Chapter 483 Again (Second Update)
Papal States.
Sacred Fire Sacrifice Site.
The chief priest, Mo Zhai, was sitting in the sacred fire and praying.
A moment later, a ball of special effects appeared in his hand.
Mo Zhai held the special effects up to the camera and solemnly announced, "The Burning God says that we will triumph after a bitter defeat."
"Card!"
The director waved his hand and all the photographers and assistants applauded.
"The priest's acting skills are so magical!"
"The gods are possessed! The Papal States will win!"
Mo Zhai nodded slightly and ordered, "Edit the film as quickly as possible, and don't skimp on the special effects."
"yes!"
The crew completed the production of this video at an amazing speed.
That evening, the film was shown in various military brigades, and the morale of the troops quickly improved.
At the same time, the military began to collect leaflets on a large scale and strictly prohibited the spread of rumors.
The Papal States' ace troops, such as the Monastic Corps and Mountain Division, also entered the battlefield one after another, formed a larger-scale military governor's army, and implemented stricter military governor's discipline.
The Untouchables were forced to make a massive charge.
They rushed onto the battlefield in large numbers, stepped over mines, withstood artillery fire, and stormed machine gun positions.
They had no fighting strategies and no rationality, like a group of wild beasts cornered.
Such actions resulted in heavy casualties and were of no value.
Often thousands of people cannot exchange for one person in the empire.
To capture a small position, they had to pay the price of tens of thousands of people.
The Imperial Army withdrew calmly, paying almost no price except for the artillery shells.
Flesh and blood were scattered all over the battlefield, and the soil was soaked with blood. Faced with this meaningless death, the hearts of the untouchables began to waver again.
But the gleaming bayonets were forcing them from behind, and the beautiful life in the afterlife was tempting them from the front.
The untouchables have no hope in this life and can only rush to the battlefield to consume shells in order to gain a glimmer of hope in the afterlife.
Mo Zhai learned about the Empire's spring tactics through secret intelligence, and his choice was to launch a larger-scale attack and crush the spring with extraordinary force.
And quickly consume veterans who are demoralized, afraid of fighting or likely to rebel.
Then replace them with new recruits with high morale.
At the same time, the Papal States also began to use addictive drugs on a large scale to inspire the courage of soldiers and let them go up to serve as cannon fodder without fear of death.
After countless deaths, the Papal States pushed the front line to the city of Liege.
This is a key strategic node that protects the lifeline of the empire's rear transportation line, the Xipingchang area.
If the city of Liege was captured, the supply line in the Western Plains area would be cut off, which would mean that one-third of the supply to the Western Front of the Empire would be cut off.
Li Longxing decided to fight back here and release the power of the spring.
The Papal States even mobilized ten times more troops than before, as well as elite mountain divisions and ace field armies to join the battle, vowing to break the spring.
The war was soon triggered.
The imperial army set up a position of one hundred kilometers with the city of Liege as its center.
The overwhelming artillery fire exhausted its stockpile within two days, but the Papal Army continued to advance.
Shang Lianshan sighed, "How many people have they sent to die?"
Xu Lishan, commander of the Imperial Guards, also sighed, "Every time I think they've reached their limit, they always come up with more people."
In the last war, millions of people died in the Papal States.
This time, in just a few dozen days since the war began, their death toll has exceeded the total of the previous time.
And there is a steady stream of new recruits arriving from the rear.
"They're just cannon fodder. As many as come, they'll die."
“I always feel it’s inhumane.”
Shang Lianshan sighed softly: "War, how can there be any humanity?"
The Spring Plan did not achieve the expected results, and the number of people from the Papal States participating in the war far exceeded the limits of Li Longxing's imagination.
"We can only confront it head-on."
Li Longxing decisively issued a new order:
"The main army will go to the battlefield and fight them head-on."
"The Royal Guards will attack from the flanks, and the local troops will stand by in the rear."
"Convene a meeting of the General Staff."
This time, no one stopped the emperor from speaking.
The next day, the first major battle between the two countries began.
The Imperial Army was like a beast out of a cage. A steel torrent consisting of 11,000 tanks rolled in, the dust raised by the steel tracks covered the sky, combat formations consisting of large groups of armed helicopters patrolled the sky, and the roaring thunder of fighter jets resounded through the sky.
Compared with the Empire, the Papal States seemed much more shabby.
All of its heavy weapons are of various brands, and the styles of its tanks are bizarre. Light and heavy tanks are mixed together, which makes people feel weird and there is no sense of majesty at all.
The coordination between infantry and tanks was a mess, and thousands of soldiers died under the tracks of their own tanks in just one day.
The outcome of the battle was also nightmarish.
The elite imperial troops were unstoppable, and their all-heavy tanks, operated by excellent drivers, crushed the hodgepodge of miscellaneous tanks of the Papal States.
The fragile defensive facilities and positions trembled in front of the tanks and heavy artillery. Flesh and blood are far no match for the power of steel.
The Papal State's air force was even worse, with one-third of its planes falling from the sky, and the remaining two-thirds were no match for the Empire's elite fighter group.
In the words of the Air Force Captain, their skills are worse than those of an elementary school student.
Almost every minute, planes from the Papal States fell on the battlefield.
Before the sun set, the Empire had gained air superiority, and the sky was filled with Imperial fighter planes.
The troops of the Papal States not only had to face the ravages of tanks, but also the bombing of fighter planes.
Not only that, the Imperial Army also discovered that as long as they prioritized defeating their governor's army, the cannon fodder troops at the front would naturally disintegrate.
As a result, under the precise air-to-ground attack, the Papal State suffered its greatest defeat in history. Millions of cannon fodder were scattered and countless people were trampled to death.
Within one day, the imperial army advanced more than 60 kilometers, regained all the lost positions, and occupied part of the positions of the Papal States.
There was jubilation in the Marshal's headquarters.
The generals of the Central Army, who had previously remained silent even when they agreed with the Emperor's opinion, now all loudly praised His Majesty's wise strategy.
The generals of the imperial faction went from being ignored to becoming hot new stars.
The ban on Li Linyue attending the meeting on the grounds that she did not have an official military position was also ignored, and the First Princess appeared in the Marshal's headquarters in a dignified manner.
As everyone complimented her fiercely, they also became more respectful.
Even the little princess received unusual treatment, and the gifts she received every day almost filled up her bedroom.
Some are even trying to marry the little princess.
Just when the morale of the imperial army was soaring and they wanted to pursue the victory, they discovered that their tanks were out of fuel.
A torrent of steel without oil will become a lump of steel.
Although the Empire has always been short of crude oil, it still stored a lot of special tank fuel for this spring campaign.
The two large oil depots behind Neudenburg could not possibly be used up so quickly.
Li Longxing quickly sent people to investigate and found out that it was due to lax logistics management of the oil depot that five million cubic meters of oil disappeared.
The logistics warehouse manager was shot on the spot, and more than 700 relevant responsible persons were implicated and handed over to the military court.
But things are not that simple. Five million cubic meters is a huge number, and no fuel thief can steal so much fuel.
Li Linyue's people quickly found out the truth of the matter.
Imperial Marshal Fu Wenyu used an empty fuel truck as a full one, replaced the input pipeline with an output pipeline, and stole fuel directly from the oil depot.
It was then transported across the River Rhine and sold to the Papal States.
The review committee put a lot of effort into this process, otherwise it would not have passed the smuggling test.
Although the matter was clear, Li Linyue had no evidence and could only send his own people to take over the oil depot to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
The empire's new fuel supply is about to arrive, and the remaining fuel in the oil depot can last for a while.
It should still be in time.
But things didn't go as smoothly as she thought.
The next day, trains carrying fuel derailed or exploded in Zezhou.
None of the six trains arrived.
Now Li Longxing had to take time off from his busy schedule to deal with this matter.
The Marshal's Headquarters only investigated for half a day before concluding that it was an attack by the special forces of the Papal State.
Therefore, the Marshal's headquarters specially dispatched troops to defend, but still failed to stop the second attack.
Li Longxing immediately knew what was going on.
It must be the special forces of the Council.
Railway transportation often covers thousands of kilometers, and it is impossible to deploy heavy troops along the way.
Special forces with strong individual combat capabilities, small targets, high mobility, and the ability to come and go without a trace are the best choice.
The best way to deal with special forces is special forces.
Li Longxing certainly has special forces at his disposal. The Royal Guards are the strongest special forces in the entire empire except for the Imperial Garrison Commander.
This time, he deliberately brought all his family members with him so as not to disperse the strength of the royal guards.
Li Longxing had long been on guard against the revenge of the darkness in the empire. The royal guards were firmly stationed in Newdenburg, protecting the safety of the head of the imperial army, the marshal and his family.
Facts also proved that he was not worrying too much. The attack on the main castle by the previously unknown giant army was the best proof.
Never overestimate the enemy's bottom line.
This is the truth that Li Longxing summed up after so many years of ups and downs in the empire.
However, the Royal Guards have a heavy task. In addition to protecting them, they also have to protect every royal general. They are short of manpower to complete the existing tasks, and it is impossible to transfer more people to guard the train.
what to do?
Subconsciously, Lin Wen's face appeared in Li Longxing's mind.
It was rumored that County Chief Lin's super special combat body was given by the emperor, but apart from the four royal guards, Li Longxing did not give him any other special combat forces.
Li Longxing asked Changshan County about this.
The second-in-command of Changshan County told him that it was bought from the Black Sea.
Can this guy get a super special combat body from outside the empire?
Isn't this a bit too wild?
This was the thought that echoed in Li Longxing's mind at the time.
But no matter what, there is no doubt that Changshan County’s special forces are very strong.
Should be able to help, right?
Li Longxing thought.
This time the fuel will be delivered via our dedicated line. As long as he can defend against attacks in the special operations area, the fuel may arrive smoothly.
Li Longxing pushed open the door and saw his beloved daughter standing outside, her bright and clear eyes looking at him.
The father and daughter understood each other and smiled.
Changshan County.
Lin Wen: “Ah?”
(End of this chapter)
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