Alien Arms Empire

Chapter 1809 1810 A long drive into three hundred miles

The coalition forces suffered heavy losses but still held on to the less solid defense line, but this line of defense still had limits after all.

Originally, the strongest parts were the second and third lines of defense. These lines of defense were also the lines of defense that the elves had built on the border before.

Because these defense lines were facing the dwarf area when they were built, they are relatively stronger here and are much better than the parts that were modified with dwarf defense lines.

But the problem is that these defense lines cannot be regenerated. As long as the Tang army knocks off part of them, they will lose part of them. Even if it is damaged inch by inch, there will definitely be a day when everything is lost.

The Tang Army's attack was definitely not advancing inch by inch, so after holding on for 15 days, the coalition's defense line collapsed in some areas.

A Type 96 main battle tank crashed through a small tree, rushed out of a forest, and pointed the long barrel on its turret at the crumbling coalition soldiers in the distance.

The Tang Army's infantry fighting vehicle, which looked exactly like the 04 infantry fighting vehicle, also fought its way out of the forest, then accelerated around the friendly main battle tank and started shooting at the crowd in the distance.

"Boom, boom, boom!" A series of tracer bullets swept into the crowd, followed by hundreds of elven soldiers, who dropped their weapons and raised their hands high.

These pointy-eared soldiers wearing M35 helmets no longer had the courage to resist. They were driven out of their positions and stood in the open space without any obstruction, like a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

"We surrender!" An elf officer waved a white flag and led his men to choose an honorable surrender: he knew that once they left the defense line, his infantry might be slaughtered by the Tang army within an hour. .

Putting the Mauser 98K rifle in his hand at his feet, the first elf soldier took off his helmet and looked at the Tang Army soldiers in the distance with fear.

Soon a second elf soldier followed. He also put down his weapon, pulled out the bayonet from his waist and threw it aside, raising his hands high.

They not only lost their position, but also exhausted their ammunition. Heavy weapons such as artillery were also thrown away on the position. Now they are unable to continue fighting at all.

Those desperate soldiers had already died on the battlefield, and most of the people standing here were supplementary soldiers and frightened defeated soldiers. They had no intention of fighting, so they organized themselves and chose to surrender.

As if the last string had been broken, the front of the Tang Army's vanguard suddenly became brighter and brighter. The only things standing in front of them were various prisoners.

At first it was some elven infantry, then some artillery and logistics troops, and then it was air force pilots at the airport and officers and generals of various levels.

The Tang army soon discovered that they seemed to have begun to advance towards the enemy's hinterland, and what stood in front of them were just some wreckage.

That's right, wreckage, the road is filled with the remains of tanks, armored vehicles, and cars destroyed by Tang Army aircraft...most of them were burned beyond recognition, and the few that didn't seem to be on fire had their parts removed.

Some anti-aircraft guns were scattered on both sides of the road, and the soldiers manipulating these anti-aircraft guns had long since disappeared. Many of the anti-aircraft guns were broken, and they were riddled with holes by Tang Jun's planes.

There was still ammunition next to those good anti-aircraft guns, but the precision sights were removed and taken away. It seems that these artillerymen retreated in a hurry, taking only what they could carry with them.

Soon a small city appeared in front of the Tang Army. Soon after entering the city, the Tang Army discovered that there were no coalition troops stationed here at all.

The more than 20,000 elven soldiers who fled here finally couldn't run anymore. They surrendered here, handed over their weapons, and also handed over the city.

The elf officer who commanded these defeated troops even informed them of the deployment of nearby coalition forces. Within a day, the city was hung with a dragon flag and became a place controlled by the Tang Army.

That night, the Tang Army launched a pursuit in all directions along the city. At noon the next day, they cut off the most important supply route that the Elf troops relied on.

It was only at this time that Flix, who was busy re-establishing his headquarters, received the news that his defense line had been penetrated, and a Tang armored force appeared behind him and cut off the railway line.

What he didn't know was that there were probably only two battalions of the Tang Army that cut off his supply line, while at least two divisions of Tang Army troops were rushing towards the hinterland of the Yangmu Empire at extremely fast speeds under the cover of the air force.

These troops occupied one elven village after another and controlled one small town after another. Like a tentacle, it probed into the interior of the Elf Empire.

By the evening of that day, these troops had advanced about 150 kilometers, almost paralyzing the logistics of all troops commanded by Marshal Flix.

Flix mobilized his troops in the hope of cutting off these madly advancing Tang troops, but the troops he sent out soon sent back a message that made him desperate: a large number of elven troops had collapsed, and Tang troops were everywhere. The entire rear was in chaos, and a counterattack was out of the question.

The elf troops, which were already short of fuel and ammunition, had to draw out their troops to deal with the enemies behind them. As a result, before they were ready, the Tang army in front had already penetrated their defense line.

The elven troops who were attacked from both sides fell into even more desperate chaos. Flix received the news early the next morning that about 100,000 of his troops had become prisoners.

This thing is like a domino. If one falls, it will trigger a series of chain reactions. The surrendering troops led more troops to surrender, and the collapse of the elf troops who lost their defensive positions was a foregone conclusion.

Flix hurriedly reported the disaster that was happening here to Yangmu I, but what he didn't expect was that Yangmu I no longer bothered to blame him for his incompetence.

Because the entire defense line has basically collapsed: not only the Rewind Port line that Flix is ​​responsible for, but also the entire northern border defense line has problems. Feng Kezhi's troops, Ying'an's troops, Strauss's troops... all penetrated the coalition's defense lines in the past two days, and launched a major pursuit of the defeated coalition.

Relying on its exaggerated maneuverability, the Tang army divided and surrounded the collapsed coalition forces, forming encirclement circles of different sizes. The coalition troops in the encirclement were cut off from supplies and soon had no choice but to surrender.

Compared with the northern defense line that collapsed across the board, the Rewind Port side looks much more normal: at least the defense line in charge of Lines and Susas hasn't had any problems yet, right?

The elves have tasted the bitter consequences of their own arrangements: because they did not trust other countries, they put all their allies' troops in less important positions. Now the important positions they garrisoned have become the targets of the Tang army's attack. Naturally, the elves' Soldiers lost the most and suffered the most casualties.

What's even more embarrassing is that the defense lines of the elves were penetrated, and most of the ones surrounded now are the troops of allies such as Susas and the Lions Empire...As for the Yangmu Empire, how much should these countries be given? Reasonable explanation.

In fact, there is no need to explain anything, because these countries may no longer be in the mood to listen to the Yangmu Empire's explanation: nearly a million troops have been divided and surrounded, and the situation in the entire elven territory has been corrupted and collapsed... Who needs any explanation?

Seeing that the elves are almost unable to support themselves, after losing the elves to the Yangmu Empire, what can the remaining three empires do to fight against the Tang Empire's army heading south?

At this moment, Yang Mu I was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot in his palace. He walked back and forth in front of the throne, his expression extremely ugly.

Now he no longer knows how to deal with those frontline generals: he invested countless wealth, spent a huge amount of materials, mobilized nearly a million workers... and built the so-called indestructible defense line, which was only ten years old. It was defeated in five days.

Those generals had previously assured him that this line of defense could hold for at least a few months. If the Tang army wanted to break through, it would probably cost hundreds of thousands of soldiers killed in battle.

But reality slapped them in the face: the Tang army easily penetrated the defense line in only 15 days, and the number of troops lost could not exceed 10,000.

"Your Majesty. The troops of the Susus Empire are retreating to Osa. There is news that Toril has been lost..." An officer walked into the hall and brought some bad news.

The retreat of Susas' troops towards Osa meant that the coalition defense line near Rewind Port completely collapsed. The Tang army can advance southward and eastward from Refeng Port at will, and no one can stop them.

Toril is a large city in the western part of the elves. Controlling this place is equivalent to controlling the territory of the Yangmu Empire within hundreds of kilometers.

This is a railway hub and the roads are also very developed. Countless lines of communication converge here, and the Tang army's occupation of this place means that they have the absolute initiative in subsequent attacks.

"Didn't Toril have a garrison of 40,000 troops? They didn't hold on for a day and they were lost?" Yangmu I asked angrily.

In fact, he also knew that in this situation, there were almost no city defense troops who could resist to the end. The troops on the front line have collapsed. Can we still count on the newly recruited city guards to stop the Tang army?

Most of these troops are new recruits who have not completed their training. Their role is to maintain law and order and guard against Tang paratroopers...perhaps they cannot even guard against Tang paratroopers. Letting them face the Tang Army's tanks was indeed a bit too demanding.

"Your Majesty, they did not resist, handed over their weapons and surrendered." The officer lowered his head and explained awkwardly. In fact, Toril's garrison sent a telegram back before surrendering, explaining why they chose to surrender.

They felt that it was a sin to turn Toril into ruins and destroy the city that had been built for hundreds of years, so in order to save the city, they chose to surrender honorably.

The shortcomings of placing a large number of troops on the border are now revealed: Yangmu I really has no troops to defend his imperial capital.

Those troops deployed at the border could not retreat at all. They had been divided and surrounded, and were trapped in place waiting to die.

"How many troops are there in the imperial capital?" The desperate emperor looked at the general standing aside. The general gave a somewhat uneasy number that sounded reassuring: "Including the troops being formed outside the city, approximately There are still 300,000.”

But when he answered, he also calculated that of the 300,000 troops, which didn't sound too small, only about 50,000 were capable of fighting.

The remaining 250,000 are new troops formed by temporary recruitment. Some commanders are transferred from other troops. The grassroots soldiers are basically at the level of being able to move forward in unison.

These soldiers didn't even know if they had ever touched a gun. They had no heavy artillery or tanks, and most of them were just light infantry. Expecting them to defend the imperial capital was no different than a joke.

In fact, these troops are supplementary troops recruited to reinforce the front line. The original plan was to have them train in the suburbs of the imperial capital for more than ten days, and then while moving to the front line, they would be supplemented with additional training in practical subjects. They would be barely able to use them wherever they went. .

But the plan did not change quickly. Before these recruits could complete basic training or learn some useful practical experience on the way, the Tang Army had already arrived.

Therefore, the general decided to provide the best option to his Majesty the Emperor: "However, Your Majesty... you'd better leave the imperial capital..."

"Even three hundred thousand troops can't stop the Tang army's attack?" Yang Mu I stared at him and asked dissatisfiedly.

The general lowered his head, considered his tone and then explained: "Your Majesty, so many troops on the front line only lasted fifteen days. These three hundred thousand recruits...I'm afraid..."

In fact, he really wanted to explain to his Majesty the Emperor that even if these 300,000 people were the best of the best, there was no way to maintain the imperial capital's suburban defense line. Once the Tang army began to surround the imperial capital, these 300,000 people would not be able to hold out for more than a few days no matter how good they were at fighting.

"That's enough! I understand." Yang Mu I interrupted the other party. He sighed and ordered: "Find a way to stop the Tang army in Mattes! Buy some time! Whether it is negotiating for peace or sticking to the imperial capital …it all takes time!”

At this moment, his luxurious palace seemed so empty that you could even hear his echo. The ministers lowered their heads and said nothing, not even whispering.

No one knew what these ministers were thinking. Yang Mu I waved his hand impatiently and asked these ministers to retreat: he knew that the situation was over, but he still did not want to admit this fact from the bottom of his heart.

After all, he is an emperor, and which emperor is willing to give up his position?

Looking at the empty hall, Yang Mu I sighed, slumped down on his throne, and looked at the chandelier above his head without moving for a long time.