Chapter 1557: 1558 Tough Half
The arrival of new soldiers is already good news for Moss: in addition to the 4th Group Army arriving in the theater one after another, he also received more than 10,000 additional supplementary troops.
These supplementary soldiers are all veterans and reservists recruited nearby. Their training level is relatively high, so they still have some combat effectiveness.
And these troops are not used directly as cannon fodder to fill the lines. They will be supplemented to the frontline troops. With veterans to adapt to the battlefield environment, their combat quality will improve very quickly.
With the arrival of these troops, there were also a large number of weapons, ammunition, and food supplies. These things gave Moss some confidence again and made him full of confidence in guarding Everwinter City.
In addition, 20 jet fighters provided by the Lines Empire and 20 pilots who volunteered to fight have also arrived at the front line.
Although it may not seem like much, at least this represents a trend: as time goes by, more and more reinforcements will arrive on the battlefield, and the dwarves are not fighting alone.
"During the day, someone saw the Tang Army's armed helicopter. The type with a circular cockpit that had appeared on the battlefield of Qin." The adjutant reported a new situation on the battlefield to General Moss.
"This means that the Tang Army repaired an airport in less than 2 days, and some aircraft that do not belong to the navy have already arrived at the frontline airport to participate in the war." Moss's good mood suddenly disappeared because of the arrival of reinforcements .
In order to prevent misunderstandings from other human empires that supported the Ice Empire in its fight against the Tang Dynasty, the Ice Empire officially requested that they no longer use the discriminatory terms "human" and "Tang people", but instead use the official name Tang Army to refer to the Tang invasion force. So now the dwarves are used to using the term Tang Jun.
“The other side will have more and more aircraft, which is also expected... We will only become more and more passive, but we cannot give up.” He said while grabbing a form.
That was the Tang Dynasty's material consumption statistics that he and some staff members roughly inferred based on the Tang army's combat intensity. Moss never believed that his troops could defeat the Tang Empire's army. The only thing he could hope for was that the Tang army would wear him down due to its own consumption.
In his opinion, no matter how fiercely the Tang army attacked, it would eventually slow down and then gradually stagnate as supplies were consumed.
This is an objective law and an experience summarized by Mauss. He believed that as long as he held on to every position and allowed the Tang army to continue to be consumed, victory would belong to the Ice Empire: "But our reinforcements will arrive soon, and the Tang army will be passive! We will win, and we will definitely win. "
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Harf sat in the underground headquarters, staring at the positions on the map that were constantly being encroached upon by the Tang army, with bitterness written all over his face.
If he insists on following the battle plan drawn up by General Moss before the war, sticks to it, and consumes the strength of the Tang Army bit by bit, then his current life will definitely be much easier.
At least he should have enough reserves now. When the frontline troops apply for support, he can send some troops to help the troops holding their positions stabilize their positions.
But he now has no reserves, and those positions that requested support will no longer receive large-scale support from him.
More than 10,000 soldiers and dozens of precious tanks have become prisoners of the Tang Army. Now Position 3 has been lost, and Position 2 where Harf is located has become the front line. Although the terrifying sound of cannons could not be heard deep underground, Harv heard the judgment of history on himself: he was the sinner of the dwarves, and he was responsible for the failure of this battle!
This is a bit too heavy for one person.
"General! We received a telegram from Everwinter City..." An officer came in and handed the telegram he had just received to the somewhat decadent Harv.
Harf numbly accepted the message and found that it contained an order for him to hold on until the last moment and not surrender.
"Haha...haha." Harv dropped the message at his feet, snorted a few times and said to the officer: "Has the communication been restored?"
"No! General, it briefly recovered for tens of seconds and then was interrupted. The message we sent... General Moss doesn't know whether he received it or not." The officer shook his head and replied.
"It's harmful." Harv began to blame his telegraph equipment again, but he also knew that it was useless, so after complaining, he changed the subject and said: "I'm not a coward, I know what to do... I know. How to do."
After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and drove the somewhat embarrassed officer out. The lights overhead flickered, and the generator seemed a little unstable.
The dwarves' defensive positions have stored food, a large amount of ammunition, spare parts for weapons and equipment, and even spare parts reserves.
Unfortunately, before these things could take effect, the Tang army's fierce offensive caused the dwarves' defense to collapse. It's not that the Ice Empire wasn't prepared enough, it's just that there is a generation gap between the two sides, and this thing really cannot be made up for by some trenches and tunnels.
Above Harf's head, on the main peak of Position 2, which is dozens of meters high, in a hidden observation command post, a dwarf officer looked at the flames burning in the darkness in the distance, with solemnity written on his face.
The explosion and burning was at the location of Dwarf Position No. 2 close to Position No. 3. The artillery fire of the Tang Army was ravaging there. The explosions occurred one after another, turning the place into a sea of fire.
Even at night, everything can be seen clearly. Such a doomsday scene shocked every dwarf soldier. Originally they thought that the fortifications they had built were already very strong, but when they saw the **** in the distance, they realized that what they had done was not enough.
"Division Commander! The 2nd Regiment wants us to send support..." Just as the dwarf officer was staring into the distance, a subordinate hurriedly walked in and reported.
“Didn’t I already send someone over during dinner?” The dwarf commander stationed at this position frowned and asked, “How many hours have it been?”
"The Tang Army's attack was too fierce, and our people suffered heavy casualties..." The subordinate explained with some embarrassment: "Moreover, the support sent out before was only one company."
"How many companies do I have here? There is only one company." The division commander himself was also in a dilemma. He couldn't send all the troops to the 2nd Regiment, could he?
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