Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 1728 1729 No Longer Reliable Allies

"The entire defense line is connected by telephone lines, and the generator equipment has been concealed. More than half of the important facilities are in underground bunkers... We have also fully considered the Tang army's strike capabilities in this regard."

Originally, they were reinforcing the existing defense line, so many places already existed, such as some tunnels and some bunkers inside the mountains.

But there are some things that need to be adjusted, the most critical of which are actually the so-called energy power and ammunition storage areas. These places are the most vulnerable to a line of defense, so they are often protected with emphasis.

In the past, the defense lines built by the Yangmu Empire were aimed at the dwarves, so they did not need to design these areas to be too concealed. In order to solve heat dissipation and emission problems, these power plants and water supply facilities were often built on the surface and were very vulnerable.

Therefore, the elves need to transform and move these facilities to a farther place, or even underground, in order to avoid the Tang army's air strikes.

This is indeed a huge project, but the elves do have the capital to complete it: the supplies in the border areas today are quite sufficient: those weapons that could not be transported to the front lines in time are piled up on the border, and now these weapons are being used by the elves.

Now there are countless heavy artillery pieces that were previously prepared to be transported to the Ice Empire. These large-caliber artillery pieces were piled up here because of the inconvenience of transportation, and now they are just right to be taken out and placed on the defense line.

In addition, there are mountains of ammunition, countless cotton-padded clothes and quilts, and various miscellaneous medicines.

Compared to the Ironforge War Zone, which lacked everything, this place seemed to have everything, even to the point of being the envy of the dwarves. At least one-third of the elves' mobilized production capacity was piled up on this line of defense, which naturally looked spectacular.

Having learned from the failure of the dwarves, the elves prepared as much ammunition as possible. The entire border is now a large construction site, with countless people working on it, trying to make it more solid.

However, it is winter now, so the construction will be affected to a certain extent. The reinforced concrete fortifications built now are likely to crack due to climate reasons in the summer and will no longer be as strong as before.

But these problems could not stop the elves from building these fortifications: even if they were unqualified, even if they were just shoddy fortifications, they were still deadly enough.

After introducing the progress of the defense line, another general talked about the difficulties the elves were currently facing: "Half of the current military trains are transporting supplies to the border areas. What we need to worry about now is that the Tang army has been advancing on the flanks and eroding our border defenses. If they advance too quickly, the defenses we can use will be severely reduced."

The Tang army's attack in the direction of Hot Wind Port disrupted the elves' plan to build a border defense line. As long as the Tang army here advances eastward, the position of the elves' defense line will change.

Therefore, the elves also took corresponding countermeasures. A general said to Yang Mu I: "The newly-established 2nd Army has already gone to the front, and the 3rd Army has also left its base. The size of our forces is expanding, which is good news for us."

He pointed to the flank of the border defense line, which was near the Hot Wind Port, and continued, "With these troops, we will be able to hold the existing defense line. By mid-December, the battle line will be almost stabilized."

At present, the elves have indeed stopped the Tang army's advance in this direction, and the fronts of both sides have stabilized. This is mainly because the Tang army is preparing to concentrate its forces to kick the Ice Empire out of the game first. The Minister of Foreign Affairs pinched his chin and suggested to Yangmu I: "Every day the dwarves hold out, we have one more day to build the defense line. If they want, I think they can set up a 'government in exile' on our side."

As an emperor, Yangmu I understood Binghan I's position, so he shook his head and expressed his opinion: "It is impossible for Binghan I to leave his empire. If he really comes to us, then the resistance of the Binghan Empire will soon end."

The dwarves who lost Ironforge would easily become a pile of scattered sand. And if they lost the banner of the emperor, the dwarves would collapse even faster.

The elves' high-level officials probably knew about the Tang army's conciliatory policy. Under this situation, the dwarf area would be quickly integrated into the Tang Empire, just as the Tang Empire integrated the Qin, Chu and Shu areas.

It is possible that by next spring, the coalition forces will see the "Tang Empire Army" formed by dwarves in the ranks of the Tang Army.

Therefore, Yangmu I did not want Binghan I to make a cowardly choice to flee. He hoped that he could fight to the death in the Binghan Empire: "Only by letting him stay in the Binghan Empire can he play the greatest role, so there is no need to discuss the matter of the 'exile government'."

If possible, it would be best for His Majesty the Dwarf Emperor to persist in guerrilla warfare in the southeast region, using the mountainous areas to tie down part of the Tang Empire's troops, which would also relieve some pressure on the elves.

After that, Yang Muyi looked at the map and expressed his concerns: "The most important thing now is to find a way to establish an equally solid front on the Hot Wind Port side. Because if there is a problem in this direction, then our border defense line will be useless."

His general immediately explained: "Your Majesty, the 7th Army has been reinforced, and the 8th Army and the 1st Army are building a new line of defense behind it. Relying on the mountains, they should be able to establish a solid line of defense."

"The problem now is how to deal with the human troops from Lions and Susas." Another general said what he was more worried about: "Your Majesty, from a certain perspective, these human troops are not trustworthy... Once they rebel like before, our defense line will collapse in an instant."

"So, we can only place them in the second line as a reserve, or in front of the defense line as cannon fodder... Inside the defense line, we elves should use our own people." Finally, he expressed his thoughts.

Yang Mu I pinched his chin and fell into deep thought: if he was placed in the front as cannon fodder, his allies would definitely have opinions, but if he was placed in the second line as a reserve and let the elves' own soldiers fight in the front, he felt that he would be at a disadvantage, so he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

In the end, he decided to make things clear with Liones II and Susas I. He hoped that the other party would understand his choice... to voluntarily place his troops in more dangerous places.

Of course, this kind of thing still requires the other party's willingness, but the elves, especially Yangmu I himself, dare not place those humans from the south in important positions: because the fate of Ironforge is there, he does not want his capital to be surrounded by the enemy.

If the other party is unwilling, then he will use "putting allies in the second line" as a bargaining chip in exchange for more supplies.