1178The central defense line at the end of its rope
This kind of thing is basically impossible to ask, unless they think they have too many brains. But they have to ask, because this is a question raised by the Tang Empire.
To die or to live, that is a question. If the Mirage Emperor really wants to be a dead man, he can resist to the end.
The reason why the Mirage Emperor chose to negotiate for surrender was because he did not want to die and did not dare to die. To say the least, he was unwilling to die.
In fact, when death comes, who is willing to really die? If there is a hope, everyone hopes that they can live.
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The goblin troops trapped in Dingcheng also want to live. The reason why they have been able to survive until now is because of those who are familiar with the truth. Few of them can survive until the next day.
Every day, strong men were captured and put into battle here. They didn't even complete formal military training before being sent to the front line to face the brutal firepower of the orcs and fight with pitiful bullets.
In fact most of them didn't even have bullets, they didn't even have weapons: many were given only a shovel, or simply a stick.
Such weapons made the people who were escorted here a little confused. They didn't know if their superiors were joking or if everything was true.
They only have a wooden stick, and then they have to fight with the orcs' machine guns? Isn't this just a way to die? What a joke.
The orcs were also taken aback by the goblin tactics. They were shocked to find that the civilians of the Mirage Kingdom began to flow towards them like a tide.
The other side was really using their flesh and blood to challenge the orcs' machine guns and rifles. The gunshots on the battlefield rang out, and then fell silent.
The ground was littered with the corpses of civilians, making the entire battlefield look like hell. Then the main force of the goblins launched another attack. It turned out that they just wanted to use civilians to consume the ammunition of the orc troops.
In the end, they succeeded. After holding on for three days, the orc troops returned the building with the Tang Empire's bloody dragon flag to the goblins.
The orc troops took away the flag before leaving. The goblins did not gain anything after they invaded the ruins of the building. Except for a pile of shell casings that made them excited, there was almost no other loot.
These bullet casings can be taken back and smelted for further use. Half a month ago, goblin soldiers were asked to recycle their own used bullet casings.
Because they were retreating steadily, the goblins actually didn't have many opportunities to pick up the orc shells. In most cases, they could only pick up the ones they dropped.
Even so, the reserves of copper were not enough. The goblins had to strictly stipulate that as many rounds of bullets as they fired, they had to retrieve as many shell casings.
If they fail to achieve their performance, they will be criticized and humiliated in public, and they will even take off their pants to criticize them. The scene is really miserable to watch.
After retaking the central square, the goblins thought they had seen hope. As a result, more orc troops launched a counterattack, and they began to outflank the goblin troops in the center from both wings.
The two sides once again started a fierce battle. In the afternoon, the central square was still controlled by the mirage army, but the two wings here had been occupied by orc soldiers.
For any soldier, such a battlefield is cruel. The positions of both sides were so densely packed with corpses that it even made people feel sick at first glance.
The soldiers of the Mirage Kingdom, who didn't know that the Mirage Emperor had begun to sue for peace, were still fighting desperately. No one knew that their situation was actually very passive.
The Mirage 3rd Armored Division, which was flanking to support the defense, had only seven tanks left that could still fight. They had been retreating, and now they had retreated to a quite rear position.
Here, the orc troops have surrounded the northern part of the central mountain range fortress area. The northernmost mirage troops are stationed in solid trenches and are being fought hard by enemies on three sides.
But Mirage Wuyou could no longer mobilize more troops to support the 3rd Armored Division: Mirage's 3rd Armored Division was now basically an empty frame.
This armored division has not been replenished for a long time, and now only three tanks are still operational. These tanks also shoulder the important task of training new tank crews, and under normal circumstances will not be sent out to participate in the war.
In fact, there is no way to participate in the war: these tanks are the oldest models of Cyric tanks. These tanks are basically given free of charge when they go to the battlefield.
Although it already knew that it was unlikely to receive new tanks, the 1st Armored Division still shouldered the task of training.
More than half of the backbone of this division has been transferred, and most of the remainder are new recruits who have not even completed basic training. Such a unit does not have much combat effectiveness at all, and its existence itself illustrates many problems.
Both armored units have been overwhelmed. The 3rd Armored Division has been fighting fiercely for more than ten days and is now exhausted. It has run out of ammunition, food and medical supplies, and its supplies have almost been wiped out.
In this state, the 3rd Armored Division still relied on relatively strong infantry tactics and adopted tactics of luring the enemy deep into the enemy's territory, which severely dealt a blow to Tang Mo's arrogance.
It's a pity that there are fewer and fewer veterans as the battle continues, and organized combat becomes more and more problematic. Without the support of non-commissioned officers and lieutenants, the entire unit will soon fall apart.
The current Mirage 3rd Armored Division is actually in disarray: its command structure has been completely unable to find its own armed forces.
Fortunately, the orc army suspended its offensive due to supply issues, and this goblin heroic army was able to survive.
Judging from the map, most of the goblin's central fortification defense line has been surrounded by orc troops in a C shape. The troops trapped in the circle are now living in fear every day.
Mirage Haiping was in his basement, looking at the map spread out on his office desk in a daze. He used to read nautical charts, but now he is not used to looking at maps.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This naval admiral has been paying attention to the outcome of the front line recently. When he learned that a unit had recaptured the center of Dingcheng City, he was even happy
I even had an extra bowl for dinner.
Unfortunately, it backfired. After holding on for two more days, the orc troops captured the place again. The weak goblin troops had to give up their counterattack and once again focused on how to defend against the orc troops' attack.
They built forts in every building or ruins, trying to cause as much trouble as possible to the orc troops. But no matter how hard they tried, the city was still occupied by the orc troops little by little.
Mirage Wuyou has just arrived, and he conveyed bad news to Mirage Haiping: the Mirage troops in the city are about to collapse, and it will not be surprising when Dingcheng falls.
Everything seems to be just a matter of time: the Mirage Kingdom really has no reserve force. Instead of wasting those civilians here, it would be more cost-effective to invest in the defense of the Mirage City.
The casualties were so heavy that the rear, especially Mirage, began to think about giving up the city. Everyone knew that the city had been held for too long, so no one had any objections to giving up the city - except Mirage.
Emperor.
The Mirage Emperor is firmly opposed to any form of giving up the position. What he needs is time, a bargaining chip to delay negotiations. Under this thinking, Dingcheng is definitely a good place that cannot be given up.
But Mirage knew very well: the reserve team had been exhausted, and the people who had been temporarily recruited did not even have enough to eat. How could they be compared with the powerful soldiers of the orcs opposite.
He hoped to transfer the troops to the mirage first and intensify training there. In this way, these soldiers would be able to have some combat capabilities, and they would be depleted more slowly.
As for the central defense line...if you give up, just give up. Anyway, there are still some supplies in it, so holding on for a month or two in the mountains shouldn't be a big problem.
This value is not accurate. Mirwuk calculates the normal consumption of food, ammunition and other materials by the central defense line.
Now the central defense line has been cut off from supplies for a long time, ammunition has been almost exhausted, and food and medicine are almost running out.
Under such circumstances, it is obviously unrealistic to expect that the mirage army in the central defense line can contain the orc army for a month or two.
Mirage Wuyou had actually reported the situation to Mirage Wuke, but Mirage Wuke didn't believe it. The army general believed that Mirage Wuyou was exaggerating, just hoping to get more supplies and ammunition.
However, Mirage City is also short of ammunition and medicine, so it cannot transfer all the inventory to the headquarters defense line... So Mirage Wuk did not agree to Mirage Wuyou's request.
Later, Miruguyu, who was desperate, asked Mirage Haiping to write a letter to Miruguk, requesting support for the central defense line. But Miruguk threw the letter aside without even reading it.
If he had a way to save it, he would definitely send troops to save it. Now he really has no particularly good way, because the 3rd Armored Division has clearly replied to Mirwuk, telling him that the situation in the northern war is irreversible.
Under such circumstances, it is inevitable that the central theater will be surrounded, and the Mirage will definitely not send troops to Dingcheng to fill the hole that is destined to be filled.
Another reason why Mirage began to study the Mirage defense line was that Mirage Emperor clearly told him that the war should change in the short term, so Mirage must consider whether to fight in Mirage, which is more suitable for holding the position.
The final decisive battle.
After all, Mirage City has more buildings that can be used for street fighting, Mirage City also has more material reserves that can be mobilized, Mirage City also has more civilians that can be requisitioned, and Mirage City also has stronger bunkers that can be used as support...
As for Mirage Wuyu and Mirage Haiping...the two of them should stay on the central defense line to serve the country and atone for their sins!
Mirage Haiping, who is still unaware of all this, is still trying hard to maintain the dignity of a naval admiral. He sits in the headquarters and encourages every goblin around him.