While the Emperor of the Tang Empire was preparing for his wedding, in other corners of the world, war was destroying all the happiness and beauty that stood in his way.
On the front line of Shu Mountain, Qin's tanks were running over the body of a Shu soldier. Tracer bullets were flying between the two armies. There were shouts and flashes of falling and exploding shells everywhere.
A Qin tank was penetrated by an anti-tank shell on the way forward. The entire tank was burning with flames and continued to move forward until it got stuck in the trench and stopped.
On both sides of the tank, Qin soldiers poured into the trenches along with the burning tanks, and were immediately killed by the densely packed Shu troops in the trenches.
This place is close to the mountainous area. Shu's defense line is built among the mountains and ridges, and Qin's attack has become increasingly weak.
When the Great China Empire was at its peak, it wanted to cross the Hengduan Mountains, enter the hinterland of Shu, and end the era of separatist rule in the Western Continent.
But in the end, they were still blocked by Shushan. In the end, because they married an careless princess, the emperor died of illness in the middle of the southern expedition, and the Great China Empire also lost the possibility of going south forever.
To this day, this mountain range is still insurmountable. The Shu troops have their backs against the mountains and have built a line of defense that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
In most areas of this defense line, the Qin army's tanks cannot get up at all. Therefore, there were only a few places that could be attacked. Zhang Xuan gathered heavy troops to attack here, but the results were really very limited.
No matter how good the Qin army is in fighting, it is no match for the Shu army in mountainous areas. Mountain warfare is always the strength of Shu and Chu, and the Qin army has indeed suffered losses in this regard.
Qin General Zhang Xuangkong had some skills but couldn't use them. He couldn't flank or make a quick breakthrough.
Except for those damn passes, the roads on Shushan Mountain are not fast enough to drive on, let alone a quick breakthrough.
When the troops of the Tang Empire come here, they can only slowly gnaw these hard bones like the Qin State, but the Tang Empire may gnaw the bones faster than the Qin State troops.
"Boom!" A shell hit the mountainside in the distance. Zhang Xuan put down the telescope he was holding and looked at the commander of the armored force beside him who was reporting the battle situation.
"The attack failed again! General!" The commander of the armored division looked ugly, lowered his head and said in frustration. His troops paid a heavy price when attacking from the rear. The tanks that lacked cover were destroyed in large numbers during the attack.
These tanks are not heavy tanks with good defense. Such tanks cannot drive to this place. A light tank that can go up mountains has insufficient defense, so it is natural for it to be destroyed.
It is really distressing for the tank commanders to waste precious tanks on this kind of attack on the enemy's solidly fortified defensive positions.
They had managed to accumulate so many tanks, and now seeing one after another being destroyed in vain was simply more uncomfortable than poaching their flesh.
"Organize the next round of attack! 20 tanks! The second infantry battalion will follow!" Zhang Xuan gave the order to continue the attack expressionlessly.
After giving the order, he ignored the commander of the armored force who looked even more ugly. He looked at another officer next to him, looking at the military uniform and identification mark. This officer commanded the artillery: "Order the artillery to continue firing, and then Hit two bases! Flatten all the enemy positions you can see!"
"Yes!" The artillery officer stood at attention and saluted, then turned and walked out of the temporary headquarters.
This was originally a defensive position for the Shu army. It was captured by the Qin army a few days ago. It was later modified and used as a starting position and headquarters.
"Don't be afraid of casualties. What we want now is speed! We must break through the Shushan defense line as soon as possible. If we can't break through this line of defense, won't His Majesty and his wife's plan be in vain?" Zhang Xuan handed the telescope in his hand to the adjutant and glanced at it. Commander of the Armored Division: "What are you afraid of? Tang Guo's support will not be cut off, and your tanks will be replenished soon."
The Tang Empire sold a new tank production line to Qin, which allowed Qin to double its tank production capacity in a short period of time.
Qin itself had iron ore, and had previously built steel plants with the assistance of Tang. Coupled with other industrial bases, Qin's war potential increased sharply.
This is also Qin's confidence to continue fighting the war: they will soon be able to obtain more tanks and more artillery shells.
With tanks, artillery shells, and more aircraft, Qin will definitely be able to reap more benefits! It is the established national policy of the Qin State to obtain as much benefit as possible while the effectiveness of marriage still exists.
"Fight first, don't let the people of Shu get a chance to breathe. Don't worry, our soldiers will not die in vain. Soon our secret weapons will be transported to the front line!" Zhang Xuan was full of confidence. He knew that Qin China's super weapons will soon arrive at the front line.
As long as the railways that were damaged by the war are repaired, the weapons prepared by the Qin State for this war, or in other words, the weapons carefully prepared to break the Shushan defense line of the Shu State, can reach the front line and join the battle!
This is a giant cannon built by the Qin State itself. It can only be used by relying on railway lines. It is a giant cannon that has been converted from a train carriage into a launching base!
It was widely used in the Eastern Continent before. It has the mobility of railway trains and the powerful power of large-caliber artillery. It is a giant artillery that can be called a perfect war machine!
Railway guns in the Eastern Continent generally use 300 mm, 350 mm, and 400 mm calibers. In order to destroy the Shushan defense line, the Qin State chose the largest caliber of 400 mm as a reference.
This kind of super cannon has a range of up to 20 kilometers and can hit the enemy's position with shells heavier than a car in one fell swoop. It can use brute force to destroy fortifications built on mountains.
In order to achieve miraculous effects, Qin State built 15 such giant cannons in one go! Each giant cannon has a corresponding code name and name, and one cannon weighs more than 500 tons!
Such a huge artillery puts huge pressure on the railway tracks, so it cannot fire directly on the railways. In order to ensure the safety of the rails, after the artillery enters the firing position, rails must be installed on both sides to support its firing structure.
Because the shells are so large, this kind of artillery is also specially equipped with a crane carriage for hoisting the shells. Serving such a cannon requires a reinforced battalion of soldiers, including a security company, an air defense company, a mechanical support company, and a Artillery Control Company.
It is no exaggeration to say that this kind of artillery has never been equipped and produced even in the Tang Empire. It is completely a masterpiece of the imagination of weapons engineers in this world.
Because of the advancement of material technology, they have the conditions to manufacture large artillery, and artillery engineers from various countries who have no other mature design ideas have begun to be keen on manufacturing larger and more exaggerated artillery.
After all, artillery has unparalleled advantages in projection accuracy compared to aerial bombs, and there is no need to consider issues such as interception and shooting down of aircraft.
Because there are fewer coordination means and a poor communication environment, military commanders in various countries still tend to use weapons and equipment within their own jurisdiction for combat: Army generals are unwilling to contact the Air Force, and the Air Force usually does not approach army generals to study combat plans.
Therefore, artillery has become the only choice for commanders in these countries. Rather than going through the trouble of contacting the air force, it is easier and faster to use artillery to bombard them directly.
The Tang Empire was different. The Tang Army had a completely different approach: they were more inclined to automate their artillery and were more willing to focus on improving the mobility of their artillery.
According to the artillery theory of the Tang Empire, a good artillery is one that can keep up with the advance of armored troops and can provide artillery support to troops in need at any time.
When friendly forces need support, if you can't keep up and fight, no matter how powerful the artillery is, it will be useless. Therefore, the Tang Army has never been in the habit of equipping heavy, super-large-caliber artillery.
They went to the other extreme - in order to improve the mobility of the troops, the Tang army lacked the ability to attack difficult areas. The troops of the Tang Empire had very few means of destroying the enemy's solid and permanent defenses. Most of the time, they could only use low-precision aerial bombs to smash them hard.
In fact, until today, the Tang Army has never really encountered a super-solid fortification like the Maginot Line. Tang Mo's opponents have almost no lunatics who are willing to use a large amount of reinforced concrete to build a steel defense line.
However, with the increase in the world's total cement production and the continuous deepening of military theoretical research, reinforced concrete permanent defenses began to appear, and the defenses of various countries became stronger and stronger.
The Tang Army's thinking also followed this change: they also began to equip heavy guided bombs that could penetrate thick cement bunkers.
The new bombs are carried by Junkers or Flying Fortress bombers and use radio command guidance. The hit accuracy is very high without interference.
Generally speaking, this is caused by different thinking within the army. Communication with the Tang Army has always been smooth, and army commanders are also accustomed to calling the air force when suppressive firepower is needed.
In addition, the Tang Army's radio equipment has always been world-leading, so there was no delay in the coordination of the three armies, and they were naturally willing to communicate with each other and provide support to each other.
Zhang Xuan hoped that his troops could continue to attack before the arrival of heavy artillery and not give the Shu troops time to rest.
He also understood that if the train artillery arrived at the front line and caused panic to the Shu Kingdom, and did not penetrate the Shushan defense line, Qin's strategy of going south would probably be passive.
The secret telegram sent to him by Ying Duo made it clear that he must take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the peace between Qin and Tang to strive to destroy Shu and give Qin the possibility of being strategically on an equal footing with Tang.
(End of chapter)
