Then Zhuang Jihua told the plan he had formulated. He asked the Eighth Route Army's 89th Army and the New Fourth Army to assemble and form the main force of the New Fourth Army, with Fu Zuoyi's army and at least two armies of the Jin army to attack Zhangjiakou from the north; Liu Deng's army and Xu Xiang's front, the Jin army bypassed Shijiazhuang and launched an attack on Baoding. With the cooperation of these two routes, Tang Enbo led the 31st Army and Wei Lihuang's army to attack Shijiazhuang from the front; but our army's main attack direction was on the middle line, the First Mechanized Army, the Fifth Army, the New First Army, the New Sixth Army, and the First Tank Division (newly formed), and would launch an attack on Shenzhou and Wuqiang's front line, tearing apart the Japanese defense line from the middle; the right wing

It will be the focus of the Japanese defense. Our army will gather the First Army, the 36th Army, the 22nd Army, the 50th Army, the total strength of 400,000; the 49th Army, the 24th Army, the newly formed 51st Army, the Second Army, the Second Army, as the reserve team; the Second Division, the Third Division, the Fourth Division, and the Sino-US United Airlines Brigade are responsible for providing air cover. "In this battle, the total strength of the ground troops we invested was close to 2 million, 2,200 tanks, 1,600 armored vehicles, 600 self-propelled artillery, more than 40,000 various artillery pieces, and 1,700 aircraft. This force cannot be stopped by the Japanese."

"Then when are you going to launch an attack?" Deng Yanda was a little excited. To be honest, he never expected that the squadron's equipment was so strong, and there was a cloud between Zhou Enlai's eyebrows. After the war, the strength of the GMD army would reach an unprecedented height, which made Chiang Kai-shek's attitude become stronger and stronger, and the pressure faced by TG would be unprecedented.

"My thought, the later the appointment, it would be better to die next year," Zhuang Jihua sighed softly: "This is the last large-scale attack. If we can annihilate the main force of the Japanese army in the North China Plain, the war will end within one year." "Next spring?" Deng Yanda frowned. The Japanese army was drawing troops from various battlefields to reinforce North China. At this speed, at most, at the end of the year, all of them can be gathered in place. After that, there will be three months of free time, and the Japanese will remain motionless and let the squadron prepare?

"Cultural Revolution," Zhou Enlai still frowned slightly: "Spring launched an attack, and the logistics preparations were of course more sufficient. Apart from this, are there any other considerations?"

Zhuang Jihua nodded: "It is mainly post-war reconstruction. You know, over the past year, we have fought from Hubei to North China, and the war refugees have reached millions, which has put a lot of serious financial pressure on the Zhengyi Prefecture. After the end of this large-scale war, the refugees in North China are estimated to be as high as millions. The Zhengyi Prefecture will not have financial resources to provide relief. By the spring of next year, the situation will become better after the harvest of food in Guangdong and Guangxi, at least you can not starve to death."

Deng Yanda and Zhou Enlai nodded slowly almost at the same time, admitting that Zhuang Jihua was right. The National Civil Affairs and the Government's financial pressure was extremely high. The people in the rear had done their best and had no more supplies. "According to this plan, in addition to Chen Geng's troops, our party also needs to mobilize about 200,000 troops," Zhou Enlai said. Zhuang Jihua added that it was about 250,000. Zhou Enlai nodded to express his understanding: "But our party cannot produce so many troops, not that there are so many soldiers, mainly because the troops are insufficient. I hope you can provide some equipment and give numbers at the same time."

Zhuang Jihua was silent and asked: "How many do you need?"

Zhou Enlai thought about it: "The specific quantity needs to be negotiated with the Eighth Route Army Headquarters of Taihang Mountain before it can be provided. However, I want to know how much you can provide? By the way, the agreement between you and Chen Geng includes terms to provide materials to Taihang Mountain. When do you plan to realize it?"

Zhuang Jihua smiled slightly, and Zhou Enlai also responded with a smile. The tacit understanding between the two sides was reached. Gong Xiuhua suddenly interrupted: "Director Zhou, the current position of the Cultural Revolution is extremely important. If your party agrees to the post-war arrangements, it is best for everyone to cooperate now."

Zhou Enlai laughed: "Secretary Gong, you can rest assured about this."

Gong Xiuhua looked at Zhou Enlai and nodded slightly, but her face was still expressionless. Zhuang Jihua and Deng Yanda said nothing. This post-war plan is far more beneficial than disadvantages for TG. They will not ignore that Zhuang Jihua is the most important part of implementing this plan.

The raindrops gradually became sparse, and a bright color appeared beside Yao. He Zhonghan and Xuan Xiafu were on the same boat. Their boat was relatively crowded. In addition to Zhang Lan and Huang Yanpei, there were two reporters, Mei Youlan and Weber.

Along the way, Xuan Xiafu was accusing GMD, and He Zhonghan resolutely fought back, accusing the Communist Party of China of first instigating Hao Pengju, and then using the Hao Pengju incident in an attempt to avoid war and preserve its strength.

Zhang Lan and Huang Yanpei interjected and persuaded the two people from time to time, but Xuan Xiafu did not give in at all, burning the war even more vigorously, and directly accused Zhuang Jihua, believing that it was Zhuang Jihua who provoked trouble in Shandong that the already easing situation in the country that became tense again. He Zhonghan refuted that Hao Pengju's rebellion was originally a party instigation, and in this incident, he publicly protected Hao, which was intended to undermine the relationship between the two parties and destroy the good situation of the war of resistance.

When the war broke out on Zhuang Jihua, Mei Youlan immediately drew her sword to help. She asked Xuan Xiafu in the form of a reporter, whether the Eighth Route Army would pursue the matter if there was a defection incident like Hao Pengju. Xuan Xiafu replied with a sneer that there was no defection incident in the Eighth Route Army, so this kind of thing would not happen.

Mei Youlan was speechless. It was not that the Eighth Route Army had defections, but that the defections were mostly incoming or small troops, and there were no incidents of defections. What puzzled Mei Youlan was that the Communist Party and the Communist Party who had been arrested during the party rectification that she met on the Taihang Mountains. Although these people were imprisoned, they had almost no idea of ​​leaving the Communist Party and the party, which made her very puzzled.

When the pleasure boat stopped at the dock, Xuan Xiafu and He Zhonghan were still accusing each other. But when He Zhonghan saw Zhuang Jihua, Deng Yanda, Zhou Enlai leisurely coming down from the pleasure boat, he seemed to have no anger. He couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but he couldn't blame him for the boat he followed Xuan Xiafu on.

"Mr. Zhou and I have achieved certain results in negotiations. The Party will no longer pursue our army's entry into the New Fourth Army base of the Eighth Route Army. At the same time, both sides agreed to clarify the administrative areas on both sides of the Jiaoji Line." Zhuang Jihua announced to Mei Youlan and Weber the results of his negotiations with Zhou Enlai. Weber was a little curious: "General Zhuang, does the Eighth Route Army have no other requirements? Does the Zhengyi Office compensate the Eighth Route Army?" "No, Hao Pengju's defection is related to the country, and the law cannot be discussed. However, considering that the New Fourth Army is extremely poor, for future operations, the North China War Zone decided to provide some equipment to the First Division of the New Fourth Army."

Weber smiled knowingly. This was probably the reason why the two sides could reach an agreement. As he was talking, a jeep stopped at the dock, Xu Zuyi got out of the car, Zhuang Jihua and Zhou En came to Deng Yanda He Zhonghan couldn't help but look over at the same time.

The bleak autumn rain failed to sweep away the spring breeze on Xu Zuyi's face. As soon as the car stopped, it jumped out of the car and ran over quickly. From a distance, it shouted loudly: "Commander, good news! Good news! The Soviet army launched a counterattack in Mongolia, broke through the Japanese defense line, recovered Ulaanbaatar, and eliminated nearly 10,000 Japanese troops!" "Oh" Zhuang Jihua and Deng Yanda, Zhou Enlai exchanged glances. First, they were a little surprised, but then they couldn't help but be overjoyed. The Soviet army began to counterattack on the Eastern Front. Japan suffered this blow and would definitely not dare to draw troops from the Soviet battlefield unscrupulously. "Now, Japan is in a hurry." Mei Youlan walked to Zhuang Jihua, and she quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Zhuang Jihua was under too much pressure, and the Japanese army would almost all its mobile forces were pressed on him.

Zhuang Jihua smiled, Weber was very keen and immediately asked: "General Zhuang, what do you think of the Soviet counterattack? What impact does this move have on the Chinese battlefield?"

Zhuang Jihua smiled faintly and said: "The Soviet counterattack is naturally a good thing, but the impact on the Chinese battlefield is limited. The Soviet army's main focus is on the German battlefield. The war against Japan is just a reaction to the frequent transfer of troops from the Soviet Russian battlefield in the past year. The Japanese army is weak in the Mongolian battlefield. It is natural for the Soviet army to seize this opportunity and counterattack. However, it is impossible for Japan to draw troops from the Chinese battlefield to Mongolia. Therefore, the Soviet army's counterattack will be very smooth."

Speaking of this, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind and added: "With this victory, Stalin would probably be much tougher to speak in Tehran."

Deng Yanda and Zhou Enlai suddenly realized that the Soviet army's counterattack was probably more political and political warfare, and they probably helped the war situation in North China very little.

It is no secret that the allies will hold a summit in Tehran. The press team of Chongqing’s officialdom and diplomatic circles know about this, and Weber also knows about this. "General Zhuang, in this way, the Soviet counterattack will be very smooth, is that true?"

Zhuang Jihua nodded: "As far as I know, the Japanese army has no troops in Mongolia, and all the main forces are transferred to North China. The rest are puppet troops. I guess the Soviet army can fight to the Sino-Soviet border."

However, the Soviet counterattack was still a great thing, and the atmosphere in Chongqing was even easier. Now even ordinary citizens believe that Japan will not last long, and there is another large map hanging on the spiritual fortress, with the number of red flags representing the Soviet army increasing.

The atmosphere of the Huangshan villa is slightly different from the streets. When Zhuang Jihua got the news, he telegrammed Huangshan to tell him his judgment. After receiving the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek quickly discussed with Lin Wei, Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi and Wang Chonghui. He agreed with Zhuang Jihua's judgment, but he had some differences with regard to the combat plan provided by Zhuang Jihua.

"The key to achieving this goal lies in ourselves," said Zhuang Jihua.

Okamura Yasuji is not a fool, and he cannot not know the number of troops we have gathered around North China.
Chapter completed!