After the sandstorm in the wild subsided.
In the distance, there is a mechanized force huddling together for warmth.
The armored vehicles gathered together to form a circle, with the heavy main battle tanks in the outer circle and the lighter infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers in the inner circle, working together to resist the sandstorm.
Further out, there are tall mecha units.
The sandstorm subsided and the interfered electromagnetic signals gradually recovered.
In the command center of this army, Valen's face was as cold as frost and his eyes were frighteningly cold.
Without electromagnetic interference, he also received the message sent by Powell before surrendering.
After reading this message, Valen remained like this, with his right hand gripping the armrest of the chair, and the alloy armrest was deformed by his grip.
After a long while, he took a deep breath and reached out to smooth the wrinkles between his eyebrows.
Valen looked at his staff officers. Now only a few people in the command center knew that Powell had surrendered.
Valen waved his hand and used his psychic energy to create an isolation circle, isolating several people. He slowly said, "Tell me, what should we do next?"
The sound of conversation in this circle will not be heard outside. Among these people are Valen's chief of staff and senior staff officers.
The Chief of Staff said, "Sir, the coalition forces of Nordenburg and Powell of the Bexia Foundation are gone. I'm afraid we can't defeat the enemy with our army alone."
"How about we report the battle situation to the war zone first and wait for the next decision from the war zone?"
Valen looked at his chief of staff coldly. This chief of staff was not in the same mind with him.
He said, "Report to the war zone? Report what? Report that our two friendly armies were ambushed and completely wiped out before they even reached the designated battlefield?"
The Chief of Staff said calmly, "Sir, their defeat in this battle is not our fault. Our marching speed is already much faster than originally planned."
"Besides, if it weren't for the sudden sandstorm, Powell from the Bexia Foundation would have led his troops to cooperate with us."
"If we have to blame anyone, it's Stella of Nordon Castle, who wasn't careful enough on the march. It's the battle ahead, where Powell watched Stella die in order to conserve his strength. It's also the sudden sandstorm that stopped Powell's march."
The Chief of Staff looked at Valen sincerely and said, "Sir, no matter what, our army has tried its best, but before we even reached the battlefield, our allies were annihilated. This is not our fault!"
Valen drummed his hands on the table in front of him, analyzing all the pros and cons.
The process of this battle is actually very simple to analyze. First of all, Nodonburg and his men believed the false information from the blueprint and did not act cautiously on the road.
Of course, it is possible that care was taken but it simply did not work.
After all, when Stella was marching, the troops had already extended their marching route very long, and there were long distances between each unit.
However, Li Xin's encirclement was large enough, and all his troops were mechanized. The speed of the attack was too fast, and the encirclement was formed too quickly.
Nordenberg was surrounded, and Powell, who was closest to them, chose to preserve his own strength instead of directly supporting Nordenberg, which led to Nordenberg's defeat.
Powell's failure was a combination of natural disaster and man-made disaster.
The Chief of Staff said: "If we really want to find a culprit for all this, then Powell is the person who deserves to be judged most in this battle!"
"If he hadn't chosen to directly support the battlefield at Nordon Castle in order to preserve his own strength, the situation might have been completely different. If the two armies had joined together, they would have had no problem holding out until the sandstorm hit."
Valen shook his head and said, "It's useless to say this now. Powell has surrendered. Can we still arrest him and put him on trial?"
Valen looked at the others and said, "Now let's analyze whether our army should continue to advance or retreat."
The Chief of Staff was stunned for a moment and said, "Sir, my suggestion is to withdraw. The power between the enemy and us is unbalanced now, and we do not have an absolute advantage."
Valen said: "Who said we don't have advantages?"
The Chief of Staff asked doubtfully, "Sir, what advantages do we have?"
"We only have two mechanized brigades with less than 10,000 men, while the enemy has nearly 40,000 men, and we're fighting a defensive battle."
Valen said: "Our mecha troops still have the advantage!"
The Chief of Staff retorted, "Sir, we only have two squadrons of one hundred Hounds, while the enemy has one hundred and twenty. Even if some were lost in the battle, their number is probably about the same as ours."
"How can we tell that our army has the advantage?"
Valen laughed and said, "You've never driven a mecha, so you don't understand!"
"Mech combat consumes a lot of the pilot's psychic energy!"
"The enemy's mecha troops first defeated Stella's mecha troops. The fierce battle will deplete their psychic energy. Then they chased Powell all the way and fought another battle!"
"The battle took place in a sandstorm, which was a serious drain on their bodies and spiritual energy!"
"I bet they're definitely not in the best shape right now!"
"And they certainly couldn't have imagined that we would still choose to continue attacking even though two of our friendly forces had already been destroyed!"
"Since the enemy was able to ambush us unexpectedly during our march, we can also launch a surprise attack on him!!"
For Valen, he has reasons to keep fighting.
He was able to get the command of the coalition forces with Nordenburg this time because his family made a big deal.
Otherwise, how could such a battle that seemed to be winnable fall into his hands?
The three coalition forces originally had a combined mecha force that was twice as large as the one Li Xin had. No matter how you looked at it, this battle was a sure win. They would definitely recover the lost territory and even kill a large number of enemies.
As a result, before the battle even started, the two friendly armies on our side were destroyed one after another, and the battle ended in a major failure.
Will Valen be responsible after returning?
It seemed that the responsibility for this battle did not lie with him, but with Powell. However, as the highest commander, Valen had to bear the greatest responsibility for the failure of the battle.
To put it simply, his room for promotion and the difficulty of getting promoted will increase greatly in the future.
To put it in a more serious way, there will be internal enemies who will attack him and directly demote him from a popular young and powerful military officer to a sinecure department to retire.
Therefore, Valencia has reasons to continue fighting.
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