In fact, Okamura Ninji's plan is very simple!

To put it bluntly, the troops are divided into three routes, two of which are concealed in the direction of the main attack, confusing and containing the defending troops, and will advance first.

One of them was assigned to the 106th Division by Okamura Ninji, who were to launch the first attack after arriving at the intended position, and the 106th Division was to break through the defenders' defensive positions west of Bongshin, advance and exit behind their flanks, and annihilate part of the defenders in the northwest area of Goan.

In addition, the 33rd Division will also break through from Tongcheng to Maishi and Zhajin, and their main task is to attack the local garrison and contain the surrounding defenders as much as possible!

The above two ways here, all of them are feints! Everything that is done is also for the main attack of the last way!

The last main force will launch an attack after all preparations have been made in the first two roads, of which the 6th Division will break through from the west of Xinqiang Town to the south of Mishui Heights, and this main force will also be in two parts after the breakthrough, one part is on the left side, and the left side will break through from the west of Yanglin Street to the north bank of Hukou and Mishui.

On the right side of the group, they will land in Yingtian and attack the Pingjiang area in the upper reaches of the Miluo River, and finally these three forces will join forces in the upper Pingjiang area and work together to annihilate the defenders in the area.

According to Okamura's pre-designated battle plan, the entire campaign will last about 20 to 30 days, and it is expected to be completed by the end of October or mid-November.

After saying his battle plan, Okamura Ninji looked at all the officers present and said, "What objections do you have to this plan?" ”

Hearing this, the generals all looked at each other, but then everyone stood up and said in a deep voice: "We have no objections, it is all up to His Excellency the Commander!" ”

"Roar! In that case, let's go down and prepare to go together! Seeing their expressions, Okamura Ningji was very satisfied, then nodded, and said in a deep voice: "This operation is not only a very important plan of our empire, but also the best opportunity for our Central China Front Army to be humiliated. Let all the Chinese army know the majesty of our empire! ”

"The most important thing is to make sure that the biggest enemy of our Central China Front is ...... The Independent Regiment and Chen Qingzhi have been killed, this force has already caused great damage to our empire, and we must not let him go! ”

"Do you understand?"

Okamura Ninji shouted in a deep voice.

"Hey! Please rest assured, Your Excellency, that we will live up to Your Excellency's expectations! Shame on you! ”

"Shame on you!"

All the Japanese generals shouted in a deep voice.

Seeing their statement, Okamura Ninji waved his hand to signal that they could leave, and after they all left, Okamura Ninji's face couldn't help but show a confident look, he couldn't help but look up at the map on the wall, especially the area representing Changsha, and the confidence in his eyes gradually turned into a cold glow.

In the Changsha area, there is a bright red sign, on which is written 'Independent Regiment Chen Qingzhi' six words, and on top of this word, a big cross is drawn with a pencil, in order to show their determination!

For Okamura Ningji, in this operation, the independent regiment must be annihilated, and Chen Qingzhi must strangle it!

If you don't kill, it's not enough to calm the anger in Okamura Ninji's heart!

The last time his best friend was assassinated when he left China, but they didn't find the murderer at all, which made Okamura Ningji very angry, and even in a rage, he even made many officers commit suicide afterwards!

This is his first time straining! It was when he was so angry that he lost his mind!

Although Okamura Ninji buried these people who were connected by him afterwards, Okamura Ninji's anger was even more!

It's just that all this turned the anger on the independent regiment!

In his opinion, if he didn't kill Chen Qingzhi, he wouldn't be able to pay tribute to his dead friend at all, nor would he be able to calm the endless anger hidden in his heart!

So, Chen Qingzhi ...... Must die!

……

Just when Okamura Ninji was thinking like this, at this time, on the side of the Ninth War Zone, a corresponding meeting was also being held.

Because of the preparations for the Battle of Changsha, the Japanese troops are being assembled, and the vanguard has already moved towards the Hunan and Jiangxi regions, so the Ninth Theater has also prepared to deal with it.

In addition to the absence of commander Chen Cheng due to fortifications, the troops and group armies under the jurisdiction of the entire Ninth Theater have rushed to the Hunan and Jiangxi regions one after another, and high-ranking officers have also rushed to Changsha.

At this time, these high-ranking officers had already held a military pre-war meeting in the Changsha area.

The meeting was attended by many commanders of the participating units of the Ninth Theater, and the meeting was presided over by General Xue Yue, acting commander of the Ninth Theater.

Most of the officers at this meeting were officers at the level of army commanders and division commanders, but because the Independent Regiment has always been stationed here, they are very familiar with the situation here, and the Independent Regiment has good combat effectiveness, and it has always been regarded as the sharp knife unit of the 15th Group Army of the Ninth Theater, so as the commander of the Independent Regiment, Chen Qingzhi also attended the meeting.

At this time, at the meeting, General Xue Yue was analyzing the situation and formulating a battle plan for the generals.

Xue Yue's analysis and Chen Qingzhi's analysis are almost the same, basically analyzing the complex terrain of the three provinces of Hunan, Jiangxi and Hubei, and using these three provinces to form a neat and symmetrical battlefield, so that the Japanese army's great detour combat strategy could not be used, and it could only be engaged in frontal combat.

"The area where the three provinces of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi intersect has mountains and complex terrain. The northern Hunan area north of Changsha is also mostly mountainous, and the northern Hunan area is not only mountainous, but also watery. ”

"With the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway as the boundary, a straight line is drawn from north to south, and there are three major rivers of Dongting Lake and Lishui, Yuanshui and Xiangjiang on the left side, and Xinqiang River, Miluo River, Laodao River and Liuyang River on the right side, thus forming a natural line of defense."

"Such a mountainous and watery terrain will have a great impact on the movement of troops, especially not conducive to the movement of the Japanese army's mechanized troops."

"We can make use of such terrain to make a big fuss, and at the same time take into account the strategic points of the three provinces, arrange and block the enemy's smooth advance at critical moments, introduce it into the strategic center of our army, and ambush the Japanese army!"

"Once this battle plan is formed, our army can use superior forces to strangle the Japanese army, and in such a complex terrain, the Japanese army is completely unable to resist, so as to ...... The odds of our army are much greater! ”

While analyzing the situation, General Xue Yue pointed to the terrain on the map and explained to the many generals on the field.

The generals in the audience were engrossed in and listened carefully.

(End of chapter)