Chapter Fifty-Eight

。 [No pop-up novel network] The old days of the month. The day after Pei Chengyi returned to Gwadar Port, Li Cunxun came to "Shi's order." On the same day, Pei Chengyi gave orders to the three combat units that participated in the battle, namely Ling Yunxiao's first combat unit, Luo Shaopeng's second combat unit, and Fu Weimin's ninth combat unit, to carry out operations according to Ji Ge's fighters. Later in the evening, the combat brigade and support brigade of the 1st combat unit departed from Benda. Depart for the town of Totki, in the Pakistan-Iraqi border region. Because there were no military bases in the area, the combat units of the two brigades had to camp in the field. In other words, U.S. intelligence agencies have no trouble getting a picture of the first combat unit. In the early hours of the next day, the strategic projection flotilla carrying the second combat unit entered the Persian Gulf from the Strait of Hormuz. While in the Arabian Sea activities "Beijing. No. with "Hebei." The carrier strike group did not follow the strategic projection fleet into the Persian Gulf, and the "Henan" aircraft carrier battle group, which had previously been operating in the bay, had returned to the Arabian Sea on the afternoon of June and was on its way back to the port of Gwadar, but the arrival of the second combat unit in the Gulf region still had a very huge impact. On the same day, dozens of Western news outlets, including the country, said that the republic's dispatch of ground troops to the Gulf region at this time and the build-up of the most powerful ground combat troops in the Pakistan-Iraq border area will inevitably have an unpredictable and serious impact on the already very volatile situation in the Middle East.

As if deliberately to make the atmosphere more tense, when making relevant reports, the situation of the first and second combat units was highlighted, as well as the "past events" of the two commandersAccording to the roles played by Ling Yunxiao and Luo Shaopeng during the Indian War, it is believed that when necessary, the Republic will resolve the current crisis through proactive military action, otherwise there is no reason to send the two most striking combat units to the Middle East.

In the afternoon of the same day, while the Western news media were staring at the individual and second combat units, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a joint statement, announcing that starting from the flight day in June, they would hold a meeting with the Iraqi National Defense Forces in Iraq's Anbar Province codenamed "Sandstorm Fighters." joint military exercises.

At this moment, world public opinion is boiling again.

When the news was announced, the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs both declared that the main purpose of the exercise was to test the major achievements made in Iraq's national defense construction over the past three years, to strengthen Sino-Iranian exchanges, deepen military cooperation, and exchange of trust with foreign countries.

In order to underscore the Republic's position on peace in Iraq, the two press spokesmen also stressed that the Republic does not have a single military base in Iraq, nor does it deploy a single soldier. When the reporter asked about it. The press spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic emphasized. The Republic has been making active efforts to resolve through peaceful means many major issues affecting peace and stability in the Middle East, including the establishment of the Palestinian state, the Golan Heights issue, and the Kurdish issue, and is willing to play a greater role in related issues, and hopes that all countries will pay attention to the living conditions and conditions of the Palestinians, Kurds, Lebanese, and other ethnic minorities and weak and small countries in the Middle East, so as to fundamentally resolve the Middle East issue.

There is no doubt that such a diplomatic interpretation can only be counterproductive.

In the evening of the same day, the retired generals of the US military who spent a lot of money were invited from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps to make a key analysis of the current situation in the Middle East. Guided by the moderator, the discussion quickly turned to war, i.e., how long Israel could hold out without the support of the United States in the event of a sudden military intervention by the Republic, and what would be the cost of American military involvement. To put it bluntly, it is what the chances of the United States winning a war with the Republic in the Middle East.

Staying true to the tradition. In the case of pessimistic conclusions, the analyst mentions hope.

According to the analysis of a retired general of the US military. If the Republic were to get involved in the Middle East conflict and send troops directly against Israel, it would only take a week for the Republic to deploy air power to Iraq enough to crush the Israeli Air Force, and the ground forces that would reach Iraq would be able to cross the Syrian desert and reach the east of the Golan Heights within a matter of hours. Taking into account the additional combat units deployed in Balochistan, Pakistan, the Republic Army will definitely be able to put into service 2 combat units? As long as air support and logistics are sufficiently guaranteed, 2 combat units of ground forces are enough to crush the Israeli army, or even destroy the whole of Israel? Since the joint exercises announced by the authorities of the Republic will continue until the beginning of July, there is ample reason to believe that during this period, the Republic will deploy to Iraq a tactical aviation wing with nearly one combat aircraft and two or three support aviation wings with a strong support aircraft. Deploy a fleet of up to hundreds of transport aircraft when necessary. In other words, there is a good chance that the war will break out in early July, or even at the end of June. Without direct support from the United States, that is, sending troops to the war, Israel will hold out for half a month at most, and may lose the Golan Heights within a week, the Jordan Valley region within the old days, and surrender to the ground forces of the republic before the old days. To protect Israel, the United States must immediately deploy at least three carrier battle groups to the eastern Mediterranean, and concentrate six carrier battle groups by the end of June to provide Israel with the most accurate military intelligence and be prepared to send troops into war. If necessary, the U.S. must be shipped by air within an hour

It was also when the war was being trumpeted that the President of the United States convened an emergency meeting at the White House.

The high-ranking generals of the US military who attended the meeting were not optimistic about the later exhibition, believing that the Republic was preparing for war, and if the United States still did nothing, not only would it be impossible to prevent the war from breaking out, but it would also lose this war, which must not be lost. According to several generals of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the United States cannot wait for the other side to fire the first shot before taking action, and should immediately dispatch the three aircraft carrier battle groups operating in the vicinity of the North Atlantic Ocean and the island of Malta to the eastern Mediterranean, let the three aircraft carrier battle groups stationed in Bengo Garcia and Australia go to the Red Sea as soon as possible, and urgently mobilize the three aircraft carrier battle groups that are resting at the Norfolk naval base. Because the other three aircraft carriers are undergoing mid-term overhaul and two aircraft carriers are being modernized, the US Navy can only use one aircraft carrier battle group at most, and the three aircraft carrier battle groups on the mainland can only reach the theater by the end of July at the earliest.

Needless to say, this is definitely a formidable maritime force.

Although the Navy of the Republic also has an aircraft carrier battle group. However, the three "Huaxia" class aircraft carriers returned to the shipyard for modernization at the end of last year, and even if the main refit work has been completed, the three aircraft carriers will be able to restore their combat effectiveness by the end of July under the condition of emergency mobilization, but the Republic Navy lacks enough escort warships, and in fact, there will be no more than six aircraft carrier battle groups that can be put into war. In other words, the strength of the Navy of the Republic is still inferior to that of the US Navy, and even if the combination of carrier-based aviation is more reasonable, the combat effectiveness is only about seventy percent of that of the US Navy.

In the words of the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, first ensure sea supremacy. It will lay the groundwork for victory.

Of course, having sea supremacy is tantamount to victory.

The U.S. Army and Marine Corps are immediately following the aircraft carrier battle group, and according to the proposal of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in addition to immediately sending the two army infantry brigades deployed in Italy and Greece to Israel, at least two divisions of ground troops should be mobilized as soon as possible, and all the Marines and the Army should be put into combat so that they can increase their forces to the front line at any time. In order to speed up the response, priority should be given to the forward deployment of marines who will follow the operations of the amphibious assault fleet.

In terms of the Air Force, the United States should make full use of military bases around the Mediterranean.

All in all, the U.S. generals believe that they should do a good job and not continue to back down. The problem is that under the American system, the military does not have much say.

On the question of whether to fight or not, Mrs. Loeblin made it clear that war was inevitable. Unlike those generals of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Mrs. Loebling did not believe that war would start in Israel. In order to prove this point, she came up with a report provided by Duchway, that is, the defense line set up by Israel in the Golan Heights is strong enough, and Israel has been on war alert for a long time, even if the war breaks out suddenly, the Israeli army will have enough ability to withstand more than two combat units and hold out until the US troops arrive. More importantly, Duchway is convinced that the opponent, that is, Bae Chengyi, will not attack the Golan Heights first, but will make a fuss about the Kurds, using the battles in the direction of the Zagros Mountains and the Taurus Mountains to disperse the US forces and create opportunities for the assault on the Golan Heights.

It is precisely because of this that Mrs. Loeblin believes that there should be no additional troops to Israel, and that Turkey should be taken care of first.

The discussion continued all night, and it was not until just before dawn that Landes decided to send more troops to Turkey. That is, he placed his bet on Mrs. Loeblin.

At this time, it was already the afternoon of June in Beijing time.

Shortly after the White House press spokesman announced that the United States was highly concerned about the situation in the Middle East and would take action if necessary to ensure the interests of the Central Allies, and the Pentagon press spokesman announced that the United States had decided to send an additional tactical air brigade of the Air Force and an army infantry division to Turkey in the midst of the current situation, the vanguard of the Ninth Combat Unit stationed in the northwestern region of the Republic arrived at Gwadar Port and began embarking.

There is no doubt that there are not many secrets about the military movement of 20,000 people.

Not to mention the reconnaissance satellites and spies who can't be fooled, even the reporters from various countries who are waiting at the Gwadar port can't hide it.

Of course, there is nothing to hide from this military move.

In a sense, Pei Chengyi had no intention of concealing the transfer of the 9th combat unit.

The problem is that the movement of the ninth combat unit was not "expected." among them.

In any case, the first combat unit was originally a ground force based in Pakistan, and it usually went to Balochistan to assemble and train? The second combat unit went to the Persian Gulf, and many people came to participate in military exercises, so there is nothing surprising.

The 9th Combat Unit arrived at the port of Gwadar and began to board the ship. And for what?

It was only at about mid-afternoon that the Ministry of Defense of the Republic announced on its official website that the Ninth Combat Unit would go to Iraq to participate in a joint military exercise.

At this time, not only the news media was taken aback, but even the US federal government was taken aback.

It was the 9th Combat Unit that participated in the exercises, so what did the 2nd Combat Unit do in the Gulf?

That's right, less than a pound after Landers made a deployment. At the time of the thugs, the US authorities again convened a high-level meeting to discuss the true intentions of the republic's move.

In fact, there is no need to discuss it at all.

Even for Landers, who is not too tall for four. You can also see the clues. The 21 fighting unit will definitely talk about stationing in Iran, and the point before scooping one to Gubalochistan will go to the Kurdish province of Iran? That is, the republic will use the forces of the thug division, so it is quite possible that the republic will take advantage of this and start a war at the end of June and launch an offensive in both directions at the same time?

Although the total strength of the three combat units is only 60,000, with the strong combat strength of the Republican Army, the battle situation in both directions will become extremely unfavorable to the United States before the arrival of the American army. In other words, the United States will be in a dilemma, to save Turkey is to give up Israel, and to save Israel, it will have to give up Turkey. For the United States, whether to abandon Turkey or Israel, does it mean that it must accept the most painful defeat since the Korean War? In a sense, this is precisely the fundamental purpose of the Republic's proactive offensive.

There is no doubt that the United States must move from reactive to proactive.

On this occasion, instead of spending hours arguing about the issue, the United States authorities authorized Mrs. Loebling to have full authority over matters related to the Middle East and asked Duchway, in his capacity as special presidential envoy, to demand that the Israeli authorities take a decision on the establishment of a joint command structure as soon as possible.

By the time the meeting ended on the American side, it was already early in the morning on the Israeli side.

Duchway did not have time to rush to the Israeli Prime Minister's Office in the middle of the night and demanded that the Israeli Prime Minister immediately give an answer on the question of whether or not to join the joint command.

By this time, the strategic projection fleet carrying the Ninth Battle Tank had already left the port of Gwadar.

Because the joint exercise was held on Fly, the ninth combat unit had to arrive at the port of Basra before the early hours of the ugly day, so that it could reach Anbar province in western Iraq before the exercise began. In other words, the strategic projection fleet transporting the 9th combat unit must sail about 1,000 kilometers within the time of the settlement, and excluding the time required to enter and exit the port, the average sailing degree must reach 1,000 kilometers per hour, that is, the field section.

Of course, no one doubts that the 9th combat unit will be able to reach the area of the exercises in time?

The strategic projection fleet transporting the ninth combat unit is the first in the Republic, and it is also the only way to say that the small line is above the Qinjie. In order to form the world's most capable strategic projection fleet, not only did the Republic Navy invest hundreds of billions of dollars, but the Republic Army also paid about 100 million yuan for it, after all, the main service object of the strategic projection fleet is the combat units of the army, and the amphibious assault fleet serves the Marine Corps. It is precisely because of the huge investment that the republic retains only one fast strategic projection fleet.

About a day later, the 9th combat unit came ashore in the port of Basra.

In the middle of the night on June ugly, the vanguard of the 9th Combat Unit announced its participation in joint military exercises in the town of Rutbay in Anbar province. The whole world was shocked.

There is no doubt that the strategic mobility capability of the Republic Army has left an extremely deep impression on everyone.

In the early morning of the day, the 9th Combat Group departed from its garrison in the northwest region of the Republic and reached the theater of operations 4,000 meters away in just one hour without the use of airlift, and maintained its vigorous combat effectiveness. You know, this is not a brigade, or just 20,000 officers and soldiers, but a heavy armored unit with thousands of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, and thousands of various combat and transport vehicles. If it is placed in the force years ago, not to mention the transfer of four thousand meters in the knife hour, whether the port loading and unloading work can be completed within 3 days is a problem.

Because the fast strategic projection fleet will return to the port of Gwadar at sunset, many believe that the Republican Army will be able to send a fourth combat unit to Iraq by the end of the month.

If that's the case, and Israel won't even be able to fight back?

On the morning of the flying day, an even more astonishing piece of news broke out, that is, the 10th combat unit, which had been trained as a fighter for more than a year, had been trained in the southwest of the Republic. It is also the combat unit with the best equipment, the youngest officers and men, the most vigorous fighting spirit, and the most ideal condition, which has quietly completed its training work and is moving to the nearest air base. In other words, as long as the Republic is willing to use all its airlift forces, it will be able to send the 10th combat unit to the port of Gwadar within the time limit, thus ensuring that this most mysterious ground force will reach the Iraqi province of Anbar before the end of the day.

The waves are not flat, and the waves are rising again.

While the whole world was talking about the 10th Combat Unit, the 1st Combat Unit left the station and began to prepare for its entry into Iran.

At this point, no one doubts that the war is about to explode.

For the United States, this is certainly not a good thing.

Not to mention the generals of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who firmly believe that the republic will attack Israel first, even Duchway, who has just returned to Turkey with the Israeli prime minister's affirmative reply, has begun to wonder whether Pei Chengyi is trying to use the Kurdish issue to attract the attention of the United States and then change the strategic situation in the Middle East in the most unexpected way.

It was as a result that Duchway had to visit Israel again less than an hour after returning to Turkey.