When the war began to bring inconvenience to the lives of civilians in the rear, various problems began to emerge uncontrollably.
No one really likes war. Anyone who has experienced that kind of time will hate the word war. Of course, unless you can clear the level without any injuries and enjoy the dividends of war without having to pay the price of starting a war.
This kind of good thing cannot last forever. Even if it is as powerful as the Tang Empire, it will be affected by some wars to some extent. But everyone can tolerate such effects, because the dividends brought by the war are too many.
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But when it comes to the Ice Empire and Poplar Empire, which were beaten, the situation is completely different. They have no war dividends and have been suffering from the war from the beginning.
After Ironforge was bombed, Binghan I was furious and rushed back to his home base. He had no choice but to stay in the capital to stabilize his position.
On the one hand, he deployed troops and generals to try to block the holes in the defense line. On the other hand, he was also trying to contact various countries to prepare for a new round of counterattack and regain the initiative on the battlefield.
From the perspective of the coalition forces, the Tang Army's 1st Group Army, which was advancing southward along the coastline, was obviously a good target for attack. As long as the army was encircled, even if it was only forced to break out and turn north, it seemed to be a great victory.
Therefore, the follow-up troops of the elves who had just entered the Ice Empire were concentrated in the Holy Luo area, preparing for a battle of unprecedented scale here.
Marshal Flix is already on his way to Saint-Lo, and Van Crouse is continuing to collect the broken troops and stabilize his front. Everything seems to be developing in a good direction.
The dwarves were not idle either. They mobilized new troops, including the 11th and 12th armies, and approached the flanks of the 1st Army of the Tang Army. Although these two armies were newly formed and their combat effectiveness was average, they were both
At full strength, the equipment is quite complete, and there are still some threats.
The posture put forward by the coalition forces is to prepare for a battle in the Saint Luo area, assemble 3 to 4 armies, and encircle the Tang Army's 1st Group Army to determine the outcome of the Saint Luo battle.
In the other direction, the collapsed 8th Army had withdrawn and began to replenish its forces. The 7th, 9th and 10th Dwarf Army Groups filled the defense line and faced off against the 9th and 11th Army Groups of the Tang Army.
The 7th Army of the Tang State, which came from afar, has not yet joined the battle, but everyone knows very well that the Tang Army is not actually attacking with all its strength.
In fact, the Tang Army's current focus is still on transporting troops. According to Tiger's plan, the Tang Empire's 3rd Army should soon be sent to the Eastern Continent.
You only need to know that because it was a landing operation before, except for Hogg's 1st Army, the other Tang Army troops participating in the war were not actually in the forefront. For example, Feng Kezhi's 9th Army, such as Eric's 7th Army
Group Army, another example is the newly formed 11th Group Army of Ying'an, a light force.
What was sent to the Eastern Continent this time was the 3rd Army commanded by General Strauss. Once you hear the number, you will know how capable this unit is. If this unit goes ashore, then the Tang Army will initially have the ability to fight from both sides.
The ability to launch large-scale attacks simultaneously in several directions.
Therefore, it seems that the Tang army is advancing by leaps and bounds at this time, but they have not actually attacked with all their strength, and most of their energy is still focused on the transportation link.
However, Tiger and his chief of staff were not prepared to let go of this good opportunity. Although it seemed that several coalition armies were gathering in the direction of Saint-Lô, in fact, the number of coalition forces near Saint-Lô was not very large.
Therefore, Tiger decided to move dangerously, use a surprise attack to capture Saint-Lo, gain a foothold before the main force of the coalition forces was assembled, and then put on a posture with a central bloom to wait for the opponent to come.
In order to achieve this operational goal, Tiger gathered the Tang army's paratroopers who had been working on the Eastern Continent for more than a month without any tasks.
He planned to drop the paratroopers directly near Saint-Lo and ask them to cooperate with the forward troops of the 1st Army to surprise the opponent.
Since paratroopers are dispatched, this will definitely be a battle behind enemy lines. So Tiger and Xiao Yun are discussing how to ensure that the paratroopers can ensure their operations to the greatest extent: "The 1st Paratrooper Division captured the airport near Saint-Lo, and the 2nd Division
After seizing the positions in the southern suburbs, the two troops completed their respective tasks and attacked the city to disrupt the enemy's deployment."
"Within two days, my armored troops will rush to the position of the paratroopers! The supplies will follow by then, there is no problem." The liaison officer of the 1st Group Army on the side immediately assured him, he is here.
In order to compete for military glory, you can't back down even a little bit at this time.
His armored troops were already advancing towards Saint Lo. Although the speed was already very fast, they were still unable to guarantee that they would capture the city before the elven reinforcements arrived.
Xiao Yun pinched his chin and asked his question: "What if the ground troops cannot advance to the designated position? The paratroopers will be on the offensive for two days, and the ammunition supply will be exhausted easily."
"The first option is to use the captured airport for supplies. Although it may not solve all the problems, it can at least solve part of it..." Tiger looked at the two paratrooper division commanders. These plans were drawn up by frontline commanders like them.
Yes, the feasibility is quite high.
The naval liaison officer on the side continued to speak at this time: "The second option is to transport supplies by sea. As long as the paratroopers can control the port of Saint-Lo, then the navy will have the ability to send supplies ashore."
The two paratrooper division commanders did not speak. Frankly speaking, they were very confident that they could complete the mission. Whether it was occupying the enemy's airport, capturing the dock, or even occupying the city of Saint-Lo before the infantry arrived, they were very confident.
confident.
After all, the general situation in Shengluo City is not a secret to the Tang Army. There are not many troops stationed in this city, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. Including the defeated troops of the elves, there are only more than 20,000 troops in total.
With the combat effectiveness of the Tang Army's paratroopers, there is actually no problem in destroying these troops and occupying the city. What's more, they have the advantage of preemption. When they airborne, their opponents have no way of thinking that the attack is coming from behind or above them.
The liaison officer of the 1st Group Army on the side quickly patted his chest and assured: "Actually, it doesn't have to be that troublesome. If the forward troops of the 1st Group Army cannot advance to the designated position within two days when the enemy is already in chaos, I will take off their heads."
