Chapter 867: Attacking Yang City
Yi Xingchen hopes to solve the problem quickly, and the suspension car can drive at high speed throughout the whole process, so along the way, the suspension car is along the road for a moment. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
It was precisely because of this speed that Yi Xingchen and the others only took six hours to reach the Yunzhou Sword Pass.
The reason why Yi Xingchen went to Yunzhou Jianguan first, instead of going directly to Tai'an City, was because he had other plans - he planned to go to Jianguan and bring another two hundred Xinghua soldiers.
Among the soldiers in Jianguan, there is no shortage of experienced veterans on the battlefield, not to mention that they have sufficient experience in the battlefield, but more importantly, compared with the mechanical army of Ganglong Country and even the Xinghua Army stationed in Xinghua City, the Xinghua soldiers of Jianguan have a clear understanding of the situation in Jiangzhou because they have been stationed in Jianguan for a long time, so Yi Xingchen believes that bringing these troops who know the roots and the bottom of the situation can not only enrich the troops and enhance the strength of the armored forces, but also play a correct guiding role when necessary.
After arriving at Jianguan, taking advantage of the time when the army was in rectification, Yi Xingchen also sent a telegram to get in touch with Leon first, informing them that the hovering car convoy would arrive in Tai'an City in about two hours.
When the subordinates reported that the army had been reorganized, Yi Xingchen immediately ordered the suspension car convoy to continue to set off.
After about an hour and forty minutes, Yi Xingchen's army finally arrived at Tai'an City.
Because Yi Xingchen had already said hello, Leon also ordered his soldiers to clear a vacant land in Tai'an City as soon as possible, and let the soldiers defend and guard, so that Yi Xingchen and their hovercar could land smoothly and safely.
"See Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!" Seeing Yi Xingchen walking down from the hovercar, Leon led all the officers of the command headquarters to pay homage to Yi Xingchen.
After Yi Xingchen finished saluting them, he smiled and asked them to get up, and said to them, "You guys are doing very well!"
Yi Xingchen understood that soldiers like them, who had been on the front line for a long time, would be able to greatly increase their morale if they could get the emperor's encouragement.
"Thank you for your compliment!" Sure enough, when all the officers heard this, they were full of emotion and replied in unison.
"Alright, let's go to headquarters and talk slowly. Yi Xingchen waved his hand and asked everyone to go to the inner room, without saying much in this wilderness.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Leon bowed down, and then led the way in front, leading Yi Xingchen to a large courtyard in Tai'an City.
After the group sat down in the back room, Yi Xingchen didn't say much, and immediately showed Leon and them the purpose of his visit to Jiangzhou.
"Your Majesty, I will send troops to escort you to Yangcheng. Wei Yingcai's department is now camping outside Yangcheng and has built a position, and the army can be dispatched at any time. Not long ago, Wei Yingcai's department had just experienced an attack by the Xia army. However, Wei Yingcai's troops were fortunate to survive and finally defeated the enemy. The enemy retreated in disarray, leaving only one corpse, and the rest of the defeated generals fled. After this battle, Wei Yingcai's department made a reputation. Now, up and down Yangcheng, I'm afraid no one dares to go out of the city to attack the Xinghua army......" Leon explained to Yi Xingchen in detail the recent battles that had taken place on the battlefield of Yangcheng, and also reported the current main situation of the Xia army and the Xinghua army to Yi Xingchen.
Yi Xingchen listened carefully all the time, and then continued to ask, "What plan do you have for attacking the city, and how long is it expected to end the war?"
"Your Majesty, our original siege plan was mainly supplemented by deterrence, and surrender was the mainstay. Yangcheng has a population of more than one million and is short of food, so as long as the Xia army in Yangcheng does not take the initiative to attack, our side is basically stationed outside. Because we believe that as long as the supply channel of the Xia army in Yangcheng is cut off, it can basically be concluded that the chief officer of Yangcheng will not last long, and will have to surrender due to lack of food. Leon said.
Yi Xingchen nodded, Leon's plan is no problem, and it is indeed one of the most secure plans. After all, the Xinghua army is stationed outside, and the need for supplies can be met at any time, but the Xia army defending the city in Yangcheng is not, the garrison of the Xinghua army is equivalent to cutting off their supply channels, even if the Xia people in Yangcheng have already stockpiled food, they will eventually run out one day, and that will be the time when they have to surrender.
With this tactic, the losses of the Xinghua army's army will be the least.
Of course, this is an understandable tactic, but Yi Xingchen also has other ideas, he doesn't want the Xinghua army to last too long in this war of attrition, but wants the army of the Xinghua Empire to end these wars as soon as possible, so as to take a break, recuperate, and digest the results of the war, instead of continuing to maintain the war, or even be in a state of wheel war.
Moreover, Yi Xingchen also took into account another point, Jiangzhou is not better than Yunzhou, there is no natural danger, in fact, strictly speaking, it is not an excellent place suitable for defensive warfare, therefore, if the Xinghua Army is a light defense, it is not a good way to control the enemy, after all, correspondingly, the Xinghua Army also has a certain amount of attrition.
The best thing is to ensure that the food stock of the Xia army in Yangcheng is almost consumed and the morale of the Xia army is weakened, and it is the best policy to seize the right time to attack and capture Yangcheng in one fell swoop.
Therefore, although Yi Xingchen agreed with Leon's tactics, at the same time, he also secretly decided, since Leon and they had already laid the foundation - they had already let the Xia army consume for a period of time without supplies, then, he brought the mechanical army this time, and this was the time for the Xinghua army to launch a general attack.
This time, the five tanks and three tracked infantry fighting vehicles brought by Yi Xingchen are the reliance of the Xinghua Army to end this war as soon as possible, and it is also an important weapon used by Yi Xingchen to deter the Xia Army.
Yi Xingchen made a decision in his heart, so he expressed it to Leon and other officers, and soon won the unanimous praise of all the officers. After all, everyone has indeed spent some time in this place, and they also want to end it early so that they can return home.
Everyone expressed their opinions and finally decided on a plan for a general offensive -- to launch a general attack immediately with the momentum of thunder, to break through Yangcheng in one fell swoop, and to quickly control the situation after the war to stabilize the people of Yangcheng. After that, he tried to appease the people and establish national prestige among the people in order to truly rule Yangcheng......
An hour later, Leon, in the name of the commander, ordered Wei Yingcai's troops to prepare for a general attack.
After receiving this order, Wei Yingcai was very surprised. Didn't he decide to use the strategy of attrition to balance the defenders of the Xia army, why did he suddenly change and order a general attack?
The tactics had been decided, and Leon was not prepared to explain more to Wei Yingcai, because it was not necessary, it was already far away, and it was difficult to explain it clearly from the telegram; second, it was time-consuming to explain, so it was better to simply issue a military order, and he himself would be able to understand it slowly afterwards.
Therefore, Leon called back again, and simply responded to Wei Yingcai, the empire will soon have a reinforcement army arriving, and Wei Yingcai's department needs to fully cooperate with the empire's reinforcements to storm Yangcheng. After the capture of Yangcheng, Wei Yingcai's department had to take on the responsibility of clearing the remnants of the Xia army and maintaining law and order in Yangcheng.
The telegram reached Wei Yingcai's hands, although he was still puzzled, but the military order was like a mountain, and he also understood that he only needed to carry it out without asking more.
As for Yi Xingchen's side, when he was about to fight, he still needed to solve a problem first.
In fact, not long ago, Yi Xingchen opened the space passage and asked Yan En and the others if they had done the ideological work of the tank troops of the Ganglong Kingdom.
This is because the tank soldiers selected by Yi Xingchen this time are actually all soldiers from the Ganglong Kingdom, not Xinghua people, so they actually don't know the existence of the Xinghua Empire, let alone know that the battlefield they are about to rush to will not be a place within their cognition.
In order to avoid unnecessary suspicion and allow these soldiers to simply carry out this combat mission, Yi Xingchen specially asked Yan En to personally take charge of this pre-war ideological work, the purpose is to give these local soldiers of Ganglong Country a reasonable explanation, so that they can have a reasonable explanation without being fully aware, so that they have no doubts in their hearts.
Of course, at the same time, these soldiers of the Ganglong Kingdom will also be the priority objects of the Xinghua Empire.
If these soldiers can work for Xinghua Group with peace of mind this time, and don't say much and don't ask too much, then, after a period of investigation, Xinghua Group will not rule out telling them that Xinghua Group is not a commercial organization as they imagined, but a country, on another planet, with a vast territory and a strong army.
At that time, these soldiers who have passed the test will be eligible to choose whether to join the Xinghua Empire and become citizens of the empire.
At 8:30 a.m. the next day, the sky was clear.
Five tanks and three infantry fighting vehicles lined up, facing the gate of Yangcheng.
Yangcheng had no moats and no fortifications such as ditches, and it seemed to be an undefended city for the Xinghua army. It's just that in the hearts of the people of Yangcheng, it may not be the case, they think that the walls of Yangcheng are very thick, and they are definitely not ordinary defenses, and they can be regarded as unbreakable firm!
The mortar of the Xinghua Army is a sharp weapon to kill the enemy, but it is no threat to the city wall of Yangcheng.
"The mission this time is simple, which is to blast open the gates and let the tanks enter the city. As long as the tanks enter the city, we are almost victorious. If the enemy wants not to surrender, it is impossible!" Yi Xingchen said.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, our army will definitely complete the task!" Wei Yingcai replied.
"Let's start attacking!" Yi Xingchen said when he saw that the army was ready, and gave an order.
Thundered...... With five tanks in front and three infantry armored vehicles behind, Wei Yingcai's troops were always ready, and once the tank troops attacked Yangcheng, they would be dispatched to occupy the gates of Yangcheng.
On the tower of Yangcheng, the guards saw the tanks of the Xinghua Army and were terrified.
When he didn't know what the tanks of the Xinghua Army were, the Yangcheng garrison first gave an order - archery. Yangcheng has powerful ballistas.
Subsequently, the ballista fired a bolt that hit the tank.
Then, the defenders of Yangcheng were surprised to find that the crossbow bolts had been bounced off by the tank's armor.
"What are those?"
"This crossbow arrow, which is a sharp weapon that can kill a sixth-level professional, is ineffective against the Xinghua Army. ”
The defenders of Yangcheng were frightened, and someone proposed to use the crystal cannon.
However, when they saved themselves from using the crystal cannon, the gate of Yangcheng came into the range of the tanks.
Boom!
A tank shell quickly hit the gate of Yangcheng, and the gate was blown open.
Boom!
"The enemy did not set up obstacles!"
The tank crews of the Xinghua Army passed through the periscope and were immediately overjoyed to see that there was no obstacle to intercepting the tanks at the gate of Yangcheng.
Bang!
In order to clear the Xia soldiers of the city gates, the tanks constantly opened fire.
Inside the city gate, the soldiers of the Xia army suffered heavy casualties, and no one dared to guard the gate.
At this time, Wei Yingcai also ordered his troops to start an attack and completely strategize the city gate.
The five tanks of the Xinghua Army entered Yangcheng, like a wolf entering a sheep's nest, and did not stop, and began to wreak havoc and shoot continuously.
As soon as a tank passed through the city gate, four or five Xia soldiers jumped onto the tank from both sides. With their swords, they kept slashing and stabbing at the tank armor
Unexpectedly, the tank did not hurt at all.
It was the luck of a senior general of the Xia Army, a senior fifth-level professional, who stabbed the tank fiercely, and because of the excessive force, the long sword in his hand broke.
Bang bang bang......
Subsequently, the infantry fighting vehicles that entered the passage of the city gate also walked down a large number of heavily armed Xinghua Army soldiers. They opened fire, clearing the tanks of the Xia soldiers.
"Use incendiary bombs!"
Through the telescope, Yi Xingchen saw that the Xia army at the gate of the city was gathering more and more, and wanted to destroy the tanks of the Xinghua army, so he immediately ordered the tanks to use weapons of mass destruction. A few shellings did not scare away the Xia soldiers, and Yi Xingchen was a little disappointed. No way, Yi Xingchen wants to use incendiary bombs,
Then the order was given to all five tanks to replace their next shell with incendiary bombs.
Tanks directly attacked the crowd of enemy troops.
Boom......
The flames suddenly enveloped many Xia officers and soldiers.
Ahh......h
The soldiers of the Xia Army, who were affected by the incendiary bombs, suddenly wailed.
The incendiary bombs of the Xinghua Army are not ordinary incendiary bombs. As long as the human body is touched even slightly, it is easy to ignite a fire, which can injure the whole body, and at least disfigure or lose life.
Many Xia soldiers were so frightened that they immediately turned around and fled for their lives.
Bang bang bang...... The rear army of Wei Yingcai's department caught up.
The Xinghua army quickly occupied the city gate and that section of the city wall. Moreover, Wei Yingcai's troops also took over the city wall.
On the city wall, many Xia soldiers no longer had the desire to fight again, and laid down their arms one after another and surrendered to the Xinghua army.
"Don't stop the tank, continue to move back and forth in the city. Whenever there is a large group of Xia people in one place, the tanks will use artillery to defeat them. Yi Xingchen said. Yi Xingchen acquiesced to the tank's killing in Yangcheng, and any suspected target was a target for the tank.
The Xinghua Army tanks continued to rampage in Yangcheng. Every time, when the generals of the Xia army had just organized their troops and wanted to recapture the city gates, they were scattered by the tank's artillery. After several times in a row, the Xia army of Yangcheng gave up, turned around and fled towards another city gate......