Alien Arms Empire

Chapter 1864 1865 Dorn is going to run away

"Dorn is going to run away!" In the Tang Army's frontline combat headquarters, which has moved forward to Wolf City, a huge battlefield situation map hangs on the wall, with flags and markers of various colors clearly marking the enemy and ourselves. The troop deployment and latest trends of both sides.

Marshal Tiger stood in front of the map and glanced sharply at the blue flag representing the Dornish Legion. They were moving impatiently to the southwest. He had obviously had a premonition that something was going to happen and was starting to think of a way to escape. He reached out and pinched his chin, with a hint of amusement in his tone, as if he was an experienced hunter who had already made a comprehensive hunting plan in his mind when he saw his prey fleeing in panic.

"Yes, the feedback from the frontline troops is that the defense lines stationed by Dorn in the past few days are being taken over by troops from the Lions Empire." A combat staff officer stood beside Marshal Tiger, holding a After quickly browsing the battle report that had just been delivered, he raised his head and reported the latest military intelligence to Marshal Tiger: "They want to run away and leave the mess to the Lions Empire so that they can slip away with oil on their feet."

Not only on the frontal battlefield, the reconnaissance plane also confirmed the news that the Dornish troops who were reinforcing Jade City had stopped halfway, and many troops were even turning around and heading south. It seems that the other party has confirmed that there is no need for rescue on Lanes' side, and they want to save their troops to defend their country.

"Where can they run? Do they think they can outrun our car wheels with just two legs? The air force has cut off the railway near the front line. By the time they find the train, it will be 50 kilometers away. "Although Eric is not tall, he is very strong and stands out among a group of generals. After hearing the staff report, he couldn't help but let out a cold snort, his tone full of disdain and contempt. In his opinion, it was too late for the Dornish Legion to think about escaping now. The Tang Army's steel torrent had already laid a dragnet, waiting to engulf them completely.

"Once they escape the ruins and rubble of Jade City, they are just a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. After passing Jade City, there is not even a serious line of defense in the hinterland of the Lions Empire!" An army general sitting next to Eric was slightly taller. Thin, but with piercing eyes, he took over Eric's words and commented in a cold tone.

The complex terrain and ruins of Jade City provided a certain cover for the Dornish Legion, allowing them to rely on the ruins to resist tenaciously. But if they choose to abandon Jade City, it means that they will be completely exposed to the Tang army's front, and their fate awaits, only to be ruthlessly crushed.

For the Tang army, the enemy troops deployed in the wilderness were no threat. As long as they caught up and surrounded their opponents, the rest was to capture prisoners and improve their records.

"But it's normal for them to have this reaction. After all, retreating may take away some personnel and equipment. If you stay, you can only wait to be annihilated by us." Another general's voice was relatively low, and he pushed the bridge of his nose. Wearing gold glasses, he calmly analyzed the situation of the Dornish Legion, trying to understand their choices from a strategic perspective.

From Donne's point of view, it is exactly what he said: Staying where you are is waiting for death, and waiting for death is obviously the most negative way. It is obviously a smarter choice to let the Lions Empire's troops cut off the rear and escape as soon as possible.

"Indeed, even if we surround these Dornish troops in the wild, we can only annihilate 90% at most." A bearded general said roughly, with a hint of regret in his tone, It was as if he felt sorry for not being able to annihilate all the enemies.

Although judging from the figures on paper, the annihilation of 90% of the troops is no different from being wiped out, after all, there will still be some stragglers who slip through the net. From a macro perspective, if the base number is large enough, there will still be a lot of fish that slip through the net: for example, the number of fish that slipped through the net after retreating from the Yangmu Empire and fleeing to Sussus is at least hundreds of thousands.

This time Dorne's troops fled more resolutely and faster, so the number may be more: Tiger calculated it in his mind, and there were almost a million Dorne troops who could return to northern Dorne. border line.

But this is just a number. How many heavy weapons and equipment can these troops take away, and how much combat effectiveness can they retain... In other words, even how much combat effectiveness these troops can have now is actually not sure.

After such a long period of consumption, it is actually a big question mark as to how many main forces Dorne's ground forces have left that can fight hard. According to the most conservative estimate, among the one million troops returning to Dorne, at least 50% of the new recruits will be defeated at the first touch!

It is a huge project to transport troops and weapons and equipment to the vicinity of the battlefield. It is naturally equally troublesome to transport the weapons, ammunition, personnel and equipment. Coming and leaving at will has been the dream of military commanders since ancient times. As for whether it can be achieved, it depends on luck, strength and the technical conditions at the time.

Obviously, the coalition forces, or now the Dorne Empire, do not have this technical condition: they rely heavily on railways for transportation, and cannot find a sufficient number of trains in a short period of time. Naturally, there is no way to move the troops going north to the south. Withdraw to the country.

And those heavy equipment such as artillery tanks, which are already small in number, will naturally be lost during the mobilization process. Without perfect logistics supplies, and there is not enough time for repair and maintenance... Eighty achievements will be abandoned halfway, wasted. During the round trip.

The precious and little remaining combat power was consumed in meaningless running back and forth. I think the generals on the Dorne side must feel sad. But there is nothing they can do, because the Lions Empire is indeed unreliable.

If they don't retreat and wait until the Lions Empire unilaterally makes peace with the Tang Empire and chooses to surrender... their situation will only become more difficult. By that time, it won't be as easy for them to get the Lions Empire's railway system to cooperate. Maybe they won't even be able to find a decent train.

"With Jade City behind us, we can't go too deep into the hinterland of Lanes... However, we can probably pursue it for a hundred kilometers?" A general pointed to the red mark on the map representing the area controlled by the Tang Army and put forward his own idea, his tone With a hint of inquiry.

"It depends on the situation. If the air force can provide support, I think it can still be achieved within 200 kilometers." General Eric's eyes moved back and forth between the Tang Army's control area and the Dornish Army's retreat route on the map, his fingers constantly moving He gestured as if he was estimating the distance of the pursuit.

He is a serious frontline commander with really rich experience. If he goes by his ideas, he can actually do 300 kilometers or even 500 kilometers with gritted teeth. It's just that in this kind of meeting to discuss combat plans, we must be more conservative and drag other military services into the water so that everyone can share the responsibility.

"There are no problems with the Air Force. Both Bunas Airport and Ice Crystal City's airport are ready for use." Admiral Xiao Yun said confidently, his tone full of absolute confidence in his own strength. , the Tang Army's air power has already firmly controlled the air superiority on the battlefield and can provide strong support to ground troops at any time. In fact, he is now the talker of the Air Force, because Tang Mo recently promoted Air Force Commander-in-Chief Brahim to the rank of Air Force Marshal. However, after being promoted to Air Force Marshal, Brahim became more like a symbol of the Air Force rather than a frontline commander, so the air force command power on the Eastern Continent was definitely assigned to General Xiao Yun.

"We have mature experience in airdropping supplies... Moreover, the coalition forces in Yucheng have their hands full. Do you think they are really capable of threatening your army's transportation lines?" Another air force general sitting next to Xiao Yun smiled. He asked, with a hint of ridicule in his tone. In his opinion, whether it was the army of the Dorne Empire or the army of the Lions Empire, they were now lost dogs and were unable to pose any threat to any transportation lines of the Tang Army.

In fact, the biggest hidden danger of bypassing the city to attack this dangerous combat method is that the enemy's defenders may rush out at any time in the bypassed city to harass the attacking side's transportation and supply lines.

In ancient times, nomadic cavalry could bypass the cities of agricultural civilization and break into the strategic depth of agricultural civilization to burn, kill and loot. The most important thing was that they could ignore their own logistical supplies and focus on "plundering".

In modern warfare, bypassing an enemy's heavily guarded city means that it is impossible to use the railways and roads that pass through the city and provide sufficient logistical supplies for the troops that continue to attack. Therefore, under normal circumstances, few generals will make such bold arrangements.

But the Tang Army actually didn't care too much about this. On the one hand, the powerful Tang Army had already compressed the Lanes Empire defenders into Jade City and was unable to move. Paul had no way to mobilize troops to launch a counterattack and harass the Tang Army's logistics supply route around the city.

On the other hand, the Tang Army's strong logistical supply capabilities are enough to support the Tang Army to rely on pure field supplies to advance the front line for hundreds of kilometers... The reason why the Army wants to pull the Air Force together is just to push forward further when necessary. Or if something unexpected happens, just leave a backup plan.

"Be prepared...hehehehe." The general who proposed the pursuit of a hundred kilometers responded with a smile, with a relaxed tone. He knew that the Air Force generals would definitely give the Army absolute support, and the Army's so-called worries about the supply line were actually only Just a tiny bit. But out of caution, he and other staff insisted on being fully prepared to deal with various emergencies.

"It doesn't matter to our Air Force. As long as Marshal Tiger doesn't care about the efficiency of the Air Force in cutting off the enemy's escape route south, there will be no difficulty in allocating some aircraft to support the Army's advancement." Xiao Yun made an assurance that his Air Force was now completely unstoppable. Don't worry about supplies and maintenance anymore. As the saying goes, if you have a rich family, you can naturally become rich all of a sudden.

"That's good. I immediately asked Strauss's troops to bypass Yucheng and start to press forward, and let Ying'an's troops take over his current position. After walking for so long, it's time to let Ying'an's 11th Army stretch its muscles. Yes." After listening to the generals' discussion, Marshal Tiger decisively issued a new combat order in a firm and powerful tone that left no room for doubt.

From a location point of view, Strauss's 3rd Army is the most southerly organic ground force, so it is naturally the best choice to let them bypass the city and go south. Tamaki's side... has already entered the final stage, and it doesn't matter who is sent on the field.

"Leave the rest to Strauss himself. Okay, now we can consider the troops to be invested in the second phase." After speaking, Marshal Tiger turned his attention to the combat staff and said calmly. , as if discussing a trivial matter.

"There is nothing to consider. Feng Kezhi's 9th Army and Hogg's 1st Army are almost enough." A staff officer replied immediately, obviously knowing the next battle plan.

"The other troops are renovating as they move south as planned... In short, His Majesty's great cause of unification has reached the final stage. The more it comes to this time, the less careless it is!" Marshal Tiger looked around at the generals present and spoke in a serious tone. He warned that although victory was in sight, he knew very well that arrogant soldiers would inevitably be defeated. Only by always being vigilant could he finally win the war completely.

"For His Majesty the Emperor!" Everyone raised their chins and sang loudly: "Long live our Emperor!"

Judging from the current situation, the Lions Empire must surrender within a short period of time, otherwise Dorne would not be so determined to stop the troops from moving north. Today, the Tang Empire only has its only nominal enemy, Dorne.

The more this moment comes, the less anxious it is. Tiger decided to let the troops recuperate in the Lions territory for at least ten days, and enter the Dorne Empire in the best condition.

As for the other Nanla Empire... they have always been carefree. From the beginning to the end, this empire has not participated in the anti-Tang alliance and has always maintained absolute neutrality.

But the current situation is that the Tang Empire's war to unify the two continents has reached this point. How can it be possible for the Nanla Empire to continue to remain free and neutral? Therefore, it is time to send personnel to the Nanla Empire to ask whether the emperor of the Nanla Empire is a "hero" who understands current affairs.

"That's not our job anymore, let's leave it to Nangong Hong and Jiang Run to worry about." A general chuckled and passed the blame directly to the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Anyway, when the time comes to negotiate, we can just leave it to them as soldiers.