Chapter 1177: 1178The central defense line at the end of its rope

Chapter 1177: 1178The central defense line at the end of its rope

 This kind of thing is basically impossible to ask, unless they think they have too many brains. But they had to ask, because this was a question raised by the Tang Empire.

 Dead or alive, that is the question. If the Mirage Emperor really wanted to be a dead man, he could resist to the end.

 The reason why the Mirage Emperor chose to negotiate for surrender was because he did not want to die and did not dare to die. To say the least, he was unwilling to die.

 Actually, when death comes, who is willing to die? If there is a hope, everyone hopes that they can live.

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The goblin troops trapped in Dingcheng also want to live. The reason why they have been able to survive until now is because of those who are familiar with the truth. Few of them can survive until the next day.

Every day, young men were captured and put into battle here. They didn't even complete formal military training, so they were sent to the front line to face the brutal firepower of the orcs and fight with pitiful bullets.

In fact most of them didn't even have bullets, and they didn't even have weapons: many were given only a shovel, or simply a stick.

 Such weapons made the people who were escorted a little confused. They didn't know whether their superiors were joking or whether everything was true.

 They only have a stick, and then they have to fight an orc machine gun? Isn't this just to die? What a joke.

The orcs were also taken aback by the goblin tactics. They were shocked to find that the civilians of the Mirage Kingdom began to flow towards them like a tide.

The other side is really challenging the orcs' machine guns and rifles with their flesh and blood. The gunshots on the battlefield rang out, and then fell silent.

 The ground was littered with the corpses of civilians, making the entire battlefield look like hell. Then the main force of the goblins launched another attack. It turned out that they just wanted to use civilians to consume the ammunition of the orc troops.

In the end, they succeeded. After holding on for three days, the orc troops returned the building with the Tang Empire's **** dragon flag to the goblins.

 The orc troops took away the flag before leaving. The goblins did not gain anything after they invaded the ruins of the building. Apart from a pile of bullet casings that made them excited, there was almost no other loot.

These bullet casings can be taken back and smelted for further use. Half a month ago, goblin soldiers were asked to recycle their own used bullet casings.

 Because they were retreating steadily, there were not many opportunities for the goblins to pick up the orc shells. In most cases, they could only pick up the ones they dropped.

 Even so, copper reserves are not sufficient. The goblins had to strictly stipulate that as many rounds of bullets as they fired, they had to pick up as many shell casings.

If you fail to complete your performance, you will be criticized and humiliated in public, and you will even take off your pants to make a fool of yourself. The scene is really miserable to watch.

 After retaking the central square, the goblins felt that they had seen hope. As a result, more orc troops launched a counterattack, and they began to outflank the goblin troops in the center from both wings.

The two sides once again started a fierce battle. By the afternoon, the central square was still in the hands of the mirage army, but the two wings here had been occupied by orc soldiers.

 For any soldier, such a battlefield is cruel. The positions of both sides were so densely packed with corpses that it even made people feel sick at first glance.

 The soldiers of the Mirage Kingdom who did not know that the Mirage Emperor had begun to sue for peace were still fighting desperately. No one knew that their situation was actually very passive.

 The Mirage's 3rd Armored Division, which was flanking to support the defense, had only 7 tanks left that were still operational. They had been retreating, and now they had retreated to a fairly far back position.

Here, the orc troops have surrounded the northern part of the central mountain range fortress area. The northernmost mirage troops are stationed in strong trenches, and they are fighting hard from enemies on three sides.

 But Mirage Wuyou can no longer mobilize more troops to support the 3rd Armored Division: Mirage 2nd Armored Division is now basically an empty frame.

This armored division has not been replenished for a long time, and now only three tanks are still operational. These tanks also shoulder the important task of training new tank crews. Under normal circumstances, they will not be sent out to participate in battles at all.

In fact, there is no way to participate in the war: these tanks are the oldest Cyric 2 tanks. These tanks are basically given free of charge when they go to the battlefield.

Despite knowing that it was unlikely to receive new tanks, the 2nd Armored Division still shouldered the task of training.

More than half of the backbone of this division has been transferred away, and most of the remainder are new recruits who have not even completed basic training. Such a unit does not have much combat effectiveness at all, and its existence itself illustrates many problems.

 Both armored units were already overwhelmed. The 3rd Armored Division had been fighting fiercely for more than ten days and was now exhausted. It has run out of ammunition and food, and is in dire need of medical treatment. Almost all its supplies have now been cleared. In this state, the 3rd Armored Division still relied on relatively strong infantry tactics and adopted tactics of luring the enemy deeper, which severely dealt a blow to Tang Mo's arrogance.

It’s a pity that there are fewer and fewer veterans fighting, and organized combat has become more and more problematic. Without the support of non-commissioned officers and lieutenants, the entire unit will soon fall apart.

 The current 3rd Armored Division of the Mirage is actually in disarray: its command structure is completely unable to find its own armed forces.

 Fortunately, the orc troops suspended their offensive due to supply issues, and this goblin heroic army was able to survive.

From the map, most of the goblin's central fortification line has been surrounded by orc troops in a C shape. The troops trapped in the circle now live in fear every day.

Hong Haiping was in his basement, looking at the map spread out on his office desk in a daze. He used to read charts, but now he is not used to reading maps.

This naval admiral has been concerned about the outcome of the front line recently. When he learned that a force had recaptured the center of Dingcheng, he was so happy that he even ate an extra bowl of dinner.

  Unfortunately, things were counterproductive. After holding on for another two days, the orc troops captured it again. The weak goblin troops had to give up their counterattack and once again focused on how to defend against the orc troops' attack.

 They fortified every building or ruin to cause as much trouble as possible to the orc troops. But no matter how hard they tried, Dingcheng was still occupied by the orc troops bit by bit.

Mirage Wuyou has just arrived, and he conveyed bad news to Mirage Haiping: the Mirage troops in the city are about to collapse, and it will not be surprising when Dingcheng falls.

Everything seems to be just a matter of time: the Mirage Kingdom really has no reserve force. Instead of wasting these civilians here, it would be more cost-effective to invest in the defense of the Mirage City.

 The casualties were so great that the rear, especially the mirage, began to think of giving up the city. Everyone knew that the city had been held for too long, so no one had any objections to giving up the city—except the Mirage Emperor.

 The Mirage Emperor is firmly opposed to any form of giving up position. What he needs is time, which is a bargaining chip to delay negotiations. Under this thinking, Dingcheng is definitely a good place that cannot be given up.

　　But Mirage knew very well: the reserve team had been exhausted, and the people who had been temporarily recruited did not even have enough to eat. How could they be compared with the powerful soldiers of the orcs opposite.

 He hopes to transfer the troops to the mirage first and intensify training there. In this way, these soldiers can be equipped with some combat capabilities, and they will be consumed more slowly.

As for the central defense line...if you give up, just give up. Anyway, there are still some supplies in it. It shouldn't be a big problem to persist in the mountains for a month or two.

 This value is not accurate. Mirage calculates the normal consumption of food, ammunition and other materials by the central defense line.

Now the central defense line has been cut off from supplies for a long time, ammunition has been almost consumed, and food and medicine are almost running out.

In this case, it is obviously unrealistic to expect that the mirage army in the central defense line can contain the orc army for a month or two.

Mirage Wuqi has actually reported the situation to Mirage Wuke, but Mirage Wuk doesn't believe it. The army general believed that these were all exaggerations, especially in the hope of asking for more supplies and ammunition.

However, Mirage City also lacks ammunition and medicine, so it cannot transfer all the inventory to the headquarters defense line... Therefore Mirage Wuk did not agree to Mirage Wuyou's request.

Subsequently, the desperate Mirage Wuyou asked Mirage Haiping to write a letter to Mirage Wuke, requesting support for the central defense line. But Mirage Wuk threw this letter aside without even reading it.

If he had a way to save it, he would definitely send troops to save it. Now he really has no particularly good way, because the 3rd Armored Division has clearly replied to Phantom Vuk, telling him that the situation in the northern war is irreversible.

Under such circumstances, it is inevitable that the central theater will be surrounded, and the mirage will definitely not send troops to Dingcheng to fill the hole that is destined to be filled.

Another reason why Mirage began to study Mirage's defense line was that Mirage Emperor clearly told him that the war should change in the short term, so Mirage must consider whether to fight in Mirage, which is more suitable for holding the position. The final battle.

After all, Mirage City has more buildings that can be used for street fighting, Mirage City also has more material reserves that can be mobilized, Mirage City also has more civilians that can be requisitioned, and Mirage City also has stronger bunkers that can be used as support...

As for Mirage Wuyou and Mirage Haiping...the two of them should stay on the central defense line to serve the country and atone for their sins!

Mirage Haiping, who still doesn't know all this, is still trying hard to maintain the dignity of a naval admiral. He sits in the headquarters and encourages every goblin around him.