Chapter 419: The Best Strategy
The conductor next to her looked up at her and nodded in greeting.
The situation in his war zone was still under control, so he had enough energy to visit his new colleague.
Yun Mo thought that Ma Shoucheng was over after he brought her here, but unexpectedly he pulled up a chair and started chatting about family matters.
The commander next to her had already withdrawn his gaze and was staring at his own sand table. Now the only ones free were probably the commander-in-chief and her.
"Don't be nervous, it's your first time directing on site," Ma Shoucheng said kindly.
Yunmo nodded. What is tension?
Ma Shoucheng looked at her wooden expression and felt for the first time that he might be redundant.
He pointed at the equipment and said, "There will be technicians next to you. You can ask when you need anything, or you can see how others are directing."
"Command is a serious matter. Don't act recklessly. If you don't understand something, be sure to ask your superiors promptly."
"You must always remember that every order you give involves real human lives. Do you understand?"
Ma Shoucheng's words were full of majesty.
Most students start as assistants, so handing that team over to her was an exception.
Yun Mo was just a small company commander. Under normal circumstances, he would never have the opportunity to come to this room.
There was some opposition to her special treatment.
Isn’t the disapproving expression of the thin-faced officer at No. 25, across from No. 63, obvious?
He hates not following the rules the most!
But she single-handedly led the company to block the most threatening attack and issued a timely warning. Her performance was excellent.
So Ma Shoucheng ignored the opposition and decided to give her a chance.
Yun Mo touched his chin and said "hmm".
Ma Shoucheng was stunned for a moment. It was the first time he had encountered such a thing.
He sat on the chair next to Yunmo, tapping the table with his fingers, making a slight "tapping" sound.
After a moment, Ma Shoucheng tilted his head and asked symbolically, "Is there a problem?"
He thought that she would be like everyone else, first thanking the superior for his trust, then expressing her determination in an excited manner, and saying something like guaranteeing to complete the task.
However, there is a type of person who is born to break the rules.
Yun Mo actually asked, "When will our reinforcements arrive?"
Ma Shoucheng was stunned again: "Why do you think you need reinforcements?"
Yun Mo twitched the corner of her mouth slightly: "Isn't it obvious? A salient is a taboo in defensive operations. We can't withstand it with such a small number of troops. Yet you didn't give the order to retreat..."
"So, when will the reinforcements arrive?"
Ma Shoucheng smiled bitterly. This battlefield and the initial troop deployment existed in advance.
But from the moment the first shot is fired, no one will care about what happens next.
Although this is an exercise that mainly tests students, it is also a competition of the strength of each party.
Previously, the commanders in this room had argued fiercely, but no one could come up with an effective tactic.
The situation they faced was a hard fight and a war of attrition.
Yun Mo looked at his expression and her heart skipped a beat: "Could it be... there are no reinforcements?"
Ma Shoucheng humphed and replied, "Yes."
"When will it arrive?" Yun Mo asked again.
Ma Shoucheng narrowed his eyes and said, "There are important arrangements for the Central Theater Command. The Marshal asked us to hold on for a week."
Yun Mo took a deep breath: "Are suggestions allowed?"
Ma Shoucheng pretended to be relaxed: "Go ahead."
Yun Mo stood up and said in a firm tone, "I suggest you retreat! Without reinforcements, we must leave here immediately."
The officer at station 25 finally couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up with a sullen face, pointed at her nose and yelled:
"Have you ever been to a battlefield? Have you ever seen a large army? If you don't understand anything, don't disrupt the morale of the army here!"
"Don't think you're so great just because you happened to stop the enemy by chance!"
"I'd like to ask, why didn't you return to camp after leaving your post? Why didn't you ask for instructions? If you don't follow military discipline and something goes wrong, will you be held responsible?"
Yun Mo glanced at him. There were blisters around the corners of his mouth, and he seemed to be very angry.
Yun Mo put his right hand into his trouser pocket, pinched three bottle caps, and looked back at him slowly and thoughtfully:
"Colonel Monroe, returning to camp does not conflict with discovering the enemy."
"I ate a bit too much tonight and need to digest it. There's no rule against taking detours back to camp, right?"
She pulled the corner of her mouth to the right and said, "I just took a bigger detour. Fortunately, I ran into the person opposite..."
"Digestion? Take a detour? Bullshit!"
Yun Mo's expression froze.
The show of force is so obvious. If you show weakness now, countless people will come up and step on you, and even if you have made some achievements, you will be criticized!
She didn't intend to retreat. She suddenly raised her voice and pointed at Monroe with a sharp gaze:
"Without me, without my detour, you probably wouldn't have the chance to sit there so calmly and accuse me now!"
Monroe was almost choked by her and his face turned red.
He slapped the table so hard that the computer next to him was shaken, which showed how angry he was.
"Alright! Stop arguing!"
Ma Shoucheng interrupted their quarrel.
"Hmph!" Monroe held his breath and made a loud noise when he sat down.
Yun Mo turned her head away. This man had a sinister face and was vindictive. Even if she didn't offend him, he was not a broad-minded person.
Ma Shoucheng frowned as he looked at Yun Mo. He had never heard of this person before, and he was also a troublemaker.
"Commander-in-chief?" Yun Mo waited for his decision.
Ma Shoucheng shook his head and said firmly: "We cannot retreat. This is an order from the Supreme Commander Gao. We must hold on to this position."
"You should try to convince him." Yun Mo suggested.
Ma Shoucheng insisted: "Ading is the salient that penetrates deep into Alpha, and it is also the sharp arrow that strikes directly into their rear supply! The position is too important, we can't lose it."
Yun Mo said, "Excuse me for being blunt, but if we don't retreat, our entire army might be wiped out."
Ma Shoucheng sighed imperceptibly. He knew it well: "We only need to hold on for a week."
Yun Mo shook his head and said, "If we don't retreat, we won't last more than a week."
She placed both hands on the command console, her fingers quickly switching the global map.
"The disparity in military strength between the two sides is too obvious. The enemy will most likely choose to encircle us, and then we won't be able to escape."
Monroe listened with his ear tilted, but couldn't help but interrupt and sarcastically said, "Oh my god...encirclement? What a good strategy!"
His eyes widened as he continued to roar, "That's bullshit encirclement! 200 kilometers in radius and depth. Daring to encircle them would be dispersing our forces. Do you think they're stupid?"
"Losing this position will give the opponent an even stronger advantage."
"Tsk," Yun Mo shook her head. "Retreating doesn't mean I won't come back. Sometimes retreating to advance can be very useful."
"The best military operation is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, the next best is to attack their troops, and the worst is to attack their cities..."
Ma Shoucheng decisively ended the discussion: "Needless to say, we must not retreat, we must hold on!"
Yun Mo nodded, "I respect your decision."
(End of this chapter)
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