.Chapter 82: The war begins again

In late December, the signs of Russia's attack on Iran are becoming more and more obvious. The ranking of historical novels

At that time, the most obvious sign was that the Russian army entering the Transcaucasus suddenly stopped patrols in the border areas on December 19, which means they suddenly became quiet. It can be said that this is very abnormal, because in the past month, Russian special forces have been operating in the border areas and often infiltrated into Iran. During this period, small-scale battles have occurred with the Iranian army.

On December 22, a defected Russian officer brought a crucial piece of intelligence.

At that time, the Iranian army and intelligence agencies did not pay much attention to it, believing that this was a trap set by the Russian army and deliberately leaked misinformation to Iran.

This is understandable, because the defector was a senior officer.

It was not until two days later that Li Mingyang received the news that he immediately contacted the Iranian intelligence agency, hoping that the Military Intelligence Bureau could interrogate Russian military officers.

Although Iran was not an ally of China at that time, the two countries had already started cooperation in the field of intelligence.

Soon, Li Mingyang believed that the Russian officer was not a spy, and the intelligence he brought was very valuable: the Russian army would attack Iran on the night of the 24th. Li Mingyang made this judgment with two basiss. One is that the mother of the Russian army's staff member is an Islamist with a strong pro-Islamic idea. The other is that he was investigated by the Russian military security agency three months ago and was almost dismissed. The reason for the investigation was his pro-Islamic tendency. The latest chapter of the Burning Ocean After learning that the Russian army was about to attack Iran, he fled to Iran with the Russian combat plan.

When Li Mingyang made this judgment, it was only four hours before the war broke out.

It can be said that this is a crucial four hours.

After Li Mingyang issued an alarm, the Iranian intelligence agency notified the military with suspicion. Although it was delayed for two hours, the Iranian army, especially the Iranian air force, took immediate action to let most fighter planes take off and standby, and put air defense forces into combat readiness.

This move saved at least two-thirds of the Iranian Air Force's combat force.

At 8 o'clock on the night of the 24th, when most of the Iranian troops were having dinner, the Russian Air Force first launched an assault, focusing on bombing the Iranian air base.

At that time, it was already early morning on the 25th Beijing time.

After receiving the message, Mu Haoyang immediately held a video call'>conference.

During the meeting, Qi Kaiwei received a message from Yu Shihui that the US-Israeli coalition launched a large-scale attack in the direction of Beca Valley, Golan Heights and Dela. Read the full text of the Burning Ocean

Obviously, the US-Israeli coalition and the Russian army have long been coordinated.

Although before this, Qi Kaiwei and Yu Shihui both expected that the US-Israeli coalition would launch a large-scale attack, and it was likely to start at the same time as the Russian invasion of Iran, in the first few hours, the frontline situation in the Middle East was still very dangerous and was almost at risk of being broken through by the US-Israeli coalition.

The most intense battle took place north of the Beca Valley, near Holmes.

It was Rollinson who planned the attack in this direction.

In fact, Rollinson was making a big bet with three US military divisions, and he bets were two divisions, and what he hoped to win was the final victory on the Syrian battlefield.

It must be admitted that Rollinson is too eager to win.

According to the information disclosed after the war, although Balam gave up his original proposition and no longer opposed the attack, he emphasized two points: one is that the attack must be limited and the troops he had finally obtained cannot be compensated, and the other is that he should not place heavy bets in the direction of the Beca Valley.

As the most outstanding army commander of the Israeli army and even the coalition forces, Baram could not have known that the Beka Valley was a trap.

Although Balam was the one who stepped into this trap at first, he was very sensible and always regarded the Beka Valley as a secondary direction to restrain the Syrian army, and it did have a good effect. After the Battle of Dela, one-third of Syria's legions gathered near Holmes, while the Israeli army only used three standing brigades and five reserve brigades here, which was astonishingly high.

Unfortunately, Rollinson was obviously unwilling to follow Baram's advice.

In his opinion, if we fight according to Balam, it would be equivalent to letting Balam make the decision, and his position in the coalition would inevitably be affected.

More importantly, Rollinson had a very direct idea, which was to prove that Baram was wrong.

As long as he can do this, he can pull Balam down effortlessly, push himself up, and become the actual commander of the coalition forces.

In this way, Rollinson had to fight a good battle in the Beca Valley.

As a result, he sent the First Armored Division and the Third Infantry Division over and obtained two additional permanent armored brigades from the Israeli army.

According to his deployment, only the Fourth Infantry Division remained behind the Golan Heights.

Now, there is no secret of Rollinson's offensive intention.

As early as three days ago, Jiang Bowen noticed the mobilization of the US military and made a report to Yu Shihui, demanding that the newly arrived 27th Army guard the southern defense line so as to send the main force of the 13th Army to Holmes and teach the US military a lesson in the north of the Beca Valley. Ranking of the Above Historical Novels

The problem is that there are also differences within the Chinese team.

Although there are enough signs that the US military has focused on the Beca Valley, Yu Shihui believes that the Beca Valley is not suitable for mechanized troops to advance rapidly, so he feels that this is not the main attack direction, and the US-Israeli coalition will still launch a main attack near the Golan Heights and Dela.

Objectively speaking, Yu Shihui's judgment is not wrong.

You should know that the Beca Valley is indeed not suitable for large-scale assaults, because it is too narrow and the road conditions are too poor, so it cannot support large-scale combat.

In addition, there is another factor.

After carefully analyzing the situation on the battlefield, Yu Shihui felt confident of fighting a strategic counterattack, that is, using the newly arrived 27th Army to attack the US-Israeli coalition near Dela. Of course, there must be a prerequisite, that is, the 13th Army must undertake most of the defensive tasks, and consume the attacking forces of the US-Israeli coalition on the defense line, defeat its offensive momentum, and create a counterattack opportunity for the 27th Army.

According to Yu Shihui's deployment, the 27th Army must stay near Damascus and act as a strategic reserve.

Fortunately, Jiang Bowen insisted on his own opinions and made a lot of efforts, hoping to convince Yu Shihui so that he could at least draw enough reserve teams.

On the 23rd, after repeated consultations, Yu Shihui made concessions and gave Jiang Bowen the reserve team needed.

According to Yu Shihui's deployment, the 27th Group Army will undertake the defense tasks in the direction of Dela, so Jiang Bowen can draw out the twelve assault clusters deployed in this direction, plus the four assault clusters left before, and form a reserve team with a large enough scale.

Of course, this does not mean that you can rest assured.

You should know that Yu Shihui still wants to fight a counterattack, so the 13th Army still has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of defense in the direction of the Golan Heights and Beca Valley. In this way, even if Jiang Bowen draws out half of the combat troops, he has to leave a strong enough reserve team in the direction of the Golan Heights. In fact, this is also the basic condition for Yu Shihui to make concessions, that is, the 13th Army must cover the right wing of the 27th Army, prevent the US-Israeli coalition from breaking through the Golan Heights, and allow the 27th Army to safely encircle and annihilate the US-Israeli coalition in the direction of Dela.

As a result, ten of Jiang Bowen's reserve teams must stay in the direction of the Golan Heights.

At that time, he had only six assault clusters that could be mobilized at will. In addition, in the direction of Holmes, there were two assault clusters, namely the two troops that first fought with the Israeli army.

How many troops do the eight assault clusters have? About 12,000 officers and soldiers.

Opposite this unit, the two US military divisions had about 34,000 officers and soldiers, ten Israeli military units had more than 50,000 people, and a total force of up to 85,000.

Although there are twelve Syrian military advisors near Holmes, one of which is the main armored division, neither Jiang Bowen nor Yu Shihui expects the Syrian army to make positive contributions. According to the performance of the Syrian army in the past month, the two of them just hope that they will not have negative effects.

You should know that in a small-scale battle north of Dela at the end of November, a defeated Syrian infantry unit almost dispersed the assault cluster that came to reinforce. If the commander of the assault cluster had not taken immediate action and shot two Syrian officers who fled on the front line, the consequences would have been very serious. Later, the Chinese official received a medal awarded by Syrian President Assad himself.

This is the deployment of troops on the Middle East battlefield before the 24th.

In terms of combat intentions, Rollinson dreamed of making a breakthrough in the Beca Valley, capturing Holmes, a military city north of Damascus, completing a strategic encirclement operation, and then heading south to sweep Damascus to attack the combat troops of the Syrian army in the Golan Heights and Dela from behind. On the other side, Yu Shihui was already on high alert and planned to fight an annihilation battle near Dela to defeat the aggression of the US-Israeli coalition.

Obviously, the key battlefield is near Holmes.

As long as Jiang Bowen can defend Holmes, even if Yu Shihui does nothing, the US-Israeli coalition will launch a fierce attack with Dela in the Golan Heights to attract the reserves of the Chinese and Syrian Legion. In other words, as long as Jiang Bowen guards, Yu Shihui will get the opportunity he has always dreamed of.

As for the battle in the Iranian direction, it is not yet under the consideration of the top leaders of the China-** side.

According to the Military Intelligence Agency, the Russian army's large-scale strategic bombing will last at least one week, and even if the intelligence is incorrect, it will last for more than three days.

Obviously, duels on the Middle East battlefield cannot last for a week, and may not even be needed for three days.

At the decision-making meeting in the early morning of the 25th, Mu Haoyang adopted Qi Kaiwei's suggestion, first defeating the US-Israeli coalition forces on the Middle East battlefield, and then urging his troops to Iran.

Mu Haoyang had to convince Huang Hanlin to delay the declaration of war on Russia by a few days.

Only in this way can one produce the effect of sudden participation in the war and catch the Russian army off guard.

Of course, before this, the Chinese team must obtain a major victory on the Middle East battlefield and disintegrate the offensive momentum of the US-Israeli coalition forces.

Chapter 82: The war begins again
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