Ding Zhennan has known Tang Bohui for a long time, but he only "knows".

The last time the two met was a few years ago, Ding Zhennan was the operational staff officer of the Northwest Theater, and Tang Boxiong was the colonel and brigade commander of the 242nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade. Speaking of which, we have only met once, that is, the 242nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade represented the Southern Theater to the Northwest Theater to participate in the joint military exercise that year. That is, one side of the relationship, at least in Ding Zhennan's memory, the two also greeted each other at the banquet before and after the exercise.

Other than that, the two have no other intersections.

For this reason, after coming to Iborg, Ding Zhennan first went to Li Tianling, and Li Tianling came forward to contact Tang Bohui, and then arranged to meet at Rawa Air Base.

In Ding Zhennan's view, Tang Bohui is closer to Li Tianling, and he will definitely give Li Tianling face.

The crux of the matter is that when Li Tianling was serving in the "Expeditionary Mixed Wing," he was deployed to the Southern Theater many times, and he was often stationed in Pakistan Railway to conduct joint training with the combat units deployed there, so Li Tianling's contacts with Tang Bohui were closer, and it was more convenient for him to speak.

Of course, from an afterthought, this is indeed redundant.

After meeting Tang Bohui, Ding Zhennan had already realized that the army major general had been waiting for an opportunity, or rather waiting for Ding Zhennan's arrival.

The reason is also very simple, the current situation of the twenty-fourth mechanized infantry division is very embarrassing, and it can even be said to be aggrieved.

Originally, it was the main force stationed in Pakistan, but it turned out to be playing soy sauce.

Not to mention playing the main force, as long as he can go to the battlefield, Tang Bohui will be satisfied. If you can play the main force, it will be great.

It is precisely because of this that after Ding Zhennan proposed to borrow the fighters who had not been recruited, Tang Bohui immediately agreed.

Of course, Li Tianling's contribution must be indispensable here.

Although he left Kara Harbor in the early morning of the second day after arriving at Pakistan and did not participate in the subsequent combat meeting, Li Tianling already had a very clear understanding of the overall situation on the battlefield, and he could guess that Ding Zhennan would first exert his strength in the southwest battlefield and then move to the northwest after opening up the situation.

In addition, the number of troops available on the southwest battlefield is so small.

From this, it is not difficult to imagine that Ding Zhennan will come to the Northwest Theater to borrow troops.

Obviously, Li Tianling talked to Tang Bohui in advance, and mentioned the matter of letting the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division go south to fight, which gave Tang Bohui a certain psychological expectation.

The headquarters of the coalition aviation is located at the Rawa airbase.

This military base was originally used by the Pakistan Railway Air Force alone, and has always been the most important military base of the Pakistan Railway Air Force in the northern region and even the whole country. Until the Second Southern Subcontinental War, it was also the seat of the Pakistani Air Force Command. Because it was too conspicuous and inevitably attacked by the enemy during the war, Pakistan Railway moved its air force headquarters to Baisha a year before the outbreak of the Second Southern Subcontinent War.

It's just that the status of the Rawa airbase has not been reduced.

The reason is simple: this military base is just outside Iborg, only a few dozen kilometers away from the Prime Minister's Office and other important government functions.

Crucially, the troops deployed at the base are tasked with defending the capital.

In the Second Southern Subcontinent War, the aviation units stationed at the base fought bravely against the enemy and made great contributions to thwarting the strategic offensive of the Van army.

Of course, problems such as being too close to the front line were also exposed in the war.

It was for this reason that, immediately after joining the Eastern Bloc, Pakistan immediately leased the Rawa airbase to the Liangxia Empire, to be precise, a partial right of use.

After all, near Iborg there is no military base capable of replacing Rawa .

However, Pakistan Tie leased the Rawa base to the Liangxia Empire and let the Imperial Air Force deploy combat aircraft here, at least in the first few years, its fundamental intention was to use the Imperial Air Force as a shield, so that the Van Luo Air Force would not dare to attack the Pakistani Tie Air Force, which was also deployed at the Rawa base.

To this day, Rawa Air Base has long been a comprehensive military base, and the main force stationed at the base is the Imperial Army.

Before the outbreak of the Great War, there were more than 10,000 Imperial soldiers stationed there.

In addition, there were about 2,000 officers and soldiers from other allied countries.

To this end, Pakistan Railway has also built a "living area for foreign soldiers" outside the base to provide convenience for the allied officers and soldiers stationed there.

With the outbreak of the Great War, the number of Imperial officers and soldiers stationed at Rawa Air Base increased dramatically.

At present, in addition to about 8,000 officers and men of the two air units belonging to the Southern Theater and 15,000 officers and men from the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division, there are also about 10,000 officers and men from the allies, including about 5,000 from the Saoyi Imperial Kingdom and the Gaoju Kingdom.

If anything, in the Eastern Bloc, with the exception of a few member states that directly participated in the war because of the invasion, the most active ones were the Narrow Imperial States and the High Giant Kingdom. As for Austria, which is closer to the southern subcontinent, no decision has been made on whether to send troops to the war so far.

However, the contribution of the allies is still minimal.

Taking the Imperial State of Narrow-Freedom as an example, so far, it has also sent an aviation unit with 120 combat planes to fight in Pakistan and only carry out air defense missions, that is, those narrow-range fighters only fly in the territory of Pakistan and have not participated in the operation of attacking the country.

Of course, it is not that the narrow-minded authorities are timid, but that they are all equipped with air supremacy fighters.

Of the 120 fighters sent by the Imperial Empire, 40 were Zhan-11AJ and 80 Zhan-10AJ.

As mentioned before, the Sayi Imperial Kingdom was one of the first countries to import "Zhan-11" fighters from the Liangxia Empire, and it was the only country that had obtained a production license to produce and assemble the "Zhan-11" by its own enterprises, and it was also the country that equipped the "Zhan-11" the most in addition to the Liangxia Empire.

In addition, the "Zhan-10AJ" was also produced by the enterprises of the Saji Imperial Province themselves.

It's just that the "Zhan-11AJ" and "Zhan-10AJ" of the Narrow-Sized Imperial Kingdom are actually castrated versions, and they only retain the ability to combat air supremacy.

In fact, restricting the offensive capability of the Narrow-Sized Imperial Empire has always been the basic policy towards the Narrow-Sized Imperial Empire after the war.

In the Eastern Bloc military system, the Imperial Guard was a purely defensive military force whose sole mission was to guard the strategic lines of communication in the rear. It is precisely because of this that the main weapons and equipment of the narrow royal guard basically do not have the ability to strike.

In addition, it is responsible for the logistics of the coalition forces.

It was for this reason that the Royal Air Guard sent 3,000 officers and soldiers.

According to the normal establishment, the number of officers and men of one aviation team with 120 fighters is about 1500, and the maximum will not exceed 2000.

The extra 1,000 officers and men are responsible for the logistics services of the base.

Among other things, several of the "international restaurants" in the base are run by members of the Sagai Royal Air Guard, and the service provided is very good.

That is, with these restaurants, nearly 40,000 non-Pakistani railway officers and soldiers do not need to endure the southern subcontinent-style diet.

If you want to say, if you eat a dish with onions as a seasoning, if you eat several meals in a row, everyone will complain for days.

Of course, this is not to say that the Royal Air Guard is worthless.

It is precisely with the 120 fighter planes provided by the Royal Air Guard that the Pakistani Air Force and the Imperial Air Force can be freed from air defense tasks and arrange for more combat aircraft, especially multi-role fighters, to carry out ground strike missions and intensify their strikes against Van Luo.

Comparatively speaking, the contribution of the High Giant Royal Air Force is greater.

Although only 2,000 officers and soldiers were sent to Pakistan to participate in the war, the Gaoju Royal Air Force dispatched 150 fighters, and all of them were multi-role fighters, of which 100 were "Zhan-10AK" delivered only a few years ago, and the other 50 were also modernized and improved "Zhan-8FK".

If it is necessary to say that if it is a land strike mission, the "Zhan-8FK" is more ideal than the "Zhan-10AK".

The reason is also very simple, the "Zhan-8FK" is a twin-engine heavy fighter, and after hanging 6 tons of bombs, the combat radius can reach 1200 kilometers. If it is a battlefield suppression mission, it can hang 4 tons of bombs and fly to patrol the battlefield 800 kilometers away from the airport for 2 hours.

The "Zhan-10AK" is a single-engine medium fighter, and its bomb load, combat radius, and air time are inferior to that of heavy fighters.

Of course, in the Northwest Theater, especially in the battlefield jamming mission with precision-guided munitions, the impact of these performance gaps is not very large.

In most cases, tactical aircraft will not carry more than 2 tons of ground strike ammunition, usually 4 500-kilogram laser-guided bombs or 8 250-kilogram laser-guided bombs, and even if you count the combat missiles used for self-defense, the total amount of external ammunition is less than 2.5 tons.

It can be seen that what determines the strike capability is actually whether or not precision-guided munitions can be mounted and used.

There is no doubt that this is also the strength of the Gaoju Royal Air Force.

If you want to say, the Kingdom of Gaoju and the Imperial Kingdom of Narrowness are the two extremes in the Eastern Bloc.

Because of its close proximity to the empire, and its strategic rear, the local security is fully guaranteed, so the Golwan Kingdom basically has no defense pressure, and can develop its national defense forces according to the needs of the Eastern Bloc, or the role it plays in the Eastern Bloc.

The role played by the Kingdom of High Giant in the Eastern Bloc is that of a "small forward".

Of course, there is nothing wrong with calling it a "thug".

It is precisely because of this that the national defense construction of the Gaoju Kingdom has always been based on offense, and its main weapons and equipment are all biased towards attack.

The most representative is the Gao Ju Wangjia Air Force.

Of the nearly 600 combat aircraft equipped, 500 are attack aircraft and multi-role fighters, while less than 100 are purely anti-aircraft fighters.

If you want to say anything, it is also thanks to the Air Force of the Gao Ju Royal Family.

In September, during the combat operation to stop the Van army, the combat units deployed by the Gaoju Royal Air Force to the Rawa Air Base made great contributions. According to incomplete statistics, just a few dozen "Zhan-8FK" of heavy fighter detachments destroyed thousands of armored targets.

Of course, the Gao Ju Wangjia Air Force also paid an extremely heavy price. So far, 26 "Zhan-8FK" and 17 "Zhan-10AK" have been shot down or forced to land on the way back in battle, and a total of 32 pilots of the Gaoju Royal Air Force have been killed or missing.

In addition, dozens of ground crews were killed or injured in missile strikes by the Vatican army.

That is, the allies shared part of the combat pressure, so the Imperial Air Force did not send additional combat aircraft to the northern part of the Pakistani Railway.

Before Li Tianling's arrival, there was only one tactical air force deployed in the northern region of Pakistan, and the total number of planes of various types was less than 500, of which only 300 were combat planes at most.

The reason is also simple, the air forces of the allies are seriously lacking in support aircraft.

"In the past few days, I have gone around other bases and have a more detailed understanding of the battlefield situation." Although he was only pulled by Ding Zhennan to fill the number, Li Tianling didn't take it seriously. Besides, Rawa Air Base is his territory, and he should also fulfill the friendship of landlords. "If we just maintain the current situation and make a breakthrough on the southwestern battlefield before we consider launching an offensive, the existing air power will be enough."

When Li Tianling said this, Ding Zhennan's eyes were always on the waiter in the restaurant.

She is a female soldier of several narrow-minded Royal Air Guard support units.

If I want to say, in the Eastern Bloc, the female soldiers of the narrow imperial kingdom have long been famous.

However, Ding Zhennan did not look at the beauty, but was thinking about the problem.

As for the exquisite dishes on the table, Ding Zhennan had no problem at all, and Li Tianling was similar, and a few carefully cooked stir-fry were almost untouched.

"If necessary, we can send all three air teams to the southwest battlefield, and after the battle there is over, we can then station in the northwest theater."

"It's too much trouble, it's not necessary."

After Ding Zhennan spoke, Li Tianling just nodded.

"I don't mean anything else, I just don't think it's very appropriate to deploy all three air forces to the southwest battlefield. The first is that there are not enough bases to accommodate so many combat aircraft, the second is that the logistics support will become more complicated, and the third is that it will cause unnecessary misunderstandings. However, if the northwest battlefield can be stabilized by relying on the current air force, one more air force can be arranged to go to the southwest battlefield. ”

"That's fine."

"On the other hand, what we need most urgently now is the 'Y-15A'."

Li Tianling smiled bitterly and sighed. "I tried my best to find a way, but I didn't dare to guarantee the ticket, after all, the output is there, and I won't play tricks."

"I really can't do it, and I can get more tactical transport planes."

"It's not a big deal."

Ding Zhennan nodded, hesitated slightly, and then said: "If you can, after the offensive begins, it is best to launch air strikes simultaneously in the northwest, and the scale of the previous waves of air assaults is as large as possible, so as to disrupt the combat deployment of the Van army as much as possible." ”

"Striking the West?"

This time, Ding Zhennan just nodded.

"I'm going to figure it out, but if you really want to do it, you need to make adjustments to the combat operations in the early stage, so the air strike will definitely be reduced before the offensive begins. Otherwise, the completion rate of combat units cannot be guaranteed, and there is no way to maintain the intensity of sorties. ”

"That's no problem, it's up to you to arrange it, the key is to ensure the intensity of the attack in the days after the attack starts."

"Okay, I'll make a plan as soon as possible. It's almost the same thing, this table is full of food is cold, let the chef get a few more servings......"

"General Li, you're welcome. I'm a rough person, I'm not that particular, just deal with it casually. ”

"On the battlefield, who is not a rough man?"

Ding Zhennan was obviously embarrassed, but he was really hungry and couldn't take care of it too much, and he had to hurry back to implement the matter of the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division.