"However, if it were me, I would use an even simpler method!" After explaining the normal solution, Kanna continued confidently.
"The rebels' position was discovered here. Coupled with previous intelligence, it can be inferred that this area must be the rebels' territory. At that time, besides this team, Victoria also had three other teams converging from the other three sides, effectively trapping the enemy in this region. And at this moment, just ten kilometers away, a Victoria mobile fortress happened to be passing by. Have them aim at this area and unleash a round of artillery bombardment…"
Kanna didn't even need to continue. ACE and Outcast followed her line of thought and simulated it, involuntarily shivering. According to Kanna's plan, if successfully implemented, the rebels themselves would collapse from a single volley of city defense cannons, without the army even needing to engage.
"What if you were the rebels? I saw you evaluate the rebels' action of using the encirclement of this team to trap and eliminate the supporting forces as 'utterly foolish' after successfully ambushing this team!" ACE pointed to a later evaluation and asked.
"What is the rebels' advantage? High mobility, capable of flexible operations everywhere. But what did they do? They abandoned their advantageous terrain and insisted on clashing head-on with the regular army. No matter how much the regular army loses, they are still the regular army, supported by such a large country; what does it matter if they lose a few battles? But you, the rebels, are already few in number. Engaging in blocking actions in such a small area will only lead to fewer and fewer people.
The final result was the main force fighting the regular army for over ten consecutive days in this area, completely decimating the team, and then being swept away by the Victoria army. Therefore, the best opportunity was right after putting this unit in and crippling it. At that moment, the rear forces were disconnected from the vanguard, and the left and right flanks were far apart, completely unable to form an encirclement.
At this point, they should have broken through from this side. As long as they escaped the encirclement, the sky would be the limit for birds to fly, and the sea vast for fish to leap. Even if the enemy wanted to pursue, they could simply break into scattered units and disperse into the surrounding towns. Everyone is from Victoria; as long as I don't admit my rebel identity, what can you do to me? After your army withdraws, I can simply rally the people, re-form the team, and continue guerrilla warfare, couldn't I?"
Every Chinese citizen who has completed nine years of compulsory education can essentially apply this proven "mature" system with ease. After all, this seemingly complex system can be summarized as "when poor, tactical infiltration; when rich, firepower saturation."
However, to ACE and Outcast, it was particularly astonishing. While they knew Kanna had studied the history of all current nations on Terra, and naturally, that included various wars, many people knew about these wars. Yet, very few could transform that knowledge into practical use and develop a set of seemingly reasonable "strategies."
Even to engage in armchair strategizing, one needs the capability, sufficient big-picture perspective, and strategic vision. Wasn't it because Rhodes Island lost the Doctor, and the remaining personnel couldn't grasp the big picture and strategic direction, that for so many years it has advocated as a medical organization and sacrificed the lives of many Operators, just to maintain its current "insignificant" status in the eyes of various countries?
After listening to Kanna's explanation, Outcast and ACE exchanged glances, both feeling that, given this situation, they probably couldn't teach Kanna.
"Maybe it was just a lucky guess. Let's look at two more! If it really doesn't work, we'll have to ask the Doctor himself…" ACE whispered to Outcast.
Outcast could only nod in response. "Alright, you keep an eye on her. I'll take this summary and her answers just now to the Doctor."
After speaking, Outcast left the small room with the report. ACE then sat next to Kanna and began looking at the combat records with her.
As the saying goes, it takes two to tango. Previously, Kanna could only talk to herself when evaluating the contents of the record, but with ACE, every time she saw a mistake in the record, she would point it out without hesitation. Coincidentally, ACE's tactical abilities were top-notch at Rhodes Island, and he could completely keep up with Kanna's somewhat eccentric and erratic thoughts and rhythm. He would occasionally offer his own ideas, and when opinions differed, they would pause and conduct a post-mortem analysis. The second combat record, which was only two hours long, ended up taking four hours to complete.
Both Kanna and ACE gained a lot from their discussions. ACE also discovered during their discussions that Kanna's theoretical knowledge was richer than most people's, and she had many wild and imaginative ideas. However, theory is theory. Due to zero practical experience (here, practical experience refers to command), when it came down to details, she often had ideas that ACE found very unreasonable.
In ACE's words, Kanna's plans could only be accomplished if the team was composed entirely of Elites and everyone followed orders one hundred percent; otherwise, it would be very difficult to achieve the various goals she aimed for.
But in reality, to ensure they could always re-enter combat and maintain enough stamina for long-duration operations, a normal squad would not exert more than seventy percent of its effort in each battle.
This was something Kanna, who had never participated in command work, couldn't imagine.
Meanwhile, after reading Kanna's first summary, the Doctor did not show surprise or tension like Outcast. Instead, he looked relieved.
"Kanna wrote this herself? It's well-written, although very naive and full of… vigor. But the fact that she could think of so much, I don't think that can be explained by talent alone. She might be the greatest gift Rhodes Island has received after losing countless things."
Saying this, the Doctor handed the summary back to Outcast. "Teach her according to your own ideas and plans, don't be afraid! I bet ACE will tell you Kanna's weaknesses and learning direction when he gets back."
After hearing the Doctor's words, Outcast returned to the room, looking puzzled. She found ACE and Kanna still discussing the second record. She didn't join in, but instead took out the learning plan she and ACE had previously prepared, crossed out a portion of it, and began rewriting a new lesson plan based on Kanna's summary.
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