"Okay, I'll be over later."

When Ding Zhennan answered the phone, Liu Zunshan waited patiently beside him, and he didn't walk over until Ding Zhennan put down the phone.

"Good news?"

Ding Zhennan smiled and said, "The problem we discussed before has been solved. ”

"You mean ......"

"Shoufu has appointed Bai Huawei as the commander-in-chief of the Fanyan Yang fleet, and he has already set off, and is expected to arrive in four hours."

"Come to us?"

Ding Zhennan nodded, and said, "There is also Li Tianling who came with him. ”

Liu Zunshan was stunned for a moment, and then showed a look of surprise.

Although it is said that they are juniors, the age difference is not big, and they are all from naval families, Liu Zunshan naturally knows about the incident that Bai Huamin made at the beginning. Even if Ding Zhen was interested in South Africa's common sense and drew a clear line with Bai Huamin in a way that almost destroyed his future, the estrangement between him and Li Tianling was not eliminated.

Don't look at Li Tianling, Ding Zhennan, and Bai Huawei as "Young and Strong Three Heroes", but if you really want to talk about it, he is more like the Air Force sent to make up the numbers.

Li Tianling's biggest capital is actually his influence in the imperial army.

Among the officers of the Young Zhuang faction, there is no influence above Li Tianling, and Bai Huawei is no exception.

Li Tianling is not only Li Yunxiang's grandson, but also Lian Xusheng's grandson and Bai Zhizhan's son-in-law, and he can eat well in the three major branches of the empire.

Once upon a time, Li Tianling was regarded as a rising star in the imperial army.

Perhaps, it was precisely because the expectations of the outside world were too high that it backfired.

Judging from the performance, among the "Young and Strong Three Heroes", Li Tianling is indeed a little unworthy of the name, or the ability he shows is not as powerful as he boasts.

A few months ago, his "Expeditionary Mixed Wing" was the vanguard of Posha Bay.

Although in the early days of the Bosshawan War, the performance of the "Expeditionary Mixed Wing" was commendable and played a vital role in curbing the southward expansion of the Iraqi army, with the arrival of a large force, the "Expeditionary Mixed Wing" did not perform eye-catching after the official start of the war.

The most famous operation was to cover the bombing of strategic targets in Baghdad by the "Attack-11A" group.

Shortly thereafter, Li Tianling returned to the Northwest Theater.

During this period, he also led troops to Pakistan Railway and conducted joint exercises with the Pakistani Railway Air Force.

After the outbreak of the war, the "Expeditionary Mixed Wing" was merged into the Theater Air Force, and Li Tianling was promoted to commander of the Theater Air Force and at the same time promoted to Brigadier General of the Air Force.

At the initial stage, especially in September, the performance of the Northwest Theater Air Force was far from excellent, and it was far worse than the combat operations of the "Expeditionary Mixed Wing" in Posha Bay.

It's just that no one blames Li Tianling, and the responsibility is not on Li Tianling.

After all, in the Northwest Theater, facing the powerful Western Continent Group, and it was the enemy who launched the attack first, the situation of the Imperial Air Force was very passive. Besides, the Battle of Bosa Bay was not over, and after that it was still at war with the Republic of Nuland in the Guia, and the Imperial Air Force had to fight in three directions at the same time. In the case of limited investment in troops, and even ammunition is not guaranteed, it is very good that it is not routed by the enemy on the mainland battlefield.

It was precisely in this way that while Bai Huawei was soaring and galloping across the Guia Ocean and Ding Zhennan was moving and rushing between Posha Bay and the southern subcontinent, Li Tianling sat in the Northwest Theater and commanded thousands of combat planes of the theater air force to resist the frantic attack from the Western Continent Group.

It must be admitted that in the defensive operation stage, the Northwest Theater Air Force commanded by Li Tianling was the mainstay.

In less than two months since its establishment, the number of combat planes owned by the Northwest Theater Air Force has increased from less than 2,000 at the beginning of its establishment to nearly 6,000, the number of strategic bombers alone has increased by 1,500, and the number of third-generation fighters has surged from less than 600 to nearly 2,000.

Obviously, this is mainly due to Li Tianling.

If anything, it is precisely because of the mastery of air supremacy on the battlefield, at least most of the time, that the Eastern Coalition Army was able to fight and retreat, still holding the second line of defense before the arrival of the first heavy snowfall, and did not let the enemy complete the strategic breakthrough before the arrival of winter.

According to the statistics of the Northwest Theater, in September alone, the tactical aircraft of the air force destroyed more than 10,000 main battle equipment, and more than 4,000 main battle tanks. You know, the Western Continent lost a total of 7000 tanks in September. If there is no theater air force, perhaps by the end of September, the armored torrent of the Western Continent Group will have broken through the second line of defense, and perhaps Dongluosha will fall.

Interestingly, Shi Zhiliang asked Li Tianling to return to the Northwest Theater at that time, not because he needed to use Li Tianling's influence to strengthen the Northwest Theater Air Force. At least at that time, no one could have imagined that the carefully constructed strategic defense line of the Eastern Bloc would be broken through by the Western Continent in a very short time. As a matter of fact, it was only after Li Tianling returned to the Northwest Theater that Shi Zhiliang decided to set up a theater air force in order to make more effective use of the air force.

Shi Zhiliang made this arrangement, but he didn't want him to get too close to Ding Zhennan.

As a matter of fact, Li Tianling's appointment as commander of the "Expeditionary Mixed Wing" was also related to Ding Zhennan's appointment as an operational staff officer at the Northwest Theater Command.

It can be seen that even in the eyes of the older generation, Ding Zhennan and Li Tianling are incompatible.

So, what are you sending him here for?

If you want to say it, the reason is actually very sufficient, even Liu Zunshan can think of it.

With the arrival of winter, combat operations on the mainland battlefield will certainly come to an end, and after that there will be a "truce" that lasts for several months, and even if there will be sporadic battles, it will be difficult to develop into large-scale combat operations. Obviously, in the Northwest Theater, there is no room for Li Tianling to perform for the time being.

On the contrary, the fighting in the Southern Subcontinent has only just begun.

If you want to make a difference here, you have to invest enough air power, and you have to send a capable general to command the combat operations here.

Just looking at ability, Li Tianling is the ideal candidate.

But the problem is that the relationship between him and Ding Zhennan is there, and if it doesn't get along, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble.

"According to the above meaning, he will be the commander-in-chief of the coalition aviation, and he will return to the Northwest Theater of Operations after the beginning of spring next year." When Liu Zunshan was full of doubts, Ding Zhennan said: "This arrangement actually has a lot to do with Bai Huawei. ”

"You mean ......"

"I don't know the specific situation, but after the offensive and defensive battle of the Khowaii Islands, Bai Huawei must be under a lot of pressure."

Hearing Ding Zhennan say this, Liu Zunshan understood.

The relationship between Bai Huawei and Li Tianling does not need to be said at all, so when Bai Huawei needs help, Li Tianling will definitely stand up.

"The point is that Bai Huawei not only brought a fleet over, but also brought enough heavy helicopters, and they will arrive in the next few days."

"How many?"

"At least three hundred, one hundred of which are 'Z-17' and the other are 'Z-18'."

"That's about the total number of heavy transport helicopters carried by a theater-level landing fleet."

Ding Zhennan nodded, and then said: "The landing fleet stays in Silan and waits, after all, the three newly formed marine divisions are still there. According to Bai Huawei's intentions, the assault aviation was sent over, first, to support the Fifth Marine Division, and second, to convince the enemy that this was the main direction of attack. ”

"If that's the case, there's nothing to worry about."

"When they arrive, you go and talk to Li Tianling."

Liu Zunshan was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Are you worried about Li Tianling?" ”

"What are you talking about?" Ding Zhennan rolled his eyes, obviously speechless at Liu Zunshan. "Don't think too much, I don't have a problem with him."

"Really?"

"If so, will they send him?"

Liu Zunshan pursed his mouth, although he didn't refute, but obviously didn't believe Ding Zhennan's words.

It's just that Ding Zhennan didn't dwell on this issue too much. "You went to him to talk about war. Previously, due to the limitation of transportation capacity, it was necessary to make careful calculations when arranging combat operations, especially when investing troops, and to ensure that logistics support could keep up as much as possible. If we can solve the capacity problem, we can do a good job here. ”

"Is this necessary?"

"One time, another time."

Hearing Ding Zhennan say this, Liu Zunshan immediately tightened his brows.

"Do you think that the above sent Li Tianling here just to help Bai Huawei get out of the predicament?"

"Is there any other purpose?"

Ding Zhennan smiled before saying: "It is undeniable that Bai Huawei is Li Tianling's brother-in-law, but when it comes to the core interests of the army and the empire, whether it is the first assistant or General Shi Zhiliang, he will not be confused." Besides, if Shoufu doesn't agree, what can others do with Bai Huawei? Even if you need to use a big victory to dispel the doubts of the outside world, you can choose the southern battlefield instead of our side. ”

"That's true. According to your meaning, sending Li Tianling over is to do a big job here? ”

Ding Zhennan nodded, but he didn't rush to answer.

"The problem is that if you really want to do a big job, you have to put in more combat troops first, not send an air general."

"There will definitely be more air power."

"That's not enough." Liu Zunshan took a long breath before he said: "The Fanluo Kingdom is not a small country like the Lianghe Country, even if it can destroy the military power of the Fanluo Kingdom through air strikes, it will take a lot of time, and in the end, it still has to occupy the Fanluo Kingdom through ground attacks. In fact, unless the navy sends a few more aircraft carrier battle groups over, it will not be able to completely cover the Van Luo mainland by relying only on the tactical aviation deployed around the country. If strategic aviation is used, and strategic aviation acts as the main striking force, even if there are enough bombers available, ammunition is a big problem. Don't try to get enough cruise missiles, at least in the short term. ”

After Liu Zunshan finished speaking, Ding Zhennan pondered for a while before saying: "If you want to say, the ground forces are actually enough. ”

"What?"

"On the Pakistani side, we can only invest four divisions, with a maximum of 200,000 troops, which is enough to fight a strategic-level large-depth offensive campaign. There is also a million-strong army of Pakistan and Railway, even the regular army exceeds 500,000, and it is not a big problem to complete a strategic-level assault operation. ”

"Where did the 4 ...... come from?"

Before he finished speaking, Liu Zunshan showed a shocked look.

Obviously, the four divisions mentioned by Ding Zhennan include the two divisions on the northwest battlefield, the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division and the 33rd Infantry Division. The former is subordinate to the Southern Theater of Operations and has long been stationed at the Peshawar base to serve as a strategic reserve for the coalition forces. The latter is the border garrison in the northwest of the mainland, called the Infantry Division, which is actually a lightly armed mountain infantry division, but it will definitely be fully strengthened before entering the war.

In other words, the northwest battlefield will shift from defense to offense.

The key is that Li Tianling came over this time, and it is very likely that he will go to the northwest battlefield, not to the southwest battlefield to sing against Ding Zhennan.

Actually, this is the only plausible possibility.

It's just that Liu Zunshan is not happy at all.

The reason is also very simple, if the imperial top brass has decided to launch large-scale combat operations in the southern subcontinent, and the northwest battlefield is the main one, it will definitely let the southwest battlefield cooperate, such as expanding the scale of the ground offensive. At that time, I am afraid that it will be more than the 17th Panzer Division that will have to stay.

This means that the 5th Marine Division may not be able to go to the east coast to fight the main force.

Of course, if you can stay and play the main force, then there is no problem.

It is a pity that if the 5th Marine Division stays, the probability of hitting the main force is almost zero.

The crux of the matter is that both the northwest and southwest are based on Pakistan and the railway, and strictly speaking, they are actually one battlefield, and the purpose of dividing them into two battlefields is to resolve the contradictions at the command level.

After the shift from defense to offense, the two battlefields will definitely be under unified command.

Even if Li Tianling only stays until the beginning of spring next year, before that, he will definitely focus on the northwest battlefield, so Ding Zhennan's right to speak will definitely be greatly weakened.

Perhaps it was this that Ding Zhennan decided to go to the east coast to open up a new battlefield.

In any case, when Ding Zhennan leaves, the Fifth Marine Division that stays behind will definitely be killed by soy sauce.

"Brother Ding, tell me, we ...... like this"

"It's not that serious." Ding Zhennan grabbed Liu Zunshan's shoulders and said, "No matter who commands, as long as you fight in the coastal area, you will definitely have to rely on the marines. So, you have to talk to Li Tianling and find out how much support we can get. ”

Liu Zunshan nodded, indicating that he understood the meaning of Ding Zhennan's words.

If it really wants to launch a large-scale offensive on the side of Pakistan, the offensive line of the Fifth Marine Division will definitely need to be shifted to the south, such as going south to storm Gujarat, fighting in the coastal area as much as possible, and turning Mumbai, which was previously a secondary direction, into the main direction of attack.

Only in this way can the position of the main force be maintained.

Of course, whether it can turn south, and how many troops can be invested in that direction, and how quickly it can march into Mengmai, depends on logistical support.

The key is actually how much help can be obtained from the air force in the early stage, that is, when advancing inland.

After conquering Gujarat and gaining ports, there was no longer a need for air force transport planes, and ships were able to deliver supplies to the front line.

Thinking of these things, Liu Zunshan couldn't help but sigh.

If anything, what he hates most is that it changes around like this. In his understanding, after the battle plan was formulated, it began to be implemented. It's just that after becoming an operational commander, Liu Zunshan realized that even the most perfect combat plan would be adjusted according to the actual situation, and even in the process of implementation, it would have to be constantly adjusted. In fact, there is no such thing as a perfect battle plan.

Of course, if you find Li Tianling, you can solve the problem, then it would be great.

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