After hours of discussions.
Hu Jun finally decided on his first battle after taking control of the Houthi armed forces.
The target was set on the port of Hudaydah in western Yemen.
After all, transportation within Yemen is not well developed, and there is no railway here to this day.
But Yemen's geographical location is very good. It has several important ports.
These ports are not only of great strategic significance, but also the foundation for Yemen's commercial transportation with the outside world.
As long as they take over these important ports, they can transport and sell oil through them.
Aden in southern Yemen is one of the important ports.
It guards the shipping lanes of the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, to the north is the entrance to the Red Sea, to the west it faces the Horn of Africa across the sea, and the Gulf of Aden in the south leads directly to the Indian Ocean.
Aden Port is known as the crossroads of sea transportation between Europe, Asia, and Africa, and its strategic location is extremely important.
However, it is a bit far from Sana'a, and it is the base camp of the Yemeni government forces.
It is not suitable for attack at the moment.
And the location of Hudaydah Port in western Yemen is also very important.
This port is located on the Red Sea coast, it is the closest port to Sana'a.
It is also one of the largest ports on the west coast of Yemen.
In the original world, Hudaydah Port was the lifeline of the Houthi armed forces.
At the same time, Hudaydah Port is also the main channel for commercial goods to enter Yemen.
75% of Yemen's imports need to pass through Hudaydah Port.
In the progress of the Houthi armed forces in the original world.
The first place they occupied was Hudaydah Port, and then they attacked Sana'a, the capital of Yemen.
In this parallel world, Hudaydah Port is currently under the control of the Yemeni government forces.
So Hu Jun listed this port as his first target after taking power, which is very reasonable.
After deciding on the attack location.
The two senior commanders began to formulate an attack plan.
After listening to the plans of the two senior commanders, Hu Jun was obviously very satisfied.
The complaints caused by spending a lot of personal prestige before were also swept away.
The level of these two senior military commanders is absolutely no less than the strategic command level of a division.
There is no problem using them to deal with more than 10,000 Yemeni government troops stationed there.
“Alright! Now that the plan is in place, let's get started.”
“This is a crucial battle for our Houthi forces after occupying the capital of Yemen.”
“As long as we can capture this port, the Yemeni government forces will be in a very passive position.”
“It won't be long before we completely control the whole of Yemen!”
“Therefore, this battle is only allowed to succeed, not to fail!”
Hu Jun said to the two senior military commanders with a loud voice.
“Yes! Leader!”
“We will do our best to capture Hudaydah Port!”
“……”
Late at night.
After receiving Hu Jun's order.
The Houthi armed soldiers, who had long been prepared, began to move towards Hudaydah Port.
Since they changed into uniform uniforms, the Houthi armed members are no longer a loose sand.
Their neat and uniform appearance is becoming more and more like a regular army.
And in front of this large force, a Houthi armed special forces team of more than 100 people.
They drove several pickup trucks and arrived near Hudaydah Port ahead of time.
As the strongest force of the Houthi armed forces, their mission tonight is very important.
They need to infiltrate the Yemeni government forces stationed in Hudaydah Port and carry out a decapitation operation.
They, who have been reborn after the devilish training in the military training ground, have already been reborn.
Every one of them has strong physical fitness and combat ability has been systematically trained.
They are obviously not on the same level as the loose Houthi armed fighters behind them.
More than 100 special forces members, through perfect coordination, quietly infiltrated Hudaydah Port under the cover of night.
They did not attract the attention of any Yemeni government guards.
Just as these 100 special forces members entered the port.
The large-scale troops behind the Houthi armed forces also arrived in Hudaydah City.
This Houthi armed force has a large number of troops and there is no way to hide.
And they didn't even try to hide.
So, the garrison stationed in this city soon discovered this large force of the Houthi armed forces.
Immediately, the entire sky above Hudaydah City was filled with the sound of sirens.
The piercing sound awakened the Yemeni government garrison stationed in this city, as well as the residents of the city.
“Sir, it's not good!”
“There are a large number of Houthi armed members driving towards us not far from our city.”
“According to the estimation, they have a large number of people, at least thousands!”
“It seems like they are going to capture our Hudaydah Port!”
“What?!”
“The Houthi armed forces are attacking our city!”
“Are they crazy?”
As the head of the Yemeni government forces stationed here, Mahmoud.
After hearing the news, his eyes widened immediately.
He showed an expression of disbelief.
Earlier, they hid in the president of Saudi Arabia, and just gave them the order to rest the troops.
They were planning to counterattack the Houthi armed forces who occupied Sana'a after a batch of weapons and equipment supported by Saudi Arabia arrived.
But they didn't expect that they hadn't attacked the Houthi yet, and the Houthi took the initiative to attack them.
Are these lunatics made of iron?
They have only just captured the capital Sana'a.
And they have just been bombed by the Arab League for nearly a month.
They only had a few days to rest, and they want to capture Hudaydah Port?
This attack speed is too fast!
Although this place is not the base camp of their Yemeni government forces.
But it is also a heavily guarded place.
The Houthi armed forces attacked from the front like this, which does not conform to their guerrilla tactics?!
“Sir, what should we do now?”
The Yemeni government general beside him asked anxiously.
After all, although the Houthi armed forces are poorly equipped, their combat effectiveness is still very strong.
Otherwise, their Yemeni government forces would not have been beaten by a guerrilla force and lost the base camp of their capital.
Upon hearing that the Houthi armed forces were about to attack their city.
The several generals under his command were suddenly a little panicked.
“You fools! What are you panicking about?!”
“We have tens of thousands of troops here, and we have a clear advantage in numbers!”
“Besides, the Houthi armed forces are indeed fierce, but they are just a group of guerrillas.
They are good at fighting in the wild, but how can they be our regular army's opponent in a head-on confrontation?”
“Immediately order our tank troops to drive out of the city and confront the Houthi armed forces head-on.”
“As long as they can't enter the city, they are definitely not our opponents!”
“I guess this should be the main force of the Houthi armed forces.”
“If we can wipe out all of this army, maybe we can even kill all the way to Sana'a and recapture our capital!”
Mahmoud shouted at the generals around him.
Hearing his words, the eyes of several generals around him lit up.
The commander is right!
The Houthi armed forces are strong, but they are just guerrillas, a loose sand.
Their frontal combat capabilities are not their regular army's opponents at all.
Besides, their equipment is also much stronger than the Houthi's.
As long as they don't let them enter the city, they will definitely be the winners of this battle.
They can even seize the opportunity to wipe out this main force of the Houthi armed forces and recapture Sana'a.
This is a great feat!
Thinking of this, these senior generals were instantly energized.
Each of them was eager to try, ready to make a contribution in this battle.
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