At first glance, it was the third ground war in World War II, and the war in the Middle East was "busy" and attracted much attention. [Full text reading]

Interestingly, because on the mainland battlefield, the warring sides invested tens of thousands of troops in the United States and Russia, and the third round of offensive campaigns of the intensive group coalition forces was about to be Wan, that is, the northern campaign codenamed "Kama Torrent" flowed through Perm, and the Kama River was the main tributary of the Volga River and codenamed "Pripyat". The Pripyat River, the main tributary of the Dijeper River, on which the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was in full swing, was in full swing, so the war in the Middle East did not receive much attention.

Of course, this has nothing to do with the importance of the Fengdong War.

Given the situation of the war at that time, how important was the war in the Middle East? Because the Middle East region is relatively narrow. Moreover, to the north of the battlefield was mountainous Asia Minor, and to the south was the proclamation of Yongdan. The battlefield area suitable for large corps operations is less than 40,000 square kilometers, so the ground forces that can be accommodated are very limited, so the importance of this war cannot be measured by the number of troops used by both sides. Objectively speaking, the commanders of both sides in the Middle East theater can attest to the importance of this war. The commander of the American army was not the irascible Stadler, but the wise and courageous Almer. According to the personnel files of the US Army, before the outbreak of the Middle East war, Almer had been in charge of the operational deployment in the Middle East theater in Moscow. Stade continued to command the US troops on the Russian battlefield in Turkey, that is, Duchway asked Almer to go to Moscow, which was only a suspicious tactic. Compared with the US Army's fear of seeing the light of day, the Republic Army is much more direct, and it is Army General Li Dongshi who commands the republican ** team to fight in the Middle East battlefield from beginning to end.

What kind of general Li Dongshi is, I have made a lot of introductions earlier, so I will not repeat it. When the South Asian Theater was established, that is, when the Middle East Theater was established, Pei Chengyi, who was then the vice president of the Republic, did not use an older general like Su Jinhui, but let the young Li Dongshi serve as a lieutenant general in the theater of operations, and he was promoted to army general shortly after. The main thing is that Li Dongshi is a general of his generation. The most stable one in the old and late years, and the ability to make decisions in times of crisis is the best.

This can be seen from the war zone lice orders appointed by both sides. On the Middle East battlefield, the bottom line for both sides is undefeated.

To put it bluntly, it is to make sure that you do not lose first, and then think about how to achieve victory.

This guiding ideology determines the basic situation of the war in the Middle East.

Judging from the offensive and defensive postures of both sides, the war in the Middle East can be divided into three stages. From the standpoint of the Republic, it is the "strategic defense stage" in which the US-Israeli-Turkish forces are actively attacking, and the "strategic stalemate stage" in which the two sides frequently engage in small-scale battles to consume the opponent's vital forces in order to seize the initiative. and the strategic counteroffensive stage, in which the coalition forces of the intensive group actively attack after seizing the initiative

There is no doubt that the year is in its first phase.

Objectively speaking, Turkey, the coalition of the Western Treaty Group, joined the Western Group before the outbreak of the war, while Israel announced its membership in the Western Group after the outbreak of the Middle East war. According to information obtained after the war, when the war broke out. The number of US troops that have arrived or are about to arrive in the Middle East battlefield is as high as 10,000, and the strength of the ground forces is between 10,000 and Wuwan, mainly because the specific strength of some combat units adapted from the National Guard is not very clear, and some of them are less than 80% of the troops; The total strength of the IDF is about 10,000, of which the ground forces will not be less than 10,000; The total strength of the Turkish National Army is more than 10,000, of which the ground forces are close to the number of troops. Even if the home defense forces are removed, the coalition forces of SCO can commit more than 40,000 ground troops. The total number of troops is there, and the military strength of Malta is negligible.

Of course, after the offensive began, the strength of the coalition forces of the Western Covenant Group was more than 10,000. Even according to the most conservative estimates, by the time the coalition forces of the Western Coalition stopped their large-scale offensive, the United States, Israel, and Turkey had invested more than 10,000 combat troops, respectively.

Similarly, the number of troops invested by the Intensive Coalition is staggering.

At the time of the outbreak of the Middle East War, the total strength of the Middle East Theater of the Republic was 10,000, of which the ground forces accounted for 3 main combat units and 3 reserve combat units, and all of them were full, the total strength of the Iranian Defense Forces was 10,000, the total strength of the Iraqi Defense Forces was 10,000, and Iraq declared war on Russia and the United States at the beginning of the year. And carry out all-event mobilization, but the mobilization efficiency is not high, and the total strength of the Syrian Defense Forces is between Qinwan and Nawan, and Syria did not participate in the war as an ally of the republic after the outbreak of the major war like Iraq, so only in response to the new security threats, some reserve officers and soldiers were appropriately mobilized, and the total strength of the Kurdistan Liberation Army was about 10,000, even considering that Iran and Iraq had sent troops to the Russian battlefield. There will not be many troops left in the country, and most of the troops of the Kurdistan Liberation Army are armed militias, and the strength of the Intensive Coalition Forces in this direction is also between Jinwan and Tuwan. During the war, in addition to the republic's increase in troops to the Middle East battlefield, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Kurdistan all carried out a comprehensive military mobilization, according to relevant information, before entering the strategic stalemate stage, the republic increased its troops to the Middle East theater several times, the second 10,000, several allies mobilized a total of more than 10,000 fighters, plus reinforcements from other allies, so the combat forces of the intensive coalition forces in the Middle East theater are as high. Tian Yuwan.

On a battlefield with an area of less than 40,000 square kilometers. The forces invested by both sides have passed!

What is this concept?

You must know that even on the Soviet-German battlefield in World War II, the total number of troops invested by both sides was more than 10,000 yuan, excluding the millions of Soviet troops annihilated by the German army in the early stage of the war, as well as the armed forces mobilized by both sides behind enemy lines, and the total area of the Soviet-German battlefield was nearly 10,000 square kilometers. What's more, this is only the first phase of the war in the Middle East, that is, the combat forces that both sides have committed in a matter of months.

In contrast, the Soviet-German war of World War II lasted almost 4 years. If measured by the number of combatants per unit of time per unit area, the number of troops in the first phase of the Middle East war was 2o times that of the Kade War, which can be called the war with the highest troop density in human history.

Of course, the reality is not so "bad"

Behind the huge investment of troops, there is an equally huge ratio of forces between the front and rear forces, that is, the ratio of troops in front-line combat units to rear service units. Even according to exaggerated estimates, this figure is on the right side of the coalition forces, that is, the service personnel of the Covenant are in favor of the combatants. From this, it can be calculated that among the 10,000 troops invested by the coalition forces of the Western Covenant Group, there are at least 10,000 logistics personnel. Even taking into account that the casualty rate of front-line troops is much higher than that of logistics support troops, that is, it is impossible for 40,000 combat troops to fight on the front at the same time, so it is impossible to reach 10,000 combatants during the peak period. The strength of the logistics support force of the coalition army of the Western Covenant Group is also between Xiowan and Xuwan.

Because the coalition forces of the Western Treaty Group are fighting against the Mediterranean, that is, the ground logistics line is relatively short, and the efficiency of sea transportation is far greater than that of land transportation, and the crews of most of the seaborne ships are civilians, not soldiers, so in the comparison of forces before and after, the Western Group coalition forces have a big advantage.

It can be said that this is also the reason why the total strength of the coalition forces of the intensive group is more than that of the coalition forces of the Western Consortium.

Affected by the long ground logistics line, the ratio of forces in front and rear of the intensive group coalition forces is definitely below the plan, and in some local battlefields, such as the Kurdistan battlefield in the north, the proportion is even around 10,000. Conservative estimates, the war. Among the more than 40,000 officers and men, those fighting on the front line will not exceed 10,000, and the total strength of the front-line combat troops at any time will not exceed 40,000. This can be seen from the number of troops invested by the Army of the Republic. Although in the first phase of the war in the Middle East, the Republic Army committed 40,000 troops. However, after eliminating the logistical support units and reinforced support units of various combat units, the actual combat strength is only 10,000. And these forces are arriving on the battlefield one after another, so at any time, the combat units of the Republic Army on the front line will not pass, 40,000, or even less than 10,000. Counting the main forces of several allies, the main battle forces on the front line are between 40,000 and 10,000, which is a more credible estimate.

According to this calculation, the density of troops on the battlefield in the Middle East is not so large that there is no room to go around.

Compared with the Middle East war years ago, although the two belligerents have nearly twice as many front-line combat troops, it is reasonable to consider the intensity of the war, the length of the battle line, the scope of the impact, and the simultaneous attack in the north and south directions.

What's more, both sides increased their troops one after another during the campaign, rather than committing so many troops from the beginning. It can be said that this is precisely the biggest problem of the war in the Middle East.

As mentioned earlier, at the beginning of the campaign, the US military invested between Chouwan and Shiwan in the ground forces, including reinforcements that had already left the United States and were rushing to the front line, while the front-line combat troops of the Republic were about the old 10,000, and the total amount of ground troops invested by both sides at the beginning of the campaign would not exceed the old 10,000, counting the main combat forces of the respective allies. Compare to the Middle East wars in the Year of the Otter. The biggest difference is the emphasis.

Back then, under Pei Chengyi's ingenious application. The northern front became the main battlefield, which was also one of the main reasons for the disastrous defeat of the US army, while the southern front, which had a relatively superior geographical environment, was neglected.

After learning from the teachings, Duchway set the southern front as the main battlefield from the beginning, that is, the main force was placed on Israel and the Golan Heights, concentrating superior forces to defeat the hardcore allies of the two republics, Syria and Iraq, and sweeping the eastern Mediterranean coastal area from Lebanon to the north, removing the threat to the eastern Mediterranean route, and connecting the northern and southern fronts. On the northern front, it stabilized the front with a proactive tactical attack, taking advantage of the complex terrain of Asia Minor and the strategic defense line built over the past many years to block the westward advance of the republican ** team. According to Dudgway's calculations. After a smooth defeat of Syria and Iraq. The U.S.-Israeli coalition will also march on Iran and change the stance of several pro-China countries in the Gulf. The fundamental intention of this move is to achieve a strategic detour, that is, to go north to the Caucasus through Iran, and then to enter the Black Sea in conjunction with Turkey, forcing the republic to abandon offensive operations in the Ukrainian direction. Focus on the Caucasus and Black Sea defenses. From the point of view of the strategic situation, as long as the US military can advance the front to the east of the two river basins, the republic will have no choice but to let the southern group on the continental battlefield move in the direction of the Caucasus. Because Pei Chengyi divided the mainland battlefield into two groups, the north and the south. Therefore, some people believe that before the war in the Middle East began, the Republic Yuan was mentally prepared for losing.

If that's the case, it would be too much to underestimate Pei Chengyi.

At a time when the theory of asymmetric warfare is in vogue. War is definitely not about fighting against the enemy on a certain battlefield, but from the perspective of one's own advantage, fighting on the battlefield of one's own choice. It can be said that this asymmetrical operational thinking has brought about a great change in the face of warfare. In a sense. This kind of asymmetrical war thinking is also the greatest characteristic of World War III.

Just as the U.S. military wants to roam the Syrian desert, the Republican Army's goal is to defeat Turkey.

From the point of view of the republic, as long as Kurdistan can be held, exchanging Syria and Iraq for Turkey is a very good deal. The reason is simple: the occupation of Turkey is equivalent to gaining a ground line of communication to Greece, and after losing Syria and Iraq, there is Iran to the east. Facts have proved that even if the US military attacks Iran, it will be difficult to defeat this country that has defeated the US military in the short term. If we take into account the attitude of the Arab countries to the Islamic world towards the present war. That is, the impact of the United States on the Arab countries and the Islamic world by co-opting Israel to attack Syria and Iraq, and the republic has more reason to choose the north side of the main battlefield, that is, to occupy Turkey, which is also mainly Islamist, in a relatively low-key way when the Islamic world regards the United States as the number one enemy.

It can be seen that the Republic has chosen the strategy of attacking in the north and defending in the south.

Although as the saying goes, how much rice cooks how much rice. That is, within the means of one's ability, but in a world war. As long as there is no national capacity to bear it, it is often the other way around, that is, after the target has been set

How much strength must be invested, six against two, and the level of depression that has been mobilized, there is certainly no national strength to fight a large-scale Middle East war. Considering that in the Middle East, both levels of power have allies, and they are allies that are not too weak, it is all the more reasonable for the two levels of powers to set goals before making calculations

From the perspective of the goals of both sides, the input of both sides. You can see where the problem is.

Let's talk about the republic first. According to the information obtained after the war, as well as the deployment of the Republican authorities in the Middle East, it can be proved that Pei Chengyi made the decision to let Syria and Iraq bear most of the war losses, which also had a huge impact on the post-war world situation, especially the relationship between the Arab world and the Republic. They also had to deal with the revolt of tens of millions of nationals in these two Arab countries. Don't forget, many years ago, the U.S. military occupied Iraq, and all Iraqis of age and age will never forget that humiliating history.

In order to implement this strategy, back in the flawed years. On the pretext of helping Iraq build up an independent national defense force, the authorities of the Republic have set up a number of arms enterprises in Iraq in the form of joint ventures and supported a large number of Iraqi arms dealers. After the old boom, Iraq's arms industry has improved considerably, and Iraq's arms dealers have become the most influential interest group. At the end of the year, the Iraqi Council of Representatives approved a decree aimed at strengthening the country's strategic security, which clearly stipulates that not only must all local governments form militias according to uniform standards, but all adult male citizens have the right to possess firearms as militias after their applications are approved, that is, the ownership of firearms by the population is semi-legalized.

If this thing was born years ago. There is nothing surprising about that, because at the time of the withdrawal of US troops, Iraq's civilian armed forces were numerous, and the number of guns scattered among the civilian population was even more incalculable, and it was conservatively estimated that basically one gun per person was basically one person, and the gun holding rate was not lower than that of the United States, and the United States was the country with the largest number of civilian guns in the world. However, in the rush of time, after years of hard work, the Iraqi authorities have seized most of the guns scattered among the civilian population, and most of them are some missing series of rifles made half a year ago, or even in the early years of the knife century.

It can be seen from this that the lifting of the gun ban by the Iraqi authorities is preparing for a big war.

Of course, this can also be seen as the result of the long-term planning of the republic.

Affected by this, the strategic layout of the republic in the Middle East is very obvious. There's no denying it. Even if Pei Chengyi intends to sacrifice Syria and Iraq, it is impossible to retreat endlessly, so in the area south of Kurdistan, the Republic has adopted a large-depth defensive deployment, that is, the main force is placed behind the battle line, the heavy responsibility of front-line defense is lost to the Syrian Defense Forces, the heavy responsibility of logistics support is the responsibility of the Iraqi Defense Forces, and the task of the Republican ** team is only mobile defense. More importantly, the two river basins are the "last line of defense" of the Republican ** team in the Middle East theater, that is, no matter what happens to the west, the republican ** team will definitely defend the two river basins and block the advance of the US military. Exactly. In the past few years, the Republican ** team has built a large number of military facilities in the two river valleys, re-surveyed the terrain, and even built defensive positions in some relatively remote areas in advance, preparing for a vicious battle here.

Under this strategy, the republic only needs to commit 2 combat units in this direction, the Dafengwan ground forces.

Although there is no way to confirm the specific deployment of the Lianghe defense line in the war plan drawn up by Yuan Chenhao or the battle plan drawn up by Li Dongshi, that is, how many ground troops are intended to be used to block the advance of the US military in this land with thousands of years of civilization and nourishing many nationalities, one thing is certain, that is, before the war in the Middle East began, the combat units of the Republic of China deployed in the Lianghe River Valley were two combat units. The second combat unit was transferred from India at the beginning of the year, and the second combat unit was the permanent combat unit in the region.

Of course, this does not mean that the Republic has deployed enough troops in the Middle East to attack immediately.

In any case, the Lianghe region is a strategic rear, and the Lianghe defense line is also a strategic defense line. At the beginning of the war, the Republic Army also deployed 2 combat units in Syria. The other two combat units are deployed in Kurdistan, because Iran sees the republic's assistance to Iraq and Syria and the establishment of Kurdistan as a threat, so it drove out all the republic's troops before the year of Liqiao and no longer provides military bases for the republic. From this deployment, it can be seen that under the condition of very limited troops, it is a miracle of miracles to be able to hold the battle line, and it is simply impossible to mobilize troops to attack when the defense is very difficult, and it is very difficult to even carry out a tactical counterattack. If you look a little deeper, you will find out. Lee Dong-seok placed two-thirds of his ground forces on the southern front, indicating that he would not attack on the northern front at the beginning of the war, that is, until the offensive of the coalition forces of the Western Covenant Group was contained. The reason is very simple, the two combat units deployed in Kurdistan have a total of 10,000 officers and soldiers, but the battle line that needs to be guarded is close to a kilometer!

Returning to the purpose, it is not difficult to understand why the Republican ** team focused on defense in the early days of the war.

Of course, when it comes to a defensive strategy. The old 10,000 ground troops, plus millions of combat troops from the allies, and reinforcements were arriving one after another. The problem of holding the front should not be very big. Even in the early days of the offensive of the coalition forces in the West, it was difficult to gain a foothold on the outer front, and space could be exchanged for time. Steadily retreat to the two-river defense line. As long as we make full use of the strategic depth of Syria and Iraq, coupled with the appropriate mobilization of the people of Syria and Iraq, we can hold on to the Iran-Iraq defense line until reinforcements arrive, and it will not be too much of a problem to hold this defense line.

That is, the republic did not send troops to the Middle East before the outbreak of the war, and the problem is not very obvious.

In comparison, the investment of troops of the Western Group, especially the US military, is very problematic.

You must know that before this, the ground forces that the US military planned to put into it were not more than 10,000, but more than 10,000, that is, most of the main forces sent to the Russian battlefield should be used in the Middle East theater. According to conservative estimates, due to the influence of the mainland battlefield, the US military in the war broke out and the number of troops in the Han army was less than expected, and as an emergency plan, both Palia and Turkey increased their mobilization efforts before the outbreak of the war in accordance with the requirements of the United States, but Israel is a small country with a population of less than 10,000. Even if theoretically there are 40,000 military personnel, Israel implements a system in which all soldiers are soldiers, that is, male citizens from the old age to the age of convulsion and female citizens from the age of late to the age of the late are all militias, and both are equipped with guns, but in practice there are only about 40,000 combatants, that is, male citizens who are between the ages of marriage and the old age and have received regular military training. Turkey's biggest problem is the low quality of its citizens and its backward national strength, and even if it can theoretically mobilize tens of millions of fighters, its contribution to the war is far lower than that of Israel.

It can be seen from this that when the war broke out. The forces of the Western Group coalition were much smaller than planned. It can be said that this is also the main reason why during the war, Du Qiwei continued to send more combat forces to the front line, and finally sent nearly 10,000 American soldiers.

In addition to the strength of the Western Coalition Army, the coalition forces also have the problem of a lack of weapons, especially advanced main battle weapons.

According to unconfirmed information before the outbreak of the war. That is, when Turkey declared war on the republic and the allies of the intensive bloc, as well as the republics such as Iran, the US authorities made a commitment. Before the start of the war in the Middle East, Turkey will be provided with weapons and equipment for individual divisions, and more than half of them will be newly produced advanced weapons and equipment. It was this commitment that led Turkey to enter the war at the beginning of the year, attacking Kurdistan and even fighting a few skirmishes with Iranian forces in the east before the United States sent troops to the Middle East. In fact, the United States has also fulfilled its promise to send all the equipment of about one division to Turkey by the end of July. It's just that most of them are eliminated by the U.S. military, or old weapons and equipment that have been sealed for several years, only an armored division and a buckle division, and the equipment of these two divisions is also the first to be sent to Turkey, judging from the situation at that time. It was supposed to be ready to be sent to Russian ports in the Black Sea region, because the Russian army was quickly defeated in the second round of offensive battles and lost the ports in the Black Sea region. Plus the Black Sea was within the strike range of the Republican Air Forces, so the flotilla transporting equipment did not go to the Black Sea, but diverted to Turkish ports. There are more than enough reasons to believe that the equipment of the welcoming division was forcibly "received" by the Turkish authorities.

It can be said that the lack of main battle equipment is the biggest factor restricting the combat effectiveness of the Turkish National Army.

Summing up these factors, it can be seen that on the Middle East battlefield, it is unlikely that the coalition forces of the Western Treaty Group will attack on the two fronts of the north and the south at the same time in accordance with their initial operational plan. Arguably. It was precisely because of the lack of troops and the low combat effectiveness of the Turkish National Army that Duchway was making every effort to reinforce Russia and attract the main force of the republican army to the mainland battlefield. No, we will not readjust our Middle East strategy and change our all-out offensive to a regional offensive, that is, a strategic offensive in the south. Contain the opponent's forces with a tactical offensive in the north.

The problem is that this is tantamount to handing over half a front to the most unreliable Turkish National Army.

If it were someone else, it would be reasonable to make such a mistake, after all, before going to the battlefield, no one knew how many pounds and taels the Turkish National Army, which had been reformed for many years under the guidance of the US military, and before August, the Turkish National Army, which had stormed the Kurdistan region, performed quite well. However, as the commander of the last Middle East war, Du Qiwei was very aware of the weight of the Turkish National Army, so there was no reason to trust this seemingly more powerful army too much, and he should not hand over the important battle line that was related to the millions of American troops and the Israeli army, and even the entire great victory. No matter what Dudgway thinks. He had to keep a sufficient reserve in his hand, and preferably one in each according to the campaign and strategy, in case of contingencies.

There is no doubt that with the amount of troops invested by the US military in the Middle East theater, the formation of reserves will certainly be a problem.

It can be said that this is also the fatal flaw of the coalition forces of the Western Group.

Judging from the situation at that time, to put it mildly, the US military did not devote enough combat troops to achieve the war objectives, and to put it mildly, the war objectives set by the US military were too far-reaching and far exceeded the combat capability of the US forces during this period.

Militarily, in the case of limited strength. The US military should be determined by its strength.

Objectively speaking, the purpose of the United States in fighting a war in the Middle East is not to drive the republic out of the Middle East region. Arguably. This is also a very unrealistic purpose, after all, the US military will never be able to drive the Republican team out of the Middle East if it is impossible to conquer Iran, or if the cost of conquering Iran is too great. As mentioned many times earlier, the strategic purpose of the US military in the Middle East theater is simple. That is, to prevent the Republic from advancing westward from the Middle East, to create a barrier between the Republic's power and the EU, so that the EU's strategic purpose is actually to ensure that it is not driven out by the Republic, and not to become the hegemon of the Middle East.

First of all, we must admit that when the war broke out, the United States was in a very poor position in the Middle East.

Although after taking control of Zili, the United States completed a roundabout outflanking Syria and perfected the strategic barrier north of Israel. With Jordan's declaration of eternal Arab support, both the Republic and the United States recognized Jordan's permanent throne before the war. That is, under no circumstances could the Republic and the United States attack or invade Jordan, so Israel also had a more reliable strategic barrier to the east. But America's biggest and most critical problem in the Middle East remains unresolved, and has become more serious: Israel is cut off from Turkey and is not connected.

Geographically, Israel is effectively an island, and even if a few neighboring countries do not fall into the trap, there is no strategic depth to speak of. You're welcome to say stunned. If the republic wanted to, it would not even need to deploy ground combat troops to Syria, but only a few artillery brigades about a kilometer west of Baghdad, Iraq, and Israel could be blown to rubble in a matter of days. Although Turkey is much larger than Israel, and has a large population. The Republican Army had to deploy artillery to Syria in order to shell Ankara, and in order to shell Iran, it had to deploy artillery to the western part of Kurdistan, namely the Gulf of Irun, but Turkey's situation was very similar to that of Russia in the north, that is, it was under enemy in the flank, and in the west it was in the enemy, Greece. It is possible that the EU will send troops before Russia's defeat, and Greece may turn its face before Turkey's defeat. Even if Greece is unlikely to send troops to attack Turkey, it is likely to send troops to Cyprus to overthrow the Northern Cypriot regime, which is backed by the Turkish authorities.

It can be seen from this that what the US military has to do is to expand its strategic depth on the Middle East battlefield before the Republican ** team starts to attack, so as to ensure that it can block the westward advance of the Republican ** team with the assistance of the elite Israel Defense Forces and the huge Turkish National Army. Looking at the combat operations of the US military, it can be seen that concentrating on a certain direction to attack is obviously not the most ideal choice. Speaking realistically, from the perspective of expanding strategic depth, the US military should not concentrate in one direction, but should also not focus on the south. Instead, we should concentrate our forces on attacking from the north to the south. Occupy Kurdistan first, then move south to attack Syria, and finally join forces with the Israeli army to the south. Only in this way can the republican ** team be kept out of Asia Minor to the greatest extent and take advantage of the complex geographical environment of Asia Minor. Defend against the Republican ** attack.

It has to be said that Duchway is either overconfident or overly complicated. After the war, many people studied the first president in American history to lose a world war. They all believe that he missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on the battlefield in the Middle East. Putting aside for the time being how Western war historians evaluate Duchway, even many historians of Eastern warfare believe that if Duchway could set a more feasible goal for the coalition forces of the Western Treaty Group in the early stage of the Middle East war and make rational use of the relatively limited number of troops, even if the United States would still lose the Middle East war, it would still lose the last glimmer of hope for winning the war, and it would be very likely that the Republic would delay this decisive battlefield for a few more years, so that the Republic would pay a greater price for the final victory. Of course, many Western war historians believe that if the coalition forces of the Western Treaty Group can hold out on to the Middle East battlefield for another two years, it is very likely that the United States will use blockade, sanctions, and interest temptation to allow the European Union, which has an ambiguous attitude, to enter the war as an ally, thus completely turning the tide of the war.

Of course, the actual situation is certainly much more complicated than war historians have guessed.

Judging from the circumstances at the time, it was not that Du Qiwei did not make a mistake, but that there was no way to correct it, or that he thought that correcting it would pay a greater price. Although in these old years, the U.S. Army, which is determined to reform, has also made significant progress, especially in the low-altitude assault capability, and the gap with the Republic Army has narrowed a lot, but as the supreme commander of the United States, Dwedgeway still does not dare to underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Republic Army. To know. The U.S. Army is advancing, and so is the Republic Army. What's more, before this, the Republic Army has proven its strength on the mainland battlefield, and the performance of the Republic Army on the mainland battlefield is easy to believe, this old unit that has not fought for many years is doing warm-up exercises, and when those soldiers who were still children in the last war are familiar with the battlefield environment, they will definitely burst out with more amazing combat effectiveness. In this way, when formulating a small strategic plan, Duchway would not attach too much importance to the geographical factor, that is, he would not expect the lofty mountains of Asia Minor to be able to hold back the advance of the Republican Army. To know. Many years ago, neither the Himalayas nor the Pamirs, the world's highest elevations, could hold back the Republican Army.

It can be seen from this that Duchway's Middle East strategy is actually to replace defense with offense.

To put it more bluntly, it is to deplete the enemy's vital forces and military supplies through an active attack, so that the enemy not only spends time defending, but also has to spend more time reorganizing the offensive. In terms of time alone, this is enough to win the United States for several years. Looking at it from another angle, if there is no active offensive in the year. By the time the Republican Army defeated Russia on the continental battlefield and millions of troops moved south, the U.S. Army would be poured out. It will also be difficult to hold back the advance of the Republican Army in the Middle East theater. Judging by the situation in the second half of the year, without the impact on the Middle East battlefield, Russia is very likely to be defeated in the first quarter of four years. Counting the time for adjusting deployment, the Republic Army will be able to switch to the Middle East theater in the second half of this year at the earliest. At this point, the United States will at most complete the second phase of war mobilization, and the total strength of the US Army will not be too small, and it will be unlikely that it will be able to hold back the Republic Army in the Middle East theater with almost equal strength and even more powerful combat effectiveness. Of course, it really has to be like this. If the war continues, the United States will not only be defeated in the Middle East, but will also suffer crushing defeats in other theaters. For example, in the event that a ground war is securely won, it is very likely that the authorities of the Republic will fully support the Pacific War by the end of the year, improve the status of the Navy and the Space Force, and enable the United States to lose the Pacific War more quickly.

It can be said that as the president of the United States, Duchway first had to consider combat operations from the perspective of overall strategy, rather than staring at a certain battlefield. This is exactly the same as Pei Chengyi, otherwise Pei Chengyi would not have actively advocated the Pacific War, and still let Yuan Chenhao go all out on the mainland battlefield. The difference between the two is also obvious, the former has been reacting to various challenges, while the latter is proactively taking on challenges.

From this point of view, if we look at the combat operations of the two sides in the Pacific theater, we can naturally understand why we should fight in Saipan for a few months, and then you go back and forth for a few months. It was not until the end of the year to the beginning of the year that the navies of the two sides once again opened their posture and came for a decisive battle. You must know that when the "main fleets" of both sides are advancing towards the Mariana Islands, the ground forces of both sides are already at war with Russia and the Middle East, and the battle is in full swing. It can be said that both sides at this time used the battle on the Eurasian continent as a magnet, hoping to attract the attention of the other side in order to gain an advantage on a more important battlefield.

If you have to find the point, the archipelago in the western Pacific is the real point!