The dwarf and elf defenders in the city have no idea what is happening now. There is news that the Tang army is attacking the outskirts of the city. There is news that the Tang army has surrounded the city. In short, everyone looks confused.
Some people knew that the Tang army could not have surrounded Shengluo, but at the defensive position where gunshots were heard, the defenders assured that their position was being attacked by the Tang army.
These positions are all to the south or east of the city. Logically speaking, it is unlikely that Tang army troops will appear in these locations.
Subsequently, the elf staff officers in the headquarters discovered that their commander Van Crews was missing... Although everyone knew Van Crews's schedule to go to the airport to meet the air force pilots who had arrived for reinforcements, it was unbearable that he had not returned yet.
Keep thinking about it.
There's no way, there's really no way to do it - Van Kruse had a record of abandoning everyone and running away more than half a month ago, so it wouldn't be the slightest surprise if he did it again, right?
Although no one is willing to use the most vicious thoughts to speculate on Fancruz's behavior, he is indeed not that reliable, and this is indeed a fact. Therefore, the high-ranking elven officers in the headquarters found themselves leaderless again.
What's even more terrible is that as the Tang army's attack began, Tang attack aircraft in the sky began to bomb the city: such an attack was to cover the ground troops, but also to paralyze the defender's dispatch and command system in the city.
The navy commanded by Bernard returned from Port Rewind to the vicinity of Saint-Lo, and dumped all the remaining ammunition on the heads of the Saint-Lo defenders.
There were explosions everywhere, requests for firefighting everywhere, reports of damage everywhere, refugees crowding the roads and soldiers panicking about their options.
Everything began to get out of control. The command system, which did not understand the situation, was too busy taking care of itself. It no longer had any energy to worry about other things. They could not contact the airport, could not find their commander-in-chief, and had no way to mobilize troops.
defense.
By this time, the Tang Army had entered the city, and gunshots had even sounded in some neighborhoods. However, the speed of information acquisition limited the defenders' response. Most people still don't know how the battle broke out.
Some people even suspected that some troops were suspicious and fired their own shots to disrupt the position, while others believed that a small group of Tang Army troops infiltrated into the city to cause destruction and create chaos.
There were even rumors that the airport was attacked by the Tang Army and that Van Crews had died. As Van Crews disappeared for longer and longer, many people really began to believe this statement.
"Have someone go to the airport to confirm the situation! We must find the general, otherwise the chaos will continue." An elf staff officer looked at several senior officers guarding the headquarters with some dissatisfaction, and put forward his own suggestions.
"If my troops leave the headquarters, who will be responsible for the security here?" The officers of the guard regiment were unwilling to carry out the order. At this time, they gathered the troops and drove out of the city. Not to mention encountering the enemy, they did not encounter the enemy.
They were afraid that they would also be in chaos for a while.
"Yes, if the general comes back, but our own troops are not around the headquarters, who will bear this responsibility?" Another regiment leader felt that all the staff officers in the headquarters were useless and could only talk on paper.
Just when they were hesitating, the phone on the table suddenly rang. An officer walked over, grabbed the receiver, and asked impatiently: "Where? What did you say? Are you sure?"
He covered the phone receiver, looked at several colleagues around him, and said in shock: "On the phone, the phone said that the Tang Army had rushed into the port...the docks and warehouses were all controlled by the Tang Army."
"What? Are you kidding?" Several elven officers were completely confused. They never thought that there would be so many Tang troops operating in the city.
According to their judgment, there were not many Tang troops in the city at all. At most, they were just small groups setting fire to harass. As long as they waited until dawn, these people would not be able to make any trouble.
But now, the news from the dwarves is that the Tang army has become so large that it can control a large area and has defeated the dwarf garrison stationed in important locations... This is definitely not a good thing for the defenders in the city.
matter.
"The port must be recaptured! Otherwise, if more Tang troops come ashore, we will be doomed!" The leader of the elf group, who was unwilling to move his position just now, was shocked. After reacting, he immediately shouted: "Counterattack! We must organize a counterattack!"
"But, General Van Cruz..." Another staff officer began to hesitate. They are not the commander-in-chief or commander, and they have no decision-making power.
Sending troops to find Van Cruz at this time is considered a good job. If he oversteps his authority and directs the troops to fight, he will inevitably be punished if he is really investigated afterwards.
In fact, it would be nothing if they were just punished. What they fear most is that because of their random transfers, they will lose the command center and the situation will become worse. They will no longer be able to shoulder this responsibility.
"There was news just now that there was a large-scale attack by the Tang Army in the south of the city, and later it was said that a large number of Tang troops were discovered in the east of the city... Now we don't know the specific situation, and we are rashly mobilizing troops. What if we fall into the enemy's trick?
"The leader of the guard regiment is still unwilling to leave his defense area. Anyway, his duty is to be stationed around the headquarters, and other tasks have nothing to do with him.
"Transfer the main force of the 2nd Division to the north of the city back! Let them enter the city, so that we can have more troops to use." The staff officers, who had no good solution, had no choice but to sacrifice the near and far away to mobilize another one that looked very good.
The garrison was in the direction of safety.
"This method is good!" "That's the only way." Several regiment leaders leading the troops breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they are not allowed to leave the defense area without authorization, any other method is a good method.
But what they didn't know was that what the Tang army was fighting for now was time, taking advantage of the opportunity that the defenders had not grasped the specific situation to expand their occupied area as much as possible.
As long as they occupy enough areas, as long as they can control important facilities, then this operation will be their victory.
"The phone can't be connected. Maybe the telephone exchange was bombed." At this time, the staff officer who grabbed the phone and was about to issue an order said something embarrassing to his companions that made people laugh and cry.
Another staff officer reacted quickly enough and immediately shouted: "Let the signal corps find it! Go quickly! Go immediately! Let the 2nd Division enter the city! Hurry!"
