At the Tang Empire's war meeting, Tang Mo sat at the head of the table and listened to several ministers discussing the battlefield situation.
Unlike the Qin State, which was always passive, the situation of the Tang Army can be said to be excellent: except for the besieged Nanshan Port, the initiative has been regained in other places.
In fact, the encirclement of Nanshan Port existed in name only. The Tang Army's ground troops no longer needed to fight. The Qin Army's offensive had long since stopped. Both sides entered a sit-in mode outside Nanshan Port.
The Qin army was unable to attack and was eager to shrink its defense line, so there were not many troops left outside Nanshan Port, and there was a tendency to run away at any time. Nanshan Port was as stable as Mount Tai, and in fact there was no danger at all.
"If we want to land in Shu, it is best to transfer Feng Kezhi's 9th Army back from Mirage Island. This can save a lot of trouble. After all, they have rich experience in amphibious landing operations." Datang prioritized combat.
Reich Chief of General Staff Loew suggested.
"Isn't it necessary? Should the 9th Army be mobilized to add another group army? Otherwise, will it be too weak in the direction of the mirage island?" Deputy Prime Minister Chu Muzhou on the side was a little worried about the northern island that had just been occupied not long ago.
A general laughed and said disdainfully: "Can they still make trouble? If Beidao still dares to make trouble, this time we will handle it together, neatly."
In the Tang Empire, the status of generals was no lower than that of civilian officials. The two sides were in different systems and had almost no contact in daily life, so there was no distinction between high and low.
In addition, it was wartime now, so the status of the generals would naturally be promoted, so Chu Muzhou did not show any dissatisfaction.
Next to him was the general in charge of logistics and transportation. He put forward his own opinion: "But if the 9th Army is deployed and transported back from the South Island and the New Island, the entire army will have to transport thousands of kilometers from north to south.
I’m afraid it’s not safe to go into battle immediately after arriving in Shu, right?”
After all, he is an expert in logistics. Assembling thousands of transport ships and transporting an army group is no small project. Once again, the amount of manpower and material resources consumed is not a small amount. He must carefully consider it.
Moreover, when an army is deployed to the battlefield, it is not just about transportation, but also the fatigue of the troops. Thousands of kilometers of sea transportation, and people can't even walk when they reach the place, so why fight?
Therefore, he continued: "We still need to arrange rest and recuperation. It is estimated that we will need to rest and recuperate at Nanshan Port for about 30 days. We may have to wait for the follow-up ships to arrive, which will take a lot of time."
"Then don't use the 9th Army and send Eric's 7th Army over! If you don't have experience, you have no experience. Are our armies of the Tang Empire still afraid of this?" Another general suggested directly.
It’s a delivery anyway, so why not just send the troops who are closer there? This way you can save half the distance, which is equivalent to doubling the transportation capacity.
"Should we use sea transportation?" Another general put forward his own opinion.
"What do you mean?" Loew looked at the other party and asked.
The general pointed to the location of the Tang Army's general reserve on the map: "Until now, Marshal Redman's offensive reserve group has not been moved. He directly put them into the Pingfeng battlefield.
While Marshal goes north, Marshal Redman goes south, seizes Shu, cuts directly into the battlefield of Shu from the north, and puts pressure on Zhang Xuan and Sun Guang, how about that?"
"Let Hogg's 1st Army and Luo Xiao's 8th Army move? I'm afraid the high-ranking officials in Qin won't be able to bear it." Several generals looked at each other with evil smiles. In this situation where they had the upper hand,
If we invest more heavy troops, the other side will not collapse?
"Hehehehe..." Someone immediately started laughing. They really wanted to see the ugly faces of Qin's senior officials after hundreds of thousands more Tang troops were added to the front line.
"Hahahaha!" Someone else soon started laughing.
But Chief of the General Staff Loew frowned and asked: "There is a problem with this arrangement. Marshal Tiger's troops rely on the Shanchong transportation line. Now if Marshal Redman also takes the Shanchong direction, the two army groups...
…Will there be too much pressure on logistical supplies?”
Tang Mo remained silent and sat there listening. On the one hand, he was not as professional as these people on this strategic issue, but on the other hand, he also wanted to hear more opinions to make his judgment more accurate.
The general in charge of logistics thought for a moment, and then explained: "There is definitely pressure, but the transportation conditions in the southwest direction of the Zangjianxia Bridge are sufficient. In fact, including Nanku and Jiange, the transportation capacity is sufficient."
"The problem is that the transportation capacity in areas such as Guiguang and Shanchong is really limited to the west." He pointed on the map on the table, which was the route from Shanchong to Jutian Pingfeng.
The roads here are in very bad condition and have been looted by wars. In fact, if it weren't for the repairs carried out by the Tang Dynasty's engineering troops, they would be almost unusable.
Under such circumstances, it is obviously unrealistic to expect these roads to support the offensive of Tiger and Redman Army Groups.
Later, the general of the logistics force continued: "However, we are building more railways and airports, and there is still a little surplus of materials to support Marshal Tiger."
"As for getting Marshal Redman's troops to go in this direction... it's really not easy. But... having Guiguang at your back is better than transporting across the sea, right?" Finally, he concluded his speech.
Loew heard what the other party meant and directly asked a key question: "If it is just the 1st Army Group's action, there will probably be no problem."
Qian Jinhang next to him gave a suggestion: "Hogg's main 1st Armored Army has actually participated in the war in Bolton's hands. Why not give the opportunity to the 8th Army this time?"
Luo Xiao's 8th Army is a newly built unit with no meritorious achievements. This time they urgently need a chance to prove themselves, hoping to win the battle in Shu to determine the outcome of this war.
"Okay!" Loew nodded and agreed with Qian Jinhang's suggestion: the 8th Army does not rely as much on logistical supplies as the 1st Army. After all, they do not have as many heavy weapons and equipment as the 1st Army.
Finally, Tang Mo spoke: "Then don't give the Qin Army and Dorn any illusions, let them realize the cruelty of war. Send electricity to Marshal Redman and let his 8th Army enter the central theater.
Bar."
All the generals stood up and saluted, and sang in unison: "Yes! Long live my emperor!"
