Invincible from the sword

Chapter 318
Specifically, the deployment of troops...

Zhang Lei looked at the huge map in Chen Cixiu's war room.

Think about it.

The map is huge.

Takes up an entire wall.

With Wuhan as the center, many places in Jiangsu, AH, Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangxi have been marked.

Zhang Lei pointed to the map and said, "This is what I think.

It is impossible to stick to Wuhan.

In order to stop the Japanese attack, it is necessary to establish a huge defensive area on the outskirts of Wuhan.

To the east of Wuhan, Hefei and Taihu Lake have a similar terrain to Hunan.

I suggest that on the Hefei, Taihu, and Jiujiang lines, the First Corps with relatively strong combat effectiveness should fortify layer by layer according to the terrain and build defensive positions.

At the same time, lure the enemy to go deep, and annihilate one or two divisions of the Japanese army in the Taihu and Wangjiang areas.

Then take the initiative to retreat.

In the Jiujiang area, another division of the Japanese army was wiped out.

In this case, the Japanese army can be prevented from advancing westward.

At the same time, defend in De'an and lure the Japanese army to the Wanjialing area.

Using the terrain of Wanjialing, they wiped out another division of the Japanese army.

The Second Corps defended on the left side of the First Corps.

The troops are mainly concentrated in the area from the fortress of Tianjia Town to Huanggang, Daye, and Xianning.

Prevent the Japanese army from advancing westward.

At the same time, as the reserve team of the First Corps.

In case the First Corps is short of troops when it wipes out the Japanese army, the Second Corps can immediately provide reinforcements.

Regarding the Japanese aircraft, my idea is to put all the aircraft in our hands in De'an.

There is our airfield in De'an, ready to support the First Corps.

If you want to deal with the Japanese ships, the best way now is to quickly deploy mines in the Yangtze River.

At the same time, large-tonnage ships were used to block Japanese ships from going up the river.

As for the fifth war zone, the most important places are the mall and Xinyang.

These two places are the only way to attack Wuhan.

As long as these two places were held, it would be difficult for the Japanese Second Army to advance toward Wuhan from the north.

My idea is to put the Third Corps of the Fifth War Zone on the front line of Shangcheng and Xinyang.

The Fourth Corps was placed on the front lines of Lu'an and Gushi.

Layers of defense. "

Zhang Lei expressed his thoughts in one breath,

In the entire war room, it was silent.

Chen Cixiu's eyes flickered, but he didn't speak.

Tiger Boy wanted Chen Cixiu to give the order immediately, but was held back by Zhang Lei.

Don't rush this matter.

I can't rush.

Zhang Lei knew very well that Chen Cixiu was skeptical about his information and suggestions.

After all, his identity as Zhang Lei is the Eighth Route Army.

Although Chen Cixiu is willing to believe Zhang Lei's analysis and intelligence content.

But the stakes were high, and he had to be cautious.

This battle is unprecedented in scale.

If it goes wrong, it can be absolutely disastrous.

These more than 100 million troops can be said to be the last property of the national army.

If he is disabled, then Chen Cixiu will become a sinner.

Not to mention the old man in Shancheng, he couldn't pass this test in his heart.

Chen Cixiu decided to call Li Delin over and make a total calculation.

This made Tiger Cub very depressed.

This is imminent.

Also add up to a hair ah.

If you don't even believe Zhang Lei's words, who else do you trust?

Tiger Cub sighed.

I can only go back with Zhang Lei first.

But Tiger Cub couldn't sit still at all.

He discussed with Chief of Staff Wu in the headquarters of the First Corps, and decided to take the First Corps to deploy defense immediately.

Time is running out.

It took more than a day for the ten armies of the First Corps to rush from Wuhan to the front lines of Taihu Lake and Jiujiang.

Building a position.

Very tight on time.

If we wait for Chen Cixiu's order, the day lily will be cold.

Tiger Boy immediately ordered: No.20 Ninth Army and No.70 Fourth Army to station in Jiujiang.

No.20 Fifth Army, No.70 Army, stationed in Jiujiang.

The Fourth Army and the Tenth Army are stationed in De'an.

No.60 Fourth Army and No.60 Sixth Army stationed in Ruichang.

The No.18 Army and the No.30 Second Army assembled in the Lushan area as the general reserve of the First Corps.Support each unit at any time.

Temporarily a group, stationed in Taihu Lake.

After the order was issued, the First Corps quickly advanced to various destinations.

Zhang Lei's temporary regiment also began to move rapidly towards Taihu Lake.

Strictly speaking, Taihu Lake belongs to the defense zone of the fifth theater.

It should be defended by troops from the fifth theater.

But now, because of the fifth theater and the ninth theater, there has not been a very specific defensive range, and the reinforcements have not yet come.

As a result, there are no troops to defend Taihu Lake now.
If the No.11 Japanese army went south from Xuzhou, then the first place to attack would be Taihu Lake.

There is a highway between Taihu Lake and Hefei.

The mechanized troops of the Japanese army can advance very quickly.

So now, the defense of Taihu Lake must be strengthened.

While Hu Zai and Zhang Lei were nervously building their positions, Chen Cixiu and Li Delin were discussing the specific deployment of troops for this battle in the Chief's Department of the Ninth War Zone.

At the beginning, the old man in Shancheng gave them the order that the fifth war zone was responsible for the defense north of the Yangtze River.

The Ninth War Zone is responsible for the defense of Wuhan south of the Yangtze River.

Most of the troops in the fifth theater have arrived.

Li Delin felt more at ease.

In two days at most, all his troops will be in place.

In Li Delin's view, his fifth theater defense task is relatively simple.

The most important thing is to keep the mall and the letter.

As for the large area from Hefei to Taihu Lake and Huoshan, although it is also his defense zone, it is full of mountains.

The Dabie Mountains are right there, and it is very difficult for the Japanese army to break through from the Huoshan area in Hefei.

The biggest possibility is to advance from Taihu Lake.

However, as long as the Japanese army breaks through Taihu Lake, the defense line behind will be the ninth theater.

Therefore, in Li Delin's view, there is absolutely no need to put too many troops in Taihu Lake.

So he sent the No.20 Army over there.

During the Battle of Changsha, the No.20 Army belonged to the Ninth War Zone.

This time, in order to fight, the No. 20 Army was assigned to the Fifth Theater.

Commander Yang of the No.12 Army was also very helpless.

Special mother ball.

It is the Sichuan army who bullies me!

The No.20 Army participated in two battles in Changsha, with more than half of its casualties.

Because all of them are from the Sichuan Army, it has always been very difficult to replenish troops.

The current No.20 Army is an army in name, but in fact it is only the strength of a division.

And the weapons are poor.

The weapons used are not much stronger than those of the Eighth Route Army.

Almost siblings.

However, the No. 20 Army is worthy of being the Sichuan Army, and when it started fighting, it was completely reckless.

Especially in the second battle of Changsha, together with the Fourth Army, they dragged the No.30 Third Division of the Japanese Army to the north of the Miluo River.

I can't accept it.

In addition to the No.20 Army, Li Delin placed the Fourth Corps in the Dabie Mountains.

Although the terrain of the Dabie Mountains is dangerous, it is unlikely that the Japanese army will attack.

But just in case.

Moreover, if the Japanese army concentrates its forces and goes directly south to attack Jiujiang, his Fourth Corps can also quickly reinforce it in the Dabie Mountains.

As for the rest of the directly subordinate army, Li Delin plans to put them all on the front lines of Xinyang and Shangcheng.

Together with the Third Corps, strengthen the defense of this area.

And by doing so, you can go directly south to reinforce the garrison in Wuhan when Wuhan is in crisis.

In Li Delin's view, his plan is foolproof.

After receiving Chen Cixiu's telegram, Li Delin immediately flew over by plane.

As soon as he entered the chief's department of the Ninth War Zone, he saw Chen Cixiu with an anxious expression on his face.

Li Delin was taken aback.

In his impression, Chen Cixiu is a very stable person.

Why do you look so anxious today?

As the highest commander in a war zone, this is a bit inappropriate.

Seeing Li Delin coming, Chen Cixiu was not polite.

Now that the fire is imminent, there is really no time to greet Li Delin.

"Brother Delin, do you have the latest information on the dispatched troops of the Japanese Army in Central China?"

The latest information?
Chen Cixiu's words made Li Delin a little unresponsive.

You, Old Chen, and I flew over from the mountain city almost at the same time.

If there is the latest information, we will know about the same time.

Although there is usually a little conflict between us, but now that the Japanese army is heavily assembled, I, Li Delin, will not make mistakes at this juncture.

Li Delin still has a bearing.

In any case, as a senior general of the national army, unity is very necessary at this time.

Li Delin shook his head: "There is no latest information from Juntong yet.

I heard Tiger Boy has a set of the latest monitoring equipment?
According to Dai Chunfeng, the maximum monitoring range can reach [-] kilometers.

In this case, we can completely monitor the Japanese Army Command in Xuzhou.

As long as the telegram is deciphered, we can grasp all the movements of the Japanese army. "

this……

Chen Cixiu couldn't help grinning.

Old Li, your thinking is too simple.

The telegram of the Japanese army, is that so easy to decipher?

When Huzai was in Changsha, he began to listen to the Japanese army's telegrams.

As a result, until now, the Japanese army's telegrams still cannot be deciphered.

Not only did he fail to decipher the Japanese army's telegram, he even got Japanese spies in Tiger Boy's headquarters.

If Zhang Lei hadn't discovered it in time, it would be hard to say whether the tiger cub could win the second Changsha battle.

Chen Cixiu sighed: "Although Tiger Boy's equipment is good, it is very difficult to decipher the Japanese army's telegram.

You also know that this password is a set of complicated formulas.

We don't have many experts in deciphering.

It would be best if the Japanese army's cipher book could be captured.

But so far, we've gotten nothing.

And even if we capture the Japanese cipherbooks, they will replace them very quickly. "

Also.

Li Delin frowned and thought for a while.

"You called me over in such a hurry, did you find anything new?"

Li Delin thought that Chen Cixiu had discovered the new trend of the Japanese army.

Chen Cixiu shook his head: "There is no new trend, but, not long ago, Hu Zai and Zhang Lei came.

Brought me the latest information. "

(End of this chapter)