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At this time, Daodedong, 18 kilometers north of Shangganling, was also the temporary base camp of the 15th Army.

Army Commander Qin Wei is convening today's battle summary meeting. Compared with yesterday's battle, today's casualties are even more tragic.

The commanders of the 29th Division, Zhang Yang, the 44th Division, Cui Dagong, and the 45th Division, Xiang Shaozhi, who were present, all had blank expressions on their faces and looked extremely depressed.

Qin Wei, the army commander, naturally saw their expressions. Seeing his men's morale so low, he was naturally heartbroken.

"Everyone, what's wrong? Everyone hung their heads, looking dejected.

Isn't this Sniper Ridge Heights still under the control of our army? Why are you all crying so sadly? If you have anything to say, just speak up."

After everyone heard what Commander Qin Wei said.

Zhang Yang, the commander of the 29th Division, was the first to speak.

"Commander, it's not that we want to be like this, but we really can't be happy.

You know, today's battle was even more brutal than the first day. Although Sniper Ridge Heights was saved, we lost at least one regiment.

You have to know that this is not a small number. This is several thousand people. This is only the second day of the battle. We don’t know how long the US military is prepared to fight. If the battle lasts for another 10 days or half a month, according to this casualty ratio, I think our 15th Army will be disbanded soon. "

When the commander of the 15th Army, Qin Wei, heard Zhang Yang's words, he frowned. He knew very well that this Battle of Shangganling was indeed more intense than the previous five battles.

However, the order given to him by Zhisi was to hold on here until the reinforcements arrived. As long as he could hold on for a week and wait for the follow-up support troops to arrive, the entire battle situation and outcome would change.

If he gave up this area at this time, his military career would basically be over, which was not what he wanted to see. He still wanted to go further and not be limited to the position of a division commander.

Thinking of this, Qin Wei changed the subject.

"Everyone, don't be discouraged. We will hold on for another week. Once the reinforcements arrive and successfully complete the handover mission, our mission of holding on this time will be accomplished."

However, Qin Wei overestimated his own prestige, and the three division commanders under his command were not willing to buy into his advice.

Cui Dagong, the commander of the 44th Division, who had been silent, interrupted and said, "Commander, it's not that we don't want to persist, but we feel there is no hope.

You know, two battalions were lost on the first day, and a regiment was lost on the second day. Wouldn’t that mean a whole division would be lost on the third day?

You have to know that our 15th Army itself has only tens of thousands of people, and these are all the people's soldiers. Watching them die one by one in Shangganling, my heart bleeds. "

The commander of the 45th Division, Xiang Shaozhi, also echoed at this time: "Commander Cui, you are absolutely right. With such casualties, it will be difficult for our army to hold out for a week.

In my opinion, why don't we ask the commander of the 120th Division, He Daming, how they managed to reduce casualties and still hold their positions? We can learn from him directly."

Army Commander Qin Wei was quite distressed after hearing the proposals of his three division commanders.

On the one hand, it seems a bit inappropriate for a corps commander to lower himself to ask a division commander for advice.

On the other hand, he did not want to let the three division commanders know that He Daming had suggested that he deepen the tunnel to resist the shock waves of the artillery shells, but he had ignored it.

For this reason, Qin Wei said with an embarrassed look: "Everyone, this is an internal matter of our 15th Army. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to ask for help from friendly forces? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by them?"

Zhang Yang was immediately displeased when he heard what Qin Wei said.

"Commander, what are you talking about? As long as it can reduce our casualties, why are you afraid of being laughed at? I'm willing to call him daddy."

Duke Cui and Xiang Shaozhi also agreed very much with what Zhang Yang said.

Qin Wei is now in a dilemma, because he knows that if he does not ask He Daming for help, it will cause dissatisfaction among the three division commanders, or even cause a mutiny, which would be disastrous.

When he thought of this, he decided to go all out.

"In that case, I will send someone to invite Commander He of the 120th Division over here now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Wei immediately sent someone to invite He Daming, who was in the Wusheng Mountain area, to Daode Cave, the temporary command post of the 15th Army.

It was already 9 o'clock in the evening. As soon as He Daming entered the command center, Qin Wei, the commander of the th Army, took the initiative to greet him warmly.

"Commander He, you are finally here, we have been waiting for you for a long time.

This time we asked you to come here because we want you to help our 15th Army."

He Daming was a little puzzled by Qin Wei's words. He immediately asked back, "General Qin, what's wrong? What problems have you encountered?"

Qin Wei and his three division commanders recounted to He Daming in detail the battle that had taken place on Sniper Ridge Heights in the past two days.

After listening to the stories told by several people, He Daming found several problems and then he began to talk.

"Commander Qin, and the other three division commanders, first of all, Sniper Ridge Heights is not suitable for large-scale troop deployment, so when you are guarding the area, don't deploy too many troops. Doing so will only make you a sitting duck for the US artillery and air force, and increase casualties."

When the commander of the 29th Division, Zhang Yang, heard what He Daming said, he immediately asked, "Commander He, what do you think?"

He Daming waved his hand.

"Commander Zhang, this is not a brilliant idea, but in the future you should deploy your troops in company units and send them out in batches. This will effectively avoid casualties.

Also, I don’t know if the tunnel you are currently in at Sniper Ridge has been further deepened.”

Zhang Yang was quite puzzled when he heard what He Daming said.

"Commander He, why do we need to deepen the tunnel?"

Before He Daming could open his mouth to explain, the topic was immediately interrupted by the army commander Qin Wei.

"I know what Commander He's intention is, he wants to deploy more troops in the tunnel."

He Daming frowned when he heard what Qin Wei said. He was not a fool. As a time traveler, he had experience of living two lives.

He could see through Qin Wei's thoughts and plans at a glance. He probably didn't want the three commanders to know that he had rejected his proposal before.

When he thought of this, He Daming looked embarrassed.