District 9

In the conference room.

"Brigadier Wang, let me say a few words. I'm not sure what I'm talking about." Xiao Ke smiled politely at Da Ya and continued to retort: ​​"Hekou Port is the transit supply point for the naval units in the Seventh District. It's lost here. If the Seventh District Navy has no endurance, then this battle will definitely end with our failure. The main force of Sichuan Province can rely on the mountains along the river mouth to occupy favorable military terrain and set up defense zones layer by layer to effectively block the opponent. The offensive troops... But once you take the initiative to attack, the terrain advantage is gone. There are 12,000 people. If you want to disrupt the enemy's 40,000 forward troops, you must enter the hinterland of their forward troops. But if you are dragged If these 12,000 people cannot effectively evacuate the battlefield, the enemy's main force in the northeast theater and the sharp knife troops in the southern theater can overwhelm the Hekou Defense Area in an instant... By that time, the main force of the Northwest Advance Army will , in order to vertically block the follow-up main forces in the fifth area, we will definitely have to mobilize troops and leave the Sanfeng Mountain defense area... By then, Sanfeng Mountain will also collapse due to the war in the Hekou area."

"That's right." Chief of Staff Gu nodded in agreement: "If these two important defensive areas are lost, there will be no fighting later. The river mouth is occupied, and the Seventh District Navy can only retreat, and our troops are divided. The only end result is a disastrous defeat and withdrawal from the Old Triangle."

"Yes."

"For a battle of this magnitude, it would be too risky to bet all on just one battle."

"...No, it's too radical."

"...!"

None of the senior generals in the room had any intention of targeting Daya. They all looked at the problem from their own military standpoint and believed that Daya's plan was too risky.

In District 8, the Sichuan government has been preparing for so many years just to capture Salt Island and gain control of the Yam Sea area at once, so no one dares to bet on just one battle.

Once this battle fails, it is unknown whether District 7 will be able to dispatch the navy to provide support in the future. If the Northwest Advance Army and the Sichuan Army are defeated, it will be difficult to organize a large-scale counterattack in a short time. By that time, if chaos breaks out in the three major districts... the consequences will be disastrous.

Gu Yan glanced at the senior generals in the room, and after thinking for a long time, asked: "Is the staff's opinion still focused on defense?"

"Yes." The chief of general staff nodded.

"Mr. Qin, what do you think?" Gu Yan asked Qin Yu.

When Qin Yu heard Gu Yan's question, he already understood in his heart. He should also agree with the staff's opinion, so he nodded and replied: "Commander Xiao Ke's idea is more stable."

"Okay, then let me ask Commander Xiao Ke to continue talking about the details of the point garrison." After Gu Yan said this, he raised his head and looked at Da Ya with a smile: "Everyone expressed his opinion at the meeting, Brigadier Wang, don't think too much."

Da Ya pondered for a long time and did not argue anymore: "Okay, please continue to elaborate on the details of the garrison, Chief Xiao Ke."

The rest of the meeting was almost a solo performance by Xiao Ke. He clearly explained the garrison area and the responsibilities of each combat unit in the simplest terms, and added a lot of details.

After the consensus was reached, the people from Gu's headquarters immediately evacuated the river mouth and went to the front line of Sanfeng Mountain.

…

In the division office, Qin Yu looked at Daya and said: "This battle involves too many things. If it fails, it will mean that the military consumption of the Eighth District in recent years has been wasted... If the three If problems occur within the region, we will be in a very difficult situation, so... completing the task without making mistakes is the greatest achievement."

"I can understand." Daya nodded.

"As long as you understand." Qin Yu said with a smile, "Go ahead and return to the defense area to deploy quickly."

"Yes!" Da Ya saluted.

…

Five minutes later, outside the division headquarters.

Xun Chengwei got into Daya's car and said succinctly: "I'm not proud of the situation but the person. Don't bear any grudge against me. I didn't give you face at the meeting!"

Da Ya was startled: "It's just a matter of fact. Am I that stingy? But I still feel that it would be very uncomfortable for us to let the frontline troops of the fifth district fully launch an offensive posture..."

"We have a defense depth of three to four hundred kilometers. They will not be able to get in for a while." Xun Chengwei retorted from his own position: "There are many mountains and passes in the river mouth area. We are on the defensive side and have a great advantage."

"Well, maybe I'm overthinking it." Da Ya stopped arguing and just nodded and asked, "Are you going back to the defense area too?"

"Yes, let's go together." Xun Chengwei nodded.

"Okay." Daya greeted the driver: "Let's drive!"

…

daytime.

The 40,000 forward troops of the Northeast Theater Command of Region 5 advanced along the coastline of the Old Triangle area and landed around the Naypyitaw area. They began to deploy their troops and build a defense zone.

In fact, what Da Ya said is right. The deployment of forward troops does take a certain amount of time. Each combat unit must slowly spread out, camp at a predetermined location, build fortifications, and seize a powerful location that can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating. .

Late at night, the 40,000-strong forward troops in the Northeast Theater Zone of the Fifth District completely completed the construction of fortifications and established the necessary mechanical supply lines for modern warfare to ensure the endurance of the combat troops after the war began.

At the headquarters of the 1st Field Brigade of Sichuan Province, about 200 kilometers away from the Naypyitaw area, Daya looked at the photos and information returned from the drone reconnaissance, and sighed and said: "Alas... the other party's camp has been set up. The supply line and defense zone have also been constructed. Inform the forward troops and prepare for battle."

"Yes!" The brigade staff nodded in response.

…

It was around one o'clock that night.

Outside Yi City in District 5, in the Northeast Theater Command, General Jin Shengnan sat on the conference table, pointed to the location of Sanfeng Mountain on the sand table and said: "The Eighth Army, the 412th Army, and the ten field regiments have canceled their entry into the Naypyidaw area. The plan is to turn to Sanfeng Mountain and launch an attack on Gu Xi at around three o'clock. The combat goal is to drag Gu Xi to death in the Sanfeng Mountain area."

"yes!"

"yes!"

The two army commanders stood up and replied.

"Inform the logistics troops to arrive at the Naypyitaw defense area, improve the road supply channels, take over from the field troops, and be responsible for logistics supplies." Jin Shengnan stood up expressionlessly and said: "At the same time, electrify the southern theater and let their main force use the power along the coastline. Arrive near Naypyidaw as quickly as possible."

"Yes!" the chief of staff responded as he stood up.

…

It's about three o'clock in the morning.

"Boom, boom, boom...!"

Bursts of deafening artillery blasts resounded outside Sanfeng Mountain. The follow-up troops in the Northeast Theater Zone of the Fifth District sounded the charge horn. Two armies plus ten combat regiments, with a total strength of about 60,000, began to fight against Gu.

…

Outside Hekou Port, Qin Yu shouted on the phone: "There has been a large-scale firing, right? OK, I understand. I will immediately put the 1st Field Brigade and the 121st Mixed Brigade into combat status."