Before the war in Jiangzhou began, all the senior generals of the anti-Chen forces in the seventh district, such as Zhou Xingli, Commander Song of the Second World War Zone, Xu Hancheng and others, immediately left Nanhu on a warship and headed straight for Luhuai City under the protection of the Navy Command.

The reason why these people ran so fast was because the Chen faction was in a strong position in the capital of Nanhu. They were in an unsubversive position in terms of their garrison forces and the dominance of the government system. So once the war started and if they didn't run away quickly, they would probably be beheaded by the Chen faction directly.

After the eight districts were unified, the general political faction of the military headed by Zhou Xingli felt the danger. They took advantage of Gu Tai'an and Sichuan Mansions to frequently fight in the old triangle, and they thought of using military means to control the Nanshang Capital, but after so many years, they still had no effect.

First of all, the total strength of the Chen clan is better than that of the general political faction of the military headquarters. To put it simply, the military ratio between the two sides was about June 4th. Secondly, the Sichuan Prefecture once attacked Jiujiang and won. In this way, Qin Yu also helped the Chen clan indirectly and strengthened their voice in District 7.

Overall, the Chen family, who has never participated in the large-scale army battle, has gradually gained a solid position after years of dormant and careful operation.

This is also why the Gu Group in the Eighth District is not very interested in supporting Commander Zhou in the Ninth District. Because even if they have to choose an ally to support him, the cost-effectiveness of supporting Chen Group is obviously higher than Commander Zhou, at least they have strong strength in District 7.

Half of the soldiers in the Yangtze River have surnamed Chen, and this is really not just a saying.

...

On the sea, there is a warship inside the combat room.

Xu Hancheng stood in the main position and frowned at Zhou Xingli, Commander Song, and more than a dozen other major generals, saying: "Jiujiang was attacked, and two temporary pieces of armed groups appeared in Jiangzhou. This shows that Chen Zhongren was prepared for this civil war."

"Jiujiang and the others can't fight for the time being." Commander Song said in a concise manner: "Use the tactic of drilling sewers to attack the city, this move can only be used once. What I mean is, let the Chen team attack Jiujiang and we will take down Jiangzhou as soon as possible."

"I have a different view." Xu Hancheng waved his hand and replied, "We need to figure out that our support to the Ninth District is equivalent to conducting strategic defense in advance. The purpose is to prevent the Sichuan Prefecture and the rebel forces in the Ninth District from fighting the civil war so quickly and seizing the highest military power. Therefore, the protagonist of this war is the Shensha Group. We do not need to put Jiujiang in the danger of being captured for them. It is worth doing this."

"You keep talking." Zhou Xingli nodded.

"I mean, temporarily order the frontier troops to abandon Jiangzhou." Xu Hancheng continued to point to the map: "I personally led the army back to defend Jiujiang, and Commander-in-Chief Zhou and Commander Song were in charge of Luhuai, and then deliberately let Chen troops stationed in Jiangzhou. In this way, they could only divide their troops, part of them stationed in Nanhu to ensure the safety of the capital; part of them stationed in Jiangzhou to protect the route of Sichuan Province, as well as the military security of Nanmu and Yuanshan Town."

"What you mean is to first clarify the military structure of District 7 and let the troops from both sides of the enemy and us form square opposite corners?" Commander Song asked.

"Yes." Xu Hancheng pointed to the huge map sand table and said: "The Chen faction has better troops than us, so it is beneficial for us to force them to divide the troops voluntarily. If the Shensha faction will stop in the future and there is a possibility or hope for victory, then we can send troops from Luhuai and Jiujiang to directly take Jiangzhou. In this way, the reinforcements from Nanhu will not be able to pass through our military defense zone in a short time, and they can only break the siege of Jiangzhou by attacking Jiujiang or Luhuai. But in this way, they will suffer a loss because Jiujiang and Luhuai have special zone walls to protect it. It is very difficult for them to eat a heavy city in a short time. But Jiangzhou is different. That place is a commercial area with well-connected transportation. We attacked together. Even if the Chen faction has 70,000 to 80,000 people here, it will be difficult to defend it."

Xu Seoul's strategic thinking is very clear. The generals only looked at the map and understood his ideas and intentions.

Zhou Xingli looked at the sand table with his hands behind his back, turned his head and asked at Commander Song, "What do you think about Lao Xu?"

"I think it's OK," Commander Song frowned and said, "If the Chen clan can divide the troops, it will be beneficial to us, because we have occupied two heavy cities, which is very advantageous in terms of military defense."

"Then do it." Zhou Xingli immediately rushed to Xu Hancheng and said, "Order the troops attacking Jiangzhou to retreat and return to defend Jiujiang."

"Yes!" Xu Seoul nodded.

...

About an hour and a half later.

The Xu combat regiments that attacked Jiangzhou at the forefront all retreated along the road and prepared to return to defend Jiujiang.

Nanhu, the combat command room of the First War Zone.

Chen Zhongren looked at the wartime dynamic map on the large electronic screen and frowned and said, "This old Xu still has two tricks to command the war. He wants to force me to divide the troops!"

"Yes, they gave up Jiangzhou and returned to defend Jiujiang, with the intention of letting us divide our troops." The Chief of Staff nodded.

Chen Zhongren stared at the big screen for a few seconds and immediately ordered: "Order the troops attacking Jiujiang from the frontier to retreat immediately, spread out in the triangular areas between Luhuai, Jiujiang, and South and Shanghai, and quickly control the highways along the way."

"Yes!" the Chief of Staff nodded.

"Order Chen Jun's troops to quickly enter Jiangzhou along the control highway." Chen Zhongren said again.

"In this way, we will be really divided." The Chief of Staff whispered: "If Luhuai and Jiujiang jointly send troops to attack our Nanhu, then... we will be a little dangerous."

"If they want to attack Nanhu, let Chen Jun send troops from Jiangzhou and cooperate with our main forces around Nanhu to take down Jiujiang within three days." Chen Zhongren said with a clear idea: "They want to rely on Jiangzhou's lack of geographical advantages and city defense advantages to force me to divide the troops, and then fight with me to consume it. Then don't give them the chance to attack Nanhu and Jiangzhou. When the soldiers of Sichuan Mansion come out, I'll do it first!"

"I understand!" the Chief of Staff nodded.

...

late at night.

Chen Jun's army, the former Southwest Advance Army, raised 70,000 troops and directly sent troops to Jiangzhou along the controlled highway.

On the way, Chen Jun called Qin Yu and said in a concise manner: "You are so damn bad, don't be too lazy. Let Li Zhan send troops quickly. When you leave, I will have no worries."

"Okay, OK," Qin Yu replied obediently: "We will move right away."

In this way, in order to ensure that the Northeast War Zone of the Sichuan Prefecture Group can successfully send troops, the Chen faction temporarily blocked the major commercial roads in Jiangzhou and formed a confrontation with the anti-Chen forces.

...

The next day.

District 9 Fengbei.
Chapter completed!