Before the morning, Pan Yunsheng came to the Operational Conference Center of the General Staff.

When Ji Youguo was in power, the Military Intelligence Bureau was subordinate to the General Staff in terms of establishment and administration, and was directly responsible to the Chief of the General Staff. After Zhao Rundong came to power, the Military Intelligence Bureau was still subordinate to the General Staff in terms of establishment, and the administrative relationship was transferred to the Ministry of National Defense, which was responsible to the Chief of the General Staff for war affairs and the Minister of Defense for ordinary affairs.

This change by Zhao Rundong is nothing more than an attempt to put the CIA under the control of civilian officials of the Ministry of National Defense.

At the beginning, Pan Yunsheng was still a little uncomfortable, but gradually felt that there was not much change. What is "war affairs" and what is "ordinary affairs" is decided by the Military Intelligence Agency. Pan Yunsheng is responsible to Peng Maobang as usual, and does not need to pay much attention to the newly appointed defense minister Gu Weimin.

Seeing that Peng Maobang, Xiang Linghui, You Hongjun and others were already here, Pan Yunsheng hurriedly sat down next to Peng Maobang.

"We've got all the people, let's get started." Peng Maobang extinguished the cigarette butt and turned his head to look at Pan Yunsheng, "Old Pan, you should come first." ”

In front of his subordinates, Peng Maobang called Pan Yunsheng "Old Pan", not "Little Pan".

Pan Yunsheng handed over a few photos to the secretarial staff officer, got up and walked to the big screen. When the first photo appeared on the screen, he said: "This is just taken by a reconnaissance satellite, and all the US ground troops assembled in the border area between Iran and Iraq have entered the starting position for the attack, with a total of three infantry divisions and one Marine division, with a total strength of between 80,000 and 90,000." ”

When the secretary and staff officer put on the second photo, Pan Yunsheng continued: "This is a gathering point of several troops in the rear of the US front, and several photos are combined. On the right is the U.S. military base southeast of Basra, where the 011th Air Assault Division is stationed. On the upper left is the U.S. Air Force Base in Amarathi, where the 82nd Airborne Division is stationed. On the lower left side is the U.S. military base east of Basra, where the 1st Division is stationed. ”

In the conference room, more than a hundred and ten staff officers listened attentively, and no one interrupted Pan Yunsheng's words.

"Except for the deployment of US ground forces. We also need to know about the deployment of Iranian troops. Pan Yunsheng asked the secretary and staff officer to change it to a third photo. This is a topographic map of Khuzestan province. It indicates the deployment of the Iranian army's ground defenses. In order to be as realistic as possible. We have not combined the military intelligence provided by Iran. All the ground photographs taken by reconnaissance satellites were used to synthesize this map of military deployment. It can be seen from this. The main forces of the Iranian army are deployed in Ahvaz, Khoram Shahr, Abadan and the port of Ayatollah Khomeini. ”

Wait for Pan Yunsheng to finish. Peng Maobang said: "According to the previous arrangement. You Hongjun plays the red side. Xiang Linghui plays the blue side. Half an hour later, the wargame began. ”

The staff officers in the interior of the conference room were divided into "two factions". played "Iran" with You Hongjun and "United States" with Xiang Linghui.

Take advantage of the opportunity for the staff to discuss. Pan Yunsheng came over and sat down beside Peng Maobangdi.

Peng Maobang organized this "temporary exercise". The main purpose is to familiarize the officers and men of the General Staff Headquarters with the US military's ground combat mode. Exercise the ability of the staff and the ground. Selection of outstanding talents.

According to the arrangement of Ji Youguo. After the reorganization of the Ministry of Defense. Next up will be the turn of the General Staff.

Although Ji Youguo has left office, both Zhao Rundong and Peng Maobang are determined to continue to push forward with reform. The core content of the reform of the General Staff Headquarters is to eliminate the boundaries between the services and arms, establish a joint command center, and explore joint command methods. As long as the reform of the General Staff Headquarters is successfully completed, the Xindi command model will be gradually extended to all military regions and units. Eventually, the Joint Command Command will gradually replace the military regions and service commands and become the standard command model of the Republican Army.

Prior to this, Peng Maobang had already done a "pilot".

In the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War and the East China Sea War, Peng Maobang appointed Xiang Linghui as a front-line commander with full authority to command the participating units of all branches of the armed forces, which was to explore effective methods of joint command.

This time, Peng Maobang asked Xiang Linghui to play the role of the "US military", the purpose is to let everyone know the advantages of joint command.

Although Peng Maobang has not yet "designated" a successor, most people believe that the rising Xiang Linghui will surpass You Hongjun, who has been following Peng Maobang, and become the youngest chief of general staff in the history of the Republic. Pan Yunsheng holds the same view, because Peng Maobang is not the kind of person who "cronyism".

Half an hour passed quickly, and the staff officers who had divided into two factions stood on either side of the conference table.

"Are you all ready?" Peng Maobang knocked on the table and said, "This is just a temporary deduction, and Lao Pan and I will be the referees, no problem, right?" ”

Xiang Linghui and You Hongjun both laughed.

In the official wargame, the referee is not one person or a few people, but a large team. The referee's work is not to say that whoever wins wins, but the computer to draw the final conclusion based on the comprehensive analysis of the relevant mathematical model.

"Since that's okay, let's get started. Xiang Linghui, you come first. ”

At the beginning of the war games, Xiang Linghui first dispatched tactical aviation and the low-altitude strike force of the 1st Air Assault Division to cover the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division and the 1st Armament

Ramshahr broke northwest into Iranian territory and advanced towards the Karon River, where Iranian troops stationed in Khoram Shahr and Abadan were in a position. You Hongjun immediately dispatched two infantry divisions stationed in Khomeini Port and Ramshir to advance to the east bank of the Karon River, striving to block the US troops on the west bank of the Karon River, and at the same time keep the bridges and ferries in the lower reaches of the Karon River, so as to provide assistance to the defenders of Khorramshahr and Abbadam.

In the first step, You Hongjun made an obvious mistake.

Khoram Shahr and Abadan are "border cities" close to Iraq, with the Karen River flowing into the Shatt al-Arab to the east and the two-river delta to the southeast. Under the circumstance that the troops, weapons, and firepower are inferior to those of the opponent, and there is no air supremacy on the battlefield, the Iranian army should take the initiative to abandon Khorramshahr and Abadan, withdraw to the east bank of the Karen River, and use the Karon River to delay the advance of the US army and buy time for the adjustment of forces in the rear.

From an objective point of view, You Hongjun had to make this mistake.

In the event of a voluntary retreat, it will deal a serious blow to the morale of the Iranian army. If the initiative retreats into a rout, the consequences will be unimaginable. The U.S. military has air supremacy, and the Iranian troops stationed in Khoram Shahr and Abadan will be bombed indiscriminately if they leave the city, and whether they will be able to cross the Karon River is questionable. You Hongjun's idea was to sacrifice the defenders of Khoram Shahr and Abadan to slow down the pace of the American army.

The two referees unanimously ruled that Yau Hongjun's defense against Khoram Shahr and Abadan was "invalid".

The battle entered the second round, Xiang Linghui directly sent the 1st Air Assault Division, first captured the Ahvaz airfield, and then dispatched tactical airlift forces to airlift the 82nd Airborne Division to the airport, and then attacked Ahvaz under the cover of aviation and low-altitude strike forces, and the 1st Air Assault Division dispatched low-altitude assault troops to attack Usjid Suleiman northeast of Ahvaz, Haft Ghal in the east, and Ramhill in the southeast, and the US fleet deployed in the bay shelled Hendijan in the lower reaches of the Zohre River. Ground access to reinforcements from the coastal zone to the province of Khuzestan was cut off.

In this round of offensive, Xiang Linghui "fought" smoothly, using air assault troops and airborne troops to complete the roundabout of the campaign, and put more than 10,000 Iranian troops in the southern area of Khuzestan Province into his pocket at once.

Relatively speaking, You Hongjun "fought" very hard.

When dealing with the 011th Air Assault Division, his forces were quite limited, and his air defense capabilities were obviously insufficient. When dealing with the air mobile units that were attacking in all directions, the premature concentration of forces in the direction of the ports of Abadan and Khomeini led to a serious emptiness in the rear and inability to cope.

At this point, Xiang Linghui had not yet let the amphibious expeditionary force in the Gulf region play, and the situation was decided.

In what seems to be a deliberate attempt to embarrass Xiang Linghui, Peng Maobang ruled that the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division was fighting hard against the Iranian army at Khoram Shahr and that the 1st Panzer Division was in a stalemate at Abadan and could not cross the Karon River in time to advance towards Ahvaz. The 1C1 Air Assault Division attacked Ahvaz alone, fought a fierce battle with the Iranian army, failed to capture Ahvaz in time, and the entire front of the US army was in danger of collapse.

Pan Yunsheng also "added fuel to the fire" and determined that Iran's three infantry divisions had successfully passed through the Diz River valley and reached Andy Meshk in northern Khuzestan Province; Two infantry divisions successfully crossed the Chakhabayari Pass and reached Ize, east of Khuzestan province. Two reinforcements attacking Usjid Suleiman and Haft Ghal, occupied by the 01st Air Assault Division, respectively, are advancing in the direction of Ahvaz.

It is clear that both rulings are not "fair".

It's just that neither Xiang Linghui nor the staff officers of the "Blue Army" dare to be angry. This is both a deliberate and a special test.

The situation is clearly unfavorable for the "US military".

If the two reinforcements had taken down Usgid Suleiman and Haft Ghal, respectively, the door to Ahvaz would have been opened. The 1st Air Assault Division, which was fighting hard, would be attacked from inside and outside, and the 82nd Airborne Division would have difficulty holding off the Iranian infantry division's attack in defensive operations due to its lack of heavy equipment. At that time, the two rapid assault units of the US army attacking Ahvaz will be wiped out.

With the loss of Ahvaz, the battle against Khorramshahr and Abadan will be meaningless.

As long as the situation is revitalized, the Iranian army will be able to cross the Karon River from the direction of Ahvaz, circle the left flank of the American army, and first defeat the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division and force the 1st Panzer Division to withdraw from Aladan.

What's next?

Xiang Linghui did not immediately "make a move", but applied for a 15-minute "intermission".

Peng Maobang and Pan Yunsheng are a little proud. Xiang Linghui is a well-known general in the Republican ** team, if he can stump Xiang Linghui, not only can Xiang Linghui become more mature, but also kill Xiang Linghui's momentum by the way. Peng Maobang and Pan Yunsheng have long thought about it, even if they use "cheating", they will let Xiang Linghui make a mistake. (To be continued)

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