Okamura Ninji finally took his leave and left.

Nishio Shouzo personally saw off Okamura Ninji and returned to the battle hall of the headquarters.

Seeing Nishio Shouzo returning, Usamitaka said, "Your Excellency, Commander, I think that there is no problem with the battle plan drawn up by the General Staff, and it should be resolutely implemented. ”

Nishio Shouzo's mind immediately flashed the words that Okamura Ninji said before leaving.

Before getting into the car, Okamura Ninji told Nishio Shouzo that Usamitaka was an excellent chief of staff, but he still had too little experience in large-scale battles and acted too idealisticly.

Okamura Ninji's implication was that the battle plan drawn up by Usamitaka was not feasible.

However, after thinking about it again, Nishio Shouzo still wanted to give Usamitaka a chance.

As the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, Nishio Shouzo is now standing at a higher height, and as the commander-in-chief, he can not only simply consider the success or failure of this battle, but also need to consider the training of military commanders.

Okamura Ninji also thinks that Usamitaka is a clear man, and he is a talent that can be created.

Therefore, Nishio Shouzo is willing to give Usamitaka a chance for trial and error to help him grow up as soon as possible.

Of course, there must be a premise for this, that is, this trial and error will not lead to catastrophic consequences, and the risk is basically controllable!

Regarding this point, Nishio Shouzao also has a basic judgment in his heart, although Zhong Yi is famous, and he has even severely damaged the Second Army on the battlefield in Wuhan, but at that time, Zhong Yi had nine elite brigades under his command, and now Zhong Yi has only one Zhejiang East Coastal Defense Corps that has not even really formed an army, so the risk is basically controllable.

Even if it does not win, the losses suffered by the 13th Army will never be too great.

Thinking of this, Nishio Shouzo immediately made a decision in his heart, and said: "Usami-kun, Okamura-kun is also a good intention, but you can listen to his opinion, and you should take the big idea yourself." ”

"Hello!" Usami slammed his head and said excitedly, "Thank you Commander-in-Chief for your trust!" ”

Nishio Shouzo can trust himself so much, which really makes Usamitaka grateful, and because of this, Usamitaka especially wants to fight the Battle of Yingyinjiang to repay Nishio Shouzo's trust in him.

At that moment, Usamitaka took a few staff officers to work.

……

At the same time, in the conference room on the ground floor of the Zhaobaoshan Fortress.

Since the Zhaobaoshan Fortress had not yet been electrified, and diesel fuel was extremely valuable, Zhong Yi did not let Li Ziren generate electricity, but only let the candles be lit.

In the candlelight, a senior officer of the East Zhejiang Coastal Defense Corps sat on both sides.

Yu Liangzhen, the chief captain of the East Zhejiang Coastal Defense Corps, was not here, so Zhong Yi, as the chief of staff, was not allowed to sit in the main seat.

On Zhong Yi's left hand side, there were Xie Jinyuan, the head of the first detachment, Yang Furui, the head of the first regiment, Zhu Jiaju, the head of the second regiment, Liu Yiyou, the head of the third regiment, Li Ziren, the head of the seventh regiment, and Xu Mu, the head of the eighth regiment.

On Zhong Yi's right, Cao Ziying, the detachment leader of the second detachment, He Wenxi, the head of the General Staff, Zhen Yongmeng, the commander of the Fourth Regiment, Cao Guolin, the commander of the Fifth Regiment, Yu Bojun, the commander of the Sixth Regiment, Liu Xiao, the commander of the Ninth Regiment, plus Bao Dafu, the head of the artillery regiment and fortress artillery regiment directly under the corps.

Zhong Yi's gaze swept over the faces of the participating officers, and he said in a deep voice: "Although the number of the East Zhejiang Coastal Defense Corps has long been written on the establishment table of the Ministry of Military Affairs, it is all false, there are neither soldiers nor guns, what is the use of a number?" But today, our East Zhejiang Coastal Defense Corps is really an army! ”

When the officers attending the meeting heard this, they subconsciously straightened their chests.

After a slight pause, Zhong Yi continued: "Director He has already read the job list just now, I am here, so I will not waste time repeating it, and I will not say much nonsense, I have only one request for you, to form an army as soon as possible!" Organize and train your troops into an army as soon as possible, and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible! ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhen Yongmeng asked, "Counselor, when will the reinforcements be in place?" ”

The officers attending the meeting turned their heads and threw a strange look at Zhen Yongmeng, that is, Zhen Yongmeng's rectum, who dared to ask Zhong Yi such a question, don't be afraid of them.

Zhong Yi frowned and said: "This is not a problem you have to consider, the only thing you have to consider is to set up the shelves of the four regiments as soon as possible to form combat effectiveness!" ”

Zhen Yongmeng was completely unaffected, and insisted: "Counselor, you didn't answer my question. ”

Faced with such a tendon as Zhen Yongmeng, Zhong Yi was also very helpless, and replied with a dark face: "Regarding the matter of replenishing troops, I have been in contact with the militia groups in the counties and towns under Yinjiang City, and there will be results soon, but what I want to say is that the replenishment of troops is not in place, which does not mean that your work can be suspended!" ”

"Don't wait!" Zhong Yi said, "Don't wait for the reinforcements to be in place before starting the work, then it's too late, you must move in advance, put up the shelves first, so that as soon as the reinforcements are in place, they can immediately carry out large-scale training, and the troops can quickly form combat effectiveness, do you understand?" ”

"Got it!" Including Zhen Yongmeng, all the officers attending the meeting responded with a bang.

Zhong Yi nodded, then turned back to He Wenxi and said, "Director He, announce the defense area." ”

"Yes!" He Wenxi immediately got up, first saluted Zhong Yi, then opened the folder in front of him, and said loudly, "Now announce the division of each detachment's defense area." ”

The eyes of all the officers fell on He Wenxi's face in unison, and at the same time pricked up their ears.

He Wenxi's gaze first fell on Xie Jinyuan's body, and said: "The defense area of the first detachment is the area on the south bank of the Yinjiang River, from the Jinji Mountain Fortress to Xianxiang Town. ”

Xie Jinyuan immediately stood up and said loudly: "Yes!" ”

He Wenxi's gaze fell on Cao Ziying's body again, and said: "The defense area of the second detachment is the area on the north bank of the Yinjiang River from the Zhaobaoshan Fortress to Jiulong Lake!" ”

"Yes!" Cao Ziying also immediately got up and responded loudly.

He Wenxi continued: "The defense area of the third detachment is Yinjiang Industrial Zone. ”

After a pause, He Wenxi's gaze fell on Bao Dafu again, and said in a deep voice: "The defense areas of the artillery regiment directly under the corps are Zhaobaoshan Fortress and Jinji Mountain Fortress!" ”

"Yes!" Bao Dafu stood up and answered loudly.

After He Wenxi announced, Zhong Yi got up again and said: "This is just a rough division of the defense area, what I want to emphasize is that after each detachment enters the defense area, don't give me egalitarianism, and spread the troops evenly over the entire defense area, so that all aspects are covered, and the defense is everywhere, that is, there is no defense everywhere, we have suffered too much such losses before, so this time, we must not suffer such losses again!" ”