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Chapter 814 Tang Country's Advisor 814

The Western Wall defense line is the line of defense between the Qin State and the barbaric orcs. The fighting here has never stopped, and there are almost several small-scale conflicts every year.

Because it is on the edge of the desert, there is actually nothing to fight for here, no decent resources, and no prosperity to speak of.

For Qin, this is just a line of defense to block the eastward advance of the orcs, and for the orcs, this is a millstone to reduce their own population.

On the slightly barren city wall, a man wearing the costume of a major general of the Tang Empire patted his hem twice with his gloves. Compared with the territory of the Tang Kingdom, the environment here was a bit too harsh.

"Further to the west, is there an oasis?" Zhou Huaiyuan squinted his eyes, looked at the battlefield in the distance, and asked a Qin general who was accompanying him.

The Qin general nodded, pointed to the other side of the desert, and said, "More than 110 kilometers away, there is a river. The orc's steel fist fortress is built on the east side of that river."

"Is it difficult to attack? If we take that place, can the defense line here be cancelled?" Zhou Huaiyuan, as the military advisor of the Tang Empire, has a lot of work to do when he comes to Qin.

On the one hand, he will train some generals of the Qin State according to the agreement, so that they can understand and learn to use more advanced weapons and equipment.

On the other hand, he is also responsible for recommending weapons and equipment. If Qin wants to buy any advanced weapons and equipment produced by Tang, he needs to nod.

It is no wonder that Qin State attaches great importance to Zhou Huaiyuan and other military advisers of Tang State, because with their arrival, Qin State received a construction loan of 1000 million gold coins with almost no interest, and at the same time received weapons assistance worth 2000 million gold coins.

These new weapons include 3000 Thomson submachine guns, 1 million rounds of submachine gun ammunition, 45 113 armored vehicles, and many supporting maintenance machinery and equipment.

What moved Qin State even more was that Tang State also provided 30 reconnaissance planes to help Qin State carry out a series of investigation activities.

All the planes are controlled by the pilots of Tang State, and all the operation results obtained will be provided to Qin State free of charge.

The tasks of these planes are very busy, including taking pictures of the bird's-eye view of Qin, drawing more accurate maps, investigating the military deployment of the orcs, and providing early warning of the attack of the orcs.

In addition, these planes will also help determine areas in Qin that are suitable for building roads, railways, canals, dams and other facilities, and complete the most basic surveying and mapping.

Based on the principle of intelligence sharing, the data will be sent back to Tang State without the knowledge of Qin State's high-level officials. This is also a task of Tang State's intelligence department.

Tang Mo is very familiar with the US intelligence sharing method: I will lend you technology to help you draw maps and mark important coordinate parameters, and then store all these data in the computer, and then input them into the missile chipset...

On the battlefield over there, the 155mm caliber howitzer provided by the Tang State had already exerted shocking power. It was the first time that the frontier army of the Qin State had seen such a powerful weapon.

The artillery position 15 kilometers away accurately greeted the phalanx of the orc troops trying to launch an attack with shells, and then the heavy machine guns began to slaughter from both wings.

The orcs put in more troops, trying to push the fight into a dogfight as usual.But soon they discovered... Qin Jun didn't seem to need to do things like fighting bayonets.

The intensive firepower at close range caused the orcs to completely collapse. More than 100 Thomson submachine guns were used in the trench warfare. The orc troops did not even have a chance to show their courage, so they threw away their armor and withdrew from the battle.

"We don't have enough means to push the logistics supply to the Steel Fist Fortress..." Qin's officer retracted his gaze and explained with some embarrassment.

In the desert area of ​​more than 70 kilometers, as long as the orc tribe sticks to it for three or two days, the attacking Qin army soldiers will be dragged down by the logistics and suffer heavy losses.

To be honest, Qin Jun had thought before that he could advance the battle line to the Shazi River, which is near the river behind the Steel Fist Fortress.

But all their efforts failed. The previous few attacks lost troops, and tens of thousands of people were buried in the desert.

The closest to success, they lost 20 people to win the Steel Fist Fortress, but then they discovered a serious problem: backed by more than 110 kilometers of desert, Qin could not guarantee that its logistics troops could maintain Their garrison at Steelfist...

Things became embarrassing in an instant, and Qin Jun, who barely occupied the steel ring fortress, finally had to abandon the fortress and retreat to the Western Wall defense line to organize defense.

From then on, the senior officials of the Qin Army were no longer willing to think about counterattacking the Steel Fist Fortress, and all offensive plans were canceled and put on the shelf.

"There is nothing that one railway can't solve. If there is, then build two." Zhou Huaiyuan said.

He is a staff officer of the Tang Empire's staff department. He is a native of Dongwan. He studied in Longdao's school in his early years, and then he made his mark in the Qi State War, and was promoted all the way to the rank of major general.

As a staff officer, his resume can definitely be said to be outstanding, and even Tang Mo thinks that he is very talented and worthy of training.

Although he has never been on the battlefield, he has a lot of experience in the staff position. In the war against the Dahua Empire, he participated in the strategic design of Xi Cong's counterattack.

It's a pity that he is just a staff officer, a staff officer of the Great Tang Empire... In the Great Tang Empire, the army generally unconditionally supports the proposals of the logistics force, which is a habit.

For example, if an attack plan is drawn up, the staff will calculate that a railway is needed for support, and the logistics force will find a way to obtain a railway according to the requirements to support the continuation of the campaign plan.

But in other countries, the reality is much more complicated.Therefore, when they heard Zhou Huaiyuan's suggestion, the faces of the officers in Qin State changed.

He lowered his voice and explained: "General Zhou, it's not that we don't want to wait, but that the construction of this railway is really too expensive..."

Zhou Huaiyuan also realized that he might be a little unrealistic, so he coughed twice in embarrassment, and after saying sorry, he changed the subject.

It is a bit too taken for granted that these countries say that building a railway to support a certain war zone is really the same as suggesting that a commuter who complains about traffic jams buy a helicopter.

Not all countries can build railways casually. For example, Qin State, there are not many railways in the whole country. Of course, it is impossible to deliberately build a 70-kilometer-long railway for the purpose of attacking the steel fist fortress.

In the eyes of the King of Qin and the senior officials of the Qin State, the 100-kilometer railway should be built near the capital to facilitate the transportation of materials, increase population mobility, and strengthen effective control over the Gyeonggi area.

After all, the repair of the 110-kilometer railway must pay back the cost.If the investment cannot get more returns, for a country like Qin, it is not known how long it will take to build a second 110-kilometer railway.

Even if they got some support from the Great China Empire, and found a way to get support from the Cyric Consortium, the cumulative railways in Qin State are only more than 900 kilometers.

Under such circumstances, it is obviously unrealistic to build more than 100 kilometers of railways into the desert outside the Western Wall defense line.

"It's a pity, you can shorten the line of defense and save at least 20 frontier troops in the future..." Zhou Huaiyuan shook his head, and finally sighed with some regret.

The Qin general who was in charge of accompanying Zhou Huaiyuan was also very melancholy. He sighed and responded, "General Zhou, everyone knows about this kind of thing...but the most worthless thing here is probably human life."

Zhou Huaiyuan didn't speak. He had already started to calculate in his mind how to provide the most suitable weapons and equipment for Qin, so that they would be more willing to pay for them.

Thinking about it, the howitzers that are very suitable for defensive warfare must be the bulk of the purchases. It is estimated that Qin will buy at least 2000 artillery pieces of various types.

The 75mm caliber infantry guns that Tang does not want can be sold to Qin at a lower price, and some more ammunition-saving bolt-action rifles can also be provided.

Qin was previously equipped with Cyric 1 rifles, but after several fierce battles with the Tang army, the Qin military was more inclined to purchase Tang-made weapons and equipment.

Therefore, the country of Qin is undergoing a small-scale refitting, with some second-hand weapons and equipment from the Tang state.Brand new ones are too expensive for Qin, second-hand ones are a good choice.

For example, the 98K rifle that Tang Guo is eliminating, as well as the Thomson submachine gun, as well as the previously equipped revolver and 1911 pistol.

These weapons are outdated for Tang Jun, but they are good things for Qin Jun, and the price is still very cheap, so I bought some of them.

As for the large heavy equipment of the Tang Army, Qin State could not afford to buy it: except for some 113 armored vehicles donated by the Tang Army for free, the only thing Qin State could afford was military trucks.

The good news is that Qin State itself produces oil, so there is no problem with using oil. The bad news is that Qin State does not have a particularly good industrial foundation, and everything needs to be redeveloped.

The good news is that they are not adjacent to Tang, and even if they are a little behind, they don’t have to worry about Tang taking the opportunity to invade. The bad news is that they are not adjacent to Tang, so they cannot enjoy the huge dividends brought by exporting oil to Tang.

Although the Dahua Empire also imports oil desperately, the economy of the Dahua Empire is just like that after all, and it is not a little worse than the Tang Dynasty.

"If possible, I can give you the authority to purchase a few planes." Zhou Huaiyuan said after a long silence, expressing his kindness: "Perhaps, this will allow you to get familiar with the use of reconnaissance planes faster. You provide early strategic warning."

(End of this chapter)