After hearing the news that the Air Force was no longer able to launch a counterattack again, Moss sighed with regret: "Without air cover, the ground forces are quite passive in combat."
"The other side has destroyed a large number of our field airports, and most of the aircraft have been paralyzed on the ground... Even if we take off aircraft from farther away, we don't have many aircraft that can be put into combat." The combat staff explained.
After the Dwarves suddenly committed hundreds of aircraft to the battle, the Tang Army summed up their experience and lessons, and during the counterattack focused on cleaning up the Dwarf field airports that had been ignored before.
After several rounds of powerful attacks, these airports that were still usable have been paralyzed, and the aircraft deployed at these airports are no longer able to take off for combat.
The results of yesterday's statistics are that the Ice Empire lost more than 190 new aircraft on the front line. This is not a small number. If this loss continues, the total number of aircraft in the entire Ice Empire will be enough to lose for twenty days.
Later, the staff officer added: "The previous counterattack cost us more than 200 pilots... A large number of advanced aircraft were shot down... Under this situation, the Air Force can still dispatch several aircraft to participate in the battle in these two days.
It’s already very difficult.”
Moss, who also knew that there was no hope for the Air Force, turned his attention to the ground again, looked at his chief of staff and asked: "How is the reinforcement of the 1st Army?"
The chief of staff immediately said: "We have arrived, but the new soldiers still cannot immediately restore the combat effectiveness of the 1st Group Army. Their losses are too great, especially heavy weapons and equipment."
This is good news, because the Tang army was busy destroying the planes at the airport and killing the dwarves, so the transportation situation in the past two days was pretty good.
They replenished some ammunition to the 1st Army and sent about 10,000 additional troops. Although they were still unable to restore the 1st Army's combat effectiveness, they greatly relieved the pressure on General Haralek.
However, as the Chief of Staff said, the replenishment of personnel and ammunition has gone smoothly, but the replenishment of tanks and vehicles has not been satisfactory: the 1st Army recently only received a replenishment of 50 vehicles, but they lost at least 300 vehicles.
, and more than 250 tanks.
That's right, there are indeed no tanks. The dwarf's 1st Army did not wait for a replacement tank, so they almost used up all the tanks they had equipped.
Moss, who was well aware of the importance of the 1st Army's garrison area, once again urged: "Tell Haralek that he must hold the defense area! If he takes another step back, Everwinter City will be in danger! For the sake of the empire! He must persist until the end.
One soldier, one soldier!"
The chief of staff nodded in agreement: "Yes! General! I think General Haralek still has a sense of proportion. He is building a new line of defense. However, due to the lack of air support, the 1st Army is fighting very hard."
All the troops fought very hard, and Moss had no better way. Most of his energy is now focused on the defense of Everwinter City, so the 1st Army can only be left to the chief of staff to keep an eye on.
Just when Moss was frowning, the chief of staff spoke out an exciting piece of good news: "The 4th Army is gathering to rush to the front line, and the situation will improve soon... There is also good news from the elves.
, they are willing to help us and promised that our 6th Army deployed on the southern border has begun to move north, and at least this time we are not attacked from both sides."
The elves did make a compromise. They withdrew their troops from the border. At the same time, they were also willing to provide food and other materials in advance to support the dwarves in their war against the Tang people.
After all, the two sides had been fighting a war for a year. Now it is obviously unrealistic for the elven troops to immediately enter the Ice Empire to fight. This method of withdrawing part of the border troops from each other is already the most appropriate method.
The dwarves thus liberated the strength of an army group, and may liberate more in the future. If necessary, the elves can even send an army into the Ice Empire to participate in the war, but this will take more time.
"Finally, we have some good news. I hope our air force... can recover immediately." Moss relaxed a lot when he heard that the elves finally stood aside.
The elves are on the side of the dwarves, and even if there is no immediate support, they can still provide a lot of convenience. At least the railway going north from the elves can be used directly.
The supplies provided by the Lions Empire, the Nanla Empire and the Dorne Empire further south can continue to flow north through the elven lands. This in itself is great news.
The chief of staff also nodded in agreement: "It's better than the worst case scenario. At least the elves and the Lions Empire provided some aircraft, and the elves even dispatched pilots. Although Dorne is very dissatisfied with our loss of a large number of aircraft, but
He also promised to continue to provide aircraft and pilots to help us fight against the Tang Dynasty's attack."
In any case, the Air Force is the branch that can get reinforcements in place the fastest. As long as there is an airport, aircraft can fly around. Aircraft in this era do not have such complex ground maintenance systems, and support deployment can be completed with less preparation work.
Of course, the actual operation is not that easy. For example, the reinforcements from Dorne came with ground crews and engineers.
After Moss learned that he was about to receive a large number of reinforcements, he immediately ignited his fighting spirit. He had already begun to plan a comprehensive counterattack: "We cannot allow the Tang people to continue to occupy the steel barrier... We will counterattack after we are fully prepared! Although I know
This is not easy, but we must fight back... Continuing to stay within the fortifications is not an option. The Tang people's attack capability is much higher than we initially estimated."
He planned to retake part of the defensive positions within the steel barrier and compress the Tang Army to the vicinity of the landing site again, which should further consume the Tang Army's precious logistical supplies.
After a pause, the frontline commander continued: "In addition, the defenses of Everwinter City cannot be stopped! They must continue to be repaired! We cannot give up this port to the Tang people, no matter what!"
Although the progress is slow, the dwarves are indeed improving the defenses of Everwinter City. They have built several defense lines around the city and deployed the main force of the 4th Army from afar here. According to Moss's idea, even here
Even if it is besieged by the Tang army, it can persist for at least half a year.
