Predator Reborn

"New Fourth Army..."

Facing the combat sandbox in front of them, it only lasted less than five seconds. The Chairman and the Commander-in-Chief spoke out their inner thoughts in unison. After speaking, the two people smiled at each other in a thoughtful manner.

.Then, the chairman spoke first.

"Comrade Jianying, do you have any latest telegrams about the New Fourth Army in the recent period...

"Five days ago, I just received a report from the New Fourth Army Headquarters. Because it is about some issues about troop reorganization and fighting, it is not particularly important, so I did not give it to you for review..." Ye Jianying affirmed

replied.

"Reorganization of the New Fourth Army... As far as I know, starting half a year ago, the New Fourth Army began to conduct unified reorganization and training of all armed forces in Anhui Province, including the Kuomintang troops staying in Anhui. This half year has passed.

Now, it is time to see the results. Comrade Jianying, please introduce to us immediately the current specific strength of the New Fourth Army and the specific establishment of all combat units, including their equipment..." the chairman asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, Chairman..."

While speaking, Chief of Staff Ye Jianying had already sorted out all the data in his mind, and then opened his mouth to answer.

"According to the latest reorganization order from the central government, the entire New Fourth Army was reorganized three months ago. After a thorough reorganization, the entire New Fourth Army has a total of six independent columns, one guard division directly under the military headquarters, and a total of 19 main combat divisions. In addition,

, the New Fourth Army headquarters also directly administers an artillery division, an engineering regiment, and a cavalry regiment... with a total strength of 150,000..."

"In terms of the combat effectiveness of the troops, because more than half of the New Fourth Army's troops were directly reorganized into the Kuomintang army and local armed forces, some soldiers had to undergo a lot of training and a certain amount of actual combat before being reorganized, plus several months of running-in.

Training. So far, only in terms of the combat effectiveness of the troops, most of the New Fourth Army has formed combat effectiveness and is ready to participate in the battle at any time..."

"As for the weapons and equipment of the troops, except for the two newly formed columns, that is, the fifth and sixth columns, which use the standard weapons of the Kuomintang army, the remaining troops all use captured and Japanese weapons from outside the customs. In terms of heavy weapons,

In addition to an artillery regiment under each column and a mountain artillery battalion under each division, the artillery division directly under the military headquarters has a total of three heavy artillery regiments. They include a field artillery regiment, a heavy mountain artillery regiment, and a large-caliber howitzer regiment...

···”

"Boss, I really didn't expect that in less than half a year, the New Fourth Army, under the command of Comrade Ye Ting, would grow to such a large scale. Since it has been reorganized and trained for half a year, now it is the New Fourth Army's turn to go to the battlefield and test it.

It’s time to find out their specific combat capabilities, what do you think?” the chairman asked.

"Chairman: If 150,000 New Fourth Army troops join the battlefield, the total strength of our army in the entire Central China region will directly increase to 400,000 people. With 400,000 Chai Rui, we can defeat more than 200,000 Japs and hundreds of thousands of puppet troops.

, if Liu Hua still cannot win, the battles that Liu Hua has fought in the past few years have been in vain... I agree with the chairman's opinion and deploy the New Fourth Army to join the Central China battlefield to cooperate with the East China Field Army and fight a decisive battle with the Japanese Army's Central China Front... The commander-in-chief replied in the affirmative.

At the New Fourth Army Headquarters in Lingnan, Anhui, after the reorganization of the troops was completed, the commanders of various columns, including Deputy Commander Chen Yi, started to visit the small military headquarters one after another, just like running through the door, asking Commander Ye Ting, the Central Military Commission

Is there a combat mission issued? When will the troops who have undergone several months of military training be able to go to the battlefield and fight with the Japanese army with real swords and guns...

However, before receiving specific combat orders from the Military Commission, all Army Commander Ye Ting could answer was to let the troops train and continue training.

Having said that, Ye Ting, as the commander of the army, saw that the neighboring troops, especially the East China Field Army, under the command of Liu Hua, achieved one disaster after another throughout Jiangsu, and in his heart, like everyone else,

Also very anxious.

"Commander, you said that the Central Military Commission will not forget the hundreds of thousands of people in our New Fourth Army..." According to the latest battle report issued by the central government, the East China Field Army operating in Jiangsu has successfully captured

The Japanese Central China Front rushed across the Yangtze River and confronted them across the river. But our New Fourth Army could only stay in the base area for training, watching helplessly as the neighboring troops won one victory after another on the battlefield without doing anything.

"..." In front of the huge combat sand table, Zhang Yunyi, Chief of Staff of the New Fourth Army, first spoke.

In response to Chief of Staff Zhang Yunyi's rhetorical question, all Commander Ye Zhi could do was helplessly shake his head. Then, he sighed and said.

"Chief of Staff, I am also very anxious about this matter. If we don't go to the battlefield, our old rival the Central China Front Army will sooner or later be wiped out by the East China Field Army. By then, Commander-in-Chief Liu of the East China Field Army may even

No bones will be left to us.

However, I cannot mobilize troops at will before receiving the combat order from the Central Military Commission..."

For a moment, the entire war room fell into a deathly silence as Commander Ye Ting's words fell. However, at this moment, the sound of rapid footsteps reached their ears. At the same time, the military communications

The familiar voice and shadow of the staff officer also appeared in front of them.

"Army Commander, Chief of Staff, Military Commission urgent message, this message was written by ** himself..."

"A telegram sent by the Chairman himself..." Army Commander Ye Ting immediately realized what was happening. A smile appeared on his face immediately. Then, he asked with excitement.

"Yes, Commander...,

"Quickly, give me a telegram..." After receiving a confirmed answer from the communications staff, Ye Ting could no longer hold back his anxiety. He dodged the telegram and began to browse quickly.

"Chief of Staff, if you really mean Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here. Just now we were saying that we have no official duties. As soon as we finished speaking, the central task was issued... After reading the telegram, Commander Ye Ting said with excitement.

"Commander, what is the mission?"

"The decisive battle in Central China. The Central Military Commission decided to mobilize all the main forces of our New Fourth Army to cooperate with the East China Field Army to launch an unprecedented strategic counterattack against the Japanese Army's Central China Front Army and annihilate the Japanese Army's Central China Front Army in one fell swoop. The entire Japanese Army's Central China Front Army contained more than 200,000 little devils.

This time, there are a lot of little devils for us to fight..." Commander Ye Ting replied in a good mood.

"A strategic decisive battle with the Japanese Central China Front Army. This is great. If the following commanders know this news, they will definitely jump with joy... Chief of Staff Zhang Yunyi's face was also immediately filled with emotion.

Covered in a thick smile.

After a brief moment of excitement, the faces of the two men slowly returned to their serious expressions. Army Commander Ye Ting was the first to say, "Chief of Staff, this is the first large-scale battle that our New Fourth Army has participated in since the reorganization was completed. Anyway,

, we must show the prestige of our New Fourth Army and let the Central Military Commission see the specific results of our New Fourth Army’s half-year reorganization and training..."

"The Army Commander is right, we must pass this battle to demonstrate the prestige of our New Fourth Army..." Chief of Staff Zhang Yunyi replied with great agreement.

After receiving a positive answer from the Chief of Staff, Commander Ye Ting did not hesitate and asked directly: "In this case, Chief of Staff, let's discuss this battle first and the specific list of participating troops. After the political commissar and deputy commander return,

Then make the final decision...,

"Yes, Commander...According to the latest data received by the General Staff Department, among the six columns under our New Fourth Army, except for the fifth and sixth columns, which are newly formed columns, their combat effectiveness has not yet reached the required requirements.

.The remaining four main columns, including the Guard Division directly under the Military Headquarters, are all formed by supplementing the veterans of the four original New Fourth Army detachments. There is no problem in terms of combat effectiveness... The Artillery Division directly under the Military Headquarters.

, after half a year of training, he has also met the training requirements and can participate in combat at any time..." Chief of Staff Zhang Yunyi introduced.

"Okay, as the saying goes, sharpening your sword will never make you chop wood. This time, our New Fourth Army must show our best style to private individuals. According to the order of the Central Military Commission, for this decisive battle, our New Fourth Army will be divided into three combat clusters.

Responsible for different combat missions." Ye Ting answered affirmatively.

"My idea is this. The first, second, and third columns plus the guard division directly under the military headquarters will form a combat group. You and I will personally command it and rush to Zhenjiang at the fastest marching speed.

In the Nanjing area, cooperate with the East China Field Army to eliminate the main force of the Japanese Army's Central China Front."

"The fourth and fifth columns, plus the artillery division directly under the military headquarters, form a combat cluster, commanded by the deputy commander. Attack from the base area to the southwest, take advantage of the situation to expand the base area, and integrate activities with Hunan and Hubei.

The Japanese troops on the Central China Front are trapped in two places to prevent them from returning to support Nanjing and causing trouble to our main operations."

"The sixth column includes all the local armed forces in the base area to form a combat group, commanded by the political commissar, and stay in the base area to ensure the security of the entire base area and the logistical supply of all frontline combat troops during the campaign..."

"Of course, this is just my preliminary idea. The specific situation needs to be agreed by the political commissar and Deputy Commander Chen...

"Commander, in my opinion, this idea is the best. I believe that the political commissar and deputy commander will definitely agree..." Zhang Yunyi replied affirmatively.

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