The overall situation is basically determined, the retreat plan has also been implented, everyone heard Lan Xue's inquiry and couldn't help but be curious, turning their attention to Luo Zheng. Everyone present was like brothers, so there was nothing to avoid. Luo Zheng calmly glanced at everyone and indicated to close all signal devices, then switched to the national language and whispered: "Negotiation for Sam Country is just a delaying tactic, it's not possible to really negotiate. For us, the goal is to seize the enemy's missile base, not to end this war. It's the sa for Hook, he must continue fighting to establish his own nation."
"Huh?" It's the first ti everyone heard of Hook's idea of founding a nation and couldn't help but be shocked. But nobody present was foolish, and they imdiately sensed the political opportunity in these words. Since Luo Zheng dared to say and do this, it must have been approved by the higher-ups. Thinking of the unconditional strong support from the country, everyone vaguely guessed sothing, and they got excited, looking at Luo Zheng with eyes filled with fervor.
Luo Zheng calmly glanced at everyone, seeing no objections or doubts, he continued: "So, for both sides, negotiation is just a temporary asure, nobody takes it seriously. Seizing the missile base is the first step of our strategic objective in this deploynt; it must be taken. Tonight, part will retreat, and after negotiations, the remaining troops will quickly evacuate here and head straight to the missile base. Do you have any different opinions?"
"Good, thrilling." Captain Li exclaid excitedly: "This fight is thrilling, I agree."
"Agreed." Others nodded in agreent, one by one excitedly smiling. For soldiers, war and achievents are the ways to demonstrate their value of existence; where there's a battle, it won't be missed.
"Consider this mission a life-and-death matter." Luo Zheng's face turned stern as he seriously instructed.
"Roger." Everyone understood the significance of a life-and-death mission and responded solemnly.
"Alright, take your positions." Seeing no other issues from everyone, Luo Zheng instructed and turned on the signal devices.
The others also turned on their signal devices, turned around, and left, returning to their command posts. Luo Zheng climbed onto a wooden fra and looked towards the canyon direction, still no sign of the enemy, he couldn't help but furrow his tiger-like brows and fell into contemplation. Next to him, Lan Xue seed to have noticed Luo Zheng's worry and whispered: "Jackson shouldn't have the authority for political decisions, especially given the failed attack. He might have already been stripped of command, Sam Country won't have any movents for the ti being, looks like we've made it through today."
"Makes sense, however, it seems our old opponent is having a tough ti now." Luo Zheng said with a relieved smile.
Three kiloters away, Jackson indeed matched Luo Zheng and Lan Xue's analysis, sitting on the grass with a sullen face, coldly watching the busy troops around. The soldiers were reinforcing defensive fortifications, and the result of this failed attack had been compiled; the cost was enormous, while the opponent was unscathed. This outco was hard for Jackson to accept, and even harder to accept was the order from the higher-ups, suspending all actions and canceling Jackson's command, giving the troops to the Colonel.
Although the Colonel was Jackson's old friend, such a result made Jackson realize a very important issue: he lost the President's trust. Thinking of the consecutive failures, Jackson didn't hate his President, all his resentnt targeted Luo Zheng, and his face turned gloomier.
At this ti, the Colonel ca over, motioning for the guards not to follow, sat alone next to Jackson on the ground, glanced at the busy troops around, and whispered: "Old friend, are you still angry?"
"What do you think? You're not here to mock , right?" Jackson said coldly.
"Why would you think so?" The Colonel looked at Jackson in surprise, seeing Jackson's cold and deep face, his eyes full of hateful fierceness, he imdiately realized, and smiled bitterly: "You have grudges, resentnts, don't co at . Rest assured, although the higher-ups handed the command to , what difference does it make whether you or I command? If you have any new plans, you can tell , we can discuss and proceed together."
"Don't comfort , the higher-ups let you command, I wouldn't dare sabotage it." Jackson said coldly.
"Whoa, still quite fiery?" The Colonel laughed. Seeing Jackson disinterested in talking, he couldn't help but turn serious, speaking earnestly: "Objectively speaking, your command isn't flawed. We didn't lose tactically, but due to unfamiliarity with the terrain. I've investigated, the canyon has caves, large and deep. They're hiding inside to avoid missile attacks."
"Caves? No wonder." Jackson's eyes lit up, all mysteries suddenly cleared up, he said coldly: "I was wondering why missile attacks didn't work, turns out there are caves. However, this area is full of towering mountains. Even if there are caves, they're dead ends. As long as we block the canyon exit, they can't escape. Next steps depend on you."
"Don't say that, you've engaged with the enemy several tis, you understand them the most, I need your help." The Colonel said quickly, seeing Jackson acting indifferent, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Your original three-wave attack tactic wasn't bad. After missile attacks, helicopter and ground forces simultaneously advancing, the coordination was very good, almost reached the canyon entrance. If it weren't for the enemy hiding in caves preserving their strength, if we knew early of the caves, arranged heavy firepower at the forefront during the attack, maybe results would have been different. So, it's not your command at fault, our intelligence was insufficient, or rather, we lost to bad luck."
"Don't comfort , losing is losing, I admit it. What are you going to do next?" Jackson said coldly.
"Just received notification, the higher-ups plan to escalate the war level, but this needs approval from both houses, which takes ti. During this period, the higher-ups request us to feign negotiations with the enemy, deceiving them. The negotiation representative can arrive by dawn, before then no proactive offensives and don't let the enemy escape." The Colonel said lowly.
"War escalation?" Jackson's expression turned surprised, looking at the Colonel, noticing he wasn't joking, he couldn't help but ponder, eyes flashing cold and sharp light. After a while, Jackson's face suddenly changed greatly, eyes filled with shocked gaze, he said coldly: "I sowhat understand now, what a brilliant tactic!"
"What do you an?" The Colonel asked in surprise.
Jackson didn't imdiately reply, but cautiously looked around, making sure nobody was eavesdropping, and whispered: "The higher-ups are buying ti. Once both houses approve, they will use weapons of mass destruction to attack the canyon, solving all problems at once."
"What about our captured brothers?" The Colonel's face also changed greatly, asking in shock.
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