The strategy proposed by Marshal Zhu Hao was exactly Zhang Yi's idea.
Cutting the knot with a sharp knife and heading straight for Lin'an, the capital of Little China, will greatly dampen the enemy's morale.
Chen Yiyi analyzed that Little China may move its capital at any time.
After years of war, the border between Greater China and Little China is currently maintained in the Huainan area, and even forms a protrusion in Anqing City.
Anqing and Lin'an are only 400 kilometers apart.
In other words, Zhang Yi's army can march thousands of miles long and launch a general attack after arriving in Anqing. If everything goes well, it will only take a few days to reach the gates of Lin'an City.
At the same time, Zhang Yi also has a trump card.
There are 10 steel warships that have been built. This fleet was named the Chinese Fleet by Zhang Yi. It starts from Ankang, goes south along the Han River, and then enters the Yangtze River, passing through Wuhan and reaching Anqing City.
Facing the huge map, Zhang Yi pointed out that the Chinese fleet's plan was to arrive at Shanghai Port, then join the logistics support fleet and blockade Hangzhou Bay.
If Zhang Yi is not wrong in his judgment, the fleets of the six countries will gather in Hangzhou Bay and the Zhoushan Islands, which is very close to Lin'an and is the most important military port in Little China.
"Everyone, while our army is attacking Lin'an, the navy is attacking from the east, striving to capture Lin'an in one battle and annihilate the fleets of the Six Nations," Zhang Yi said with confidence, "If Little China moves its capital and escapes, then we will pursue it all the way until
Until victory!"
"Follow Chairman Zhang's order and fight to the ends of the earth!"
"Unify China and fight here!"
"Long live my sworn brother, our army is invincible!"
"Crush all invaders, and those who dare to set foot on China will die without a burial place!"
The generals raised their arms and shouted, and the crowd was excited.
This scene makes people's blood boil!
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The enemy has nowhere to escape.
In order to maintain contact with the fleets of the Six Nations, the leadership of Little China must take the escape route to coastal areas, such as Wenzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Guangzhou and Hainan.
Our army pursues on both land and sea fronts, leaving the enemy with no place to gain a foothold.
The combat strategy was thus determined.
Zhang Yi immediately wrote two secret letters in his own hand and sent people to rush them to the hands of the general guarding Yang Bo of Mopan Town and the old commander of the Eastern China Military Region Zhou Rui.
There is a fast track connecting all the major military towns. There is one post station every hundred miles, each with dozens of fast horses. The special envoys work hard and deliver the secret reports in turn. In just one day and night, Yang Bo and Zhou Rui can receive the secret messages.
letter.
Zhang Yi ordered Yang Bo to set off from the Mopancheng area and Zhou Rui to set off from Ankang to set up a feint attack posture on the border of Little China.
The numbers of these two groups are not large enough to break through Little China's defense line. They just need to contain the opponent's attention.
After receiving the order, the Chinese fleet completed combat preparations within five days, then sailed south along the Han River and entered the Yangtze River, fighting all the way to Anqing City.
At this time, Zhang Yi will lead the vanguard troops to Anqing.
The battle plan is concise and clear.
The generals only have one day to prepare tomorrow, and will set off for the expedition the day after tomorrow, that is, August 10, 2104.
Fifty thousand troops were left to garrison the capital,
The expedition team included eight thousand Mopan City Iron Army, one hundred thousand new troops, twenty thousand steppe cavalry, ten thousand wolf cavalry, eighteen thousand Slavic cavalry, thirty thousand Korean regiments, one imperial guard army, one thousand women's army and one hundred and fifty thousand main force of Greater China.
Total strength is 338,000.
Zhang Yi, Xiaoliu, Xiaolong, Xiao Han, Chen Yiyi, Niu Ben, Shi Gandang and Aser were the vanguard and attacked lightly. They led the Bagan Mopan City Iron Army, 100,000 new troops, 20,000 prairie cavalry, and 10,000 wolf cavalry. , a group of imperial guards and a group of women's troops, totaling 140,000 troops.
Zhu Hao, Gao Yufei, Vajim and Li Changzhi led 18,000 Slavic cavalry, 30,000 Korean regiments and 150,000 Greater China main force, as well as grain and grass supplies, etc., followed closely behind, totaling 198,000 horses.
In addition, there are 20,000 naval forces in Shanghai Port. They are waiting to join the 10 warships and three naval forces to form a Chinese fleet with strong combat power and logistical support.
At midnight, the meeting ended and the soldiers split up to prepare.
Zhang Yi saw that everyone was full of belief in victory. They were not nervous at all when the war came. They were still chatting and laughing in twos and threes, with an optimistic and positive attitude.
But no, our military is extremely powerful now. Let alone China, we may not be able to find a decent opponent in the whole world. Can we not be optimistic?
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"Brother Yi, it's time for us to have dinner!" Xiao Liu chuckled, "Are you hungry?"
Zhang Yi touched his stomach, smiled and nodded. After some strategizing, he was indeed a little hungry and had not thought about eating tonight.
Seeing that Marshal Zhu Hao was about to leave, he held his arm and asked.
"If Zhu Shuai is not sleepy, let's eat hotpot mutton together?"
Zhu Hao laughed and nodded.
"Why am I sleepy? Hey, Chairman, it's really hard. I drank a bowl of porridge and ate a steamed bun in the evening, and now I'm really hungry, so I'll drink a glass of wine with the Chairman to relieve my fatigue!"
Hahaha, everyone laughed and went to the restaurant to eat.
During the meeting, Xiao Liu notified the kitchen and arranged for hot pot, mutton, roast duck, etc. These are the most famous delicacies in the capital, and you will never get tired of eating them.
Zhang Yi, Xiao Liu, Xiao Long, Xiao Han, Zhu Hao, Niu Ben, Shi Gandang, Aser, Chen Yiyi, Gao Yufei, Vajim, Li Changzhi, Liao Fan and Liu Cheng, fourteen people sat around a table, toasting and drinking. .
According to their past positions, Xiaolong and Xiao Han were the prime ministers, and their contributions and status were above those of the marshals.
Although the electoral system is now implemented, the army will definitely still be in the hands of Zhang Yi for a long time. Zhang Yi decided to promote Xiaolong and Xiao Han to marshals according to the new military rank system. Then New China will have Xiaolong and Xiao Han. Marshals Han and Zhu Hao.
Nine people, including Niu Ben, Shi Gandang, Wang Zheng, Aser, Chen Yiyi, Gao Yufei, Vajim, Li Changzhi and Fu Xiang, are five-star generals, second only to the marshal in status.
Nine people, including Jiang Hua, Zhou Rui, Liao Fan, Huang Wen, Huang Xiu, Shi Yu, Liu Zhu, Liu Zhong and Liu Cheng, are four-star or three-star generals.
Some people are unknown, such as the three Liu brothers, but they have made huge contributions to the stability of the country. Even if they have no obvious military exploits, they are worthy of the position of general.
What makes Zhang Yi regretful is that Niu Ben and Shi Gandang are more than brave, but lack strategy and cannot be promoted to marshals.
He comforted the two good brothers in private, and their progress was obvious to all. In time, they would surely win the supreme honor of marshal.
Niu Ben and Shi Gandang didn't mind. Xiaolong and Xiao Han had comprehensive and outstanding abilities and deserved to become marshals. Zhu Hao was also a respected old marshal. They had no objections. They would just work hard in the future.
Zhang Yi and his generals drank and chatted happily. With such a vigorous team, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished.