The situation has always been under the control of the Military Intelligence Agency. The Republic spent four years preparing for this war, and the Military Intelligence Agency comprehensively strengthened its intelligence network in India within four countries. Although relying on the information provided by Macri, the head of Indian intelligence who had defected to the republic. The Military Intelligence Agency (MIA) has established a well-established intelligence network in India, but it has not relaxed its intelligence collection work for India over the years. After the conflict in southern Tibet, the Military Intelligence Agency put India second only to the United States. For this reason, Li Cunxun specially promoted a group of young spy personnel and tried every means to send them to India.

The significance behind Rurajapani's dispatch of the Du garrison, which is absolutely loyal to him, to control the families of the senior Indian generals and the integration of the heirs of the senior Indian generals into the garrison is certainly not simple. Li Cunxun did not delay for any time, and went to Yuanfu after receiving the news. To his little surprise, Wang Yuanqing didn't take this matter to heart at all, and just asked the Military Intelligence Agency to continue to monitor the situation in India and not make a fuss.

On the way back to the Military Intelligence Bureau, Li Cunxun understood. With Yuan's discernment ability, he must have expected Rurajapani to do this. In fact, with Rurajapani's performance before the conflict in southern Tibet, there is every reason to believe that he was an iron-fisted prime minister with unwavering perseverance and extraordinary courage. After the conflict in southern Tibet, Rurajapani behaved too weakly, not because his personality changed, but because he had to show weakness. From a certain point of view, Rurajapani is definitely waiting for this war. Only after obtaining a wartime mandate, that is, absolute power. Rurajapani was able to control India on his own terms, without any regard for various interest groups.

Thinking about this, Li Cunxun knows what to do.

The feedback from various sources proves that the Indian people are not united, and many Indians do not support war with China, and even hope to change India's social structure through war. Although Rurajapani after being authorized. India was immediately declared in a state of war and mobilized for war, but given India's domestic situation, Rurajapani had to consider whether the people supported it. In order to gain popular support, Rurajapani must convince the poor that the government is capable of leading India to victory, and that it is more capable of changing the social fabric of India, so that the traditional forces that have usurped too many social benefits can get out of India, so that the poor people can get more benefits. To do this, Rurajapani had to open fire on the traditional forces, and the first thing he did was to take control of the country's coercive apparatus, the Indian army.

According to Li Cunxun's guess, Rurajapani will immediately use his wartime power to announce the implementation of a wartime rationing system.

After taking this step, Rurajapani will surely liquidate the wealth of major families and monopolies, confiscate the assets of traditional powers, and give a glimmer of hope to the poor masses through a new distribution system.

At this point, India is bound to have internal turmoil.

Li Cunxun can see this problem, and Ji Yuanqing will definitely be able to see it.

Back at the Military Intelligence Bureau, Li Cunxun immediately found Liu Xiaobin. In India, there is turmoil, and even if Rurajapani is in control, it is impossible to leave nothing untouched. This opportunity must be fully exploited in order to hit India to the fullest. There is still a lot to do, and Li Cunxun does not want to miss such a great opportunity.

"According to the information received by the judgment network, the Indian army is massing towards West Bengal."

"Has it been confirmed?"

"The reconnaissance aircraft of the Air Force have confirmed the satellite reconnaissance report, and according to the analysis of the General Staff, the Indian army will start a new offensive in the coming days. And it is quite possible in two pounds. Attack in the direction. ”

"Two directions?" Li Cunxun sat down and lit a cigarette.

"At the same time as the assembly towards West Bengal. In the northwest, the main forces of the Indian army also appeared in the direction of Luqiara and Potinda. ”

"What does India want to do?"

Liu Xiaobin sat down on the sand next to Li Cunxun. "We talked to the General Staff on the phone, and according to the judgment of the General Staff, it is very likely that the Indian army will first counterattack on the Western Front to distract us, and then invest heavy troops on the Eastern Front. It's just that the General Staff is also not sure about the direction of the Indian army's assault on the Eastern Front. ”

"What do you mean?" Li Cunxun is also a soldier. Knows the war very well.

"On the surface, the only option for the Indian army is to fight back to Gischenenj and Siliguri and open a ground route to the east. The reality is that the Indian army on the eastern front is not moving towards the east of Bihar. Rather, they were assembling on the south bank of the Ganges, presumably preparing to enter Bangladesh from West Bengal and then to the east. ”

"India preparing to invade Bangladesh?"

Liu Xiaobin nodded and said, "There is such a possibility, but it is not certain yet." The transportation in the lower reaches of the Ganges is very good, and our army has not bombed the transportation infrastructure for the time being, so it is also possible that the Indian army will strike north from the south bank of the Ganges River and attack Kischengenj from two directions. ”

Li Cunxun thought for a while and said, "Did you give the news to the front-line command?" ”

"The General Staff has contacted the front-line command."

"That's good, let Pei Chengyi have a headache." Li Cunxun smiled and said, "I've seen Yuan on the Internet, and the domestic situation in India is very abnormal. Rurajapani controlled most of the sons of high-ranking generals. If I'm not mistaken, Rurajapani will soon have a great reckoning. ”

"Against traditional forces?"

Li Cunxun nodded and said: "Rurajapani has no choice, if you can't make up your mind to eradicate the traditional forces, India's war mobilization will not be very fruitful, and the final outcome of the war will make most of the poor people in India stand against the *government* government, and if you can't stabilize the people's hearts before the fall of New Delhi, no matter where the Indian government flees, it will lose its appeal and lose the legitimacy of its existence." ”

"What instructions does Yuan have?"

"Let's closely monitor the domestic situation in India."

"Didn't get us to take action?"

"Need action?" Li Cunxun asked rhetorically, and then said, "Judging from the current situation, it is not yet time for us to take action." There is no doubt that Rurajapani is very powerful, and by controlling the army, he has achieved the goal of holding absolute power in the country. Under such circumstances, not to mention those traditional forces, I am afraid that even the United States will not have any influence on him. Listen to the meaning of the meta. We would do well to sit back and watch the fight, because whatever the outcome, the situation in India will be volatile and all we have to do is take the right action at the right time. ”

"That's going to have to be done as soon as possible."

"You are solely responsible for this. The matter of assisting in the battle was handed over to Cao Jianhua. ”

Liu Xiaobin nodded and said, "It's okay." I'm not very suitable to assist the army in combat, Cao Jianhua is a soldier, and he is more suitable for this position than us. ”

"Let's arrange it first, and call Cao Jianhua over in the evening to discuss the details."

When Liu Xiaobin left Li Cunxun's office, thousands of miles away, Yuan Chenhao had just walked into Pei Chengyi's office.

"According to the information received, there has been a large-scale movement of the Indian army."

Yuan Chenhao frowned slightly, caught the handheld computer handed by Pei Chengyi, glanced at the information on the screen, and then laughed.

"Not much different from our guesses, the Indian army is ready to counterattack."

Yuan Chenhao nodded and said, "Have you notified the General Staff of the Pakistani Army?" ”

"Not yet, I don't think it's necessary." Pei Chengyi lit a cigarette and said. "Although the information provided by the General Staff stated that the Indian troops assembled on the Western Front are the main combat forces, according to the battlefield situation we have, the Indian army does not have so many main combat forces."

"In other words, it is very abandoned, it may be a reserve and a second-line combat unit."

Pei Chengyi nodded and said, "Judging from the actual situation, the main battlefield of the Indian army is in the east. Not in the west. Although a counterattack on the Western Front can achieve the effect of killing two birds with one stone, there is no reason for the Indian army to invest its main forces in the secondary battlefield. Judging by this. The counterattack of the Indian army on the battlefield on the Western Front will not be very effective. Of course, from our standpoint, we must not let the Indian army down. ”

"What do you mean?" Yuan Chenhao put on an open face to ask for advice.

"Why did the Indian army launch a counterattack on the battlefield on the Western Front? To put it bluntly, it is to make us think that the Indian army has put the battlefield on the western front in place to create an opportunity for their all-out counterattack on the battlefield on the eastern front. If we thwart the Indian counterattack on the Western Front, then the fighting on the Eastern Front will become even more complicated. Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "It is almost certain that the Indian army will put the main force on the battlefield on the Eastern Front." The size of the force must be more than half a million troops. For us, this is the annihilation of the Indian army. Especially a great opportunity for the main forces. Missing this opportunity will inevitably have a serious impact on future combat operations. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to convince the Indian army that we have been fooled and that their counterattack on the Eastern Front can achieve the intended goal. ”

Yuan Chenhao nodded slightly, indicating that he understood what Pei Chengyi meant.

"So we had to adjust the deployment." Pei Chengyi turned out the map, "The army must be ready to participate in the battle as soon as possible, and in the case of an attack on the flank of the Pakistani army, stabilize the battle line for the Pakistani army and block the counterattack of the Indian army in the direction of Srinagar."

Yuan Chenhao glanced at the map and didn't say much.

"The leading army and the army must arrive within twenty-four hours. lead the army to the south, go to Lahore, take part in the battles in the direction of Lahore in reserve; The army went to Sahiwal. Build a defensive line at Sahivar. Pei Chengyi paused a little and said, "The main task of the two armies is to defend, not to attack. ”

"Defense?" Yuan Chenhao immediately frowned. "Both the leading army and the army are strategic response forces. is better at attacking, and the best way to resist the counterattack of the Indian army is to attack. ”

Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "Do you think we should do our best to help Pakistan?" ”

Yuan Chenhao was stunned for a moment and did not answer.

"The Pakistani army has always believed that it is capable of defeating India alone, so why should we "help"? Extinguishing the cigarette butt, Pei Chengyi lit another one and said, "Only by suffering will the Pakistani army take the war seriously and obey our command." After the Indian army's counterattack begins, it will definitely focus on Lahore, and then strike in the direction of depth, cutting off the main communication artery from Karachi to Islamabad, and occupying Punjab, the richest province in Pakistan. At this point in the war, Kistan will inevitably shift his focus and devote the main forces to defensive operations. Let the wounded army stay in Srinagar, even if the Pakistani army stops attacking, we have the ability to lay the foundation for Srinagar and lay the foundation for the next phase of offensive operations. Let the leading troops stay in Lahore, in addition to helping the Pakistani army hold the battle line, the main role is to fight and retreat. Taking advantage of the geographical conditions of the region's crisscrossed rivers to delay the offensive of the Indian army, the Indian army had to continue to invest combat troops, creating an opportunity for the final encirclement and annihilation of the Indian army. The main purpose of the army's defensive line in Sahiwal is to prevent the Indian army from expanding its offensive front to the south and prevent Pakistan from falling into the Pakistan area. ”

Yuan Chenhao's brows jumped a few times, and he understood what Pei Chengyi meant.

If this battle is really fought according to Pei Chengyi's vision, the end of the Indian army will be very tragic.

"The deployment of the Air Force also needs to be adjusted." Pei Chengyi took two puffs of cigarette and said, "The fundamental reason why the Indian army chose the counterattack defense line in Punjab instead of Sindh, which is more certain, is to take this opportunity to contain our air power." Although with the combat effectiveness of our ground forces, even without the support of air power, it is possible to hold the defensive line, but in order to reassure the Indian army to boldly counterattack and then launch an offensive on the eastern front, we must let the air force show something. ”

"The ultimate goal is the Eastern Front."

Pei Chengyi nodded and said, "According to my estimate, the Indian army will move on the Western Front in twenty-four to forty-eight hours after the counterattack. That is, after breaking through the first line of defense of the Pakistani army, the offensive was launched on the eastern front. Judging from the current situation, the Indian army will launch two attacks at the same time on the battlefield on the Eastern Front, one is to directly attack Gissengenja and force us to reinforce the sword army. After this is achieved, the Indian army will send reinforcements from the south to the east through Bangladesh. Achieve the purpose of the campaign to encircle Siliguri. ”

"In this way, we have to hold on to Gissengenja and cut off the Indian army's access to Bangladesh."

"Not to cut off the passage, but to cut off the retreat of the Indian army." Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "Although India's military mobilization capability is very amazing, it is impossible to complete the mobilization work overnight, and newly recruited soldiers need to be trained. The most important thing is that we have two aims, one is to annihilate the living forces of the Indian army, and the other is to create the fact that India has invaded Bangladesh. Only by achieving these two objectives will we be able to obtain the right to use Chittagong. Transporting combat troops and materiel to eastern India through Bangladesh. ”

Yuan Chenhao shook his head with a smile, a little embarrassed to himself.

"Give combat orders to the old army and the mouth army as soon as possible, so that they can prepare for war as soon as possible." Pei Chengyi moved the map, pointed to Bangladesh on it and said, "After the main force of the Indian army entered Bangladesh. The old army attacked the English Bazar and Baharampur, and the mouth army attacked Nabbadvip and Benwang, cutting off the retreat route of the Indian army. ”

"And Raigenj to the north

"This is the task of the Sword Army." Pei Chengyi let out a long breath and said, "From tonight." Airlift the army of knives to Gissengenje. The task of defending Gischengenj was carried out by the Knife Army, whose task was to move south from Gishengenj and capture Raigunj when the airborne troops blocked the southern passage. Block the last passage. ”

"I'm afraid Ling Yunxiao won't agree."

"Can you help him?" Pei Chengyi glanced at his deputy and said, "I will personally greet Ling Yunxiao, and the importance of defending Jishengenjie is no worse than attacking Laigenjie."

Besides, in order to disperse the forces of our army, the Indian army will definitely spare no effort to attack Gissengenje. Whether the sword army can hold Gischengenj is a question. ”

"Then we have to let Hongjun be prepared."

Pei Chengyi nodded and said, "The falling army must be prepared, but it doesn't need to take action early." With the combat effectiveness of the sword army, even if you face an enemy that is more than ten times larger, you are sure enough. After the battle began, the concave army was assigned combat tasks according to the situation. ”

"How to use the airborne old army?"

Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "We just blocked the road for the Indian army to retreat, someone has to block the way for the Indian army to continue advancing, right?" ”

Xi Chenhao was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

"The airlift work must be carried out quickly, and it is necessary to deploy the sword army in place twelve hours before the start of the battle, and then carry out a comprehensive rest." Pei Chengyi let out a sigh and said, "After the battle begins, two armies will be airdropped at the same time, and the pressure on tactical airlift troops will be very great. The troops that have not yet been sent by the Hongjun can stay behind for the time being, and before the Indian army starts to attack, they can use the transport forces of the army and aviation to transport combat materials and some logistical equipment to the front line. You should consult with the staff officers of the Air Force for these tasks, and they must be arranged as soon as possible. ”

"No problem, I'll deal with it right away."

Pei Chengyi nodded and said, "Also, remember to adjust the bomber of the Air Force." ”

"Is it really necessary to notify the General Staff of the Pakistani Army in advance?"

"I'm measured." Pei Chengyi glanced at his deputy and said, "Let's do our things well first, what kind of army can fight depends on their performance." ”

Yuan Chenhao didn't say anything more, got up and left Pei Chengyi's office.

Although Pei Chengyi behaved at ease, he was not relaxed at all.

At this point in the war, a large-scale ground war was inevitable. Strictly speaking. This was the first war fought by the face of the Lord since the founding of the Republic. Although the Republic Army made great contributions during the Peninsula War, due to the geographical environment of the peninsula, the army's investment was not very large, and there were few battles in which large corps and large-scale armored clusters were fought. Unlike the Korean Peninsula, India's Gangetic Plain is ideal for armored forces to fight and also has enough space for large corps to fight.

As the Indian army moves to counterattack, a battle of the large corps will be inevitable.

Even if Pei Chengyi is confident to defeat his opponent, he still does not dare to take it lightly before achieving victory.