The sun never sets in America

Chapter 378 A layman and an expert

"Is it definitely Heinxi, that four-star general??"

"Isn't he pretending to be a cat or a dog??"

Li Aoyao looked at the information in his hand and was a little confused. A few days ago, when the people below reported that a "lone wolf" killed a senior US military general with at least four stars, he still didn't believe it. After all, it was like this Generals at the same level always have a stand-in even when they go out. Just like Li proud himself, he has a stand-in who wears the same clothes and looks the same.

This is not "cowardice", but "caution". After all, senior officers like them do not play a big role in the entire war, but they do play a role in stabilizing people's hearts and guiding the war situation.

In ancient times, the commander of an army was of vital importance. Although we have now entered the age of firearms and even have professional combat staff, the role of the commander cannot be replaced.

After all, no matter how powerful the army is, someone needs to make the final decision.

Otherwise, there will be a leaderless situation.

"That's probably the real situation."

"I sent the news back to China yesterday. The news in China is that a senior military officer in the United States was killed in action, and the White House is frantically hiding the news!!"

Li Zihao clearly saw the thoughts of the US military. Although Montana was the "key point" of national attention at this time, it did not mean that it could not retreat. At that time, he could find any reason to retreat to the vicinity of Helena and fight back. Once the opportunity arises, after taking it, is it not better to defend the city directly than to stay in the cold trenches and gamble with the machine guns of the Han army? ?
Zhang Dai thought about it, and finally asked: "Will the US military do this? They have already fought to this extent, and I'm afraid if they withdraw again??"

"Since that Heinxi is dead, the US military must be in panic at this time. If we attack by force at this time, we will definitely achieve success!!"

The plan Li Zihao mentioned was actually the plan that existed before the capture of Helena.

"Huh", Li Zihao took a deep breath, and then said:
"It is actually very risky for you to do this. You also know our earliest plan. Now that we have changed the battle plan, do you know how many people will be involved?"

After all, Helena can be a sharp sword stuck in the back of the US military, or it can be a "bait", and it can even be said that "attacking it will save it."

"Do they have the guts??"

Li Zihao said with a smile:

Then facing Li Aoyao's confused eyes, he said:
"Commander Li, although the US military has no master, it is still a qualified army. It is not comparable to ordinary feudal armies. I am sure that the US military will definitely appoint a new commander at this time."

Li Zihao was silent for a long time, and then slowly spoke:
"If I were the US military, if I wanted to break the situation at this time, the best way would be to divide our divisions and send some of them back to attack Helena."

As soon as Li Zihao said it, Zhang Dai expressed his objection.

"The possibility of deploying troops domestically is very high, but it is not impossible to return troops!!"

Zhang Dai opposite looked at Li Zihao's expression, and then said:
"Li Shuai, since the US military is already in a dilemma, I think any of the plans just made can be scrapped."

Li proudly took a deep breath and then said:

Zhang Dai nodded silently, admitting that he did have this idea.

Zhang Dai followed closely and asked.

"But it is difficult for the U.S. military to mobilize troops to fight back at this moment. If I were the U.S. military, it would definitely be difficult to make a decision at this moment!!"

"Li is so handsome!!"

Normally, Li Zihao would be willing to take a gamble on such a bold idea, but this time he hesitated.

Zhang Dai's words were very clear. They were nothing more than telling Li Zihao that you want to go according to the original plan, but the US military may not be willing. In the end, they will have to return to attack Helena.

"It's basically impossible to fight forward, as you will only die faster. If you return to the division, you are afraid of being tricked. The best way now is to withdraw part of the army to return reinforcements when our army is relaxed, or to mobilize troops from within the country. "

"In normal times, they would have no reason to leave, but now that's not necessarily the case, because they have changed their coaches!!"

Li Zihao's expression was solemn, with a hint of "seriousness" in his tone.

"I bet you that this group of American troops definitely want to take advantage of the change of commanders to break away from our army and readjust."

But in Zhang Dai's view, this is not only not a bad thing, but a good thing.

"Although our army has already fully engaged the US military at this time, the hundreds of thousands of troops cannot be defeated so easily after all. In my opinion, it is better to use the trick and pretend to attack by force, but in fact, it is a secret attack!!"

"There is actually not much difference between moving and not moving!!"

Li Zihao looked at Zhang Dai and then said:

"You mean to use the fall of Helena and the death of the top US military officer to make a detour?"

Zhang Dai's bespectacled eyes flashed with wisdom.

Apart from anything else, although Americans can't write the word "like thorns on the back", they still understand the basic principle.

"Why??"

Zhang Daigang's meaning is actually very obvious. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the U.S. military urgently needs to accumulate military merit and prestige after the change of commanders, he can directly turn Hehelena's sharp sword into a "powder keg" and directly attract the main force or part of the U.S. military. Go to Helena to "encircle the point and provide reinforcements", or even "circle and outflank".

"We might as well expose a flaw and let them go back in separate divisions."

After all, the war has reached this level, and taking risks is really not a good deal.

"No, if I were the US military, it would not be a good thing to divide our divisions at this time. For this plan, if we want to succeed, the only way is to return with reinforcements from the entire army."

Zhang Dai, the staff officer in charge of intelligence, looked at Li Shuai in front of him with a serious expression.

Li Zihao guessed what Zhang Dai was thinking at once.

"Li Shuai, in my opinion, the risk of our army actually fighting is not high. If the US military falls into a trap, our army will take action. If the US military fails to plan carefully, our army will also have to take action!!"

"What are you afraid of? I'm afraid they will lose. Haha, let me tell you, these Americans are no better than before. They are not so easy to deceive now!!"

That is to rely on Helena's location advantage in the rear to cut off the US military's logistical supplies. However, this plan has a fatal weakness, that is, it is afraid that the US military will return, and this is why the Han army is so urgent to attack. Now the news of the fall of Helena may have been known to the US military, and a so-called "recovery" plan has even been made.

The domestic news he mentioned was actually the information provided by the Imperial Intelligence Agency.

Li Zihao's faint words clearly explained the battlefield situation at this time.

Since the U.S. military has learned lessons from the last war, its current fighting style has basically tended to be conservative. It is basically very difficult to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly like before.

And this is also the reason why Montana has been unable to win the situation. After all, it is always easier to defend than to attack.

Li Zihao then spoke again:
"In my opinion, since they will withdraw, we might as well let them withdraw generously!!"

"The worst thing is, throw away Helena, it's not ours anyway!!"

Li Zihao's meaning was already very clear. If Zhang Dai wanted the US military to divide up its forces and return reinforcements to find gaps in its strength, then Li Zihao simply wanted to fight a "central bloom" involving four to five million people.

Zhang Dai wanted to say something, but in the end he kept his mouth shut, because from the bottom of his heart, this approach was not really risky. After all, as Li Shuai said, it was nothing more than the loss of a Helena. A possible place to lose.

But if Helena is exchanged for victory in this battle, both Zhang Dai and Li Zihao are very willing.

Just when Li Zihao convened a high-level meeting to discuss specific matters and the second plan if the US military did not withdraw, the US military on the opposite side was falling into a "weird" state.

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"I really don't know what the White House is thinking, sending such a person as the commander. If you ask me, even if it sends a dog, it will be better than him!!"

The major general wearing two stars looked disdainful when he mentioned the latest Admiral Cotnia who came from the east.

The people around him also showed disdain.

In fact, this Cotnia is not a traditional soldier in the strict sense. He was just a military contractor at first. Later, for some unknown reason, he got into the Ministry of National Defense and became the so-called procurement general.

A general like this actually has a very low status in the US military, sometimes even inferior to a colonel.

After all, strictly speaking, they are not actually soldiers, but just businessmen and civil servants.

The purpose of the existence of this group of people is actually closely related to those "god-killing" congressmen.

As we all know, there was no so-called organized U.S. military at first, but only militias from various states.

During a war, all states unite to form one army.

But during the First American War, such a "fake" army was severely attacked by a professional army like the Han Army.

After the war, the United States learned from the painful experience and learned from the Han Dynasty to establish a standing army, which is the predecessor of the current US military.

But the traditional civil servants are not too worried about these military generals, fearing that they will do the same thing as the old world and interfere with the independence of the United States.

Therefore, the so-called "civilian leadership" has become a tradition of the US military.

In fact, this is not only true for the US military, but also for most countries around the world. The control of civilized and military forces is the norm in the world. It is by no means what is called "backwardness". On the contrary, from a historical perspective, it is a kind of progress.

After all, pure warriors are actually completely unsuitable for the development of the entire world. If it is a time of peace, this style of using civil servants to control military forces is actually understandable.

But at this time, it would be a bit of a problem to let non-professionals dominate the battle.

The top leaders of the United States saw these very clearly, so before Heinchi, they had always used their rights cautiously, for fear of interfering with the so-called "victory."

But after Heinsch's death, the White House, or Congress, could no longer resist its desire to intervene in the war.

After all, if the White House cannot intervene in such a war involving millions of people, it will really affect the so-called "micro-management" of those people.

As for Cotnia, in essence, he was not here to direct the battle at all, but to "supervise the army."

After all, although Lincoln's approval rating has soared to the extreme due to the war, this does not mean that he is not in danger. The success or failure of the war is his biggest risk.

If he wins, he will be on par with Washington; if he loses, he will be America's eternal sinner, even though this country has a short history.

The arrival of Cotnia may be in the interests of the White House and even the bosses.

But it is not in the interests of the US military. After all, no one wants to receive "commands" from the White House at any time during wartime.

These are the main reasons for the current dissatisfaction with Cotnia within the US military. No one wants to accept the leadership of an outsider at this time.

Unless they are laymen themselves! !
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"I'm coming!!"

"Fakeer..."

Before Kotnia entered the conference room, there was a lot of noise inside, and there were even a lot of words starting with F.

But when Kotnia opened the door and came in, all of these were gone, and there was just a standard salute, which made it impossible to find anything wrong.

"I'm so happy to see you all. It's because of you that the United States is so safe and will not be threatened by those Chinese dogs..."

"Everyone, you are the real heroes!!"

As soon as he came in, Cotnia instinctively made a so-called "high-sounding" statement.

"Pa bang bang", the applause was sparse and seemed very reluctant.

After all, no one likes a layman, and he is still a layman who commands himself.

"We should beat them like we beat the British in Washington's day."

"The Lincoln era must be a greater era than the Washington era..."

Listening to the open-mouthed "Lincoln", some people have become impatient, but after all, everyone is a professional soldier and a senior officer, so they still have some restraint.

"We must be united..."

"America must win..."

When these two sentences were finished, the applause was even "sparse" than before. If someone hadn't clapped a little harder, you wouldn't even have felt the applause.

Cotnia on the stage had a proud expression on his face as he was the spokesman for President Lincoln.

The whole thing is the attitude a nouveau riche should have.

After all, for a military contractor who once made money by building relationships, he originally thought that getting into the Ministry of National Defense would be a huge blessing.

Now I didn't expect that I could command hundreds of thousands of troops. That feeling would be unparalleled for anyone.

The moment he received the appointment letter, Cotnia even felt like a "winner in life."

Then came the so-called self-introduction session. In this session, Cotnia's feeling of pretending to be "qualified" made some neutrals feel despair.

This kind of person is really the so-called "White House Select". Why does he feel like a corrupt bastard? ?

After the introduction, Cotnia made a habit of "gagging" for a while before slowly going straight to the topic.

“Everyone, those Han dogs are so arrogant now, what should we do??”

Cotnia actually knows nothing about the so-called military, but he does understand one thing, and that is "aura".

So he went on to say:

"According to intelligence, they have occupied Helena, which is our strategic hub and our rear area. How can we allow the Han people to control it?"

"If they attack from both front and back, the consequences will be disastrous!!"

When he said this, Cotnia also showed a worried expression to express his concern about the war situation and the Han army's occupation of Helena.

“Everyone, what can you do??”

Kotnia's appearance of being accommodating really frightened a lot of people.

"General, I think we should all retreat. Only in this way can we take back Helena without ensuring that the battle situation does not collapse!!"

The first one to stand up was Parler, the commander of the US 10th Division. He was a typical northern soldier, rigorous and good at summarizing lessons.

"The entire army retreats??"

Hearing this proposal, Cotnia rejected it without thinking.

Or even directly express:

"The war now is not a war for you alone, but a war for everyone!!"

"This is a war for all Americans. You can not retreat just because you want to. If you really retreat, how will you explain it at home and how will you explain it to the White House!!"

Kotnia's words were like a thorn in Parler's heart, and he couldn't help but refute:
"General, this is war, not a so-called performance show. We are not actors, we are soldiers!!"

"Soldiers are here to fight and win, we are not clowns in the circus!!"

After hearing these two sentences, Kotnia's expression darkened directly, and his whole person felt bad.

"I think it's better to retreat!!"

At this time, another division commander stood up and echoed.

Soon, calls for withdrawal were heard all around.

They are all real soldiers and know that the only way at this moment is to return the entire army. In the process of returning, they will recapture Helena and fight an urban battle with the Han army.

Regain the initiative in the war.

Positional warfare turned into urban warfare. From a military point of view, it was difficult for the Han people to recover immediately, and this period was the time for them to replenish their troops and weapons.

We can even wait for machine guns belonging to the American army.

I am no longer afraid of those Han dogs.

However, the unanimous request of everyone aroused Cotnia's desire to "establish his authority".

I saw him speak slowly:
"Withdrawal, I can't explain it to the White House."

"Once we fail, we are all sinners!!"

"Please forgive me for not agreeing to such a treasonous decision!!"

Cotnia directly linked the withdrawal of troops to "treason", leaving those people at a loss what to say.

Seeing that someone still wanted to insist on something, Kotnia moved out of "Lincoln":
"According to President Lincoln's instructions, we must stick to the center line and cannot let a Han army pass!!"

"As for Helena, I think it's still too late to allocate part of the army to return reinforcements."

"The Han people are not that difficult to defeat. I believe that America, blessed by God, will definitely defeat the infidels!!"

Courtnia's words were like a "trumpet", and the noisy people had to agree.

When the meeting ended, the officers looked at each other and could see the word "Bichi".

A layman leading an expert is the most disgusting thing they have ever encountered.

In the White House thousands of miles away, when Lincoln received the plan, he said nothing and just crossed himself on his chest.

(End of this chapter)