With their support, Ouyang Yun became excited. He had been thinking about these things in the past few days and had already made a thick draft in his mind. He directly opened the curtain behind him and revealed the map on the wall. Picking up a baton, he first pointed at Chenzhou, Hunan, then pushed up to Hengyang, and finally pointed at Changsha, saying: "My initial idea is to advance in four directions. On the western front, He Zhengjiang will lead four divisions. Attack Changsha on the Chenheng line." Then the baton moved to Jiujiang, then to Huangmei, and drew a line from Huangmei to the left, pointing to Huangshi, and then said: "On the middle line, Marshal Zhang will command six divisions, attack Jiujiang first, and then lay down After Jiujiang captures Huangmei, we will then attack upstream along the north bank of the Yangtze River, striving to capture Huangshi when He Zheng surrenders his troops to capture Changsha." At this point, the baton in his hand jumped to Jixi River, crossed it upward, and gave instructions. He hit the city twice, then moved to the left, and finally hit Anqing, saying: "On the second center line, Lao Li will lead five divisions to capture Wannan and directly attack Anqing, trying to prevent He Zheng's troops and Zhang Shaoshuai's troops from launching the Wuhan Campaign. Capture Anqing." The baton pulsed in his hand again, and he circled the three place names of Hangzhou, Huzhou, and Jiaxing: "On the eastern front, a single hero will send out as many troops as possible to try to capture the southern peripheral positions of Shanghai. In order to create the illusion of troops entering Shanghai, we will prepare for the next attack on Su Xichang."
"This will be a strategic decisive battle." Jiang Guangnai licked his lips and said, and the expression on his face suddenly became serious. Ouyang Yun's idea was too big, and the battle line almost affected the entire Yangtze River coast. In this way, no matter whether it was possible or not, The results were as expected, but it was certain that it would cause agitation in the Japanese army. Jiang Guangnai had paid close attention to the dynamics of the Japanese army from the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War. In his view, the Japanese army was getting weaker and weaker as it fought, and its combat power was already the same as when it launched the war of aggression against China. The same cannot be said about the same thing, and on the contrary, because the Xuebing Army has always attached great importance to the construction of reserves, the existence of the Self-Defense Forces and reserve forces ensures the quality of recruits, and with the increasing number of veterans with rich actual combat experience, Therefore, the combat strength of the Xuebing Army is rising to a higher level every year. Now it is not an exaggeration to describe it as an elite in hundreds of battles. The current strength of the Japanese army along the Yangtze River is three armies of about 300,000 people, plus nearly 150,000 troops. The North Korean Communist Army and nearly 500,000 puppet troops seem to be a lot, but the only ones that can really pose a threat to the Xuebing Army are the Japanese and the Korean Bangzi, so that is 450,000. 450,000 see It's a lot, but they have to equip garrison troops in every town, so the number that can really be used for front-line operations should be around 300,000. Of course, once the war intensifies, the Japanese army will definitely increase their troops from Henan, Shandong and even North China, but Considering the time difference, Jiang Guangnai judged that the actual number of enemy troops that the Xuebing Army had to face on the four offensive routes was only about 300,000. The Xuebing Army would dispatch nearly 200,000 regular troops this time. With a guerrilla force of 10,000 people, the strength will be about 300,000, which is a comparable force. However, except for the Northeastern Army, the regular armies of the Xuebing Army are all mechanized troops. This is far beyond the reach of the Japanese army. Therefore, although the Xuebing Army The Bingjun Army will be the offensive side. Jiang Guangnai is still full of confidence in victory. His only worry now is the possible void in the defense of the interior. The total strength of the Xuebing Army is only about 700,000 (after the merger of the Northeastern Army) , after deducting the 150,000 people fighting overseas, the 50,000 people in the Northwest Army, the 200,000 people in Taiwan and Hainan, and the nearly 70,000 people in the navy and air force, and then putting another 200,000 into the front-line war, there will be only 30,000 in the rear. People, although due to Ouyang Yun's attention, the Self-Defense Force system within the Xuebing Army's jurisdiction is very complete, and they can fully assume the responsibility of guarding the homeland and guarding against Xiaoxiao rebellion, but can they defeat the regular armies of other factions? The formation of the United Army But just recently, such thoughts flashed through Jiang Guangnai's heart. He looked at Ouyang Yun and expressed his worries.
Ji Xingwen answered: "Mr. Jiang, there is no need to worry about you. The largest force coming to the coalition army is the Sichuan Army. However, Deng Xihou has already called the commander-in-chief to explain that in view of the Japanese army launching the Qinling Operation, the generals they provided to the coalition army are all Strong man, as for the Yunnan Army, Deputy Commander Zhang and Commander Chu have nearly 150,000 troops in the west of Yunnan. I think Yunlong will not do anything stupid because of his worldliness."
"But the regular troops stationed in Guangzhou are mainly Jews. I still don't feel reassured. People who are not of my race must have different hearts. This is the advice of the ancients."
"The Jews will be on the front line. I will let Stern personally lead the team and dispatch at least two divisions to serve as the commando team of Marshal Zhang. In this case, the Northeast Army only needs to use 50,000 people, and the remaining 150,000 people can be reorganized. So that they can familiarize themselves with the essentials of mechanized warfare as soon as possible. Stern came to me some time ago and hoped to form two more Jewish divisions. I did not agree. Now I am ready to give them a chance. They consume 5,000 people, and I will give him an establishment of 10,000 people. Mr. Jiang, you don’t need to worry about the Jews. At least the army will absolutely obey our leadership. When this battle is over, I will propose to mix them with the Xinghua Volunteer Army and let them cooperate with the French to attack Southeast Asia."
The Sing Hua Volunteer Army has maintained a strength of about 3,000 people since it withdrew from Singapore to Guangzhou. With the increase in the number of overseas Chinese, Ouyang Yun intended to expand the Sing Hua Volunteer Army and let them serve as the vanguard of the counterattack against the Japanese army in Southeast Asia. Ang Bos's The French Restoration Army currently has more than 150,000 people including mercenaries. The strength of the army allows Ambois to truly see the hope of restoration. However, since De Gaulle's French government-in-exile withdrew to India along with the Queen's government, Ambois was worried about De Gaulle. Ouyang Yun reached out for military power, so he hoped to consolidate his position through war. Ouyang Yun did not want such a huge army to always exist on the Indo-China Peninsula that was outside the system of the Xuebing Army. Therefore, Ang Bos's demands were in line with the interests of the Xuebing Army. Yes, he agreed to Ang Bos and agreed to launch a counterattack against the Japanese troops entrenched in Malaysia and Singapore at the appropriate time, so that the Republic of China Army could get a chance to fight in actual combat and accumulate experience for them to return to Europe to fight the Republic of China War.
Since it was a strategic decisive battle, there were too many issues that needed to be discussed. After the final decision was made, Ouyang Yun hosted an enlarged teleconference attended by the commanders of all the corps. The meeting went smoothly, and the commanders of each corps behaved very well. Of course, except for Ye Zhao, Ye Zhao had reason to be depressed. He had just arrived in Hainan, and the headquarters had already launched such a big strategic decisive battle. And because of geographical issues, he was destined to miss the opportunity to participate. Fortunately, The Japanese army has been trying to regain lost territory in Taiwan, and now the Taiwan Corps has been placed under his rule. This can be regarded as a little comfort to him.