Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

A brand-new military map hangs in the command post of the Jin-Sui Military Sub-district. As the time for the counter-offensive approaches, all preparations have been basically completed.

However, when it came to deciding which direction to attack from, a serious disagreement arose among the group. In order to reach a consensus, Lin Zhenhua had to gather everyone together again to discuss how to fight the first phase of the counter-offensive.

"University students, I, Li Yunlong, still hold the same opinion as before: the Japanese 12th Army must not be allowed to remain in Shanxi Province."

"Simply crippling them is not enough; we must eliminate them completely and make the entire Shanxi province our rear base."

"Not to mention that the brigade commander also needs our help. They are currently trapped by the Japanese in a narrow mountainous area, and the speed of their troop development is slow. The main force has even been forced to transfer to the North China Plain, where the struggle will be even more brutal."

"We haven't been able to contact headquarters until now, which makes it difficult for us to get support from headquarters when we launch a counterattack."

"This is extremely detrimental to our counter-offensive. I think we should first open up the transportation lines with the headquarters and brigade headquarters, concentrate all our forces, and then launch a counter-offensive against Chahar, Rehe, Suiyuan, and the three northeastern provinces."

Li Yunlong, who had always been quite radical, became somewhat conservative this time. It wasn't that he had become timid, but rather that the Jin-Sui Military Sub-district had finally managed to accumulate such a large amount of resources.

Launching a two-front war directly is too risky; it's highly likely that one side will be able to defend the east while the other will be unable to, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

In contrast, the rather conservative Kong Jie became radical. Pointing to the Kwantung Army on the map, he said, "Old Li, you're such a coward. You've always called me a coward, but I think you, Li Yunlong, are the real coward!"

"As the college students have analyzed for us before, in order to preserve the fruits of victory in the Pacific theater, the Japanese transferred a large number of troops from the Kwantung Army to the Pacific theater."

"This is good news for us. There are only about 30 Japanese Kwantung Army soldiers left. Don't be fooled by the Japanese boasting that they still have over a million soldiers. In reality, only about 30 are truly willing to fight."

"As for those so-called agricultural reclamation groups, they are not worth worrying about at all. We can deploy armored forces to deal with these stubborn Japanese devils and win the battle in one fell swoop."

"The previous concern that the Japanese would wage guerrilla warfare against us in the Northeast was a complete joke."

"The winters in Northeast China are incredibly cold. Without sufficient supplies, the Japanese soldiers would freeze and starve to death in the Northeast. We have absolutely no need to worry about that."

"Furthermore, guerrilla warfare is one of our strengths. There are still many anti-Japanese forces in Northeast China. With their help, no matter how well the Japanese devils hide, they cannot escape our notice."

"Not to mention that our planes in the sky are not just for show, and radios are now assigned to the platoon level, so we can call for air support at any time. If we still don't dare to go all out under these circumstances, then we'll really be wasting this great hand of cards!"

"As for Lao Li's suggestion to wait, that's just a joke. The situation on the battlefield changes in an instant. We can't wait even a second. We must teach the Japanese a lesson before they're ready and let them know how powerful we are!"