"With the woods on the flank lost, there is no practical point in holding on to Lijia Village. Just one small mistake will make the garrison there very dangerous." Tiger, who was staring at the map, said to the generals around him.
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His eyes followed the road behind Lijiacun to the east, and finally landed on the city of Xicong: "Let them withdraw. The goal of holding on to Lijiacun has been achieved. The next thing is left to Xicong.
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"General, we can continue to hold on for more than two days." The military commander in charge of setting up defenses in Lijiacun said seriously.
"I believe in your determination, but there is no need to waste any more troops in Lijiacun. If Dahua's troops are not brought in according to the prior plan, it will not be easy for Redman to operate." Tiger shook his head, he knew
If your own troops grit their teeth and hold on, they can actually hold their position.
But if they fight too resolutely, it will be easy to pin the enemy in place. In this way, it will not be easy to realize the strategic intention of plotting the oil base behind these Dahua troops.
Sometimes, it's not that you need to retreat because you can't hold on, but you need to let the enemy in so that you can close the door and beat the dog.
As for Xicong, it is just a bait, a place that has been decided to give up long ago.
"Execute the order." Tiger straightened up and looked at his men: "Don't worry, we won't retreat even half a step in Xicong!"
"Yes!" All the generals stood at attention and saluted.
The reason why the Tang army had few artillery on the front line and did not use rocket launchers was because most of the heavy weapons that were not easy to move were gathering towards Xicong and were not sent to the front line.
The towed heavy artillery has been deployed in Xicong. They have complete artillery positions and a sufficient supply of artillery shells.
As for the secret weapon rocket launcher, Tiger did not expose it in advance. He was planning to give the Dahua Empire a hard blow in Xicong, so that Dahua's commanders would know what real firepower coverage meant.
In Xicong, the Tang army assembled 300 rocket launchers and more than 1,500 artillery pieces. The firepower density was no less than that of the Great China Empire.
In the Dahua Empire, the senior officials are celebrating. They have blocked the Tang army's attack in the northern region and defended their defensive positions. This is exciting news for the entire anti-Tang alliance.
This shows that the natural disaster has consumed the national power of the Tang Kingdom, and the Tang army is no longer able to launch a decent attack.
Therefore, the senior officials of the Dahua Empire were very excited. They felt that this was a hard-won great victory and a powerful counterattack after the Alliance Navy suffered heavy losses.
Cyric is also very excited. After all, this is the first time that a country has defeated the Tang army's attack. It can be said that it is completely worthy of publicity and celebration.
Therefore, the Great China Empire held a banquet. The Emperor of the Great China Empire, Zhao Kai, even attended the banquet in person, which suddenly raised the level of celebration.
But in fact, the military of the Dahua Empire was worried. The commanders of the Dahua Army found that the Tang Army's combat effectiveness was very powerful, and its maneuverability was even more terrifying.
From the beginning of the war to the present, they have never annihilated any regiment-level units of the Tang Army, and even the battalion-level units have been eaten up very rarely.
As long as the Tang army wanted to retreat, they would not be able to catch up. The opponent had mules, horses, trucks and even armored vehicles to move them. The marching speed was very fast. Even if the road was muddy, they could quickly get out of direct contact with the Dahua army.
Although the number is sparse, the artillery units of the Tang Kingdom are basically equipped with self-propelled artillery. This allows the artillery of the Tang Army to deploy and retreat at an alarming speed. Under normal circumstances, these artillery units can retreat with the troops, unlike the artillery units of the Dahua Army.
, whether attacking or retreating, the infantry will be slow to beat.
The war has been going on for more than a week, and the actual attack speed of the Dahua army is far lower than expected. They have not yet captured Lijiacun, let alone Xicong, their previous strategic target.
According to the pre-war plan, they should capture Xicong within a week and begin to advance towards Sishui, a city in central Tang Dynasty.
By capturing the Four Rivers, you can rely on the four nearby rivers to calmly deploy your defense lines, putting the Great China Empire in a stable situation that can advance, attack, retreat, and defend.
Moreover, if the four rivers are captured, then attacking to the southeast can threaten Tongcheng, the heavy industry base of the Tang Dynasty, and to the northeast can threaten Chang'an, the political center of the Tang Dynasty.
But now, they haven't even captured Xicong! Although the Tang army still seems to be at a disadvantage overall, the Dahua army did achieve some small victories on the battlefield, but the Dahua army wasted precious time!
Seven days have passed like this, and the weather, which the Great China Empire relies on the most, has obviously changed.
The rain gradually began to become less dense, heavy rain almost no longer occurred, and the frequency of moderate rain also decreased. Now more often on the battlefield, there is only a dense drizzle.
In other words, the flood disaster that hindered the Tang State is passing, the disadvantages of the Tang State are disappearing, and the advantages of the Great China Empire are disappearing bit by bit.
This is not good news for the frontline troops of the Dahua Empire: once the Tang army recovers, the problem will be very serious.
On the one hand, if the domestic flood disaster stops or is alleviated, the Tang troops who were deployed to help local areas will quickly return to the front line.
At that time, the Dahua Army's quantitative advantage will gradually be offset, while the Tang Army's qualitative advantage will be infinitely amplified.
On the other hand, the Tang Army's air force will return to the battlefield. Once those advanced aircraft appear, ground operations will become more difficult.
Although the Dahua Empire has made preparations, increased its ground air defense forces, and established a large air force, the air force commanders of the Dahua Empire still felt uncertain in the face of the Tang State's air force.
Qian Jinhang, the general in charge of commanding the Dahua Army on the southern front, was very worried. Together with his superiors Shen Chuan and Feng Kezhi, they gathered in front of the map to discuss the follow-up countermeasures.
"If my troops cannot capture Lijiacun before tomorrow, then we have to consider whether to withdraw the troops and strengthen defense." Qian Jinhang is a veteran with outstanding abilities and rich experience.
He has seen the gap between the two sides, so he is more cautious - if the strategic goal cannot be achieved, then he will decisively adopt the most secure defense to offset the enemy's advantage.
Shen Chuan was the Minister of the Ministry of War. He not only considered the situation on the battlefield, but also the wind direction in the court, so he shook his head decisively and said: "It is impossible for your Majesty to allow you to stop the attack. If you stop Come down, then this attack will be considered a failure."
"That's right, we must find a way to win the Four Rivers! This is our only chance! We must take advantage of the opportunity to go to Tang Kingdom before this natural disaster ends, otherwise we will fall into a comprehensive disadvantage!" The empire! General Feng Kezhi also agreed with Shen Chuan's view.
He was not worried about his emperor's face, he was purely considering it from a military perspective. If this attack could not capture the Four Rivers, then military passivity might lead to a complete failure.
Shen Chuan was a little anxious. As the Minister of War, he saw more problems than the frontline generals.
In the seven days since the war started, the losses of frontline troops have exceeded 20,000. This is the loss figure when the Dahua army is on the offensive. What is this concept? This basically means that the two divisions under Dahua's establishment will lose more than 20,000 troops in a short period of time. It was all gone in just seven days!
If you include the consumption of artillery shells and the loss of tanks, the amount of materials consumed by the entire attack is already an astronomical figure. His Majesty the Emperor will not care about these things, but he, the Minister of War, cannot but consider it.
The allocation of funds from the Ministry of Revenue has begun to be delayed. Wang Yucai, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, has approached him twice in private, and the two have exchanged their opinions.
Wang Yucai explained the financial pressure on the Ministry of Revenue, but even so, Shen Chuan also knew that the army must keep attacking. There is no doubt about this! If the army stops, the situation will get out of control, and then the pressure on the Ministry of Revenue will only be will be bigger.
"My army is desperately attacking. In fact, some troops have not rested for two days, but Lijiacun, which is surrounded on three sides, is still in the hands of the Tang army. I have killed more than 5,000 people there!" Qian Jinhang said with a heavy tone. emphasized.
While he was speaking, an officer walked into the conference room and reported excitedly: "Report! Good news came from the front line!"
"What's the good news?" Qian Jinhang's eyes lit up and he immediately asked.
"The news has just been sent that our army has captured the flank of Lijiacun, and there is a gap in the Tang army's defense line in Lijiacun." the officer reported.
"Huh?" Qian Jinhang immediately walked to the map and stared at the woods in the north of Lijia Village, and then he became excited.
As a soldier, he naturally knows the importance of this place. As long as this place is under his control, the Tang army in Lijia Village will inevitably be at a disadvantage.
"Okay! Great!" As soon as Shen Chuan heard the news, he became excited. He was worried just now, but now the situation on the front line has changed.
If Lijiacun is captured, there will be no strongholds along the way to prevent the Dahua army from attacking Xicong! This means that Xicong is right in front of the Dahua army!
"Very good! Very good!" Feng Kezhi also saw the importance of the small forest to Lijiacun's defense line. He knew that if the Tang army did not want to passively defend, they would inevitably abandon Lijiacun and retreat.
Therefore, in his eyes, Lijiacun is already within his grasp.
Sure enough, the next day, his troops entered Lijia Village. The Tang army had withdrawn, leaving only a ruined wall and seven or eight damaged cars. They left in a hurry, without even laying booby traps or