Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 1731 1732 Breaking through the mud

The Dwarf 11th Army, whose route was blocked, was making a dying struggle. They tried to break through the encirclement of the Tang army, but all their efforts were ultimately in vain.

The 12th Army was not much better off. Because they had a better position before, about three divisions of their troops successfully broke through to Ironforge, but their main force was also blocked in the encirclement.

Now, these troops can only rely on themselves. They have no supplies, lack heavy weapons, and dare not hope for air support. The only good news is that the sky continues to be cloudy, and the Tang army's air strikes have temporarily stopped.

Without the suppression of electronic jamming aircraft, the communications of the dwarf troops were temporarily restored, and without anti-radiation missiles, the headquarters of various troops dared to use radio to command the troops in combat.

Also because of the absence of electronic interference, the commanders of the 11th and 12th Armies were finally able to find their troops and make some simple statistics of previous losses.

It would have been fine if they hadn't counted the numbers, but once they did, they were shocked: about five divisions of troops had been severely damaged in previous battles, and one division had surrendered directly, giving its defensive positions to the Tang army.

The entire encirclement has been compressed. Now the 7th Army of the Tang Army has completed its combat objectives and formed a huge pocket, squeezing the living space of the dwarf troops from all directions.

It was also at this time that the 11th and 12th Armies reported their situation to Ironforge: they were now surrounded and there was basically no hope of breaking out.

At this time, Ironforge also figured out where the Tang army armored forces that had been rampaging on the southern plains had gone: this force blocked the way of the Dwarf 11th and 12th Army!

Xie Ke and Binghan Yishi were naturally very excited when they learned the news, because this meant that their plan did have a chance of success.

The armored forces that were going to encircle the 11th and 12th Dwarven armies would definitely not be able to get away for a while, which was much better than the Tang army's armored forces going south! Because if the Tang army went south, they could withdraw at any time to kill Xie Ke's troops who were attacking.

But now, the Tang army cannot withdraw, because once they withdraw, the 11th and 12th armies of the Dwarves will be out of trouble. Then Xie Ke's attack is equivalent to helping the 11th and 12th armies out of trouble, which is definitely worthwhile.

So, a few hours later, the headquarters of the 11th and 12th Army received a telegram from their own side. The message used the latest changed code, and it was obvious that the level was not low.

The message was very clear: the counterattack had begun, and all they had to do now was to continue with the order to break out to Ironforge.

In order to maintain confidentiality, the Ice Empire did not inform the commanders of the two army groups of its counterattack plan, because they themselves knew that their communication confidentiality system was useless and had almost no confidentiality effect.

Although there was no mention of the Eastern Front commanded by Xie Ke launching a counterattack on the southern plains, Binghan I still used the harshest words to order the two armies to fight to the last soldier.

After all, if these two army groups were quickly destroyed, the Tang army would be able to turn its spearhead and quickly move south to cause trouble for Xie Ke's troops.

The commanders of the two armies decided that they really had no choice but to continue to break out. They couldn't just surrender with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, right? Wouldn't that make them the eternal sinners of the dwarves?

Moreover, the weather was on their side recently. The gloomy clouds blocked the Tang army's planes, and the continuous snowfall forced the Tang army's most powerful air force to suspend its offensive. In this way, everyone was almost back to the same starting line: all were ground troops, all were plane warfare, at least the dwarves didn't have to worry about the sudden disaster overhead.

Braving the light snow, the dwarf soldiers staggered across the muddy wilderness and launched an attack on the defensive positions that the Tang army had just established.

They advanced one after another, stepping on the muddy ground, holding their weapons and taking heavy steps in the cold temperature.

Many soldiers' shoes had stuck to their feet, their socks had long been soaked with blood and snow, and every step was excruciatingly painful.

As time goes by, the wounds will become infected, the flesh will fester, and frostbite and necrosis will eventually turn these soldiers from lightly wounded to seriously injured.

If the current medical conditions continue, these soldiers' toes and even entire legs will not be saved and will all have to be amputated.

In such an environment, they had to fight under the artillery fire of the Tang army: after a soldier fell, he would soon be covered by the white snow, and then be trampled into the mud by the soldiers behind him, mixed in the mud and turned into an unrecognizable pool...

A dwarf tank, piled with camouflage branches, staggered forward and slowly advanced towards the Tang army under the cover of the infantry.

In order to increase protection, logs are tied to the front of the tank. These are the materials the armored soldiers use locally to collect as chips for their own survival.

Seeing the friendly tanks, the morale of the dwarf soldiers suddenly boosted: they had not seen their own armored forces for a long time, because once the tanks appeared, they would quickly be destroyed by the Tang army's planes.

  Now, braving the snow like fine sand, these tanks finally appeared on the battlefield again. How could they not be excited?

"Hura!" The cheers that had not been heard for a long time resounded through the sky again. Amid the shouts, the dwarf soldiers seemed to move forward faster.

But the next second, a flash of light flew out from the Tang army's position and hit the advancing dwarf tank with lightning speed.

The wood tied to the front of the tank turned into fragments that flew everywhere, as sharp as shrapnel, and some even hit the surrounding dwarf soldiers.

The surrounding dwarven soldiers fell to the ground with screams, and the front armor of the tank was pierced by the armor-piercing bullet, leaving a hot hole that melted everything around it. The entire tank slowly stopped moving and was paralyzed on the spot, without any movement.

Fortunately, the tank did not explode, but unfortunately, the crew members inside it were actually dead. The moment the jet rushed into the tank and rolled over and swept across everyone, they were all dead.

The morale that had just started to rise was wiped out in an instant, and a difficult battle began.