Before the war lasted long, the United States of Venezuela lost more than half of its territory, and the Xia Empire's encirclement of it gradually tightened; The Venezuelan army had to rely on mountains, rivers and swamps to defend itself. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the process, Venezuela lost a very small number of troops, and after shrinking the defensive line, the forces became more dense, so that the Xia Empire faced more resistance as it continued its offensive in each place.

This situation also had certain advantages for the Xia Empire, although there were mountains and swamps in the west, northwest, north and southeast that blocked the smooth advance of the Xia Empire's army; However, the current southern region of Venezuela is the Orinoco Plain, a flat terrain, there is no danger to defend, and the army of the Xia Empire can drive straight into it very calmly, compressing all the Venezuelan troops in the mountains.

In light of the latest situation on the battlefield, the two sides have actively deployed troops.

Venezuelan President Gómez was very annoyed when he learned that the Amazon region had also announced its surrender and joined the Xia Empire, but he had nothing to do, it was too far away and the environment was too bad to send troops to save it; He originally thought, how could the army of the Xia Empire dare to enter the rainforest region? Isn't that an act of seeking death? Unexpectedly, the Xia Empire's army had not yet entered the Amazon region, and the administrative officials there had already announced their surrender in fear.

He now regrets that he only cared about the development of the military, feeling that as long as the army is loyal to him, the country will be under his absolute control, and those literati who play with the pen will definitely not make any waves in his hands, and it seems that the management of the administration is too relaxed.

He was pleased that it was a remote place, with few inhabitants and very few taxes, and that the loss of these two states did not cause much reaction in the country, and the reaction of the army was very bland.

What's more, the number of troops lost was very small, and the 6th Army surrendered to the enemy under his orders, which made him feel a lot better.

The Chief of the General Staff and the Secretary of the Army are the people that President Gomez relies on the most at present, the navy has been completely annihilated, the coast has been blocked, and only the army can rely on the terrain of mountains and rivers to defend. As long as Venezuela is not eliminated, as long as it can hold back a large number of troops of the Xia Empire, I believe that Britain and France and other countries can see the value of his existence, and they will not sit idly by in the end.

The Chief of the General Staff proposed to adjust the deployment of the army, shrink the garrisons on the Olinoco Plain, shrink them all, establish a defensive line based on the southern mountains, and abandon the plains that are difficult to defend.

In fact, the chief of staff is selfish, he found from the battle report sent back by the 6th Army that the Xia Empire's field combat ability is too powerful, the range of the cannon is too long, and the power of the airship has increased exponentially in the plain area, which is not something they can stop at all.

Referring to the situation of the entire battlefield, the chief of the general staff also found a favorable situation, that is, the ability of the Xia Imperial army to attack fortifications was very average, they cared too much about battle losses and cherished the soldiers too much.

According to the latest plan developed by the General Staff, the abandonment of large areas of land in the southern Olinoco plain both curryed favor with the Xia Empire, and allowed the Venezuelan officers and soldiers to suffer little losses, strengthening the mountain defense line; President Gomez also believed that he was loyal to the country, the army had reduced its losses and preserved its strength, and the officers and soldiers would support his decision, which would greatly help improve his personal prestige, and in the future, he would join the Xia Empire, and his use value would be greatly increased.

The Secretary of War also strongly supported the latest defense plan of the General Staff, but his idea was diametrically opposed to that of the Chief of the General Staff, to shrink the army's defensive line, to abandon those places that were not in danger to defend, and to bear the charge of surrender to those administrative officers; As long as they can hold the defensive positions in the mountains, it will be difficult for Venezuela to be destroyed, and the more brutal the war is, the more difficult it is for the Xia Empire to occupy, the greater their use value for the Xia Empire, and they can win more benefits for themselves and the army in the future.

It's just that neither of them thinks about it, if they lose a large area of the plains and their people, what will they use to support millions of officers and soldiers? Heaven does not mix grain.

President Gomez always felt that something was missing from the advice of the two, but he had no school, no education, and he used to seize power by courage and small cleverness such as drilling, so it was really difficult for him to plan a campaign and deploy defenses.

But after all, he is the top administrator of the country, standing tall, looking far, he understands the importance of food, now the coast is blocked, imported grain cannot be transported in, if the grain production area is lost again, then Venezuela is really finished, therefore, he asked to protect civilians when the army withdraws to evacuate together.

He also learned the lessons of the evacuation of the Northwest Plain, and asked the troops to burn all the houses, destroy all the bridges, roads and other facilities when they evacuated, and take away all the grain and livestock, leaving the Xia Empire in ruins.

And he also resolutely opposed the evacuation from San Fernando sur Apuré, and asked the General Staff to reformulate the defense plan, and must rely on the swamps, rivers and few hills there to block the attack of the Xia Empire, otherwise the army will not talk about ammunition in the future, and even food will be difficult, so how can the war be fought? Without the Xia Empire attacking, Venezuela would be destroyed.

The large aspects were approved by the president, which made the chief of the general staff breathe a sigh of relief, and now he must strictly carry out the president's orders, so the small aspects must be adjusted, and the general staff, according to the president's request, quickly developed a southern defense plan from the Tenbrado to Maturín to Anaco to San Juan de los Morros, and at the same time strengthened the defense of the line from San Juan de los Moros to San Fernando de la Apuré, and added a stronger second line of defense to the original base.

Although this front did not have as many dangerous terrain as the Merida Mountains and the coastal mountains, it was very difficult for the Xia Empire to occupy it smoothly when it was unwilling to suffer too much battle damage.

The Minister of War was satisfied with the new defense plan, which not only preserved the existing army, but also effectively blocked the offensive of the Xia Imperial army; In addition, the General Staff Headquarters has also prepared a retreat route on the southern front and a second blocking line to be built at the same time, and the location of the second blocking line on the southern front is very clever, and the defense level of the troops can reach at least 80 percent of the combat effectiveness of the northwestern defense line.

President Gomez is very satisfied with the work of the General Staff.

Secrecy in Venezuela was like a sieve, full of loopholes, and as soon as the new defense plan came out, the intelligence officers of the Xia Empire were given detailed information about the plan.