Wars are never about comparing bravery and casualties. The battles should be about achieving the greatest results at the lowest cost!

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There was a silence like death in the synagogue. After returning from the battlefield, the soldiers kept their heads silent.

Although we are still recruits, this is the first time we have tasted the taste of failure. What is even more terrifying and unacceptable to the soldiers is that... everyone, including the education chief, does not think that this is a battle we can win. In some ways, it is simply a battle that should not have started!

"Education Chief!" With a shout, Teacher Sun appeared in front of us with a few adjutants.

"General Sun!" The Education Chief stood up from the ground in a dirt, put on a hat and stood weakly in front of Sun Yuanliang.

"Education Chief!" Master Sun patted the chief of education on the shoulder and said, "You can't blame you if you don't fight this battle. Why is this not the case with our 88th Division..."

"General Sun!" The Education Chief interrupted Sun Yuanliang's words and said, "Why did the Commissioner order us to cease the war at this time? Didn't the Japanese reinforcements almost arrive? If they can't fight, it will be too late..."

"This is the thing!" Sun Yuanliang sighed helplessly and said, "After the Self-English Army entered Shanghai, Japan accused our army of unilateral advances to Shanghai in violation of the agreement. In addition, the interests of Britain, France and other countries would affect the war in Shanghai, so countries came forward to mediate, including Germany, so..."

Before Sun Yuanliang finished speaking, the soldiers could no longer hold back. Chen Dali, the first person to speak, stood up and said, "There is no such thing. Only the little Japanese are allowed to beat us, so we are not allowed to beat us!"

"That's it!" Other soldiers also stood up and said angrily: "That we violated the agreement, and that little Japanese embezzled Peking. How should Tianjin settle the account?"

"The little Japanese bullies too much. The education chief, let us go to the battlefield again! Even if we fight with the Japanese, we are not willing to be so angry!"

"Yes! Even if you die, you have to let the Japanese see. Our 59th Army has no cartilage!"

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"Sit down for me!" The head of education seemed to be in a bad mood, and he shouted angrily to the soldiers: "How can you talk about the matter, the sir? Shut up!"

Hearing the words, the soldiers had to obey the orders and sit back to their original place in a muffled voice.

"Education Chief!" Master Sun looked at us with appreciation and said, "It is good for brothers to have such ambition. It is rare that so many people have the intention to kill the enemy and serve the country after they are injured and killed. They should be encouraged..."

"Teacher Sun!" At this time, I couldn't help but stand up and shouted loudly to the front: "The soldiers do have the intention to kill the enemy, but I don't know if the generals can use their troops?"

As soon as I said this, the adjutant standing next to Sun Yuanliang was unhappy. He pressed his hand on the pistol at his waist and asked coldly at me: "What is your identity? How dare you speak to our teacher?"

The Education Chief glared at me and was about to curse, but when he saw that the expression on my face slowed down, he then introduced to Sun Yuanliang: "General Sun, this is the company commander of the stars I told you!"

"Well! It turns out it's Company Commander Fang!" Sun Yuanliang changed the confusion on his face and walked down and held my hand and said, "I have heard of Company Commander Fang for a long time, and I'm sure the reputation is true when I see it today!"

I felt a little embarrassed when Sun Yuanliang said this, and quickly said a few words of politeness, "I dare not."

"Please please, Company Commander Fang!"

With Sun Yuanliang's politeness, I had to follow him to the Education Chief. The Education Chief was pretty good, but the eyes of several adjutants around Sun Yuanliang seemed to be about to swallow me alive.

This seems normal. The German-Armed Division members did not take other troops seriously. What's more, today I, a small company commander, contradicted the German-Armed Division commander, which is of course an unforgivable sin in their eyes.

However, I hope they know one thing, that is, whether it is the German and military divisions or the miscellaneous army, we will sacrifice our lives to fight against Japan without hesitation, so they have no reason to think that they are superior!

"Company Commander Fang..." Sun Yuanliang was also kind. He looked at me with interest and said, "I don't know what the saying "For generals, you can use military force" just now refers to..."

"General Sun!" I replied without thinking: "As the saying goes, good steel is used on the blade. Your German and military division is a good steel. Our 59th army is not a coward, but do you really think it's worth it to just let us hit the gun of the little Japanese...?"

"Hmph!" Before Sun Yuanliang could speak, the adjutant said disdainfully: "This is just an excuse to be greedy for life and fear death! Company Commander Fang, our 88th Division suffered such casualties, but no one has ever said such words!"

"Sir!" I replied without giving in: "I don't think war is ever to compare bravery and casualties. The war should be to achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost!"

"What a good sentence to achieve the greatest result at the lowest price!" Sun Yuanliang nodded and said, "I agree with Company Commander Fang's words, but... do you think in the current situation, how can we achieve the greatest result at the lowest price?"

I looked at the Education Chief. After he nodded his head and agreed, I stood up to Sun Yuanliang and said, "Reporting the Master, I think... the people who fought this war made at least two mistakes. One is to underestimate the enemy, and mistakenly estimated the Japanese defensive ability and the solidity of fortifications. This mistake caused countless passionate men in our army to fall unintentionally at the enemy's gun. Although they suffered heavy casualties, they did not achieve any achievements!"

Sun Yuanliang didn't say anything, but gritted his teeth and turned his face very ugly.

"Second!" I continued to say: "Segment of troops to fight, you must know that since ancient times, the attackers must have at least several times the firepower of the defenders to be comparable to the defenders. However, what battle are we fighting now? The total number of people in the 87 and 88 divisions is only more than 20,000, and it is only twice as fast as the Japanese army. In addition, our army's artillery, aircraft, tanks and armored vehicles are much weaker than that of the Japanese army, and its comprehensive firepower is not as good as that of the Japanese army. In this way, our army will divide the troops into two groups to attack one place, how can we have an advantage?"

The Education Chief and Sun Yuanliang looked at each other and couldn't help but nodded silently to agree with my opinion.

"Then in the opinion of Company Commander Fang..."

I looked around and Sun Yuanliang soon knew what I meant, so he waved his hand and ran up a team of fully armed military police drove the soldiers and the adjutants away dozens of meters away... The officials of the National Army seemed to have such privileges. Originally, I meant to find a safe place, but I didn't expect that he would have to mobilize so many troops!

"My thought is..." Seeing that there was no one in the dozens of meters away, I pointed to the map with confidence and said: "The 87th and 88th Division continued to attack the Gongda Spinning Mill and the Marine Corps Command, but there was no need to attack vigorously, just pretend!"

"Company Commander Fang means..." Sun Yuanliang couldn't help but frown when he heard this.

I didn't say anything, just pointed to Huishan Pier on the map.

Sun Yuanliang shook his head: "One side of this place is the Huangpu River, the other side is the British Concession, and the other side is within the scope of the firepower assistance of the Marine Corps. Our army can attack only one side. In addition, most of the rivers are Japanese gunboats and warships, so if you want to attack here..."

"It is precisely because of this that the Japanese will relax their vigilance here!" I said: "The three strongholds of Gongda Spinning Mill, Marine Corps Command, and Huishan Wharf are like a Golden Triangle. No matter which place our army attacks, we can provide firepower reinforcements for it. To break this Golden Triangle, we can only concentrate our superior forces to attack one of them! Our army has been attacking Gongda Spinning Mill and Marine Corps Command in the past few days. In addition, General Sun said just now that Huishan Wharf is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, and even a bad shell will cause trouble when hitting the British Concession... But it is precisely because of this that the Japanese did not expect that we would suddenly attack here and receive the effect of surprise troops! What's more,..."

Speaking of this, I stopped, pointed my fingers from our army's position along the Huangpu River to Huishan Wharf on the map, and said, "Select dozens of water-minded brothers, sneak along the river and take the attack inside and outside, and take the dock in one fell swoop!"

Sun Yuanliang couldn't help but look at me in horror and said, "There are Japanese warships on the river..."

"I think it's feasible!" said the Education Chief nodded and said, "Although there are Japanese warships on the river, under the attraction of the 87th and 88th Divisions, they have already focused their attention on the Gongda Spinning Mill and the Headquarters. As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. How could they have thought that we would dive into the dock from under their noses..."

Sun Yuanliang was singing for a while before nodding and said, "This is a way. Although it is bold, it is a small fight against the big one. Once it succeeds, it can break through the Japanese defense line in one fell swoop... The military situation is urgent, so let me report the situation to the commander immediately..."

As he said that, he hurriedly shook hands with me and the Education Chief, and then walked out of the hall with his adjutant and military police.

Looking at Sun Yuanliang's departure back, the Education Director couldn't help but smile at me: "Do you know who you criticized just now?"

"Who am I criticizing?" I realized after a while. What the Education Chief originally said was the two mistakes I made in this battle.

"Yes!" the education chief nodded and said, "You may not know! This combat plan was drawn up by Lieutenant General Zhang Zhi. The one you criticized was him - Commander-in-Chief of the Ninth Army!"

"What?" I was stunned when I heard this. Of course, I have heard of Zhang Zhizhong, a beloved general under Jiang Jiang, who was deeply trusted by him! Otherwise, the suspicious and fickle Chiang would not have given all the elite troops so much to him. As the saying goes, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. If I knew in advance that this plan was planned by him, I would have to think more about what he said.

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Chapter completed!