20demayo Chapter 267 Nanshan Military Meeting
Chapter 267 Nanshan Military Meeting
The Intelligence Department had already reported to Fang Jian that the coalition forces of other forces would gather in Sanjiang.
After receiving the news, although it was beyond Fang Jian's expectations, he did not say anything and just quickly rushed to the source of the news.
Although the local forces did not mobilize all their forces this time, they did mobilize a million troops. This unprecedented battle also brought great pressure to Fang Jian.
Fang Jian assembled all twenty divisions of the Nanshan Army near Xinyuan.
The five divisions of the Nanshan Army in Nanchuan were also transferred back, leaving only the five newly formed divisions of the Nanchuan Army in Nanchuan.
The twenty divisions had only over 430,000 people. Even with the two armored divisions, there were only 480,000 troops, a huge gap compared to the million-strong enemy force.
In the Xinyuan Command Center, the commanders of various divisions gathered and the conference room was packed.
Everyone looked at Fang Jian who was in the main seat. Seeing that he looked normal, everyone calmed down. Facing a million-strong army, it would be a lie for those present to say they were not nervous.
Fang Jian looked at everyone and smiled: "Why, facing a million-strong army, are you afraid?"
"Commander, it's just a million troops. Facing this mob, our Seventh Division will definitely be the first to go." When Li Weiling spoke, everyone could see that his face was flushed, and it was obvious that he didn't mean what he said.
Fang Jian couldn't help but shook his head and said, "In just over a month, it will be the New Year's Day in Singapore. The enemy is mobilizing troops at this time without considering Singapore's national conditions at all."
"This war was instigated by the Dwarf Locust Nation. Although the enemy has millions of people, they are nothing but grass to us. Now is the time for us to unify the country."
After saying this, Fang Jian glanced at everyone and couldn't help feeling heroic and his heart pounding.
After hearing Francis Xavier's words, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering if Francis Xavier was frightened by the millions of troops and was talking nonsense.
More than 400,000 troops against a coalition force of more than 1 million. Even if they are not united, it is not something they can easily deal with.
Seeing that everyone looked different, Fang Jian smiled slightly, stood up and walked to the map: "Not to mention that the allied forces have no fighting spirit and willpower at this time."
"Even if their morale is high, it takes different amounts of time for them to rush to Sanjiang Province from all over the country."
"On paper, we have to deal with a million-strong coalition army, but in reality, the enemy is just giving us military merits one after another."
Everyone suddenly realized that Sanjiang Province was where the enemy forces were gathering, but the locations of the forces were different, and the time they arrived in Sanjiang was also completely different.
The Southern Army will gather in Jiyang, and the Northern Army will arrive at Sanjiang first, and these two armies will arrive the fastest.
"That's right. As long as we annihilate the Northern Army and the Southern Army first, the remaining warlord troops have uneven combat capabilities and are nothing to be afraid of." Zhang Wei also stood up and said.
The commander of the Fourth Division, Cai Tingwu, said: "The northern and southern armies can be encircled and annihilated separately."
After everyone's minds were opened, they no longer feared the million-strong army. Although fists were frightening, the five fingers could be broken off one by one, and they were no longer threatening at all.
Seeing that everyone was getting more active, Fang Jian breathed a sigh of relief. He had felt a lot of pressure when he first heard the news.
After thinking for a long time, I finally came up with a solution to break the impasse.
It's just like the famous Battle of Feishui in the history of Blue Star, where the whip was thrown to stop the river.
The Former Qin had an army of more than 1.2 million, but because of a retreat order, the entire army collapsed.
It seems incredible at first glance, but upon closer inspection it seems natural.
Before the Battle of Feishui, the Former Qin had 60 to 27 vanguard troops sent to the battlefield. Afterwards, Fu Jian led infantry, cavalry, and the Yizhou navy, totaling to million soldiers and horses.
However, by the time of the defeat at the Battle of Feishui, the number of troops that arrived at the battlefield of the Former Qin Dynasty was less than 300,000, and the remaining troops were still on the way.
The Battle of Feishui was similar to the situation Fang Jian is facing now. The Northern Army and the Southern Army were able to quickly reach the battlefield relying on their own transportation, while other warlords would march much slower.
Even if it was just one day slower, it would give Francis Xavier time to annihilate his front-line troops.
Waving his hand to signal everyone to be quiet for the time being, Fang Jian said: "In this battle, intelligence is particularly important. As long as we know the positions of the enemy's various forces, we can plan calmly."
"Of course, my goal is not to annihilate a few enemy armies, but to achieve as many results as possible."
After all, even if hundreds of thousands of people were wiped out, the enemy would still be able to regroup and start over. Only by destroying enough living forces could we gain enough time.
Everyone had no objection to Fang Jian's idea, and not only that, they were very much looking forward to this battle.
If significant results can be achieved, the future of the Nanshan Army will be very bright.
After looking at everyone, Fang Jian said, "The 4th, 5th, and 6th divisions will be established as the 2nd Army. The commander is Cai Tingwu and the deputy commander is Zhao Linyu."
When Wang Zhixian, commander of the Sixth Division, heard that he was not appointed, he felt a little disappointed, but he did not complain.
He believed that there must be a deeper meaning behind Fang Ji'an's arrangement.
"The Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Divisions will be formed into the Third Army, with Wang Zhixian as the commander and Li Weiling as the deputy commander." Seeing that Wang Zhixian did not look dissatisfied, Fang Jian gave another order.
As for the Eighth Division Commander Du Feiyun and the Ninth Division Commander Li Yueshan, they had just been promoted to division commanders not long ago, so naturally they would not be promoted immediately.
The formation of three armies allowed all the original seven division commanders to be promoted, with their ranks rising from major general to lieutenant general, which widened the gap between them and the subsequent division commanders.
The promoted officers are very happy, and even the officers who are not promoted are also very happy, because at least they will have room for promotion.
The army-level organization is only used by Francis Jian for transition. The newly established army will inevitably be upgraded to a military region or a temporarily formed army group.
Three armies were established, and the commanders of the fourth to seventh divisions would naturally be asked to nominate themselves.
Asking everyone to be quiet, Fang Jianan continued, "The First Army and the Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth Divisions are temporarily organized into the First War Zone, with Fang Guoxuan as the commander of the war zone."
"The Second Army, the Third Army and the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Divisions are temporarily organized into the Second War Zone, with Cai Tingwu as the commander of the war zone."
Fang Guoxuan and Cai Tingwu were promoted to theater commanders. They were both very happy, and the officers around them were very envious of them.
When everyone calmed down from their excitement, Fang Jian continued, "The Northern Army has 180,000 troops, and the Southern Army has 240,000. These two armies are the most elite in this coalition."
"Among the remaining warlords, Zhang Futing has 300,000 troops, Ma Yunshan and Lu Rongqing each have 200,000 troops."
"Feng Zhangshan has 130,000 soldiers left, Lu Yuanjia, Yang Shude, and Xue Chengguang each have less than 100,000 soldiers, and Yun Zhilong has less than 50,000 elite soldiers left."
Although these people add up to 1.6 million people, it is unclear whether they will all be dispatched. Even if they are, the forces of each force are uneven.
For example, Yun Zhilong's troops, Yun Zhizhou was defeated by the Nanshan Army at the beginning, and the Yunshan Army's performance was also mediocre.
Although Feng Zhangshan's troops had some elite troops, they were still no match for the Northern Army. The remaining Lu Yuanjia, Yang Shude, Xue Chengguang and others were not much different from the Yunshan Army.