Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 1717 1718 Release Arrangement

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

So when the dwarf forces in Ironforge began to lose ground bit by bit, it became difficult for them to continue to hold the remaining positions.

After several blocks changed hands under the attack of the Tang army, the dwarf flank defense line began to shake on a large scale: some troops chose to surrender, while others gave up their positions and chose to retreat.

Marshal Xie Ke tried to prevent this from happening again. He replaced several front-line commanders and sent more supervision teams, and only then did he manage to stabilize the situation.

However, they had no ability to take back the lost positions, so the dwarves could only reinforce the existing defense lines to make the Tang army's advancement more difficult.

As the battle line penetrated deeper into the city, the Tang army's armored vehicles and tanks gradually failed to play their full role, and the Tang army's advance became slower. However, they still nibbled away at Ironforge one house at a time, compressing the dwarf's defense position.

"The news sent by Marshal Xie Ke...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.

Knowing that everything could no longer be concealed, Xie Ke no longer hesitated and reported his true condition to the General Staff.

The same was true for Marshal Barov on the other side. He had no intention of playing any tricks and directly reported all the situations truthfully to the top leaders of the empire.

However, whether it was Larbu, the prime minister, or other ministers, they did not have the courage to tell the other side the true situation of the battle, nor did they dare to tell the emperor who still knew nothing 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 side may start shelling at any time, and then we will have no way to explain to His Majesty."

"Can't we concentrate some artillery fire and suppress the enemy when the Tang army bombards?" A general thought of a way and suggested: "If this is possible, then we can at least make the Tang army lose some artillery, forcing the enemy to give up the tactic of bombarding the palace for fear of losses."

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. We really can't concentrate to counterattack the enemy's artillery fire."

In fact, what he said was still quite polite. The current situation was that if the artillery were to engage in a firefight with the Tang army, it would be very likely that the other side would destroy all of the dwarf artillery with just a few rounds of fire.

The caliber, quantity and ammunition reserves of the two sides' artillery are not at the same level at all, and the outcome can be determined with just one battle.

Not to mention, if the dwarves try to concentrate their artillery, the other side is likely to get a glimpse of this intelligence in advance, and then they may send out bombers or helicopters to suppress the dwarves' artillery positions. A round of covering strikes will be enough to shatter all fantasies.

In short, the current situation is that the dwarves' artillery are deployed in a scattered manner and have very limited ammunition. They can only provide limited support for the infantry and are unable to organize a large-scale counterattack.

The general who asked this question was actually an old veteran who had just been reinstated. He knew nothing at all. The last time he led a battle and won was in the era of flintlock rifles. "Are we just going to sit there and wait for death? Hundreds of thousands of troops are blocked at our doorstep and beaten?" The old general was hot-tempered and snorted, disagreeing with Larbu's explanation.

In the eyes of this old general, the Ice Empire is still very capable of fighting: he has seen the military parade of the Ice Empire, and looking at those majestic tanks and the planes whizzing past, he believes that his country is the most powerful empire in the world.

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

"It's already good enough that we can withstand the enemy's attack... General! You have also seen Marshal Xie Ke's battle report. He couldn't even fight back. What do you think we can do?" Although Larbu was reluctant, he still explained a few words.

When this was mentioned, the old man remained silent. After all, a marshal was still a marshal, and his rank was there. Even if he was younger than him, he was still a marshal, and he could not deny that easily.

Now Ironforge's defensive forces are in the hands of the Eastern and Western Fronts. If the Eastern and Western Fronts are unable to counterattack, then Ironforge will actually have no possibility of launching a counterattack.

"Then we can only pray now, pray that the Tang army has no plans to bombard this place?" the prime minister asked a question.

"That's about right." Larbu nodded. They really could only act according to Tang Jun's mood. If Tang Jun really wanted to do this, then it would not be a safe choice for them to crawl out of the underground bunker and get some fresh air.

So, he continued to suggest: "If, I mean if... we are worried about this happening, then we should make a plan to arrange for people to go out for fresh air at certain times... This may be useful."

There are now more than a hundred officials hiding in the underground bunker of the imperial palace, and many of their families are actually also in nearby bunkers. It is not an easy task to arrange for so many people to go out for some fresh air.

His Majesty can't hide in the bunker all day long, right? He has to go out and breathe some fresh air, right? This is a basic need, who dares to stop him? But the Tang army's artillery bombardment could come at any time, so this kind of thing seems a bit... embarrassing.

"Indeed, I'll leave this matter to you. Try to be as fair as possible... and leave the best time to... Your Majesty. You have to take into account safety factors, and... Your Majesty's mood." The prime minister gave some of his own suggestions somewhat helplessly.

"I'll try my best." Larbu promised. He knew that this was a rather offensive job, but now he was the only one doing this kind of work. Anyway, he didn't care about offending people, because only God knew how many of these people would have the chance to cause trouble for him.

Arrange some less important people to go out at night or at unsafe times, leaving better times for higher-ranking officials and the emperor. This matter needs to be repeatedly considered and revised according to the bombardment time of the Tang army...

In short, he had one more job, and it was a rather hopeless one.

(End of this chapter)