Chapter 1736: 1737 is more useful
Chapter 17361737 is more useful
The Tang army is still retreating, which seems to be good news for the coalition forces. Xieko has already set up his headquarters in Dalkas, because he didn't see the blood all over the place.
For a big shot like him, what he sees is always the beautiful scenery after it has been cleaned up: the snow on the streets of the town has been cleared twice. Although the snow is still falling in the sky, you can see it when driving on the road. The sides were cleared of snowdrifts.
His troops are indeed advancing. The outside of Dalkas is surrounded by various vehicles, and the infantry are walking in the wind and snow carrying weapons. This scene has long been accustomed to dwarf generals like Xie Ke.
Every war he participated in or commanded in the past was like this in winter.
When he was young, he walked in such a procession. Now he was a commander, so he watched the young soldiers form a procession and pass in front of him.
Because the clouds are too thick, reconnaissance satellites are unlikely to provide a good reconnaissance view. Also due to weather conditions, the Tang Army's aircraft does not seem to have appeared at all.
Electronic interference no longer exists, and anti-radiation missiles, which are as troublesome as gangrene on the bones, have also disappeared... In short, the bad weather seems to bring good news to the dwarves.
As long as the snow doesn't stop, and as long as this bad weather continues, it seems that the troops of the Ice Empire can fight back to Saint Luo, to Everwinter Port, and to the steel barrier to drive the Tang people into the sea step by step. …
Of course, Xie Ke knew that this was just an unrealistic fantasy. Because to his north, there was a powerful armored force of the Tang Army encircling and suppressing the 11th and 12th armies of the dwarves. Once the winner was determined there, the so-called victory on his side would come to an abrupt end.
As long as the armored troops of the Tang Army start to move south, he can only suspend the attack and be prepared to fight with the armored troops of the Tang Empire on the plains.
For him, this is definitely an impossible task. Because the weather cannot stay like this forever, once it clears up, Tang Jun's planes will be dispatched.
By then, the main force of the Tang Army will enter the battlefield, and the air force will also join the battle. Everything will develop in a direction that is not conducive to the dwarves. Xie Ke certainly knows what the ending will be like.
But he couldn't change anything. He could only continue to fight according to the current plan. Even if he knew he would lose in the end, he had to keep fighting.
He could not even arrange for troops to build new fortifications near Dalkas in advance, because in everyone's eyes, he was now in the counter-offensive stage and should not stop attacking and turn to defense.
Therefore, he could only use the excuse of building supply nodes to prevent being attacked by the Tang Army's special forces, and ordered a small number of engineers to carry out construction near Dalkas in the snowy weather, trying to build some simple defenses to avoid being attacked by the Tang Army's counterattack. There is nothing to rely on.
Just like a few days ago, he would pray devoutly in his heart whenever he had time, praying that such bad weather could continue, and that the 11th and 12th Dwarf armies in the north could hold on for another half month or even a month. time.
If his Eastern Front Army is lucky enough to recapture the central mountainous area, then he, the marshal, might really have to go further up. Perhaps...he can really take the position of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces and become the backbone of all the countries in the Eastern Continent that resist the tyranny of the Tang Dynasty.
Just as he was thinking about these things, an officer walked into the room that was not particularly warm. He stood at attention and saluted and reported: "Marshal, our forward troops are approaching Anliqi..."
"Okay!" Xie Ke's eyes lit up. If his troops could recapture Anliqi, the largest city in the southern plains occupied by the Tang army, then he really hoped to recapture the entire southern plains.
After all, there are railways and train stations in Anliqi. When the dwarves were defeated, they did not have time to blow up the transportation railways and train stations there, and left them to the Tang army together with the trains inside.
If they recapture this place now, the transportation pressure will be relieved a lot. It is even possible that the entire Eastern Front Army can obtain some supplies in Anliqi and gain the ability to continue attacking westward.
You must know that as the Eastern Front advances westward, Xie Ke's supply problem has become more and more serious. This was partly the reason why there was such a big mess in Darkas.
Snowfall affected the takeoff and landing of the Tang Army's planes, and also affected the transportation and supplies of the dwarves. Xie Ke's unit, which originally could only rely on livestock and automobile transportation, moved farther and farther from the rear to supply supplies, and the less supplies it received.
Now Xie Ke can only do his best to maintain the ammunition supply of the troops. As for other things, it is basically up to each army to solve it themselves.
Many soldiers are still wearing cotton clothes looted from Ironforge civilians, and this situation is unlikely to improve in the short term.
However, it will be different after occupying Anliqi: they can search again in Anliqi, and maybe they can find a new batch of supplies. Or to put it another way: the local people in Anliqi may be happy to welcome Master Wang and voluntarily offer their clothes, food and even their daughters...
"Order the troops to continue attacking Anliqi! The first troops to attack Anliqi... Each person will be rewarded with a gold coin! The commander will be promoted to a higher level!" Xie Ke gave an incentive policy that sounded good.
In fact, it’s not his fault for being stingy, but the Ice Empire really can’t spend much money now: Ironforge is at war, most of its land is lost, and its economy has already collapsed to the point where it can no longer collapse.
In addition, this is also related to the intensity of some recent battles: the Tang Army troops in the southern plains always collapsed at the first touch, and many troops captured a village or captured a small town without engaging in fierce fighting.
The more things like this happen, the less the rewards will naturally be: before, I encouraged you to risk your life, so I offered an outrageous price. Now that you don’t have to risk your life, how can you be so embarrassed to ask for so much?
“Yes!” The officer stood up and saluted and left, and it could be heard that there was a bit of joy in his voice. Continuous defeats made everyone feel extremely depressed. Now that we have finally won a few victories, everyone's morale has naturally recovered a lot.
In the eyes of these officers, this is what fighting is, isn’t it: It’s definitely not right to be passively beaten all the time. There must always be counterattacks, strategies, and changes...
Looking at the snow outside the window, Xie Ke continued to pray... He felt that his prayers were more useful than strategies.