At the Ice Empire's frontline headquarters in Everwinter Port, General Moss is waiting for news to come back from various fronts.
Because they are equipped with many advanced radio stations, the dwarves' communication capabilities are somewhat guaranteed. Although many channels have been interfered by the Tang army, some situations can still be transmitted back to the headquarters in time.
Although the sound of artillery on the front line could not be heard, the atmosphere in the dwarf headquarters was not relaxed. Position 5 was lost inexplicably last night, and the operation this morning was also not smooth.
First of all, the Air Force's counterattack has completely failed. Almost all the aircraft that took off for combat have returned. The mission of bombing the beachhead has not been completed, and all the escorting fighter jets have been lost.
Although many pilots successfully parachuted out, the losses to the aircraft were real. According to the news heard from the liaison officer, the Ice Empire's air force counterattack was unlikely to continue this morning.
This afternoon, the Air Force promised to dispatch about 170 aircraft to continue operations. However, if these aircraft are lost again, the Air Force will probably only be able to dispatch a few dozen aircraft tomorrow.
The loss of air superiority was expected, and Moss didn't pay much attention to it. But the losses on the ground made him uneasy.
Behind Position 5, the second line of defense was crumbling. The Tang Army had made a partial breakthrough, and the forward troops had threatened the airport behind Position 5.
The counterattack on both wings was not smooth either. A large number of dwarf reserves were assembled at position 6, but these troops were almost standing still throughout the morning.
As for position No. 4 on the other side...
"Contact with Position 4 has been lost..." An officer walked nervously to Moss's side and reported the latest situation to him: "The main position 401 was having a fierce exchange of fire with the Tang Army, and then their phone calls became unreachable.
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The chief of staff standing next to Moss was surprised and asked in disbelief: "It's only been one morning, and Position 4 has changed hands?"
He personally inspected Position 4. The defenses there are quite complete, with large rotating turrets, equipped with the 381mm main gun that was previously used as a backup barrel for the battleship's main gun, and the 300mm heavy gun...
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Under the cover of these heavy turrets, bunkers and small artillery relied on each other to form a three-dimensional firepower network, which can be described as impregnable.
But such a complete set of fortifications was captured by the Tang army within a few hours? This is simply unbelievable.
If the Tang army had always been so ferocious, wouldn't the entire steel barrier be no different from paper?
Moss was quite calm. He didn't think it was a surprise to lose some positions: "It seems yes, the Tang army's firepower is stronger than we imagined, and their attack ability is indeed powerful."
"What should we do? General..." The chief of staff was a little flustered.
"There is no way, because according to the initial estimate, it is normal for the Tang Army to occupy several positions. As long as we can consume the Tang Army's supplies as much as possible, we will have a chance to turn defeat into victory." Moss answered truthfully.
In his opinion, the more ferocious the Tang Army's offensive, the faster the ammunition will be consumed. As long as the Tang Army consumes all the supplies it brought, it will begin to lose strength.
However, the dwarves will definitely suffer heavy losses in this process, and the scene will definitely look very passive.
However, in Moss's view, everything still has a chance: "The current situation is very simple. If we hold on and lose ground slower than their ammunition consumption, then we will win... conversely, we
If we don’t hold on, we will lose.”
"No one knows the outcome of this battle until the last moment." He knew that he and the commander of the Tang Army were like two gamblers at the same card table. They would both push their chips to the card table.
It's just waiting for the time when the opponent can't bring out any more chips.
"Order the reserve team to press forward and recapture position 4 as much as possible. Question position 6 and ask them when they can recapture position 5!" Moss, who was determined to use up all his chips here, once again urged his troops.
Press the whole line.
He felt that even if he was only consuming the supplies of the Tang Army, he should speed up the process. Otherwise, once the Tang Army was allowed to build the floating dock or devote its strength to fight for the Everwinter Port, the Ice Empire would be passive.
Although cross-sea transportation is not easy, the situation is different when it comes to the Tang Empire. If there is a port, it is really possible for the Tang army to obtain sufficient supplies, and the Dwarf Empire will be doomed.
Therefore, Moss's core tactic was to use the window period when the Tang army had not established a stable foothold ashore to use up the supplies of the Tang army ashore.
"Yes!" After hearing Moss's order, the officer who delivered the order quickly walked out.
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On Position 6, the dwarf commander looked anxiously at his injured men. They had organized two large-scale counterattacks and countless small-scale attacks.
However, the Tang Army on the opposite side still had no intention of taking a step back. In the process, the opponent even captured several forward positions to the north of Position 6.
Those damn tanks were so powerful that even though the dwarves invested ten times the number of tanks, they still couldn't take any advantage.
Or let’s be honest: the Dwarf tanks did not destroy even one of the Tang Army’s Type 96 main battle tanks, but more than 30 of them were destroyed by the Tang Army’s new tanks.
30 to 0! Under such a disparity in strength, the dwarves' counterattack seemed feeble, while the Tang army's attack was powerful and heavy.
Of course, this is not the total number of tanks lost by the dwarves today. These 30 tanks are just the number of tanks destroyed by the Tang Army.
In fact, the number of tanks destroyed by the dwarves was far more than these: hundreds of tanks were blown up by the Tang Air Force on the way to the assembly.
The battle had only begun a few hours ago, and the dwarves already had no more weapons and equipment than an entire armored division due to battle damage and malfunctions, and were unable to participate in the rest of the battle.
This terrifying rate of loss has affected the combat effectiveness of the frontline dwarf troops. The originally planned support no longer exists, so their counterattack will naturally become weak.
"Sir! General Moss asked, when can we retake Position 5?" An officer in charge of liaison came over and stood at attention and saluted the commander of Position 6, who was losing his temper.
"Attack again! At all costs..." Weakly, the dwarf commander of Position 6 ordered again.
