District 9

Before the war started in Jiangzhou, all the senior generals of the anti-Chen forces in the Seventh District, such as Zhou Xingli, Commander Song of the World War II District, Xu Hancheng and others, immediately left Nanhu on a warship under the protection of the Naval Command and headed straight for Luhuai City.

The reason why this group of people ran so fast is because the Chen clique is very powerful in the capital of Nanhu. They are in an irreversible position in terms of garrison strength and dominance of the government system, so once When the war started, if they didn't run quickly, they would probably be beheaded by the Chen family.

After the unification of the eight districts, the general political faction of the military department headed by Zhou Xingli felt in danger. They took advantage of Gu Tai'an, Sichuan Mansion, and the Old Triangle to fight frequently, and they did not think of using military means to control the capital of Nanhu, but after so many years, it still had no effect.

First of all, the total military strength of the Chen faction is better than that of the military and political faction. To put it simply, the military ratio between the two sides is about 60% to 40%. Secondly, the Sichuan government once attacked Jiujiang and won. In this way, Qin Yu also helped the Chen family and strengthened their voice in the seventh district.

To sum up, the Chen family, which had never participated in a large-scale legion battle, had gradually gained control of Nanhu after several years of dormancy and careful operation.

This is also the reason why the Gu Department of the Eighth District is not very interested in supporting Commander Zhou of the Ninth District. Because even if they want to choose an ally to support, the price-performance ratio of the Fu Chen family is obviously higher than that of Commander Zhou. At least they are very strong in the seventh district.

Half of the soldiers on the Yangtze River are named Chen. This is really not just talk.

…

On the sea, in the battle room of a battleship.

Xu Hancheng stood on the main seat, frowned and said to Zhou Xingli, Commander Song, and a dozen other major generals: "Jiujiang was attacked, and two improvised armed groups appeared in Jiangzhou. This shows that Chen Zhongren is not interested in this." We have been prepared for a civil war."

"They can't defeat Jiujiang for the time being." Commander Song said succinctly: "Use the tactic of drilling into the sewers to attack the city. This method can only be used once. What I mean is, let the Chen Department attack Jiujiang, and we will capture Jiangjiang as soon as possible. state."

"I have a different opinion." Xu Hancheng waved his hand and replied: "We have to make it clear that our support to the Ninth District is equivalent to conducting strategic defense in advance. The purpose is to prevent the Sichuan government and the rebel forces in the Ninth District from To end the civil war so quickly and seize the highest military power. Therefore, the protagonist of this war is the Shensha Group. There is no need for us to put Jiujiang in danger of being captured for them. It is not worth it."

"Keep talking." Zhou Xingli nodded.

"What I mean is to temporarily order the frontline troops to abandon Jiangzhou." Xu Hancheng pointed to the map and continued: "I personally led the army back to defend Jiujiang, while Commander Zhou and Commander Song were stationed in Luhuai, and then deliberately let go of the Chen clan The troops are stationed in Jiangzhou. In this way, they can only divide their troops, one part is stationed in Nanhu to ensure the safety of the capital; the other part is stationed in Jiangzhou to protect the Sichuan government's advance route, as well as the military security of Nanmu and Yuanshan towns."

"What do you mean, we need to clarify the military layout of the Seventh District first, so that the enemy's and our troops are in diagonal positions in a square?" Commander Song asked.

"That's right." Xu Hancheng pointed to the huge map sand table and said: "The Chen family's military strength is better than ours, so it will be beneficial to us to force them to take the initiative to divide their forces. If in the future, the Shensha family stands firm and wins If there is a possibility or hope, then we can send troops from Luhuai and Jiujiang and march directly to Jiangzhou. In this way, the reinforcements from Nanhu will not be able to pass through our military defense zone in a short time. They can only attack Jiujiang or Lu Huai, come to relieve the siege of Jiangzhou. But they will suffer a loss if they do this, because Jiujiang and Luhuai are protected by special zone walls. It will be very difficult for them to destroy an important city in a short time. But Jiangzhou It’s different. That place is a commercial area with transportation extending in all directions. If we attack the two places together, even if the Chen clique has 70,000 or 80,000 people stationed here, it will be difficult to defend it."

Xu Hancheng's strategic thinking was very clear. The generals only took a glance at the map to understand his thoughts and intentions.

Zhou Xingli looked at the sand table with his hands behind his back, turned to Commander Song and asked, "What do you think of Lao Xu's idea?"

"I think it's okay." Commander Song frowned and said, "If the Chen faction can divide their forces, it will indeed be beneficial to us, because we occupy two important cities, which is very advantageous in terms of military defense."

"Then do it." Zhou Xingli immediately said to Xu Hancheng: "Order the troops attacking Jiangzhou to withdraw and return to defend Jiujiang."

"Yes!" Xu Hancheng nodded.

…

About an hour and a half later.

All the Xu combat regiments that were attacking Jiangzhou were withdrawn along the road, preparing to return to defend Jiujiang.

Nanhu, inside the combat command room of the First War Zone.

Chen Zhongren looked at the wartime dynamic map on the large electronic screen, frowned slightly and said: "This old Xu has two brushes to command the war. He wants to force me to divide my troops!"

"Yes, they gave up Jiangzhou and returned to defend Jiujiang. Their intention was to let us divide our troops." The chief of general staff nodded.

After Chen Zhongren stared at the big screen for a few seconds, he immediately ordered: "Order the troops attacking Jiujiang to retreat immediately, spread out in the triangle area between Luhuai, Jiujiang, and Nanhu, and quickly control the highways along the way."

"Yes!" The chief of general staff nodded.

"Order, Chen Jun's troops quickly enter Jiangzhou along the controlled highway." Chen Zhongren said again.

"In this way, we will really be divided." The chief of general staff reminded softly: "If later, Luhuai and Jiujiang jointly send troops to attack our Nanhu, then... then we will be in a bit of danger."

"If they want to attack Nanhu, let Chen Jun send troops from Jiangzhou to cooperate with our main force around Nanhu to capture Jiujiang within three days." Chen Zhongren also said clearly: "They want to take advantage of Jiangzhou's lack of geographical advantage and city defense. advantage, force me to divide my troops, and then fight with me to attrition, then don’t give them the chance to attack Nanhu and Jiangzhou. When the Sichuan soldiers come out, I will fucking attack them first!"

"Understood!" The chief of general staff nodded.

…

late at night.

Chen Jun, formerly of the Southwest Advance Army, raised 70,000 troops and marched directly to Jiangzhou along the controlled highway.

On the way, Chen Jun called Qin Yu and said succinctly: "Stop being such a bastard, let Li Zhan send troops quickly. When you leave, I won't have anything to worry about."

"Okay, okay," Qin Yu replied obediently: "We'll start moving here right away."

As a result, in order to ensure that the Sichuan clique's Northeast Theater could send troops smoothly, the Chen clique temporarily blocked Jiangzhou's commercial arteries and formed a confrontation with the anti-Chen forces.

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The next day.

Fengbei, District 9.

Chief Zhu, who was specifically responsible for investigating Shen Yin's murder case, suddenly made an appointment with Shen Fei. After receiving the call, the latter suddenly felt a little unsure, and a strong sense of crisis surged into his heart...