Along with a light rain, the temperature on the island really couldn't go back. Many orc soldiers from the Orc Empire encountered such weather for the first time. They looked at their palms in surprise, feeling the slightest trace of Coolness.
This is something they have longed for before. In the hot desert, having such an experience will definitely make people feel comfortable.
But the problem is that if coldness becomes the mainstream in a hot overall state, it will not be a comfortable thing for the body.
Moreover, it is completely different from the dryness of the desert. Mirage is an island country. The climate here is mixed with the humidity of the ocean. The coldness penetrates deep into the bone marrow and gives people a different feeling.
Compared to the dry and cold conditions in the inland north, the winter in coastal areas is cold and wet in a different way. This kind of cold is more like a magical attack. Northerners who are accustomed to the dry and cold conditions at zero degrees are very likely to be directly wet and cold in the south which is also at zero degrees. Directly dry.
What's more, most of the orcs come from the desert. Although many of them have experienced winter in the Tang Empire, many of them are still not used to the cold and wet weather in the Mirage Kingdom.
"Sneeze!" An orc soldier sneezed in the rugged trench. He rubbed his ugly nose, and then felt the comfort and warmth of the sweater lining.
These gadgets are invisible in the Orc Empire. People there dare not go out at night. The environment with huge temperature differences and the poverty of the Orcs make it difficult for them to get clothes for going out at night, so their nightlife is You can only stay at home and create life.
On the opposite side of the trench, the goblins from the Mirage Kingdom shivered and walked back and forth in the trench. They had not distributed winter clothes yet, and now they could only wear summer clothes to persist in the humid environment.
The sky has cleared up, and the soil is still moist from rain. In such a good-looking weather, the lives of the goblins have once again fallen into chaos.
There was no way, the good weather meant that the Tang Empire's strategic air force was coming again... dense bombers flew overhead, dropping countless bombs into the mirage city.
Obviously, by doing this, they are helping the orcs demolish the city. After all, nothing in Mirage City may remain in the future! According to the ideas of the Tang Empire and the orcs, all traces of the goblins will be erased here.
The various artillery of the orcs are also gathering more and more near the mirage city. Their supplies are so sufficient that they are the envy of the goblins.
With the support of the Tang Empire's fleet, the opponent's artillery shells were simply frightening: the Orcs had 75 mm caliber artillery, 105 mm caliber artillery, and also 155 mm caliber artillery.
Coupled with the 127 mm caliber artillery on the destroyers of the Tang Empire Navy anchored off the coast of Mirage City, and the 203 cannons on the cruisers, Mirage City can really be said to be weather-beaten.
Before the plane overhead had even gone far, the bombardment began. Large-caliber artillery bombarded the buildings in the mirage city endlessly. It looked like those slightly taller houses had been completely flattened.
The battle before winter was so boring, so boring that no one thought about changing the status quo a little bit more.
But in fact, the order given by the Tang Empire to the orcs was to push forward as much as possible before winter comes, and try to get the defense line as close as possible to the interior of the mirage.
This combat plan was named "Winter Solstice Flame" by the General Staff of the Tang Empire. Of course, Shanlu gave unconditional support and carried out the appraisal.
In order to paralyze the goblins, the orcs will maintain bombing and shelling every day. At the same time, they secretly gather strength to suddenly launch a fatal blow when the goblins relax!
For this plan, the Orcs assembled the most offensive 1st Armored Division, 1st Infantry Division, 3rd Infantry Division, 8th Infantry Division, and the 17th and 18th Infantry Divisions that had just been sent to the island.
At the same time, the Orcs' 2nd Armored Division will also appear in this battle, giving the goblins a big surprise.
If the artillery and reserves are included, the total offensive strength of the orc troops exceeds 130,000, which is already a very large number.
The sneezing orc looked at the smoky horizon with his rifle on his back, turned around and stood at a different angle. His trench pit was filled with mud, and even though he was wearing combat boots he could feel the coldness of the muddy water.
He was not used to all this, but it was a good place after all: for an orc, as long as the place was not full of yellow sand, could be farmed, and could rain, then it was a good place.
On another battlefield, with only less than 10 square kilometers of encirclement left, Mirage Haiping was already making final preparations for the troops.
The breakout plan was rejected by the Mirage Emperor, and all troops must hold their positions until the last moment. The outer perimeter of the fortress has lost its role, and fewer and fewer parts of the core area can be used for fighting.
There are not many troops left in Mirage Haiping's hands. Every day's counterattack will cause him to lose a large number of soldiers: although most of these soldiers are lightly wounded, this rate of loss is still not something that the Mirage army in the encirclement can easily bear. .
Those who were seriously injured were even more miserable. As long as they could still get up, they were required to be loyal to His Majesty the Mirage and participate in an impossible counterattack. Those who couldn't get up simply committed suicide to save food and other supplies.
If you are decent, then take your own life with a bayonet. If you are not decent, there will be specialized doctors to help you be decent...
The medicine has long been used up, so the Mirage military doctors in the encirclement are now no different from butchers. They can only do a few things: bandage the lightly wounded and send them to the front line before they have a fever; or kill the seriously wounded so that they will suffer less torture.
Although there were still 20,000 mirage troops in the entire fortress area at this time, these people had no fighting ability at all. The 200mm heavy artillery on the top of the mountain has long been out of shells. It is now just a pile of scrap metal.
Mirage Haiping finally ordered the 200 mm caliber artillery pieces to be blown up. He was unwilling to leave these weapons to the orcs. Although it is very possible that the orcs nowadays no longer look down on the mess of weapons used by the goblins.
"General!" The adjutant from the army woke up the sleepy Mirage Haiping in the dark cave. He waited awkwardly for Mirage Haiping to wake up a little before he reported: "The fuel is almost exhausted."
In fact, their fuel should have been exhausted a long time ago, but before they were completely surrounded, they temporarily replenished some soybean oil and rapeseed oil... mixed into gasoline to generate electricity.
This kind of mixed fuel is very difficult to use and will damage the engine, but it...at least can burn for a while.
Now, even this kind of gasoline mixed with the fragrance of vegetables is gone, and the limited lighting in the cave, as well as the most important ventilation, will soon be unable to operate.
If lighting and ventilation are lost, and tens of thousands of people are crowded in a cave, someone will suffocate within a few minutes, and everyone will be deprived of oxygen...
"Find an open place and burn the documents." Mirage Haiping ordered in a routine manner: "Immediately generate electricity for Mirage... Our troops are out of ammunition and food, and we are running out of fuel. For Mirage and your majesty, we can only fight to the death. !”
After saying that, he stood up holding the bayonet. This bayonet is the standard equipment of the Cyric Type 1 rifle. When used by the Mirage Goblin, it is somewhat like a waist knife.
"Contact all the troops! All capable warriors will gather tonight and launch a general offensive to the east! Break out of the encirclement and be loyal to His Majesty the Mirage Emperor..." These words were spoken by Mirage Haiping through gritted teeth, because he knew , although the east is the best direction to break out, it is also the direction where the orc troops focus on guarding against.
The orcs in that direction didn't even enter the mountainous area. They just set up a defense line along the mountainous area, waiting for the goblins to rush out and throw themselves into the trap.
But he must issue such an order, because at this moment, this order is the only one that is somewhat feasible: at least, this is the most honorable way to commit suicide.
"Leave all the wounded behind! Hold your position and die together with the enemy!" Mirage Haiping then added. His character itself is very decisive, otherwise he would not have proposed the suicide speedboat plan so firmly. To put it bluntly, it is impossible to expect him to reflect on himself. It is only normal for him to order people to commit suicide.
The adjutant nodded and went to convey his order: at least, contact all units and let them assemble before the power goes out.
In the evening, the activities of the mirage army had already alerted the orcs. They saw the goblins lighting bonfires in some places and seemed to be burning something.
On the other hand, in the west and south, the goblins launched suicidal counterattacks. Thousands of wounded rushed to the orc positions desperately, and there was a fierce exchange of fire between the two sides. In the end, all the goblins died tragically in front of the two armies.
Of course, many goblin soldiers surrendered: they did not want to die here. After suffering and suffering, they seized the last chance and raised their hands.
These surrendered goblins also brought some shocking intelligence: the other party was gathering troops on a large scale and burning a large number of records and materials.
Obviously, this kind of intelligence alerted the orc troops. The goblins trapped in the fortification area have always been honest, and such unusual movements have never happened before.
As a result, the orc troops immediately let their reserves enter the position and prepared sufficient flares to prevent the goblin troops from doing anything crazy.
Mirage Haiping also guessed that the orcs would notice his movements, but he could no longer hide it. The fuel was running out, and he couldn't even wait until later in the night to launch an attack.
That night, at around nine o'clock, Mirage Haiping ordered a night attack in advance. More than 10,000 goblin remnants launched a fierce attack on the east side of the orc encirclement.
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An update will be sent tomorrow morning. My fingers feel uncomfortable and the typing speed is too slow. Sorry.
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