At the end of the break, it was not Xiang Linghui who walked onto the "command platform".

Seeing the lieutenant staff officer who was about 25 years old, Peng Maobang and Pan Yunsheng both showed surprised looks. Before the deduction restarted, Xiang Linghui sent a resume to Peng Maobang.

Pei Chengyi: Born on June 24, 1992, a native of Nanchang, Jiangxi, he was admitted to the National Defense University in 2010 with the third grade in the province, majoring in national defense military theory, and obtained a bachelor's degree in 2014 with the first grade in the whole department, and entered the Capital Military Region Command as an operational staff officer in the same year, studied for a master's degree in engineering at the National Defense University in 2015, and transferred to the General Staff in 2016 to participate in the East China Sea War with Xiang Linghui.

A very good but not brilliant resume.

"Let him command for you?" Peng Maobang asked as he gave his resume to Pan Yunsheng.

Xiang Linghui nodded. "Let him try, maybe he'll surprise us."

Peng Maobang smiled and motioned for the deduction to continue.

Faced with the difficult problems set by Peng Maobang and Pan Yunsheng, Lieutenant Pei Chengyi first transferred all the low-altitude mobile forces of the 1st Air Assault Division, the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division and the 1st Armored Division.

This approach immediately attracted opposition, and even You Hongjun thought it was "too much".

"The U.S. military has long broken the boundaries between units and adopted a joint command mode, and when necessary, the front-line command can draw low-altitude transport forces from different units and distribute and use them in a unified manner, so as to achieve the goal of enhancing air assault capabilities." Pei Chengyi put forward an "argument"-for-tat: "In the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, various units of the US military participated in similar combat missions. Not to mention the mutual deployment of forces in the army, even from the Marine Corps, it is not difficult to transfer troops. Counting the US military's powerful informationization capability, it will certainly be able to complete the deployment of troops in a short period of time. ”

Everyone's eyes turned to Peng Maobang and Pan Yunsheng.

The referees did not object. Acquiesced in Pei Chengyi's approach.

After completing the deployment of troops. Pei Chengyi sent the first earth division. Because the first division originally had more than 300 transport helicopters. Plus transferred from 3 other divisions. In total, almost a thousand transport helicopters were assembled. Achieved the ability to transport a mountain infantry battalion and supporting weapons and equipment at a time.

In order to enhance the persuasiveness. Pei Chengyi also took out the US military equipment preparation table.

The main transport helicopters of the 1st Infantry Division are CH-60K, the main transport helicopters of the 11C11th Air Assault Division are CH-50K and CH-47J, and the main transport helicopters of the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division are CH-47. The main transport helicopters of the 1st Panzer Division were CHH-60K and CH-47. Both have 627 and 308 respectively. One CH-60K transports 2 infantry squads at a time, and one CH-47 transports 1 infantry platoon at a time. Both helicopters have an 80 per cent uptime rate, and two-thirds of the helicopters are responsible for lifting artillery and transporting ammunition. All helicopters were dispatched. Enough to transport a mountain infantry battalion, its artillery battery, and standard base ammunition supplies.

There are no problems with the results of the calculations. The US military helicopter sortie rate has always been above 80 percent.

Surprisingly, Pei Chengyi did not devote these forces to Ahvaz or to fortify the defenses of Usgid Suleiman and Haft Geller, but instead threw two mountain infantry battalions into Talezange, the northernmost part of Khuzestan Province, and Vokhdez in the Chahabayari Pass in the east of Khuzestan Province. The 3rd Mountain Infantry Battalion was left near Basra as a campaign reserve.

Very bold and crazy military deployment.

Taking this step, Pei Chengyi's "intention" is also very obvious.

Controlling the two main highways to the north and east into Khuzestan province, unless Iranian troops risk being attacked by the U.S. fleet from the coastal areas to Khuzestan province, the nearly 300,000 Iranian troops entering Khuzestan province will become a turtle in the urn.

The question also arises here, can only 2 infantry battalions hold two mountain passes?

The controversy reached its climax, and the "Red Army" represented by You Hongjun firmly believed that it was impossible for the US army to hold two mountain passes and hold back tens of thousands of Iranian troops by relying on two mountain infantry battalions.

Peng Maobang and Pan Yunsheng did not "make subjective assumptions", but asked Pei Chengyi to come up with a basis.

"First of all, the topography." Pei Chengyi is very organized and does not mess around. "Both Talezang and Vöhdez are located in a plateau valley, and the road to the hinterland of Khuzestan province is built on a cliff and is not in a good condition. The main goal of the U.S. military is to cut off the ground access of Iranian troops to and from the province of Khuzestan.

Not to mention sending 2 mountain infantry battalions, even if a few small special forces are dispatched, they can blow up the cliffs on both sides of the road, causing traffic to be interrupted. The main purpose of the deployment of mountain infantry battalions in the two places was to lay the foundation for the later encirclement and annihilation of Iranian ground forces. ”

Encirclement and annihilation of Iranian ground forces?

Peng Maobang smiled faintly and motioned for Pei Chengyi to continue.

"The main striking force is not the ground forces, but air power with low-altitude assault forces." Pei Chengyi handed over the materials that had been prepared to the secretarial staff officer. "The main basis of ground operations is the barrier, which cuts off the access

After the main ground passage, the Iranian army in the territory of Khuzestan province was put to the test.

In the absence of logistical support, the Iranian forces of Ahvaz, Khoram Shahr and Abadan held out for a maximum of three to five days. We have enough evidence that Iran is not stockpiling enough war materiel in the province of Khuzestan . ”

Pan Yunsheng smiled, indicating that Pei Chengyi was right.

With the cooperation of the air strike force, the 1st Air Assault Division and the 82nd Airborne Division will switch roles, with the 82nd Airborne Division taking the lead and the 1st Air Assault Division consolidating the outer defensive line. During this period, the U.S. military used strategic airlift forces to transport heavy equipment stored in Iraq, Saudi Arabia and other places to Ahvaz to strengthen the ground assault capability of the 82nd Airborne Division. Within three days, the US forces were more than 90% sure of the occupation of Ahvaz. ”

Peng Maobang frowned slightly, but did not object.

"After the capture of Ahvaz, the battle between the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division and the 1st Armored Division is basically over, and even if it is not able to annihilate all the Iranian troops, the remaining Iranian troops will take the initiative to retreat in the direction of Khomeini Port to avoid being surrounded and annihilated by American troops."

Pan Yunsheng nodded, expressing support for Pei Chengyi's inference.

At this point, the campaign entered its second phase. The focus of the US military is to force the surrender of Iranian troops in the province of Khuzestan province. With the support of air strike forces and low-altitude assault forces, the U.S. forces have sufficient capacity to hold Talezang and Vohedz. "Pei Chengyi came up with a very strong piece of evidence." As of today, the US military has deployed more than 1,500 combat aircraft in the Gulf region, including 11C0 Air Force and Navy. According to the calculation that each fighter plane sorties 25 times a day and the attendance rate is 80 percent, the US military can make 3,000 sorties a day, which is roughly consistent with the previous situation. With the start of the ground offensive, in addition to long-range interdiction and strategic strikes, the U.S. military will be able to provide about 2,000 air support operations to ground combat forces every day, and it will not be difficult to use 800 to 1 of them to support the mountain infantry battalions stationed in Talezange and Vohedez. In addition, the 1st Air Assault Division has a rapid low-altitude assault force capable of providing the necessary low-altitude fire support to ground forces in both directions. ”

Peng Maobang let out a sigh of relief, and had to admit that Pei Chengyi's analysis was reasonable.

"In this case, if the Iranian army breaks through or reinforces the province of Khuzestan will have to consider the air strike of the US military first. In the valley area, mechanized units are easily targets for air power. If Iran only sends infantry units, it will not only have the effect of reinforcement, but will also pay a heavier price for casualties. Pei Chengyi paused a little and said, "If the Iranian troops in Khuzestan province break through in two directions, the result will not be much better." In a situation where roads are impassable, the ground forces gathered together are an ideal target for an air strike. ”

"Perhaps, Iran will choose to break through to Bushehr province."

In response to Pan Yunsheng's question, Pei Chengyi said without thinking about it: "The US amphibious expeditionary force deployed in the Gulf area has not yet been dispatched, even if the Marine Corps is not dispatched, relying on the fleet, the US army can easily destroy several bridges on the Zohre River, and then use air power to block the various crossings of the Zohre River." If the Iranian army forces a forced breakthrough, the price to pay will be very large. In any case, Iran will lose not only the province of Khuzestan but also nearly 200,000 ground troops. ”

Pan Yunsheng smiled bitterly and didn't ask any more questions.

"If you had re-commanded this campaign, the results would have been much more ideal."

Hearing Pei Chengyi's words, not only Peng Maobang and Pan Yunsheng showed surprised looks, but even Xiang Linghui frowned.

"If I were to take command, I would first assault Talezang and Vöhdez." Pei Chengyi asked the secretary and staff officer to change the map of Khuzestan Province, "Use the assault troops of the 1st Air Assault Division, or the assault troops of the 1st Earth Division to complete the occupation task and strangle the two main ground passages into Khuzestan Province." Subsequently, it attacked Abadan and Khorramshahr with all its might, forcing the Iranian troops stationed in Ahvaz and Khomeini ports to go for reinforcements, and then concentrated the use of air power to wipe out the Iranian troops leaving the garrison on the way to Abadan and Khorramshahr, so as to achieve the goal of annihilating the living forces of the Iranian army. At this point, the capture of Abadan and Khorramshahr, or the advance of Ahvaz and the ports of Khomeini, will cause much less trouble for the US military. In less than five days, the US military will be able to occupy the province of Khuzestan . ”

"Surround the point and send reinforcements."

"It's not just a round of reinforcements." Peng Maobang nodded, "Rather, it is a tactical and operational encirclement point, and Iran's operation of sending reinforcements to Khuzestan Province will also be bombed." ”

Pan Yunsheng nodded and sighed at the same time.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiang Linghui let Pei Chengyi leave the command platform. The show has ended, and the performance of the lieutenant staff officer has attracted the attention of the chief of the general staff and the chief of military intelligence.

By the end of the exercise, ground battles on the Iranian battlefield had begun. (To be continued)

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