For the 4th Army of the Dwarves, the battle situation in Everwinter City could be said to have taken a turn for the worse. The Tang Army attacked for three consecutive days and wiped out all their troops stationed outside the city.
Moreover, a large number of Tang troops infiltrated into the city, seriously disrupting the command of the dwarf troops, paralyzing the dwarves' supplies, and causing a large number of casualties to the dwarf troops.
In the core of the city, inside the headquarters of the 4th Army, Moss, the commander of the army, and his chief of staff were listening to the battle report from last night.
Frankly speaking, they were so frightened that they couldn't believe their ears. The chief of staff reached out and grabbed the report held by the officer below and looked at it carefully. Moss clenched his fists and didn't say anything for a long time.
Finally, it was the commander of the 4th Group Army who spoke first and asked helplessly: "You mean, I killed nearly 30 company commanders, 12 battalion commanders, and 2 regiment commanders in one night?"
"Yes, General." The officer replied with some embarrassment: "The other party silently crossed our defense line last night and attacked several headquarters. They killed people everywhere. There was almost nothing our sentries could do."
"It must be that damn equipment! Their people all have such equipment! They can see us at night, but we are like blind people." Moss finally spoke. He had been silent before. This spoke, and the people next to him were stunned.
Several officers were shocked.
"The opponent has a huge advantage in night battles. We have been using flares to deal with it before...but in the city, street fighting...flares are really not very useful." The chief of staff put down the report in his hand and finished.
Then he sighed.
They now probably know what method the Tang people used to temporarily start fighting at night. The opponent did not need to use any light at all, they only needed to carry that damn equipment.
In such a situation, the dwarves have almost no way to deal with it. They can only be beaten passively, especially in street fighting.
In a field situation, firing a large number of flares all night may be able to cope with the situation. However, in the city, the flares are not so easy to use. The light cannot cover a huge area due to the obstruction of buildings. After all, there are still some blind spots that cannot be taken care of.
But even so, this is the easiest way they can find in a short period of time. So the commander of the 4th Army immediately said: "Send out the flares in reserve. How many days can it last?"
They didn't have many flares in reserve, and a large part of them had been consumed by field use. What's left now is no longer enough to support their unlimited use.
"There aren't many left... Sigh... I used to blame the flares on the front line for using too much and wasting them. Now it seems that this is the only thing that can deal with the Tang people's shameless tactics." Chief of Staff
He sighed again, as if he had been sighing since Everwinter City was surrounded.
Now they are short of everything, they are short of large-caliber artillery, they are short of tanks and anti-tank weapons, they are short of anti-aircraft guns, they are short of all kinds of weapons and ammunition, they are short of personnel, they are also short of supplies...
Because most of the supplies that the dwarves had hoarded before were in the bunker of the steel barrier, the current Everwinter Port is not actually very rich in supplies. Although they have some reserves, with the consumption of the battle, there is actually no more left.
Running out.
Everwinter City has a population of over one million. As the war continues, the population has now dropped sharply to less than 800,000. Many people have fled the city, leaving only empty buildings.
The big shots have abandoned their property here, and only the common people are still hiding in their rooms, praying that this catastrophe will end soon.
"I have to re-promote 30 company commanders... This is not an easy task. Without those experienced commanders, the combat capabilities of my troops cannot be guaranteed at all." The commander of the group army reminded Moss worriedly.
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The 4th Group Army itself is not an elite unit. If the skeleton of this unit is scattered, the combat effectiveness of the remaining grassroots officers and soldiers will be even more unpredictable.
"There is no other way but temporary promotion, and we have no better means to prevent the other party from fighting like this." Moss smiled bitterly and walked to the front of the map. His carefully arranged defense line around Everwinter Harbor was now gone.
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The outermost field defenses were almost completely lost before they played any role. It only took a few hours for the opponent's armored forces to smash these defensive positions.
The subsequent defensive zone in the suburbs did not last long. The Tang Army's penetration tactics suddenly crossed this line of defense, and then this line of defense collapsed due to supply difficulties.
What is still being fought in the city is the urban area. The nearest front line is less than 4 kilometers away from his headquarters, and this value is not necessarily accurate - maybe there is already a Tang Army infiltration force that is less than 4 kilometers away from them.
2 kilometers away.
As the battle continues, the dwarf defenders in Everwinter Harbor have been compressed into a relatively small space. Their trump cards are getting fewer and fewer. The only thing that supports them to continue fighting seems to be that nothing can be lost here.
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If the Tang Army were allowed to occupy Yongdong Port, with the Tang Army's transportation capabilities, all the empires on the Eastern Continent would not necessarily be a match for the Tang Army.
Just as a few people were talking, the Tang Army's bombing began again. It was not an overwhelming bombing, but precise, and rhythmic explosions came from a distance.
This means that many key places will be blown up and many key weapons will be destroyed... For the dwarves, this is definitely not good news.
The ground trembled in the explosion, and the chandelier above the head shook in the vibration. Everyone was frightened, waiting for the tremors to gradually subside.
When the dust above his head fell down and hit the document paper on the table, making a crackling sound, an officer walked in holding the message.
"General! The news just sent..." As he spoke, he handed the telegram to Moss. Moss took the telegram, lowered his head and looked at the content above, and then his whole person became bad.
stand up.
With his eyes closed, he handed the telegram to the chief of staff beside him. The chief of staff took the telegram and read it, and then he realized the content: The remnants of the 1st Group Army were cut off by the 9th Armored Division of the Tang Army that suddenly moved north, and were eventually captured.
Encirclement and annihilation.
In other words, the only "remnant soldier" who was able to contain the Tang Army outside the encirclement, or help share the pressure of the 5th Group Army, was gone.
