Alien Arms Empire

Chapter 1717 1718 Release Arrangements

 A line of defense cannot always be in a state of danger. Either it will be breached by the enemy, or it will continue to strengthen and become indestructible.

 So when the dwarf troops in Ironforge began to lose their positions little by little, it would be difficult for them to continue to hold the remaining positions.

After several blocks changed hands under the attack of the Tang army, the defense lines on the dwarf flanks were shaken on a large scale: some troops chose to surrender, while other troops gave up their positions and chose to retreat.

Marshal Xieko tried to prevent this from happening continuously. He changed several front-line commanders and dispatched more supervisory teams, which was able to stabilize the situation.

However, there is no way to get the lost position back. The dwarves can only strengthen the position on the existing defense line, making the Tang army's advancement more difficult.

As the battle line penetrated deeper into the city, the armored vehicles and tanks of the Tang Army were gradually unable to exert their full effect, and the Tang Army's advance became slower. But they still encroached on Ironforge house by house, compressing the dwarves' defensive positions.

“Message from Marshal Xieke... His troops have retreated here.” In front of the map, Chief of Staff Larbu was explaining the latest battle situation to the prime minister and several ministers.

 Because he knew that everything could no longer be hidden, Xie Ke no longer tabooed anything and reported his true status to the staff.

The same was true for Marshal Balov on the other side. He had no intention of playing tricks and directly reported all the situation to the higher-ups of the empire truthfully.

It's just that neither Larbu, the prime minister, nor other ministers had the courage to tell the other side the true situation of the war, nor did they dare to tell the emperor who didn't know anything about the situation.

"If the Tang Army deploys artillery in these newly occupied areas, they can already cover where we are." Larbu said to the prime minister nervously: "The other party may start shelling at any time, and we will have no way to explain to His Majesty. ”

"Can't we concentrate some artillery to suppress the Tang Army during the bombardment?" A general thought of a way and suggested: "If this is possible, then we can at least make the Tang Army lose some artillery and force the opponent to give up the bombardment without worrying about the loss. Palace tactics.”

Larbu shook his head bitterly and explained the current situation to the old general: "You may not know that our artillery is not enough now, and we really cannot concentrate on counterattacking the opponent's artillery fire."

  In fact, he said it more politely. The current situation is that if the artillery fires against the Tang army, then it is very likely that the other side will wipe out all the dwarf artillery in just a few rounds of artillery fire.

 The artillery caliber, quantity, and ammunition reserves of the two sides are not at the same level at all. It only takes one contest to determine the winner.

Not to mention, if the dwarves try to concentrate their artillery, the opponent is likely to gain insight into this information in advance, and then bombers or helicopters may be dispatched to suppress the dwarf artillery positions. One round of coverage strikes will be enough to disillusion all illusions.

In short, the current situation is that the dwarf artillery is dispersedly deployed, and the ammunition is very limited. It can only provide limited support for the infantry, and it is impossible to organize a large-scale counterattack.

 The general who asked this question was actually a veteran who had just been reinstated. He didn't understand anything at all. The last time he commanded a victory in a battle was in the age of the fusilier. "Are we just going to sit back and wait for death? Hundreds of thousands of troops are blocked at the door of our house and beaten?" The old general had a hot temper and snorted disapproving of Larbu's explanation.

In the opinion of this old general, today's Ice Empire is still very capable of fighting: he has seen the Ice Empire's military parade, looked at the majestic tanks and the roaring planes, and he thought that his country It is the most powerful empire in the world.

 Unfortunately, the reality is not like this at all. The opponent is more powerful than they imagined, and they even cannot even imagine it.

"It's enough to be able to withstand the opponent's attack... General! You have also seen the battle report of Marshal Xie Ke. He can't even fight back. What do you think we can do?" Although Larbu was reluctant, he could Still explained a few words.

　　The old man stopped talking when he mentioned this. After all, a marshal is a marshal after all, and the military rank is there. Even if he is younger than him, he is still a marshal, and he cannot deny it casually.

At present, the defense forces of Ironforge are in the hands of the East and West Fronts. If the East and West Fronts are unable to counterattack, then there will actually be no possibility for Ironforge to launch a counterattack.

“Then we can only pray now that the Tang army will not have any plans to bombard this place?” the prime minister asked a question.

"That's about it." Larbu nodded. They really could only act based on Tang Jun's face now. If Tang Jun is really willing to do this, then it is no longer a safe choice for them to climb out of the underground bunker to get some air.

 So, he continued to suggest: “If, I mean if...we are worried about something like this happening, then we should make a plan to arrange for people to go out for air at what time...This may be useful.”

There are now hundreds of officials hiding in bunkers under the palace. Many of the officials’ families are also in nearby bunkers. It is not easy to arrange for so many people to go out for air.

His Majesty the Emperor can't hide in a bunker all day long, can he? You have to go out and get some fresh air, right? These are basic needs, who dares to stop them? But Tang Jun's bombardment may come at any time, so this kind of thing seems a bit...awkward.

"Indeed, I will leave this matter to you, as fair as possible... leave the best time to... His Majesty. We must take into account safety factors and... His Majesty's mood." The prime minister reluctantly gave some of his own advice suggestion.

"I will try my best." Larbu promised. He knew that this was a very offending job, but now he was the only one to do this work: anyway, he didn't care about offending people, because there were so many of them. There is still a chance to cause trouble for him, only God knows.

Arranging some less important people to go out at night or at less safe times, and leaving better time for higher-ranking officials and the emperor. This kind of thing needs to be considered repeatedly and revised repeatedly according to the Tang army's bombardment time. …

 In short, he has another job, and it is a rather desperate job.

 (End of this chapter)