On January 3, the 40th year of Tianxuan, Qu Mao learned that the landing operations in the Central Continent were basically over. Emperor Yi’s territory and 12 branch territories had established a foothold in the Central Continent and were consolidating the landing points.
So Qu Mao boarded the navy's latest new steel battleship from the West Port of the former Pengda Principality in the Eastern Continent. There were also five types of 30 armored ships surrounding him to provide **** for Qu Mao's trip.
Su Yan naturally accompanied Qu Mao and boarded the newly installed steel battleship together.
After a day's sailing at sea, the steel battleship Qu Mao and Su Yan boarded anchored at a landing port in the Mid-Continent. This port happened to be the Mid-Continent port where Qu Mao went to Dugu Empire's Xiaoyao City to attend the gathering of God's Chosen player lords.
Before approaching the dock of the Central Continent, Qu Mao stood on the deck of the new battleship and saw that the water near the coast was dark red. Although there were no obvious corpses floating on the sea, Qu Mao knew very well that these were countless Yi Emperors. The blood of the reinforcements soldiers from the Eastern Continent and the soldiers of the God's Chosen Alliance dyed the water near the coast red.
The water near the coast was dyed such a deep dark red, and it has not dissipated after such a long time. Qu Mao felt that his heart was twitching. The number of soldiers killed on both sides must be an extremely high number to make such a situation possible. Effect.
After landing from the pier, looking around, we could no longer see any corpses on the pier or on the coast, but there was always the slightest smell of blood in Qu Mao's nose.
Looking up at the buildings and roads on the port dock, there were broken bricks and ruins everywhere, or the darkness after the war. Seeing this miserable scene, and the strong smell of blood in her nose, Su Yan showed extremely extreme expression. Feeling uncomfortable, he held Qu Mao's arm tightly.
Su Yan used so much force that Qu Mao felt some pain in his arm being pulled by Su Yan.
Hua Tielan ran towards the dock from a distance, shouting as she ran: "Sir, why did you land earlier than planned? Did you not anchor and rest last night?"
Qu Mao shook his head, and waited until Hua Tielan rushed in front of him, then said calmly: "There is no pause. The newly installed steel battleship is traveling very quickly and smoothly. Staying in the cabin, there is no big difference between driving and stopping." Big difference, so we didn’t stop the boat to rest.
Tillandsia, this place has been completely conquered by our army, right? Where are our troops advancing now? "
Hua Tielan was silent for a moment and said: "Sir, this port is still considered the front line. After landing, our army has only advanced 50 kilometers into the hinterland of the Central Continent, and the resistance it encountered was extremely fierce.
Fifty kilometers away, it is not an absolutely safe rear, so it is still considered a front line. Fortunately, there are navy warships patrolling offshore, and the port itself is still very safe. "
Qu Mao nodded and asked, "Well, it seems that our progress in launching the decisive battle is much delayed than previously planned.
It can be guessed that many soldiers were killed or injured in the landing operation here. Do you have specific data? "
Hua Tielan's expression instantly became solemn and she said: "Sir, before the war, we plan to completely capture all coastal ports in the Central Continent within three hours, and immediately implement the landing of all reinforcements.
Had it not been for the strong will of our soldiers, this proportion of casualties would have long ago led to the collapse of the army.
Of course, as the defender, the God's Chosen Alliance sacrificed only a lot more soldiers than us, and suffered equally many casualties, but the strange thing is: even when the last man was fighting, no warriors from the God's Chosen Alliance were seen. retreat. Although we finally captured this port, it can only be described as a miserable victory.
Not only that, as far as my subordinates know, none of the landing points in the Central Continent were captured within three hours, and the average capture time was more than six hours. "
Qu Mao felt sad in his heart, while Su Yan screamed: "Oh my god, 370,000 people were killed and 490,000 were injured in 12 hours. The number of enemies is only much greater than ours, even if it's minced meat." Machines are not as efficient.
Sir, our warriors..."
Qu Mao hugged Su Yan, stopped Su Yan from screaming, and said, "Hua Tielan, let's build a monument to heroes here after the war."
Hua Tielan nodded and said to Su Yan: "Sir Su Yan, both the enemy and us are using gunpowder weapons now. Compared with traditional cold weapons, gunpowder weapons are really amazing in harvesting the lives of soldiers and injuring them.
Hence why you call this place the Meat Grinder of the Mid-Continent, I think it is completely reasonable.
But this is not the only meat grinder in the Mid-Continent at present, almost every place is a meat grinder.
When formulating the decisive battle plan in the thirty-ninth year of Tianxuan, our military heroes estimated the current situation of the residents of the five continents on the continent of hegemony.
It is estimated that by December 31, the thirty-ninth year of Tianxuan, the total population of the Eastern Continent and the Holy Land of Emperor Yi will remain at 30 billion. The Southern Continent, the Western Continent and the Northern Continent are all added up. The total population of the residents of He Holy Land who migrated to these three continents will reach about 15 billion, and the total population of the Central Continent will add up to about 40 billion.
The total population of the five continents in the entire Continent of Struggle for Hegemony is less than 90 billion. Compared with the total population of 8 trillion in the first year of Tianxuan, the total population of Continent of Struggle for Hegemony has dropped to about one-tenth of its previous level in the past forty years. "
Qu Mao was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "War is always the natural enemy of population growth. Ever since the Chosen players came to fight for hegemony at the end of the first year of Tianxuan, the war has almost never stopped."
Hua Tielan continued: "Yes, sir, since we launched the decisive battle at 5 a.m. on January 1, the fortieth year of Tianxuan, the total number of soldiers killed on various battlefields has exceeded 100 million.
On our 117 fronts, the average number of dead soldiers on each front has exceeded 200,000. The number of soldiers lost by the member forces of the God's Chosen Alliance is only much more than ours.
Three days and three nights of decisive battles brought a devastating blow to the entire population of the Central Continent. "
Qu Mao sighed and said: "With such a huge loss, Mid-Continent is worthy of being a meat grinder.
But no matter how cruel the decisive battle is, we must continue to carry out the decisive battle resolutely and end all battles on the Struggle for Hegemony Continent as soon as possible. Only by completely eliminating war will the population on the Struggle for Hegemony Continent enter the path of recovery. "