Chapter 765 The Chief of Staff Wants to Lose the Car
The army commander walked into the war room with a serious look on his face, followed closely by the chief of staff, who looked very ugly!
Apparently he had listened to the chief of staff's report on the way here and was getting angry.
Enter the war room and walk to the sand table!
At this time, two more small flags representing the imperial army's strongholds were pulled out on the sand table, and three more strongholds were attacked and were engaged in bloody battles.
After watching the sand table, the commander's face became even more ugly, and he asked in a deep voice: "Have you calculated how many troops our opponents have dispatched in total?"
"Hi!" The staff officer on duty quickly stood up and answered!
"Judging from the time and location of the attacks on each stronghold, we were attacked by at least eight troops from the garrison. Each attacking force was equipped with mountain artillery, heavy mortars, thunder cannons, and a large amount of equipment from the imperial army.
The troops’ 81mm caliber mortars have very powerful offensive firepower!”
"As for the specific strength of the troops, we have now figured out four of them!"
"But because of the cover of night and the fierce fighting, the garrison at each stronghold couldn't see very clearly, so we only know a rough idea!"
"Preliminary judgment shows that each attacking force has at least 400 people, and is also equipped with specialized cavalry units and a large number of mules and horses to transport heavy weapons!"
"What a cunning garrison!" the commander exclaimed with a look of sudden realization!
The chief of staff immediately asked: "Sir, did you see something?"
The military commander replied solemnly: "Haven't you seen it yet?"
"The garrison is using its firepower and equipment advantages to make up for the lack of training of the troops!"
"Although our imperial troops defending various strongholds are well-trained, they are not much different from new recruits in front of artillery!"
"So many strongholds were lost in such a short period of time. If I guessed correctly, those strongholds must have been smashed out by the garrison with artillery shells!"
The chief of staff also reacted at this time, staring at the sand table, and then a look of worry flashed across his face!
"The strongholds on the blockade that are being attacked by the garrison are not very dangerous. They may be captured by the garrison at any time!"
"Except for a few large strongholds equipped with mountain artillery and infantry artillery, which can compete with the artillery equipped by the Eighth Route Army, other strongholds are equipped with at most a few mortars, and they are all 81 mm caliber. They are definitely no match for the garrison!"
"Sir, I suggest you contact these strongholds immediately, break through while they still have the strength, decisively abandon the strongholds, retreat to nearby large strongholds to hold on, and reduce losses!"
"As long as the troops are saved, we can fight back after daybreak!"
"Just like when the garrison attacked the three counties of Laiyuan!"
"If we don't retreat, the garrison at those strongholds will definitely be defeated by the garrison regiments one by one, and our losses will be huge!"
"Now that the troops are concentrated in the county, they can play a big role in cooperating with the counterattack in the future or holding back the garrison troops now."
After saying that, the chief of staff stared at the military commander, as if he was ready to give orders at any time!
"no!"
Surprisingly, the commander actually rejected such a good suggestion!
Then, without waiting for the chief of staff to speak, he explained his reasons: "This time, the same method worked last time, but it may not work this time!
"Last time we faced only three offensive troops from the garrison. Their equipment was not that good, and they didn't have that many artillery. We only needed to use the three garrison troops as bait to hold them back, and we could lose the vehicle and protect the enemy.
Commander, buy time for the troops stationed in other strongholds to retreat and save most of the troops!"
"The garrison regiment attacking us now has at least eight offensive troops. There are also many cavalry activities in this area. As for how many hidden Eighth Route Army troops there are, none of us know!"
"Don't forget that the main force of the garrison has now expanded to more than 6,000 people. They can send eight offensive troops with artillery to attack us at one time. They can also send troops to lurk near our strongholds that have not been attacked and set up a net.
Wait, wait for us to break through!"
"Compared with attacking, the Eighth Route Army, which is equipped with a large number of heavy weapons, would definitely prefer us to leave our stronghold, and then encircle and annihilate us!"
"Because in the wild, the heavy mortars and thunder cannons they are equipped with can fully unleash their power!"
"If you look at the sand table again, the eight offensive troops of the garrison are like eight bayonets, thrusting straight into our defense line!"
"After a gap was opened in the defense line, the troops did not stop or expand the results to the two wings. They went directly deep into the hinterland of our occupied area and attacked the next stronghold!"
"Don't you think this style of play is abnormal?"
At least half of the strongholds on the defense line are still in the hands of the imperial army. If the garrison regiment dares to go deep into our hinterland alone, aren't they afraid that their retreat will be cut off by the remaining garrison on our defense line, and then they will make dumplings of their eight offensive troops?
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"It really is?"
The chief of staff also reacted at this time and pointed to the sand table and replied: "We still have 11 large and small strongholds on the defense line. If we send troops now, there is indeed the possibility of blocking the retreat of the garrison's offensive troops!"
"When the nearby garrisons are dispatched together, we will definitely be able to make dumplings out of these attacking troops!"
"The garrison has always been very cautious in its operations, and will never ignore such a big loophole for us to exploit, putting thousands of our troops in dire straits!"
"So this must be a conspiracy. The garrison deliberately created this loophole to lure us into being fooled, and then sent troops to leave the stronghold, get into the pocket formations they had arranged, and wipe out all the troops stationed in our stronghold!"
"If this is the case, we will not lose the car to save the handsome man, but lose the handsome man to save the car!"
Having said this, the chief of staff showed an expression of rejoicing that he had survived the disaster.
He looked at the commander with a flattering look on his face and said: "Sir is wise, if it weren't for your reminder, I would have been fooled!"
"There are a total of eleven strongholds, and the imperial troops stationed in the army range from a reinforced squad to a reinforced squadron. There are more than a thousand imperial troops alone, and there are nearly 3,000 imperial alliance troops. Most of them are newly formed.
If everyone is fooled and made dumplings by the defense team, then our losses will be huge!"
It seems that the flattery was not done at the right time today!
The commander's frown did not relax, but he frowned and replied: "Don't be too happy yet, all this is still my inference!"
"Also, even if we avoid the trap prepared by the garrison, it is a fact that eight of their offensive troops have entered our hinterland!"
"If they are allowed to continue their attack, with their firepower and troops, we will definitely be able to capture more strongholds!"
"These troops will still be killed by then, but it will be a little late."
"This is the biggest problem we face!"
A flash of embarrassment flashed across the chief of staff's face, his brows furrowed again, and he quickly asked: "Sir, besides retreating and abandoning some small and medium-sized strongholds, I can't think of any other solution!"
"Nakata Yamaro's independent mixed brigade has not arrived yet. Our troops stationed around the garrison are mainly defensive, and we cannot spare any extra troops to encircle and suppress them!"
"And the garrison sent out a total of eight offensive troops. This is what we saw! Even if an offensive force only sends two infantry squadrons to encircle and suppress them, it will take four entire brigades!"
"If the 10,000 Emperor's Association Army we just formed formed a fighting force, it would still be possible! But when they were just formed, many soldiers didn't even have a shot and couldn't fight at all, so we couldn't even spare two brigades from this large defense area.
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"In addition, the equipment of the Eighth Route Army is so good. If there are fewer encirclement and suppression troops, it will definitely be a sheep in the tiger's mouth!"
