Chapter 1726: 1727 Transfer of Dwarves
Chapter 17261727 The Movement of the Dwarves
"Your Majesty, in that case, it will be difficult for us to obtain supplies. The troops will be consumed by elves and humans... countless casualties. Whether the exchange is worth it... I can no longer make a judgment." Balof reminded Binghan I. In his opinion, the emperor in front of him had recently lost his judgment due to continuous failures.
The Ice Empire, which has lost most of its territory, is already a "marginal force" that is infinitely close to collapse no matter which direction you look at it.
It is impossible for the coalition forces to trust such a dwarf army. They are even more afraid that the dwarf troops will suddenly rebel or collapse, causing a similar rout.
Therefore, there is a high probability that the coalition forces will not provide sufficient supplies to the dwarf troops who have lost their capital, and it is unlikely that they will leave important defense lines to the dwarves to defend alone.
Under such circumstances, how the dwarf troops can continue to fight has become a difficult problem, and it is still a problem that must be solved.
Looking at his marshal and then at his prime minister, Binghan I squeezed out a bitter smile and expressed his feelings: "Even if I die, I am not willing to hand over my empire to that damned man. Tang Mo! No matter what, he can only get a ruin! You can leave, but you must promise me not to surrender!"
He was unwilling to let the Tang people win easily. So he decided to turn the Ice Empire into a scorched earth, a scorched earth that the Tang people could not use at all.
"Your Majesty, I have no intention of leaving here. If someone has to stay, then I hope it is me. You can personally lead the Eastern Front Army to continue fighting in the south. Marshal Xie Ke will probably be more willing to obey your command." The prime minister actually had it early. He was already mentally prepared and spoke to Binghan I at this time.
In his opinion, insisting on living is just causing trouble for himself, and it is better to die in Ironforge.
Going to the south with Xie Ke was really a more desperate job. There is no so-called victory there at all. All they can do is use their own death to vent the frustration of failure.
The final result is obvious. They will all die in the south. The process must be very painful. Such a job is not a good choice no matter what.
“…” After hearing the Prime Minister’s opinion, I had to say that Binghan I was indeed moved, and he was indeed worried that the Prime Minister would not be able to command Xie Ke, who was already a marshal. If it were him, it might be the most reasonable choice.
"No matter how we arrange it, the troops should be ready now. I will mobilize my own reserves and let them take over Xieko's defense line... The 11th and 12th Group Armies should also start to move towards Ironforge."
"Yes, it should indeed be arranged." The prime minister came back to his senses and quickly agreed.
Binghan I nodded and ordered: "Let the 11th and 12th Army Groups retreat to Ironforge and take over part of the Western Front Army's defense line... Let the Eastern Front Army prepare to retreat..."
"If Marshal Xie Ke can hold on to the remaining supply lines, Ironforge may be able to hold on for a while, Your Majesty..." The prime minister looked at Binghan I and gave the emperor another step.
After a brief silence, Binghan I seemed to finally give up and walked down the steps given by the prime minister: "Move my headquarters to the backup headquarters in the southern suburbs of the city..."
Handing over the position is not a trivial matter. After receiving the order, Xie Ke still had to prepare carefully.
He had to abandon part of his troops and let them stay in the rear, so that he could hand over a relatively stable defense line to Balov who came to replace him.
To be honest, he began to admire Balof as a person. Being able to give a fair suggestion at this time to let Xie Ke's troops go first shows that he is a rational and fair person.
Xieko believed that he could not do this, so he decided to help Marshal Balov who stayed behind and volunteered to die in the end: he did not transfer all the main forces away, but left about one-fifth.
For him, this is already a very generous choice. Moreover, his Eastern Front Army was not without its tasks. He had to cover Binghan I's retreat to the south, and he also had to set up a position on the southern communication line and try to hold on to a supply line.
It is not an easy task for the current dwarf troops to defend the Tang army's attack on relatively flat terrain in a field battle. Therefore, Xie Ke's ability to leave one-fifth of his elite troops behind is actually considered the most benevolent thing. .
Part of Dorne's troops were also about to leave, and the dwarves finally decided to notify their ally Dorne of this matter. Dorne also expressed understanding and finally chose to withdraw two divisions, leaving the remaining troops to continue to help the dwarves fight.
This decision is very knowledgeable: the two divisions that leave can be remnant divisions or full divisions; these two divisions can be ordinary soldiers, or they can be the elite backbone of several divisions assembled.
In fact, Dorne mobilized all the grassroots commanders together, formed two divisions, and began to retreat from Ironforge.
They move the fastest because they do have fewer troops and can move faster. As soon as these two divisions started taking action, the Tang Army's reconnaissance troops discovered the clues.
Unfortunately, Feng Kezhi had no way to do this: his troops had been fighting continuously for a long time, and they had always been fighting more with less. It was not easy to expect them to launch a fierce attack or go around to the south to launch a pursuit. matter.
So he could only report the intelligence to Marshal Tiger, who also made some small adjustments to the Tang Army's attack route: the 3rd Army, which had continued to advance sideways eastward, stopped its advance and deployed its troops. Attack northwest.
As the commander-in-chief of the Tang Army, Tiger judged that the dwarves had mobilized troops from Ironforge to go south, and they definitely had the idea of the 11th and 12th armies in the mountainous area. Therefore, Tiger decided to eliminate the dwarf army that was preparing to return to Ironforge in the field first.
It is always easier to destroy large groups in the wild than in street fighting. Tiger believed that as long as this force was eliminated, the number of defenders in Ironforge would be reduced by half.
Both sides are deploying their troops on the frozen land, and a pursuit and interception is about to begin. Xie Ke's troops also began to move after Tang Jun responded.
The street fighting in Ironforge became more intense. While Balov mobilized his troops to take over the defense line, Ying'an on the west side of the city broke through Balov's defense line and captured several blocks in one go.