"It's not unclear that Japan's topography is dominated by mountains and hills, accounting for three-quarters of the topography, and there are very few plains, which basically surround the coast." Zhou Changfeng stretched out his hand and tapped the map, "So we still have to think about dealing with the rebels who retreated into the deep mountains and old forests." ”

Hearing this, several battalion commanders also began to express their opinions.

Xue Can opened his mouth and said, "But... The mountains were short of supplies, and the number of people who could support them was limited, and a few rebel forces were of little use. ”

Fan Qijin muttered: "But it can still be done if you are upset, such a long mountainous area, thousands of miles, can hide more than a hundred stragglers." ”

"That shouldn't be difficult, right?" Chen Min felt that this was not a difficult task, "First rely on propaganda policies and financial resources to divide and disintegrate a part, and then take precautions, deploy some armored vehicles on the main transportation routes, and quickly rush to support once there is an attack." ”

"It's just a reminder to you, a specific analysis of the specific problem, how to deal with it... That will have to wait until the actual encounter is to be considered. Zhou Changfeng stretched out his hand and tapped lightly on the table, and said: "Next, in addition to preparation, all departments should pay attention to stimulating morale, so as to 'neither underestimate the enemy nor cowardly the war'." ”

Yao Liangchuan, who was standing with his hands in his hands, smiled and said, "I'll handle this matter, don't bother our 'Lord Zhou'." ”

The supervision of the army is a characteristic of the Ming Dynasty, which is similar to the combination of the political commissar, the priest of the Western army, the chief of administration of the British army (GS2), and the personnel staff of the US army (S1). The actual duties of the supervising army are quite numerous, and he must approve such matters as finance, internal affairs, conduct and discipline, and propaganda.

A supervising army that wins the hearts of the people can undoubtedly play a considerable role, and can directly raise the cohesion of a force to a higher level; On the other hand, if people are hated by everyone, it can lead to infighting and bombing the camp.

"You've read the manuscript I wrote before." Zhou Changfeng looked at him and asked, "How is it, do you have any other ideas?" ”

"I really didn't expect you to have such a deep insight into the Japanese country." Yao Liangchuan, who looked strange, nodded, "Seriously, admire." ”

Zhou Changfeng naturally knows their national characteristics quite well, and when they are prosperous, they are brilliant, but the essence is a silver-like wax spear head, which comes and goes quickly, and like the cherry blossoms it reveresends, it is delicate and beautiful when it blooms, but it also withers quickly.

The behavior of the Japanese people often gives people a sense of paranoia, and their culture often has the impression of being bleak and vast, and it is not difficult to understand that this is due to the geographical conditions in the development of their civilization.

Different from the great river civilization, the maritime civilization inevitably has a greater spirit of exploration, a sense of crisis, and a desire for expansion due to its geographical environment, and the Japanese who grew up in the narrow Toei archipelago are undoubtedly the representatives of it.

In comparison, the Anglo-Saxon people are better, and the island of Great Britain is at least rich in coal mines and some iron mines, not to mention abundant, at least not barren.

However, the Toei Islands are all about nothing, and as gold and silver mines such as Iwami Ginzan are exhausted, their sense of crisis and desire for expansion are even more inflated.

Add to that the fact that the archipelago is at the junction of tectonic plates, earthquakes and tsunamis are frequent, and Mt. Fuji is an active volcano. These natural factors also add to the sadness and anxiety in the bones of the Japanese - today they may barely get enough to eat, and tomorrow they may take an earthquake or tsunami to see Amaterasu.

Therefore, what can such a group of people who have been worried about life since ancient times care? In order to achieve the goal, you can not hesitate to die.

It's this contempt for death that has made the island nation a troublemaker – aggressive and always ambitious for expansion.

From the Battle of Baijiangkou in the Tang Dynasty to the War of Aid to Korea in the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese were defeated and defeated repeatedly, and finally succeeded in gambling on national fortunes against the Qing Dynasty in history, and were able to counterattack.

In Zhou Changfeng's view, this island country can be compared to a vicious dog, which became a mad dog after being influenced by ▇▇▇ in history. Now because of the failure of gambling on the fortune of the country, he has become a lost dog with a broken backbone.

According to the text he wrote, Yao Liangchuan explained to the officers and soldiers in concise and concise terms the necessity of this dispatch at the regimental rally, which can be summed up as the sentence "once and for all put an end to the Japanese troubles, and use Dongying as a barrier to defend the Celestial Empire."

However, in view of the fact that the soldiers of the Ming army were just ordinary people in the past, and they had no personal experience of the Japanese causing pain to their compatriots and had a deep hatred of blood, Zhou Changfeng was more worried about whether morale could be guaranteed.

In the next three days, according to his observations, everyone's attitudes were basically divided into several categories: one was indifferent and indifferent, the second was that they deserved it and took it for granted, and the third was sympathy and regret.

Fortunately, the propaganda was quite effective, and at least it made clear to the soldiers the necessity and rationality of pacifying Japan, which was basically enough.

The minimum requirement for maintaining morale is to avoid feeling confused – when soldiers ask themselves why they are fighting, knowing that bloodshed and sacrifice are in their own interests.

This "correlation" is a key variable.

Running trains with mouths, drawing big pies, serving the family and country, and fighting for the prosperity of the empire, these are too macro and seem illusory, and the effect of boosting morale is not good.

On the contrary, the closer it is to the lives of ordinary people, the better the effect, such as seizing the source of resources and thus reducing domestic prices, which has a direct impact on the lives of family members.

On the last day of February, all the 3rd Division and 1st Regiment of the Second Army arrived in Haizhou, and the 8th Air Force Destroyer Detachment and the 20th Light Bombardment Detachment, which were assigned to the Second Army, were also transferred to the airfield of the naval base.

The next morning, the commanders of the various departments were ordered to go to the headquarters for a meeting.

The sky was gray, the clouds were thick and low and dark gray, and the meteorological observation station at the naval base reported a 60% chance of precipitation within three hours, with a moderate level of rain.

"The chief officer has arrived!"

An old man of medium stature walked in with his hands behind his back, he was Nie Quan, the Tongzhi of the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion.

The commander made people feel as if he had come to parade, and although he looked bright, he showed a sense of casualness in his gestures.

Nie Quan is now seventy-seven, a person from Guangzhou, who is a side branch of Pinglebo Mansion, and is also a descendant of the nobles, but he can be promoted to at least a general in his lifetime, mainly due to his own fighting back then.

The Japanese were the same as in history, they also invaded Korea, and the Ming army had to enter the war again after three hundred years. In fact, this land battle did not go smoothly, after the Restoration, the Japanese army built with reference to the Western powers had good combat strength, which caused great trouble to the Ming army, and the Ming army could only turn to defense to maintain the battle line for a time. In the past few months, there were not many shots, and Nie Quan, who was only a member of the team at that time, was among them.

However, with the end of the naval battle, there was no suspense about the outcome of the land battle - after the naval division blocked the strait, the invading Japanese army was over.

"Okay, let's not talk much today, let's go straight to the point. Come, unpack all the strategies for marching. ”

"Yes."

Everyone immediately opened the sealed battle plan on the table, and then quickly browsed it.

The generals present were all brigadier generals and colonels, all senior officers, and Zhou Changfeng, who was dressed in the usual uniform of the blue-green marines, stood out among this group of people.

The military rank system of the Ming army is relatively distinctive, and there are also colonels and brigadier generals in peacetime, which are the main posts of brigade-level units and division-level units, and the major generals are already quite high-level generals, and there are not many lieutenant generals in the country.

General, or general, according to the regulations, is the highest honorary rank that can only be awarded in wartime.

As a corps-level headquarters, the General Military Department has four departments: staff officer, logistics, military administration, and military intelligence, each of which has a member responsible for relevant matters.

The military intelligence officer slowly glanced at the generals present and said: "The intelligence department of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is paying close attention to the attitude of its imperial court, and at present, the mainstream attitude of the imperial court of the Japanese state is still not clear, and it can only be said that it is generally inclined to be obedient and obedient. ”

"The army is pressing, and it is meaningless to use the mantis arm as a car, and it will definitely be soft." The commander of the thirteenth division rightfully said.

The chief of staff of the Second Army, or the chief of staff of the Second Army, was a stout man who was contrary to the stereotype, and he casually muttered: "Maybe there will be a mutiny to force resistance." ”

"Those who know the times are junjie, they won't be so stupid, right?" Someone said.

The commander of the seventh division replied with a smile: "How can you assume that someone is Junjie? Since ancient times, there have been many people who do not know the times. ”

Everyone chatted a few words one by one, and the atmosphere was harmonious, and the next step was soon to be the specific task assignment.

It stands to reason that, regardless of whether there will be organized resistance or not, the 1st Marine Regiment will be the first to land as a pioneer and occupy the docks.

As for the rest of the units, if they did not meet with mass resistance, they were easily and happily moored and disembarked at the wharf; Otherwise, they will land in a step-by-step manner in accordance with the battle plan.

The 4th Division dispersed ashore at three landing sites 10 km southwest of Tokyo, where it was in the Kawasaki area.

The 7th Division dispersed ashore at four landing sites 13km due east of Tokyo, roughly near the Funabashi area.

The 13th Division served as a reserve and could be reinforced, depending on the situation.

It can be said that once the Japanese resolutely resist, the 1st Marine Regiment that took the lead in landing will inevitably suffer tremendous pressure.

No matter how poor the two divisions are, there are more than 30,000 people, and even though the equipment and training level are not good, no one has given any guarantee that the other side will not go crazy.

If we insist on making a last fight and die together, these more than 30,000 men will launch a large-scale counterattack at any cost, although the 1st Marine Regiment will not be unable to hold the beachhead, after all, our own naval fleet will do its best to provide artillery support, but heavy casualties are inevitable.

The commander of the 13th Division was beside Zhou Changfeng, he patted the latter's shoulder, and said briskly: "Relax, if you really want to be like that, the naval artillery bombardment can buy a lot of time, and our department will reinforce it as soon as possible." ”

There is not much business to talk about, and the most important thing besides the deployment arrangements is logistics.

The logistics officer briefed everyone on the preparation of material supplies.

He picked up a document cover, flipped through it, and then spoke:

"According to 50,000 people and 2 months, a total of 4.2 million catties of fine grain, 1 million catties of flour, and 1.5 million bags of field food must be needed, and these staple foods are now all in place."

"Peanuts, beans, sunflower oil must be 230,000 catties, salt must be 180,000 catties, cured meat must be 900,000 catties, pickles must be 260,000 catties, fragrant dried 300,000 catties, non-staple food is basically complete, and there is still a shortage of 90,000 catties of fragrant dried meat."

"According to 15,000 horses and 2 months, 12 million catties of horse grass and 8 million catties of horse feed. Among them, there is still a shortage of 2.3 million catties of horse grass, which will be transported in about two days. ”

"In terms of ammunition, it is prepared according to the standard combat volume, with 5 bases for infantry weapons, 10 bases for machine guns, 10 bases for infantry accompanying artillery, and 20 bases for suppression artillery. It's all in place. ”

"There are 1,600 trucks, plus some combat vehicles, a total of 10,000 barrels of gasoline for vehicles, and a number of spare parts. Aviation gasoline is not under our control. ”

There are no logistical problems, all units are fully staffed and supplies are abundant.

"Everything is almost ready, so when are we leaving?" The commander of the fourth division asked a little impatiently.

"It's not finalized yet, let's wait for the order of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, but it won't be until the fifth day of the first month at the earliest." The staff officer replied.

There was nothing to talk about next, but because the meal was approaching, Nie Quan beckoned the generals to stay for lunch.

When the business ended, the atmosphere was suddenly relaxed.

Nie Quan, who was full of interest, looked at Zhou Changfeng and said with a smile: "It is said that Zhou Kexing has unique opinions on many things, why not talk about it?" ”

How to brag in front of a group of high-ranking generals? Nervous and happy, with mixed feelings.

Zhou Changfeng, who was drinking water, hurriedly put down the enamel cup, quickly stood up, quickly organized words in his mind, and then walked to the huge map that was hanging.

"The so-called favorable time and place, although the Japanese archipelago is barren, it is born with the right time and place."

"There are two periods of climate instability in the archipelago and the surrounding seas, with frequent typhoons around summer and winter storms around winter."

"This kind of extremely bad weather can prevent most military operations from being carried out by today's fleets, let alone ancient sailing ships."

"Therefore, the window period for the offensive is only two seasons of spring and autumn every year, and there is only a few months, which is very short."

"As for the location, the Japanese archipelago is mountainous, and the terrain is undulating, bumpy and sparse."

"There are very few plains, and most of them are populated, which means that once you land, you have to fight either in the mountains or in complex urban areas."

"After we take it, its only disadvantage of lacking strategic depth no longer exists, and the Daming Sea and North Korea are its strategic depth."

"Such a complex and sturdy archipelago with ample backing up can be used as a great wall to hold the east in the future. As long as it is there, it is unlikely that the flames of war will burn from the east to the mainland, at least. ”

Zhou Changfeng's rhetoric is to the taste of the generals, these days they are also a little unhappy by some advocacy that "sending troops to the country is a waste of money", and now they have nothing to do to listen to such arguments, which can be said to be very comfortable.

"That's a good point." Nie Quan, who was in a good mood, clapped his hands and said, "Have a drink today." It's a big drunk, but a few drinks are fine. ”

Everyone at the table couldn't help but cheer and chatted.

(End of chapter)