Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 1756 1757 Returning from the Front

In fact, most of the military talents cultivated by the Tang Empire tended to be conservative in style, but outliers like Strauss came to prominence earlier and made a name for themselves earlier.

For example, Eric of the 7th Army was a commander with a more stable style. In addition, Willis, the commander of the 4th Army, and Bryan, the commander of the 5th Army, were also more stable commanders.

Among the surrendered generals who became commanders of the Tang army, Zhao Chen, commander of the 6th Army, Feng Kezhi of the 9th Army, and even Ying An of the 11th Army were relatively less radical candidates.

The middle-level commanders of these troops, young people who graduated from military academies, are also experts in "building strong strongholds and fighting stupid battles."

Because from the moment they were educated, they kept in mind that they had absolute advantages in weapon performance and intelligence, so they did not need to take the risk of choosing crazier tactics to win.

In the sand table exercises at the military academy and the military rehearsals held within the army, they are better at mobilizing troops step by step, maintaining their own supply lines, and crushing the enemy as a righteous army.

The result of their confrontation is often a contest of attrition, with slight victories or defeats determined in details such as logistics and mobilization and replenishment of troops.

In such an environment, Strauss and Bolton were the outliers, and it was precisely because of their uniqueness that they became the commanders of the most elite 2nd and 3rd Army Groups of the Tang Empire.

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Felix took the train back to the capital of the elves, and met Emperor Yangmu I who personally greeted him on the platform.

This was something he had not expected, so he was very panicked. In fact, his performance on the front line was not very good, and could only be described as mediocre at best.

"Your Majesty..." He stood at attention and saluted, then greeted nervously. Before he could finish the rest of the sentence, he was interrupted by Yang Mu Yi.

"How is the battle situation on the front line? We have assembled so many troops this time. Can we launch a decent counterattack against Hot Wind Port?" Yang Mu I couldn't wait to ask this question as soon as they met.

The coalition forces were gathering troops towards Hot Wind Harbor, but the process was very slow. Although the elves had tried their best, they could not exceed the limit of their own capabilities.

In front of them were the 10th and 1st armies of the Tang army, and one could tell from their numbers that they were not easy to mess with. Felix had done his best to stop the Tang army from expanding their control area, so it was a bit difficult for him to organize a counterattack.

Therefore, he could only answer truthfully: "Your Majesty, it is already very difficult to hold the existing defense line. Forcibly launching a counterattack will only make the current situation more passive."

He was telling the truth, and as he had just returned from the front, he was the most qualified to express his opinion: the coalition forces seemed to be numerous and powerful, but modern warfare was no longer a model where victory or defeat was determined by numbers.

A large number of troops cannot play their advantages, and they can only waste precious transportation capacity and material reserves in vain. Felix held several key points and withstood the tentative attacks of the Tang army. At least he stabilized the situation, and his contribution was much greater than that of the late "God of War" Xie Ke who was boasted in the newspapers. "Can't we really take back Hot Wind Port and connect the entire defense line?" Yangmu I was still obsessed with regaining territory. In fact, he really hoped to take back all the border defense lines, which would make it look more certain and the defense line more complete.

But Felix poured cold water on Yangmu I: "Your Majesty, I came back this time just for this matter... The border defense line is relatively unsafe, and it is a bit sloppy to rely on it."

He was the commander-in-chief who was fighting the Tang army on the front line, so he was very familiar with the Tang army's offensive capabilities. Those fortifications looked very solid, but under the Tang army's offensive, they basically could not hold out for long.

In Felix's view, the long border defense line was actually full of loopholes, which was simply prepared to be easily broken through by the Tang army.

It is not easy to hold such a line of defense, so it is even more ridiculous for Flix to risk launching a counterattack to keep it intact.

"In fact, setting up defense lines along rivers and mountains, using dense vegetation to hide soldiers, and pursuing a more robust defensive deployment may be the tactics we should choose." He lowered his voice and told Yangmu I his suggestions.

It was not surprising that he had such an idea. As long as he had really been to the front line and seen the fortifications that were bombed by the Tang army, he would definitely be more cautious in choosing the location for setting up the defensive positions.

In those trenches that looked very solid, there was not even a single wound on the bodies of the soldiers killed by the Tang army's bombs. The bodies were bleeding from all seven orifices, and lying in the battlefield was terrifying to see.

He was also deeply impressed by the overwhelming artillery bombardment of the Tang army. Once when he was inspecting the front line, he happened to catch up with the Tang army's artillery bombardment. Although they were far away, the falling shells shook the earth, making him, the elf's front-line commander, extremely nervous.

The elves' soldiers had made great efforts to hold their positions in the face of such a powerful enemy. Now, if they were asked to abandon their solid defensive positions and attack, I guess not many people would be willing to do such a stupid thing.

"We can't even defend a sea, let alone a river." Yang Mu I said this with a lack of interest after knowing his general's thoughts.

He was actually not wrong. The strongest dwarf ice empire in the western continent was not able to defeat the Tang Empire that landed across the sea, so how could a few rivers stop the Tang Empire's progress...

"That's why I hope to plan an attack and turn the defensive into the offensive, so that I can look forward to it..." After a pause of a few seconds, he explained to Felix.

"I understand, Your Majesty. I will write a plan after I return and immediately prepare for a counterattack." Felix also understood Yangmu I's feelings, so he gave a guarantee.

Although he was unwilling to order an attack, he could still satisfy the requirements of Emperor Yangmu I by sending some troops to make a show of it.

"Don't force it. We still need to think about this matter carefully..." Yangmu I supported Felix's shoulders and said, "We can discuss the feasibility of a local counterattack first... If conditions permit, we can consider the counterattack I mentioned."