Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

August 28th, Yongsheng 9th year.

The central route punitive expeditionary force, composed of 25 troops from five provinces, led by Zhuo Yongwang, approached the city of Quzhou.

On that day, on the advice of military advisor Shaluo, the anti-rebel army concentrated hundreds of heavy artillery pieces to launch a comprehensive bombardment of Quzhou City.

The advantage of Zhuo Yongwang's heavy firepower was fully demonstrated at this moment.

Having come prepared, Zhuo Yongwang did not hesitate to expend artillery shells.

This time, Zhuo Yongwang's troops brought enough artillery shells to make a name for themselves in the Battle of Quzhou!

With the support of the Zhuo-style arsenal, Zhuo Yongwang's troops had no problem with ammunition supply.

Excluding the Youzhou army, looking at the entire Daqian Empire, only Zhuo Yongwang's troops probably have the conditions to adopt such an "arrogant" fighting style.

That morning, the sound of artillery fire outside Quzhou City was almost non-stop!

After more than four hours of intensive shelling, the defenses of Quzhou were devastated.

The power of the heavy artillery was undeniable.

1:30 p.m.

Zhuo Yongwang's troops, spearheaded by tanks, launched a ground offensive.

It is clear that the entire battle plan of the punitive expeditionary force adopted the tactics of the Salo people.

Zhuo Yongwang's unit's greatest advantage is its heavy firepower.

This perfectly aligns with the Salo people's consistent tactics.

The Salo people were experts in the use of artillery tactics.

Before the battle, the Shaluo people confidently told Zhuo Yongwang that as long as they followed their tactics, the chances of capturing Quzhou in one battle were very high!

Upon hearing the Salo people's statement, Zhuo Yongwang immediately made the decision—to do as the Salo people said!

As long as we can quickly capture Quzhou, it would be worth it even if we used up all the artillery shells we brought in a single day.

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The Quzhou garrison, encountering such intense artillery bombardment for the first time, was completely overwhelmed by the relentless bombardment from Zhuo Yongwang's troops.

If it weren't for the presence of supervisory teams from the First Division of the Imperial Guard at every position, the garrison at Quzhou would have already collapsed and fled in disarray.

All the tanks equipped by Zhuo Yongwang's unit were imported light tanks.

If a comparison must be made, this should be considered similar to the Renault FT-17 light tank.

In fact, its armor thickness is even inferior to that of the Renault FT-17 light tank.

The light tanks used by Zhuo Yongwang's unit had only 20 millimeters of frontal armor and only 5 millimeters of armor on other parts.

This armor thickness can effectively resist small arms and shell fragments.

However, this light tank was completely outmatched by specialized anti-tank guns.

This time, the Royal Armed Forces 1st Division brought a large number of anti-tank rifles provided by the Georgian people.

It is said that this anti-tank rifle uses powerful 13.9mm armor-piercing rounds and is fed by a 5-round magazine.

When used with 13.9x99mm armor-piercing rounds, this gun can effectively penetrate 21mm thick steel plates at a distance of 100 meters.

This time, the weapons list provided by the Georgian people to the Xie faction included 1000 anti-tank rifles, mainly targeting the tank units under Zhuo Yongwang's command.

Gao Shengwu's Royal Guard First Division brought 600 anti-tank rifles this time.

To prepare soldiers for the use of this anti-tank rifle with its extremely strong recoil, Gao Shengwu specially selected 600 burly soldiers for intensive training with the anti-tank rifle for more than half a month.

Because of the large recoil of this anti-tank rifle, in actual combat, a shooter can only fire a maximum of five bullets in succession before his shoulder feels like it's falling apart and he is unable to continue firing for a short period of time.

However, this heavy anti-tank gun with its huge recoil was more than enough to deal with the light tanks in Zhuo Yongwang's hands.

This point was already taken into account when the Georgian Union provided Xie Kangnian with the weapons list.

This ensured that the weapons and equipment they provided to Xie Kangnian were effective in restraining Zhuo Yongwang's forces, while also preventing Xie's forces from acquiring overly powerful weaponry.

"Let the enemy tanks in, and start firing only when they are 200 meters away from the anti-tank forces!"

Gao Shengwu, who was in command post, immediately issued the combat order.

The 600 anti-tank rifles brought by the 1st Division of the Royal Armed Forces were a secret weapon to contain Zhuo Yongwang's tank force.

Because the secrecy was handled fairly well, they were able to inflict maximum damage on the enemy tank forces that were pressing forward across the entire front.

If Zhuo Yongwang had known beforehand that Gao Shengwu's troops were equipped with so many anti-tank rifles.

It's estimated that Zhuo Yongwang wouldn't so easily order the tank units to launch a full-scale attack and advance rashly....................

In the distance, Zhuo Yongwang and his staff officers watched through binoculars as their tanks drove into Quzhou City through the breaches in the city's defenses, encountering virtually no effective resistance. They couldn't help but beam with joy.

The infantry following behind the tanks also quickly advanced.

"General, it seems our artillery tactics are working!"

"These shells were truly well spent!" Wu Huaiyu, chief of staff of the five-province allied forces, could not hide his excitement: "With this level of artillery bombardment, even if the defenders in Quzhou City are not all killed, they have been terrified."

"General, it seems that in the face of overwhelming firepower, Gao Shengwu and his Royal Guard First Division can only become cannon fodder!"

"In the face of firepower, everything is reduced to dust."

"Such a money-burning strategy, I'm afraid only we in the entire Great Qian Dynasty can pull it off."

Watching his own troops surge into Quzhou City like a tidal wave, Wu Huaiyu, while feeling moved, couldn't help but flatter Zhuo Yongwang: "If it weren't for the commander's foresight in building the Zhuo-style arsenal, we wouldn't be able to afford this kind of artillery tactic!"

"With the Commander-in-Chief's vision and strategy, he should have entered the capital long ago! That old bastard Xie Kangnian should have made way for him long ago..."

"It took more than 9000 shells to attack Quzhou City in just one morning. It's really making my blood boil!"

Looking at the excellent situation before him, Zhuo Yongwang also had a smug look on his face.

It's clear that although he said he felt sorry for the team, he was quite satisfied with the battlefield results.

"Advisor Xavier, it seems that your country's artillery tactics are very suitable for my five-province allied forces."

In high spirits, Zhuo Yongwang observed the battlefield through binoculars and said to his military advisor, Klitschko Xavier, "You deserve the greatest credit for capturing Quzhou in this battle!"

"We must strengthen our cooperation again when we return. I hope your country can send more military instructors to help train my army."

"As it turns out, although your country's artillery tactics are a bit costly, they are undeniably effective."

"This style of play is still very suitable for us."

Zhuo Yongwang said confidently, "With the Zhuo-style arsenal as a safety net, this kind of loss is within an acceptable range..."