Chapter 193： Reinforcements (1/2)
There was chaos in the headquarters of the 9th Army Group, and the rain outside the window hit the bright glass, making everyone in the room restless.
A staff officer pointed at the specific location on the carefully arranged sand table and reported to Cape Luna, who was standing aside: ”His Royal Highness, the defense line of the 2nd regiment of the 9th Division was breached by the devil...”
”The latest news sent just now. Within hours of the enemy's offensive, we lost almost 300 soldiers!” A communications officer handed the documents in his hand to the Chief of Staff Alfred who was on the sidelines and reported. .
”The weather has been very bad in recent days, and the air force's reconnaissance effect is very poor, so we don't have enough control over the actions of the devil...” The air force liaison officer is explaining why the air force knows nothing about the demon's upcoming attack.
Alfred also understands this situation very well: ”There is nothing to say, the air force reconnaissance cannot be carried out, and the ground reconnaissance cannot be expanded...After all, when facing the demon of moving speed, approaching reconnaissance is very risky.”
After all, there are not many troops that dare to go deep into the demon-controlled area for investigation, and the small units entering the demon-occupied area are basically in a state where meat buns and dogs have never returned. It has to be said that in small-scale battles, those demons who rely on their physical strength to fight have a unique and huge advantage.
They can easily bypass the human reconnaissance squad, then enclose a huge encirclement, and then attack at the same time to annihilate the human reconnaissance force.
There was an air force's reconnaissance before, and the Ailan Hill troops didn't feel that their reconnaissance was restricted, but when the rainy weather came, things became a little beyond everyone's estimate.
”So, for us, this attack was sudden.” The staff officer who pointed at the position of the 2nd Regiment of the 9th Division with a pointer, watched everyone not speak, and concluded his speech.
General Alfred said anxiously to Cape Luna: ”They used the weather to get close to our forward position...the number is huge, and the 9th Division's defense line may not be able to keep...”
The artillery commander of the group army on the side glanced at Luna, who had an ugly face, and added: ”We are thinking of ways to reinforce...because the rocket artillery unit has been transferred away...they are now in Larmer, and they can’t quench their thirst ...”
The air force liaison officer continued with a little embarrassment: ”What's even worse is the news from the weather monitoring force. They said that the last two days have been rainy and the air force has basically been unable to take off! The bomber units have no way to enter the theater, and we can't. The bombing cuts off the enemy’s subsequent reinforcements.”
Cape Luna put one hand on his chest, the elbow of the other arm was placed on the arm, and he thought for a while against his chin, and gave the order: ”Let the heavy artillery force reinforce the 9th Division, and the 9th Division's tank troops will be assembled. , Immediately counterattack the demons on the flanks! Compress their attack area!”
”I am a little worried. If these demons penetrate our defense line... we will lose Alan and the nearby forward supply base.” Looking at Cape Luna, General Alfred reminded.
”Then it's troublesome! We are hoarding a lot of ammunition there! These supplies can't be given up! So we must have Alan in our hands!” Luna was also a little unhappy about losing her supplies.
Because the demon forces often fight back on a large scale, the supply materials of the group army are stored close to the front line. In order to prevent the frontline troops from running out of ammunition without time for replenishment, many ammunition supply bases are only about one or two kilometers away from the frontline.
But in this way, after the opponent counterattacked and broke through the line of defense, these supply depots would also be lost. This was undoubtedly a huge blow to the 9th Army, which had insufficient supplies.
You should know that most of these supplies were transported from the Veronza area to Gricken, only the capacity consumed on the road, which made these ammunition too expensive to make people want to cry.
For every bullet lost in Gricken, it is enough to produce five bullets in the hinterland of Ailan Hill. Because of this, Cape Luna couldn't bear to throw those ammunition to the devil. It was really hard to send expensive strategic materials near the front line.
At this moment, an armored officer in the corner stood up holding his helmet and asked softly: ”Your Highness. Why, let's try it?”
”Can the dragon knight fight in the rain?” Cape Luna was also taken aback when seeing this officer, and asked subconsciously.
”Although we are not suitable for fighting on rainy days, we can at least take off, can't we?” The officer squeezed out a little embarrassed smile and replied.
Although their dragons are reluctant to fly in the rain, at least they can fly and reach the front line. They can also use their flying characteristics to maintain a certain combat effectiveness and support frontline operations.
This is already a very effective air support for front-line troops that are in urgent need of reinforcements.
Moreover, when he stood up at this time, it actually had a symbolic meaning. For a long time, Ailan Hill's magic forces and industrial forces have been fighting separately, and seldom cooperated in tactics.