"What?" Harley looked at the soldier with wide eyes.
"What are you talking about? How is it possible! How could the walls of Ankang City be blown open? Are you disturbing the morale of the army? I will destroy you!" Harley said and was about to draw his gun.
"The city...the city lord...really, go and have a look. The Shu army's cannons are so powerful, they are not ordinary cannons at all. After a few shots, gaps appeared in the city wall."
The soldier sat on the ground and trembled and said to Harley.
Harley didn't dare to go to the direction of the city wall now. Wouldn't he be courting death if he went now?
In Harley's opinion, Ankang City was indeed very thick and could not be blasted away by artillery shells, but what he did not notice was that the artillery shells here were mortar shells.
Can that be the same as a 150mm caliber howitzer? It's too different.
"Quick, everyone, get out, get out."
…
After thirty rounds of rapid fire, Wang Bo ordered the tanks to clear the way. The soldiers hid behind the tanks and advanced quickly towards Ankang City.
After a round of bombing in Ankang City, the city walls were completely devastated. Bodies were scattered everywhere, blood stained the wreckage, and gunpowder smoke blackened the city walls.
"City Lord, they stopped firing."
"Quickly, go back to the city wall...go back to the city wall, they are definitely going to attack." Harley shouted with a wave of his hand.
When Harley arrived, he was shocked when he saw the appearance of the city wall. He saw that the thick city wall had been blasted out with a huge gap. This gap was enough for two passenger cars to enter side by side, and there were more than just this one.
There are corpses under the city, on the city walls, and inside the city, but there are very few complete corpses.
Before Harley could assign the next task, he heard someone shouting.
"tank?"
"The tanks are coming."
"Where did the tank come from? Huh?"
"Tanks?" Harley's eyes widened and he subconsciously looked into the distance. He saw twenty tanks lined up in a row and heading towards them in a mighty manner.
Harley's pupils were constricting at this time, as if he had seen something terrible.
"Dong~"
"Dong~"
"Dong~"
…
The tank's muzzle fired indiscriminately, dealing a heavy blow to Ankang City.
"City Lord, be careful." A soldier immediately threw Harley down and rolled down the city wall.
Harley rolled down, but other soldiers were not so lucky.
Although the power of the tank artillery was not as powerful as the howitzer, it still caused a lot of damage to the Hujia Army.
In a certain tank, a loader was loading shells continuously. After loading a shell, the gunner started firing.
It can be said that it is an indiscriminate launch, as long as it bombs Ankang City.
Under the devastation of various artillery fire, less than half of the originally more than 8,000 defenders were ravaged.
When the tank arrived at the bottom of the city, someone from Hujiajun opened fire, but their bullets could only hit the iron sheet of the tank.
Their bullets hitting the iron skin of the tank are basically equivalent to tickling the tank, without pain or itch.
Because Ankang City had been completely blasted away, the tanks of the 11th Brigade drove directly into Ankang City.
At this time, Harley had retreated to the center of the city.
A position was set up here.
"Quick, go report to the commander. Just say that the Shu army's firepower is too fierce and we can't stand it at all. Ask the commander to send someone over quickly." Harley said anxiously to the correspondent behind him.
"Yes, City Lord."
"Where are the Shu troops?"
"Commander, we have passed the city wall and are coming towards us."
"Where's the mortar? Set it up, I don't believe that Iron Bastard is not afraid of exploding!" Harley said fiercely.
"Yes, Commander."
After the mortars were set up, the Shu army's tanks had also arrived.
Most people in Hujiajun have only heard of this kind of thing, and don't even know that this kind of thing is called a tank.
"City Lord, the iron box is here, but the cannon cannot be fired."
"Open! Blow it up!" Harley ordered the mortar behind him to blast the tank randomly.
Their home-made mortars are inherently weak and of poor quality, and the damage caused by the shells exploding on the tank can be said to be minimal.
"What? What is this iron box made of? Why can't it be blown up?" As soon as Harley finished speaking, a shell was fired from the muzzle of the Panther G tank and went straight to Harley's side.
"Boom!"
After a loud noise, a mushroom cloud appeared on Harley's position.
Harley!
Ascended to heaven...
Then the two MG42 general-purpose machine guns on the vehicle also fired.
Tanks were walking recklessly on the streets. Wherever there was resistance, a shot would follow.
It runs through the entire Ankang City.
Then Wang Bo gave an order, and an infantry regiment entered the city directly and began to clean up the enemy.
How could there be any desperate soldiers after Harley died? After the Shu army entered the city, many people surrendered before doing anything. Some who did not surrender simply shot him home.
In this way, Ankang City was captured by Wang Bo in less than two hours.
…
Tianfu
Shu Army Headquarters.
Qin Jinhong and Xu Zhiyong were analyzing the map inside the headquarters.
At this time, a communications soldier ran in, holding a telegram and saying excitedly: "Commander, Chief of General Staff, Ankang City has been captured."
"Taken?" Xu Zhiyong stepped forward with some surprise, took the telegram and read it.
"Commander, this 11th Brigade is good. Counting from the time they entered Qing Province, they captured the First City in less than ten hours." Xu Zhiyong said with a smile.
"As expected." Qin Jinhong chuckled and said, "Isn't this what I have sharpened my sword for so many years?"
"What are the casualties of the 11th Brigade?"
"Five hundred and sixty soldiers were sacrificed, more than 6,800 enemies were annihilated, and more than 2,000 were captured."
"Not bad." Qin Jinhong couldn't help but nodded when he heard the battle damage.
"Where are the 12th Brigade now?"
"They entered Qing Province about an hour ago. Their target is Qingxi County. According to the spies, before the 11th Brigade attacked Ankang County, Hu Hao had already mobilized some of the troops from several cities in Shu City to Ankang City. Now There should be about three thousand to four thousand people in Qingxi Province," Xu Zhiyong said.
Qin Jinhong lowered his head and looked at the sand table in Qing Province, then raised his head and asked, "Zhi Yong, if you were Hu Hao, what would happen when you heard that Ankang County was breached?"
"Ankang County is the gateway to Tree City. After destroying Ankang County, we can say that Tree City is within our control. Moreover, Hu Hao does not have many troops in Tree City. If it were me, I would give up Tree City and pass Qing Province’s unique terrain allows us to fight with our army!” Xu Zhiyong expressed his thoughts.
"Not bad." Qin Jinhong nodded: "If Hu Hao is a smart person, this method is indeed the best way."
"Order!"
After Qin Jinhong spit out two words, Song Qiu quickly picked up his notebook and started writing.
"The 11th Brigade advanced to the eastern part of Qingxi Province, striving to capture Shushi in one day, and stationed it on the edge of Shushi to wait for reinforcements. The 12th Brigade captured Qingxi County and then marched to Muge County in the north, and ordered the 12th Brigade to The 10th Brigade entered Qing Province and marched towards Lan County, and the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division also entered Qing Province and joined forces with the 11th Brigade to capture Luozhou!"
"Yes! Commander!" Song Qiu saluted.
"Commander, we are using four brigades this time. Where do you want the decisive battle to begin?" Xu Zhiyong asked the final question.
"Decisive battle?" Qin Jinhong chuckled and waved his hand.
"Let them decide. It doesn't matter where they are. Once the four brigades complete their mission, they will be surrounded. No matter where the decisive battleground is, it doesn't make much difference to us."
"I understand, Commander." Xu Zhiyong nodded.
