306: Chapter 306 Yan Zhengping's Analysis

“First, detain them and keep them under strict guard,” the officer ordered.

“Yes, Soldier!” he replied.

“Oh, right, detain them separately and forbid communication. Also, they must be kept within sight at all times,” the officer added.

“Yes, Soldiers!” they responded.

After arranging everything, the officer hurried back to the command center.

“Commander, the situation is serious!” the officer said anxiously.

“Mm, I heard. You rest for a bit; I’m going to have a meeting,” Shen Tu Zheng Hao said.

“Yes!” The officer obeyed and left.

“You all can leave too,” Shen Tu Zheng Hao said to the operators in front of the screens.

“Yes!” The Soldiers saluted and left.

After everyone had left, Shen Tu Zheng Hao connected with the council and began a remote meeting.

“Councilor Shen Tu, have Councilor He and Councilor Suo arrived?” Baili Ji asked.

“Not yet,” Shen Tu Zheng Hao replied.

“Alright then, let’s start the meeting. Everyone understands the situation, who wants to speak first?” Baili Ji asked.

“I’ll kick things off,” Liu Feiying of the Military Political Department said, clearing his throat.

“I believe the female Modified human’s confession is not credible. As the officer said, the confession came a bit too easily. Those people were clearly suicidal, and I’m afraid the attack was a feint, with the real purpose being to provide false intelligence,” Liu Feiying said.

“Following this logic, I’m afraid the enemy has already set a trap in Batuo City, waiting for us to walk into it. In this situation, continuing to advance north carries great risk,” Liu Feiying continued to add.

“So you mean to withdraw the troops?” Zongzheng Yue asked.

“You… I didn’t say that!” Liu Feiying’s expression was a bit displeased as he denied it.

“Isn’t that what you mean? What’s wrong with great risk? Can there be no risk in war? I believe this battle must be fought, and this fundamental stance cannot change! To prepare to retreat timidly before even seeing the enemy. This is not the style of Huaguo, nor the style of Huaguo’s Military!” Zongzheng Yue said decisively.

“Zongzheng Yue, just discuss, don’t use veiled threats! Who’s being timid? You’re also a Military Region Commander, do you fight without thinking? To rashly attack without thorough preparation is the act of a reckless man!” Liu Feiying retorted.

“I don’t think? You, a logistics person, know nothing about fighting!” Zongzheng Yue retorted back.

“Enough, if you two keep arguing, you’ll be sent out!” Baili Ji stopped them.

The two fell silent.

“Councilman Yan, what do you think?” Baili Ji looked at Yan Zhengping.

“What Councilor Liu and Councilor Zong said both have merit. From the current situation, what can be confirmed is that the enemy definitely has preparations in Batuo City. Moreover, from the interrogation just now, we learned that the area they want us to go to is near the National Stadium in southern Batuo City. From a geographical perspective, this is also a necessary route for us to enter the urban area. So I speculate that this area will be their key deployment zone,” Yan Zhengping said.

“Of course, I also hold the same view: this battle must be fought. Returning without success would only make those with ulterior motives more rampant, and our country’s border would face constant trouble. However, before taking further action, I believe there are a few questions that need to be clarified,” Yan Zhengping continued.

“The first question is, who exactly is our enemy? Is it the Red Coat Sect? The Red Lotus Sect? Or Ulan Country? What exactly is the ‘Holy Sect’ mentioned by that suicidal person?”

“The second question is, what kind of deployment have they made in Batuo City? Currently, we are in the open, and the enemy is in the dark. Since the enemy can send suicidal people to attack our command center, it means they have basically grasped our troop deployment. Therefore, it can basically be concluded that in the area south of Batuo City, there must be deployed attack methods or secret weapons that can counter our tank formations.”

“The third question is, are our citizens who were captured really detained in Batuo City? Is it possible that this is just a smokescreen? If not in Batuo City, then where would they be?”

“The fourth question is, if it’s true, as that suicidal person said, that the enemy is hidden in Baikalsk within Oros Country, then how do we fight this battle? Oros Country is not like Ulan Country; their Military strength is very strong, and they have always maintained good diplomatic relations with us. Directly sending troops to attack Baikalsk is definitely not an option. But if we don’t fight, we are very likely to not achieve too obvious battle results, which is a bit frustrating.”

“These are some of the questions I’ve thought of so far. I believe these questions must be clarified first before we can determine the next Military action,” Yan Zhengping said.

Baili Ji nodded, then looked at the screen.

“Councilor Shen Tu, what do you think?” Baili Ji asked.

“I believe Councilor Yan’s analysis is very comprehensive, and these are also the questions I am currently considering,” Shen Tu Zheng Hao replied as concisely as ever.