Alien Arms Empire

Chapter 1682 1683 Battle of Ironforge

On the outskirts of Ironforge, a cannonball landed next to a trench that had been blown up beyond recognition. The dwarf soldiers hiding inside were shocked, and many of them were even buried by the dust raised by the cannonball.

The Tang Army's attack has lasted for three days. During these three days, the outermost defensive positions of Ironforge have been breached.

　To Tang Jun's regret, the latest dwarf soldiers participating in the exhibition seemed to have not shouted the classic slogan Tang Mo left for them for a long time.

Yes, the dwarf soldiers no longer shout words with unknown meanings such as "Ula". They have discarded the tradition given to them by Tang Mo and changed the habit of shouting "Ula" when charging and counterattacking.

This is also related to the counterattack tactics of the dwarves: most of the dwarf soldiers who dare to counterattack today are madmen who have eaten black crows. It is not surprising that they cannot shout slogans.

 In the palace, Binghan I walked back and forth anxiously. It seemed that he was always walking in circles recently. His irritable state even made the ministers in the court extremely nervous.

"Why? Why can't you stop it? There are ten thousand casualties every day, and you haven't been able to stop the Tang army! Not even once! Waste!" Looking at his incompetent men, Binghan I yelled angrily.

Marshal Balov, whom he had high hopes for, and another marshal Xie Ke, were unable to stop the Tang army from moving south.

 Ironforge is now a true frontline city, and its northern suburbs have become a battlefield. The Tang Army is trying to control several villages, the closest of which is only 15 kilometers away from Ironforge.

 Yes, the area where the fighting is taking place is no longer even 16 kilometers away from Ironforge. If this village is occupied by the Tang Army, then a 155 mm caliber howitzer seems to be able to throw shells into Ironforge City.

"Your Majesty, please calm down! The Tang army assembled heavy troops to attack me. The soldiers on the front line have done their best." The prime minister bowed his head and explained. He had to do this, because it was also his duty to comfort Binghan I.

“The Lions Empire has agreed to our request and will support us with another 200 aircraft, 400 machine tools of various types, and 600 workers...” A minister in charge of liaison quickly said the good news.

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor's face had improved a lot, another minister also stood up and added: "Susas also agreed to provide us with 100 machine tools so that we can restore some pre-war productivity."

Even though there is still a lot of bad news, the two ministers who reported on the work only picked up the good news.

Sure enough, their efforts were not in vain. Yangmu I nodded with satisfaction and praised: "Finally, we have two pieces of good news..."

This was indeed the best news he had heard recently. Most of the rest of the time, he could only hear that the battleship was sunk and the troops were defeated.

Seeing His Majesty the Emperor's face was overjoyed, another minister said something nice: "Your Majesty, there is another good news... Dorne's troops have crossed the border, and they have arrived in the southern region of our country."

If the two previous news of reinforcements were only exciting, the real combat troops coming all the way from Dorne were undoubtedly the force that Binghan I most hoped for.

After hearing the news, Binghan I clenched his fist and hammered his palm, and said excitedly: "Okay! Let them go north immediately and strive to advance to the designated position before the battle begins." "With reinforcements, we have enough As for the ammunition and weapons, I can just wait here!" Binghan I clenched his fists and said firmly to his men.

He didn't care about casualties or losses. He just hoped to defend Ironforge. For this reason, he even gave up his plan to escape.

Many ministers advised him to abandon Ironforge and retreat south to a safe area to continue commanding the remaining troops in the battle. However, Binghan I was unwilling to leave his Ironforge and give up this holy land that all dwarves yearned for.

Although the tanks of the Tang Army were less than 40 kilometers away from where he was, he still did not leave here. He was so determined that even many ministers felt that Binghan I was ready to defend Ironforge until the last moment.

In order to ensure that he would not become a madman in the underground air raid bunker, Binghan I would even go out for a walk every night and walk around his air raid bunker a few times to relax.

Even so, he had no intention of leaving the city and going south. Someone even suggested that he leave Ironforge. He angrily put the other person in prison.

"Yes, Your Majesty, as long as we defend Ironforge, the situation will develop in a direction that is beneficial to us!" The prime minister stood firmly with his Majesty the Emperor.

Dorne's reinforcements will arrive soon, as will the support from the elves. Then they can rely on Ironforge to give the arrogant Tang army a fatal blow!

 Street fighting, this is their magic weapon to win!

 The attack was in a field state, and the coalition forces had no cities to rely on. But defensive warfare is different. The city will become the biggest reliance of the coalition forces.

Even Eternal Winter City held on for a long time after being surrounded. This shows that the Tang army was unable to exert its full power in street fighting. Therefore, in the Battle of Ironforge, their combined forces have an advantage!

Whether he is comforting himself or really believes in this set of things, Binghan I and his ministers believe that the outcome of this battle is uncertain.

 Although during their meeting, many civilians on the outskirts of the city could already hear the dim sound of cannons in the distance. Although Tang Jun's plane has become a frequent visitor in the sky above Ironforge, it often hovers in circles and refuses to leave.

Even though the Tang army was constantly compressing the dwarves' defense line from both sides, forcing the dwarves to give up the east and west sides of Ironforge... But Binghan I still believed that they could hold on here and wait for the situation to change.

 Though I don’t know where their confidence comes from. But they do believe so.

 Another artillery shell fell on the defense line outside the village, and dust was flying everywhere. The dwarf soldiers in the trench took refuge with their rifles in hand. They stepped over the corpses of their companions and ran to another hiding place in the smoke and dust.

The machine gun position not far away was spitting out tongues of fire. The dwarf defenders, who lacked heavy weapons, hoped to use this method to block the advance of the Tang army's tanks. But they were soon blown away by the shells, leaving only a smoking crater in place.

 The battle is still going on, and the dwarf soldiers are constantly retreating... They are getting closer and closer to the imperial capital behind them.