The battle on the battlefield was in full swing. In the early morning of the same day, Rurajapani received definite news that the Chinese airborne troops had established a field airfield near Siliguri and that the ground forces were attacking Siliguri. Ironically, it was the United States that provided the message, which helped India to create a modern military communications command system. In other words, the US military intelligence system did not grasp the exact situation until nearly an hour after the war broke out.

In modern warfare, the military communications command system is undoubtedly the most important and the weakest link.

The dominant side will certainly destroy the opponent's military communications and command system after the start of the war, and the main purpose of the round bombing against the opponent's strategic targets is to do so. communications are interrupted, and military decision-makers are unable to grasp the exact situation; The command was poor, and the military commander could not give orders in time. In modern warfare, in which the system decides the winner, the communication command system is paralyzed, which is equal to the entire military system.

After the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, the Indian army has been working hard to improve the military communications and command system. Because wireless communications are susceptible to interference from the other side, India has invested huge sums of money in building a wired communication network that runs through the entire territory and is directly connected to the front-line command headquarters. During the conflict in southern Tibet, the shortcomings of the Indian army's communications and command system were once again exposed. In order to avoid making the same mistake in the next war, India has not only hired US military technicians to design a modern communications and command system for the Indian army, but has also imported a lot of advanced equipment from the United States, hoping to build a more solid communications and command network with the help of the United States. The problem is that any communication command system is flawed. Wired communication networks are not susceptible to interference, but the transmission distance is very limited, and signal relay stations need to be set up along the way. Using the same infrastructure as the civilian wired communication network, it is easy to be paralyzed by the enemy's information warfare forces before the outbreak of the war, and before the war, China's cyber warfare forces attacked Japan's communications system, resulting in the complete paralysis of Japan's military communications network. Establishing a military communications network alone is costly. What's more, no communication relay can be absolutely secure. In the absence of a guarantee of intelligence security, the communications relay station, which is often referred to as the communication center, is vulnerable to attack. And that's exactly what happened. After the start of the war, the Chinese Air Force focused on attacking communications centers in various parts of India, paralyzing India's military communications network. It can be seen from this that on the premise that the military strength has not been substantially enhanced, the survivability of the military communications command system cannot be enhanced, and it is impossible for any existing method to make the weak stronger.

If there is a problem with India's military communications command system, then there should be no problem with the US military intelligence system.

Issuing the "alert" nearly an hour late has a lot to do with the strategic judgment of the United States.

Although long before the outbreak of the war, the US intelligence agencies concluded that China would not go to war just to help the establishment of the Sikkim state, and that as long as the war broke out, China would attack the Indian mainland, many senior US military generals, including Du Qiwei, believed that China would attack in the northwest theater first, and then attack in the eastern theater. The reason is very simple, as long as the squadron enters the territory of India, the Indian army will launch a strategic counterattack. Although the Indian army is not the opponent of the squadron, it will not have much problem dealing with Pakistan. If the squadron attacks on the eastern battlefield first, the Indian army will counterattack on the western battlefield and strive to defeat Pakistan first. With the collapse of Pakistan. Victory on the eastern battlefield will become insignificant. China still has to do a lot to keep Pakistan at bay. In this case, China's ideal choice would be to stabilize Pakistan first, defeat India in the west, and then attack in the east.

Based on this judgment, the United States has placed heavy strategic reconnaissance forces in the Kashmir region.

Although some subsequent phenomena have called into question the views of senior US generals, for example, China's main field forces are concentrated in the east, and the ground troops sent to the west are only three corps, accounting for less than 3 percent of the thugs' field army, and for example, the squadron's reconnaissance work before the war is mainly concentrated in the east and does not care much about the west. However, in the eyes of some high-ranking US generals, including Du Qiwei, this is exactly the strategy of "striking the east and attacking the west" in China's art of war. To some extent, the judgment of the US military is not wrong. In the case of poor road traffic, the number of ground troops is not a critical factor. No matter how negligent the US generals are, they will not ignore the three airborne armies. In the case of the Airborne Forces as the main offensive force, the problem of the deployment of the army is not so prominent. As long as logistical support is in place, the airborne troops can complete the campaign maneuver within the time of mouth and move from the eastern battlefield to the western battlefield.

Others don't say it, even Duchway is convinced that the first shot of the ground battle will be fired by the Airborne Forces.

I have to admit that Dudgway's judgment is very accurate

It was indeed the Airborne Forces that entered India first, but Du Qiwei was unable to accurately judge the direction of the attack.

Although the United States' strategic reconnaissance capability should not be underestimated, the country's reconnaissance capability is unlimited. If the basic judgment is wrong, the United States' strategic reconnaissance capability will not be able to show the actions of the squadron in a timely manner, let alone issue an alert in a timely manner.

After learning about the entry of Indian reinforcements into Sikkim. Duchway immediately concluded that the squadron would quickly engage in ground warfare.

This time, Dudgway's judgment was still very accurate. As a direct cross with the squadron

"Jean's U.S. general, Du Qiwei is very familiar with the first squadron's reason for fighting for the establishment of a state in Sikkim, and if India does not send reinforcements to Sikkim, Wang Yuanqing will have no reason to send troops to India. As long as the Indian army enters Sikkim again, Wang Yuanqing can start a ground war in the name of "defensive counterattack".

In Du Qiwei's view, Wang Yuanqing is waiting for this opportunity.

It was only in the evening that the squadron did not attack on the western battlefield, and even the Pakistani army did not move, and Du Qiwei reacted suddenly.

After adjusting the flight trajectory of the reconnaissance satellite, Duchway also made the strategic reconnaissance plane deployed in Diego Garcia take off urgently.

However, it will take at least four hours for the satellite to enter a new orbit, and the strategic reconnaissance plane from Diego Garcia will not reach the Bay of Bengal until an hour later. Until he received the exact information, Duchway did not make any more bold predictions. Because it has been proven that any prediction can go wrong.

It is precisely because of this that it was not until about 3o minutes into the point of the introduction of the sun that the Pentagon figured out the situation on the battlefield.

The squadron has entered the territory of India and has established a field airfield near Siliguri. This move proves that the purpose of the squadron is not only to defend against counterattacks, but to divide the eastern part of India and then concentrate its forces to eliminate the Indian army in the region.

This time, Dudgway didn't make another mistake.

According to his inference, the squadron will attack the eastern part of India first, and then move to the northwest region of India after winning. Avoid fighting on two fronts. At the same time, Dudgway also showed the mistakes he had made before. That is, the basic conditions in the northwest direction will not be changed by the war intentions of the squadron. Until the route to the Indian Ocean is opened, that is, the sea supremacy of the Indian Ocean, China can only rely on the Tahandtiao railway line to provide logistical support for front-line combat troops. No more than 2 corps can be put into combat units. In order to defeat the Indian army in the western battlefield, the squadron needs to invest at least one army. That is, in order to provide sufficient material support for the front-line troops, it is necessary to open sea routes in advance. The Chinese fleet could only reach the Arabian Sea in a few days at the earliest, and the convoy would not reach Karachi until around the 7th. It can be seen from this that the time for the squadron to launch a large-scale offensive on the western battlefield will not be before August 7. During this period, the squadron's key task was to defeat the Indian army on the eastern battlefield. Stabilize the eastern battlefield.

With this conclusion in mind, it was easy for Dudgway to think of another scenario. That is, when the squadron concentrates on attacking the eastern part of India, the Pakistani army will not defend on all fronts, but will launch a large-scale offensive. The reason is simple. If the Pakistani army adopts a defensive strategy, it will simply not be able to hold the long India-Pakistani border, or even the Kashmir ceasefire line. With limited troops, the Pakistani army went on the defensive. It is tantamount to self-defeating.

Because the main purpose of the concubines of the Pakistani army is not to defeat the Indian army, but to hold on for a few days and wait for reinforcements from the squadron, the Pakistani army can only actively attack. Strive to allow the Indian army to spend more time on defense, so that the Indian army cannot attack.

After making his judgment, Dudgway did not delay and immediately gave the news to Stark.

Stark hadn't forgotten Dudgway's advice. While providing battlefield information to India, India was warned to pay close attention to a possible surprise attack on the northwestern battlefield.

Even before receiving the warning, Rurajapani realized the gravity of the situation.

There is only one reason why he is worried, and that is that it is too "quiet".

After the outbreak of the war, the Chinese Air Force focused on striking important military targets, including command centers, communications centers, air bases, and air defense positions, as was the case with the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War and the conflict in southern Tibet. After completing the "strategic strike", they turned to large-scale bombardment of infrastructure such as roads, bridges, passes, ports, etc. The intensity of the round bombing is enough to prove that the Chinese Air Force has invested a large number of combat aircraft, and the thousands of combat aircraft have not penetrated deep into Indian airspace, and must be performing other missions.

Although Rurajapani is not a soldier, he can also guess that the Chinese air force is supporting the ground forces in the fight.

The problem is, Sikkim is that big. Even without the Air Force, the Chinese Army Aviation can provide adequate support to the ground forces.

Thousands of planes, where the hell is secret

If thousands of planes had not been dispatched in a big way. It is enough to illustrate a problem that worries Rurajapani even more. That is, the Chinese Air Force is preparing for a large-scale offensive operation. And not an air offensive. In other words. The war will soon break out.

Eastern Front, or Western Front?

Like the American generals, Rurajapani first thought of the Western Front.

The reason is similar: Pakistan is too fragile, and there are no insurmountable natural barriers between India and Pakistan. If India is determined to strike back. They will attack the entire border. China is unlikely to allow Pakistan to fall, or even to deal a heavy blow to Pakistan, lest it have repercussions for other countries in South Asia. In this way, China must stabilize Pakistan. Ensuring the security of Pakistan. In a situation where forces are limited, the most effective defense is to attack. As long as the squadron attacks on the battlefield on the Western Front and puts on a posture of attacking New Delhi, the Indian army will not dare to attack Pakistan. New Delhi must be defended with all its might.

What Rurajapani never expected was that the squadron would attack on the Eastern Front first.

Before he could react, Stark sent the claw thugs a third message, namely that the trapped troops deployed in Yecheng in northwest China must be on their way to the battlefield of Kashmir. In order to attract the attention of the Indian high-level, Stark also sent information about Tian Jun, emphasizing that this was a heavy army.

Even if it wasn't elaborated, it could have made Rurajapani's heart tremble.

Although the Sojo Army is not well-known among China's many field armies, as an ace unit that participated in the Peninsula War, its combat effectiveness surpassed that of all the armored units of the Indian Army.

At this point, China's strategic offensive intentions have become very obvious.

The main purpose of sending the troops to Pakistan is not to assist the Pakistani army in its offensive, after all, the role of the thug army in the western battlefield is not obvious. The main intention of this move is very simple, that is, to deter the Indian army, so that India will not dare to attack Pakistan easily, and at the same time stabilize Pakistan's military morale and make Pakistan determined to attack. If we consider the two strategic reaction forces deployed in northwest China, as well as the two airborne troops that have not participated in the war for the time being, the squadron will be able to put the strength of an army into the western battlefield within a sleep. A single army can change the strategic balance on the western battlefield, and an army can easily defeat the Indian army in the northwest theater.

At this point, the Indian army has only two choices, one is to attack first, and the other is to actively defend.

The effect of the preemptive attack is the most prominent, because the Pakistani army will definitely enter the offensive position in advance, and its rear defense line will be very empty, if the Indian army can attack first, it can easily defeat the Pakistani army. In World War II, the German army was able to quickly defeat the Soviet army on the Eastern Front, and the key was that the German army's Barbarossa operation began before the Soviet army attacked, resulting in millions of Soviet troops being attacked on offensive positions. Although the advantages of attacking first are obvious, a prerequisite is required, that is, to grasp the accurate timing of the Pakistani army's attack. Here's the problem, which is not stated in Stark's intelligence, except that the Pakistani army will attack in the coming hours. Obviously, this is not enough to serve as a basis for the Indian army's strategic decision-making. The Indian army took the initiative to attack, and it took about an hour to prepare for it. If the offensive of the Pakistani army begins before the Indian army starts to attack, it will not be the Pakistani army that will be moldy, but the Indian army. It is precisely because of this that the senior generals of the Indian army, including Fernandez, are hesitant about this, and even Rurajapani cannot decide on it.

Stark has made it clear that the intention of the Pakistani offensive is only to delay for 7 days and buy time for the squadron to win on the eastern battlefield. If the Indian army is actively defending, can it start a counterattack within 7 days? Push the front to the territory of Pakistan? Fernandez wasn't sure, and neither was Rurajapani. The squadron has begun to move westward, even if the Indian army can withstand the attack of the Pakistani army, as long as the situation is slightly wrong, the wounded army that arrived in advance will attack on behalf of the Pakistani army, and China's 2 airborne troops and 2 strategic response armies will also participate in the battle in time. In this case, not to mention counterattacking within 7 days, it is a question whether it can hold on for 7 days. From this, it follows that the prospects for active defense are not promising.

Although the later the decision is made, the more difficult the situation of the Indian army becomes, Rurajapani knows very well that the wrong decision will only lead to greater disaster.

Drag to New Delhi time around the night flying point. Rurajapani finally received important information that would make him make a decision: the fall of Gissengenj.

Although this news does not seem to have anything to do with the western battlefield, it is enough to make Rurajapani make up his mind.

The reason is very simple, the squadron quickly captured Gischengenja and will definitely penetrate deep into the territory of India. Since the squadron intends to expand the scale of the war. There will be no indifference in the western theater. In this case, even if the Indian army takes the initiative to attack and attacks before the Pakistani army, the squadron will immediately enter the battle and defeat the Indian army.

Rurajapani no longer hesitated, and immediately asked Fernández to order all the troops on the northwestern line of defense to enter defensive positions.

It's just that this order came too late, because the time for the Pakistani army to attack was in August Beijing time, that is, in July New Delhi time. Although the Pakistani army did not start attacking on time in the name of one kind or another. However, under Pei Chengyi's urging, the vanguard of the Pakistani army had already skillfully separated its positions at Beijing time and advanced to the Indian army's defense line.

In other words, when Fernandez gave the order to the front-line troops, he was not yet able to say goodbye to the battle

Because he was not a military commander, Rurajapani did not worry about the war anymore.

As the Prime Minister of India, Rurajapani must do two things, one is to go to the president and ask for war According to Indian law, the president is the head of the country, and the other is to submit a bill to the parliament as soon as possible to put the country into a state of war.

Neither is much of a problem, and the president generally does not veto the prime minister's request, and the parliament has no problem because the vast majority of parliamentarians have long been hoping for a war. Of course, Rurajapani can't be a joke, he must go to the presidential palace immediately, get the president's authorization, and then prepare the war bill before dawn. If all goes well, tomorrow morning, the Indian parliament will approve the war bill, allowing India to officially enter a state of war.

Although Rurajapani does not advocate war with China, he has no other choice at this time.