Warlords: Rise of the System

When Lu Tianhao led his troops and rushed to the northern defense line without stopping, the battle between the two sides had already begun fiercely.

The National Salvation Army focused on defense this time, but although their troops were outnumbered by the enemy, they were not at a disadvantage in the battle.

After discussing with Wang Hui and others, Lu Tianhao found the direction of attack - the easternmost part of Beiyuan Province.

This decision was not accidental, as there were important strategic targets there: Kitato Prefecture and Kamitsu City.

These places are located in the easternmost area of ​​​​Beiyuan Province and have a very critical geographical location.

Lu Tianhao's goal was clear and firm. He was determined to capture Shangjin City and Beidu Prefecture.

Today, both Kamitsu City and Kitato Prefecture have concessions from the great powers, where many of their expatriates live.

Whether it was the battle with bandits or the battle with the multinational coalition forces, Lu Tianhao deeply realized one fact - these enemies were extremely shameless!

Whenever they are at a disadvantage and unable to win, they always like to use the innocent people of Tianlong Kingdom as shields.

This despicable behavior made him extremely angry and his heart was filled with disgust for the enemy.

Therefore, Lu Tianhao decided to take tough measures in response.

He planned to recapture Kamitsu City and Kitato Prefecture and arrest all foreign nationals there.

In this way, when facing the enemy's fierce attack, in order to reduce the casualties of their own soldiers.

The National Salvation Army could also use these arrested expatriates as its own defensive shield.

He firmly believed that this method could effectively deter the enemy from launching an attack easily.

The port of Shangjin City has now become an important supply and transportation port for bandits and multinational coalition forces.

They were afraid that the National Salvation Army would launch an attack on Shangjin City, so they deployed a large number of troops on the corresponding border defense line.

On this line of defense, facing the enemy was the 26th Army Division of the National Salvation Army.

Lu Tianhao had just arrived with his troops. When the commander of the 26th Army Division, Jin Wei, saw him, he immediately went to greet him, "Marshal, why are you here in person?"

Tianhao nodded and said seriously, "Have you found out the enemy situation on the other side?"

Jin Wei nodded solemnly and said, "We have already found out that the enemy is afraid that we will break through this line of defense and will launch an attack on Shangjin City.

So they deployed heavy troops to guard this area.

As far as I know, there are two bandit divisions and more than 50,000 multinational coalition forces guarding this area.

Calculated in this way, their total military strength reached 110,000 to 120,000 men.

Not only that, there are also two armored divisions of the multinational coalition, with nearly 500 tanks and armored vehicles.

However, the strange thing is that although they have a large number of troops and a large number of armored forces, they did not launch an attack on us.

It seems that they prefer to take a defensive stance and focus on defense.

It is precisely because of this that our two sides have been fighting fiercely in other areas.

Only here, where I am defending, facing more enemies than other places, it is calm and peaceful. "

The corners of Lu Tianhao's mouth rose slightly, revealing a smile.

“It seems that they attach great importance to the port of Shangjin City, and they are afraid that if we capture Shangjin City, we will cut off one of their important supply lines.

But this is also good, which means that the direction of attack we chose this time is correct.

Everyone, take a good rest tonight, get enough energy, and launch a full-scale attack on the enemy's defense line tomorrow morning!"

The troops were already exhausted from the hasty march, and it was getting dark.

Lu Tianhao made a prompt decision and ordered the troops to rest where they were for one night and then launch a full-scale attack tomorrow.

The soldiers set up camp and began to rest.

However, Lu Tianhao and his generals were not in a hurry to rest, but instead held binoculars and carefully observed the enemy's defense line.

After careful observation, they found that the fortifications built by the enemy were not as indestructible as they had imagined.

All they built were simple air-raid shelters and cat-ear caves to avoid bombing from airplanes and artillery.

After dinner, Lu Tianhao sat at the head of the conference room and started a serious pre-war meeting with the generals present.

His eyes were sharp, full of determination and confidence, “Everyone, although the enemy’s hastily constructed fortifications may seem strong, they are actually not difficult to break through.

You should have noticed that these fortifications can only withstand some small-caliber artillery shells and bombs.

Facing heavy artillery bombardment or heavy bombs, their fortifications are no match for them."

Lu Tianhao paused, glanced at everyone, and then continued, "We have two choices.

One is to dispatch bombers to carry out large-scale heavy bombing.

The second is to use our powerful heavy artillery to directly destroy their fortifications.

This requires us to discuss together, weigh the pros and cons, and select the most appropriate strategic plan.”

The meeting room fell into silence, and everyone was deep in thought.

Du Xiaowei spoke first, "Marshal, I think we can first send out bombers to carry out a round of heavy bombing on the enemy's defense line to weaken their combat effectiveness.

Then use heavy artillery to carry out precision strikes to completely destroy their fortifications.

This will not only reduce our casualties, but also ensure victory in the battle."

Jin Wei expressed a different opinion, "Marshal, I suggest using heavy artillery to bomb directly.

This can quickly break through the enemy's defenses, put them under psychological pressure, and also protect our aircraft from the threat of enemy anti-aircraft fire."

Wang Hui spoke up at this time, "Marshal, I think both of these methods are not feasible."

Before he finished speaking, everyone looked at him in confusion.

Lu Tianhao also looked at Wang Hui with some doubts, "Tell me your opinion."

Wang Hui continued, "The total number of the bandits and the multinational coalition's aircraft is now greater than ours.

If we send bombers to bomb, they will definitely be intercepted by their planes.

They now have a number of advanced aircraft, and our fighter jets may have some advantages if they fight against them.

But our bombers now have basically no advantage in front of their advanced fighter jets.

Once our bombers are targeted by their fighter jets, they will definitely suffer considerable losses.

That is why I do not agree with us sending bombers to bomb."

Jin Zhichao spoke up, "We can do without bombers, but is there a problem with our heavy artillery bombing?"

Wang Hui nodded, "There are hundreds of thousands of enemies facing us, and they must have a large number of artillery units.

As soon as our heavy artillery starts bombing, it won’t take long for them to lock onto us.

I believe you all know that it takes time for heavy artillery to be evacuated.

Once they lock on us and we fail to retreat in time, our artillery units will be in danger.

Even if we destroyed the enemy's fortifications, we lost a large number of artillery units. Do you think this is appropriate?"

Du Xiaowei said anxiously, "Since we can't allow bombers to bomb, and our heavy artillery can't bomb, how can we destroy their fortifications?"