In the conference room, members of the military advisory group and several major generals of the Western Sahara Popular Front were present. Actuary Shogan is explaining Morocco¡¯s defense deployment.
"In general, our current strength is advantageous. And it is not difficult to capture Smara. In fact, if we plan well enough, we will capture Smara at a very small cost. "Jiang An pointed at the map and said.
"I don't understand. If Smara is as easy to fight as you said, then why have you always disagreed with launching an attack on Smara?" asked a Western Saharan officer.
"Listen to my analysis slowly. As far as the current garrison in Smara is concerned, they have a total of three troops, deploying defenses in five locations. The southeast and northeast are their defense focus. Their two most elite troops Deployed in these two locations.
In addition, these two areas are their assisting defense areas. If we launch an attack on these two areas, the surrounding troops will concentrate their efforts to resist.
My plan is to launch a feint attack here and here, creating the illusion that we will bypass the southeast and northeast and directly attack their west side. This will result in a mass concentration of their forces in the direction of the main attack.
At this time, we can choose to break through from the front and attack Smara in one fell swoop. The number of their defenders is lower than ours, and their equipment is not necessarily better than ours. Moreover, they had no air support. As long as you don't make mistakes, obey the command, and act strictly according to our deployment. Then the certainty of winning this battle should be above 70%. "The actuary made an estimate and said.
"But you haven't answered me yet. If we can win, why don't we take action?" the officer asked.
The actuary sighed, "I knew you still wanted to ask this. The biggest problem is that Smara is not just a separate city. It is one of the few cities in Western Sahara, Morocco. People take this place very seriously.
So once Smara is lost, it is likely to cause a series of chain reactions by the Moroccan army. First they will try to recapture Smara, and will surely gather surrounding troops to launch a counterattack.
With our current military strength, it is difficult to withstand such a counterattack. What's even worse is that they are likely to deploy a large number of national defense troops and besiege us in the areas around Smara.
This is the most deadly. Because once that happens, we will face several times or even ten times the number of enemy forces. Therefore, if we want to capture Smara, we must first solve a problem, that is, how to deal with the next situation after capturing Smara. "
The officers of the Western Sahara Popular Front also whispered among themselves. Many people believed that the actuary¡¯s statement was actually very consistent with the current actual situation. The current situation is such that Smara can defeat it, but it is basically impossible to hold on after defeating it.
The Moroccan army can counterattack Smara at any time. And there is a high possibility that the troops of the Western Sahara Popular Front will not be able to withdraw smoothly and will be completely surrounded in the Smara area.
"Compared to Smara's gain and loss, this situation is even more dangerous. This is equivalent to putting the nearly 23 troops of the Western Sahara Popular Front in complete danger, and once the retreat is blocked, they may be wiped out by the Moroccan troops.
Lin Rui looked at the map and said, "We can capture Smara, but basically we can't hold it. If we want to fight this battle successfully, we must first arrange a retreat route to avoid the entire army being trapped."
Actuary Shogan nodded, "I have the same idea. If Smara cannot be defended at all, at least we must find a way to get the troops out of there safely."
"What kind of battle is this? I haven't won the battle yet, and I'm thinking about retreating." General Edgar Rondo shook his head helplessly.
"This is also forced by the situation and there is no other way. If the high command wants to fight this battle, then we have to ensure that we can capture Smara. But we have to consider what happens after we capture Smara." The actuary shook his head.
"Then what do you think of this battle?" Lin Rui asked.
"Rather than capturing Smara, what is more important is the several important towns around Smara, which is the line between here and here." The actuary pointed at the map and said, "Unless we can absolutely control these surrounding important towns , to ensure that we can evacuate safely."
"That is to say, when we capture Smara, we must capture several important surrounding towns." Lin Rui looked at the map and said, "Especially here. If we can capture these towns and form a A line of defense.
In the face of the enemy's counterattack momentum, at least it still has the ability to delay and delay them. It can also ensure the safe evacuation of troops. "
His finger was pointing to several towns on the map. These towns were not far from each other and were relatively concentrated. It can be said to be equivalent to the satellite city around Smara.
Actuary Jiang An replied, "That's right. Among the surrounding towns, Vitampol is the one we must win. But the problem now is that Vitampol is one of the towns in Morocco. The station of a main force.
It is basically a fortress. Even if we capture Smara, Vitampol will be able to hold on for a long time. If we still fail to capture Vitampol after occupying Smara, then this seemingly inconspicuous town may very well change the entire situation of the war.
Morocco can use the defenders here to delay our retreat, and their mechanized troops can quickly bypass Smara, cut off our army's retreat, and quickly surround Smara.
This will result in our troops not having time to evacuate, and they will be locked in Smara. "
"So, what if we take Vitambore first and then capture Smara on this basis?" General Edgar Londo asked.
¡°This is okay, but in this case, the time for us to finally take Smara will be extended backwards. The Moroccan army will discover our intentions.
My opinion is to launch a feint attack on Smara first. This would maximize the mobilization of Vitambore's forces. They would come to the aid of Smara's garrison. After all, relatively speaking, Smara is the important target.
As long as their troops move towards Smara, we can use another unit to intercept them. Then while other troops captured Smara, Vitambore was captured.
This way we won¡¯t waste too much time and Vitampol won¡¯t be seriously damaged. Moreover, the extra time can be used to build defenses, relying on the town of Vitampol to build a relatively effective line of defense. "The actuary Masaki replied.
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