On the northern front, the Qin army voluntarily abandoned Wangdu after resisting for about twenty days. They really couldn't hold on any longer. Tang Jun's attack was too fierce.
Thousands of soldiers were killed and injured almost every day, and the heavy losses made the Qin army gradually unsustainable. The defenses previously deployed near Wangdu were exhausted, and Chen Li couldn't hold on any longer.
So he petitioned Ying Duo and finally got the order he wanted: the main force of the Qin army retreated to the vicinity of Daxiguan and continued to set up defenses, leaving Wangdu, which had almost been turned into ruins, to the Tang army.
As soon as Wangdu was lost, the almost completely surrounded Xiqing and Caili defenders surrendered, and Bingshuo City in the north of Wangdu was also cut off from the Qin-controlled area.
Unlike Xiqing Caili, the Qin army defender in Bingshuo City showed a certain character. He refused to surrender and led 50,000 defenders to fight to the last soldier.
In the end, the Qin army was completely wiped out, but they persisted for a month: this time was much better than in big cities like Dongqing, so the Qin army even pursued the fallen Qin general. As "Admiral".
It's a pity that the admiral is dead, and he will never know that he will have such a glorious day.
On the day Wangdu City was controlled by the Tang Army, the Tang Army's engineers began repairing the Wangdu Airport that had been destroyed by the Qin Army. It only took seven or eight days to repair the bombed-out facility and restore most of its functions. .
In theory, planes taking off from this airport can easily bomb almost all cities in the northeastern region of Qin.
At the same time, on the other side of the world, the Tang Empire's naval fleet once again attacked the coastal cities of Dorne, destroying more port terminals and destroying Dorne's remaining shipbuilding capabilities.
Most of the destroyers that had been built hastily were paralyzed on the slipway, and several cruisers that were under special protection also suffered considerable damage.
A bomb destroyed a crane on the dock, halting construction on one of the cruisers.
Dorne had no choice but to strengthen the air defense of these seaport cities while repairing the docks. But relying on the air defense network composed of anti-aircraft guns, there is really no way to stop the Tang Empire's air strikes.
The Army suggested that the steel used in building warships should be used to build tanks for the Army, but the Navy disagreed, and a fierce quarrel broke out between the two sides.
It's like discussing whether it would be more useful for Japan to use all its steel to build aircraft carriers during World War II. In fact, the answer has already been determined.
Two or three more aircraft carriers in the Japanese Combined Fleet will not help. Even if they win the Battle of Midway, they will still be defeated the next year.
The same is true for Dorne. The Army's statement does sound more realistic, but everyone knows that it is useless nonsense.
Are Army tanks useful? Or can it be of any use? Totally impossible. Just look at the fate of the Qin Army's armored forces. A large number of tanks will be destroyed by the Tang Army during the assembly process, and they will not be able to play a decisive role in counterattack.
It's just... In comparison, the navy's plan to build cruisers and destroyers seems even more unreliable: the remaining ships of the Dornish navy are hiding here and there, how can they look like they can counterattack the Tang army?
It is more reliable to count on these remaining fleets to counterattack the Tang Empire's navy than to count on the air force...
As for Dorne's air force...well, it's just an important armed force that exists in theory.
Yes, it only exists in theory: the Dornish Air Force has approximately 2,000 fighter jets of various types, but more than 90% of them are piston propeller fighters.
There are more than a dozen "sword"-shaped propeller fighters patrolling the sky above Neverwinter Port, but they cannot bring even a little bit of security to the civilians of Dorne.
Due to their feud with the Tang State, Dorn had no way to obtain the technical data of jet fighters. They could only "steal" them from the Yangmu Empire or "research and develop" them themselves.
Of course, they asked Cyric to buy the 86 fighter jet, but this fighter jet was not considered advanced compared to today's mainstream fighter jets.
But something is better than nothing, so Dorn began to mass-produce brand-new fighter jets. They have an industrial base, and it is not particularly difficult to fully understand the technology of the F-86 fighter jet.
It's just... they started too late. Not only were they short of jet fighters, they were also severely short of jet fighter pilots.
Aircraft production may not be difficult, but pilot training is another matter. Dorn had to secretly import 100 262 fighter-bombers from the Poplar Empire to serve as unqualified trainer aircraft.
But even so, the Dornish Air Force still had no way to engage in combat against the Tang Navy, and the entire army was annihilated after several sorties. Even the bombers they sent out didn't even get back any news.
Since the Mirage Naval War, the Tang Navy seems to have no longer been afraid of traditional propeller bombers. Dorn is still using old-fashioned bombers to carry out coastal patrol and attack missions, so naturally it is impossible to have any effect.
Apart from the loss of hundreds of aircraft, the Dornish Air Force's coastal defense operations achieved nothing. However, they were not without any results. At least before they lost 90% of their pilots, it was unlikely that the Tang Army fleet would ride on Dorn's face and deal damage...
Of course, the Tang Empire was not in a hurry. There was no need for them to return to the Eastern Continent before destroying Qin. So Dorn still has time, and they can continue to prepare for the beating.
The more fully prepared you are, the longer the pain can last when you are beaten, and the more bloody you can struggle when you are beaten...
After capturing Bingshuo and the four cities of Wangdu, Xiqing, and Caili, the Tang army's offensive slowed down again, because in February and March, the north began to enter the muddy season, and it was not convenient for large-scale armored forces to attack, so they simply Just slow down a bit.
Using this precious time, the Tang Army hoped to repair the roads in the rear, rebuild the airport and railways, and restore production in the occupied areas.
After all, spring plowing has begun. If farming and production in the Dahua and Shu regions can be resumed, the food pressure on Tang will be greatly relieved in the autumn.
Since victory is certain, there is no need to rush. Tang Mo even took time to go to Yongping to visit the old capital of Dahua, and ordered a museum to be built on the site of the Dahua Palace to store artworks from Dahua and other countries.
