Alien Arms Empire

Chapter 1376 1377 Rabbit Zhang Xuan

 Zhang Xuan is ordering his troops to retreat immediately, but the retreat of his hundreds of thousands of troops, or nearly one million troops, will take a lot of time.

The undulating mountains of Chudi are the best barrier for offense and defense, and are also the biggest enemy for transportation and assembly. Getting out here takes time, and a lot of it.

At this time, Zhang Xuan realized that he could not run away just because he wanted to. In front of him were the troops of the 6th Army of the Tang Army, and behind him it was no longer safe.

However, he still arranged the retreat plan of the troops in a very orderly manner: the rearguard troops behind him immediately retreated to Shu, breaking into pieces as much as possible so that they would not be disturbed by the Tang army's air power.

Subsequently, his main force will follow him. Because the rearguard retreated first, the road will be wide and the main force will retreat quickly.

 The remaining troops on the front line are the "cannon fodder" abandoned by Zhang Xuan. These troops will hold on to their positions until the main force is out of danger, and then they are allowed to leave their positions.

As for whether these troops can hold on until that time, it is hard to say. They had no reinforcements and even little ammunition supplies.

 Zhang Xuan knew that if he did not take away as much material and equipment as possible, the retreat would be meaningless. He had to bring back all the precious ammunition to complete the mission.

  After all, it is useless to have people go back. Today's wars can no longer turn the tide just by relying on the number of people. He must ensure that the retreating troops retain their combat effectiveness. Only in this way can they continue to fight for Qin.

 Countless materials that had been transported to the Chudi Mountains with great effort had to be transported back again. This was already a serious waste.

 Except for a few railways, there are almost no serious transportation channels in Zhangxuan. When he came, he faced the Chu Air Force, so the transportation lines were well preserved. But now he was facing the Tang State's air force, and those roads that had been surveyed long ago were riddled with holes a few months ago.

The supplies that had been rushed before became a burden, and the previously strong troops also became a trouble. After facing Tang's attack, Zhang Xuan felt for the first time that he had too many troops.

 The first one or two divisions moved relatively smoothly, but problems began to arise with the troops behind them. A late-winter rain made the roads muddy, and the mobilization of the entire army was extremely slow.

On the other hand, the Tang army, knowing that Qin might have obtained the movements of its own 7th Army, launched an operation to try to prevent the Qin army from retreating in Chu.

They severely attacked the Qin army that was trying to retreat, leaving Zhang Xuan too exhausted to focus on organizing the troops to retreat.

On the third day after Sun Guang learned that the Tang landing fleet had set off, Zhang Xuan's troops were defeated by the Tang 6th Army, and Sishan City fell into the hands of the Tang again.

The recapture of Sishan, the largest city in the central region of Chu, marked that the Tang army had taken control of most of Chu, and the Qin control area was compressed near the Xishan Fortress and Wangcheng Yecheng.

Zhang Xuan, who had lost four mountains, did not even dare to look back. He personally led the main force to retreat to the southwest, leaving only a part of the army to garrison the Xishan Fortress and the King of Chu's Chengye City.

 The next day, the 306th Army of the Qin State stationed in Yecheng surrendered to the Tang Army, and Yecheng was occupied by the Tang Army. Also on this day, Xiong Biao, the old king of Chu State, announced his Zen throne in Nanshan Port and passed the throne of king to his son Xiong Fei. Xiong Fei was also very straightforward. After sitting in his seat for a few hours, he honestly announced that he would dedicate his country to the Tang Dynasty, bowed his head and became a minister, and received the aristocratic status of "Gong of Chu" in the Tang Dynasty, and his father Go to Linshui to enjoy the happiness.

The Tang Empire treated these two father and son very generously. As long as they did not rebel in this life, their life would definitely be better than when they were kings in the past. In addition to power, they did not lose anything, but gained wealth that they could not even imagine in the past.

The State of Chu has now become history and legally became a part of the Tang Empire. After getting the desired righteousness, the Tang army was overwhelming and surrounded the remnants of Zhang Xuan's troops who had no time to evacuate, as well as the large number of Qin troops who were stationed in the Xishan Fortress.

At this point, the battle in Chu has come to an end. The Tang army annihilated 300,000 Qin troops here and surrounded 210,000 Qin troops. Zhang Xuan led 600,000 troops to withdraw into Shu. The reason why there are a lot more data is because the Qin army also reinforced and lost a large number of troops before, and they were all consumed by the earlier battles.

And what happened in these few days is far from over. Also in these few days, the Lions Empire in the Eastern Continent announced peace with the Tang Empire, admitted defeat, and compensated the Tang Empire for war losses of 120 million. Ten million gold coins.

Qin was further isolated in the world, and Zhang Xuan failed to complete the task of "bringing all the troops back".

 …

On the vast sea, the old general Eric couldn't bear the pain of seasickness, and his face looked a little ugly. He stood on the deck, looking forward to the stars and the moon, hoping that the coastline would appear in front of him.

 But everyone knows that according to the plan, there are still two days before his troops can reach the Shu coastline. This is determined by the speed and heading, and there is no way to change it.

To take care of the fact that the 7th Army had no experience in sea landings, the landing site was chosen as close to Nanshan Port as possible.

 Getting ashore here can save about 3 days. In addition, it can also shorten logistics transportation and facilitate subsequent rendezvous on land.

 Yes, according to the plan, after the 7th Army landed in Shu, the logistics supply navy was only responsible for part of it. Most of the supplies were transported by sea from Linshui Dongwan to Nanshan Port, and then transported by land from Nanshan Port directly to the front line.

 In other words, the 6th Army and the 7th Army will soon join forces to open up a road line of communication. And the farther route between Nanshan Port and Qingluan Port...that's just an alternative.

 So, one day earlier than Sun Guang expected, the transport ship boarded by Tang's 7th Army arrived at the Shu coastline, which greatly exceeded Qin's estimate.

 As for the landing site, it was actually not near Qingluan Port at all, but closer to Chu Di. The Tang army's plan was much more conservative than Qin expected. They just wanted to encircle Zhang Xuan, but as a result, this strategic goal was not completed.

At this moment, Zhang Xuan had actually run away. He escaped from the encirclement of the Tang Army. Because the Tang Air Force's attendance rate also dropped a lot due to the rain and limited airports, it could not effectively intercept the Qin ground troops. Escape.

 (End of this chapter)