Alien Arms Empire

Chapter 917 918 Fengjiang Refugees

As the battle line moved to the doorstep on the west side of Fengjiang, one person was really depressed. He is not Zhao Yu, but Zhao Zheng.

The commander-in-chief of the Fengjiang Air Force assigned to Zhao Yu by the Tang Empire once boasted in front of Zhao Yu that no enemy plane could fly over Fengjiang.

 But now his airport is less than 50 kilometers away from the front line, which compresses the response time of the Toyojiang Air Force to almost zero.

Even in order to protect Fengjiang Airport, Luo Xiao assigned almost all the anti-aircraft guns that could be found near Fengjiang to Zhao Zheng, and Fengjiang City itself was basically no different from running naked.

Therefore, as long as the Dahua Empire's planes attack Fengjiang, it will actually be easy to succeed: even if the warning radar of the Datang Empire on the other side provides early warning, the response speed of Fengjiang Air Force is actually not enough.

In order to hide these loopholes, Zhao Zheng had to let Fengjiang's air force take offensive operations to suppress the Dahua Army's aircraft, thereby ensuring the relative safety of Fengjiang City.

 In any case, his tactics have achieved a certain degree of success recently. At least the Dahua Empire's air force has not attacked Fengjiang in recent days, and nothing has changed in Fengjiang.

 It is a pity that many people still know the truth: about 20 kilometers outside their city, it has now become the front line of fierce fighting.

As long as the Chinese army advances about 5 kilometers further, the large-caliber artillery they are equipped with can almost hit Fengjiang City.

Just when Zhao Zheng thought he could keep hiding things like this, the bomber force of the Great China Empire took the risk and approached Fengjiang City.

At that time, there were only two fighter jets of the Fengjiang defenders in the sky, which were completely insufficient to intercept the bombers of the Dahua Empire.

Even though the fighter jets deployed at the airport took off in an emergency, these bombers from the Great China Empire still dropped about 3 tons of bombs on the city.

This frightened the civilians of Fengjiang. Many of them had witnessed the Battle of Fengjiang between China and Tang Dynasty, and they could still remember this kind of bombing.

Now these nearly forgotten scenes appeared before their eyes again, suddenly awakening the horrific memories buried deep in their hearts.

Although the bombers of the Dahua Empire are still old-fashioned bombers with poor performance, these aircraft can still create a certain degree of panic among civilians.

These planes did not bomb power plants, nor bombed water plants, nor did they bomb train stations or various important key facilities.

They didn’t have the courage to fly to the airport to challenge those powerful Butcher fighter jets, so they just dropped the bombs hastily on the edge of the city and quickly fled back to their own controlled area.

By the time the Butcher fighter planes arrived, these bombers had disappeared without a trace. In desperation, the elven mercenary pilots could only return to the city watching the smoke rising under their feet.

 This bombing did not actually bring a devastating blow to Fengjiang City. In fact, with the quality of the bombers of the Dahua Empire, it would probably take tens of thousands of sorties to destroy Fengjiang.

 But this bombing is indeed no small matter. This is the first time that enemy forces have attacked the urban area of ​​Fengjiang since the outbreak of the Fengjiang Civil War. The impact this has on Fengjiang is inestimable.

Soon, there was a wave of fleeing in Fengjiang, but the direction these civilians wanted to go was not to the south, but to the east.

Countless cars are jammed on the Fengjiang Bridge. Although the Tang State has implemented strict border crossing controls, 2,000 Fengjiang people have to be allowed to pass every day.

Most of these refugees in Fengjiang were wealthy people - they had their own cars, and many had temporary passes. There were shouts and shouts everywhere, and many even began to risk swimming across Fengjiang to seek asylum in the Tang Empire. .

"I'll say it again! It's forbidden for people to pass here! Don't embarrass us!" Handing back a letter of introduction to the other party, the Tang Empire soldier standing in front of the bridge checkpoint explained righteously.

"I'm very familiar with Sir Lu Ming..." The businessman from the Great China Empire pulled his daughter and wife. Regardless of the abuse from the people behind him, he still begged here: "If it doesn't work, let my daughter and wife go first. You can go there too!”

 While he was talking, he even took out a gold bar from his pocket and secretly wanted to hand it to the young man carrying the Type 56 assault rifle.

"If you do this again, I will be rude to you!" The soldiers of the Tang Empire quickly took a step back, with impatience written all over their faces.

How dare he casually accept such a large sum of money? If the squad leader found out, he would probably be sent back to his hometown to serve his sentence the next day.

 Damn it, God knows how much effort he put into becoming this soldier: in the Tang Empire, being a soldier was a glorious thing, and walking on the street was even more glorious than being a star.

"I said, if there is no traffic, get out of here! Don't delay our queue!" The people behind the businessman were very dissatisfied and shouted loudly. The businessman pulled his family and reluctantly got out of the way. The person behind him immediately dragged his family forward and placed a small book on the ground.

The soldier took the notebook and examined it carefully. The paper used on it was indeed special. It is estimated that only the Tang Empire in the world could produce such "banknote paper". He handed the ID back to the other party and then stepped aside.

 In the envious eyes of a group of people, the family and their car were allowed to pass. On the other end of the bridge, there was a peaceful world.

The Chinese man who crossed the bridge immediately respected the friend who gave him the certificate: It seems that Pan Yiping is indeed very capable, and he can get such a useful certificate.

On the other side of the bridge, there are still crowds of people, and some people are still begging: "Please, let us pass!"

At the feet of these crowded people, a train full of dwarf soldiers roared past. The crowded carriages were all filled with dwarf soldiers. They were squeezed one by one like animals, breathing hard in the small carriage.

 In order to transport more soldiers to Fengjiang at one time, the train utilization efficiency of the Datang Empire was increased to the highest level.

As long as no one dies, you can arrange the rest as you like. Under such requirements, "space magic" was used in all vehicle installations.

 The carriage that originally carried 100 people was required to hold 200 people. When it was full, some luggage had to be piled inside to fill the space. Even if the soldiers inside wanted to go to the toilet, they would have to make a huge effort.

 The saved transportation capacity was filled with various supplies: 150mm artillery imported from other countries, 105mm artillery, and a 50mm long-barreled anti-tank gun temporarily produced by the Datang Empire.

And, of course, countless bullets, as well as grenades, shells, flares: hundreds of thousands of Cyric 1 rifles.

Having said this, I have to say that because it is cheaper and does not have obvious Tang ancestry, the Cyric 1 rifle is now simply a star in the arms market: it sells very well and has become the weapon of many countries. The output of standard weapons and equipment is astonishingly large.

A total of 20 million of this rifle have been produced, far exceeding the Mauser 98K rifle previously used by the Tang Empire, becoming the most produced bolt-action rifle in the world.

The second ranked rifle is not the Mauser 98K rifle, but the Mosin Nagant rifle produced by the Ice Empire. The third ranked rifle is the Mauser 98K rifle that has been eliminated by the Tang Empire.

The train packed with weapons, munitions, and various supplies rushed into Fengjiang City, and then drove all the way to Fengjiang Railway Station, where the train was unloaded.

 The area around the train station is already densely packed with various supplies. Many Fengjiang soldiers are building fortifications here and placing various anti-aircraft artillery that have just been transported in place.

This train station may be the most important supply base in Fengjiang, so there is no room for failure. The Tang Empire directly assisted Fengjiang with 40 searchlights for night air defense operations, 20 of which were deployed here.

Under the Fengjiang Bridge, on the seemingly calm river, you can often see people sneaking across by boat or simply swimming.

At a place on the shore, a man who had put all his belongings in a sheepskin float was twisting his clothes.

Standing next to him was the soldier from the Tang Dynasty patrol force who had just arrested him. In the man's desperate eyes, the other man was inspecting all the items he carried with a half-smile.

Such people will be sent back soon: all people crossing the border must be "good citizens" recognized by the Datang Empire. The Datang Empire has passed the stage of accepting everyone who comes.

 At the very least, we must check whether these refugees are carrying prohibited items. Are they spies infiltrated by the other party?

On the river under the bridge behind them, a patrol boat from the Tang Empire was slowly passing by. These small boats could actually move very fast. They were also equipped with a large-caliber machine gun, and their firepower was quite powerful.

In fact, there are two 350mm-caliber giant cannon turrets on the river bank on the Datang Empire side. It is precisely because the Tang Empire installed these two giant turrets here that the Great China Empire built a new turret on the other side of the Fengjiang River. So many river defense turrets were installed to fight.

Now that I think about it, this confrontation is ridiculous from every angle. Because if these turrets are really useful, the Tang Empire should install more.

In fact, the situation is like this: the Tang Empire built two more turrets for the Dongwan-class battleship. Currently, the Dongwan-class battleship has either been eliminated or used as a training ship, so there is no place for these two turrets. They are useless. Just use it and leave it here in Fengjiang as a "river view".

As a result, the Dahua Empire was deceived and spent a lot of money to buy some artillery from Cyric, and started an arms race across the river...

 (End of this chapter)