Gu Saimaimai's defeat completely shattered the Israeli army's dream of breaking away unscathed.

Although no one in the country of Israel, including those Western countries that sympathize with Israel, believed that Israel would suffer such a crushing defeat, after eliminating emotional factors, Israel's military and political leaders had to admit that the Israeli army had been completely defeated on the Sinai Peninsula.

To develop to this point, what needs to be considered is not how to withdraw the troops in an established manner, but how to reduce personnel losses. [bsp;   To put it bluntly, it is to withdraw 200,000 Israeli soldiers.

If the equipment is gone, it can still be produced, but if the people are gone, it will take at least twenty years to recover. For Israel, which has a population of more than 10 million, 200,000 male soldiers in their prime are definitely a national asset that cannot be measured by money. More importantly, if you want to avoid losing even worse, such as defending the national defense line, these 200,000 soldiers are essential.

On the night of the 27th, after half an hour of discussion, the Israeli Prime Minister approved the General Staff’s retreat plan.

Before nine o'clock, the Israeli General Staff issued a retreat order to the front line. Except for the troops fighting with the Egyptian army, all other troops broke north and retreated east along Highway Zero. Before that, the Israeli General Staff had ordered three brigades to enter the Rafa Port.

Although no Israeli officer or soldier is willing, they still have to leave behind a large number of main combat equipment during the retreat.

At this time, the problems of the Egyptian army were exposed.

According to the information released after the war, on the evening of the 27th, Qi Kaiwei issued an order for a comprehensive general offensive to the three armies of the Egyptian Army, and issued an order to the armored assault forces of the Third Army, abandoning Gusaimai, advancing northward along the border line by field marching, cutting off the route of Highway Zero, preventing the Israeli Defense Force from retreating, and striving to eliminate the Israeli army's vitality in mobile warfare.

This order clearly shows that Qi Kaiwei grasped the key point very accurately.

For a country like Israel that grew up in the war, it is not important to eliminate how much equipment it is. Only by focusing on attacking the living forces can it be defeated.

In fact, in the previous battles, Qi Kaiwei has been emphasizing this point.

The problem is that the Egyptian army did not fully implement Qi Kaiwei's orders.

The three armies fighting front were slightly better. Before ten o'clock at night, they used all reserves to expand the front width of the front line. The Third Army and the First Army, which suffered heavy losses, also used the Reserve Infantry Division to allow the infantry to act as vanguards.

The problem lies with the armored assault forces of the Third Army.

According to the combat report of the Egyptian army, in the evening of the same day, the unit did not receive the order issued by Qi Kaiwei.

This is understandable, because the Israel Defense Forces' electromagnetic interference is very serious, and communication problems have always been caused, and many orders cannot be delivered in time.

The problem is that Qi Kaiwei's order was sent repeatedly for several hours, and it was impossible for the troops to not receive it at once.

The real reason is not that the order was not received, but that the commander of the Third Armored Division was blinded by victory and ignored Qi Kaiwei's orders at all.

The reason is simple: He was the first Egyptian general so close to Israel's native place in decades.

When Qi Kai ordered the armored assault troops to turn north, the troops not only did not go north, but also continued to advance eastward. At around 9:30 that evening, they shelled Gaijiote opposite the border line, killing more than 100 civilians and injuring hundreds of civilians.

At about 11 o'clock, the troops crossed the Egyptian-Iran border.

Needless to say, this is definitely not a trivial matter.

After the Chinese Air Force's strategic reconnaissance plane discovered that the Egyptian army had crossed the border, Mu Haoyang immediately contacted Qi Kaiwei, and Qi Kaiwei immediately asked the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Army to send a senior staff officer to the front line in a small plane and issue orders to the front line commander in person.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

At about 1:00 a.m. on the 28th, the armored assault troops retreated.

Just ten minutes later, the US President held a press conference in the middle of the night, strongly condemning the Egyptian army's combat operations against Israeli civilians.

At that time, the US president did not condemn Egyptian troops for crossing the border to attack Israel, but focused on civilians.

There is no doubt that this is a very common political means.

Because the Israel Defense Force first crossed the border and the war was not over, the United States had no reason to condemn the Egyptian army for attacking Israeli territory. But the problem is that when the Israeli army fought on the Sinai Peninsula, it did not point the finger at the civilians, but only drove the civilians to migrate west and south, causing no serious humanitarian disasters, and no serious civilian casualties. The Egyptian army shelled Gejiot, even if the target of the Israeli military camps, it also caused considerable civilian casualties, which was an act that the international community could not tolerate.

It can be said that this is the opportunity the United States is waiting for.

At the press conference, the US president called for the warring parties to immediately cease fire and issued a call to other countries to jointly come forward to stop the war.

Of course, the so-called "other countries" mainly refer to China.

This is not over yet. The US President also made a decision to provide limited military assistance to Israel on the grounds that "the development of military conflict in the Middle East has caused a humanitarian crisis", and immediately announced that the United States has the responsibility and obligation to ensure strategic security for Israel.

Although I didn't say it directly, the intention was obvious, that is, the United States might join the war.

Obviously, this is not a joke.

When Mu Haoyang received the call from Li Pingko, it was already around 8 o'clock in the morning. Before he arrived at the head of state, Li Pingko had already spoken with the US President.

"The US president has made clear his position that if Egyptian troops cross the border, the US will join the war."

Mu Haoyang frowned, but did not rush to speak.

"Of course, this is not the official position of the US authorities, and whether the US participates in the war must be decided by Congress. There is only one thing that is certain that the US will not tolerate Israel's demise." Li Pingko said with a breath, "In my judgment, the US will immediately provide emergency military assistance to Israel and start a new round of military deployment. I have called Teng Yaohui to make relevant preparations. If the US strengthens its military strength in the Middle East, we cannot fall behind. The Prime Minister will fly to Saudi Arabia in the afternoon to conduct an emergency visit to Arab countries."

“Fight for support from Arab countries?”

"It's not support, but to stabilize the Arab countries. What happened in the early morning has had a negative impact, and we must be prepared for precautions."

"I think it's unlikely that the United States will directly participate in the war."

"Why?"

"It doesn't work politically. After all, the Arab countries are on the side of Egypt and Syria, and the United States' participation in the war will only worsen the situation. It doesn't work militarily because it will lead us to join the war, and the United States is not sure enough to achieve military victory."

"So, do you mean not to intervene?"

"Of course not. Things must be prevented from deteriorating further, otherwise the situation will definitely get out of control, and we have no reason to start a war with the United States for Egypt." Mu Haoyang sighed and said, "If you don't say anything else, at least the National Congress will not be able to pass such a war resolution."

Li Pingko nodded and said, "I have called Najaf and asked him to terminate the military operation as soon as possible."

"termination?"

“To be precise, it’s a temporary stop.”

"this……"

"No matter what the military impact is, to prevent the situation from deteriorating, military operations must be suspended, otherwise no one can guarantee whether the confused Egyptian officers will cause a crisis again. We can resolve a crisis, but there is no reason to convince the United States again."

Mu Haoyang sighed secretly, this was indeed the only solution.

Li Pingko waited for a while before saying, "In your opinion, if the current situation continues, is it possible for Egypt to achieve greater victory?"

"First of the People, what you mean is..."

“In other words, is it necessary to end this war?”

"this……"

"I called you alone just to hear your opinion."

Mu Haoyang nodded slightly, thought for a while, before saying, "If the truce is now, Egypt will not suffer any losses. Maybe it can gain some benefits through negotiations. More importantly, the Egyptian army not only successfully blocked the attack, but also defeated the IDF in the counterattack. Najaf got what he wanted, and his reputation in the Arab world will inevitably be at its peak, so he may accept the truce request we put forward. The problem is that the Syrian authorities may not necessarily accept the truce agreement, and Najaf may not necessarily abandon Syria at this time, because if he wants to realize his ideal, he must first form the "Egypt and Syria Axis" and help Syria win.

To put it simply, the most basic purpose of Najaf and Assad is to regain the Golan Heights that have been occupied by Israel for decades. Before that, neither of us would accept the truce requests we put forward. Consider it longer-term. If the truce at this time, the war will not end and the Middle East will not achieve long-term peace. It will only intensify the arms race between Arab and Israel and force both sides to prepare for the next war. Perhaps, we can gain benefits, such as increasing the export volume of arms, but more important benefits. For example, compared with our strategic position in the Middle East, the income from arms trade may not be considered a big deal."

“In other words, there is no truce in the war?”

"No matter what, no one can guarantee that Egypt will defeat Israel in the Sixth Middle East War, so there is no reason to give up the advantage it has already been achieved."

"If there is no stop to fight, how should we fight next?"

“Transfer focus.”

Li Pingkoo's brows jumped a few times and signaled Mu Haoyang to make things clearer.

"Let Egypt continue to maintain military pressure and support Syria in an indirect way, and when necessary, appropriate military adventures can be carried out. The focus is to help Syria win the Golan Heights, and as long as Syria recovers its lost territory, the war will end."

“How to help?”

"It's better to send Qi Kaiwei over."

Li Pingkou nodded thoughtfully and then began to ponder.

Obviously, this is also an absolute military adventure.
Chapter completed!