Because the war had begun, the military began to devote all its strength to the counterattack, and Chen Xin also became busy.
But this time, there is no need to go to the front line, and he is not required to be responsible for all aspects of work. After all, this is China, and there are people doing these things. Moreover, the situation in Yan country is much better than that in Europe, and there are very few things to worry about.
So although there was a lot of work piled on Chen Xin's desk, he could still think about the issue of defense in the Middle East after finishing the work.
The so-called Middle East refers to parts of the region from the southern part of the eastern Mediterranean to the coast of the Persian Gulf, including most of West Asia except Afghanistan, Egypt in Africa, and the Transcaucasus region on the border with Russia.
This area connects the three continents of Asia, Europe and Africa. It has been a transportation hub between the East and the West since ancient times. It is a land of "two oceans, three continents and five seas", and its strategic position is extremely important.
In 1902, the English geographer and geopolitician Halford Mackinder proposed the world island theory, which regarded the three continents of Asia, Europe and Africa as a world island, and the Middle East was the center of this world island. .
In the world island theory, whoever controls the center of the world island can then control the entire world island, and thus the entire world.
In the cold weapon era, due to transportation, technology, and productivity issues, no country could control the center of the World Island. However, historically it was still an important transportation artery connecting the three continents of Asia, Europe, and Africa. This status It continues to this day.
But with the development of history and the continuous improvement of productivity, this land has always been coveted even without the world island theory proposed by Halford Mackinder.
From the empire where the sun never sets on "God has God and I have rights" to the two superpowers competing for world hegemony after World War II, almost all the wars that have occurred in this land since World War II are leftover from the British occupation of this land. The mess, as well as the war caused by the competition between the Federation and Suvia for world hegemony.
It can also be seen from this how important the strategic significance of this area is.
For the world after the disaster, this area is still an important transportation chokepoint. Even though Lucia can be used to travel from Yanguo to Europe, and Africa has cut off all information exchanges, the Middle East still has very important strategic significance.
After all, alien creatures can invade the Middle East from the Mediterranean. Then as long as they pass through the Arabian Peninsula and cross the Iranian Plateau, whether they go south to attack the Indian Peninsula or go north to attack Central Asia, there will be no obstacles.
The only thing that may pose an obstacle may be the Himalayas, known as the roof of the world, which can use its terrain to prevent alien creatures from advancing eastward and penetrating the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
This situation truly confirms Halford Mackinder's World Island theory. Whoever controls this area can control the three continents of Asia, Europe, and Africa, and control the entire World Island.
And this is the worst situation for humans.
At present, there are two important defense lines built by mankind, one is built along the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, and the other is across Eastern Europe. Although the southern end of the Eastern European defense line extends towards the Middle East, it currently only extends to the vicinity of the Greater Caucasus Mountains. It can be blocked by the mountain terrain. The path forward for alien creatures.
If alien creatures cannot be blocked on the Mesopotamian plains, once they cross the Iranian plateau, it means that the entire Asian continent is open to alien creatures.
Therefore, Yanguo's current plan is to solve the problem in the Dongting Lake area as soon as possible, and then use its troops and resources for the defense of the Middle East.
However, there is currently controversy over how to build a defense line in the Middle East.
At present, the most effective method is naturally to build a defense line in the Zagros Mountains on the west side of the Iranian Plateau using the terrain, and then connect it with the Greater Caucasus Mountains part of the Eastern European defense line to form a whole. If alien creatures really attack from here , you can keep alien creatures out of the Mesopotamian plains.
However, some senior officials in the country believe that building a defensive line in this way is a bit too far.
They felt that Yan State should not go as far as the Middle East to build a defense line, but should build a defense line along the Himalayas and protect the country's borders.
If you look at the length of the defense line and the amount of work, there is not much difference between the Zagros Mountains and the Himalayas.
Both are mountainous terrains, and the length of the defense lines is not much different. The terrain of the Himalayas is even steeper, and building a defense line will be more conducive to defense.
But if you compare the positions on the map, you will understand that if you only build a defense line in the Himalayas, it can indeed block the eastward attack of the alien creatures from the Yan Kingdom and protect the Yan Kingdom's own home.
But at the same time, Central Asia and the Indian Peninsula are undefended areas for alien creatures that have passed through the Middle East.
Even because the ocean surface is frozen, alien creatures can invade Southeast Asia as long as they run a little further east.
In Chen Xin's view, the location of the defense line is undisputed. Building the defense line in the Middle East can effectively connect it with the Eastern European defense line. It can not only enhance the defensive effect of the defense line, but also unite with allies, and more importantly, allow The line of defense protects more areas.
It can be said that building the defense line in the Zagros Mountains in the Middle East is a multi-purpose thing.
But if the defense line is retreated to the Himalayas, the role of this defense line will be greatly reduced.
Not to mention that the two regions of Central Asia and the Indian Peninsula will directly lose their barriers. There is no obstacle to the attack of alien creatures. Just allowing alien creatures to pass through the Middle East itself is of great significance to the Yan Kingdom. Very significant impact.
The most intuitive point is that after Central Asia and the Indian Peninsula were captured, the Yan Kingdom would have to face alien creatures attacking from three directions.
For Yan State, this will undoubtedly greatly increase the cost of combat.
Moreover, after the alien creatures capture Central Asia, they can continue to move north to Lucia. By then, Lucia will be faced with enemies from both sides. It is very likely that it will lose the territory of Europe, its most important land, and even the entire country. They all fell.
Chen Xin really couldn't understand why the top management had different opinions on this matter. Is it true that some people are so short-sighted?
Or is there someone playing a disgraceful role in this and intending to gain some benefit from it?
But the problem is that alien creatures are just a group of beasts like bugs. Even if humans want to sell out their national interests and take refuge in alien creatures for personal gain, it is impossible!
