"I'll go, is this a vaccination for me?" Seeing Xu Jie's telegram, Peng Yi's face turned white, to be honest, Peng Yi had not fought without air superiority, or since the plane was put into the war, the Chinese Army had never encountered such a thing. A few days ago, Peng Yi, who was still cheering loudly for the wonderful performance of his tactical air force, suddenly realized that maybe tomorrow what happened to the Germans would fall on his head, and he was depressed in his heart. Although Qin Yue said that the number of fighters on the front line will not be less than the number of Babylon operations, the problem is that this time, in order to ensure the safety of the vast airspace from the front line to the rear base, the density of fighters of the Huaxia Air Force will definitely decrease, and in order to prevent the opponent's strategic air force from destroying the planes along the way when bombing the airfield, the deployment of the Huaxia Air Force will be more dispersed and more backward, which will definitely affect the help to the army while improving the survivability of the air force.

Although the situation is not good, it is necessary to fight! As an army general, Peng Yi is still a little dissatisfied with those guys flying in the air from the bottom of his bones, not to mention anything else, at least now the budget has changed from two to three. The Germans could think that the army would have to rely on itself when necessary, and Peng Yi could naturally think of it too. Therefore, as early as the end of Operation Babylon, Peng Yi was preparing to increase air defense capabilities, and this time, he specially formulated two sets of soft and hard response plans to reduce the strike effect of the Allied air force.

As early as the beginning of the war, Huaxia hoarded a large number of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns modified with Type 26 tank chassis in Iran, this anti-aircraft artillery system called Sagittarius can accompany the action of mechanized troops, and the weapon is two 30MM cannons. IT WAS INTENDED TO INSTALL THE BOFORS 40MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN. HOWEVER, THE FORMER IS COMMON TO THE AIR FORCE'S 30MM GUN, AND THE WEIGHT AND VOLUME ARE MORE APPROPRIATE. SO IN THE END, THE MORE POWERFUL 40MM GUN WAS ABANDONED. This self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is equipped with an independent rangefinder and gyroscope scope, as long as the scope is attached to the opponent. Then adjust the aperture to the same width as the opponent's wing to shoot, and the specific ballistic calculation can be handed over to the simulation computer for processing, which greatly improves the accuracy of the anti-aircraft gun. Moreover, these anti-aircraft guns have independent motors for rotation, which improves the reaction speed of the artillery.

At the same time, in order to increase its early warning capability for air raids, Huaxia has also appropriately increased the number of mobile deployed radars. Taking into account the electronic warfare methods that the Germans might adopt, Huaxia technicians also specially installed some anti-jamming equipment on the radar, especially for chaff strips and jamming ropes. Experienced radar operators can spot targets from interference clouds that are about 20 times stronger. IN ORDER TO ENSURE AN IMPORTANT MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION BASE, HUAXIA ALSO APPROPRIATELY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF LARGE-CALIBER ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS, AND A LARGE NUMBER OF 90MM SELF-PROPELLED ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS WERE TRANSPORTED FROM THE REAR TO THE FRONT LINE. The engineering units that arrived first also began to build anti-aircraft artillery positions around the base.

As for the so-called soft confrontation? It seems to be very mysterious, but to put it bluntly, it is all kinds of deception! The straw boat borrowed arrows to know no, that's what it meant! It's just a little more realistic. While the Chinese combat units were resting, the sappers were not idle, and under the leadership of a group of technicians who had just come down from the General Staff, they began to camouflage various bases and front-line troops in China.

"Gather those scrap vehicles and they can help us share the bombs. In addition, we took out some inflatable toys from home, which were only a few tenths of the size of the real thing, but after inflation. From the air, it's hard to tell the real from the fake. There are also those wooden antennas and various plates that are used to imitate a mobile radar station, hoping to deceive the adversary. An officer ordered his men. This kind of thing has been around for a long time. When the Normandy landings began, the Allies dropped a large number of dummies to confuse their opponents. At the same time, an electronic warfare fleet is deployed in the Calais direction. From the radar screen, these small ships immediately turned into tall capital ships. This is the first large-scale camouflage in China. Xu Jie still has great hopes for this.

In addition to ordinary "fakes", Huaxia also needs to engage in some high-level "fakes". For example, to camouflage a radar station or a command or something, in addition to the superficial work to be in place, it is also necessary to simulate the radio signal of the former. Otherwise, when the other party discovers a suspected radar station, and the result does not detect the slightest electromagnetic wave, won't it be all smashed? Thus, in the combat record of the electronic warfare units of the Germans, the number of anti-aircraft radars and command headquarters in China increased several times in an extreme time!

Although the Austro-Hungarian Corps had suffered heavy losses, the Germans still seemed to have withdrawn some of their troops from the defenders of Kirkuk to strengthen the fighting power of the Kruger Corps. In terms of the comparison of forces, the Germans had a great advantage in both land and air. After a period of recuperation, the German forces on the southern front recovered relatively quickly, and we needed at least one panzer division and one mechanized brigade to maintain a stable position on the southern front. Then to the north we can concentrate 3 more main divisions on the front line, and then leave a whole division and the troops directly under the military district as the general reserve. Peng Yi laid out his plan at a meeting of senior military officers.

"According to the latest intelligence, the Germans recruited nearly two infantry divisions from Kirkuk, plus 2 armored divisions and 2 mechanized infantry divisions on the northern front, and the opponent had a 2 to 1 advantage in strength. And they also have air superiority, considering that our logistics and transportation lines are no longer so reliable, is it less than three divisions? Zhou Xuan said that as a front-line commander, he has a deep understanding of how bloody the last war was. Although the rear has done its best to replenish it, up to now, the actual combat effectiveness of his troops is only about 8% of what it was before the war! To the north, there were 4 fully equipped divisions and 2 cannon fodder divisions, which made him feel very unsecure.

"We also have a paratrooper unit in our hands, and they are well equipped, let alone say, if we can put them on the front line, then it will greatly change the current situation of our insufficient troops." Zhou Xuan thought about it and added.

"These paratroopers are elite, but they are light troops, and their strength lies in mobility, not in facing the enemy head-on. It would be a waste to simply put them at the front as ordinary infantry. If the paratroopers could be concentrated and used to interfere with the rear of the other side, the effect would be even greater. Xu Huaide on the side said.

"There are 2 infantry divisions in the back! In the absence of positional support. Light paratroopers and infantry divisions don't have an advantage. The composition of the firepower of the twin rounds determined that in addition to a slight advantage in light weapons, the paratroopers were completely inferior in heavy firepower. If you are defending, you can also get the support of the firepower of the army. And if you go out to guerrilla, you won't even have this little fire support! Zhou Xuan retorted.

"It's different, the two infantry divisions that the Germans have brought in are nothing more than shelves. Come to think of it, a considerable part of the equipment of the Turks was given to the Germans. Austria-Hungary and we fought twice in a row, how much of their heavy equipment remained? Personnel can be drawn from Kirkuk, but what about equipment? The Germans' supply advantage was not so great, and it was impossible to quickly restore the combat effectiveness of the disabled troops on the one hand, and to add new units on the other hand. After all, the port of Basra in the south has limited throughput, and the transportation capacity of the Eastern Railway in the north is also limited," Tian Yong's opinion is more inclined to Zhou Xuan. Tian Yong didn't believe how much combat power these hastily formed infantry divisions could have!

"It's absolutely not possible to fight hard, the overall strength of the opponent is better than ours. Air superiority, in particular, will be great at the beginning. If we had formed a rigid position and fought in a dumb battle, it would have been the same as when we had been fighting the German division on the southern front, but the two sides had switched things up. The dominant side always wants to fight hard with the other side, and if we concentrate all the elite on the first line, then the Germans will be happy, once the main line of defense is penetrated, we don't even have a chance to stabilize the front! Peng Yi glanced at Zhou Xuan, who was a little embarrassed, and continued.

"Of course, what Division Commander Zhou said is also reasonable, there is a huge gap between the strength of the enemy and us. If there were not enough troops, they would certainly not be able to stop the Germans' ground-air offensive. The opponent has the initiative and we have to determine our plan based on the opponent's tactics, so we need time. You can't bump into each other as soon as possible. If all 4 main divisions of the opponent are in battle, there will be a lot of pressure on our front, but there will be an emptiness in their rear. They will deploy like a Tibetan mastiff, with an iron head and a tofu waist. If we can draw up a mobile force to attack the opponent's rear, it will definitely get good results. If they have the spare capacity. We can rely on the defensive line to wear them down. We need to put in the best power at the right time! Peng Yi made a compromise for Shuangfa and left the elite paratrooper troops in the reserve. At the same time, it is not lightly sprinkled out.

As Huaxia's highest-ranking commander in the Middle East, Peng Yi had far more to think about than his division commanders. The division commanders on the front line only had to consider the enemy in front of them and the capital at hand, while Peng Yi needed to consider the situation on the north and south fronts. On the whole, the pressure on the north of China was quite high, and the Luftwaffe would have a great advantage at the beginning, and Qin Yue's air force would need to allocate a considerable part of its forces to the strategic bomber force against the Germans. Under the condition that the other party rules the sky, it is extremely irrational for the Huaxia Army to brazenly fight with the other party. So he took a procrastination trick. Through guò defense line after defense to consume the opponent, bet on the Luftwaffe to crash in front of Qin Yue's air defense! When the air form changes, there will be a decisive battle with the German Army!

Therefore, in order for the Luftwaffe to launch a full-scale offensive first, Peng Yi had to make the attacking German army feel all kinds of tiredness and discomfort, and it became Peng Yi's inevitable choice to wear down the opponent through multiple lines of defense and great depth. In order to stagger the general offensive of the Luftwaffe and the army, at least during the general offensive of the Luftwaffe, the German army will not collide with the main force of China, Peng Yi must carefully hide his main force at the beginning. As the distance increases, the Luftwaffe's stay in the air also decreases. When the Luftwaffe is exhausted, Peng Yi will take out the main force hidden in the snow to fight the German Army!

Some people may ask, will the Luftwaffe not coordinate with the army before taking action, how to say? The difference in strategic objectives between the two sides has made it difficult for the two sides to coordinate their operational steps. First and foremost, the Army is concerned about how the Air Force can keep itself safe above its head and how it can help it capture the opponent's positions. At least that's what the front-line German commanders thought. And the Air Force, while considering front-line tactical support, should also consider strikes on local targets in depth! Especially a blow to the opposing airfield. Although the Luftwaffe had a relatively large advantage, it was far from reaching the advantage of the Chinese Air Force over the Austro-Hungarian Air Force at the end of Operation Babylon! In that engagement, the Austro-Hungarian air force had been almost expelled from the battlefield by the end, and the Chinese strategic bomber forces could attack at will. And this time, Huaxia still has hundreds of fighters and a complete antiaircraft artillery defense system. And it is also possible to replenish a steady stream of fighters from within the country. In order to weaken the combat effectiveness of the Huaxia Air Force relatively quickly, the Luftwaffe also mobilized a certain amount of troops to carry out strategic bombing of the airfields in the rear of China while carrying out air strikes on front-line targets!

Then now the question arises, the Luftwaffe had two operational objectives, both of which required a large number of bombers, but the number of fighters was limited! Only one main target can be chosen over a period of time! If the Luftwaffe had focused on tactical air strikes, as required by the Army, the two air forces would have entered a war of attrition, and China could gradually consume the Luftwaffe's valuable strategic bombers with a steady stream of fighters. And if the strikes were carried out at the beginning of the attack on the targets in depth in China, then the German Army would not be satisfied. As for letting the Air Force blow it up first, then let the Army go up. Then the Huaxia Army, which has no pressure, can completely draw out departmental anti-aircraft artillery and radar to support the defensive warfare of the air force. Therefore, in the case of different strategic goals, the needs of the Luftwaffe and the Air Force will inevitably be different, and the pace of the two sides can only be as consistent as possible, but not completely consistent.

And Huaxia's purpose is to make this difference as wide as possible. Of course, the Germans were well aware of this, and the Luftwaffe and Army coordinated several times before launching this campaign. The Air Force hoped that the Army would first allow the Army to delay the launch date of the campaign as much as possible in order to carry out a complete attack on the Huaxia Air Base, while the Army was worried that when the Air Force focused on the opponent's air base, it would relax its attack on the transportation hubs, which would make the Huaxia Army's continuous supply more powerful. The two sides sought common ground while reserving differences in constant disputes, and gradually finalized every detail of the plan.

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