After Kornilov said these words, he did not give others any time to react, and directly ordered: "Now the emergency plenary meeting will officially begin to discuss the evacuation. Anyone who is not involved should leave immediately!"
This was obviously said to Paskovich, because the so-called irrelevant person was obviously only him now. You can imagine how angry Lao Qiuba was, his face turned green, and he stared at Kornilov fiercely
It took a long time, but in the end Lao Qiu Ba chose to leave.
As soon as Paskovich left, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly relaxed a lot. Even Paskovich's confidants had to admit that if the old man continued to mess around, it would only make things more difficult, and it would also make things more difficult.
It will end even worse.
Although Lao Qiu Ba obviously left in anger, leaving meant that he had to accept the result, at least that he would not challenge Kornilov's command head-on.
As long as this is implemented, many generals present will feel a lot more relaxed, which means that they will not be resented by Paskovich when they accept Kornilov's command. Even if Paskovich and Cole argue about this in the future,
Nilov cannot accuse them of betrayal even though he has lost his wits.
Of course, although these people were relieved, it did not mean that they were convinced by Kornilov and were willing to accept Kornilov's command unconditionally.
These are two different things. Once Kornilov fails to show a convincing performance, they will never be polite. They will also imitate how Kornilov treated Paskovich.
A lifelike one.
But after all, Kornilov was not Paskovich. The first order he issued after taking over was to order the navy to evacuate all the wounded in the unit. This alone made many officers, especially those with a neutral stance, feel comfortable.
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Because Paskovich refused to send away the wounded before, many people died in the navy's temporary rescue center because they did not receive effective treatment. This also made many soldiers who were desperate to kill the enemy and unfortunately were injured feel resentful.
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The second order issued by Kornilov was to immediately recruit all merchant ships or civilian ships that could be found, even sampans. The purpose was also very obvious, which was to transport people.
After all, there are nearly 70,000 Russian troops in Ineada, and so many people would have to be transported until the end of the year with just the few ships of the Black Sea Fleet. Nasimov and he had made suggestions to Paskovich before, saying that although they could not
To start the retreat immediately, we still need to wait for orders from St. Petersburg, but we can start preparations for the retreat in advance.
For example, prepare boats quickly. Without enough boats, they won't be able to leave at all, okay?
But Paskovich refused to agree to it. This selfish old man rejected all matters related to the retreat. He was afraid that it would not be seen that he was holding on, and he was afraid that others would know that he actually knew that holding on was useless.
This has made many soldiers complain, because you, Paskovich, refused to order a retreat in order to maintain your authority. We have no choice but to understand this, but you still want to leave after all, but you just have to wait.
Permission from St. Petersburg only.
So why can't we prepare for the retreat in advance so that we can leave as soon as we receive the order?
It's a pity that Paskovich just didn't agree, so Kornilov and Nassimov just didn't fall out with him.
Now that Lao Qiuba has sadly stepped down, Kornilov naturally wants to correct this mistake immediately.
It’s just that Kornilov knew that it was too late to do it now, and he was almost desperate to put out the fire. Isn’t this fatal!
So he immediately said: "Gentlemen, we must say that our actions are too late and too slow. It will definitely take time to collect enough ships to transport us out. It is unlikely that we will see it in a day or two."
To achieve results..."
"In other words, we must try to continue to buy time for preparations for retreat! I know it is a bit cruel to say this and many people will not accept it, but this is the reality! The reality is that we have no time!"
After a short pause, he glanced at everyone and continued: "We must pay the price for our slowness before. According to my estimate, it will take at least three days to make all preparations and start the retreat!"
"That means we will have to fight here for at least three more days in the future! I know how difficult it is, but there is no way. We can only grit our teeth and hold on, otherwise we will be catastrophic!"
"I don't think anyone wants to be a prisoner, right? At least I don't want to, so I beg you, if you don't want to be a prisoner, just come with me! I can't guarantee that everyone will leave this hellish place, but I will guarantee that we will never
I won’t give up on anyone!”
Kornilov's words more or less had a certain effect. At least everyone understood how difficult the current situation was and what Kornilov wanted to do. But what they cared about most was not
That's not all. They want to know how to hold on for at least three days. If they don't solve this problem, everything will be in vain!
"We will definitely not be able to hold on if we continue to maintain the current defense line!"
Kornilov did not sell out his words. He explained his thoughts briefly and concisely:
"My opinion is to give up part of the outer positions. It is no longer possible for us to keep the enemy out, so we can only shrink the defense line and reduce our defensive front!"
These words frightened everyone, because shrinking the defense line means putting the enemy into Ineada. But Ineada is only so big, and if you are not careful, you will be penetrated by the enemy. Isn't this a joke!
"I'm not joking!"
Kornilov, however, replied very seriously and seriously: "The only way is to shrink the defense line, voluntarily give up some positions that are not particularly significant, and to put the enemy in the city to fight!"
"I know what you are worried about. It is nothing more than worrying about the instability of the defense line. In my opinion, this may indeed cause some trouble, but compared with the imminent crisis and what I will gain, this risk is worth it!"
"Everyone can think about what is the biggest threat to us from the enemy? It is artillery and sufficient troops. But once the enemy is put into the city and the distance between us is shortened, this means that their artillery can no longer be as powerful as before.
Then he opened fire regardless."
"As long as we are entangled together, their artillery will be disabled. Without the enemy's artillery, which is the biggest threat, our casualties may be smaller!"
These words made everyone in the headquarters whisper to each other for a while, because Kornilov's tactics were something they had never seen before. He actively contracted his position and actively fought with the enemy at close range. No matter how you looked at it, you felt unsure, okay?