Struggle in Russia

After Kornilov said these words, he did not give others any time to react, and directly ordered: "Now the emergency plenary meeting will officially begin to discuss the evacuation. Anyone who is not interested should leave immediately!"

This was obviously meant for Paskovich, because now he was the only so-called irrelevant person. You can imagine how angry Lao Qiu Ba was. His face turned green and he stared at Kornilov fiercely for a long time, but in the end Lao Qiu Ba chose to leave.

As soon as Paskovich left, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly relaxed a lot. Even Paskovich's confidants have to admit that if the old man continues to mess around, it will only make things more difficult and end more unfavorably.

Although Lao Qiu Ba obviously left in anger, leaving meant that he had to recognize the result, at least that he would not challenge Kornilov's command head-on.

As long as this is implemented, many generals present will feel a lot more relaxed, which means that they will not be resented by Paskovich when they accept Kornilov's command. Even if Paskovich and Kornilov get mad about this in the future, they cannot be accused of betrayal.

Of course, although these people were relieved, it did not mean that they were convinced by Kornilov and were willing to accept Kornilov's command unconditionally.

These are two different things. Once Kornilov fails to give a convincing performance, they will never be polite. They will also imitate how Kornilov treated Paskovich. A lifelike one.

But after all, Kornilov was not Paskovich. The first order he issued after taking over was to order the navy to evacuate all the wounded in the unit. This alone made many officers, especially those with a neutral stance, feel comfortable. .

Because Paskovich refused to send away the wounded before, many people died in the navy's temporary rescue center because they did not receive effective treatment. It also made many soldiers who were unfortunately injured after desperately killing the enemy full of resentment.

The second order issued by Kornilov was to immediately recruit all merchant ships or civilian ships that could be found, even sampans were included in the recruitment. The purpose is also very obvious, it is used to transport people.

After all, there are nearly 70,000 Russian troops in Ineada, and so many people will have to be transported to the Year of the Monkey and the Moon just by relying on the few ships of the Black Sea Fleet. Nasimov and he had made suggestions to Paskovich before, saying that although the retreat could not be started immediately and they still needed to wait for orders from St. Petersburg, preparations related to the retreat could be made in advance.

For example, prepare boats quickly. Without enough boats, they won't be able to leave at all, okay?

But Paskovich just disagreed. This selfish old man rejected all matters related to retreat. Afraid that others would see that he was holding on, afraid that others would know that he actually knew that holding on was useless.

This has made many soldiers complain, because you, Paskovich, refused to order a retreat in order to maintain your authority. We have no choice but to understand this, but you still want to leave after all, but you are just waiting. Permission from St. Petersburg only.

So why can't we make preparations for the retreat in advance, so that we can leave as soon as we receive the order?

It's a pity that Paskovich just didn't agree, so Kornilov and Nassimov just didn't fall out with him.

Now that Lao Qiuba has sadly stepped down, Kornilov naturally wants to correct this mistake immediately.

However, Kornilov knew that it was too late to do it now, and he was almost desperate to put out the fire. Isn't this fatal!

So he immediately said: "Gentlemen, it must be said that our actions are too late and too slow. It will definitely take time to collect enough ships to transport us out. It is unlikely that we will see it in a day or two." To achieve results..."

"In other words, we must try to continue to buy time for preparations for retreat! I know it is a bit cruel to say this and many people will not be able to accept it, but this is the reality! The reality is that we have no time!"

After a short pause, he glanced at everyone and continued: "We must pay the price for our slowness before. According to my estimate, it will take at least three days to make all preparations and start the retreat!"

"This means that we will have to fight here for at least three more days in the future! I know how difficult it is, but there is no way. We can only grit our teeth and hold on, otherwise we will be annihilated!"

"I don't think anyone wants to be a prisoner, right? At least I don't want to, so I beg you, if you don't want to be a prisoner, come with me! I can't guarantee that everyone will leave this hellish place, but I will ensure that I won’t give up on anyone!”

Kornilov's words more or less played a certain role. At least everyone understood how difficult the current situation was and what Kornilov wanted to do. But that's not what they care about most. They want to know how to hold on for at least three days. If they don't solve this problem, everything will be in vain!

"We will definitely not be able to hold on if we continue to maintain the current defense line!"

Kornilov did not sell out his words. He explained his thoughts simply and concisely:

"My opinion is to give up part of the outer positions. It is no longer possible for us to keep the enemy out, so we can only shrink the defense line and reduce our defensive front!"

This statement frightened everyone, because shrinking the defense line meant putting the enemy into Ineada. But Ineada is only so big, and if you are not careful, you will be penetrated by the enemy. Isn't this a joke!

"I'm not joking!"

Kornilov, however, replied very seriously and seriously: "The only way is to shrink the defense line, voluntarily give up some positions that are not particularly significant, and to put the enemy in the city to fight!"

"I know what you are worried about. It is nothing more than worrying about the instability of the defense line. In my opinion, this may indeed cause some trouble, but compared with the imminent crisis and what I will gain, this risk is worth it!"

"Everyone can think about what is the enemy's biggest threat to us? It's artillery and sufficient troops. But once the enemy is put into the city and the distance between us is shortened, this means that their artillery can no longer be as powerful as before. Then he opened fire regardless."

"As long as we are entangled together, their artillery will be disabled. Without the enemy's artillery, which is the biggest threat, our casualties may be smaller!"

These words made everyone in the headquarters whisper to each other for a while, because Kornilov's tactics were something they had never seen before. He actively contracted his position and actively fought with the enemy at close range. No matter how you looked at it, you felt unsure, okay? …