Munitions Empire

Chapter 483 Battle of King City 466

A military vehicle wobbled to a stop at the roadside; an officer clad in a greyish-green coat jumped out of the car, took out a cigarette case from his pocket, pulled out a cigarette, and placed it in his mouth.

Another officer in the car rubbed his eyes, then stretched lazily, his hands hitting the roof of the car. He instinctively shrank back and asked languidly, "Where are we now?"

"About 10 kilometers ahead, Zheng Country's King City," the officer who had gotten out struck a match, lit his cigarette, and replied as he released a puff of smoke.

He hadn't slept for two days and had been pushing on continuously; it was almost his limit, as well as that of his unit. Explore stories at My Virtual Library Empire

"The first battalion's first company should be about 4 kilometers ahead, and the second company is right behind us... Has the third company reached its designated position?" The officer inside the car took out a map from his bag, spread it on his knees to have a look, and continued with a hint of irritation.

The map in his hand had just been recently updated. Although it was more accurate, it was still quite crude. On this map, there were only rough indications of the surrounding terrain, at most serving as a reference for command.

Therefore, after comparing his surroundings with the map, he finally managed to identify a distant mountain. After glancing at the deserted village ahead, where not a soul could be seen, he scratched his head in complaint, "This damned map..."

The village by the roadside where they had stopped appeared deserted due to the war, with only a few disorderly, dilapidated houses remaining.

Signs of troop encampments could still be seen around these long-neglected homes, likely left by Zheng Country's military, because Great Tang Group's camps would never be in such disarray.

"Yes! Understood!" Following the smoking officer's pointing finger, the security company's sergeant promptly saluted.

Behind him, soldiers were already hopping down from the truck one by one, starting to set up a perimeter watch in the surrounding area.

For ease of production and to save on materials, many parts of Great Tang Group's military trucks were made of wood.

The doors of the trucks were wooden, and so were the rear compartments, which saved a large amount of steel and allowed the maximum utilization of different materials.

Of course, this also had its disadvantages, as it affected the service life of the vehicles. Metal doors, roofs, and compartments were of course more durable and could provide better protection under certain circumstances.

But in order to equip the troops with more trucks in a short time, engineers from Great Tang Group decided to manufacture many parts of their trucks out of wood.

Soon, more vehicles arrived at the location, including trucks laden with petrol generators, others transporting wireless telegraph equipment, and then more security troops came.

Soldiers began to build defensive installations for guard duty around them. Some were digging trenches, while others were setting up machine gun posts behind them for cover.

The commander of the security battalion finally caught up and then went off to complain to his superiors in the division. His unit was responsible for the security of the division headquarters, but as they moved, the senior commanders of the division were all too easily lost.

On the way here, at many times, only a single security squad would be following the division commander's car. Should they encounter enemy stragglers, the consequences were unimaginable.