Chapter 1639: 1640Another surprise
Chapter 16391640Another surprise
When the war began to bring inconvenience to the lives of civilians in the rear, various problems began to emerge uncontrollably.
No one really likes war. Anyone who has experienced such times will hate the word war. Of course, unless you can clear the level without taking any damage, you can enjoy the dividends of war without having to pay the price of starting a war.
This kind of good thing cannot last forever. Even if it is as strong as the Tang Empire, it will be affected by some wars to some extent. It's just that everyone can tolerate this kind of impact, because the dividends brought by the war are too many.
As for this kind of thing when it comes to the Ice Empire and Poplar Empire, which were beaten, the situation is completely different. They had no war dividends and were suffering from the war from the beginning.
After Ironforge was bombed, Binghan I, furious, rushed back to his home lair. There was no way, he had to sit in the capital to stabilize his position.
On the one hand, he deployed troops to try to block the holes in the defense line. On the other hand, he was also trying to contact various countries to prepare for a new round of counterattack and regain the initiative on the battlefield.
From the perspective of the coalition forces, the Tang Army's 1st Group Army, which was advancing southward along the coastline, was obviously a good target for attack. As long as the army was encircled, even if it was only forced to break out and turn north, it seemed to be a great victory.
Therefore, the follow-up troops of the elves who had just entered the Ice Empire were concentrated in the Shengluo area, preparing for a battle of unprecedented scale here.
Marshal Flix is already on his way to Saint-Lo, and Van Crouse is continuing to gather the broken troops and stabilize his front. Everything seems to be developing in a good direction.
The dwarves were not idle either. They mobilized new troops, including the 11th and 12th armies, and approached the flank of the Tang Army's 1st Army. Although these two armies are newly formed and have average combat effectiveness, they are fully equipped and equipped, so they still pose some threat.
The posture put forward by the coalition forces is to prepare for a battle in the Saint Luo area, assemble 3 to 4 armies, and encircle the Tang Army's 1st Group Army to determine the outcome of the Saint Luo battle.
In the other direction, the collapsed 8th Army had withdrawn and began to replenish. The 7th, 9th, and 10th Dwarf Army Groups filled the defense line and faced off against the 9th and 11th Army Groups of the Tang Army.
The 7th Army of the Tang Dynasty, which came from afar, has not yet joined the battle, but everyone knows very well that the Tang Army is not actually attacking with all its strength.
In fact, the Tang Army's current focus is still on transporting troops. According to Tiger's plan, the Tang Empire's 3rd Army should soon be sent to the Eastern Continent.
As long as you know, because it was a landing operation before, except for Hogg's 1st Army, the other Tang Army troops participating in the battle were not actually at the top. For example, Feng Kezhi's 9th Army, Eric's 7th Army, and the newly formed light force Ying'an's 11th Army.
This time it was the 3rd Army commanded by General Strauss that was sent to the Eastern Continent. As soon as you heard the number, you knew how capable this army was. If this force goes ashore, the Tang Army will initially have the ability to launch large-scale attacks from two directions at the same time. Therefore, it seems that the Tang army has been advancing by leaps and bounds at this time, but they have not actually attacked with all their strength, and most of their energy is still focused on the transportation link.
However, Tiger and his chief of staff were not prepared to miss the good opportunity now. Although it seemed that several coalition armies were gathering in the direction of Saint-Lo, in fact, the coalition forces near Saint-Lo were not actually large.
Therefore, Tiger decided to move dangerously, capture Saint-Lo with a surprise attack, gain a foothold before the main force of the coalition forces was assembled, and then put on a posture with a blooming center to wait for the opponent to come.
In order to achieve this combat goal, Tiger gathered the Tang Army's paratroopers who had been working on the Eastern Continent for more than a month without any tasks.
He planned to drop the paratroopers directly near Saint-Lo and ask them to cooperate with the forward troops of the 1st Army to surprise the opponent.
Since paratroopers are dispatched, this will definitely be a battle behind enemy lines. So Tiger and Xiao Yun are discussing how to ensure that the paratroopers can ensure their operations to the greatest extent: "The 1st Paratrooper Division captured the airport near Saint-Lo, and the 2nd Division captured the southern suburbs. After completing their respective tasks, the two units , attack into the city and disrupt the enemy's deployment."
"Within two days, my armored troops will rush to the position of the paratroopers! The supplies will follow by then. There will be no problem with this." The liaison officer of the 1st Group Army on the side immediately assured him that he was here. In order to compete for military glory, there is no way to back down at this time.
His armored forces are already advancing towards Saint Lo. Although the speed is very fast, they are still unable to guarantee that the city will be captured before the elven reinforcements arrive.
Xiao Yun pinched his chin and asked his question: "What if the ground troops cannot advance to the designated position? If the paratroopers attack for two days, the ammunition supply will be exhausted easily."
"The first option is to use the occupied airport for supplies. Although it may not solve all the problems, it can at least solve part of it..." Tiger looked at the two paratrooper division commanders. These plans were drawn up by frontline commanders like them. , the feasibility is quite high.
The naval liaison officer on the side continued to speak at this time: "The second option is to transport supplies by sea. As long as the paratroopers can control the port of Saint-Lo, then the navy will have the ability to send supplies ashore."
The two division commanders of the paratroopers did not speak. Frankly speaking, they were very confident that they could complete the mission. Whether it was occupying the enemy's airport, capturing the dock, or even occupying the city of Saint-Lo before the infantry arrived, they were very confident. confident.
After all, the general situation in Shengluo City is not a secret to the Tang Army. The number of troops stationed in this city is not large, and the combat effectiveness is not strong. Including the defeated troops of the elves, there were only more than 20,000 people in total.
With the combat effectiveness of the Tang Army's paratroopers, there is actually no problem in destroying these troops and occupying the city. What's more, they have a preemptive advantage. When they airborne, it is impossible for their opponents to think that the attack is coming from behind and above them.
The liaison officer of the 1st Army on the side quickly patted his chest and assured: "Actually, it doesn't have to be that troublesome. If the forward troops of the 1st Army cannot advance to the designated position within two days when the enemy is already in chaos, I will take off their heads." Come down and put it on the table.”