Volume 12 Prelude to the Great War Chapter 101 The Flames of War Spread
The fall of Gatman left Duchway in complete despair. Because it was the main force of the 10th Combat Unit that captured Baartman, Duchway did not let the main force of the Eurocorps make the previous mistake of not breaking through with all his might, but withdrew to Siirt and waited for the next order. By this time, it was not one brigade of American troops that fell into the encirclement, but 4 brigades, about the American troops of a reinforced division.
In fact, this result also surprised Pei Chengyi.
According to the original idea, it was only necessary to surround the reinforcement that arrived first, that is, the Dilin of the 1st Fighter Armored Division, and then use the method of encirclement and reinforcement. Take out several other brigades of the Eurocorps. Because he was worried that the encirclement was not strong enough, Pei Chengyi did not think about encircling the European Legion in one go. Since we have come to this point, there is no other way but to strengthen the strength of the encirclement and let Ling Yunxiao and Li Dongshi stimulate the potential of the two teams to fight individually.
When Pei Chengyi began to deploy troops and deploy combat operations to encircle and annihilate the US army, Du Qiwei was doing another thing, that is, contacting Lieutenant General Dayan, chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces.
At this point, Dudgway could no longer expect to win in the north.
It can even be said that if you don't want to lose too badly in the north, you have to start fighting in the south as soon as possible, forcing Pei Chengyi to use more combat troops on the battlefield on the southern front. You must know that the second combat unit that has reached the northern part of Syria may enter the Turkish territory at any time, and it is very likely that Pei Chengyi will put in two other combat units in a few days to launch a combat operation to attack Ankara on the west side of the northern front battlefield. If Pei Chengyi threw himself into a combat unit in one go, no matter how much effort Du Qiwei made, the US army would not be able to achieve the final victory in the lofty mountains of Asia Minor. To put it another way, Duchway's only option is to act in the south, and aggressively and decisively.
It can be seen that Duchway's strategic vision is indeed good.
Because I greeted Mrs. Loebling in advance, and the U.S. State Department has already launched an operation. So before Duchway contacted Dayan, the Israeli authorities were prepared. Although Mrs. Loebling had not yet given a final answer to Duchway at that time, Duchway knew very well that unless the Republican government wanted to lose the war, Landers and Mrs. Loebling had no choice but to encourage Israel to enter the war.
Take the position of the Israeli authorities. There is no better option, because Shierqi is the only Islamic country that maintains good relations with Israel, and if Turkey is finished, the Arab world will be reduced by one threat, and Syria, Iraq, and Iran will turn the finger on Israel. At that time, even if the Republic does not take action personally, Israel may not be able to deal with these three countries.
Think a little longer. After the defeat of Turkey, Syria's international status will certainly be greatly enhanced, and Iraq will also get rid of Iran's shadow, and it is very likely that the two Arab countries will come together, as in the era of the United Arab Republic, when an Arab federal state was formed, Syria was the second to join the Arab Republic, and Iraq was the third to join the Arab Republic. In other words, even without Egypt, Syria and Iraq can lead the way. In this case, the attitude of the Egyptian authorities will certainly change, and Arab countries such as Libya, Sudan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman will be affected.
At that time, even if the Arab countries cannot complete the reunification, it is very likely that a union of countries similar to the European Union will be formed. Because there are no ethnic problems in the Arab countries, and there are not even serious religious sectarian divisions, the alliance must be built on the basis of a common enemy, and that common enemy is likely to be Israel.
All in all, the Israeli authorities cannot sit idly by.
After only half an hour of talks, Dayan made it clear that the Israeli army was in a state of combat readiness, as long as the government approved the operation. The Israeli army will be able to enter the war. Of course, the Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army has not forgotten an important matter, that is, how much of a role the US Army's 1st Marine Division, which has completed its deployment, and the 2nd Marine Division, which has already reached the Eastern Mediterranean, can play on the battlefield. To this question, Du Qiwei's answer was very refreshing, that is, two US Marine divisions will follow the Israeli army to attack. The 1st Marine Division will certainly be able to deploy before the offensive, while the 2nd Marine Division will be in reserve for the campaign, reaching the Golan Heights within the time limit after the offensive begins, and will be ready for battle. Probably very satisfied with Duchway's reply, Dayan finally agreed to Duchway's suggestion to immediately issue an order for combat readiness and allow the Israeli troops on the Golan Heights to enter offensive positions.
Doing so can save the US-Israeli coalition about an hour.
It is precisely because of this that on the afternoon of July 4, Pei Chengyi received information from the Military Intelligence Agency that two ace brigades of the Israel Defense Forces were preparing for the attack, that the US Army's 1st Marine Division was heading to the Golan Heights, and that the strategic projection fleet transporting the 2nd Marine Division had also entered the port of Tel Aviv.
It can be said that this is the news that Pei Chengyi has been waiting for for a long time.
In order to protect the situation, Pei Chengyi asked the Military Intelligence Bureau to verify the photos taken by the reconnaissance satellite, and contacted Su Jinhui and asked him to send a large unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to take aerial photographs of the Golan Heights. In any case, the photographs taken by the reconnaissance aircraft are much clearer than those taken by the reconnaissance satellites.
Before the thugs were killed, the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Agency was confirmed. The address of this site has been changed to: In addition to the coo, please log in to read!
The Israeli army is indeed entering offensive positions. The US troops, who arrived in the Golan Heights, are also preparing for the offensive. According to the analysis report provided by the Military Intelligence Agency, the US-Israeli coalition forces will be able to attack in the early morning of July, and if we consider that the 2nd Marine Division can only be assembled in July at the earliest, the US-Israeli coalition forces are very likely to attack the enemy in the early morning of 6 July.
Of course, Pei Chengyi did not take the military intelligence agency's analysis report seriously.
In any case, the intelligence analysis experts in the MIA are scholars sitting in offices, not soldiers on the battlefield with guns. When analyzing intelligence, the experts of the Military Intelligence Agency can only draw on the experience of previous wars at best. And it is impossible to judge the situation on the battlefield like a soldier.
In Pei Chengyi's opinion. Duchway was certainly not going to drag out the offensive until the early hours of July 6.
The reason is very simple, the siege of Siirt will begin on the night of July at the latest, and if the US-Israeli coalition forces do not attack until the early morning of July 6, Pei Chengyi will be able to easily adjust the defensive deployment in the south, so that the US-Israeli coalition forces will be broken in front of the iron wall composed of two combat units.
For Dugway, the only way to turn things back is to attack as quickly as possible.
If the offensive operation does not require adequate preparations, I am afraid that Du Qisheng will let the US-Israeli coalition attack on the night of the 4th.
At this time, there are many choices in front of Pei Chengyi.
Thankfully, he had plenty of time.
When he received Su Jinhui's report, Pei Chengyi talked with the commander of the southern front, mainly asking whether the ninth combat unit was capable of blocking the attack of the US-Israeli coalition forces. Although Su Jinhui said that he has enough confidence, he is also very objective, that is, the ninth combat unit has only 20,000 troops, and the total strength of the US-Israeli coalition forces is very likely to exceed 10,000, and it can achieve a force advantage of nearly ten times in the local battlefield, so it is very likely that the ninth combat unit will not be able to hold the defensive line south of Damascus. Continue a reinforcement that plays the role of a mobile defensive force. Su Jinhui did not say it explicitly, but the meaning was obvious, that is, the second battle, which had been operating in the north of Syria, should be allowed to go south alone.
Pei Chengyi did not rush to reply to Su Jinhui, but contacted Luo Shaopeng.
For this general, who was not so outstanding in the Indian war, Pei Chengyi only mentioned one catty. The question is how much time it will take for the second combat unit to reach the southern regions of Syria south of Damascus and, after arriving, go into battle, without the means of air mobility.
This time, Luo Shaopeng gave a very clear answer: Bibu time.
After receiving this reply, Pei Chengyi gave an order, that is, the second battle unit should all go to Hasakah, and after arriving, it should enter the highest combat readiness, and immediately go south after receiving the order.
Because Su Jinhui also participated in the video conference, there is no longer any need to remind Su Jinhui.
Make arrangements for the southern route. Pei Chengyi found Major General Mei Lechi and contacted Air Force Commander Lei Jingming together.
In front of the Admiral of the Air Force. Pei Chengyi only put forward one request, that is, to mobilize all strategic airlift forces, send all the troops and equipment of the Eighth Combat Unit to Aleppo, Syria, within a few hours, and send the Fifth Combat Unit and the logistical support forces supporting the operation of the two combat units to Aleppo within the next hour.
Lei Jingming was very aware of Pei Chengyi's command style, and ordered Mei Lechi to fully cooperate on the spot.
Because the 8th Combat Unit stationed in Guangdong had long been prepared, it immediately went to the nearest airfield after receiving the order.
Beijing time, on 4 July, the time of flying in Baghdad was the old point, that is, less than half an hour after Pei Chengyi and Lei Jingming had a telephone conversation, the first batch of transport planes carrying officers and men of the Eighth Combat Unit left the air base on the outskirts of Guangzhou.
This time, it is said that the strategic air force with the largest scale in the first half of the century was opened.
With such a big move by the Air Force of the Republic, it is natural that it cannot escape the surveillance of the US military.
When he received the news, Du Qiwei had just contacted the commander of the 1st Fighter Marine Division and personally deployed the combat mission. Preparations were being made to contact the commander of the 2nd Marine Division.
This news did not shock Duchway. The address of this site has been changed to: anti-goo, please log in to read!
At that time, his first thought was that Pei Chengyi had already seen the actions of the Israeli army and concluded that the Israeli army would take the initiative to attack Syria. After calming down, Duchway immediately realized that Pei Chengyi's use of strategic airlift forces to project combat troops to the front line at this time was not to consolidate the defensive line south of Damascus. Rather, it was a larger-scale strategic offensive on the Turkish battlefield.
To confirm this speculation. Dudgway urgently contacted Diego Garcia Air Force Base.
Hours later, the presence of AWACS aircraft patrolling over the Arabian Sea from Diego Garcia Air Base confirmed Dudgway's suspicions. Transport planes that took off from the air base in the Guangdong province of the republic did not fly to southern Syria, but all flew to Aal, in northern Syria.
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Now, the conundrum before Duchway is that the US-Israeli offensive is likely to be fruitless.
Because he had long lost hope for a battle in the north, Du Qiwei had placed all his bets on the south before the ground battle began. According to his vision, as long as he could retain power in Turkey, the battle in the north would be acceptable.
The point is that we must concentrate all our efforts on getting rid of Syria, that is, overthrowing the Syrian regime and turning this country into a second Jordan, or at least a second Egypt.
As early as the South African brain meeting at the beginning of the year, Du Qiwei hinted at this result to Pei Chengyi. The problem is that Bae Chengyi does not seem to be very willing to accept such an outcome, or that the authorities of the republic do not want to give up on Syria. In preparation for war, Dudgway made careful arrangements for this situation, placing two of his most trusted Marine thugs to the south, and also giving priority to the needs of the southern front when mobilizing the strategic reserves, that is, the American Ben Mang Shield forces. It was for this reason that Duchway had his Northern Front headquarters in Iskenderun, close to Syria.
In his vision. If the U.S.-Israeli coalition is unable to break the situation in the south and the north is in a stalemate, he will attack Syria from the north. Now it seems. At least the northern battlefield will not immediately enter a stalemate. In other words, it is necessary to put hope entirely on the battlefield on the southern front.
Herein lies the problem. The other side has already launched an operation to promote the offensive in the southern front warehouse. Able to reach the goal
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In any case, 2 Marine Divisions are certainly not enough, otherwise Duchway would not have given priority to Israel in arranging strategic air and fast sea transportation. The problem now is that if Pei Chengyi launches an all-out offensive in the north, which poses a mortal threat to the Turkish regime, Duchway will have no choice but to focus on the north, or at least to focus on reinforcing Turkey before blocking Pei's frenzied attack.
There is no doubt that Pei Chengyi's trick is very effective.
For Dudgway. First of all, we have to confirm one thing, that is, whether the US-Israeli coalition can hit Damascus in one go without more reinforcements, and how quickly they can hit Damascus.
As long as the US-Israeli coalition forces can reach Damascus in time, the situation will be completely reversed.
It was in this way that after contacting the air force survey brother of Biango Garcia, Du Qiwei had a second phone call with Dayan. Unlike the last call, Dayan is no longer so cheerful. This is also understandable, as the authorities of the Republic send the first combat units to the front by strategic airlift, and it is quite possible that more combat units will be delivered. In the event that the offensive does not lead to a decisive victory, the Israeli authorities will certainly have some concerns. If nothing else, if the Israeli offensive is thwarted and the Republican ** team invests enough troops, Israel's survival will be in question.
The conference call lasted several hours, and it wasn't until Diego Garcia Air Force Base came to report that Dudgway and Dayan were picking each other's cards. The American-Israeli forces will march on Damascus with all their might, and if the Republican Army only engages in thugs on this side, the front will be advanced to the outskirts of Damascus. If the Republican Army had invested more combat units, the U.S. Army would have been able to reach Damascus within hours of the U.S.-Israeli coalition except for the 2nd Marine Division to say that the 2nd Marine Division had a small infantry division after the offensive began, and this was the most likely.
Obviously, Dayan's prediction is conservative.
As an excellent general, Du Qiwei knew that Dayan was not exaggerating, to be precise, not overestimating the opponent's combat effectiveness. For the Republican Army, which is extremely defensive in the Extended Movement, it is certain that with 2 combat units it will be able to maneuver around the enemy in the desert south of Damascus with 3 times the number of troops. If you count the powerful long-range artillery, it is even possible to cripple the US-Israel coalition by 2 to 3 times in a war of movement. The address of this site has been changed to: Excuse me. 8. Please read the law!
To deal with the 40,000 republican ** team, you have to put in the United States and Israel coalition forces.
Because it is necessary to deal with the positions defended by the Syrian army, and because it has to consider the urgent increase of the army of the Republic, the number of troops invested by the US army is the minimum requirement.
In fact, Dugway had long guessed that Dayan would make such a request.
Before replying to Dayan. Doche emphasized that the republic's reinforcements would go to northern Syria, not Damascus, so it was unlikely that Pei Chengyi would prioritize the southern front and win the victory in the north. That is, the pressure on the south side will not be too great. After emphasizing this issue, Duchway promised to transport an army infantry division to Israel by air within the time of the attack and to involve the unit in offensive operations for the following period.
For Dudgway's reply, Dayan could not have too high expectations.
Anyway. Being able to airlift an infantry division within a few hours is already the limit of the US strategic airlift capability.
What's more. Dayan knows perfectly well that in the event of a quick defeat of Turkey, all the pressure will fall on Israel's shoulders. When the time comes, even if the United States does not send a single soldier, Israel will have to fight for survival. Why refuse when Duchwicken offers more troops?
At a time when the top military commanders of the two sides reached an agreement, the Israeli prime minister also reached a secret agreement with the US secretary of state.
Thanks to Mrs. Loblin's active efforts, the Israeli Prime Minister finally agreed to send troops into the war and, in accordance with the secret agreement previously reached, would be subject to the military command of the United States during the war. Because of the urgency of the situation, both sides agreed that the four would join forces with the Mossad to plot Israel's casus belli.
There is no doubt that it was not Mrs. Loeblin's eloquence that persuaded the Israeli prime minister, who was bent on the welfare of the Jews, but the republic's strategic troop build-up that left the Israeli authorities with no choice.
Because Israel is a country that has been at war for a long time, the Israeli prime minister only needs the president's approval to get troops to cross the Line of Actual Control and enter Syria. Although the Knesset has the power to demand that the prime minister withdraw its troops, it does not have the right to prevent the prime minister from sending troops. Because the Israeli president is only a symbolic state head, that is, he has no partisan support and no real power, he basically cannot veto the prime minister's decision to war.
It was only a matter of time before Israel entered the war.