The changes in war have never been controlled by the will of the war initiators and participants. The war on the Western Front and the Central Front seemed fierce at first, but when the war actually started, the situation was completely different.
Entering January 702 of the mainland Gregorian calendar, just when the Sisi Luo Empire confidently entered the northwest county of the Tang Empire hoping to capture Ganlan Fortress and Yinchuan in one fell swoop, it suffered an unprecedented setback. Ganlan Fortress and Yinchuan City were mutually exclusive. The tenacity of the Horns became even more obvious after the two Luobei Ranger regiments entered the area. Only then did the Sisluans realize that although they surpassed the Camans in terms of total number of troops, they had not gone through many hard-fought battles. The baptized Hesi Luo army is far from comparable to the Kaman army in terms of fighting will and combat experience. At best, it can only stay at the level of the Puer army. Especially in attacking forts, they appear even more powerful in front of the well-prepared Tang army. It is immature and helpless.
The Heathrow infantry was beaten to death at the gates of Ganlan Fortress and Yinchuan City. The Heathrow Army, accustomed to field battles, realized how difficult it was to conquer the castles built by the Tang Dynasty specifically for strategic defense. There were endless tricks and tricks. Conventional defense weapons and new defensive weapons simply dazzled the people of Heathrow. The people of Heathrow even suspected that the Yinchuan and Ganlan fortresses were the testing grounds of the Tang Army, and the Heathrow Army almost became the test subjects.
After two consecutive weeks of attacks that cost the Hessiros tens of thousands of people, the Hessiros realized that Ganlan Fortress and Yinchuan City were purely defensive fortresses specially designed and prepared for their own side, equipped with sufficient storm crossbows. , the astonishingly powerful sky-thundering thunder, the sudden emergence of the musketry team, the echelon-equipped catapults, the unprecedented poison gas bombs, and the dedicated military and civilian defense, the Sisi Luo people almost lost their confidence in combat.
Even the combat commander admitted that the original prediction of the course of the war was completely wishful thinking. The Tang army spared no effort in preparing for possible siege methods against its own army, which greatly offset its own advantage in military strength. The single and crude methods and lack of experience exposed by our side in the siege war made our side even worse. It was inevitable to encounter such a heavy setback. The ubiquitous Rangers of the Tang Dynasty have become the dream of the Heathrow people. Regardless of night or day, those elusive rangers will always appear when the Heathrow army is most tired and relaxed. The logistics supply troops suffered a devastating blow. Three of the four transport teams were attacked. Even if a large number of light cavalry were sent to escort them, they were still unable to defend themselves.
It was only after a month passed that Sislo discovered how unrealistic his initial vision was. After realizing that it would be suicidal to attack Yinchuan and Ganlan Fortress at the same time, the Sisluo people finally rationally chose Ganlan Fortress as the first breakthrough point. After paying a price of 100,000 people, Ganlan Fortress Finally, he won it to save face. But whether the Tang army intended to give up or was really conquered, the people of Sisluo had no confidence. After all, nearly 20,000 Tang soldiers escaped from the iron barrel-like encirclement with the help of the rangers. It was really an undesirable thing to mention. and shame.
In more than a month, more than 100,000 people were lost, including the casualties under Yinchuan City. Only the Ganlan Fortress, which was almost razed to the ground, was captured. This result was unacceptable to the Sisluo people. At this moment, they had to admit that the military strength they thought they had surpassed the Kamans now looked pale and powerless. Military strength is always established in war and cannot be achieved by relying on training. However, this lesson is too big and may even be described as a huge mistake. They don't even know what to do next. Should they continue this suicidal attack or wait for the Kamans' breakthrough in Jerok
Compared with the poor performance of the Hesthro people on the battlefield in the northwest county, the performance of the Kaman people on the battlefield of Jerok was remarkable. After successfully forcing the main force of the Tang army to reinforce by attacking Fanlin City, the Kaman people's confrontation with the Tang army outside Fanlin City caused great damage to the Tang army, and the battle situation entered a stalemate.
But just when the Tang Army won the victory on the eastern front and was confidently preparing to throw the eastern front army into the center line to give the Kaman people a final blow, the Sisi Luo elite Kulam Corps and the Kaman people as the general reserve had been hiding their trump card. The Seventh Corps finally appeared. Before the Tang Army's eastern front army joined the center line battlefield, these two Corps and Kaman's army launched a battle of unprecedented scale against the Tang Army's Eighth Army and Eleventh Army. Although Cheng Dayou was aware of the situation, Unexpectedly, he decisively joined forces with Sang Sheng to bring out the Tang Army from Fanlin City. However, the sudden addition of more than 100,000 fresh troops caused the Tang Army to encounter a Waterloo in the middle line. The Eighth Army, the Eleventh Army, and the Fifth Army all Suffering a heavy blow, the losses of both the Eighth Army and the Eleventh Army exceeded 60%. The Tang Army was forced to evacuate the Fanlin area and retreated to the Langshan line. The Kaman people also finally paid a heavy price in A foothold was obtained on the land of Jerok, although it was just a Fanlin city that had almost lost its strategic significance.
The great victory achieved by the Tang Army on the Eastern Front only had time for the happy smiles of the Kaman people to solidify on their faces. The Eastern Front armies continued to advance into Yulin, Qinghe, Langshan and the Jiama line to attack the Kaman who had just had time to gain a foothold in Fanlin. The Man army formed a counter-siege situation, which once again made the Kaman people feel great pressure. The complete annihilation of the Puer army and the defeat of the Doton people made the Kaman army's success in Fanlin City meaningless, and even It may also become a burden, and the performance of the Heathrow people in the northwest county made Carman coach Claudia burst into tears. The hundreds of thousands of Heathrow troops were trapped in the quagmire of the northwest county. Unable to move, they actually asked the Kaman Army to help them. Claudia could not believe that the level of the once glorious Hesi Luo Army had turned into this.
Under this situation, Claudia is already considering whether this battle will continue. Without the help of the Puer and the Doton people, and the Bein people in the north have also begun to frequently launch large-scale offensives in the border areas, Lieber The northern countries of Asia are facing tremendous pressure. This battle has lost hope of victory. If this continues, more power of the Kaman Empire will be wasted here, and the Tang Dynasty, which is beginning to accumulate strength, will definitely take advantage of it. When the spring offensive is launched after the cold winter, it will be unknown whether the Kamans will be able to evacuate Jerok. Just leaving with their tails between their legs in such a colorless manner seems to predict that the Liberian countries will usher in a difficult era. The Tang Dynasty will never give up, and the Liberian people are almost exhausted this time. A military adventure with all its potential actually ended in complete defeat. Maybe the Camans and Heathrows could hold on for a while, but what about the Puurs and the Dodons? Without Poole and Dodon, how long can Kaman and Sislo hold on
A series of cruel problems plunged Claudia into despair. He didn't know how to face it all. The crisis that broke out in the country due to massive borrowing had begun to affect the lower class civilians. The significantly increased taxes not only made the small and medium-sized nobles The anger was so intense that the civilians who felt that prices were constantly rising turned from complaints to protests. Both Vasili and Knox expressed their willingness to resign in their letters, which meant that the imperial political situation may face another period of great turmoil. , and Gomez has clearly rejected the request to re-serve as prime minister, and the empire is also in a deadlock. What should we do
On February 28, 702 in the mainland Gregorian calendar, just when the people of the Tang Empire were still coming out of the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival, the Kaman Army suddenly withdrew from the Fanlin area without warning. Dozens of Wan Dajun completed the withdrawal from Fanlin in almost three days, so that the empire's eastern front army that had just entered the area did not even have time to respond appropriately. On the same day, the Heathrow Empire army also withdrew from Ganlan Fortress, which had cost countless people. Hundreds of thousands of troops also retreated from Ganlan Fortress to Nuremberg in an act that was close to fleeing.
After nearly two months of fighting, except for the mess left behind, everything seemed to be back to normal. But everyone knows that a new period of great change has just arrived. Faced with the joint provocation of the Liberians, Machikhans, and Japanese, the outraged Tang Empire's reaction will bring unprecedented great changes to the entire Eastern Continent. .
As the Liberians retreated across the board, the Japanese who landed in the Chengshanjiao area of Laizhou soon fell into a desperate situation. Except for a few who escaped by sea, most of them were trapped in the Marine Corps and the tourists who came south from Yanyun County. The cavalry was chased and surrendered. The development project of the desert islands in the Mawen Islands area and the upcoming Imperial North Canal project will be their best places to go.
The entire Eastern Continent seemed to calm down all of a sudden. Even after the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces occupied the Medan area in the east of Maci Khan, they seemed to have consciously stopped and maintained a confrontation with Maci Khan's army. All because of The central government of the Tang Empire has maintained a strange state of silence over the various changes in the situation during this period. Although the media from various places have been in full swing, they are even debating various scenarios such as when the empire will launch a conquest campaign against the Liberian countries. , but even the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to express opinions and comments on the full retreat of the Liberians and the stalemate on the southern front. Its spokesperson simply stated that the central government of the Empire was evaluating the current situation and would make an announcement at the appropriate time. State of the Union Address.