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To: 11th_VA

Well, covering the exits from that cauldron with artillery is nice, and will cause significant casualties, but it won’t prevent the entrapped Russian soldiers from escaping. They may lose a lot of vehicles, though.


4 posted on 09/30/2022 5:34:06 PM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

—”but it won’t prevent the entrapped Russian soldiers from escaping.”

Sun Tzu said...

When you surround an army, leave an outlet free.

This does not mean that the enemy is to be allowed to escape. The object, as Tu Mu puts it, is “to make him believe that there is a road to safety, and thus prevent his fighting with the courage of despair.” Tu Mu adds pleasantly: “After that, you may crush him.”

https://suntzusaid.com/book/7/36/


8 posted on 09/30/2022 5:43:00 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messa)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

As a major supply hub for the whole area, it is a serious loss. Particularly with Autumn and winter coming on.


22 posted on 10/01/2022 3:58:59 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dreams)
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