771 Trench Siege
The diplomatic situation is extremely complicated, especially since the rapid advance of the Qi army has reached a critical point in the diplomatic situation. This tipping point will have a series of unimaginable consequences.
But these generals will not think about it. They think about how to win. and relying on victory in war to obtain their own maximum interests. However, the civilian clique represented by Tian Heng temporarily controlled the generals of Qi State. Because their biggest reality is that there is indeed a big problem with logistics and supply.
"Our current situation is like this, we probably have more than 30,000 troops within 50 miles of Yandu, but the supply situation of these troops is very bad." Tian Heng believes that talking about the diplomatic situation with the general is purely a waste of time. In order to pull this tired army as soon as possible and unwilling to take the initiative to stop. Tian Heng had no choice but to use the pressure of logistical supplies to make these generals stop.
"More than 30,000 troops, ration reserves are less than three days. In terms of ammunition, there are only more than 120,000 rounds of ammunition. Average it down. There is a maximum of six rounds per person. (Note, this is not a miscalculation.) Rather, it is impossible for all of the 30,000 troops to be combatants. This also includes the existence of some special logistics arms such as artillery, logistics support personnel, and doctors. If you count the shells, our artillery is even worse. The number of shells was extremely scarce. Plus it's winter, and our soldiers don't even have winter clothes yet. Think about it, our general. Can you tolerate the freezing of your soldiers in the winter? Tian Heng asked.
And the generals of the Qi State below were speechless, although they were eager for victory, they still understood a little. Only after the soldiers are fed and energetic can their morale be restored, so that they can take up arms and return to the battlefield. If you don't, you won't be able to win on the battlefield. Worst of all, if it continues like this, low morale will cause soldiers to flee the battlefield. If the above is urgent, there is a high chance of a mutiny. This is not for nothing. It's that they've seen too much.
The generals finally had nothing to say. Next, Tian Heng successfully persuaded the generals of Qi to stop for a temporary rectification and rest. After the morale has recovered a little, and the logistics supply has been hoarded in a certain amount. will continue to attack.
Just when the Qi army discussed and stopped. The Qin army and the armies of various countries are in the midst of intense mobilization. Things are already quietly changing.
"All the soldiers assembled. Hurry up. "Somewhere in the eastern part of the Zhao Kingdom. This town is the terminus of the Eastern Railway of Zhao Kingdom. Due to the slower development in the east. Although the terrain is open. It is conducive to the cultivation of crops. However, due to the lack of rich mineral resources, the development has been slow. So, there's only one rail access here. There are still three hundred miles to go from the border of Yan Kingdom.
"Assemble, hurry." A sergeant major of Zhao Jun shouted loudly with a rear-pull revolving rifle with a magazine on his back.
"Bang la la blah." It was a group of recruits who had just stepped off the train. They have just undergone twenty days of military training. They will be very limited. But before they go to war, they finally have some skills. That is, it will pull the bolt and pull the trigger. There is a certain adaptability to the sound of gunfire. Nothing beyond that.
As the military director of this unit, Li Zuoche was very dissatisfied with the performance of his troops. But he couldn't do anything. He could only shake his head.
The mess of the queue station. If they go to war, there is no effective control, and under the blow of concentrated firepower, these people are likely to lose control. In this regard, Li Zuoche had the worst plan.
To make matters worse, the orders they received were very sudden. It was supposed to be a three-month training session, but it was repeatedly curtailed. Three months became two months, and then a month and a half. In the end, it became a month. For this reason, Li Zuoche can only modify the training syllabus. But even so, the unit had only just been training for more than 20 days before it was suddenly pulled up. Participation in military exercises. At this time, Li Zuoche was very dissatisfied. But on the way in. They got orders again. That is, their team was reorganized into the Yan Volunteer Army. In other words, they are now going to enter the Yan Kingdom to fight. The result was a surprise to him.
Time is running out. For Li Zuoche, a lot of training was not completed. Not only training, but also a large amount of weapons and equipment did not arrive. Especially machine guns. The number of machine guns is very scarce. There were only two machine guns in the battalion. A lot of machine-gun squads did not have machine guns. They don't even have the weapons to protect them. Not to mention artillery. They've never seen it.
Even the latest rifles issued to them. It's only more than half equipped. There are also some soldiers who still use old-fashioned trap rifles. They had never been exposed to how a new rifle could be fired. Even some soldiers have become accustomed to the old rifles and have a strong sense of repulsion towards the advanced new rifles. Such a team was about to go to war in a hurry. He didn't know that it was the generals of Zhao who were crazy. Or is that one who gives the order an absolute idiot. Or a layman to lead them into battle. In fact, it was Guo Kai, who didn't understand anything, who gave the order to send troops. And Li Mu, despite his unusual opposition, was to no avail.
This is the closest force of Zhao to Yan State. But they still have 300 miles to go. Except for Zhao Jun. There is also Yan Jun. Members of the Prince's Army are currently docked at the Sinjeong train station in South Korea.
"Let's take a look at the new leather boots. Look at it, GIs. This is new. Go to the battlefield, run back and forth, it's up to him. Maybe I can save my life with him. A Korean vendor shouted with two pairs of leather boots in his hand. The princes' march was unusually slow. Especially on the Xinzheng side.
Xinzheng is an important train transportation hub. There are a lot of people coming and going. The flow of people is also very large. Especially at the train station, the flow of goods and people is intertwined, and the management here is also very chaotic. The Qin people managed the train transportation, but the Koreans managed the power to enter and exit the goods, and the Qin people left the train when they arrived, while the Koreans filled the goods as much as possible to depart, so that both sides were in conflict. There are gaps in management. Therefore, after the prince's army arrived in Xinzheng, it stopped. Because, no one cares how they get to the front.
The people of the Qin State were ordered to send it. Koreans, on the other hand, have a lot of goods to go. The twin hair is insistent. As a result, a large number of soldiers were stranded at the train station. And so many soldiers attracted all kinds of traders at once. They found out that the GIs were very rich. And everything. As a result, all kinds of cheap goods produced in South Korea frantically poured into the train station. And the princes' army has also become a crazy shopping army.
Fashionable blended coats of various colors, leather boots of various trendy styles, and all kinds of delicacies have become things that GIs are happy to consume. As a result, Xinzheng became even more chaotic.
The prince's army stopped at Xinzheng and stopped advancing. And the Qin side. In addition to the active mobilization of the Space Forces, as well as various branches of aviation, the ground forces are not very many. But the enthusiasm of the people is quite high. They all took out their weapons and shouted to rescue the three hundred soldiers. But there was no specific order from above. Nor can they act on their own.
This is how the parties are mobilized. And on the side of Qi State. Qi Jun finally realized the seriousness of the problem.
"Bulging." Three bursts of machine guns. The "Tutu Tutu" machine gun fired three more bursts. Qin's machine gunners were shooting the wounded Qi soldiers who were not yet dead.
After a night of frantic attack. The Qi army finally stopped its attack at dawn. The cost of their casualties is too high. More than two thousand people were killed. There are still a large number of wounded soldiers who need to be treated. And this number is more than three thousand. More than half of them were seriously injured.
And the Qi army's frenzied attack overnight also achieved some results. The Qi army occupied a section of the outer fortifications of the warehouse and established a certain defensive position. But the casualties were too heavy. And the Qin army also had certain losses. Thirty-seven were killed. More than 120 people were injured and 21 were seriously injured. The defensive line was barely able to defend after shrinking, but then the problem was much worse. Because the two sides are no longer fighting in the open. The Qi and Qin armies were now able to engage in hand-to-hand contact. The Qin army could only strengthen its vigilance.
"Quickly set up the barbed wire fence and hook the grenade pull ring." A Qin sergeant ordered. The soldiers set up new barbed wire positions. At the same time, pull on the grenade for defense. The Qin army strengthened its vigilance.
And on the side of the Qi army. They were very unhappy with their offense. Because, on the tower side, they have not made any progress. The Qin army arranged a certain number of twin machine guns on the tower side. Because these machine guns occupy the commanding heights, they have a very great lethal effect on the Qi army.
The runway leading to the tower was littered with corpses. The bodies were the result of machine-gun fire. More than half of the Qi army's casualties were here. It's open and there's nothing to hide. So, there are heavy casualties here. And after a night of fierce fighting charge. The Qi army did not even cut the connection between the warehouse and the tower.
"We're going to have to figure it out. You can't charge like that. We need to solve this problem as soon as possible. The general said with a headache.
"Did you take that person's suggestion and use the method of digging a ditch to besiege the Qin army?" A Qi army officer asked.
"Trenching, siege?" The general thought for a moment.
"Yes." The officer nodded.
"Well, that's all." The general nodded in agreement, and there was only this way for now. Because the casualties of the direct charge attack were too great. The general began to regret it a little.