Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

In the end, Ma Leizi was unable to defeat Li Shaoyi and was prepared to take up the position of commander of the island city security, responsible for the defense of the entire island city.

Li Shaoyi did not throw all the responsibilities to him. After all, the navy had special personnel, and he only needed to be responsible for coordinating the three armed forces. This was also the first place under Li Shaoyi that required the three armed forces to be stationed.

"You started out at the top, much more impressive than us. We can't even mobilize our air force or navy, aside from our infantry brigades. You're incredibly impressive! You already have two of these 6,000-ton light cruisers, and there will likely be even more in the future. Even with no other ports, you're still able to command the entire navy. I'm so jealous of you."

What Tang Guoping said was the truth. Although Ma Leizi was a garrison commander, the combined number of his more than a dozen regiments was not small, no less than his First Infantry Brigade. Adding the Pujiang Air Force garrison, his number temporarily surpassed that of his two brothers.

"Then let's switch gears. I'll be the brigade commander of the Second Brigade, and you'll be the garrison commander. What do you think?"

Ma Leizi said this somewhat displeasedly, and Liu Xiaoshan also smiled and shook his head. Although Ma Leizi had considerable power under his command, according to their analysis, there would be no war in the island city for a long time, but it was different in the Xiongnu grasslands in the north. Both sides were making preparations, and whoever finished the preparations first would start the war again.

"Alright, alright. No matter where we are, it's all work-related. What's the situation in the north?"

Several brothers were sitting on the deck of the warship, holding a bottle of beer in their hands. This should have been the situation of the United States Navy, but because of Li Shaoyi's system, we can also drink beer while enjoying the sea breeze. We were so busy arranging Ma Leizi that we forgot the most important thing.

Although the two men had equal military ranks, at this time, Liu Xiaoshan was waiting for Tang Guoping to report. This was also a kind of respect. In their small group, Tang Guoping was clearly the second-in-command.

"The Rakshasa are far from being as weak as they appear. Their pursuit of territory is stronger than we imagined. This time, they have mobilized over 100,000 troops in the north, including armored and aviation units. My guess is that when they return, in addition to our two infantry brigades, the three additional security brigades we have will be more than capable of handling them."

Although the Russians have increased their troops and are going to fight a big battle, we are not just sitting there doing nothing. We are still capable during this period.

"I'm not asking you to just deal with it. In addition to repelling their attacks, you must also occupy and defend the Xiongnu grasslands. This is the battlefield between us and the Rakshasa people. No matter which side wants to attack whom, we can only fight here at this stage. We can't let them enter our rear."

Li Shaoyi stated his request for the first time.

The entire Xiongnu steppe?

According to Tang Guoping and Liu Xiaoshan's ideas, it is not an easy thing to divide the Xiongnu grassland equally with the Russians, but now that Li Shaoyi has proposed it, we must obey it honestly and follow the commander's orders.

"Then I'm afraid we'll have to send more troops. Even if we win with our current force, we won't be able to hold the place. The Xiongnu grasslands are too vast. If we want to occupy the entire Xiongnu grassland, we'll need at least 80,000 troops stationed in various locations."

Liu Xiaoshan added and took out a map, which showed some important places. The area where the Xiongnu grasslands border the Russian territory is too large. We must prevent the Russians from sneaking in. Troops must be stationed in these places, and airports must be built around them. Otherwise, they will not be able to be defended at all.

"A full-scale defense is definitely not an option. We need to adopt focused defense and comprehensive patrols."

Li Shaoyi didn't even look at the map and just shook his head. On the entire Xiongnu grassland, after the war, the stationed troops would only be 50,000 to 60,000 people, and no more. If there were more, I'm afraid we would be under a lot of pressure.

Li Shaoyi's strategy was very simple. He would build five to six large military camps on the Xiongnu grasslands, with about 10,000 people stationed in each camp. He would also build airports in such places. However, he would have to conduct continuous patrols near the borders, combining ground forces with aircraft in the air. Wherever there was a problem, our army would rush over quickly. He would use this method to defend the Xiongnu grasslands, instead of having troops everywhere. The cost would be too high, and we could not afford it even if we only used security corps.

After seeing Li Shaoyi's plan, the two men's eyes suddenly lit up. They had discussed this matter before. The Xiongnu grassland is vast. If they are to be stationed according to the inland situation, 80,000 people is a minimum standard. In actual garrison, this number is likely to double.

There are 160,000 troops stationed across the grassland. The daily expenses for eating, drinking, defecating and urinating are very high. This will sooner or later drag us down. Moreover, after the war, don't expect the Westerners to give you military funds.

Li Shaoyi's method is to give full play to the advantage of our strong mobility. There are no difficult roads everywhere on the grassland. Basically, our armored forces can go there. In addition, with the patrol of the Air Force, although there will be a few loopholes, it will not bring us too much crisis. Moreover, this is currently the most cost-effective way.

"Are you jumping too fast? We have only occupied less than one-third of the land, and you are already considering the entire Xiongnu steppe. Let's drive those old Russians away first."

Ma Leizi burped, and the other three brothers also laughed. They were indeed worrying too much. The most important task now was to defeat this attacking Rakshasa army. If they were lucky, after this Rakshasa army was defeated, the Rakshasa leaders would also look at the Xiongnu grasslands with caution and might not continue to attack us.

Of course, it is also possible that he has stirred up a hornet's nest. The Luosha high-level officials are unwilling to face their disastrous defeat on the Xiongnu grassland and will continue to send troops to attack the Xiongnu grassland. At that time, Li Shaoyi will also have to continuously send reinforcements to the north.

In fact, when this battle started at the very beginning, Li Shaoyi knew that such a huge piece of land was very important in the hearts of the Russians. You can't expect to be yours by fighting a few small battles. There is no such easy cake to eat in the world.