Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 1726 1727 The Movement of the Dwarves

"Your Majesty, in that situation, it will be difficult for us to obtain supplies, and our troops will be consumed by the elves and humans... There will be countless casualties, and whether what we get in return is worth it... I can no longer make a judgment." Barlov reminded Binghan Yishi. In his opinion, the emperor in front of him had lost his judgment recently due to continuous failures.

The Ice Empire, which has lost most of its territory, has become a "marginal power" that is infinitely close to collapse no matter how you look at it.

It was impossible for the coalition forces to trust such a dwarf army. They were even more afraid that the dwarf troops would suddenly turn against them or collapse, causing another similar defeat.

Therefore, the coalition forces are unlikely to provide sufficient supplies to the dwarf troops who have lost their capital, nor are they likely to leave important lines of defense to the dwarves to defend alone.

Under such circumstances, how the dwarf troops can continue to fight becomes a difficult problem, and it is a problem that must be solved.

Looking at his marshal and then at his prime minister, Binghan Yishi forced out a bitter smile and expressed his intention: "Even if I die, I am unwilling to hand over my empire to that damn Tang Mo! No matter what, he can only get a ruin! You can leave, but you must promise me that you will never surrender!"

He was unwilling to let the Tang people win so easily, so he decided to turn the Ice Empire into a scorched earth, a scorched earth that the Tang people could not use at all.

"Your Majesty, I have no intention of leaving here. If anyone must stay, I hope it's me. You can personally lead the Eastern Front to continue fighting in the south. Marshal Xie Ke will surely be more willing to obey your command." The prime minister had actually already made mental preparations, and at this time he spoke to Binghan Yishi.

In his opinion, insisting on living would only bring trouble to himself, and it would be better to just die in Ironforge.

Going to the south with Xie Ke was really an even more desperate job. There was no such thing as victory there, and all they could do was to vent their frustration of failure with their own death.

The final result is obvious. They will all die in battle in the south. The process will inevitably be extremely torturous. Such a task, no matter how you look at it, is not a good choice.

"..." After hearing the prime minister's opinion, Binghan Yishi was indeed tempted. He was also worried that the prime minister would not be able to command Xie Ke, who was already a marshal. If he were to go instead, it might be the most reasonable choice.

"No matter how we arrange it, we should prepare the troops now. I will draw out my own reserve forces and have them take over Sheko's defense line... The 11th and 12th armies should also start moving towards Ironforge."

"Yes, it should be arranged." The prime minister came to his senses and quickly agreed.

Binghan I nodded and gave the order: "Let the 11th and 12th Army retreat to Ironforge and take over part of the defense line of the Western Army... Let the Eastern Army prepare to retreat..."

"If Marshal Xie Ke can hold the remaining supply lines, Ironforge may be able to hold out for a while, Your Majesty..." The prime minister looked at Binghan I and gave the emperor another way out.

After a brief silence, Binghan Yishi finally gave up and walked down the steps given by the prime minister: "Move my headquarters to the backup headquarters in the southern suburbs of the city..."

... Handing over positions is not a trivial matter. After receiving the order, Xie Ke still has to make careful preparations.

He had to abandon part of his troops and let them stay behind to cover the rear, so that he could hand over a relatively stable line of defense to Barlov who came to replace him.

To be honest, he began to admire Barov. The fact that he could fairly give the suggestion to let Sheko's troops go first at this time showed that he was a rational and fair person.

Xie Ke knew that he could not do this, so he decided to help Marshal Barov who stayed and volunteered to die: he did not withdraw all the main forces, but left about one-fifth.

For him, this was already a very generous choice. Moreover, his Eastern Front Army was not without missions. He had to cover Binghan I's retreat to the south, and also set up a battle array on the southern transportation line to try to hold a supply line.

It is not an easy task for the current dwarf troops to defend against the attack of the Tang army in a field battle on relatively flat terrain, so Xie Ke has done his utmost by leaving behind one-fifth of the elite troops.

Part of Dorne's troops also had to leave, and the dwarves finally decided to inform their ally Dorne of this matter. Dorne also expressed understanding and finally chose to withdraw two divisions, leaving the remaining troops to continue to help the dwarves fight.

This decision is very scientific: the two divisions that leave can be remnant divisions or full-strength divisions; these two divisions can be ordinary soldiers or the elite backbone of several divisions assembled.

In fact, Dorne simply gathered all the grassroots commanders together, formed two divisions, and began to retreat from Ironforge.

They moved the fastest because they had fewer troops and could move quickly. As soon as the two divisions started moving, the Tang Army reconnaissance troops discovered something.

Unfortunately, Feng Kezhi had no way to deal with this: his troops had been fighting continuously for a long time, always in a situation of being outnumbered. It was not an easy task to expect them to launch a fierce attack or go around to the south to launch a pursuit.

So he could only report the intelligence to Marshal Tiger, who also made a slight adjustment to the Tang army's attack route: the 3rd Army, which had been advancing eastward, stopped its advance and withdrew its troops to attack northwest.

As the commander of the Tang army, Tiger judged that the dwarves were withdrawing troops from Ironforge to the south, and they were definitely planning to attack the 11th and 12th armies in the mountainous area. Therefore, Tiger decided to first eliminate the dwarf troops that were preparing to return to Ironforge in the field.

It is always easier to destroy a large army in the wild than in a street fight. Tiger believes that as long as this army is destroyed, the number of defenders in Ironforge will be reduced by half.

Both sides deployed their troops on the frozen land, and a pursuit and interception was about to begin. Xie Ke's troops also began to move after the Tang army responded.

The street fighting in Ironforge became more intense. While Barlov was withdrawing troops to take over the defense line, Ying'an on the west side of the city broke through Barlov's defense line and captured several blocks in one breath.