Chapter 411: Offensive Plan
Seven days later, on the second floor of the council hall.
A man explained to the people around him with a projector: "There are three forces in front of Salem now, and everyone should know that these three forces are Kurdish forces in the north, Damascus in the south, and extremist groups that occupy Deir ez-Zor in the east. β
No one has mentioned the rebel group, which was once the most intractable rebel group, and the rebel army, which once acquired most of the country's territory, has now lost all its weight with the rout of the NATO bloc, and is no longer included in the scope of threats to Salem.
This is a military meeting for the current format of Salem and the deployment of military activities that will be needed next.
A conference table was already full. Hassan, who is the president and commander of the army, sat on the guard, and the second place was naturally Zhou Yan, the representative of the Hurricane Company, and the cadres of various divisions and headquarters in the military circles were listed below.
After the First Battle of Miye, Salem also reorganized the army, broke up the original army, and integrated it into an army, named the Salem Revolutionary Army, with two divisions and one logistics unit. Hesitate for the temporary lack of the Navy Air Force, and there is no Navy number for the time being. However, a large number of cadets have been sent to Latakia to train the Navy Air Force course.
"What do you think about the Reconquista?" said Hassan, sitting precariously.
A division staff officer stood up and said: "I think our next move can be to take the lead in entering the Kurdish region, seize the Kurdish lost territory by force, consolidate the northern region, and then come to the city, I think the extremist groups themselves will disappear." β
Someone immediately retorted: "It's too naΓ―ve! The Kurdish region is a problem that arose as early as when Syria was not divided, the people are fierce, the environment is harsh, and if we fall into it, it will be the biggest blow to us, not to mention the old government in Damascus in the south, attacking the Kurds will definitely consume a large number of troops, once the main force is completely mired in the quagmire of war, extremist groups will take advantage of the weakness and what will we use to resist?"
In the final analysis, the current number of troops in Salem is still too small, after all, the total number of troops is only 30,000! Two truly integrated divisions have been reluctantly formed by borrowing from the east and west, and attacking the Kurds will inevitably trap one division firmly in it, and the second unit, which is also dependent on defense, will also follow in.
There was already a lot of discussion below, obviously everyone knew about the current situation in the military field of Salem, but 30,000 troops were not enough to see where to put them.
The staff officer said very unhappily: "What about then? Attack the extremist groups? Now that we have recovered the eastern region, our front will be stretched too long, and the Kurds will not say anything about it, and the southern government will certainly not sit idly by." β
"What do you say, attacking the Kurds is ridiculous, what are we going to do if we get bogged down?"
"Isn't fighting Deir ez-Zor a war? I heard that there are also tens of thousands of troops there, gathered in the city, and the residents are used as hostages, and that is called lively!"
Hassan waved his hand, and the two officers immediately stopped arguing, saying that it didn't make sense, and that the real decision-maker was Hassan.
Hassan cleared his throat, not because his throat was uncomfortable, but because he wanted to vent his frustration.
"Mr. Zhou, don't you know what to suggest?" asked Hassan.
Zhou Yan said unceremoniously: "I suggest preparing to recover Deir ez-Zor first!"
The two worlds who were still arguing just now were extremely excited after the latter heard Zhou Yan's opinion, and looked at the staff officer with a victor's eye.
The staff officer said, "Mr. Zhou, I want to know why?"
"The Kurdish forces have been at odds with the Turks for many years, and before we were at war with the NATO bloc, the Turks had increased the Kurdish region by two armored divisions and cooperated with various army units to fight in storage. Our attack on Deir ez-Zor to regain the area controlled by the extremist groups is tantamount to liberating the suffering people, so why not fight this battle to increase the prestige of the country and regain the lost territory with one stone?"
Hassan said: "What Mr. Zhou said is right, the target this time is Deir ez-Zor, do you have any questions?"
"This staff officer also said before, we regain Deir ez-Zor, other forces will not sit still, if the battle line is too long, it will be easy to be penetrated layer by layer!" Another officer stood up, this officer was from the main peace faction, he was not very supportive of the offensive plan, but he was forced by Hassan's desire to attack to reluctantly attend the meeting.
Zhou Yan continued, "At that time, everyone knew that the Kurds planned to negotiate peace with the old government army, which shows that the Kurdish forces are now at the end of their crossbow and cannot withstand too much storm. β
"There is no doubt that the Kurdish forces are fierce, but this battle has been fought for too long, and a force without backup simply cannot support such a long war. It is also a matter of time before the ammunition runs out, and this is also the best time to win over. As I said, the strategy for dealing with the Kurdish forces is definitely not a forcible attack, this nation is very interesting, as a nation without a nation of its own, and it is because of this national problem, this moment of turmoil that they rise up to create their own state. β
The staff officer continued to ask, "Mr. Zhou, may I ask what is the connection between these?"
Zhou Yan smiled and said: "Why do you want to establish your own country? It is fundamentally because of the treatment of the Kurdish nation in old Syria, there is no sense of belonging, and there are no rights that all kinds of citizens can have! These Syrias cannot give them, but what about us? We can give their citizens the rights they still have, promote the self-control system of the autonomous region, and use non-violent means to recover the Kurdish areas." β
The audience was silent, and no one refuted Zhou Yan's words, the meaningless method is the most pertinent method, but it is a bit difficult to send it to the Kurds and talk to the Kurds.
"You don't have to worry about the Kurdish issue, we at the Hurricane Corporation will provide this diplomatic service for the security of your country. Zhou Yan said.
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In the yellow sand, Du Feng drove a jeep and took Besenia all the way from Aleppo to Deir ez-Zor, he did not use the way of flying, even if this method would greatly shorten the time taken for these hundreds of kilometers, but he just liked this feeling, driving in the desert, seeking a way out is also a kind of enjoyment.
Besenia stroked her windswept hair, one side of her head was charming and moving, she glanced at Du Feng and said, "Honey, do you have something on your mind?"
Du Feng said while controlling the steering wheel: "I, I was thinking about the last time I went to Sunan." β
Hearing Sunan Besenia leaning on the backrest and laughing with his mouth open, this thorny rose was smiling very happily like a child who had obtained a favorite toy.
Du Feng said, "Do you remember Xinka?"
Besenia said, "Is it a boy who was red-faced by a jaguar?"
Du Feng said: "It's him, he also has a sister, I promised her to bring her brother back well, now that Salam and the hurricane are stable, I have to fulfill my promise." β