"Just now, good news came from the front line." In the combat conference room, a general handed the message in his hand to Marshal Wageron, who was presiding over the combat conference.
He smiled and said: "In recent times, the number of attempts by the opponent's space fleet to cross our fleet's defense line and attempt to break into the hinterland of the empire has decreased by 75%..."
Another general took over the topic and said to Wageron: "Two attempts to expand the battlefield failed, which made the enemy temporarily give up trying to cross our defense line and penetrate deeply into me."
On the star map above the conference table, the number of red arrows indicating the opponent's intention to cross the densely populated fleet area and attack in other directions was decreasing, which made Wageron somewhat relieved.
If the opponent keeps spreading its troops to cause trouble like this, it will cause panic in the hinterland of the empire. The army of the Elanshir Empire is not conjured out of thin air, it needs the support of the place of origin and the rear.
Once the rear bases are harassed, production capacity will drop, and the replenishment of the front lines will slow down. In World War II, Germany ultimately lost the war because its rear bases were constantly harassed.
There are many such examples, and they are indeed worthy of vigilance. The Elanshir Empire is not a guardian and cannot directly create troops on the front line, so its weakness, or one of its weaknesses, is actually the vast hinterland behind the empire's border defenses.
"The other side is concentrating its forces, trying to push back our 2nd Fleet deployed on the other side of Higgs 5, and then rely on Higgs 5 to continue attacking Higgs 3," a general said.
The infrared pointer pointed at the area with the densest concentration of fleets on both sides on the holographic projection, and introduced it.
This is a recent change in the Watchers' offensive. While the fierce battle on Higgs 5 is still ongoing, the Watchers have realized that capturing Higgs 5 is not an easy task.
After being adventurously reinforced by the Airansil Empire, the offensive and defensive battle on the surface of Higgs 5 has obviously changed.
The Higgs No. 5 defense line, which lacked the support of elite troops before, has now added a large number of high-end combat forces, and the defense line of the Eilanhill Empire has become even stronger.
The army of guards fell into a bitter fight because they were unable to keep fighting and did not have the opportunity to break through the enemy's defense line and devour the enemy troops in time, so they fell into a bitter fight.
Under such circumstances, the opponent seemed to have drawn its attention back to the universe again, preparing to regain the initiative in the space war zone.
The specific manifestation is that the Watcher Fleet has recently suspended its frequent harassment of the 1st Fleet of the Elanthir Empire, and instead began to attack the 2nd Fleet led by Admiral Bakalov.
The two sides fought frequently in a small space, and the fighting was very fierce. At one time, there were too many wreckage in the war zone, so both sides had to stop fighting and retreat...
During this period of time, the main losses of the Airanhir Empire's space fleet were actually from the losses of the 2nd Fleet.
It can be said that after Princess Andrea led the army to block the enemy's advancing fleet and completely annihilated it, the battlefield situation changed.
At least in the general direction, the Airanhill Empire deterred the other party from the idea of infiltration operations, forcing the other party to return to the front line and continue the painful and difficult battle.
A general sitting in the back row proposed a combat plan drawn up by a few generals on the staff: "Some of the staff on the staff mean that if we give up entangled with the enemy on Higgs 5 and concentrate our forces on Higgs 3,
A decisive battle with the enemy in the area may cause many variables."
According to this combat plan, the Airanhill Empire can voluntarily abandon Higgs 5 and place the enemy in the Higgs 3 area.
After a brutal battle for Higgs 3, after releasing Higgs 3 to the opponent, the space fleet was used to seal the encirclement on both wings and completely annihilate the enemy's space fleet. From the direction of Dothan and Arant, use
The 3rd and 4th fleets surrounded the opponent and ended the war once and for all.
Many generals who want a quick victory are more supportive of this combat plan. They believe that letting the enemy fleet enter the encirclement and then gathering it from all sides to annihilate it can end the war as quickly as possible.
However, while some people agree, there are naturally others who oppose it, and the one who opposes the most resolutely is General Luo Kai, Chief of Staff of the Imperial Staff.
A general immediately advised Wageron: "Chief of Staff Luo Kai thinks this is not a good choice. If we completely withdraw from Higgs 5, then the other side may attack Higgs 4 and Higgs 6."
Launch an attack, so that our army's defense area will more than double."
"Although we can invest in the Royal Fleet and subsequent fleets, and expanding the defense line will also help our army consume the enemy's effective strength, this is still risky after all." Finally, he firmly stated his point of view.
"What did your Majesty say?" Wagron nodded, without expressing his position, but asked about Chris's attitude.
Hearing his question, the general who agreed with Chief of Staff Luo Kai's decision immediately became happy and said: "What your Majesty means is that delaying time and waiting for the battle situation to change is a strategic policy that cannot be changed. All battle plans must be drawn up."
We will do it around this strategic approach.”
After hearing these words, the generals who wanted a quick victory bowed their heads in silence. They did not have the courage to question His Majesty's strategic decision-making.
On the one hand, this is because Chris's reputation in the empire is indeed at its peak, and His Majesty the Emperor's public support rate has always been frighteningly high.
On the other hand, it is also because His Majesty the Emperor's decisions are always correct and he almost never makes mistakes. In this case, wouldn't questioning Chris mean that he is going against himself?
"Indeed, His Majesty's strategic vision is still very precise. Our strategy is to delay time and not engage in a hasty strategic decisive battle with the enemy... From this perspective, it is undoubtedly stupid to give up Higgs 5.
"Wageron continued to nod and said in agreement.
He has always been a loyal supporter of Chris, and some of his political opponents privately call him the Emperor's loyal dog. In Wagron's view, if His Majesty the Emperor decides something, he only needs to do it.
If Chris's decision-making is correct most of the time, Wageron's decision-making is 100% only one: I will do whatever the emperor tells me to do...
A general raised his concerns at this time: "But if the 2nd Fleet insists on threatening the enemy's main fleet on the flank of Higgs 5 and affecting the opponent's strategic attack direction, then the opponent is likely to withdraw from Higgs 5 and switch to Higgs 5."
And try to test Dotson, or the Arant region..."
Wageron smiled and waved his hand to deny his hypothesis: "Impossible! If the enemy is willing to give up Higgs 5, then we can say that we have defeated them with one tactic. No matter what they do in the future,
Wherever we attack, we only need to dig another hole according to the same tactics."
This truth is actually very simple. If the enemy fails to break through Higgs 5, it will also be unable to break through Dothan 5. Of course, it will also be unable to break through Arante 5.
No matter where the enemy attacks, the Airansil Empire can use the same method to block the gap and make the enemy fall into a bitter battle.
The general also wanted to provide some theoretical support for his hypothesis, and continued to defend: "But Dothan... and the Arant region do not have a core defense planet like Higgs 3..."
Wageron looked at the other party with a smile and said: "You know, I know, do the guards know? The other party and we are taking no prisoners now. Do you think the other party will have a lot of information about us?
"
As the marshal of the Elanthir Empire, if Wageron had no real ability at all, he would have been kicked out of the core decision-making circle by Chris. In fact, he is not a fool, he is even a first-class smart person.
The proud and arrogant Watchers are actually not as good as Elanthir in terms of intelligence acquisition. Under the influence of the decision to take no prisoners, the extent to which the Wardens have actually carried out the war preparations for the Elantyr Empire is completely unknown.
It can be said that I know nothing.
In this case, the possibility of the opponent rashly changing the main direction of attack is almost zero. This is not something Wageron takes for granted, but is determined by objective facts.
No one would abandon the wild area with a view and run into a dark place to invade and spawn monsters. Very few people dare to take such an adventure, and also only very few people can do it well.
"In terms of defense, Dothan and the Atlanta area are both close to Higgs. In fact, the defense preparations deployed previously are still very sufficient." In addition, Wageron is more confident because he understands the combat readiness in these areas.
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"Yes, if the opponent attacks these large areas, they will definitely fall into the quagmire of war. This is something we have already calculated before!" Another general nodded in agreement.
The general who just put forward the hypothesis stopped talking and sat back in his seat, recording some key points in his notebook. He now also felt that the possibility of the other party giving up Higgs 5 was unlikely.
"In fact, what we fear most is that the enemy can quickly penetrate the defense lines we have deployed on the border. If the enemy quickly enters the hinterland of the empire, we will lose." The general who agreed with Waggron continued: "No matter what
No matter how many planets the enemy has occupied on the border, as long as the enemy does not penetrate the defense line, the opponent will fall into the quagmire of a war that has been planned for a long time."
"The only thing that makes us appear passive now is that the number of enemy troops is much greater than we previously estimated." He said while making a helpless gesture: "We never assumed that the enemy's
The war mobilization capability will exceed or be approximately equal to that of Eiland Hill... This seems to us to be almost impossible."
"But now, such a situation has happened... This is why we haven't found a chance to launch a counterattack until now." Wagron took over the conversation and continued to speak. In fact, he was also very sorry that the other party had not been able to fight back until now.
None of them gave the Ailanshir Empire's huge space fleet a suitable chance to counterattack.
"It is very difficult to launch a counterattack. Although we can win by launching a local counterattack, we are worried that the loss of troops caused by the counterattack in advance will make us lose our advantage in the next war." He shook his head regretfully.
"In fact, Chief of Staff Luo Kai believes that it is still unknown whether we have the advantage now. The enemy may hide part of his strength and wait for us to show our flaws before attacking us with all his strength..." Another general added.
The surrounding generals couldn't help but started talking: "This is really an annoying speculation. Is the staff so pessimistic?"
"This has nothing to do with being pessimistic or not. In fact, no one can bear the responsibility of putting the empire in a disadvantageous situation!" the general explained again.
"Yes, if we play according to the current style of play, even if we lose Higgs No. 5, Higgs No. 4 or even Higgs No. 3... in fact, the situation is still under our control." A veteran
He sighed: "But if we start to counterattack, once we are at a disadvantage, the situation will be beyond our control. In this case, how will the general who decided to counterattack explain to His Majesty?"
"He doesn't have to explain. Even if he commits suicide, he will be recorded in history and become a sinner of the people and the entire empire." A young general next to the old general sneered.
Another general with thick eyebrows and big eyes not far from the young general sneered: "Ha. Becoming a sinner is already the best ending for him. If this war fails, the entire Airanhill Empire will be wiped out... No one
We will still remember that we once existed!”
"Then we just sit back and wait for death?" The surrounding generals continued to discuss: "Yes, are we just waiting passively like this?"
"Waiting does not mean sitting still. There are turning points in the war. Sometimes the change is because the famous generals made the most correct choices. Sometimes it is because the troops participating in the battle achieved amazing results. It may also be during the course of the war.
Weapons and equipment have appeared that can change the situation of the war," Wageron said.
"Yeah, think about it. When we were in the battle of Dragonfall City, there were a lot of problems with our decision-making, but in the end, we relied on the newly launched anti-aircraft machine guns to defeat the powerful Magic Empire." The old man
The general also followed suit.
"Yes, in the subsequent wars, the emergence of tanks, aircraft, and nuclear weapons... there are countless examples of the Elanshir Empire relying on advanced weapons to turn the tide of the war!" A general who followed Chris to raise an army to seize the world still remembered it.
The new one agreed.
He looked at the generals around him with confidence and confirmed his judgment: "So this time, we can also wait, wait for our technical personnel to provide more powerful weapons and equipment, so that we can win the war again!
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"Okay! What you said is right." Those generals who were a little unwilling just now finally put their minds aside...