When the 1st Royal Guards Fleet of the Airanhir Empire flanked the Watcher fleet that wanted to extend the battle line, the pressure came to the Watchers' side.
The premise for Saurons' decision to send more fleets and lengthen the battle line was because he saw that the Elanshir Empire fleet had not committed new combat troops for a long time.
At that time, not only him, but also most of the high-ranking commanders of the Watchers believed that the Ilanthil Empire was no longer capable of succeeding.
However, when they sent out a fleet and began to try to bypass the flanks, making the situation of the Eilanhir Empire fleet even worse, they ran into the 1st Royal Guards Fleet led by General Butoria head-on.
This left Saurons and his men a little confused, because their previous attempt to defeat the Elansil Empire fleet in one fell swoop seemed to have failed.
The current situation is that they have actively expanded their front, and as a result, their losses have also passively increased.
Although they have an absolute advantage in terms of military strength, they don't care about the huge losses in front of them at this time.
But they don't dare to continue to expand the front line, because if the losses continue to increase, no one can guarantee whether the opposite Eiland Hill Empire will still be able to hold on.
If the Ilanthil Empire really persists, won't it lose this time because of the all-out general attack launched by the oracle?
Who can bear the responsibility for losing the decisive battle launched under God's command? Not to mention whether God will pursue it or not, but you also have to weigh it, right? Losing face is a small thing, but missing God's great cause is really a lifeless death.
ah.
At this moment, a Watcher Commander was gnashing his teeth, as if he wanted to bite into pieces the Eilanhir Empire fleet on the opposite side.
He clenched his fists and said bitterly: "There is such a fleet hidden behind the scenes? It seems that this enemy commander is also a determined guy! He has been suppressing his reserve team until now.
Just use it."
Beside him, another watcher also looked ugly and said coldly: "Can't these damn guys just die in peace? Why do they have to struggle!"
Solens was in the crowd and did not speak. He just looked at the images on the projection of the troops on both wings being defeated one after another. He seemed to be in a trance for a moment.
The current situation is that the Airanhill Empire is still fighting well on both wings, which makes the watchers who have invested a huge amount of troops very uncomfortable.
On one side, the new Gundam troops of the Airancire Empire entered the battlefield, and the Watcher fleet here suffered heavy losses. Rather than saying that they were still attacking, it was better to say that they sacrificed the fleet on this side and used the offensive to tie down Ai Rancier.
The elite of the Landseer Empire.
On the other side, the extended fleet that had high hopes was unexpectedly blocked. Although there is no danger of destruction, it is a fact that it cannot expand the results of the battle.
The tactic of drilling through the middle did not work, and the tactic of outflanking also fell into a deadlock. The watchman commanders' tactical arrangements failed to work one after another, which seemed to indicate that this battle was not as sure of victory as they imagined.
"Complaining can't solve the problem! What we need to think about now is how to open up the situation!" A watchman commander reminded his colleagues to focus their energy on useful aspects.
Beside him, several Watcher commanders were whispering, seemingly discussing how to change tactics and regain the advantage.
To be honest, even though they have existed in the entire universe for countless years, the Watchers lack the experience to command large armies of this level in combat.
In previous wars, they only needed to assemble a small number of troops and could easily defeat their opponents by relying on their ability to replicate themselves.
At that time, they were invincible, and even a low-level commander who died in battle was a terrifying existence that could destroy civilization.
But now, facing an advanced civilization that owns a large number of planets, exploits massive resources, and combines magic with science and technology, their old ways are a bit inadequate.
The Elanshir Empire also has countless fleets and a powerful force that can compete with the Watchers. As a result, the war has risen to a level that even the Watchers have never touched.
At this level, the watchers have no other choice but to mobilize their troops based on previous experience.
In fact, from a strategic perspective, the command and dispatch of such a huge battle cannot be complicated.
As the saying goes, returning to nature, there is really no trick to be played in a face-to-face decisive battle with such a large number of troops. It is nothing more than setting an attack method, and then the troops rush together. The competition is about logistical supplies and troop reserves, not fancy skills.
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Something magical like the bald principal personally conducting micro-management is unlikely to occur in the battle in front of us.
"Looking left and right, there is actually no other way." A guard commander said to Solons: "It's just three choices."
He pointed to the edge of the battlefield and expressed his opinion: "One way is to continue to expand the length of the contact front, grit your teeth and persist, and see whether the other side collapses first or we run out of troops first."
"The other option is almost the same. Stay in the current state and wait quietly for the result to see who can't hold on first." Seeing that no one spoke, he could only continue: "After all, not changing anything is also an option.
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"The third way is to increase the strength of the central breakthrough and return to the penetration tactics!" After a pause, he also said the third option. After finishing speaking, he closed his mouth and waited for the answer.
Lawrence's choice.
Solons also knew that in the current situation, the only options available were these tactics. As for those complicated tricks, they were all a joke in the face of such a huge force.
Continuing to expand the front means a greater risk, and it is also the easiest way to determine the winner.
It's nothing more than doubling your bets to see who runs out of chips on the table first. At this time, the competition is about the capital in hand, and it has nothing to do with the luck of the cards.
This kind of choice has been the favorite choice of the watchers in the past because they know better than anyone else that they must have more chips than their opponents! Many, many more!
But now, when faced with the Eilanhill Empire, many guardians no longer have such confidence, so they hesitate when making a decision.
Even they themselves may not have felt that in terms of confidence, they have been affected by the powerful Ailanshir Empire and have begun to worry about gains and losses.
If you stand still and wait for a result, you will be more passive, and the battle will continue like this.
Although the final result is also about who can persist more, the nature is completely different. This choice may passively extend the duration of the battle, and the extension of time means an increase in changes!
There are changes, or the possibility of more changes, which in itself is a kind of gamble. Because no one can tell who will benefit from the changes that will occur in the next second.
Perhaps, if we continue to wait passively, the Airanhill Empire will soon be defeated due to lack of military strength.
But equally, perhaps after passively waiting, what awaits are more reinforcements from the Ailanthir Empire, and a more solid defense line from the Ailanthir Empire!
In short, this kind of waiting is passive and depends on the luck of both parties. It is equivalent to pushing all the chips on the table and then waiting for the cards to be dealt to see who has a straight flush and who has four aces.
Although the third option is essentially the same as the first option, except that the direction of deploying troops has changed, the meaning it represents is completely different.
It can be said that the third option represents the decision-maker's hesitation and illustrates the decision-maker's indecision.
Repeatedly revising the key areas of attack is the most direct manifestation of repeatedly overturning one's original established policy and having doubts about one's own decision-making.
As a commander, the hesitation and repetition shown at this time actually means that he has lost control of the battle situation. He no longer knows what method to use to win his own victory.
Finally, amid hesitation, Solons made up his mind. He opened his mouth and ordered his men: "Keep the status quo first! Then send two fleets to press up! Seek a breakthrough in the middle!"
"Yes!" Now that they had the order, the watchers didn't hesitate. The commander immediately took the order and left. Then the two fleets continued to press forward and continued to attack the defense positions of the Elanthir Empire regardless of losses.
In fact, Sorens' decision cannot be said to be wrong. Although he hesitated and lost confidence in his previous decision, his decision was still effective.
The first point is that the frontal fleet of the Airanhir Empire, that is, the rear of the Empire's 1st Fleet and 2nd Fleet, indeed has no troops to maneuver.
Lawns pressed the last of his reserves, eliminating the threat on the flanks and using up the last of his organic reserves.
At this moment, he no longer had any extra troops to reinforce any direction on the front.
Therefore, when Saurons ordered to change the direction of the attack and once again mobilized troops to try to penetrate the front of the Ellenhill Empire's defense line, Origins could only hold on helplessly with the troops in hand.
No matter how much the losses were, no matter how shaky the entire defense line was, he could only hold on with all his strength, unable to move an inch.
Since he has no mobile troops, all he can do is wait. The initiative lies with the watchers, but the watchers themselves don't know it.
In the bridge of the battleship Seris, Lawns looked at the enemy fleet that was already close at hand, and had not issued a mobilization order for a long time.
All staff officers, including the chief of staff, have not had intense discussions on tactical responses for a while.
They have done everything they can, and all that is left now is a long and boring wait. Waiting for the enemy's attack to change, waiting for...the collapse of their own side.
"General Bakalov called. The 2nd Fleet has suffered heavy losses. Two squadrons have been completely wiped out. The other two have suffered heavy losses and have almost lost their combat capabilities." A liaison officer once again sent a bad message.
information.
In the past half hour, none of the news he had sent was good. It was either a message asking for help or a report reporting damage.
The replenishment fleet that finally arrived at the front line would basically replenish the front line troops as soon as they arrived.
Even so, the speed of replenishment is far less than the speed of the loss of battleships. The fleet defense line of the Eilanhir Empire is getting thinner and sparse little by little.
Although supported by tens of thousands of total numbers, such changes cannot be directly seen for a while, but such changes are indeed happening little by little.
Finally, Lawns felt that the pressure was too great and he couldn't hold it anymore. He turned around and asked a question that revealed his inner anxiety at this moment: "Where is the Royal 2nd Fleet?"
"It takes about 20 minutes to arrive at the scheduled area." The chief of staff, who had already memorized the location of the reinforcement fleet and was constantly calculating, replied immediately without looking at the holographic map.
The speed with which he answered the question also showed what he had been thinking about, which was also the time for the reinforcement fleet to arrive.
After hearing the answer from the chief of staff, a staff officer muttered to his colleagues in an irritable voice: "We still have to wait 20 minutes? If the enemy continues to add troops to the flanks, we will collapse in 20 minutes!"
"There is no way... this is already the fastest speed. The distance is so close, and using space to jump will affect the charging of the magic defense barrier, and also affect the output power of the main engine. The gain outweighs the loss." His colleague lowered his voice and explained.
"When they arrived, we all collapsed. Wouldn't this be more gain than loss?" The staff officer also held it in for a long time and said with a gun and a stick.
"That's true, but you also have to consider other aspects, right?" another staff officer explained.
After explaining, he encouraged the other party: "The good news is that in the following time, the enemy did not try to continue to expand the contact front, but in turn strengthened the frontal attack force."
"What are they doing over and over again?" the irritable staff officer asked in confusion, not knowing whether he was asking himself or others.
"Perhaps they are pulling us, trying to break through our weak links." Behind him, someone speculated.
The staff officer turned his head and looked at the other party: "But it is clear that as long as they continue to expand the front line, we will collapse."
The man spread his hands: "The key is that they don't know."
"This kind of battle in which we are full of loopholes is really irritating!" The young staff officer, who felt that raising his head was just like a knife, and shrinking his head was also a knife, continued to be irritated, looking forward to the result coming soon.
He couldn't stand it anymore and felt that instead of hanging like this, it would be more satisfying to quickly decide the winner.
Someone sighed and sighed: "It's a miracle that we can persist until now! If the enemy had not made mistakes, we should have been defeated three hours ago."
"Hopefully, luck will always be on our side!" The chief of staff heard the mutterings of these staff officers and didn't know who he was praying to.
