.After conquering Dingping, Xianzhou and Xianxing, the Volunteer Army had cut off the coalition forces on the Eastern Front battlefield in half, forcing the US military to withdraw the First Land Division from the sea. What will the Volunteer Army fight next? Not to mention Colonel Pitt, even ordinary staff officers can see.

Yuanshan will be the next target of attack by the Volunteer Army.

Importantly, the two heavy armies of the Volunteer Army were all withdrawn and rested, indicating that when necessary, the Volunteer Army would use the two armies to attack Yuanshan.

Relying on the Korean army alone, one will definitely not be able to defend Yuanshan.

As General Aron said, the most urgent task is to hold back the Volunteer Army and then send the First Land Force to Yuanshan. If there were no First Land Force, the coalition forces would definitely throw Yuanshan away.

From the terrain, there is no strategic location for the coalition to guard the south of Yuanshan.

In addition, after the volunteers captured Yuanshan, they did not have to rush to go south. They could use Yuanshan and Hamxing as bases and concentrate their forces to attack westward.

In terms of military value, Wonsan definitely has strategic value no less than Pyongyang.

After making this judgment, Colonel Pitt couldn't calm down at all.

It’s not that he didn’t find a way to deal with it, but that the situation on the battlefield was too strange, which made him feel a chill.

To be simple, the Volunteer Army must know that the coalition forces will not send the First Marine Division back to China, but will return to Yuanshan and become the absolute main force of the coalition forces to guard Yuanshan. If the Volunteer Army hopes to capture Yuanshan, the best way is not to directly attack Yuanshan, but to first concentrate troops to eliminate the First Marine Division that has been hiding to Jince Port, destroy the fighting spirit and morale of the coalition forces, and then enter Yuanshan. In the case of only the Korean army, let alone the main force group army, even the armed People's Army guerrillas can complete the task and drive the Korean army back to the 38th parallel.

The result was that the volunteers did not attack Jin Ce, but instead placed the main force in the south.

Although the Volunteer Army did not deal with the First Marine Division, it is very likely that it was related to the US Seventh Infantry Division, because this unit had arrived in Kaesong, it was impossible for the Volunteer Army to know that the 7th Infantry Division was still waiting for equipment, especially some equipment specifically for electromagnetic warfare. More importantly, Kaesong and Yuanshan are separated by the entire Korean Peninsula and need to cross the Central Mountains. Even if transported by railway, it will take several days to arrive. The First Marine Division can board the ship immediately after the arrival of the 71st Special Mixed Fleet and arrive at Yuanshan in as fast as three days.

Obviously, the 7th Infantry Division cannot save the near fire from far away water.

So, will the Volunteer Army let go of the First Land Force Division?

Colonel Pete did not believe that the Volunteer Army would let the First Land Division escape after he was determined to annihilate the Second Land Division.

The only explanation is that the Volunteer Army has set its sights on the First Land War Division and has just taken no action.

After thinking it through, Colonel Pitt immediately asked the frontline troops to strengthen their reconnaissance forces, and continuously dispatched unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to continuously monitor the main army of the Volunteer Army.

On the evening of the 20th, the ground troops of the volunteer army still had no intention of heading north.

At this time, the 71st Special Mixed Fleet had arrived in the waters near Yuling Island and was searching for potential threats under the sea with anti-submarine patrol aircraft as planned.

In the port of Busan, fourteen large transport ships used to support the First Land War Division have also been ready to set sail.

It seems that everything is moving in a direction that is beneficial to the coalition forces.

However, Colonel Pitt dared not take it lightly at all. Who knows what methods the Volunteer Army will use to deal with the First Land Force Division?

At that time, Colonel Peter also thought that the Volunteer Army was likely to attack aircraft carrier battle groups or transport fleets and cut off the sea retreat of the First Land Warfare Division.

However, this idea was quickly dispelled by him.

The volunteers have lost their ability to fight in the air. Cia's reconnaissance satellites have been monitoring airports in China, including those field airports that are not easy to use. They have not found large-scale gatherings, and even those unmanned fighters that have caused a lot of trouble for the coalition forces.

In addition, there is enough intelligence to prove that the volunteers do not have many ballistic missiles in their hands.

Although CIA has issued a warning that the Chinese authorities are likely to provide the People's Army with a batch of short-range ballistic missiles with a range of less than 500 kilometers through secret assistance, to enhance the Volunteer Army's electromagnetic warfare capabilities, especially the ability to strike strategic targets in the coalition, even if they are launched from the beach, they cannot pose a threat to the 71st Special Mixed Fleet, and the People's Army's ballistic missiles with a longer range have long been used up.

It is obvious that the Volunteer Army lacks effective means to attack aircraft carrier combat groups.

As for submarines, without air cover and missile support, the chance of breaking through the anti-submarine network of the aircraft carrier battle group alone is very slim.

You should know that the US military has learned its lesson and equipped it with up to eight attack nuclear submarines to the 71st Special Mixed Fleet, six of which are the Virginia class with advanced performance, and one Sea Wolf class that is better at anti-submarine warfare. The only "Los Angeles" class is also the latest SSN773 "Cheyenne" to serve.

In addition, the coalition forces mobilized at least 30 P3Cs to specifically assist the 71st Special Mixed Fleet in combat.

In the aircraft carrier battle group, in addition to escorting warships, the anti-submarine helicopters carried by each aircraft carrier have increased from four standard to twelve.

Such a powerful anti-submarine force is enough to defeat any size of submarine attacks.

So, is the purpose of the Volunteer Army to attack the transport fleet?

Colonel Pitt also felt it was unlikely, because according to the mission arrangement, the 71st Special Mixed Fleet cleared the sea area and would go south to meet the transport fleet and then head north together. Therefore, after leaving Busan, the transport fleet would stay in the cover waters of the aircraft carrier battle group.

If the volunteers have the ability to attack the transport fleet, they will also have the ability to attack the 71st Special Mixed Fleet.

Just when Colonel Pitt thought the threat at sea was negligible, a piece of information sent by Cia shocked him into a cold sweat.

The goal of the Volunteer Army is the 71st Special Mixed Fleet or Transport Fleet.

IA's intelligence was very clear. Just one day ago, at least six conventional submarines from the Chinese Navy entered the Sea of ​​Japan from the Soya Strait.

There is no doubt that these submarines are a very huge threat.

Although the Navy did not understand the number of submarines that attacked the amphibious assault fleet, only two submarines were found before the end of the battle. The sonar data collected by the Springfield was sent for testing, confirming that the noise it intercepted was sent by the same submarine.

In other words, it is very likely that the ambushing ambushing the amphibious assault fleet will be two submarines.

If both submarines can make the amphibious assault fleet suffer, then six submarines will definitely make the 71st Special Mixed Fleet fail.

The volunteer army remained motionless and even deliberately exposed flaws to evacuate the First Land Warrior Division, which must have been waiting for these submarines.

If the First Marines could be killed at sea, there was no need to fight to the death.

The question is, what method will these submarines use to attack the 71st Special Mixed Fleet?

If only conventional tactics are used, six conventional submarines will definitely not be able to achieve great things.

Just as Pete was about to ask the naval staff, Cia sent another crucial piece of information: the volunteers were likely to have equipped the submarine with electromagnetic weapons.

This piece of information made Colonel Pitt completely awaken.

Although Cia did not mention the source of intelligence and did not give a positive conclusion, whether the volunteers already have electromagnetic weapons that can be used by submarines, it is not difficult to equip submarines with electromagnetic weapons, and tactically speaking, the threat of ships and electromagnetic weapons is very great.

A hidden combat platform that uses a large-scale weapon of destruction is definitely a weapon on the battlefield.

You should know that a typical representative of this cooperation is strategic nuclear submarine. In the era of nuclear weapons, strategic nuclear submarines are definitely the most destructive combat platform. Judging from the power of weapons, a strategic nuclear submarine is enough to destroy a country or even all major cities around the world.

Iss' judgment was supported by the naval staff.

If a submarine has electromagnetic weapons, such as a missile equipped with an electromagnetic warhead, it does not need to get close to the target at all, or even precise aiming is required. It can launch an attack with "electromagnetic missiles" from dozens of kilometers or even hundreds of kilometers away, completely removing the combat capabilities of the aircraft carrier battle group.

The 72nd Special Mixed Fleet is a lesson for the past, but the one that played a key role that time was the ballistic missile.

What is important is that, theoretically, electromagnetic weapons are also self-defense weapons for submarines, and they can be used to deal with any anti-submarine platform except submarines, and the submarine itself will not be affected much. In other words, even if the submarine is exposed, electromagnetic weapons can be used to deal with anti-submarine aircraft and anti-submarine warships.

The only ones that can truly restrain submarines are hidden underwater.

Now, the problem arises.

Although the US military has invested eight attack nuclear submarines, and their performance is very advanced, no one can guarantee that these attack nuclear submarines can sink them before they launch "electromagnetic missiles". As long as one electromagnetic missile detonates over the 71st Special Mixed Fleet, the consequences will be unimaginable.

If the 71st Special Mixed Fleet could be killed in one fell swoop, even if the 71st Special Mixed Fleet was paralyzed, the volunteers could still win the final victory of the war effortlessly. Perhaps at that time, the US President would announce a ceasefire and hand over what was fighting to the death on the battlefield at the negotiating table.

Pete is not a politician and will not consider the matter after the armistice.

What he needs to consider is just how to prevent the 71st Special Mixed Fleet from being hit hard.

After receiving the assessment report from the Navy Staff, Pete immediately ordered the 71st Special Intermediate Fleet to leave the East Korean Bay and head for the Japanese territorial waters.

No matter how powerful the volunteers are, they do not have the courage to attack US warships in Japanese territorial waters.

Besides, Japan will definitely send fighter jets and warships to cover the 71st special mixed fleet. If the volunteers use electromagnetic weapons at this time, it is equivalent to dragging Japan into the water.

The volunteer army has this courage, and the Chinese authorities will not allow it to do so.

It is easy to withdraw the 71st Special Mixed Fleet, but how to take away the First Land Force has become a very serious problem.

Without fleet cover, even if Chinese submarines do not use electromagnetic weapons, they can easily kill the transport fleet, and it is very likely to start when the fleet returns and kill the first land division.
Chapter completed!