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Chapter 174 High-level military meeting

"Hold a military conference, you military practitioners are just going to do it. What are you asking me to do?"

Chongqing Ministry of National Defense. Literature Bar xba.

Qin Wei was very dissatisfied with Zheng Jiemin who was pulling him and kept yelling all the way.

"It was fine before, but now who dares to say that you don't understand military affairs? If you don't understand, the Air Force can win consecutive battles and kill a Japanese general... You don't know that the Chairman is happy when you mention it." Zheng Jiemin pulled Qin Wei and said while walking forward.

"That's also called military? That's called calculation! Do you understand the calculation?" Qin Wei was anxious, "Just just play tricks with people."

"It's just a scheming thing." Zheng Jiemin looked back at him, "Military plans, or something, were just fighting against the enemy before the formulation. After that, once it was implemented, it would be left to fate. At most, one should see who reacted faster."

"Then I don't understand either!" Qin Wei shook the guy's hand away, "So many people and so many troops, I'm dizzy when I mark the map. Who am I commanding?"

"You have to go if you can't command." Zheng Jiemin grabbed his arm again, "You must go by the Chairman's personal order. And you have to join Zhou Zhirou in the war on behalf of the Air Force... In the past, the Japanese bombed us, but now it's time for us to blow them. You, the chief of staff of the Air Force, understand the Japanese's psychology the most, and it would be a waste to put it aside."

"You understand the psychology of Japanese people the best. Your whole family understands...what is this?" Qin Wei said annoyed.

"Okay, okay, whatever you say, you have to go with me anyway."

Zheng Jiemin was not bothered and just pulled Qin Wei forward.

...

"Since the Battle of Wuhan, our army has withdrawn from Wuhan in a planned manner, nearly 90 divisions have been deployed around Wuhan, forming a siege of Wuhan from north to south of the Yangtze River."

When Qin Wei and Zheng Jiemin arrived, the meeting had already begun. He Yingqin was listening to the Operations Director Guo Rugui telling the current situation of enemy and us. He was interrupted and saw that Zheng Jiemin was coming in. He was about to get angry, but after seeing Qin Wei who was following him, he just nodded and signaled the two to find a seat to sit down.

"I'll just sit in the back."

"You're in front."

Qin Wei wanted to sit in a place that was not noticeable, but in the end he was pulled in front by Zheng Jiemin, who was still already rushing to Zhou Zhirou, and was at the bottom of Zhou Zhirou. Zheng Jiemin himself sat at the end and waited for the two of them to sit down. He Yingqin signaled Guo Rugui to speak again:

"To the west and north of Wuhan is the Fifth War Zone led by General Li Zongren. It has 6 army, 13 army, 34 infantry divisions, 1 cavalry division, and 1 cavalry brigade, which is deployed in the vast areas of western Anhui, southern Henan, southern Hubei and northwestern Hubei; to the south and east of Wuhan are eight army, 21 army, 52 infantry divisions in the Ninth War Zone of Xue Yue. It is deployed in the key areas of northwest Jiangxi, southern Hubei and Hunan. In addition, there are several special forces and local guerrilla troops in the two war zones. The above troops form an encirclement situation for Wuhan. To the east of the Ninth War Zone, there are 4 army, 22 infantry divisions and 2 infantry brigades in the Third War Zone of Gu Zhutong, which can support each other..."

"After the Battle of Wuhan, Tokyo, Japan also divided the tasks of the Japanese troops stationed in China and ruled in different regions. Although they abolished the Central China Expeditionary Army, the newly established Chinese Expeditionary Army still dominated the North China Front Army, the 11th Army, the 13th Army, the 21st Army and the 3rd Flight Group. There were 23 divisions and 17 brigades, with a force of 850,000. Of course, according to the latest information, the forces in Nishio Shouzao's hands have actually been severely reduced. It is estimated that it is less than 700,000, and this momentum is still continuing. According to our previous information, the Japanese base camp means that the total strength of its Chinese Expeditionary Army is to reduce the total strength of its Chinese Expeditionary Army to about 550,000... Therefore, the 11th Army stationed in Wuhan has actually become the only force that can conduct field attacks on me."

"Everyone must be familiar with this 11th Army. The commander is Okamura Yasuji, the former commander of the Japanese Second Division. That is, the famous Sendai Division. This division is known as the two most capable divisions in Japan, along with the Sixth Division of Tanisuo, the Kumamoto Division... Now, although Okamura Yasuji is no longer the division commander of the Second Division, his 11th Army still has seven divisions and two mixed brigades, including the Sixth Division."

"The 11th Army formed a confrontation with me in Hunan and Jiangxi and Guangxi, many main forces guarding the southwest rear of the Guangxi region. At present, Okamura Yanji is constantly looking for opportunities to attack me. The purpose is very obvious, which is to use military strikes to cooperate with the Japanese government's political policy of inducing surrender to force our government to surrender... and Nanchang is their number one target."

"Nanchang, because of the ninth and fifth major war zones, it has an encirclement of Wuhan, and its strategic position is even more prominent. It not only covers the strategic transportation lines of the third and ninth war zones, namely the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway, but also a strategic base for me to assemble heavy troops, posing a major threat to the Japanese army. In addition, there are airports in Nanchang, where our air force often takes off from this to bomb the warships in the Yangtze River. For this reason, the Japanese army is actively preparing to attack this place..."

"Yes." Seeing that Guo Rugui finished speaking, He Ying nodded and raised his chin to Zheng Jiemin behind him, "Director Zheng, let's talk about the information you have received."

"yes."

Zheng Jiemin hurried forward and took over the teaching rod from Guo Rugui:

"According to the information obtained by the Second Office of our Military Order, Okamura Yasuji had issued a "Ren War" strategy to his 11th Army as early as the end of January, and was scheduled to start operations in early March, with the intention of capturing Nanchang in one fell swoop, thereby cutting and crushing the troops along Zhejiang and Jiangxi. In early February, his plan was approved and approved by the commander of the Japanese Chinese Expeditionary Army, Shousao Nishio. Soon, Okamura Yasuji agreed on a coordinated combat plan with the Aviation Corps and the 2nd Navy Air Force. At the same time, in order to ensure the success of the attack, Okamura Yasuji also sent the combat chief staff several times during the preparation period to reconnaise the terrain, the defense system of our army, the fortifications and the location of heavy weapons, etc. According to this, the crossing point and the march route were selected, mainly forcing the river.

In addition, in order to increase the intensity and speed of the attack, Okamura Yasuji changed the previous method of using field heavy artillery and combat vehicles to be divided into divisions and divisions, but instead changed it to centralized use and unified command. At the same time, it changed the traditional tactics of distributing combat vehicles in the infantry combat formation straight forward to cover and guide infantry attacks. The chariots were organized into chariot groups. It is expected that at the distance of two days ahead of the front line troops, with the support of the aviation force, long-range detours were carried out, thus breaking through our defenders' defense line and opening the way for the troops... According to intelligence, its artillery will be commanded by the commander of the 6th Brigade of the Field Heavy Artillery, and there are more than 300 artillery pieces of various types. The chariots were commanded by Hiroki Ishii, the commander of the 5th Battalion of the Warriors. There were 135 tanks and armored vehicles..."

"How many--?"

Before Zheng Jiemin could finish speaking, someone called out.

"There are more than 300 artillery pieces in various types, including nearly 250 heavy artillery pieces, and 135 tanks and armored vehicles!" Zheng Jiemin replied.

"Is he Okamura Niji crazy?" The man jumped up, "Will he want so many cannons and armored vehicles gather together?"

"No matter whether he wants it or not, if this army equipped with a large number of heavy artillery and armored combat vehicles attacks your defense zone, can you Luo Zhuoying stop it?" He Yingqin asked suddenly in a cold voice.

“…can’t stop it.”

Luo Zhuoying hesitated for a moment and finally sat down dejectedly.

...

"He is Luo Zhuoying? Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ninth War Zone?" Qin Wei suddenly asked Zhou Zhirou, who was heading upward in a low voice.

"That's right." Zhou Zhirou replied in a low voice. He had a good relationship with Qin Wei, because although Qin Wei had a great prestige in the Air Force, he never seized power, and never competed for merit... Of course, if such a good relationship was possible, Chiang Kai-shek had secretly told him to be careful of Qin Wei. This shows that he, the commander of the Air Force, sat very steadily. Since that's the case, why should he fight with someone who always likes to give him credit? Isn't it more beautiful to wait for others to deliver credit?

"Why did such a big official call?" Qin Wei secretly glanced at Luo Zhuoying again and found that the other party's position was actually equal to him. When he looked at the other party's military rank, he was actually a lieutenant general... He was suddenly a little proud.

"After the Second Department of the Military Command sent the information, the Chairman and Minister He kept urging the preparations of the Ninth War Zone. However, the right wing of the war zone commanded by Luo Zhuoying had not made much noise. Instead, he ruled for various reasons. This time, Minister He specially brought him over to teach a lesson." Zhou Zhirou replied in a low voice.

"He is a famous general, so he wouldn't be so disobeying orders, right?" Qin Wei had some questions. He had been in Chongqing for a long time and became more familiar with the Kuomintang generals. Luo Zhuoying was not simple either. He was already quite famous during the Northern Expedition. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he had even experienced many wars. Not to mention his achievements, but there were also many. Otherwise, he would not have been promoted to the high position of deputy commander-in-chief of the war zone. Looking at the people who were in charge of various war zones, you can imagine his position in the army.

"It's not necessarily because he doesn't obey the orders. You know, those arrogant soldiers and generals on the front line are not easy to command. Although he is an old classmate with Chen Cheng, he has a good relationship and has a high status in the Civil Engineering Department, the chief officers of the troops below may not be from the Civil Engineering Department." Zhou Zhijudo.

"Understood."

Qin Wei nodded and stopped asking questions.

...

"Captain Luo, Okamura Yanji not only concentrated a large number of heavy artillery and considerable armored combat vehicles, but also prepared a killer weapon, and the target was directly aimed at your defense zone." It seemed that he felt that He Yingqin's attitude towards Luo Zhuoying was still not tough enough, so Zheng Jiemin suddenly said another news.

"Trust weapon? What kind of trump card?" asked the man sitting on Luo Zhuoying's head.
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