When Eric's 7th Army launched an offensive on the flank, the Dwarf's 11th Army suddenly felt tremendous pressure.
They were originally just an expanded second-line army, and their equipment was not that good. Naturally, they had no way to compete head-on with the 7th Army.
The troops of the Tang Army quickly cut through the 11th Group Army's defense line, and the opponent had to start to retreat, giving up the flank of the 12th Group Army.
In order not to be broken horizontally by the Tang army, the 12th Army was forced to retreat, which directly exposed the Susas troops on its flank to the Tang 7th Army.
The commanders of Susas could not sit still and wait for death. They had to start to retreat. However, their withdrawal meant that all the coalition forces threatening the protrusion of the Tang Dynasty's 1st Group Army began to retreat. Suddenly the coalition forces attempted to encircle the Tang Dynasty.
The 1st Army's Battle of St. Lo could no longer be sustained.
The entire battle situation began to collapse. The 11th and 12th armies of the dwarves retreated about 50 kilometers before barely stopping, and Susas's troops retreated about 60 kilometers before they stabilized their position.
Because there really was not much heavy weaponry to lose, the retreating coalition did not lose too many tanks and armored vehicles this time, and even very few artillery pieces were lost.
This is undoubtedly good news for the coalition forces that no longer have much supplementary capabilities. However, this good news is a bit of a joy in the bitterness under the bad news of the complete failure of the Battle of Saint Lo.
Marshal Flix had no hope of attacking the St. Lo protrusion. He had to make his three armies retreat slightly and maintain a relatively safe distance from other friendly forces, so as to ensure that his flanks would not be attacked by the Tang Army.
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In fact, the main reason why he did this was because he was worried that he would become the leader and if he persisted in not retreating, he would become the next main target of the Tang army.
Once the Tang army mobilized more than two armies to attack the Elf troops, the three Elf armies in Flix's hands would be in big trouble.
The three armies of the elves, the two armies of the dwarves, and the two armies of Susas, a total of seven armies, frequently retreated in front of the two armies of the Tang army. Even the top leaders of the coalition themselves were embarrassed.
Binghan I sent a telegram to severely question his frontline commander, why the 11th and 12th Army Groups could not even defend their positions.
The commanders of these two armies also looked aggrieved. Not to mention them, the 8th and 7th armies were almost split open by the Tang army from the middle. General Truman could not stop that attack.
A disastrous failure?
Besides, Truman was broken through by the 11th Army of the Tang Dynasty, and he was commanded by the powerful Dwarf 8th Army! They commanded the 11th and 12th Army of the second-line troops, and they fought against the 7th Army of the Tang Army with the highest number.
The army group...can this be said to be their responsibility?
Of course, this kind of thing cannot be said directly. They just repeatedly emphasized that they lacked heavy equipment and built fortifications in a hurry, so they were forced to retreat by the Tang army.
Moreover, they were only repelled, and the losses were not too great. The essence of both armies was preserved. With a little additional repairs, they could continue to fight.
Judging from the results, what they said actually makes sense. These two armies are indeed not broken, and they do still have the capital to continue fighting.
But the problem is, looking at the problem from the perspective of Binghan I, the failure of this battle is no longer a matter of losses: they retreated 50 kilometers, and this is the most critical thing!
The protruding part of the Tang army became thicker. From the side, it was so thick that it was unlikely to be cut off. This meant that the strategic goal of the Battle of Saint Luo no longer existed, and the winner of the Battle of Saint Luo had already been decided.
Now, the "L"-shaped front laid out by the Tang Army is very thick, and there is no weak point in any way. With the subsequent addition of the Tang Army, the battle situation has begun to develop rapidly in a direction that is beyond the control of the coalition forces.
In addition to selecting a new attack target, the coalition forces also have to find ways to transport and distribute their own supplies and expand their own troops...The workload is actually increasing hundreds or thousands of times.
But the big question remains: where to attack?
The crisis in Saint Luo seems to have disappeared. The two armies of the Tang Army here can cope with the siege of the seven coalition armies. This is almost a foregone conclusion.
Then the only thing that can be counted on is the northern front: here are all dwarf troops, and the troops are considered strong, but the problem is that they are also constantly being beaten.
Both sides are passively being beaten. If you still can't see the disadvantage in this situation, then there must be something wrong with your brain. But even if everyone sees the disadvantage, no one is willing to admit it.
Seven army groups with one million troops cannot defeat another's 300,000 troops. Many people are unwilling to admit this kind of thing. So whether it's Felix, Binghan I, or even Yangmu I, they all want to give it a try.
try.
The latest plan is this: they want to re-establish a relatively stable logistics supply and strive to continuously transport the materials behind them to the front line for use.
Then, the elves and Susas troops will launch a counterattack in the direction of Saint Lo: This time it is really a counterattack at all costs, taking back the land inch by inch without retreating even a step!
Tactically, based on the previous battle situation, Flix put forward some new requirements: he hoped to increase his own anti-tank and anti-aircraft firepower configuration, especially the configuration of individual anti-tank firepower.
He hoped to produce more rocket launchers and use this weapon to replace the useless anti-tank guns and anti-tank guns. Because in actual combat, the effect of anti-tank guns was almost zero and could not penetrate the armor of Tang army tanks at all.
In terms of heavy weapons, Flix hopes to obtain more heavy tanks, because he will rely on these defensive equipment to tear open the Tang army's defense line. He will fight an offensive battle next, so he must have the ability to break through.
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In order to meet the requirements of the frontline troops, the dwarves began to transform and produce more anti-tank rocket launchers. The elves, because they were safer in the rear, were responsible for the production of more expensive tanks.
After several months of chaos, the coalition finally began to study cooperation in this regard. They hope to unify weapons such as rocket launchers to facilitate training and production.
Of course, this is only the first step. Next, they have to unify the caliber of artillery and rifle bullets, so that all participating troops can obtain enough supplies.
