"Mr. South, what are your red, black, and black arrows, and what do those strange symbols mean?" John pointed to the map on the giant screen, on which he knew nothing except the place name John could understand so-so, which fully proved that John was uneducated and unskilled, and he was a military novice.

However, no one in the conference room laughed at John, and for a person who had not been to a military school for a day and walked into the combat conference room for the first time, it was a normal thing not to know the combat map, just like the Secretary of Defense could not drive a tank.

"I'm sorry boss, I ignored it!" Ike Soth forgot that John couldn't read, and hurriedly tutored John temporarily.

"The red arrow is the attacking side, representing Israel. The black arrow is the defender, representing the *** coalition army. The symbol with a triangle in the square represents a fighter, and the cross in the square represents the army ....... ”

After ten minutes of a zero-hour cram school, John finally understood the military map after listening to Ike South's teaching.

"At present, Israel's tactics are to concentrate its superior forces and focus on attacking the two strongest forces, Egypt and Iraq, and try to defeat these two forces and then turn their guns against Afghanistan and Jordan.

As long as Egypt and Iraq can withstand the first wave of Israeli attacks, the balance of victory will be tilted in favor of the coalition forces. After Ike Soth gave John military knowledge, he continued to introduce the situation in the Middle East.

"So, this battle will be the key to the outcome of the whole war?" John said.

"Yes, so the two sides will have the fiercest duel between Muslim and Israel, and this battle will be very fierce. As far as Iraq and Egypt are concerned, Israel is bound to carry out several hours of continuous bombing of these two forces tonight, and the Israeli Air Force is equipped with our most advanced warplanes and air-to-surface missiles, although the number of missiles is not large, but it is enough for Iraq and Egypt to drink a pot, but as long as Iraq and Egypt can survive and Israel's missiles are not replenished by us, its air superiority will no longer exist. Ike South.

"Now, the key is whether these two units can stand up after being bombed continuously all night!" The Minister of Defense frowned, as the Minister of Defense of the South, he is very aware of the strength of Israel's air forces, otherwise he would not have knocked Egypt down in two days last time.

"These two forces should be able to survive, the performance of the anti-aircraft missiles provided by Russia is still good, and Israel may have to pay some price if it wants to beat Egypt like last time." Ike South.

"How many of us are in the Middle East?" asked John, looking at the Minister of Defense after listening to Ike South's presentation.

"We have more than 20,000 troops in the Middle East, mainly in Kuwait and in charge of security, and a small number in Saudi Arabia. The Minister of Defense replied.

"My result is simple, Israel must withstand the maximum sanctions, but it cannot be destroyed. ”

John's bottom line was very low, so low that as long as Israel was not destroyed.

When everyone heard John's words, they discussed, and the task given by John was actually not very simple, mainly because it was difficult to control the degree, since it was necessary to beat Israel hard and not let Israel destroy the country.

War is mad, and the red-eyed sides are even crazier, and to achieve John's end, the United States must have the ability to stop this war at any time.

"Then we have to increase our troops in the Middle East, and we can stop this war at any time with strong military deterrence. Jane DuPont thought about it and replied.

After listening, the Minister of Defense nodded and added. "There are as many as 910,000 coalition troops, and if we want to deter the coalition forces, we need at least multiple rapid reaction forces and a full fleet. ”

"Who to send?" John asked.

After everyone discussed the idea for more than ten minutes, the Minister of Defense said. "According to everyone's deliberations, we agreed to send all the members of the Fifth Fleet to the Persian Gulf, the 2nd Marine Division, and the 18th Airborne Corps to the Middle East, and at the same time to send Britain and Austria to ...... and other NATO member states also sent troops to the Middle East. ”

The Fifth Fleet is one of the six major naval fleets of the United States, and is the naval force of the United States in the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, the coast of East Africa, and the south to Kenya, with three aircraft carrier groups, six amphibious combat groups, eight submarine combat groups, and 15,000 ground troops.

The Eighteenth Airborne Corps is a rapid reaction force of the United States that can be quickly deployed anywhere in the world. It has the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division, the 10th Mountain Division, the 24th Infantry Division, the 82nd Airborne Division, and the 101st Air Assault Division, with a total strength of 76,000 troops.

The 2nd Army and Navy Division is the main division of the United States Strategic Reserve, with a total of 20,000 men.

In this way, the number of U.S. troops sent to the Middle East will reach 115,000, and the number of U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East will be as high as 135,000.

After listening to it, John thought about it, and felt that with the addition of the armies of NATO member countries, it should be about the same, and then looked at the Minister of Defense and ordered.

"Order: All members of the Fifth Fleet assemble in the Persian Gulf.

Order: All members of the 2nd Army and Navy Division should be sent to the Middle East.

Order: All members of the 18th Airborne Corps are to leave for the Middle East.

Order: Bantis Craddock is to be the Commander-in-Chief of the Front, at the head of all armed forces of the United States of the Middle East, as well as the armed forces of the NATO coalition, with full responsibility for Middle East affairs. ”

"Yes!"

The staff officer on duty on the side quickly printed out John's order, and after handing it over to John for signature and confirmation, the Minister of Defense took the order and immediately issued it to his unit.

"The war in the Middle East will be reported every day. John finished signing the military order and looked at the Minister of Defense.

Although John does not understand military affairs, he understands management, and he knows that only if he values the Middle East, the people below will pay attention to it.

"Yes!"

The Minister of Defense immediately replied that as Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Military Committee, it was natural for him to report on the work.

"In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should do a good job of communicating with the northern government and NATO member states, and put in place the affairs of NATO's allies as soon as possible. ”

"Yes!"

The Minister of Foreign Affairs nodded.

The military meeting lasted for more than an hour, and when John had arranged all the work and walked out of the underground combat command center with Dani and the others, it was already dawn, and the elder Morgan and Mrs. Morgan were sitting in the dining room for breakfast.

"It's over?"

Morgan Sr. knew last night that the war in the Middle East had begun, but he didn't care.

"For the time being, I have sent the Fifth Fleet, the Second Division of the Navy and Army, and the Eighteenth Airborne Corps to the Middle East, and I have also asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to communicate with the northern government and NATO member states. John repeated the important content of the meeting to Morgan Sr., looked at Morgan Sr. and asked. "Father, is there anything you need to add here?"

"Nope!"

Morgan Sr. shook his head.

"I thought that the military council would report on the situation in the Middle East every day, and after they finished reporting, I would report to you. ”

"No, you are now the ruling deputy head of state, and the acting head of state handles the country's military and political affairs, so you can just watch and handle the affairs of the Middle East yourself, and you don't need to ask my opinion on everything, my job now is to rest, according to your words, to enjoy life. Your mother and I decided to go on vacation to Palm Beach tomorrow, and the house will be left to you. ”

Old Morgan doesn't care about anything now, and all the military and political affairs of the country are handed over to John, and his daily work is to eat, drink, and enjoy life to the fullest.

Of course, the old Morgan is not degenerate, the reason why he did this, in addition to exercising John's ability, is to slowly let the power transition to John, and wait for him to sleep before the power of the southern government can be smoothly transferred to John, so the old Morgan is now ostensibly eating, drinking and having fun, but in fact, he is acting as a backer for John to ensure the smooth transfer of power.

"Father, what should I do if I encounter something that I can't handle when you leave?" Hearing that the old Morgan was leaving, John suddenly felt that he had lost his backbone, and the reason why John was able to handle national affairs with ease was all due to the old Morgan making him the Poseidon Needle, in other words, the old Morgan was his insurance, so he was not afraid of making mistakes, because he had the old Morgan insurance in his pocket, and now the old Morgan was going on vacation, and the insurance was gone.

"You have to get used to my absence, your mother and I can't be with you forever, you are now fully capable of carrying this burden, believe in yourself.

Consult your aunt on matters of government affairs, consult the Military Committee on matters of military affairs, consult the cabinet and staff agencies on matters of policy, consult the elders on matters of family, consult the Party Committee on matters within the Party, consult the roundtable deacon group on matters of associations, consult think tanks on matters of groups, and communicate with members more on matters of the Alliance.

You must understand that the wisdom of the individual is limited after all, and only by gathering the wisdom of all people can you be invincible, and the United States and the Allied States are full of talents, and they can gather the best talents from all over the world, and as long as you are willing to bend down and ask for advice, there is nothing you cannot solve. ”

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