Parks was only a rudimentary point of view, far from perfect. But it was this that gave Winters some hope. He didn't immediately consult with Lieutenant Colonel Chase, but worked with Nickerson to refine the plan, and of course he invited Parks and Wales to participate in the development process. However, Wales still had to manage the affairs of the E Company, so he had to resign and return to the E Company first, which also made him deeply regretful.

They don't have much time left. Parks simply stayed in the office of Winters, the battalion headquarters. Chilinsky brought the hot coffee, then looked at Parks and said tentatively, "Bacon sandwich?" ”

"Very good!" Parks looked up from the map and smiled at him. He had been discussing for two hours, and he had been staring at the map in a daze, and then quickly turning his brain to think about the problem, which really made him feel a little tired. The three of them took the opportunity to drink coffee and relax their emotions.

"If it weren't for Lacey's proposal, I wouldn't have thought about it at least, using the side with fewer troops to attack the side with more troops, just to make the other side under pressure to attack!" Nickson took a sip of coffee, shook his head, then took out the bottle, unscrewed the lid, and took a sip, "It's better to do this!" I suspect my taste has been spoiled by good whiskey! ”

"Your stomach will be spoiled by it, too!" Parks took a sip of his coffee.

"Reis, if the Germans really turn defense into offense, I think it's going to be the toughest battle." Winters took a sip of his coffee, his eyes still fixed on the map, and said slowly.

"We don't have a choice. At least put the initiative in your own hands, so that you can turn the situation around a little. Parks said, suddenly silent.

Winters and Nickerson were about to listen to his opinion, but he began to frown at the map, apparently thinking something, and thus ignoring the conversation he had just made.

Nickerson was about to speak to him, but saw Winters gesturing at him, signaling him not to speak, not to interrupt Parkes' thoughts. Now it seems that Parks may make some new discoveries.

A cup of coffee has been drunk before you know it. Pars still had the cup in his hand. Then he frowned slightly, smiled lightly, and then shook his head.

"What's new?" Winters watched as Parks' brow furrowed.

"Something interesting comes to mind, but—" Parks couldn't help but shake his head and laughed, "These are things that I don't think Captain Zink will be interested in." ”

"Why don't you tell me about it?" Winters looked at him expectantly.

"Looking forward to it!" Nickerson raised his bottle to him, then took a hard sip, "Finish this damn discussion early, my head is going to explode when I think about it." ”

"So you've been serving as an intelligence staff officer!" Winters couldn't help but make a joke.

Parks couldn't help but smile slightly, "That's right." Now the 506 regiment has 9 companies. The 1st and 2nd Battalions had a total of 6 companies. The third battalion is a reserve battalion, why can't we have a company involved in the attack with the British artillery, once the Germans launch a counterattack, and turn from defense to offense, they will quickly retreat, and then the three battalions will eliminate two companies to join them and snipe the Germans head-on. Then put four companies on the offensive line of the Germans, after all, to flank from both sides. ”

Parks said slowly with some excitement, he pointed to the map and said: "I just looked at the map carefully, and I found that the German offensive line will be very simple, they will advance along the river beach, and then climb over the embankment, and our best ambush point is on both sides of the embankment. We can flank them, and the Germans must think that our main position is on this side, and they will definitely turn around and eat us, and at this time there is also a company waiting for the opportunity to turn around the Germans, striking them head-on and attacking them by surprise. ”

Winters looked at Parks, stunned for a moment, and didn't say a word.

"What kind of tactic is this?" Nickerson looked at Parks in surprise.

"Pocket snake fighting tactics!" Parks laughed, "When a snake comes at us, we hit the middle of it first, and then the snake's head is bound to turn back. That's when we hit the head of the snake. In fact, this tactic is very simple and easy to use, at least in the previous life, it was a magic weapon for the volunteers to deal with the Americans in North Korea. Now it's going to be used to get the Americans out of trouble!

Parks couldn't help but think it was very funny. But he was not optimistic about the implementation of his tactics this time. After all, now the Americans are very superstitious about positional attacks carried out by artillery and tanks, and they do not believe in what effect such a battle in motion will achieve. After all, this has never been done before, and the artillery attack has made them successful repeatedly.

"Very interesting idea!" Winters pursed his lips and finally spoke, to be honest, he was a little disappointed in his heart, not that the plan was bad, but that it was impossible to carry it out. Even the fact that a few people just said that relying on the offensive to disrupt the Germans' offensive time had a certain element of risk, and I did not dare to expect Colonel Zink to agree.

Parks stopped Winters from saying this, knowing that he would not agree to such a plan, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If the arrogant Americans suffer a big loss in this tactic on the Korean battlefield, they will reflect on it, so that they can pay attention to such tactics thoroughly. So Parks kept silent about it.

When the three of them discussed it again, the idea was much simpler. Basically, all the details of the plan were finalized. Regardless of the outcome, Parks felt that he was just doing his best.

The 2nd Battalion was sent to the regimental headquarters by a plan of operations drawn up by Winters for an offensive against the Germans. Colonel Zinke was clearly interested in the plan. But he also noticed that outside the plan, there was an annex.

This attachment was added by Winters after careful consideration, in addition to the original plan. This is what Parks calls the so-called "pocket snake fighting tactic." He did not submit it as an original, but only as an attachment. Not to provide options, but to provide references. After all, adopting such tactics now is not acceptable to the US military now.

"What is this? Another battle plan? Colonel Zink smiled and shook his head, handing the attachment to Lieutenant Colonel Stryll, to be honest, he was mainly attracted by the original of Winters's plan, but he also had the risk in mind, which made him hesitate. And that attachment, he read it hastily, to be honest, very innovative. But just because something new is new doesn't mean it's enforceable. So he was quickly put aside and handed over to Lieutenant Colonel Stryll to deal with.

"Nice idea!" Lieutenant Colonel Stryll smiled, then looked at Colonel Zink and said, "Why don't you give it a try according to this, maybe we can completely defeat the Germans!" ”

"No, no, don't even think about it!" Colonel Zinke shook his head and said, "We can't do this without enough firepower and enough men, man!" Obviously, he also saw the limitations of this tactic, that is, when sniping head-on, and when flanking, you must protect the advantage, firepower or manpower.

Needless to say, even if it is firepower, how much firepower can the troops that have been ambushed provide it? The reason why Colonel Zink was not interested in this plan was precisely because again. This is a common problem of US generals. They will only carry out such a plan when they have absolute superiority. If they were facing a German division that had fled in a rout, perhaps he would have considered it.

Parks knew that this plan would not pass, and that the adventure was actually part of the war. But this does not fit into the prevailing views in the US military.

"Oh, it doesn't look like the plan is going well!" Wales looked at Parks' face and couldn't help but smile, "The expression on your face makes it easy for people to guess the outcome of the plan!" ”

"Yes, but it's nothing!" Parks shook his head and smiled, "I would have known this was the result, so I'm not disappointed!" ”

"They're bureaucratic?"

"No, it's that my plan is too risky!" Parks nodded.

Wales listened and smiled: "This is their consistent thinking." God, if it were General Taylor, maybe he would have agreed, but now Colonel Zinke is in control, to be honest, he is an excellent regimental commander, but he will definitely not be a good division commander! ”

"It's not his fault!" Parks didn't have the heart to speak.

"Alright, let's have a drink! To hell with those plans! Wales took out two glasses and poured one each.

"For the sake of planning!" Welsh Road.

"No, for the most difficult moment!" Parks smiled wryly.

The first day passed in peace.

The Germans did not immediately attack the defense line of the 506th Regiment on the basis of superior forces. They took silence. This only made Colonel Zinke even more nervous. He began to consider the viable surname of Winters's plan.

After all, suffering unpredictable blows while waiting makes it easy for people's emotions to become sensitive and uneasy.

"Can we attack them?" This is the third time Colonel Zink has consulted with Strell about this issue.

"What did General Taylor say?" Lieutenant Colonel Stryll knew that Colonel Zinke had given this battle plan to General Taylor.

Zink suddenly shook his head and smiled bitterly: "General Taylor said, it's up to us to decide!" ”

"That's!" Lieutenant Colonel Stryll shook his head and smiled, "Maybe we can wait, the situation may be a little clearer, and a decision will be made then-"

"It's not like you said it!" Zink shook his head and said, "We have already messed up ourselves, and this may be the result that the German commanders wanted, so that their results will definitely be greater." ”

"Well, I agree with that plan." Striele seemed to have made up his mind, "If you must let me help you decide!" ”

"That's what I thought, too!" Zink suddenly laughed, "The Germans must be surprised." ”

The order was given quickly, and this operation did give the 506th Regiment unexpected results, and all this came from their hesitation on the first day. But no matter how you look at it, it looks like a sarcasm.

(To be continued)