Lin Yi's words shocked all the four company commanders. The second and third company commanders didn't say anything, but the first company commander couldn't help it at all.
He is a person who has tasted the sweetness. Although Lin Yi is very kind to him, the battalion commander is the one who promoted him all the way. The battalion commander emphasized that he must be dispatched in time, but Deputy Battalion Commander Lin was obedient and secretive. He must not
Promised.
So he said: "Deputy Battalion Commander, haven't our troops been assembled? I don't think there is a need to wait until half an hour later. Let's go now and we can pursue them quickly."
Lin Yi knew that Captain He would say this, so he asked: "Do you know "Cao GUI's Debate"?"
When Captain He heard this, he was a little confused. He actually knew this allusion. After all, officers who graduated from military schools still had nothing to say in terms of academic qualifications, especially for an ancient text like this that required memorization in its entirety.
Even if he wanted to forget it, he couldn't forget it in a short time.
So he nodded and said: "Of course I know. Isn't it just a big push, then declines, and three times is exhausted? Our morale is strong now, which is equivalent to a big push, and you waiting for half an hour is nothing more than lowering our morale."
Lin Yi smiled: "You kid, you are going to join my army. What you said is true, but this courage is an atmosphere that is over the top. For modern combat and beyond-visual-range combat, this kind of recklessness is
We don't actually need the courage. We are all elite soldiers. Elite soldiers need to use their brains. We can't rely on swarming for everything. The human sea tactic has long been outdated, so I asked you to calm down first.
Of course, this is just one of the less important factors. There is another sentence in "The Debate on Cao GUI", which says: 'It is difficult to predict a large country, and I am afraid of its consequences. I regard its path as chaotic, and hope that its banner will be defeated.
So drive him away.'
I’m not trying to pull some ancient prose from you here, but even the ancients knew that fighting requires strategy, and there is a big difference between retreat and defeat.
But you, a modern reconnaissance company, have never reported to me what the enemy's current mentality is, and whether he will be defeated or retreat. Do you think I can believe what such a reconnaissance company detects?"
When Company Commander He heard this, he lowered his head in shame: "Sorry, I'll make corrections right now. Maybe the squad and platoon leaders below got a little carried away, so I'll criticize them right now."
Everyone knows that an arrogant soldier will be defeated. Especially for such an important unit as the reconnaissance company, it is even more important to not be arrogant in victory and not discouraged in defeat.
If the reconnaissance company cannot detect anything effective, then if we attack rashly and fall into a trap carefully laid by the enemy, who can bear the consequences?
Even if Lin Yi is a frontline troop commander, can he afford it?
This is unknown.
After all, the reconnaissance company had a solid foundation. After being reprimanded by Captain He, the platoon leaders of each squad immediately corrected themselves, and soon valuable information came pouring in.
When Lin Yi saw the news, Lao Gao frowned. As he predicted, the enemy troops were just retreating, not defeated.
Since they were retreating, they were undoubtedly tempting themselves. They led four companies. If they really killed their four companies, then the third battalion would really die without a burial place.
In this case, I'll take it slow and steady. It's late at night and I can have countless reasons to delay. I want to see who can endure loneliness better.
At this time, the staff of the director's department were not sleeping, including the chief of staff and brigade commander Duan, who were closely observing the movements of the third battalion.
When they first planned the enemy's situation, they never expected to lose a company's strength. They discovered that the reconnaissance company was setting up defenses there, so they wanted to pretend to sacrifice a platoon or at most half a company's strength to lure them into taking the bait.
But unexpectedly, the reconnaissance company of the third battalion actually designed an explosive package trap. This trap is indeed too powerful. Several explosive packages are piled together and only need to be covered with a pile of withered grass. From the outside, nothing can be seen at all.
.
But once it exploded, the power was much greater than that of heavy artillery, and they suffered a loss.
But this is good, the more troops are lost, the more realistic the performance will be. The third battalion dispatched four combat companies at once. This is the entire main combat force of their battalion. As long as they can eat these four companies, they will sacrifice their lives.
No matter how big it is, it's definitely worth it.
But what surprised them was that the four companies that should have been pursuing with all their strength at this time stopped moving after leaving the pass. What did this mean? Could it be that their trap had been discovered?
This is simply impossible.
So the chief of staff of the director's department looked at the combat staff: "Bring up the picture of the third battalion's frontline headquarters. I want to see who is directing the battle of the four companies."
The picture was quickly uploaded. When Lin Yi appeared on the big screen, Brigadier Duan shrugged: "With Xiao Lin here, I'm afraid your counter-ambush will fail."
The chief of staff shook his head: "It's impossible. Although Lin Yi is powerful, he is only a deputy battalion commander. And I just saw the picture of the third battalion headquarters. The third battalion commander's performance was very eager. This shows that the third battalion commander's
The intention of the battle was very clear, which was to capture the remaining two companies, and there was no way Lin Yi would disobey.
Moreover, it can be seen from the speed at which these four companies set out that if the battalion commander did not have a tough attitude, they would not have been able to achieve this speed."
Brigadier Duan did not dare to underestimate Lin Yi. In his eyes, the Third Battalion Commander was a regular battalion commander, without any bright spots, just like an ordinary battalion commander.
After all, Lin Yi's deputy battalion commander is just a transitional one. With Lin Yi's strong battlefield adaptability and meritorious service, he will definitely become a battalion commander, or even a deputy brigade commander, as well as a higher-level leader. His
The future is limitless.
So he believed in Lin Yi. If Lin Yi didn't want to take the initiative to fight, there would be countless ways to delay it.
Soon half an hour passed, and the order from the battalion headquarters was issued again: "Please issue an order from the frontline headquarters to pursue the pursuit immediately, without further delay."
After receiving the order, Lin Yi looked at the correspondent and said: "Report to the battalion headquarters that our unit has discovered that the enemy is retreating in an orderly manner. For fear of traps, a large number of reconnaissance personnel have been sent to follow the reconnaissance. The follow-up troops are urgently cultivating night-time attack prevention capabilities. It is expected that a
In an hour, the main force will set off."
After hearing Lin Yi's explanation, the battalion commander's expression changed. He looked at the correspondent and shouted: "Let me pick up Lin Yi alone."
Seeing this, the battalion chief of staff quickly waved his hand to stop him: "Calm down, battalion commander. The deputy battalion commander's move is quite necessary. Our ultimate goal is to eliminate these two companies, but our battalion's night combat ability is indeed a weakness, and so is emergency training.
necessary.
Besides, our frontline troops have a reconnaissance company conducting real-time reconnaissance, and it is impossible for these two enemy companies to escape intact. What do you think?"