When Jing made the battle plan, Pei Chengyi was based on fast fighting and fierce fighting. Dispatching the Umno Army to participate in the war and explaining to Yuan the importance of attacking Bhopal in person is all in order to start the combat operation of attacking Bhopal as soon as possible and not allowing the Indian army enough time to strengthen Bhopal's defenses.

It can be said that when the Indian army invaded Nepal, Mu Chengyi knew that he had to capture Bhopal quickly.

To this end, Pei Chengyi also did a simple war game with Yuan Chenhao. The difference is that it is not Yuan Chenhao who plays Du Qiwei this time, but Pei Chengyi. The results of the deduction strengthened Pei Chengyi's idea that if he could not capture Bhopal quickly. The point of attacking Bhopal will be greatly diminished.

From the perspective of the whole war, attacking Bhopal is not because of how important Bhopal is, but because the capture of Bhopal can greatly shorten the duration of the war. That is, Bhopal just. It's not the end. If it is not possible to quickly advance westward after the capture of Bhopal, sweep the north bank of the Narmoda River, and cut off the Indian mainland, then attacking Bhopal is only a campaign-level offensive operation and will not have a strategic effect. In order to achieve strategic results, it is necessary not to invest too many troops in Bhopal, and it is necessary to leave sufficient combat forces behind to launch a strategic offensive in depth after the occupation of Bhopal. The only way to capture Bhopal with minimal forces is to capture Bhopal before the Indian army strengthens its defenses. It was also possible to attack as quickly as possible.

It can be said that the whole tactical idea is very clear and very simple and clear.

It's not so easy to implement.

After the Didan Armored Brigade captured the Eda faction, Pei Chengyi ordered the air force to bomb Bhopal in an all-out manner. And it was clearly demanded that the bombardment of Bhopal should be carried out without interruption, and that the defenders of Bhopal should not be given a chance to breathe. To this end, not only tactical aviation units were fully mobilized, but even strategic aviation units took part in the battle. Although the continuous bombardment is unlikely to destroy the defensive positions of the Indian army, it can cause great psychological pressure on the Indian army and make the Indian army unable to breathe; The spirit is always in a state of high tension. Soldiers are also human beings, and if they do not relax their spirits, they will collapse sooner or later.

The Air Force is in full swing. Lu Hang was not idle.

From the beginning of the night of the day, the army began to focus on striking the armored forces of the Bhopal garrison. In Japan, the Army Aviation adjusted its bombing operations and began to focus on bombing the permanent fortifications on the positions of the Indian army. Although the bombing intensity of the ground air force is not as strong as that of the air force due to the limitations of the combat radius and bomb-carrying capacity of the fighters, when striking key targets, it is more powerful than any kind of tactical fighter that is specially used to carry out low-altitude strike missions. In order to improve the effectiveness of the strike, the army aviation even dispatched a few long-range unmanned reconnaissance planes to guide the targets of the attack aircraft group.

The constant bombardment of the thugs throughout the day had very good results.

When the conscription forces moved south from Edawa, they encountered little resistance.

Before the ground forces attacked Bhopal, Pei Chengyi asked the operational staff officer to count the bombing results, compare them with the Indian army's defensive deployment provided by the Military Intelligence Bureau, determine how many targets were destroyed and how many targets still need to be destroyed, and then give the coordinates of the targets that need to be destroyed to the long-range artillery to strike at the artillery preparation stage.

Although in the eyes of most staff officers, the commander-in-chief did not have the slightest pressure, as if taking Bhopal was just a gesture, but Pei Chengyi has been worried about a problem, that is, how strong Bhopal's defense is.

The battle at Edawa proved that the Indian army had mastered the best way to build defensive positions.

Now that a strong defensive position has been constructed at Edawa, there is no reason why the Indian army should not build the same defensive position in Bhopal.

And most importantly, Bhopal is not Edawa!

As the province of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal is a large city with a population of more than 10,000 according to international standards, and because it is located in the plain area of the north bank of the Narmoda River, the urban area of Bhopal is larger than that of Kolkata, which is more than twice the population, and the city of Dokkalcutta is located at the mouth of the Ganges River. Affected by the geographical conditions of the estuary delta, the urban area is not very large, reaching four square kilometers. If you include the surrounding small and medium-sized satellite cities, the total population of Bhopal is close to 40,000. The area of the urban area is more than one square kilometer. The Indian army's defense area is more than one square kilometer.

Attacking such a large area is no easy task.

What's more. It is impossible for Bae Chengyi to attack Bhopal by attacking Edawa, that is, special bombs cannot be used in Bhopal, at least not in the urban area.

The turmoil in Kolkata has not yet subsided, and if he gets into trouble in Bhopal, it will definitely not be Tang Yinglong who will take the responsibility.

Sometimes, Mu Chengyi also had to admire the wisdom of the enemy.

In addition to the old Indian divisions, Bhopal was "guarded" by an international press corps, including several freelance journalists.

According to information provided by the Military Intelligence Agency, the journalists were invited by India to travel to Bhopal, nominally reporting to the world that the Indian army would defend Bhopal to the death, but in fact it was used against the Republic's special bombs. Not to mention killing journalists, as long as special bombs fall on Bhopal, the republic will not be able to eat and walk around.

Although Xiang Linghui did not give special advice, Pei Chengyi knew that special bombs must not be used in Bhopal.

Without the use of special bombs, it would take several days to capture the defensive positions of the Indian army in the square kilometers of Danwa, even if a few more armies were invested.

There is no doubt that what the Indian army wants is to gain time for these few days.

On the night of the concave day, as soon as the Wu army attacked, Pei Chengyi received a battle report from Tang Yinglong. The Indian army in Bhopal is very positional, but it is difficult to ensure the offensive with conventional tactics. Although he had been mentally prepared, Pei Chengyi still felt a headache.

Because Bhopal is the ultimate goal of the call. So Tang Yinglong did not let the troops stop the offensive. Instead, according to Pei Chengyi's instructions, he made steady progress while avoiding large casualties. Capture Indian positions with encroachment tactics. The Nu army was also well prepared, and the engineering troops who followed the main forces played a very key role in the battle, as did the engineering keys specially allocated to the armored forces. According to the battle report of the summoning army, when attacking, the main battle tank equipped with engineering swords rushed to the front, and the infantry fighting vehicles protected the flanks. Then use blasting to destroy the underground tunnels. Although it is difficult to improve the offensive level with such a tactic. However, it can minimize offensive losses.

Here's the problem, the offense doesn't go up. How long will the battle last?

By the dawn of the blade, within an hour, the attacking troops of the Wu army had only advanced 2 kilometers, an average of about 2 meters per hour. Although the casualties in the battle were not large, the officers and men in the battle were not as strong as the men, and the disabled were not as good as the Tianren, and the battle losses were even more minimal, with only 2 vehicles compared to 4 vehicles. The mutual mouth was destroyed. Several damaged tanks and vehicles can be repaired on the front line, but at this level of attack, it would take 2 months for the summons to take Bhopal.

There is no doubt that a single month, even two weeks, will render the Battle of Bhopal meaningless.

What to do?

Tang Yinglong is also thinking about this problem. On the morning of the ugly morning, he spoke with Pei Chengyi on the phone, suggesting that the two combat brigades that served as reserves should open up two new offensive directions. According to his estimates, attacking from three directions at the same time would double the advance and take Bhopal before the end of the month.

Bae did not take Tang's advice because his plan was to take Bhopal before the Kouyue Day.

If it drags on until the end of the month, not only will more ground troops be deployed in Bhopal, but the Indian army will have enough time to improve the defensive deployment of the area on the north bank of the Narmoda River.

The assault is definitely no fun, and the golden world is staring at it.

What annoyed Pei Chengyi a little was that Du Qiwei must have seen his predicament. On the afternoon of the first day of the first day of the United States, a certain Pentagon official privately revealed to the people that Bhopal is impregnable, and the only way for the squadron to defeat Bhopal is "that is, to use tactical nuclear weapons." The news immediately spread across the globe, leading those who had nothing to do to believe that the republic was about to use tactical nuclear weapons in Bhopal.

The purpose of the US move is very clear, and that is to tell the Chinese government not to play with fire in Bhopal.

Pei Chengyi also received a call from Xiang Linghui that afternoon, and Yuan had already given clear instructions. Special bombs cannot be used in Bhopal.

Although Pei Chengyi never thought about using special bombs at all, this order still made him feel uncomfortable.

Plainly. At this time, Pei Chengyi felt that his hands and feet were tied for the first time, and he was very uncomfortable.

If you can't storm it, what can you do to take Bhopal before the moon?

At this time, Yuan Chenhao raised a very important question, that is, why did he want to play Bhopal?

The purpose of attacking Bhopal was nothing more than to open a passage to the west. If the same can be achieved, why not do it else? For example, let go of Bhopal and look a little broader.

Inspired by Yuan Chenhao, Pei Chengyi quickly straightened out his thinking.

Indeed, as Yuan Chenhao said, fighting Bhopal is only a means, not an end. Since it is not an end, other means can be used to achieve the same end.

In the evening of the same day, before dinner, Pei Chengyi contacted Tang Yinglong and asked the 1st Armored Brigade to continue to attack Bhopal from the front, dispatch reconnaissance troops, and closely monitor the direction of Bhopal's Tower. On top of that, the 1st Witch Thug Armoured Brigade and the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade were moving west from the north and south of Bhopal, preparing to stop the Indian troops who were rushing to Bhopal.

When Pei Chengyi adjusted the tactical deployment of the summoning army. Yuan Chenhao began to adjust air support and artillery support.

After redeploying the combat operation, the two men left the tactical command center and went to the officers' cafeteria.

still ordered those dishes, and when the orderly served the dishes, the two chatted.

"Siege is indeed the solution, but it is not the most ideal solution. In other words. In order to achieve the most ideal results, there are several conditions that must be met. ”

Pei Chengyi nodded with a smile and motioned for Yuan Chenhao to continue.

This catty, the tactic was thought of by Yuan Chenhao, so Pei Chengyi didn't want to "compete for merit" with him.

"There is no doubt that the Indian commander must have expected that we would adopt the tactics of encircling the point and sending reinforcements. Otherwise, no such extensive defensive positions would have been built in Bhopal, and reinforcements would not have been sent to Bhopal in a piecemeal manner. How can we achieve this goal when the opponent has already mastered our tactics? On the other hand, what is the purpose of the opponent's desire for us to use the tactics of encirclement and reinforcements? There is no doubt that the army cannot quickly capture Bhopal, but can only kill the Indian troops reinforcing Bhopal, and if it wants to take Bhopal, it will have to invest other combat units. Walked to Shanghai. Even if we try our best to take Bhopal. It is also impossible to immediately stop moving forward in Bhopal. The purpose of the Indian army's stubborn defense of Bhopal is nothing more than to make us stop advancing. That is, even if Bhopal is lost, the Indian army has achieved its goal. From our standpoint, the only solution is to continue westward and dash the hopes of the Indian army. The large army marched westward. Is it possible to bypass Bhopal? There is no doubt that we cannot bypass Bhopal, because Bhopal is the transportation hub of the region, and even if Bhopal were to be surrounded as the siege of Allahabad did, the westward advancing army would certainly have logistical problems. What's more. The Indian army has learned from experience, the extent of the defensive positions in Bhopal is more than ten times that of Allahabad, and the railway station is in the center of the city, if we use Allahabad method, build a temporary railway in the suburbs for hundreds of kilometers. This obviously does not work, we do not have so many engineering troops, we do not have so many engineering supplies, and we do not have so much time. The railway has been built, and I am afraid that our army would have occupied Bhopal long ago. That is, we must take Bhopal. And it is necessary to capture Bhopal before the main forces advance westward. ”

Pei Chengyi shook his head with a smile and said, "You said so much, you just want to say that you have to make the defenders of Bhopal surrender."

Yuan Chenhao was stunned for a moment, and then said, "It seems that I am salivaing in vain." ”

"You have a good analysis, we must get the defenders of Bhopal to disarm and surrender. I guessed your intentions when you proposed the tactic of encirclement and reinforcement, and in fact, it was indeed possible to force the defenders of Bhopal to surrender by encircling and reinforcing the point. The question is. There was no guarantee that there was no information provided by the Military Intelligence Agency, and the defenders of Bhopal had about half a year's stock of food and ammunition, so it was not a problem to hold it for three months. While the removal of reinforcements can shake the defenders, in extreme cases, it does not necessarily lead to the defenders disarming and surrendering. ”

"There has to be something else

Pei Chengyi nodded and said, "What good way have you thought of?" ”

"I thought about it, but we couldn't do it."

Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "Who do you think can do it?" ”

Yuan Chenhao hesitated for a moment and said, "You have guessed everything, do you still need me to say more?" ”

"Come on, maybe we'll want to go together

"Isn't Lu Chengwen still looking for those freelancers?"

Pei Chengyi immediately laughed and said, "It seems that I guessed correctly, we did want to go together." ”

"But Lu Chengwen directly obeys the command of President Xiang, and we have no right to arrange tasks for him

Xiang Zonghao said that as long as he can defeat Bhopal, except for those special weapons, there is no reason not to support Pei Chengyi picked up a cigarette. first clicked on Yuan Chenhao and said, "Besides, I have known Lu Chengwen for so many years. It's also a bit of a friendship, even if you don't ask Mr. Xiang, he will help us.

Not to mention anything else, after fighting for so long, in addition to participating in the operation to rescue the pilot, the special forces have been watching the excitement from the sidelines, and Lu Chengwen has long wanted to try his skills

"It couldn't be better."

"But now is not the time."

Yuan Chenhao frowned slightly, as if he didn't understand what Pei Chengyi meant.

"At the beginning of the battle, our offensive slowed down, and the fighting spirit of the Indian army must be very high Pei Chengyi took two puffs of cigarette and said. To break the enemy's fighting spirit, you must first destroy the enemy's hope. Wait until the summoning army fights a few beautiful battles of annihilation in the suburbs to completely defeat the hope of the defenders of Bhopal, and then let Lu Chengwen take action. Only then can we defeat the Indian army in one go and let the Indian army make the wisest choice

"We have to find the location of the Indian army headquarters."

"It's definitely underground, and it's buried deep. Of course, this is a technical thing. We can't do it

Yuan Chenhao nodded and said, "I'll arrange the relevant work and try to determine it as soon as possible."

"No problem, you are responsible for this matter, I will contact Lu Chengwen and ask him to send more special forces

The two of them didn't say much, waited for the orderly to bring the food, and then returned to the tactical command center after filling their bellies.

The fighting in Bhopal continued, with several combat battalions of the 1st Armoured Brigade taking turns and pushing forward without giving the Indian army much respite. In order to strengthen the offensive force, Tang Yinglong even asked the brigade artillery to be stationed on the front line, and placed several electromagnetic guns on the hillside outside the Indian army's position to provide direct fire support for the attacking troops. There is no doubt that the power of large-caliber electric sulfonal guns is far greater than that of millimeter electromagnetic guns on tanks, and also far beyond anti-tank missiles on combat vehicles.

Forgiveness; The armoured brigade has moved from the north to the west of Bhopal and is advancing towards Sehr. All the Indian troops who had reinforced Bhopal from the west had passed through Sehr, and it was indeed an exaggeration to summon an armored brigade to deal with the Indian reinforcements that were arriving.

The 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade is advancing towards the town of Reinali, south of Bhopal, through which all Indian troops arriving from the south bank of the Narmoda River have to pass. Although the Air Force had blown up all the bridges over the Narmoda River, the Indian Army had a lot of equipment to cross the river, and the upper reaches of the Narmoda River were not wide, so the troops could easily swim across them. Hold Renali and you can hold off the other half of the reinforcements.

The summoning army has already set up a posture and is waiting for the Indian army to send it to the door.