From the General Staff of the Tang Dynasty, two special forces commanders who came deliberately to attend the meeting looked at the plan discussed this time and whispered privately: "The target is about 33 kilometers away from the defense line, mixed in among civilian targets, and nearby The defense force level is very high.”
"It's not difficult to attack. The main difficulty is sneaking in." Another person looked at the map and expressed his opinion.
"Indeed, the difficulty of the night attack is not that big. The difficulty is how to get more than 200 people to sneak in and then suddenly launch an attack at night." The leader of the special forces commander nodded: "But I heard that there will be arrangements over there."
"Can the arrangement of the Chinese people be reliable?" Some of his deputies could not trust Zhao Yu: "If they were reliable, they would not fight the war like this."
The leading commander was also worried about something going wrong: "What you said makes sense. Even if we cut in and complete the attack... it will be troublesome to escape. If the frontline attack does not go smoothly, we may be trapped in the city."
"Is there any alternative plan then?" the deputy asked curiously.
The leading commander turned the document to the back and looked at the alternatives above carefully: "Hey! Good guy, helicopter..."
"Ha, it's really hard for them." The deputy shook his head: "Do you think the opponent's anti-aircraft artillery is just a decoration? In addition, if Xiu Yin rushes into Shanping City, who in the world doesn't know that the matter is from our Tang country? Did the troops do it?”
Hearing what the adjutant said, the leader of the special forces commander was immediately happy: "You are right, but it is equivalent to clearly saying that if something goes wrong with the plan, the entire special forces involved in the operation will be ruined."
"If you don't give up on us, you need to expose the helicopter, which is a ridiculous plan in itself." After he finished speaking, he threw the plan on the table.
This kind of military action plan does not mean that there are requirements from below. Once a plan is made, it will definitely be implemented.
We must also consider the difficulty of implementing the plan and whether Cui An has other problems that need to be corrected and improved to perfect every detail.
Of course, more plans will be directly burned and thrown into the trash can, and not even a backup will be kept: some commanders are unreasonable and only consider the convenience of their own troops, and the submitted plans are not very feasible.
Some plans are just taking up space. For example, this plan submitted by the military advisory group from Fengjiang to apply for special forces covert operations - the risk is too high and there is no practical operability at all.
Sure enough, someone with a higher rank in the front row of the conference room put forward his own point of view: "This kind of target should be completed by air strikes on our own side. If it is left to the special forces, the risk is too high." ?”
In fact, the Tang State's weapons arsenal lacked effective attack methods against such targets that were 30 to 50 kilometers deep. In theory, if you want to destroy any target at this distance, the first choice is the Air Force tactical bomber.
After all, the Tang Empire had an unrivaled and invincible air force. They had various types of aircraft to choose from: including Stukas and Yiners, as well as Junkers 88s and Flying Fortresses.
Some heavy-duty specially modified aircraft can even carry a ten-ton bomb to complete bombing missions, which is coveted but unobtainable by other countries.
However, conversely, precisely because of such a powerful air force, the Tang Empire Army actually lacked the ability to attack targets 50 kilometers away.
The Tang Army was rarely equipped with heavy artillery with a caliber above 200 mm. To be precise, its ability to attack a distance of 30 kilometers was very weak.
There is no problem with such shortcomings on the Tang Army itself. Anyway, just leave the target to the Air Force. To put it another way, in the eyes of the commanders of the Tang State, a distance of thirty to fifty kilometers was nothing at all. If it was impossible to mobilize armored troops, they could just fight there!
However, in the eyes of other countries, this kind of thing is really uncomfortable and makes people want to cry: for them, thirty or fifty kilometers is already a "natural chasm" that requires them to fight for several months.
In fact, having said that, this shortcoming of the Army is not without solutions. For example, for more than a year, the Tang Empire was equipped with many Scud missiles.
But if you use Scud missiles with a range of nearly 300 kilometers to attack targets 50 kilometers away, it is a bit wasteful no matter how you look at it.
Another regrettable point is that the attack error of today's Scud missiles exceeds 200 meters, which is completely unable to achieve the accuracy of decapitation and can only be used to attack city-sized targets.
Obviously, this kind of attack accuracy cannot be used to carry out this attack on the Shanping headquarters. Another reason is that the Scud missile body cannot be destroyed in the explosion, leaving a large pipe near the crater. Even a fool can guess that it is a new weapon from the Tang Dynasty.
The representative from the Air Force immediately explained: "The problem is that our aircraft cannot appear near Shanping. Doing so would be equivalent to getting involved in a war."
"But special forces operations must have reasonable alternative retreat paths. This is a stipulation in the manual. The alternative is to dispatch helicopters... Is this just nonsense?" A general in the front row turned back and looked at The air force representative who spoke asked: "Are you afraid that the other party will seize the opportunity and then give someone else a bigger advantage?"
From a purely tactical point of view, it is better to let the special forces carry out this task than to directly use paratroopers: anyway, they are discovered by the Dahua Empire, which makes them passive in public opinion, and throws a division of paratroopers to level the mountain. Wouldn't it be simpler behind the screen?
But if paratroopers are used, wouldn't it be easier to push from the front with the armored divisions of the Tang Empire? Can the Dahua troops near Shanping stop the Panther tanks of the 1st Armored Division?
Speaking of which...then we have to think about it. Wouldn't it be convenient and fast to directly send a hundred Stuka and Yiner attack aircraft to overwhelm the headquarters of Shanping City?
"How confident is Luo Xiao that he can take advantage of the chaos to break through the Shanping defense line and join up with the infiltrating special forces?" A general on the side sneered and expressed his opinion directly.
He has the rank of lieutenant general, so of course he doesn't need to give Luo Xiao face. Loew actually did not agree with this plan, but he also had to consider how to capture Shanping.
This discussion was not a formal meeting to begin with, so many generals went off topic while chatting: "I'm curious, why do we care so much about the public opinion of other countries? It's because they have evidence to accuse us of sending planes to help. What can Fengjiang do to us?"
A major general sitting next to him shook his head and explained to him: "The nature is different."
He paused and continued: "If we want to further help Fengjiang, then we can come up with more plans that are more suitable for us. Why must we choose the direct support method that has the greatest impact?"
"That's it!" Loew glanced at the officer who asked the question: "This is politics! Not war! This is not something we can do whatever we want."
"We can support Fengjiang. If it's not enough, we can also help sell Fengjiang's weapons and equipment. If that doesn't work, we can take action directly!" He picked up the teacup in front of him, put it to his mouth, and asked: "Since there is such a There are multiple options to choose from, why do you choose the last option directly? Do you have a reasonable explanation?"
"I'm just scared of these idiots from Fengjiang..." The general scratched his head in embarrassment and smiled awkwardly: "I'm worried about them here."
"Tell Luo Xiao and the others not to worry. The battle will continue. As long as the defense line on the west side of Fengjiang is not lost, the situation is still under our control." After Loew took a sip of water, he ordered: "What are you anxious about? We are already here." That’s it, then let’s go in the direction of a war of attrition!”
"We'll wait until all the mercenaries on the road have arrived and started fighting. We'll look at the situation then!" He said while looking at the two marshals sitting next to him.
"Although the positions of both sides will be reinforced, waiting is indeed the best option now. Luo Xiao should change his mind in time and focus on the west side." Tiger expressed his opinion.
"I support the views of Marshal Loew and Marshal Tiger." Redman also said: "If you don't have a tank, wait until there is a tank. Aren't the Poplar Empire and the Ice Empire both selling their tanks? They happen to be on the battlefield. Check it out."
The two commanders from the special forces sitting in the back row heard the opinions given by the elders and knew that they did not need to take risks this time. They are not afraid of taking risks, but they are unwilling to let their comrades take unnecessary risks.
Obviously, if special forces are sent to attack the opponent's headquarters this time, it is estimated that more than half of the troops involved in the mission will be lost. It's not impossible to forcefully execute the task, but the losses will be huge. Every soldier in the special forces is expensive and hard-earned. It is absolutely irrational to squander it easily.
"It seems we have no chance to appear." The leader of the special forces commander shrugged.
"That's a good thing," his adjutant followed.
While the two of them were whispering in the back, Loew directly discussed the issue in another direction: one of the real reasons why the Tang Empire was so restrained and unwilling to get involved in the war.
"We did not go to war with the Great China Empire, so should the Great China Empire give us an explanation why... the railway transportation from Qin to Datang was interrupted?" He asked the question, and then asked and answered himself: "This railway There is quite a long part, but our Datang Empire invested in and built it. Now it has been destroyed and has lost its function. Is it just so casual? Our Datang Empire has to bear the losses of trade interruption and the damage of railways. Loss, we have to bear the loss of market shrinkage..."
"How can there be such a good thing in this world!" He sneered: "Either pay money! Or die!"
