District 9

The next day, on the southwest frontier, inside the headquarters of Daya's 1st Field Brigade.

Commander-in-Chief Zhou Yuanzheng of the Seventh District was the first to speak to the crowd: "Since it is a joint operation, I personally hope that everyone can abandon their past grudges, forget the previous frictions within the three districts, and devote all their attention and energy to targeting Yandao and On the battle in Area Five.”

Zhou Yuanzheng and Chen Jun are young leaders of the same generation in District 7. He is Commander Zhou's nephew, but he is in a different situation than Shen Fei. He is one of those children of the family who has broken out on his own, and can have his own place in the military and political affairs of the Seventh District without relying on family power to take care of him.

Qin Yu had no interaction with Zhou Yuanzheng before, but I heard that this person had a good reputation. It was said that after the attack on Jinmen Port, he was one of the few main combatants in the Zhou clan in the seventh district.

Although several forces had conflicts before, they were now conducting a joint operation. Zhou Yuanzheng's opening remarks were relatively gentle. As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person, so Gu Yan also immediately expressed his position: "What Brother Zhou said is absolutely true. Let’s put aside the internal problems of the three major regions for the time being. We are here to study how to win the war.”

"I personally have some ideas," Zhou Yuanzheng looked at the crowd and said, "How about I talk about it first?"

"Please." Qin Yu nodded.

"Wu Tongyan Island, I personally think there will be three battlefields." Zhou Yuanzheng stood up, pointed at the sand table with an infrared pen and said: "This first main battlefield will naturally take place around Yan Island. It is our ultimate The goal is for our troops to pass through the middle sea area and land on the beach here. The second battlefield must be around Salt Island, the fifth district, and the middle sea area of ​​​​the old triangle area. Our fleet will face the fifth district fleet. Reinforcements from Salt Island. The third battlefield, in my personal judgment, will be a large-scale army battle centered around the southwest, northwest, and the old triangle area."

"Commander Zhou, the attack on Yandao will definitely be based on naval battles," a staff officer from the Gu Department frowned and replied: "Why do you judge that there will be a large-scale corps battle?"

Zhou Yuanzheng held an infrared pen, pointed at a distant point on the sand table and said: "I judge that a large-scale corps battle will break out because I feel that the center point of the battlefield will not be on Salt Island."

"I agree with this point of view." Da Ya agreed softly.

Zhou Yuanzheng looked at young Da Ya with some surprise, and asked softly: "Brigadier Wang, how did you judge? Tell me."

Daya glanced at Qin Yu, stood up slowly, and used Zhou Yuanzheng's words to say: "Our Seventh District Navy is considered an expeditionary operation due to the distance. With the war together, consumption and supplies will be the biggest problem."

Zhou Yuanzheng nodded slowly.

"When the fleet in the fifth area is used up, they can turn around and return to their own ports for replenishment. But when our fleet is used up, it would be too time-consuming to go back to Nanhu Port for replenishment." Daya pointed to the river mouth in the Old Triangle area. Hong Kong said: "So, this will be our preferred naval transit base. Am I right, Commander Zhou?"

"Yes, we did choose this place as the naval transit base." Zhou Yuanzheng nodded.

Daya continued: "The military unification of Yandao mainly focuses on fighting on the sea. Without the support of the naval force, the army has no way to attack and land on the island. Therefore, whether the navy can stand is the core key point of our battle. Zhou The reason why the commander judged that there would be a large-scale army battle was probably because he felt that the Northeast Theater of Region 5 would send heavy troops to attack the Hekou Port. As long as this place is destroyed, our navy will have no transit supply base. We can only withdraw our troops, and naturally there will be no armed landing on Salt Island in the future.”

Zhou Yuanzheng looked at Big Ya, his eyes full of approval and said: "Brigadier Wang's view coincides with ours! I really feel that the safety of Hekou Port will directly determine the final outcome of this joint operation."

None of the senior generals present were idle. After listening to Daya and Zhou Yuanzheng's analysis, they all understood where the focus of the battle was.

Gu Yan stood up, pointed at the sand table and said: "Let's do it like this. Our joint operations force is mainly divided into three parts: First, the naval force of the seventh district, dispatched by Brother Zhou, is responsible for intercepting the fifth district on the sea. As long as the main fleet is in a stalemate, the strategic goal will be achieved. Secondly, the Sichuan government has deployed the main force of the two brigades and is waiting for our naval forces in the seventh district to create space and attack Yandao from the side to complete the task. Landing on the beach. Third, the remaining troops of the Sichuan government, together with our northwest advance army, will focus on the old triangle area to resist possible attacks on the Hekou Port from the Northeast Theater of the Fifth District. As long as we hold the Hekou Port, the Navy of the Seventh District will have a strong We are not afraid of them if we are stuck in a stalemate due to their endurance."

Zhou Yuanzheng nodded when he heard this: "I think this combat plan is feasible. The main task of the army is to ensure that the river mouth port is not attacked. On the sea, our navy in the seventh district talks directly with the main fleet in the fifth district. As long as these two battlefields If it doesn’t collapse, Salt Island can be taken.”

After hearing the news, everyone quickly discussed and added details of the battle plan.

Soon, the battle plan proposed by Zhou Yuanzheng and Daya was unanimously approved by everyone.

…

After the meeting.

Qin Yu sat in the small conference room and asked Qi Lin, Xiao Bai, Wang Tianhui, Ou Xiaobin, Xun Chengwei and others: "You also know the content of the meeting just now. We are mainly responsible for two parts: the first is to seize the beach and land on Salt Island. , to deal with the armed forces above; the second is to cooperate with the Gu system to ensure the safety of Hekou Port. You all share your ideas and see what work you can do."

Qi Lin stood up directly and said concisely: "Take Yandao, come to our Southwest Regional Operations Command Room."

Qin Yu hesitated slightly.

"Why, you've gone to school for two years and you don't trust me anymore?" Qi Lin said succinctly to Qin Yu: "As long as the navy can create space, I will not be able to capture the main island of Yandao within three days, and I will jump into the sea directly. "

Qin Yu looked up at him: "Don't talk too much."

"Leave it to me to try," Qi Lin fought desperately: "If you can't get it, I will take Xiaobai and Wang Tianhui to dance together."

"OK!"

Qin Yu stood up: "Then it's settled. Your Southwest Regional Operations Command Office will be responsible for landing on Yan Island."

After the words fell, Xun Chengwei and Daya stood up together: "Protect Hekou Port, let's go!"

"Protecting the Hekou Port is also the key," Qin Yu nodded and replied: "Letting the main force of your two brigades come up is not overkill. Okay, that's the idea. The Southwest Operations Command Office will be responsible for the island landing operations. Xun Chengwei and Wang Henan, responsible for assisting the Gu Department in ensuring the safety of the Hekou transfer base."

"yes!"

Everyone stood up.

"In an hour, we will begin to gather troops on a large scale and advance towards the Old Triangle area!" Qin Yu waved his hands and shouted.

…

That night.

The naval fleet of District 7 departed from Nanhu Port.

At the same time, the Eighth District Gu Department began to shrink in the northwest, trying to get closer to the Old Triangle area.

late at night.

There was a friction between a unit in the Northeast Theater District of the Fifth District and the Gu troops, and the two sides engaged in fierce exchanges of fire.

The prologue battle officially started, and the conflict of interests in the region with Yandao as the core finally broke out after several years of brewing.

...

In Chongdu, Lin Chengdong sat in the hospital and said to Jiang Xue: "It's only a matter of time before we open fire. The mines we planted two years ago should be used. I want to rush to the front line immediately."