Something happened to the second tube. As long as the war is not over, the soldiers cannot let go.

After the destruction of the Ataturk Dam, Pei Chengyi had no choice but to let Yuan Chenhao storm Siverek.

Before dawn, the 10th Combat Unit abandoned its plan to go to Gaziantep and traveled north from Shanlıurfa to Siverek to assist the 1st Combat in the storming of the military fortress. On the morning of the same day, Pei Chengyi issued a new order to Wang Xueping and Jiang Wancheng, that is, the Eighth Combat Unit should continue to hold Bakhche alone, and the Fifth Combat Unit should put pressure on the US-Turkish coalition forces, especially the US 2nd Armored Division south of Osmaniye, while holding its position.

This was a helpless arrangement, as the 6th Combat Unit's Combat Brigade was trapped in Nizip, and most of the support brigade had to move south to northern Syria to rescue Syrian civilians besieged by floods. To make matters worse, the Syrian authorities have encountered a serious crisis of confidence due to the sudden floods. In order to stabilize the situation in Syria, the authorities of the Republic have promised to urgently provide a batch of relief supplies, and the strategic transport fleet that had previously been used to arrange the transport of the seventh combat unit was tasked with transporting it. In other words, the 7th combat unit, which Pei Chengyi had high hopes for, could not reach the battlefield in time. In this way, not only will the 5th and 8th combat units continue to defend to the death, but even the 9th combat unit and the 2nd combat unit in the south will find their own way out, and they will not pin their hopes on reinforcements who do not know when they will arrive. The new address of this site has been changed to summer: Sishan Cave plus 8 four, please log in to read

At this point, the fighting on the northern front was concentrated in two directions, one was Siverek and the other was Bakhche.

It can be said that the commanders of both sides know that whoever can take the lead in making a breakthrough will be able to seize the initiative and decide the main direction of the next stage of combat operations.

It must be admitted that the Army of the Republic at this time faced its greatest challenge since the beginning of the war.

In Siverek, the 1st and 10th combat units faced the equivalent of 2 divisions of American troops, while in Bakhce. In the eighth battle, a single unit had to withstand the repeated attacks of two US divisions. What worries Pei Chengyi is not whether the 1st and 10th combat units can defeat Siverek, but whether the 8th combat unit can hold out until reinforcements arrive.

The 8th Combat Combat Unit held the sky at Bahche and came out with only the day's war materiel. Because the support brigade of the 10th combat unit had to fully support the combat operation against Siverek, and the support brigade of the 6th combat unit was to participate in the disaster relief operation in the south, the vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft for the 8th combat unit were very limited, and the maximum number of goods per day could only be transported, which was only a fraction of the amount of material required by the 8th combat unit in a day.

If it is not possible to provide combat supplies for the 8th battle alone, it will have to pay a heavy price if it wants to hold Bakhche. According to Wang Xueping's report, the casualties of the Eighth Combat Unit have already exceeded 30 percent, and if it continues to persevere, not only will the casualty number continue to rise, but it will also be a question of whether it can hold Bakhce.

Although several staff officers suggested that the Fifth Combat Unit should be sent to support the Eighth Combat Unit, Pei Chengyi did not accept this suggestion. Objectively speaking, the Fifth Combat Unit was the only combat unit that was able to rush to the aid of Bakhche in a timely manner, but the state of the Fifth Combat Unit was not much better than that of the Eighth Combat Unit, and the casualty ratio exceeded 20%. More importantly, the fifth combat individual also suffered from a serious shortage of combat materiel. In Jiang Wancheng's words after the war, if it had not occupied Osmaniye, it could have taken some supplies from the US-Turkish coalition forces, and the fifth combat unit would not have been able to hold out at all. Under the circumstances at that time, letting the Fifth Combat Unit abandon Osmaniye and go to Bakhce not only failed to reinforce the Eighth Combat Unit, but would make Bakhce a key target of US artillery bombardment, and both combat units would suffer a heavier blow. In fact, after sending out the fifth combat unit. Pei Chengyi has not let the two combat units act together, just to avoid too much concentration of troops. It was hit by the long-range artillery fire of the US army.

In the circumstances of the time, there was almost no way to reinforce the 8th combat unit.

In this way, Pei Chengyi had no choice but to pin his hopes on the direction of Siverek.

When deploying the mission to Yuan Chenhao, Pei Chengyi clearly mentioned that whether he can achieve the final victory depends on whether he can defeat Siverek in time and march to Malatya in time. Only by putting pressure on the U.S. and Turkish forces in the direction of Siverek and Malatya, and forcing the U.S. and Turkish forces to increase their forces on this side, can the pressure in the direction of Bakhce be relieved and the 8th combat unit can be given a respite.

This time, Pei Chengyi changed his method, and when arranging the mission, he directly mentioned that at the latest, even if he failed to defeat Siverek, he would send troops to march from Chermik to Malatya, and make a difference when attacking Malatya.

Yuan Chenhao is a catty, a smart person. There is no need for Pei Chengyi to say more, and he knows how to deal with the current situation.

When the 10th combat unit was recalled from Shanglulfa, Yuan Chenhao called the liaison officer from Iran to Iraq and arranged a task for the two Iraqi troops. Three divisions of the Iranian Army moved north to Chermik to replace the combat units of the 1st Combat Unit that had previously operated in that direction, and to build offensive positions for the 10th Combat Unit. All of the Iraqi Army's participating units went to Siverek to replace the 1st Combat Unit in the siege mission. In other words, Yuan Chenhao put on a posture of besieging but not attacking.

Of course, the focus is still on 2 combat units.

The 10 combat units rushed directly to Chermichi, and after the units handed over their positions to the Iraqi army, they successively assembled in the northwest direction of Siverek. Although the main force of the 10th Combat Unit's Support Brigade was still active in the south, the deployment was enough to convince Dudgway. It is very likely that the Republican Army will attack Malatya directly if it is unable to capture Siverek quickly. Because Iran and Iraq have invested about 10,000 troops, in addition to the troops who maintain order in the rear and protect the logistics lines of communication, about 60,000 troops are active on the front line, and these troops are fully capable of completing the siege of Siverek with the support of the long-range artillery of the Republic Army. In addition, the 10th Combat Unit has a very strong tactical airlift capability, so Duchway has every reason to worry about Malatya, at least for several days of fighting, the 1st and 10th Combat Units do not have to worry about logistics. What's more, the U.S.-Turkish coalition put the main force in Siverek, and Malatya's defenses were very empty. There were only 2 Turkish brigades and part of the 4th Assault Division of the US Army, which were no match for the 1st and 10th combat units. Since the passage in other directions of Siverek was already controlled by the Republican **, the capture of Malatya would force the U.S.-Turkish forces to abandon Siverek. And so it goes. The Republican ** team didn't even need to send a single soldier to wipe out Siverek's defenders. Of course. The prerequisite is that Malatya must be defeated, and it can be done very quickly.

With Du Qiwei's ability, it is impossible not to know that this is likely to be Pei Chengyi's "delaying the army."

Since the beginning of the war, the first combat unit has struck westward for nearly a kilometer, and the actual mileage has exceeded that of the thugs. If we count the battles in which the First Combat Unit has participated in these old days, even if the Republic Army has made great progress in this old period and the combat effectiveness of the troops has improved a lot, the First Combat Unit is already at the end of its power. Comparatively speaking, the situation of the 10th combat unit is slightly better, but it is not much better, and its offensive ability is definitely much lower.

In other words, it is a big question whether these 2 combat units will be able to defeat Malatya.

In fact. Du Qiwei had every reason to believe that it was precisely because the offensive strength of the two combat units fighting on the eastern battlefield had declined sharply that Pei Chengyi had to give up the idea of going north to attack Malatya when arranging combat operations, and let the 10th Combat go to Shangle Urfa alone. You must know that Malatya is the most important transportation hub between the southern and central regions of Turkey, and even if Bae Chengyi does not plan to enter Ankara, for the sake of post-war negotiations, he should capture the city if conditions permit. It can also be seen from the previous battles that in order to win, Pei Chengyi will not have too many concerns, and it is impossible to let go of such an important goal. All this illustrates a problem, that is, the republican ** team participating in offensive combat operations could not successfully defeat Malatya.

Considering the situation on the entire northern front, Du Qiwei believed that it was Pei Chengyi who was forcing him to divide his troops.

Siverek has been surrounded, and even if the transport aircraft of the 4th Assault Division can still be dispatched, it will not be able to quickly transfer the main force of the American army to Malatya. Because Siverek's strategic value is not below Malatya. If Siverek is lost, Malatya will not be able to hold on to any matter what, so Duchway can only think of another way to send troops from other places to strengthen Malatya's defenses. The new address of this site has been changed to summer: Sishan concave plus 8 concave, please log in to read

Only the 2nd Panzer Division and the 4th Infantry Division, operating in the direction of Bakhche, were able to reinforce Malatya in time.

Other words. Duchway had to make a trade-off at this point.

Storm Bakhce, or keep Malatya?

It was a very painful and very difficult choice.

There are already enough indications that the Eighth Battle, trapped in Bakhche, has reached the point of running out of fuel. As long as the offensive continues, within a few hours, Pei Chengyi will abandon Bakhche and let this combat force break through to the south. In order to annihilate the troops. Duchway had already made arrangements to put the thugs 10,000 American troops and the old 10,000 Turkish National Army north of Islahiye. If all goes well. After the annihilation of the 8th Combat Unit, the US-Turkish forces were able to attack Osmaniye and annihilate the 5th Combat Unit entrenched there. Although he was unable to annihilate the 6th Combat Unit that was hit by the flood in Nizip as Duchway had predicted, as long as the 5th Combat Unit and the 8th Combat Unit could be annihilated, it could also change the tide of the battle.

Duchwi did not know that Pei Chengyi concentrated his forces to attack Malatya, and then moved towards relieving the siege of Bahche.

Imagine this. If Duchway sends the troops besieging Bakhce to reinforce Malatya, even in the absence of the main force, the republican ** team will still not be able to open the ground passage to Bakhche, and Pei Chengyi is very likely to let the fifth combat unit and the eighth combat unit break through to the south and break through the encirclement of the US-Turkish coalition forces. At that time, even if Malatya can be held, it will not be able to inflict heavy damage on the opponent's main forces. Because the individual losses in the sixth battle were not large, it was very likely that Pei Chengyi would adjust his deployment and eventually concentrate the strong forces of 3 or even 1 combat units to attack Iskenderun again. Even if Pei Chengyi can't concentrate like this." The meeting managed to send the 7th Combat Unit over. Fight with the sixth single old fifth combat unit with the eighth combat unit. In any case, if Malatya is reinforced, the U.S. military has a good chance to turn the tide of the war.

The question is, will it be possible to give up Malatya?

Although Duchway firmly believes that the 1st and 10th combat units are in very unsatisfactory condition and cannot continue to maintain the intensity of the attack, no one can deny that these two combat units can always perform miracles at the most important moments. You know, before that, there were also people who thought that the 1st and 10th combat units could not beat Diyarbakir. From Du Qiwei's point of view, he must worry about Pei Chengyi's fake show. That is, in the case that the US military does not reinforce Malatya. Have 2 combat units concentrate all their forces on the attack.

If the Republican Army defeats Malatya within 2 and 2 times, the situation of the war will be extremely unfavorable to the US military.

You must know that from Malatya to Bahche, there are not only high-grade roads and railways, but there is not a single city with a population of more than 20,000 people along the way, all small towns. In other words, as long as the Republican team defeats Malatya in time, it will be able to enter Bahce as quickly as possible.

Obviously, this is Pei Chengyi's intention.

It doesn't matter if Dudgway saves Malatya or not. He can solve the eighth combat unit in Bahche.

From this point of view. Duchway couldn't help but save Malatya. The reason is very simple, letting go of the eighth combat unit and the fifth combat unit will at most make the US army lose two results. Because these two battles alone have already suffered heavy losses in previous battles, it is difficult to fight again in the short term. If Malatya is lost, and the 8th and 5th combat units are released, the loss of the American army will not be the result of the battle, but the last ray of hope.

On the morning of the occupation, after determining that the 1st and 10th combat units had begun to adjust their deployments, Duchway gave orders to the commanders of the 2nd and 4th Armored Divisions to assemble at least one armored brigade and two infantry brigades, cut out of Bach by evening, make sure to reach Malatya before dawn, and assist the 1st Congolese Assault Division, which was responsible for the defense there, to consolidate its defensive positions.

Subsequently, Duchway also contacted the General Staff of the Turkish Army, asking the Turkish Army to pay close attention to the fighting in the Malatya direction.

Of course, Duchway did not forget another important thing, which was to get the Turkish National Army to immediately commit its newly mobilized reserves and militia to attack in the direction of Bakhce and Osmaniye. Be sure to stop the Republican ** team from breaking through before the battle in the Malatya direction is over.

Although no one thought that the Turkish National Army and the mobilized troops would be able to stop the breakthrough of the 8th and 5th combat units, Duchway had no choice but to use the combat strength of the Turkish army as much as possible. Strive for more opportunities for the U.S. military.

Du Qiwei didn't know that his opponent was not Pei Chengyi, but Yuan Chenhao.

Although judging from the situation at that time, Yuan Chenhao probably expected that Duchi would send troops from Bahce to reinforce Malatya. Otherwise, the 1st and 10th combat units would not be allowed to take a posture to attack Malatya, but Yuan Chenhao was not responsible for combat operations in the direction of Bakhche, and would not be considered for the 8th combat unit. In fact, Pei Chengyi did not let Yuan Chenhao consider the combat operation in the direction of Bakhche. It can be seen from this that when Yuan Chenhao arranged this round of combat operations, his priority was definitely not to relieve the siege of the Eighth Combat Unit, but to use the combat operation of attacking Malatya to make the US military abandon its solid defensive position and annihilate the main force of the US army in a mobile war.

There is no doubt that attacking Malatya was not Yuan Chenhao's purpose.

Judging from the situation at that time, Yuan Chenhao's task was to attack the west as soon as possible. Reunite with friendly forces on the battlefield to the west, otherwise the 10th Combat Unit will not be allowed to move south to Shanljurfa until then. Because the flood blocked the 10th combat unit's westward advance, Yuan Chenhao had to retreat and concentrate his forces to attack Malatya.

With the dispatch of US troops. Yuan Chenhao only appeared, and his move actually helped Wang Xueping and Jiang Wancheng.

Of course, that's a good thing.

After confirming that the U.S. military was preparing to reinforce Malatya, Yuan Chenhao immediately realized that because the only road route to Malatya had not been opened, and the ground road mileage was more than a few kilometers, it was impossible for the 1st and 10th combat units to reach Malatya before the reinforcements of the U.S. army.

If you can't get to Malatya in time, it means you can't get to Malatya.

In other words, the operation to join forces with friendly forces on the battlefield to the west will not go too well. The new address of this site has been changed to summer: Sishan Cave plus 8 four, please log in to read

If it were another commander, he would definitely find another way, such as bypassing Malatya. But Yuan Chenhao was not the kind of person who retreated in the face of difficulties, and marching north of the Ataturk Reservoir, if he wanted to use the railway line to transport supplies, he had to capture Malatya.

For Yuan Chenhao. A decisive battle cannot be avoided.

Because there were 2 combat units, it was impossible for Yuan Chenhao to fight two decisive battles in Siverek and Malatya at the same time, and he had to try to change the situation.

It was in this way that, starting with the sun and the sheep, the shelling of Siverek suddenly became fierce.

At this point, the decisive situation in the Malatya direction was finally formed.