Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 790 The third possibility

Li Yunlong's mind turned quickly, he saw the important point immediately, stood up and said, "Little Northeast, according to what you said, it doesn't matter whether we are reinforcements or not reinforcements. It becomes a problem at both ends?"

Wang Xuexin nodded. Although the situation is still uncertain, the Eighth Route Army probably has to face this situation:
Reinforce it, or you will be eaten by the devils in a war of attrition.

If there is no reinforcement, that means giving up Yuncheng, that is, giving up the military industry.

No matter which option it is, it will not be a good thing for the Eighth Route Army.

The cadres in the conference room quickly divided into two factions, one was the reinforcement faction headed by Li Yunlong, and the other was the non-reinforcement faction headed by Ding Wei.

Li Yunlong thought for a while and said: "Chief, I was thinking that we should reinforce."

"Tell me the reason!" The chief's mood was affected, his face changed from relaxed to dignified, and his tone became much stiffer.

Li Yunlong replied: "First of all, we have to fight. If we don't hit Yuncheng, then our development will be put on hold here, and we may even go back to the usual days of ten bullets per capita. No chance at all!"

What Li Yunlong said made sense, and many cadres showed reluctance on their faces.

The reason is very simple. During the period when the Eighth Route Army regained Yuncheng, not only the independent regiment benefited, but the entire Eighth Route Army benefited a lot: the rifles were being replaced with the Springfield type of Eagle Sauce, and the supply of bullets was several times that of before. High and powerful pointed bullets, as well as salt, cotton clothes, and food, are much more relaxed than before, which can be said to be an overall improvement in both military and life.

There is a saying that "it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality".

If this has been living a hard life of ten bullets per capita, the cadres will not feel sad and will not have any thoughts. After all, the conditions are like that, there is no way!
But now that they have tasted the sweetness, it is of course reluctant to let them go back to live the hard life now!

"What else?" The chief asked with a dark face.

Li Yunlong straightened his waist and said: "Chief, let me tell you, if the devils want to fight a protracted war of attrition with us, then let's fight them! We are in trouble, but the devils are not easy too? Look at the devil Ying-chan also fights at that place, wherever he goes..."

"Myanmar!" the chief of staff corrected.

"That's right, that's right!" Li Yunlong said, "There are other people from West Asia and other countries. In short, the devils are fighting outside, and there are many places where people and equipment are needed. They are also fighting against stubborn troops. Fighting and wasting in our Eighth Route Army. Fighting, who is afraid of whom? Let's see who can stand up to the end!"

Li Yunlong's words immediately aroused the echo of a large number of cadres:
"That's right, let's fight the devil!"

"The devils are also short of troops, I don't believe they can beat us!"

"We can also mobilize militias and guerrillas. It is not certain who consumes who!"

The chief turned his gaze to Ding Wei, and seeing that he hesitated to speak, he asked, "Commander Ding, what do you think?"

Ding Wei initially supported the reinforcements, but at that time he did not know that the devils planned to use Yuncheng to wipe out the main force of the Eighth Route Army in a war of attrition.

After listening to Wang Xuexin's words, he immediately changed from reinforcements to no reinforcements, and it can even be said that he gave up Yuncheng.

Ding Wei thought for a while, and then said: "Chief, I think we should analyze this issue calmly and objectively. If we fight a war of attrition with devils in mountainous areas such as Zhongtiao Mountain, then I agree with both hands. But in Yuncheng and its surrounding areas Fighting a war of attrition with the devils... Isn't this what the devils want to see?"

Li Yunlong was a little unconvinced: "I'm talking about Lao Ding, it's not like you don't know the defense of Yuncheng, it's not much worse than the mountains!"

Ding Weiyu replied earnestly: "Old Li, if the devils are planning a protracted war and a war of attrition, then they probably won't attack the city at all. They will just surround the city with cannons for a few months. Think about what it will be like." Condition?"

Li Yunlong retorted: "To put it bluntly, can he surround us? We are no longer the three guns and the eight roads of the past!"

Ding Wei replied: "Even if the siege is impossible, the devils can not attack the city but only send reinforcements. You should know about 'siege and attack reinforcements'?"

When Ding Wei said this, Li Yunlong fell silent.

This is indeed not a question of whether it can be surrounded or not, but that the devils have no intention of truly "surrounding" Yuncheng.

So what if you can't be surrounded?
Can the people inside go out, can the army go out?
Does that mean giving up Yuncheng!
Can reinforcements go in?
Does that mean more food is consumed?

If the devils besieged instead of attacking and only sent reinforcements, what would be the use of the bunker fortifications and city walls in Yuncheng?

Ding Wei raised his eyes to the conference room and said to the cadres: "Comrades, I don't disagree with fighting a war of attrition, but we should fight a reasonable war of attrition. Think about it, if the devils fight us in Yuncheng In a war of attrition, how many people do we need to exchange for one devil? Ten, twenty? Or even more... Will we be able to use up all the devils if we go on like this?"

The cadres fell silent.

Although they didn't want to admit it, they knew in their hearts that what Ding Wei said was right, the price paid for such a fight was too high, and it was foreseeable that it would be the devils and not the Eighth Route Army who would survive to the end.

Li Yunlong stared, and said: "I said Lao Ding, so according to what you mean, we are going to throw Yuncheng away?"

Ding Wei sighed helplessly, and said: "Chief, comrades! I don't think the conditions are ripe for us to confront the devils head-on. Now that we know this is a devil's trap, we can't jump down, but should jump out and smash it." Devil's conspiracy. There is a saying that 'if you keep the green hills, you will not be afraid of no firewood'. We should first ensure the safety of the troops. As long as the troops are still there, there will be a chance to make a comeback in the future..."

Before Ding Wei finished speaking, he was opposed by a group of cadres:

"Then aren't we the same as Yan Laoxi?"

"It's not as good as Yan Laoxi, he has kept it for at least a few years!"

"Yuncheng is too important to us, I don't think we can retreat!"

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Of course, there are also many people who support Ding Wei, so the two parts are indistinguishable from each other.

Wang Xuexin didn't say much.

There is no right or wrong in this matter, because wars are often not fought until the end, and no one knows what the end result will be.

For example, if you stick to Yuncheng, will you not make it to the end?

not necessarily!

Another example is that if you give up Yuncheng, there must be no chance of a comeback in the future?

of course not!
But Wang Xuexin felt that Ding Wei's choice and analysis were relatively rational, while the hardliners relied more on their sensibility, passion, and being influenced by other factors such as the benefits that Yuncheng could bring to their thinking direction.

But Wang Xuexin also didn't want to give up Yuncheng, he was considering another possibility, the third possibility besides these two possibilities...

(End of this chapter)