Scouts and birds had already reported that 150,000 South Vietnamese troops had arrived at the front and might launch a fierce attack on them at any time.
"They are coming in force! And I heard that there are 130,000 slave soldiers. With the behavior of these aliens, I am afraid they will not care about the life and death of these people. In this way, the role of our landmines will be
It won't be too big." After reading the battle report, Deputy Commander Wei Chao put down the letter in his hand and sighed.
When Tang Ao left, he handed over this territory to them to defend, and made it very clear. No matter how many enemies came, they must find a way to severely damage them, and they must not retreat unless it is absolutely necessary.
It was precisely because of this that Wei Chao was very moved. This was clearly because His Majesty took pity on them and did not want them to suffer too much loss, so he allowed them to retreat when the situation was unfavorable. But in fact, they had already prepared the idea of fighting for their lives.
That is to never retreat, even if we fight to the last soldier.
Even if His Majesty trusts them so much, they will certainly live up to this trust.
With this determination, the next thing to do is how to defend this place. After all, their military strength is still limited. Although the equipment is very sophisticated, the number is one less than one killed in the battle, so they have to use it according to the plan.
.And if there is a close combat, the loss will be huge. It can be withstood once or twice, but what about three or four times?
Once the troops are insufficient, how can the position be defended? Wouldn't it be betraying His Majesty's trust?
This is why they must use landmines, and a lot of them have been shipped from the rear recently. I thought they could hold on for a while with this thing. But now it seems that they are facing a slave army, so it is completely different.
Yes, this is basically an army that is willing to die. No one cares about their life or death. If it were you, you would let these people take the lead to break the mine array.
Once the peripheral mines are leveled, they will have to face the enemy directly, which is not what they want now.
But is there any way to stop the slave army's charge?
"These people are too spineless. If they are good people, they have to be slaves. Why don't they dare to resist?" Zhou Qian, the division commander of the First Field Army, spoke. Apparently he and Wei Chao had the same thought at this moment.
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"That's right, that's right." As soon as he said this, there was a chorus of agreement from the other generals in the tent. Only Lei Ming, the commander of the Fourth Field Army, did not speak, but sat there with his eyes closed, deep in thought, as if
What are you thinking about.
"If the mines are destroyed by the slave army, then we will have to consider facing them in a frontal charge. If that doesn't work, we will gather the artillery and Shen's giant crossbows, as well as the archers, and use the arrows we have hoarded these days.
Take out the arrows and strive to kill the enemy from a distance as much as possible. In this way, the number of enemies who will actually rush in front of us will not be too many, and the pressure will be less." Li Youjian, chief of staff of the First Field Division, said.
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"If it seems feasible, we can also dig more trenches and pour water there overnight. This will greatly delay their attack speed." Sun Zhuo, chief of staff of the 1st Firearms Brigade, also made his own suggestion.
In this way, everyone talked to each other and put forward many useful suggestions. The staff members on the side wrote them down one by one and planned to arrange people to prepare and implement them later.
For a while, everyone talked a lot, and Deputy Commander Wei Chao was also very happy. This is how fighting should be, everyone works together, and everyone’s wisdom will play a greater role. He is very serious.
After listening for a while, I always felt that something was missing for some reason, so I raised my head and glanced at everyone. Only then did I notice that the division commander of the Fourth Field Army, Lei Ming, had been sitting silently on his chair. He was his staff officer.
Chang Liuchen did not offer any suggestions, but just sat beside Lei Ming, as if waiting for something.
"Hey, Commander Lei, why don't you speak?" As Wei Chao spoke, the tent quickly became quiet, and then everyone turned their attention to Lei Ming of the Fourth Army who was sitting on the chair.
On the teacher's body.
Lei Ming had made a name for himself during the battle at Eling Lake. With less than an entire division, he blocked hundreds of thousands of reinforcements from South Vietnam and Dianzhou, reversing the previous unfavorable battle situation. Then he traveled thousands of miles further.
Attacked and rescued the 3rd Snow Leopard Brigade of the Shanshan Guards. The 4th Division was promoted to two spaces and had the Black Dragon Two-Claw Flag.
I don’t know how many people were envious of him. It also made everyone’s previous doubts disappear. No one dared to look down on him anymore.
It is no exaggeration to say that although Lei Ming is the division commander of the Fourth Field Army, he does not give in to the veteran First Field Army division commander Zhou Qian. Once he puts forward any opinions, it will definitely attract everyone's attention.
When his name was suddenly called, Lei Ming immediately opened his eyes. It is true that he is capable, but he will never be arrogant just because of his ability. The one who spoke was Wei Chao, the first commander of the General Staff Headquarters and the Chief of General Staff.
His Majesty Tang Ao personally appointed him.
This person is usually in charge of the work. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is in charge of the entire Daqian army. How can such a person be offended by him as a division commander?
After hurriedly standing up, Lei Ming first apologized to Wei Chao and said, "I'm sorry, Deputy Chief Wei, I was a little distracted just now."
"Haha, Master Lei, you don't have to be so polite. Since you are thinking about things, you must be thinking about the war in front of you. But I don't know what you have in mind. You might as well tell everyone." Wei Chao said with a face.
With a gentle smile, he has a good temper, and he never looks down on others, so everyone is still convinced of his position as deputy chief.
"Okay, even if Vice-Chairman Wei said this, I will tell you my thoughts." Lei Ming had no intention of being humble. Besides, it was his duty to give opinions. So he strode to the sand table.
Before that, he took a look at the terrain that was already familiar to him and said: "Secretary General Wei, everyone, I have a bold idea. Why must we defend and not take the initiative to attack?"
Everyone wanted to hear Lei Ming's eloquent talk, but when they suddenly heard the sudden change from defense to attack, many people still showed a look of surprise.
They currently have 45,000 men in the First Division of the First Field Army, 45,000 men in the First Division of the Fourth Field Army, plus 15,000 men in the First Firearms Brigade. The total strength is only a little over 100,000.
Looking at the opponents, the South Vietnamese Army came with 150,000 troops, and the Western Shu Army came with 30,000 troops. Together they amounted to 180,000 troops.
To fight 180,000 with 100,000 and to attack proactively is really too risky. This is the fundamental reason why no one thinks in this direction.
After all, when the enemy is outnumbered, everyone's first thought is to take a defensive stance.
Wei Chao was also stunned, but he did not refute this view. Instead, he looked at Lei Ming and said: "Master Lei, please continue to express your thoughts."
"No." After Lei Ming agreed, he continued: "Everyone, it is said that our military strength is not as good as the opponent's, or even only half of the opponent's. It is said that we should be on the defensive. This is a conventional idea. It must be not only us, but also those on the opposite side.
The enemy will also think this way, and this will lay a good foundation for us to be surprised."
"Everyone knows that in front of Eling Lake, our Fourth Field Army once fought against the South Vietnamese Army and the Dianzhou Army. To be honest, that battle seemed dangerous, but in fact it didn't have many difficulties when it actually started. Our Fourth Division
The experience summed up after the war is that as long as we prepare well, we are capable of severely damaging our opponents while reducing our own casualties. When it comes to the reason, there is only one reason, and that is that we have firearms that the opponent does not have at all.
This is because we struck preemptively, leading the opponent by the nose from the beginning of the battle, and fully grasping the initiative."
"Then let's take a look at our current situation. It has many similarities with the battle at Eling Lake."
"First, we have the initiative and we have more time to prepare for combat."
"Second, we also have firearms to help us, which can strike enemies from a distance and cause chaos to them."
"Third, the enemy has also committed the problem of underestimating the enemy. Compared with its true strength, although the number of people is 80,000 more than before Eling Lake, in terms of actual combat effectiveness, I am afraid it is still inferior. These 180,000
Among the people, there are 30,000 defeated soldiers under our command, plus 130,000 slave soldiers with very low combat effectiveness, which should account for eight-ninths of their troops..."
As Lei Ming's analysis continued, everyone's expressions were constantly changing.
In the past, what everyone thought was that the enemy did not have enough troops, and it seemed that they could only defend. But now after listening to the analysis, it is really the case. The opponent just has more people, but the actual combat effectiveness is mediocre. Perhaps in a frontal battle, the enemy can rely on the advantage of military strength.
It poses a threat to them, but what if they strike first?
Without giving the enemy a chance to gather troops, how many of these 180,000 people can actually fight?
Lei Ming's words had stopped. No one spoke for a long time, everyone was obviously digesting what he said. Then Zhou Qian, the commander of the First Field Army, spoke, "Our main attack will be too risky. If the attack does not go smoothly, will it be too risky?"
, if you get entangled by your opponent, I’m afraid the losses will be considerable.”
"We shouldn't be entangled. As long as we attack suddenly, we won't give the opponent time to regroup. And the First Firearms Brigade should have a lot of grenades. They are good things, easy to carry, and powerful.
"If we launch a night attack, we can completely cause chaos in the opponent's sleep. It will also increase countless difficulties if we want to assemble the army in the dark." Lei Ming took the initiative to explain.
