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Chapter 572 Chapter 572 Qi Army's Logistics

Qi Wang Jiangxian died, and he couldn't die anymore.When an officer of Qi State found the carriage that was overturned by the explosion of the aerial bomb, he could only see the body of the king of Qi State that had been sieved by bullets inside.

He hugged the corpse and wept bitterly. Many Qi soldiers gathered around and watched what happened in front of him in silence.

Tang Jun's plane was still circling overhead, and from time to time, the plane would swoop down and shoot at the crowd.

Those terrible aerial bombs left huge craters in the manor, which blew up beyond recognition, and the houses collapsed and shattered.

There are corpses everywhere, some were once expensive, some were powerful, and some are just like them, just the most ordinary soldiers.

Less than half of a regiment of the Praetorian Guards is still alive, but the survivors have lost the target they want to defend.

In the past two hours, the entire Qi State's central organization was destroyed by an attack from the sky, and there was almost nothing left.

If it weren't for some people staying in the royal city for the convenience of handling affairs, the government affairs of the entire Qi country might be paralyzed at this moment.

Anyway, the prime minister of Qi State died, and his body was beside the carriage.The king of Qi was dead, and his body had just been carried out of the carriage.

Several important generals of the Qi State died, some of which could still be found, and some were bombed so that they could not even find their bodies.

A lot of important ministers of Qi State died, some died beside the carriage, some died in the corner of the yard, and one of them was happier and died on the body of His Majesty's concubine.

As time went by, more ministers were found, and they were all dead, beaten to death in another courtyard by the paratroopers of the Tang army who were anxious to leave.

Captain Ma is also dead, he committed suicide... Not to mention that he cannot escape the blame for the death of the king, even if so many important officials of the court died in one breath, he basically has no hope of surviving.

Anyone who died here, any relatives left in the family, as long as the other party pursued this matter, he, the head of the guards, would have his house ransacked and his family wiped out.

So he chose to be decent, give himself a face, and give those who want to vent their hatred a face.

It was already too late when his subordinates heard the gunshots. Captain Ma shot himself in the head, and the bullet pierced through the temple. The scene was a tragic mess.

This time it became even more lively, everyone lost their command and leadership, and His Majesty the spiritual totem king just died, and the ministers of the country were almost wiped out... The remaining shrimp soldiers and crab generals had no intention of fighting under the harassment of the plane.

They found several stretchers, carried the bodies of the Prime Minister and His Majesty the King, and then left without caring about the remaining bodies.

No one realized that the Donghe Bridge, the gateway to the east of Wangcheng, had been occupied by the enemy, and no one thought about fighting back or searching for those paratroopers from the Tang Kingdom.These Qi soldiers retreated like this, abandoned the manor that was smoking and burning everywhere, and retreated to King Qi's city in embarrassment with a few corpses.

What they didn't know was that a Tang army armored force had already moved towards the manor, and another Tang army armored force had already advanced towards King Qi's city.

In short, they don't know anything, they just want to bring the news of King Qi's death back to Wangcheng, and then find someone who has the final say to take over everything.

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On the southern battlefield, the outskirts of Luo Town, which has been boiling like hell, once again the soldiers of the Qi Army flocked to the Tang Army's position like a tide.

Holding the binoculars, Qin Xiong quietly watched his troops attack the Tang army's position. He saw with his own eyes those young lives being cut down one by one by the opponent's roaring machine gun like cutting wheat.

Without artillery preparations, this method of using human life to attack the enemy's machine gun position is no different from forcing people to die.

But when there was no other way, Qin Xiong had no choice but to adopt such an inefficient method, forcing the soldiers to attack the Tang army's defense line that was getting stronger and stronger again and again.

He really has no choice, because all the shells he brought have been consumed.Now the Qi army has an advantage in military strength, but it no longer has the ability to continue fighting.

The bullets of the soldiers were okay, and there were not many chances of shooting in the attack anyway. No matter how many bullets were used in the machine gun, it was still a small number.

But the shells that support the artillery are not so easy to transport: a shell weighs tens of catties, or even hundreds of catties, and a car can't transport much.

The level of mechanization of Qi's army was low, and there were not many horses and carts, so the number of shells that accompanied the army was actually not many.

This is also an important reason why Qi's generals are unwilling to move away from the railway: their logistical supplies are so dependent on the railway that they cannot move the troops without the railway.

The modern large corps is supported by logistical support. Without transportation supplies, fuel and ammunition, such a large corps will in turn become a nightmare for generals and a black hole that swallows everything.

100,000 people are crowded together, how much food do they need to eat every day?In order to maintain the consumption of these people, how many people are required to travel on the road to transfer food and other supplies?
Even drinking water is a problem: being blocked on the outskirts of Luo Town, these troops from Qi State need to transfer drinking water for several kilometers, which is simply a nightmare for the logistics troops.

In order to maintain the food consumption of the 1st and 3rd armies, as well as the surrounding troops, Qin Xiong had no choice but to reduce the replenishment speed of shells.

Because there were only a few roads behind them, and those that were blown up by Tang Jun's planes and blocked by their own troops were already overwhelmed.

Relying on these poor-quality dirt roads, transporting the grain hoarded in the southern defense line to the vicinity of Luo Town is also a big project for Qi's transport team.

Does the Qi army stationed at the border also have to eat?How would they feel watching others take away the little food left in their warehouse?
Just adjusting these contradictions, deploying various reserves, and distributing front-line supplies, Qin Xiong has almost exhausted all his strength.

He can still find time to visit the front line now, and that is already at the expense of sleep.But seeing his troops go up to die like this, Qin Xiong felt that he might as well go to sleep.

On the side of the eldest prince, there is still no plan to leave the station.It seems that this prince is going to wait for Qin Xiong to make a decision before deciding how to choose.

Qin Xiong knew that the Second Prince had led the Second Army to retreat to Beiyuan City along the Eastern Railway, but he didn't know how fast the retreat was.

Anyway, it seems that Wangcheng should be rescued by the second army. Only God knows if it will be too late, and Qin Xiong is not in a hurry.

He decided that what he had to do now was to continue fighting here, maintain the situation, and buy more time for the rear.

Whether it is asking for help from the Mirage Kingdom and the Dahua Empire, or seeking peace with the Tang Kingdom, it will take time.The more even and stable he plays here, the better it will be for Qi Guo.

As for the logistics behind him that was on the verge of collapse, Qin Xiong had already selectively forgotten.It was as if if he didn't take the initiative to mention it, the problems that kept him awake at night would not exist.

You know, every shell he uses now needs to be transported from the southern permanent defensive position tens of kilometers away.

The food his troops ate also came from there, and neither the food hoarded there nor the shells and bullets were unlimited.

Originally, the food hoarded on the southern front was probably enough to stay put for about a month and a half.What I thought at the time was that anyway, the follow-up can be replenished through the railway, so there is no need to hoard so much.

The figures on the books are enough to last for three months, but in fact, because of Tang Guo's crazy food purchases in the past two years, many smart people embezzled some strategic reserves to enrich their pockets first.

Now the war has been going on for more than a month, and several granaries and ammunition depots on the southern front have been bombed and captured, and the overall supply is almost on the verge of bottoming out.

If the hundreds of thousands of troops know that they have no food and no ammunition, then there is no need to fight this war...

"General, Tang Army's tank troops have advanced enough to threaten our flank." An officer hurriedly brought back a message that shocked everyone in the command bunker.

After being supplemented and rested, the 1st Armored Division of Tang State launched an attack on the flank of the main force of the Qi Army near Luozhen.

Anyway, the Tang army inside Luozhen already has enough troops, so they don't have to worry about things like Luozhen's defense line being penetrated.

With no worries, the 1st Armored Division of Tang State soon played the role of offensive force again, and the roundabout attack began to threaten the flank of Qi State troops attacking Luozhen from the north.

Now they have swept up several surrounding villages, and they are in a position that makes the 1st Army very uncomfortable.

"We have to think of a way." Another officer glanced at Qin Xiong, who was silent, and clarified his thoughts.

Waiting here is definitely a dead end. They almost don't have the ability to continue to attack Luozhen now. If they don't run away at this time, are they really digging their own graves here?

Qin Xiong also knew that he had no way to continue here. He closed his eyes in a daze, and finally ordered: "Order the 1st Army to retreat 10 kilometers, get out of the way, and hand over the defense area to the 19th Division."

Upon hearing this, several people knew that Qin Xiong was going to take down the eldest prince's family property first, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Only Qin Xiong continued to order: "Stop the attack, withdraw the troops, and build fortifications where they are..."

As a famous general of the Qi State, Qin Xiong still has his own pride: even if he is about to run, he still has to act as if he is still here...

No way, no matter from which angle he looked at it, he couldn't give up the position near Luozhen: he had to put on a posture that he wanted to kill Nanye in Luozhen and fight all the way to Wangcheng to rescue His Majesty the King.Otherwise, how could he explain to Jiang Xian? ——
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