Chapter 304 Who talks about rules on the battlefield? The air in the conference room instantly dropped to freezing point.
Everyone knows what the phrase "moral conduct issues" means in this era.
However, just as Han Feng thought he had found the opponent's weakness and was preparing to press his advantage, Jiang Yan's voice rang out again.
This time, his voice was even more resounding and powerful than before, carrying an undeniable sense of righteousness.
"Enough!"
Jiang Yan took a step forward, like a mountain, firmly protecting Su An behind him and blocking all the malicious gazes of Han Feng and Yuan Bao.
"Instructor Han Feng, Comrade Yuan Bao! Military debriefing meetings are for summarizing experiences and lessons learned, not for you to engage in personal attacks and gender discrimination!"
His gaze swept over Han Feng, whose face was ashen, and then gave a cold look at Yuan Bao, who was furious.
"Comrade Su An asked a very good question! I would also like to ask Instructor Han Feng again, as the art of war says, 'All warfare is based on deception!' Aren't these four words a profound truth written on the first page of every tactical textbook in our army?!"
"Our Third Battalion is poorly equipped and outnumbered, that's a fact. Facing a strong enemy, if we don't use tactics, terrain, and exploit their arrogance and underestimation, are we supposed to stand in a line, chests out, and let you pick us off one by one with howitzers? That's not bravery, that's stupidity!"
"On a real battlefield, would the enemy give us advance notice, telling us where they would ambush us or set up traps? Would the enemy be so concerned with 'honesty and integrity,' abandoning disguise and deception, and standing in neat rows, waiting to fight us with bayonets?"
"No! They won't!" Jiang Yan answered himself, his voice echoing in the conference room, resounding with conviction. "They will only use every means, every despicable method we can and cannot imagine, to eliminate us! The battlefield is a place of life and death, not a dinner party, not a place for gentleness, kindness, respect, frugality, and humility!"
His voice suddenly rose in pitch, becoming incredibly infectious.
"The ultimate goal of our military exercises is to get as close to real combat as possible, to teach our soldiers to survive and eliminate the enemy in the most brutal and unreasonable environments! Not to put on a show for someone else, a so-called 'gentleman's war'!"
"You..." Han Feng's face instantly turned liver-colored, and he was speechless at the question.
He never expected that this young man, who looked to be no more than twenty years old, would have such meticulous thinking and such sharp eloquence.
On the Third Battalion's side, Gao Kai, Zhuo Yue, and the others were filled with fervor, their pent-up frustration vanishing. Their eyes, looking at Jiang Yan, were filled with heartfelt admiration.
That guy's impressive! He really held his own in crucial moments!
Vice Minister Zheng Hongyi nodded appreciatively at Jiang Yan.
The reaction was quick and the logic was clear. They knew to grasp the core principle of "all's fair in war" and pull the opponent out of the quagmire of personal attacks and into a confrontation on the level of military principles.
Han Feng held back for a long time, his old face turning from red to purple, then from purple to green. Finally, as if grasping at a lifeline, he slammed his fist on the table, pointed at Jiang Yan, and roared:
"That's sophistry!"
Knowing he couldn't win the argument on the fundamental principle of "all's fair in war," he immediately resorted to a fallacy of changing the subject.
“I’m not talking about tactical deception! I’m talking about a matter of conduct! A matter of principle! Setting traps and engaging in deception are within the realm of tactics, I admit that! But what about you imitating the voices of our fallen soldiers and using walkie-talkies to transmit false intelligence?!”
He stared intently at Jiang Yan, then glanced at Su An, who had her head down, his eyes brimming with malice.
"This is fraud! This is impersonation! This is an insult to our fallen comrades! This behavior has crossed the line of military tactics and is a manifestation of moral depravity! It is a typical example of individualism and opportunism! This kind of soldier has a crooked mindset from the very beginning!"
"If you dare to impersonate a comrade-in-arms in the exercise today, will you dare to impersonate a commander or superior and commit treason and defect to the enemy on the battlefield tomorrow?!"
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