Chapter 491: Blitzkrieg

"Great! According to our plan, after the two armoured clusters on the northern route meet in the direction of Shahraban, they can make a long drive to attack Bagubai and then Baghdad. Just take Baghdad. The 1 million Anglo-American troops in south-central Iraq have completely fallen into the encirclement of our army, and as long as they can successfully eat the 1 million Anglo-American coalition troops, the war in the entire Middle East will be basically calmed down. Zhao Bin said excitedly.

"Yes, in this way, our army can form a three-sided encirclement of the British and American forces in the north, east, and south, and the vast Syrian desert in the west, unless they want to escape into the desert and eat sand, otherwise we can only destroy it little by little." Song Zhen pointed to the sand table and said with a smile.

"Not bad! If you look at the terrain of Iraq, there are Kurdish mountains in the northeast, desert areas in the west, and Mesopotamian plains in the east. The Anglo-American coalition forces are surrounded by us on this plain, and they can only be slaughtered by us! Zhao Bin pointed to the sand table and said happily.

"Now there are two keys to the whole battle, one is that the armored group on our northern road can successfully capture Baghdad. The second is whether our Southern Route Army can block the counterattack of the British and American coalition forces, once the enemy is encircled, the enemy's only way out is to concentrate his forces to break through and withdraw from Kuwait into Saudi Arabia, so whether the Southern Route Army can block the enemy's breakthrough is the top priority of this campaign. Song Zhen frowned and said sternly.

"We were on the northern road, and after the two armored groups met, we had thousands of tanks and armored vehicles. With the speed of an armored cluster, Baghdad can be quickly captured with lightning speed. With the strength of the Anglo-American coalition, it was simply impossible to block the impact of this torrent of steel, and the Anglo-American coalition forces, which had retreated from the front line, had not yet gained a foothold in Baghdad, and our armored forces had already rushed over. By that time they simply will not be able to hold Baghdad! The key to this campaign lies in a quick word, informing the armored clusters on the front line to advance in the direction of Baghdad as quickly as possible, and seize Baghdad with a thunderous force! Zhao Bin said with a stern face.

"Yes!" Song Zhen answered, turned around and waved his hand to the communications staff officer next to him, and the communications staff officer turned his head and walked towards the confidential room.

"As for the South Road, Song Laohu is not a vegetarian, he now has three divisions of troops in his hands, and the 46th Army is also rushing to support. At most, he will be able to reach Basra in two days, so can't he Song Laohu withstand it for even two days? As long as the 46th Army arrives, will my 100,000-strong army still be able to stop the counterattack of the British and American coalition forces? What's more, they only need to block the Anglo-American coalition for seven or eight days, and with such a long time, we are enough to annihilate the encircled Anglo-American coalition forces! Zhao Bin said with great confidence.

"This is what you call a blitzkrieg?" Song Zhen asked seriously.

"Not bad! An important idea of offensive warfare in the Art of War is to surprise the enemy at great speed. The book reads: "And then the unstoppable, speed." And made a beautiful analogy for the rapid impact force: "The urgency of the rushing water, as for the drifter, the momentum is also; The disease of the bird, as for the destroyer, the festival also. "The so-called blitzkrieg is all about speed. Blitzkrieg is a surprise attack and a quick attack that will hit the enemy like lightning! Make full use of the quick advantage of planes and tanks to defeat the enemy by surprise attack. It can demoralize the enemy under a sudden threat, so that it will collapse immediately at the first huge blow! Zhao Bin said excitedly.

"No wonder you're the Commander-in-Chief. I can only be your chief of staff, and this time I am completely convinced! Song Zhen smiled and shook his head.

"Not only did you accept it, but even I was completely convinced!" Zhao Bin shook his head and said with a sigh.

"What do you mean by that?" Song Zhen asked with a blank expression.

"Do you think I invented this blitzkrieg?" Zhao Bin said with a smile.

"Isn't it?" Song Zhen asked in surprise.

"Of course not, how can I have this ability!" Zhao Bin shook his head and said. "It was our wise and martial emperor who first put forward the theory of blitzkrieg! I remember that it was three years ago, when the tank had just been developed and had not yet been put into real combat. His Majesty the Emperor visited the Imperial Military Academy. At that time, I was still the principal of the Imperial Military Academy, and that year the Armored Forces Academy recruited the first batch of cadets, and what I told you just now were what the Emperor Majesty told those students in the school of the Armored Forces Command Department. In other words, this blitzkrieg was taught to me by His Majesty the Emperor himself, and I was skeptical at the time, and I didn't quite believe that the blitzkrieg would be so powerful, but now I am completely convinced. ”

"His Majesty is really a god and a man! It's no wonder that after reading our battle plan, His Majesty agreed without hesitation, and now I understand. Song Zhen couldn't help but sigh.

"Got it! At that time, I expected that His Majesty the Emperor would definitely agree with our battle plan, because these combat theories were taught to me by him, but the conditions in all aspects were not mature at the beginning, so the blitzkrieg has not been put into actual combat, and now there is such an opportunity, His Majesty the Emperor will naturally not be able to help but try his hand, after all, no matter how good the combat concept is, if it is not tested in actual combat, it will be in vain! Zhao Bin said with a smile.

"Then in that case, why didn't you tell me before that this blitzkrieg was taught to you by His Majesty the Emperor? How much else are you hiding from me! Song Zhen asked dissatisfiedly.

"I didn't tell you before, that's because the battle hadn't started yet, who knows if this battle can be won, and what if it loses? Could it be that I want His Majesty the Emperor to carry this black cauldron on my back? Zhao Bin said with a smile.

"His Majesty the Emperor is naturally wise and martial arts, and even if it is wrong, it is the fault of our courtiers!" Song Zhen nodded and said.

"Your kid's consciousness is getting higher and higher!" Zhao Bin pointed at Song Zhen and said with a smile.

Song Zhen smiled, then frowned, leaned over to Zhao Bin and whispered, "To say something disrespectful, sometimes I think that His Majesty the Emperor is also an ordinary person, how can he have so many advanced combat theories in his head?" Other countries have not yet studied tanks, our Chinese Empire is one step ahead of others to develop tanks, other countries are still studying how to make Bu Tan synergistically exert greater combat effectiveness, and our Chinese Empire is now playing a blitzkrieg, always one step faster than others, what do you say this emperor has in his head! That's too smart! (To be continued......)