The phone woke up, and Xiang Linghui rushed to the combat command center.

"How's it going?"

"Exactly what we expected." Pei Chengyi glanced at the screen, "Three hours ago, the USS Washington aircraft carrier battle group turned to the northeast, and the destination should be the mouth of the Gong River. ”

"In other words, our strategy has succeeded?"

Pei Chengyi nodded and didn't say much.

"Well done, closely monitor the movements of the US military." Xiang Linghui yawned, "I'll report the situation to Mr. Peng, and if there is anything, call the chief of staff's office directly to find me." ”

"No problem, do I need to get you coffee?"

"Coffee?" Xiang Linghui smiled, "Prepare one more drink, I have to stay up late tonight." ”

Leaving the command center, Xiang Linghui strode to the office of the chief of the general staff.

Peng Maobang is talking on the phone. He waved his hand at Xiang Linghui, who came in. Said: "Good land." I understand. If you have found a new land, contact me immediately. ”

"Director Pan?"

"Yes. Just called me to wake me up. Peng Maobang picked up the cigarette that was placed on the table. If I'm not mistaken. You want to say that the earth is the same thing as the land that Pan Yunsheng just told me. ”

"U.S. aircraft carrier battle group turns."

Peng Maobang smiled. said: "I really didn't guess wrong. Pan Yunsheng said that this is the matter. ”

Xiang Linghui was not surprised. said: "Pei Chengyi's prediction is very accurate. Sure enough, the U.S. military sent an aircraft carrier battle group to the mouth of the Mekong River. And so it goes. We can begin our operations. ”

"Are all the troops ready?"

"It was prepared for a long time, the first carrier-based fighters took off half an hour ago."

Peng Maobang took two puffs of his cigarette and extinguished the cigarette butt. "Go to the command center and immediately give the order to start the operation."

When the two arrived at the operational command center, Pan Yunsheng had just left the Military Intelligence Bureau.

Although the combat operations were planned by the General Staff, as the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Pan Yunsheng was an "insider".

Initially, both Peng Maobang and Xiang Linghui thought of sending airborne troops to occupy Ba Di Town, southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, leading to Vung Tau Port, sending marines to capture Vung Tau Port, and sending army combat units to go ashore from Vung Tau to capture Ho Chi Minh City and capture the central city of southern Vietnam as quickly as possible.

To this end, Xiang Linghui also drew up a battle plan and conducted a war game.

When Nguyen Luong Ngoc decided to cooperate with the Republic, Bui Cheng Nghi, who was Xiang Linghui's main aide, objected, believing that it would be very difficult to capture Ho Chi Minh City. For this reason, Pei Chengyi raised several objections: First, after the airborne troops arrived in Badi, they could only airdrop combat materials, occupy valuable strategic airlift resources, and affect combat operations in the northern region; Secondly, the airborne troops lack the means to attack the fortifications, and it is difficult to quickly conquer Badi, and the losses will exceed those of the 153 Airborne Brigade in Nonghei; Third, in the absence of artillery support, the Airborne Forces rely heavily on air support, occupying a large number of long-range air strike forces and weakening the Air Force's strike capability in northern Vietnam. Fourth, the size of the Marine Corps participating in the war is limited, and it is not easy to attack the port of Vung Tau, which seriously restricts the combat operations of the "Republic" aircraft carrier battle group; Fifth, the rapid delivery of army units and combat materiel will take up a lot of maritime resources, and civilian ships must be mobilized; Finally, it is very difficult for the airborne troops to coordinate with the marines on the ground, and it is easy to form a situation in which they fight alone.

In order to convince Xiang Linghui and Peng Maobang, Pei Chengyi specifically mentioned the USS Washington aircraft carrier battle group of the US Navy.

After the outbreak of the old war, the USS Washington aircraft carrier battle group, which had been operating in the Indian Ocean, passed through the Strait of Malacca and entered the Gulf of Thailand at the fastest speed, and then lingered in the eastern waters of the Gulf of Thailand. If the United States wants to prevent the Republic from attacking Ho Chi Minh City, it only needs to send the USS Washington aircraft carrier battle group to the mouth of the Mekong River, so that the "Republic" aircraft carrier battle group can divert attention and will not be able to fully support the Marine Corps.

In addition to the USS Washington, the US Navy's USS Stennis and USS Lincoln aircraft carrier battle groups have reached the Andaman Sea and will be able to reach the South China Sea within two days. The "Truman" is coming from the Arabian Sea, and the "Bush" is already from Guam, and both can reach the South China Sea within seven days.

Regardless of whether the United States will be at war with the Republic or not, in the face of so many aircraft carriers, the "Republic" appears to be weak.

It's important to identify problems, and it's even more important to come up with solutions to them.

After returning from the Führer's capital, Peng Maobang asked Xiang Linghui and Pei Chengyi to redraw the battle plan.

This time it was Bae Seung-yi who played the leading role.

Pei Chengyi's proposed tactic is very simple: plan the plan.

Taking advantage of the mobilization that had already begun, the United States believed that the Republic would first send troops to capture Ho Chi Minh City, cut off Vu Sam Minh's base in South Vietnam, and put on a posture of completely eliminating the Vo Sam Minh regime. Under these circumstances, the United States would certainly send the USS Washington north.

At this time, Pei Chengyi made a very bold assumption: the United States will not take the initiative to provoke a war.

Based on this assumption, Pei Chengyi speculated on the possible actions of the US military: deploy the USS Washington aircraft carrier battle group at the mouth of the Mekong River to prevent the Republic's naval fleet and landing force from going ashore, and force the Republic to abandon the attack on Ho Chi Minh

War Operations.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the USS Republic aircraft carrier battle group assists the Marines in recovering the islands occupied by the Philippines!

The main combat operations of the army and air force were in northern Vietnam, focusing on eradicating the roots of Vo Thanh Minh and Le Minh Giet in northern Vietnam, quickly occupying Hanoi, and helping Nguyen Luong Ngoc establish a new regime.

It looks crazy, but in fact it is very rational and unexpected.

With the support of Xiang Linghui, Peng Maobang adopted Pei Chengyi's battle plan.

In fact, according to Zhao Rundong's strategic arrangement, it was impossible to risk sending troops to attack Ho Chi Minh City, and the primary purpose was to occupy Hanoi and allow Nguyen Luong Ngoc to return to power. Even if Pei Chengyi does not "come out", Peng Maobang will ask Xiang Linghui to formulate a similar battle plan.

Knowing these things, Pan Yunsheng had to admit that Pei Chengyi's ability to grasp the situation on the battlefield was very amazing.

As a major staff officer who has never even been on the battlefield, Pei Chengyi can have such an accurate insight into the battlefield situation thousands of kilometers away, not only outstanding among officers of the same rank and age, but also much stronger than many generals of the General Staff.

For Pei Chengyi, perhaps the most lacking is the "damn" qualifications.

Coming to the head of state's mansion, Pan Yunsheng briefed Zhao Rundong on the situation.

"Lao Peng asked you to come over?"

"He asked me to take the talk, and the military operation begins tonight." Pan Yunsheng glanced at his watch, "An hour and fifteen minutes later, the air force began to bomb the defensive positions in the northern border area of Vietnam, and the navy's carrier-based aviation simultaneously bombed the military facilities on the Philippine-controlled Nansha islands and reefs. Ground battles begin at 1:20 a.m. tomorrow, with Marines coming out between 2:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. tomorrow. Before dawn, the Army will be able to make a breakthrough and the Marines will regain all of the Spratlys, which are controlled by the Philippines. ”

"It's fast." Zhao Rundong smiled faintly and said, "In addition, we have another harvest. ”

"What's the catch?"

"Through this incident, we were able to guess who was the decisive person in the U.S. government."

Pan Yunsheng frowned slightly, and put on a deaf look.

"If you were Frederick, would you send an aircraft carrier battle group to the mouth of the Gonghe?"

"Me?" Pan Yunsheng was late for a moment and said, "Maybe it will, maybe it won't." ”

"That is, you have concerns, too." Zhao Rundong smiled and said, "Sending the only aircraft carrier battle group that has reached the theater of operations to the Mekong River at this time can be said to be the most stupid act." This shows that the President of the United States is not at all clear about our purpose when making decisions. But before that, when Leslie and Stockton visited Malaysia and the Philippines, the U.S. action was right on our part. Such a big gap between the front and back can only show that Frederick does not have much autonomy in dealing with military issues and must listen to the opinions of his staff. ”

Pan Yunsheng was secretly startled and said, "You mean, it was Leslie or Stockton who played a decisive role?" ”

"It should be Leslie, the national security adviser is just a staff member, and the influence is not very great." Zhao Rundong picked up the cigarette, "Leslie went to Kuala Lumpur, and Frederick was confused after him, which is enough to show that Frederick does not have much opinion, at least on military issues." The fact that the United States launched the war in Iran and gave up halfway is enough to show that Frederick is not very good at military issues. The decisive role played by the US military's aggressive posture is likely to be played by Secretary of Defense Berkeley. ”

Pan Yunsheng nodded slightly and said, "That's true, Berkeley can't wait to start a war with us, and Leslie has been using clever strength to deal with us. ”

"The United States made a mistake, and it was our chance." Zhao Rundong rubbed his forehead, "As long as we take the islands and reefs occupied by the Philippines with lightning speed and eliminate the Philippine Navy and Air Force, whether it is the United States or the Philippines, we have to accept the fait accompli."

Malaysia will be greatly affected and will be of great help to the ongoing negotiations. At this point, the United States has very few cards to play in Southeast Asia. ”

Pan Yunsheng pondered for a while and said, "That's true, I'm afraid Leslie will be furious." ”

Zhao Rundong shook his head with a smile. "If nothing else, Leslie will leave Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. You need to make arrangements as soon as possible to get Malaysia in place before Leslie travels to Kuala Lumpur again. ”

"I did my best. If Leslie is really as good as you say, it won't be easy to deal with. ”

Zhao Rundong nodded, looking very tired.

Pan Yunsheng didn't ramble anymore and got up to say goodbye.

On the way back to the Military Intelligence Bureau, Pan Yunsheng first spoke with Peng Maobang on the phone, and then gave orders to the spy agents who were operating in Kuala Lumpur.

As Zhao Rundong said, the United States made a serious mistake, and the republic was given a valuable opportunity.

Seize this opportunity, after dawn, not only the situation in the South China Sea will undergo major changes, but also the situation in Vietnam!

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