"Report to the chief, twelve artillery positions, a total of 1,469 artillery pieces, are all ready, ready to be commanded by you!" a man dressed like a Soviet soldier in World War II stood behind Ole, who was also dressed in military uniform, and said respectfully.

"Where's the cannonball, how's the cannonball ready?" Ole didn't look back, he had a telescope in his hand, and crawled on the trench like an ordinary scout.

On this almost horseshoe-shaped hill, the city below is like an unsheltered maiden who can only be at the mercy of others.

"It is reported that the number of ammunition reserves for all artillery guns has been expanded by twelve bases, and the number is constantly increasing. ”

"Huh. Ole chuckled, turned and sat down on the trench and looked at the lieutenants behind him, and said, "What does it mean to have 1,469 guns, each with twelve bases of ammunition prepared?"

The lieutenants looked at each other and laughed in unison.

"You guys......" looked at the smiling adjutant and shook his head helplessly, and then asked the herald standing aside, "How is the situation in the city?" ”

"According to the report, after the wells in the city were destroyed a few days ago, the water in the city has been cut off for several days, and according to our reliable information, the food reserves of the other party have also been exhausted, and the morale of the city is very low. ”

Since occupying the high ground and cutting off the water supply upstream, Olle has organized a series of assault teams.

Under the cover of air support and artillery fire, the city's drinking and food stores were destroyed in a weed-and-root manner, and in one fell swoop, the enemy's morale was broken.

In the days of lack of water and food, the enemy in the city, which had suffered from the attack, had already become terrified, and the morale of the city that was already low after being surrounded fell to the bottom.

But even so, Ole still didn't act rashly.

Because their enemy is an existence that cannot be underestimated even in the face of such a superior battle.

He is the former Grand Duke of the Koncadas Empire, the Grand Duke of Nino Salas, who has the reputation of the unbreakable shield of the Empire.

His perseverance as a general, his keen and accurate military sense, and his almost undefeated record in defensive battles made him one of the key targets of attack soon after the war began.

Even now, the fortifications that he once started, relying on terrain and rudimentary weapons, are still a headache for the Outer Frontier Legions.

Therefore, instead of being more straightforward, but you may get caught up in the battle of the city, Aole still wants to force the opponent out of a place with a complex environment such as the city, and then fight a decisive battle in a more open place.

"But sir, I'm afraid that this alone is not enough," said one of the adjutants, "and although it is more than enough in numbers and strength, it is still insufficient in terms of the range of firepower." ”

"Blind spots, it's my negligence. Ole nodded and said thoughtfully.

As mentioned earlier, in this horseshoe-shaped area, the artillery units on the surrounding high ground rely on the favorable terrain, and the coverage of their firepower is naturally greatly improved.

But even so, after calculation, it is not difficult to find that in addition to the space reserved in the plan for the other side to escape, there are still some areas that are beyond the reach of artillery fire.

And after the opponent withstood the first few rounds of shelling, it will soon find those places that have not been attacked, and in the end, it is often the key to the victory or defeat of the strategy.

An adjutant stood up and waved his hand and said, "Otherwise, let the troops move forward a little closer and narrow the encirclement, so that not only can the entire city be included in our attack range, but also increase the attack intensity in the unit area, killing two birds with one stone." ”

"But if that is the case," said one of the staff officers, looking at the man with his arms folded, "will our troops not come within range of the enemy?"

The staff officer said frankly: "What if you rush forward without knowing much about the enemy's fortifications, and if you enter the enemy's ambush circle? Although the enemy's main firepower is the old barrel cannon with low power, short range, and poor accuracy, don't forget that the opponent still has a few magic cannons in his hand, and if they are killed by the enemy's magic cannons, judging from the ammunition preparation of twelve bases per cannon, I am afraid that it will just level our position." ”

"Is there anything you can do in that case?" said the retorted lieutenant with a gloomy face.

"In my opinion, it is best to use the bombardment of air forces as a supplement," the staff officer continued, "and to use the air superiority in our hands as a breakthrough point to carry out carpet bombardment of blank areas beyond the reach of artillery fire and to expel and destroy the enemy's living forces, so that we can not only make up for the lack of ground firepower, but also eliminate dangerous factors as much as possible." ”

"Good idea, good idea!" said the lieutenant, clapping his hands with a dry smile, and with a sudden change of tone, "we have plenty of bombs, but the planes we have ready for combat are simply not sufficient for your plans." ”

"Yes, and not only airplanes, but also the amount of aviation fuel is not very large, and considering the battle damage, the number of planes will only get smaller and smaller. At this time, a school officer in charge of logistics stood up and said.

"In this case, it would be good to reduce the number of times," the staff officer frowned, "There is no need to cater to the saturation of ground firepower, as long as you suppress and harass the opponent as much as possible, as long as it lasts for a while, the enemy who lacks water and food will soon surrender without a fight." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present fell silent, and there were not a few people who agreed with his plan.

If you really do what he says, you will waste some time, but you will be able to minimize the loss.

After all, the enemy in the city is close to running out of food and water, so if you consider practicality, there is also merit.

"It's good to eat people," said a major coldly at this time.

This man was not promoted by a soldier recruited from within the country, but a former general of the Concadas Empire who had been recruited from the rebel army that had surrendered.

"If there is not enough food, it would be good to eat people," he said as if he were teaching a group of children who knew nothing, "and when the food in the granary was finished, the reserves of the chambers and nobles were forcibly levied, and when the reserves were also eaten, they began to eat people, first with the dead, the old and the small, then with the women, and finally with the wounded and those who could not fight. ”

"I don't know what your fighting style is, but I want to tell you that for that man, the lack of food was not a problem at all. ”

The major said so, but from his accustomed tone, he was afraid that he had done something like this.

"Well," said the officer in charge of logistics at this time, "from our logistical point of view, we also hope that it is best to solve the enemy quickly. ”

"To be honest, the pressure on our logistics has reached the limit during this period of time, although the railway line has been opened, but if you only rely on those few railways, it will be very difficult to transport supplies alone, after all, several other battlefields are also fighting. ”

Although from the beginning of the entry of the Outer Frontier Corps into the battlefield, various kinds of support from the air force have been continuous.

However, for the Outer Frontier Corps, which has basically completed motorization and is gradually promoting mechanization, these limited support still seem to be a drop in the bucket, and what can really be relied on is the supply from the railway.

"But considering the casualties, I am absolutely ashamed to be able to solve such a thing as a quick one. The staff officer said, "The blockade of the enemy is still short, and the enemy's combat effectiveness at this time should not be underestimated, if we choose to fight quickly like this, it will not only completely waste our previous layout, but also cause serious casualties, waste of precious soldiers, I will definitely not allow such a thing!"

"But if we don't, it will be good for us, but our overall strategy will be completely disrupted, and don't forget that we are not the only ......ones who want to eat this place."

"What about the soldiers? Although a large number of recruits have been recruited recently, you and I know how much combat effectiveness the team composed of homeless people, bandits, and surrendered troops is, and the veterans we brought this time are all veterans who have followed all the way from China, and they are our elite! If this group of people dies, there is no way to talk about the following plan at all......

"At this time, we are going to take advantage of our overwhelming firepower advantage, we can send more new troops, fill the gaps in the armored cluster, and then ...... those enemies in one fell swoop."

"Well, let me say it lightly, this time we didn't bring many recruits, and if necessary, we had to transfer from the rear, and the pressure on our rear was already very high, so please ......"

"It's not like this kind of problem can't be solved, right? So it's really useless for you people in charge of the rear, you won't do anything, you just complain about ......."

"What do you mean by that? What do you mean by our rear? Where do you think you guys get what you eat from? Straighten my attitude, you idiots who only know how to fight and kill......

"What do you say......"

In the face of the adjutants, staff officers and many department heads who have been arguing, they may have been a little used to it, and Ao Le on the side broke away from the crowd, and he had already run away and didn't know where to go.

It's a blue sky - I really don't know how long it's been since I've seen such a beautiful sky.

Or maybe something so beautiful has always been there, but I haven't paid attention to it for too long.

However, what exactly did Mr. President (Chu Qing) and the master mean, and why the instructions they had given so far began to become more and more strange.

No, it's not strange to say it's weird, if it's more accurate

It's getting more and more blurry.

For example, in the areas under occupation, such vague directives began to increase, such vague directives began to increase, such vague instructions began to increase, such vague instructions began to increase.

If it had been before, I would have said it more clearly and in detail.

Does it mean anything? Or is it just a train for me?

"Sir, sir. ”

"Well, well, what's wrong?" said Ole, who was suddenly interrupted by the staff officer beside him.

"So what about your opinion?"

"My opinion...... What are the options now?"

You really weren't listening, the staff officer sighed with such an expression, and then said: "After discussion, we have come up with a rapid battle strategy that takes a short time, has strong controllability, and has little uncertainty, but has large losses and weak operability, and a siege strategy that takes a long time, has weak controllability, and has great uncertainty, but has small losses and strong operability. ”

But neither is the best policy, is it? ”

"As you said, but in this case it's better to say both. ”

"yes," Orle said, nodding, taking off his hat and flicking the dust off it.

What would you do if it was a master?,Sure enough, I'll still choose a quick attack that minimizes variables as much as possible.。

But if it were Chief Si, he would be more inclined to the latter.

As for Chief Fujimura, to be honest, I have never been able to figure out what he thinks, sometimes he will do everything to reduce the losses of the troops, and sometimes in order to achieve his goals, he often puts on the appearance that he will draw his sword even if he is his own flesh and blood, and I can't think of what he will do at all.

If it's Mr. President, if it's Mr. President, I'll definitely come up with a way to get the best of both worlds, after all, it's such a great person.

At the end of the day, I really have to ask the master for help.

Just as Ao Le gave up thinking and was about to ask Guo Xiaocheng for help, the blue sky, which was originally clear, suddenly darkened, and the slightly noisy surroundings also fell silent with the swallowed light.

"What's going on?"

"Report, it should be our airboat that has arrived. ”

"Skyship, you mean Kirov airship?" said Ole with a frown at the familiar term.

Regarding the Kirov airboat, Guo Xiaocheng has not told Aole much before.

To make an excellent air-to-ground suppression weapon, its huge bomb load and endurance undoubtedly make it a nightmare for the army in urban siege.

Even in some naval battles, the Kirov, with its own performance, was a rare auxiliary weapon.

But the problem of armor and speed is really a headache.

Although against general ground-based anti-aircraft weapons, Kirov could ignore by virtue of the altitude at which he was located.

However, once it encounters the enemy's air power or relatively strong anti-aircraft firepower, its huge size will undoubtedly become a live target for the enemy.

Coupled with that regrettable speed, in a single game, the Kirov airship is basically a sure defeat.

"Yes, it's nothing more than an improved version of the Kirov, which mainly removes the armor and acceleration equipment that damages the airframe, and at the same time increases the load capacity, because of the considerable cargo capacity, which is now being widely praised as a logistical material transport equipment. ”

Didn't you deliberately remove the armor and acceleration equipment? Wouldn't the already weak speed and defense be even more unbearable?

Sure enough, this thing called the Kirov airship should be eliminated......

"Wait a minute!"

"What's the matter, what's the matter, sir?"

"I seem to have thought of a solution that doesn't really work," Ole said with a smile.

Sure enough, I couldn't think of a way to get the best of both worlds like Mr. President.

"Are the warheads of these airships still there?"

"It was reported that all the anti-aircraft machine guns on the boat had been removed, but the bombing device had been retained because of the need to airdrop supplies on certain battlefields. ”

"Yes, it's a bit of a pity, but it's enough!" he waved his hand and said aloud to all his subordinates, "Now pass on my order, abandon the original plan and deployment, all departments immediately prepare for battle, and our army will launch a full-scale general attack on the enemy in the city from six o'clock tomorrow morning!"