Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 1718 1719 Turn a blind eye

In fact, the Tang army was also discussing several combat plans. Some staff officers suggested that Ironforge should be completely surrounded and then divided and crushed. This would maximize the attack speed and reduce casualties on their side.

Other staff officers believed that Ironforge's defenses had actually collapsed, and that they should not rush to annihilate the defenders. Instead, they should use this bait to consume the dwarves' manpower and create a more favorable situation for the next battle.

Of course, there are also staff officers from the third faction who believe that at this moment, the main focus should be on persuading the dwarves to surrender and reducing their losses. At least the stability of the dwarven region should be considered to prepare for the full takeover of the Ice Empire in the future.

What everyone said made sense, so the Tang army did not put too much energy on how to capture Ironforge, so the troops on the front line began to play on their own.

When the power to command the battle was delegated to division commanders and regiment commanders, their imagination became much greater: some Tang troops tried the central breakthrough tactic, and others began to mobilize more artillery to bomb the so-called important targets they could find.

During this process, a division of the Tang army concentrated all of their 155mm caliber howitzers and opened fire on the Ice Empire Palace within range.

One shell after another landed in the palace courtyard, some hitting the palace directly, while others hit the palace walls or the lawn.

This time Binghan Yishi could no longer sit still. He had always thought that the Tang army had been driven out of Ironforge, but now he heard an explosion above his head, which made his face suddenly turn ugly.

He appeared in the headquarters with his waiters and guards, and saw General Dorne and his chief of staff Larb who were discussing countermeasures.

"What happened? Why did I hear the bombardment?" As soon as they met, Binghan Yishi asked a series of questions: "Is there something you didn't tell me?"

While asking questions, he walked to the front of the map and saw the map he hadn't asked about for a long time: "Hmm?"

The moment he saw the map, he was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he might have missed many things that he shouldn't have missed.

The Tang army put pressure on both wings. The west station of Ironforge and many houses on the flanks had been painted a different color: the city area of ​​Ironforge controlled by the dwarves might now be less than two-thirds.

This eye-catching map was right there, and it was too late for Larb to cover it up. He was just discussing the defense line with Dorne's general, and that was why he had this map.

The Tang army's attacks became more and more fierce. Larb hoped that Dorne's reinforcements could take over more defense lines, but Dorne's side also had serious problems. Their people were afraid of the severe cold and had actually lost a large number of soldiers, making it difficult for them to continue.

While the two sides were arguing, Binghan Yishi arrived, and saw a map he had never seen before.

After being stunned for a long while, Binghan Yi finally spoke, but he seemed not to have seen the map and blocked all the information on it: "What exactly is going on with the enemy's artillery bombardment? Huh?" "Your Majesty... you have seen the situation. Marshal Xie Ke's counterattack was defeated, and his troops are retreating, so the Tang army 're-controlled' part of the urban area." Larbu pretended to postpone the time when the urban area was lost.

Dorne's general saluted Icefrost I, who looked unhappy, and this attitude was very helpful to Icefrost I. He saluted him in return, and then continued, "Is there any way to drive them out of Ironforge? For example, launch another attack from the flank?"

Full of expectation, he thought of another new force he had just formed: "We still have an army group. The 16th Army Group has just arrived. As long as they can counterattack immediately, will the crisis on the flank be resolved?"

Larbu certainly knew what the 16th Army was. On both sides of the front, Sheko and Marshal Barov's troops could not get enough weapons and equipment. He could roughly guess how many weapons and ammunition this newly formed army had without checking.

With such an army, let alone counterattacking and defeating the Tang army to recapture the lost urban area, even if we could hold a certain part of the defense line, we could be thankful.

"Your Majesty, the 16th Army has just been formed and does not have much combat effectiveness. If we send it into battle at this time, it may not achieve the best results." Larbu was afraid that Dorn's generals would misunderstand him, so he quickly explained: "They don't have many weapons and their training is not sufficient..."

  If Dorne knew that the dwarves still had a fighting force, wouldn't they doubt the dwarves' ability to preserve their strength? If Dorne didn't work hard, wouldn't the situation be even more passive?

The key point is that it would be fine if there really is such an army, but the problem is that there is none: the 16th Army, which Binghan Yishi had high hopes for, is just a group of civilians, and even a group of civilians without many weapons and equipment.

The generals on Dorne's side didn't take this matter to heart. He probably knew the situation of the dwarves. His Majesty the Emperor was almost a fool and there was no need to pay any attention to him.

"Even so, in such an unfavorable situation, we should put all the strength we can into it! Our situation is difficult and the enemy's is also difficult. As long as we persist, we may be able to crush the enemy and win." Binghan Yishi seemed to want to encourage his subordinates.

A group of dwarf staff officers blushed. Many of them had studied at the Tang Empire Military Academy. They knew exactly what the current situation was.

If you ask them to say something that they can still win, they really can't make it up. The situation has deteriorated to this point, and many of them have actually begun to think about how to surrender in order to retain their dignity.

If they are willing to cooperate with the Tang army's occupation, then at least they can retain some rights and interests at the negotiation table, allowing the dwarves to find a good ecological niche within the Tang Empire.

Haven't you seen that the orcs and goblins can only be slaves in the empire until now? If they continue to resist, the dwarves may also be treated in the same way, and they will really be courting death.

"I will discuss with Marshal Barlov to see if we can launch a local counterattack." Even though he didn't want to do so, Larbu still promised Binghan Yishi.

This was a kind of return of favor in a sense: His Majesty the Emperor did not pursue the blame for the unfavorable war situation, so he was willing to cooperate with the Emperor and do some meaningless "face projects".

(End of this chapter)