Many people did not think that the code name "Elbru X, the peak of the Great Caucasus Mountains." This code name was proposed by a senior staff officer of the Iranian Army, and the second offensive campaign would become a turning point in the Continental War, or a watershed in the offensive operations of the Republic Army.

Tactically speaking, "Elbrus" was the cleanest offensive campaign of the Continental War.

On the main battlefield to the south, the offensive began on the morning of the Moonsword, that is, when the attacking troops came out, and the firepower preparation was carried out for less than four hours. Compared with previous campaign offensive operations, the firepower readiness was noticeably weaker. It's not that the attacking forces don't need adequate fire preparation, but on the entire front, it is true that there are not many targets that need to be struck by fire before the start of the offensive. The reason is simple, in the months before that, the combat units stationed on the front had already carried out name-called fire strikes on the Russian troops across the line. And the Russian army, in order to avoid suffering unnecessary losses. On the basis of the use of defensive tactics in great depth. Disperse the main military installations, and even the defense forces, and try to camouflage them as much as possible. Arguably. If there is a target worth hitting, whether it is artillery hundreds of kilometers away or low-altitude attack aircraft operating near the battlefield, they will not care about spending more effort.

In fact, the Army of the Republic appeared during the first round of offensive campaigns, and the significance of the preliminary fire preparation was not obvious.

Relatively speaking, after the ground forces have attacked, that is, after crossing the battle line, taking advantage of the opportunity of the enemy's defense to organize defense, and then using fire support and fire cover to kill and injure the enemy's living forces and disintegrate the enemy's defense line, can more effectively wield the firepower superiority of the Republican Army. What's more, after the pre-war military reforms, the Republican Army has been able to integrate "follow-up fire support." Becoming a reality.

There is only one crucial foundation. That is, powerful tactical aviation.

According to the support tactics developed by the Republic Army before the outbreak of the war. When the ground forces attack, especially when the offensive cannot be easily slowed down, the tactical aviation assigned to the support brigade is responsible for the task of close support, and the artillery is responsible for blocking the battlefield, that is, isolating the battlefield with a barrage. Blocking enemy reinforcements. The reason for this tactical arrangement is very simple, that is, the range of artillery is getting farther and farther, so the reflexivity is getting slower and slower, and the power of large-caliber electromagnetic gun shells is often too powerful, even if the impact accuracy of the shells can be improved by technical means, it is difficult to adapt to the task of close fire support within a blade meter. Ruyi accidentally wounded an ally. Compared to large-caliber electromagnetic guns. Tactical aviation is not only more flexible in combat use, that is, by being equipped with different ammunition, it can carry out support tasks of different natures, and when using small-diameter bombs or similar ammunition with limited power and low collateral lethal effect, it can even provide fire support to ground troops within a meter of force; It is also capable of accompanying the actions of ground forces. Provide "real-time support" to ground forces. If we take into account that the main method of offensive of the Army of the Republic is not to allow armored forces to advance on the ground, but to directly cross the enemy's lines by means of a low-altitude assault. Occupy important areas behind enemy lines, then only tactical aviation can provide timely and reliable fire support to the attacking forces.

Of course, it is the offensive tactics that have the greatest impact on fire support tactics.

Taking the preparation of firepower in the early stage as an example, the main purpose of artillery strikes on the enemy's defensive positions before the troops attack is not how many enemies are killed or wounded, nor how many weapons and equipment are destroyed, because theoretically speaking, the efficiency of striking at the enemy on a well-built defensive position is certainly very low, and the power of the fire strike cannot be wielded. And in offensive operations. More susceptible to fire was not the defenders hiding in the fortifications, but the attacking units that were exposed. It can be seen from this that the purpose of the early fire strike is to suppress the enemy, especially the enemy's fire strike force. Prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the defenses, create opportunities for the attacking forces to break through the enemy's defensive positions. From this, it is not difficult to understand why in the era of mechanized warfare, artillery will endlessly pursue range when technical conditions allow. To put it bluntly, because the attacking force is in front of the artillery, and the task of the artillery is to suppress the enemy's artillery, so that the enemy's artillery cannot pose a threat to its own attacking forces, so the range of the artillery must be farther than the enemy's artillery, otherwise it will not be able to complete the combat mission. The question is. In modern warfare, it is not only artillery that suppresses the enemy, but also the attacking troops will not necessarily be hit by enemy fire when they break through the enemy's defensive line. For example, when an attack is launched in the form of a low-altitude assault, the attacking troops will not enter the enemy's fire strike range, and will not be hit by the enemy's firepower, so naturally there is no need to suppress the enemy's defensive positions with firepower, and there is no need to make preliminary fire preparations. If it is to shock the enemy, or to demoralize the enemy, or to make the enemy make a wrong judgment, there is still value in preparing for fire in the early stage.

Looking at it from another angle, there is a fundamental difference between the early firepower preparation in modern warfare and the early firepower preparation in the era of mechanized warfare more than four years ago. In fact, there is an essential difference between offense and defense, for example, in modern warfare, there is no clear battle line, and the depth of defensive positions is no longer several thousand meters or tens of kilometers, but hundreds of kilometers, or even thousands of kilometers. In some special cases. The entire battlefield was a defensive position for the defenders. In this way, the preliminary fire preparation is no longer aimed at the fire attack near the battle line, but a focused clearance fire strike on the offensive destination, that is, the area that needs to be occupied, before the offensive begins. Of course. As mentioned earlier, it is also possible to deliberately bombard an area behind the enemy's lines in some cases to interfere with the enemy's defensive deployments.

In short, in modern warfare, the coverage of pre-firepower preparation has been greatly expanded, and in some cases it is even the most effective means of deception.

In offensive operations on the Southern Front, the Republican Army took full advantage of this.

During the early fire preparation, all the artillery brigades of the combat units participating in the battle were dispatched. With the highest zeal, thousands of shells were dropped on the Russian defensive positions hundreds of kilometers away. In fact, only 2 percent of the Russian targets that were shelled in the early stage of fire preparation were related to supporting the offensive, and the other 8 percent were paralyzing the Russian army or allowing the Russian army to send additional defensive troops in the wrong direction. After the start of the offensive, in addition to the first combat units, which were dominated by heavy armored forces, the ninth

The other three combat units of the Doudanshan knife all attacked in the form of paper and air assaults, and the national army invested in the close force knife frame vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft in this battle, so as to ensure that in the first round of attacks. You can send all 3 combat brigades to their destinations.

It has already been mentioned that it is tactical aviation that provides support to low-altitude assault forces.

Although the army aviation of the republic received the multi-role fighter units of the tactical aviation of the Air Force. However, the main force of close support of the army is still low-altitude attack aircraft, and multi-role fighters are mostly used to carry out interdiction missions and key bombing missions. Rarely accompanied by low-altitude assault forces. Normally, the low-altitude assault battalion of a support brigade is a third of the low-altitude assault battalion, and in wartime it will certainly be strengthened at a low altitude depending on the situation. In the "Turanian Storm", the low-altitude attack aircraft participating in the battle were equivalent to half the vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft. According to the operational records of the Army of the Republic, in the early morning of the Lunar Ugly Day, there were low-altitude attack planes involved in combat operations, and when they actually reached the battlefield, that is, those that accompanied the assault force were not lower than the leather mouth frame. Although this proportion is slightly lower than the first round of offensive campaigns, in terms of scale, it has far exceeded the first round of offensive campaigns, and can be called the largest low-altitude offensive operation to date.

If a powerful low-altitude attack aircraft group, the offensive operation becomes no suspense.

Although according to the records of the Russian authorities. Before the moon, the strength of the Caucasian Front was as high as 10,000. Plus in Rostov there is also the Batesk Army Group of the Ukrainian Front, so the total strength of the Russian army in the Inner Caucasus will not be less than 10,000. Counting the militias, residents' self-defense units, and other paramilitary forces formed in various places, the number of military personnel in the Inner Caucasus, which has a population of only 40,000, is close to 10,000. There is no doubt that the density of Russian troops in the region is frighteningly high. But so many Russian troops. It didn't have much of an impact on the attacking Republican team. To put it mildly, because of the premature loss of air supremacy, even the air defense system has not been spared, and for a country like Russia, which is vast and sparsely populated, no matter how many armed military personnel are, it will not be able to pose a threat to the enemy from the air, let alone block the low-altitude assault forces covered by low-altitude attack aircraft.

Judging by the situation on the battlefield, at noon on the day of the moon, that is, all the combat brigades of the 9th Combat Division reached Novocherkassk, east of Rostov-on-Don. And when the defenders took out the city defense headquarters before they could react, and asked the Russian major general in charge of the defense of the place to order the surrender, the Republic Army locked in the results of the second round of offensive battles. There is no doubt that this is an offensive battle without suspense.

On that day, three combat brigades of three combat units of the Republic Army arrived on the outskirts of Rostov, Armavir and Krasnodar. Of these, the 1st and 1st combat units occupied the target, and only the 9th combat unit encountered stubborn resistance from the Bartesk Army Group in Rostov-on-Don, and was not able to capture Rostov before dark, or even to attack Rostov-on-Don.

This is not surprising, the Bartesk Army Group had several old divisions, and the strength was close to Liwan. If it weren't for the fact that the attack of the 9th combat unit came very suddenly, and the combat brigade arrived in full. After arriving, it took control of the airfield in Novochersk and provided support for the aviation forces, so that the low-altitude attack aircraft group could use Novochersk as a base, and there was no need to return to the base hundreds of kilometers away to replenish ammunition, so as to maximize the combat effectiveness of the low-altitude attack aircraft group, otherwise when the Russian army counterattacked, the ninth combat unit was likely to be counterattacked by the Russian army. Compare it to. The defenders of Almavir were pitifully few. With little effort, the first combat unit captured this important transportation hub town. The defenders of Krasnodar had an infantry division and a militia of Yodanwa, although they resisted. However, under the repeated strikes of the fighting units and the high-altitude attack planes accompanying the battle, they disarmed and surrendered before dark.

In fact, the Bartaysk Army Group in Rostov did not hold out for long either.

Speaking realistically, the offensive of the three combat units went relatively smoothly and did not encounter much trouble.

The question is, looking at these three locations. The offensive operation arranged by Yuan Chenhao was indeed a bit confusing, especially under the circumstances at that time, it was difficult for Geng Gao to understand his intentions.

You know, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar and Armavir are all on the west side of the battlefield. To the west of Rostov is the Yahai Sea, and to the west of Krasnodar is the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea. Almavir is a must-stop on the way from Rostov and Krasnodar to the mountains of the Caucasus. That is to say, after the battle began, Yuan Chenhao threw three combat units, including the main combat unit, to the west of the battlefield hundreds of kilometers away, and the only combat unit that attacked frontally was the first combat unit formed after the outbreak of the war. Although there were also the internal combat units and the first Zhao combat units left in Astrakhan at that time, the latter was still a heavy armored unit, counting the eighth combat unit and the first Tian combat unit in the back, Yuan Chenhao did not lack reserves in his hands, and he could strengthen the frontal attack at any time, but at the most critical moment, that is, when the Russian army had not yet reacted, he did not make a fuss in the front, but went behind the enemy to lay chess pieces, which was more like making preliminary preparations for a large-scale war of annihilation, rather than to capture the Inner Caucasus.

From this point of view, it is not surprising that the Russian military top brass is cautious.

Of course, this also reflects Pei Chengyi's special talent in employing people. You know, on the ability of tactical planning. Yuan Chenhao is not under Pei Chengyi, and only he has obtained Pei Chengyi's true biography and can apply tactical deployment to perfection. Let the enemy Yuan, the law find out his campaign intentions.

It's just that sometimes, Yuan Chenhao is more adventurous.

At the beginning of the battle in Rostov-on-Don, Yuan Chenhao left behind the hard-fought 9th combat unit, and let the 1st leading combat unit that had come out of Astrahan and was advancing towards Elista speed up the march, and on the night of the month, that is, less than 8 hours after the 1st combat unit occupied Elista, he gave way. Many officers and soldiers who had just filled their bellies and nourished their spirits went north to kill Volgograd, assuming a posture of outflanking from the right flank of the Russian army. A few hours later, the Pakistani Corps, which had been stationed in Volzhsky alone in place of the 9th Battle, also entered the battle. The Bu Qianmen electric terminal artillery warehouse, which was provided by Japan free of charge, was a piece of rail travel artillery that it had eliminated with the National Army, and the Pakistan Army only paid for the replacement of the rails and power distribution to violently bombard the Russian troops on the other side of the river. And the ground forces of the Pakistani army were under the cover of artillery fire. Forced crossing of the Volga River on an air-cushion landing craft that had been airlifted in previous months.

At this time, not to mention the killing of a heavy armored unit from the south, even if it was a few combat units, the Russian army in Volgograd did not dare to be distracted. In any case, if the Pakistani army that forced its way across the Volga could not be routed, the enemy could gain a foothold in the West Bank, and thus the combat units of the Republican Army could calmly cross the river, even if they could crush the enemy on the flank, they would not be able to hold Volgograd.

If you can't hold Volgograd, you will lose not the Inner Caucasus, but the whole of Russia. In a sense, Yuan Chenhao's decision to let the Pakistani Army storm Volgograd was also one of the main reasons why the Russian generals were convinced that the Republic Army would march into Moscow. In any case, when the ground in the north was thawing and the roads were muddy, the Republic Army preferred to advance from the south to the north, so that it could always fight in more favorable weather without worrying too much about the impact of the weather on the offensive.

Of course, Yuan Chenhao is indeed a bit unkind in doing this.

After the war, many Pakistani military scientists and war historians evaluated the battle. They all believe that the Pakistan Army has made the greatest contribution, and some even believe that if it were not for tens of thousands of Pakistani soldiers rushing to the Volga River one after another, the Republican ** team would not have been able to occupy the Inner Caucasus so easily.

All in all, Yuan Chenhao, in his capacity as a general of the Republic Army, threw the most difficult task to the ** team of the alliance.

Of course, the focus is definitely on the south side.

Early in the morning, the Tibi combat unit left Astrakhan, followed the route of the first combat unit to reach Elista, turned south, and went directly to the mountains of the Caucasus. Meanwhile. After handing over the defense of Astrakhan to the arriving Ditian combat unit, the Tizhao combat unit moved south along the western shore of the Caspian Sea, and after reaching Makhachkala, turned westward and killed Grozny.

to this. By then, it was already March 10,000.

Yemo, this is the time, the Russian army high-level reacted that the Republic Army has no intention of going north, but wants to entangle the main forces of the Russian army in Rostov and Volgograd, and then concentrate its forces to sweep the Russian troops in the Inner Caucasus. Because the Russian army did deploy its main forces in Rostov and Volgograd, the Necaucasus is not only scattered, but most of them are troops formed after the outbreak of the war, so in the face of the republican ** team also formed after the outbreak of the war, the Russian army not only does not have an advantage in combat effectiveness, but also it is difficult to achieve a local superiority in strength without air supremacy. It's apt. In the absence of active defense, the millions of Russian troops in the Necaucasia are alone in towns and cities, and there are no sheep in the pen

Other.

Recognizing a problem is not the same as solving it.

Strictly speaking, by the end of the month, the Russian army has no way to change the situation of the war.

According to the combat records of the Russian army, by the night of the moonrise day, the two US divisions originally planned to go to Rostov were diverted to Volgograd, and the two US divisions originally planned to go to Voronezh also rushed to Volgograd at the same time. It's also easy to understand. According to the previous judgment of the Russian army, the Republic Army is preparing to go north, and to prevent the Republic Army from going north, it must hold Volgograd. Although there are quite a few Russian troops in the Volgograd region, not to mention anything else, the militia has ten thousand strengths, but these Russian troops have low combat effectiveness. Even morale is insufficient. More importantly, the Republic Army is "fighting in the sky", and for the Russian army, which does not have much air defense capabilities, it can only look at the sky and sigh.

There is no doubt that it has full combat effectiveness. The U.S. military, with high morale, will certainly not have a thousand fears. Coupled with strong air defense capabilities, at least when facing the republican ** team, you don't even know how to fight.

Wait until the Russian army intends to adjust its deployment. Already 2 American divisions have reached Volgograd.

Although the situation at that time was that the Russian top brass told the two American divisions that had not yet reached Volgograd to divert to Rostov to assist the Batesk Front in defeating the 9th combat unit, it was in accordance with the agreement reached between the United States and Russia. The U.S. military only obeys the dispatch of the Russian army, but does not accept the tactical command of the Russian army. That is, the top level of the Russian military can only give combat missions to the US military, and cannot let the US military do this and that. More importantly, the US commander is not stupid, seeing that the two divisions that arrived in Volgograd are stuck in a quagmire, and instead of rescuing their own troops, they go to the south to fight soy sauce, which is definitely not good for the US army. Let's keep it simple. The Army of the Republic has made it clear that it wants to eat the Necaucasus, and the US troops have rushed over, so what is the difference between that and sending them to death? Not to mention. The U.S. military is not strong enough in the first place, and any more scattered operations are tantamount to exposing their own flaws and giving the Republic Army a chance to break through. Leaving aside for the time being whether or not the US military commanders have a lofty internationalist spirit, the US military top brass and US top brass will not let tens of thousands of GIs take risks when it is clear that they are throwing themselves into a dead end.

As a result, all 4 American divisions went to Volgograd.

Because the reinforcements were delayed, in fact, they could never arrive, so the Batestesk Army Group guarding Rostov held out until the night of the 10,000th of the month, just after running out of ammunition and food, according to the Russian archives found, before surrendering to the ninth combat unit, the Batesk Army Group detonated at least 10,000 tons of old ammunition, and put about 10,000 tons of flour, rice, cooking oil and other grains into Yahai, with heavy casualties According to the post-war investigation, the total strength of the Batesk Army Group was Naiwan, of which 10,000 were regular troops, and the other 10,000 were militias recruited during the war, When the 9th combat unit was moved, the Russian prisoners of war handed over to the Iranian regiment that came to take over were 10,000 people, and about 20,000 Russian officers and soldiers after the fall of Rostov-on-Don. Fleeing from Yahai to Ukraine, in less than 4 days of fighting, the Batesk Army lost about 70,000 officers and men, of which the regular army surrendered to the 9th combat unit.

The defenders of Rostov were so weak that nothing was happier than the 9th combat unit.

Of course, the campaign is not over yet, and the ninth combat unit has not yet reached the time to rest.

After the arrival of the support brigade, the combat brigade of the 9th Fighting Cattle unit said that it was a morning when the umbrella was thrown at the Sichuan knife. Follow the railway line to Milerovo to the north. Although in a very substitution. The destination of the 9th combat unit was Volgograd, and the task was to work with the 1st combat unit. Assisted the Pakistani Corps in the capture of Volgograd. If you count the Ditian combat unit and the eighth combat unit that remained in Astrakhan, Yuan Chenhao still has 4 combat units in his hand, plus 4 divisions of the Pakistan Army, it will not be too difficult to attack Volgograd. What's more, no matter whether Yuan Chenhao plans to go north at this time or not, if he wants to defeat Russia, he has to march to Moscow, and he has to occupy the necessary place to march to Moscow.

The reality was that the 9th Combat Unit, having reached Mirerovo on the evening of the Lunar Day, did not advance towards Volgograd, but continued north along the railway line, aiming its troops towards Tirenezh.

This time. The top brass of the Russian army and the commanders of the US army are in a hurry.

Prior to this, the US military listed Voronezh as one of the 4 main defense areas, which was definitely not arbitrary. Judging by the deployment of the Russian army, the importance of Voronezh is not even below Volgograd, because here is the junction of the Volgograd Front of the Russian army and the Ukrainian Front, or the junction of the Ukrainian Front and the Ulyanovsk Front. Other words. Voronezh is actually a hole in the defense line of the 3 main fronts of the Russian army! Although in April, the Russian army adopted the suggestion of the US army, sent an additional army to Voronezh, including an armored division and two infantry divisions, and recruited more than 10,000 militia members in the local area, but it was affected by the loss of air supremacy. Coupled with the fact that it is less than a kilometer away from the front line, the Russian army is unable to send more defensive troops to the local area. Other words. Until the second round of the offensive began, Voronezh's defenses were very weak. It is the most vulnerable part of the strategic defense line of the Russian army. It was precisely for this reason that the US army did not hesitate to risk the division of troops and sent the strength of 2 divisions to Voronezh.

Even if Voronezh is not a junction of the Russian army, it is a strategic location, which has extraordinary significance for Volgograd.

What's more, Tionezh is one of the main transport hubs in the southern regions of Russia. From here, the railway line leads to Kursk, Oryol and Bryansk in the west, Lipetsk, Ryazan and Tula in the north, and Tambov, Penza, Saratov and Ulyanovsk in the east. Putting aside for the time being whether the US and Russian troops in Volgograd will be encircled and annihilated because of the loss of Voronezh, in terms of the next march of the Republic Army, it is much better to use Voronezh as a position than from Volgograd.

Anyone with a slight military acumen can see it. By this time, Yuan Chenhao had already made two false shots.

The assault on Volgograd was fake, as was the sweep of the Nacaucasian region to the south, and the real purpose of the Republican Army was most likely to occupy Tionezh. Then head north. You must know that when it came to this, Yuan Chenhao only used 6 combat units. Even on the Central Front and the Northern Front, 2 combat units were pinned down each. In addition, the siege of Volgograd still requires a single combat unit, and he still has 6 combat units to mobilize. If the Iranian regiment can be used to replace several combat units fighting in the Inner Caucasus, plus the appropriate use of the allied ** team, Yuan Chenhao even has the ability to invest in the old combat units and go north from Voronezh!

The question is, must this be Yuan Chenhao's real purpose?

No one can guarantee that the attack on Tionezh is only Yuan Chenhao's third feint.

It can be said that the US and Russian forces are facing the most difficult choice since the beginning of the campaign. What's worse is that. The 9th combat unit was very fast in its assault and could reach Voronezh in the early morning of the lunar day at the latest. And on the same day the attack. With the combat effectiveness of the defenders of Voronezh, even if they do not disarm and surrender. It also holds out for a maximum of an hour before the total annihilation. It can be seen from this that in order to stop the advance of the 9th Combat Unit in Voronezh and repel the 9th Combat Unit, the US and Russian forces must reinforce Voronezh before the early morning of the introduction of Japan.

The question is here, what will the US and Russian troops take to reinforce Voronezh?

Although the main force of the Russian army closest to Tionezh is Lipetsk, a kilometer to the north. The nearest US army is in Volgograd, but the support brigade of the 9th combat unit has been stationed in Rostov-on-Don, and all VTOL transport aircraft no longer assist the attacking troops, but have taken on the task of transporting combat materials. The VTOL transport aircraft can transport about 10,000 tons of supplies to the front line every day, which can not only fully meet the combat consumption of combat brigades, but also provide sufficient ammunition for low-altitude attack aircraft stationed in Rostov-on-Don. There is no doubt that in the face of such a powerful low-altitude strike force, even if the artillery brigades that are moving towards Volzhsky are not taken into account, the American and Russian reinforcements should not want to reach Voronezh with heavy equipment, and without heavy equipment, it is meaningless to reinforce Voronezh.

At this point, the US and Russian armies can be said to be helpless.

It can be said that this is also where Yuan Chenhao's ability is outstanding, and it is also the place that is most like Pei Chengyi, that is, he does not give his opponent any chance on the battlefield, and finally wins in an unspeakable way.

In the early morning of tomorrow, the 9th Combat Unit began to attack Tirenezh, a few hours earlier than estimated by the United States and Russia.

Because the Russian troops along the way did not resist, the top brass of the American and Russian troops did not dare to expect the defenders of Voronezh to fight until the last moment.

In the case of Voronezh's doomed fall. The commanders of the U.S. and Russian flotillas began to think about retreating.

In any case, Voronezh cannot be held. It also doesn't make any sense to hold Volgograd. As mentioned earlier, after the capture of Voronezh, the republican ** team could bypass Volgograd and besiege Ulyanovsk with friendly forces on the center line. and even directly with friendly forces on the northern front to carry out a large-depth strategic penetration, encircling all the Russian troops south of Kirov. All in all, there is no point in continuing to defend Volgograd.

In this case, the breakout became a matter of course

On the morning of the same day, the American troops, having arrived in Volgograd for a few days, went north along the left bank of the Volga. Retreat in the direction of Saratov. According to the agreement, it will be cut off by the Russian army. That is, to ensure the withdrawal of American troops first. In any case, in the face of difficulties, the Russian army behaved very righteously. The Allied troops who came from afar were not left behind to die. Of course. When the Russian authorities propagated the "Volgograd Spirit", they did not mention that in order to maintain military discipline, the Russian military police at least shot out the different body clams on the day of Yuri

In fact, this. It doesn't make much sense who withdraws first at the time.

Before the vanguard of the American army left Volgograd, Saratov was already attacked. And it was the 8th combat unit that was left behind to serve as a reserve to attack Saratov. Because the attack came very suddenly, before the vanguard of the 8th combat unit arrived in Saratov by vertical take-off and landing transport plane, the strategic bombers of the Republican Space Army blew up the Russian command center in the city with long-range cruise missiles In order to determine the exact location of the Russian command center in Saratov, the intelligence services of the republic and the electronic reconnaissance units were busy for several months, and after the battle began, the electronic units that cooperated with the operation carried out suppressive electronic jamming of the whole city, In order to determine the specific deployment of these underground communication facilities, the Military Intelligence Bureau not only instigated several senior Russian communications engineers, but also let the spies lurking in Russia kidnap the person in charge of the communications company in Saratov and obtain the engineering drawings of the communications infrastructure, so after being attacked, Saratov's defenders failed to raise the battle alarm, and the US and Russian troops in Volgograd did not know that Saratov was attacked and was about to fall.

It is conceivable that the retreat of the US and Russian troops to Saratov at this time is tantamount to throwing themselves into the net.

It can be said that the republican ** team attached so much importance to Saratov that for this reason it even sacrificed high-ranking spies who were lurking in the government of the Russian Federation. It is hoped that the US and Russian troops will retreat to Saratov. You know, even if the 9th Combat Unit can successfully capture Voronezh, the American and Russian troops can retreat to Tambov without going to Saratov. Take a step back, because fighting on home soil. The Russian army can even be disbanded on the spot, turning the regular army into a guerrilla force behind enemy lines. Although the retreat of the American army is much more difficult, it will not be without retreat.

In other words, only when the US and Russian armies take the initiative to send daggers can they avoid fighting with hundreds of thousands of enemy troops on the too narrow battlefield in Volgograd, and can they make full use of the firepower advantage of the republican team, and even more so that the republican team can annihilate the enemy in a mobile war.

This is what Pei Chengyi said, with a regular style of play, give the US military a little color.

Of course, paper will definitely not be able to contain the fire, let alone a large city with a population of nearly one million and tens of thousands of garrisons.

By dawn, the U.S. troops stopped at Kamyshin, which was still about a kilometer away from Saratov

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It was not that the US troops were now under attack in Saratov, but that the reconnaissance units sent out went into the sea like mud cows, and not only did not reply to the news, but also lost contact. This is also understandable, before the occupation of Saratov, the electronic jamming of the Republican ** team did not stop, which naturally affected the communications of the US military. In fact, the U.S. military has long been aware of the anomaly, but before that, the Republican ** team has been carrying out electronic jamming, and during the campaign, it is normal to suppress and interfere with the relevant areas. What's more, the Russian army has long established an underground wired communication network, which can communicate with the outside world even if it is interfered with, so the US military did not expect that Saratov was being attacked.

It can be said that this negligence allowed the US military to waste extremely precious hours.

With the situation at that time, even in the early morning of the day, the American troops had enough time to change the direction of their march and withdraw from the battlefield from Tambov, not to continue their advance towards Saratov, let alone stay in Kamyshin. Because Saratov's Russian forces held out much longer than expected, i.e., the 8th Combat Unit was not able to capture Saratov before the Blade Pass as planned, so as long as the American forces turned before this time, they could avoid the 8th Combat Unit and reach the vital city before the 9th Combat Unit captured Voronezh and marched on Tambov. Escape from the encirclement.

It is a great pity that the US military, in order to wait for news from the reconnaissance unit, waited in Kamyshin until the old point was divided.

Although at this time, the 8th Combat Unit still did not completely occupy Saratov, but Yuan Chenhao had already asked the 9th Combat Unit to send a unit to the east to assault according to the changes in the battle situation, that is, to close the pocket in advance. More importantly, the US military is still close to a kilometer away from Tambov, and the low-altitude attack aircraft group of the main combat unit in Gashan is adjusting its deployment, so the US military has lost hope of breaking through.

What is more interesting is that what makes the US military now dangerous is a group of Russian stragglers who broke through from Saratov to the south.

What's even more interesting is that after catching these Russian deserters, the US commander almost ordered them to be shot on the spot, because the US commander thought that they were meticulous work sent by the Republican ** team.

Faced with this situation, the US military had no choice but to bite the bullet and go all north, trying to arrive before Saratov was lost and avoid being surrounded by the republican ** team.

At this time, Yuan Chenhao's cautious side was reflected.

Although he still had four combat units outside the battlefield at that time, he did not mobilize these originally planned battle reserves, because the purpose of the campaign was reduced, so these troops were not incorporated into the reserves, but let the Ditian combat unit, which was closest to the front line and was also the most familiar with the battle situation, rush to the eighth combat unit. Assist the 8th Combat Unit in blocking the U.S. forces and preventing the U.S. forces from forcibly crossing the Volga River.

Ear Yi said that Yuan Chenhao's deployment was not only decisive, but also very timely.

You must know that the U.S. army has 4 divisions, and the strength of the old 10,000 troops is 80,000, plus about 10,000 Russian troops are breaking through from Volgograd, and the eighth battle alone has not defeated Saratov, that is, it must fight on both sides, and it will definitely not be able to stop so many enemies. The great significance of the fire of the first combat unit to the north is not to help the 8th combat unit to consolidate the defensive line, but to make the US and Russian troops have to guard against the right flank when they go north, thus slowing down the surprise attack of the US and Russian troops, so that the 8th combat unit has time to occupy Saratov and have more time to build a defensive position.

The most important thing, of course, is the timely capture of Saratov.

After hours of fighting, the 8th Combat Unit finally annihilated the last Russian army of Saratov.

At this time, the vanguard of the American army was already less than a kilometer away from Saratov.

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