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Today, the entire Xu family army, including the 88th Army, has a total of more than 10 troops. If we count the core figures who know Xu Le’s future plans for the army, there are more than 10 of them.

Those who are unaware of the future development plans of the troops and do not know the core secrets, and who serve as regimental commanders or above in the military, or who serve as directors, ministers, or directors equivalent to the regimental level in the four major departments, are considered high-level officials.

When all the core figures learned the content of the conversation between Xu Le and Commander Jiang, they were all secretly delighted, because they knew that that step was finally about to begin.

Yes, Xu Le had already been planning before the first wave of expeditionary forces set out.

If you want to complete the Great Wall guarding mission, you must send troops out, so how do you lead the troops out?

Since ancient times, wars have always required a just cause. You can't just go abroad with fully armed troops for no reason!

For example, Burma was a colony of England. Without the consent of King Churchill of England, not a single soldier of the expeditionary force could enter the country, otherwise it would be considered a military invasion.

Xu Le had thought of three routes before:

The first is the northern route, from Datong to the north, attacking Suiyuan where the Japanese defense is weak, and then continue northward into Mongolia.

This route is the easiest, but the terrain is the most complex. The average altitude of the Mongolian Plateau is above 1500 meters, there is almost no transportation, and it is almost impossible for troops to pass through. Moreover, the temperature is extremely low. Further north is the Soviet Union, and there is no enemy to fight at all.

Or they could cross thousands of mountains and ridges from Mongolia and turn east to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese's most elite Kwantung Army of millions. That was wishful thinking, so the northern line was the first to be abandoned by Xu Le.

The second is the Eastern Front, which is the current situation of confrontation between the 88th Army and the Japanese.

The troops were divided into two routes, one heading north and then attacking the Pingjin area along the Pingsui Railway from Datong; the other route attacked the North China Plain along the Zhengtai Railway.

By then, the two armies will split the entire Tang Dynasty's Japanese army into two, causing fatal damage to the Japanese!

But the Japanese were no pushovers and quickly mobilized half of the army's permanent divisions for defense, and their overall strength was no weaker than that of the Kwantung Army.

So if you want to break through from this route, it is not impossible, but the casualties will definitely be huge!

It was not until recently when he learned about the changes in western Yunnan that Xu Le decided to abandon the second route and make the breakthrough point in Myanmar.

Attacking Myanmar can not only weaken the strength of the Japanese, but also its coastline is 3000 kilometers long. The navy can use Myanmar as a springboard to enter the Indian Ocean, and then enter the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

Now, because Xu Le did not follow the routine many times, fought recklessly, killed prisoners like slaughtering chickens and dogs, and killed Japanese generals without blinking an eye. Commander Jiang was afraid that Xu Le would do something out of the ordinary after going abroad, which would affect the attitude of the Allied Forces towards the Tang Dynasty.

However, it was precisely because of Commander Jiang's concerns that this played exactly into Xu Le's hands.

This is a great opportunity to detach our troops. After all, it is you, Commander Jiang, who said that we are not allowed to use the banner of the Tang Dynasty.

That means that the troops that you, Xu Le, led out of the country do not belong to the Tang Dynasty. They are your private army, and you are responsible for all your actions!

All of this was within Xu Le's calculations!

At the end of August, the 8th Armored Division and the 176st Artillery Brigade of Xu's army were stationed in Wanding, the 1rd Mechanized Infantry Division was stationed in the Gulika Port southwest of Tengchong, and the 3st Motorized Infantry Division was stationed in Mengga Town west of Tengchong.

The base of the 1st Aviation Brigade was also moved from Dali to Longling Airport.

These are the three transportation routes from western Yunnan to Myanmar. The Japanese had previously chased the expeditionary force and attacked western Yunnan from the two routes except Gulika.

After temporarily handing over the command to Fang Yue, Xu Le returned to Shanxi Province in a special Apache helicopter.

Xu Le felt very sorry for these two Apaches. If he had known in advance that the system would undergo a major domestic upgrade, he would definitely sell everything he had to buy at least 100 of them.

The Apache's performance is really too strong. Not to mention the weapon systems it can carry, its maximum range of 1900 kilometers alone will not be surpassed in the next few decades or even hundreds of years.

Even if it is equipped with two rocket launch pods, it can fly more than 1600 kilometers from Longling Airport to Yuncheng Airport.

And when he went back, he naturally had something important to do!

If he went abroad with only 1000 million military merit points, he would definitely feel unsure.

Because Lu Ningyi relied on special means to purchase a batch of advanced machine tools and equipment from the Soviet Union through the established Northwest Channel, and also developed an iron mine in the jurisdiction, the iron ore output in July and August reached a historical high.

The total iron ore output reached 7 tons in July and 7500 tons in August.

Of course, the mining of Meidongshan Iron Mine and Majiazhai Iron Mine is difficult, and will remain at the same level in the future without any breakthroughs unless new mines are opened!

Xu Le’s first purpose after returning was naturally to exchange iron ore, and he obtained a total of 950 million military merit points.

However, 500 tons of iron ore were bought by a steel plant in the jurisdiction. Part of it was smelted for commercial use, and part of it was acquired by the armed forces for research and development of equipment.

The second thing Xu Le did was to form a new army. He regularized the two existing reserve regiments and added an infantry regiment and an artillery regiment from the reserve troops. He formed the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division, and its commander was Major General Ge Yuecheng, the former chief of staff of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Division.

It is composed of the 8th Armored Regiment, the 9th Mechanized Infantry Regiment and the 10th Mechanized Infantry Regiment, as well as the 6th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment and the division's direct air defense battalion!

装备一个机步师需要花费252万军功点，由于81式自动步枪和63式装甲车还有存余，所以机步4师消耗了205万军功点。

The troops' combat focus will be on South Asia for a long time in the future. The existing three divisions are definitely not enough, and the 3th Mechanized Infantry Division will be transferred there to supplement them.

As for the defense of Shanxi Province, although it is also a top priority, the troops can fully utilize the advantages of tanks and armored vehicles by relying on the Jinzhong Plain.

以留守的装甲2师、机步1师和机步2师的4个装甲团，总共400辆69式坦克，就算面对鬼子2000辆九七式中战车也丝毫不惧。

Niangzi Pass is also garrisoned by the elite 102nd Motorized Infantry Division, commanded by veteran general Ju Siqi. In addition, there are hundreds of cannons guarding the Taihang Mountains from above. The chances of the Japanese counterattacking Shanxi Province from here are almost zero.

In addition, the 2nd Aviation Brigade bombed Japanese airports and military bases throughout North China, making it difficult for the Japanese to organize a large-scale attack.

However, when he came back this time, Xu Le encountered a strange thing.

"Young Marshal, half a month ago, I ordered the 2nd Aviation Brigade to stop bombing the Japanese mainland!"

Facing Jiang Feng's words, Xu Le asked in confusion: "Why? The bombs I left behind are enough to last for a year!"