Are you a spy? Killing the enemy is too cruel.

Chapter 623 Development Plan

"Commander, the situation in the Shanghai-Jiangsu-Anhui region is not favorable to us right now. The war in the Central Plains has come to an end. Are you really not going to support us?"

Zhengzhou Building, originally the headquarters of the Japanese devils, is now Ye Feng’s office.

Song Yu, who came from Nanyang, said:

"The 20th Army is facing pressure from nearly 20 Japanese troops in northern Jiangsu. If General Su can no longer hold on, these devils will rush into Jiangsu and threaten Shanghai."

"The situation of the Fourth Front Army is even more critical. One hundred thousand Japanese troops from Guangdong and Guangxi are heading north, launching surprise attacks on various places in southern Anhui, and are also threatening Shanghai."

"In addition, areas such as western Anhui also faced tremendous pressure from the Japanese troops in Wuhan."

Ye Feng knew all this, but their 12th Army could only stay in the Central Plains and could not be drawn for support.

The Central Plains War is over. Next, the 12th Army must defend this territory and must not lose it again.

This is the result of the grand strategy.

Central Plains.

Since ancient times, it has been a place of war and has been subject to military threats from all directions.

For example, Shanxi, Hebei, Hubei, Jiangsu, Shandong and other directions can directly attack the Central Plains.

This is a place that is easy to attack but difficult to defend.

But for Ye Feng, this is also the most critical strategic location in the grand strategy, because conversely, it can also be said that by sending troops from the Central Plains, you can attack Shanxi to the north, threaten Hubei to the northwest, intimidate Shandong and Jiangsu to the east, and suppress Hubei to the south.

Defending the Central Plains is of great strategic significance.

"Commander Su and Commander Ye both sent telegrams, promising in person that they would be able to defend Jiangsu and Anhui."

Ye Feng said, "Our current mission is to grow and develop as quickly as possible and raise an elite force in the Central Plains."

Song Yu continued, "Commander, we can't be careless. Even if the 13th Army and the 4th Army can defend Shanghai, Jiangsu and Anhui, what about the threat from Hubei? The devils over there have been making moves, and they have always been eyeing the Central Plains. If we don't resolve this threat, it will be difficult for us to develop."

Ye Feng said, "In Hubei, the Japanese in the Wuhan battlefield have been held back. After a while, they will not be able to move north."

Wuhan battlefield.

The Shancheng army has been counterattacking, trying to recapture the city of Wuhan. They have been fighting the Japanese for several months, and it is not over yet.

At this point in time, the old man in Shancheng must be anxious and will definitely take over Wuhan at all costs.

The reason is also very simple.

The underground party’s troops have finished fighting in the Central Plains War. The next step is to sweep across the entire northern land.

Seeing that the underground party's territory was getting bigger and bigger, and its strength was getting stronger and stronger, the old man in Shancheng, who had always regarded the underground party as a thorn in his side, could not be anxious? He must have wanted to control the large area of ​​land south of the Yangtze River under his own power.

Thus.

Even if the underground party controls the entire north in the future, their mountain city will still be able to dominate there, achieving a confrontation situation between the north and the south.

Ye Feng could boldly guess that after the Central Plains War was over, the old man in Shancheng would no longer be able to sit still. He would definitely use all his strength to first defeat the Japanese army in Wuhan, capture a large tract of land in Hubei, and then divide his troops to attack Guangdong and Guangxi and other places.

As long as the army in Shancheng is mobilized and has a plan to attack the entire Japanese devils south of the Yangtze River, the threat to the Shanghai, Jiangsu and Anhui regions can be directly reduced by half, which can greatly ease the pressure on the front-line units.

Therefore, Ye Feng’s current mission focus can only be placed in Central Plains.

After listening to his analysis, Song Yu, Zheng Hua, Niu Chujun and others all seemed to be a little enlightened. They understood Ye Feng's layout from the overall perspective.

Niu Chujun asked, "Commander, how long do you think the battle in Wuhan will last?"

Ye Feng said, "The winner will definitely be decided within a month at most."

Zheng Hua also asked, "When will the Shancheng army split up? Will they attack the Japanese troops in Guangdong and Guangxi?"

Ye Feng said, "Only after the Wuhan incident is over will the old man in Shancheng have more confidence and dare to fight to the death."

Song Yu said, "I hope the Twelve Armies and the Four Fronts can hold out for a month."

Ye Feng said, "Our 12th Army now has money and food, and we are not short of various weapons and equipment. After all, we have seized a large amount of enemy supplies, so at this stage, we must recruit new soldiers as soon as possible to expand the team."

"Captain Niu, Captain Zheng, the plan to recruit new soldiers is left to the two of you. Each of you will be responsible for a division. The number of new soldiers will be based on that of a division. We need to expand the strength of two divisions."

"There will be many big and fierce battles ahead, and we will need more troops."

"The new 8rd and 5000th divisions each have regiments, and each regiment has about people."

"Recruiting two new divisions with a total strength of about 8. Given the current population of Central Plains, it shouldn't be difficult to accomplish."

"When new soldiers join the army, they will be given resettlement allowances as before, and they will have military pay and food every month. In some special cases, you can also promise that if there are family members of the new soldiers who can read and write and can count supplies and do accounts, they can also work in some civilian positions in our underground party."

"Captain Song, your mission is to gather and reorganize all the troops now. Remember, these soldiers are veterans who have experienced the cruel baptism of war. They can be considered the elite of the troops and the backbone of our 12th Army. Train them well and prepare for the future attack on Shanxi."

How many troops are left in the First Division of the 12th Army led by Ye Feng?

At that time, they marched into the Central Plains.

There were a total of 3 troops. In the battles of attacking Nanyang, Luoyang, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, etc., more than were killed and more than were seriously injured. Although some new soldiers were temporarily recruited later, there are now less than people left in the First Division.

It is certainly unrealistic to attack Taiyuan, Shanxi with such a small number of troops, but Ye Feng is not planning to expand the First Division.

Maintaining a main force of 17,000 veterans can also unleash stronger combat power.

Song Yu asked, "The independent regiment stationed in Hebei, should they be incorporated into the First Division?"

Ye Feng said, "No, I need to carry out some economic and livelihood operations in the Central Plains. The more than 2,000 people in the independent regiment will be under my direct command."

Song Yu asked again, "Commander, if we follow your recruitment and expansion plan, our 10th Army will have nearly troops after the end. At that time, should we spend a lot of time training new recruits, or should we immediately go to the battlefield and head north to Shanxi to cooperate with other troops of our army in Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia to recapture the entire Shanxi?"

Niu Chujun immediately retorted, "Attack Shanxi? If you ask me, our first task is to march into Shandong, fight together with the Thirteenth Army, and strive to quickly recapture the entire Shandong. In this way, we can also resolve the military threat to the east of the Central Plains."

"The 20 Japanese troops in Shandong will be dealt with by the th Army. I believe in General Su, who is a master at commanding troops."

Ye Feng continued:

"The main offensive direction of our 12th Army in the future will be Shanxi and Hebei. These two provinces are our targets for recovery."