Southern guerrilla warfare: I led the Red Seventh Army Corps to amassed a million troops.

The key point is that, on the surface, their proposed solution is reasonable.

If the Red Army doesn't agree, then the blame won't fall on them; the Red Army will have to bear all the infamy themselves.

The principal's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed, and a rare smile appeared on his face. His gaze lingered on He Guoguang for a moment before he exclaimed, "Yuan Jing can be my phoenix chick!"

In an era when Zhuge Liang and Feng Yu should have been the most illustrious figures, this statement is considered the highest praise for a strategist.

He Guoguang quickly bowed slightly and said humbly, "Principal, you flatter me. Everyone here is a man of great wisdom and resourcefulness. I was simply fortunate enough to have thought of a solution first. I don't deserve such praise!"

The principal waved his hand, his kind expression dispelling much of the tension in the room: "Yuan Jing, excessive modesty is not good! Your talent is evident to all! Don't you all agree?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room naturally gave him face and echoed his sentiments, creating a harmonious atmosphere.

Only Kang Zhe sat at the lower end, his hand holding the teacup tightening slightly.

He took a deep breath, waited for the atmosphere to calm down, and then spoke again:

"Principal, I have another plan that can complement Director He's strategy. If it succeeds, it can deal a decisive blow to the Red Army's power."

"Please feel free to speak!"

"In the name of peace, we will exchange territory, making the Red Army cede remote areas such as southern Jiangxi, Hunan-Jiangxi, and Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi, and in return, we will compensate them with land from Fujian. This will give them the opportunity to consolidate their forces from the southern provinces."

There was a two- or three-second silence in the meeting room. Upon hearing this, the principal's first reaction was to frown slightly, about to reprimand him—what kind of strategy is this? Gathering scattered enemies together is just asking for trouble!

But as the words were about to come out, a flash of lightning suddenly appeared, and four large characters immediately surfaced in his mind—"Ambush halfway!"

His expression remained almost unchanged as he calmly said, "This is indeed a brilliant plan, but it requires the Red Army's approval; otherwise, all is lost. Let's discuss it again later."

Among the crowd, some reacted instantly, while others were a beat slower, about to ask questions and get to the bottom of it.

The principal picked up a pencil from the table, pointed to the map, and said, "Imagine the great war in the Central Plains back then..."

As soon as he said this, those who were about to ask questions immediately swallowed their words back.

Everyone turned their attention back to the person in the main seat, waiting for him to continue.

"The million-strong coalition of feudal lords is challenging the authority of the central government. How dangerous is that? The Northwest Army, the Jin Army, and the Guangxi Army—aren't they all seasoned veterans? Aren't they all well-trained and well-supplied? Yet we are still able to deal with them with ease and defeat them one by one."

He withdrew his gaze, scanned the crowd, and his tone suddenly turned cold: "Now, these three mere children, Su Xunzhou and Zhou, have rendered us helpless. What a disgrace, truly a great disgrace."

Everyone felt the air in the conference room suddenly turn cold.

I don't know what's wrong with the principal this time!

The change in mood was so sudden, there was no warning before he got angry, this boss is too difficult to please!

No one dared to speak.

The teacup was gently set down and then picked up again. Someone in the chair quietly adjusted their posture, and in the corner, an advisor lowered their head, pretending to look at the words on their notebook.

The silence lasted for about ten seconds, until the principal had built up his emotions while reminiscing about the past, then his tone softened again, and he began to get to the point:

"Recently, I have often thought that the current predicament is due to the lack of military strength in the south."

"Our party has a million-strong army, but the territory is too vast and the troops are scattered. We are fighting the Japanese invaders in the north and pacifying various tribes in the west. The troops in the Jiangnan region are less than half of our strength. This is why Zhou Zeyuan can run rampant."

At this point, the principal's gaze lingered on He Guoguang's face for a fleeting moment, seemingly casually. "To annihilate the Red Army, we must concentrate our forces. Does anyone have a brilliant plan to share with me?"

These words sounded perfectly normal, but to everyone's ears, they were like a thunderclap.

The so-called "pacification of the various tribes in the west" simply means that the central army's troops entered the southwest and began to exert a substantial military deterrent on the Yunnan Army, Sichuan Army, Guangxi Army, and other forces.

However, the total number of these troops was not large, and Xue Yue's forces numbered only seventy to eighty thousand.

They had to both block the main force of the Red Army and deter the southwestern warlords, so these troops were not insufficient.

After all, the Southwest Army numbered over 40!

Besides the Central Army, there were also the Sichuan Army, Yunnan Army, Guangxi Army, Hunan Army, and a Guizhou Army!

A 10-fold troop advantage is more than enough!

The main problem is that the central authorities cannot make a gesture of withdrawing troops at this critical moment, not even a single regiment.

Politically, this is a sign of weakness!

With the shrewdness of old foxes like Long Yun, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and Chen Jitang, they certainly wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.

When the time comes, the Red Army will be wiped out, and their Central Army might be wiped out as well!

Given the current situation, Xue Yue's army corps was able to tie down the attention of several major warlords and simultaneously wipe out the Red Army.

That would be the absolute best option; only a madman would divert troops from them!

Further north, the Central Army in western Hunan consisted of only one division, mainly relying on the strength of the Hunan Army to encircle and suppress the Second and Sixth Red Army Corps.

Whether you draw or not is irrelevant!

Continuing north, that's western Hubei, mainly occupied by Xu Yuanquan's 10th Army stationed in the Yichang, Enshi, and Lichuan areas!

This makes it even more impossible to move them. First of all, there's the nature of this unit; they were originally a miscellaneous unit that was reorganized and still maintain a semi-independent status, making them quite difficult to mobilize.

Secondly, there was the geographical advantage. They blocked the northward passage of the Second and Sixth Red Army Corps. If they withdrew, the Red Army could easily move north to western Hubei.

Not only did all the painstaking efforts to block the attack go to waste, but the subsequent chain reaction was even more fatal.

Because Liu Xiang was at a disadvantage in the battle against the Fourth Front Army and suffered heavy losses, he has recently softened his stance and requested support from the Central Army.

He Guoguang has been appointed as the head of the Central Staff Group and will soon lead his staff to Chongqing.

They viewed this as the beginning of the Central Army's entry into Sichuan!

If western Hubei is lost, how will the Central Army enter Sichuan?

That's fine, but the key question is whether Liu Xiang can withstand the pincer attack from the Fourth Front Army and the Second and Sixth Army Corps.

What if this old guy gets too much pressure and just quits, or packs his bags and runs away?

The Red Army took advantage of the situation to enter central Sichuan, and the situation in the entire southwest could not be described as a sudden turn of events; it collapsed into complete chaos.

The Fourth Front Army was already strong and well-equipped; when it joined forces with the Second and Sixth Army Corps, who could stop them?

The next step was to send troops to Guizhou, where the three armies would converge, totaling over 100,000 elite Red Army soldiers.

Just imagining this scene is absolutely mind-blowing!

The staff officers of the Nanchang Headquarters had conducted simulations of this strategic scenario more than once, and everyone present was well aware of it.

But what terrified them even more was that since they couldn't bring troops from the west, they had no choice but to bring them from the north.