Chapter 70: The Outbreak of All-Out War

After a week's rest, the troops of the Qin Feng Empire advanced again, but the opponent's defense was no longer what it used to be, and after more than 5 hours of fire preparation, the expeditionary force launched a general attack. However, the battle did not go as smoothly as planned, and the attacking troops were met with fierce resistance, and the casualties were heavy after several waves of attacks. It took less than 5 kilometers to advance in an hour. The battle was at a stalemate for a while, and the enemy's dense defensive fire caused a large number of casualties among the attacking troops. A large number of tanks were destroyed by anti-tank mines laid by the opposing side and by ISU-152 and 704 heavy anti-tank fighting vehicles deployed on the positions. As soon as the troops broke through the opponent's forward position, they were routed by the three Katyusha rocket artillery regiments that the opponent had just mobilized. In the ensuing days of fighting, it was still unable to completely break through the opponent's core position, and the army only occupied a few innocuous small positions of the opponent, which did not help the battle situation in any way. The battle between the two sides lasted for five days before the enemy was routed, and although the final victory was achieved, the losses of the troops were also heavy. The five divisions that were responsible for the main attack suffered more than half of the casualties and were unable to fight again, and the other units also suffered nearly one-third of the casualties. Although more than 300,000 enemy troops were wiped out, the huge casualties and the consumption of a large amount of war materials also made the troops unable to continue the offensive. I had to fortify and rest on the spot, waiting for the arrival of additional troops and supplies.

At the same time, the Shenwu Empire army in the former Bright Empire suddenly launched a surprise attack, and with the intelligence provided by the spies, they quickly broke through the forward defense line and occupied several important military towns. The soldiers reached the capital of the former Elven Empire, and now the capital of the Elven Special Zone of the Qinfeng Empire. However, when the opponent was about to advance to the goal, he was suddenly attacked by the defenders stationed in the Elven Special Zone, and the opponent was suppressed in an area 100 kilometers away from the capital, and the army was unable to advance for a while. The Tiangang Army stationed here brought an unexpected surprise to the invaders with the latest AK-47 assault rifles and RPG anti-tank rocket launchers equipped with the latest equipment! Tens of thousands of casualties were lost in less than an hour, and almost half of the vanguard tank units were lost. As a last resort, the Shenwu Empire had to temporarily stop this offensive operation and wait for the arrival of follow-up reinforcements. And the Shenlong Empire also underwent great changes, the assassins who suddenly appeared in the dark night invaded the palace and killed almost all the members of the royal family, including the emperor, except for the emperor's youngest son, who was only 10 years old Griskait, who survived death. And the assassins who entered the imperial city actually killed all the guards defending the emperor very easily, which has to make people think. After all, any emperor defending his troops must be the most elite existence of the country, and it is really inconceivable that he can be slaughtered so easily. And the army of the Shenwu Empire heard the news and took the right time, but the assassins ran out of the troops outside the city before they finally arrived.

There are not many forces on the continent that can kill so many Saint-rank masters with their bare hands, and the suspicion of the Shenwu Empire is very great! What happened next to the Shenwu Empire made it even more certain that all this was planned by the other party. Because almost all the families in the country who are qualified to inherit the throne were slaughtered overnight, and the rest have mysteriously disappeared and completely disappeared from the world. Of course, there were also some nobles and officials who openly opposed the Shenwu Empire and were also killed. For a while, everyone in the upper echelons of the empire was in danger, and no one in the industry dared to oppose the legitimacy of the garrison of the Shenwu Empire. At this point, the Shenwu Empire completely eliminated all opposition forces of the Shenlong Empire, and then completely disarmed all the troops of the Shenwu Empire under the pretext of ensuring the internal order of the allies.

Li Lingfeng then supported the 10-year-old prince to inherit the throne, and a few days later forced him to sign a treaty of annexation under various pretexts and immediately abdicated. After abdication, he was named the righteous king, and was killed by bandits on the way to the fiefdom, so that the Shenlong Empire also completely disappeared from the stage of history. However, the attitude of the people of the Shenlong Empire was very cold, and there were hardly any opponents. Li Lingfeng soon completely controlled the entire territory of the Shenlong Empire, and the entire continent became the ultimate contest between the Qinfeng Empire and the Shenwu Empire! One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and in the end, there will only be one country on the mainland. Either you die, or I die! There is no possibility of compromise between the two sides. The outbreak of all-out war is only a matter of time.

Three days later, in the Shenlong Xing Province of the Origin Shenlong Empire, the current Shenwu Empire, the army that had already assembled launched an attack on the Qin Feng Empire. The other party easily broke through the seemingly solid defense line, and occupied 30% of the territory of the Qin Feng Empire in less than 10 days.

Originally, the Emperor of the Shenwu Empire didn't want to launch a plan to control the allies so soon, but the royal family and nobles of this country are too corrupt, ** become a trend, they don't learn and don't know how to oppress the people all day long. It was common for the aristocracy to withhold taxes and embezzle public funds. And with the collapse of the main force of the country, it led to the weakening of imperial power. The nobles in various places also began to build private armies, occupy land as kings, and did not obey the orders of the central government, which made the domestic situation more and more chaotic.

These acts have led to boiling public resentment in various places, grievances and uprisings. If this continues for a long time, it will soon lead to chaos throughout the country, and will cause great damage to the social structure and productive forces of the country. Even if it succeeds in suppressing it in the end, it will cause the country to lose its vitality and will not recover within ten years. In this case, the recovery of the country will not only not play a positive role, but will be dragged down by the endless problems that will not be conducive to a full-scale war in the future.

In the end, the plan had to be launched without full control, and although there were a few minor mistakes, it still succeeded. At this time, Li Lingfeng finally understood why the other party released all the nobles captured in the war for free. It turned out that the other party had long known the power of these moths, and deliberately put them back to harm the country and shake its roots, it was really poisonous enough!

Fierce battles broke out almost simultaneously between the two countries in the eastern, central and western regions, a great war that involved hundreds of millions of people across the continent and cost tens of millions of lives. And war is not only on land, but even the sky and sea have become new battlefields.

The Shenwu Empire suddenly threw a large amount of air power into bombing in three directions at the same time, and the large number of Il-2 attack planes equipped by the other side caused huge casualties to the front-line troops. Although many were shot down by the anti-aircraft fire of the troops, the results were insignificant compared to the damage they caused.

A large number of armored units in the counterattack were hunted by the opposing side, and several oil depots and ammunition depots on the Western Front were also destroyed. Even the Land Cruiser on the Eastern Front was heavily damaged by more than 30 Il-2 attack aircraft, known as the Black Reaper, which may not be repaired in a short time. The sudden appearance of the opposing air force caused great pressure and panic on the ground forces. Fortunately, due to technical reasons, the opponent's aviation fuel production is limited, and the air force cannot continue to fight. Otherwise the losses of the troops of the front line will be even worse!

Li Feng quickly transferred the six aviation regiments formed in the capital area to the front line in three directions. Except for the eastern front, which requires the construction of front-line airfields, a large number of reserve airfields have already been built in the other two directions, and the troops will soon complete the deployment of their stationing. With the assistance of the new radar, which had been secretly built, six aviation regiments equipped with FW-190 fighters engaged in fierce air battles with incoming enemy fighters, shooting down a large number of enemy fighters. For a while, it hit the arrogance of the other party!

However, the other side was not slow to react, and in addition to deploying a large number of new 52-K 85-mm anti-aircraft guns on the front line, it also dispatched a large number of La-5 fighters to escort the Il-2 fighters. It's a pity that the Qin Feng Empire's Air Force was established too late after all, the pilots had too little flight time and little experience, and the training intensity was obviously behind that of the Shenwu Empire. Soon the other party figured out the old bottom, and in the ensuing air battle, the losses of the Qin Feng Empire began to increase, and the exchange ratio of the air battle between the two sides actually reached 1:3.

The battle on the ground and in the air continues, and new waves have been set off in the middle of the sea. The naval fleets of both sides encountered an unexpected encounter in the Endless Sea area of the border between the two countries, and a large-scale naval battle ensued. The fleet of the Shenmu Empire consisted of nearly 60 ships including 25 destroyers, 7 light cruisers, 2 heavy cruisers, 3 battleships, and 20 large supply ships. The fleet of the Qin Feng Empire consisted of only 12 destroyers, 3 heavy cruisers, 1 battleship, 10 large supply ships, and nearly thirty ships.

The encounter between the two sides was very unexpected, and both fleets had come out for ocean-going training, and they did not expect a battle at all. Rough sea conditions and fog prevented either side from spotting their opponents. It was not until the weather improved, and the water reconnaissance planes released by the two sides subsequently carried out reconnaissance, that the enemy fleet was discovered close at hand.

Obviously, the fleet advantage of the Shenwu Empire is very obvious, the firepower is strong, and the troops are sufficient. Taking advantage of the superiority in strength, the opponent began to outflank the Qinfeng Imperial fleet at a high speed of the destroyer formation and the light cruiser formation. Heavy cruisers and battleships formed artillery formations and began to attack the Qinfeng Imperial fleet, while the supply ships sailed rapidly in the opposite direction of the fleet.

The Qin Feng Imperial fleet was forced to respond, and the battleships and heavy cruisers formed an artillery formation and began to counterattack the opposing battleship formation, while the destroyers maneuvered with the opponent's roundabout fleet. The most pitiful thing is the ten supply ships, they can't fight, and they can't escape. In the end, it all became the trophies of the other party.

The fighting between the two sides was fierce, with shells of various calibers flying in the air and torpedoes scurrying under the water. Under the siege of three battleships, in less than 30 minutes, the only battleship of the Qinfeng Empire, the Lancer, was heavily damaged, two of the three main guns were seriously damaged and could not be fired, and more than 100 secondary guns were almost all damaged and unable to work, and even worse, the bridge was directly hit by a 14-inch high-explosive armor-piercing projectile, which caused great damage. Almost all important members of the fleet were killed, which also led to the entire fleet being left uncommanded. Later, in another round of shelling, several large-caliber armor-piercing shells directly hit the ammunition depot and oil depot, and the battleship exploded in an instant, and finally broke into two and sank to the bottom of the sea. Since all this happened between lightning and fire, there was not even a chance for the crew to escape, and 1,500 people had no life except for 30 survivors.

The three heavy cruisers in the fleet were also severely damaged, among which the most seriously injured Titan, almost all the surface buildings and turrets were destroyed, and then a 14-inch armor-piercing shell hit the fuel depot, causing the battleship to ignite a raging fire that could not be extinguished, and soon sank to the bottom of the sea after a huge explosion. Of the more than 700 officers and men on board, less than 100 survived. The situation of the other two warships is also not optimistic, although they have not suffered a fatal blow, but they have lost the ability to continue fighting. Sunk by the destroyer that followed to release the fish.

All but one of the 12 destroyers in the fleet was sunk. However, the losses of the fleet of the Shenwu Empire were not serious, except for 1 light cruiser that caught fire and sank after being hit by 3 fish, only 4 destroyers were sunk. Although the other warships of the other side were damaged to varying degrees, none of them were fatal, and thus the First Battle of the Endless Sea ended with the defeat of the Qin Feng Empire.

At this time, Li Feng watched the battle from beginning to end in the fortress, although he was deeply sympathetic to the plight of his own fleet, but the necessary sacrifices needed to be made for the smooth implementation of the plan. The battles in various places were now completely under the command of the newly established Imperial General Staff, and Li Feng was not interfering in any way. Of course, the 200,000-strong Tiangang army was not within the scope of the other party's authority, and these troops were still under Li Feng's direct jurisdiction. Most of them were sent by Li Feng to several important strategic fulcrums in China for defense. A small number of troops were responsible for supporting the expeditionary force's offensive operations against the Shenwu Empire.

At this time, the Shenwu Empire was stimulated by the unexpected victory in the naval battle, and Li Lingfeng, who was dazed, actually decided to launch a full-scale attack with the naval fleet to completely destroy the naval power of the Qinfeng Empire and win the sea dominance. When the time comes, he has every chance to completely annihilate the other party. Because according to the intelligence of the dark department, the main naval forces of the other side were almost completely wiped out in this engagement. There are only 60 small torpedo boats left in the harbor that can only defend near the sea, as well as 25 corvettes that cannot go to the sea, 7 destroyers (including the one that escaped}, 1 heavy cruiser, and a new 60,000-ton battleship under construction in the dockyard.

For this plan, Li Lingfeng began to mobilize a large amount of domestic resources and weapons and equipment to the empire's only large military port, Plantoer, but this time his calculation was wrong. It is precisely because of his frequent movements that his secrets have been completely leaked under the surveillance of satellites, and many secret military factories and secret weapons warehouses hidden in the mountains have also been completely locked. This time, the opponent finally leaked all the hole cards, and what Li Feng had to do was to integrate the information obtained before and now, and then completely destroy all the lifelines of the opponent with one blow, without giving the opponent the slightest chance to counterattack!