Alien Arms Empire

On the northern front, the Qin army took the initiative to abandon 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 was almost in ruins, to the Tang army.

Once 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.

 Different from 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 general 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. .

Theoretically, 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 docks and destroying Dorne's remaining shipbuilding capacity.

Most of the destroyers that were hastily built were paralyzed on the slipway, and several cruisers that were under special protection also suffered considerable damage.

 A bomb destroyed a crane in the dock, halting work on one of the cruisers.

Dorne has 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 for 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.

Just 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.

  It will be useless for the Japanese Combined Fleet to have two or three more aircraft carriers. Even if it wins the Battle of Midway, it 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 that... 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... It is more reliable to count on the air force... As for Dorne's air force...well, it is only an important armed force that exists in theory.

 That's right, it only exists in theory: the Dorne Air Force has about 2,000 fighters of various types, but more than 90% of them are piston propeller fighters.

Every day, more than a dozen "sword"-shaped propeller fighters patrol the skies over Neverwinter Port, but they cannot bring even a little bit of security to the civilians of Dorne.

 Due to the enmity with Tang, 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 went to Cyric to buy the 86 fighter jet, but this type of fighter jet was not considered advanced compared to today’s mainstream fighter jets.

 But something is better than nothing, so Dorne 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 that… they started too late. Not only were they short of jet fighters, they were also severely short of jet fighter pilots.

 Producing aircraft may not be difficult, but training pilots is another matter. Dorn had to secretly import 100 262 fighter-bombers from the Poplar Empire to serve as unqualified trainer aircraft.

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.

 Other than 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 prepared you are, the longer the pain will last when you are beaten, and the more **** you will be 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, Tang Jun 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 the farming production in Dahua and Shu regions can be restored, the food pressure of Tang State can be greatly relieved in autumn.

Since the victory is within your grasp, there is no need to act too hastily. 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.