The brigades of the Tiance Army were finally upgraded to the division level, and Feng Yuanshan and others applauded enthusiastically and excitedly, and after the reorganization of the divisions of the Tiance Army, the strength of each division reached more than 9,000 people, which was indeed exciting.

Wang Yue said: "The plan for the 12 A-shaped brigades of the Public Security Army to be incorporated into the Tiance Army was made by the General Staff Department and handed over to me and the army commander for confirmation, and the reorganization work was required to be completed within two months. ”

"Yes!" Li Zixiong responded.

It is not difficult to complete the reorganization work within two months, after all, the 20 A-shaped brigades are ready-made, and the six brigades of the public security army and the Tiance army have also cooperated with each other many times.

Wang Yue stood up and said: "After the reorganization, the main battle unit of our Tiance Army will have six divisions, a total of eighteen brigades, and 54,000 troops; The navy had forty-three warships and eighteen thousand troops; The Air Force has 146 helicopters of various types, and the strength of the Air Force has more than 3,000 troops, including ground crews and air force cadets. ”

As he spoke, he walked to the side of the big map and said: "From now on, the remaining eight A-shaped brigades of the public security army will be subordinate to the starting point city, Shandong, Tianjin, Shanghai County, Suzhou, Taiwan, Wanghai City and other places, and the twenty B-shaped brigades of the public security army will serve as local garrison troops to assist in the defense of various places.

At this point, the six divisions of the Tiance Army will no longer play the role of local garrison. ”

"Second Division Zhou Yan Division!"

Zhou Yanli stood up: "Here!" ”

Wang Yue said: "A month later, your army will be transported by the navy, enter the Yalu River, arrive at the mouth of the Hunjiang River and land after the Lagu outpost, and the whole army will go straight to the north of Shengjing (Shenyang), do you have the confidence to complete the task?" ”

The total length of the Yalu River is 795 kilometers, the navigable mileage is only 290 kilometers, and the second half of the channel can only pass ships of less than 3,000 tons, so the ships responsible for transporting the second division can only be motorized cargo ships.

This meant that the 2nd Division would not be accompanied by too many motor vehicles, and the eight air-cushion landing craft with a range of 320 kilometers could only transport 16 armored vehicles, and the task of 16 armored vehicles was to provide logistical support.

From the Lagu outpost to the north of Shengjing, the whole journey is more than 200 kilometers, and the second division will march on foot.

Zhou Yan said loudly: "Humble duty guarantees to complete the task!" ”

Wang Yue said: "Okay, the second division has gnawed the hard bone of Niangziguan, and you have the style of daring to fight, I believe that you can complete this interspersed task excellently." ”

Li Zixiong asked excitedly, "Is the commander finally going to make up his mind to build slaves?" ”

Wang Yue nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, after several years of construction and training, our army already has the ability to destroy the Manchu Qing Dynasty and control Liaodong." ”

Feng Yuanshan also said excitedly: "Commander, what is the mission of our Fifth Division?" ”

Wang Hongwu didn't say anything, just looked at Wang Yue with a smile on his face.

Wang Yue said: "It has now entered summer, and it is the season to use troops in Liaodong. The strategic purpose of this attack on Liaodong was to overthrow the Manchu regime in one fell swoop and to control Liaodong in the hands of our starting city. The key to this is to prevent Huang Taiji's dog from jumping over the wall in a hurry, abandoning Shengjing and other core areas of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and escaping into the mountains and forests, thus increasing the operational difficulty of our army. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the big map and said, "The north and west will be the focus of our army's defense. ”

"Wang Hongwu, commander of the Fourth Division, Feng Yuanshan, commander of the Fifth Division!"

"Here!"

"Here!"

Wang Yue's: "Your two divisions will be transported by naval warships to Liaodong Bay, land near Songshan, and destroy the 100,000 Jiannu of Prince Yu Duoduo in the area near Jinzhou, Songshan, and Tashan.

After completing the task, the 4th Division went north through Dalinghe Fort to the direction of Xipingbao, blocking the western road of Shengjing.

The Fifth Division swung its division to attack Haizhou to the east, blocking the rear road of the main force of Jiannu in the direction of Gaizhou, and creating conditions for the main attack force of Lushun to go north to attack the main force of Jiannu in the north and south. ”

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Wang Yue said to Li Zixiong: "Chief of Staff Li, from now on, inform Zhang Jicheng, the first division of Wanghai City, and Zhang Lebu, the sixth division of Qiqi City, to march from Lushun by sea, and reorganize while assembling, and must complete war preparations within one month." ”

Li Zixiong stood up and said: "Yes! ”

Wang Yue said: "This battle against the Manchu Qing Dynasty is the largest battle since the formation of our army, involving a vast area and a very complicated battle situation. The General Staff Department should draw up a detailed plan in accordance with the strategic principles I have just mentioned, in chronological order, and in accordance with the enemy's contingency response, and make sure that no mistakes are made. ”

Li Zixiong said loudly: "I understand my humble duties! ”

……。

With Wang Yue's order, the Tiance Army began a large-scale mobilization, change of defense and deployment in the areas under the jurisdiction of the starting point city, and the staff department carried out war games and formulated battle plans in full swing according to the strategic guidelines put forward by Wang Yue.

In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty (1640), on May 16, Dalian, Lushun Peninsula, Liaodong, the headquarters of the Third Division of the Tiance Army.

After two years of development and construction, the current population of the Lushun Peninsula has surged to nearly 300,000.

A large number of new buildings were built around the dilapidated Port Arthur, and Port Arthur became increasingly busy.

Among them, the Qingniwa area 30 kilometers away from Lushun is the key construction area, which is the area designated by Wang Yue for development, and changed the name of Qingniwa to Dalian, after two years of construction, Dalian has developed into a city with the characteristics of the starting point.

More than 15 kilometers of road from Lushun to Fuzhou have been completed, and the railway is also being laid with the foundation work, and it is expected that the track will be laid by next year.

At present, the railway department of the starting point city has successfully built a total railway mileage of more than 600 kilometers. In addition to the special line of Shijingshan Industrial Zone, the 178-kilometer railway from the starting point to Tianjin, the 110-kilometer railway from Shanghai County to Suzhou, and the 100-kilometer railway from Shanghai County to Jiaxing have been completed and opened to traffic.

The 347-kilometer section from the starting point to Datong in Shanxi, the 193-kilometer section from Suzhou to Nanjing, and the 333-kilometer section from Tianjin to Jinan will also be opened to traffic next year and the year after.

Two steel mills will be built in the starting point city area, one is located in Baoshan County, Songjiang Province, and the iron ore comes from Nanyang; A Ma'anshan near Nanjing, which has huge iron ore reserves, and is expected to triple steel production in the starting point city by next year.

The headquarters of the Third Division of the Tiance Army was located in the original Qingniwa, that is, Dalian.

After receiving the telegram order from the headquarters, Sun Shengjie, chief of staff of the Third Division, excitedly took the telegram and said to Li Zixuan: "Brigade commander, oh no, division commander, the commander agrees that our army will attack the Gaizhou Jiannu defense line, but the purpose of asking us to attack is to find out the intentions of Jiannu, and there is no need to be ruthless." ”

The reorganization of the Third Division was progressing the fastest, and the original Lushun area was exactly one Tiance Army Brigade, two Security Army A Brigades, and two local garrison units of the Security Army B Brigade.