Resurrection Empire-Chapter 903 - 347: Testing the Waters
In Zhan Sha County, the leaders of the Seven Towns Alliance sat around a nearly impenetrable underground conference room.
Although the frontline Alliance Army seemed to be advancing with great momentum, the masterminds who had initiated the war were feeling anything but relaxed.
On the contrary, the atmosphere was very serious, with everyone frowning tightly.
On the walls of the conference room, a crudely made projector was displaying a simple battlefield simulation map.
The circular frame in the center of the simulation map represented the walls of Chromium Carbon Town.
The blocks of color outside the circular frame represented the Seven Towns Alliance Army.
At this time, these blocks were scattered here and there, surrounding Chromium Carbon Town.
Compared to the command system on the Starfire Army's side, the Seven Towns Alliance's operational map was extremely shabby.
Affected by the "internet blackout," town-level business owners with little R&D and production capability could only restore information ability to this level.
Of course, this did not affect the confidence of the Seven Towns Alliance.
They held the advantage of the terrain and had the initiative.
Though Ren Zhong was powerful, his main force was over a thousand kilometers away, separated by two cities, with many Ruined Beasts active along the way.
Ren Zhong's army needed time to regroup, and it would also take time to travel from Yangsheng City to Chromium Carbon Town.
According to the Seven Towns Alliance's understanding, without the help of the "network," the difficulty of human night activities in the wild would continue to expand.
If Ren Zhong had any sense, he wouldn't force his army to march overnight.
"Let's put it this way: even if Ren Zhong tears off his hypocritical mask and forces his army to march at night, it's impossible for them to arrive before eight o'clock tomorrow morning. By then, we will have successfully taken Chromium Carbon Town."
"Of course, this doesn't mean we can relax completely; we still have to watch out for him going all out personally. Back when Chongyi Wang's clan was so powerful, he dared to kill on the spot after it fell into his hands."
"Indeed, our lives are the most important."
"The current issue is: just how determined is Ren Zhong. Will he withdraw from Huaihai City for the uncultivated people in Chromium Carbon Town? How much compensation do we have to offer him to be satisfied? This bleed-out is unavoidable, but it must be within our tolerance."
"Ah, it's a pity we couldn't keep Ren Zhong then; we don't even know what exactly happened. I really can't figure it out: such a substantial investment, how could it vanish without a trace? At the very least, there should have been some bubbles."
"When the intelligence personnel checked the scene, there was only a pile of corpses, and our people's equipment had been stripped bare, with no information found."
"Sigh."
"Enough said, the frontline has issued the order to attack. It's starting now."
As they spoke, the blocks of color in the operational map began to close in, pressing towards the walls of Chromium Carbon Town with a display of great momentum.
On the other side, seeing the opponent approach the city walls of Chromium Carbon Town with almost even distribution density, Liang Qifa was initially bewildered, then secretly delighted.
Although he had no actual combat experience, he had once gone to Starfire Town to join the secretly founded Starfire Military Academy for basic education, understanding some fundamental principles.
The Starfire Military Academy was secretly established by Ren Zhong, not well-known. Usually, only those who joined the Starfire Army and were promoted to regimental commander or above had the qualification to participate in the studies.
The head of the academy was Ren Zhong, with Deputy Headmasters Zheng Tian, Chen Hanyu, Ma Xiaoling, Ju Qingmeng, and several other trusted subordinates of Ren Zhong serving as instructors.
The academy's syllabus was outlined by Ren Zhong himself, with Zheng Tian and other faculty perfecting the details, and Ren Zhong reviewing it before official publication.
Siege and defense battles, such as these classic scenarios, occupied a significant portion of the textbook.
The book explicitly stated that even if the attackers held an absolute advantage, this manner of evenly distributing forces and advancing in a straight line was one of the taboos in military strategy and incredibly foolish.
Focusing superior forces on a swift assault on one or two points to open a breach in the shortest possible time, then rolling in with the main forces is the correct approach.
Liang Qifa immediately concluded, saying to his vice general manager, who was currently the deputy commander, "The opponent's commander is likely a Town Guard Captain who has never commanded such large-scale troop movements. We stand a chance! We can hold out! Alas, it's just a pity about the minefield I had set up earlier…"
As soon as he finished speaking, loud explosions were already echoing outside the city.
