As the Tang Army continued to advance, the defense line of the 4th Dwarf Army in Yongdong Port had become in disarray. Although they were not divided and surrounded, the twisted front line like a starfish was very telling.
In Headquarters No. 2, General Moss's staff officer reported on the recent battle situation. He spoke in no clear order, because time no longer allowed him to sort out the various intelligence received: "Headquarters No. 1 is lost... the 4th Division.
They are continuously retreating, they have given up part of the port, and the Tang army has controlled many important facilities."
Not only their previous headquarters No. 1 near the port, but also the barricade position at the intersection they passed when they retreated to headquarters No. 2. These places have been controlled by the Tang Army. It can be seen that the actual line of control between the two sides is far from Moss
How close is the place?
Seeing that Moss had no intention of speaking, the staff officer continued to tell the second bad news: "The water plant facilities were damaged by the bombing. There are some problems with our drinking water supply. It will take some time to repair."
The water plant is an important public facility in the city. If something goes wrong with this thing, the city will soon fall into irreversible paralysis.
Don't underestimate the tap water system. If there is no water source, it only takes 24 hours to clean the bathroom and toilet in a modern house, which can make the residents miserable.
What's more, there are tens of thousands of soldiers fighting in this city. In addition to food, they also need to drink water...
Moss still didn't speak, because he had long been accustomed to all kinds of bad news these days. Seeing that he didn't speak, the staff officer could only bite the bullet and continue: "There is not enough food. We have stored up
Part of the grain was destroyed by the bombing, and the reserve quantity has never been up to standard, and now there is not much left."
After telling the bad news for a long time, the staff officer felt that he should say something nice to lighten the atmosphere, so he scratched his head and held it in for a long time before he came up with a piece of news: "There is enough ammunition, but the distribution to the front line is relatively poor."
The confusion caused some problems. Our people had no way to get the ammunition to the troops who needed them in time. In addition...the flares were exhausted, which was a big problem."
Although he was talking about problems, it was good news that the remaining ammunition was still sufficient. After the staff member finished speaking, he felt that he could take a breath of relief.
Unfortunately, the current war situation is not something that can make people feel relieved with just a piece of good news. After some red-faced staff officers finished speaking, they looked at their colleagues aside.
His eyes were full of sorrow, and his meaning was very obvious - Brother, I've been saying this for a long time, why don't you just say a few words.
Another staff officer awkwardly took over the conversation and continued to tell the bad news: "In addition to the port, we also lost the city center square, Boman Mall was also occupied, the front line is very passive, we have been compressed
He was unable to move in a relatively small space."
Boman Mall was previously a shopping mall built by the Datang Group in the Bunas era. It was later occupied by dwarves and renamed Boman Mall. It has been renovated in the past few years and there are many luxury goods from the Datang Empire for sale.
The war has completely destroyed the place, and now there is only an empty shell of Boman Mall. The advertising signs inside have peeled off, the counters are broken and damaged, and the once bustling hall is deserted.
As an important landmark building, the dwarves invested heavily in guarding it. Unfortunately, a regiment of troops was exhausted and they were not able to defend it in the end.
Moss still didn't speak. He looked down at the map as if in a daze, as if he could see the way to defeat the enemy from the map.
Unfortunately, everyone knows that there is no answer at all on the map. Tang troops are coming from all directions, and the collapse of the 4th Dwarf Army is imminent.
After waiting for a while, Moss still had no intention of speaking, so the second staff officer could only continue: "The artillery is also at a very disadvantage. We have lost all our large-caliber heavy artillery, and there are not many small-caliber artillery left.
...The artillery depth is almost gone, and we are no match for the Tang army in terms of artillery fire."
Their positions were no longer deep enough, and there was no safe place for their artillery to be deployed. All the artillery was inside the city, and they were deployed either in city parks or in open areas such as squares.
Those large artillery pieces could not escape the slaughter of thunder and lightning attack aircraft, and the small-caliber artillery pieces were all killed one by one by the Tang army in the artillery battle.
It was somewhat reluctant to use the 75mm caliber mountain artillery field gun to attack the Tang Army's 155mm caliber howitzer.
The headquarters was still quiet. The officer who answered the phone in the distance lowered his voice and spoke carefully, as if he was afraid of disturbing his superiors who were in a meeting here.
It was the same at the radio station. Several non-commissioned officers sat in front of the equipment, quietly transcribing the desperate cries from the frontline troops.
Finally, the eerie silence was broken by the staff officer who spoke first. He glanced at his superior, the Chief of Staff, and said cautiously: "This morning, the Tang Army tentatively attacked the West Square, and our people repelled the opponent.
But the firepower points have been almost exposed, and it is estimated that they may be lost there today, so please be mentally prepared."
The chief of staff lowered his voice and told Moss something that was a bit difficult for him to say: "The 4th Division said they need to replenish and repair... We still have two battalions of reserves. Do you want to support some of the past?"
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Hearing that there were only two battalions left in his reserve team, Moss was slightly startled, and finally broke free from the state of bowing his head in contemplation: "Only two battalions left?"
After repeating it, he raised his head and looked at the chief of staff, as if he wanted to get a reasonable explanation from the chief of staff. Because Moss vaguely remembered that he still had at least one division in reserve, and it stands to reason that he could have another division.
It will take another two days to hold on.
The chief of staff lowered his head in shame: "Yes, General, there are only two battalions left... This is the army built after the remnant soldiers who were removed from the position yesterday were reorganized. There were originally two regiments, but now there are only so many left."
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Only then did Moss remember that he had indeed been using his reserve team these days. He was losing money everywhere and asking for support everywhere. He had no choice but to lose his reserve team again and again in vain.
go out.
Although he knew that this kind of refueling tactic was a taboo for military strategists, he could only do it. The troops who were originally prepared to engage in counterattacks were quickly exhausted in the streets and alleys.
