"Success?"

Not only Leng Feng, but also the people in the New First Army who knew that Wu Xiaoyun had assassinated Kenji Dohihara were very concerned about this matter. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"At present, only the operation has been successful, and the specific results will have to wait for news from Shanghai." Leng Feng rubbed his temples, the success of the operation was only the beginning, and the next was the real storm.

If they really killed Kenji Dohihara, then Wu Xiaoyun and their situation would be very difficult, after all, they were in the heart of the enemy at the moment.

"Yay!"

Hearing the news of 'success', Long Yingqin and these young people cheered out one by one, regardless of what the follow-up impact of this incident would be, but killing the old opponent of Kenji Dohihara was a happy thing for the new First Army.

"The real test is still ahead, don't be too happy......" Xie Jiyuan couldn't help but slap everyone.

"Aren't you going to think about it?"

"Uh......" Xie Jiyuan smiled bitterly, yes, I'm still angry, it's okay not to speak, right?

Du Guangting also interjected: "Maybe it's not that bad, at least now I haven't figured out who the assassin is, and I believe that the witch department won't leave too many clues for the other party." ”

Although he doesn't deal much with the military commander, he still knows that Wu Xiaoyun stood out in the military command at the age of 16, proficient in secret communication, decipherment, firearms, and hand-to-hand combat, served as the leader of the operation team, repeatedly solved major cases, and was a legendary woman.

But later, I don't know why I came out of the military and went to the army, and after three years of silence, I once again shined.

"Okay, let's not discuss this matter, let's discuss our own affairs."

"At present, disaster relief and war preparation are equally important, and the new round of Japanese attacks is obviously coming at us, what 'epiphany' plan, there must be their intentions behind this, we must not take it lightly, my feeling, this is by no means just a simple matter of blowing up the embankment and flooding."

"The Japanese army is menacing, attacking us from the two directions of Luxi and eastern Henan, the purpose is to squeeze our strategic depth and achieve the goal of besieging us." Du Guangting said.

"Senior Guangting has a point, the Japanese army's attack did not act impatiently, on the contrary, it was still steady and steady, encroaching on our control area, and fighting positional warfare and fighting attrition, we have no advantage except for numbers, if we are beaten passively like this, we will be surrounded by the Japanese army sooner or later, then we can only go into the mountains to fight guerrillas."

"It has not been long since our army entered the repair, and it will take at least one or two months to recover its combat effectiveness, and the mastery of Soviet-style weapons still needs to be run-in, and rushing into battle is probably counterproductive." Liao Sen put forward his own opinions pertinently.

"My judgment, the Japanese army's strategy is not to eat us in one bite, if so, then they have to give up the strategy of attacking Wuhan, once the Yangtze River is over, their warships will not be able to march up, without the support of the navy, how to ensure the transportation of their own logistics materials?" Leng Feng said, "Therefore, I think it is very likely that the Japanese army is playing the strategy of attacking the east and the west, deliberately attracting our attention to northern Henan, and then raiding Wuhan behind their backs." ”

"Where did the Japanese army come from?"

"The raid does not require many troops, and once the Japanese army is ready to capture Wuhan, it must first find a springboard, on the north bank of the Yangtze River, the first choice is Anqing, the capital of Anhui Province, and on the south bank is Jiujiang." Leng Feng continued, "As long as these two places are captured first, the Japanese army can use it as a springboard to continuously attack westward, attacking Madang and Hukou fortresses along the Yangtze River, or seizing Nanchang along the Nanxun Railway, cutting off the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway line, and flanking Wuhan." ”

"To complete this strategy, it will take at least three months to half a year, we have put all 400,000 troops in western Anhui and northern Jiangxi, where there are many mountains and mountains, and the terrain is complex, which is not conducive to the march of the Japanese mechanized troops, and it is the hottest season of the year, and the defense is advantageous for us." Du Luming said.

"Having said that, it's still people who really fight, our opponents are already stronger than us, if they have another clever commander, plus some human factors that you and I can't imagine, the outcome of this battle is unpredictable."

"Although the Japanese army is stronger than us, can their troops in China support such a battle?" Such questions were also raised at a high-level military meeting held in Wuhan.

The answer is that no one will be able to answer this question.

No battlefield will make you ready to fight, there is always some element of uncertainty and chance.

The generals of the Zhiri faction headed by He Jingzhi believed that the Japanese army was not capable of fighting on two fronts at present, especially since they had just lost two elite field divisions, plus the previous losses.

For a country with only seventeen standing field divisions, such losses are not insignificant.

Even if Japan had a well-established national defense mobilization law and could quickly recruit enough soldiers to replenish it, it would take at least three months to six months of training before they could go to the battlefield.

This estimate is already very short.

Although the Japanese army revealed a "fake peace" and deceived the Wuhan side, it even brazenly launched a key attack on Luxi, eastern Henan, and northern Anhui.

But it also shows that they have no intention of launching an attack on Wuhan.

The limited number of troops is used elsewhere, how can we free up troops to attack Wuhan?

Indeed, Rijin has almost died down in the Jiangnan region, and neither Zhejiang nor Fujian has made any moves, and there is even some taste of peaceful coexistence.

And now the most powerful ones are still concentrated in Luxi and northern Anhui.

As soon as the Japanese army showed its strategy of attacking the hinterland of the Central Plains, it was completely overturned by the bursting of the embankment at the mouth of the garden.

Although millions of people were affected, at least they blocked the Japanese army's attempt to attack central Henan and threaten the Pinghan line.

He Jingzhi's judgment was scoffed at by his rival Chen Cixiu, who had dozens of Japanese and Japanese naval vessels concentrated in the Yangtze River basin, and if they were not here to attack Wuhan, what were they here for?

Also, Japan and Japan are constantly conscripting and mobilizing in their own countries, and now Japan and Japan are only at war with China, if it is not for the full-scale invasion of China, why are they doing this?

There was a lot of argument on both sides, and neither had a clear judgment.

From Lao Jiang's thoughts, if this battle can be delayed until next year, his life will be much better, but the invaders will not listen to you.

Quarrel after quarrel, but the deployment of the Wuhan battle still has to be carried out.

The battle of Wuhan was not focused on fighting in Wuhan, but on blocking the enemy outside Wuhan and building a defense in depth, which was a typical defensive operation on the outer line.

Lao Jiang was not completely inclined to defense, so he transferred Xue Boling from eastern Henan and formed the First Corps, focusing on the defense of northern Jiangxi.

In addition, in addition to the establishment of the Wuhan Garrison Command, a Ninth Theater Commander's Department was also established, with Chen Cixiu as the commander and Deputy Commander Luo Zhuoqing in charge.

Li Delin suggested that a joint command center of northern Henan-western Luxi should be established to unify the command of this key offensive action of the state J against the Japanese army in northern Henan and western Luxi.

Lao Jiang agreed.

Unified command is conducive to the allocation of resources, clarifying the subordinate relationship between each party, and avoiding the phenomenon of delaying fighters by issuing multiple orders.

However, the choice of this joint commander was divided among the top leaders of the Military Commission.

He Jingzhi and the others elected Liu Jingfu, chairman of Henan Province and deputy commander of the First Theater, as the joint commander.

Liu Jingfu served as the commander of the Second Army after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, fled without a fight, and surrendered the land of North China to the Japanese invaders.

Mr. Feng recommended his old subordinate Song Mingxuan as the joint commander, which was a relatively suitable candidate.

However, Song Mingxuan is not in good health and suffers from serious liver disease, and his body may not be able to support such a high-intensity military command work.

Both people were denied for pushing.

There are not many candidates who are qualified to be the joint commander, and everyone knows that this commander is not easy to do.

"I recommend Leng Guoguang as the joint commander." Li Delin did not shy away from suspicion at all, and then recommended Leng Feng.

"There are three reasons for my recommendation, first, Leng Guoguang is familiar with the situation in Luxi and northern Henan, and if he changes someone in the past, he may not be able to take over the command immediately, and the current battle is fierce, and it is not appropriate to change generals in battle, second, Leng Guoguang's command ability, I don't think I need to explain more, the battle is fought, and third, several troops in Luxi have a good relationship with him, and he has also commanded these troops, so in the command system, there is no problem at all, and it can quickly form combat effectiveness!" Li Delin solemnly stated his three reasons.

Lao Jiang glanced at Li Delin, which was meaningful, and Li Delin did not avoid it, and greeted him with a frank gaze.

He didn't have the slightest selfish motive in doing so, in fact, there was no one more suitable to be the co-commander than Leng Feng.

In addition to Liu Ziliang's division of the 68th Army, the Eighth Army, the Third Army, the Luxi People's Army, and some other troops, they have basically accepted Leng Feng's command, and now they only need one order to integrate these troops into a group army.

But just as a group army is about to be established, with Leng Feng as the commander, I am afraid that many people do not want to see it.

Li Delin secretly changed the concept here and set up a joint command center, which is not an official number, to put it bluntly, this joint command center can be revoked at any time, and it is only temporarily set up for the purpose of unified command.

This is also the reason why no one jumped out to oppose this suggestion after he made this suggestion.

"I think that Chief Li's suggestion is pertinent, although Leng Guoguang is young, he shows very high tactical and strategic literacy, and he is young and full of vitality, I think he should be able to be qualified for this position." Zhang Wenbai, one of Lao Jiang's henchmen and think tanks, supported.

"I think we can give young people a chance, Leng Guoguang can be competent regardless of ability and record." Chen Cixiu also agreed, the civil engineering department and the invalids department have a good relationship, at least the two have a lot in common.

"Leng Guoguang is too young, and he dared to become the commander of the large corps, is it a bit of a sprout, I think this issue has to be cautious." He Jingzhi objected, he could figure out Lao Jiang's meaning better than Chen Cixiu.

"Yes, is it ...... to choose an old and stable general as the commander?"

"Whether Leng Guoguang has the ability to control the battle situation is still debatable."

"I oppose Leng Guoguang as a joint commander, even if he has a brilliant record, but commanding a large corps to fight is a matter of national strategy, can he understand the president's intentions?"

Yes, this brother's sycophant shot has attracted the attention of many people!

However, Lao Jiang felt comfortable listening to it, although he was suspected of being a sycophant, but he said what he thought in his heart.

Leng Feng is really a person who can't be controlled, the city is too deep, a young hairy boy, he can't even see through it, can such a person handle it at will?

What's more, he actually got involved with Li Delin, didn't he know that these local warlords were natural enemies of the central system?

"Otherwise, let him do it for a few days first, and then withdraw if it doesn't work?"

Nonsense!

This is and the mud, Lao Jiang can't help but scold.

"President, Dai Yunong of the military command has an urgent matter to see." Secretary Mao Qingxiang came over and whispered in the veteran's ear.

"Let him wait." Old Jiang commanded.

"Yes."

"Since there is no suitable candidate, let's let Leng Guoguang concurrently serve as the commander of this joint command, the war is not a child's play, we must be responsible for the soldiers at the front, and the matter of forming a joint command will be carried out immediately by the Military Command Department." Lao Jiang announced.

"Yes!" Liu Weizhang, Minister of Military Orders, agreed.