Song Heping had studied terrain very well.
He understood the defensive difficulties of the Hassan Oil Zone just by looking at the map.
It was incredibly difficult for just his handful of men to defend hundreds of square kilometers of the oil zone; it was easy to focus on one area and neglect another.
So far, the various armed forces in the area had adopted guerrilla warfare; they did not directly confront regular troops but instead adopted hit-and-run tactics aimed at causing destruction and casualties, draining the enemy's resources.
After Song Heping had explained his tactical thinking to everyone,
he emphasized that you could not use regular military tactics against guerrillas.
The very nature of guerrilla tactics is devised to counter regular troops, especially those forming defensive networks and engaging in trench warfare and tight defenses.
In a situation where our own forces were insufficient for overwhelming superiority, this was undoubtedly suicidal.