Volume 12 Prelude to the Great War Chapter 131 The War Accelerates
οΌ However, the action of blowing up the Ataturfang Reservoir in the past ten years has come very quickly, and the ** team has not even been mentally prepared at all, but in the face of the sudden flood, the real victims are definitely not heavily armed soldiers, but those unarmed civilians. [Full text reading]
You must know that any field unit has the ability to cross rivers and rivers, and it will not be afraid of man-made floods at all.
Take the combat units of the Republic Army as an example, the main battle tank and the infantry fighting vehicle are both developed by the Army and the Marine Corps, although there are some differences between the Army and the Marine Corps, such as the installation of a high-power water jet propulsion system, but it certainly has the ability to float. In fact, as the main battle equipment with three defense capabilities, plus the top and the mother heart are both electric combat vehicles, even if they are flooded, as long as they are not overturned, there will not be much need to ask other combat equipment. For example, military vehicles have the ability to poison water, and some also have the ability to float. No matter how bad it is, in the face of floods, the army's ability to save itself is much better than that of civilians.
Not to mention the combat units of the Republican Army, even the Turkish National Army in the flood-hit area was not "completely annihilated".
Of course, the impact of flooding is significant.
To be exact. The silt brought by the flood had a great impact on the combat operations of the troops.
Pei Chengyi received the news at night in the old days, when the Turkish army had just blown up the reservoir.
Because before that. The Turkish army has blown up the dam of the Daiwei Gaijidi Reservoir, which has caused some impact on Diyarbakir, so Pei Chengyi and Yuan Chenhao have paid more attention to this aspect of the situation. When arranging combat missions for the 6th and 10th combat units, Yuan Chenhao asked Sai Zhibiao and Li Dongshi to pay special attention to the situation at the Ataturk Dam and sent large unmanned reconnaissance planes to monitor the Turkish troops in that direction. Pei Chengyi also greeted the front-line command, and even asked Zhang Xiaolong to use the resources of the Military Intelligence Bureau to estimate the impact of the dam burst.
It's a pity. The Turkish army took action before the MIA assessment.
The early hours of the old days. After getting Yuan Chenhao's first situation report, Pei Chengyi immediately asked Zhang Xiaolong, who had just arrived on the Internet, to connect Li Cunxun and Liu Xiaobin on his behalf.
"It has been confirmed. It was the Turkish army that blew up the dam. Pei Chengyi said while asking Zhang Xiaolong to give some of the pictures he had sorted out to Li Cunxun and Liu Xiaobin through the Internet. Here is a photo taken by a reconnaissance aircraft. Judging from the width of the breach, as well as the location of the breach, the Turks chose a very ideal blasting point, and used several tons of explosives. From this, it was concluded that the Turkish army not only wanted to destroy the dam's hydropower system, but also prepared to release several hundred million tons of water from the Ataturk reservoir in order to block our army's offensive and even eliminate two of our army's combat units
"How's the situation with the front-line troops?" Li Cunxun asked a very direct question.
Because the alarm was very timely, the sixth combat unit that had taken the brunt of the attack had already made preparations to deal with the impact of the flood Pei Chengyi paused a little and said, "According to estimates, the flood peak will reach Nizipu in 30 minutes, and it is expected that there will be about 100 casualties and damage to some equipment and facilities." Although satellite remote sensing data suggests that the flood will eventually spread to ΕanlΔ±urfa, it does not have much impact and does not pose a single threat to the 10th Combat Unit, but will make it impossible for the 10th Combat Unit to reach Gaziantep from the ground. β
That is to say. Need to change the line of attack? β
Pei Chengyi nodded and glanced at Zhang Xiaolong, who was sitting next to him.
"All the towns in the red zone, including man-made infrastructure, will be destroyed, including several railway and road bridges over the Eurates River." You can see it. The area is mainly concentrated on both sides of the Eurates River, and is dominated by the east bank. This is largely influenced by the autobiography of the Earth, the west bank of the rivers of the Northern Hemisphere,"
"We know this, let's talk about something specific...... Liu Xiaobin reminded Zhang Xiaolong not to go off-topic.
Zhang Xiaolong paused and said, "The yellow area is the floodplain. Because there is a possibility that the Ataturk dam will collapse twice, it will release about 20% more water. So on this basis, the floodplain is likely to expand by 10 to 15 percent, and the main areas of inundation are the agricultural areas on the west bank of the Eurates River, and the lower low-lying areas on the east bank. Because we have not yet been able to know the specifics of the flood, especially how much sediment it contains, it is not possible to infer the final area of impact
"Can't you make a rough estimate?" Li Cunxun asked. The new address of this site has been changed to: Sishanwa plus 8 four, please log in to read
Zhang Xiaolong was a little hesitant, after all, on such an important topic, speculation is not good.
Pei Chengyi let out a sigh and said: "The Ataturk Reservoir was built in the late eighties of the last century and completed in the early nineties, and it has a history of more than half a century. Because the vegetation cover in the upper reaches of the Eurates River basin is not high, the sediment accumulation in the Ataturk reservoir is very serious. According to the photographs taken by the reconnaissance aircraft, the blast site is about one-third of the dam height from the Tandi, and from the first video, the sediment content of the flood is very large, so we estimate that the silt in the reservoir is between 15 billion and 20 billion tons. As for the specifics, "we will go back to the detailed data collected as soon as possible, and when the time comes, please ask the embryo knife... The experts will know if they calculate it. In fact, it is not the floods that pose the greatest threat, but the sediment brought by them. More importantly, we must consider the possible shock to Syria. Because the Eurates River is more than 10 meters lower than the surrounding terrain, about half of the water and a third of the sediment will flow into Syria. Fortunately, Hong Feng arrived in the first large and medium-sized city. That is, before the Revolutionary City in Raqqa province, you will enter Lake Assad. Syria's largest lake has been low due to year-round irrigation of surrounding farmland and Turkish interception of upstream flows. It can hold about 5 billion cubic meters of flood and sediment, and weaken the impact of the flood peak by several levels. According to our estimates, the impact on Syria will not be great. β
"It seems that you have checked the information."
Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "Actually, this was all prepared by Lao Zhang, I just said it for him." β
Li Cunxun nodded and said to Zhang Xiaolong: "Contact the Syrian authorities as soon as possible and let them do a good job in fighting the flood."
"The news has been given to the Syrian government
"Lao Li, the key is not here
Hearing Pei Chengyi's words, Li Cunxun asked him to continue.
"Blowing up the dam is certainly not a decision of the Turkish authorities, and in any case, the Ataturk reservoir is the largest reservoir in Turkey, and it is not the end of the country. The Turkish authorities would not have made such a stupid move. β
"You are"
"In my judgment, it must have something to do with Duchway."
Li Cunxun immediately tightened his brows.
"General Pei, can you explain a little bit clearly?" Liu Xiaobin asked instead of Li Cunxun.
"Before that, the 6th combat unit of our army had already hit Nizip. The 10th combat unit was killed in Shanlluurfa, and with the two combat units uniting, the two major battlefields on the northern front were united. Arguably. No matter what happens in the future, our army will definitely be undefeated. Pei Chengyi paused for a moment and said, "In fact, as long as we work a little harder, we can win the maximum victory, that is, more than a dozen provinces in the southeastern Anatolian region of Turkey and the Mediterranean region will be turned into Kurdish autonomous regions, and even a Kurdish state will be established on this basis." Hit to this time. The U.S. military was only one step away from defeat. β
Li Cunxun let out a sigh and seemed to understand what Pei Chengyi meant.
In order to attract Li Cunxun's attention, Pei Chengyi continued: "Du Qiwei has no other choice. We must be organized to win on the northern front, and it is necessary to prevent our troops from joining forces south of the Ataturk reservoir.
In the absence of troops, blowing up the dam and creating floodplains became the most effective solution. In fact, Duchway did succeed. Unless we completely abandon ground communications, we will have to bypass the Ataturk reservoir from the east, capture several important military towns, including Siverek, Malatya, and Adiyaman, and re-establish a strategic line of defense, so that we can negotiate an armistice with the US forces if it is more advantageous to us. There is no doubt that this series of combat operations requires not only a lot of time and a huge investment. More combat units are needed, at a greater cost. According to my estimates, in the next battle, the offensive operations of our army will become extremely difficult. β
"Need to abandon the stated goals of the war?" Li Cunxun asked very simply.
"It's possible, but not now." Pei Chengyi hesitated a little and said, "If it can be proved that it was Duchway who ordered the Ataturk dam to be blown up, Syria will have a reason to retaliate against the United States, or we will have a reason to retaliate against the United States in the name of Syria." As long as the scale of retaliation can be controlled, that is, only retaliatory strikes against US military targets, and no evidence is left behind enough for the United States to accuse us, even if the US authorities know that we are behind the scenes, they will not retaliate against us for this, and there is no need to worry about the war getting out of control. If we can choose a more ideal target, we can let the war end in our favor. β
Hearing this, Li Cunxun immediately laughed.
"Ideal goal?. Liu Xiaobin was a little confused, because Pei Chengyi had not talked to him about striking the US Navy fleet before.
Li Cunxun of the U.S. fleet added a sentence for Pei Chengyi, and said, "It is indeed feasible, and the U.S. authorities are thieves and will definitely not want us to expand the scope of the war, and they will remain silent even if they suffer losses." The key is how to ensure the successful completion of the crackdown. β
Pei Chengyi did not speak, leaving the opportunity to answer this question to Zhang Xiaolong. The new address of this site has been changed to summer: Sishan Cave plus 8 four, please log in to read
Obviously, Pei Chengyi wanted Zhang Xiaolong to behave well in front of Li Cunxun, but it was actually completely unnecessary, because Zhang Xiaolong was one of the intelligence officers that Li Cunxun focused on promoting and cultivating.
"The Joint Command has worked out the general plan of the strike operation and waited until some key issues are implemented. You can complete the work of the details of the rules. "Zhang Xiaolong is also a smart person, and he has not forgotten to put the joint command in front." The strike will be carried out by our aviation. In order to cover the large-scale movement, a decisive ground battle will be fought at the same time as the attack on the American fleet, and a large amount of aviation will be invested. If thousands of combat aircraft of the Air Force, Navy, and Army could be mobilized at the same time, the US intelligence agencies would not be able to track all targets, or even accurately grasp our strike operations
Here's it. We can draw from it, 100 to 200 combat aircraft to score the concave fleet. Support. It is still dominated by sea bases, that is, all tactical aircraft involved in the strike against the American fleet will be taken out from the sea base. In other respects, we are still in the process of fighting. After the strike action is decided, a concrete combat plan can be come up with within 24 hours. β
"The main thing is how big the success rate is." Liu Xiaobin muttered humbly.
"The crackdown is critical, and we all want to succeed, but we can't afford to be burdened by that or abandon the operation for fear of failure." Pei Chengyi's words were very polite, "I mentioned earlier, if you can't use this catty." If we try to end the war, we will pay more for the victory, and even thousands of Republican soldiers will die as a result. What is our responsibility compared to this? In fact, Lao Li also mentioned that the US authorities are weak in their intentions, and even if the crackdown fails, the US authorities will not make a big announcement from a military point of view! It would also demonstrate our resolve to war. Let the US authorities have some concerns about whether or not to carry the war to the end, so as to open the door to armistice negotiations. In general, I think it is necessary to take risks for this. β
Liu Xiaobin nodded, expressing his agreement with Pei Chengyi's opinion, and did not give any further opinions.
"The point is to point directly at the United States, or at the evidence that points to Dudgway." Zhang Xiaolong added and said. "Only when the evidence is in hand can the US authorities know that if the war gets out of control, those senior US leaders who supported the Turkish army to blow up the dam will become war criminals."
"I'll figure it out." Li Cunxun thought for a moment and said, "Before making a decision, I need to ask for Yuan's opinion. You can make relevant preparations and come up with a complete and feasible battle plan as soon as possible, but don't issue combat missions to the troops, wait for my opinion to ask Yuan. Then decide what to do.
Seeing Li Cunxun's statement. Pei Chengyi and Zhang Xiaolong didn't ramble anymore, and the meeting ended here.
Pei Chengyi and Zhang Xiaolong know Li Cunxun very well and know that Li Cunxun is preparing a way back for everyone. Such a big thing as striking the American fleet requires at least the opinion of the meta, and it needs to be supported by the meta. In this way, even if the battle is messed up. It is not the turn of Pei Chengyi and Zhang Xiaolong to be responsible. In other words, Li Cunxun had agreed to Pei Chengyi's battle plan and let Pei Chengyi start implementing it, but he did not give Pei Chengyi the power to pull the trigger. The new address of this site has been changed to summer: Sishan Cave plus 8 four, please log in to read
Anyway, this is already the best result.
After asking Zhang Xiaolong to take charge of intelligence work, Pei Chengyi called Yang Shaoyong, Hu Jingan, Long Hongen and other senior staff officers over and arranged specific tasks for them.
At this time, the news of the Turkish army's blowing up of the Ataturk dam had already caused international public opinion
Correct.
You must know that many years ago, when Turkey announced the construction of the Ataturk Dam in the upper reaches of the Eurates River, it was resolutely opposed by the downstream countries, and it almost met with Syria and Iraq. It is precisely for this reason that Turkey, as an Islamic country, is alien to those Arab countries whose faith is the same as Allah.
Of course, different news outlets have different focuses.
When the news media in the United States reported the change, they focused on the economic value of the water conservancy facility, that is, the installed capacity of hydropower such as 10,000 kilowatts, the tens of millions of acres of fertile land irrigated, and the drinking water provided to surrounding cities. All in all, in the eyes of the American news media, the Ataturk dam fell, and that was a Turkish affair, and it was the interests of the Turks that were lost.
Obviously, the news media in many Arab countries do not see it that way.
Al Jazeera's report began by mentioning that tens of millions of Arabs in the lower reaches of the Eurates River were seriously threatened, and that water experts, qualitators, and meteorologists had been hired to carry out the collapse of the dam. The impact on the hydrology, geological environment and climate change of the region, and by extension, the impact on the entire Eurates River basin, and on the lives and production of tens of millions of Arabs in Syria and Iraq. All in all, in Al Jazeera's view, it is not a dam that is falling, but the sky overhead.
Comparatively speaking, the news media in Europe are more calm and objective.
When the French national television station reported on the incident, it first mentioned the approximate downstream of the dam; In view of the safety of the lives and property of the 10,000 Turks, including the Kurds and the Syrians, and a comprehensive analysis and assessment of the impact of the floods, he also reminded the audience that the Turkish authorities must have blown up the dam for military purposes, so he called on the warring parties to stop military operations as soon as possible.
The problem is that the impact of international public opinion is minimal.
Everyone knows that a single dam will not allow the two sides to stop fighting without a winner, but will spur the Roseside to take more active military action. Efforts were made to shorten the duration of the war. As for the damage caused by the war, I am afraid that it will be even greater.
It can be said that at this time, in addition to the need to pay attention to the approximately 10,000 civilians during the flood day, the news media of various countries are paying attention to the actions of the warring parties.