Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

Everyone's eyes were focused on General Newland, wanting to see what ideas he had, hoping to turn the situation around.

The three infantry divisions have a lot of troops, but the 72nd Army has also increased its troops. If they clash with each other, if there is no good strategy, they may suffer heavy losses, which will shake the combat plan of the entire Far East Military Region.

"I want all the troops to retreat to Chita..."

This guy mustered up his courage and finally said this. Everyone present was dumbfounded. If all the troops retreat to Chita as you said, then we will retreat without a fight, and we will have to retreat hundreds of kilometers at once. This is simply crazy.

"Do you know what you are saying? Do you dare to repeat what you said?"

Commander Zakdorov stood up suddenly, put his hands on the table to support his body, and the others thought they had heard it wrong.

Thinking about retreating before the fight even started? Are you scared by those Chinese people? Fortunately, there are no people from the Political Department here. If there were, based on what you just said, they might launch an investigation at any time to see if you surrendered to Li Shaoyi in advance.

"Your Excellency, Commander, colleagues, I know exactly what I'm talking about. Considering our last defeat, our firepower is at least twice as great as theirs, and our air support is incomparable. Continuing with the previous method of engagement will do us no good, and we only have one chance to win..."

When Commander Newland said this, he paused deliberately and looked at the eyes of the people around him. He found that their anger had turned into confusion, which meant that he had successfully attracted their attention. After all, from the beginning of the war to now, the Russians have not had a decent victory.

"Keep talking."

Zakdorov gestured for the guy to continue. They all needed a victory. The Rakshasa Army was now doubted by foreigners, by their own people, and even by themselves. What on earth had we been training for all these years? Why couldn't we even defeat a mere warlord from the Dragon Kingdom? Why had we endured so much humiliation at his hands?

"After retreating to Chita, we will have railroad supplies, and there will be many armies around us that can support each other. Unlike now, my three infantry divisions are like a fist, far away from the rear supply lines. Our mechanical equipment is not as abundant as the enemy's. In such weather, it is almost impossible to get timely replenishment. After we retreat, the enemy is likely to follow. When they follow, the advantage lies with us..."

General Newland said this and didn't continue. It depends on how you understand it.

Some people think that this is escapism, and they dare not fight the people of the 72nd Army at all. They even make the escape sound so high-sounding, as if it is a strategic retreat, but in essence it is still avoiding fighting.

But some people think that General Newland is right. The three infantry divisions do not have much advantage in terms of strength. According to our army's past battles with the 72nd Army, if they send out 10,000 troops, we must have at least 60,000 troops to achieve a draw.

Continuing to fight head-on with others without having the advantage is the work of an amateur commanding this battle. Retreating to Chita, combining with the Chita defenders, and forming a small military group with the support of the railway line will enable us to better defend against the enemy.

"There's one more thing I have to say. The enemy's pre-war organizational capabilities were much better than ours. They were already prepared for battle, and all kinds of supplies and equipment had already been transported to their destination. Our logistics department wasted valuable time. With such preparations, it was very irresponsible to let my three infantry divisions go into battle without being prepared."

General Newland is different from other army generals. When those generals consider issues, most of them only consider the war at hand, but he considers a lot of things. All factors must be put on the table before the war. Even if the war is lost, it is not my fault alone, and I cannot bear all the blame.

"This has nothing to do with our logistics department. The headquarters ordered us to complete the transportation in twelve days, but the 72nd Army attacked ahead of schedule. This is not something our logistics department can decide."

A general from the logistics department immediately stood up and said, "You are trying to put the blame on us, but that's impossible. We are doing everything in accordance with the orders of the Far East Military Region Command. We are still in a tense transportation process. We have done nothing wrong."

"When we were drawing up the battle plan, you said they wouldn't be ready to attack within two weeks. But open your eyes and see how those five regiments disappeared. If they weren't ready for battle, how did they get to us?"

Commander Newland also put one hand on the table, leaned forward, and put on an extremely aggressive look.

The officials in the logistics department suddenly didn't know what to say. Before the war, they had said that Luosha's logistics were not the most advanced in the world, but compared with the warlords of Longguo, it was still much more advanced than them.

But the actual situation is not like this. The battlefield preparations have been completed, and the troops have already gone out to fight. You are still thinking about the document from the headquarters. Everything you are doing now has not exceeded the time limit set by the headquarters.

"That's enough, don't change the subject. I have another question for you now. Assuming I agree and you lead your army to retreat, then considering the 20,000 defenders in Chita, how many more troops would you need to annihilate the enemy around Chita?"

When General Zakdorov asked this question, he had basically agreed to the strategy of retreat and blindly rushing to the front line. If there was hope, he would let the soldiers take the risk, but if there was no hope, then they would be sending themselves to death, which was equivalent to shooting the bullets in his hand into the stone one by one.

General Newland didn't rush to answer the question. Instead, he slowly walked to the front of the map and marked everything that needed to be marked. No one else interrupted him. After all, this question wasn't easy to answer...