After the discussion began, Pei Chengyijing asked Yuan Chenhao to make arrangements for the former deputy commander-in-chief of the line.

Several were happy and some were sad. The commanders who received the main battle mission were flirting with each other and the commanders who were arranged to be the reserve team were frowning. Although Yuan Chenhao was just a colonel's staff officer, the commanders attending the meeting would not forget the scene when Pei Chengyi was commanding the Peninsula War, and he was also a colonel's staff officer.

Besides, Pei Chengyi is a first-class lieutenant general with a military rank above all commanders. Yuan Chenhao is not only Pei Chengyi's deputy, but also received the respect of Xiang Yinghui. Not giving Yuan Chenhao face is equivalent to not giving Pei Chengyi and Xiang Yinghui face.

"The detailed combat plan will be issued within twelve hours. Each army must arrange the combat tasks of combat troops at all levels within six hours after receiving the combat tactics. At the beginning of the battle, the combat orders issued by the front line command are based on. Unless the front line command adjusts the combat operations, all troops must strictly follow the combat plan."

After Yuan Chenhao finished speaking, he glanced at Pei Chengyi before sitting down.

"It's not the first time everyone has dealt with me. Everyone knows that Jigo thugs will never catch up with the changes." Pei Chengyi slowly lit a cigarette and continued, "The battlefield situation changes rapidly. Don't be happy too early for those assigned to combat tasks, and don't be discouraged if you don't. You are excellent soldiers of the Republic. If you don't, you can't become the commander and become the general who commands the battle of thousands of troops. The military orders are like mountains. I hope you can fulfill your responsibilities on the battlefield. Before introducing the battle Jigo, I want to emphasize one thing, that is, we must use less than one-third of the enemy's strength to annihilate one million and one million Indian troops. Some people may say that we have created miracles as early as the Peninsula War. What I want to tell you is that the South Asian subcontinent is not the Korean Peninsula, and the Indian army is not the Korean army."

When Pei Chengyi spoke, the commanders sat upright with serious faces.

"Everyone is very clear about the situation now." Pei Chengyi bounced off the ashes, glanced at the large screen showing the half-body of the army leader, and said, "When the fighter was formulated, he did not directly focus on the Western Front battlefield, but first launched an operation on the Eastern Front battlefield. I believe everyone knows the reason. Compared with any previous war, the biggest enemy we face is not the enemy, but an extremely unfavorable environment, which has both geographical environment and basic conditions. At the battle level, the purpose of this combat operation is to annihilate the Indian army in the eastern part of India and the lower reaches of the Ganges River, open the door to march into the Ganges plain, and capture the coastal areas of the Gulf of Bengal in India. At the strategic level, the purpose of this combat operation is to allow Bangladesh to participate in the war, obtain ports between Bangladesh and eastern part of India, and lay the foundation for future continuous combat."

Without Pei Chengyi's explanation, the commanders all know the difficulty of the battle.

"After the battle begins, guarding Jishengenjie is the number one important task." Pei Chengyi glanced at Ling Yunxiao on the screen and said, "Although according to the initial plan, only the sword army guarded Jishengenjie, the Indian army adjusted its deployment. The First Army facing Jishengenjie had 16 divisions, nine of which were the main divisions, with a total force of up to 320,000. In addition, the First Army will also receive support from the Second Army. Although I have never underestimated the combat effectiveness of the sword army, and will not underestimate the command ability of the commander Ling Yunxiao, I hope that all the officers and soldiers of the sword army below Ling Yunxiao will be clear.

Chu knew that the enemy was very powerful and it was not easy to defeat the enemy. It was precisely because of this that I drew combat troops from the Gujun, Mijun, Daijun and Gujun to strengthen the sword army, and let the weak army and the Blade Army act as reserves for the sword army. I only have one requirement. No matter how difficult it is, even if I fight to the last person, the sword army must stay in Jishengenjie, and the enemy must not be allowed to cross Jishengenjie. In addition, when our army launches a counterattack, the Mijun and Daijun who assist the sword army in combat must enter the battle in the best condition, launch an attack according to the orders of the front-line command to complete the counterattack mission."

Ling Yunxiao nodded without a look of arrogantness.

"Captain Ling, Commander Li, and Commander Dong, if you have any questions, you can ask for another question, we will solve it on the spot.

Ling Yunxiao first said: "Dao Army will not participate in the counterattack?"

Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "If the sword army still has combat effectiveness, I will arrange a counterattack mission as long as it is necessary. The prerequisite is that the sword army must defend Jishengenje. If there is any mistake, don't blame me for not making it clear. The sword army must bear all the consequences."

Ling Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief and didn't say anything more.

"In addition to strengthening the artillery brigade of the 77th Army, when will the weak army and other troops of the donkey army arrive at Jischengenje?"

Pei Chengyi glanced at Major General Li Jixian and said, "This is the issue I want to explain. Before our army seized the port, the combat troops and combat materials could only rely on air transport. There is no doubt that our army's air transport power was very tight. According to the combat plan, the combat operation to annihilate the First Army of the Indian Army was arranged at the end, so the counterattack operation was also arranged at the late stage of the battle. However, when encircling and annihilation of the Third Army, we must consider the Indian army from Lai Genjie's side.

The possibility of breaking upwards and the variables that the sword army may appear in the battle to guard Jishengenje, so the Mi Army and other combat troops of the Dai Army will be incorporated into the second echelon and arrive at Jishengenje within 48 to 72 hours after the start of the battle. Because the consumption of combat materials cannot be confirmed for the time being, the Mi Army and Dai Army must prepare for reduction in advance. If the front heavy equipment cannot be transported, after ensuring the troops' assault capabilities, try to reduce the heavy equipment as much as possible."

Li Jierpin nodded, indicating that he understood Pei Chengyi's meaning. "After the counterattack began, will the artillery brigade be under our command?" Dong Chengfang asked the question.

"After the Spinning Army and the Blade Army arrived at the front line, the artillery brigade was under the command of the army, but during the defensive operation stage of Jischengje, the artillery brigades of the two armies were given priority to support the sword army. After the counterattack began, the command of the artillery brigades of the two armies was determined according to the situation." Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "Everyone knows my command style. I will not set up the combat plan too much, nor will I arrange combat tasks in advance. As long as I need it, I will adjust the combat plan at any time."

Dong Chengfang also smiled and didn't ask any more questions.

Next, Pei Chengyi explained the combat mission in detail to other commanders. Like the previous three commanders, each commander raised questions, and Pei Chengyi gave detailed answers one by one. Tang Yinglong of the Wushu Army and Fu Weimin of the Huo Army had not spoken because Pei Chengyi did not arrange combat missions for these two troops.

"Are there any other problems?" Pei Chengyi glanced at the big screen when he lit the seventh cigarette.

Shang Xueyun, the commander of the Zhanjun Army, seemed a little hesitant, and seemed to have problems, but it was difficult to raise them directly.

"Captain Shang, just say anything if you have anything to do Pei Chengyi is very clear about the thoughts of these commanders. "This is a pre-war meeting. You can't keep the problem in your heart. Put it up and everyone discusses it and solve it."

"General Pei, my thoughts are," Shang Xueyun hesitated for a moment and said, "Che can't airborne the thug. Will Shao Lu be unable to fight the war?"

"Of course not, it's just a thug. Shao's brigade is the ace brigade again." Shang Xueyun sighed and said, "One brigade will have a great impact on the combat operations of the old army. Although I am confident of completing the task, I don't think it is necessary to increase combat casualties because of the lack of a kilogram. The brigade will be reduced to 100% brigade.

"Don't worry, I've arranged this matter." Pei Chengyi took two puffs of cigarettes and said. "According to the combat plan formulated by the previous command, after the battle began, the old army only dispatched the Air Bounce back to the brigade, and the Air Bounce thugs to annihilate the Indian army entrenched in the south of Srinagar. If everything goes well, return to the battlefield on the Eastern Front within the airborne and participate in the campaign as a battle reserve.

"Try in both directions at the same time?"

The question was raised by Major General Fu Weimin, the commander of the Concave Army, and the other generals also showed shock.

Pei Chengyi nodded and said, "If I guess correctly, everyone thinks that this is very risky. The problem is that if the battle on the Western Front battlefield cannot be ended as soon as possible, the combat operations on the Eastern Front battlefield will be affected. Don't ignore the most critical issue of this battle, that is, our army's battlefield transportation work is undertaken by air forces. As the Iron and Fences on the Eastern Front battlefield begins, all air transport forces will be occupied. If the combat operations on the Western Front battlefield cannot be ended before this, we will never be able to win in any direction."

Fu Weimin frowned slightly, his expression became much calmer, and the other generals also understood.

"That's true. Within twenty-four to forty-eight hours after the start of the Eastern Front Battle, our army will defend itself. During this period, not only will it not launch a full-scale counterattack, but the sword army guarding Jishengenje will not receive too much support, or even cannot receive reinforcements. No matter what method is used, the sword army must rely on its own strength to block the Indian Army's First Army and complete the most important defensive combat mission. When the combat operations on the Western Front battlefield end, it is when the Eastern Front annihilation War begins. We have no other way, we can only do this!"

"In this case, I need enough air support."

Pei Chengyi nodded to Ling Yunxiao and said, "In addition to air support, the long-range artillery deployed in Sikkim will also fully support the Knife."

Ling Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had put down his burden.

"If the two lines start fighting at the same time, the Air Force may not be busy." Tang Yinglong said carefully.

"It is true, the Air Force is under great pressure." Pei Chengyi knocked on the table, lit the eighth cigarette, and said, "I and General Zhang Zhongxian were on the phone. Although the Air Force promised to fully support ground combat operations, according to my estimate, the Air Force could not meet the large-scale support operations in both directions at the same time.

Of course, we are not without solutions. The fleet has entered the Bay of Bengal and is moving northward. If everything goes well, the fleet will bomb Visakhapatnam before the start of the battle, destroy the remaining forces of the Indian Navy, and then go to the mouth of the Ganges to support ground forces in combat. That is to say, after the battle begins, the ground forces on the Eastern Front battlefield can be supported by six carrier-based aviation gangs, and the ground forces within two hundred kilometers of the coastline can still receive artillery support from dozens of large warships. According to the deduction results of the previous recommendations, the artillery support force of the six carrier-based aviation gangs and the fleet is equivalent to one-third of the strike strength of the Air Force, and they are fully capable of providing sufficient fire support to the ground forces on the Eastern Front battlefield, so you don’t have to be a thug for this.”

After hearing Pei Chengyi's words, the generals' expressions became much more relaxed.

The arrival of the fleet is the greatest boon.

You can doubt the strength of the Air Force, but you cannot doubt the strength of the fleet.

In comparison, the fleet's artillery support capabilities are more important. During the Peninsula War and the Japanese War, the Republic's Navy fleet has taken practical actions to prove that its powerful artillery strike can be an outstanding performance of the "Ping Fleet in July 1," and countries around the world have increased their attention to the naval artillery support capabilities. The US Navy even set up a fleet artillery support research agency.

"Is there any other problem?" Pei Chengyi destroyed most of the cigarette butts left and said, "If there is no problem, I will emphasize the last point. In the final stage of the battle, I will decide whether to send assault troops to capture Canning Port according to the specific situation. So when carrying out combat missions, I hope that all troops, including Zhang Jun and Yuejun, will be prepared. If I need to capture Canning Port, I do not want any unexpected situations."

Hearing this, Tang Yinglong and Fu Weimin's eyes lit up, as if they saw hope.

Of course, the three airborne commanders were even more excited because in their opinion, the mission of crossing the Indian defense line and assaulting the Canning Port was the airborne troops.

After Yuan Chenhao announced the end of the meeting, Pei Chengyi stood up and left the online video conference room.

At this time, the distant Bangladesh, the East China Sea Fleet commanded by Hua Jianfeng, and the South China Sea Fleet, which was about a thousand meters behind the East China Sea Fleet, were wandering around the sea.

After entering the Indian Ocean, Hua Jianfeng suddenly realized that there was nothing to do.

Although according to the initial combat plan, after entering the Indian Ocean, the fleet will be divided into two groups. One by one, heading to the Bay of Bengal to attack important coastal towns in India, and the other by heading to the Arabian Sea to open up a maritime passage to Pakistan. However, when Hua Jianfeng was preparing to say goodbye to Mu Qingyun, the Navy Command suddenly issued a new order, and the front-line adjusted the combat mission of the fleet and required the two fleets to stay in the Bay of Bengal.

What is Pei Chengyi doing?

Hua Jianfeng couldn't guess it, and he didn't want to guess it.

When the fleet entered the Andaman Sea, the "Beijing" aircraft carrier battle group, commanded by Yang Jinjie, chased after him. Hua Jianfeng did not ask about visiting Singapore, but instead Yang Jinjie made a big introduction.

Because when the "Beijing" entered the Singapore Port, the US Seventh Fleet was leaving the Singapore Port, an incident occurred when entering and leaving the port. At that time, the US Seventh Fleet sailed on the left channel according to international navigation practices, while Yang Jinjie was not a navigator and chose the right channel. Originally, the Singapore Strait was very narrow, and it was early in the morning when entering and leaving the port, and the lighting conditions were not ideal. If the destroyer led by the US military had not discovered the "wrong way" Republic Fleet in time and took timely and decisive measures, I am afraid that the two huge fleets would have staged a farce of intimate contact outside the country gates of Singapore.

As the two fleets interlaced in reverse, the US commander expressed strong protest in flag language.

Yang Jinjie couldn't understand the flag language, so he did not take the protests of the US military seriously.

Hua Jianfeng was also amused and crying about this matter. Fortunately, the rotating navigator at that time did not record what happened in the navigation log, otherwise Yang Jinjie would have trouble after he returned.

As the fleet approached the Andaman-Nicobar Islands, their mothers' mood disappeared.

According to the information provided by the Navy Command, on the 2nd and 3rd, several thousand-ton cargo ships each arrived at Port Blair and transported a batch of ground troops and military supplies to the Andaman-Nicobar Islands, but no Indian army was found to send additional air forces to the archipelago. According to the combat plan, carrier-based fighter jets can be dispatched to bomb the island targets only when the Indian army on the Andaman-Nicobar Islands poses a threat. Because the supply fleet that transports ammunition can only reach the Bay of Bengal as soon as possible, and before that the fleet would participate in operations supporting ground operations, no active strike missions were arranged.

After sending out the reconnaissance plane, Hua Jianfeng sent out a thug cruiser and a destroyer.

According to his idea, if there are indeed targets worth attacking on the island, use naval guns that escort warships instead of carrier-based fighters.

Fortunately, there are indeed not many targets worth hitting on the island.

After entering the Bay of Bengal from the South Preparis Strait, the fleet turned north and headed straight for the mouth of the Ganges.

On the morning of the 6th, Hua Jianfeng received a combat order from the Navy Command.

Because the remaining warships of the eastern Indian fleet fled back to Visakhapatnam, in order to prevent the Indian fleet from leaving the port and threaten the supply fleet that is chasing the combat fleet, it is necessary to destroy the eastern Indian fleet and completely blow up the Visakhapatnam military port before performing the ground strike mission.

The Navy Command only determined the purpose of the combat, but did not arrange detailed combat missions.

For Hua Jianfeng, this is not difficult.

The aircraft carriers of the eastern Indian fleet were all finished, and the remaining warships were no match for the Republic's Navy fleet at all. In Yang Jinjie's words, bombing the Visakhapatnam military port was easier than an exercise.

After handing over the task of attacking Visakhapatnam to Yang Jinjie, Hua Jianfeng took the initiative to contact the front line command and reported the fleet's whereabouts and combat operations. According to the pre-war arrangements, the fleet no longer obeyed the command and dispatch of the Navy Command, but the front line command directly arranged combat tasks.

It was not until this time that the Republic's Navy truly participated in the combat operations of South Azov.
Chapter completed!