The new strategic concept is seen in front of him, facing the combat sand table, and the face is contemplative. So, he waved his hand and signaled the combat staff officers to keep quiet. Standing beside Liu Hua, quietly waiting for the commander-in-chief in front of him, he reacted from his thoughts.

Finally, in the anxious waiting of everyone, a smile quickly appeared on the corner of the mouth of the commander-in-chief, Liu Hua. Immediately after, Liu Hua's tightly closed mouth moved. Facing the political commissar beside him, he asked......,

"Political commissar, you said that the war has been fought so far, and our predetermined strategic goals have been fully realized. Next, is it time to withdraw from the army......" Faced with Liu Hua's sudden question, Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping did not answer directly after a short period of thought. Instead, he asked bluntly: "Commander-in-chief, what do you think?" "I was just thinking about a problem, to take the heavy artillery brigade of the first day, and then remove the air superiority of the Japanese army. To a certain extent, whether it is the heavy firepower of the troops, or the comparison of the forces of the two sides, the comparison between us and the Central China Front, Yijing has undergone earth-shaking changes... Therefore, I want to expand the strategic objectives of this military operation to a certain extent," Liu Hua replied with great certainty.

"How to ............expand the strategic target?" "Hearing the tremendous results achieved by the guard column and the special operations division, and then uniting the battle report sent by Chen Liao an hour ago. A new strategic idea popped into my mind.

I have carefully considered this huge strategic idea, and the feasibility is very high. Of course, what attracts the most attention about this strategic concept is not the course of the operation, but its tremendous results. Here, I can say with great certainty that if we can really realize this strategic concept, the whole of Jiangsu will be the world of our East China Field Army. At the same time, the hundreds of thousands of elites of the Central China Front of the Japanese Army gathered in southern Jiangsu will also be annihilated by us in these cities..."Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua, facing the political commissar's rhetorical question, replied with an expectant look.

"Commander-in-Chief, you mean, to expand the scale of the entire campaign through this decisive battle,

In one fell swoop, solve all the elites of the Central China Front in the entire southern Jiangsu region, you see, this appetite is not too big. You must know that in the entire southern Jiangsu region, the four most elite field divisions of the Central China Front Army have gathered. And we only have 150,000 men, including more than a third of the recruits,..." Political Commissar Deng Xiaoping asked rhetorically with a look of suspicion.

"Four field divisions, hehe... Political commissar, if nothing else, by now, there may be less than three of these four field divisions left. Do you remember the battle report sent to us by Commander Chen of the Sixth Corps an hour ago" As he spoke, the corners of Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua's mouth ...... a sneer,

"Commander-in-chief, what do you mean is that Chen Lu's Sixth Corps, Yijing solved the 17th Division of the Japanese Army."

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived. Just as Deng Xiaoping's exclamation fell, the voice of another telegraph operator reached everyone's ears.

"Report to the leaders, the Sixth Corps has reported the telegram ......" "After careful deployment, our Sixth Corps successfully eliminated 20,000 reinforcements of the Japanese 17th Division at the Hai'an Railway Station. So far, the battle is nearing its end"

"Commander-in-Chief, you're really right. Comrade Chen Liao created an unprecedented miracle in more than an hour, since we defeated a quarter of the strength of a field division of the Japanese army. Coupled with the unprecedentedly powerful heavy firepower of our army, let me give up this good opportunity to beat the water dogs, I really can't let go" For a while, the face of political commissar Deng Xiaoping was also shrouded in jī's moving gods, and then, he continued with a serious face.

"So, Commander-in-Chief, I completely agree with your idea to expand the scale of this campaign"

"Thank you, political commissar, I believe that with your support, this strategic concept will definitely go to an unprecedented victory" With the support of the political commissar, Liu Hua no longer had any worries, and replied very confidently.

Immediately after that, he led a group of operational staff officers to gather around the sand table to discuss the feasibility and practicality of the new strategic concept according to the latest deployment of the enemy's and our forces.

In less than half an hour, Deputy Commander Lou Wang Zhen reported with the results of the deduction with an excited face.

"Commander-in-chief, after repeated deductions, as long as all departments cooperate properly, they will successfully solve the air threat of the Japanese army to our East China Field Army. The success rate of this strategic idea is more than eighty percent ........." "Eighty percent success rate, for a battle, yijing is very sufficient" Liu Hua replied affirmatively. , Immediately, facing the operational staff officer in front of him who was preparing to record the combat order, he ordered very decisively.

"The operational staff officer will immediately issue the latest operational orders to the general command department to all combat units.

The guard column and special operations division, in addition to leaving the heavy artillery brigade directly under the heavy artillery brigade, the anti-aircraft artillery brigade directly under the anti-aircraft artillery brigade and a guard brigade, to ensure the safety of Nantong City and block the Yangtze River waterway. All the remaining combat units, under the unified command of Comrade Bruce Lee, took all the artillery and sufficient ammunition, and marched day and night, evaded the Japanese aerial reconnaissance, and quickly approached the county seat of Hai'an.

The 6th Corps, quickly ended the battle. Then, with the army as a unit, the siege troops of our army in Nanjing, Taizhou, and Yangzhou were reinforced. The specific reinforcement targets of each army are decided by Chen Liao himself, and then they can be reported to the headquarters.

The seventh, eighth, ninth, and fourteenth main corps were ordered to suspend the siege. For all combat targets, besiege but not attack, waiting for new combat orders from headquarters.

The telegram ordered the artillery column to immediately lead all the artillery personnel, and together with me, rushed to Hai'an County, ready to receive artillery and participate in the next decisive battle............

Okay, that's all, immediately in the name of the headquarters, send it down ......"............ Yes, Director-General......"

Looking at the fast-leaving combat staff officer, Deng Xiaoping, who had not spoken, said with a slightly worried expression on his face: "Commander-in-chief, this time, we have taken out all the entire family resources, and even the most basic reserve has not been left. So, whatever decisions you make on the front line, you have to be very cautious............"

"Please rest assured that I, Liu Hua, will never fight an uncertain battle. So, you can relax, at the headquarters, waiting for my good news" Liu Hua replied confidently, and to a certain extent, comforted the political commissar in front of him.

"Okay, commander-in-chief, I'll wait for your good news" The front-line positions of the Japanese army outside Nanjing, after a few days of bloody battles, changed hands early and were trampled under the feet of the East China Field Army. In the forward temporary headquarters, Wang Ping and Yang Zhicheng, the two commanders, were looking at the telegram they had just received in their hands with puzzled expressions, waiting for Chief of Staff Zuo Quan to give themselves a reasonable explanation......

"Chief of Staff, slow down the pace of the offensive, isn't it in vain to cheapen the little devils, so that the little devils have a longer time to build fortifications. We didn't have much artillery in the first place, and it was enough to deal with the existing fortifications of the Japanese army. And now, I am still going to give the Japanese army time to strengthen the fortifications, I don't understand" Yang Zhicheng frowned and asked rhetorically.

"Commander Wang, do you also have such thoughts" In response to Yang Zhicheng's rhetorical question, Zuo Quan was not angry. Instead, he asked Wang Ping, who had been silent beside him.

After getting Wang Ping's exact answer, a burst of laughter came out of Zuo Quan's mouth. Immediately after, under the incomprehensible gaze of the two, he spoke.

"Commander Wang, Commander Yang, I don't blame you for this. In fact, the main purpose of our army's attack this time was not to take the three cities of Nanjing, Yangzhou, and Taizhou. To tell the truth, without the support of powerful heavy weapons, even if we can take him, we will pay a very heavy price, which is obviously inconsistent with the style of our army......" Seeing the two nodding thoughtfully, Zuo Quan continued to speak: "Since it is not these three cities, it means that our troops are just a bait." The real strategic target of our army is the heavy artillery brigade of the Japanese army stationed in Nantong City. Now the headquarters has asked us to slow down the pace of the offensive, and it is clear that this heavy artillery brigade Yijing has fallen into our hands.

It's just that what I don't know is. Why didn't the headquarters directly issue an order to retreat, but instead asked us to encircle the target of attack without attacking it, and encircle it............ "As the direct commander of hundreds of thousands of troops, our ability to analyze the battle is very strong. As soon as the political commissar's explanation was finished, the faces of the two people suddenly dawned on their faces. As for the last sentence, about the incomprehension in the chief of staff's own heart, the two of them also fell into contemplation for the first time.

"Chief of Staff, will there be a new battle plan at the headquarters?"

"Our army successfully captured the Japanese heavy artillery brigade, and with the captured heavy artillery, our artillery inferiority will be canceled immediately, or even surpass the Japanese army. In the face of such a good situation, if I were the commander-in-chief, I would definitely take the heavy artillery brigade to capture a city and rub the spirit of the little devils............" Yang Zhicheng replied thoughtfully......

"The new strategic plan... It is very likely, I believe, that this "answer" will be revealed soon.

In this way, no matter what new plans the headquarters has, when we are delayed, we will completely follow the orders of the headquarters to slow down the pace of the offensive and besiege the city of Nanjing without attacking it. Zuo Quan's eyes lit up, followed closely behind, and he opened his mouth to order.