"We have handed over most of the Type 29 tank destroyers in our inventory to your army, and have also transferred most of the Russian troops as your reserve force. We do not expect you to be able to repel the Germans, as long as you can maintain

A balance of power is enough to prevent the other party from entering Kurdistan Province. n∈," Zhou Xuan said a little impatiently. If we put aside the equipment, the British are higher than the US military in terms of troop combat effectiveness.

However, the British refused to fight in western Iran. In order to ensure the security of their bases in southeastern Iran, they deployed their troops in the central and eastern parts of Iran. Zhou Xuan, who had participated in the Italian Civil War, initially thought that even if the US military was worse than the British army, it would not be the same.

As for the difference, after some contact, Zhou Xuan believed that the current combat quality of the US military was not only inferior to the British professional army, but even inferior to Australian and New Zealanders.

"Actually, judging from the current situation, I think it is the most practical and correct choice for us to deal with the German army on the southern front first. We can block the opponent's early attack, but the Germans can continue to get supplements from sea and land. Their

The supply channels are much smoother than ours. It was us who failed in the end. Although you have made full preparations for the attack on the two rivers, even if you completely follow your plan, it will still take at least 3

It will take about a week to

Take Kirkuk. If you include the time to return to defense and rest, one month is not enough at all. So, why do we have to abandon the near and seek the far? Can't we concentrate our efforts on solving the flank threat and then move westward? We have at least one person in front of us.

The strength of two armored divisions. According to our intelligence, the other side will add three armored battalions to join the attack sequence in the next three days, while we only have about 300 tanks on the front line. We are under great pressure." Bligh

Deli blushed slightly and explained.

In fact, judging from the organization, the German army in front of them only had one complete armored division, but in addition, the Germans also deployed a number of armored battalions and other independent units. Together, these troops can make up two armored divisions.

It is not an exaggeration to say that there are two divisions. There are two reasons why the Germans split up many units. One is that the attack front is relatively wide and an overly large organization is not suitable. The other reason is that the Germans believe that the U.S. Army

The combat effectiveness of the armored forces is not high, and a battalion-sized armored assault can solve the problem. There is no need to get a regiment-level or even division-level assault. Guderian, the commander of the left-wing German army, asked the armored forces to open multiple gaps as soon as possible to outflank the rear.

, to divide and surround a large number of U.S. troops in a short period of time, so when facing U.S. troops with low combat effectiveness and a large amount of air force cover at the same time, it would be better for the German armored forces to implement dispersed deployment.

"It is precisely because the opponent can receive a steady stream of reinforcements that the balance of power will develop in a direction that is not conducive to our army. Therefore, we must attack the opponent's weaknesses while we still have the strength to attack. We must use practical actions to make the opponent

Retreat when faced with difficulties. Instead of running around to defend yourself. There is no future in pure defense. We can block it once or twice, but how can we block it three or four times?" Zhou Xuan said dissatisfied.

"I suggest adjourning the meeting. This involves a major revision of the established strategy. We must contact the top management." Just when the meeting reached a deadlock, Peng Yi decisively terminated the meeting. The value of such a quarrel is almost zero. The most important thing now is

It is to solve the problem. Bradley is right. Judging from the current situation, the US Army does not have the ability to provide enough time for China to assault Kirkuk. Regardless of whether China is willing to do so, China must first solve the threat on its flanks.

At least make the opponent lose the ability to advance.

"If we concentrate a Chinese armored division and an Iranian armored division and march south, how about the armored division I belong to defend the front?" Just as people were leaving, Xu Huaide, commander of the 5th Armored Division, made a suggestion. This suggestion turned out to be

When Xu Huaide proposed it, it was originally a backup plan, but now it seems that this plan is actually used. This is the core of the battle plan called Scimitar.

The main idea is that part of the main force goes south to attack the German left wing, trying to severely damage the opponent. It is best to surround the opponent in an organized manner, so that the German, Austrian and Turkish troops on the western front will inevitably come out to relieve the siege. The other main force will carry out flexible defense.

.Gradually wear down the opponent. It is definitely easier to eliminate the opponent in mobile operations than to attack the enemy. This can not only solve the danger on the southern front, but also reduce the resistance to the westward attack.

In this bold plan, Xu Huaide even planned to use a tentative attack to make the opponent think that he would continue to attack according to the established plan. When the opponent reduced its troops to defend, one of the Chinese troops retreated to the preset defensive position and switched to defense.

, and then the withdrawn troops would move south to attack the flanks of the German Army. This plan also took into account both aspects.

However, the only question is whether the Chinese troops can block the opponent's attack? After all, in terms of quantity, the Chinese and Iranian troops are far inferior to the Turkish and Austro-Hungarian troops. Their advantages lie in mechanization and better equipment. The attack can give full play to the Chinese troops.

advantages, and for defense, a large number of infantry is needed to consolidate the defense line, which is the weakness of the Chinese army.

"It would be possible if the Russian troops were transferred over. Although their equipment is far inferior to us and the Germans, they can still defend themselves against Turkey and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. At least in the first battle, the former is much stronger than the latter. Quantity

Even the slightly superior Austro-Hungarian troops could not defeat the Russians."

When the flanks were threatened, Xu Huaide's suggestion was very tempting. Although it also delayed the attack time, it paved the way for future attacks and also allowed the Air Force to make more comprehensive preparations. Again

Coupled with the advantage of internal operations, the success rate of this plan is also very high.

Although Peng Yi has approved Xu Huaide's plan in principle, he cannot just agree to the Americans. The Americans must pay more blood and pay more to compensate for the losses caused by this change in the Chinese Army's plan. In addition to

In addition to some U.S. armored force officers and soldiers undergoing training in China, it is not realistic to temporarily mobilize the Army to reinforce India, but it is possible to allow the U.S. Air Force in India to enter Iran to fight.

Therefore, the final result is that China agrees to support the US Army when necessary, but before that the US Army must persist for more than 2 weeks. The reason is that China's current deployment needs to be changed. At the same time, in order to defend against the attack of the Western Alliance Army

Redeploy the Army and Air Force. And because this is to rescue the US military in crisis, part of the US Air Force that was initially included in China's hands needs to be temporarily withheld. Of course, as compensation, China will use Chinese equipment for the US military.

Troops provide materials and supplies.

Just as the Chinese Army was repairing the mess on the southern front for the Americans, the German preparations were coming to an end. The main force of the German 4th Armored Division had been deployed, and the remaining heavy armor battalions were in place one after another. The war was about to begin.

Before the battle, Guderian also used this time to conduct final coordination with the Air Force. The person responsible for liaison with him was the famous Goering in history. However, in this dimension, he is currently only an Air Force Major General, responsible for

Air and ground coordination work for this battle.

"This time the Air Force will concentrate 2 aviation wings specifically to provide support to you and your troops. Among them, there are 10 squadrons of single-engine attack aircraft with about 140 aircraft. There are 8 squadrons of twin-engine bombers with a total of 104 aircraft. In addition, there are

4 squadrons of special attack aircraft, equipped with 50mm cannons specifically used to deal with the opponent's tanks, the size of this force is about 42 aircraft. Half of these aircraft

The force can be at your call at any time. The remaining half of the force is used for deep strikes against the opponent." Golin's straightforward introduction made Guderian very satisfied. The power of nearly 300 aircraft of various types is indeed impressive. Although in reality

Only half of it can be controlled by the army, but it is basically enough. I only have the strength of two armored divisions. It is definitely enough to get such reinforcements.

"What about our safety in the air? I don't want what happened in Abad in West Islamabad to happen again in this battle." Satisfied, but Guderian was still concerned about the failure of the Hubei Armored Group under the attack of US aircraft.

I'm worried about it. There are some things that need to be explained.

"No problem, we have deployed at least 12 fighter squadrons and nearly 200 fighter jets of various types at various forward airports. And as the battle unfolds, there is the possibility of more. I guarantee with my dignity as a soldier, this time

The Americans in the air campaign will not cause you any trouble!" Goering said with confidence.

After receiving the guarantee from the Air Force, Guderian was also full of confidence in the upcoming operation. This was the closest cooperation between the two parties since the establishment of the Luftwaffe. The Luftwaffe arranged special guidance personnel for Guderian's armored forces, and

Equipped with radio stations and various equipment. They will be compared with Guderian's

The armored forces fought together on the front line. In addition to the air force, Guderian also had great trust in his armored forces. Although Hubei failed to finally encircle and annihilate the opponent, Guderian still recognized the ruthlessness of the American armored forces. Even

He believed that American anti-aircraft guns were more deadly than tanks.

Guderian, who was full of good cards, once again optimized his armored assault group. With the suppression of the aviation force, he could finally no longer bring those towed cannons with ultra-long range but huge weight. Before that, Guderian

Derian can only pull this kind of

The heavy artillery that cannot self-propelled can be said to be both loved and hated. The so-called love is naturally due to its ultra-long range. The maximum range of the K18 150mm cannon currently equipped by the German Army is as high as 24.5 kilometers. It is more than 10 kilometers farther than the howitzer!

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It is essentially the best suppressed artillery in the German Army. Although this artillery has good performance, its weight is a bit too large. The heavy artillery with a towing weight of 18.7 tons and a combat weight of 12.4 tons cannot move on its own until it is put into service on a more powerful site. This

It has greatly affected the marching speed of the troops. But it is different now. With air superiority, the importance of these heavy artillery has declined. If it is just to provide fire support rather than suppress the opponent's artillery, the sfh18 howitzer can also do the same.

very good!

Guderian began to reorganize his armored spearheads. His combat philosophy was that the armored troops were responsible for the attack, and the infantry and combat artillery that followed were used to defend against the opponent's counterattack. After the armored troops cut through the opponent's defense line, they did not

Responsible for completely destroying it, but leaving it to the infantry behind to deal with it. Directly inserting into the opponent's depth at the highest speed, giving the opponent no chance to reorganize the defense line.

As for what to do if there is a counterattack by the American armored forces? Guderian is not worried. He has always believed that the soul of the armored forces is high mobility, even if the German Army has decided to engage in powerful but clumsy things like Tiger heavy tanks.

Afterwards, Guderian still insisted on his point of view. The opponent's tanks rushed over? That's good, let the cheap anti-tank guns deal with it, anyway.

So far, the 88mm-level anti-aircraft gun can destroy all known tanks. Even if the opponent once cuts into your defense line, as long as you can cut off the opponent's supply line faster, the opponent's armored forces will eventually suffer on the battlefield. In Guderian's words,

In the hand, this unit is more like a thin sword, looking for the opponent's weaknesses to attack, rather than confronting the opponent head-on.

Although the emphasis is on mobility and skills, each armored commando team is still very luxurious. A battalion of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles plus attached self-propelled anti-tank guns based on half-track vehicles and a large number of mortars

and a small number of 150mm self-propelled howitzers. This combination is enough for these armored clusters to deal with various possible opponents. Faced with soft persimmons like the Americans, Guderian believed in his own

The troops can be cut apart completely. In the first wave of attacks, Guderian concentrated 6 armored battalions and nearly 300 tanks. After counting the infantry, artillery and other front-line troops, Guderian's troops invested this time were about

There are 4 divisions with a total strength of about 60,000. Including the air force, he believes that it will not be difficult to tear apart the opponent's defense line. Of course, the premise is that the Chinese Army does not go south to support.

Guderian himself was also afraid of the tiger behind the Americans. It was not difficult to kill the Americans, but after killing the US Army, if he had to fight with the Chinese, the outcome would be really unpredictable.

, you must know that with the torrent of Chinese armor, it is not just tanks, but also a large number of aircraft. By then, whether the Air Force can fulfill its commitments is a question! But

What Guderian didn't expect was that the Chinese Army still carried out its operations according to the original plan. From the aerial reconnaissance, it was found that the opponent's armored forces had entered the starting position, and the front was pointed directly at Kilkull, even on both sides.

The avant-garde troops have exchanged fire. The Chinese Air Force's control of the front line is also increasing. It seems that all the evidence proves that China is going to take action!
Chapter completed!