As soon as Dingle finished speaking, an infantry division commander named "Verley" shook his head and said:
"Putting aside whether the enemy is that difficult to deal with, sending troops to the mountains for an ambush seems overly conservative to me. Doesn't that mean we're abandoning our military base?"
“This is a military base, its importance is no less than that of a city.” As he spoke, Verri looked around at everyone.
Immediately, someone chimed in, "I think so too. You have to understand that geographically, this place is a key defensive point to contain the enemy's strategic offensive, and it is the choke point to Pocamia Province. The base itself has the function of being able to deploy troops for combat or defend and intercept."
"A well-developed defense system and a multi-service army already give us a certain advantage. To abandon this place and launch an ambush in the harsh mountainous region just because of an assessment of the enemy's combat strength is not an easy choice but a difficult one."
The officers chattered amongst themselves, mostly agreeing that abandoning the military base and instead deploying defenses in the mountains was inappropriate. Brewster remained silent, simply crossing his arms and looking at Dingle.
Dingle sighed inwardly. He had to admit that, based on past experience, there was indeed no reason to withdraw from the military base, because the base itself was a formidable fortress. Moreover, there was still an army group in place. If they were dealing with the same enemies as before, even if they had two or three times the strength of their own forces, it would be difficult for them to defeat the base.
But today's enemies are much stronger than those of the past. No matter how sturdy man-made buildings are, they will eventually be breached if the enemy continues to attack with those powerful shells. But natural mountains, no matter how strong the enemy is, they can't possibly blow them all up, right?
As long as we go into the mountains, control the high points, and seize the strategic passes, we can launch an ambush without even needing more than 300,000 troops. And no matter how many troops the enemy has or how strong their fighting power is, they will not be able to make full use of their advantages.
Thinking of this, Dingle said in a deep voice: "Gentlemen, this is only a temporary strategic retreat. The importance of the military base is self-evident, and I understand that, but as long as the enemy sets foot in the mountains, I believe we have a 90% chance of defeating them in one fell swoop."
“Beat them and we can take back the military base.”
The words had barely left his mouth.
"How do you know that the Yan people will definitely enter the mountains after they occupy the military base?"
The question was raised by Jacob, Brewster's advisor. He was short and thin, but his question was particularly sharp.
“Yeah, if they don’t go in, wouldn’t we just be giving away the military base for nothing?” Brewster added, pursing his lips.
“They will definitely go. The Yan people’s ambitions have been made clear. They want to attack Salibia. How can their army get there without passing through the mountains?” Dingle frowned.
As soon as Dingle finished speaking, Jacob chimed in, "You're right, that's exactly how it is."
"But haven't you thought about the issue of time?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Jacob. Jacob cleared his throat and continued:
"It's snowed these past few days, and the temperature has dropped a lot. When the Yan people who came to the military base saw that it was deserted, I would definitely choose to stay here if I were them."
"How long should we rest? I think it would be best to wait until the snow melts and the weather warms up before setting off."
"So what are we doing right now? Continuing to stay in the mountains in the cold and strong winds? Or being forced to evacuate the mountains and wait at the foot of the mountains?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Brewster scoffed, "That's the same as giving away the military base without doing anything at all."
“That’s not very rational, kid.” He looked at Dingle.
Dingle's expression was somewhat grim, because this was indeed an unavoidable problem. However, in his view, the Yan people's fighting style was clearly more aggressive. Would they really stop after reaching the mountains and rest there to spend the entire winter?
Besides, if they can stall for time, can't we use that time to do something?
Thinking of this, he immediately said, "Even if they really stop, it won't be a bad thing for us, because it will give us enough time. The current situation is that the Yan people's offensive is too fast, so fast that even the Great Emperor cannot keep up with the information on the front line. But as long as the Yan people slow down their offensive, we will have enough time to deal with it. During this period, the Great Emperor will send troops stationed in various places, and then it will not be the strength of a single army group."
"Once two or three army groups have completed their rendezvous, we can switch from defense to offense and charge directly at them."
Upon hearing this, Jacob stroked his chin and pondered. If one were to proceed in a conservative manner, then Dingell's tactics were indeed very prudent.
But... General Brewster has never been a man who likes to use conservative tactics. In fact, the fact that he didn't lead the entire army group into the attack this time was already considered relatively conservative, and he only reluctantly agreed after I persuaded him.
"So you mean our army is going to attack our military base?"
“This is a bit… haha.” Brewster took off his hat, scratched his scalp, and laughed.
'As expected, General Brewster would never resort to such tactics,' Jacob thought to himself after hearing Brewster's sarcasm.
Dingle nodded and said, "Yes, sir, that's what we'll have to do then."
"But you should know that this is absolutely the most appropriate tactic."
As soon as he finished speaking, Brewster pointed at Dingle and said, "I agree with what you said, that's undeniable."
"But the thought that the Yan people occupy our military bases and control our Jonham province, while we have to wait for more troops to arrive before we can eliminate them, makes me feel ashamed."
Do you feel this way?
Dingle's face was somber as he said, "Sir, this is a last resort."
Brewster shook his head and said:
"Then it seems I didn't explain myself clearly."
"Let me be more specific."
"A bunch of bastards broke into the house we worked so hard to build, ate our food, slept in our beds, and even tried to rape our women. We, on the other hand, have to stand guard outside, carefully listening to what's going on inside. We clearly have the ability to stop them, but just to be on the safe side, we might have to wait outside for a month or two before we can break in and stop them..."
At this point, Brewster's face flushed red, and he suddenly shouted:
"Those bastards have already done everything they could!"
"You can tolerate this?!" Brewster, his face contorted with rage, pointed at Dingle, then at the others, spitting as he shouted:
"Only a castrated person can endure this!"
"Any man should beat these bastards to death immediately!"
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