"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 toward the southwest. Apparently they had a premonition that something was going to happen and were starting to think of ways to escape.
He reached out and pinched his chin, with a hint of playfulness 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 information fed back by 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 weapon in his hand.
After a quick glance at 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 are no more troops on Lyons' side.
Rescue was necessary, and they had 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 report from his staff, he couldn't help but snorted, his tone full of disdain and contempt. In his opinion
, the Dornish Legion was thinking of escaping now, but it was already too late. The Tang Army’s steel torrent had already laid a dragnet, waiting to swallow them up 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 Dorn army, allowing them to rely on the ruins to resist tenaciously. But if they chose to abandon Jade City, it would mean completely exposing themselves to the Tang army's front, waiting for them
The only fate is to be ruthlessly crushed.
For the Tang army, the enemy troops deployed in the wilderness were no threat. As long as they chased 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-rimmed glasses, he calmly analyzed the situation of the Dornish Legion, trying to understand their choices from a strategic perspective.
From Dorn'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 passive way. It is obviously a smarter choice to let the troops of the Lions Empire cut off the rear and run away as soon as possible.
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"Indeed, even if we surrounded these Dornish troops in the wild, we would only be able to annihilate 90% of them at most." A bearded general said in a rough voice, with a hint of regret in his tone.
It was as if he felt sorry for not being able to wipe out all the enemies.
Although from the paper figures, the annihilation of 90% of the troops is no different from the total annihilation, after all, there will still be some stragglers who will slip through the net. From a macro perspective, if the base number is sufficient,
If it's a big picture, there are still a lot of fish that slipped through the net: for example, the number of fish that slipped through the net after retreating from the Yangmu Empire and fleeing to Sussus was at least hundreds of thousands.
This time Dorne's troops fled more resolutely and faster, so the number may be higher: Tiger casually calculated in his mind that there would be nearly a million Dorne troops that could return to northern Dorne.
's 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 how many of the main forces of Dorne's ground forces are left that can fight hard. According to the most conservative estimate, among the one million troops that returned to Dorne, the new recruits will collapse at the first touch.
At least more than 50%!
It is a huge project to transport troops and weapons and equipment to the vicinity of the battlefield. It is naturally equally time-consuming to transport the weapons, ammunition, personnel and equipment that have been transported. You can come and go as you please. This has been the case since ancient times.
It is the dream of military commanders. 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 and tanks, which are already small in number, will naturally suffer losses during the mobilization process. Without perfect logistical supplies and insufficient time for repair and maintenance... Eighty achievements will be abandoned halfway, in vain.
Wasted on the round trip.
The precious and remaining combat power was wasted in meaningless running back and forth. I think the generals on the Dorne side would feel sad. But they had no choice, because the Lions Empire was indeed unreliable.
If they don't retreat, their situation will only become more difficult when the Lines Empire unilaterally negotiates peace with the Tang Empire and chooses to surrender. At that time, they will not be able to cooperate with the Lines Empire's railway system now.
It's so easy, maybe they won't even be able to find a serious 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 ideas in a tone of voice
There is a hint of inquiry in it.
"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, and his fingers kept moving.
He gestured as if he was estimating the distance of pursuit.
He is a serious frontline commander with really rich experience. If he goes according to his ideas, he can actually do 300 kilometers or even 500 kilometers with gritted teeth. But in this kind of meeting to discuss the battle plan, it must be
We need to be more conservative and drag other branches of the military into the water so that everyone can share the responsibility.
"There are no problems with the Air Force. Whether it's Bunas Airport or Ice Crystal City's airport, they are all ready for use." General Xiao Yun said confidently, his tone full of absolute confidence in his own strength.
, the air power of the Tang Army 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 the rank of Air Force Commander-in-Chief Brahim and made him Air Force Marshal. However, after being promoted to Air Force Marshal, Brahim became more like
The symbol of the Air Force is no longer the frontline commander, so the command of the Air Force on the Eastern Continent is definitely assigned to General Xiao Yun.
"We have mature experience in airdropping material supplies... Moreover, the coalition forces in Yucheng are already overwhelmed. Do you think they are really capable of threatening your army's transportation lines?" Another air force general sitting next to Xiao Yun laughed.
He asked, with a hint of ridicule in his tone. In his opinion, the army of the Dorne Empire and the army of the Lions Empire were now in ruins 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 logistics supplies and focus on "plundering".
In modern warfare, when bypassing a city heavily guarded by the enemy, 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, generally speaking, 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 Lions Empire defenders inside 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 when necessary.
If it's further away, or if something unexpected happens, just leave an alternative plan.
"Be prepared...hehehehe." The general who proposed the pursuit of a hundred kilometers responded with a smile and a relaxed tone. He knew that the Air Force generals would definitely give the Army absolute support, and the Army's so-called concerns about the supply line were actually nothing more.
It was only a trivial amount. But out of caution, he and other staff insisted on making complete preparations 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 advance." Xiao Yun gave an assurance that his Air Force was now completely exhausted.
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.
Already." 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 letting them bypass the city and go south is naturally the best choice. The Yucheng side... has entered the final stage, who should be sent?
It doesn't matter anymore if you play.
"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 an arrogant soldier would be defeated, and only by staying vigilant at all times could he ultimately 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 in a short time, otherwise Dorne will definitely not be so determined to stop the troops from moving north. Now, the Tang Empire only has its only nominal enemy Dorne.
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The closer this moment comes, the less anxious it is. Tiger decided to let the troops recuperate in Lanes 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 be free and neutral? So it is time to send personnel to the Nanla Empire to ask and see.
Is His Majesty the Emperor of the Nanla Empire a "hero" who understands current affairs?
"Then it'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, if the negotiation can't be reached by then, we'll leave it to them.
