Chapter 938 - Tunnel Battle (1/2)

Currently, the hygiene conditions at the defensive position were a big problem. It was not that the people here disliked keeping clean, but that there was simply not enough water.

Actually, P5092 had considered the issue of the water source when he chose this place to be their defensive position. The spring water that flowed out of the mountains was definitely enough for more than 6,000 people to drink.

As for having enough to take a shower with, that was really not the main consideration in war.

If it were a long-term war, P5092 would definitely make everyone wash their hands diligently and pay attention to hygiene. However, this battle was destined to end within a month. Whether the expeditionary army won or their 6th Combat Brigade emerged victorious, they would not be staying here for long.

It was the afternoon of the first day since the actual battle began. Two shifts of soldiers had already been replaced at the defensive position, and the expeditionary army's troops outside were also constantly being rotated. As long as the troops showed signs of fatigue, new troops would take over.

P5092 looked at Wang Yun and asked, ”How many of their wounded and dead have they replaced with their fresh troops?”

Wang Yun said, ”Four batches of troops have been deployed during this period. Some of them lasted on the battlefield for two hours, while others retreated after suffering 23% casualties. Their criteria for troop rotation can't be confirmed.”

”How's the situation with their casualties?” P5092 continued asking.

During the battle, P5092 requested Wang Yun to keep track of everything that happened on the battlefield from the best vantage point so they could review it.

It was not enough to just fight a battle recklessly. They would need extremely precise data to support every decision.

Wang Yun recalled the scene in his mind and summarized, ”The expeditionary army suffered a total of 2,169 deaths over the past eight hours. 1,891 of them died immediately while the rest died after going into shock from bleeding out on the battlefield. These barbarians should have some criteria they follow. If they're sure their comrades won't survive even after they save them, they'll just leave them. They're very decisive that way. I think there were a few of them who could have been saved, but their comrades did not help them. That could be because the expeditionary army's standard of treatment is not that good.”

”What about the wounded?” P5092 asked.

”1,769 troops were lightly injured and carried away. I estimate that the injuries suffered by these people will quickly heal. There are also 312 who were seriously injured. I've confirmed they broke bones after getting shot by MGs, so they shouldn't be able to join the battlefield for the time being,” Wang Yun said.

At this moment, Wang Yun started bleeding from his nose.

P5092 was stunned. ”Rest up and don't overtax yourself. We still have a lot of battles to fight. From now on, you just have to remember how many of the enemies are dead and wounded. You don't have to remember the injuries they suffered.”

From the look of it, it was quite tough for Wang Yun to analyze such a huge amount of data from the entire battlefield. After all, he was keeping track of the data in real time, and that was constantly changing by the second.

This was an extremely heavy burden on Wang Yun's brain, so much so that his body could not bear it any longer and resulted in him getting a nosebleed.

P5092 said, ”However, it's not that I'm trying to abuse you, but I still hope you can try to remember the faces of each of their wounded. Can you do that?”

Wang Yun simply wiped the blood from his nose and said firmly, ”Yes!”

”Mhm.” P5092 nodded and said, ”Once their wounded return to the battlefield, you must inform me as soon as possible. In principle, the expeditionary army has more than enough soldiers. With 70,000 soldiers against our 6,000, there shouldn't be a need to send their wounded back into battle no matter how we think about it. If you see them putting large numbers of their wounded back onto the battlefield, it must be that their strategic deployment has changed, or something could've happened within the expeditionary army.”