Originally, Harf's counterattack used his own reserves. Now that the reserves are surrounded, he certainly does not have enough troops to save the reserves that are trapped in the siege.
After a night of attacking and consuming a lot of ammunition, the dwarf troops found themselves surrounded and found that they could not get any reinforcements or supplies.
When they set out, they didn't consider being surrounded, so they didn't carry much ammunition. Now that something went wrong, they didn't have the capital to adapt to the situation.
In modern warfare, troops who are surrounded in the field and lose their ammunition supply cannot hold on for too long.
The troops of the 2nd Army attacking Benn's west side chose to surrender after running out of ammunition and food. They handed over their weapons and then walked into the Tang Army's prisoner-of-war camp.
At this point in the battle, the Tang army discovered a problem that made them laugh or cry: there were too many dwarf prisoners, which had begun to take up some of their resources.
For example, the precious space in the landing area had to be allocated to accommodate the surrendered dwarf captives. And some of the food and medicine supplies that were finally transported ashore had to be used by these dwarves.
"There are at least 30,000 prisoners, including those previously captured at Position 5, as well as those captured later..." The staff officer placed the data next to the map on the table and said to Marshal Tiger: "I suggest that we let
When some ships return, it would be more appropriate to take these prisoners back to the North Island."
"I agree with this suggestion, but you still have to be careful not to cause any problems." Bernard also felt that the support fleet now has many ships that can return, and it is indeed a waste to let these ships go back empty.
"I'm even wondering if this is some kind of tactic of the other side, using prisoners to consume our supplies..." Looking at the data, Tiger made a joke. His troops have completely controlled Benn, and the follow-up work
It has also been expanded.
The engineering troops were already repairing the two paralyzed airports. At the same time, the Marine Corps had already invaded Position 3, and the Dwarves' Position 7 on the other side had become the front line.
The Tang Army's floating dock has been established, and troops and equipment can be unloaded faster. There are endless tents on the beach, and hundreds of thousands of Tang Army soldiers have come ashore.
"Replace the 1st Paratrooper Division for repairs. They have suffered heavy losses and are very tired." The staff suggested to Tiger.
Tiger immediately agreed: "Okay! Let the newly landed 2nd Infantry Division go up! Also, ask Feng Kezhi when his troops can arrive."
The follow-up reinforcements of the Tang Empire were the 9th Group Army stationed in the South Island and other places. This force had rich landing experience and was very close to the war zone.
After the Tang Empire fleet set off, several elite divisions of the 9th Army were mobilized. Feng Kezhi was waiting for the transport fleet to return. After all, supporting such a large-scale cross-sea landing also stretched the Tang Empire's transportation capabilities.
"It is estimated that they will not arrive too soon...the return time of the transport fleet was delayed by about 14 hours than expected, and the losses of the entire fleet were also greater than estimated." Bernard analyzed Funk Zhi from a naval perspective.
Troops will join the battlefield later.
Ship losses do not only come from enemy attacks, mechanical failures and other problems cannot be underestimated. Among thousands of ships, it is normal for a few ships to withdraw from the battle due to mechanical failures or other reasons.
In order to rescue these malfunctioning ships, some ships needed to be sent out to help, so at least dozens of ships in the Tang Navy's transport fleet were unable to perform subsequent transportation missions.
"Fourteen hours... is still within the range that can be sustained." Tiger estimated his own strength and found that there was no problem of insufficient strength, so he spoke.
The Tang Army now has eight or nine divisions ashore to participate in the battle. Even if two paratrooper divisions need to rest and recuperate, they still have enough troops to rotate.
There is no problem in continuing to attack. After all, the dwarf troops on the opposite side seem to have been defeated and collapsed, and the attack is becoming more and more disorganized.
Tiger originally thought that the counterattack on Benn at night would never happen. He felt that the opponent had been adhering to turtle tactics and would not waste precious troops in field battles.
However, the dwarves unexpectedly launched a battle to recapture Benn. As a result, they fought fiercely all night. Except for sending more than 10,000 prisoners to the Tang army, no strategic objectives were achieved.
This is not like an organized and planned combat operation at all, but more like an unplanned attack launched by the grassroots troops on a temporary basis.
Because judging from the amount of ammunition carried by the Ice Empire troops, the amount of heavy equipment prepared, and the status of the participating troops, it was obvious that they were not ready for an attack.
The information gleaned from the captured dwarf soldiers was almost similar: they were temporarily transferred out of the trenches, and did not even know where they were going, so they participated in the battle and became prisoners of the Tang Empire.
"Marshal! General Lu called. They have completed the air attack on Everwinter City, destroyed the port, and sunk some of the opponent's transport ships." A naval officer came over and sent a message to Uncle
Nader's hand.
"The opponent's reinforcements can no longer land directly from Everwinter Port, and the dwarf troops to reinforce the steel barrier will not arrive in the war zone until three days at the earliest." Bernard told Tiger the good news: "They also have no backup.
Already."
"This is good news." Tiger felt that he was more stable - he was already thinking about whether he should go south to attack Everwinter City and seize this port city, or whether he could survive a few weeks of floating with his back.
At the pier, first go west to capture positions 1 to 3 of the Steel Barrier, and it is better to deal with the enemies behind it.
Originally, his strategic goal was more inclined to Everwinter Port, because capturing the port meant that logistics would be more secure.
But a series of operations by the 2nd Dwarf Army left him hesitant: Obviously, after losing a large number of troops, the defensive position stationed by the 2nd Dwarf Army was very empty, and the Tang Army could easily solve this problem.
Now that the soft persimmon has been exposed, it seems to be a good choice to pinch the soft persimmon first, expand the landing site, solve the trouble on one side, and establish a more stable occupied area.
Originally there was only one plan, but the temporary appearance of fighter planes made it difficult for Tiger to make a choice. Loew meant that it would be safer to change the plan and eat the dwarves' 2nd Army first. Redman's idea was more radical. He believed that he should go south to occupy Yong.
