Chapter 1756: 1757Return from the front line
Chapter 1756 1757 Return from the front line
In fact, most of the military talents trained by the Tang Empire tended to have a steady style. It was just that outliers like Strauss came to the fore earlier and made their own limelight earlier.
For example, Eric of the 7th Army is a commander with a more conservative style. In addition, Willis, the commander of the 4th Army, and Brian, the commander of the 5th Army, are also commanders who prefer stability.
Among the surrendered generals who became commanders of the Tang Army, Zhao Chen, commander of the 6th Army, Feng Kezhi of the 9th Army, and even Ying'an of the 11th Army were relatively less radical candidates.
The middle-level commanders of these troops, young people who graduated from military academies, are also experts in "building a stronghold and fighting a dull war."
Because from the moment they were educated, they kept in mind that they had absolute advantages in weapon performance and intelligence, so they did not need to take risks and choose more crazy tactics to win.
In the sand table simulations in the military academy and the performances held in the army, they are better at mobilizing troops step by step, maintaining their own supply lines, and crushing the enemy on the opposite side as a righteous force.
The result of their confrontation is often to compete with each other for attrition, and to determine a tiny victory or defeat in details such as logistics and troop mobilization and replenishment.
In such an environment, Strauss and Burton were the outliers, and it was precisely because of their differences that they became the commanders of the most elite 2nd and 3rd armies of the Tang Empire.
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Flix took the train back to the imperial capital of the elves, and saw His Majesty the Emperor Yang Mu I who greeted him personally on the platform.
This was something he hadn't expected, so he acted very frightened. In fact, his performance on the front line was not very good, and could only be described as mediocre at best.
"Your Majesty..." He stood at attention and saluted, and said a somewhat uneasy greeting. Before he could say the next words, he was interrupted by Yang Mu I.
"How is the battle situation on the front line? This time we have assembled so many troops, can we launch a decent counterattack against Rewind Port?" Yang Mu I couldn't wait to ask this question as soon as they met.
The coalition forces are gathering troops towards Rewind Port, but this process is very slow. Although the elves have tried their best, there is no way to exceed the limit of their own abilities.
In front of them were the 10th Army Group and the 1st Army Group of the Tang Army. One look at their numbers and they knew they were not easy to mess with. Being able to stop the Tang Army's troops from expanding their control area, Flix had tried his best to let him organize a counterattack, which was somewhat embarrassing.
Therefore, he could only answer truthfully: "Your Majesty, it is already very difficult to hold on to the existing defense line. A forced counterattack will only make the current situation more passive."
What he said was true. Having just returned from the front line, he was the most qualified to express his opinion: The coalition forces seemed to be outnumbered, but modern warfare no longer relied on numbers to determine victory or defeat.
A large number of troops cannot take advantage of it, so they can only consume precious transportation capacity and material reserves in vain. Flix guarded several key points and withstood the Tang army's tentative attack. At least the situation was stabilized, and his contribution was better than what was boasted in the newspapers. The late "God of War" Xie Ke was much older. "Can't we really take back Refeng Port and connect the entire defense line together?" Yang Mu I still wants to regain the territory. In fact, he really hopes to take back the entire border defense line, which seems more confident. , the defense line is also more complete.
But Flix poured a basin of cold water on Yangmu I: "Your Majesty, the reason why I came back this time is actually for this matter... The border defense line is relatively unsafe, and it is somewhat sloppy to rely on it."
He was the commander-in-chief who continued to fight against the Tang Army on the front line, so he knew the Tang Army's offensive capabilities very well. Those defenses looked very strong, but under the Tang army's offensive, they basically couldn't hold out for long.
In Flix's view, the long border defense line was actually full of loopholes, simply prepared for the Tang army to easily break through.
It is not easy to hold such a line of defense, so risking the integrity of this line of defense to launch a counterattack seems even more ridiculous here in Flix.
"In fact, setting up defense lines along rivers and mountains, using dense vegetation to hide soldiers, and pursuing a more stable defense deployment may be the strategy we should choose." He lowered his voice and told Yangmu I about himself suggestions.
It's not surprising that he has such thoughts. As long as he really goes to the front line and sees the fortifications bombed by the Tang army, then he will definitely choose the location of the defensive positions more carefully.
In those seemingly very solid trenches, not even a single wound could be found on the bodies of the soldiers killed by Tang army bombs. Those corpses were bleeding from all their orifices, and looking at them lying on the battlefield was scary.
The overwhelming bombardment of the Tang Army also impressed him deeply. Once when he inspected the front line, he caught up with the Tang Army's bombardment. Although they were far apart, the falling shells shook the earth, making him, the elf's commander-in-chief of the front line, extremely nervous.
To be able to hold their position in front of such a powerful enemy, the elven soldiers also put in great efforts. Now let them abandon their strong defensive positions and attack. It is estimated that not many people are willing to do such a stupid thing.
"We can't even defend a sea, let alone a river." Yang Mu I said this with some lack of interest after knowing his general's thoughts.
He was actually right. Almost the strongest dwarf Ice Empire in the Western Continent could not defeat the Tang Empire who landed across the sea. So how could a few rivers stop the progress of the Tang Empire...
"That's why I hope that I can plan an attack and turn the defense into an offense, so that I can look forward to it..." After a few seconds, he explained to Flix.
"I understand, Your Majesty. I will write a plan when I return and immediately prepare a counterattack." Flix also understood Yangmu I's mood, so he gave a guarantee.
Although he was unwilling to order an attack, he could still satisfy the emperor Yangmu I's request by sending some troops to show off.
"Don't force it, things still need to be discussed in the long term..." Yang Mu I held Flix's shoulders: "We can discuss the feasibility of a local counterattack first... If conditions permit, then we will consider the counterattack I mentioned."