With the last humanoid rock demon killed, the battle ended.

After the ambient temperature dropped, the nine thousand humanoid rock demons of the nine phalanxes advanced less than eight hundred meters, and finally all fell about two hundred meters away from the second line of defense. Obviously, this is not a close fight at all, almost a one-sided slaughter. Although the defenders suffered some casualties, they were not serious. What's more, the defenders were not routed, and recaptured the outer line of defense after destroying the enemy.

Such battles have been repeated dozens of times.

Immediately after the battle, Karl gave the order to transport the enemy's corpse to the outer defense line before it had completely cooled down, and used it to strengthen the outer line. Subsequently, Karl also made adjustments to the deployment of troops on the defensive line, bringing up a small squad as a reserve to ensure that the officers and men on the defensive line had enough energy to cope with the next attack that could come at any time.

After doing this, Carl took Yang Yi and them back to the base command center.

Although he repelled the enemy's attack, Yang Yi was very puzzled.

Obviously, an offensive of this nature, apart from extremely heavy losses, is of no value at all. Although in the Silicon Charm Alliance, humanoid rock demons are cannon fodder that can be consumed, but losing 10,000 humanoid rock demons for no reason is obviously not a desirable way.

What is the purpose of the enemy?

Drain the defenders?

If this is the case, it is necessary to directly shell the defenders' defensive lines, especially before the humanoid rock demons advance to the second line of defense, and directly shell the defenders' second line of defense, killing and injuring the exposed defenders' officers and soldiers. You don't even need to dispatch so many humanoid rock demons, as long as you can force the defenders out of the sturdy bunkers and expose them to the defensive line, you can kill and injure the defenders through long-range artillery fire, and consume the defenders' living forces.

Of course. The Silicon Legion has always paid little attention to tactics.

In the past few Greenwich Wars, the Silicon Alliance's tactics have been simple, and most of the time they have used relatively simple assault tactics.

To put it bluntly, it is to throw in an overwhelming majority of forces and capture the enemy's position in one go.

The question is if the enemy chooses to storm the storm. It is necessary to invest in more powerful troops, such as ironclad frenzy, which is more suitable for offensive combat.

Although the tactics of the Silicon Alliance are very simple, they have a lot of troops, and the multi-class cooperative combat ability is also very strong. In the past few Greenwich Wars, the most common tactic used by the Silicon Phantom Legion was to make the ironclad battle open the way, with the humanoid rock demon following behind, and was responsible for clearing the battlefield of the remaining enemies. To contend with this, the human legions will have to use heavy weapons such as heavy tanks, and they will need a strong defensive line. Even so. In many cases, the human legions also had to pay a terrible price to defeat the enemy.

It can be said that as soon as the enemy storms, the defenders' lines will be broken through.

Obviously, Karl was right before, the enemy did not launch a formal attack at all, and the dozens of previous attacks were only to test the defenders.

Of course, also to suppress the defenders. Let the defenders have no time to care.

If this is the case, I am afraid that the situation at the Antarctic Star base is very critical.

Even if the enemy has a ground dragon. It also takes enough time to be able to dig a tunnel to the center of the earth, and it is obviously not as cost-effective as directly capturing the Antarctic Star base.

With these worries, Yang Yi couldn't be happy at all.

In fact, Yang Yi also thought of a question.

The enemy, having blockaded the planet Prometheus, did not attack with all his might. Shows full confidence in destroying the defenders and capturing Prometheus. In other words, the enemy was not worried about reinforcements from the 1st Theater of Operations, and even thought that the 1st Theater would not send reinforcements over.

Perhaps, this is the purpose of the enemy!

Encirclement and reinforcements.

Back in the command center, Yang Yi voiced this concern.

"It's a possibility." Karl did not refute. "Actually, before that, we already thought about it. The problem is that the entire planet is blocked by the enemy, and communications have been disrupted. Even if we guess the enemy's intentions, we will not be able to contact the rear. Besides, Prometheus Star has irreplaceable strategic value and must not be lost, even if it is known that the enemy has set up an ambush, the theater command will send reinforcements over. ”

"It's not that simple."

Carl was slightly stunned and looked at Shen Chengwen.

"Probably, the enemy's purpose is not to deplete the mobile forces of the 1st theater of operations."

"You mean ......"

"The importance of the Prometheus star is actually mainly for the first war zone. In other words, if Prometheus is lost, Theater 1 will have to adjust the deployment on the Greenwich Line and regain Prometheus first in the event of a future counterattack. If you look at the entire Greenwich Line, taking into account the Third and Second Theaters, the importance of Prometheus is very limited. Imagine what value does Prometheus have if we launch a counterattack from the center of the Greenwich Line, breaking through the enemy's lines? Shen Chengwen paused slightly, and then said, "No matter how stupid the enemy's commander is, he can think that if a war of attrition is fought here, even if the mobile troops in the first theater are defeated, it will not be a decisive victory." If we delay too much time here, let us calmly complete the war mobilization, and even prepare for a counterattack, then the battle that takes place here will be the beginning of the defeat of the Silicon Charm Alliance. Judging by the war as a whole, the enemy either does not fight the idea of the star Prometheus, or takes it in one fell swoop. ”

"The problem is ......"

"Unless, attacking Prometheus is for the sake of striking the West."

Yang Yi was slightly stunned, Shen Chengwen's analysis was the same as Lin Feng's previous judgment.

"Of course, no matter what, we have to hold out until reinforcements from the First War Zone arrive." Shen Cheng let out a long sigh when he heard it. "I suggest that we still act according to the original plan, and after figuring out the enemy's disposition, launch a counterattack first, disrupt the enemy's offensive deployment, so that the enemy cannot immediately launch a large-scale attack, and ensure that the Polaris base is foolproof. As for whether to go to support the Antarctic Star base, it depends on the situation. ”

When Shen Cheng heard this, no one else objected.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the "Shadow" to have news.

When Yang Yi and the others arrived, Lin Feng had already processed the photos sent back by the "Shadow", and combined with the topographic map provided by the base headquarters, the enemy's deployment was marked on the three-dimensional map, and the distribution of the enemy's forces was also basically analyzed.

It's just that the "Shadow" did not fly far.

It's also understandable that Prometheus has been blocked by the Silicon Alliance, and it's full of enemy probes. Although the Shadow is advanced, it must control its speed in order to avoid detection by the enemy, and it will fly mainly in the ionosphere.

The enemy's ground forces are mainly concentrated near the Polaris base, and in the canyon that Karl mentioned, there are indeed a large number of legions. In addition, the enemy has deployed a tight surveillance network around the Polaris base, with more than a thousand enemy posts alone.

"Don't you think it's strange?"

Yang Yi's brows tightened, and the others didn't say anything.

"I asked Alun to analyze the previous battle examples, and from the perspective of deployment, the purpose of the Silicon Phantom Legion is not to capture the Polaris base, but to besiege and blockade the Polaris base for a long time." Lin Feng marked several blockade lines on the map. "The forces are very scattered, and there is not a lot of forward input. This is not an offensive deployment, but a defensive deployment. To put it simply, it is mainly aimed at the possible counterattack of the defenders of the base. ”

"In that case, our previous analysis was not wrong." Yang Yi said.

Lin Feng was slightly stunned and looked at Yang Yi.

"We've just repelled an enemy attack, and they've all thrown in humanoid rock demons, a legion that was wiped out before they could advance to the second line of defense." Yang Yi paused slightly and said, "We feel that the enemy's purpose is to deal with the support forces of the First War Zone by blocking the Prometheus Star. Of course, it's also possible to strike at the West, so let's focus on the west side of the Greenwich Line. ”

"In that case, we need to get in touch with the theater command as soon as possible."

"Communications have been cut off, and we won't be able to report to Theater Command unless we let the Shadow leave Prometheus." Yang Yi glanced at Lin Feng and said, "Besides, even if you get in touch with the theater command immediately, it may be too late." ”

"This ......"

"That's not something we should worry about." Shen Chengwen sighed and said, "What we need to consider is how to defend the Prometheus Star. ”

"Lao Shen is right." Yang Yi nodded slightly and said, "Thinking too much is not good for us." Besides, if we can hold on to Prometheus and cause some trouble for the Silicon Legion to turn the tide of battle in the opposite direction that the enemy expects, we can crush the enemy's plot. ”

At this moment, even Carl showed a look of surprise.

"If our speculation is correct, then the enemy must feel that the siege of the Polaris base will give us peace of mind. What if that's not the case? Yang Yi smiled coldly and said, "If the defenders of the Polaris base don't give up the battle, and the encirclement is full of loopholes, even the Silicon Charm Legion stationed on Prometheus Star will be threatened." To put it simply, the garrison of the base defeated the enemy and crushed the enemy's offensive before reinforcements from the 1st theater arrived. Then, the enemy's deployment is meaningless, and it is impossible to achieve the goal of attacking the east and the west by besieging the star Prometheus. Losing the initiative, the Silicon Alliance will definitely have to adjust its deployment according to the battle situation. ”

"Your analysis is not wrong, but how can you defeat the enemy?"

"Here." Yang Yi pointed to the canyon on the map. "Let's start here, and let those stone heads of the Silicon Phantom Alliance know how powerful human soldiers are."

Not to mention Carl, even Lin Feng, Shen Chengwen and Jackson were shocked, but they had to admit that Yang Yi's proposal was indeed feasible. (To be continued......)