Tia was right, as a short-lived victor, Vulture did not show any joy at all, while Li Tianhao was furious in the camp, Vulture was busy repairing the battered walls of Aswanda, organizing personnel to rescue the wounded, burying the dead, preparing the garrison's weapons and equipment, and readjusting the personnel to cope with the upcoming new round of attacks - the large number of soldiers attrition made the defense of Aswanda City face a greater test. Finally, when he was busy with all this and could take a breath, the news came that Bius had been defeated and the West Bank defense line had been lost.

Vulture rubbed his head like a hundred bison slamming inside while looking at the map, if the Western Front is lost, then the Durban army will definitely advance towards Durban with all its might, with the current defense capability of Durbans, it is impossible to hold on, at most it can support about a month, and it must have a competent commander. However, it is not known whether Bius is out of danger at present, and the battle situation on the Western Front cannot be fully grasped, and no one can answer Vulture how many troops can be gathered in Durbans. Add to that the instability of the people after the defeat, then Vulture would have to make the worst estimate, and all the worst scenarios would add up, Dbans would probably collapse completely, and the city of Aswanda would be isolated, and if the enemy cut off their retreat, then Aswanda would be trapped to death. Without the protection of the main force, the battle line between Yaki and Dils will advance to the line of Abdus City.

Before making a final decision, Vultures circled the room more than a hundred times, drank six bottles of wine, and finally ordered the herald to gather all the generals. After explaining the current situation, his decision was announced: to abandon the city of Aswanda.

Looking around at the stunned eyes of the generals. Vultures brushed her loose hair, though her bloodshot eyes didn't shine from it. But at least he could look a little calmer, and then he cleared his throat and said, "Nothing strange. This time the operation has been lost. I would like you to be aware of this. ”

"But the city of Aswanda is still in our hands! We still have a chance! One general retorted, and the others immediately chimed in.

Vulture shook his head and said: "As far as the current situation is concerned, it is indeed not easy for the thief army to take Aswan City, with the remaining strength of our army, plus your hard work, the thief army may not be able to succeed even if it is attacked for another two or three months." I agree with you on this point.

But let me remind you that Your Majesty has entrusted us with an army to defeat the thieves, not to hold the city of Aswanda. Aswanda City is indeed a strategic point. But the main value of Aswanda's existence is the gateway to Durbans, and if Durbans falls into the hands of enemy forces, Aswanda will be a worthless and isolated city. Of course, holding on to this place can hold the enemy army for a considerable period of time, and if the enemy attacks hard, it can also cause considerable damage to the enemy army. However, if the city is besieged for a long time, Aswanda will eventually fall. And this move will put the lives of tens of thousands of Yaki Army soldiers into it!

To defeat the thief army, what we lack most at the moment is the army! Say it to experienced veterans and commanders! The new army that we have worked so hard to train has lost more than half of this battle, and if more troops are lost here, then the strength of the Yaji Army will be damaged even more! The number of troops can be replenished, but quantity does not represent quality! If we lose these soldiers and officers who have just gained experience. Yaki's military strength will become even more difficult to recover. So my decision, though unavoidable, is necessary, not only for the city of Aswanda, but also for Durbans. Retreat to the Abdus line! ”

The generals were dumbfounded by Vulture's words, on the one hand, although everyone's analysis of him was too weak, but they could not come up with a more effective rebuttal; On the other hand, I was amazed at how bold he was. I don't know how to feel when His Majesty the King and all the ministers heard such words about the abandonment of such a large city as Durbans.

The eagle stunned. "I know what your worries are. Far from succeeding, we lost a large part of the country. His Majesty will be furious when he finds out. It will even turn its anger on you. Rest assured, this matter is entirely my own opinion, you are all doing what I order, and I am responsible for all the responsibilities. I have brought you to tell you about this, just to let you know in your hearts what my plan is, and perhaps when this war is over, I will be belittled by Your Majesty, but whether it is Viscount Libera or anyone else who succeeds me, please be sure to tell me what my plan is. That is to build a group of fortresses along the Abdus line, which is the last barrier of the Yaki country. On this basis, the defense is stabilized, and the strength is amassed to seek opportunities for counterattacks. ”

"But," said General Blamp, who had just fled from a great defeat at the front, "won't the thieves take advantage of the victory and rush to attack Abdus City directly?" You know, there's no fortification there. ”

Vultures smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry, the thief army will not come to attack Abdus City." It wasn't in their plan at all, or should I say it, they couldn't afford to attack Abdus, not even Durbans. ”

"How so?"

"I calculated the supply burden of their operation, and although the unexpectedness of transporting food by water caused the enemy to attack faster than we expected, the limit of this transport capacity was also around Aswanda. They had no more food to supply the army to attack Abdus, and even Durbans was in great difficulty. ”

"Then why give up Durbans?"

"It's very simple, in order to throw a big burden to the thief army. We took all the food reserves of Durbans with us when we retreated, and to occupy Durbans meant to feed the people there, but this was beyond the limits of their supply capacity, but they had to do this thing beyond their limits, so that they would consume more national power, and the time to organize the next attack would be even longer. That would give us more time to prepare in Abdus. ”

General Lamp looked at Vulture's calm face, and a chill ran in his heart: Vulture must have a demon living in his head, and in order to defeat the enemy army, he did not hesitate to sacrifice tens of thousands of Durbans civilians to ensure their livelihood, and in the eyes of this person, there was probably nothing else but victory. Lamp looked at his colleagues around him, and noticed that most of them had similar expressions in their eyes as he did. (To be continued......)