Chapter 1735: 1736 soldiers leave the valley
Chapter 1735 1736 The soldiers left the valley
Tiger's headquarters is still in Everwinter City and has not moved at all, because there is actually not much for him to worry about the battle situation on the front line.
The 11th and 9th armies are besieging Ironforge, the 7th and 3rd armies are encircling and annihilating the dwarves' 11th and 12th armies, and the 1st and 10th armies are still advancing steadily in the direction of Rewind Port... The Tang Empire is already in the east A firm foothold on the mainland.
As for the little problems on the southern plains, he does not need to take care of them at all: you must know that the famous 3rd Army of the Tang Empire is in this direction, and its commander is Strauss.
If the dwarves don't know much about this general, then many young officers from Dorne are familiar with this name.
This name once represented victory in Dorne. This general was once their most trusted commander. Strauss once led Dorne to win the most critical war.
Furthermore, during the Tang Empire's sweep of the Western Continent, Strauss still performed outstandingly. He commanded the 3rd Army and was invincible in every battle. He was definitely regarded as a first-rate famous general in the world.
So, if Xie Ke knew that he was facing such a general, he would definitely be more cautious. Unfortunately, he didn't know this.
Even if he knew it, it was already too late. His troops had already created a salient in the southern plains, and this salient was growing rapidly.
Standing on the snow-covered hillside, Strauss breathed out a cold breath. White mist drifted in front of his face, causing the beard above his lips to become covered with a light layer of white frost.
He is not too old and has already grown a beard, which makes him look more mature. The generals of the Tang Empire generally had the habit of growing their beards because most of them were young. As senior commanders, they generally hope that they are more mature and reliable than they appear.
"Long live our Emperor! General! Our troops have withdrawn to Anrich, can we prepare for a counterattack?" An officer stepped on the soft white snow, walked to Strauss's side, stood at attention, saluted and asked: "The enemy The front line has been drawn long enough.”
"There is no need to be so anxious. Let the enemy be happy for a few more days. The more excited they are, the more desperate they will be when they see us... I really want to see how Xie Ke's face will be distorted." Strauss laughed. He smiled, picked up the telescope and looked at the valley in the distance.
His army is passing through here. The speed of these infantrymen passing through the central mountainous area is indeed not as fast as that of the armored forces. It is precisely because of the disengagement of the troops that they give the opponent a gap to counterattack.
Now, the slowest infantry of the 3rd Army has crossed the mountains, and the enemy's so-called strength advantage has disappeared.
As the highest-ranking main army group in the Tang Empire, the Third Army had a strength of more than 200,000. Such a large size would be extremely spectacular on the plains.
Hundreds of rocket launchers were lined up in formation passing through the narrow road, and dozens of idle surface-to-surface missile launch vehicles were parked in a field not far away.
These missile launch vehicles are not the first-generation Scuds. They are new models with a shooting accuracy of close to 100 meters, and they are almost ready for long-range precision strike missions. The army group organization of the Tang Empire has become more and more modern, and the organization of the arms has become more and more complex. No kidding at all, these troops already have a bit of a rabbit flavor to them.
"Civil affairs officials have submitted documents to impeach us to Marshal Tiger... They said that our giving up some areas was damaging the local people's livelihood." the chief of staff reminded Strauss.
As time goes by, this war about unification has become more and more political. In order for His Majesty the Emperor to achieve his goal of world unification, many purely military issues have to consider the difficulty of post-occupation management.
Strauss sighed, smiled bitterly and said: "Let them sue. None of us soldiers have been sued by them several times... This is also the pressure we should bear for His Majesty. If we don't let the local People compare us, how can they know how good we are?”
“What do you mean?” the chief of staff looked at Strauss and asked knowingly.
"Continue to retreat! Put the opponent to Anliqi! After seeing Anliqi, they should have some courage, right?" Strauss did not waver, and still put military results as the highest priority.
Throughout the ages, the decoy troops who play the role of luring the enemy deep have often been the most elite. Because it is easy to attack, retreat is the most difficult. It allows the troops to maintain morale during retreat and can launch counterattacks at any time, which is also the best proof of a general's ability.
The 3rd Army is now performing a large-scale rout: all its troops are retreating, except for the 3rd Armored Army heading north, the rest of the forward troops are retreating.
Now, Strauss is ready to put the opponent in front of Anliqi, the largest city on the southern plains, and then use a real counterattack to completely crush all the resistance in the area south of Ironforge.
At the same time, he also calculated the local civilians, letting them feel the cruelty of the Ice Empire at the end of its road, and making these civilians more determined to integrate into the Tang Empire.
Of course, this matter cannot be said openly. If it is really mentioned, it will definitely be severely attacked by civil affairs officials. There is no way, in the eyes of these civil affairs officials, these civilians are His Majesty the Emperor's subjects, harming them is destroying His Majesty the Emperor's private property, which is an unforgivable crime!
People are always used to judging some things in terms of good and evil, right and wrong, but in some wars, there may really be no good people. Strauss knew that he was not a good person, and he was also sure that the enemy on the opposite side was not either... so he felt at ease when he gave the order.
"Send a telegram to General Eric. Now we can only ask them to provide fuel and ammunition for the 3rd Armored Army...ask him to take care of it." After Strauss made the decision to continue to lure the enemy deeper, He simply didn't even care about his biological son in the north.
Several officers stood at attention and saluted, and then went to convey the order. In the valley, the Tang army was still advancing in an orderly manner. Countless vehicles, surrounded by dense soldiers, rolled forward along the road.
This procession continues all the way to the horizon, with no end in sight. The dark clouds in the sky were still low, and the fine snow particles were mixed with the wind and slapped on the face, making people feel the slightest pain.