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Volume 12 Prelude to the Great War Chapter 116 Subtle Changes

In the evening of the day, Pei Chengyi received the third good news that Li Cunxun had been since he was a child.

After the efforts of the Military Intelligence Bureau Director, the head of state has approved Pei Chengyi's second request for troops to be increased, and sent Lieutenant General Han Bingbiao's sixth battle to participate in the battle alone with Lieutenant General Shang Xueyun's seventh battle. More importantly, both combat units will be transported to the battlefield by strategic air transport. In other words, before July, the sixth battle unit can be deployed, while the seventh battle unit will have to wait until July to arrive at the battlefield.

In fact, this is also the last good news that Pei Chengyi received on the night of the 8th.

As it was almost early in the morning, Wang Xueping from the eighth combat unit sent an urgent report that the assault forces of the 2nd Armored Division and the 4th Infantry Division occupied the Israhiye thugs and were besieging Bakhche.

At that time, Pei Chengyi was planning to have a video conference with Sai Biao and Shang Xueyun.

After receiving the message, he immediately canceled the meeting arrangement and contacted Wang Xueping.

After Wang Xueping gave a rough introduction to the situation, Pei Chengyi only issued one order, which was to defend Bahce at all costs.

For Pei Chengyi, there is no second option.

The main forces of the Eighth and the Fifth combat units are in the lower plains of the Jayhan River west of Bahce. To the west is the approximately 10,000 Tumen Army, of which only 3 regular divisions are guarded by the Blade Ten Thousand Army. The rest are Adana, who is urgently mobilized reserves and militia units, and to the south is Iskendron, which is closely guarded by the US military, and behind it is Osmaniye, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are only two roads to the front line. One passes from Israhiye, passes through the Gavur Mountains about a thousand meters south of Osmaniye, and connects to the expressway at Yakadzek, about 1,000 meters away from Iskendron, and heads to two major cities in the north and south respectively. The other passes through Blade Ces, which goes around from the north and north to Osmaniye, and leads directly to Osmaniye. When the US counterattacks, it will definitely attack Israhiye first, after all, you can kill Iskendron from here.

Because the highway through Israhiye is too close to Iskendron. Within the range of short-range firepower of the US military, the eighth combat unit did not go south after occupying Israhiye, but was preparing to set out from here after occupying Ottomaniye and attack Iskendron. In other words, due to the limitations of the combat area, if tactical airlift forces cannot be used on a large scale, all the combat materials sent to the front line must pass through Bachche.

For Pei Chengyi, Israhiye can be abandoned, but Bahce cannot be abandoned.

It can also be seen from Pei Chengyi's combat deployment that capturing Israhiye itself is a buffer for Bakhche. As long as you occupy Zhensmaniye, you can head south along the expressway from the west of the Gavul Mountains. There is no need to set out from Israhiye and cross the Gavulzhi again.

After deploying a mission to Wang Xueping, Pei Chengyi asked Long Hongen to contact Major General Mei Lechi.

Although the single artillery brigades of the first battle and the fifth battle are deployed in Hassak, which cannot be threatened by the US Navy's long-range naval guns, can provide artillery support to the frontline troops in a timely manner, and the two artillery brigades are deployed together, at critical moments, Xuan can provide double artillery support for combat operations in a certain area, but like the single artillery brigades of the tenth battle, the artillery brigades face a serious problem for these two kilograms, that is, they cannot obtain sufficient ammunition. Because the railway line from the Gulf to Hassak must pass through Mosul, Iraq, ammunition supply must first meet the needs of the tenth battle individual. The situation of the eighth combat unit and the fifth combat single artillery brigade are not as good as those of the tenth combat unit.

From this, it is not difficult to understand the US military's counterattack in the direction of Ottomanier.

Duchway took advantage of a major flaw of the Republic's Army on the Turkish battlefield, that is, the east and west fronts were too far apart to support each other.

Although the Republic's army was in an advantage and both had the initiative on both fronts, forcing the US military to divide its troops many times, effectively dispersing the US military's combat effectiveness, this method of fighting on two fronts also made it difficult for the Republic's army to obtain an absolute advantage in a certain important direction. To be honest, if enough combat forces could be concentrated in the east, the battle to attack Diyabakir would have ended long ago.

This time, Duqiwei was very accurate.

Whether Pei Chengyi is willing or not, he has to withstand the counterattack of two US main divisions on the western battlefield, because behind the fifth and eighth combat units is the vast desert in northern Syria, and the Sino-Syrian coalition in Syria puts its main force on the battlefield in the south. If the northern defense line is lost, Syria will be defeated without a fight.

If you want to withstand the two main divisions of the US military, Pei Chengyi has to spend a lot of money.

In any case, the advantages of the Republic's Army were not obvious in such coastal battles.

According to the combat situation reported by Wang Xueping, the main reason why the US military was able to quickly capture Israhiye, a pound was that the US ground forces obtained long-range artillery support provided by the fleet. Although the support brigade of the Eighth Combat Unit stationed in Israhiye built a solid defensive position during the day on the 8th, in the face of overwhelming artillery fire strikes, in order to reduce casualties, Wang Xueping still issued a retreat order.

Pei Chengyi did not blame Wang Xueli because the support brigade was not the main combat force.

In contrast to the situation in the direction of Israhiye, the combat brigade of the eighth combat unit was guarding Bakhche. Because this small town was related to the life and death of the two combat units, Wang Xueping not only did not issue a retreat order, but also ordered the last person to stick to it.

Fortunately, Heche is north of the Gavul Mountains, the farthest from Iskendron, and the US military's assault is not very strong.

According to Pei Chengyi's instructions, Wang Xueping was asking the front-line troops to increase the depth of the defense zone and prepare for the dead. In other words, in order to defend Bakhche, Pei Chengyi used all the main forces of the eighth combat unit. Affected by this, the fifth combat unit's attack on Ottomaniye will definitely be affected. According to Pei Chengyi's estimate, Duchwi's first purpose was to relieve the pressure on Ottomaniye. Because before repelling the US counterattack, Pei Chengyi could not order the fifth combat to attack Ottomaniye alone, so this impact was not very big.

What worried Pei Chengyi was Du Qiwei's other plans.

As the fifth combat unit had to reduce the intensity of the offensive, the 2nd Armored Division, which was previously pressed and attacked in the direction of Ottomaniye, is likely to turn defense into offense, and use the favorable terrain of the lower Jayhan River plain area to detour from the west to attack the right wing defense line of the fifth combat unit from the west, forcing Jiang Wancheng to retreat backwards, thereby completely removing the threat to Ottomaniye. This is still secondary. What is important is that the US military is likely to use this opportunity to steadily narrow the encirclement and eventually trap the fifth combat unit and the eighth combat unit in Bahce, fighting a beautiful encirclement and annihilation battle. The new address of this site has been changed to: Sishanao plus 84. Please log in to read

Even if the two main divisions of the US military cannot eat two combat units, Duqiwei will occupy Bakhche and march south and eastward, forcing Pei Chengyi to pay a greater price in other directions.

In short, Heche's battle will affect the entire battle situation. Youzhou Xuandu Yi Chengyi changed his angle. Standing in Du Shouwei's ancient field, Bu Laidian's "Steping Operation".

If the US military can successfully eat Bahce, there is no need to say much about the result. The question is, does Duchwei have enough confidence in attacking Bahce? For such an important strategic location, even if Pei Chengyi does nothing, he should let the first entry battle retreat alone. As long as the eighth combat unit is well deployed, let alone the 4th Infantry Division, even if two US military divisions go together, it is not necessarily possible to occupy Bahce. Although the US ground forces can obtain firepower support from long-range artillery and naval fleets when attacking Bahce, considering the performance of the US military before this, Duchwei should not have too much hope for the attack on Bahce, at least he will not think that the US military can quickly occupy this town.

If you can't beat Bachci Duchwie, you have to make trouble in other directions.

Because the individual mobilization of the sixth combat unit and the seventh combat has begun, Duchiwei must first consider which direction the two newly arrived combat units will be sent. To first defeat Bahce, Pei Chengyi must prevent Pei Chengyi from sending a third combat unit to that direction. In other words, in addition to increasing troops to Diyabaker as soon as possible to help the 7th Infantry Division consolidate the defense line and forcing Pei Chengyi to invest in the third combat unit in that direction, he should also launch an attack on the southern front to strive to break through the defense line between the Ninth Combat and the Syrian Defense Forces, and force Pei Chengyi to place another combat unit in that direction. If the third batch of US maritime units, that is, the 2nd Infantry Division and the Old Infantry Division, can arrive at the battlefield in time and participate in the battle in the Bahce direction, the US military may win in that direction.

Although from a time perspective, it is definitely impossible to occupy Bakhche until the 2nd Infantry Division and the 2nd Infantry Division participated in the war, Duchwie's original purpose would not be achieved, because by that time, Pei Chengyi had consolidated the victory in the east. Even if he lost Bakhche, it would not affect the overall situation. But does Duchwie have any other choice? If he could not defeat Bakhche, the US military would be even more defeated if he lost the southeastern Turkey.

Thinking of this, Pei Chengyi realized that Du Qiwei would definitely take the lead in launching operations on the southern front.

In any case, Israel is much more important than Turkey. Because the Le Infantry Division, the Le Panzer Division and the 4th Infantry Division, which sent the planners to the southern front, were left on the Turkish battlefield, the US-Israeli coalition did not have the initiative to take as they wished. As the situation on the northern front gradually became clear, as long as Pei Chengyi freed up his hands, the US-Israeli coalition would suffer. In this case, no matter whether Du Qiwei was willing or not, he had to take action on the southern front as soon as possible. Even if he could not achieve a decisive victory, he should take advantage of the main force of the Republic's army to make progress on the southern front and prepare for the next fierce battle.

Pei Chengyi did not waste time and immediately asked Yang Shaoyong to report the battle on the organized southern front.

After reading the battle report, Pei Chengyi realized that he did not underestimate Duchwie too much, but underestimate Dayan. After Israel joined the war, the main force on the southern front was not the two US Marine Divisions, but several main forces of the Israel Defense Forces, and the key role was also the Israel Defense Forces.

In Yang Shaoyong's words, the main task of the US Marine Corps is to transport combat supplies to the Israeli army.

Although this comment is a little arbitrary, the US Marine Corps not only is responsible for transporting combat materials, but also acts as a combat reserve. It is the existence of two marine divisions that made Su Jinhui reluctant to send the second combat unit and could only let the ninth combat unit rely on position defense. However, Yang Shaoyong's words also reflect a problem, that is, the one who really hopes to win on the southern front is not the US military, but the Israeli army.

It’s not that Duchiwei doesn’t want to win, but that he cannot invest more troops on the southern front without stabilizing the northern front. Dayan’s situation is completely different, because behind the front is the Golan Heights, which is a barrier of Israeli territory. If the US-Israeli coalition cannot advance the front north after the war begins, but wastes precious troops and more precious time near the ceasefire line. Then when the Sino-Syrian coalition launches a counterattack, the US-Israeli coalition will definitely not be able to defend the defense line and will not even have the opportunity to retreat to the Golan Heights.

This is precisely because the US military is inadequate in investment, the Israeli army will take on the offensive at any cost.

Less than 4 days. Their strength was proved through military actions.

Just as Pei Chengyi's judgment before this, the Israeli army's combat power was not inferior to that of the US army. Because they knew better about the situation of neighboring countries, the Israeli army performed much better than the US army in the battle. Objectively speaking, Du Qiwei asked the two land combat divisions to follow the Israeli army, in order to let the officers and soldiers of the two divisions take this opportunity to familiarize themselves with the battlefield environment, understand their opponents, and prepare for taking the main force on the field.

Because there are two US Marine Divisions to prepare for the reserve, Duqiwei can launch a large-scale attack at any time. The new address of this site has been changed to: Sishan and 8 Si, please log in to read

Of course, a large-scale attack requires more than just troops.

In order to find out the situation, Pei Chengyi contacted Zhang Xiaolong and asked the Military Intelligence Bureau to provide all information related to the Southern Front as soon as possible. He then contacted Su Jinhui. While warning the commander of the Southern Front, he asked Su Jinhui to collect tactical intelligence from the US-Israeli coalition forces as much as possible to understand the other party's situation.
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