"General, if nothing else works, let's hide by day and march by night! German aircraft can only operate during the day. At night, they can do nothing to us. We can march at night and have the troops hide in the woods during the day. That way, we can effectively reduce our losses," a Major General Division Commander suggested.
"That's a good idea. German aircraft cannot possibly operate at night," someone immediately echoed.
"But marching at night will seriously affect our speed. The Germans are hot on our heels right now. If our retreat slows, they may catch up with us very soon," some of the generals worried.
"That is still better than taking attacks from German aircraft during the day. This entire afternoon, the troops did not even cover ten kilometers. At this rate, we may not travel as far as we could in one night. Besides, the Germans' constant air attacks will deal a devastating blow to our morale."
General Letsky frowned as he listened to his subordinates' opinions. Everyone had a point. Now it depended on how he, as the Commander, would choose.
"Tonight, we march through the night. Have every unit organize things properly and prevent the soldiers from falling behind. Within an hour after daybreak tomorrow, complete concealment. Once the sun sets, continue marching!" General Letsky made his choice. In the end, he chose to hide by day and march by night, avoiding direct attacks from German aircraft.
The attacks by German aircraft were simply too terrifying; they had frightened even General Letsky. They had lost five thousand men in a single afternoon. If they were attacked in the morning as well, would they not lose over ten thousand men in a day? The entire 9th Army Corps would collapse within days. General Letsky did