Leonid was silent, not only his other battalion commanders were silent as well. It is indeed easy to just talk about cherishing soldiers, but it is really difficult to implement it in actual actions.
Especially in Russia, a country with a long history of human wave tactics that does not regard serfs as human beings, it is even more difficult to implement this. More importantly, at this juncture, not every commander can resist
The temptation to show off your talent in front of the Commander-in-Chief.
After all, as long as Duke Mikhail favors you, promotion, honors, and wealth will be just around the corner. How many people can resist such a huge temptation?
Whether it was Leonid or several other battalion commanders, there was only one reason why they tried to go all out in the initial plan, and that was to perform well in front of Duke Mikhail and gain a good future for themselves.
!
Driven by this mentality, even though they know that doing so is risky and reckless, they just can't help it!
Until Vishnyak revealed all this and pierced through this layer of window paper, all the officers, including Leonid, immediately felt a burning sensation on their faces.
Leonid, in particular, felt particularly embarrassed when he was awakened, because before he thought that people were not superior or inferior, he felt that even civilian serfs should have their day and should be treated more fairly.
But who would have thought that he would forget all of this in the blink of an eye under the huge temptation. This is like a slap in the face, which is extremely painful!
Leonid was also a little strange. He didn't understand why he was so evil. He told himself to cherish every life in his heart, but when it came to actual actions, he directly ignored them. The only thing he thought about was his own interests. Could it be that he
Also a despicable hypocrite?
Of course Leonid is not a hypocrite, he just made habitual mistakes. Although his heart has recognized the shortcomings of the past, he has not yet risen to the height of action. Whenever it is time to act, he will follow the past.
I keep going on the old road without realizing it.
But when Vishnyak woke him up, he immediately corrected it, and he immediately said: "Vishnyak is right, we should indeed act cautiously, and we must not spend money just to please the commander."
Soldiers' lives, this is a crime! Therefore, all previous deployments have been cancelled. We must not only complete the tasks assigned by our superiors quickly and beautifully, but also ensure that every life is not wasted!"
Leonid made the final decision, and naturally the other battalion commanders could say nothing more. This was the most valuable thing about Leonid, because even if he hesitated just a little bit and wanted to change his mind, it would not be that easy.
"Wishka, go on, how do you think we should bite this hard nut!"
Vishnyak was actually a little surprised, because he knew the temper of noble officers too well. They usually said one thing and actually did another. Even though he knew that Leonid was different from those guys, but
I don't think he will really cherish every soldier and make changes for them.
But Leonid just did this, which is admirable. Because not everyone can do it, and Vishnyak knew that he couldn't do it himself. In this regard, Leon
Ned lived up to his nickname of saint.
In fact, the reason why Vishnyak said this just now was actually to buy himself time. He deliberately brought the topic to this aspect in order to let the participants debate this topic and forget about what happened before. After all, he
Even if you try to figure it out temporarily, you only have so much ink, and if you continue to talk about it, you will really get lost.
But who would have thought that his wishful thinking would be dispelled by Leonid with just one word. Their leader would cancel all previous efforts without hesitation. It was so unexpected to change things at the drop of a hat!
But Vishniak can't say that I just said don't care, how about we continue to discuss? So he deserves a beating, he is not so naughty!
In desperation, he could only bite the bullet and said: "Well, our first priority is to do a good job in reconnaissance, find out the enemy's defensive layout, and then adjust the offensive allocation in a targeted manner... In addition, I think we should use our firepower advantage to concentrate the artillery.
Use it in one direction...Clench it into a fist to crush the enemy's defensive support points...In addition, you should attack steadily and avoid rushing. Once you occupy a point, consolidate it, move forward inch by inch, and crush the enemy like a millstone!
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Leonid hadn't spoken yet, but the other three battalion commanders were in a panic. It's not that Vishniak's method was bad. If it could be implemented thoroughly, it would indeed reduce casualties. But, this trick can be used.
But the problem is that it takes too much time.
Duke Mikhail's request is to capture Bucharest as soon as possible, but how long will it take to advance so steadily? This is completely contrary to the request from above!
Someone immediately objected: "How much time will it take to complete the task? His Excellency the Duke only gave us a week. It's not enough at all!"
Vishnyak actually knew that such a small amount of time would not be enough to fight steadily, but the problem was that not only would more people die, but Buftea would still not be able to be taken down in a week. This was because he had seen the defense of this small town.
Yes, the Wallachians really took it upon themselves to transform it into a fortress.
Letting two regiments of troops attack a fortress, even with artillery reinforcements, would be a tough nut to crack and would definitely be extremely laborious. According to his experience, such a fortress would take at least half a month, which is only a short time. It would only take a week.
Solve the problem, unless the defenders are out of ammunition and morale.
The problem is that the morale of Wallachia is clearly high now, and there is no intention of being discouraged at all. For such a large country, just relying on their two groups, let alone a week, or even a month, may not be able to solve the problem.
Vishnyak felt that this was clearly because Duke Mikhail was in a panic, so he issued such a nonsensical order, which was completely divorced from the actual situation. And Leonid and others wanted to go to the battlefield and receive awards for meritorious service.
I was so crazy that I didn't realize the huge problem involved. Such a well-defended small city would have to have more than 10,000 people working with at least 18 pounds of heavy artillery to be able to conquer it in a short period of time.
So Vishniak said bluntly: "His Majesty the Duke's determination is too outrageous. Buftea is definitely not a city that two regiments can capture in a week. His arrangement is unreasonable!"