"I naturally have my reasons for letting them go back. Firstly, these people are almost all afraid of being beaten and have almost no fighting spirit to speak of.
"Secondly, there are about thirty thousand of them. If we capture them one by one, it will undoubtedly waste a lot of our time. I don't have time to waste with them.
The third point is that we're fighting outside after all. Our logistics support is limited. It's impossible for us to take out so much food to feed these captives, right?”Liu Feng said.
There was one more thing he didn't say. If he captured all these people in every battle, not to mention whether he could capture them all, even if he did, what was the point? Seal off the news that he had a large number of cannons? Wasn't this nonsense? Let's not talk about whether it could be sealed or not. Even if it could be sealed, what good would it do for him?
Also, if all these people were captured, then Wu Peifu's troops in the rear would not be able to feel the panic of the heavy artillery. If they had to use heavy artillery to open the way every time, let alone ammunition consumption and logistics pressure, just the casualties were not what Liu Feng wanted to see.
The reason why these people did not have any combat strength was because they had not been trained. They did not have the conviction to fight. In Liu Feng's plan, most of these people could be used as his own source of soldiers.
Moreover, even if they couldn't be used as a source of soldiers, they would still need to contribute to the future development of China. If there were too many casualties, it was obviously not the outcome that Liu Feng wanted. What he wanted to do was to defeat the warlords, overthrow the old system, and then drive the foreign forces out of China so that China could regain its prosperity, not be a local emperor! It was not like the Japanese devils in the future who carried out massacres and implemented enslavement rule!
In fact, this was the most important point in Liu Feng's opinion. After all, these people were just ordinary people. There were very few people who really worked for the warlords. It was impossible for him to massacre the majority of the people because of a small number of people!
Of course, if the opponent was not his own compatriots, but Japanese devils, or Russians, or people from countries such as Asan, Vietnam, or monkeys, he would not be able to do so.
Then, whether he was a civilian or a professional soldier, Liu Feng would not care so much. It was fine if he did not resist. If he resisted, he would just flatten him. As the saying goes, if you are not of my race, your heart will definitely be different! He wouldn't leave a ticking time bomb by his side.
Especially for the Japanese devils. The 35 million blood debt that was recorded back then, as well as the more unrecorded blood, he, Liu Feng, would sooner or later find them and settle this score one by one!
Back to the topic, let's not talk about these useless things. The most important thing now was to take down Hubei as soon as possible, take down Wu Peifu, and snatch back the talents of the Hanyang Munitions Factory from Wu Peifu as soon as possible! This was the most important thing right now!
After listening to Liu Feng's words, the bald man nodded. He also understood that it was more useful to let these people go than to capture them. Previously, he was only worried that these people would become one of Wu Peifu's resistance forces. Now that he thought about it, his thinking was lagging behind. He had not adapted to the intensity of modern warfare for the time being, and he subconsciously ignored the huge influence of artillery.
"That's good. What about now? Should we continue to advance or rest for a period of time?”The bald man asked. In fact, he wanted to pursue the victory. However, in the current situation, it was obvious that the Sichuan Army under Liu Feng's leadership had the initiative. Moreover, without the participation of the Sichuan Army, he really did not dare to act rashly. Therefore, it was necessary to seek Liu Feng's opinion.
"Let the soldiers who have been to the battlefield retreat and rest. Tomorrow, replace them with soldiers who have never been to the battlefield. Don't you have many new recruits?"Let's go up and see the world together. It's a good opportunity to temper ourselves and experience the atmosphere of the battlefield," Liu Feng replied.
Bald Man had told Liu Feng about the large number of new recruits in Bald Man's team before the battle began. Liu Feng was not surprised. After all, in history, Bald Man's Revolutionary Army was obviously lacking in military strength at the beginning of the Northern Expedition. However, as the Northern Expedition progressed, the military strength of the Revolutionary Army did not decrease with the consumption of the war. Instead, it increased as the battle progressed. It would be strange if there were not a large number of new recruits to supplement it.
The military information that Baldy had revealed was only the information of the veterans under his command who had been on the battlefield. As for the new recruits, neither he nor the other warlords had reported such numbers. After all, the combat strength of the recruits was really limited.
This time, it was obviously a very good opportunity to temper himself. Not only could he get close to the bloody battlefield, but he could also reduce the casualties to the greatest extent. This result could not be better.
" This arrangement is not bad. Let them go up and train. These new recruits who have never been to war are really worrying." The bald man did not object to Liu Feng's arrangement. He knew that Liu Feng was telling the truth.
Take the battle of Tingsi Bridge as an example. Under normal circumstances, with such an absolute advantage, it was impossible for his side to suffer too many losses. However, what he did not expect was that his team actually suffered hundreds of casualties. Although most of them were light injuries caused by accidental gunfire, this situation was even more embarrassing!
If there were so many casualties under such advantageous conditions, how many casualties would there be in a real head-on confrontation? The bald man felt embarrassed just thinking about it!
The more Baldy thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He simply said to Liu Feng,"How about this, why don't you let my people fight in tomorrow's battle? These new recruits definitely have to be trained well. Otherwise, it will be difficult for them to become great!”
Hearing this, Liu Feng touched the handle and thought for a while. He shook his head and said," No, tomorrow we will be attacking Xianning City. This is a siege battle. If we let all the recruits fight, the casualties will not be small. Moreover, after the siege is over, we may face an even more brutal street battle. Even veterans are afraid of street battles. This is almost the nightmare of all infantry! Not to mention these recruits!"
"That's true. This kind of battle is indeed somewhat unbearable for recruits." The bald man thought about it and realized that this arrangement was indeed not possible. If the first battle of the recruits was such a cruel street battle, then the final result would probably not be training, but " destroying the soldiers."
Because the battlefield might be set in Xianning City, Liu Feng was destined to not let the artillery bombard the city. Therefore, it was obviously impossible to advance without resistance like today!
At that time, the soldiers would have to face snipers or grenades that would appear out of nowhere at all times! In such an environment, even the veterans had to bear tremendous mental pressure, let alone these recruits. If this was really arranged, then most of the recruits would probably go crazy from this kind of pressure. This was definitely not the result he wanted to see.
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