They ordered Sharon to stop sending forces across the canal, and instead to widen the gap on the Israeli side. Sharon did not obey, pleading communications difficulties while sending as many of his forces as possible across the canal.
沙龙的上司也赞同埃及对手的看法。他们命令沙龙停止派军渡河，而是全力扩大运河以方一侧的缺口。沙龙借口通讯困难没有服从，同时派尽可能多的部队渡河。他料定从后方袭击埃及人——摧毁他们阻碍以空军进攻的导弹阵地、伏击援军和物资、在前线制造大规模混乱——可能导致埃及军队出现组织上的崩溃。