pressure behind him, the opponent will definitely focus on the direction of Wangcheng.

Jiang Xian also understands this truth, but the first thing he has to do now is to call back the imperial guards sent out to strengthen the defense of the royal city.

So, he immediately opened his mouth and ordered the generals in front of him: "Immediately order the Imperial Guards to withdraw! Quick!"

Now that Nanye was lost, the imperial guards who were ordered to rush to Nanye were already lonely ghosts in the wilderness.Once they are surrounded by the Tang army, they will be wiped out in an instant.

As the monarch of the Qi State, Jiang Xian could no longer believe in the field combat capabilities of the Qi State troops.As long as the troops of Qi State can really make a difference in the wild, the situation will be different.

Then, Jiang Xiancai started a series of dispatching troops: "Send a telegram to the second prince! Ask him where the 2nd Army is! Let them speed up their march! Let them get closer to me as soon as possible!"

After urging the Second Army, Jiang Xian began to send a telegram to the eldest prince: "Order the army of the eldest prince to storm Luozhen at all costs! At all costs!"

He used the most stern and firm tone, and told the officer who sent the telegram: "Find a way to tell him! The kingdom will survive this battle. He is my prince of Qi, and he must be 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 Chinese and Western fronts to try their best to regain Luozhen.

The eldest prince, who was planning to lead his troops to follow Qin Xiong's suggestion and retreat along the Eastern Railway in a large circle, received a telegram from his own father in Wangcheng again when he was packing his things.

In the content of the telegram, his father did not allow him to retreat, but instead gave him an order to die in Luozhen.

This time, the eldest prince, who was about to flee to the northeast, had no idea, and this day was still wasted in the headquarters of the central defense line.

He still doesn't understand that waiting in place is not only a waste of time, but also makes the troops in his hands wait in place, making it even more immobile.

As a result, when the Qi army on the front line wasted time and stood still, Jiang Xian's Imperial Guard was surrounded by the vanguard of the 4th Armored Division north of Nanye.

The only large-scale Qi army around Wangcheng was wiped out by the Tang army on the way to retreat.

Also on this day, the Qi army still stationed in the western front stopped resisting, put down their weapons, and chose to surrender decently.

The Tang army accepted their surrender and at the same time occupied these Qi army defensive positions.The only protruding part of Qi's western front that could threaten the supply line of the Tang army was smoothed out by the Tang army.

The next day, Tang Jun did not continue to attack, but waited for the arrival of follow-up supplies.Both the 4th Armored Division and the 2nd Armored Division needed to replenish fuel and ammunition.

But on this day, the Eldest Prince was still in his headquarters, he didn't go to the front line of Luo Town, and he didn't retreat to the northeast.

(End of this chapter)