Alien Arms Empire

Chapter 1786 1787 Decisive giving up

In the conference room, a group of elven generals were surrounding Flix, staring at the maps and reports on the table and expressing their opinions.

The three directions of the coalition's attack were marked on the map, but in these three directions, the coalition forces had no results after three days of fierce fighting.

They left a large number of corpses in front of the position and lost all kinds of weapons and equipment. In the end, they didn't even know what the Tang Army's position looked like.

Except for a few shots fired after the battle started, they were passively beaten throughout the whole process, always lingering near the starting position, and the actual line of control on the map did not even move forward even a millimeter.

An elven general grabbed the report that belonged to him and couldn't believe the elves' losses. He considered his tone before suggesting to Flix: "Marshal. The troops responsible for the attack have been severely damaged. We should carefully consider whether we need to change the attack plan..."

"The loss in one day exceeded 10,000 people, at least 3,000 people were killed, and 7,000 people were missing or injured. There is no way we can sustain this kind of loss." Another general on the side also nodded.

The loss he mentioned was the overall loss of the coalition forces, but this loss was definitely a big headache for the entire Rewind Port.

If 10,000 people are lost in one day, then 100,000 people are lost in ten days. How many hundred thousand people in the entire army can be easily pushed to the front of the position and lost without any effect?

According to this rate of losses, their troops can only last about twenty days at most before being defeated. What about protecting the defense line behind us? What about breaking through the Tang Army's defense line?

The commander of the armored force mentioned his losses with an ugly face. When he said this, he felt that his heart was bleeding: "The Susas Empire lost dozens of tanks, and we also lost about 30 tanks. Tanks, the Lions Empire hasn’t counted them yet…the number is around 50.”

It is very difficult to produce a tank in the rear, and there are many newly expanded troops competing for these hard-won new equipment. Therefore, whether the losses of frontline troops can be replenished in time is always the most important thing for commanders. .

The coalition's production capacity has begun to have many problems, and now transportation is also very worrying. If the front line is lost too quickly, the armored units are likely to lose their combat capability after a few rounds of attrition.

This is not a small problem, but a very serious problem: at least for the coalition forces, armored forces are already the support for their offensive and defensive tactics and the backbone they rely on.

In any case, the current level of the coalition forces is close to the mechanized forces of the World War II era. It is impossible for such a force to return to the level of World War I or earlier wars.

If heavy artillery and armor are lost, the infantry's defensive capabilities will be greatly reduced, directly affecting subsequent combat plans.

Flix naturally knew this, and he was also worried that his armored forces would be depleted so quickly that they would not be able to be replenished in subsequent battles, which would have an impact on the defense.

So he began to consider whether to let the armored forces withdraw first to rest. But he was worried that other troops would be dissatisfied with the withdrawal of the armored forces.

"Are you kidding? 130 tanks were destroyed in one day? Then what are we fighting for?" Hearing the loss of the armored troops, the elf chief of staff beside him felt bad. After he was surprised, he subconsciously exclaimed.

The Western Front, that is, the Refeng Port Front, how many tanks do they have in total? On average, 50 vehicles are lost a day? How could they afford the loss?

If the loss of personnel is 10,000, they can still use their optimistic spirit of treating human life as trivial in the past and not take those young people seriously. But when it comes to weapons and equipment, they are really in pain.

Whether it is precious tanks, or self-propelled artillery, anti-aircraft artillery vehicles, and special vehicles modified from some outdated tank chassis... they cannot afford to lose it.

Even some oil tankers and some command vehicles are extremely valuable to the coalition forces. They are almost non-renewable resources. If one is lost, one will be lost.

"We cannot afford this kind of loss at all. It is estimated that it will take us two months to replace the 130 lost tanks." Therefore, Flix's chief of staff stared at the general of the armored forces and asked: "No matter what, we can't do this again." Lost the tank."

The general in charge of logistics was even more desperate. He directly gave a more pessimistic view: "Two months? It is unrealistic to replenish these losses. Counting the subsequent battle losses, it will take at least half a year for the frontline troops to recover. vitality."

He is a member of his own family who knows his own affairs. With the coalition's poor logistical replenishment status, the frontline troops can only replenish one to several tanks a day. In the face of losses, these tanks are simply a drop in the bucket.

"I just came back from the front line. It's so miserable. Your Majesty Marshal, our soldiers were beaten to pieces without even being able to touch the enemy's positions... This is no longer a normal war. This is simply asking the soldiers to die." Another elf general who inspected the front line looked at Marshal Flix and said with lingering fear.

He thought of the remains of the enemy's new weapons he had seen, which were definitely impressive to him personally.

Whether it's the small arrow-cluster darts that look like hidden weapons, or those thick-looking missile wreckage...these things are really shocking.

"The opponent's rockets can spread out in the sky, and then drop countless small bombs, covering the entire area. Our soldiers have just launched and have to face such an attack... They have already tried their best." He placed a small arrow cluster on the table, attracting the attention of many people.

Felix pinched his chin, reached out and grabbed the small arrow cluster, and looked at it carefully: he saw many things that amazed him from this small thing.

First of all, the processing accuracy of this thing is really terrifying. It is a thing that can be thrown out by an explosion at any time. The Tang Empire was still meticulous when producing it.

It has triangular tail fins in three directions, which can play a stabilizing role and allow this small arrow cluster to fly along the existing trajectory after exploding.

The arrow is very sharp, and combined with the arrow body which is not too slender, this gadget has an exquisite taste no matter how you look at it. To be honest, if an elf factory produced this kind of thing, the quality would definitely not be like this: its surface would definitely be rougher, and it would be frighteningly thick at the joints.

But the connection between the arrow feathers and the arrow body of the arrow cluster in his hand is very clear and regular, and the three arrow feathers are equally divided and very regular. It is simply a work of art.

What's amazing is that even though it's just a one-time consumable, the processing accuracy of this thing is still amazing. It can be seen from the details how terrifying the Tang Empire's finishing has developed.

Flix couldn't even imagine whether it would be worthwhile to use such high craftsmanship to make such a thing: according to his idea, wouldn't it be possible to fill the cannonball with prefabricated fragments or load a large number of steel **** to achieve the same effect? ?

The Tang Empire just replaced the fragments with sharper-looking arrow clusters, as if they were pursuing the killing effect of a cannon shell regardless of cost.

Now thousands, even hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands of these things appear on the front line, raindrops falling on the heads of the coalition soldiers - for the coalition forces, this is nothing short of a nightmare.

"How can flesh and blood resist steel? If we don't think of a way, then the core defense zone behind us is not as strong as we imagined." Felix pinched the arrow cluster and muttered subconsciously. stand up.

He really doubted whether the main line of defense he had carefully deployed for a long time could withstand the test of the Tang army. Although he was once very confident in his arrangement, now he has no confidence in his heart.

The Tang army had too much firepower, too many new weapons, and even many gadgets that could change the battlefield situation. When faced with the endless new weapons of the Tang Army, no one would feel that they had a chance to win.

If the Tang Army really used a variety of new ammunition to cover its defensive positions, how many troops could withstand the losses and continue to stand in those trenches that may have been changed beyond recognition?

Even Flix himself did not believe that his troops could do this. So he held the arrow cluster in a daze, seeming to be thinking about something.

Finally, he said this: "The Tang Army should be able to break through our defense line... This is definitely not good news for us. At least, we should strengthen the defense line now so that we can have a greater advantage in the defensive battle."

"Cancel the previously planned attack plan, and let the troops who came out retreat to a safe position." He sighed and then changed his plan: "It is too hasty to attack proactively. I think a few more attempts will only be successful. It’s just a waste of soldiers’ lives.”

It can be easily judged from the severity of the Tang army's counterattack that the troops of the Tang Empire were well prepared and had sufficient ammunition and high morale.

Nearly two months of "low-intensity" contact not only gave the coalition forces ample time to repair their defense lines, but also gave the Tang army time to rest.

Now that both sides have adjusted their condition, it is obviously not easy to easily defeat the Tang army who is in good condition.

"Your Majesty, I will explain to you that our first priority now is to strengthen our defense line. I speculate that...it is very likely that the Tang Army is preparing a very fierce attack." Flix said at the end of the meeting.

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Joselaena, the capital of the elves. In the palace, Yang Mu I looked at the ministers and finally gave up the plan to continue the attack: "I understand, let's modify the plan according to Marshal Flix's opinion. The attack plan is suspended!"

He also knew that his level of fighting was only that high. Instead of being stubborn, it would be better to trust his frontline generals. At least Flix was on the frontline and knew more details than he did.

"Marshal believes that our original defense line is still not strong enough and still needs large-scale reinforcement... What do you think of this matter?" After suspending his counterattack plan, he asked the ministers in front of him.

Several ministers were already very dissatisfied with the long and expensive border defense line, but at this time they did not dare to comment and could only bow their heads and remain silent.

Just kidding, if I say the wrong thing, wouldn't I be digging a hole for myself? Are you saying that the defense line consumes resources too expensively? If the border is lost at that time, His Majesty the Emperor will blame it, saying that the lack of military supplies has led to the defeat of the front line. How can he bear the blame?

If we continue to add more resources and provide enough materials and funds, the border defense line will be unbreakable and His Majesty the Emperor's wallet will be empty. Wouldn't it be a matter of minutes to hold a grudge against ourselves?

So in this kind of matter, everyone just obeys orders and doesn't express their opinions at all. Anyway, everyone does what they are told, and whoever talks too much is the grandson!

Seeing that his ministers were silent, Yang Mu I probably knew what was going on. After being the emperor for so many years, he is still very experienced in this kind of thing.

Since he can think clearly about the ban on black crow drugs, he can naturally distinguish the priorities. If the border is lost, then his role as emperor is almost over. Therefore, he is more supportive of the decision to strengthen the border defense line, but he is not sure how much reinforcement is considered safe.

Just like an alien version of Emperor Chongzhen, he naturally had to work hard to manage the Liaodong defense line. But what on earth did the generals on the front line do with the countless Liao border salaries? He had no idea.

If the border authorities pay as much as they want, wouldn't he be taken advantage of? By then, the threat from the Tang army had not diminished, and if he continued to raise tigers and create a bunch of border troops and local emperors who were too big to lose, the situation would definitely become more passive.

You can’t give as much as you want, right? So he decided to think about it again and come up with a better plan.

The follow-up of the coalition's attack this time was beyond Tang Jun's expectations. Hogg and Allen thought that the coalition would try several times, but no one expected that the other party would give up decisively after three days of attack. .

Compared with the previous response speed of the coalition forces, it is obvious that the decision-making speed of the coalition forces has indeed improved a lot this time. This is a new discovery. At least the top leaders of the coalition are gradually becoming smarter...

Since the counterattack by the coalition forces started but ended, the Tang Army was naturally happy and relaxed: they had no counterattack plan in March, so they just continued to wait.

Anyway, the longer the time is delayed, the more beneficial it will be for the Tang Army as a whole. Naturally, the Tang Army's frontline generals will not be anxious. No one urged them to attack... On the contrary, the General Staff and the Emperor would send a telegram every day, asking the frontline troops to exercise restraint and strictly implement the counterattack plan...