Chapter 1003 Allies with No Retreat

"López, we can't delay any longer. Dahua's fleet has appeared in Cote d'Ivoire the day before yesterday. We still have one day at most."

Ceuta, the Allied Forces Command, a senior officer came in with intelligence and reported to the Allied Commander-in-Chief Lopez.

Although businessmen in Western Europe immediately returned to report Dahua's fleet after seeing it.

However, considering their speed and the speed of the Dahua Navy, Ace estimated that the Dahua Navy would arrive as early as tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the latest.

Out of caution, they must prepare for the worst, that is, the Chinese army will arrive tomorrow.

They need to follow this principle to formulate the next battle plan.

"Is the information accurate?"

Lopez was surprised and said that this was several days faster than they had previously estimated.

There is only one day left, which is really terrible.

Once they are unable to capture Ceuta on this day, they will be caught in the front and rear attacks of the Chinese army, and their retreat at sea will be blocked and they will lose supplies.

"It's absolutely accurate. There are several businessmen who reported to us, and two of them are from famous families. It's impossible to lie to us."

Ace said.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.

One day is really too stressful. Even if they start to retreat now, they won't be able to all retreat to Europe in one day.

In other words, they actually have only one way, and that is to continue to attack Ceuta.

As for what to do after the capture, that can only be said at that time.

However, it was almost impossible for them to capture Ceuta in one day.

Their previous attacks were fierce enough, but the Dahua defenders in Ceuta just couldn't stand.

"Commander, we need to retreat. Otherwise, we will stay in Africa forever. Once Dahua's warships arrive, they will definitely block the Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea.

Those navy can't be counted on at all. When the time comes, there will be no retreat and no supplies, and we will have no choice but to die. "

said an officer.

Intentionally or unintentionally, he ignored the difficulty that the army could not completely withdraw to Europe within one day.

He just thought that he could withdraw. As for ordinary soldiers, they could withdraw as much as they could.

"No, our strategy will all fail. We need to remove all three strongholds of the Chinese in Africa. If we retreat, it will be meaningless even if the troops in South Africa and Cote d'Ivoire succeed."

Ace said.

He suddenly felt that the strategy formulated by the Allied decision-makers was too unreliable.

Not long after the war began, this strategy seemed to be on the verge of failure.

He didn't even know how to fight next.

"We cannot withdraw. We must capture and destroy Ceuta. After that, we can withdraw to Morocco, or go east to Tunisia, and find a way back to Rome from the Mediterranean."

Lopez also rejected the suggestion of retreat.

Others can withdraw, but he cannot.

As the supreme commander, if he abandons the Allied strategic goals and retreats privately, he will spend the rest of his life in prison.

That kind of fate is no better than death in battle.

If you die in battle, you can at least get some nice honors.

"We can no longer engage in meaningless arguments, Commander, order a general attack immediately."

Ace reminded.

Because it was the Alliance Army, although Lopez was the highest commander, he still needed to discuss some previous decisions with several other officers in the army who had real power.

At that time, there are often countless arguments.

Even matters such as who should go first and how many people cannot be dispatched at one time need to be argued, which is extremely inefficient.

This was one of the reasons why they failed to capture Ceuta for several days.

Now, Ace is reminding Lopez that in an emergency, this kind of democracy can no longer be practiced.

If you have to ask for other people's opinions, there might be someone shouting to retreat.

At this moment, the only way to exert full power is dictatorship. Severe punishment will be given to those who disobey orders.

When everyone heard Ace's words, they were immediately dissatisfied.

Although, they also know that there can be no more arguments at this time.

However, they did not want to lose command of their troops.

"Sir Lopez, give the order, and we Holy Rome will obey it unconditionally."

The Holy Roman commander simply stood up at this time and expressed his firm support. In this way, at least he will not lose control of his troops.

Others also took advantage of the situation and expressed their firm support.

They are also afraid that Lopez will do something crazy in order to consolidate power at this time.

With everyone's cooperation, Lopez was relieved. If he really wanted to kill someone, he would be worried about the consequences.

"Ten hours, regardless of success or failure, we have to leave Ceuta. In other words, we only have ten hours to attack. The French troops come from the west..."

Lopez began to lay out specific battle plans.

He gave everyone ten hours. If they exceeded this time, they might not be able to leave. He didn't dare to risk the fate of these 70,000 to 80,000 people.

Therefore, he left a way out.

The general offensive order was issued to all the troops at the grassroots level, and these European soldiers suddenly became all kinds of

Scolding.

They didn't know that the situation was urgent, they just felt that the officers above did not take their own lives seriously.

A general attack, one that prohibits retreat, is destined to result in heavy casualties.

Amidst the curses, these soldiers reluctantly raised their weapons.

They had no choice but to disobey, otherwise the people above would never be polite to them. In the past few days, not only 100 soldiers have been shot, but also 80.

If it weren't for this strict military law, they wouldn't be able to persist now.

"fire."

"charge."

The Allies made a cruel move and asked the infantry to charge with artillery fire.

As for possible accidental injuries, they completely ignored it.

As long as Dahua's firepower can be slightly suppressed with artillery fire, it will be a profit.

When the gunfire sounded, the Chinese army also hid in the bunker, leaving only a small number of people in the trenches to observe the enemy's movements.

"Haha, the enemy must be crazy, they start charging so soon."

A Chinese soldier said that the enemy's charge this time was obviously different from the previous ones.

"It looks like the enemy is going to risk his life. Go and tell the people in the air-raid shelter to come out and fight. The enemy is about to launch a final attack. Don't hide like a girl."

An officer shouted that he still had this sense of judgment.

Faced with the enemy's desperate general attack, the Chinese army could no longer think about casualties and must go all out. Otherwise, if the enemy breaks through the defense line, the losses will be even more severe.

Facing the enemy's desperate fighting style, one must use the same desperate momentum to suppress it.