Chapter 865: The Eve of the Great War (3)

In order to ensure that the Far East Army would use the Indian rivers to attack the inland areas, the Far East Indian Campaign Command dispatched a large number of advance teams to drive small river vessels for several months to conduct a field reconnaissance of several major waterways that the Far East Army was preparing to use.

A detailed hydrological survey of the major rivers was carried out, as well as a survey of the topography, topography and major towns along the river, which were recorded on DV to produce a real-time military map.

The Theater Command also dispatched a large number of reconnaissance detachments to infiltrate India's inland areas to conduct detailed reconnaissance along the offensive routes of the participating units and with the active cooperation of intelligence stations stationed in India. In particular, in the area of Agra and Delhi, the reconnaissance units of the Ministry of Intelligence and the Theater Command focused on the deployment of the Mughal Empire's military forces and defenses in this area.

Thanks to the efforts of the intelligence department and the reconnaissance units of the theater command, the offensive plan drawn up by the general staff of the theater command basically found out the offensive routes and targets of all the units participating in the battle, as well as the deployment of troops and the deployment of defenses along the route. The smooth offensive of all participating units of the theater command was ensured.

In order to smoothly carry out the Indian campaign, the Military Committee of the Far Eastern Company also built several large airship take-off and landing centers and delta-wing aircraft airfields, as well as material supply warehouses and a complete set of ground maintenance stations in Diu, Calcutta, and Utra. Ensure that the theater command's airboat unit and delta-wing aircraft brigade have sufficient space for take-off and landing, maintenance and replenishment.

The rainy season in India is coming to an end, and the Far Eastern Army units on the island of Ceylon are also actively preparing for the war. Except for morning exercises, all units have stopped all forms of training. Weapons, ammunition, and field materials were also distributed to the soldiers. Even the new recruits who have just joined the army can feel the tension of the approaching big war.

Almost every day, the theater command gathers cadres at and above the brigade level of all participating units to hold meetings in the war room of the headquarters together with the theater staff. The final study and discussion of the upcoming Indian campaign was carried out to avoid mistakes in the battle plan as much as possible.

The grassroots cadres and noncommissioned officers of the participating units were also summoned to a meeting at the battalion headquarters every day to conduct detailed research on the combat missions assigned to the units by their superiors and to conduct careful study on the basis of the detailed information they received, and they were busy until late at night every day.

Lin Hua of the Theater General Staff and Ding Xinghao, Director of the Theater Intelligence Center. Every day is a sleepless night. Pondering over the battle plan that had already been drawn up, hoping to find some loopholes and deficiencies in it. They have already assigned the combat tasks of each unit to the commanders at the brigade and regiment level.

Extremely detailed real-time information distributed to the troops along with the combat mission, including the marching route and the situation of the attack target, including detailed real-time data, maps and videos, so that the participating units can better command their respective units to conduct operations based on these intelligence information.

Hikten and the platoon commander were walking along the beach, towards the battalion headquarters in the distance. After the end of the Japanese campaign, he was promoted to squad leader for his military exploits. Shortly after arriving on the island of Ceylon, he was promoted to deputy platoon commander. Assist the platoon commander in managing the daily work of the platoon.

The deputy platoon commanders and even platoon commanders of the Far Eastern Army units are basically outstanding non-commissioned officers of the grassroots units. If a non-commissioned officer has the potential to lead troops, he will be sent to a military academy for further study, and in the future, he will become a real grassroots officer of the Far Eastern Army. Although the remuneration of non-commissioned officers and grass-roots officers is basically the same, in terms of future development, the future of grass-roots officers is much brighter.

It is not an easy task for non-commissioned officers of the grassroots units of the Far Eastern Army to be sent to military academies for further study. They all performed very well. And have the potential to train and have rich experience in grassroots management, but also to prove themselves on the battlefield as a grassroots non-commissioned officer. This is a chasm that is extremely difficult to cross. And with the large-scale expansion of military academies at all levels of the Far Eastern Army, it has become more and more difficult.

Hikten was in a very happy mood as he stepped on the soft sand and felt the salty breeze on his cheeks. He loved the place very much, with its blue sky, warm sunshine, fine white sand, and coconut groves. Every night, no matter how tired he was from training, he would sit on the beach with his comrades for a while, quietly looking at the sea.

Listening to the sound of the waves and letting the sea breeze blow on your face, it seems like a tired day. It was as if they were all gone.

The battalion headquarters was very simple, just a relatively large tent. Hikten and the platoon commander walked into the tent at the battalion headquarters and found that it was already full of people, and everyone saw them and greeted them. Because Hikten was coming to this occasion for the first time, a group of veteran ruffians all greeted Hikten.

Of course, the greetings were not very kind, and the gentler ones would pat him on the shoulder, but most of them would slap him on the head. No way, this is a tradition of their troops, and it can also be said to be a vice. Veterans to recruits, superiors to subordinates, whether they praise or reprimand, will be slapped in the head.

But everyone is doing this to Hickten, it is pure prank. Because he is the youngest soldier in the battalion, he is usually shy and has a good temper, and he is the last virgin in the battalion, so everyone likes this half-grown child who is usually honest and dares to work the battlefield.

Enjoying the ravages of a bunch of ruffians, Hikten's head was buzzing, and he hated a bunch of veteran ruffians in his heart so much that the roots of his teeth itched, but there was nothing he could do about them.

"Standing ......"

With the shouts of the sentries outside, the soldiers and ruffians who were still laughing and playing in the camp headquarters all stood there in a standard military posture. The battalion commander and instructors walked into the camp headquarters one after another.

"Take a break......

When Hikten and everyone heard the password, they all relaxed. But when the battalion commander passed by Hikten, he suddenly stopped, turned to Hikten and smiled and said, "You kid is here too, haha...... Everyone will take good care of Xiaoxi in the future, and now they are also a little old man with their eyes up......"

As soon as the battalion commander's words fell, the soldiers in the battalion headquarters burst into laughter, and the battalion commander's words made their stomachs hurt from laughter, and Hikten was also blushing with shame, eager to find a crack in the ground to get into.

When everyone was almost laughing, the battalion commander waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, the order from the higher authorities has come down, our cavalry division will join the Eastern Route Army and land in Calcutta, and now I will state to you the specific details of our battalion's combat mission...... )