"There's only a 21% chance of winning?" Ren Xiaosu said in surprise, "Isn't that a little too low?"
Zero replied, "If the Pyro Company does not lose, the 6th Combat Brigade's chances of winning will be as high as 94.29%. Unfortunately, after the Pyro Company's defeat, Zuoyun Mount and Mt. Daniu will have to bear the pressure of the entire expeditionary army. Even Mt. Daniu's chances of winning have been reduced by half."
"Then how did you calculate this 21%?" Ren Xiaosu could not accept it, because this figure would mean that most of the people at the defensive position on Zuoyun Mount would probably die here.
P5092 would die, Wang Yun would die, Ren Xiaosu would die, Yang Xiaojin would die, and the soldiers of the 6th Combat Brigade would not be able to return to their hometowns.
This figure was way too low.
Zero said, "This figure is based on all the known conditions. After the Model is established, I'll automatically calculate the mutual effects between the factors."
Ren Xiaosu thought for a long time before suddenly asking, "Then did you include me in the calculations?"
"I did." Zero said, "I also included your superpower, White Mask, and the black saber, as well as your physical fitness."
"Oh." Ren Xiaosu was suddenly not so flustered. Did he only include White Mask's superpower? Then he still had many other superpowers.
From the looks of it, the Wang Clan's AI was not omnipotent. No, this was not a problem with the AI. It was just that the Wang Clan did not have enough information, so Zero's calculations were missing some parameters.
Ren Xiaosu thought to himself, 'Can I increase my chances of winning by more than 50% by myself?'
He was not sure, but he could give it a try!
For Ren Xiaosu, he did not have the habit of giving up hope no matter what kind of predicament he was in. Victory and defeat were all fought for by himself. Before the outcome was known, it was just a number.
Ren Xiaosu said to Zero, "Don't tell anyone about this figure. The morale of the soldiers at this defensive position has just been greatly boosted. We need this morale to face the enemy."
Zero said, "OK."
At this moment, P5092 and the others who had already fallen asleep received news from Wang Run. They hurriedly got out of bed and held an emergency meeting in the command tent.
There was only one topic of discussion in the meeting. What should they do about the refugees who had been driven here as cannon fodder?
Ren Xiaosu also arrived at the command tent, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he waited for PO592 to explain his plan.
P5092 said, "Perhaps what I'm going to say next will make everyone very uncomfortable, but in a war, refugees who appear in the enemy's camp can no longer be regarded as our compatriots. They're just tools of the enemy. So, I will not hesitate to order the soldiers to open fire. "
All the people in the command tent were silent. No one knew just what sort of bad effect would be brought by killing more than ten thousand Chinese civilians in front of the army.
In the future, someone might use this incident to attack the Northwest, and it might also make the soldiers in this battle feel guilty for the rest of their lives.
This matter was definitely not something that everyone could calmly accept just because they said they were treating the refugees as tools of the enemy. When the bullets hit the unarmed refugees, all the soldiers would clearly realize that the people they had killed were just pitiful people in the war.
Ren Xiaosu wanted to say something. "I support your decision —"
"Young Marshal!" P5092 raised his voice. "I'm the one in command right now, so I don't need your support or disapproval. If anyone pursues this matter in the future, I'll bear the responsibility alone."
Ren Xiaosu realized P5092 was worried that someone would use this matter to blame Ren Xiaosu in the future. Therefore, P5092 planned to play the role of a stubborn commander and shoulder all the responsibility himself.
In fact, everyone knew it was meaningless to discuss whether to open fire in this war. If they did not open fire, would those civilians not die? They would still die at the hands of the expeditionary army!
Therefore, it was necessary to open fire. In that case, it was more important who gave the order to open fire.
It was more important who would bear the burden of their conscience, the stain on their resume, and who would face the condemnation of the saints in the future.
Thinking of this, Ren Xiaosu suddenly smiled. "Alright, how can I let you take the blame? I'm the Young Marshal of the Northwest, so I should be the one to make such an important decision. Whatever happens in the future, it has nothing to do with any of you. Alright, let's discuss how to appease the soldiers now. After all, they're the ones who should be shooting at the refugees. "
P5092 looked at Ren Xiaosu quietly. It was as though he was trying to revise his impression of Ren Xiaosu. This Young Marshal of the Northwest seemed to be doing as he had promised before he brought him to the Northwest. All he needed to do was instruct the troops on how to fight and he would never have to bear any other pressure ever again.
The other party had kept his word.
Thinking of this, P5092 calmed down. "Then let me talk about what's going to happen next. Just now, someone suggested that we hide it from the soldiers and not tell them that the people who were driven over here are refugees from the Central Plains. But I don't think we should hide it from the soldiers. If we deliberately don't tell them that we're going to shoot the refugees or lie to them, that would be an insult to their intelligence. So instead of hiding it from them, we might as well tell them frankly so that they can use the remaining few days to mentally prepare themselves. "
"Besides, all the officers here must take the lead in firing on the day of the battle. Don't think your hands will be clean just by hiding in the rear and commanding. All of you must take the lead." P5092 continued, "We're fighting for our survival, so there's no other way out."
But at this moment, Wang Run suddenly received a call. He went out to answer it. Five minutes later, he came back with a heavy expression. "This is good news for the war, but I don't think it's worth being happy about."
Everyone looked at Wang Run, wondering what news he had received that made him look so pained.
Wang Run glanced at P5092 and said, "The exact number of civilians who were driven over to Zuoyun Mount should be around 9,000, not more than 10,000. After the Great Wall was destroyed, they did not manage to retreat with the Pyro Company's main forces in time, so they were captured and imprisoned. Among them, more than 1,000 were soldiers from the Pyro Company's 3rd Division, while another 1,000 were from the 4th Division. All of them did not manage to retreat with the main forces. "
Ren Xiaosu was stunned. It was no wonder Wang Run was looking at P5092. There were actually some of his former subordinates among them.
However, for Wang Run and the others to obtain such clear information, it meant the Wang Clan also had spies among these 9,000 people.
Wang Run said, "After our people made contact with these soldiers and told them why the expeditionary army was driving them to Zuoyun Mount, they made a very important decision.
"Just now, a battalion commander from the 3rd Division led more than 3,000 soldiers in a suicide attack on the expeditionary army's vanguard that was driving them away. All of them died in battle. They did not have any weapons in their hands, so they were actually just committing suicide in the most dignified way possible.
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