Chapter 1367 That’s It

October 6, afternoon.

The sky is clear in the Sinai Peninsula, and the scorching sun is scorching this ancient land.

The Suez Canal is like a ribbon, tied at the narrowest point between the Asian and African continents.

On the west bank of the canal are row upon row of air defense positions, while on the east side is Utai's famous Barlev Defense Line.

For this defense line known as the modern Maginot, the Utai people invested more than 300 million US dollars.

It looks very spectacular. It relies on the original embankment of the canal and is raised to form a huge gap of more than 25 meters with the river bank. The highest point is 60 meters. A firepower point is built on the top. Once the army attacks, it must Attack upward.

Oil pipelines are also arranged under the defense line. Once the enemy is discovered to be attacking, the oil will be released, igniting the river surface and blocking the enemy.

It can be said that the idea is quite good, and it seems to be very effective. Even the top management of Youtai came here to inspect more than once, praising this as a line of defense that cannot be broken.

If war games are conducted on the other side, it is estimated that breaking this line of defense will cost at least 30,000 soldier casualties.

But Sadat made up his mind that this battle must be fought.

The domestic economy is stagnant and the contradictions are growing. If we don't fight, we will be unable to suppress it.

2:05 p.m.

Several seabirds flew over the Barlev defense line.

Today is a special day. Many soldiers on the defense line are on vacation. In addition, in the famous Six-Day War in 1967, they defeated the enemy in a devastating manner. Youtai was so proud that he did not notice that under the canal, on the opposite side Troops of frogmen have begun diving across the river from a dozen locations.

These rigorously trained special forces have only one purpose, which is to cross the canal, block the oil pipeline, prevent the enemy from setting fire on the river, and prepare for follow-up troops.

The enemy's laxity was expected by them, and they completed the mission without any surprise.

A few minutes later, the enemy artillery on the other side of the canal finally kicked off the war.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~"

Thousands of cannons opened fire at the same time, and more than 200 fighter planes took off from the airport at the same time, conducting sudden bombings on important strongholds and airports behind the Barev Line of Defense.

The superior army was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.

And this is the price they have to pay to become ‘victims’.

While preparing to dump the goods, the enemy troops took action, crossing the Suez Canal and arriving in front of the Barlev Defense Line. At the same time, they used more than 400 high-power water pumps at more than 80 points to fetch water from the canal and used high-pressure water cannons. spray.

In order to save costs, the main body of the Barlev Defense Line is piles of sand piled on the spot.

This is the tradition of the Youjun Army. They carry bulldozers and excavators with them wherever they go, and they can push up mounds of earth as defensive bunkers anytime and anywhere.

It's just that the scale of this Barlev defense line is larger.

But this time the enemy found their weakness. The high-pressure water cannon sprayed the sand and it was quickly carried away by the water. They watched the sand pile on top begin to collapse quickly.

The superior troops above had not yet reacted. In just a few hours, they were hit by numerous breaches by the enemy troops.

The defense line, which cost 300 million U.S. dollars and was said to be able to swallow tens of thousands of enemy lives, was destroyed like a child's play.

The enemy troops quickly rushed forward along the gap, then outflanked the enemy in reverse, uprooted the defense line strongholds, and completely destroyed the Barev Line of Defense in a short period of time.

At this time, the superior army reacted, and the troops in the rear began to counterattack frantically, especially the armored troops who had performed outstandingly in the last Middle East war.

However, this time they failed in front of the well-prepared enemy army.

After learning the lessons of 1967, the army prepared a large number of anti-tank weapons, one for every three people.

Caused a lot of damage to superior tanks and armored vehicles.

It can be said that the first step was completely in accordance with the plan and caught the enemy by surprise.

At the same time, two and a half.

The Syrian army in the Golan Heights concentrated hundreds of artillery pieces, launched an attack, and regained the lost ground.

The initial progress was quite smooth. In just a few hours, they broke into the depths of the Grand Highlands and captured several very important strongholds.

…

Tripoli, in a luxuriously decorated palace.

Du Fei was drinking coffee comfortably, and Ka Dazuo was a little excited, dancing with joy while holding the battle report he had just received.

"Du, did you hear that? We won on both the northern and southern fronts, and the superior army was beaten to the point of panic." Ka Dazuo came to the opposite side of Du Fei and held up the battle report in his hand: "Du, maybe you guessed wrong ”

Du Fei put down the coffee cup: "It's not surprising. If you can't achieve some results on this day that you have chosen carefully, it would be unjustifiable. But..."

Ka Dazuo frowned and said, "But what?"

Du Fei said: "But which step they can take next depends on their ambition and courage."

Because of the existence of America and Su Lian, this war is destined not to last long.

Ka Dazuo nodded, whether he admitted it or not, the current world was decided by these two families.

Du Fei said: "In this case, the first ten days are the key to the victory or defeat of this war. If within ten days, the coalition forces can break into Youtai territory and occupy some solid ground, they will win, and finally enter negotiations, and they will recover the lost ground. This is probably the result of giving up other occupied land.”

At this point, Du Fei paused: "But if not, the situation of this war will be very unfavorable, just like playing Go..." Du Fei looked at Colonel Ka: "Do you know Go?"

Ka Dazuo shook his head.

Du Fei thought for a while and said: "It is a very ancient game. You can understand it as occupying each other's territory on the chessboard. In the end, the one with the larger territory wins."

Ka Dazuo was stunned, and an idea came to his mind instantly. Isn't this a simulated war?

Du Fei said: "Since we are playing chess, there must be precedence. According to the rules of Go, black comes first and white comes last. However, for the sake of fairness, in the final settlement, the black chess played first will be counted by a certain number to offset the first mover advantage. In the end, To achieve a balance. The same is true in this war now. The Syrian coalition forces took the lead and gained the upper hand, but in the end, they had to offset part of it, which means they must gain a greater advantage."

Having said this, Du Fei looked at the battle report in Colonel Card's hand: "This advantage is far from enough now. America's aid will soon go to the Jews. Only then will we know who wins and who loses. "

Ka Dazuo pursed his lips.

…

Two days later, October 8th.

In the past two days, Tajikistan and Syria have achieved some victories on the northern and southern fronts.

This made Kadazhuo more and more optimistic, and public opinion throughout the Middle East and the Arab world began to tend towards a great victory for the coalition forces.

However, Du Fei here gave the opposite conclusion - that's it!

At this time, Du Fei was drinking tea with Natasha. Since that meeting, Du Fei talked a lot about her, and Natasha almost broke her guard and went home.

Fortunately, she was not a fool and calmed down quickly.

No matter what Du Fei said was right or not, she couldn't change it, so she might as well do her own thing.

Different from his previous optimistic attitude, Ka Dazuo has begun to waver in the past two days.

Because after the initial victory, the enemy army did not take a more active attack in the following dozens of hours. Instead, it gathered two armies and hundreds of thousands of troops to hide within the range of anti-aircraft missiles and wait for the enemy to rush up.

However, they did not wait for the superior army to attack. Instead, the superior army concentrated its superior forces in the Glen Highlands and pushed back.

A report about the war was playing on the TV nearby, and there was a map on the table between Du Fei and Natasha.

Arrows are drawn on it with red and blue pens.

Du Fei withdrew his eyes from the TV, looked at the map in front of him, and said disapprovingly: "It's really..." He didn't know how to describe it. Although he already knew it, he still couldn't help but sigh: "I can't understand them. Why stop? Since we have initiated the war, why are we so timid? Shouldn’t we attack the Sinai Peninsula in one go?

Du Fei stretched out his hand to measure on the map and glanced at the scale: "The total distance is less than 200 kilometers, and mechanized troops can break through it in one day."

Natasha said: "Maybe they want to copy the situation and wait for work, waiting for the superior troops to rush to their prepared defense line."

Du Fei curled his lips and looked to the north: "How can there be such a good thing? Do they think the Youtai people are fools? Although the strength of the southern front is stronger, it is biased in terms of battlefield situation. There is the Sinai Peninsula Nearly two hundred kilometers of buffer zone. The real main battlefield must be on the northern front, where the threat to Youtai is greater. As long as the Syrian army breaks through the Golan Highlands, it will immediately threaten their main body. How can they move if they don't win here? Go south. Just watch~ The next step is that the Youtai army will storm the Gran Heights and threaten Damascus. When the Syrian army asks for help, the enemy army cannot wait. At that time, Youtai will get the help of America and arm the reserves. The enemy team ran into the opponent's defense line."

Natasha listened, looked at the map cautiously, and nodded silently.

On this point, she agreed with Du Fei.

Du Fei continued: "The terrain of the Golan Highlands is complex and is not suitable for large-scale deployment of heavy troops. The roads are rugged and easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is difficult to take advantage of the Syrian army's surprise attack. There are not many benefits in the first wave. Follow-up The superiority in military strength cannot be used, so we must still fight positional warfare. Just watch~ The Syrian army over there can’t get any advantage.”

Natasha raised her eyebrows: "So sure?"

Although she had a similar judgment, she was not as decisive as Du Fei.

Du Fei smiled and did not answer.

…

Sure enough, everything happened in the next three days according to what Du Fei said, and everything was correct.

The Syrian coalition forces, which originally gained an advantage in the early stage, began to report defeat after only a few days.

First, in the Golan Highlands, Youtai concentrated his forces and drove the Syrian army back. He also created a salient in one breath and occupied a part of Syria.

Faced with this situation, Hafez urgently asked for help from Beiji, hoping that Sadat could launch an attack on the southern front to contain the superior forces and reduce the pressure on the northern front.

After thinking about it, Sadat found no better way.

As Du Fei said before, he initially planned to wait for work on the east side of the canal, waiting for the superior army to launch a counterattack, relying on the defense line to fight and consume the enemy's strength.

It's a pity that although the abacus is good, it can't stand the opponent's trap.

Now this situation is embarrassing. We originally planned to fight a defensive battle, but we had to switch to an offensive battle.

It happened that several more days were wasted. If they had continued non-stop after breaking through the canal defense line, they would still have had an advantage.

Now that this time is wasted, it gives Youjun the opportunity to calmly accept America's assistance.

Youjun's equipment has been upgraded to a higher level, and they are waiting for work to gain air superiority. The results can be imagined.

The enemy army sent tens of thousands of troops and more than a thousand tanks to leave the original position, but the You army immediately seized the opportunity and launched a fierce counterattack.

Because of the hot weather, a large number of tanks without air conditioning were unable to exert their combat effectiveness at all. Most of the nearly a thousand tanks were lost. Only the firefighting No. 1 tanks purchased from Du Fei and the T-62 equipped with air conditioning performed well.

In addition, at the critical moment, during the retreat, I took out the automatic mine-laying vehicle I bought from Du Fei, carried out rapid mine-laying, formed a minefield, and delayed the enemy. Only then could I barely block the counterattack of the Youtai armored force, and finally did not retreat with a big loss. , re-stabilizing the defense line on the edge of the canal.

Even so, it was quite embarrassing, and the illusion of victory created by the initial raid was instantly broken.

At the same time, in Syria, the situation further deteriorated.

The attack by the enemy army not only failed to reduce the pressure on the Syrian army on the northern front, but also greatly increased the morale of the superior army and continued to launch attacks, threatening the Syrian rear.

At this time, although Hafez tried his best to rectify the armaments after coming to power, it did not have much effect. The performance of the Syrian army was better than a few years ago but not good enough.

Facing powerful enemies, they lack sufficient resilience and the ability to adapt to changes at critical moments.

It seems that after the fall of the Ottoman Empire, people on this land will no longer fight.

The Syrian army retreated continuously, allowing the superior army to come out from the Golan Heights, which is less than 40 kilometers away from the capital Damascus.

The firepower of long-range artillery has reached the suburbs of Damascus. People in the urban area can clearly hear the sound of the artillery. For a moment, people are panicked.

Faced with this situation, Ka Dazuo finally lost the optimism and unrealistic expectations he had at the beginning.

In the luxurious palace, Cardano looked depressed and stood by the window looking at the east.

More than a thousand kilometers away, he seemed to be able to see the battle going on there.

"Du, you are right." Ka Dazuo whispered: "You have expected all this."

Du Fei was sitting on the sofa next to him. He just lit a cigarette, took a puff and said, "Omar, you don't have to be like this. This result has been destined for a long time. This war is actually over now."

Ka Dazuo rubbed his messy curly hair, still a little unwilling: "Is there no hope at all?"

Du Fei shook his head: "The overall situation has been decided. Neither Sadat nor Hafeez are outstanding commanders. They seemed determined from the beginning, but in fact they had no confidence in victory and no determination to sink the ship. If they were not forced by various forces, With such pressure, they will not choose war at all.”

Ka Dazuo remained silent.

Du Fei continued: "The next step is for America and Su Lian to negotiate. All parties involved in the war can only wait for the final referee."

Ka Dazuo frowned and said: "Du, if you were the commander in chief of this war, how would you fight? Is there any hope of victory?"

Although Ka Dazuo had other thoughts in his heart, he did not necessarily hope that the Syrian coalition would win.

But when the battle ended like this, Ka Dazuo couldn't rejoice in this situation. After all, he could still tell who was at home and who was outside.

Previously, Ka Dazuo would never ask Du Fei such a question. He did not think Du Fei had profound insights into strategy and tactics.

But the use of transport planes to raid the airport in Siam made him realize that Du Fei was not weak in this regard.

Du Fei chewed his teeth and said with a smile: "I can't change anything, but to be honest, if it were me, I would definitely do better than what they are doing now. Now that we have fought, don't be half-hearted. , the idea that occupying ten centimeters of land can change the views of the East and the West is too naive. This is not Sadat's problem. Including Nasser and our President Chang, they all regarded the great powers too much. If you take it seriously, you always look to outside intervention and justice. If you can’t stand up for yourself, who can you look to?”

Du Fei took another deep breath of cigarette: "If you don't have the determination to completely eliminate the enemy, just don't start a war from the beginning. Now that the war has started, don't tie your hands and feet. There is only one thought in your mind, which is to kill the enemy. But what are they doing? To stab someone with a knife and then just stay put is really..."

Ka Dazuo was speechless and subconsciously opened his mouth to defend, but after thinking about it, it seemed to make no sense.

When the battle is fought like this, failure is failure, and no excuses are of any use.

In fact, to a certain extent, he could understand the concerns of Sadat and Hafiz.

However, Du Fei's stance and cultural background clearly made him unable to understand their national conditions.

After the modern history of colonization, although these fruit families in the Middle East share the same culture and species, they have long been broken up by the colonizers using various means.

No matter how united they may be on the surface, at the root each family has its own agenda, and no one is willing to use their full strength in the face of the common enemy Youtai.

Especially in Syria, the situation is more complicated.

Du Fei actually knows more than he thought, but his butt determines his head. Without putting himself in someone else's shoes, it's difficult to have empathy.

The only thing Du Fei really cares about now is how to use this opportunity to get some practical benefits.

Looking at Ka Dazuo, he calmly said: "Omar, you should have a channel to contact Sadat directly~"

Ka Dazuo was stunned for a moment, wondering why Du Fei suddenly mentioned this.

Du Fei added: "Female Balak is fine too, I don't have many channels here."

Ka Dazuo said: "There is definitely no problem in contacting you, but...my brother, what exactly do you want to do?"

Du Fei smiled and said: "I said that we Huaguo never let our friends down. Now my friend is in trouble, of course I have to find a way to help him, don't you think~"

Colonel Ka frowned, looking at Du Fei's serious look, but it seems that he couldn't hold back his fart.

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