Hearing Deputy General Bai say that it was not impossible to win the Battle of Xuzhou, Chairman Jiang finally nodded with satisfaction.

In terms of overall strategic layout and strategic considerations, Deputy General Bai's ability is indeed lackluster, but at the tactical level, Deputy General Bai is definitely the best of all senior generals.

In the Songhu battlefield, if it weren't for Deputy General Chief Bai's timely admonition and his presentation to Chairman Jiang, I was afraid that more than 70 elite divisions would have been dumpled by the Yue Army, and on the Xuzhou battlefield, if it weren't for Deputy General Bai Bai's outstanding planning and deployment, it would have been impossible to completely annihilate the Sakagaki Division and the Isogu Division of the Yue Army.

Chairman Jiang bowed his head happily and said, "Jiansheng, I want to hear about the specific strategic deployment. ”

Deputy Chief Bai nodded, drew two large circles on the map with the command pole in his hand, and said: "In view of the plan that the army may divide into two routes to carry out a north-south attack on Xuzhou, our army should also make corresponding arrangements. ”

"On the battlefield of Xuzhou, relying on the Longhai Railway, we should take the initiative to attack to the north and replace defense with attack."

"In the Bengbu battlefield, we should use the Huai River natural danger as a barrier to build a large number of national defense fortifications for long-lasting defense."

"In a word, our army should take Xuzhou and Bengbu as the core support, and carry out a protracted battle with the army to aid the group, and when the sharp strength of the army is exhausted, the elite troops from the first, third and Wuhan camps will be dispatched to attack the army from the periphery of Xuzhou and Bengbu, so that it can attack inside and outside and completely defeat the heavy army group of the army."

Before Vice President Bai finished speaking, Chairman Jiang began to applaud enthusiastically.

Seeing Chairman Chiang applauding, the [***] senior generals present also applauded one after another, and in the crowd, only General Li frowned, as if he had different opinions, but seeing that Chairman Chiang and the senior party-state generals present were both excited, General Li did not say much, so as not to ruin everyone's interest.

………… Baoshan Brigade Headquarters, War Room.

Yue Weihan was nervously conducting war games, although there were no computers in this era, and all the deduction data had to be calculated by hand, but this was difficult for Yue Weihan, in addition to scavenging all the blank paper in the telecommunications room, Yue Weihan also asked Tang Dashan and Chu Zhongtian to find a large number of pebbles and small rubble.

Seeing Yue Weihan writing out calculation formulas on a blank piece of paper without a head, marking the data and codes one by one on the pebbles and small rubble, and then placing these pebbles and small rubble in different positions on the map, Liu Yi and more than a dozen operational staff officers of the General Staff couldn't help but lean in.

Yue Weihan was busy working on the map for most of the day, and only when it was almost dark did he sit down in his chair.

Major Liu Xin came to Yue Weihan with hot and hot noodles, and said distressedly: "Luza, eat some noodles, you haven't eaten all day." ”

"I can't eat it." Yue Weihan waved his hand and sighed, "I can't eat it, alas, ......"

Liu Yi, who had been pestle beside him, couldn't help it anymore, and said with concern: "Luzao, what's going on?" ”

Yue Weihan sighed and said, "The commission has decided to mobilize the strength of ninety-eight divisions and fight the Yue army in Xuzhou!" ”

"Good thing!" Liu Yi was immediately excited when he heard this, and said, "Brigade, our Baoshan Brigade can do a big job again!" ”

"A good thing?" Yue Weihan said coldly, "I have repeatedly deduced just now, if I really want to mobilize the strength of ninety-eight divisions to fight a decisive battle with the Yue army in Xuzhou, the best result is to lose half of the troops and then break through, and the Yue army will lose about five divisions and regiments, and ......"

"And what?" Liu Yi said.

Yue Weihan shook his head and did not speak.

Some words are not suitable to say, in Yue Weihan's war games, the best result is that [***] loses half of the troops, while the Yue army loses about five divisions, and there is a very cruel premise here, that is, [***] must dig the Yellow River embankment and use the flooding Yellow River water to stop the pursuit of the Yue army!

Liu Yi thought for a while, and then said, "Travel, what about the worst outcome?" ”

"Worst case scenario?" Yue Weihan said lonely, "The worst result is that all the 98 divisions gathered on the battlefield in Xuzhou were annihilated, while the Yue army only lost the strength of two divisions, and then China's national defense forces were basically lost, and the Yue army took advantage of the weakness to capture Henan, Anhui, Jiangxi, Lianghu, and even Sichuan, and finally the national political axe surrendered!" ”

"What?" Liu Yi said in disbelief, "Brigade, it's not as serious as you said, right?" ”

"It's just the worst." Yue Weihan sighed, "Although it may not be a big surname, it is still possible. ”

Liu Yi obviously believed Yue Weihan's judgment, and said hurriedly: "Luzao, then why don't you show your strength to the commission?" ”

"I will, but not now." Yue Weihan shook his head with a wry smile, and admonished in public at the military meeting, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of Chairman Jiang? The effect may not be good, not to mention, I am afraid that it will also arouse Chairman Jiang's disgust, so that there will be no room for things to turn around, and of course Yue Weihan will not do this.

This kind of thing can only be said in private, but Chairman Chiang is on the rise now, and he may not be able to listen to it!

………… Shandong, Jinan.

General Terauchi Shoichi, commander of the North China Front Army, has already personally visited the front-line command post, and Ryosuke Isoya, commander of the 10th Division, has also returned to Jinan in disgrace.

As Yue Weihan expected, Yue Jun was indeed summing up the lesson.

Obviously, the army is much more pragmatic than [***], and it knows how to learn from failures.

The Sakagaki Division and the Isoya Division were inflicted heavy losses one after another, which was the heaviest defeat suffered by the Yue army since the Meiji Restoration, and even during the Russo-Japanese War, the Yue army had never suffered such a heavy defeat!

The two elite divisions have been wiped out one after another, which has also caused great repercussions in the world, and the Western media have questioned the combat effectiveness of the army, and the worst consequences are not limited to this, because [***] in the Nanjing battlefield and the Xuzhou battlefield showed the ability to resist the army, causing Western countries to turn from neutrality to secretly support the national political axe.

The Western world's covert support for the national political axe is not out of good intentions, their original intention is just to hope that the war between China and China can be fought for a few more years, so that they can sell arms on both sides and make a fortune, which is especially the most blatant in Germany, at this time Germany is rapidly getting closer to the national axe, but secretly, Germany is still providing German weapons and equipment to the national political axe.

Of course, the senior generals of the North China Front and the Central China Front, as well as the staff officers of the headquarters camps, did not need to care about the international influence, they only needed to sum up the lessons of the Lunan fiasco, and draw useful lessons from them, in the hope that they could make tactical improvements that were extremely specific to their surnames in the future.

Ryosuke Isoya is making a speech at the meeting, which will also be the last of his military career.

"I believe that the Chinese army has not lost its ability to resist, still less has it lost its determination to resist, and it is extremely dangerous to penetrate alone with the strength of one or two divisions and regiments, and the fact of the Lunan fiasco has fully proved that the theory of quick victory is wrong, and it is also unrealistic to destroy China within three months or even half a year, and we must be prepared for a protracted war."

"Yo Si." The general of the temple bowed his head happily and said, "Isoya-kun, your views are very forward-looking, and I believe that after returning to China, you will definitely be able to find your own place again." After saying this, the general of the temple said, "Now, I want to hear everyone's views on the battle of Xuzhou, please speak freely." ”

With the collapse of the Sakagaki Division and the Isoya Division, the tactical concept of the army using the two master regiments as erbium to lure and annihilate the main force in the Xuzhou battlefield has lost the basis for implementation.

In general, though, the voices of revising the battle plan prevailed absolutely.

Lieutenant General Okabe said, "Your Excellency, I would like to ask you to make an exception and allow Tengda Shaosa to attend the meeting as an observer. ”

The senior general of the temple said: "Okabe-kun, why did you specifically propose to let a major officer attend the meeting?" ”

Lieutenant General Okabe said: "Because Tengtian Shaozo has very insightful analysis and judgment on the Battle of Xuzhou, I hope that Your Excellency the General and all the gentlemen here can listen to it." ”

"Yo Si." The general of the temple was pleased to solemnize his hands.

Lieutenant General Okabe immediately got up and left the table, and in less than a moment he walked in with a junior officer, who entered the conference room and straightened his feet, bowed his head sharply to the main general of the temple, and then turned around and walked up, standing on the right side of the door of the conference room in a standard military posture.

The general of the temple bowed his head happily and said: "Tengtian-kun, listen to Okabe-kun, you have a unique analysis and judgment of the battle of Xuzhou, why don't you let everyone hear it?" ”

"Hello." Tengtian Shaozuo bowed his head suddenly, and then raised his head again and said loudly: "Your Excellency General, although the Sakagaki Division and the Isoya Division have suffered heavy losses on the Lunan battlefield, I don't think the Zhina Army will accept it when it sees good, let alone take the initiative to abandon Xuzhou, I think the Zhina Army will mobilize more troops and fight the Imperial Army in Xuzhou!" ”

The general of the temple said: "Tengtian-kun, what is your basis?" ”

Tengtian Shaozuo said: "Since the beginning of the war, the resistance strategy of the Chinese army can be roughly summarized in eight words, that is, 'every inch of land must be fought for, and resistance will be carried out', in Songhu, Shanxi, and Nanjing, the Chinese army is knowing that it cannot be defended, and Xuzhou is tightly choking the Tianjin-Pudong Railway and the Longhai line, which can be described as a strategic point in the Central Plains, and it is impossible for the Chinese army to take the initiative to abandon it!" ”

"Well, it seems to make some sense." The general of the temple nodded, and then changed his words, "But this is just your speculation, is there any other basis?" ”

Tengtian Shaozuo said unhurriedly: "From the analysis of the style of the leader of China, it can be found that this person is very keen on gathering superior forces to conduct a large-scale frontal decisive battle with the imperial army, such as the Battle of Xinkou, the Battle of Songhu, and the Battle of Nanjing, I believe that this Battle of Xuzhou, he will still do it!" ”

"Yo Si." The general of the temple was obviously convinced, and immediately got up and said to Lieutenant General Okabe, "Okabe-kun, immediately send a report to the base camp, suggesting that you continue to implement the Xuzhou battle plan!" ”

(To be continued)