After accompanying Zheng Man for about twenty minutes, Zhang Tianhai arrived at the headquarters of the 78th Army, which was also the headquarters of the 36th Division.
After arriving at the division headquarters, Zhang Tianhai discovered that most of the military chiefs had already arrived, including Li Zhipeng, commander of the 106th Brigade, Liu Ying, the new commander of the 108th Brigade, Xiong Xinmin, commander of the 212th Regiment, and Xiong Xinmin, the commander of the 215th Regiment. Wu Guangzong, the leader of Liu Ying, and Zhang Shaoxun, the new leader of the 216th Regiment. So far, there is only one leader of the 213th Regiment who has not yet arrived.
Seeing that there were new faces and old faces among these cadres, Zhang Tianhai felt a little emotional. This personnel adjustment came so quickly. It felt like it didn't take long, and this division headquarters seemed to have a new generation of people - - For example, the old brigade commander Peng Jiguang was transferred away. As for where he went, Zhang Tianhai didn't know; and the old commander of the 216th Regiment, Hu Jiaji, was injured during the attack on Huishan Pier in August. , it is said that he was infected and was then sent to the rear for treatment; after Peng Jiguang was transferred, Liu Ying took over as the commander of the 108th Brigade, Wu Guangzong took over as the commander of the 215th Regiment, and Zhang Shaoxun took over as the commander of the 216th Brigade. Head of the regiment.
The official positions of three people were changed at once. No wonder Zhang Tianhai felt this way.
Zhang Tianhai felt the most about Hu Jiaji being sent to the rear for treatment. Captain Hu was a real man, and he didn't know what the situation was like there. But the only thing Zhang Tianhai can be sure of is that if it hadn't been for Hu Jiaji's injury, Liu Ying would never have been the brigade commander of the 108th Brigade.
But what Zhang Tianhai didn't know was that if it hadn't been for his unexpected arrival, Commander Hu would have been shot five times during the attack on Huishan Pier and was immediately sent to the rear for treatment. After Hu Jiaji was injured, Zhang Shaoxun immediately took over as the second commander. The leader of the 16th Regiment just didn't expect that history's powerful self-adjustment ability would put some of the changes that had occurred due to Zhang Tianhai's arrival back on track.
"Master, the commander of the 213th Regiment needs to take leave due to troop adjustments. I will convey the specific content of the meeting!" As soon as he entered the division headquarters, Li Zhipeng asked the division commander Song Xilian for a leave on behalf of his subordinates.
"Okay! If there's nothing else, let's just have a formal meeting!" Song Xilian said while sitting in the main seat. Sitting next to him was division chief of staff Xiang Xianju.
After hearing the instructions from the master, everyone opened the notebook with the blue sky and white sun emblem printed on it, and took out their pens, preparing to record the contents of the meeting.
I saw Song Xilian speaking: "Wuxi was in emergency again this morning. Fortunately, the reinforcements arrived in time and did not fall into the enemy's hands. Colleagues, after the Japanese invaders occupied Wuxi, they will definitely continue to launch attacks in the direction of Nanjing. Now they are on the periphery of Nanjing. All the troops were at war with the Japanese army. Even the Tang Shizun Division of the 21st Sichuan Army stationed on the side of the Beijing-Wuhan Line was at war with the Japanese army. The main force of the enemy troops advancing along the south bank of Taihu Lake has now divided its forces to attack Si'an, Guangde County 2. According to the report of Guo Xunqi, commander of the 144th Division of the Sichuan Army, his division has already been at war with the enemy. If nothing unexpected happens, the Sichuan Army's inferior equipment can temporarily withstand the well-equipped Japanese army. It won’t last long, what do you have to say about this?”
"I have nothing to say about this. I just wait until the troops are reorganized before fighting the Japanese army to the death!" Li Zhipeng, commander of the 106th Brigade, was the first to stand up and express his position.
"I am willing to wait until the troops are replenished and fight to the death with the Japanese army!" Everyone stood up and voted for their determination to resist Japan, and Zhang Tianhai was no exception.
After seeing this, Song Xilian nodded with satisfaction, and then motioned for everyone to sit down: "I am very satisfied to see that you are determined to resist Japan and have the determination to die. Soldiers should be treated as corpses wrapped in horse leather and die to repay their country. But I still want to hear it. Your strategic vision for the future of this battle to defend Nanjing."
Song Xilian looked around at everyone, and finally fixed his gaze on Zhang Tianhai, who had just taken over as the leader of the Zhiyi Regiment.
"Zhang Yulin, let's talk about it!" Song Xilian named Zhang Tianhai.
Zhang Tianhai also knows that in meetings like this, division commanders mostly want to hear the military officers’ expectations for the battle and make timely judgments. After all, the brigade commanders and regimental commanders here are all elites from the Whampoa Military Academy. It doesn’t hurt to listen to their opinions.
Well, yes, this kind of meeting is somewhat similar to the backbone exchange meeting of later generations.
Zhang Tianhai took a deep breath, stood up and said: "Master, I believe that the enemy army has marched to Wuhu and invaded our two counties of Si'an and Guangde along the direction of Taihu Lake. In addition, the main force of the enemy army is attacking Wuxi at all costs. Its strategic purpose must be to encircle Nanjing! After encircling Nanjing, launch the final attack on Nanjing!"
What Zhang Tianhai said was not based on speculation. When he was studying at a military academy in the 21st century in his previous life, a professor at the Military Academy explained the Japanese army's combat intentions during the Nanjing Defense War.
Although military academies in the 21st century are mainly trained to study information-based warfare, there is also a military history course that specializes in studying classic battles from modern times to World War II.
"Oh? Then please, Captain Zhang, please continue to explain the basis of your prediction." Song Xilian asked Zhang Tianhai with great interest. Obviously, his hypothesis was close to Zhang Tianhai's.
"Wuxi City is the last gate outside Nanjing, and Wuxi is in a dangerous location and has developed transportation. If the Japanese army captures Wuxi, they will definitely attack Nanjing in several groups, at least three. If they divide their troops in three groups, they will attack Nanjing along the Shanghai route. The Ning Road will advance to capture Zhenjiang, and then advance to Nanjing; the other road will be along the directions of Yixing, Liyang, and Jurong, and invade Nanjing; the third road will inevitably go to Guangde via Xuancheng to attack Wuhu and cut off our Nanjing garrison. Retreat and strive to annihilate our main army of hundreds of thousands under the walls of Nanjing in one fell swoop!" Zhang Tianhai's thinking logic is very clear, because this was the Japanese army's battle plan to attack Nanjing after they captured Wuhu!
Listening to Zhang Tianhai's analysis, none of the officers present could laugh. If the Japanese army really followed this plan and went smoothly, it would not be difficult to encircle Nanjing's hundreds of thousands of troops under the city!
"According to your analysis just now, the Japanese army will be divided into at least three groups. If it is divided into two more groups, where do you think they will be deployed?" Song Xilian looked at Zhang Tianhai with admiration in his eyes. This was the first time he had seen it. I feel that the superior officer is very good at judging people, and he was able to discover such talents in his Thirty-sixth Division.
"Four routes at most, no more. And this route is definitely to attack Jiangyin Fortress, so that their navy can run rampant on the Yangtze River and block our Nanjing defenders from crossing north. I'm humble. I have finished what I have to say. If there is anything inappropriate, please make corrections or criticisms." When Zhang Tianhai said that the fourth enemy army would attack Jiangyin Fortress, his tone was very affirmative. After all, knowing history is the greatest advantage of a time traveler.
"Very good. I think what Commander Zhang said is very good." Song Xilian praised from the bottom of his heart without being stingy at all. "Dear brigade commanders and regimental commanders, do you have any other different opinions? You can put them forward. Just for a moment. But it doesn’t matter.”
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