Chapter 1729: 1730 Ironforge of No Return
Chapter 1729 Ironforge 1730 No Return
The headquarters of the retreating dwarf 11th Army is set up in a cave. This place seems relatively secluded and is not easily disturbed by Tang Army air raids.
There are various ammunition boxes stacked in the cave. Officers temporarily used these ammunition boxes as tables and chairs. Many of the ammunition boxes were also covered with documents or maps.
At the entrance of the cave there are cables connected to the power generation vehicle outside, and there are also some lines connected to remote radio communication equipment. A group of non-commissioned officers were busy trying to contact the troops directly under them who were retreating.
"General... the easternmost troops seem to have encountered a blockade by the Tang Army. We may have been surrounded." A staff officer reported unconfirmed news to his superior: "There are still some troops that cannot be contacted. We are in the process of effort."
When the Tang Army decided to encircle the 11th and 12th Group Armies, it began to focus on electromagnetic interference in this area. Now the communication systems of these two armies are almost paralyzed.
Not only are the two armies unable to contact each other at all now, but most of the command units such as corps and divisions within the army have lost contact for a long time.
The liaison officers in the headquarters are busy, trying to use radios and other equipment to contact the troops in charge, but this effort is doomed to be in vain.
Yesterday, the Tang Army bombed the Dwarf headquarters with anti-radiation missiles. Although it did not kill many people, it successfully destroyed the radio equipment antenna of the 11th Group Army headquarters.
Shrapnel broke the antenna and destroyed several pieces of equipment, paralyzing the command of the Dwarf 11th Army. The troops that are closer can still be found with difficulty, but the troops that are slightly later cannot be contacted at all.
"The 119th Division has not been contacted yet. They sent someone to contact them for the last time and said that they had retreated to the designated position." In the chaotic headquarters, another staff officer came over, stood at attention and saluted and reported: "General, we Haven’t been able to find them yet.”
This situation may be that the unit got lost during the retreat, or it may be another situation.
During the War of Liberation, a similar situation occurred: an insurgent unit pretended to break through, used radio to fool the enemy troops following behind, and finally trapped Huang Wei's 12th Corps to death in Shuangduiji... So, should you believe those Reporting on friendly forces in complex battlefield situations is actually a science.
“Keep looking!” the leading general shouted angrily. He had had enough of this situation, and he really didn’t want to fight such a battle anymore. Even if there was only one **** battle with the enemy, he would not be so angry, but until now, his troops had not even fought a decent battle.
At first, his troops were ordered to move to the direction of Saint-Lo to prepare for a counterattack. As a result, when we arrived near Shengluo, we heard the news that Shengluo was missing.
Immediately afterwards, they were bombarded by the Tang Army and encountered various interferences. Under such circumstances, they continued to prepare for counterattacks in order to recapture Saint Luo and stabilize their front.
Like them was the 12th Army, as well as light infantry units from Soussas. But so many troops gathered together, but in the end they didn't even organize a decent attack.
Every time they gathered their troops to attack, they were interrupted by air strikes from the Tang Army, and more and more tanks were lost, until in the end they no longer had the ability to attack, and they never saw the Saint Lo Fortress again.
Later, they retreated all the way, but the Tang army broke through the defense line and continued to retreat. The battle lines continued to move back, losses increased, and supplies became less and less. The more the troops fought, the less they looked like they were. Many of their losses were not replaced in time. Some armored units were even left with nothing but an empty frame by the end of the battle.
The situation is becoming increasingly passive and the pressure is increasing. They also heard that Ironforge has become a frontline city, and the Ice Empire's war situation has become very passive and the situation has begun to collapse.
With no choice but to continue fighting, they try to use their own efforts to help their country get out of trouble. But what awaited them was an unexpected defeat.
The Susus Empire's expeditionary force was suddenly annihilated by several divisions, and then they began an inexplicable rout.
After cleaning up the mess, collecting the defeated troops, and retreating to the central mountainous area, the five coalition armies finally stabilized their positions.
But before the 11th and 12th armies could take a breath, the Susas Empire's expeditionary force rebelled: the two entire armies just fell to the Tang army, giving up their important line of defense.
The Tang army marched straight along this gap, and soon broke through the defense line in the central mountainous area, and even threatened the transportation line south of Ironforge.
From the situation point of view, the Tang army has actually won: the dwarf capital still has faith, and the once impenetrable Ironforge is already in the possession of the Tang army.
Now, they were ordered to return to Ironforge. According to the plan, they should not be intercepted by the Tang army.
But the fact is that they did encounter an interception by the Tang army, and the Tang army that intercepted them seemed to be not weak in combat effectiveness.
This is very fatal: the original retreat turned into a breakout, and the original march turned into a battle. This is almost the worst case scenario for the already half-disabled 11th Group Army.
A large-scale army is on the move. The communication system is interfered with and the positions of each other cannot be confirmed. There is no way to organize and coordinate and mobilize troops with relatively complete combat effectiveness to carry out breakout missions... How can it be successful in such a state?
But for the sake of his motherland, the commander of the 11th Group Army wanted to try to see if he could restrain his troops, and then break out while the Tang army was not yet stable, and rushed to Ironforge to join the Western Front.
At least for him, this was almost the only hope of turning defeat into victory: he didn't know whether he could succeed, but he knew that if he failed, Ironforge would be almost over.
What is regrettable is that he has no choice but to be anxious and furious in his headquarters: because what is standing in front of him is one of the most elite troops of the Tang Empire, the most elite of the famous 3rd Group Army. 3rd Armored Corps.
It is almost an impossible task to break through the interception of this force. At this moment, not only the forward of the 11th Army was beaten to death, but the 12th Army was also caught off guard.
Just because of the paralysis of the command chain, this news has not been confirmed, that's all.