Chapter 691: Final battle plan

This news was like a bolt from the blue, the last trace of blood on Dan Rui's face faded in an instant, pale as paper.
However, the adjutant Ai Suo remained calm. He grabbed Min Juekhan's arm, tugged hard, and broke him to face him and shouted, "Where is Mandalay? Mandalay is there. Are there any telegrams? Have reinforcements set off? Where are they?"
The adjutant's questioning sound reached Dan Rui's ears, calling him back from his momentary state of gaffe, his eyes fixed on Min Juekhan, waiting for his answer.
Min Kyawkan swallowed dryly before repliing carefully: "Mandalay has just called in a telegram. They have already set off. The current striker's position is in..."
"There, speak up!"
Dan Rui almost roared from his lungs, his bloodshot eyes opened like copper bells, and because he was too close to Minjuekan, the splash of saliva from his mouth sprayed all over his face.
"Ten minutes ago, they just arrived in Dasang Township, Qiang E..."
"Chang E Dasang..." Than Shwe unconsciously repeated the name of this small town only 10 kilometers away from Mandalay. He tugged at the corners of his mouth, and his eyes went dark, and the whole person suddenly lost consciousness and looked up. After falling down...
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"General, general, you are awake".
With a loud call from far to near, Dan Rui felt that his consciousness gradually returned to this body. There seemed to be two shadows in his eyelids that were shaking constantly. He worked hard and finally slowly opened his eyes.
His vision changed from blurry to clear, and he could see the two people in front of him clearly, one of them was his loyal adjutant, and the other was a medic who went with the army.
Seeing him waking up, the military doctor was obviously relieved. He took out a small flashlight, opened Dan Rui's eyes and took photos separately before saying relievedly: "General, you were in a deep coma just now, but It’s all right now, please take a break next, otherwise, it will be very troublesome."
Than Rui nodded and signaled the military doctor to go out. After he went out, he turned to the adjutant and asked, "What time is it now? How is the battle going?"
"General, the doctor said you are not suitable for official duties..."
"Say it!" Dan Rui roared impatiently, even though his roar seemed so weak now.
"Yes, General, it is 6:28 pm on February 10, 1983. You have just been in a coma for more than 8 hours. As for the battle situation..."
Dan Rui saw that the adjutant was hesitant to say something and knew that the battle situation was definitely not optimistic, but after the coma just now, he felt that he had enough mental capacity to withstand the worst situation.
He sighed and said, "Go ahead, I can bear it."
The adjutant lowered his throat and said cautiously: "Sawin Yangbin has been lost, and Xintai is seriously wounded and captured, and Deng Danwen is killed. The garrison finally chose to surrender with no ammunition and food."
Speaking of this, Ai Suo raised his head and took a peek at Than Shwe, only to find that there was no expression on his face, as indifferently as an immortal ice sculpture.
Ai Suo had no choice but to continue reporting: "The reinforcements sent by Zhanhuo Town to Savin Yangbin suffered heavy losses after being covered by rockets. They lost their combat capabilities and were blocked between the two towns. So, so... "
"Go ahead, so what?"
Than Rui's voice was unexpectedly calm. At this moment, Ai Suo felt that the wise, calm, and invincible general that he had always admired and followed was back again.
"So, they have laid down their weapons to the enemy."
There was a short silence in the room. For a long time, Ashok heard Than Shwe sigh slightly, and then he heard the general ask in a faint voice: "Where are the reinforcements from Mandalay?"
"They advanced 50 kilometers today and are currently stationed in Diguel. However, I have informed them of the latest situation and asked them to advance to the town of Changji, 20 kilometers from the town of Warfire, to establish a line of defense."
Than Rui nodded and agreed with the adjutant’s disposal. After he lowered his head and calculated carefully, he said: "You go to send the order and order all commanders above the company level to gather at my combat command room immediately. I have something to do. They speak."
Hearing Than Shwe’s order, Ai Suo reflexively said: "Yes, General." But instead of leaving immediately, he asked with concern: "But General, your body..."
Dan Rui's face immediately became severe, and he whispered: "I can't die yet, go!"
Ai Suo didn't dared to hesitate anymore and immediately turned around and ran away. Dan Rui saw that when he turned around, the adjutant wiped his eyes secretly.
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"Gentlemen, I must tell you the truth, our team has reached the critical moment of life and death."
When Dan Rui walked into the command post, which was crowded but silent, there was no weakness or fatigue on his face, and his eyes were still firm and bold as usual.
He looked around for a while and said in a low tone: "The Mogok Xie Li Ministry has blatantly violated the tacit understanding of the armistice with our government forces. It first shelled Savin Yangbin completely regardless of the life and death of the local civilians, and then succeeded in attacking the war town and cutting off. Highway 311, now we have lost the land connection with Mandalay and become a real lone army, that is to say, if we do not take the necessary measures, soon we will not be able to shoot bullets in our guns. Our wounded brothers will not get medicines for treatment, and our tanks and trucks will not have the fuel to start them!"
There was a buzzing sound in the venue. The news that Than Shwe told them was too shocking. For most of the middle and lower-level officers present, they did not have a channel to obtain the overall situation of the battle. In their memory, the Backpack General Than Shwe they followed had never led everyone into such a bad situation. Many people involuntarily exclaimed softly and exchanged suspicious glances with each other.
Dan Rui coughed slightly, and the discussion stopped suddenly. He scanned the generals under his stern eyes. He was robbed of his aura. Many people lowered their heads involuntarily when they were swept by his eyes.
He motioned to the adjutant at last, and Ai Suo immediately understood, opened the military map that was curled aside, and handed Dan Rui a pointer at the same time.
Than Rui turned on the indicator stick, tapped the map, and at the same time raised his voice by a few decibels: "After the deduction of the staff, now we only have two feasible combat plans. Unreservedly explain to you one by one, and discuss the final decision in this meeting, because it is related to the life and death of all brothers, so everyone can express their opinions without reservation, and I will respect the majority Human choice."
Everyone in the venue rushed to cast their concerned eyes on the huge battle map.