Eight hundred and seventh chapter decisive battle in central China
Decisive Battle in Central China
As the Chairman's words came to an end, the entire Military Commission meeting topic once again returned to the topic. However, at this moment, a telegram from Central China was immediately passed into the conference room Chief of Staff Ye Jianying
in hands.
After quickly reading the telegram he had just received, Chief of Staff Ye Jianying's face was immediately shrouded in a solemn look. Then, he decisively interrupted the ongoing Military Commission meeting and spoke directly.
"Chairman, Commander-in-Chief, fellow comrades, this is a secret telegram just sent from the headquarters of the East China Field Army. The Japanese Army's Central China Front has begun to mobilize heavy troops from all over Central China to assemble in the Zhenjiang area. If nothing goes wrong, the Japanese Army will
The Central China Front Army planned to use its superior strength to take advantage of the favorable opportunity when my foothold was not stable to annihilate all our troops crossing the river in Zhenjiang City. According to the report of Chief of Staff Zuo Quan stationed at the front line, the total strength of the Central China Front Army assembled in the Zhenjiang area was
, is close to 100,000 people. Moreover, the total strength of the Japanese army is still increasing, and the entire battle may be about to break out."
After hearing the news that the East China Field Army had successfully crossed the river and captured the choke point of Zhenjiang City, the Chairman, the Commander-in-Chief and others were already prepared for a fierce counterattack by the Japanese army. At this moment, after hearing this
The two people who gave the news did not show much surprise, but asked the Chief of Staff Shen Sheng in front of them.
"Does Comrade Liu Hua have any opinions to report regarding the fierce counterattack that the Japanese Central China Front is about to launch?"
"Yes..." Ye Jianying quickly pulled out a telegram and replied affirmatively.
"According to the telegram, Commander-in-Chief Liu has dispatched two regiments of troops from within the base area to rush to Zhenjiang. At the same time, a steady stream of follow-up troops will also march towards Zhenjiang City under his personal command...
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"Two combat corps, as well as follow-up troops... These reinforcements, plus a corps on the front line, are the foundation of the entire East China Field Army. Comrade Liu Hua put all his capital here at once
In this battle, could it be that he is preparing to fight a big strategic decisive battle with the Japanese Central China Front Army in the Zhenjiang area..." According to the latest troop deployment in the telegram, the commander-in-chief with a keen sense of smell immediately realized something. He faced the situation in front of him.
The chief of staff couldn't help but asked in silence.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..." Chief of Staff Ye Jianying replied affirmatively.
"This is a combat plan submitted personally by Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua in the name of the East China Field Army Headquarters. I hope the Central Military Commission can approve it... As he was speaking, Chief of Staff Ye Jianying had already handed a telegram to the chairman in front of him...
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"The Decisive Battle in Central China..." A pair of eyes just looked at the telegram in his hand. In the telegram, as the title, four extremely eye-catching words appeared in the chairman's eyes, which made the chairman who has always been calm in dealing with things
, couldn’t help but feel moved.
"Chairman, what are you talking about? The decisive battle in Central China..." Seeing the moved Chairman in front of him, the commander-in-chief asked.
"Boss, our Comrade Liu Hua plans to fight a major strategic decisive battle with the Japanese Army's Central China Front in Zhenjiang and Nanjing. Through this battle, he will eliminate the Japanese Army's Central China Front and determine the ownership of the entire Central China region. You said, this
Is this a 'decisive battle in Central China, ah...', looking at the telegram in his hand, the chairman couldn't help but sigh.
At this moment, Vice Chairman Zhou, who had been silent, said, "Chairman, now that we have discussed the specific battle plan, I suggest that our Military Commission meeting be immediately moved to the Military Commission war room. In this way, comrades can
We can understand the entire situation and the battle plan reported by Comrade Liu Hua more objectively and directly..."
"Yes, Enlai reminded you right. Let's go, comrades, let's go to the war room and continue the meeting... As we were talking, the chairman was the first to walk out of the meeting room...
In the huge war room, all the members of the Military Commission, including the chairman, stood around the huge combat sand table with pensive expressions, listening to Chief of Staff Ye Jianying explain the entire "Decisive Battle in Central China" and the details of the battle plan based on the telegrams from the East China Field Army.
content.
"According to Commander-in-Chief Liu's report, the East China Field Army plans to deploy four field corps, a guard column, a special operations division, and an artillery column, totaling 250,000 regular troops, centered in Zhenjiang and Nanjing, and with the Japanese Central China Front Army,
Conduct a large-scale decisive battle and annihilate the Japanese Central China Front in one fell swoop or eliminate its effective forces."
"The specific deployment is as follows; the Ninth Corps, commanded by Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, has an artillery column with two heavy artillery regiments and an air defense regiment as a battle group, with Zhenjiang as the center. Relying on the original defenses of Zhenjiang City, we will hold on to Zhenjiang City and defend the city through
The battle consumed a large amount of the effective strength of the Japanese Central China Front Army that came to capture Zhenjiang City..."
"The Sixth Corps under the command of Comrade Liu Hua, commander-in-chief of the East China Field Army, is under the command of Chen Geng. The field army is directly under the guard column, the special operations division, the artillery column, two artillery regiments, and a rocket artillery regiment as a combat cluster. The activities are between Nanjing and Zhenjiang.
area, search for fighters on their own, and continuously eliminate the effective forces of the Japanese Central China Front through large-scale annihilation battles. At the same time, the entire combat group also serves as the reserve team for the entire strategic decisive battle. The entire enemy command post in front of the decisive battle also follows the reserve team during the battle.
Activities together with the combat area between Zhenjiang and Nanjing..."
"The 7th and 8th combat corps commanded by Comrade Wang Zhen, deputy commander-in-chief of the East China Field Army, and the three artillery regiments directly under the artillery column form a combat cluster. Based on the development of the campaign, we will look for favorable combat opportunities and directly attack the Japanese Central China Front Army Headquarters.
Nanjing City, launched an siege battle against Nanjing City, and went straight to the Japanese Central China Front Army Headquarters...
"The Tenth Corps under the command of Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping and the local garrison troops in the base area form a combat cluster, responsible for staying in the base area and providing a steady stream of logistics materials to the front line. At the same time, be prepared to reinforce the front line at any time..."
Listening to the introduction by Chief of Staff Ye Jianying beside me, and comparing it to the huge combat sandbox in front of me, a decisive battle to determine the ownership of the entire Central China region seemed to have been clearly displayed in front of all the members of the Military Commission.
After listening to the entire battle introduction, the chairman, standing in the center of the entire war room, couldn't help but take a long breath. Then, he spoke to the people in front of him.
"Comrades, Comrade Liu Hua's strategic concept can be said to be very grand.
The scale of the entire battle is something our party has never encountered since the founding of the army. We are all veteran soldiers with decades of military careers. What do you think? Do you have any good opinions on this large-scale battle?
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As soon as the Chairman finished speaking, after hearing the entire battle plan, the Commander-in-Chief, who was already excited and eager to try out his clothes, spoke.
"Chairman, this plan is good...a major battle between the enemy and our armies, with a total of 500,000 troops. If I were not worried about affecting the command capabilities of commanders at all levels on the front line, I, the commander-in-chief, would want to rush to the forefront.
Personally witnessing this decisive battle that can change the specific military strength comparison between China and Japan... As commander-in-chief, I fully agree with Comrade Liu Hua's suggestion."
"Enlai, what about you, do you have any good ideas..." After hearing the commander-in-chief's passionate answer, the chairman nodded silently. Then, he put his eyes on the face next to him and slowly revealed
Vice Chairman Zhou looked worried. Then he asked.
"Chairman, Commander-in-Chief. According to intelligence, in several battles with the East China Field Army, the Japanese Central China Front Army suffered successive defeats and suffered heavy losses. However, the total strength of the entire Central China Front Army totaled more than 200,000.
people."
"More importantly, Nanjing is not only the headquarters of the Japanese Central China Front, but also the capital of Wang Jingwei's National Government. As long as Wang Jingwei is willing to continue to follow the Japanese army and act as a lackey of the Japanese army, the Wang puppet regime may mobilize hundreds of thousands of puppet troops at any time
, join this decisive battle... By then, we will no longer have any advantage in terms of military strength. More importantly, during the entire decisive battle, as long as it is not affected by the weather, the Japanese air power will also be a very huge
The hidden danger..." Facing the chairman's rhetorical question, Vice Chairman Zhou replied with a worried look.
"Boss, what do you think?" For a moment, the chairman's face slowly darkened. Then, he asked the commander-in-chief beside him in a deep voice.
"Lao Mao, Enlai, I think we don't need to worry about the Japanese air power. Don't forget that Liu Hua still has an elite soldier in his hands that has not been used. I believe that solving the Japanese air power will be of great help to the East China Field Army.
For those directly under the special operations division, there shouldn’t be much of a problem.”
"As for the shortage of troops...the total strength of the East China Field Army is only 300,000 people at full strength. Under the condition of ensuring logistics and the safety of the base area, it is already their limit to dispatch 250,000 people to participate in the battle.
Therefore, there is no solution at all from within the East China Field Army. Now, if we want to solve this problem, we can only start from the outside." Facing the combat sandbox in front of him, the commander-in-chief replied firmly.
"Find a solution from the outside..." For a moment, the eyes of several people, as the commander-in-chief's words fell, once again returned to the combat sandbox in front of them. At the same time, on the combat sandbox, Anhui Province, which is closest to the battlefield,
, also fell in everyone’s eyes at the first time...
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