You were tasked with guarding the Sihang Warehouse, and you brought out a Tiger tank?

Commander Li sat back in his chair, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and his gaze deepened:

"You've seen it in person, what's the morale of his troops like now?"

How many troops are left? What is their equipment like?

"After fighting a direct clash with an elite force like Kunisaki Noboru, wouldn't they have suffered heavy losses on their own, leaving them utterly demoralized?"

This is the issue that Commander Li is most concerned about.

If the Provisional Eighth Army is destroyed, it will be of little significance to the Fifth War Zone's subsequent defense.

"Sir, you are overthinking it. Lin Feng's troops are strong and well-equipped."

General Xu recalled the scene he witnessed in Jiangpu, his eyes filled with admiration:

He used the excuse that the 1st Honorary Brigade was defending against the Japanese along the river to prevent me from visiting his main force.

They only took me to see the Provisional 50th Division.

According to Lin Feng, this division was formed by gathering defeated soldiers and new recruits from the Shanghai battlefield, based on the security regiment.

Lieutenant General Xu swallowed hard and continued:

"But sir, you didn't see it."

The soldiers of the Provisional 50th Division all had rosy complexions and neat military bearing; they did not look like defeated soldiers at all.

What's most frightening is their heavy weaponry.

From what I saw, there were more than thirty anti-tank guns and various types of mountain guns.

This firepower is even more intense than the most elite troops in our theater of operations.

After listening to Lieutenant General Xu's description, Commander Li did not show any surprise. Instead, he frowned slightly and then slowly shook his head.

"You've been fooled by this kid."

Commander Li chuckled lightly, with an expression that seemed to say he knew everything.

"Sir, you mean..." Lieutenant General Xu was taken aback.

"This Lin Feng is trying to outsmart you."

Commander Li stood up, put his hands behind his back, and paced around the office, analyzing the situation:

"Think about it, what kind of combat strength does the Kunisaki Detachment have? They are the elite of the Fifth Division."

If Lin Feng could annihilate them all, how could I not pay a heavy price?

His casualties must have been considerable.

Commander Li stopped and looked at Lieutenant General Xu:

"He must have concentrated all the remaining elite veterans and all the heavy weapons in the Provisional 50th Division."

Then I'll show it to you on purpose.

When you look at it, you'll see that even a ragtag Provisional 50th Division is so elite and has such fierce firepower.

Subconsciously, don't you feel that his hidden main force, the First Honor Brigade, must be even stronger and more terrifying?

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Xu clapped his hands abruptly, as if suddenly realizing something:

"Sir, you're absolutely right. You know what I mean, it's really true."

That's what I thought at the time; I felt that the Provisional Eighth Army was simply unfathomable.

So this kid was just bluffing, deliberately showing off his strength to our theater command.

Commander Li took off his general's overcoat, removed his military cap, and smoothed his somewhat graying hair.

"However..."

Commander Li changed the subject, his tone revealing a hint of appreciation:

"Even if he's being cunning, the artillery you saw was real, and the captured Japanese weapons were real too."

To be able to kill a Japanese major general under such desperate circumstances is a remarkable achievement.

This kid is definitely a formidable fighter; he's a rare talent as a general.

Commander Li walked to the desk, placed his hands on the surface, and his eyes became incredibly determined:

"With the Battle of Pengcheng imminent, our Fifth War Zone is in dire need of such a fierce and powerful force capable of fighting tough battles."

I want this talent.

Send a telegram to Jiangcheng immediately.

They claimed that the defenses north of the Yangtze River were weak and requested that the Provisional 8th Army be formally assigned to the Fifth War Zone's order of battle.

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Meanwhile, when the Fifth War Zone's secret telegram verifying the battle results and the front-page headlines of major Western newspapers were placed on his desk.

The entire top echelon of the Nationalist government was in an uproar.

The results have been confirmed.

The elderly man sitting at the head of the table was so excited that he said "good" three times in a row, and the gloom on his face disappeared.

"Start all propaganda machinery immediately."

The old man waved his hand and gave a firm order:

"A nationwide telegram of commendation was sent, and major newspapers reported extensively on the great victory in Jiangbei."

We must let the entire nation, both soldiers and civilians, know that our Great Xia army can annihilate the elite Japanese troops.

He desperately needed this victory.

The defeat in the Battle of Shanghai and the tragedy of the Battle of Nanjing caused the Nationalist government's prestige to plummet.

Lin Feng's great victory was like a timely rain, which not only greatly boosted the morale of the national resistance against Japan, but also covered up the high-level strategic command errors.

After the meeting, the old man kept Liu Weizhang, the director of the operations department, behind.

"For Zhang."

The old man, wearing a black cloak, paced slowly around the office, his brow slightly furrowed.

"Give me a detailed analysis: can our other units replicate Lin Feng's victory?"

If we can find a tactic to counter the Japanese, then the battles to come will be much easier.

Director Liu pushed up his glasses and shook his head with a solemn expression.

"Chairman, if I may be so bold, this kind of victory is almost impossible to replicate."

Director Liu walked to the map, pointed to the location of Huangtian Port in Jiangbei, and explained in detail:

"The primary reason for the annihilation of the Kunisaki Detachment was that they were isolated and deep in enemy territory."

Moreover, they were directly separated by the wide Yangtze River, making it impossible for them to maintain effective communication with the main forces and logistical bases south of the Yangtze.

Director Liu paused, lowered his voice, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes:

"More importantly, according to our intelligence..."

A mysterious, fast fleet suddenly appeared on the surface of the Yangtze River.

This fleet possessed extremely fierce firepower, rendering the Japanese navy's gunboats unable to maintain their foothold on the river and forcing them to retreat.

"It was the appearance of this mysterious fleet that completely cut off the Kunisaki Detachment's waterborne retreat and reinforcements."

This resulted in them being completely geographically isolated and surrounded, ultimately leading to them running out of ammunition and food.

The old man frowned as he listened. He had also heard about this mysterious fleet, but the Military Intelligence Bureau had investigated for a long time without finding anything out.

Director Liu considered his words carefully, and in order to save face for the elderly man, continued:

"Of course, as for the soldiers fighting bravely, the tactics being appropriate, and finally surrounding and annihilating the enemy, these are also important aspects."

I believe that as long as all units of our army perform well and are commanded properly, they will certainly be able to achieve the same result.

"But the difficulty lies in how to make the Japanese army repeat the fatal mistake of being isolated and cut off from supplies."

Director Liu sighed and made his judgment:

"Now the Japanese have suffered such a great loss, losing a major general."

They will surely learn from this experience and pay close attention to communication between departments and flank security in the future.

They will absolutely not give us another chance to divide and encircle them like this.

Director Liu's statement was made entirely from the normal logic of a military strategist.

However, he underestimated the arrogance and conceit inherent in the Japanese soldiers, as well as their gambler-like nature of "forgetting past defeats after a good meal."

On the Pengcheng battlefield not long afterward, the arrogant and fierce Japanese soldiers will once again stage a reckless advance, thus achieving another great victory that will shock the world.

After analyzing the tactics, Director Liu finally interjected with a crucial question:

"Chairman, Lin Feng has performed such an extraordinary feat."

Is it time to change the designation of the "Provisional 8th Army" that he currently holds?

If we don't offer a generous reward, it will be difficult to win over the people.

Upon hearing this question, the old man stopped in his tracks, his expression becoming somewhat complicated.