Volume 12 Prelude to the Great War Chapter 123 Comprehensive Consideration
※ Ichida Guo said that the battle between the day and the night and the morning made Pei Chengyi feel Chan, "Then Du Qiwei felt more than just pressure. [Full text reading]
Although the offensive operations of the US-Israeli coalition forces in the south have achieved some success, and the actions of the US forces in the Osmaniye direction have also achieved some results, Duchway is still very unoptimistic about the overall situation of the war. From his point of view, in addition to worrying about whether the US-Israeli coalition can gain a foothold in Shekhba, he also has to consider whether the US military can annihilate the eighth combat unit in Bakhche, and even more concerned about whether the US-Turkish coalition can hold Biyabakir.
For Dudgway. Of the three directions, the most pressing of the situation is certainly Diyarbakir.
Anyone can see it. As the US-Israeli coalition launched a general offensive on the southern front, Pei Chengyi had to adjust his tactical deployment. In the Osmaniye direction, the defense is the main thing, and the attack and defense are combined on the southern front, so as to leave more strength to attack Diyarbakir.
Whether Duchway wants to admit it or not, the 7th Infantry Division will definitely not be able to hold Diyarbakir.
According to Dudgway's estimates. Even without the support and cooperation of the 1st Combat Unit, the 10th Combat Unit was able to defeat Diyarbakir within an hour. Even if the Turkish Defense Forces stationed in Diyarbakir performed well. Swing often, and at most allow the 10th combat unit to spend Naib hours. This estimate is well-founded. Prior to this, the 10th Battle alone had taken only an hour to defeat Bismir. As Pei Chengyi increased his investment in this direction and fought for victory, the 10th combat unit was more confident that it would be able to defeat Diyarbakir within a good hour.
In response to this situation. Without much thought, Du Qiwei sent the first strategist over.
It can be said that Diyarbakir has become a "black hole" for the US military
A look back at previous battles. From Blucher's vanguard, to the main forces of the European Corps, to the 7th Infantry Division and the 1st Strategic Division, the US army has increased its forces in this direction several times, but has not received any substantial effect. Perhaps, the Republic Army has not yet defeated Abakir, which is the greatest effect of several troop increases.
At this point, Pei Chengyi's strategic layout is already very clear.
Even if Du Qiwei still had doubts, the facts repeatedly told him that Pei Chengyi did not take the battle in the south seriously, and in order to achieve a decisive victory on the northern front, he could even accept a not-so-glorious result on the southern front. Considering the Republic's reasons for starting this war, Du Qiwei must believe that Pei Chengyi is not only advancing towards the basic goal, but also repeatedly telling his opponent through military action that he should not fight too hard, and should try to control the outcome of the war within a range that is beneficial to both sides, or acceptable to both sides.
It was precisely because of this that Du Qiwei knew that Pei Chengyi understood the hint given by his Cape Town.
The question is, is the current situation on the northern front acceptable to the American authorities?
Or, if the two sides keep this situation, will the US authorities be willing to withdraw from the war?
With Dudgway's understanding of the Republican administration, whether it is for partisan interests, group interests, or worthless face, the Republican administration will not withdraw at this time
Contend.
What's more, Pei Chengyi will definitely not stop there.
Late at night, when he received news from Stark from China that the Sixth Combat Unit and the Seventh Combat Unit of the Republic Army were ready to go out and would definitely arrive at the battlefield by strategic airlift, Du Qiwei's first reaction was that Pei Chengyi would not give up.
To put it simply, the current state of the northern front is by no means the knot that Pei Chengyi wants to see.
In any case, the Republican ** team will definitely storm Diyarbakir, and even continue to attack westward after capturing Diyarbakir, sweeping the entire area of the Taurus Mountains and finally hitting Gaziantep, linking the two battlefields of the eastern and western fronts on the northern front. Only then will Pei Chengyi consider ending large-scale combat operations and negotiating an armistice with his opponent with the outcome of the war, which is very favorable to the republic.
There is no doubt that Pei Chengyi will not take a larger combat operation on the southern front.
In fact, until now, Pei Chengyi has not done anything in the south.
Faced with this situation. Duchway's options are very limited.
Stand in his shoes. There are only two options. The first is to invest more troops on the southern front, strive to achieve major results before suffering a crushing defeat on the northern front, force Pei Chengyi to make strategic concessions, and also lay the foundation for the United States to withdraw from this war with dignity. The second is to strictly defend on the northern front. Don't give Pei Chengyi too much power, as long as he can block the pace of the Republican ** team's westward advance and consume a lot of the living force of the Republic Army, he can force Pei Chengyi to accept armistice negotiations before achieving all his goals. The new address of this site has been changed to: Sishanwa plus 8 four, please log in to read
Obviously, neither option is so ideal.
Regardless of whether Du Qiwei is confident or not, the previous battles have shown that Pei Chengyi is very good at "asymmetric warfare", if the first method is adopted, that is, you fight yours, I fight mine, the US military will not be able to complete the task before the Republican ** team, and it will not be able to achieve the final victory.
According to Dudgway's estimates. If the main forces are concentrated on the southern front, even if Pei Chengyi does not increase his troops here, it will take at least 7 days for the US-Israeli coalition to defeat the second battle unit and the ninth combat unit and fight outside Damascus. Because during this period, there will definitely be a general mobilization in Syria. And all the main forces of the Wehrmacht will be transferred to Damascus, so the US-Israeli coalition forces need to be able to take Damascus and reach the south
It is clear that the fighting on the northern front will not last so long.
In the absence of American reinforcements, the 10th combat unit was able to take Diyarbakir in 2 days. Since there was no need to worry about the safety of the rear, the 1st Combat Unit could move westward during this period, and advance the front to the vicinity of Malatya and Elazig when the 10th Combat Unit captured Diyarbakir. If Bae Chengyi concludes that the US-Israeli coalition will storm Damascus, he will definitely send at least 2 combat units to storm Ankara. Although the Republican Army's march to Ankara is much farther than that of the US-Israeli coalition army's march into Damascus, the Turkish Army's combat effectiveness is even worse, and the Republican Army can hand over secondary tasks to the Iranian and Iraqi armies that have already followed up, so Pei Chengyi only needs the old days at most to reach Ankara and defeat Ankara between the old days and the Litian. Even if Bae Seung-yi did not plan to march into Ankara, he could use the combat unit reinforced by the thugs to march west with the first combat unit, and reach Gaziantep in Tennaisha. Laid down Iskenderun within the old days. Apparently. Under any circumstances, the US-Israeli coalition will not be able to defeat Damascus in the old days, and it is unlikely that it will even reach Damascus
Outside.
It follows that with the first option, the chances of winning are almost nil.
Ran's question is that the second method may not be much better.
If you want to defend the northern front, you must do two things, one is to defend Diyarbakir, and the other is to kill a certain fighting force of the other side on the battlefield in the west. The new address of this site has been changed to summer: Sishan Cave plus 8 four, please log in to read
Sticking to Diyarbakir is not as simple as a sentence. Although the main attacking force is the 10th Combat Unit, as long as the 10th Combat Unit's attack is blocked, the 1st Combat Unit, which has already arrived, and the Iranian and Iraqi armies that are closely behind, will kill Diyarbakir. When the time comes, not to mention the first battle individual who is good at attacking fortifications, even if the old Wan Liang Yi army is killed, the US-Turkish coalition army will not be able to hold it. In other words, the reinforcement of the first strategist is not enough to ensure that Diyarbakir is in danger. According to the assessment made by the staff officer, in the face of the two combat units and the Kouwan and Yiyi troops, in addition to reinforcing the 1st Strategic Division as quickly as possible, it is necessary to send the 1st Heart Assault Division over as soon as possible. Only by making full use of the low-altitude assault and strike capabilities of the First Heart Assault Division can we hold back the advance of the Republican ** Brigade on the plateau south of the Taurus Mountains and hold the Persecution Yabak.
In fact, Dudgway was not so optimistic.
In any case, the 1st Strategic Division was a very "thin" force.
According to the establishment system of the US Army, "strategists" belong to the standard lightly armed troops. Because the reorganization work has not yet been fully carried out, the 1st Strategic Division is the most "light" of the old divisions of the US Army. In order to meet the most basic standards for army building, that is, all the officers and men of the division can be sent to any battlefield in the world within hours of a strategic transport group, the first strategic division has abandoned a lot of heavy equipment that should not be abandoned, such as main battle tanks and electromagnetic gun systems. In fact, this is not the fault of the US military. It's that it's technically inferior to people. If the 82nd Strategic Division is equipped with main battle tanks. Even a few of them will greatly affect their strategic mobility and thus lose their value in existence. In fact. According to the tactical thinking put forward by the US Army when it was modernizing and reorganizing, the main task of the First Strategic Division is not to fight desperately against a powerful enemy, but to act as the vanguard of the US Army and to use its powerful strategic mobility capability to deal with the armies of medium-sized countries that are not very strong in combat capability in some low-intensity local wars.
It was precisely because of this that Dudgway did not have much hope for the Dinian strategists at all.
The Le Infantry Division is a veritable heavy division, and even they have not been able to hold off the 10th combat unit, how much of a role can the 1st Strategic Division play in Diyarbakir?
If it weren't for the need to send more troops to Diyarbakir as quickly as possible, and the 1st Assault Division was using its own capabilities to rush to the battlefield, Duchway would not have sent the 1st Strategic Division to Diyarbakir. According to his original plan, the 1st Strategic Division would replace the 7th Infantry Division in Israel and the 2nd Marine Division in the Golan Heights to take on the task of threatening the Lebanese Allah guerrillas.
In general, sending the first strategist was one of the most helpless choices Dudgway ever made.
In fact, Duchway was not too optimistic about the 1st Assault Division.
With the advent of the era of lightness and airiness of the Army, when the U.S. Army was modernized and reorganized, the first air assault division eliminated the "air. Two words, and in accordance with the standards for performing high assault missions. Minor adjustments were made to the establishment of combat units. Because it is a tactical assault force, the 1st Assault Division does not attach much importance to strategic mobility and can be as free as possible in its establishment, and as a result, it has become the largest division in the US Army. At full strength, the total strength of the 1st Assault Division exceeded 2 old 4 men, which was not much less than that of the Marine Division.
A huge establishment does not equal a strong combat effectiveness.
Because of the divisional aviation, the fighters of the 1st Assault Division were only more than human, and they were not even comparable to ordinary infantry divisions.
Of course, no one can deny the striking capabilities of the Makugang Assault Division.
However, in order for the old thug assault division to wield its full combat effectiveness, a prerequisite must be met, that is, to provide it with sufficient logistical support.
Obviously, send the 1st Assault Division to a land abandoned that is doomed to be surrounded. It's just a waste. "According to Du Qiwei's idea, he only needs to take the ground combat department of the 1st Worm Assault Division and let the air troops stay somewhere else, so that the combat effectiveness of the division can be fully utilized.
If the 1st Congo Assault Division can make a difference. At least it can hit the Republic land hard in Diyarbakir.
In fact, the focus on the northern front was on the western battlefield. At least for Dudgway, if he wants to turn the tide of the war, he has to do something on the battlefield in the west.
Up to now, Pei Chengyi is still able to command the battle with ease, and a very key reason is that the performance of several combat units in the war of the Republic is remarkable, and Pei Chengyi has hardly been worried, and it is unlikely that Pei Chengyi will be worried, so that he can plan the combat operations of the thugs in the most ideal way. If you want to disrupt the offensive of the Republican ** team, you have to let Pei Chengyi scramble and have to give up the established tactical goals. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to find ways to kill a certain combat unit and let Pei Chengyi fill the loopholes on the front.
It is clear that such an opportunity is available only on the western battlefield.
In Dudgway's view, the ideal target was the Eighth Combat Unit. Although the 5th Combat Unit that had just entered Osmaniye should have been better dealt with because it had not had time to build a well-established defensive position, considering that the citizens of Osmaniye would be affected, and that the 5th Combat Unit could rely on the buildings in the city to defend itself, the 8th Combat Unit trapped in Bahce became the target of attack.
The problem is that it is not easy to annihilate a force of nearly 20,000 troops.
According to Duchway's estimates, even if the 2nd Panzer Division and the 4th Infantry Division were all sent, they would not necessarily be able to capture Bakhce. Because of the existence of the 5th Combat Unit, it was not possible to send all the troops of the Hammer Division, and even the 2nd Panzer Division had to be left to deal with the 5th Combat Unit in Osmaniye.
As a result, it is necessary to increase troops in that direction.
This time, Dudgway did not put all his hopes on the US military.
You must know that in a defensive operation, the troops can hold on, in addition to morale and fighting spirit, the most important thing is combat materials. Because Pei Chengyi is speeding up the pace of the offensive on the eastern battlefield, and there is no absolute air supremacy, it is unlikely that he will airdrop war materials to Bakhce. Even if Pei Chengyi is willing to let the VTOL transport plane take the risk, Duchway is sure to inflict a heavy blow on the Republican Army's tactical airlift force on the outskirts of Bakhche. In the case of cutting off the opponent's logistical supply line, as long as the opponent's combat materials can be exhausted, the difficulty of the attack can be reduced to the greatest extent.
It is not only the US military thugs who can consume the combat materials of the 8th combat unit, but also the Turkish defense.
As the mobilization of the Turkish authorities for the war gradually unfolded, Duchway did not even need to let the regular troops of the Turkish Defense Forces be used as cannon fodder, and could use the mobilized reserves and even the militia to consume the supplies of the eighth combat unit. According to Dugway's estimates, if all goes well, a 2 to 3 day onslaught will allow the Eighth Battle, which has only brought the day's war materiel, to use up the last bullet. As for whether the Turkish army will be sent to death, Du Qiwei did not think too much, after all, it was not the United States but Turkey that was invaded, and if even the Turks were unwilling to sacrifice to defend the country, what reason did the American GIs have to die for a country that did not have much of a laugh with them?
Of course, sacrifice alone is not enough, there must also be an offensive force that determines the outcome of the battle.
At this time, Dudgway took into account the 2nd Infantry Division and the Old Infantry Division. According to his estimates, as long as the Turkish army can exhaust the combat materials of the 8th combat unit, the 2nd Infantry Division and the old infantry division can easily take Bakhce and annihilate the 8th combat unit. If the situation were a little more ideal, it would even be possible to take advantage of this opportunity to encircle and annihilate the 5th combat unit trapped in Osmaniye.
From the point of view of time. The arrival of the 2nd Infantry Division and the Old Infantry Division was also at the right time. The new address of this site has been changed to summer: Sishan Cave plus 8 four, please log in to read
After this rule, Duchway seemed to see the dawn of victory.
Early in the morning, when the sky was about to lighten, Du Qiwei made up his mind to embark on this gambling adventure.
It was at this time that Stark came in with an urgent message.
After reading the information, Du Qiwei froze.
Iraqi forces raided Mardin, south of Bismir, in the early morning. This is nothing, because Mardin is just north of the Turkish-Syrian border, and after the fall of Bismir, the Turkish army will have four thugs stationed here. The problem is that just after the Iraqi army occupied Mardin, the Republican Army's Panshi began to deliver prefabricated parts to the area for laying the front-line field airfield. In other words, Pei Chengyi intends to build a front-line airfield here that can provide support for strategic transport aircraft.
According to this intelligence. Stark concludes that Pei Chengyi will send the sixth combat unit to Mal.
This was also Dudgway's first thought, because it was the most direct and efficient way to increase troops.
The question is, will Pei Chengyi expose his main attack intentions so quickly?
Even if he didn't think about it, Du Qiwei was stunned to give up his previous plan. If the 6th combat unit managed to reach Mardin. Not only can it kill Gaziantep in 2 days, but it can also avoid the attack of the US Navy fleet. Linking the two battlefields on the Northern Front.
In the face of this variable. Du Qiwei panicked, and didn't know what to do for a while.