"No!" Perhaps in order to dispel the division commander's idea of attacking now, the lieutenant general answered firmly.
"I understand your eagerness for revenge, but have you ever thought about what will happen if our raid fails."
"Everyone has seen the powerful strength displayed by the Eighth Route Army that night. In addition to the artillery strength, which was much stronger than we imagined, their individual combat effectiveness, the offensive capabilities of the troops, and the coordination between infantry and artillery... were all far beyond our expectations.
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"Let me tell you something that no one likes to hear. After a theater assessment, their current combat effectiveness and overall strength are stronger than many of our troops."
"Even if they don't have artillery reinforcements, it will be very difficult for our army to break through their defenses in a short time."
Having said this, the lieutenant general focused his attention directly on the main division commander.
"Commander Wang, tell me the truth, if the theater agrees that you attack the Eighth Route Army's defense line now, can you really break through their defense line within half an hour?"
"This..." The image of the Eighth Route Army attacking the Pingshan stronghold that night immediately appeared in the division commander's mind.
They used squads and platoons as units, and under the cover of light and heavy machine guns, they advanced alternately in battle formations to attack the Japanese and puppet strongholds. The entire attack was like an exercise that had been practiced many times, in an orderly manner...
The shells fired by the artillery seemed to have eyes, constantly hitting the front of the offensive position, providing them with artillery cover.
If you let your own soldiers attack, you will definitely not be able to fight so well.
But soldiers are all about saving face, especially in front of their superiors and their subordinates.
He answered bravely: "It should be about the same!"
The lieutenant general saw his embarrassment at a glance and asked: "In other words, it is still possible that you will not be able to capture the Eighth Route Army's defense line within half an hour?"
The division commander blushed and replied: "Sir, the battlefield is changing rapidly and anything can happen. That's why I dare not say 100%?"
The lieutenant general continued to ask: "Then tell me, if the defense line is not taken within half an hour, is it possible for the artillery and heavy machine gun units that the Eighth Route Army has withdrawn to return to their positions and rejoin the battle? Will you still have a chance to break through the defense line by then?
What a price to pay!”
"What if we fail to break through the Eighth Route Army defense line and enter Datong? How much price will we have to pay in the theater?
"This?" The teacher couldn't hold it any longer.
He lowered his head and replied: "Sir, if the battle situation really turns out to be what you said, our chance of successfully breaking through the Eighth Route Army's defense line is less than 30%, and we will pay a huge price."
"I have never thought about how much the battle zone would have to pay if the Eighth Route Army's defense line had not been breached."
"If you don't think so, let me tell you the answer!" the lieutenant general replied.
"If you had not broken through the defense line and entered Datong, the previous negotiations between the war zone and the Eighth Route Army would have been in vain, and the compensation we gave to the Eighth Route Army would have been in vain. We would have lost our wives and lost our troops."
"If the war zone still wants to capture Datong, it must talk to the Eighth Route Army again. Only God knows how much it will cost."
The teacher's face turned paler and paler.
The lieutenant general only talked about the price that needs to be paid in the theater, but did not say the price that he would have to pay for this result.
If this happens, as the initiator and culprit of this incident, I will definitely be pulled out and severely punished.
When the time comes, don't talk about keeping your position as division commander, or you may even lose your life.
He quickly apologized to the lieutenant general: "Sir, please calm down. I was too reckless for my humble position. I didn't think so much."
"From now on, I promise not to mention assaulting the Eighth Route Army's defense line again. I will only follow the leader's lead."
The lieutenant general shook his head and replied: "It's not to follow my lead, but to obey the orders in the theater and listen to the command of the commander-in-chief. We will fight how he tells us to fight!"
After bringing the division commander into submission, the lieutenant general began to read out the commander-in-chief's order.
"As agreed, at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, the Eighth Route Army will begin to evacuate its positions, and we will follow them to defend all positions."
"The place you need to defend is not Datong, but here!" the lieutenant general ordered, pointing to the two towns on the map that have been assigned to the garrison.
The division commander's eyes that had just dimmed brightened again, he stared at the map and shouted: "I understand, the commander-in-chief wants us to fish in troubled waters."
"At the beginning, the troops entered Datong step by step."
"As long as we enter Datong, we can do whatever we want."
"The troops first followed the Eighth Route Army's retreating troops to Guanshan Town, and then divided into two. One part of the troops continued to defend other positions abandoned by the Eighth Route Army under the banner of the main force of the division, while the other part of the troops marched quickly into these two towns to cover their ears with lightning speed.
The force entered these two towns."
"As long as the troops enter these two towns, they belong to us. The Eighth Route Army will not even try to drive us out even if it means Potian."
"Sir, does the war zone require us to fight like this?"
After the teacher finished speaking, he looked at the lieutenant general eagerly, hoping to get his approval and restore his image of being reckless and impulsive in his mind.
The lieutenant general sneered and replied: "That's how I beat you, but your appetite is too small."
"The war zone gave so much compensation to the Eighth Route Army, but only got back two towns. That's a huge loss."
"And these two towns were originally ours. They were taken away from Datong by the Eighth Route Army through negotiations."
"Taking it back now only returns it to its original owner, but it does not make up for our losses."
"The mission given to you by the Commander-in-Chief is to capture Hunyuan."
"The main force of the division took advantage of the chaos to enter these two towns, and then drove straight into Hunyuan."
"If possible, we can also send some troops into Guangling and Lingqiu to occupy some villages and towns in these two counties, so as to create conditions for us to squeeze the garrison out of their base areas in the future."
"I have some information here that may be useful to you."
"In order to deal with the more than 5,000 puppet troops who attacked their base area and seize the no-man's land, the garrison regiment transferred all the troops in the rear."
"In the Hunyuan, Guangling, and Lingqiu areas now, apart from some guerrillas, there is no main force in an organized manner."
"The commander-in-chief hopes that you can seize this opportunity to bring more benefits to the theater and make up for the losses in the theater as much as possible."
"Complete the mission, and the war zone will reward you heavily. If you fail to complete the mission, the war zone will not punish you. But if this matter becomes serious and you need to find someone to go out and top the tank to calm the public anger, the war zone will definitely push you out, so you have to do this.
Take control."
"In case of any military conflict with the Eighth Route Army, we must control the scale and don't make the matter a big deal. If we can destroy the corpses and eliminate traces, that would be the best."
The greater the risk, the greater the reward... This sentence applies everywhere.
The division commander understood what the lieutenant general meant. The theater only wanted results, not the process.
Without making the matter a big deal, the more Eighth Route Army base areas you seize, the more you will gain, and the more generous rewards you will receive from the war zone.
He immediately replied: "Sir, don't worry, I will definitely not disappoint the commander-in-chief and take over the territory of Hunyuan, Guangling and Lingqiu counties for him."
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