"Sir, bullets don't grow eyes on the battlefield, the brothers didn't think about going back alive when they put on this clothes, killing one counts as one, killing two earns one, this time we killed more devils than our brothers who died, we don't lose this deal."

Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was a little solemn, Zheng Gang, the commander of the first battalion in preparation, opened his mouth in a curtling attempt to ease the atmosphere.

"That's right, sir, we have captured so many weapons and ammunition this time, and in less than a month, we will be able to pull up a reinforced battalion again!" The deputy battalion commander "Knife" also echoed the opening.

"There will always be a day when we will be soldiers, and the horse leather shroud is expected, and the families of the brothers who died in battle can also get double the pension, and I think the brothers can also be blind under the nine springs."

The officers at the battalion and company level in the room all spoke one after another, and in their opinion, although the two main battalions suffered heavy losses this time, there was no fuss.

After all, there is a huge gap between the Chinese army and the little devils in terms of military literacy and weaponry, and in the bloody battles between Shanghai and Nanjing, the Chinese army will kill one devil for every seven or eight people killed.

And now they have killed more than a thousand devils at the cost of 600 deaths, which is much better than those bloody battles in the past.

"Do you think this battle has been won?"

Looking at the officers who were full of indifference, Yang Ling's face became extremely serious, staring at them and asking.

"This can't be regarded as a complete victory, it can only be regarded as a miserable victory......" Intelligence staff officer Liu Sheng paused and replied.

Yang Ling's gaze looked around the officers and then continued to ask, "You think so too?"

Except for Wu Changqing, the commander of the second battalion, the rest of the officers nodded one after another, agreeing with the statement of intelligence staff officer Liu Sheng.

"Bullshit!" Yang Ling saw that they all felt that they had won a battle, and couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth.

"Those brothers who died in battle are our robes, those are brothers who can give their backs to each other on the battlefield, they are our relatives! Exchange the lives of our brothers for the lives of the little devils, not to mention more than 600, even if it is one, Lao Tzu is unwilling, Lao Tzu feels a loss! ”

"What is the purpose of using so many people, renovating so many ditches and rivers, digging so many fields, and building so many fortifications? It's not like you want to use the terrain to restrict the devil's movements, save your brothers, and then gnaw them off little by little! ”

"But in the end? We didn't even use most of the fortifications, and we rushed to fight the devils with bayonets! Kill 1,000 enemies and lose 600 yourself! In my opinion, it is possible to win with minimal losses, but now the losses are so large, this is not a victory, this is a defeat! ”

"Not to mention our fallen brothers, for this battle, we will not count in your hearts how much people's farmland has been dug up before and after, and how many people have been evacuated in order to arrange this preset battlefield, you also know, we are fighting at home, these add up, time-consuming, labor-intensive and pay a heavy price, which is a big loss compared to our results——"

The officers who had previously felt that this battle had been won were now silent, and according to this calculation, this battle was indeed a loss.

They often only see who is the winning side on the battlefield, but they ignore what they have to pay outside of this battlefield.

It is a huge loss to dig up the people's fields and build field fortifications, after all, spring ploughing is about to begin, and they have to be restored, because the people still have to grow food.

"In this way, we have indeed lost the battle this time......"

Under Yang Ling's analysis, Zheng Gang, the battalion commander who just said that he felt that he had won the battle, also had to admit that the investment was disproportionate to the gain, because they only saw the victory on the battlefield, but ignored the investment of manpower and material resources outside the battlefield.

"Alas, if we rely on the layers of those well-built field fortifications to consume the devils, maybe the casualties will be less." Some brothers were annoyed and now regret that their brains were hot and impulsive.

If you can really consume the devil's vitality layer by layer according to the original plan, drag the devil down and drag him out, and then encircle and annihilate him, maybe he can really win a big victory.

Seeing that the brothers began to reflect seriously, Yang Ling's complexion also softened, and he slowly asked, "You clearly have a battle plan, why do you still rush up to fight with the devil with a hot brain?"

"At that time, I wanted to fight a defensive counterattack, but the counterattack suddenly praised the attacking devils, so I didn't even think about it, I just rushed to the end to defeat the devils, but I encountered the devil's counterattack halfway, and it was too late to retreat......"

"Yes, we are like this, many brothers have a blood feud with devils, and when they see devils, their eyes are red, and they can't pull it."

"And our weapons and equipment are almost the same as those of devils, looking at the little devils who can't attack anymore, but who knows that once they come into contact, they still have such strong combat effectiveness."

……

The brothers began to talk about the situation they were facing.

After the brothers finished speaking, Yang Ling tapped his fingers on the table and said, "I don't think these are the most important reasons for such heavy losses this time."

The brothers all said that their eyes were on Yang Ling, their faces were full of doubts, waiting for Yang Ling's solution, they really couldn't figure it out, what was the more important reason for the great loss this time.

"What do I see, the devil's eyes are red, his head is hot, and the devil's counterattack is a secondary reason, and our most important reason is the mentality-"

"Mentality?" The brothers wondered even more about what this had to do with their mentality.

"From its establishment to the present, our Northern Jiangsu Corps has fought a lot of battles, from Huaiyin to Gaoyou, sabotage warfare, guerrilla warfare, assault battles, and street battles...... We've all fought with the little devils, and we've all won, and we haven't lost a single one. ”

Hearing Yang Ling's words, the brothers all raised their heads involuntarily, and they couldn't help but have a sense of pride in their hearts.

Seeing the proud brothers, Yang Ling shook his head helplessly, and continued to add: "It is precisely because we have won so many battles and beaten the little devils to the ground, so our brothers are proud, arrogant, and feel that they are invincible in the world, and the little devils are just two brushes, and they already look down on the devils in their eyes, so they dare to ignore the military orders, modify the battle plan without authorization, and fight a large-scale white-knuckle battle with the little devils regardless of the consequences, so that the brothers have suffered heavy losses!"

"You're a bunch of fierce soldiers now!"

The more Yang Ling spoke, the louder he became, and the dust on the beams of the house was falling, but he also said that these officers with their heads held high were embarrassed.

"Tampering with military orders has resulted in heavy losses for the brothers! According to military law, he should be shot! ”

Yang Ling's words hit the hearts of the brothers like a hammer, making them realize the seriousness of the problem.

"Sir, I was wrong, please give me a chance, I will no longer underestimate the enemy."

"This is all because I was hot in the brain at the time, if the chief wants to punish me, he will punish me, it has nothing to do with other brothers."

"I'm sorry for the fallen brothers, I'm guilty."

……

Hearing Yang Ling's words, the officers were all annoyed when they still had half a bit of arrogance now.

"Lesson, this is a bloody lesson—"

Yang Ling didn't really want to be held responsible, but he had to let the brothers understand why there was such a big loss.

He must stop this arrogant mood in the troops, otherwise he will have to suffer a big loss in the future, which is also the reason why Yang Ling did not mention the victory at the meeting after the victory, but stared at the defeat.

Because the continuous victories have turned the Northern Jiangsu Corps into a group of proud soldiers, if they don't adjust their mentality in time, defeat is not far from them.