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Chapter 165 Large Trap
Marshal Kahn was a little annoyed.The reaction of the federal army was so fast that he was a little caught off guard, especially when the mech troops cooperated with the air support to defeat two regiments at once, which shocked him unceasingly.As a veteran, he could see something more from a battle that few expected to turn out: The shape of war was about to change.

Compared with Moya in terms of combat power, the Federation's troops do have a great advantage, but the cost advantage of Moya's army construction and the number of troops offset the Federation's advantages in this regard.The closer the border between the two countries is, the more obvious this situation becomes.The Federation has never been able to take its technological advantage further, turning quantitative into qualitative change, and using a small number of extremely elite troops to fight against Moya's army.To say that the Federation is relatively successful means that it has firmly held the air supremacy. However, due to Moya's continuous investment, they are only maintaining the air supremacy.Large-scale attacks on the ground still have to take relatively large risks.

However, the Federation's technological advantages allow them to have huge potential to tap in terms of mobilizing troops and organizing logistics.If Qin Ya successfully organizes a counterattack, it may remind many federal army commanders that they only need so much time to organize a battle.In this way, the federal army is likely to turn the war into a series of small-scale battles, gradually encroaching on Moya's army.Combat with tactical guidance is completely different from simple offense and defense and stalemate.The Federation also has the resources to organize a strong battlefield transfer force, keep the troops flowing, and form an overwhelming advantage in each part.This is a complete overall battle and informationized battle. Moya can't support such a battle for the time being, which requires changes to the entire military system.It is very easy for the Federation to make such a change. They have almost completed more than half of it, but Moya is still quite traditional in this regard.

In addition, this battle may allow more people to see the use of mechs.More than half a year has passed since the appearance of the mecha at the Tianchi Mountain base.The information obtained by Lyons has enabled Moya to complete the accumulation of the Federation in the past years in a shorter time, but only those technical materials and drawings, the level of industrial technology displayed by the Federation made Moya even more shocked.For many parts of the mecha, Moya can't achieve the level of manufacturing that the Federation has, so he can only find alternative technologies.While more Moya could have been incorporated into the redesign process to make it easier for armies to adapt to the new equipment, the delay would not be insignificant.

The best weapon against mechas is mechas, this is the common judgment of everyone.It's not because there is nothing that can restrain mechas except mechas, but because the scope of application of mechas is too wide and the tactics are too rich. Only by using the same rich tactics to restrain mechas and form a mecha battle can we effectively contain mechas For suppression of other weapons.This also means that from the moment the federation officially installs mechas, all other countries must establish mecha troops. Regardless of whether they have accumulated technology or not, this is already a trend.

Now, the greatest power of the Federation's mech troops lies not in the battlefield, but in deterrence.Once encountering mechs, Moya's soldiers and officers would always feel guilty and didn't know what to do.Because Moya has no victories against the Federation's mecha troops, even a miserable victory may greatly change this situation.Mecha troops have become a lingering shadow in the hearts of Moya soldiers. With the establishment of a first-level organizational system of mecha divisions in the Federation, this issue has to be seriously considered.

After receiving the battle report from the Armored Corps and the Silver Shield Corps, Kahn sat for more than 20 minutes before standing up calmly.The old marshal didn't have any expression on his face, he was not angry but mighty, his silver hair seemed to be on fire.He said to the staff officers around him: "Convey my order: the Eastern Front Theater will be reorganized, and the Wenshan Front Line, the 19th Armored Division, and the 3rd Infantry Division will stop attacking and organize defenses on the spot. The 22nd Armored Division will go east The attack advances, and within 12 hours, one must arrive at the front line of Jingcheng to contain the 94th Division of the Federal Army. The troops on the southern line of Jingcheng will increase the strength of a division and be transferred from the rear. Resume the attack on the southern line of Jingcheng and put pressure on the Federal Army. , to compress its space in Jingcheng..."

He dictated various orders for a full 3 minutes, and mobilized a total of 7 divisions from other battlefields and the rear to join the front line of Jingcheng.Thereby further compressing the attack momentum of the Federation.At first glance, Kahn wanted to keep the front line within the territory of the Federation, so as not to allow the Federation to complete the goal of conquering the entire country so easily, and gave up on the previous battle plan, withdrew the attacking troops, and refilled the defensive loopholes of the coastline generation. Form a stable stalemate front, but when all the layouts are implemented, the entire Eastern Front will become a huge trap.Kahn knew that it would take at least 10 days for his orders to be executed, and these 10 days would still be difficult, but as long as he could deploy successfully, he would have a chance to maim or even completely annihilate the mecha division .This is not a conspiracy, but a classic battle layout, which tests the opponent's commander's ability to balance strategy and battle. He felt that even if the opponent's commander saw his layout, he might let the mech troops try it out. Try it out.For soldiers, risk-taking has always been a two-way street. The greater the risk, the greater the benefits. It depends on who has more confidence in their troops and whose confidence is more accurate.Even if the mech troops bite the bait, this big fish will definitely struggle desperately.At that time, it will depend on the generals of both sides, who has a good grasp of the various forces around them.In terms of controlling the battle situation, Kahn can be called No.1 in the world.

"Where's Ludwig?" Kahn suddenly asked, "Is this guy off to gamble again?"

The staff officer didn't dare to say anything, and replied very rigidly: "I don't know, the general went out in the morning, maybe to inspect the preparations for the attack."

Ludwig is a disciple of Marshal Kahn and is now an officer of Moya. Although his rank is only lieutenant colonel, what he said can represent His Excellency the Marshal.Although Ludwig had a habit of gambling, he couldn't hide his outstanding talent in conducting. Kahn himself was a Puritan, but he was always tolerant of his disciples' bad habits.Ludwig is now learning from Kahn's side, and is also making up for Kahn's decision-making. Kahn really wants to hear Ludwig's opinion on the strategy against the mech master.Although Kahn thinks he has a certain understanding of mechas, he is still worried that due to his age, he will not be able to fully understand the essence of technological progress, and there will be problems in his judgment.In terms of combat command, behind Kahn's boldness is his careful understanding and investigation of every detail, and his keen grasp of various changes on the battlefield.

"Teacher, are you looking for me?" Ludwig's voice sounded.He walked into Kahn's office with a worried face, and stood aside respectfully.

"Well, where have you been?" Kahn asked.

"The front line gathered the parts of the mechas that were collected one after another, and compared them with the wreckage of half of the mechas we got last time. I went to watch and play. After receiving the battle report, I hurried back. I didn't expect that the mech troops would have such a strong explosive force." Ludwig said in admiration.

"Oh, on the technical side, how is the mecha fighting?" Kahn asked with great interest.

"It's not going well. The other party can dismantle it and blow it up. Except for the half of the mecha, the other parts are too fragmented to make much sense. But the half of the mecha, if it can be studied thoroughly, it will be very difficult." It’s helpful. I don’t know what can be analyzed technically, but if we only talk about finding the flaws of the mecha, I have some experience.” Ludwig said a little excitedly: “Mechas are not gods after all.”

"Hehe." Kahn nodded and said, "Yes. They are not gods after all."

The comparison of the strengths of the two sides in the war is not so disparity beyond the imagination of ordinary people. This is the basic condition for the war to continue.If the gap between the two sides is really so big that it is comparable to being a god on one side and a mortal on the other, then there is nothing to fight.Kahn signaled the staff to show Ludwig a copy of the order book just now.Ludwig glanced quickly, snorted, and said, "Teacher, are you deliberately setting up a situation against the mech troops? Is it worth it to make such a big scene?"

"It's no longer a question of whether I'm worth it or not. It's about the morale of the army. There must be a victory against the mechs." Kahn said with a wry smile: "When the opponent's organization is only a brigade, this kind of game can still be defeated." Keep the other party."

Ludwig thought about it carefully and said: "It's not difficult to simply let the mecha troops suffer defeat. In fact, there are many examples of repelling the mechas on the front line, but the price paid is really embarrassing to call it a victory." But the technical hidden dangers of mechas have gradually been exposed. Your layout also reflects that our understanding of mechas has reached a considerable level. But you have to think about what to do if the other party doesn't take the bait? In addition, there are still One problem is, what should we do if the net can’t catch them after they are hooked? Especially the latter, I think your evaluation of the mech’s combat power may be conservative.”

Kahn frowned. Ludwig naturally had his own reasons for daring to say that. He would never argue with his teacher casually. "It seems that your evaluation of the combat power of mech troops is higher than mine."

Ludwig smiled and said, "It's not that I have a different assessment of the mecha unit's combat power than yours, but that my assessment of Lin Wenfang is different from yours."

Kahn asked again: "Oh? You think so?"

Ludwig said: "Lin Wenfang can be said to be the booster of the entire mecha unit. He can fully tap the potential of the mecha unit. Looking at the way he attacks the armored soldiers and the silver shields, it is simply amazing. Amazing skills. This is the most suitable method of combat for mechs. Under his command, the mecha troops can display not 100% but maybe 120% or even greater energy. This is different from Zhu Zhi Although Zhu Zhi is proficient in tactics, from the perspective of command, she is a person trained in the conventional military academy academic system after all, and her tactics are not flexible enough. There is no way to compare with Lin Wenfang in this respect. To retain the mech troops, I am afraid It is still necessary to have a tactical assault force that is absolutely elite enough to be able to use up the weapons in our hands and consume the vigor of the mech troops in the case of a relative numerical advantage... Of course, including their batteries and ammunition."

Kahn knew that Ludwig was in the trap he set, and wanted to use fine steel to stab a few more stabs into it to make the trap more reliable.He thought for a while and said, "You are responsible for this matter."

Ludwig jumped up excitedly and replied loudly: "Yes."

(End of this chapter)