Within an hour of fighting for Teman, the attacking and defending sides exchanged glances, much to the disappointment of Dudgway, who had high hopes for the 7th Infantry Division. Strictly speaking, Du Qiwei was not only disappointed in the 7th Infantry Division, but even despaired of the entire battle situation.

As a co-commander. Dudgway can arrange tactical actions, but he cannot interfere with tactical commands.

Duchway also served as a front-line commander and knew the situation of front-line commanders on the battlefield. Back then, when Du Qiwei commanded the 2nd Marine Division on the battlefield on the peninsula, what he hated most was being pointed at by others. One way or another, the front-line commanders know the situation on the battlefield best. If you don't trust the front-line commanders. There will be no chance of victory.

After receiving the report from the 7th Infantry Division, Duchway did only one thing, and that was to contact the aircraft carrier battle group operating in the eastern Mediterranean and ask the Navy to provide air support for combat operations in the Bartman direction as much as possible. Even if it is not possible to break through the air defense interception line of the Republican Air Force, it is necessary to use long-range ammunition as much as possible to strike at the reserve units of the Republic Army and reduce the frontal pressure of the 7th Infantry Division.

It's a pity. Because the battlefield is inland, the electromagnetic guns on the US warships cannot be dispatched

Field.

Next, Duchway could only wait for the outcome of the battle in the constant stream of battle reports.

Judging from some information released later, the battle between the night of July 7 and the early morning of July 8 was very chaotic because the 10th combat unit counterattacked shortly after the 7th Infantry Division launched its attack. Many units on both sides of the war failed to complete their missions, especially the 7th Infantry Division, where many battalion and company-level combat units lost contact with the command after being counterattacked, and there was no way to complete the combat mission.

There are many reasons for this result, among which is electronic interference on both sides.

Communication interference, to be precise.

Seize the right to control information. It has become the basic means of winning in modern warfare. After the outbreak of the war in the Middle East. The two warring sides have been fighting for the right to control information. In a sense, before the start of the war, the republic's attempt to interfere with US military reconnaissance satellites was a means of seizing the right to control information. During the war, the struggle between the two sides over the right to control information intensified.

Because both sides have powerful means of jamming and anti-jamming, from the very beginning, both sides have used suppressive jamming, that is, jamming all communication frequency bands. Don't say anything else. The US Air Force has deployed several electronic warfare planes carrying high-power jamming equipment over the Black Sea and the eastern Mediterranean Sea to constantly jam long-range communications in the theater and provide support for its own communications. The Republican Air Force was no exception, deploying several electronic warfare aircraft over the southern regions of Pakistan and eastern Iran. Continued suppression of U.S. military communications. Under such powerful electronic interference, the long-distance communication systems of the warring parties were almost completely paralyzed, and they could only rely on short-range communication systems dominated by lasers. Although relying on a tactical information sharing platform can ensure communication and liaison, it is difficult to properly direct combat operations, especially in large-scale battles. Combat missions are assigned to combat units at all levels. Affected by this, at this point in the war, the aviation units of the two warring sides were not able to exert much effect, because the interference was too serious, so that the ground forces of both sides could not provide battlefield information to the aviation units in a timely manner. With the vast majority of fixed targets destroyed, it is difficult for the Air Force to wield its role when it is necessary to strike time-sensitive mobile targets, and it is difficult for the Air Force to wield its role when it is unable to obtain battlefield information in time.

The previous ground battles were not too intense, so the impact of the interference in the communication system is unknown.

As the main forces of both sides appeared on the stage, and encountered in the offensive battle, the effects of communication interference became apparent.

Relatively speaking, in such a situation that was not very favorable to both sides, the 10th combat unit suffered much more losses and took advantage.

Whoever it is, one cannot underestimate the independent combat capabilities of the Airborne Forces.

As a combat unit adapted from the Airborne Forces, the 10th Combat Unit has attached great importance to independent combat capabilities from the very beginning, and commanders at all levels are also very good at fighting alone. What's more, Lee Dong-seok's command style is also very suitable for independent operations. In accordance with the combat mission, Li Dongshi still retained the command style of the airborne brigade, that is, to let the commanders at all levels fully understand his combat intentions and know how to win the battle. And so it goes. After losing contact with the rear, the combat units were still able to complete their combat missions with accuracy.

It can be said that this is also the reason why Pei Chengyi put the 10th combat unit in the center of the battlefield.

Judging from Pei Chengyi's deployment, the 10th combat unit has shouldered the heavy responsibility of connecting the two catties and the direction from the very beginning, so it has great flexibility when carrying out combat missions, and the commander needs to make accurate judgments according to the situation. Although Ling Yunxiao also has such a talent, he will not have Li Dongshi, but the first combat unit under his command is more like a clenched fist, which can wield the greatest combat power in the attack battle, otherwise Pei Chengyi would not let the first battle alone to attack Sierte. The independent combat capability of the 10th combat unit gives them the most flexible way of fighting.

It can be seen that in terms of employing soldiers and knowing soldiers, Pei Chengyi, who did not serve in the grassroots troops, passed Du Qiwei.

In fact, Duchway had no choice either. The new address of this site has been changed to: Regret the heart, please log in to read!

According to his original arrangement, the task of the 7th Infantry Division was to go to Israel. Instead of the Israeli army, it defended the Golan Heights and protected the logistics support line of the US-Israeli coalition forces. There is no doubt that this is the combat mission that the 7th Infantry Division is best at, and it is also the combat mode that can best swing the combat effectiveness of the Dijiang Infantry Division. It can be seen from this that Du Qiwei is not ignorant of the combat units in his hands, but he is slightly inferior in long-term planning and grasping the overall situation. failed to accurately grasp the trend of the battle like Pei Chengyi.

Of course, the result of this difference is exactly the same.

In the early morning of the 8th, before the battle in the Bartman direction could be decided, the battle in the direction of Osmaniye began.

Anyway. This time Dudgway made no mistake.

When it was decided to let the 7th Infantry Division attack Batman, Du Qiwei knew that Pei Chengyi would not fight with one fist, and when he blocked with his right fist, he would definitely fight back with his left fist; Only a powerful left hand can force the opponent to use more force on the block, thereby reducing the pressure on the right side. It was for this reason that Dudgway gave a death order to the 2nd Panzer Division and the 4th Infantry Division on the evening of the 7th. That is, to hold Osmaniye at all costs, and to counterattack Bakhce and Islahiye when conditions permit, in order to open a gap in the line of defense of the 8th combat unit and seize the initiative on the battlefield.

From this deployment, it can be seen that Du Qiwei is indeed a commander who is not simple.

In the circumstances of the time. Du Qiwei must have expected that Pei Chengyi would let the 8th Combat Unit storm Osmaniye, so as to contain the 2 main divisions of the US army with the least number of troops. To put it simply, if Pei Chengyi lets the 8th combat unit hold the defensive line, the chance of blocking the 2 main divisions of the US army is almost zero. The biggest benefit of a proactive attack is that Pei Chengyi can put another combat unit, that is, the fifth combat unit, in a different direction. Let it play a key role. According to Du Qiwei's expectations, Pei Chengyi has two choices. The first is to have the 5th Combat Unit go north to attack Ankara and cut off the logistical supply lines of the 7th Infantry Division, and the second is to directly attack Iskenderun and take down the heavy supply center of the American army, and at the same time liberate the 8th Battle, which is confined in this direction

Bit.

In the beginning. Duchway thinks the latter is more likely.

Anyway. If Pei Chengyi wants to win on the battlefield in the east, he will have to find a way to destroy the logistics line of the US army and make the US army spend more effort in the rear. If the front can be expanded, forcing the U.S. and Turkish forces to devote more troops to defense, it will be more valuable to attack Iskenderun. The problem is that there is a problem with attacking Iskenderun, that is, the battlefield space is too narrow to accommodate two combat units and two main divisions of the US army. Because the Syrian army has set up a minefield of hundreds of kilometers along the border, Sodu Qiwei has reason to believe that Pei Chengyi will not attack Iskenderun with the fifth combat unit. The same problem existed in the Osmaniye direction, that is, if you wanted to spread your forces, you had to expand the area of the battlefield to the north. Thus exposing the wide right flank to the US-Turkish coalition forces, so Duchway also believed that it was unlikely that Pei Chengyi would use the fifth combat unit to attack Osmaniye.

After ruling out these possibilities, Pei Chengyi was left with only one choice.

Shrugged, attacking Ankara with thugs is really unrealistic.

The problem is that the missing ones will have to play Ankara in order to win. According to Du Qiwei's judgment, the fifth battle individual only needs to go north! More than four kilometers, the capture of Malatya can completely change the situation on the battlefield. The reason is very simple. The 2nd Infantry Division and all the Turkish troops in the east need to be transferred through Malatya, as long as they can take the city, they can cut off the logistics support of the United States and Turkish forces. Then wait for the US-Turkish coalition to take the initiative to abandon Diyarbakir. If all goes well, it won't take more than a month. The Republican ** team would occupy the entire area east of Gaziantep and south of the Taurus Mountains.

In other words, no matter what, Pei Chengyi must be forced to leave the fifth combat unit on the side of Iskenderun.

The simplest and most straightforward way is for the 2nd Panzer Division and the 4th Infantry Division to take the initiative in the defense and tear apart the defense line of the 8th Combat Division.

This time, Duchway's tactics paid off.

It wasn't yet dark. The Fifth Combat Unit was present on the battlefield, but not to the northeast of Iskenderun, as Duchway had expected, and not to fill the hole in the Eighth Combat Unit line. Instead, they attacked from the north of Osmaniye.

Shortly after daybreak, Dudgway received accurate information.

Attacking Osmaniye from the north was the main force of the 5th Combat Unit!

Soon, the intelligence staff officer sent the exact message. The main forces of the 5th Combat Unit, disguised as the support units of the 8th Combat Unit, maneuvered into position in the early morning of the 8th. In other words, the unit spent about six hours preparing before attacking.

It's a pity. The only American troops who arrived at Osmaniye before dawn were the thug infantry brigade of the 4th Infantry Division.

More importantly. The main forces of the infantry brigade were placed in the southeastern direction. That is, in the direction of attack of the eighth battle bull unit.

In any case, Osmaniye is a medium-sized city with a population of less than Livan. The new address of this site has been changed to:, please log in to read!

Before the single main force of the Fifth Combat entered the city, in addition to the American officers and men of the Osmaniye, there were many Turkish officers and soldiers who were fighting with knives, and they could not stop the main force of the Fifth Combat Unit at all.

In the face of the four or five combat units, Du Shouwei would definitely not pin his hopes on the infantry brigade of the first infantry division to request reinforcements; Duchway sent an armored brigade from the 2nd Panzer Division and made it clear to the Brigadier General that the offensive of the 5th Combat Unit must be thwarted at all costs.

Obviously, this time the US military has found an opponent.

The 2nd Armored Division is the most powerful armored division in the U.S. Army, and its combat effectiveness is the 1st Cavalry Division sent to the front. Similarly, the Fifth Combat Unit is also one of the most powerful armored combat units in the old combat units of the Republic, and it is also one of the combat units that are best at fighting armored assault warfare, because the predecessor of this combat unit is the leading force of one of the three main strategic reaction forces of the Republic.

In the morning, the first brigade-level armored battle between the Republic and the U.S. Army was fought.

In fact, both sides have picked the right main battlefield.

Osmani is located to the north of Iskenderun Bay, although the east is the Gavul Mountain, but the other three directions are the impact plains of the Ceyhan River, not only the altitude is below Jinmi, but also the flat river, is an excellent battlefield for armored group battles.

Although the counterattack of the US 2nd Armored Division came very quickly, the hundreds of tanks of the Armored Brigade of the Fighter were certainly very spectacular on the plains, and it was impossible to keep it secret, and naturally there was no way to escape the unmanned reconnaissance planes sent out by the 5th Combat Unit. Because the strength of the opponent should not be underestimated, Jiang Wancheng Xun adjusted the deployment, let the main force maneuver westward, and put on a posture of fighting a decisive battle with the US army in the field.

I have to admit that the 2nd Xijia Division is an ace division established by General Patton himself.

It is all the more necessary to admit that the "Tiger Brigade" of the 2nd Armored Division is a real elite brigade.

In the face of provocations from the 5th combat unit. Instead of retreating, the U.S. military abandoned the relatively favorable urban area and took the initiative to kill the western suburbs, as if they wanted to eat the fifth combat unit in one go. The address of this site has been changed to: anti-goo, please log in to read!

Yan Ran, the situation is far from being as easy as the US military imagined.

As soon as the battle began, the commander of the American army realized that he had made the most wrong choice.

The main force of the 5th combat unit is the Knife O 3 old main battle tank and the Jinduo infantry fighting vehicle, although in frontal armored battles. Infantry fighting vehicles tend to follow behind tanks, attack enemy tanks at a distance with anti-tank missiles, and will not participate in frontal battles, after all, the frontal armor of any infantry fighting vehicle is extremely vulnerable in front of tank guns. But in the face. At the time of introduction, the US "Tiger Brigade" did not take advantage of the many tanks, because the 2nd Armored Division had not yet had time to equip the most advanced mountain main battle tanks, and its main force was still the flail tanks, which had already lagged behind.

In fact, even if the US military is equipped with mountains. Nor is it an opponent of the fifth combat unit.

Before the end of the war, the U.S. military tried every means to get the tractor that was not completely destroyed, and in order to avoid returning the tank to the Republic after the armistice negotiations, it took a lot of effort to disassemble the tank into parts and stuff it in a cargo ship carrying potatoes and send it back to the United States. In accordance with the test results submitted to the Pentagon at the Aberdeen Experimental Ground. Asahi rice was raised to double rice, and he basically didn't fight back.

The gap in equipment performance has made the ace units of the US military a lamb to be slaughtered.

By the time Duchway reacted and ordered the "Tiger Brigade" to retreat to the city and organize a defensive line in the city, the armored units of the 5th Combat Unit had already mixed with the armored units of the 2nd Armored Division. As the American troops retreated, Jiang Wancheng immediately adjusted his tactics and ordered his troops to take advantage of the situation to kill Osmaniye.

At this time, the 8th Combat Unit, located on the other side of Osmaniye, also began to act.

According to the agreement, the combat operations on the west side of the Northern Front were under the direct command of Pei Chengyi. Now that Jiang Wancheng's troops have won the victory and began to pursue the victory, Pei Chengyi was willing to give up such a good chance to win, and immediately asked Wang Xueping to put down the work of repairing the defense line, and immediately dispatched an armored assault force to assault Osmaniye. Fight for Jiang Wancheng's troops before dark.

Faced with the sudden change of the situation, Du Qiwei's first reaction was to strengthen his defense.

Obviously, this is an option with no way out.

Having calmed down, Duchway made a bold decision to order the 1st Infantry Division to storm Islahiye and the 2nd Panzer Division to storm Bakhce.

At this point, Duchway finally resorted to a desperate style of play.

In his opinion, even if Osmaniye was lost, the city and the republican team that captured it would have to be besieged. Only in this way can the situation be changed. Only in this way can Pei Chengyi's offensive deployment be broken. He can't control the battle as much as he wants.