Chapter 215 North Wind (Third Watch, Silver League Plus Sixteen)

   "First of all, it is Liu Yibang's department in the east."

   "Liu Yibang is the Duke of the Empire, the head of the Fifth Royal Army. Before the end of the world, an army of the Empire had a total of one million people."

   "The current Fifth Army also has a scale of 250,000 people. Among them, the weapons and equipment are definitely not inferior to our Light Chasing Army. It can be said that what we have, the other party basically has."

   "At present, the Fifth Army is attacking Hezhou, and the progress is close to two-thirds."

  On the video sent back by the combat command center, there is a part of the battle in Hezhou.

  In the picture, the guns of Hezhou City are rumbling, and the battle is extremely fierce.

  The artillery and tank troops of the Fifth Army formed a steel defense line, and the infantry cooperated in the battle to wipe out batches of zombies.

   Hundreds of thousands of troops continued to fight. If it hadn't been for the severe winter, it would have become more difficult to kill. I am afraid that the battle to recover Hezhou would have ended.

"Everyone has seen the situation in Hezhou. Liu Yibang's focus is there. He is determined to win Hezhou before the Spring Festival. However, their attitude towards us has always been ambiguous, and they have never announced that they will join us. A state of war."

   "Next, let's watch the next video."

  The second video is about Liao Yucheng in the south.

   This video was shot in the Qinzhou military camp.

  After Liao Yucheng was defeated and returned, he did nothing else during this period, and he has been strengthening his barracks.

  He built the wall to a height of fifteen meters and a thickness of twelve meters, thicker than the city wall of Chasing Light City.

  And his troops are also expanding, and now the total number has reached 80,000, and two independent brigades have been established.

  Although the combat effectiveness of these troops cannot be too high, they are still good for defending the city.

  Obviously, after Liao Yucheng's failure, some became frightened birds, fearing that the light-chasing army would come, and also fearing that Liu Yibang would abandon him, and concentrate on building defenses. With this strong lair, no one can easily do anything to him.

  Ning Yuwei opened the third video.

  This video was shot on the bank of Tongtian River, on the side of Beifengdu.

  There was heavy snow on the Tongtian River, and the surface of the river was already frozen, which looked very thick.

  The width of the river is several kilometers, and the situation of the volcano city on the opposite side is also clear at a glance.

  In the video, the defenders in the volcano city seem to be impatient with the severe cold, and they all retreated into the city. Their ferry is now empty, as if it was deserted.

   "You may not be very clear about the situation in the volcano city, but according to what we have learned, the volcano city in Daliao is developing very rapidly, especially their military industry."

  "Before the end of the world, Daliao was a powerful country in industry and military. In military terms, it was not inferior to Hanyue, and the volcano city was even more of a military port."

   "With the addition of Hanyue laborers, doing low-level work in Volcano City, this frees up Ferdinand's hands."

   "In addition, Volcano City is located in the south of Daliao, which is still warmer than their inland areas. During this period, many survivors went to Volcano City, which allowed Ferdinand to have sufficient manpower."

   "According to our understanding, Volcano City already has 150,000 troops, and has a strong mechanized army. Around us, its strength is second only to the Fifth Army."

   "This is the current situation of the surrounding forces, let's speak next."

  After Ning Yuwei finished speaking, Luo Fei, the battalion commander of the First Field Battalion, asked: "General, do we want to make sure to attack one of these three parties?"

   Tang Zheng nodded slightly: "That's right, this is the winter strategy, attacking a certain party and reducing our strategic pressure, this is the main purpose of today's meeting."

  Hearing Tang Zheng's words, the venue immediately became lively.

Second Battalion Commander Yang Mudao: "If this is the case, I suggest attacking Liao Yucheng's troops. This old boy is afraid now and wants to hide in his lair. Compared with the other two parties, Liao Yucheng's strength is the weakest. Although there are eight There are thousands of troops, but they don't have any heavy weapons, so they are definitely not our opponents. According to the easy-to-difficult plan, Liao Yucheng should also be dealt with."

"And from a strategic point of view, he occupies a vast area in the south. It is imperative for us to go south. We must meet him. Why don't we attack him in advance and solve this problem completely before his wings are full? Disaster, open up the road to the south."

"In terms of climate, the south is warmer than here, and it is relatively conducive to our army's operations. Moreover, attacking Liao Yucheng will not bear any pressure from public opinion. After all, they provoked us first. It is better than attacking Liu Yibang. Anyway, Liu Yibang's side There is also the orthodox identity of the empire.”

   After Yang Mu finished speaking, he was immediately recognized by many people in the venue. These words were well-founded and sounded very reasonable.

   But soon, some people raised objections.

Ji Yuntian, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, said: "I think Liu Yibang should be attacked first. Although Liao Yucheng's side is indeed easier to deal with, but when it comes to threats in the future, I think Liu Yibang's side is bigger. Now Liao Yucheng and Liu Yibang seem to be a bit incompatible. , Liu Yibang doesn't give him any support anymore, and he's getting angry again in Qinzhou, and I'm afraid it won't be long."

"But Liu Yibang's side is different. Once they win Hezhou and gain a firm foothold, they will be the first to win the title of prefecture-level city, and countless people will join him. His power will definitely expand rapidly. Just now, Company Commander Ning I also said that the acidic substances in the air are decreasing now. Maybe next spring, he will even have a fighter jet. At that time, it will be difficult to deal with it. Why not take advantage of the fact that he is fighting in Hezhou and cannot separate himself? Give him a hard blow in advance, at least destroy his war potential and gain an advantage for the future."

   What Ji Yuntian said made many people agree.

   Indeed, when it comes to future threats, Liao Yucheng certainly cannot be compared with Liu Yibang.

   After defeating Liu Yibang's troops, Liao Yucheng had nothing to fear.

   But attacking Liu Yibang also has disadvantages, first of all, the risk is relatively high.

  After all, Liu Yibang has an army of 250,000. If this battle cannot be resolved quickly, the Light Chasing Army will soon fall into a passive position.

  In addition, Liu Yibang is currently representing the royal orthodox army, and has not declared war on the Chasing Light Army. Both sides maintain a tacit understanding of restraint, and the attack will also bear the risk of public opinion.

   Soon, the venue was divided into two factions.

  One faction proposed to attack Liao Yucheng, and the other suggested to attack Liu Yibang. They each stated their reasons and argued with each other.

  Tang Zheng listened there for a while, and couldn't help but ask: "Doesn't anyone think that attacking Daliao is also an option?"

Everyone was stunned, and Jiang Hao from the Armored Battalion said, "General, it's not easy to attack Daliao. First of all, Daliao is far away and the climate is cold, which is not conducive to combat. Besides, there is the natural danger of Tongtian River. Crossing the river is not easy. Even though the river is already frozen, crossing the river recklessly may become a living target, and our troops crossing the river may fall into the water if the enemy's artillery bombards them."

Hu Yuhang of the Army Aviation Battalion also said: "Yes, General, and I don't think Daliao poses any threat to us now, we are far away from each other, and in the video I watched, all the people in Daliao retreated into the city, There is no one stationed at the port anymore, it is obvious that they are planning to hide in the city, and hundreds of thousands of troops are standing firm in the city, so if we go to attack their city, the chances of winning may not be great.”

  The rest of the people also spoke one after another, obviously thinking that attacking Daliao now is not a good choice.

  From a tactical point of view, from a strategic point of view, from a logistical point of view, from a geographical point of view, etc., what everyone said is very reasonable.

   And Tang Zheng didn't speak all the time, just staring at the captured video.

   Waiting until everyone had finished talking, Tang Zheng opened his mouth slowly.

   "What you said makes sense, but now, take a closer look at this video, is there anything wrong?"

  Everyone also focused on the video, which was shot by the Tongtian River, showing the deserted port of Daliao and even the sentry tower.

   Everyone watched for a while, but found nothing wrong, and looked at Tang Zheng with some puzzlement.

Only then did Tang Zheng open his mouth and say: "You all know that it was the people from Daliao who planned the assassination against me. They failed. Some were arrested and some escaped. At this time, if it was under normal circumstances, they would Are you worried about our retaliation?"

  People froze for a moment, thinking that what Tang Zheng said was right, it was a human's instinctive mentality and reaction.

   "But let's see, they withdrew all the soldiers from the port, looking undefended. What does this mean?"

  Ji Yuntian hesitated for a moment: "Are you showing weakness? But is it necessary?"

Tang Zheng smiled: "That's right, they are showing weakness, putting on a harmless posture for humans and animals, their behavior is to convey a message to us in a subtle way, they will not come to attack us, let us Don't worry."

   "No matter how cold the weather is, they won't be able to withdraw all the sentinels, and their city is right next to the port, and they can come out whenever they want, so I'm sure they're just playing, let's relax our vigilance."

   "As for what you said about the natural danger of the Tongtian River, you have overlooked one thing, that is, the Tongtian River is a natural danger to us, but not to them."

   "We are going to attack Daliao. The Tongtian River cannot be circumvented. They will be discovered soon after the expedition. They can prepare calmly. When the time comes, the Dajiang River may really become our grave."

   "But they won't. If they want to cross the river, the troops can cross the river when they leave the city. We don't have time to react at all. We can only watch them cross the river and enter the land of Hanyue."

   "That's why I said they were acting. It's just that Ferdinand and the others don't know how to stop. There are signs of overacting in this play. They are acting so deliberately to paralyze us and let us relax. What is their real purpose?"

   "I can make a bold judgment now. They may send troops to us in the near future. If we don't take precautions in advance, let alone the city of chasing light, the alliance's 12th base will soon fall!"

  After Tang Zheng finished speaking, everyone's backs were covered in cold sweat.

  If Tang Zheng's guess is really followed, then the territory and population that Zhuguang City has finally obtained will be wiped out in an instant.

   Being compressed in this way, there will be no possibility of upgrading to a brigade.

   At that time, one will grow and the other will disappear, and in the face of powerful enemies in several aspects, it will be a high incense to persevere until next spring.

   Speaking of this, Tang Zheng called the people from the combat command center over, and took out another video.

   "This video was shot from the perspective of the war eagle just now, let's take a look."

   Everyone focused their attention on the video, and found that a large number of armored troops were gathering for training in the north of Volcano City.

  If it was normal, this kind of training video would not represent anything, but after Tang Zheng just said those words, this video is undoubtedly the verification of his words, and the Daliao people are really plotting something wrong.

  After watching the video, Tang Zheng stood up and drew a circle in an area in the north.

"Now, according to my inference, the battle plan is established. We don't cross the river to attack them, and we have to wait for them to kill them. The vast wasteland between the northern university city base and Beifengdu will be our battlefield. "

"Now convey my order, the entire engineering battalion, bring free labor, and speed up the construction of the railway to Beifengdu. If necessary, you can use the funds to purchase it directly. I ask you to build the railway at least as far as ours within three days. Coal mines, make sure armored trains can go deep into the wilderness."

   "The first and second armored battalions, the artillery battalion, and the first to fourth field battalions are ready to set off immediately and set up camp deep in the wilderness."

   "The Daliao people's mobilization may be within a few days. We have to prepare in advance and go to meet the enemy. If we succeed, we can hit them hard and eliminate their war potential."

   "If my judgment fails, it will be treated as a winter training. All departments and units are ready to act!"

  (end of this chapter)