Part 4 The Journey Chapter 176 Direction (3)

In Huairentai, Zhongnanhai, the members of the group in Beijing gathered together to set the tone for the upcoming joint meeting.

The meeting of the group is naturally presided over by Her Majesty the Empress, who is the leader.

"Today's meeting will discuss two points, one is to sum up the work of the previous stage of war administration, and the other is to discuss the key points of work in the next stage. The summary of the military aspect was first made by Liu Bailiang. ”

They are all their own people, no need to pretend, straight to the point, pragmatic first, is the purpose of the group meeting.

Liu Bailiang, chief of the General Staff, got up and greeted everyone slightly, picked up the speech in front of him, thought about it, threw it down, and came to the big map opposite Her Majesty's Empress.

"The manuscript is prepared for the commander-in-chief's meeting, there is too much nonsense, so here I will talk about the general meaning."

As he spoke, he pulled out a whip from under the map and gestured leisurely.

"In the East China Sea, following the great success of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the rapid completion of the attack on Hawaii, the plank road blockade operation in Panama and the typhoon operation on the west coast of the United States have also achieved the expected results. In order to strengthen the blockade of Panama, the ocean-going submarine unit of the East China Sea Front Fleet is also heading towards Panama at this moment, preparing to launch a second plank road operation. ”

"On the southeast side, the commander, Senior General Gu Yingyang, had arrived a month ago, and telegraphed that the existing strength of the front army was only enough for garrison purposes, and that it lacked naval support and was unable to do anything, so he asked the front army to quickly complete the proposed strength of the five divisions and strengthen the strength of the southeast fleet as soon as possible. My answer was, please calm him down and wait until 4 later. ”

"In the south, Indochina and the American Philippines were quickly pacified under the influence of the great victory of the navy in Lingayen Bay. The combat missions of the Sixth and Seventh Armies were completed, and they were transferred to the remnants of the enemy and the control of law and order. The post-liberation political structure of Indochina has been established through the Liberation Proclamation, and the Philippine National Coalition Government is also stepping up preparations and is expected to be formally established in early Marchβ€”β€”"

"The Malaya operation of the First South China Sea Group is now proceeding smoothly, and because our navy has mastered the sea, the progress on the east coast is particularly fast, and it is reported that the 3rd Marine Division of our country captured Kuala Dingganu, an important town on the east coast, yesterday. The Second South China Sea Group has largely pacified British Borneo, with one part entering the Sulawesi Sea to attack the Dutch islands of Kalimantan and Sulawesi, and the other part concentrating on the western coast of British Borneo. Prepare to raid Sumatra. The main forces of the Navy's First Fleet and Second Fleet will focus on supporting operations in Malaya and Sumatra, while the First Second Fleet and the First Southeast Front Fleet will focus on supporting operations in the Sulawesi Sea. ”

"In the southwest, the first wave of six divisions scheduled to attack Burma has been launched along the border, and it is scheduled to launch simultaneous attacks from the north and east from February 20."

"In the northwest, after the southward group had conquered the Almaty fortress and taken Taraz, its armored assault group had recently captured Shymkent on the march and approached Tashkent, the capital of the Turkestan Governorate. The enemy's combat strength is low, the ruling foundation is weak, and our army has done a very good job of espionage work before the war, and the national propaganda and pacification team accompanying the army has also achieved remarkable results. In addition, our army's military discipline is solemn, and the national policy is deeply rooted in the hearts of the military. Prompting the local non-Russian nationalities to rise up one after another, expel the Russian army, and assist our army is indeed one of the keys to the rapid progress of our army. ”

"On the Mongolian and northeastern fronts, for more than two months, the rapid assault group formed by the armies of the two fronts overcame many difficulties to penetrate deep into the enemy's territory, inflicted heavy losses on the enemy in front of them in the battles around Ulan-Ude, surrounded the fortress of Ulan-Ude, and began to attack the city of Chita. The east of Lake Baikal is set. Now the mountains are covered by heavy snowfall, and it will take some time to develop west of Lake Baikal. ”

"In the North Pacific, the Japanese army has completed the formation of the North Sea Fleet and the Kamchatka and Aleutian raiders, and the fleet is based on six cruisers. The raider unit is based on 3 marine brigades and 9 infantry brigades, and is scheduled to launch the Kamchatka Raid at the end of February. And it was hoped that the Aleutian Raid would be supported by the heavy forces of the Combined Fleet. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Bailiang put down his whip and spread his hands: "The above is the general situation of the war in all aspects over the past two months. ”

In summary, I would like to briefly say a few points:

"First, our army has made adequate preparations in advance, the work of bullying and luring the enemy is in place, and the collection of relevant intelligence on the predetermined target is meticulous and meticulous, and it is impeccable, but once the war has begun, the other side will certainly strengthen its vigilance, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to maintain this superiority in the future."

"Second, the carefully selected, well-trained, and well-equipped standing army has played a formidable combat capability, and the armored forces and naval aviation units have played a key role in surprising and defeating the enemy with one blow. However, as the war progresses, the quality of the elite troops will continue to weaken with the casualties of the veterans, and sooner or later it will fall to the level of the first or even the second batch of reserve divisions, and the other side, after suffering from the tanks and planes of our army, will vigorously develop its own armored aviation units - in short, do not expect to take these two advantages as a meal. ”

"Third, after Pearl Harbor and Lingayen, the Pacific Ocean has been left to the gallop of our Combined Fleet, and the Mobile Fleet and the Third Mobile Force will form an overwhelming force against the remnants of the enemy in the Indian Ocean after returning to the sea. It is estimated that the US Navy will be able to complete 56 > ships this year, and the British Navy will be able to complete 45 battleships and 34 battlecruisers, while the German Navy's new capital ship planning has stalled because of the heavy burden of land warfare, and it can only complete battleships and battlecruisers this year. As for us, we can only complete 2 Haizi modified warships this year. ”

Liu Bailiang paused here, strode back to his seat, pressed the back of the seat with his hand, and said slowly: "Actually, I want to say that all the advantages at the beginning are temporary, and the future will only become more and more bitter, and you must not be proud of the enemy because of a momentary victory." The main purpose of today's meeting should be to make good use of the current short-term advantages and make arrangements for a long, arduous and protracted war in the future. ”

"Well said."

The leader shouted and took the lead in clapping, and the not spacious conference room suddenly burst into applause.

After the applause subsided a little, Qianhua nodded and motioned for Liu Bailiang to take a seat, and then looked around at the group members, and Yuyin lightly opened: "Actually, since the start of the war, what I am most worried about is complacency, pride, that is, I am empty-eyed, and I regard the miracle in front of me as the norm, thinking that I can always rely on one or two advanced things to win in the future, throwing the premise of a long-term and protracted war to Mars, pouring out all kinds of whimsical and delusional, and I can't help but drink the Thames tomorrow and hang the red flag on the top of the White House." No, I heard that in the Army Staff, the proposal for a million-strong army to land in the United States has come out-"