Volume Fourteen, Smoke of Gunpowder, Chapter 61, Success
After the six-sided battle, for the country, the situation has both advantages and disadvantages
As the country's highest leader, Pei Chengyi was very clear about the urgency of the battle situation and the importance of choosing a correct strategic direction. On the afternoon of the 3rd of the 3rd, after meeting with the ambassadors of the member states of the intensive group to China, Pei Chengyi handed over the work of hosting the dinner to Yongyu. He rushed to the General Staff to attend the military meeting chaired by Yuan Chenhao. What could make Pei Chengyi leave behind dozens of allied envoys was the most important military meeting.
On the way to the General Staff, Pei Chengyi received a call from Jiao Kuishan. The General Assembly had approved the "War Mobilization Order" submitted by the Head of State. The head of state was formally granted the power of war, that is, the head of state can mobilize state resources, requisition social wealth, recruit national citizens in accordance with the "War Mobilization Law" and the "Wartime State Law" and other war-related decrees, mobilize state resources, requisition social wealth, recruit national citizens, and achieve final victory by all necessary means.
This news did not make Pei Chengyi excited, because it was only a matter of time sooner or later.
Objectively speaking, regardless of whether there is the support of "war elements" like Lin Muxun, after fighting with the United States, the whole congress will grant the head of state of war, so that the Republic can enter a state of war. More importantly, not only the Republic is entering the state of war, but also the United States on the other side of the ocean. As early as the afternoon of the 2nd, that is, the early morning of the 3rd Republic time, the US Congress made the same decision, authorizing the US president to conduct wartime mobilization.
From the standpoint of the military commander, Pei Chengyi would not be too concerned about the wartime authorization.
It is precisely because he handed over such an important matter to Jiao Kuishan and did not go to the plenary congress in person.
For Pei Chengyi, what really needs to be cared about is to keep a close eye on the changes on the battlefield. Although Pei Chengyi never doubted Yuan Chenhao's ability, nor did he express any concerns about the Chief of Staff. But almost everyone knows that Pei Chengyi's most worried about is Yuan Chenhao. The problem is not in his personal ability. To be precise, it is precisely because Yuan Chenhao has military talents no less than Pei Chengyi. Therefore, the two have different opinions on many military issues, especially strategic decision-making. And no one can convince anyone.
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This is also the main reason why Pei Chengyi rushed to the General Staff.
After meeting the Chief of Staff, Pei Chengyi first asked about the situation on the mainland battlefield.
Because landing on the Kamchatka Peninsula was Pei Chengyi's decision, and it was not large in scale and only invested in a land combat brigade, the mainland battlefield still had only two main directions, one was Central Asia and the other was Far East.
Although the Republic Marines landed on the Kamchatka Peninsula and captured Petropavlovsk, many people believed that the Republic would focus on the Far East, occupy major towns, including Vlavavostok as soon as possible, and open up ground channels to the Qinchatka Peninsula. More importantly, by the afternoon of the 3rd, when the war was about to enter the seventh day, the troops in the northeast of the Republic had increased to two of the main combat units, with a total force of nearly 10,000. In Shenyang, Changchun and Harbin, two combat units were formed each, and a large amount of combat supplies were hoarded in Qiqihar and other places. However, from the overall battlefield situation, the Republic had no reason to attack the Far East first, and it was even more impossible to open up ground transportation lines for several small towns on the Kamchatka Peninsula with a population of less than 10,000.
As mentioned earlier, the main purpose of the Republic's dispatch of troops to occupy the Qinshaka Peninsula has nothing to do with the attack on Russia.
There is no doubt that Central Asia remains the main battlefield.
There is only one main reason why the Central Asian battlefield did not attract attention, that is, no fierce battle broke out before this. Although the Russian Army made a move first, the Fourth Airborne Brigade arrived in Astana first. However, the Kazakh Infantry Division used the easy-to-defense and difficult-to-attack urban terrain to delay the Russian attack speed, and the ninth combat unit was surprisingly fast. On the morning of the year, the Russian Army's airborne Brigade gave up the combat operation to attack Astana as soon as it advanced to Kokshetao in the northwest, hoping to gain a foothold here and block the Ninth combat unit's route northward and westward.
Mu Yong suspected that Kokshetao was a must-fight place for both sides. Because from Astana to the north to Petropavlovsk, the capital of northern Kazakhstan, the same name as the capital of Kazakhstan, Russia, and westward to the capital of Costana, Costana, must pass from there, and these two locations enter the main forward positions in the Siberian region. Judging from the actions of the Dize Airborne Brigade, the Russian army was not a blind move to Kazakhstan. In addition to striving to capture Astana, they were also prepared for strategic contraction. That is, by controlling the northern part of Kazakhstan, the front line was controlled outside the country to avoid the premature war to the local area.
The question is, does the Fourth Airborne Brigade have this strength?
Let’s not talk about the combat power of the old airborne brigade and the ninth combat unit, the military strength is not in comparison. You should know that the ninth combat unit only left the artillery brigade behind, and the combat brigade and the support brigade have entered Kazakhstan. Even if the combat brigade is only the combat brigade in front, the military strength is much more than the fourth airborne brigade. More importantly, the combat power of the ninth combat unit is significantly greater than that of the Tsing-Airborne brigade.
On the last day of the year, the Tiksinsk, who was about a thousand meters away from Kokshetao, stopped to head north. This stop meant that the brigade would never have a chance to arrive again. At the same time, the combat brigade, which occupied the Fojiu combat unit of Kokshetao, did not turn back to clean up the Tikshen Airborne Brigade, but went north to control Petropavlovsk at a faster speed, and occupied Costanai on the first day of the New Year, closing the north gate of Kazakhstan. Because the combat brigade accelerated the assault, the important task of annihilation of the Tikshen Airborne Brigade was handed over to the support brigade that followed.
It’s not that the commander of the ninth combat unit underestimates the enemy. It’s that the combat effectiveness of the T-Tang Airborne Brigade is indeed not very good.
More importantly, sweeping the northern part of Kazakhstan is definitely more important than annihilation of a Russian airborne brigade. From another perspective, if the combat brigade of the Ninth Combat Unit stops in order to make an airborne brigade, giving the Russian army and the Kazakhstan rebels plenty of time to adjust their deployment, I am afraid the most happy one will be the Russian commander.
In fact, the Fourth Airborne Brigade did not last long. Because there was no hope of breaking through, there was no way to talk about aid. Therefore, the most elite airborne brigade of the Russian army persisted in the late Suchinsk for less than a year. On the afternoon of the 2nd of the year, the warniu brigade of the ninth combat unit marched towards Aktober, surrendered to the Republican army outside the city. The Red Cannon Russian officers and soldiers became the first group of prisoners of this war, and the TikTaiwan Airborne Brigade also became the first Russian military-level combat unit to surrender in this war.
In the first three days of the New Year, the Ninth combat unit made rapid progress, focusing on sweeping the northern region of Kazakhstan, where pro-Russian forces are deeply rooted, and pushing the front line to the capital of Aktobe Aktobe Prefecture on the afternoon of the 3rd. It is expected to arrive on the east bank of the Ural River on the afternoon of the 4th and occupy the capital of Atlau Atlau Prefecture and Ural West Kazakhstan Prefecture. Because on the night of the month, three Russian divisions entered the northern coast of the Caspian Sea west of the Ural River. On the 2nd, two more divisions were added. The Russian troops stationed in the area west of the Ural River exceeded 10,000, plus about 10,000 Kazakh rebels, and nearly 10,000 bandit troops temporarily recruited. The enemy troops on the other side of the river were nearly 10,000, so the Ninth combat unit would cross the Ural River after the reinforcements arrived.
The attack was launched at the same time as the Ninth Battle Unit.
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Although the number of combat units belongs to the reserve unit, it can be seen from the number that the numbers of the main combat units are all Chinese numbers. The numbers of the reserve combat units are all Arabic numbers, but in terms of combat effectiveness, the number of combat units is not much worse than the ninth combat unit. According to the training standards of the Republic Army, the daily scraping and training of the Dina combat units is exactly the same as the ninth combat unit. There is only one reason why the ratio of combat units is not as good as the ninth combat unit. That is, the number of dissatisfied personnel in peacetime. Even so, the impact on combat effectiveness is minimal. The reason is very simple. Half of the most reserved troops conducts 3 months of concentrated training every year, while in another month, there is an average of one week of training time every month, so the annual training time is about months, and regular military forces also have holidays such as family vacations. The annual training time is about months of entrenchment. It is not much more than the extremely reserved troops.
In short, the combat effectiveness of the first battle unit is not bad.
Of course, in practical applications, commanders still have differences in importance, and generally, the preparation combat units will not be allowed to take on the offensive tasks.
That's why the Dina combat unit's mission is to sweep the areas south of Lake Barkösh and the Aral Sea.
Although the area of southern Kazakhstan only accounts for about the country. However, it is due to the Saresu River, Chu River and Sir River, as well as the Tianshan Mountains and Pamir Plateau to the south. This is the richest and most concentrated area in Kazakhstan. Fortunately, the area is close to the Republic and Kyrgyzstan, which has close ties with the Republic, so the people in the region are generally popular.
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Affected by this, the Dina combat unit advanced very quickly, even surpassing the Dimaru combat unit for a time.
On the last day of the year, the vanguard of the combat units arrived at the estuary of the Sir River and went north to control the town of Alarsk. If the normal situation was normal, the combat units should go north to October City along the railway line, strive to meet with the Ninth Battle Unit here, and then advance west with the Ninth Battle Unit. After occupying the Makat Transportation Unit northeast of Atlau, the ninth Battle Unit split the road with the Ninth Battle Unit, turning south, and attacking Aktao, the capital of the Mangistao State on the east coast of the Caspian Sea.
Obviously, the 0th combat unit did not do this.
After occupying Alarsk, the Divine Combat Unit followed the highway on the northern coast of the Aral Sea and advanced to Kurand, south of the Great Barsuki Desert, and then used dozens of vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft. Several officers and soldiers and all heavy equipment were sent to Beinieu, a thousand kilometers away from Chedo, and occupied the transportation hub center east of Aktau in one fell swoop, and prepared for the march into Aktau.
Because it is not the main combat unit, the support brigade has only one aviation battalion, and the vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft equipped with only one-third of the main combat unit. It is not a big problem to transport combat troops, but it is almost impossible to ensure that the combat troops fight with all their strength, especially when the logistics support line exceeds 1,000 meters, it is even more difficult to sustain. Therefore, in the first three days of 8 years, the Dina combat unit did not enter Aktau, but moved hundreds of high-speed hovercraft to Alarsk and transported hundreds of high-speed hovercraft and nasal boats to Alarsk. A large-scale "fleet relies on the Yifu Yi team." The materials transported to Alarsk through railway lines can be quickly sent to Kurand on the northwest coast of the Arals. Then, by vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft, it is sent to Beinieu, and finally transported to the front line by train, thus ensuring the logistics support of the front-line attacking troops.
According to the sanctions formulated by the General Staff, the Civil War Grand Prix will occupy Aktao before dawn at the latest and control the largest port city on the east coast of the Caspian Sea. If the Ninth Combat Unit can successfully occupy Atlau and open up railway transportation lines, the Republic's Army will be able to cross the Caspian Sea in two ways and attack the Nei-Caucasus region of Russia.
Although, in terms of tactics, the price of crossing the Caspian Sea is not like the Republic's Army that has to use strategic airlift forces to transport hundreds of landing craft to Aktau and Atlas, or to use at least one brigade of marines, or assemble low-altitude assault troops of a considerable scale. More importantly, even if you can land on the west coast of the Caspian Sea and successfully establish a landing field, if you cannot make a breakthrough on the north coast of the Caspian Sea and open up the railway line to the inner Caspian region, ground attack will still become difficult due to difficulty in material support. But strategically, as long as the Republic's army can avoid the Russian army on the west bank of the Ural River, to be precise, it will go around the rear of the Russian Ural Front. The Russian commander must have some concerns and will even take the initiative to retreat from the west bank of the Ural River to reduce the direction of the Ural River.
The difficulty of combat. More importantly, if the Republican army can occupy the inner Caucasus region, it will not only make the ethnic issues in the Caucasus region more complicated, but will also have an impact on several countries in the outer Caucasus region, causing Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia to shake. In fact, as long as Azerbaijan turns to the Republic and provide a passage for the Republic's army to march. The Republic's army can bypass the southern coast of the Caucasus and open a third front in the direction of the Transcaucasus, so that the Russian army will be attacked from both sides of the Caucasus region. It can even be said that at that time, the Republic does not need to use one soldier. It can completely allow Iran, who is very interested in the Caucasus region and Caucasian resources, to force the Russian army to adjust the defense deployment of the Caucasus region, thereby restraining hundreds of thousands or even millions of Russian troops.
It can be seen that only 2 combat units were used. The Republic Army won the Central Asian battlefield.
In Yuan Chenhao's words, after controlling Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, which were pro-Russia, would definitely change their minds, at least they would announce it. It would be to fight the next battle well. Of course, this sentence is a bit general, and Yuan Chenhao's meaning is. Don't limit your attention to Kazakhstan. In the case of a good start, you should turn the favorable situation into the fruit of victory. To put it more directly, take advantage of the favorable opportunity of the Russian army to actively strengthen the defense of the Ural River and the inner Caucasus region, go north from the northern part of Kazakhstan. Capture the Siberian region, fully expand the right-wing offensive front line, use a right hook to defeat the Russian army's strategic defense line, form a strategic situation of flanking encirclement in the east of the Ural River, and ultimately force the Russian army to retreat completely.
Mo Yong doubted that Ji Chenhao was very ambitious.
In fact, this is also the least expensive way to attack.
As the most outstanding military commander of the Republic in the century, Pei Chengyi could not be unaware of the great value of Yuan Chenhao's suggestion. It can be said that if this plan is hit well, the Russian army will have no choice but to retreat completely and defend the Ural River defense line centered on Orenburg while relying on the Ural Mountains. If you can attack left and right, you will launch another attack at the same time. Try to cross the Ural River and pose a threat to Orenburg, and the Russian army's "Ural Defense Line is useless. According to Pei Chengyi's rough estimate, if everything goes well, it will take only 2 months to push the front line to the east bank of the Volga River. At most 4 months to reach the city of Moscow. The mainland war lasts for half a year.
Although this is an ideal situation, and most of the time, ideals cannot become a reality, even if other factors are taken into account, it will take only one year at most to occupy Moscow, making the mainland war unsurprising. Among them, the key is whether it can cross the "Ural Line" at the fastest speed, that is, before Russia completes the war mobilization. You should know that, to the west of the Ural Mountains and the Ural River, there is no natural danger that can block the progress of the Republic's army from the Volga River, known as Russia's mother river. More importantly, the "Ural Line is a strategic defense line carefully constructed by Russia, and it is also the key to the Russian army and the defense line. To the west of this area, the Russian army's military's military's military's strength density is pitifully low.
In short, it is easy to say that as long as the other ones can quickly break through the "Ural Line".
The question is also here. With the military strength of the Republic, especially when the mobilization was not completed in the early stages of the war, how sure is it to fight the "Ural Line"?
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This is also the main reason why Pei Chengyi personally went to the General Staff to discuss military operations with Yuan Chenhao.
It can be said that the mainland war is a quick and lightning-fast battle or a tormented protracted war. It depends on whether the Republican Army can rush over Urals before the Russian army completes its mobilization!
Chapter completed!