Where reconnaissance technology is becoming more and more advanced. The battlefield is becoming more and more transparent. hatchet man

In the early morning of the first day of the day, Yuan Chenhao received news from the Military Intelligence Agency, learning that two brigades of the American European Corps had arrived in the southeast of Turkey, the main force was stationed in Hakkari Province, and part of the troops entered Shernak Province and Van Province. The Military Intelligence Bureau did not forget to remind Yuan Chenhao that the US military had already sent a reconnaissance unit, and there was probably a reconnaissance detachment sent by Ling Yunxiao to Turkey, so Yuan Chenhao contacted Ling Yunxiao after receiving the information, and overstepped the level to send an alert to the reconnaissance detachment carrying out the forward reconnaissance mission, asking them to beware of a sudden attack by their American counterparts.

The matter is not over at this point.

In the early morning of the appointment day, Yuan Chenhao was about to go to breakfast, and the Military Intelligence Bureau came with a second piece of information.

The U.S. military did not face east, but faced south. More importantly, the main forces of the US army are still in Hakkari province and have not entered Van province. It seemed that Yuan Chenhao would make a request, and when the Military Intelligence Bureau sent this information, it also brought over the personal information of Blücher, the commander of the US European Corps, and clearly told Yuan Chenhao that this lieutenant general had followed the US army to Hakkari.

After reading Blucher's information, Yuan Chenhao was no longer surprised.

In terms of personal ability, apart from his lack of experience in commanding large corps operations, Blucher was no worse than any American general. During the Iran War, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery in the battle against Ahvaz, and was known as Little Patton. "If nothing else, within a few years, Buchancher could become the chief of staff of the army, and the supreme commander of the U.S. Army is the chief of staff. The problem is, now something has happened. Although Du Qiwei was still a Marine Corps general after his "re-service" and had little to do with the US Army, his appearance made Bu 8 Schell miss the opportunity to command the coalition forces, and it also cast a shadow on the future exhibition. For a general who is in desperate need of opportunities and seizing them, it is certain to make full use of all favorable conditions and create opportunities when they are not.

Bucher had no choice but to make others remember him instead of Duchway, not only to prove his talent on the battlefield, but also to let everyone know that he corrected Duchway's mistakes and helped the American army achieve victory.

In a sense, Blucher's situation is very similar to that of Yuan Chenhao.

Before Pei Chengyi's comeback, Yuan Chenhao was already recognized as the number one young general in the Republic Army, and it was very likely that he would become the chief of the general staff many years later. Pei Chengyi's comeback has lowered Yuan Chenhao's importance by a level, and also lowered his prestige in the army by a notch. Compared with Blucher, Yuan Chenhao has two extremely outstanding advantages, one is that he does not lack experience in commanding large corps operations, and the other is that he has a very close relationship with Pei Chengyi. These two advantages made Yuan Chenhao take a completely different response from Blucher, that is, to obtain higher military achievements by supporting Pei Chengyi.

Mother Yong doubted, Yuan Chenhao knew Blücher's thoughts very well.

In his opinion, Duchway, who was experienced and knew the basic tactics of the Republic Army, would certainly not make such a serious mistake when deploying the defensive line. In other words, if Yuan Chenhao was in Duchway's position, he would definitely let Blücher aim the defensive line to the east, and put the main force in Van Province, at least at the junction of Van Province and Hakkari Province, and must not deploy the main force in Hakkary Province, that is, the front line of the defense line. More importantly, the wide left flank should not be exposed to the guns of the first combat unit in order to deal with the second combat unit operating in northern Iraq.

Duchway would not make such a mistake, but Blucher insisted on going his own way and did not listen to Duchway's words.

In other words, there was a problem with the command system of the US military, and Dudgway's orders were not enforced

This is not a trivial matter, thinking about this, Yuan Chenhao talked to Pei Chengyi on the phone.

"All in all, the situation is very good for us right now." Yuan Chenhao first gave a general introduction to the situation, "The loopholes on the left flank of the US defense line are too obvious and very easy to break through, and we should not miss such a good opportunity to attack." ”

"Could it be a flaw left by Du Qiwei?

I also thought about this, but I thought it was unlikely that Yuan Chenhao paused a little and said, "According to the information provided by the Military Intelligence Agency, after the Greek authorities announced the temporary termination of all relations with NATO, the United States has only two ways to send the European Corps to Turkey, one is to take the land route through Bulgaria, and the other is the sea route from Italy. Neither route is as convenient as going from Greece to Turkey, and there is a good chance that the Eurocorps will not be able to reach Turkey in time, at least not in the way we predicted. In other words, Duchway had no combat units for him to mobilize, except for the Turkish army that he could not believe. If the Turks were able to hold off our attack, Blucher would not have appeared in Hakkari. From this point of view, we have enough reason to believe that this is not a trap set by Duchway, but a contradiction between the front-line commander of the US army and the commander of the coalition forces, and Blucher did not take Duchway seriously

On the screen, Pei Chengyi pondered for a while before he nodded and said, "Your analysis is very reasonable, the key is that we should take advantage of this precious opportunity." ”

"There are two options, one is to attack first, and the other is to expand the scale of the attack."

Pei Chengyi frowned slightly, and motioned to Yuan Wuhao to continue, "To attack first, that is, to let General Ling Yunxiao's first combat unit attack this night, to tear through the defense line of the US-Turkish coalition forces before the US army adjusts its defensive deployment, and to assault westward with the fastest degree to reach the south bank of Fan Lake, that is, the target area of the first phase of the offensive campaign, and complete the strategic detour." Yuan Chenhao's words were very orderly and measured, "As long as we come to this point, regardless of whether the US troops take the initiative to retreat or not, we can capture the southern areas of Hakkari Province and Van Province and the eastern areas of Shernak Province, Silt Province, and Bitlis Province in southeastern Turkey with one combat unit, and complete the combat mission of the first phase of the offensive campaign." If all goes well, it can even push the front another fifty to a hundred kilometers to the west, opening the stage for the second stage of the offensive

Pei Chengyi did not rush to express his position, but waited for Yuan Chenhao to say the second choice.

"The biggest question for us is whether the first battle individual can attack in time. The reality is that the basic conditions in the province of West Azerbaijan are even worse than we understand, and we cannot count on the Iranian army. According to General Ling Yunxiao's report, if we want to attack according to the operational plan, we must give priority to ensuring the delivery of individual combat materials for the first battle and provide it with an army aviation support force. I've made adjustments to this, so that the Army Airlines' VTOL transport fleet is ahead of the front line, leaving the low-altitude attack group behind. The problem is that after such adjustments, the first combat unit can only attack according to the plan, and it is unlikely that it will go out in advance

"The difficulties are only temporary, and with the gradual implementation of the deployment of the Air Force, logistics and supplies can definitely be guaranteed.

Yuan Chenhao nodded and said, "I also believe that after the battle begins, we will fight more and more smoothly, but we can't ignore the strength of the opponent because of this." Although Blucher and Duchway had contradictions, Buchancher's talent cannot be denied because of this. According to the intelligence provided by the Military Intelligence Agency, he may be considered the best general in the U.S. Army. What's more, Blucher commanded no ordinary army. According to my estimates, if we allow the 1st Combat Unit to launch a rapid assault, it is very likely that Blücher will take advantage of the fact that our low-altitude forces have not yet been deployed, and use infantry to fortify and block the offensive line of the 1st Combat Unit by airlift, concentrate the armored forces on the plateau south of Lake Van and on the border between Hakkari and Van provinces, and launch a counter-assault from the left flank of the 1st Combat Unit, forcing us to slow down our offensive, or even abandon the offensive, and switch from attack to defense without achieving the objective of the campaign. All in all. The fact that the first combat unit is alone in the depths is very likely to deprive us of our hard-won initiative

"That is, a second front needs to be opened in time."

Yuan Chenhao did not evade this question, and said very directly: "For us, the biggest advantage is that the main force of the US army has not yet reached the battlefield. Because the first phase of the offensive campaign is related to the direction of the entire campaign, we must strive for victory at all costs, and we must strive for the maximum victory. After Blucher adjusted the deployment of the US troops, the frontal defense line must be very empty, and we should put in a second combat unit to attack from the south and deal with the two catties and the US brigade in a combined way. In any case, as long as the province of Hakkari can be taken, the situation will open up

After Yuan Chenhao finished speaking, Pei Chengyi still did not immediately express his position.

Yuan Xinghao didn't continue, in front of Pei Chengyi, he didn't need to explain more.

"Your analysis does make sense, and as you said, we have to take into account the strength of the opponent. Blucher's talent would certainly not be far behind, otherwise he would not have become the commander of the European legions. Du Qiwei's ability is not bad, otherwise he would not have been allowed to go out of the mountain Pei Chengyi paused a little and said, "If I were Du Qiwei, the first thing to do is to fully mobilize and use all means to solve the biggest problem, that is, to send the other combat units of the 1st Fighter Armored Division and the 3rd Infantry Division stranded on the European continent to Turkey." In the past, the US authorities would have hesitated because of Greece's ambiguous attitude. Now that Greece has shown its cards and shattered the illusions of the US authorities, Duchway will not hesitate and will certainly immediately deploy combat troops. If it were me, I would immediately use the strategic airlift force and bring as many troops as I could, instead of pinning all my hopes on sea and land transportation. Because the U.S. has a strategic airlift capability on par with ours, it can deliver a heavily armored brigade or a reinforced infantry brigade within a single jade. Although the Hakkari airport is not capable of meeting strategic air transport needs, the nearest major airport to Hakkari is Diyarbakir, 400 kilometres away. In other words, when we attacked, the US strategic reserve was 400 kilometers away, and it was actually less than 300 kilometers away from the attack destination of the first combat unit. Under these circumstances, even if we were able to break through the US-Turkish defensive line, it would be unlikely that we would be able to take advantage of the battle on the southern shore of Lake Van Lake, and it would not even be possible to force Blucher to withdraw the armored forces deployed on the southern defensive line, so as to leave room for our second battle in Iraq to attack alone. ”

Yuan Chenhao immediately tightened his brows, because he had no way to refute Pei Chengyi's analysis.

"Of course, you're right, we can't afford to miss this opportunity, which we won't be able to afford in the future.

Yi smiled faintly and said. "If Ling Yunxiao's majesty does not diminish back then. "Rushing two hundred kilometers to Gevash will force Blucher to make adjustments before reinforcements arrive." For us. This is definitely the best outcome. The problem is that this is not very likely. It's not that I don't believe in Ling Yunxiao's talent, it's not that I doubt the assault capabilities of the first combat unit. But what you said at the beginning, the basic conditions are too bad, and our tactical airlift forces cannot be deployed in time, and the offensive will certainly not go too smoothly. In this case, we have no choice but to open a second front. ”

Yuan Chenhao nodded slightly, his expression not much relaxed.

"Since it is quite possible that Blucher will leave the main armoured forces in the province of Hakkary to guard the main line of defense, and only send infantry units by air to block the first combat unit in order to buy time for the arrival of reinforcements, I propose not to strike from the front, but to expand the area of outflanking and seek a breakthrough from the central part of the province of Shernak. Managed to march in the direction of Sierte, fighting in conjunction with the 1st combat unit. ”

"Reinforcements?" Yuan Chenhao's eyes widened violently.

Pei Chengyi nodded and said: "That's right, don't be in a hurry to annihilate Blucher, use this piece of fat to fish Du Qiwei's appetite, so that he can't give up, and can only send reinforcements continuously." As long as we fight well in the Silt direction, it is quite possible to take out the main forces of the American army in this direction

Yuan Chenhao let out a long sigh, and sighed secretly in his heart, in front of his generation Chengyi, he was still a big step behind.

"In any case, the harder we fight in the north, the more pressure we have in the south." Pei Chengyi seemed to see Yuan Chenhao's thoughts, so he changed the topic, "If we can nail the main force of the US Army to the mountains in the southeast of Turkey, so that Duchway has to continuously increase the number of troops for Blucher, we can force Duchway to put all the Marines in Israel, and let him give up the strategic attempt to encircle and suppress Syria, so as to fight an equally tragic war of attrition with us on the Golan Heights." It can be said that the extent to which we can fight in the direction of Van Lake will determine the extent to which we can achieve victory

"I understand, if you just fight like this, I'm afraid the second combat unit is not suitable."

"You mean, Luo Shaopeng's personal relationship with Ling Yunxiao?"

Yuan Jinghao nodded and said: "Although the relationship between the two has improved a lot in recent years, and the two shook hands at the group meeting in the theater last year, I don't think they should be put together, after all, we can only invest two combat units in this direction, and we must face more than two US Army divisions." If there is a problem with cooperation, even if it is a small problem, the consequences are difficult to be sad.

"Looks like we thought of a hit."

Yuan Chenhao was stunned for a moment, waiting for Pei Chengyi to continue.

"The 10th combat unit has been dispatched, and Lee Dong-seok will take the lead in reaching Mosul before the offensive begins, and will be ready for the offensive as soon as the second day of July. Since we are going to fight in the north, you will be in command of the 10th Combat Unit when it reaches Mosul. Although it was a little late, it would take about a day for the 1st Combat Unit to complete the early assault, forcing Blucher to adjust its defensive deployment, so the 10th Combat Unit should be able to participate in offensive combat operations in time. In any case, make full use of this combat force with the most comprehensive combat effectiveness.

"No problem. I'll get in touch with Lee Dong-seok as soon as possible. Also, we have to give priority to ensuring the support of the army aviation on our side. ”

"The south hasn't started yet, so naturally it's a priority to ensure the support on your side

Yuan Chenhao smiled awkwardly, knowing that he had said too much.

"Nothing else, let's talk about it here, and I'll get in touch when there's news."

After the video conference, Pei Chengyi asked Dongfang Wen to contact Li Dongshi, who had just left Gwadar Port, and asked him to contact the Northern Command before arriving in Mosul and obey Yuan Chenhao's direct command.

It can be said that the existence of Yuan Chenhao saved Pei Chengyi a lot of trouble.

In any case, with a nimble subordinate like Yuan Chenhao, it is much easier to do anything. In fact, Pei Chengyi rarely interfered in combat operations on the northern front, and even if he needed to adjust the operational deployment, he only needed to remind Yuan Chenhao and do a good job in the work of the joint command, without worrying about Yuan Chenhao on tactical issues.

When Dongfang Wen contacted Li Dongshi, Pei Chengyi personally found the liaison officer between Iran and Iraq.

The vanguard of the 10th Combat Unit must reach Mosul in the early hours of July Day, and the main forces must reach the Dahuk province in northern Iraq in the early hours of 2 July, and be ready for an offensive south of the border, requiring full cooperation between Iran and the Iraqi authorities. Because the Military Intelligence Agency is responsible for inter-country coordination. That is, the Military Intelligence Agency will come forward to negotiate with the authorities of the allied countries, so Pei Chengyi only needs to make symbolic requests, and other matters will be supervised by the intelligence officers of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and there is no need for the joint commander to personally intervene.

Of course, not everything can be done for the CIA.

By the time I was done with these things, it was almost noon. Unlike the other day, because there were guests coming, Pei Chengyi did not eat in the office, but went to the officer's restaurant.