In the huge conference room of Linjiang Manor, Wu Guanlin continued: "The front-line combat strength will reach 230,000 people, and all units will be equipped with Luo'an Type 3 rifles, and 823 barreled artillery, including more than 300 heavy guns, and more than 1,000 rapid-fire mortars of various calibers, as well as 150 heavy machine guns. ”

"In addition to the regular army, we have three garrison divisions in the rear to help protect the logistics line."

"In addition, we will continue to mobilize new recruits to the front line to complete training, and there are currently more than 5,000 recruits in the three recruit battalions in Dongding Prefecture, which can replenish the front-line troops at any time, and 10,000 recruits will be mobilized from several other states to arrive in Dongding Prefecture for later use."

When he said this, Wu Guanlin said in a serious and proud tone:

"This will be the largest and most technologically armed operation since we formed the army!"

"Even our Daheng, and even the entire Blue Star history, is the most powerful large-scale battle with firepower density!"

After Wu Guanlin finished speaking briefly, Qiu Honglin of the logistics department also talked about the logistics preparations:

"In order to ensure logistics and transportation, we expect to recruit more than 150,000 people and corresponding carriages and service horses in the first phase."

"Considering the huge number of horses owned by our Daheng people, there will not be any big problem in recruiting horses and carriages, and there will be no big problem in recruiting people!"

"In terms of long-distance strategic transportation in the rear, we will requisition all locomotives and carriages that meet the standards of the Dongdingzhou Railway, and make every effort to maintain the operation of the railway network in Dongdingzhou.

"We will mobilize more than 500 inland river vessels of all kinds to participate in the navigation of the Nanzi River, and in the initial stage, more than 100 sea cargo ships will be mobilized to participate in the maritime transportation between Nanhai Prefecture and Mihe, and the next step will be to enter Jingzhou, especially after the troops capture some ports in the south of Jingzhou, and even after the Jinghe estuary, we will further increase the intensity of maritime transportation."

At this time, Duan Hongxiao, chief of staff of the naval command on the navy side, said: "The navy will send all the main warships to participate in the battle, control the safety of the sea transportation line and the inland river transportation line, and obtain the sea control right at the mouth of the Mihe River in the early stage to cover the temporary first artillery fleet entering the Mihe!" ”

"Our navy has dispatched 32 small and medium-tonnage river warships to form a temporary first artillery fleet, which will maneuver to the front line of the Mihe estuary before the campaign is launched, and after the campaign begins, the artillery fleet will provide effective fire support for the troops crossing the river!"

At this time, Duan Hongxiao paused for a moment and continued: "Each ship of this artillery fleet is equipped with a total of twelve 150-mm naval guns, 22 12-mm naval guns, 38 100-mm naval guns, and 76 75-mm naval guns, which will provide fire support of more than 100 guns for the army crossing the river. ”

As Wu Guanlin, Qiu Honglin, Duan Hongxiao and others spoke one after another, Lin Ziran also nodded slowly.

There is no doubt that this will be the largest operation organized by the Daheng Unification Army since its formation!

This is also the first large-scale land-sea coordinated operation since the formation of the Daheng Unification Army, whether it is the army or the navy, it is the essence!

And the most important thing is that it is not only the huge number of troops, but also the huge density of firepower!

Purely in terms of troops, in fact, when the original Daheng unified army entered Dongdingzhou, went north to Zishengzhou, and even entered Quyang Prefecture, the strength was actually about 200,000 people, and this time the scheduled battle of Jingzhou, the estimated army strength to participate in the battle was only 230,000 people, which was not much more than before.

But the density of firepower, as well as the projected logistical supply, are not at all of the same magnitude.

When it first entered Dongdingzhou, there were not so many artillery, and there were basically not many rapid-fire mortars, let alone heavy machine guns.

And now, with the continuous development and expansion of the Daheng Unification Army after such a long time, the artillery units of various units have been fully staffed one after another, especially the units that are expected to participate in the Jingzhou Campaign, and they have been fully staffed as much as possible.

Most of the machine guns were assigned to the units that were expected to participate in the Battle of Jingzhou.

The number of artillery machine guns alone does not say anything, more importantly, the supply of ammunition!

You must know that in order to prepare for this Northern Expedition, the Daheng Unification Army has not fought much for half a year, and during this period, the major arsenals have never heard of work, not only the Fuyuan Ordnance Factory in Nanhai Prefecture, the Nanzhou Machinery Bureau, the Luo'an Arsenal, and the Hetai Ammunition Factory, the four traditional arsenals of the Daheng Unification Army, are continuing to produce, and some of the arsenals in other states that began to be controlled last year are also providing weapons and ammunition for the large-scale production of the Daheng Unification Army.

Among them, the arsenals that have been completely captured and controlled and have not been destroyed by the enemy on a large scale have resumed work one after another since the beginning of the control, including the Dongding Prefecture Ordnance Bureau, the Dongding Prefecture Second Arsenal, the Zishengzhou Machinery Bureau Second Branch, the Third Branch, and the Quyang Prefecture Qingde Arsenal.

Of course, the more important Zishengzhou Machinery Bureau and Quyang Prefecture Machinery Bureau, two comprehensive large-scale arsenals, were destroyed before the enemy's retreat, so that they have not been able to resume work now, and are still in the process of repairing and upgrading.

However, the arsenals in Nanhai Prefecture and other arsenals that were newly controlled and able to resume work have greatly increased the production capacity of the defense products of the Daheng United Army.

Rifles and artillery are too technically difficult for most arsenals to produce, but ammunition is not a big problem.

Among them, the Dongdingzhou Ordnance Bureau, which was originally a comprehensive arsenal in Dongdingzhou, has been successively transformed into a professional large-scale ammunition factory, because of the good foundation, coupled with the complete abandonment of artillery and rifle business, after the full conversion to ammunition, its production capacity has increased quite rapidly, mainly producing thirteen mm all-metal bullets, eleven mm all-metal bullets (machine gun use), and its bullet production capacity is not weaker than the ammunition branch under the Fuyuan Ordnance Factory.

At the same time, they also produced shells of various calibers and types, especially 75-mm howitzers and 60-mm and 80-mm rapid-fire mortars.

The 75-millimeter howitzers produced by it account for more than 40 percent of the total production capacity of the factories under the Daheng Unification Army.

The production capacity of 60 and 80 mm rapid-fire mortar shells has reached more than 70 percent of the total production capacity.

The current Dongdingzhou Ordnance Bureau has actually become the most important ammunition factory under the Daheng Unification Army