In the west, on the border between the Later Great Xia Kingdom and Guangling County, the war was in full swing. Just as Li Xian had expected, the two sides turned it into a war of attrition!
The State of Qi developed early, had strong national power, and its military technology was indeed very good.
However, the Later Great Xia Kingdom was very close to Anyang, and purchased a lot of technology, products, guidance, etc. from Anyang. In particular, Nanyang County once purchased a set of machine tool equipment, which made the military technology of the Later Great Xia Kingdom not to be underestimated.
Under such circumstances, the military technology of both sides was actually almost the same, and it was inevitable that the battlefield turned into a war of attrition.
Under the attack of the weapons, the gap between the elite soldiers and the ordinary soldiers was greatly narrowed. The Guangling County soldiers on the defensive side had an advantage. Whether it was defense or supply, the advantages were obvious.
The day's war was over, but the powerful Qi State did not gain much advantage. The day's war was almost entirely a battle of artillery and guns, with very few battles between masters. Such a battle actually boosted the morale of Guangling County.
Such a result made Qi General Su Zhongge very dissatisfied. The most important thing was that after a day of bombing, not only did they suffer many casualties, but even most of their ammunition was consumed!
"How annoying!" Su Zhongge slammed his chair in anger. The changes in the war caught the old generals off guard. "Zhou Keyin, how many days will it take for the rear to prepare for the replenishment of supplies?"
Zhou Keyin wiped his sweat and said, "General, it will take another three days to get enough ammunition."
As a military strategist, Zhou Keyin was a little nervous. The situation of this war was completely beyond Zhou Keyin's expectations. Let alone the ammunition, who would have thought that in a war, most of the ammunition would be consumed in just one day. This was completely different from the exercise - according to the plan, this was three days of consumption.
Ammunition was urgently mobilized, but a serious problem was discovered. Traditional material supplies were simply unable to cope with the consumption of such a war.
"Retreat!" Su Zhongge made the best decision.
"What?" Many young generals below were stunned.
"Retreat! This war is just a drill! Prepare to attack again in a few days!" Su Zhongge emphasized, but sighed in his heart. The supplies of Qi State could not meet the needs of the current war; in comparison, Anyang was able to win the war between Anyang and Jin State - in comparison, Anyang was so powerful that he realized how times have changed.
Many of the young generals below were silent, and Su Zhongge spoke again, "Zhou Keyin, how long will it take for the plane we want to arrive?"
"Not sure. The Imperial Capital said that the first wave of fifty planes will arrive tonight."
"Fifty planes?" Su Zhongge frowned slightly. Su Zhongge had heard that the war between Anyang and the State of Cai not long ago involved six or seven hundred planes.
It's getting more and more incomparable. It's true that people are dying when compared to others. Fifty planes, I guess there will be more than that in the future!
Zhou Keyin sighed slightly: "General, all the parts of the aircraft were purchased from Anyang."
"It's just a few wooden frames, why can't we produce them ourselves?" Su Zhongge complained. But he was just complaining. Su Zhongge knew the specific situation - the aircraft parts and components produced in his own country were not as good as those in Anyang!