Chapter 827: Glory Falls
The war is raging.
On the same day, the Jialan army launched a surprise attack on the four major cities of the empire.
The methods of the attack were the same, all of which were to use the air force to first attack the enemy's air port to strangle the war airship in the cradle, and then use the magical support of the air in combination with the landing of the Air Force to paralyze the command system of the whole army.
Orders from superiors cannot be conveyed to subordinates.
Then even a bloated army with millions of soldiers is of no use, not to mention that in each of the four cities, the defenders of each city only range from 100,000 to 200,000, of which the defenders of Xelantu are only less than 50,000 due to the safety of the rear.
While taking it by surprise.
The other side is defenseless.
Under this premise, the Imperial Army ushered in the worst defeat in its history.
In Hausman's quick assault trilogy, the main strategy is not to occupy cities, but to annihilate the enemy.
After the capture of Kareni, Haussmann adopted a strategy of disbanding the surrendered Imperial Army on the spot, avoiding the possibility of a resurgence of the Imperial Army and regrouping.
Just in case.
Haussmann brutally executed all the middle and senior officers, and further broke the possibility of the enemy's counterattack.
Because the officer is the heart and brain of the army, and without the brain, no matter how strong the body is, it is just a pile of rotten meat.
Thus, in less than seven days, the northern and eastern parts of the empire were declared to have fallen, and the entire northern territory, with more than 5,000 defenders, was taken as the main target for the next day, and no effort was spared to strike at all fronts.
That's what happened.
There is not a single army in the entire north that can fight, but anyone who resists a little will be strangled by the Jialan Kingdom.
The same is true of the southeastern part of the empire.
With the fall of the cities of Elkia and the cities of Xelantu, large, medium and small cities have surrendered one after another, and in less than half a month, the Jialan army has taken the eastern half of the Nuolan Empire.
If it is an invading army in general.
Then, after getting so much territory, it will slow down, digest the newly occupied territory, and pull out some disobedient nail households by the way, especially to send the army to every small and medium-sized city to manage and 'sweep' the work.
But Haussmann didn't rest on his laurels.
He was like a python that wanted to swallow an elephant in one bite, leaving only a small number of defenders in Kareni and Rops, and directly driving 400,000 troops and aviation troops outside the middle of the empire, and could launch an attack on the middle of the empire at any time.
That's right, it's just too fast.
Under the strategic policy of destroying the enemy and taking the city second, Hausman completely took 2/5 of the empire in less than 15 days, and joined the eastern front, directly preparing to launch a fierce attack on the core central region.
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The imperial capital, the immortal city.
Führer Erdir Nolan could not believe that the war report was true.
"How could it be so fast. ”
Eldil's mind was blank, this speed of advancing to the front was simply unheard of, unseen, as if yesterday it was still a beautiful day, and today it has become the end of the world, and he is not even given the opportunity to organize reinforcements.
Bang!
He slapped the conference table heavily and shouted angrily at several officers who had fled back from the eastern and northern fronts: "I obviously left a large number of defenders, please tell me, why did you lose the city?!"
"Your Excellency, the Führer. ”
One of the brigadier generals said in fear: "We did not think at all that the enemy would launch a combat method dominated by the air force, they were like a lightning bolt, and they won the victory without even giving us time to organize a defense." ”
"What about the Air Force? What about your Air Force?"
Erdir said angrily: "I have left a total of 4 air forces in the north and east, is it not enough for you to hold the city and hold out until reinforcements arrive?"
"Report to the Führer...... Our Air Force was destroyed before it even went out. ”
An air commander shouted injustice: "And with all due respect, the enemy has dispatched a total of eight air forces this time, and even if our air force rises into the air, it will not be able to turn the tide of the battle." ”
"Eight air forces?"
Eldir was a little incredulous: "Where did the enemy get so many air forces?"
"Your Excellency, it's time for your mind to be renewed. ”
Foster interjected at this time: "Don't forget that the Jialan Empire has the manufacturing technology of war airships, as well as the complete industry chain of war airships, after occupying the old kingdom, it seems that the industrial chain over there is also in the pocket of Vega Saint Laurent. ”
"Other than that. ”
Foster hit the nail on the head and said: "The territory of the Jialan Empire has always ranked first in the world, which means that they have inexhaustible mineral resources to produce war airships, which are not on the same level as those in our north. From this point of view, it is natural that Jialan has a huge air force, and I am afraid that this is only the tip of the iceberg. ”
The voice had just fallen.
A loud explosion suddenly echoed.
Immediately after that, the air raid sirens of the Immortal City and the Crystal Hub were raised at the same time.
This series of unexpected circumstances made Führer Eldir and Foster directly change their faces.
"What happened?"
As soon as Eldil's voice fell, a soldier rushed in and reported: "Your Excellency, please take shelter in the bomb shelter for the time being, an air force of the Jialan Empire is engaged with our army's Central Aviation Corps in the sky above the city. ”
"What to avoid!"
Erdil blushed and walked out of the conference room and looked at the sky.
Above the pale green crystal hub shield, the two air forces were engaged in battle, and it was obvious that the air forces of the Imperial Central Air Corps had annihilated nearly half of the enemy's war airships without losing a single war airship.
In a nutshell.
The Central Air Corps had the absolute upper hand.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the aviation corps of Jialan chose to flee as soon as possible, while the Central Aviation Legion saw that the enemy was about to flee and chose to chase after it, and finally annihilated the entire aviation corps of the Jialan Army.
But it was also at the last moment.
A war airship of the Central Air Corps finally rose with black smoke and slowly crashed from the sky.
This is undoubtedly a huge victory.
A war airship is exchanged for an aviation corps, and there is no more lucrative deal in the world.
But Führer Eldir and Foster did not have the slightest expression of joy, it was better to say that their faces were full of humiliation, because this is the immortal city of the Empire!
The capital of the country that has not experienced the baptism of war for thousands of years.
The Immortal City, known as the safest city in the world.
Just now, the air defense alarm was sounded for the first time, especially the moment when the war airship of the Central Aviation Corps fell, which was a fatal blow to the morale of the entire city and even the whole country.
It wasn't a war airship that fell, it was the glory and dignity of the empire.
It may seem incredible, but there is no mistake.
Just paying for an aviation corps and making the whole city and even the whole country lose confidence, for Hausman, this deal is really too profitable.
For the first time in my life.
A chill rose behind Foster and Erdier.
It turned out that the unknown Haussmann Christian, after removing the mask of impotence, actually had such a creepy face, that hateful face was comparable to that of Vega Saint Laurent.
Because it's murderous.