On the evening of the 29th, the Fifth Land Force Front Command located outside Barumur.

The commander who suddenly arrived really scared several staff officers who were discussing what to eat tonight.

However, this is worthy.

More than an hour ago, the Southwest Battlefield Front Command sent a notice that several helicopters would be transported to the division headquarters of the Fifth Land Force Division, requiring the Fifth Land Force Division to prepare for the response, mainly to notify the troops along the way to avoid accidentally injuring friendly troops.

Unexpectedly, the rotating senior staff officer did not take it seriously, and felt that it was another senior officer of the Allied forces who came to join in the fun.

Before, senior Allied officers often came to the front line command center under the name of "learning and observing", and the front line officers and soldiers were very tired of this.

Fortunately, the rotating senior staff immediately reacted, sending people to notify the division commander, and responding to the commander on the grounds of introducing the battle situation.

However, Ding Zhennan doesn't eat this set.

Although his career was smooth, Ding Zhennan also started with a staff officer and knew very well the small methods that staff officers were good at.

The result was that under the leadership of Ding Zhennan, all the staff officers from the division headquarters went to the grassroots troops.

There is nothing shameful, Hou Chensheng is in the 053rd Land Regiment.

The regiment just retreated from the city area in the morning, losing a lot of main combat equipment and hundreds of officers and soldiers were injured and killed. The other officers and soldiers were not in very ideal state.

It was not because of the excessive casualties, but because they were replaced halfway.

In the city, the battle is still in full swing, but the Fan army that was fighting stubbornly is already at the end of the road.

In fact, the 053rd Land Regiment wanted to take down the last piece of the city that the Fan army defended in one breath, and suffered a great loss in the battle last night and used up all the ammunition. After dawn, he had to exchange it with the 054th Land Regiment and hand over the honor of capturing Barenbull to his brothers. This is why the officers and soldiers of the 053rd Land Regiment were not convinced and felt that they had suffered a great grievance.

After all the relationship and banquets were arranged, I realized that the groom was not himself.

When Ding Zhennan and others arrived, the regiment commander and several battalion commanders surrounded Hou Chensheng and were very excited.

"Commander!"

The senior staff member who was still accompanying responded quickly and shouted before Ding Zhennan spoke, reminding the blushing grassroots officers.

After seeing Ding Zhennan, it was like pressing a switch. Several officers straightened their backs and stood attentively to salute.

Ding Zhennan was speechless, but fortunately this was not the front line.

Hou Chensheng shook his head with a wry smile, and extended it to the senior staff officers, asking him to take away the officers who were in a stubborn mind.

Is there any rule to salute the superior on the battlefield?

Several grassroots officers dared not act rashly. No matter how casual they were in front of Hou Chensheng, they dared not show it in front of Ding Zhennan.

Don’t forget that Ding Zhennan is not a general of the Marine Corps, but a general of the Army.

Although after the Posawan War and the southward attack on Gujibang, the grassroots officers and soldiers of the Fifth Marine Division admired Ding Zhennan, in terms of personal feelings, the officers and soldiers of the Marine Corps still regarded Ding Zhennan as an outsider and were more or less reserved in front of him.

After the senior staff member's greeting, the officers said goodbye and left.

"It seems that the officers and soldiers are very motivated."

"Everyone wants to play the main force, they all want to rush to the front. Who will come to the rear and who will be responsible for the work in the rear?" Hou Chensheng sighed long and said, "It's getting late. Let's go to the restaurant to eat and chat. You don't say hello in advance, so I'm ready."

"I'm not here to check the situation, I'm just here to check the situation. I don't have to hurry up and since I'm here, I'll accompany me around."

Hou Chensheng was speechless, but he knew why Ding Zhennan came here.

The camp of the 053rd Marine Regiment is outside the city, next to the road entering the city, but the nearby city has long been occupied by the Marines.

The front has advanced to Dongcheng District and is fighting lively.

Across more than ten kilometers, you can still hear the sound of cannons and explosions, the unique sound of heavy machine guns, and the roar of fighter planes flying by at low altitude.

However, all we can see is the occasional smoke of gunpowder.

"As long as there is no accident, it will take up to two days..."

"Is it too early to attack Udaipur now?"

Although Hou Chensheng was already mentally prepared and knew that Ding Zhennan came here was related to the setbacks encountered by the 17th Armored Division when marching into Perudi, after Ding Zhen said it directly, Hou Chensheng was still a little surprised. After all, the strong attack on Udaipur had no direct relationship with the combat operations of attacking Jaipur, and it might not be able to help the 17th Armored Division, let alone change the current battlefield situation.

The key is that the combat troops of the southern faction guarding Udaipur, and most of the Fan army in Jaipur belong to the Central Army.

Besides, the main force of the Southern Cluster went to Deaeger and did not stay in Udaipur.

In this way, even if Udaipur was captured, the main force of the Fifth Land Warrior Division was in the south, and still could not go north to rescue the 17th Armored Division.

In addition, Fu Weimin may not want to obtain assistance from the Fifth Land Warrior Division.

The seventeenth armored division took great effort and finally opened up the situation. He sent the Fifth Land Warrior Division to reinforce. Isn’t it just to grab the merits?

From another angle, Hou Chensheng didn't want the 17th Armored Division to go south.

According to Hou Chensheng's understanding, the first choice to stabilize the situation is actually to speed up the speed of going south.

After sweeping Gujibang, he continued to go south to attack Varodar, occupy and control the estuary of the Nermada River, and then went upstream according to Plan B, and advanced from the Nermada River to the inland, completing a strategic detour, cutting out all the areas south of the Malva Plateau.

In fact, as long as you attack Baroda, you can force the Fan army to increase troops south.

Here, a very critical and very sensitive issue is involved.

The composition of the Kingdom of Fanluo.

Although it has been subjected to the colonial rule of the Bran Kingdom for hundreds of years, the current Varo Kingdom has largely inherited the mantle of the colonial authorities. In other words, it is because of the unification situation that occurred during the colonial rule that it has the ideological foundation for great unification.

The First Southern Subcontinental War was a war of unity led and promoted by the Kingdom of Vanluo.

As for the Second Southern Subcontinental War, it can actually be seen as an aggressive war launched by the Vanluo authorities to become the regional overlord in the absence of unification.

But no one can deny a basic fact.

The foundation of the Varo Kingdom is actually several large states with strong and large populations in the northwest region and the Gangaro Plain region. As for the dozens of small states that constitute half of the land area, they were actually annexed by the northern states during the First Southern Subcontinental War, or were forced to accept the rule of Decheng and give up their independent status when they were at the city.

Obviously, Decheng's rule over the southern region is not reliable.

Not to mention anything else, the Kingdom of Vanluo has not been able to promote the official language nationwide, and many southern countries are still insisting on using local languages.

What's even more terrible is that the uneven social and economic development has exacerbated the internal contradictions in the Fanluo Kingdom.

The result is that the relationship between Decheng and Uttar Pradesh is more like a feudal dynasty, and most of Uttar Pradesh has considerable autonomy.

There is no doubt that if there is a physical separation, the southern region will inevitably seek independence.

From this perspective, as long as the Varo authorities have the fundamental mission of maintaining national unity, they will never sit idly by and watch the Imperial army advance inland along the Narmada River.

In fact, the first person to propose this was Ding Zhennan.

But the problem is that if this idea becomes a practical action, there are many problems, not only a large amount of troops will be invested, but also a lot of time.

It is obviously impossible to do it just the Fifth Land Warrior Division.

It is precisely this that Ding Zhennan emphasized in the plan that this is just an alternative and will only be adopted after troubles are encountered in combat operations to attack Udaipur.

The key is that one prerequisite is required to march from the Nermada River to the hinterland of the Varo Kingdom.

The 17th Armored Division took Jaipur and restrained the main force of the Fan army, especially the Central Army in the northwest region, at least it had to prevent the main force of the Fan army from moving south.

Obviously, Ding Zhennan made such arrangements, but he actually didn't want the Fifth Land Warrior Division to be trapped here.

Noting that Hou Chensheng didn't say anything, Ding Zhennan looked at him.

"It's not too early to say anything." Hou Chensheng narrowed his mouth and said, "The problem is that from Barenbur, we can only go north from Gurusicaer Mountain, advance to the south of Bali, and then turn back to attack Udaipur, which is equivalent to a big circle, and it is possible to encounter the main force of the Fan army south of Daiogle. We may not be able to gain a advantage when fighting with the main force of the Fan army at Alavalli Ridge."

"What if I don't go back?"

Hou Chensheng was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of surprise.

"My current idea is whether through a series of tactical actions, the commanders of the Fan army believe that the 17th Armored Division is just a feint attack."

“This is quite difficult.”

"Can't do it?"

Hou Chensheng frowned and rubbed his forehead hard. After pondering for a while, he said, "There is indeed a challenge, but it is not impossible."

Ding Zhennan nodded slightly and asked Hou Chensheng to continue talking.

"As for the current situation, it is very beneficial to us."

"That battle last night?"

Hou Chensheng nodded and said, "Although the forces invested by the Fan army are more than ten times that of the vanguard, and they also used the Nuland Expeditionary Air Force, the losses of the vanguard of the 17th Armored Division were not as great as imagined, but after this battle, the Fan army would probably change their views on the 17th Armored Division. If I want to say, based on the urinary nature of the Fan army, it is impossible to say that they are celebrating at this time. The key is that the Fan army's senior leaders may think that even if the 17th Armored Division is the main attacking force, they can still defend Jaipur."

Ding Zhennan was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"As long as the 17th Armored Division is held, the Fan army will likely regard it as a feint. Besides, General Fu Weimin may also want to take advantage of the situation."

"I have my own way of doing his business."

Hou Chensheng smiled and said, "The key is to make the top leaders of the Fan Army believe that the 17th Armored Division is a feint attack and must make a difference in other directions. If it is just a forceful attack on Udaipur, even if it encircles and annihilates the southern cluster, it may not attract the attention of the senior leaders of the Fan Army. If the formation is not made bigger, the Fan Army will taste the pain, or feel a real threat, the Fan Army will still stare at the 17th Armored Division."

"To make a difference in other directions, you need to annihilate the southern cluster."

Hou Chensheng slapped his mouth, his expression obviously felt a little embarrassed because his little thoughts were exposed by Ding Zhennan.

Of course, Ding Zhennan also stopped.

"My idea now is that the Fifth Marine Division draws two brigades, at least one strengthening brigade, heading north from Barenbull, cooperate with the Marines in Deaeger to encircle and annihilate the southern cluster of the Fan army, and at the same time pose a threat to Udaipur and take the initiative to capture Udaipur or Bali."

"What about Gujibang?"
To be continued...