Decisive battle in Central China

With the end of the "chairman's" remarks, the topic of the entire CMC meeting once again returned to the main topic. However, at this moment, a telegram from Central China was transmitted to Ye Jianying, chief of staff in the conference room, for the first time.

After quickly reading the telegram that had just arrived, Chief of Staff Ye Jianying's face was immediately enveloped by a solemn look. Then, he decisively interrupted the ongoing meeting of the Military Commission and spoke directly.

"'Chairman', Commander-in-Chief, comrades, this is a secret telegram just sent by the headquarters of the East China Field Army. The Central China Front of the Japanese Army, Yijing, began to draw heavy troops from all over Central China and assemble in the Zhenjiang area. If nothing else, the Central China Front of the Japanese Army intends to use its superior forces to take advantage of the favorable opportunity when our foothold is not stable, and annihilate our troops crossing the river in Zhenjiang City in one fell swoop. According to the report of the chief of staff of Zuo Quan, who was stationed at the front line, the total strength of the Central China Front assembled in the Zhenjiang area was close to 100,000 people. Moreover, the total strength of the Japanese army is still in the process of continuous increase, and the entire battle may also be on the verge of breaking out. ”

Since learning the news that the East China Field Army had successfully crossed the river and occupied Zhenjiang City, a choke point. The "chairman" and the commander-in-chief and others, in their hearts, were ready to meet the fierce counterattack of the Japanese army. At this moment, the two people who heard the news did not show too much surprise, but asked the chief of staff in front of them.

"Does Comrade Liu Hua have any comments on the fierce counterattack that the Japanese Central China Front is about to launch?"

Yes, Ye Jianying quickly pulled out a telegram and replied affirmatively.

According to the telegram, Commander-in-Chief Liu Yijing sent two corps of troops from inside the base area to rush to the aid of Zhenjiang. At the same time, a steady stream of follow-up troops will also march towards Zhenjiang City under his personal command..."

"The two combat corps, as well as the follow-up troops, these reinforcements, plus one corps on the front line, are the foundation of the entire East China Field Army. Comrade Liu Hua once "sexually" pressed all the capital in his hands on this battle, could it be that he was preparing to fight a major strategic decisive battle with the Japanese Central China Front in the Zhenjiang area?" According to the latest troop deployment in the telegram, the commander-in-chief, who had a keen sense of smell, immediately realized something. Facing the chief of staff in front of him, he couldn't help but ask rhetorically.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff Ye Jianying replied affirmatively.

"This is a battle plan personally reported by Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua in the name of the East China Field Army Headquarters, and the Xiwang Central Military Commission can approve it...

"The decisive battle in Central China, a pair of eyes just looked at the telegram in his hand. In the telegram, as the title, four unusually eye-catching words appeared in the eyes of the "chairman", so that the "chairman", who had always been unfazed, couldn't help but be moved.

"'Chairman', what are you talking about, what kind of decisive battle in Central China..." Seeing the "chairman" with a moving face in front of him, the commander-in-chief asked rhetorically.

"Boss, our Comrade Liu Hua plans to fight a major strategic decisive battle with the Central China Front of the Japanese Army in the vicinity of Zhenjiang and Nanjing, and through this battle, destroy the Central China Front of the Japanese Army and determine the ownership of the entire Central China region. You say, is this a 'decisive battle in Central China?' Looking at the telegram in his hand, the 'chairman' couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, Deputy 'Chairman' Zhou, who had not spoken, spoke; "'Chairman,' since we have discussed the specific battle plan, I suggest that our CMC meeting be immediately reconvened in the CMC War Room. In this way, the comrades can have a more objective and direct understanding of the entire situation and the battle plan reported by Comrade Liu Hua."

"Yes, Enlai reminded me of that. Let's go, comrades, let's go to the war room and continue the meeting... As we spoke, the "Chairman" was the first to walk out of the conference room・・・・・・

In the huge war room, all the members of the Central Military Commission, including the "chairman", stood around the huge combat sand table with a pensive face, listening to Chief of Staff Ye Jianying, according to the telegram of the East China Field Army, explain the specific content of the entire "decisive battle in Central China" and the specific content of the battle plan.

"According to Commander-in-Chief Liu's report, the East China Field Army intends to transfer four field corps, a guard column, a special operations division, and an artillery column, totaling 250,000 regular troops, to conduct a large-scale decisive battle with the Central China Front of the Japanese Army centered on Zhenjiang and Nanjing, so as to completely annihilate the Central China Front of the Japanese Army in one fell swoop or eliminate its vital Liliang." "The specific deployment is as follows; The Ninth Corps under the command of the chief of staff of Zuo Quan, two heavy artillery regiments of the artillery column, and one air defense regiment as a combat cluster, with Zhenjiang as the center. Relying on the original fortifications of Zhenjiang City, holding on to Zhenjiang City, through the battle of defending the city, a large number of Japanese troops from Central China who came to capture Zhenjiang City were greatly consumed..."

"The Sixth Corps under the command of Comrade Liu Hua, commander-in-chief of the East China Field Army, the Sixth Corps under the command of Chen Geng, the two artillery regiments directly under the Field Army, the Guard Column, the Special Operations Division, and the Artillery Column, and one rocket artillery regiment are operational clusters. At the same time, the entire operational cluster also serves as a reserve for the entire strategic decisive battle. The entire enemy headquarters before the decisive battle, in the course of the battle, also followed the reserves and moved the combat area between Zhenjiang and Nanjing..."

"The 7th and 8th combat regiments under the command of Comrade Wang Zhen, deputy commander-in-chief of the East China Field Army, and the three artillery regiments directly under the artillery column are one combat cluster. According to the development of the campaign, looking for a favorable combat opportunity, directly attacked the headquarters of the Japanese Central China Front Nanjing City, launched a siege battle against Nanjing City, and smashed the general headquarters of the Japanese Central China Front...

"The 10th Corps, commanded by Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping, is an operational cluster with local garrison units in the base areas, which are responsible for staying in the base areas and providing a steady stream of logistical materials to the front line. At the same time, be ready to reinforce the front line at any time..."

Listening to the introduction of Chief of Staff Ye Jianying beside him, in comparison with the huge combat sand table in front of him, a decisive battle that decided the ownership of the entire Central China region seemed to be clearly displayed in front of all the members of the Military Commission.

After listening to the introduction of the entire battle, the "chairman" standing in the center of the entire war room couldn't help but take a long breath. Then, he spoke to the people in front of him.

"Comrades, Comrade Liu Hua's strategic concept can be said to be very grandiose.

The scale of the entire campaign is also unprecedented since the founding of our party. Everyone is a veteran of decades of military career, how is it, what is the good opinion of this large-scale battle? ，，

As soon as the words of the "chairman" fell, after listening to the entire battle plan, the commander-in-chief of the commander-in-chief who was excited and "exposed" his clothes on his face and was eager to try his "color", spoke.

"'Chairman', this is a good plan, a general battle between the enemy and our army, a whole 500,000 army. If it weren't for the fear of affecting the command ability of commanders at all levels on the front line, I, the commander-in-chief, would have wanted to rush to the forefront and personally participate in this decisive battle that could change the specific military strength of China and Japan in China. ”

"Enlai, what about you, what do you have a good idea..." After listening to the commander-in-chief's passionate answer, the "chairman" nodded silently. Immediately, he put his eyes on Vice Chairman Zhou, whose face was slowly "revealed" with a worried look. Then, he asked.

"'Chairman,' Commander-in-Chief. According to intelligence, in several battles with the East China Field Army, the Japanese Central China Front suffered heavy losses, although it was defeated one after another. Danshi, the total strength of the entire Central China Front, all combined, there are still more than 200,000 people. ”

More importantly, Nanjing City was not only the headquarters of the Japanese Central China Front, but also the capital of Wang Jingwei's national 'government'. As long as Wang Jingwei is willing to continue to follow the Japanese army and act as a lackey of the Japanese army, the Wang puppet regime may transfer hundreds of thousands of puppet army troops at any time to join this decisive battle... More importantly, during the whole decisive battle, as long as it is not affected by the weather, the Japanese army's air liliang is also a very huge hidden danger..." Faced with the "chairman's" rhetorical question, Deputy "Chairman" Zhou replied with a worried face.

"Boss, what do you think?" For a while, the "chairman's" face slowly became gloomy. Then, facing the commander-in-chief beside him, he asked in a deep voice.

"Old 'Mao', Enlai, the air liliang of the Japanese army, I don't think we have to worry. Don't forget, in Liu Hua's hands, there is still an elite soldier that has not been used. I believe that solving the problem of the Japanese army's air liliang should not be too big a problem for the special operations division directly under the East China Field Army. ”

"As for the shortage of troops, the total strength of the East China Field Army is only 300,000 people. Under the condition of ensuring logistics and the security of the base areas, 250,000 people were dispatched to participate in the operation, and Yijing was their limit. Therefore, from within the East China Field Army, there is simply no way to speak of it. Now, we can only solve this problem from the outside. Facing the combat sand table in front of him, the commander-in-chief replied with a resolute face.

"Think of a way from the outside, for a while, the eyes of several people, as the commander-in-chief's voice fell, once again returned to the combat sand table in front of them. At the same time, on the combat sand table, Anhui Province, which is closest to the battlefield, also fell into everyone's eyes for the first time...

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