How Am I Still Alive?

"...I am the temporary commander Lu Pingan, our soldiers have just won a huge victory"

".Shooting Air Knight 147, the Orthians should have lost most of their reconnaissance air knights. All fighters who are still fighting freely, your safety will be greatly improved."

".We have successfully destroyed a large number of their vehicles, especially the most threatening gun-carrying vehicles. We have confirmed that we have destroyed more than 60 vehicles. There should not be many of their peripheral bases. Don't worry about them sending out heavy firepower to hunt you down."

".I don't expect you to be able to support, but don't you have any grievances? Don't you want revenge? The outlying bases of the Ossians should be in a situation of lack of security now."

"...Of course, this is for us. Destroying their logistics and backup can effectively help our front, but this is also for you. Everyone knows that if we are finished, you will be the next to be hunted."

"...help yourself."

Lu Pingan put down the microphone and took a sip of water.

He still just sat here silently, but at this time, no one could ignore him.

Since the battle so far, he has only done what he wants to do, without discussing it with others at all. The radio network is in his hands, and there is no need to discuss it.

But every time he moves, it seems that he has expected and calculated, and it is really changing the situation of the battle.

".Report, we received a call back, someone said they will attack the camp of the Ottos, but we need to provide coordinates and information"

"Respond to them, use the public frequency directly, tell us all the Ottoman bases we know, and let the Ottoman themselves go to be vigilant."

Lu Pingan never felt that the radio network had so-called security at all, and he did not expect too much about the security of private frequency and encrypted channels.

Even, in a sense, this is for the Ossians. As long as they are willing to transfer their frontline forces back to defend the base, the pressure on their side will be reduced.

They don't move? That doesn't matter, but what would the logistics staff at the base think? Considering the reality that they may be attacked on the support route, will their enthusiasm for supporting and sending logistics be hit?

This is the obvious conspiracy, and it is also what Lu Pingan calculated at the beginning.

He knew that there were people in the Eastern Kingdom who were afraid of war. They would never come here, and even most of them would voluntarily leave any battle.

But now, just by their existence, they can distract the attention and strength of the Ossians, which is enough.

".Lu Ping An, will many people really attack the Ossian base?"

Wang Xier was a little hesitant, she was actually not optimistic about those "war-afraid" cowards.

In their cultural system, those who dare not even fight for their own survival have no need to live.

"Yes, I believe in their (desire to survive). No one is stupid. If we lose, we will have nothing. On the premise that the danger is not great, they will do something."

Those who left/are unwilling to come, in order to avoid the attention of the Austrians, should have been dispersed into small groups. But this, on the contrary, made the Austrians even more difficult to guard against.

When the positions of the prey and the hunter are reversed. No, just discovering the possibility of this "role exchange", the hunter is easily suspicious and caught in a dilemma.

Regardless of whether they actively searched for the Dongguo people around the base, or reduced their support, the Dongguo people on the main battlefield have made money.

".Encrypted channel to contact those powerful ones, persuade them to help attack the supply convoy of the Ossians, and give them the locations of several key bases."

If you bet on both sides, neither side will lose money. Lu Pingan only had a few words, which put a lot of pressure on the Austrians.

The command room was in good order, and around the place where Lu Pingan was sitting, a group of "big bosses" surrounded him unknowingly.

Lu Pingan, who has achieved good results every time with "making good claims" time and time again, has already taken the command power into his hands with actions.

Victory is always the most prestige-building behavior.

Lu Pingan thought about it, drinking tea and reading a book, as if he was not in a hurry.

In fact, all he could do was done.

"...don't we do something now?"

"The more you do, the more mistakes you make, let the bullets fly for a while."

Lu Ping'an was quite open, but in fact he didn't issue any forceful orders along the way.

But Major Qian Guozhong, who had just returned, was a little anxious. He felt that such an important battle time should not be wasted, and he always felt that he should do something.

As he said that, he wanted to stand up, at least let his own people be the supervising team, go down and check.

But at this moment, Lu Pingan stopped him.

".We are not an army, we are just a group of scattered teams and individual stragglers. Passwords and orders will only arouse resentment, and supervising the battle team will arouse more hostility and vigilance."

Lu Pingan saw clearly that from the very beginning, he did not "lead" this war by commanding the legion.

Yes, it is guidance rather than command. There may be someone from the Austrians who can comprehensively dispatch all the troops, but absolutely no one on their side can do it.

At this moment, Lu Pingan thought of the Battle of Shilong again, the poor commander who had no choice but to rush forward and shouted "It's okay, I can handle it".

Perhaps, at that moment, he could only pray, praying for his own desperation, so that the people behind would be willing to follow.

".Everyone is here to survive. They will evaluate their own safety every time they act. If you want them to do their best, you must create an environment that suits their needs. You want them to leave the safe area and actively attack the Ossians ?Maybe we can barely do it, but we have to be prepared for the possibility of a rout. Once it happens, it is absolutely unacceptable, and it is tantamount to declaring our complete defeat."

From the very beginning, Lu Ping'an's position was very upright.

Directly command and dispatch an all-out war? I have neither the authority, nor the ability, nor the environment.

He can only guide the general trend, strive for an environment that is most suitable for his side, and let everyone spontaneously fight for their own survival.

"...don't worry, you see, they are all in this camp now, and they can't escape. As long as the Ottomans dare to come up, both sides will inevitably keep bleeding and coughing. Our people will show what a Dongguo person should do of bravery and combat."

The development of the battlefield to this appearance was originally planned by Lu Pingan.

This is clearly asking you to enter the urn. On my side, there is an extra "destroy the boat". At the moment when it is impossible for both sides to accept prisoners, and everyone's retreat is cut off, they will naturally become fighters who fight to the last moment.

He can't order everyone, but he can make everyone fight under the conditions he wants in order to survive.

".street fighting?"

"Well, it can also be said that it is trench warfare."

"No wonder you said at the beginning that those artillery and air forces must be knocked out at any cost." Major Qian suddenly understood.

He knew that there was a follow-up plan. If the Austrians reacted quickly, Lu Pingan's elite would forcefully attack the artillery position at any cost, and Lu Pingan himself was ready to go on the field in person.

"If they were here, trench warfare would be a joke." Lu Pingan smiled. Because of the development of bombing and artillery in World War II, the trench and barbed wire tactics of World War I gradually lost their deterrent effect.

At this time, Lu Pingan not only spoke to Major Qian, but also to other people in the headquarters.

He needs to unify his thinking. That kind of solitary wise man often only exists in legends. If the headquarters' strategy is to be implemented more accurately, more understanders, supporters, and executors are needed.

". From the very beginning, didn't you think about field battles?"

"Nonsense, if we win the field battle, we won't be forced into this corner."

"Our people are stronger, individual strength"

"Compared to the Ottoman mercenaries, our organization is even worse. Compared with the professional soldiers of the security department, we are just a group of stragglers who will disperse at the first touch."

Putting everyone into this "Jedi" is also tantamount to directly giving up the initiative in war.

After thinking about it, Major Qian understood it.

It's not that he doesn't understand, but that he has been in the army for a long time and is used to giving orders and not being afraid of sacrifices. He really didn't expect how low the lower limit of those stragglers was.

If you really leave the bunker and have a direct confrontation, there will probably be a large number of deserters on your side immediately.

The morale built up for survival will dissipate faster when their lives are threatened. Even if they clearly know that it is a slow death, only the first deserter appears, and they think of "why I can't escape" , will quickly complete the big rout.

This is not because the explorers of the Dongguo people are not strong enough or brave enough, but that they are folk people who came here to make a fortune and find a job. It is already difficult for the strong to force them to participate in the war.

Then, to let them exert their combat power as much as possible, the only way is to create an environment where they have no way out and can only survive with all their might.

Major Qian looked at the sand table, and the continuous uphill road had already been built into a real maze of trenches, dotted with one after another sacred bone bunkers.

After knocking out the long-range firepower and air force, the only way to take down this fortress is to break through these mazes head-on.

And each of the bunkers is full of professionals.

"...a lot of people will die."

"Heh, it's like using other methods, more people won't die? As long as the battle line collapses, everyone will be finished."

Lu Pingan smiled and looked around.

"Now, we have no retreat or other options. We win, everyone lives, we lose, and everyone dies."

At this moment, in the eyes of everyone looking at Lu Pingan, there was more respect, but also fear.

He has been waiting for the cruelest war of attrition and the grinding of flesh and blood from the very beginning.

He waited for those Ossians to rush up the hill helplessly, and then they fought every inch and every step.

He, waiting for death and howling, waiting for the moats in the mountains to be filled with corpses.

Among all the options, Lu Pingan chose the most passive "do nothing" and "wait for the Ossians to attack", but it was the most cruel and effective choice.

"Did you just know? Heh, it's inevitable from the moment you don't choose to fight in the open field. Do you still expect those guys to take the initiative to get out of the trenches?" Someone seemed to have seen through everything, but didn't intend to say anything.

"He's really a black warrior, he's ruthless enough." Someone muttered, and then began to sort out the information.

".But, it is the strategy with the highest winning rate and the most survivors." Some people could only sigh helplessly, and went to arrange the logistics.

"Isn't this great? See if the Ossians are ruthless enough, or we are ruthless enough! When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!" Someone was laughing loudly, and then walked out.