"Your Majesty, in that case, it will be difficult for us to obtain supplies, and the troops will be consumed by elves and humans... countless casualties, whether the exchange is worth it... I can no longer make a judgment.
." Balof reminded Binghan I. In his opinion, the emperor in front of him has lost his judgment recently due to continuous failures.
The Ice Empire, which has lost most of its territory, is already a "marginal force" that is infinitely close to collapse no matter which direction you look at it.
It is impossible for the coalition forces to trust such a dwarf army. They are even more afraid that the dwarf troops will suddenly rebel or collapse, causing another similar rout.
Therefore, the coalition forces will most likely not provide sufficient supplies to the dwarf troops who have lost their capital, and it is unlikely that they will leave important defense lines to the dwarves to defend alone.
Under such circumstances, how the dwarf troops can continue to fight has become a difficult problem, and it is still a problem that must be solved.
Looking at his marshal and then at his prime minister, Binghan I squeezed out a bitter smile and expressed his feelings: "Even if I die, I am not willing to hand over my empire to that damn person.
Tang Mo! No matter what, he can only get ruins! You can leave, but you must promise me never to surrender!"
He was unwilling to let the Tang people win easily. So he decided to turn the Ice Empire into a scorched earth, a scorched earth that the Tang people could not use at all.
"Your Majesty, I have no intention of leaving here. If someone has to stay, I hope it is me. You can personally lead the Eastern Front Army to continue fighting in the south. Marshal Xie Ke will probably be more willing to obey your command." The prime minister actually had it early.
He was already mentally prepared and spoke to Binghan I at this time.
In his opinion, insisting on living is just causing trouble for himself, and he might as well just die in Ironforge.
Going to the south with Xie Ke was really a more desperate job. There was no so-called victory there, and all they could do was use their own death to vent their frustration of failure.
The final result is obvious. They will all die in the south. The process must be very painful. Such a job, no matter how you say it, is not a good choice.
"..." Hearing the Prime Minister's opinion, I have to say that Binghan I was indeed moved, and he was indeed worried that the Prime Minister would not be able to direct the move of Xie Ke, who was already the marshal. It might be the most reasonable thing to do it if he was replaced.
choose.
"No matter what the arrangement is, the troops should be ready now. I will mobilize my reserve team and let them take over Xie Ke's defense line... The 11th and 12th Group Armies should also start to move closer to Ironforge.
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"Yes, it should indeed be arranged." The prime minister came to his senses and quickly agreed.
Binghan I nodded and ordered: "Let the 11th and 12th Group Armies retreat to Ironforge and take over part of the Western Front Army's defense line... Let the Eastern Front Army prepare to retreat..."
"If Marshal Xie Ke can hold on to the remaining supply lines, Ironforge may be able to hold on for a while, Your Majesty..." The prime minister looked at Binghan I and gave the emperor a step back.
After a brief silence, Binghan I seemed to finally give up and walked down the steps given by the prime minister: "Move my headquarters to the backup headquarters in the southern suburbs of the city..."
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Handing over positions is not a trivial matter. After receiving the order, Xie Ke still had to prepare carefully.
He had to abandon part of his troops and let them stay in the rear, so that he could hand over a relatively stable defense line to Balov who came to replace him.
To be honest, he began to admire Balov as a person. Being able to give a fair suggestion at this time to let Xie Ke's troops go first shows that he is a rational and fair person.
Xie Ke believed that he could not do this, so he decided to help Marshal Balov who stayed behind and volunteered to die in the end: he did not transfer all the main forces away, but kept about one-fifth.
For him, this was a very generous choice. Moreover, his Eastern Front Army was not without its tasks. He had to cover Binghan I's retreat to the south, and he also had to set up a position on the southern communication line and try to hold on to a supply line.
It is not an easy task for the current dwarf troops to defend the Tang army's attack on relatively flat terrain in a field battle, so Xie Ke can actually leave one-fifth of his elite troops behind, which is actually the most benevolent thing.
Already.
Some of Dorne's troops also wanted to leave. The dwarves finally decided to inform their ally Dorne of this matter. Dorne also expressed understanding and finally chose to withdraw two divisions, leaving the remaining troops to continue to help the dwarves fight.
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This decision is very knowledgeable: the two divisions leaving can be disabled divisions or full divisions; these two divisions can be ordinary soldiers, or they can be the elite backbone of several divisions assembled.
In fact, Dorne mobilized all the grassroots commanders together, formed two divisions, and began to retreat from Ironforge.
They walked the fastest, because they did have relatively few troops and moved relatively quickly. As soon as these two divisions started taking action, the Tang Army's reconnaissance troops discovered the clues.
Unfortunately, Feng Kezhi had no way to do this: his troops had been fighting for a long time, always fighting more with less, and it was not easy to expect them to launch a fierce attack or go around to the south to launch a pursuit.
matter.
So he could only report the information to Marshal Tiger, who also made some small adjustments to the attack route of the Tang army: the 3rd Army, which had continued to advance sideways eastward, stopped its advance and deployed its troops.
Attack northwest.
As the commander-in-chief of the Tang Army, Tiger judged that the dwarves had mobilized troops from Ironforge to go south, and they were definitely planning to form the 11th and 12th armies in the mountainous area. Therefore, Tiger decided to eliminate the troops in the field and prepare to return to Ironforge.
The dwarven troops of Hearthkeep.
It is always easier to eliminate large armies in the wild than in street battles. Tiger believes that as long as this army is eliminated, the number of defenders in Ironforge will be reduced by half.
Both sides mobilized their troops on the frozen land, and a pursuit and interception was about to begin. Xie Ke's troops also began to move after the Tang army responded.
The street fighting in Ironforge became more intense. Taking advantage of Balov's troops to take over the defense line, Ying'an on the west side of the city broke through Balov's defense line and captured several blocks in one go.