After the phone call, Xiang Yinghui rushed to the combat command center.

"How is the situation?"

"It's exactly the same as we expected." Pei Chengyi glanced at the screen. "Three hours ago, the aircraft carrier battle group of the 'Washington' turned northeast, and the destination should be the estuary of the Gonghe River."

“That is, our strategy succeeded?”

Pei Chengyi nodded and said nothing.

"I did a good job and closely monitor the movements of the US military." Xiang Yinghui yawned, "I went to report the situation to General Peng. If you have any questions, just call the Chief of Staff's office to find me.

”

"No problem, do you need to prepare coffee?"

"Coffee?" Xiang Yinghui laughed, "Prepare one more cup, you have to stay up late tonight."

Leaving the command center, Xiang Yinghui strode to the Chief of Staff's office.

Peng Maobang was on the phone with someone. He waved to Xiang Yinghui when he came in and said, "Good. I understand. If you find something new, please contact me immediately."

"Director Pan?"

"Yes. I just called and woke me up." Peng Maobang picked up the cigarette on the table. "If I guess correctly, you should say that it is the same as Pan Yunsheng just told me."

"The US aircraft carrier battle group turns."

Peng Maobang smiled and said, "It's true that there is nothing wrong with guessing. This is what Pan Yunsheng said."

Xiang Yinghui was not surprised. He said: "Pei Chengyi's prediction is very accurate. The US military indeed sent the aircraft carrier battle group to the mouth of the Mekong River. In this way, our operations can begin."

"Are all the troops ready?"

"It's been ready for a long time, and the first batch of carrier-based fighters took off half an hour ago."

Peng Maobang took two sips of cigarettes and wiped out the cigarette butts. "Go to the command center and issue an order to start the battle immediately."

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

Although the combat operation was planned by the General Staff Department, as the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Pan Yunsheng is a "insider".

Initially, Peng Maobang and Xiang Yinghui thought of sending airborne troops to occupy the Badi town of Ho Chi Minh City southeast to Vung Tau Port, dispatching marines to capture Vung Tau Port, and sending army combat troops to land from Vung Tau to capture Ho Chi Minh City as fast as possible, and capturing the central city in southern Vietnam.

To this end, Xiang Yinghui also formulated a combat plan and conducted a war chess deduction.

When Ruan Liangyu decided to cooperate with the Republic, Pei Chengyi, as Xiang Yinghui's main assistant, raised an objection, believing that it would be very difficult to capture Ho Chi Minh City. For this reason, Pei Chengyi put forward several objections: First, after the airborne troops arrived in Badi, they could only airdrop combat materials, occupy valuable strategic air transport resources, and affect combat operations in the northern region; secondly, the airborne troops lacked the means of attack, and it was difficult to quickly conquer Badi, and the land losses would exceed that of Nong Hei's 153rd Airborne Brigade; thirdly, there was no artillery.

In the case of fire support, the airborne troops relied heavily on air support, occupying a large number of long-range air strike forces, weakening the air force's strike capabilities in northern Vietnam; Fourth, the scale of the Marines participating in the war was limited, and it was difficult to attack Von Tun Port, which seriously restricted the combat operations of the USS Republic aircraft carrier battle group; Fifth, the rapid transport of army troops and combat materials would occupy a large amount of maritime resources, and civilian ships must be mobilized; Finally, it is very difficult for the airborne troops to cooperate with the Marines, and it is easy to form a situation of separate combat.

In order to convince Xiang Yinghui and Peng Maobang, Pei Chengyi specifically mentioned the US Navy's "Washington" aircraft carrier battle group.

After the outbreak of the old war, the USS Washington aircraft carrier battle group, which was originally active in the Indian Ocean, passed through the Strait of Malacca as fast as possible, entered the Gulf of Thailand, and then hovered 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, which will divert the attention of the USS Republic aircraft carrier battle group and cannot fully support the Marine Corps.

In addition to the Washington, the US Navy's aircraft carrier battle groups, Stanis and Lincoln, have arrived in the Andaman Sea and can reach the South China Sea within 2 days; the Truman is coming from the Arabian Sea, and the Bush is already from Guam, and can reach the South China Sea within 7 days.

Regardless of whether the United States will fight against the Republic, facing so many aircraft carriers, the "Republic" seems to be in power.

It is important to find problems, but it is even more important to propose solutions to problems.

After returning from the head of state, Peng Maobang asked Xiang Yinghui and Pei Chengyi to re-plan the combat plan.

This time the protagonist is Pei Chengyi.

Pei Chengyi proposed that the tactics are very simple: use the trick.

Taking advantage of the mobilization that has begun, the United States believes that the Republic will first send troops to capture Ho Chi Minh City, cut off the foundation of Wu Sanming in southern Vietnam, and put forward the stance to completely eliminate the Wu Sanming regime. In this case, the United States will definitely send the "Washington" to the north.

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

Based on this assumption, Pei Chengyi speculated that the US military might take: deploy the USS Washington aircraft carrier battle group at the mouth of the Mekong River, preventing the Republic's naval fleet and landing troops from landing forces from landing ashore, and forcing the Republic to give up attacking Ho Chi-ming.

War action.

Taking this opportunity, the USS Republic aircraft carrier battle group assisted the Marines in regaining the islands occupied by the Philippines!

The main combat operations of the Army and the Air Force were placed in northern Vietnam, concentrating their efforts on eradicating the foundations of Wu Sanming and Li Mingjie in northern Vietnam, quickly occupying Hanoi, and helping Nguyen Liangyu establish a new regime.

It looks crazy, but it is actually very rational and unexpected combat arrangements.

With the support of Xiang Yinghui, Peng Maobang adopted Pei Chengyi's combat plan.

In fact, according to Zhao Rundong's strategic arrangement, he could not risk sending troops to attack Ho Chi Minh City. The primary purpose was to occupy Hanoi and let Ruan Liangyu return to power. Even if Pei Chengyi did not "stand out", Peng Maobang would ask Xiang Yinghui to formulate a similar combat plan.

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

As a major staff officer who has never even been on the battlefield, Pei Chengyi has such accurate insight into the battlefield situation thousands of kilometers away. He is not only outstanding among officers of the same level and age, but is much better than many generals and officers in the General Staff.

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

When he arrived at the head of state, Pan Yunsheng introduced the situation to Zhao Rundong.

"Old Peng asked you to come?"

"He asked me to lead the conversation, and the military operation will start tonight." Pan Yunsheng looked at his watch, "After an hour and fifteen minutes, the Air Force began to bomb defensive positions in the northern border areas of Vietnam, and the naval carrier-based aviation also bombed military facilities on the Philippine-controlled Nansha Islands and reefs. Ground battles began at 1:20 a.m. tomorrow, and the Marines were dispatched between 2:00 a.m. tomorrow and 2:30 a.m. Before dawn, the Army could make a breakthrough and the Marines recovered all Nansha Islands and reefs controlled by the Philippines."

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

“What gains?”

"Through this incident, we can guess who is the decisive person in the U.S. government."

Pan Yunsheng frowned slightly and seemed to be listening attentively.

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

"Me?" Pan Yunsheng said a little late, "Maybe, maybe not."

"That is to say, you have some concerns," Zhao Rundong smiled and said, "It is the stupidest thing to send the only aircraft carrier battle group to the Mekong River at this time. This move shows that the US president has no idea what our purpose is when making decisions. However, before that, when Leslie and Stockton visited Malaysia and the Philippines, the US actions were aimed at our key points. The gap between the front and back only shows that Frederick did not have much autonomy when dealing with military issues and had to obey the opinions of his staff."

Pan Yunsheng was secretly shocked and said, "You mean, Leslie, or Stockton, the one that plays the decisive role?"

"It should be Leslie. The national security adviser is just an aide and has not much influence." Zhao Rundong picked up the cigarette. "Leslie went to Kuala Lumpur, and Frederick was confused. It is enough to show that Frederick does not have much opinion, at least on military issues. The United States launched the Iran war and gave up halfway is enough to show that Frederick is not very good at military issues. The US military is posing an aggressive stance, and its decisive role is likely to be Secretary of Defense Berkeley."

Pan Yunsheng nodded slightly and said, "That's true. Berkeley must not fight us, and Leslie has been using tricks to deal with us."

"The United States made a mistake, and it was our opportunity." Zhao Rundong rubbed his forehead, "As long as we seized the islands and reefs occupied by the Philippines with lightning speed and eliminated the Philippine Navy and Air Force, both the United States and the Philippines must accept the fait accompli.

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

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

Zhao Rundong smiled and shook his head. "If it is not expected, Leslie will leave Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. You must make arrangements as soon as possible to try to get Malaysia done before Leslie goes to Kuala Lumpur again."

"I do my best. If Leslie is as powerful as you said, it will not be easy to deal with."

Zhao Rundong nodded, looking very tired.

Pan Yunsheng didn't say anything anymore and stood up to say goodbye.

On the way back to the Military Intelligence Bureau, Pan Yunsheng first spoke with Peng Maobang, and then issued an order to the intelligence personnel operating in Kuala Lumpur.

As Zhao Rundong said, the United States made serious mistakes and the Republic gained valuable opportunities.

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

damn it**

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