On the planet Higgs 3, the sky was filled with haze. Medias stood in a temporary headquarters with his hands behind his back, looking at the shining magic eyes in front of him.
One after another, ground troops came out of this huge magic eye, seemingly endless. These troops came directly from the hinterland of the Airanhill Empire, and they were all well-trained elites.
The clone troopers replaced a large number of puppet robots and became the most important combat force on the planet Higgs 3. Chris's plan to prepare for a decisive battle with the Watchers near the planet Higgs 3 is being strictly implemented.
Undoubtedly, compared to Higgs 5, Higgs 3 has a magic portal, so the speed and quantity of reinforcements arriving are different.
In just one day, millions of troops gathered here, including powerful dragon warriors, elf warriors, dwarf warriors, orc warriors, and human magician troops!
Similarly, the fighter force here has been completely replaced with new J-30 fighter jets. Compared with the old fighter jets used on the Higgs 5, the new fighter jets have obviously more powerful air superiority capabilities.
Completely different from Higgs 5, the Ilantheil Empire deployed a large number of ground troops on Higgs 3, almost all over the entire planet. There is no landing site preset for the watchers, and the opponent will have to pay for it if they want to enter the atmosphere.
A terrible price.
There are a large number of armored divisions equipped with electromagnetic tanks on the ground as support, and there are also special forces composed of experts to assist in operations.
Coupled with a sufficient number of nuclear bombs, hundreds of thousands of long-range air defense missiles, electromagnetic anti-aircraft guns, etc., the anti-landing capability of Higgs 3 can be described as unparalleled.
Because it is determined that this will be the main battlefield in the future, or at least one of the main battlefields, the Ailanshir Empire has sent tens of millions of reinforcements here.
Most of these troops are deployed in strong fortifications, and there are hundreds of thousands of construction puppet robots busy in unfinished areas.
It can be said that the fierce battle of Higgs 5 is buying more time for Higgs 3. As time passes, the fortress of Higgs 3 becomes stronger every day.
Close to Higgs 3, Eiland Hill also deployed two artificial planets named Fortresses. These two huge artificial planets are equipped with star destroyer cannons only found on battleships, and also have more powerful
defensive capabilities.
Using these two fortresses as barriers, the main force of the 1st Fleet can deploy defenses calmly, forming two lines of defense on the left and right to defend the Higgs 3 planetary defense line.
At the same time, the Empire's 5th Fleet and 2nd Fleet will flank the Watcher fleet that has penetrated deep into the Higgs 3 space, and besiege the enemy forces trying to attack the Higgs 3 on three sides.
Compared with Higgs 5, Higgs 3 is more fully prepared for battle, has more adequate defensive forces, and has continuous reinforcements from the rear.
Seeing the densely packed combat troops arriving through the Magic Eye in front of him, Medias actually felt very uncomfortable.
When he looked at these troops, he remembered the soldiers who fought hard on the planet Higgs 5, which made him feel like a knife.
"It would be great if we could deploy so many troops on Higgs 5." The elderly general said with emotion.
Nicknamed the Imperial Turtle, he still maintains his original habits. He wears his military uniform meticulously, and hangs an Imperial Golden Eagle Medal. He wears leather boots that are always polished and polished, and his trousers are always pressed straight.
.The most conspicuous thing is still the long sword hanging on his waist at all times.
"General! If Higgs 5 is not abandoned, the Watcher force may turn to attack Dothan or the Arant area... This is not what we want to see." The adjutant said comfortingly behind him.
Everyone knows the importance of this war and the necessity of sacrifice. For some people, this is truly cruel.
The Airanhir Empire is so big that even if it is only one ten thousandth or even one hundred thousandth, there will still be as many warriors as stars who dare to sacrifice.
The advancement of technology has allowed Elanthir to create countless warriors who can die calmly. These warriors were prepared to be sacrificed when they were created, so the commanders of the empire dared to let them sacrifice themselves.
However, there are countless such soldiers who face death calmly and are given up as bait, which is inevitably a bit tragic.
Putting his hand on the hilt of the sword habitually, the old general Medias looked away from the beam of light reaching the sky in the distance.
"To be honest, this battle was really frustrating, even I felt frustrated." Medias, who has always been known for his defense, showed a slightly unwilling expression on his face.
In fact, there are no defensive generals in this world. Generals who are defensively sound are just trying their best to gain opportunities to counterattack.
No one would like passive defense without a future, including Medias. He defended calmly because he knew that the empire behind him would eventually fight back and achieve a glorious victory.
Thinking of this, Medias felt that generals like Andre were the real masters of defense, able to stick to their own positions even when there was no hope.
Frankly speaking, this is the first time that the Elanthir Empire has been forced to switch to defense, and it is also the first time that the Elanthir Empire has abandoned a defense zone as bait for abandonment.
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Andre was still in his underground headquarters at this moment. He had already reduced his defense line, but he still found that the enemy's attack was like a tide, with no sign of stopping.
The millions of troops are losing tens of thousands of people every day, which is definitely not good news for the defenders on the isolated planet Higgs 5.
The number of anti-aircraft missiles consumed has reached a critical point. In order to support the air supremacy of the entire defense line, or to prevent the opponent from using air supremacy, the air defense forces have consumed a large amount of reserve ammunition.
In a few days, if there are no anti-aircraft missiles and everything relies on anti-aircraft guns, air defense operations will become even more difficult.
Things have developed in a direction that no one wants to see. The collapse of the entire defense line seems to be faster than previously estimated.
No one is willing to accept such a fact, but the fact is so cruel. This is war.
No one thought that the first problem to arise was air defense. No one thought that the ground forces of the Airan Hill Empire were actually doing pretty well despite their inferior air force.
Using bunkers, the Grenadier troops of the Airansil Empire consumed more than ten times the number of enemy troops, but the number of enemy troops was hundreds and thousands of times greater than theirs.
Seeing that his commander was in poor condition, the adjutant comforted Andre and said: "Weapons and ammunition are still sufficient, and the losses of the ground troops are actually quite acceptable."
"What is really fatal is the reserve quantity of anti-aircraft missiles and nuclear bombs... Without nuclear bombs, we will no longer have the ability to attack the enemy's rear, and without anti-aircraft missiles, our air superiority will soon be lost." Andre recently
I am worrying about the reduction of ammunition reserves.
With fewer nuclear bombs, it will be impossible to continue to interfere with the enemy's attack and reduce the number of guard troops. And this problem has actually been exposed.
The Watchers' attacks before were not continuous and coherent. However, as the number of nuclear strikes decreased, the Watchers' strength became obviously sufficient.
"This is not what I am most worried about. What I am most worried about is that as the battle continues, our strategic depth will be compressed too much." Andre looked at the map in front of him and thought to himself thoughtfully.
the adjutant said.
Everyone knew that the situation would become increasingly unfavorable, but no one expected that it would happen so quickly.
He pointed to several field airports on the edge of the map that could no longer be used, and continued to say in frustration: "Soon, the number of our field airports will be greatly reduced. Without the support of these airports, the ground facilities of the Air Force will also be reduced.
Facing enemy harassment and bombing."
This is simply certain. With the disappearance of strategic depth, field airports will definitely decrease rapidly.
The air force that has lost these field airports will be increasingly targeted by the opponent. As long as the enemy is not a fool, it will definitely be much easier to suppress 10 airports within a range of 100 kilometers than to suppress 20 airports within a range of 2,000 kilometers.
"Sky battleships also need hundreds of kilometers of strategic depth to maneuver, but we are obviously going to lose this strategic depth soon." Then, Andre's eyes fell on those holographic projections, hovering in the sky.
On the battleship.
Once the sky battleships lose strategic depth and appear within the attack range of those Prowler fighter jets, these sky battleships will be lost quickly.
Even if there are experts to help protect, large targets that are always under enemy attack will not last long.
"Without the strategic depth cover, the sky fleet will soon suffer large-scale losses. By then, the pressure on the ground will be even greater." He said helplessly.
Once these sky battleships are shot down, precise ultra-long-range artillery support will be lost on the ground.
Without the support of these large-caliber artillery fire, the pressure will be passed on to the ground forces. This is the same as the lack of anti-aircraft missiles, and the pressure will eventually be passed on to the ground forces.
Just like dominoes, after one domino falls, the rest will quickly follow. The domino that fell before will overwhelm the next domino.
In short, in the next few days, the ground troops will be worse off day by day, and all the pressure will eventually fall on the ground troops, until the ground troops completely collapse.
In the end, the strategic depth will be reduced to a few kilometers in radius, and it will even be forced to go underground. At that time, it will be the last moment for everyone.
"Send the weapon consumption data here to the staff in a timely manner, with emphasis on sending a copy to General Medias! I hope our experience can make them more calm in future battles." An smiled wryly and broke free from his pessimism.
Andre opened his mouth and ordered.
The data here is valuable combat experience. After being summarized and sent to other troops, it will become an important reference for preparations. This is also one of the important meanings of Andre's insistence here. These experiences will greatly reduce the impact of Alan Hill in the future.
The loss of the empire.
"Yes! General!" the adjutant immediately saluted and agreed.
"Have General Adair's troops retreated to the designated position?" As if remembering something, Andre asked about Adair, who had been ordered to give up the defense line a few days ago.
"Yes! General! They have retreated to the designated location to rest." the adjutant replied immediately.
After a pause, he added: "However, because they have lost local air superiority, they are likely to be harassed by Prowler fighters."
Retreating is not about turning back and walking in unison, breaking away from contact with the enemy, trying every means to move backward under the enemy's harassment, and minimizing losses. These are all things that Adair needs to worry about.
Sometimes, some rearguard units have to be sacrificed, or in more exaggerated cases, a short counterattack has to be carried out.
Doing these things without the right to make accusations actually involves taking huge risks and bearing large losses at any time.
"The good news is that we intercepted a group of Crusher bombers before, so the enemy will no longer send such large bombers to harass our ground troops." Having said this, the adjutant added.
"How many fighter jets do we have left?" Andrei immediately felt pain when he heard what he said about intercepting enemy bombers.
Every large-scale operation of the Air Force will eventually be accompanied by heartbreaking losses. This is war, a cruel war with evenly matched opponents.
"Probably less than 2,000!" the adjutant lowered his head and looked at the dynamic data and replied. There is no way, losses exist at any time, maybe the next second, this number will become 1,995.
Andre smiled bitterly, made a gesture not to think about it, shook his head and said: "It's really a number that makes people unhappy."
"All our weapons are decreasing, including less than 1,700 electromagnetic tanks left." The adjutant glanced at the data and reminded in a low voice: "The fuel reserves are quite sufficient. In addition, an underground transport rail tram has left.
Malfunction, paralysis..."
"There is bad news everywhere." Andre continued with a wry smile: "Isn't there any news that makes me happy?"
The adjutant was stunned for a moment, and then said to Andre: "As of today, we have not been destroyed by the enemy in an organized manner. This is a miracle, General!"
"Okay! We all need a miracle! In other words, every day we live here is a new miracle!" Andre nodded, stood up and said.
"Let our enemies see that even in adversity, we are full of hope!" He put his hands behind his back and looked at the adjutant: "Launch another nuclear bomb! Reduce some pressure on the front line!"