Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 1695 1696 Should I tell His Majesty?

In an office that didn't look that big, the dwarf prime minister was sitting behind his desk, looking at the visiting Imperial Chief of Staff General Larbu.

Larbu, who had just learned of a great event, was a little anxious. He placed some documents on the Prime Minister's desk and said, "Prime Minister, the elves' frontline air force is being transferred back to the country... Should I tell His Majesty about this news?"

The elves could not conceal the fact that they had transferred many advanced jet fighters, and the dwarves soon learned about it. Someone reported the news to Larbu, who immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.

After a series of failures, the coalition forces began to show signs of fighting on their own, and the situation of uniting to resist the Tang army seemed to be on the verge of collapse. This was not good news for the dwarves fighting on the front line.

The prime minister looked down at the document, then took off his glasses and thought for a moment before saying, "I don't think it's necessary. You can ask Marquis Ryan what's going on."

Recently many things have been kept secret from Emperor Binghan Yishi, because the battle situation outside Ironforge is indeed too ugly.

The dwarves were squeezed in three directions and lost a series of defense lines. The train station in the west was almost undefendable, and the residential area in the east was also lost. It was said that the north was also in a passive position, and the Tang army had already sent tanks into the city.

Under such circumstances, it was meaningless to report the battle situation to Ice-Han I. In order to persuade Ice-Han I to retreat south, everyone had reported the battle situation truthfully for a period of time, but Ice-Han I was determined to stay in Ironforge, so everyone no longer wanted to scare him.

The problem is that it is no longer a matter of scaring him: the Tang army's howitzers can almost cover more than 90% of the area of ​​Ironforge, and the enemy may give the Ice Empire a surprise at any time.

As long as they concentrated a hundred or so artillery pieces and prepared two base quantities of ammunition, almost everyone in Ironforge would know the fact that the Tang army had invaded Ironforge.

Seeing that the chancellor was doing his job, Larbu told the truth: "I asked him, and he said that the elves are planning a counterattack against Hot Wind Port and need to concentrate more air power."

"Do you think this explanation is reasonable?" The prime minister asked with a disdainful sneer, playing with his reading glasses.

Larbu was no fool, he immediately shook his head and expressed his opinion: "Obviously, they did this to preserve their strength, not for some damn Hot Wind Port."

Because the elves had already lost the Port of Sirocco, but the loss of the Port of Sirocco was far from being a serious loss. But if the dwarves lost Ironforge, the situation would be completely different strategically.

Anyone who is not a fool can tell which is more important. It is extremely foolish to withdraw troops from Ironforge to support Hotwind Port at this time.

The prime minister put down his reading glasses, not knowing whether he felt sorry for the elves' stupidity or for the dwarves' ill-fated national destiny: "I hope they won't regret their decision today tomorrow. In fact, no matter how hard they try to preserve their strength, it will be of no avail." "Yeah, at this point, do they still think that the Tang army will stop advancing south and allow their empire to rest and recuperate in peace for a few decades?" Larb didn't understand the other party's behavior.

The prime minister was very good at manipulating people's hearts. The elf explained, "But General Larbu, if it were you, you would not waste all your strength at the door of your neighbor's house."

"..." Larbu wanted to refute, but he choked up. He couldn't say those words that went against human nature.

"There is almost no hope for the battle here. You must know better than me what the current situation of Ironforge is. I wouldn't be surprised if the Tang army rushed into the city tomorrow." The prime minister said as he looked at the surrounding walls.

This is a basement, so of course there are no windows or anything like that. The dim light makes his eyes worse, and the turbid air is also torturing this old man.

Compared to the outside environment, this place is quite good. At least there are some paintings hanging on the wall to adjust the atmosphere, and there are waiters to bring drinks and food. But it is still cramped and depressing here, which always reminds people of the swaying fate of the Ice Empire.

"But, Prime Minister, we still have hundreds of thousands of troops fighting in Ironforge. We can continue to hold on. Winter is coming soon, and the Tang army will be defeated by the severe cold. We will definitely win the final victory." Although the battle situation was already very passive, Larbu still felt that there was a possibility of winning.

According to the military's plan, as soon as winter comes, a large number of night combat troops will be trapped in the wild and the main force of the Tang army will naturally suffer heavy losses. At that time, they will be able to stabilize the front and at least hold on until the beginning of next spring.

Many people who are just getting by think that they can decide the outcome by then. Even if Ironforge is lost, that will be next year. There is no need to rush now...

The chancellor poured cold water on him: "It's a good idea, but the question is, are we prepared for the coming winter? Do your army, or Sheko's army, or Barov's army, have enough fuel and winter clothes?"

"..." Larb was speechless again. As far as he knew, the dwarf troops were indeed not prepared for the winter. Although the city was not completely surrounded, very little supplies were transported from the south to Ironforge.

On the one hand, the change in the war situation caused Ironforge to gradually lose direct control over other areas, and each place began to consider its own little calculations; on the other hand, the dwarf's industrial system had completely collapsed, and there were actually not enough materials that could be transferred to Ironforge to support the city defense war.

Before the dwarves fought the elves, many industrial facilities were built in the north for safety reasons: because from the very beginning, the Tang Dynasty Group's aid projects started from Yongdong Port and extended to the heart of the dwarf-controlled area.

Large-scale oil refining equipment, mines, steel mills, and supporting machinery repair shops... all these heavy industries are in the north, or most of them are concentrated in the north. Now that these areas have been occupied by the Tang army, it would be strange if the dwarf industrial system did not collapse quickly.

Over the years, the factories that the dwarves built after driving away the Tang Group, as well as the production line equipment that they later purchased from the Tang Empire, were all placed near Ironforge because it is relatively safer and easier to manage.