There are many accounts of the Battle of Mangansaratov. Most of them emphasized the role of the Sino-US Army and Beer Alliance in the Battle of the Fall Field, and not many people gave a positive evaluation of the Russian army, and many people even believed that the Russian army was dragging the US military back. Objectively speaking, no one can ignore the Russian army, and there is no reason to think that the Russian army that stayed behind has dragged the US military back. From the evaluation of this battle in the history of the Republic Army, it can be seen that if it were not for the 10,000 Russian troops, the US army would not only still be defeated, but would have been defeated even more completely.

Judging by the data on the time of participation, the number of troops invested, combat attrition, combat casualties, etc., the main force in the battle of Saratov against the Republic Army was the Russian Army, not the US Army. Of course, this cannot deny the main aspect of the Battle of Saratov, that is, that it was a well-designed combat operation specifically aimed at the US military.

It can be said that the Saratov goose change is also the ** of the combat operation of "Elbrus".

What is unbelievable is that in this battle, which almost made the US Army completely desperate, after deducting the 8th combat unit to attack Saratov and the Russian army to relieve the siege, the total time of the Republican ** team and the US army was only an hour. That is, in this blade for an hour. The ground forces of two of the most powerful armies in the world, once again collide in a strange land.

Time has changed, places have changed, troops have changed, and the only thing that hasn't changed is the result.

Because there is so much information about this blade hour. So there is no need to go into details.

According to the combat recorded by the U.S. Army, when the last U.S. troops withdrew from the battlefield, the 4th Division of the four U.S. divisions that participated in the battle was killed. The remaining people, more than four wounded and disabled, and more than four missing and captured people, also discarded all heavy equipment, which can be regarded as the entire annihilation of the division, and the flag was captured by the eighth combat unit, and became the 7th military flag of the U.S. Army divisional unit in the Republican Museum; More than 4 officers and soldiers of the 7th Division were killed, more than 4 were disabled, and the missing and captured were close to the blade. people, discarded most of the heavy equipment. It was not until the year later that the 7th Division returned to the battlefield; The 2nd Division lost more than four officers and soldiers, more than one was wounded, and four people were missing and captured, and most of the heavy equipment was discarded. Basically incapacitated, the division was withdrawn to the rear to rest and recuperate, and at the end of the year it fought again; The 8th Division was killed in battle. The rest of the people, the disabled. The remnants, missing and captured were left behind, most of the heavy equipment was discarded, and the division was basically incapacitated, and like the 2nd Division, it did not go to the battlefield again until the end of the year.

It can be seen that in this short blade hour. The officers and soldiers of the four U.S. divisions were killed, the old people were killed, the people who were disabled and the ugly people were left, and there were still about the heart. When people were captured, on average, they lost nearly a few officers and men every hour, and the fierceness of the battle can be seen.

In fact, if it were not for the fact that the US Army had relatively complete battlefield emergency facilities and tactical means of transportation, and had also received the full support and assistance of the Russian army, the number of casualties would certainly not have been the old four, and with the addition of two-thirds of the disabled people, after the end of the war, war historians also spoke highly of the US military's field emergency facilities, believing that this kind of advanced medical system, which the US authorities invested in at the request of Congress and equipped each brigade-level unit with a set of advanced medical systems, saved thousands of US troops and saved thousands of American families. Of course, there are many people who think. It was this set of battlefield first-aid equipment, which was the culmination of American science and technology, that prolonged the war for more than a year. The reason is very simple, about half of the American ** people who were disabled in the war have devoted themselves to social production after returning to China, become industrial workers, and have produced a large number of weapons and equipment for the US ** team, many of which have also participated in the design and operation of US military weapons as volunteers, and some continue to serve in the army and train new recruits as instructors.

In any case, no one can deny that the US military was defeated, and it was badly defeated.

Because defeat and victory are relative. Therefore, whether the US army is defeated or not depends on the situation of the warring opponents.

Of course, taking into account the situation of the opponent, it can only be said that the US military suffered an even worse defeat.

Putting aside the casualties and losses of the Republican ** team in this blade hour for the time being, just mention one point. You can understand how badly the American army was defeated: in this blade hour, the only one who fought with the American army on the frontal battlefield was the 8th combat unit that captured Saratov!

That is, 4 US divisions face one combat unit.

In terms of strength alone, even if the 8th combat unit is completely destroyed, the casualties will not be more than those of the US army. More importantly, only the combat brigade of the 8th combat unit and the low-altitude assault battalion and low-altitude strike battalion of the support brigade of half of the support brigade were deployed in the rear in Saratov at that time, and none of these units were suitable for ground operations, that is, the officers and men participating in the defensive battle of the Saratov position were not effective.

Even if the non-combatants are removed, the number of combatants committed by the four U.S. divisions is between 40,000 and 10,000. Even if they attacked Saratov with 4 to twice as many troops, and suffered such a crushing defeat, the difference in the combat effectiveness of the two sides can be imagined.

Of course, it is difficult for these data to truly reflect the situation on the battlefield.

Fortunately, many republicans and Americans, who personally experienced the Battle of Saratov and survived the post-war period, wrote memoirs during their lifetimes. And the battle was highlighted. Admittedly, much more memoirs have been published in the United States than in the Republic. The reason is also very simple, those American ** people who have contributed to the country are not respected and cared for enough, and all the republicans who participated in the Third World War enjoy heroic treatment, that is to say, American veterans need to use memoirs to make money to make a living, while veterans of the Republic are more willing to tell future generations the battles they have experienced in the form of stories, so that their children and grandchildren can understand how precious the hard-won peace and happiness are. Of course. Among the veterans of the republic, there are also those who are not willing to be lonely. For example, a retired brigadier general named Huang Juncheng told the well-known biographers of the Republic about his combat experience in the form of oral narration in his dying years, and the most wonderful and crucial of them all. It was during Saratov's battle with the American army that General Huang Juncheng became the highest-ranking officer in the battalion during this battle. Later, the war movie "Thirty Hours in the Line of Fire" filmed by China Film Company was adapted from the memoirs of Huang Jun's army, and the lucky corner of the movie was actually Huang Jun's shouting of lag

The veteran general, who went to Kazakhstan with his troops on the third day after the outbreak of the war and participated in almost all the battles of the 8th combat unit during the war, made an objective assessment of his opponent at that time, that is, the American troops who stormed Saratov. That is, the U.S. Army is the most formidable adversary that the Republican Army has ever encountered.

Although this assessment is very general, some information on the Army of the Republic is enough to tell the story.

During this hour, the 8th Combat Unit suffered 8 casualties, among which Sheng Sheng, among the wounded and disabled officers and men of Qiangyin, not a single one was slightly wounded, and all of them were carried out of the defensive position when they were unable to continue fighting because they lacked arms and legs, and all the more than four officers and men who held out to the end were wounded, and many of them were seriously wounded. That is to say, at the last moment, the eighth combat unit, a brigade and a half, was almost completely annihilated.

It can be said that this is since the Five Old Resistance Battle. One of the worst battles fought by the Army of the Republic.

It is that, in the opinion of many, the Army of the Republic also lost.

You must know that in the previous battles, the main combat unit of the Republic Army had set a record of encircling and annihilating hundreds of thousands of Russian troops alone, and the eighth combat unit was also the main force, and its artillery brigade was in Volzhasky, and the low-altitude strike battalion and low-altitude assault battalion of the support brigade were deployed in the northwest region of Kazakhstan, which was many kilometers away, that is, all the support forces were in place. More importantly, the Ditian Combat Unit, the Ninth Combat Unit, and the Artillery Brigade and Support Brigade of the No. 1 Combat Unit that was attacking Volgograd were also involved in the battle, providing fire support at any time at the call of the Eighth Combat Unit. Besides. Yuan Chenhao also dispatched two additional tactical aviation brigades in this direction, that is, aviation units equipped with multi-role fighters. In this way, the strength supporting the 8th combat unit is equivalent to as many as one artillery battalion, and the number of electromagnetic guns and the cluster of low-altitude strike battalions are equivalent to jumping on multiple low-altitude attack planes and multi-role fighters in close persuasion.

How strong is the support force? To put it figuratively, if all the supporting forces are put into battle together, they can cover a battlefield with an area of 10,000 square meters with a rain of bullets in minutes, which is equivalent to annihilating all the personnel and heavy equipment of a division-level unit with a single force and a blade force in a few minutes.

There is no doubt that this is almost since the beginning of the war. One of the most concentrated battles in which the Republican Army support forces were concentrated.

In such a situation. The Saratov defensive battle was still fought so badly that it was natural for someone to think that the performance of the 8th combat unit was too aberration.

In fact, it is not that the 8th combat unit is abnormal, but that the situation on the battlefield is far from simple.

It can be said that this is also why the main opponent of the Republican ** team is the Russian army, not the original throw of the US army.

It can be seen from the combat record of the 8th Combat Unit that apart from the fact that it was not able to capture Saratov on time, which led to the fact that it was not able to fully enter the defensive position before being attacked by the American troops, let alone having time to build a new defensive position, it did not receive much fire support during the defensive operation of the blade hour.

At that time, according to Yuan Chenhao's order, the security support force gave priority to the Ditian combat unit, not the eighth combat unit.

It is also easy to understand that the task of the first combat unit is to contain the US and Russian troops heading north, prolong the enemy's march time as much as possible, and thus reduce the defensive pressure of the eighth combat unit. What's more. Only in this way will it be possible to prolong the time for the enemy to be exposed to fire and destroy the enemy on the march.

Objectively speaking, the responsibility should lie with Yuan Chenhao.

Under the circumstances, if the 8th Combat Unit had been swapped with the Ditian Combat Unit, the total number of casualties of the two combat units would have been much smaller. The reason is simple, the Phantom combat unit is a reserve force, not a main force, and therefore is better at fighting defensive battles in fortified positions than in mobile warfare on fronts hundreds of kilometers long. In fact, fighting sports warfare is the strength of the 8th combat unit. According to more credible accounts. Yuan Chenhao's original intention was also for the 8th Combat Unit to hand over its position to the Ditian Combat Unit after capturing Saratov. The results are clear. Because it was not possible to fully anticipate that Saratov's Russian army would be so tenacious, the 8th combat unit did not have time to switch guards with the Ditian combat unit, and the two combat units had to fight in a way that they were not good at. There is no doubt that the first person responsible for this underestimation of the enemy, which led to serious casualties among the troops, was the campaign commander. That is, Yuan Chenhao, who planned the battle.

Of course, Pei Chengyi did not hold Yuan Chenhao responsible.

The reason is also very simple, no one can underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Russian army, let alone deny the major results achieved in the second round of offensive campaigns. In any case, no general can accurately judge the enemy's situation, and every time it is foolproof, even Pei Chengyi has made mistakes. When measuring a commander's ability, the ability to correct mistakes and adjust deployments in time to compensate for mistakes is also a very important indicator.

There is no doubt that Yuan Chenhao has done a very good job in responding to the situation.

Until the end of the battle, Yuan Chenhao did not let the four combat units behind him go to the battlefield. Although many people believe that this is the biggest mistake Yuan Chenhao made in the Battle of Saratov, that is, he overbelieved in the combat effectiveness of the Republic Army, did not take into account the arduousness of the battle, and did not make full preparations, but from the overall situation, these four combat units still play the role of strategic reserves, and it is the existence of these four combat units. Only then did the Russian Ulyanovsk Front and Kirov Front, as well as the other four divisions of the US Army, not dare to act rashly. Even judging from the situation at that time, the four combat units left in the large rear could not reach Saratov in time when it was impossible to occupy Saratov in time, that is, when it was impossible to annihilate the American and Russian troops in Volgograd according to the plan, could not reach Saratov in time.

To be honest, the most correct thing Yuan Chenhao did was the most controversial decision.

Having the fire support unit support the first combat unit appear to be sacrificing the 8th combat unit, but in fact it is protecting the 8th combat unit. You must know that it was this decision that made it impossible for the Russian army that broke through from Volgograd to never reach Saratov, and when the other Russian army arrived in Saratov,... it "trained the light weapons and self-defense weapons that it carried with them."

Imagine what would happen if you let the Russian army swarm outside Saratov?

It is undeniable that the huge density of troops will lead to very huge casualties, and perhaps all the Russian troops will be finished, rather than letting Zhan Wan live as prisoners of war until the end of the war. The question is. In the face of such a large number of enemies, the 8th combat unit will definitely collapse completely. Considering that the US military has more complete air defense capabilities and more tactical mobile equipment, if it is not blocked by the eighth combat unit, it is much more likely that the US forces will retreat in its entirety, or at least there will be much fewer casualties. What's more. In an extreme situation, Yuan Chenhao would definitely let the Ditian combat unit participate in the positional defense battle, and even let the ninth combat unit attack from the side. It can be said that at this point, even if the US and Russian armies can be completely annihilated, even if the total combat casualties of the republican ** team can be reduced, it will have a huge impact on the overall situation.

On the whole, Yuan Chenhao's decision was not wrong.

Of course, it was precisely this decision that made the second round of offensive battles the shortest and calmest offensive battles on the mainland battlefield. By June 4, with the occupation of Borisogrebsk between Voronezh and Saratov by the 9th Battle, and Tambov, a transportation hub town to the north, the second round of offensive campaigns was declared over, and the battlefield was once again calm. So far, in this battle, which only lasted for the past few days, the first team of the Republic of Yowa Wan and the first team of the Liwan League who participated in the battle annihilated a total of more than 30,000 Russian troops and more than 30,000 American troops, and occupied the Inner Caucasus. By the end of the month, Abkhazia, South Austria, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Transcaucasia had declared their secession from the CIS, with Azerbaijan and Armenia concluding the Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Mutual Assistance with the Republic by the end of the year and declaring war on Russia and the Western Bloc, Georgia entering the war as allies of the republics at the end of the year, and Abkhazia and South Ossetia declaring permanence before the end of the war

It can be said that by this time, the situation on the battlefield on the mainland has been completely opened.

And more importantly, by occupying the Caucasus and bringing several countries of Transcaucasia into the war. The Republic has linked the continental theater with the Middle Eastern theater. Although in the case at the time. It is also impossible for the republic to take advantage of the Russian military ports on the Black Sea and to send a fleet to the Black Sea. Or march from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, but strategically speaking, as the Republic advances the front to the Black Sea, the sharp ear, which is the main object of the United States in the Middle East theater, will definitely have to think a little more long-term about whether to enter the war. Even if it takes 10,000 steps back, Turkey will not declare its fate. The republic was also able to use the Caucasus Corridor to transfer forces concentrated on the continental battlefield to the Middle East theater, thus rendering the United States' geographical advantage null and the United States making it pointless to send troops to Russia.

The situation on the seventh battlefield on the mainland has reached this point, and the real headache is not the Russian authorities, but the United States

Theoretically, the Russian authorities are much more relaxed. Because as the republican ** team stopped attacking and the front gradually stabilized, the next situation was already very clear, and there was no longer any need to guess the republican ** team's campaign intentions. Not to mention the high-level Russian and senior generals of the Russian army, even ordinary people can see that with the arrival of summer, the Republic Army will definitely not rush into Moscow, but will quickly sweep Ukraine. And we have to start attacking before the end of July. The reason is very simple, if we can start attacking before Ukraine's summer grain is ripe, we can not only subdue Ukraine with hunger, but also cause Russia to encounter an unprecedented food crisis. According to the predictions of some European institutions, if Russia does not have access to Ukraine's summer grain, it will not only exacerbate the crisis of confidence in the government in the country, but also very likely to not survive the winter of the new year, that is, use up all the grain before the next summer.

It can be said that this is not only a real problem. Or a very important question.

It is known that Russia is a high-latitude country, like Canada, which is also a high-latitude country. Summer grain accounts for 70% of Russia's grain production. Because of the disastrous impact of the arms race on the national economy for several years in a row, and because of the frequent natural disasters that have befallen Russia over the years, the food problem in Russia was already very prominent before the war broke out. According to Russia's official statement, although Russia has not yet become a grain importer, and with a large number of controllable fusion nuclear power plants put into operation, the impact of harsh weather on grain production can be solved through industrial agricultural production, so that Russia can become a major grain producer, but the actual situation is that by the end of the year, the grain in Russia's strategic granary can only be consumed nationwide for a maximum of one month, not the month set by the Russian official government. What's worse is that. At the beginning of the war, Russia's strategic granary was on the list of the main bombing targets of the Republic's Celestial Army, and all of them were destroyed before the end of the 2nd year, and less than 30% of the grain reserves were evacuated and transferred in time. In this way, Russia's strategic grain reserves can only meet the consumption of the day. Although grain loss has been effectively reduced through rationing and other means, and grain has been used more rationally, due to the impact of the war, Russia's grain output in the spring of the new year has been greatly reduced, far from reaching the standard of peacetime. It is even much lower than the minimum standards set by the Russian authorities.

To put it mildly, if it weren't for the "generous assistance" of the United States, the Russian military and civilians would have been hungry before the start of the second round of offensive campaigns.

It must be recognized that the assistance provided by the United States has been not only timely, but also effective.

You know, the United States is not only the world's third-largest grain producer after the Republic and India. It is also the world's most food-rich country, accounting for 4% of the global free trade in grain.

Even according to the standards of peacetime, the rich grain of the United States can feed 300 million people, and according to the ration standards of wartime, it can at least feed the second person. That is to say, if the transportation problem can be solved, even if the grain fields in Russia are not harvested, they can still rely on the book to shake off different body clams

The question is here, how to get grain to Russia.

Theoretically, transportation is not a problem at all. According to Russia's request for aid to the United States, Russia needs about 10,000 tons of grain to survive the winter before the end of the second year. In fact, because I did not expect the Republican Army to be able to sweep the Inner Caucasus so quickly, as mentioned earlier, this is the main grain-producing region of Russia. And it poses a threat to Ukraine, so Russia has seriously underestimated the food shortage, and the actual need for grain is not only 10,000 tons, but almost 40,000 tons, about two-thirds of the Russians in the Russian-controlled areas, that is, about women. Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers and civilians need food from the United States to survive the cold winter. Objectively speaking, if it is not affected by other factors, it is easy to transport 10,000 tons of grain, you know, the amount of grain shipped out of the United States every year is as high! 100 million tons. If it is transported by a bulk carrier with a deadweight capacity of 10,000 tons, and a fleet of concave bulk carriers is formed, it only takes two months to make a round trip between the United States and Russia, and the fleet can be carried before the spring of the next year. Send 10,000 tons of grain needed by Russia to Murmansk. For safety reasons, the U.S. authorities may also use bulk carriers from other fleets. Deliver more 10,000 tons of grain.

The problem is that in times of war, transporting tens of thousands of tons of grain is definitely not an easy task.

Taking the fleet as an example, civilian ships requisitioned by the United States and Russia must first be used to transport weapons, ammunition and heavy equipment to support the Russian army's operations. Although ammunition and equipment will not be transported in bulk carriers. However, for the sake of war, it was necessary to transport all kinds of raw materials for the arms factories. In particular, it is necessary for the production of weapons and ammunition. And Russia has no way to produce, or whose production capacity cannot keep up, important strategic materials, such as rare metal ores.

Some people may find it strange that as early as 2 provocations ago. Russia has become the world's leading producer of rare metals and one of the world's largest exporters of rare metal ores, otherwise the United States would not have come together with Russia, so Russia should not lack rare metal ores. The fact is that all of Russia's rare metal deposits are east of the Urals and have no origin in Europe, because the United States can continue to obtain rare metal ores through Russian ports in the Far East. That's why the Republic bombed Russia's ports in the Far East, and sent troops to occupy the Kamchatka Peninsula to cut off the sea routes from the Russian Far East to the United States. What's worse is that. From the point of view of strategic security, Russia moved most of its munitions factories to the European region west of the Ural Mountains before the beginning of the year.

Factories can be transferred, but mineral deposits are difficult to transfer.

If Russia had enough economic power, it would build enough warehouses in Europe and hoard enough rare metal ore for arms companies to hold for years, if not decades. The problem is that Russia does not have such a strong economic power, and the Russian authorities did not think of it. It's going to be lost so quickly, the whole Asian region.

Of course, as a contingency in case of emergency. At the time of the conclusion of the Secret Alliance Treaty, Russia and the United States reached an agreement to sell rare metal deposits to American companies at the lowest price. Moreover, American companies are responsible for transporting the purchased ore back to the United States, and the American authorities only need to do one thing, that is, to ensure that Russia unconditionally returns the rare metal ores in its strategic reserve warehouses to Russia when it needs them.

As we all know, in the era of guidance, almost all things stained with electricity were related to rare metals.

It can be said that the consumption of rare metals during the war is very staggering. According to the relevant data published by the authorities of the republic after the war, during the Great War. Arms factories of the republic each. About 10,000 tons of rare metal ore will be used up every month, and counting other industries, the Republic will consume nearly 10,000 tons of rare metal ore every month, and this is almost 3% of the world's rare metal ore production every year!

Even if Russia's industrial strength is far inferior to that of the republic, and it only takes care of arms factories, according to the Russian army's ammunition consumption and equipment consumption, it is estimated that Russian arms enterprises need about 10,000 tons of rare metal ore tiles every month

It looks like a lot of women, but it's a hassle to transport.

It is important to know that the rare metal ores in the U.S. strategic reserve warehouses are all concentrate ores that have been processed in the first place, which can minimize the cost of reserves, so the requirements for transportation are very high. Don't say anything else. Transporting tonnes of concentrate requires the removal of about the same weight of packing boxes and almost twice as much maintenance equipment. That is to say, "a gravity 10,000-ton freighter" can only transport 10,000 tons of ore. As a result, a fleet of 10,000 tons of gold is transported once every 2 months, and 2 fleets are also required to transport rare metal ores to Russia.

In addition to the trouble of transportation, there are also problems in loading and unloading.

All in all, for the United States versus Russia. The best option is to hold the Ukrainian granary, at least until August, and it is not too late to retreat after the grain is harvested. Only if the optimal option cannot be realized, should the United States send 30,000 or 40,000 tons of emergency food to Russia.

Standing on this position, the operational direction of the Russian army is also very clear, that is, to defend Ukraine until August.

Looking at it from another angle, the direction of the US military is not so clear.

There is nothing wrong with holding on to Ukraine, but is it necessary to raise the defense to such a high position?

You must know that by the end of the second round of offensive campaigns, the Republic Army had already obtained the capital to march into Ukraine, for example, from Rostov and Voronezh, it could advance on both sides and sweep the Great Plain of Ukraine with two arrows. Because there are not many antennas that are beneficial for defense west of the Djeper River, the Russian army can only fortify on the west bank of this large river that crosses Ukraine from south to north and eventually flows into the Black Sea in the Djeper Valley. Regardless of whether the Russian army has the ability to hold the defensive line, it means giving up half of the Ukrainian plain to the republican ** team.

Of course, losing about half of your summer grain is not the main problem. As mentioned many times earlier, the EU's reluctance to enter the war is related to the fact that the republic has not yet advanced the front to Moscow, as long as the republican ** team reaches the outskirts of Moscow, the EU will

Of course, the fundamental purpose of the EU's entry into the war was not to carve up Russia with the republic, but to build a strategic barrier to the east and avoid direct contact with the republic. As a result, the EU will not only have to send troops to Russia, but also control several CIS countries to the west of Russia, especially Ukraine. Strategically, the EU needs to control at least half of Ukraine, that is, the region west of the Dijeper River. Otherwise, it would not be possible to establish a strategic line of defense on the Great Plain of Eastern Europe that would allow the Republic to recognize the EU's supremacy in Europe, and it would be impossible to maintain an alliance with the Republic, thus rendering all actions meaningless.

It follows from this that the fall of Ukraine has exactly the same meaning as the fall of Moscow.

In other words, when the republican team advances to the east bank of the Dijerper River, will the EU still sit firmly in the Diaoyu Tai?

Leaving aside the question of whether the EU will enter the war, let's assume that the EU will enter the war, and how much impact will it have, especially on the United States and the relationship between the United States and Europe?

You know, the U.S. military is still helping the Russian army fight in Russia.

In other words, unless tens of thousands of US military officers and soldiers go home after a soy sauce fight, leaving the fate of Russia to the Russians, it is inevitable that they will have to meet the EU army. At this point, even if neither the EU nor the United States is willing to declare war on the other, it is likely to be completely hostile.

Of course, it is the EU that will have the initiative.

To put it bluntly, as long as the leaders of the EU countries believe that the United States will be defeated, they will not hesitate to declare war on the United States as allies of the republic. To this point. It's hard to get started in the United States.

Objectively speaking, Europe and the United States are very likely to declare no war, especially if the United States is particularly restrained, that is, it tries to avoid encounters with EU forces on the battlefield. Nor will the EU authorities take a fatal step. The problem is that as long as war is declared, there is no reason for the EU not to fulfill its allied obligations. From the Republic's point of view, the war would be made easier as long as the EU promised to provide ports and support the Republic's naval ships to fight in the North Atlantic. To put it bluntly, if the Republic's submarines are allowed to enter the North Atlantic, even if the United States does its best to build anti-submarine warfare ships, its life routes will be mortally threatened, and it will inevitably lose the war because of the loss of sea supremacy in the North Atlantic.

From this, it can be seen that in terms of the purpose of the war. The United States is in full agreement with Russia, that is, to hold Ukraine.

The difference lies in the means by which self is realized.

Although the top level of the Russian army has been clamoring for a strategic counterattack and fought through the Ural Mountains, in terms of specific tactics, almost all of the top leaders of the Russian army advocate fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, sticking to every river and every city, and using the method of Marshal Kutuzov to deal with Napoleon to deal with the army of the republic commanded by Yuan Chenhao. The problem is that today's Republican teams certainly don't need to fight the cold by burning firewood. There is also no need to plunder to obtain food and grass for the winter. In fact. Because there are no livestock. The term grain and grass is not appropriate. In other words, the strategy of the fortified wall and the clear field will not help to stop the pace of the Republican ** team, but will make the advance of the Republican ** team smoother. It can be said that this inconsistent attitude of the Russian military's top brass reflects Russia's fundamental problem, that is, in the case of a collapse on all fronts. The Russian army needed morale-boosting slogans, but did not dare to risk a counterattack.

Diametrically opposed to the top of the Russian military, the US generals say less and do more.

In the choice of counterattack or defense, the sincerity of the US commanders from Du Qiwei to the front line is completely consistent, that is, only a proactive counterattack can have a chance to thwart the next attack of the Republican ** team, and any fluke psychology or evasive attitude will lose the initiative and suffer a crushing defeat again.

In fact, on the first day of June, Duchway contacted Cheryakov and told the Russian president that a strategic counterattack with a clear goal, a large scale, and a quick action should be actively organized to contain the republican forces and slow down the pace of the war.

At that time, Cheryakov must have promised with all his mouths, but he did not fulfill it.

This can't be blamed on Cheryakov, you know, by this time, the main forces of the Russian army, that is, the units formed and formed before the war, were basically wiped out, and the only few main divisions were also in Asia. That is, millions of Russian troops in front of the republican **. With the exception of a few veterans who have re-served, the vast majority are militiamen and newly recruited young adults. No matter how much weapons and equipment the United States supplies to Russia. It doesn't matter how advanced the U.S. arms are. Such a Russian army, not to mention a strategic counterattack. It is already very good to be able to stay in the position and wait for the republican ** team to attack, and bravely face death.

Apparently, Duchway also understood the problem, so he did not force Cheryakov.

The problem is very clear, the Russian army cannot be counted on, and if it wants to launch a strategic counterattack, it can only rely on the US military. However, at that time, the US Army only had one division left in Russia, and such a small number of troops, let alone a strategic counterattack, was not enough to launch a counterattack in a campaign of limited scale. Of course, the United States can increase its troops, and Duchway did the same. The problem is that by the time the US reinforcements arrive, the best opportunity for a strategic counterattack, that is, after the end of the second round of offensive campaigns, the period for the Republican ** team to adjust its deployment has passed. In the face of the Republican ** team that has been deployed in place, let alone counterattack, even a proper attack may not be able to take advantage.

At this point, Duchway had to abandon the idea of a strategic counterattack.

Of course, just because you give up on an idea doesn't mean the problem doesn't exist. Everyone knows that the Republican ** team does not have the same problems as the US and Russian teams, and Yuan Chenhao will not hesitate to attack the issue, so as the weather warms up, the Republic Army will definitely attack again.

Regardless, Duchway certainly won't forget. If the Republic Army is allowed to attack first. Even if the US and Russian armies go all out, what they get is a failure, and the difference is only to what extent they fail.

For Dugway, there was little choice.

There is only one way to resolve the crisis, and that is to take the initiative to attack, and to attack before the Republican team.

In Dugway's view, if it can be carefully planned. It is also possible to take this opportunity to turn the crisis into an opportunity and regain the initiative in the war!