Early this morning, after Su Tianyu and Gu Baishun finished discussing things, they were exhausted both physically and mentally. They couldn't hold on any longer and slept until now.
At this moment, he had just woken up. When he heard Zhao Weihu say this, he was slightly stunned and immediately asked: "What happened? Wasn't the fight going smoothly a few hours ago?"
Zhao Weihu lit a cigarette, shook his head and said, “I can’t fight these few hours… Come, come and see.”
Su Tianyu stood up immediately, and the two of them walked to the sand table together.
Zhao Weihu pointed to the location of Hualei Town and said, "From here, extending two hundred kilometers to our inner side is the Red Hat Army's defense line. Our previous attack forced them to retreat about twenty kilometers, which seemed to be going smoothly on the surface. However, the slippery thing about Bahiacho is that after all their troops retreated into the mountainous areas in this area and the towns in the surrounding occupied areas, the defense strength suddenly increased. This old warlord is very good at taking advantage of off-field factors. You see, he is hiding here, while the overseas fleet of District 1 can directly radiate half of the war zone in Mexico, which includes our offensive line. At the same time, their air force is still bombing us... The tactics given to him by District 1 are very simple, sea and air coordination, and precise strikes."
Zhao Weihu took a deep puff of cigarette and frowned as he said, "In this way, we are facing the radiation attack range of their sea, land and air forces at the same time. Every step forward will cost us blood! The biggest problem now is that if we attack quickly, we will suffer heavy losses and even be dragged to death on the front line! But if we don't attack quickly, we can't penetrate their defense zone, so we won't have time to support Longcheng..."
After listening to this, Su Tianyu couldn't help but frowned and asked again: "What is the current situation on the front line?"
Zhao Weihu said slowly, "On my side alone, there were nearly 3,000 casualties. The Black Water Army had fewer casualties than me, but they also had about 2,000. On the Dingyuan side, the casualties of the old Mexican army were relatively large, about 7,000 to 8,000 people in total, almost 10,000. On the Red Hat Army side, in addition to losing 20 kilometers of defense line, the casualty ratio was almost 3 for us and 1 for the other side."
Hearing this number, Su Tianyu looked at the sand table worriedly, thinking about countermeasures.
At this moment, the tent door was opened, and Wang Dingyuan, wearing a military coat, walked in. He rubbed his cold hands, looked at the two of them and said, "Are you all here? Are you discussing the situation on the front line?"
Su Tianyu nodded: "Yes, this is indeed a bit tricky."
Wang Dingyuan immediately came to their side and said directly: "We can't fight like this anymore. It's too stubborn. Even if we can push it out, our losses will be incalculable. Urban sieges and mountain sieges have directly led to our armored forces having little effect. Moreover, we don't have air superiority here. If the troops rush forward, they will simply be beaten! The three-to-one casualties are mostly caused by the enemy's sea and air bombing. Look, Bahiacho is now letting his Red Hat Army continue to retreat, hiding in the mountains and small towns, fighting guerrilla warfare with us, constantly slowing down our war rhythm, consuming our troops, and exposing our troops to the firepower points. The tactics are extremely shameless, but very effective."
After listening to this, Su Tianyu nodded, stared at the sand table and said, "We must think of a way to gather our forces and fight back!"
Wang Dingyuan was a little worried: "That's what I said, but it's a bit difficult to do in practice. Look at the terrain here. If we want to rush out of Hualei Town, there is the sea along the way, and there are mountains around. In addition, there are densely packed, connected living towns, which provide them with a natural defense barrier. At the same time, they have a lot of troops, and it's too difficult for us to fight them all at once."
Su Tianyu pondered for a long time, reached out and picked up the measuring ruler next to him, estimated the marching distance and the length of the enemy's defense line on the sand table, and measured the proportion of the enemy's defense thickness.
After measuring, he took the notebook and pen and quickly composed the picture on the paper.
Wang Dingyuan put his hands behind his back, leaned over to take a look at the picture Su Tianyu drew, and couldn't help but praise: "Good job, Xiaoyu, your picture is very clear."
Zhao Weihu laughed and said, "You don't know, he graduated from the military academy with a major in staff officers."
Su Tianyu seemed not to hear them talking, and continued to compose the picture with great concentration. After finishing, he took a pen and marked two points on it, and then said to the two of them: "Look, the enemy's air base and naval fleet are in this direction. The Red Hat Army, starting from their capital, fought to the current position inland of Old Mexico. The entire marching line is about 1,200 kilometers... Since we can't get out by relying on stubbornness, we have to think of a way to cut off their naval and air forces in a short time! After that, we will have a chance to rush out from the front!"
Wang Dingyuan was stunned when he heard this. Looking at Su Tianyu's diagram, he couldn't help but ask, "How do you cut off the enemy's naval and air forces? Do you have the brain switch of a district's top military and political leader?"
"Here's the solution." Su Tianyu said, and drew a small circle at a spot next to Lao Mo on the paper.
When Wang Dingyuan saw the circle, he understood it instantly and couldn't help clapping his hands and saying, "Yes, this is a good idea! However, the brothers in the circle are a little uncomfortable."
"Yes..." Su Tianyu nodded slowly: "However, this is the only way now."
The three people gathered around the sand table and began to discuss the next battle plan based on Su Tianyu's method.
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An hour later, along the coast of Longcheng.
In the cold and damp underground warehouse, a hot pot was placed on the stove, bubbling with steam.
In the pot, there were green vegetables and a small amount of minced meat from canned food. A young guard was standing by the pot, stirring it with a telescopic baton while staring at the fire.
Tan Mingchao stood nearby, staring at the food cooking in the pot with his mouth wide open, when he suddenly heard a crunching sound. He turned his head and saw Xin Xiaodong sitting on a wooden box, holding a bag of dog food in his hand, and was chewing it with relish.
Tan Mingchao couldn't help but be stunned, and then said: "I always thought that you just told me about it, but I didn't expect you to really eat this thing?"
Xin Xiaodong said as a matter of course: "What else can I do? My headquarters has been out of food for four days, and we dare not contact the outside world. Fortunately, we are guarding a warehouse with a large amount of drinking water, at least the water is not out. To be honest, this pot of vegetables was left for me by my guard commander! There are only three bags of vegetables and two cans of canned food in total. You came and ate them all! This is the highest standard of hospitality. You eat, I eat dog food.!"
Tan Mingchao looked at the dog food in his hand and couldn't help asking, "Is this edible?"
Xin Xiaodong said very seriously: "I have to tell you this. Before eating, I checked the information. Dog food is rich in nutrition, containing protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins! Eating a small amount is no problem, it can also satisfy hunger! Look at them."
As he spoke, he pointed. Tan Mingchao turned his head and saw that the only platoon of guards left in the entire command center were sitting next to him, bragging and eating dog food, in a joyful atmosphere.
The sound of chewing came one after another, echoing throughout the warehouse.
Amid their optimistic noise, what Tan Mingchao saw was full of sadness.
Thinking of this, Tan Mingchao walked to the opposite side of Xin Xiaodong, sat down, stretched out his hand to him and said, "Come on, give me some too, I want to taste it."
Xin Xiaodong waved his hand and said, "Forget it. You are the son of a general after all. I won't give you this!"
"You son of a general!" Tan Mingchao said nonchalantly, "Smell the rotten smell on me. What's the difference between it and the rotten smell on you?"
Xin Xiaodong chuckled: "Okay, that sounds good! The feeling you give me now is different from before."
As the Third Division once belonged to the garrison, Xin Xiaodong is an old acquaintance of this prince, and now he is also expressing his feelings.
Tan Mingchao also said with emotion: "In the peaceful times before the war, I never thought that the culture I learned and the environment I grew up in would bring me such great energy. Let's not say anything else, let's eat some dog food!"
"Come on, drink half a pound!" Xin Xiaodong was not vague and took out a handful and handed it to Tan Mingchao.
Tan Mingchao took it and asked with a smile: "Don't just eat it, do you have anything to drink?"
Xin Xiaodong smiled mysteriously: "You asked the right question. On the day the troops left, I specially kept some wine. Now I still have two liang! I was thinking that if I was going to be shot one day, I would drink it first. Since you are here, let's each have one liang!"
"good!"
Soon, the guard brought the wine.
Two young generals sat in a dark basement, eating dog food, hot pot vegetables, drinking wine, and discussing the future situation of Longcheng.
"Ding Ling Ling!"
Just then, the phone rang.
The guard ran over again and said to Xin Xiaodong: "Report, Commander Su called!"
Xin Xiaodong took the phone and said excitedly, "Brother, you finally called me! I hope you have good news for me!"
Su Tianyu paused and said, "There is good news. The supplies will be delivered within 24 hours at the latest!"
Xin Xiaodong said cheerfully: "After all, you are my good brother. Now when I hear your voice, I feel relieved!"
Su Tianyu immediately added: "The supplies have arrived, and there is also a combat mission."
Xin Xiaodong was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but say, "Damn, let's work after dinner?"