Chapter 843: Dam suspicious cloud (2)

"I didn't expect the general to give an order to retreat."
Jackson admitted the fact that he had never thought of it before in a manly tone.
"But now the situation has really become very difficult."
The rest of the senior officers reclined on the polished wooden tabletop, and continued to use it to make its surface scarred. The service personnel had just cleaned the discarded dinner plate.
But in fact, everyone did not eat anything, just some rodents caught and a small amount of rations.
Mihir Hill is already facing the risk of grain cuts. When Yushkin issued the retreat order, Jackson was already considering whether to eat green skin.
But at least for now, they have to face a greater challenge than the grain cut.
If the remaining 60,000 people are led to a safe retreat to a predetermined location.
The wounded soldiers have already evacuated through the underground trails, so the large troops do not need to worry about the injuries, but according to this time, it is estimated that the Ouc surrounding the Mihir Hill is at least 400,000, and it is rare. Elite troops.
It is almost impossible to break through such a powerful force.
Until today, the scouts found a gap in the north of the encircling circle. At the junction of the Goff Corps and the Blackfire Corps, there was a passage where only a few Oaks were active.
But Jackson couldn't judge whether the gap was due to Oak's own stupidity or some kind of trap.
He studied in military schools. In the siege of ancient wars, there were often tactics that surrounded three sides and left one side for the garrison to escape. The siege parties often lay ambush on the escape road in order to wipe out what they think is safe in one fell swoop. Survivors.
Jackson wasn't sure whether Gu Ke was playing such a trick.
"Let's talk about it."
After removing the cutlery, the tactical display screen was illuminated again in the command post, and then his chief of staff stood up and nodded to the crowd.
"The situation may not be so bad."
He pointed to the monitor and zoomed the image of the area currently occupied by Oak.
"At present, our team is scattered within a two-kilometer wide range, and that channel is here, here."
According to the plan we made, the best time to evacuate was early in the morning. At that time, although the sight was poor, it was also the time when Ok was the most lax. They would be confused at this point.
"The problem is that once we enter the mountains, the higher we climb, the fewer roads."
He showed the surrounding road network to everyone, they gradually became narrower and narrower, and finally brought together.
"We will be here in less than two days, and once the above situation occurs, we can only continue along a road that can pass."
"And Lupi must know the meeting point of this road network."
Some teacher kindly interjected, and it was as if everyone needed his assistance to see this obvious fact.
Since the beginning of the battle, everyone has been fed up with these green skin scourges, and Jackson is also very sure that they want to solve everyone once and for all.
Even if they are stupid, they are well aware that the defenders of Mihir Hill will advance there.
Jackson's palm felt a tingle, and he was sure they would lie there waiting for an ambush as the tired defender tried to cross the narrow canyon.
"This can explain the situation that the investigation team has just reported to us."
The Deputy Chief of Staff also added that Jackson nodded solemnly.
In the past few days, the scouts have found several large green leather truck formations cruising along the road, but unlike people's understanding of them, whenever the scouts want to test the bottom of the green skin, they will try their best. Keep restraint and retreat.
Undoubtedly, they copied from the back while waiting for people to cross this path and exchange fire with the ambush troops.
"Are you sure that no other road can cross this mountain?"
When Jackson asked this, he already guessed what he would answer.
"Is there no way to go roundabout?"
The chief of staff shook his head.
"There are no other open roads near here."
He moved the screen and stopped above the path.
"This is the only road left, unless we scatter to walk those gut trails and bypass the entire area, but if we go one hundred kilometers north, we can reach the edge of the canyon and keep marching on a safe road."
His words were in the midst of Jackson's arms, and the front-line commander nodded in agreement.
"We will be attacked by green skin along the way, and even if our main force can miraculously bypass the mountain range, we still have to move the same distance north before we reach the reception point, then we will It will enter a narrow hill, where Oak can easily expand his strength against us."
"If that were the case, we would all be finished."
Jackson turned to look at the chief of staff, trying to hide the violent stirring in his heart.
"We have to risk crossing this mountain pass. If we can rush through the ambush circle they arranged for us before the chasing and attacking, maybe we will be able to escape."
"This is a pretty bold idea."
Jackson nodded solemnly.
"Even so, I think this is the best opportunity we can grasp."
It’s right that things are bad. Everyone knows this. There is almost no chance to be better than no chance at all. The so-called hope is probably so.
Then he smiled coldly, inspiring others with his determination in full disguise.
"We can't fly this mountain, we can't drill this mountain, so..."
"Maybe we can drill through."
The only wizard in the command post, Ms. Elena stared at the map in a way that Jackson could only describe as speculation, said thoughtfully.
"Here."
She pointed to a lake filled with a valley, the main road not far away leading straight to the mountain pass.
A kind of building stands by the lake, marked with the logo of the Imperial Engineering Department.
The front-line commander stared at her, and her words suddenly brought hope to everyone. Although she was an impulsive and sloppy optimist, after a few weeks of getting along, he knew that her judgment was usually credible.
"What do you mean?"
In response, she adjusted the image to the maximum resolution~EbookFREE.me~ Jackson studied the terrain and was still puzzled.
"For me, it's like a dead end."
The lake is in front of a long narrow valley with a dam at the top, thus forming a huge man-made reservoir.
A thin path encloses it in the middle, and the trickle in the river bed below is still flowing. There is no doubt that the water is flowing from the sluice, but the distance between the two ends of the dam is too far away-obviously it is in the past Carrying a lot of water.
The road close to the dam deviated from the depleted water channel, rising continuously along the of the valley, meandering on a continuous cliff, and passed through the top of the huge dam.
Suddenly, Jackson frowned, and something unsuitable obviously touched his natural curiosity. He pointed to the partially dried river bed.
"Where did the rest of the water go?"
He pointed out this problem, it is obvious that the amount of water injected into the lake in the upper reaches of the river far exceeds the amount of water passing through the sluice at the bottom of the dam.
The witch smiled.
"Under the mountain."
She reduced the scale of the map again, and then pointed to another power station built on the gentle of the mountain, this time at the far end of the hill.
Jackson took a breath, it was almost at the exit of the canyon, just a few kilometers from the intended location.
If they can get there in a certain way, there is no need to thwart the forces of Ok through the mountain pass, and it will undoubtedly surprise the main European forces still surrounding it.
"There is a power plant that uses the water in the reservoir and the water conduit connecting the two buildings to generate electricity. This project used to be assisted by the Arcanist and led by the Imperial Engineering Department. In order to solve the power shortage problem in Tyre, but later Work stopped because of funding."