221: Chapter 221 Is it really just a claim?

The Sinai Front Command also joined the battlefield, though it only deployed six Mechanized Infantry Brigades. After advancing one to two kilometers and clearing out the Israel forces along these defense lines, it immediately began establishing defensive positions to prevent Israel from recapturing them.

Major General Al-Sisi focused his energy on keeping a close watch on Israel's airbases, shooting down Israel's fighter jets, and using the Tianlong Series UAV to bomb gathering Israel troops.

As for attacking the Israel army from the Sinai Peninsula, it would be better to wait until the other two Front Commands achieved significant breakthroughs before advancing. On one hand, there was a shortage of troops; on the other, the army had not fought for a long time and needed to gradually adapt to the battlefield.

The Lebanon Front Command only launched probing attacks, and after reclaiming some military strongholds established by Israel, it did not push further. It focused more energy on tying down Israel's forces, forcing Israel to deploy more troops to guard against attacks from the direction of Lebanon.

After all, the Lebanon Front Command had the fewest troops. Although they were capable, the lack of manpower made it impossible to sustain a war of attrition against the Israel army from the start, let alone stabilize the defense lines. Moreover, the initial combat mission was primarily defensive, with plans to enter Israel for combat at the appropriate time.

Upon seeing that the Anti-Judea Coalition had launched a large-scale offensive with over 300,000 troops, and that fierce fighting had erupted along all of Israel's borders, the Israel military suddenly found itself on the defensive.

Although Israel had mobilized reserve officers and soldiers to reinforce various units and completed the replenishment and distribution of weapons, even with these reservists, the entire Israel military only numbered a little over 500,000. Furthermore, many were needed to guard the rear, leaving fewer than 300,000 troops deployed to the front lines.

However, these 300,000 troops were immediately facing an offensive from the Anti-Judea Coalition with roughly equal numbers. Wasn't this putting a strain on Israel's troop levels?

General Gadi had assumed that the countries in the Persian Gulf region would not mobilize a particularly large force. Unexpectedly, the troops already deployed to the battlefield exceeded 300,000, which was more than in any previous Persian Gulf war.

According to reconnaissance, the Anti-Judea Coalition still had a significant number of troops that had not yet been deployed to the battlefield. The scale of this war definitely exceeded that of any previous Persian Gulf war.

Israel's existing forces were simply unable to cope with the Anti-Judea Coalition's offensive. General Gadi immediately communicated with the Israel government, ordering the continued conscription of 300,000 troops, expanding the scope of recruitment, accelerating the speed of enlistment, and setting a target to reserve at least 200,000 more troops to be deployed to various units as needed.

As for the shortage of weapons and equipment, they could only use some older weapons for initial training, and after training was completed, they would be supplied to the units on the front lines.

The frontline units had already suffered significant casualties; if reinforcements were not sent immediately, some defense lines would simply not hold.

After the Anti-Judea Coalition attacked Israel, the USA had assumed the scale of the war would not be particularly large, believing that the countries in the Persian Gulf region lacked the capability to organize such a large-scale war. Unexpectedly, as soon as the war broke out, the combined troops deployed by both sides exceeded 500,000.

According to intelligence from the Israel military, Israel had been at a disadvantage in the initial engagements. It had failed to withstand the Anti-Judea Coalition's offensive, pushing its defense lines back by at least one or two kilometers, with some lines retreating even further.

Didn't Israel always claim to be the "Little Overlord of the Persian Gulf"? Was it really just a claim?

Seeing this situation, the United States Department of Defense found it difficult to decide on a course of action. Although it had already dispatched the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, the USS David aircraft carrier, two cruisers, and seven destroyers to the Persian Gulf region, and maintained numerous military bases in the countries of the Persian Gulf region, the United States Department of Defense found it hard to make the decision to have the USA personally enter the war.

If the USA were to commit to this war, it would not only consume a massive amount of military expenditure but would also cause the USA's forces to become bogged down in this conflict, making it impossible to attend to other regions and countries, ultimately causing the USA's military deterrence to decline sharply.

However, if it did not enter this war, the Judea capital would also stir up trouble, affecting the future increase in military expenditure for the United States Department of Defense, which was unacceptable to the USA military.

After some deliberation, the United States Department of Defense decided to temporarily increase only the aid of weapons and equipment to Israel, shipping more weapons and ammunition to Israel, and letting the Israel army fight the Anti-Judea Coalition first, while making new choices if the situation turned unfavorable.

Of course, the US Central Command and the European Theater Command also had to be prepared; if Israel could not hold on, they were to immediately mobilize a portion of active-duty troops to enter the battlefield under the guise of mercenaries.

For now, the United States Department of Defense would also encourage some of the USA's military contractors to enter Israel to serve Israel in various ways. As for the cost of hiring these military contractors, it would naturally be borne by Israel and the Judea capital.

Consequently, various mercenaries began to arrive successively in Israel, deploying to the front lines and rear positions. Some directly assisted the Israel army in combat, while others were responsible for coordinating air defense work, undertaking guard duties, and so on, resulting in the appearance of many foreign faces in Israel.

The Anti-Judea Coalition knew that the USA would use various means to strongly support Israel, but as long as the USA did not directly enter the war, the countries in the Persian Gulf region could only tacitly accept it.

The USA's military strength was still extremely powerful, and the countries in the Persian Gulf region were completely unable to contend with it. They could only watch helplessly as Israel received military aid from the USA, not daring to directly attack the USA's fighter jets and warships.

The only way forward was to see the attrition between both sides; the war would only end when one side could no longer sustain the consumption and was completely defeated by the other.

At the same time, the countries in the Persian Gulf region kept the USA's military bases in their respective countries under strict surveillance, strongly demanding that these military bases not use any of the countries' public facilities. If any abnormal troop movements were discovered at these military bases, the countries would coordinate to take measures to block the USA's troop movements.

As for whether this would be effective, it would depend on the game between the two sides at that time. The countries in the Persian Gulf region also had their own contingency plans that could threaten the USA. Although the USA had troops stationed at these military bases, many of them did not have large garrisons, so the countries were still capable of threatening the USA.

Naturally, the USA also immediately suspended weapons and equipment trade with the countries in the Persian Gulf region, halting all undelivered weapons on the grounds that these weapons exported by military industrial enterprises needed to be reviewed.