2403 North Line Issues
After some advocacy, the Dawan councilors, who had lost a lot of wealth, decided to follow the decision of the Qin State. As for the suffering of their Dawan people, they don't care at all, the most important thing for them at the moment is to accumulate a lot of their wealth.
Yueshi region. The General Logistics Department of the Qin Army, their code name is Twelve.
"Sir, our current situation is like this, the Baikui Regiment on the northern defense line has been cut off from the logistics supply line by the Tocharians, and our current exit is not good." Major Staff Officer Bai Hua said.
"The situation on the southern front, as well as on the central front, is relatively good, and they have adopted a strategy of defense in depth. However, the defense line in the north is not very proper, and if the Tocharians attack directly, our exit will be very bad. Bai Hua continued. Their code name is Twelve, originally they would not command the Western Regions Regiment that arrived here, but as the number of Western Regions Infantry Regiments has increased, it has now reached five, there are three on the front line, and there are two to defend the logistics base of the Qin army, their original task is to provide logistics support, but now they must command these troops to protect the logistics base of the Qin army from serious infringement.
"In other words, our situation on the northern front is the worst?" Major General Commander, said Barry.
"Yes, sir." Bai Hua just nodded, Bai Rui is just a civilian officer, different from ordinary military generals, he relied on himself to sort out the logistics department and was promoted to such a position, it can be said that he is different from ordinary military officers, especially those military commanders who fight. But there is no way, here his military rank is the highest, and he can only act as an agent for such a task for the time being. But he was a little inexperienced, and the nature of his work was in the rear, not in the front.
With so many troops sent over at once, they thought about the logistical supply problem, but they seemed to forget that they also needed a commander to take full responsibility. Perhaps because of the improvement of the Qin army's communication capabilities, in their opinion, the command of the military region can directly take charge of the command here. All thanks to Barry, and if it weren't for his insistence on spending a lot of money on war phones, the situation would have been even worse. He was the first officer to take the initiative to improve the communications of the Qin army, which is very rare.
"Do we have a solution?" Bai Rui looked at the battle map with some strangeness, he had learned these things, but he had only learned them, and it would take a considerable amount of time and experience on the battlefield to be competent. Obviously, Bai Rui is still very difficult to deal with this.
"The solution above is to send air forces to solve the problem. We also think that this is the only way, after all, at the moment our main task is to defend here. Make sure that this place cannot be lost, otherwise, the entire front line will collapse. Bai Hua said.
"Hmm." Barry nodded.
"Later, it was said that a mountain regiment would come, and they would take the initiative to attack." Bai Rui said after thinking about it at this time.
"What do you mean, sir?" Bai Hua asked.
"I mean, why don't we let this regiment out and let them harass the other side's logistical supply lines, in that case, our pressure will be reduced a lot, and besides, I see that the Tocharians are far away from the defense line of our logistics base, and we are a little surprised by the distance." Barry said.
"Sir, that's exactly what happened." Bai Hua said.
"We think the Tocharians may be trying to eat the White Kui Tuan." Bai Hua analyzed.
"No, I don't think so, you know?" Barry said.
"If I were their logistical supply officer, if they went deeper again, I would never allow this to happen, because the logistical supply is so difficult, and they will be just as bad as we are when they go deeper, and when the time comes, it may be them who will be eaten instead of us." Bai Rui calmly analyzed. Judging from his experience, he thought that the other party's might be unable to further suppress the Qin army because of logistical supply reasons.
"If you look at the terrain here, it's very complicated, and they're all bypassing, and if you go around, it's all mountainous, and the roads are extremely complicated, so I personally think that they can't further suppress us because of the supply situation, and the reason is as simple as that." Barry said.
"It seems that the chief has analyzed it from a professional point of view." Bai Hua said.
"It's my profession, but now let me command the battle." Bai Rui is a little helpless, but he has to accept such a thing, his character is generally very calm, and he actively tries to solve the problem, rather than further intensifying the problem, he knows how to do it better.
"Sir, isn't it too thin for us to send a mountain regiment to fight? After all, they were people who came from the battlefield in Liaodong, and they fought with the strength of a regiment at most. I'm afraid that their offensive strength will be much weaker. Bai Hua said worriedly.
"You're right, I'm also worried about this, there seems to be no other way than air support." Barry thought.
"The Western Regions Regiment in our hands can only conduct defensive operations, but cannot conduct offensive operations, and we have also seen their combat effectiveness. Sometimes, I would love to detain those mountain regiments and not go out to fight, but this is not possible. Bai Rui shook his head and said.
"The only way is that the local Yueshi people, they are actively preparing for war." Barry said.
"But the direction is the Indians in the south, I don't know what will happen there, but I think those Yueshi people need supplies more than us, because there have been some thefts before, and some tribal leaders have come to us to buy supplies." Barry said.
"If we can mobilize these Yueshi people to launch an attack, it is okay to give them some supplies, and if they are lost here, these materials will also become the spoils of war for the Tocharians." Barry said.
"Especially on the northern front, once they are knocked out. We're in a bad situation here. Barry said.
"Let's go and contact those tribal leaders and let them actively participate in the war, even if there is some small-scale harassment." Barry said. With that, he took Bai Hua out of the command, and the most important thing he needed to do at the moment was to solve such a problem.
Bai Kui Tuan.
"Sir, our situation is not good, the ammunition storage can only last for seven days, this is the most optimistic estimate." Yu Hua said worriedly. Because of the constant harassment of the Tocharians at night, their ammunition consumption was very alarming, and if Bai Kui hadn't stopped it in time, their ammunition might have been exhausted.
"These damn people from the Western Regions, they shoot when they can't see anything." Bai Kui scolded, in fact, he was very worried, because if this continued, he would not be able to withstand the other party's full force.
"It's better during the day, but it's really bad at night. It's winter, and the nights are long. We can't help it. The Tocharians are also getting bolder and bolder, and we can only shoot a limited number of shots, and it is no longer useful to scare them. Presumably the Tocharians also know about our situation, after all, the sound of gunfire will betray everything we have. Yu Hua said worriedly.
"I know all these situations you said, and I know very well what the reasons will be, and the current situation is like this, and we don't have any solutions." Bai Kui said.
"Sir, contact the rear, we must get support." Yu Hua said with some emotion.
"I know, I've done that. The airship troops are already in place, they are in the process of being overhauled, and it won't be long before the situation changes as soon as they appear. Bai Kui said.
"The most important thing at the moment is that we have to maintain the status quo. We must change the current unfavourable situation. Bai Kui said.
"I'm trying to figure it out. Think of a way. Bai Kui said. The high pressure made him highly nervous, and sometimes he didn't know what he was doing.
Inside Wang Ben's headquarters.
"It's just the latest situation sent by Commander Bai Rui, they have already contacted the Yue clan people to take some decisive measures, but I don't know what the situation of the Bai Kui group is?" Wang Meng said worriedly.
"If the Tocharians insist on eating the Bai Kui Tuan, there will be a large flank insecurity area in our defense area in the Yueshi region, which will directly cause a huge threat to the central and southern fronts." Wang Meng has come to this point.
"I know. But there is no way. Wang Ben said.
"What about the air forces?" Wang Ben asked calmly.
"Only one squadron passed. Four small airships, they were able to carry twenty-stone bombs, as well as supplies. Wang Meng explained.
"Too little." Wang Ben said.
"But sir, a bigger airship needs to be shipped from within the country." Wang Meng said.
"Send a telegram, finish it as soon as possible." Wang Ben urged that he was also very worried about the deterioration of the situation on the northern front.
Hexi Corridor. Meng Tian's train stopped temporarily, and the train needed to be filled with water and coal. At the same time receive telegraphs on land.
"In this way, the situation on the northern front is very bad." Meng Tian looked at the latest battle report and analyzed. His arrival, in fact, is more of a negotiation, Qin does not want the war to be fought too big, too fast, which is not conducive to Qin's financial expenditure, military spending will surge, this is the biggest challenge for Qin, the problem that Meng Tian needs to solve is this, properly and safely solve all the problems.
"It seems that we must settle the issue of the northern front before we can negotiate with the Tocharians, otherwise, we will not have the capital to negotiate at all." Meng Tian analyzed. And the staff officers looked at Meng Tian and muttered to themselves.