At one o'clock in the morning, at the headquarters of the First Army of Longcheng Garrison.
The spacious conference room was filled with officers, where a combat meeting was being held.
The officers present included young and old, but no matter how old they were, none of them looked sleepy. They all sat up straight and listened attentively to the commander's orders.
Jiang Yuanzhen sat at the top, wearing a general's uniform, and his face showed no sign of fatigue. Under his orders, the staff distributed the battle plans and tasks in detail to the officers present.
At this time, all the people in the room were Jiang Yuanzhen's direct subordinates. This military operation was also highly confidential.
When arranging the main attack mission, Jiang Yuanzhen cast his eyes on a middle-aged man on his left: "Old Chen, your troops are old acquaintances of the Third Division. Is it okay to let your men be the main force?"
"No problem!" Old Chen agreed immediately. "I heard that Old Xin has gone down, and now his son is leading the troops and has even become the commander. I watched that kid grow up, he's still very young."
Lao Chen is the commander of the Second Division and an old comrade-in-arms with Xin Chaojie. The two troops often conduct joint training, military exercises and other activities.
It can be said that he is also the person who knows the Third Division's combat methods best, which is one of the reasons why Jiang Yuanzhen gave him the main attack mission.
Seeing his confident look, Jiang Yuanzhen reminded him: "Although he is young, he has made many contributions under Su Tianyu. He is still capable. Don't take it lightly."
Old Chen immediately straightened his expression and replied loudly: "Yes!"
"Well, the next task..." Jiang Yuanzhen continued to arrange the work of the remaining troops and fully mobilized all the troops.
The First Army was once the largest unit in the garrison, with two divisions, one brigade, and three independent regiments. Later, the Third Division defected, which seriously damaged Jiang Yuanzhen's vitality, and he slowly expanded the army to replenish it.
More than an hour later, the combat meeting was drawing to a close. Jiang Yuanzhen slowly stood up, looked around at his most trusted subordinates, and said in a steady voice: "No one is allowed to leak this attack plan. After you go back, get ready and wait for the order to fire! We must also let the arrogant Su Tianyu know what the real Dragon City First Army is!"
"Yes!" All the officers stood up and saluted, then went to perform their respective tasks.
Jiang Yuanzhen took his guard regiment and left the military headquarters overnight.
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Half an hour later, at the headquarters of the 133rd Regiment of the First Army.
The regiment's headquarters is located on Mount Bernal, outside the city, and is surrounded by dense mangroves. Looking around, the whole mountain looks like it is wearing a red sweater.
The area surrounding the base is extremely desolate and sparsely populated, with only one winding road providing access.
Following the rugged mountain road, Jiang Yuanzhen's convoy secretly arrived at the regiment headquarters compound.
Half an hour later, several more vehicles quietly entered the mountain and drove into the regiment headquarters. Soon, four or five men in civilian clothes got out of the vehicles and walked into the courtyard under the protection of the soldiers.
These people were from the first district delegation, two of them were chiefs of staff of the division headquarters, belonging to the 3rd Armored Division and the 10th Infantry Division respectively. Another one was a special commissioner of the Tsing Yi Bureau.
Under the cover of darkness and dense forests, they entered a private meeting room and met Jiang Yuanzhen who was waiting there.
The two sides exchanged brief greetings, sat on the sofa, and began secret discussions.
Jiang Yuanzhen glanced at the men and said straight to the point: "You all know about the situation in Longcheng. Commander Tan is still hesitating, and it is unlikely that he will mobilize troops. Therefore, I must take action first and turn the opposition between the garrison and the administrative faction into an unchangeable fact. But I only have one army now, and I need your support."
After hearing these words, the delegation remained silent. The special commissioner of the Tsing Yi Bureau made a gesture of invitation, indicating that he should continue.
Jiang Yuanzhen paused for a moment and spoke again: "To be frank, I understand the voices within the garrison. Too many generals tend to follow the orders of the First District and continue to live their previous lives. To put it bluntly, if it weren't for Commander Tan's pressure and his wavering attitude, the administrative faction headed by Lao Li would not have had today's military accumulation, and we would have eliminated them long ago. For all the above reasons, we have to get the pace up. As long as the war starts, the garrison's top brass will have no choice. Cutting off the First Army is something Commander Tan absolutely cannot accept. So, by that time, the garrison and the administrative faction will be completely opposed."
The special commissioner nodded slightly, as if agreeing with Jiang Yuanzhen's words. One of the chiefs of staff with blond hair exchanged a glance with his companion, then turned his head and said, "Yes, the upper echelons have made it clear that they support your First Army. As long as you take action, our troops will enter the country immediately and eliminate the First Army of the Renmin Army as quickly as possible, and completely control the rebels in the city."
This man was the chief of staff of the 10th Infantry Division and a capable assistant to General Parker. The so-called rebels he mentioned were naturally self-evident.
After getting their assurance, Jiang Yuanzhen felt more at ease and nodded, "Okay, I will take action as soon as possible."
The special commissioner crossed his legs and intervened, "General Jiang, on behalf of the Qingyi Bureau, I also make a promise to you. If your First Army can successfully complete this military operation, we will also help you get a higher position. After Longcheng is unified, you will be promoted to deputy commander of the Longcheng garrison and the second-in-command of administration. By then, your status will be second only to Tan Hengqiang."
Jiang Yuanzhen glanced at him and said calmly, "I do this not for fame or fortune, nor for an official position. I just think that Longcheng needs stability and needs to resolve those boring party confrontations as soon as possible! As for me personally, I just want to keep my son and nephew safe."
"Of course there is no problem with that." The special envoy sneered at this, but still smiled: "We all have the same goal, which is to stabilize Dragon City. In order to achieve this goal, we will give you the greatest help and support."
Several people sat in the secret room and discussed for a long time. At about four o'clock in the morning, the sound of roosters crowing was heard outside.
The special commissioner stood up and smiled at Jiang Yuanzhen, "It was a pleasant conversation tonight. We will follow up on the follow-up work."
The blond chief of staff also said: "We will wait for your signal as well."
"Okay, everyone go back and rest. I won't see you off." Jiang Yuanzhen said goodbye to everyone.
Before leaving, the special envoy looked at Jiang Yuanzhen with a smile and said meaningfully: "I hope that next time we meet, I can call you Commander Jiang."
Jiang Yuanzhen said nothing, but smiled as he escorted them out of the room. After everyone left, the smile on his face disappeared without a trace.
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At daybreak, Jiang Yuanzhen got on the return bus. He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and thought about the plan.
After nearly ten minutes of bumpy ride, Jiang Yuanzhen opened his eyes, took out his cell phone and made a private call.
"Hello, Lao Jiang?" The voice of Commander Yang came from the phone.
Jiang Yuanzhen said in a low voice: "Old Yang, what's the situation over there? Are you hesitating or doing it? Give me a definite answer!"
After a moment of surprise, Commander Yang immediately said, "I will definitely fight you. My two regiments have already started moving."
Jiang Yuanzhen said slowly: "Okay, this is what happened..."