Chapter 166: Offense instead of Defense

On the night of Zhan Ri, he led his army to cross the Dabuti River. Because the sword army had stabilized the forward position, Pei Chengyi did not let the leading army advance in the direction of Surat, and went directly south after crossing the river from Shilpur, and the main force surrounded Dulia that night, and the vanguard continued to move south, reaching Malaiwang before dawn.

Although the leading army failed to immediately defeat the Duria and Marais, the left flank of the Sword Army was finally secured.

Judging from the situation on the battlefield in the Surat direction, as long as the army is firmly established at the Dulia and Marais sites, the Indian army on the upward slope of the Mong buyer has only two options. The first is to reinforce Surat from the north of the coastal plain, and fight with the attacking forces in Surat. The second is to attack Maraiwang and Duria from Nashik and Aurangabad, and fight a decisive battle with the leading army on the left flank of the battlefield. Influenced by the western plateau of the Indian Peninsula. The Indian army could not pose a threat to the left flank of the army.

No matter how you choose, it will be difficult for the Indian army to move upward. If they were to go north from the coastal plains, the Indian army would first have to ask the fleet, which had already arrived at the battlefield, if they agreed; With the strike capability of the fleet, even if hundreds of thousands of Indian troops go north at the same time, in the plain area without any cover, it is easy to become the target of the fleet's artillery fire and carrier-based aviation; The battle in the Bay of Bengal direction showed that the fleet poses a mortal threat to the ground forces in the coastal zone. If the Malegon and Duria were attacked from the interior, it would be difficult for the Indian army to concentrate its forces to attack due to the complex terrain conditions, and it would be difficult for the Indian army to concentrate its forces on the attack, and it would be easy to be annihilated by the troops in a campaign war.

Although the Indian army has a third option, that is, to bypass the Marais net and Dulia and advance to the east first. At Jalna turned north, crossed the Sahiadri Mountains, and attacked Jal.com and Psawa. But this choice is no different from sending them to death, because the Indian army has to borrow Daunashik and Aurangabad first. After reaching Jharna, they could only advance along the mountain road, except that the march was greatly affected. The fallen troops stationed in Jalwang and Psavor only needed to deploy a few infantry units in the mountains with the help of the vertical airlift force of the army aviation, and they could smash the Indian army back with artillery fire.

Further east, it is not in the direction of Mumbai, but in the direction of Hyderabad.

It can be seen from this that after the introduction of troops to plug the loopholes in the left flank defense line, the million-dollar Indian army on the upward slope of Meng Buyer became an ornament.

While the leading army was still marching south, the Ming army also crossed the Dabuti River.

According to Pei Chengyi's deployment, after the concave army arrived at Nendubar, it first let the logistics troops and the engineering troops build an offensive position, and then exchange defense areas with the sword army.

In the eyes of many people, Poison Chengyi should leave the sword army behind and attack Surat with the Bi army.

Pei Chengyi did not do this, but asked the withdrawn Sword Army combat troops to immediately go to Jiaerwang and Psawa to replace the troops there. In other words, it was not the Ten Thousand Armies who assisted the fallen army in attacking Surat, but the defeated army that had performed better in the previous battles.

On the morning of the old tool, Pei Chengyi divided the scope of the defense area between the sword army and the Hongjun army.

The 10,000 armies were mainly responsible for the defense of Jalwang and Psawa, and against the Indian forces from the south and southeast. Mainly to deal with the threat of the Hyderabad Front. The Mi Army was responsible for guarding the area between the Dabuti and Narmoda rivers against the Indian army from the east, mainly against the threat of the Raipur Front.

Just when everyone thought that Pei Chengyi had completed the deployment of the defensive line, Pei Chengyi gave an order that no one could understand.

In the afternoon, the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Mi Army marched out of Itarsi on the south bank of the Narmoda River, attacked southward with great speed, took Bedur in the evening of the same day, reached Amra at night, and then divided its forces in two directions, and captured Bergushi and Banturna in the early morning of the old day.

This whirlwind attack frightened the Indian army.

You know, Banturna is less than a kilometre from Nagpur, and Bergushi is the gateway to Gundia, east of Nagpur. Gunqiya is also a strategic point connecting Nagpur and Raipur. In the eyes of the Indian army, Pei Chengyi is sending troops to attack Nagpur.

The question is, why did Bae Seungyi occupy Nagpur.

Although Nagpur is not a state province, it is definitely not under any other state province in the central part of India. Geographically, Nagpur is the western barrier of Raipur and the northern barrier of Hyderabad, and the salient centered on Nagpur blocks the way of the squadron to Raipur and Hyderabad, as long as the Indian army gains a foothold in Nagpur, the main force attacking Surat and the concave army that is sweeping along the coast of the Bay of Bengal will not be able to meet, let alone cooperate in operation. That is, having captured Nagpur, the squadron could flank Raipur from two directions. Then from Nagpur and Raipur moved south and laid siege to Hyderabadara.

The threat to Hyderabad is definitely not a trivial matter, because it is the "companion capital" of India

Before dawn, the Indian army in Nagpur began to prepare for the offensive.

In any case, the enemy could not be allowed to control Bergushi and Banturna, and the squadron must be driven back. Ensure the absolute safety of Nagpur.

Because of the limited means of reconnaissance, the Indian army did not know that the strong mechanized infantry brigade that had reached Bergushi and Banturna not only did not mean to advance to Nagpur, but also began to build defensive positions after occupying the two towns, and used a large amount of engineering equipment.

On the contrary, the 1st Porridge Mechanized Infantry Brigade did not lack reconnaissance means.

The Indian army has just been assembled, and air strikes and artillery strikes have come one after another.

The bombardment lasted for a minute, the artillery fire lasted for a minute, and the Indian ground troops preparing to attack Bergushi and Banturna suffered heavy damage. Complete loss of mobility.

If the attack fails, you can only defend to the death.

The army of Daber Gushi and Banturna, who could not figure it out, did not arrive.

It was not until noon that day that the scouts sent out by the Indian army figured out the situation, and the 1st Porridge Mechanized Infantry Brigade had already gained a firm foothold in Bergushi and Banturna, and the defensive positions were very well repaired

What does Pei Chengyi want to do?

Gujarad, who was remotely commanding, was completely confused.

The squadron stopped at a distance of only one step from Nagpur, could it be that the strength of the thug brigade was used to build a defensive position on the outskirts of Nagpur?

You must know that Nagpur is located on the plains of the Weengena River, and Borguschi and Banturna are both located in the mountains of the Satpura Mountains.

Gujarad didn't know that Pei Chengyi couldn't draw the strength of the thug army at this time.

Besides, the capture of a large city like Nagpur would not only cost troops and time, but also consume extremely valuable ammunition and supplies. In the case of the necessity of concentrating forces on the assault on Surat. There is no reason for Bae Chengyi to invest too much in Nagpur.

The question is, what was the purpose of the capture of Berguch and Banturna?

If only for defense. There is no need for this at all, and there is basically no difference between setting up a defensive position a few kilometers back and building a defensive position against Nagpur.

Just when Gujarad was puzzled, 2 artillery brigades of the Witch Army arrived in Amra.

Although the 3rd Mechanized Communist Brigade did not build artillery positions in Amla, both artillery brigades had a sizable engineering unit. And the artillery has the ability to build artillery positions. What's more, 2 artillery brigades arrived in Hamra by road mobility. Precious rail transport resources were not used, and the two artillery brigades arrived in Amra with a four-wagon, ammunition-transporting train bound for Amla.

Along with the two artillery brigades, the Mi Army, which was resting in Bhopal, was also operating.

In the evening of the same day, the Nu army reached Jabalpur in the upper reaches of the Narmoda River. After the main force crossed the river, the Witch Fighter Armoured Brigade, which was the vanguard, took the lead in the southward assault and captured Nainpur that night.

Now that Nainpur is gone, Gujarad suddenly reacted.

Pei Chengyi is not going to fight Nagpur. It's Raipur.

Soon, Gujarad received more definite information that it was not the assault troops that captured Nainpur, but the armored forces of the summoning army!

Now, Gujarad has nothing to doubt.

In the entire direction, only Raibull is worthy of Pei Chengyi's use of the summoning army.

Look at it the other way around. It is not difficult to understand the assault of the Witch Army. Instead of attacking Nagpur, the Bi army captured Amra. To be precise, to provide artillery positions for the artillery brigades of the Witch Army. Abula was about a kilometer away from Raipur, just within the maximum strike range of long-range artillery. What's more, Al Hamra has a direct railway line to Bhopal, so you don't have to worry about the supply of artillery units. Although Pei Chengyi can also put the artillery in Jabalpur, in order to ensure the safety of the artillery, he must at least leave a combat brigade in Jabalpur, because the area east of Jabalpur is still in the hands of the Indian army. Leaving the artillery in Amara, protected by the medicine army, basically did not have to think about security. Of course, Pei Chengyi must have a more long-term plan. That is to say, as long as the summoned army successfully defeats Raipur, Pei Chengyi will let the medicine army attack Nagpur, and even use the forces of 2 armies to flank Nagpur and level the battle line.

With Ragerald's eyes, it was already very good to be able to see so far away.

In fact, Pei Chengyi's intentions are more than that.

The Witch Army held the muzzle of the gun to Nagpur, and was able to achieve the goal of killing three birds with one stone. The first purpose Gujarad had already seen, which was to protect the long-range artillery of the Witch Army. The second purpose is to contain the Indian army in the direction of Nagpur, so that the Malay army does not have to worry about the security of the flanks. The purpose of the third catty is to defuse the threat in the southeast direction with an active attack and reduce the pressure on the defense line that is thousands of kilometers long.

At this point, the Indian army has only two options.

It was a counterattack in the direction of Nagpur. Fight to recapture Amra, depriving the summoned army of long-range artillery support, and forcing the Mi army to withdraw to its original defensive line. The second is to take the initiative to evacuate Nagpur, concentrate forces to encircle and suppress the summoning army, and hold the more important Raipur.

The question is, will Pei Chengyi let the Indian army choose?

Just when Gujarad was thinking about how to fight. The U.S. adviser sent an even more important piece of information.

The concave army, which had previously wandered on the north bank of the Mehanadi River, had successfully crossed the river in the direction of Brangir. The vanguard is advancing on Tiddlelegher. Another assault force was to advance along the road line towards Berger and was expected to occupy the town leading directly to Raipur before dawn. What's more, two artillery brigades that had been in Jamshedpur two days earlier had arrived in Semburpur on the night of Jam, accompanied by trains that were at least small enough to carry ammunition.

Receiving this news, Gujarad almost fainted in fright.

Broken, heavily armored army. Moreover, it is the most powerful 2 catties of the Chinese Army, and the heavy armored army attacked Raipur at the same time, not to mention that only the Liwan Indian Army guarding Raipur is the Liwan Indian Army, even if there are Jinwan, it is not the opponent of the Witch Army and the Imperial Army. You know, the Yu army took Kolkata without much effort, and the summoning army easily captured Bhopal. Even if you look at the whole world, the ability to attack the tough army and the correction army is unparalleled.

Attacking Raipur with 2 extremely strong heavy armies is simply a must-win.

The question is, what does Pei Chengyi want to do?

To be exact. Pei Chengyi's purpose was to attack Surat, or to capture Raipur.

Although from the height of the whole war. Pei Chengyi didn't have any reason to abandon Surat to attack Raipur, but in Gujaram's opinion. It is very likely that Pei Chengyi will attack Raipur first, because no one can guess Pei Chengyi's intentions, and no one understands how he commanded the army to fight. Looking at it from another angle, the Indian government began to shift to Hyderabad, and Pei Chengyi let go of Surat. It is also a good choice to storm Raipur, because to capture Hyderabadala, you have to capture Raipur. If the squadron can capture Hyderabad before the relocation of the Indian capital is completed. It would leave the Indian government "homeless" and that it would either surrender in New Delhi or flee further south to Bangalore. Surrender is unlikely, and fleeing to Bangalore will certainly paralyze the Indian government in the short term. Even if only the thugs can't work normally for a month, the squadron can take the opportunity to expand the results and break through the front hundreds of kilometers to the south.

The temptation to capture Hyderabad is great, and it is very likely that Pei Chengyi will focus on attacking Raipur.

How long will Raipur be able to hold out?

The question should be asked the other way around, i.e., how long should it last in Raipur.

The relocation of the capital can only be completed in 10,000 days at the earliest. That is, the last group of government personnel will arrive in Hyderabad on 10,000 days. According to the second phase of the war mobilization plan, "the mobilization in the Hyderabad direction can only be completed by the end of the month at the earliest, when more defensive forces can be put in." With the advance of the Chinese Army, it will take a maximum of three days to fight from Raipur to Bala in the sea. If the Indian army had consolidated the outer defensive line of Hyderabad at the beginning of the old month, Raipur's defenders would hold out at least until after the beginning of the moon, and preferably until after the sunrise of the moon.

Will the Raipur defenders be able to hold on to the old days?

Gujarad didn't hold out hope at all, not to mention the old heavens, it was a miracle to be able to hold on to the sky in front of the planing and heavy armored armies.

Of course, the Raipur defenders must hold on to the sky, or at least hold on to the sky.

Having made this judgment, Gujarad immediately ordered the defenders of Nagpur to retreat to Raipur, and at the same time prepared the defenders of Volta, which was located about a kilometer southwest of Nagpur, to counterattack and pin down the Mi army with an active counterattack if they took the opportunity to capture Nagpur.

As long as the defenders of Nagpur are safe to **Pur, the problem of holding the sky is not very big.

Of course, it's still a question of whether it can be safely reached.

Gujarad pinched his khan, very worried that the army that reinforced Raipur would be hit.

Early in the morning, Gujarat's worries turned into incidents.

After the main forces of Nagpur came out. Immediately came under artillery fire.

According to the past situation, the Indian army was hit by fire during the march, and most of it was definitely damaged.

It's just that this time it's a very different story.

The artillery bombardment lasted only about a few minutes, the air strike did not arrive, and the defenders of Nagpur reached Gunjunya after losing about a third of their combat strength.

Upon receiving the news, Gujarad was both excited and puzzled.

If Pei Chengyi concentrated his forces on Raipur, there would be no reason for the defenders of Nagpur to reach Gondia without incident.

Of course, Gujarad did not know that when the defenders of Nagpur reached Gondiya, the main force of the Nu army was only a kilometer away from Gondia.

That is, at the time he received the message. The main forces of the Flying Army have already attacked.

More importantly, at this time the battle in the Surat direction also began.

There was no focus on shelling the Indian troops from Nagpur, not because Pei Chengyi did not want to fight, but because the material supplies could not keep up, and it was necessary to ensure offensive operations in the Surat direction first, and then consider the battle in the Raipur direction. Besides, Pei Chengyi didn't think about using 2 heavy armored corps to attack Raipur, what if the 2 artillery brigades of the summoning army ran out of ammunition in one go, what would happen when they attacked Raipur?

The old thugs were divided by the soldiers, and the Nu army engaged the Indian army in Gondia.

Although the artillery support was not fierce, the Nu army still easily defeated the Indian army after investing in the 1st Dou Armored Brigade and the 1st Congee Mechanized Infantry Brigade, and it took only 2 hours to attack Gundya, crushing the Indian army at about a minute or so at the old point, and occupying Gondia in the evening.

Because the Indian army had just arrived in Gondia, it did not cause much damage to the Umno army.

As night fell, the situation on the battlefield quietly changed again when Raipur's Indian army thought that the Mi army was about to fight outside the city and panicked for the rest of the day.

The Pickers who reached Tidlegel sent only a kilometer south from the time of the thugs, aiming directly at Visakhapatnam.

In order to speed up the assault, in addition to the first armored brigade, the first tangle of the thugs is about a kilometer.

Although this assault is not fast, it is much slower than the sword army, but for the heavily armored army. It's already very good.

Subject to various factors, until the early hours of the day. Gujarad, already busy, received the news that the Recess Army was assaulting Visakhapatnam.

By the time he came to his senses, it was too late.

At 3 o'clock, the assault force of the Cave Army reached Visakhapatnam!