Chapter 823: The Decisive Battle Breaks Out II
Intelligence work is related to the success or failure of wars, and has always been the top priority in army building, and Turkey's intelligence bureau has been developing an internal line among the Kurds.
"I've always wondered how the Kurds could get so many weapons and equipment from the former Soviet Union and the United States in such a short period of time, it turned out that the mercenaries were doing arms deals with them, do you have any specific plans?" said the Minister of Defense.
"The area of Mount Erguiyes is only twenty-seven or eighteen kilometres away from Kayseri, and there is a reinforced infantry division of the Kurds, which, together with the surrounding troops, will not number more than 100,000 at most."
"And Kayselli is one of our two key defense areas, gathering 140,000 regular troops and more than 20,000 reserves, as well as more than 3,000 police forces, both in terms of modern combat capabilities and weapons and equipment, they are much stronger than their opponents, and at present there are sufficient ammunition and materials, this will be our best opportunity to attack!"
"Representatives of the mercenary corps are here to negotiate arms deals, and they also represent the top brass of the Kurdish armed forces, especially those decision-makers, in the area of the Erguiyes Mountains, as long as these people are wiped out, the situation will change immediately!" said the commander of the army.
The atmosphere at the General Headquarters was very depressing, and a group of high-ranking generals were waiting for the Minister of Defense to make a final decision. Everyone knows very well in their hearts that Mr. Minister will definitely not give up this opportunity, as long as the leading few people are killed, the local armed forces of the Kurdish nationality will suddenly fall into chaos, because of the lack of unified command, they will definitely not be able to stop the attack of the Turkish army, and the situation of this war will be opened up at once.
"I don't deny that this is a good opportunity, and I don't doubt the question of victory, the most troublesome thing is that this time it involves mercenaries, and you know in your hearts that it is an international rogue organization cultivated by the US government, with very terrifying military strength, and if you provoke them, Turkey will definitely be violently retaliated."
"During the Cyprus War, we had a fierce clash with mercenaries, which led to three aircraft carrier battle groups blocking the Turkish Strait, losing face to our military, and finally spending so much money to calm things down, for which both the government and the military were attacked by parliament."
"The mercenary corps has agreed to lease ten Sturgeon-class attack nuclear submarines and five Lafayette-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines to the Turkish government, and to carry out a large-scale modernization of these decommissioned US nuclear submarines, equip them with universal cruise missile and anti-ship missile launch systems, and train their crews, which will greatly enhance the strength of the navy. Seeing that the cooperation is about to begin, if there is a problem at this time, it will cancel out all the previous costs. The Minister of Defense said with a frown, he was also undecided.
The combat effectiveness of the mercenary corps has been tested, aside from the Cyprus war, there are Albania, Myanmar and France at the national level alone, and the recent war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has made the mercenary corps more powerful and recognized by countries around the world.
It is by no means an accidental phenomenon that the mercenary corps' air force, navy, and army have all demonstrated the super capability of modern warfare, and with the gradual deepening of the run-in, the cooperation between the various arms of the armed forces has become more and more perfect.
Thinking about the mercenary corps' firepower comparable to that of the U.S. military, and the ability to develop weapons and equipment comparable to that of the United States, the Minister of Defense felt that there was a chill behind him, and the bigger problem was that the Turkish Navy wanted to obtain the manufacturing technology and training platform for nuclear submarines, and only the mercenary corps had the strength to complete this dream.
"Your concerns are completely unwarranted, the Cyprus War is a war on foreign soil, and it is justified by the invitation of the local government. And this war, purely on the territory of Turkey, is an internal dispute, and the mercenaries have no reason to act at all. ”
"Secondly, the mercenary corps is a credible organization, and they still have to cooperate with each other, and they will not stop cooperating because of this trivial matter, let alone declare war on Turkey because of this, which is not in their interests. How can our Turkish financial resources be comparable to those of the Kurds? Said the Chief of the General Staff.
The words of the Chief of the General Staff were deeply accepted by those present, and it was true, that this was a battle between the local armed forces and government forces in Turkey, and that the scope was only within the territory of the country, and that the mercenaries really had no reason to intervene.
For the sake of the future of the Golden Triangle Federation, the mercenaries do not want to create an image of belligerence and interference in the internal affairs of other countries, which will be resented by most countries in the world, including the United States and NATO, who do not want to see an unchecked dangerous existence.
And then in terms of interests, what do the Kurds have? If you want resources, you don't have resources, you have no money, it's a poor local armament, at most, it's to buy some outdated second-hand weapons, and you can't even afford heavy equipment, what main battle tanks, fighters and missiles, it's just a dream, relying on light weapons and equipment such as bazookas, mortars, assault rifles, plus retired Soviet rocket artillery, how much profit can the mercenary corps make?
Turkey is completely different, last time it compensated the mercenary corps Navy for two billion dollars, and also dived the agreement to lease nuclear submarines, just the rent of fifteen nuclear submarines, according to the calculation of 300 million US dollars each per year, the lease term is two cycles of 20 years, and the first payment of one cycle is 10 years, 45 billion US dollars!
"I approve this operation, generals, if we fail to destroy the armed forces of the Kurds this time, we will become sinners of Turkey, because a large number of members of parliament and gentlemen are ready to compromise with the Kurds, and in fact, our finances cannot afford to be consumed for such a long time."
"Our annual military expenditure is only a budget of $20 billion, but up to now, it has already exceeded more than $100 billion, and His Excellency the Prime Minister's temporary bill to increase military spending was rejected by the parliament, but no one is willing to jump out to fight for the position of prime minister, and we must bear this black pot." Mr. Minister of Defense said with a wry smile.
More than 200,000 modern troops are assembled on the front line of Sivas and Kayseri, and the daily cost is not a small amount, eating, drinking, and sleeping, which requires money, as well as the purchase of weapons and equipment from Russia, and the construction of fortifications on the demarcation line, and the cost of money is like flowing water.
From the Cyprus War to the current Kurdish War of Independence, the Turkish army has lost more than 100,000 people, and the pension of those fallen soldiers alone has made the Prime Minister's Office anxious, not to mention that more than 20,000 people have been captured and captured, and the cost of food and accommodation is naturally paid by the government.