Chapter 423: Crisis

The terrible bad news broke General Craig, the commander of the Western Theater. When the information came, he thought he had heard it wrong.
Three armies, 240,000 soldiers armed with teeth, almost all fell to the land that was once their land in just three hours, and less than 40,000 people survived.
For the New California Republic, this is an unprecedented disaster, even worse than the first invasion of Ok.
Yu Craig personally said that this was the darkest day of his long life. He had never experienced such a terrible failure, and even once locked himself in the bedroom, unwilling to see anyone.
On the other hand, the residents of Cadillac also learned about the tragic situation on the front line through various channels. They were very puzzled. It was obviously a triumphant victory at the beginning, and how suddenly it became a disastrous defeat of hundreds of thousands of troops. ?
In this case, the panic spread uncontrollably, and everyone knew that there was nothing to stop between Oak and Caddy, maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, those green-skinned monsters would appear in the city. outer.
Cadillac's railroad and suburban ferry suddenly became busy. Residents fled the city on a large scale. The resulting chaos caused an explosive increase in offenses and busted the soldiers stationed here.
But Cadillac is not a small city, it is the capital of Essex, and it has absorbed a large number of refugees in the past few months. Now the population of the entire city has expanded to more than one million, and only two The railway and a wharf cannot transport everyone in a short time. At this time, on the Skasen River to the west of the city, dense vessels have blocked the river.
When Ock's scouts appeared in the range of the Rangers, the senior officers finally couldn't sit still. They dragged Craig out of the bedroom and worked with the city's administrative officials to solve the evacuation problem.
The general order of the general government was conveyed here a day ago-to ensure that the citizens will safely withdraw at all costs!
"Commander! According to the latest information from the aerial investigation, Ouke's main force has been assembled near Ximu Town, and there are at least two legions!"
Hugh Drum, the commander of the Fourth Army, pointed to the location of Ximu Town on the map, and then moved to Cadillac.
"They may attack at any time. The town of Westwood is less than two hundred kilometers away from Cadilon. According to the mechanical power shown by Oak, it will definitely be able to rush under our nose for a day and a half!"
Admiral Craig, who was sitting on his chair, was staring blankly at the map. At this time, he was more like a dilapidated year, and the decay of the wood, rather than a warrior.
"General, we must act!"
He still looks like that.
Everyone sighed helplessly, this situation can not help but feel despair.
Mountbatten walked to Craig without a word, then squatted down, turned the other person's face to face him, and then gritted his teeth and said:
"Admiral Craig! Please look at me! Look at my eyes! Tell me, are you already planning to surrender to Ok!"
Craig shook his head slightly and replied in a very low voice:
"Do not……"
"So, please tell me again, as a soldier, the enemy is coming, and the people are still behind, what should I do."
"How to do……"
In his own words, Craig's scattered eyes gathered again, he gently pushed away Mountbatten's hand, and then walked to the edge of the basin attached to the gate, picked up some clear water and poured it on his face, and then pressed hard Rub it.
"Sorry, I'm sick."
When he returned to his chair, that confusion disappeared, although his temperament was still very gloomy.
"Sir, can you tell me how many days the people need to evacuate?"
Craig looked at the mayor of Cadillac sitting anxiously in his chair.
"According to the current speed, it is estimated that it will take about ten days to basically complete the evacuation, and the time for the evacuation of materials has not been included, if"
"Now think about people."
Craig raised his hand to interrupt the opponent's words, then stood up and bent down to scan the map on the table. His eyes moved back and forth between Cadillac and Westwood.
"All plains, what should I do..."
The west bank of the Duro River is a famous agricultural area. The terrain here is basically flat. There are few terrains to keep. This is why the Duro River has been hit before, because once the enemy has crossed the river, Cadillac is like Tuōguāng jìnǚ clothes, torn up.
"Sir, there is a place here called Kwaihara Ridge."
Suddenly, the mayor was interrupted before, and as a native Cadillac, he knew the surrounding terrain.
The place he was referring to was an area 100 kilometers away northeast of Cadillac.
"How to say?"
"There are many small hills in that place, which are not very high, that is, 100 meters. Farmers like to plant sunflowers because the light is better."
Craig hurriedly looked closer at the map and found that the place was just between Simi Town and Cadillac. It was a natural blocking area.
"sure?"
"Of course, I did child labor there when I was a kid."
Craig looked up, looked at Hugh Drum and Ben Lear, and said:
"Ten days, will it work?"
"This……"
The two commanders looked at each other, and then shook their heads together.
"difficult."
Craig sighed and knew that the two were telling the truth. The Second Army relied on Jiancheng to defend, but it lasted for four or five days.
It is indeed an almost impossible task to allow the two armies to resist the impact of the Ou Ketie current on the nearly plain terrain.
"Everyone, on behalf of Cadillan's one million people, I beg you..."
The mayor of Cadilon stood up, and then bowed deeply towards the two commanders. This scene made Mountbatten's heart hurt like a knife.
The duty of a soldier should be to protect the people, but now the people are in turn demanding the protection of the soldiers.
what is this?
"General, the President's secret message."
Suddenly, the chief of staff came in and handed Craig a piece of paper.
He opened it for a few glances and his face became very ugly.
"Nonsense!"
He slapped the secret telegram on the table heavily and roared.
"It's really nonsense!"
Everyone else was confused, only Craig knew what was written above-the presidential palace asked him to immediately withdraw all the troops across the river, leaving only a small number of troops to defend Kadiren~EbookFREE.me~ that is to do Make it look.
This is actually very easy to understand. Now that the entire western part of the Republic is empty, after the five main forces were annihilated, the only two troops became the only armed forces in the three states next to Essex. If an Oke force luckily crosses the Scarson River, the situation will start to erode.
In order to ensure the safety of other states, the presidential palace can only make such a response.
But this kind of thing can't be put on the bright side. It can only let Craig, who is already infamous, come forward and bear this black pot.
Many people present vaguely guessed a certain possibility. Only the mayor of Cadillac, who did not understand the military, was still in the dark. He was still asking Craig to block the footsteps of Oak, even for four or five days.
Craig never said a word, but Mountbatten looked at Simon Buckner, the head teacher of the first independent division, and found that the other party was looking at himself. After communicating with the eyes, the two stood up at the same time.
"Let's go!"
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