Reborn in 1976, teach him how to be an official

It is certainly a cause for celebration to win the first battle.

However, there were differences among the commanders on the guiding ideology of subsequent operations.

Long Jian suggested that since they had already figured out one of the enemy's forward bases, they should make a concerted effort and launch a surprise attack while the enemy had lost one-third of its troops and was temporarily unable to replenish them, to completely destroy this forward base.

The commanders of the special operations brigade all supported Long Jian's proposal.

But it was opposed by Liu Hongyi.

He and Chief Engineer Qiu were specially invited to attend this combat meeting.

Liu Hongyi stood up, saluted Deputy Chief of Staff Xiao and others, and then said, "Deputy Chief of Staff Xiao, Captain Long, I have a different opinion..."

"Researcher Liu, please speak!"

Now, even Deputy Chief of Staff Xiao was very polite to him.

"I believe that now is not the time to launch a surprise attack on the enemy's heavily fortified forward base."

"Although they've lost a third of their forces, they'll also be extremely vigilant. They're holed up in caves, and their frontline positions are likely covered in minefields. Rashly deploying hundreds of troops for a nighttime raid would, I fear, result in unnecessary losses."

"Moreover, deploying such a large force to fight deep into enemy territory could have a significant impact."

"Our superiors may not approve our battle plan."

Long Jian couldn't help but be stunned, and the others were also thoughtful.

The harassment was carried out by a small group of troops, consisting of a few people, a dozen people, or at most twenty or thirty people. This scale is "controllable" for both sides.

Whether it's the Anlang people who attack us or we attack them, it won't cause much trouble.

If hundreds of troops are mobilized at once and success is achieved in one fell swoop, it would be fine. However, if it becomes a war of attrition, the situation may get out of control.

Deputy Chief of Staff Xiao nodded slightly.

This is exactly what he should consider.

After all, Long Jian was only a mid-level commander. All he cared about was winning the battle and destroying as many enemies as possible. As for the overall situation, it was not his concern.

But Deputy Chief of Staff Xiao is different. He is a full-army-level cadre and a senior general.

Without clear instructions from superiors, rashly "fighting a big war" is definitely not the first choice.

"Then tell me, how should we fight?"

Deputy Chief of Staff Xiao looked at him seriously and asked.

"Harrassment!"

"Treat others in their own way."

Liu Hongyi had obviously already made up his mind and spoke out loudly immediately.

"Our Excalibur Battalion is a special operations force. Every soldier is a formidable figure, each with their own unique skills. If we gather them together to attack an enemy and use them as ordinary infantry, it would be a waste."

"So my suggestion is to use small teams or even combat teams to harass the enemy's forward bases. We can learn from the cold gun and cold artillery tactics during the Korean War. From a distance, we can shoot them a few times or fire a cannon. We can directly block them in the cave and make them afraid to come out."

"If they organize a large force to counterattack our combat group, we will immediately retreat, lure them towards us, and then our main force will be at ease and strike them head-on."

"Hit them hard!"

"Oh, this method can..."

Deputy Chief of Staff Xiao's eyes lit up.

"What if they stay in their cave forever?"

Long Jian asked back.

Liu Hongyi smiled lightly and said, "That's great, it's exactly what we wanted."

"Oh, tell me more..."

Deputy Chief of Staff Xiao became increasingly interested.

He now did not dare to underestimate Liu Hongyi at all, knowing that this young man had a lot of things in his mind. Since he said so, there must be a follow-up.

"The only forward base we have control of right now is this larger one. We don't know about the other forward bases yet."

Although three prisoners were captured, they were all small soldiers and did not provide much intelligence.