The person in charge of this Malian force is a black man, but strictly speaking, he is a mixed-race man with white blood named Anker.
Anker was also one of the trainees of the six-nation joint anti-terrorism force that year. To him, Lin Rui was still the instructor who awed him and obeyed Lin Rui's instructions.
While rushing to the front line, Anker asked Lin Rui, "Sir Rick, you will lead us personally this time. Does this mean that our side is the most dangerous place?"
"What? Are you scared?" Lin Rui asked casually.
"How can I be afraid? I'm just a little excited. The most dangerous place is definitely the place where the battle is fiercest.
The place where the battle is fiercest is usually the place where there are the most opportunities for meritorious deeds. "Anker licked his lips.
"What, you want to make a contribution?" Lin Rui asked.
"People like us don't have a strong background, nor do we come from a famous family. If you want to get ahead in the army, you can only rely on fighting." Anker smiled.
"Then you are lucky. What we are facing here is very likely to be the enemy's main force.
But what disappoints you is that we cannot win, we can only lose. Lin Rui replied.
"We can only lose, but not win?" Anker was stunned. "What kind of play is this?"
"It means we just give a symbolic fight, and then retreat when it's time. As for the enemy, they can do whatever they want." Lin Rui smiled.
"Sir Rick, are you kidding me?" Anker looked at Lin Rui and smiled, "This joke is really hahaha"
"You want to say that this joke is not funny at all, right?" Lin Rui looked at him and asked.
Anker looked a little embarrassed, "Actually, it's okay, this joke is still very funny."
"This is not a joke, but an order I give you. If you want to achieve great success, don't think about killing the enemy bravely. Think about how to defeat.
In this battle, the worse you lose, the more likely your defeat will be. I will personally help you claim credit in the name of the military advisory group. Lin Rui replied.
"What?" Anker looked weird, "The worse the loss, the more likeMr. Rick, what do you mean?"
"What I mean is very simple. In fact, it means literally. You have to lose this battle, and it looks like you have to lose miserably, but you can't have too much actual damage." Lin Rui replied. "As long as you can do this, I will personally help you claim the credit."
"ThisMr. Rick, what do you mean is that we pretend to lose and then lure the enemy deeper?" Anker hesitated.
"No, no, no, you didn't hear what I meant clearly. What I mean is that you have to lose the fight and then run away. And you can't run in the direction of the enemy's depth. It should be like" Lin Rui thought for a while and said, ¡°Have you ever seen cow shit?¡±
Anker said blankly, "I've seen it before. But what does this have to do with cow shit?"
Lin Rui thought for a moment and then explained, "Have you ever seen a swarm of flies surrounding a pile of cow dung when the weather is very hot?
¡°If you hit it with a stone at this time, the cow shit will be splashed everywhere by you. That large swarm of flies, in a frightened state.
?That is the state after you lose.
?That is to say, you cannot retreat along a fixed route. This will not look right at first glance and is full of traces of routines and operations.
You should, after being defeated, scatter in all directions like flies. Don't think about the enemy's attack routes, and don't try to guide them deliberately.
You are just thinking about how to get out of the battlefield quickly, that¡¯s right. "
"Sir, your metaphor is really disgusting." Anker shook his head. "Just tell me directly and let us pretend to lose this time."
"It's not about losing, it's about defeating. And it's going to be a rout without leaving any trace. The other party can't tell whether you are real or fake." Lin Rui replied.
"Mr. Rick, I really have no way to meet all your demands. Otherwise, you should find someone else." When Anker learned that he was asked to pretend to lose the battle, he suddenly lost all interest.
"Second-class meritorious service, the kind with a medal. This is a rare opportunity. And it may be a battle that may be recorded in the history of the Republic of Mali." Lin Rui patted him on the shoulder.
Ankel was suddenly interested again? "If you lose the battle, can you still get second-class meritorious service?"
"It's not like I was really defeated, I just pretended to be defeated. Although it looked like I was beaten badly, in fact it was not like that.""But is there any difference? Why don't I feel the difference between this plan and what I said now?" Anker was helpless.
"The difference is huge. Your previous plan was too blunt. As long as the other party has a little experience, they will know that you are lying to them. This may be self-defeating.
And what about my plan? Just show them the whole process of how you are self-defeating. It was originally meant to block the enemy, but in the end, it turned out to be an ambush.
It was okay to ambush, but due to the problem of its own strength, the effect of the ambush was not effective, but it was counterattacked by the enemy.
From the perspective of our enemies, you have tried very hard to avoid failure, but every step you took was not done properly due to your own lack of ability.
Finally, due to the loss of confidence and low morale, the soldiers began to flee. Lin Rui explained.
"After a defeat, the enemy can see so many different things?" Anker couldn't help but ask.
"Of course good commanders will. They will judge the current situation of the enemy based on all the enemy's movements.
And if we want to create an illusion to the enemy, we must also start from multiple aspects. Not only must we run like we are running away, but we must also leave good clues for the enemy after escaping.
For example, after you escape, the objects left on the ground may reveal some information about your unit.
I won¡¯t talk about the maps and official documents left on the battlefield. These are often of direct value.
But have you ever thought that the ammunition in the magazine, leftover cans, and even garbage on the ground will reveal basic information about an army. "Lin Rui smiled.
"It's not that serious, right?" Anker asked, "What information can this reveal?"
Lin Rui explained, "For example, let's take ammunition. A semi-automatic rifle has a base of 200 rounds and weighs 4.82kg.
A soldier carries 0.5 base points of ammunition, which is one hundred rounds. Can hold three more magazines.
This shows that the equipment of this unit is normal and there are no problems with medicine.
But if this soldier only has ten rounds of ammunition, not a single magazine is full. This shows that the ammunition of this army is very tight.
This is a very simple and intuitive judgment.
The same is true for material supplies. If leftover food packaging bags and empty cans are shown, the dates are relatively recent, and some dates are even very recent, within a few days.
?Then the supply situation of these troops is very good. Because their supplies can be supplied in time.
If the dates on their food packaging bags and empty cans are long gone. It has even expired.
? Then the logistics of this unit must be in trouble. So much so that they have to take risks by using these expired foods.
But if there were not even food packaging bags and empty cans, the wild vegetables and mushrooms nearby would have been harvested in large quantities.
?That means the supply of supplies to this army is in big trouble. They have completely run out of food. Lin Rui spread his hands and said, "These are the details." "
¡°There¡¯s this kind of thing¡ I¡¯ve never thought about this before.¡± Anker said helplessly.
¡°To show that you have been defeated, these details must be consistent. Leave the rest to the enemy.
They will find evidence from these details to convince themselves that you have been defeated.
"If these details show that you were not defeated, but just evacuated on your own initiative. Then they will be suspicious of your motives for doing this.
Once a person doubts, he will start to hesitate. Once he hesitates, his actions will slow down.
The last thing I want right now is for our enemies to slow down. I hope he can be faster, faster.
It is best for the opponent to rush forward recklessly. Of course, our enemies are not without brains, so we have to use various tricks to deceive them. "Lin Rui sighed.
"Understood. Details!" Anker nodded, "I must emphasize the details after I go back. I must make the enemy believe and firmly believe that we have been defeated by them.
Mr. Rick, let me think about it. I promise to help you complete this task perfectly. "
"I know what I want. So, think carefully about how to deceive the enemy." Lin Rui looked out the car window, "The enemy doesn't have much time left for us."