The battlefield is no child's play. Any decision can lead to a collapse. Luo Zheng pondered and thought it would be good to test the combat capabilities of this tribal ard force. After all, the main force was still his own people and the Hook Tribe's ard forces, who were already accustod to hot weapon warfare. He agreed, saying, "Alright, let them experience the atmosphere of war. Have them dip all the arrows in Golden Soup Poison, to give the enemy a deep lesson."
"Alright, I'll go talk to him right away. Just now, he was pulling to request to join the battle, saying he wanted to give a eting gift. It's also a custom here: one, as a gift; two, to prove their valor; and three, to express their attitude. I was afraid it would ss up your combat plans, so I didn't agree, but now it's just right," Hook replied.
Luo Zheng looked at Captain Li and instructed, "Get the staff room to co up with a plan quickly."
"Understood, give an hour, and that'll be enough," Captain Li confidently responded. Seeing Luo Zheng nodding in approval, he looked at the others and shouted, "Brothers, you all heard it, right? Co up with a feasible plan within an hour and start acting imdiately. This battle is crucial, so make the plan beautiful."
The staff mbers quickly set to work. An hour later, the ambush plan was placed in front of Luo Zheng. A wolves tactic, with a total of ten teams, each consisting of ten of Captain Li's people, forming a squad, plus forty from the Hook Tribe, making a fifty-man unit for easy maneuvering. Each team carried two light machine guns, five grenades per person, and two rounds of ammunition. The plan also determined the ambush locations, the retreat routes, and the timing of the ambush.
Luo Zheng reviewed the plan carefully and saw that with one squad from Captain Li leading forty Hook Tribe's ard forces in the ambush, the tactical control should not be a big issue, so he agreed. This kind of battle no longer required Luo Zheng's personal involvent and could be left entirely to the staff, so he returned to his room to rest.
After a day's battle, Luo Zheng was exhausted and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. Early the next morning, he was awakened by the noise outside. He quickly got up, washed up, walked outside the wooden house to stretch, and enjoyed the gentle morning sun. Watching the busy people around him, feeling peaceful, he headed to the dining hall.
In the dining hall, many brothers were eating. After greeting each other, Luo Zheng grabbed so food and started eating, chatting casually with the brothers to understand their ntal state and ask if there were any difficulties. After breakfast, Luo Zheng hurried to the command center and saw Captain Li with red eyes, yet full of energy, which startled him. He asked, "You didn't sleep all night?"
"How could I sleep if you were asleep? No one being here wouldn't work," Captain Li replied grumpily and then, excitedly pulling Luo Zheng to the sand table, pointed with a stick, saying, "The brothers attacked the enemy from ten directions, taking turns disrupting them the whole night. Although it's hard to accurately tally the results, it's roughly judged that we killed about two hundred enemies, maybe more. The Hook Tribe's ard forces lost twenty-three, injured eleven, and none of our own brothers were lost, though two are down; it's not a big issue."
"Killing a thousand enemies for eight hundred lost of our own, what about that Cannibal Tribe?" Luo Zheng sighed.
"The brothers brought news; those guys are indeed fast, matching our people's speed, and their archery is precise. They attacked stealthily in the night, silent, with no one knowing where they were. Their unit had the greatest result, taking out more than fifty enemies," Captain Li quickly explained.
"The results of the ambush should have been more than this, what's going on?" Luo Zheng pressed.
"Nothing gets past you. The enemy built trenches on the periphery, with single soldier radars and infrared detectors. Technically, it wasn't an ambush; we were exposed before we got close. With the enemy holding their ground in the trenches, having this result is already not bad," Captain Li explained.
"Holding their ground in the trenches?" Luo Zheng began to ponder.
"Yes, their forces are strong and well-equipped. Now they're like a turtle shell, hard to crack. It's puzzling what their intention is here," Captain Li said, a bit irritated.
"The enemy should be eager for a decisive battle. What are they doing by not coming out? Stalling for ti? Afraid of night fights? There must be sothing tricky here. Let's do this," Luo Zheng said gravely, picking up the stick and pointing to a spot on the sand table. "Here is a canyon, with high mountains on both sides, surely with enemies. Capture one mountain, send two Red Banner Six to bombard their camp, force out the enemy's tactical intentions."
"The two mountaintops are about three kiloters from the enemy camp. Red Banner Six can reach them. The enemy will undoubtedly counterattack; our people lie in wait, catching the enemy off guard. What do you think?" Captain Li seriously proposed, his eyes glinting with intense combat intent.
"No, the enemy has stingers and can easily counter with stingers. When our people bomb the enemy camp, it will surely alert the enemy and prompt them to quietly take down the enemy on the other mountain. We must take out their communicators to prevent them from reporting, and if the enemy retaliates with stingers, Red Banner Six should quickly redeploy to attack from another mountaintop," Luo Zheng sternly advised.
"The coordination is rather complex here, and the key is not to let the enemy detect any ambush on the mountaintop. We'll need elite forces up there. Which team would you suggest deploying? Also, our reconnaissance suggests, perhaps due to the night attack last night, both mountaintops have increased their defense forces," Captain Li pondered.
"They reinforced? How many?" Luo Zheng asked, surprised.
"Increased by double, that's over two hundred more people," Captain Li replied helplessly.
"Hiss? These bastards are very alert, fearing our long-range attacks and unwilling to launch offensives, setting up a defensive stance. Are they stalling for ti? We must uncover their plot. Let's do this, concentrate forces to attack one mountaintop, and capture it as swiftly as possible," Luo Zheng said in a solemn tone.
"Alright, deploying five Red Banner Six should suffice, missiles leading the way, and ground troops following. Three hundred n will be enough," Captain Li agreed.
"Too small a scale, deploy ten Red Banner Six right away. I'll lead the Mountain Eagle Team and Hook Guard Team up there, keeping southern troops unmoved to guard against any strong enemy attack. The forces that attacked last night must rest up quickly and continue tonight; I'll decide the approach based on the situation at the ti," Luo Zheng said firmly.
"You're going to the frontline again?" Captain Li chuckled bitterly.
"Don't worry, I won't die," Luo Zheng reassured him, patting Captain Li's shoulder understandingly, then looked at the surrounding staff, his face stern, and turned to leave the command center.
"Be careful," Captain Li reminded with concern, his thick brows furrowed, eyes filled with worry.
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