Chapter Seventy-Five: Under the City of Kathman
Kathmandu City was built 1,200 years ago, it is said that Manjushri split the mountain, drained the water of Longtan Lake to form the Kathman River Valley, Nepal only established this big city in the river valley, so the largest temple in the city is a Manjushri Temple.
The city is a distinctly Buddhist city, with many Buddhist temples in the city, many of which are world-famous cultural relics. The warm current of the Asan Ocean brings the warm monsoon winds to this city at the southern foot of the Himalayas, and the high mountains behind it block the cold winds from the north, so the climate here is pleasant, the sun is shining all year round, the green trees are lush, and the flowers are in full bloom, making it a world-famous tourist destination.
I stood in front of this big city, looking at this beautiful city, and I couldn't help but feel emotional.
"Your Highness!" Zhou Huai'an shouted behind him.
I turned around and said to the more than 1,000 cannons standing in front of me like a forest, "Let's start." ”
The artillerymen began to raise the muzzles, the commanders nervously measured the distance, and the ammunition men busily brought in the ammunition.
I got into the jeep and headed towards Qiao Zhijun's front point, when I was halfway through the deafening sound of shelling.
Before the start of the offensive, several small cities around Kathman, such as Patan and Bhaktapur, had already been conquered by our troops. After the Ni people withdrew the anti-aircraft magic array, the command system of the troops suddenly became smooth. The Fifth and Sixth Armies, supported by Army Aviation Brigades and Armored Brigades, even annihilated nearly a million Ni in just one morning.
But the high-end combat power of the Ni people, the kind of Ni people with horns on their foreheads and wings on their backs, has never appeared.
Walking into Qiao Zhijun's temporary command tent, Qiao Zhijun and several staff officers were nervously sketching the routes of the advance of various units in front of the electronic screen.
I pulled over a chair, sat down, lit a cigarette, and watched them work.
After a while, Qiao Zhijun finally finished his work, turned his head to look at me and said, "Ah, Your Highness is here." ”
I waved my hand and said, "Don't tell me about the progress of the troops, I have a headache when I look at those lines." ”
Qiao Zhijun said with a smile: "The offensive started quite smoothly, a regiment of the Fourth Army has entered the city, but it has retreated again, the terrain in the city is narrow, the number of Ni people is large and fearless of death, and the troops have suffered heavy casualties." ”
I said, "The artillery is shooting." ”
Qiao Zhijun said with an embarrassed face: "Last night, the Military Commission called and asked for appropriate protection of the ancient buildings in Kathman City. ”
I stood up, took two steps, thought for a moment and said, "Stop the attack, the troops that entered the city are withdrawn and surrounded on all sides." Pay attention to digging trenches. ”
Qiao Zhijun said: "Your Highness, I'm afraid that withdrawing now will lead to a stalemate, after all, there are still millions of Ni troops around. ”
I laughed and said, "The nature of the Enni people will definitely come out, and since there are only Ni people in the city of Kathman, what do they eat?"
I said, "So be it, the artillery will only hit the city wall and the camp of the Ni people outside the city, and let the Ni people themselves come out and die." ”
Qiao Zhijun said: "Okay, I gave the order." ”
The Ni were impatient, and less than an hour after we stopped attacking, a large number of Ni began to attack our positions out of the city.
I stood in a makeshift bunker and watched with my glasses as the Ni people were dying one by one, and it didn't stop for two hours, it was a one-sided massacre.
Qiao Zhijun walked in and said: "Before they were halfway through the penetration of the Asan army, the missiles of the Rocket Force arrived, and the garrison had to retreat into the mountains, and there was nothing to do until now. The Air Force was dispatched in the morning, a total of seven divisions took off, the planes of the Asan Kingdom were useless, the ground air defense forces were destroyed by the Rocket Forces, and it is said that there were heavy losses. The commander of the Ninth Air Force called and said that he asked Committee member Xu to rest assured that they were confident that they would completely annihilate the 2 million troops of Asan in the plains, and that the troops in the mountainous areas should pay attention to beating rabbits with grass. The high-end combat forces of the Special Administrative Region led by Lisin were blocked by the army of the Asan Kingdom and were making a detour to the mountains to rush towards us. ”
I smiled and said: "I forgot that there is still the Rocket Army, fortunately there is a central government, otherwise so many missiles that are about to expire are not wasted? ”
Zhou Huai'an put down his glasses next to him and said, "Your Highness, at this rate, the ammunition reserves of the troops are probably not enough." ”
Qiao Zhijun said: "When calculating the amount of ammunition last night, we had already considered this situation, after all, now Ahsan is blocking our back road. But this morning's telegram from the Central Committee made it very clear: it was ready to organize 100 to 200 transport planes to airdrop us. ”
I said: "We still have to consider the situation of ammunition, tell the Immortal Clan warriors of each unit to rest fully, in case the airdrop cannot be delivered, they must ensure uninterrupted firepower output." ”
After thinking about it, I continued: "The sweep around Kathmandu cannot be stopped, and it is necessary to closely investigate whether there are any Ni people gathering around, and I always feel that the situation is not right. ”
My instincts were confirmed in the afternoon, and the kingdom of Ahsan openly declared himself the emperor of the kingdom of God, along with the kingdom of the Thousand Islands and the kingdom of Xunluo, as well as a number of small states in Southeast Asia.
By night, the high-end combat power of the Ni people appeared.
The first to be attacked was a company-sized unit of the Fifth Army that was responsible for clearing the area around Kathman, and there were about twenty of them, while only three of the attacked companies survived.
Qiao Zhijun had to order the liquidation troops to shrink, and set up another defensive line on the outskirts of Kathman, and now we have really become sandwich biscuits.
In the middle of the night, Lisin and his men arrived, and the team of several hundred men was immediately assigned to the four corps, while Lisin and Bahar remained at the headquarters to take overall command.
Lisin took the black tea I personally brewed for him, and said to me with a smile: "Your Highness, we are going to follow the four armies to break into the city from four directions, and then attack the palace from all sides, do you follow us, or stay at the headquarters to watch the battle video." ”
I laughed, and was about to speak, Qiao Zhijun said: "Of course, Your Highness is staying at the headquarters, and the Central Committee has sent a harshly worded telegram, and said that His Highness needs to go to the capital to report on his work and make a profound review after the war. ”
I quietly glanced at Zhou Huai'an, Zhou Huai'an cleared his throat and said, "Commander Qiao, with Zhou here, you can ensure that Your Highness is safe and worry-free, not to mention Elder Li, with the strength of the two of us, there is no problem in dealing with one or two hundred god generals." ”
Qiao Zhijun said solemnly: "Your Highness, this is a matter of principle. ”
I smiled and said, "Okay, just listen to Commander Qiao, none of you are allowed to pull me there." ”
Li Feng and Zhou Huai'an glanced at each other and rolled their eyes together.
In the second half of the night, Zhu arrived at the headquarters.
I hurriedly got up and said to Zhu while getting dressed, "Why are you back?"
Zhu said with a grin: "Your Highness, about one million troops of the Asan Kingdom have surrendered to us. ”
It turned out that after receiving the news of the invasion of the army of God and the complete surrender of the country, the marshal of the Asan Kingdom immediately surrendered to Zhu and begged Zhu to bring him to me.
Qiao Zhijun and I met with Marshal Hejiefan of Asan at the headquarters.
This is a tall but strong old soldier of the Asan Kingdom with a big beard.
As soon as he saw me, Hejiefan bowed to me, I was taken aback, and quickly helped him up, saying: "If you have it, you will still be a soldier if you surrender, what does it look like?"
He Jiefan said with a sad face: "Commissioner Xu, I am not doing this for me personally, but for the sake of the 1.3 billion people of the Asan country. ”
I looked at the man in awe and said, "Okay, I see what you mean. But you know that we can't protect ourselves now, and our capital and the No. 1 leader are still surrounded. ”
Now that the whole world understands the virtues of the Ni people, the fall of the Asan kingdom will not only make everyone the food of the Ni people, but women will also become the tools of the Ni people to strengthen their race.
Hejiefan said: "I didn't let His Highness lead the troops to attack the Kingdom of Ahsan, I just hoped that His Highness would allow me to enter the Three Realms Magic Temple when he attacked Kathman. ”
"Oh?" I said, confused, "what are you doing there?"
There is indeed a Three Realms Magic Temple in Kathman, Qiao Zhijun mentioned it when he explained the direction of the battle to me.
Hejefan said: "Originally, we entered the country of Vishnu this time because of the invasion of the Ni people, and Lord Shiva appeared in the temple, so that we could find Vishnu in the Kapila Kingdom to solve the current problem, and the Three Realms Magic Temple is the key to finding Vishnu. ”
Under Hejiefan's explanation, I understood what Hejiefan said.
The three major gods commonly believed by the people of the country of Assan, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, among which Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the one who governs and sustains the world, and Shiva, the god of destruction.
Kapila is an ancient country, indeed within the territory of Nepal, but it is the place where the Buddha founded Buddhism. And according to Hejevan's explanation, in the kingdom of Ahsan, the Buddha is considered to be the ninth reincarnation of Vishnu, which means that the Buddha is Vishnu, the god.
Shiva believed that the nuns came from the color realm, were reincarnated by Yakshas, who specialized in cannibalism, and came to destroy all living beings, so they needed to be reincarnated by Vishnu to get rid of evil spirits and save the world.
After listening to Hejiefan's story, I smiled and said, "You have a way to solve the nuns, of course we are all happy, so I allow you to enter the Three Realms Magic Temple." But tomorrow I still have to issue a declaration of punishment against the kingdom of Ahsan. ”
Hejiefan said that as long as he could save the people of Ahsan, he and his sect capital had no objection to anything else, and went out with a thousand thanks.
I smiled and said to Qiao Zhijun, "What do you think?"
Qiao Zhijun said: "I don't believe in their teaching. However, with such a large population base in the country of Assan, I am afraid that the tail will not be big if the Ni people enter. ”
I frowned tightly and said, "Ahsan is different from Nepal, this is a military power, although the weapons and equipment are poor, but there are many of them, and some advanced weapons are also available. I'm afraid that our move to attack Nepal is meaningless. ”
Qiao Zhijun said: "As long as you can wipe out the high-end combat power of the Ni people, it will be much easier to deal with them later." ”
I said suspiciously, "Okay, let's think about tomorrow's battle first." ”