Personnel losses have not yet been counted. Pei Chengyi contacted Lieutenant General Wang Xueyang

Although it was not possible to determine whether the U.S. military had bombed areas outside of Aleppo province in northern Syria at that time, the strategic alert radars deployed in northern Sudan and the Nubian desert accurately detected the group of missiles launched over the western Mediterranean, and it can be roughly inferred that the U.S. military did not intend to bomb Iraq.

When he received the news that Aleppo had been bombed by missiles, Pei Chengyi knew that this was an intentional act by Duchway.

Although Pei Chengyi is not as magical as Du Qiwei imagined, he must be able to see through Du Qiwei's battle intentions and know that Du Qiwei has no other choice.

In fact, Pei Chengyi's situation is not very ideal.

The main forces of the 8th Combat Unit had already left Aleppo, and the support units that remained behind were evacuated after receiving the bombing alert, and the casualties and equipment losses were not significant. The problem was that the combat brigade of the 8th combat unit, which arrived at the forward offensive position, carried only about a day's worth of combat materiel, while the rest was delivered by the support brigade. According to Wang Xueping's report, the US military not only focused on bombing the military supply warehouse in Aleppo, but also bombed the bridge and tunnel north of Aleppo, making it clear that they did not want the Eighth Combat Unit to attack smoothly. With only the space for combat materials, the 8th combat unit is not unable to attack, but needs more support and support forces.

Pei Chengyi did not rush to give a reply, but just asked Wang Xueping to collect war materials as much as possible.

It can be said that the focus of the US bombing is a very direct indication of Duchway's intentions.

For Pei Chengyi. Before adjusting deployments, it is important to find out exactly how much and what has been lost.

When he was talking to Wang Xueping on the phone, Dongfang Wen was organizing staff officers to conduct a comprehensive investigation.

Two hours after the bombing ended, Pei Chengyi received the first report of material loss. Although it is not a detailed report, and most of the data comes from the damage assessment results of the front units, and some of them are conclusions drawn from the analysis of the photos taken by the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, so it will not be very accurate, but Pei Chengyi does not need a very accurate report, he only needs to figure out one thing. That is, whether there is a way for the remaining materials to allow the eighth battle to move smoothly alone.

The conclusion disappointed him. The losses are too heavy!

Dozens of military installations in Aleppo governorate were devastated, while dozens of military targets in neighbouring provinces of Idlib, Hama and Raqqa were also devastated, with more than four military installations destroyed. It is evident that the bombardment was carried out around the province of Aleppo, and all targets that were conducive to the offensive of the Republican Army were bombed.

Of course, the bombing was not carried out thoroughly.

With the exception of some important bridges and tunnels north of Aleppo province, which were bombed, the U.S. military did not bomb transportation infrastructure in other areas. Of course, this does not mean that the Dooch Festival will let go of these important strategic objectives, in order to prevent the Republican Army from attacking the southern part of Turkey from Syria, Duchway even used strategic bombers, will it still be soft on the bridges and tunnels in Syria? From the point of view of preventing the offensive of the army of the republic, in addition to the destruction of military supplies. The most effective way to do this is to paralyze the transport infrastructure. Although this will not have a great impact on the combat units, and the field units all have the ability to build bridges and open roads in the face of rivers and mountains, this is an out-and-out disaster for logistical support work.

Even wheeled vehicles with the best off-road maneuverability are unlikely to leave the road for off-road maneuvering like tracked vehicles. Because the main ground transport vehicles of the logistics support units are trucks with a load of gravity tons and field tons, the former can carry a standard air container, while the latter can carry a standard container, and these two vehicles do not have the ability to maneuver off-road, and they cannot even pass through ordinary boat bridges, so in the case of the destruction of bridges and passes, the ground transportation capacity of the logistics support units will certainly be affected.

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The British key is here. Pei Chengyi simply did not have enough tactical airlift forces in his hands.

Obviously, it was precisely because of this critical point that Du Qiwei first blew up the war materials prepared for the 8th and 5th combat units. According to Pei Chengyi's estimate, Du Qiwei did not rush to bomb the bridges and tunnels, not because he did not want to bomb them, but because the strike capability of the US strategic aviation is only to this extent, so he can only deal with the bridges and hidden tunnels in the second round of bombing. Because the vast majority of the US strategic bombers are deployed on the mainland, and in the entire European region, only the air base in the suburbs of Stafford in Britain can support the US strategic bombers, so the second round of bombing will have to wait until the night of the 6th at the earliest, and may drag on until the early morning of the 7th.

It seems that Pei Chengyi has plenty of time to prepare.

In fact, the situation is not optimistic at all.

There is already enough intelligence to prove that the US bombers used the most advanced air-launched high-pitched cruise missiles, and the amount of them was about as large as the thugs. Because the United States increased its ammunition stocks after the Syrian-Israeli war, the reason is to provide Israel with strategic reserves, and the stocks are in! The strategic aviation unit of the US Air Force can still use this missile to carry out at least two strike missions. In this way, Pei Chengyi does not have to think about intercepting the US strategic bomber at all. Because when striking civilian targets such as bridges that are not humming and covering. U.S. bombers can launch missiles over the Yar Islands in the dumb ocean. It is not necessary to enter the Western Mediterranean, and it is not necessary to enter the interception zone of the heavy air superiority fighters of the Air Force of the Republic. In the first round of bombing, Duchway selected almost all high-value military targets. I just don't want to risk strategic bombers in the second round of bombing.

The U.S. bombers could carry out a second round of bombing missions in a few hours, but Pei Chengyi could not strengthen his defense in such a short time. Besides, there are too many roads and bridges that need to be defended, and there are simply not so many interception systems, so you can only pick a few of the most important bridges for defense. It is precisely for this reason that when considering the tactics of countering, the first thing Pei Chengyi did was to ask Yang Shaoyong to determine the battering strip or lick the main ground supply channel, and while keeping the route as short as possible, he must ensure that he passes as little as possible through the large river that is easily destroyed and cannot erect a mechanical bridge. No matter what. At the very least, a ground supply route must be secured.

From a practical point of view. The best option would be to set up the logistics center in Azaz and Gatma, north of Aleppo, rather than at the upper reaches of the Eurates River, as previously planned, because it would take 3 trips to get from Aleppo to the Eurates! The new address of this site has been changed to: Regret the heart, please log in to read!

The problem is that moving the supply center hundreds of kilometers west will pose an even more serious problem.

Troops attacking northward. First, you have to pass under the noses of the American troops deployed in Iskenderun.

To put it bluntly, the difficulty of intercepting the eighth combat unit by the US military will be greatly reduced.

There is no doubt that this is what Duchway wants to achieve!

The Military Intelligence Agency had long provided definite information that the Clippers transporting the 2nd Armored Division and the 4th Infantry Division would definitely arrive at Iskenderun on the night of the 6th. Because the two units were ready for battle before they left, and because the large ships in the clippers had complete living and training facilities, and the three trimarans with wide decks even had shooting ranges, the two U.S. Army divisions were ready to fight after coming ashore in Iskenderun.

Prior to this, Pei Chengyi chose the location of the assault in the upper reaches of the Eurates River, hoping to avoid the two main divisions of the US army. Although this would expose the flanks of the attacking forces to the American forces, Pei Chengyi did not think about engaging the American troops at all, but hoped to use the complex shape of Asia Minor to get rid of the American troops. Because all resupply can only be done by air and airdrop, and only VTOL transport fleets can be used, in order to improve the efficiency of air transportation, it is necessary to put the supply center a little more forward.

It can be said that changing the location of the breakthrough has brought a lot of problems.

Not to mention a head-on battle with the US military. There is also the possibility of a counterattack by the US military. Pei Chengyi would not expect Du Qiwei to make mistakes, as long as Du Qiwei was a little calmer, he knew that it was more effective to lay down the supply center of the attacking troops than to besiege the attacking troops. Azaz and Gatma are both less than a kilometre from Iskenderun and less than four kilometres from the coastline. Because the aircraft carrier battle group of the Navy of the Republic did not enter the Mediterranean. So Duchway doesn't even need to send out ground troops, he just needs to have the U.S. fleet, which is operating in the eastern Mediterranean, send a few large warships into Iskenderon Bay with large-caliber electromagnetic guns. You can easily defeat the supply center of the attacking troops.

In any case, the previous tactical arrangements will not work, and Pei Chengyi must reconsider.

It is not difficult to re-plan a set of offensive tactics for the fighters, but it is almost impossible to complete the offensive deployment in such a short period of time.

It can be said that the choice in front of Pei Chengyi at that time was to fight or not.

Obviously, Pei Chengyi will not choose the latter.

In the same situation as Duchway. In the case that the battle on the southern front has already begun, as long as Pei Chengyi does not want to lose a little, he has to make some trouble in the north, and if he chooses to give up the attack, he chooses to fail.

After choosing to continue the attack. Pei Chengyi arranged two tasks for the staff officers.

It is to find out whether the strategic transport aircraft group can continue to carry out the airlift mission after completing the task of transporting the fifth combat unit. The second is how many VTOL transport planes can be assembled in Aleppo province within hours of the start of the offensive, and with what intensity these transport planes can be dispatched.

Long Hongen and Yang Shaoyong, who were in charge of these two things, did not disappoint Pei Chengyi, and quickly gave the answer.

The strategic transport fleet completed the task of airlifting the fifth combat unit on July 8. You have to rest for an hour before you can continue with your air mission.

Army aviation has deployed about lock-mounted VTOL transport planes to the front line that can send the dents to northern Syria that can sustain a fighter for a month or six sorties a day.

Get this reply. Pei Chengyi suddenly relaxed and bowed

No matter what, the advantage in strength can't be changed.

After asking Yang Shaoyong to contact the aviation force and asking the army aviation to assemble transport planes in Nineveh Province in western Iraq as soon as possible, Pei Chengyi contacted Wang Xueping, who was worried about the offensive on the front line.

"The offensive proceeded according to plan, except that the 8th Combat Unit had to maneuver to the town of Getma, north of Aleppo, before the attack." Pei Chengyi said as he glanced at the war zone map on the screen on the left. Because of the use of tactical information sharing platform for communication. So Wang Xueping can also see the same war zone map on his side.

, the distance is about two hundred kilometers, not too far, not too close. According to the "Oh" fighter, the preparation time is enough to complete the preparation work before the attack. ”

"The problem is, we don't have enough combat materiel."

"I'm trying to find a way to solve the problem of supplies, and I'm sure I'll be able to supply you in time." Pei Chengyi paused slightly and said. "I have deployed more than 200 transport planes from the Army Airlines, and the strategic transport planes of the Air Force will also participate in the tactical airlift in four days. In total, before the participation of the 5th combat unit in the offensive, it was able to deliver about fifteen thousand tons of combat materiel to the front line per day. Basically, it was able to ensure the operational needs of the 8th combat unit. ”

Hearing Pei Chengyi say this, Wang Xueping's expression relaxed a little.

"It's just that Duchway has already seen through our offensive plan, so I've made some adjustments to my tactics." When Pei Chengyi said this, the staff officer in charge of assisting the meeting changed to another map. "After the 8th combat unit entered the territory of Turkey. Capture Kielis first, and the border city must be captured as quickly as possible. After adjusting their condition, the troops went out in two ways, and the main force advanced west along the road north of the border line, and put on a posture to attack Iskenderun. This attack must be fierce and fast, and there must be no hesitation. Even if you encounter resistance, you must be resolute and decisive. There is only one purpose, to convince Dudgway that even if you can't defeat Iskenderun, you will surround this port city. ”

That is to say. Isn't that the real purpose of the offense? ”

Pei Chengyi nodded and said, "I will pay close attention to the situation and will contact you in time to adjust the offensive operation." The second army marched north from Kilis, and after taking Gaziantep, it interspersed northward as quickly as the first attacking force. Remember, the destination is not Ankara, but interspersed to the west at the right time. In other words, when attacking, you have to keep an eye on the situation in the west and arrange more scouts. ”

Wang Yuanqing frowned slightly, and said, "You mean, the task of the second offensive is to cover the first offensive and encircle Iskenderun in a roundabout way?" ”

"That's right, anyway, your task is to put on the appearance of attacking Iskenderun, and you must convince Duchway that our purpose is not to take Ankara, but to take down Iskenderun Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "We have received the news that the two main divisions of the US army will arrive in Iskenderun, and they will be able to fight after arriving." Judging from today's bombing, Du Qiwei will definitely not let our armored forces go north easily, and it is better to take the initiative to force the American troops to fight a decisive battle than to expose their flanks to the American army. ”

"If you fight like this, you won't necessarily win."

"But it can force Dudgway to commit more troops to the northern battlefield."

Wang Yuanqing nodded. said that he understood what Pei Chengyi meant.

"The second reinforcement of the U.S. military will arrive soon, and if I'm not mistaken, Duchway will definitely use the strategic airlift force of the U.S. Air Force. Although according to the intelligence provided by the Military Intelligence Agency, it is very good that the US transport fleet can transport an infantry division within 24 hours, the direction in which this force is used will definitely have an impact on the situation of the war, and even completely change the situation. Imagine this. If there is an additional US army division in the south, I am afraid that Su Jinhui will not be able to hold it. By continuing to increase our forces on the southern front, we can only turn a war of hope of victory into a senseless war of attrition. Obviously, this is the outcome that the opponent wants, but it is the one that we must avoid. There is no choice but to storm in the north, and whoever loses this war will depend on whose line collapses first. ”

"It's not that I'm not without confidence, it's just a battle to attack the defense line formed by two US divisions alone, and it's very difficult."

"That's for sure, so it's not a requirement that the Eighth Combat Unit must take down Iskenderon." Pei Chengyi smiled. "In any case, Dudgway's situation is much more difficult than ours. Su Jinhui only needs to hold Damascus, while Duchway has to hold Ankara and Iskenderun. If we don't attack Iskenderun, but march directly to Ankara, the thug Duchway is likely to take a gamble. The Turkish army desperately defended Ankara, while the two main divisions of the American army were recaptured from Iskenderun, swept through northern Syria, and marched on Damascus. When the time comes, it will not be to see who can hold the defensive line, but who can defeat the opponent's capital first. Turkey is a mountainous country, while Syria is a desert country. From the topography alone, we can't take advantage of it, so we can't get up too much hope. To do this, we can only storm Iskenderun and force Duchway to commit more troops. All in all, the attack needs to be decisive and resolute, even if Dugway knows that we don't really want to take down Iskenderun. As long as the U.S. military is the slightest bit slack, we can take Iskenderun. ”

Wang Xueping sighed and said, "I will do my best."

"Other things. I asked Dongfang Wen to contact you, and if you have any requests, you can put them forward, and I will try my best to make a decision for you. ”

Wang Xueping did not make any requests, and in fact he could not make any requests.

After ending the call, Pei Chengyi called Dongfang Wen in. What he didn't expect was that Zhang Xiaolong followed Dongfang Wen to the office.