Chapter 86

Stalemate

The problems on the Chinese and Syrian legion are also very serious, not only the conflict between the two armies of China and Syria, but also the internal conflicts between the Chinese and ** teams.

The first one to complain was the Syrian Defense Forces.

However, the Syrian army was not worried about Holmes, because by the night of the 27th, the defense line in Holmes was still unbreakable. What really worried the Syrian army was in the direction of the Golan Heights, because the Israeli army attacking north had arrived in Izra and threatened the highway from Damascus to the Golan Heights. The 300,000 troops deployed by the Syrian army in the direction of the Golan Heights all rely on this highway.

Obviously, the Syrian army was worried that the Israeli army would attack Damascus would be fake, and that it would be true that the encirclement and annihilation of the defenders of the Golan Heights would be true.

That night, the chief of staff of the Syrian Army found Yu Shihui and asked him to launch a counterattack immediately to resolve the threats to the left wing of the Golan Heights defenders as soon as possible. Later, Assad also called Yu Shihui, nominally asking about the battle situation, but was actually putting pressure on Yu Shihui.

The problem is that Yu Shihui does not think that the Golan Heights are under threat.

The reason is very simple. In the past two months, in addition to transporting a large amount of combat supplies to the Golan Heights, the Chinese and Syrian Legion also sent ten assault clusters of the Thirteenth Army, and always allowed six assault clusters to stand by in the rear to act as reserves in that direction.

According to the information Yu Shihui had, the defenders in the direction of the Golan Heights had reserved combat supplies for several months.

More importantly, Jiang Bowen has made adjustments to the deployment and used the assault cluster that acted as a reserve team to establish a mobile defense line in the rear.

In addition, Yu Shihui's judgment on the battle situation is also very important.

Although Yu Shihui was not very clear about the specific deployment of the Israeli army, especially the movements of the main force of the Israeli army, and he was not sure that Balam concentrated the main force on the right wing, the war reports from the front made Yu Shihui believe that the Israeli army did put the main force on the right wing.

At that time, the most important sign was that the Israeli army did not attack the flanks of the Golan Heights defenders.

You should know that there has been information that Balam mobilized fifty brigades of troops. If the main force was on the left wing, the Israeli army would have advanced westward long ago.

Yu Shihui has enough reason to believe that the defense in this direction is not worth worrying about.

At that time, what Yu Shihui really needed to worry about was the battle in Holmes' direction.

In the early morning of the 27th, Jiang Bowen issued a warning that if he did not receive enough support, such as letting him draw an assault cluster from the Golan Heights, it would be difficult to defend Holmes. Although on the morning of the 27th, Jiang Bowen changed his view and felt that the troops should not be drawn from the Golan Heights, especially in the afternoon of that day, as the Israeli army approached Izra, Jiang Bowen became more determined in this judgment, but he still believed that the troops should be increased to Holmes, that is, to draw troops from the 27th Army to strengthen Holmes' defense.

Obviously, this goes against Yu Shihui's purpose.

After talking to Jiang Bowen, Yu Shihui developed two fire support clusters on the morning of the same day to provide support for the battle in the direction of Holmes.

Although this adjustment provided great help to the battle that morning, Jiang Bowen blocked the last three rounds of attacks of the First Armored Division at a very weak cost, in the afternoon, Jiang Bowen was still asking for support because the US Third Infantry Division had already arrived.

It must be admitted that Jiang Bowen’s actions at this time were right and wrong.

Yes, his troops were indeed not enough. After a day and a half of fighting, the combat effectiveness of the eight assault clusters in the direction of Holmes had dropped a lot, and the continuous high-intensity combat operations allowed Jiang Bowen to ensure that four assault clusters were active on the front line. The other four assault clusters must be withdrawn to replenish power and ammunition, and the exhausted officers and soldiers were rested for a few hours. In this way, Jiang Bowen's troops were only about 6,000 on the front line, while the two US divisions had more than 30,000 people. The third step was

There were 18,000 soldiers in the military division. More importantly, the Syrian army could not help much, and only a few elite brigades could play a more or less role. Other troops were basically just decorations. When the battle was at its most intense, Jiang Bowen had to break up the assault clusters that formed a whole to strengthen the defense line of the Syrian army. Judging from the situation at that time, if Jiang Bowen had not done this, the Syrian army would have collapsed long ago. What's more serious is that there were ten Israeli military brigades behind the US military, and three were permanent armored brigades, and their combat effectiveness was no worse than that of the US military.

It can be said that the battle in the direction of Holmes was extremely fierce.

The 13th Army commanded by Jiang Bowen is able to defend it, to a large extent because the ground war platform is outstanding in firepower, mobility, continuous combat capability and other aspects, such as firepower, maneuverability, and continuous combat capability. For example, in position defense warfare, the anti-armor platform can fight for more than eight hours, and the reserved ammunition volume is as high as 200 rounds, while the main battle tanks of the US and Israeli army can only fight for up to four hours, and the reserved ammunition volume is less than fifty rounds. In addition, the quality of officers and soldiers also plays a great role. As long as the favorable conditions of defense are used reasonably, an anti-armor platform can fight against five main battle tanks in position warfare, and you are 90% sure to win.

What’s wrong is that Jiang Bowen misjudged the situation.

At that time, he not only believed that the US military had invested in the First Armored Division and the Third Infantry Division, but also believed that the Fourth Infantry Division was also in this direction and could be killed at any time.

If this is true, Jiang Bowen's army could only last until dawn on the 28th.

At that time, Jiang Bowen offered support, mainly because he was worried that the Fourth Infantry Division would follow behind.

Fortunately, this worry can be put down soon.

On the night of the 27th, the conflict between Rollinson and Baram broke out in full swing. The key is where the Fourth Infantry Division, that is, the Fourth Infantry Division should be placed?

According to the US military's war report, Rollinson discovered on the night of the 27th that the defense strength of the Chinese and Syrian legion in the direction of Holmes had been greatly reduced. Although this was an illusion, that night, Jiang Bowen retreated two assault clusters from the front line to welcome the fierce battle in the early morning of the 28th, because according to his judgment, if the Fourth Infantry Division was here, a decisive battle would inevitably be fought in the early morning of the 28th. Of course, Jiang Bowen took a great risk to do so, that is, the two assault clusters he left behind were likely to be defeated by the US military. But for Rollinson, this was a very clear idea.

The obvious signal is that it is worth strengthening the attack in the direction of Holmes. According to his judgment, if the Fourth Infantry Division can arrive on the 28th, he will be absolutely sure to break through the defense line of the Chinese and Syrian Legion. Obviously, the actual situation is definitely not so ideal, because the Fourth Infantry Division can arrive as early as the morning of the 28th, and the US military did not launch an effective attack on the night of the 27th and the early morning of the 28th. So by then, Jiang Bowen can invest eight assault clusters in one breath at Holmes, and at least six of them can be used. The previous battle has proved that it is difficult for the US military to make a breakthrough in this situation.

The problem is, Rollinson doesn't know this.

As a result, he insisted on the Fourth Infantry Division to head to the Holmes battlefield.

Obviously, Baram did not intend to give in because he felt the threat, especially the threat on the left wing, and realized that the Chinese team could launch a counterattack at any time. He had previously insisted that the Fourth Infantry Division act as the general reserve and mainly assisted in the south, which was to regard the Fourth Infantry Division as the last straw and was the only force to deal with the Chinese team's counterattack without mobilizing other Israeli forces.

The two's dispute has once again risen to a political level.

Interestingly, even Marshall did not support Rollinson this time, but asked Rollinson to act according to the plan and clearly warned Rollinson that if he could not make a breakthrough on the morning of the 28th, he would have to stop the attack in the direction of Holmes and let the troops retreat to the west bank of the Holmes River.

Marshall's decision was by no means a political concession, but he felt the threat.

You know, by this time the 27th Army had not yet appeared, and no one knew where this army with tens of thousands of troops was.

No matter how simple the general is, he knows that the other party hides a main force, not to avoid war.

In addition, the huge casualties of the US military also gave Marshall a headache.

By the night of the 27th, the US military had lost 14,000 officers and soldiers in the direction of Holmes, of which the number of casualties was as high as 4,600.

You know, this is the first battle between the US military on the Middle East battlefield.

If the first time they fought so tragically, the future losses will be immeasurable.

Since Marshall made his statement, the Israeli Prime Minister will follow the flow.

Of course, the Israeli Prime Minister must have a much stronger political vision than Baram. First of all, he saw the problem and therefore hinted on the phone that Baram should stop at the attack and if necessary, it is also necessary to give up some positions and turn the troops into a defensive state.

For Baram, this is both good news and bad news.

On the good side, at least there is no need to worry about Rollinson anymore, that is, there is no need to risk advancing and can command combat operations according to his judgment.

The bad side is, is it necessary to attack Izra?

You should know that the Israeli army almost surrounded Izra, the front line was less than five kilometers away from the city, and the Syrian army guarding Izra was not afraid of it, only a small number of Chinese teams were a problem. If we try our best to occupy Izra, the defensive situation in the direction of Dela will be greatly improved.

Unfortunately, Balam didn't know how much it would cost to occupy Izra.

What's even more unfortunate is that Baram doesn't have many cards to play because his left wing is already weak enough.

It is undeniable that Balam hesitated in the face of the upcoming victory and delayed some time, but at least he kept his mind clear and knew that he had to give up the results he had already achieved when necessary and retreat to the Dera defense line, otherwise he would be wiped out.

On the contrary, in the direction of Holmes, Rollinson did not have such awareness.

Marshall's intervention made him furious, and he even thought that Marshall had betrayed him. Later, it was this incident that made Rollinson part ways with Marshall. However, at this time, Rollinson did not intend to give up, but decided to take another gamble before the deadline came.

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