There is still a calm but tense busy scene here. The chief officers are standing beside the large or small sand table and pointing, while the combat staff are either doing battlefield deductions or providing various kinds of information to their respective chief officers.
Data, analysis, and opinions are collected, and orders are distributed like flowing water to all levels of battlefields.
Although everyone was extremely tired, no one complained at all and they performed their duties conscientiously.
"If we continue like this, our vitality will be severely damaged."
Xia Tian looked through the thick pile of casualty reports sent by various units on the table, and he said with a gloomy look.
It has been half a month since the barbarians launched their attack, and hundreds of thousands of Chinese officers and soldiers have disappeared forever from the Chinese battle sequence - leaving behind immovable positions and blood all over the ground.
But it’s only been half a month, but how many tens of thousands do we still have?
The deputy chief of staff of the empire's former enemy headquarters thought with worry in his heart.
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"Yes, sir, the staff estimates that if we don't give the barbarians any breakthrough or tactical space, we can only sustain it for a month to a month and a half at most, and then we will definitely collapse across the board."
A major staff general next to him replied respectfully, and then there began to be a trace of hesitation in his expression.
"If that time comes, sir, I suggest that before that time, we have to consider retreating and rely on the Yellow River to defend again... In that case, we will use endless operations behind enemy lines and disperse the barbarian forces across a wide area like in World War I.
, and if we exchange space for time, there may still be a chance of victory."
He thought about it again and again, but said in a low voice.
"But the empire's fertile north, many large heavy industry areas, and the imperial capital will fall... Moreover, once we retreat, who knows what the barbarians will do? What if they are not in a hurry to conquer the entire empire, but transport troops through air cavalry?
It would be troublesome to go west to join the war - we have to stick to them. This is our most basic strategic goal."
Xia Tian was stunned, but he sighed and said. Suddenly, the faces of the staff officers around him also cast a layer of sadness.
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"But if this continues... we will be exhausted sooner or later... In that case, even if the west wins again, I'm afraid we will be unable to survive alone..."
A colonel murmured and sighed.
"How's the fight going in the west? It's time for them to get results?"
Xia Tian turned around and asked the colonel.
"Sir, according to reports from the rear in Daling City, the Alliance is still playing four-layer sandwich biscuits with the barbarians - the Southern Army Regiment and the Normandy Army surrounded the Barbarian Western Army Regiment, but the Barbarian Western Army Regiment and the reinforcements surrounded the Normandy Army.
.It is said that they are also fighting day and night, but it seems that in the short term, no one can do anything to anyone. No one can make much progress."
The colonel replied solemnly.
"However, the Normandy Army finally made a small breakthrough after receiving another maritime reinforcement from the Nanyang people. At present, their forward advance is less than ten miles away from the Nanyang army. Although behind the Normandy Army, the barbarian reinforcements are almost
They are chasing their butts and beating them. But the defense line of the Barbarian Western Army Regiment has been crushed into an oblate shape by them, which is already a bit bad."
"That's good... It just depends on who can hold on longer between us and the Barbarian Western Army Regiment..."
The major general suddenly showed a hint of joy when he heard this, and he murmured.
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"I'm just worried that we'll be finished first..."
Xia Tian sighed softly again.
"Lon Er is a man with many tricks and calculations... He has almost bizarre multi-line command skills and overall control capabilities. In terms of tactics and strategy, he is truly talented. With him around, we simply can't use it.
Any tactics can only be based on ad hoc tactics and are extremely passive - he is almost the equivalent of a large legion of hundreds of thousands of people."
He said helplessly.
"Besides, I have always suspected that Longer was so worried about the war situation in the west and came to the east front? What if he has some backup plans in the west..."
Xia Tian stopped talking, but the staff officers around him began to look horrified and looked at each other in confusion and worry.
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"Report!"
When Xia Tian and his staff looked at each other worriedly, a communications soldier ran into the hall panting.
"Reporting to all officers, the Communications Department has received an emergency report. Areas No. 7 and No. 9 have successively reported that they have been attacked from the flanks and are in danger. They are requesting reinforcements."
He said breathlessly.
The whole place was silent, and everyone's face turned pale.
"How is it possible! Isn't their flank area No. 8? That is... what is their army's defense area? How many troops are there? How could they be attacked from the flank?"
The staff general was immediately surprised.
"They're not mistaken?"
He said with doubt on his face.
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"Is there something wrong over there? Can't stand it anymore? He claims to never ask for help..."
The colonel murmured.
"Impossible, that's just a claim, he can still tell the difference between right and wrong!"
The major general immediately retorted.
"You must know that they are not in Mapoling this time. Even if the entire army is annihilated, it will only extinguish the flame of our victory once, and will not lead to an overall defeat."
"And this time, we are on the defensive. If there is a problem at any point in our defense line, it may lead to Longer getting the breakthrough point he dreams of. After the barbarians cross the river along the breakthrough point, they will gain a broad tactical space, which will lead to us
We will lose our geographical advantage - an attack from the flank is not as easy to defend as an attack from the frontal river beach. With such multiple influences, it is very likely that we will be completely defeated."
"So, how could he not ask for help when it was really unsustainable? Moreover, we did not receive any request for help from them. More importantly, with the urinary nature of the army he led, it was impossible to retreat casually...
…Didn’t they guard it well before?”
The major general analyzed it carefully, but his expression became increasingly pale and uncertain.
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"What the hell is He Xu doing!"
Xia Tian was already furious.
"I remembered that they reported to the General Command the day before yesterday that they had retreated to rest and the Nanyang people would take over the defense."
A staff officer suddenly seemed to remember something and murmured.
"Then what are the Nanyang people doing?"
Xia Tian shouted angrily.
No one answered him, and everyone became increasingly pale in silence.
"What's the situation over there now?"
Then, Xia Tian looked at the communication soldier again with worry.
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"I don't know, our connection with those areas seems to have been cut off, and there was no response from several groups of people we sent out. We only know that areas 7 and 9 adjacent to them reported one after another that they were under attack from
A flank attack. At the moment, they are shaky."
The communications soldier said with a pale face.
"The connection has been cut off? It is very likely that it has indeed been lost... It's over. Long Er has obtained the breakthrough and tactical space he dreamed of..."
Xia Tian's face suddenly seemed to have lost all color, and he said with great difficulty.
"Yes, sir, and the barbarians are about to expand their breakthrough point - maybe. They don't even need to expand it. If He Xu loses their entire line, they have already obtained enough breakthrough point in position 8, and the entire western section of the Daling River will be threatened by the flanks.
, losing the defensive location. Then, in all likelihood, it will spread to the entire front."
The major general also said with great difficulty.
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"Make a plan immediately, concentrate all mobile forces, reinforce area 8, and push them back!"
Xia Tian took a deep breath. He forced himself to calm down and ordered angrily.
"That's too late……"
The major general murmured.
"Now I finally understand why they used oppressive attacks... just so that when there is a fatal fire, we will have no water to pour it..."
"The heavy-armed group has been exhausted fighting fires everywhere. Even the last heavy-armed reserve team was put into Area 17 yesterday. We now only have the last light-armed mobile force of less than 100,000. They have just been replaced.
The exhausted troops who were resting and resting, throwing them into a place where they had lost their defensive position and had a huge hole opened by the barbarians, and where they were constantly crossing the river. It was tantamount to..."
“A drop in the bucket.”
"Raise the soup to stop it from boiling."
Two tragic voices sounded at the same time as the final annotation for his analysis, and everyone's faces began to turn pale.
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"What about the Air Force? What about the Navy?"
Xia Tian asked angrily.
"The Air Force is struggling day and night with the Barbarian Aerial Cavalry. According to reports, they are also somewhat unsustainable. Not to mention reinforcements, some of the newly sent fighter planes from their rear can only park in the hangar collecting dust - the pilot losses are too high.
It’s big. Most of their bomber pilots are flying fighters now.”
The major general murmured.
"Since we started the battle, the navy has been entangled with the barbarian navy at the junction of the East China Sea and the Far North Sea. There have been dozens of battles. Although it has caused heavy losses to the other side, they have also suffered heavy losses. I am afraid... that they will not be able to use ship-based ships in the short term.
aircraft to support the land battlefield."
The colonel then added with a pale face.
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Xia Tian's expression trembled violently, and he seemed to be at a loss. He suddenly seemed to think of something, but his expression suddenly changed again: "No! If the barbarians really open a breakthrough without our knowledge, they will
It is very likely that many wolf riders will have been transported to Area 8 at that time. If they rush in with wolf riders and cut off our retreat in a roundabout way..."
The whole room was shocked!
An anxious communications soldier rushed in from the door again, almost crawling, and wrote down annotations for his suspicions.
"Report, the easternmost area No. 30 reports that they have lost contact with Daling City inexplicably!"
"It's over..."
Xia Tian slowly sat on the chair, his expression already filled with misery. (To be continued...)
ps: Thank you to Brother "Bai Hong" for your monthly ticket encouragement and reward.