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Chapter 1736 1737 More Useful

The Tang army was still retreating, which seemed to be good news for the coalition forces. Xie Ke had already set up his headquarters in Dalcas, because he didn't see the blood all over the ground.

For a big shot like him, all he sees is the beautiful scenery after the town has been cleaned up: the snow on the streets of the town has been cleared twice, and even though it is still snowing, you can see the piles of snow cleared on both sides when driving through the road.

His troops were indeed advancing. The outskirts of Darkas were filled with all kinds of vehicles, and infantrymen were walking in the wind and snow carrying weapons. This scene was something that dwarf generals like Sheko were already accustomed to.

Every war he had participated in or commanded had been like this in the winter.

When he was young he walked in a team like this, and now that he was a commander he watched the young soldiers form a line and pass before his eyes.

Because the clouds were too thick, reconnaissance satellites were unlikely to provide a good reconnaissance view. Also because of the weather conditions, Tang Jun’s aircraft seemed to have never appeared at all.

Electronic interference no longer exists, and the anti-radiation missiles that were like a thorn in the flesh have also disappeared... In short, the bad weather seems to have brought good news to the dwarves.

As long as the snow doesn’t stop, as long as the bad weather continues, the Ice Empire’s troops seem to be able to fight their way back to Saint Luo, back to Everwinter Harbor, back to the Iron Barrier and drive the Tang people into the sea…

Of course, Xie Ke knew that this was all unrealistic fantasy. Because to his north, there was a powerful armored force of the Tang army that was encircling and suppressing the 11th and 12th armies of the Dwarves. Once the victory was decided there, his so-called victory would come to an abrupt end.

As long as the Tang army's armored forces began to move south, he would have to suspend the attack and prepare to fight with the Tang Empire's armored forces on the plains.

For him, this was definitely an impossible task, because the weather could not stay like this forever, and once it cleared up, the Tang army's planes would be dispatched.

By that time, the main force of the Tang army entered the battlefield and the air force also joined the battle. Everything was developing in a direction that was unfavorable to the dwarves. Xie Ke certainly knew what the outcome would be.

But he couldn't change anything. He could only continue to fight according to the current plan. Even if he knew he would lose in the end, he had to persist.

He couldn't even arrange for his troops to build new fortifications near Dalcas in advance, because in everyone's eyes, he was now in the counterattack stage and should not stop the offensive and switch to defense.

Therefore, he could only use the excuse of building a supply node to prevent a surprise attack by the Tang army's special forces, and ordered a small number of engineers to work near Dalcas in the snowy weather, trying to build some simple fortifications so that they would be completely defenseless when the Tang army counterattacked.

Just like a few days ago, whenever he had time, he would pray devoutly in his heart, praying that such bad weather would continue, and praying that the 11th and 12th Dwarf Armies in the north could hold out for another half a month or even a month.

If his Eastern Front Army was lucky enough to recapture the central mountainous area, then he, as a marshal, might really have to move up a level. Perhaps... he could really take the position of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces and become the backbone of all the countries on the Eastern Continent that resisted the tyranny of the Tang State.

Just as he was thinking about these things, an officer walked into the not-so-warm room, stood at attention and saluted, reporting: "Marshal, our vanguard troops are approaching Anriqi..."

"Good!" Xie Ke's eyes lit up. If his troops could recapture Anliqi, the largest city on the southern plains occupied by the Tang army, then he would really have a hope of recapture the entire southern plains.

After all, there were railways and train stations in Anriqi. When the dwarves were defeated, they did not have time to blow up the transportation railway and train station there, and they were left to the Tang army along with the trains inside.

If they could recapture this place now, the transportation pressure would be relieved a lot, and even the entire Eastern Front might be able to obtain some supplies in Anrichi and gain the ability to continue attacking westwards.

You know, as the Eastern Front advanced westward, Sheko's supply problems had become increasingly serious. This was also part of the reason why such a big mess had occurred in Dalcas.

The snowfall affected the takeoff and landing of the Tang army's aircraft, and also affected the transportation and supply of the dwarves. Xie Ke's troops, who originally could only rely on livestock and cars for transportation, advanced faster and farther from the rear supply base, and the less supplies they received.

Now Xie Ke can only focus on maintaining the ammunition supply of the troops. As for other things, they are basically solved by each unit on its own.

Many soldiers are still wearing cotton clothes looted from the civilians of Ironforge, and this situation is unlikely to improve in the short term.

However, it would be different after they occupied Anliqi: they could search in Anliqi again, and maybe they could find a new batch of supplies. Or to put it another way: the local people in Anliqi might welcome the king's army and voluntarily offer their clothes, food, and even daughters...

"Order the troops to continue attacking Anliqi! The first troop to enter Anliqi... each person will be rewarded with a gold coin! The commander will be promoted one level!" Xie Ke gave an incentive policy that sounded very good.

In fact, it’s not his fault that he is stingy, but the Ice Empire really can’t come up with much money now: Ironforge is at war, most of its territory has been lost, and its economy has already collapsed to the point where it cannot collapse any further.

In addition, this is also related to the intensity of some recent battles: the Tang army troops in the southern plains always collapsed at the first touch, and many troops captured a village or a town without any fierce fighting.

  As more and more things like this happen, the rewards will naturally become smaller: before, we encouraged you to risk your lives, so we offered you an outrageous price. Now that you don’t have to risk your lives anymore, how can you have the nerve to ask for so much?

"Yes!" The officer stood at attention and saluted before leaving. One could hear a bit of joy in his voice. The continuous failures had made everyone extremely depressed, but now that they had finally won a few victories, everyone's morale had naturally recovered a lot.

In the eyes of these officers, this is how war should be fought, isn't it? It is definitely wrong to just passively take a beating. You must always fight back, have strategies, and make changes...

Looking at the snow outside the window, Xie Ke continued to pray... He felt that his prayers seemed to be more useful than strategies.