No, the Northwest Army should not only not stop, but should intensify its offensive. "Zhang

Qianhua didn't make a sound, just listened to Zhang Yaoqian's explanation.

"It is too early to turn to the defensive, and the Northwest Army should approach the Novosibirsk side as closely as possible before reinforcements arrive, forcing the enemy to be unable to divide its forces to rush to the Irkutsk side, so that the Northern Army can smoothly carry out the attack on Icheng and the subsequent invasion of Irkutsk. In this summer offensive, the Northern Army is the protagonist and the Northwest Army is the supporting role, which is a long-established policy. ”

"If the Northwest Army assault group goes too deep into the enemy's territory, it is very likely that it will be cut off and encircled by the enemy's superior forces." Su Sanling, director of the Operations Division of the General Staff Department, boldly raised objections.

"Two group armies, six infantry divisions, six armored brigades and seven cavalry brigades, two hundred thousand troops, five or six hundred combat vehicles, I don't believe that the enemy can eat them in one bite, unless they conjure hundreds of aircraft and combat vehicles from the ground, but even then, the enemy can't train so many pilots in a short period of time, let alone organize a synthetic mobile operation with armored troops as the core - at present, the only one who has the ability to do this is my emperor, and there is no other branch!" Zhang Yaoqian said with confidence, and he almost patted his chest and swore to the sky.

"A tank without fuel is a bunch of dead targets - a battle plan should be based on the worst-case scenario." Su Sanling insisted on his own opinion.

Zhang Yaoqian spread his hands and smiled: "The worst case? Let me put it this way, even if Mao Zi spells out the 20th Division, it will never be possible to get rid of the assault group, and their kind of garbage infantry division is scum in front of our mobile armored corps! Besides, Mao Zi concentrated his strength on dealing with the Northwest Army, isn't this exactly the effect we want, let them fight around the assault group of the Northwest Army until they are exhausted. The Northern Army has solved Yicheng and Kecheng, and the First Reserve Army is also in place, and the two sides will go up together to completely defeat the mobile corps behind Maozi, and the Russian problem will not be a problem. ”

Su Sanling breathed a sigh of relief and retorted: "It is impossible for the assault group to be eaten in one breath, but if according to Chief of Staff Zhang's proposal just now, the reinforcements will advance as deep as possible before they arrive, it will inevitably expose the flanks and disperse the troops, giving the enemy a chance to divide and encircle and break through." I think. It is very likely that the enemy army will take advantage of the superiority of the internal line of the homeland to form a 510 manpower superiority in the local battlefield and concentrate on besieging the headquarters of our army's first division and one brigade. ”

Zhang Yaoqian snorted from his nose: "How can you achieve great things?" Save from damage? People will definitely die in a war, and in the last Asian-Russian war, the whole regiment and brigade were defeated until they collapsed, and I didn't see anything about it. In order to preserve the troops, do not fight. It's not a joke. Yes, if the enemy really pressed the 20th Division over, the assault group would inevitably suffer some losses, and it was not impossible for individual lone divisions and brigades to be cut off, surrounded, or even annihilated. But I believe that under the leadership of Commander Liang Tianhe, the Northwest Army will certainly be able to unite as one. Overcome all difficulties and persevere until the arrival of victory at the end of the day. ”

"The Northwest Army still has two divisions in reserve." Liu Bailiang interjected coldly, and his strange gaze wandered on Su Sanling's face.

Subordinates and allies are on top, what is this? Su Sanling, Su Sanling. You can have today, not all of it......

"Suspend the offensive on the Central Asian side and bring back the main forces of the 10th Army first. How about letting Liang Tianhe have more mobile troops available in his hands? "Defense Secretary Hook is back in the peacemaker.

"It's true." Prime Minister Yang Zhengjin also came to join in.

Qianhua also lost no time in speaking: "Or Wu Xian Gong Lao Cheng, Chief of Staff Zhang, Director Su, what do you think?" ”

"If the 10th Army is transferred back, it will be necessary to march into Persia in response to the plan of the Indian war." Zhang Yaoqian reminded everyone.

"Now India is in the rainy season, floods everywhere, inconvenient for the movement of the army, the raid operation is scheduled to start in the dry season, that is, after 8, when the first reserve army should be deployed, with a new force to replace, 10 episodes can continue to carry out the original task, proper regulation and control has little impact." This time it was Su Sanling's turn to be full of confidence.

Zhang Yaoqian glanced at him obliquely: "10 episodes were originally not many troops, and now > control the thousands of kilometers of communication lines from Almaty to Bukhara, and if the main force is transferred back, once the enemy counterattacks, it is still a question whether the previous results can be preserved......

"The enemy should not have the strength to counterattack from two directions at the same time, and even if there is, we don't have to care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, and the enemy divides his forces to counterattack Central Asia, which just relieves the pressure on our main group. Besides, even if there are no 10 episodes to coordinate from the Persian side, the Indian strategy can still be carried out alone, as for the follow-up task of the 10 episodes - to hit the Caspian coast and wait for the opportunity.+Tian - it was originally listed until next year's land plan, and since it is currently the most tight on the Novosibirsk side, it is reasonable to gather the main forces of the Northwest Army together and pinch them into a fist. Su Sanling analyzed it well, and the empress also cast an approving gaze.

"Based on what the secretaries said, I think that it is indeed not appropriate to waste the treasure forces in the secondary direction of little importance at present, Chief of Staff Zhang, you can consider and see, you can transfer > troops from the 10th Group Army, which can not only support the main force of the Northwest Army, but also not quickly shake the position of the empire in Central Asia." Qianhua had obviously seen the effect she wanted, and it was unnecessary to continue the debate, it was a good time for her to be arbitrary, and just throwing the ball back at Zhang Yaoqian's feet was enough to restore the harmonious atmosphere of the venue.

Zhang Yaoqian touched his forehead and thought about it, pinched his fingers, looked up and said: "On the premise of giving up the march to Ashgabat and Khiva, at most two infantry divisions and one cavalry brigade will be transferred." The remaining forces should not be evenly dispersed, and the main forces should be concentrated in the transportation hub between Taraz and Tashkent, and if necessary, temporarily abandon part of the occupied areas south and west of this zone, including the indefensible cities of Bukhara and Samarkand. ”

"What do you think?" Qianhua raised her eyes and glanced at it.

Liu Bailiang naturally came out to support his brother as soon as possible: "Liang Tianhe already has two divisions in reserve, and now with two divisions and one brigade, the 20 divisions of the enemy may not be left behind."

"The minister thinks that Chief of Staff Zhang's plan is very appropriate and thorough, and the minister is ashamed of himself." Su Sanling also hurriedly came out to show weakness and shame, in order to show that his attitude towards the bull just now was right about things, not for people, and for the public and not for selfishness.

Hu Ke and Yang Zhengjin also nodded yes one after another, so they immediately drew up a base camp order, ordered the First Reserve Army to quickly load and gallop to aid the Northwest Army, and ordered the 10th Group Army to stop marching and shrink the reserve infantry divisions and the 50th infantry division and the 16th cavalry brigade to go north as a reserve directly under the Northwest Front Army.

There was nothing to discuss that day, Qianhua returned to the dormitory in a carriage, and as soon as she entered the door, a girl with a beautiful and lovely face, a light and graceful body, and a Gothic hollow pink gauze skirt greeted her happily......