After a day of repair, at about 4 p.m. on 15 May, Li Mingyuan temporarily convened a combat meeting of the generals in the city to announce the follow-up strategic deployment and tactical plan.

"The cavalry division and the garrison two brigades attached to the first mixed brigade and three battalions with a total of more than 30,000 troops formed a southward column, starting from the city of Buenos Aires, sweeping southward in the empty areas of the enemy's forces such as Trencrugen and Santa Rosa, and achieving the goal of occupying southern Argentina before the beginning of June, and then forming a Patagonia garrison with Ye Chenglin's department on the spot, with General Li as the commander of the garrison and Ye Chenglin as the deputy commander. The two men shared responsibility for eliminating local rebels and guarding against attacks by Chilean troops. ”

The whip in Li Mingyuan's hand moved from the map to the location marked with Mar del Plata, emphasizing: "In the direction of Patagonia, in order to cooperate with the main force to besiege Buenos Aires, Ye Chenglin's unit instigated and led the Mapuche Indians to fight more than 40 battles in the past two months, eliminating more than 3,000 local Argentine militias, and occupying more than 70 villages and towns of armed immigrants.

During the southward advance operation, the officers and men of your unit need to get in touch with Ye Chenglin's headquarters in advance, and after obtaining detailed information about the enemy, they will gather all their strength to destroy the main force of the remnants of the army in southern Argentina. ”

"Brother Ye is familiar with the local military situation, and when he is in Patagonia, he will seriously ask Brother Ye for advice."

Cavalry division commander Li Dawei is coloring.

"The climate of the Patagonian plateau is cold and dry, and the local Mapuche people and Araucan in the western Andes are brave and warlike people, after your troops arrive in Patagonia, you should listen to Ye Chenglin's advice and not persecute the Indians too much, so as not to destroy the foundation of our army's rule in the region."

"Your Highness rest assured, appease the Indians and prevent them from causing chaos to the Wehrmacht, and your duties will not be careless in this regard."

"In the early occupation of the Patagonian plateau, the main thing to do is to stabilize the situation, and when the situation is stable later, the government will take other measures to divide and reduce the number of local Indians, and what you have to do now is to firmly control Patagonia in the hands of the National Defense Forces, and at the same time wait for the opportunity to win over the Araucans in the western Andes, expand the area controlled by the National Defense Forces to the Pacific coast, and lay the foundation for the opening of the Pacific migration transportation route!"

Li Mingyuan's eyes looked at the western coast of the Patagonian Plateau, which is full of islands and reefs on the map, and continued: "Two months ago, the Chilean government officially declared war on the National Defense Forces behind Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. A support fleet of five steam-sailed warships crossed the Strait of Magellan and engaged in an encounter with the Wehrmacht Navy. ……

It can be seen from this that the Chilean government is slowly gaining the initiative in the guano war through the mobilization of domestic troops, and the role of Bolivia and Peru in containing Chile is getting smaller and smaller, and our army will face the joint maritime military pressure of Britain, Brazil, and Chile in the future. ”

"In the ten years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Wehrmacht Navy has developed rapidly with the strong support of His Royal Highness, but compared with the British Expeditionary Fleet, Chile, and Brazil, the Wehrmacht Navy has no advantage."

The main force of the Wehrmacht Navy was Guigang to avoid the threat of the British Expeditionary Fleet, and the commander of the First Fleet, Li Han, sat on the right side of the conference room and had to admit the inferiority of the Wehrmacht Navy.

"The world of the future is the age of the ocean, and the Wehrmacht Navy is the hope of the country to go to the sea, and it cannot be easily sacrificed in a naval battle with no chance of victory."

Li Mingyuan explained the return of the Wehrmacht Navy to avoid war, and continued: "However, the comparison of military forces at sea is not only judged by the number of warships, but also by military factors on land. ”

Li Mingyuan raised his voice and asked his attendants to change the situation map of the Lattarata area, and explained: "Everyone, please see, Chile's land area is narrow from east to west, long from north to south, and the core area of the territory is located in a narrow area from 33 degrees south latitude to 40 degrees south latitude. ”

"There is no danger to defend the coastal area north of Valdivia, and if our army occupies Valdivia, it will be able to use the local railway to fight all the way to Santiago, the capital of Chile, in that case, the old men of the Chilean government will not have to break their courage!"

A responsive officer envisioned optimistically.

"But the Andes are so rugged that even passing through the most accessible southern desert can't divert too many soldiers, and isn't it too risky to take Valdivia and march on Santiago?"

Luo Linshan noticed a loophole in the other officer's words and suggested euphemistically.

"It's not a bad thing to be bold, and of course, General Luo's worries are justified."

Li Mingyuan took into account the feelings of the two of them, and said with a smile, "It is indeed good to destroy the country in World War I, but our army cannot reach this ability for the time being." ”

The occupation of Buenos Aires and the imminent elimination of Argentina made it impossible for Li Mingyuan to be carried away by the victory, and he was arrogant enough to destroy Chile with his own hands.

"The purpose of the occupation of Valdivia is not to use this to advance to Santiago, but to create psychological pressure on the Chilean government, once our army occupies the western part of Patagonia and marches out of Chiloe Island to Valdivia, the Chilean government will choose to withdraw its naval and land forces to counter our offensive, regain control of Valdivia, and thus ensure that the core territory is not threatened by our army."

"The Chilean Navy and Army forces were mobilized, and the British Expeditionary Force lost the assistance of the Chilean Navy, and the pressure on the Wehrmacht at sea was instantly reduced.

Wai Wei to save Zhao is really a good move! ”

Hu Yaji quietly slapped Li Mingyuan on the back.

"The effect of the strategy depends on the direction of the follow-up operation."

Li Mingyuan waved his hand and motioned for everyone to end the discussion on the direction and tactics of Patagonia's operation.

"The reinforcements from the Argentine provinces of Córdoba and Mendoza are less than 100 miles from Buenos Aires, and their troops are the last obstacle for the Wehrmacht to occupy all parts of Argentina!"

Li Mingyuan paused, and suddenly said, "Li Sandou, Zhao Yongzeng, Wang Xiaoshan!" ”

"Here!"

"Order the 2nd Division, the 4th Division, the 2nd Mixed Brigade, the 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, and 10th Brigades of the Garrison Army, the 2nd Regiment of the Artillery Division, the 1st Engineer Regiment, Zizhong, and the 1st Logistics Division to form an eastward column, and appoint Li Sandou, Zhao Yongzeng, and Wang Xiaoshan as the chief and deputy commanders of the eastward column.

Li Mingyuan gave the three of them the power to make decisions on the spot, and naturally he would also hand over important tasks to them.

"The main force of the Argentine troops in the provinces of Córdoba and Mendoza still exists, and on the way to the east, you must seize the fighter plane to wipe out the armed forces of Urquiza and other local warlords outside their lair, and do not give them the opportunity to escape and return to the army!"

"Guaranteed to destroy the enemy army!"

The three of them all stood up and reassured.

"The eastward and southward columns immediately set out for camp, and the rest of the troops stayed in the city of Buenos Aires, ready to block the British troops!"

After making the final arrangements, the officers and generals in the conference room quickly returned to the barracks, gathered their respective troops and rushed to the new battlefield, while the remaining 80,000 troops were divided into two parts under the command of Li Mingyuan, one with 20,000 people crossed the Paraná River and marched in the direction of Uruguay, and the other was more than 60,000 elite members of the Wehrmacht deployed along the banks of the Paraná River such as Buenos Aires and Rosario, preparing to meet the British expeditionary fleet along the river.