The military intelligence bureau spear did not enter. But it's impossible to know what Rurajapani talked about.

Without intelligence support, Pei Chengyi could only judge the enemy's possible actions based on the battlefield situation.

The fighting in the direction of Lahore ended in the morning, and after a counterattack by the leading troops, the Indian army quickly retracted its defensive line, and finally stopped about a kilometer west of Lahore, and built defensive positions on the outer defensive line constructed by the Pakistani army.

Limited by positional offensive combat capabilities. Pei Chengyi did not let the army attack, but deployed a mobile defensive position to the west of the Indian army's defense line to monitor the movements of the Indian army.

As tactical intelligence came one after another, Pei Chengyi no longer paid attention to the battle in the Lahore direction.

By noon on the 4th, the situation of the Indian army was basically clear at a glance. After tactical reconnaissance planes and unmanned reconnaissance planes repeatedly inspected the Indian troops in the direction of Lahore, there was sufficient evidence to prove that it was the second-line troops and strategic reserves of the Indian army that attacked Lahore, and not only did they not have much armored strength, but the fighting quality of their officers and men was not very good. Obviously, no army will use strategic reserves to fight the main attack.

The purpose of the Indian army is not to attack Lahore!

According to Pei Chengyi's judgment, the Indian army should start a new offensive in the south on the night of the 4th, that is, after the front in the direction of Lahore has basically stabilized.

In the afternoon, Pei Chengyi's guess was confirmed.

At least two Indian armoured divisions and three infantry divisions have been on the west bank of the Rajasthan Canal between Kasur and Ludhiana, preparing for the attack.

In order to find out the situation, Pei Chengyi took the risk of letting two AWACS planes go south to comprehensively reconnoiter the deployment of the Indian army.

When he received the report from the reconnaissance plane, Pei Chengyi had a trace of doubt.

The Indian army has invested a lot of troops, with 80,000 troops in each division, and in terms of main battle equipment, there are more than 1,000 main battle tanks, nearly 1,000 infantry fighting vehicles, more than 1,000 artillery pieces, and nearly 2,000 combat vehicles of various types. The problem is that this is also not the main force of the Indian army, because its main battle tanks are still old ... Qiao, the infantry table tennis chariot was eliminated early in the 3 series, and most of the artillery was ... Fierce and sword. These old weapons and equipment can basically enter the museum. Not to mention dealing with a well-equipped army, even the Pakistani army can't beat it.

Judging from the assembly location, the intention of the Indian army was to capture Khasul and open a new battlefield south of Lahore. The problem is that the Indian army, which is preparing for the second round of offensive with great fanfare, will certainly not be able to launch an offensive "by surprise" as it did in the early morning of the 4th. Losing the suddenness of the attack, the Indian army did not have any chance to defeat Kasur without the superiority of equipment, and even met the Pakistani army in Kasur.

At this time, Pei Chengyi was faced with a catty, tricky choice, that is, whether to bomb the assembly

Army.

If a few hours ago, this was not a problem, Pei Chengyi would definitely sit on the sidelines, let the Indian army assemble, and wait until the Indian army has attacked, and then carry out air strikes.

After the talks with the chief of the general staff of the Pakistani army, Pei Chengyi could not act recklessly.

If the Indian army is allowed to break through the Pakistani border again, not only will the Pakistani army be annoyed and angry, but Sino-Pakistani relations will also be affected.

The question is, if the Indian army is bombed at this time, will it make the Indian army abandon the operation to attack Chesur?

From Pei Chengyi's standpoint, he must hope that the Indian army will attack Kasul, otherwise the army going south will become an ornament. At that time, the Indian army will attack in other directions, and even if the army's mobility ability is very amazing, it will not be possible to arrive in time. It is even less likely to prevent the Ear Army from penetrating deep into Pakistani territory.

Just when Pei Chengyi was hesitating, a new piece of tactical information caught his attention.

Indian troops were massing not only in the canal area west of Ludhiana, but also in the direction of Bertankot and Bernihar Passes.

This piece of information did not attract Yuan Chenhao's attention, but made Pei Chengyi feel extraordinary.

In Yuan Chenhao's view, the main purpose of the Indian army's buildup in the direction of Bertankot is to prevent the Pakistani army from launching a strategic counterattack in this direction, which is a defensive deployment. If Srinagar falls, the Indian army must hold the Bernnihal Pass at all costs, and it is not surprising that it will gather troops in advance at the Bernihal Pass without confidence in holding Srinagar

Affair.

Pei Chengyi didn't look at it that way, but changed his perspective.

The Indian army was massing troops in three directions at the same time, which clearly went against the original intention of the campaign. It can be said that among the various acts of human beings, the purpose of the act of war is the most clear. No matter what kind of war it is, it's for the ultimate goal. War operations that deviate from the purpose will never end well. The purpose of the Indian army's strategic counterattack is not to achieve much victory, but to contain the republican ** team and create opportunities for the offensive on the Eastern Front. As a result, the Indian army must control the scale of the counterattack and selectively invest in combat units. Otherwise there would have been no strategic reserves in the Lahore direction, and no second-line troops of a division in the Kasur direction. The Indian army is massing in three directions at the same time, and even if all the strategic reserves and second-line troops are used, the investment in troops is very impressive.

Isn't the Indian army planning to attack on the Eastern Front?

In order to find out the situation, Pei Chengyi once again arranged for a reconnaissance force to conduct a detailed reconnaissance of the deployment of Indian troops in the direction of the Bertankot and Bernihal Passes.

After receiving the detailed reconnaissance report, Pei Chengyi suddenly understood.

The Indian army in the Bertancourt direction had 8 divisions. Among them, 2 armored divisions with 6 pounds, infantry divisions; Except for one infantry division, which is a second-line army, the other three divisions are the main first-line troops; The 1st Fighter Armored Division is still the dead army of the scarf, and its vertical force is equipped with 7 Feng battle tanks; The first infantry division shoots fan? One of the few heavily armored mechanized infantry divisions is equivalent in size to the Republic's heavily armored corps, with not only one tank brigade, but also several armored brigades.

The Indian army in the direction of the Bernihar Pass has a mouth. division, among which only! armoured divisions; As with the Indian army in the Bertancourt direction, except for the 6 infantry divisions, which were second-line troops, the other 6 divisions were the main forces of the first line; The scale of the establishment of the old armored division is not as good as that of the first thug armored division, but the quality of equipment is still very high, and the main battle equipment is the "Leopard 4" main battle tank purchased from Germany; The first-line infantry divisions are all mountain infantry divisions, and 3 of them also have separate army aviation brigades, which are very suitable for fighting in the rugged Kashmir region.

The tone has gathered a division, and there is a division that is the main force on the front line. Is this a defensive operation?

Don't say that Pei Chengyi doesn't believe it, even Yuan Chenhao doesn't believe it.

If it's not defensive, go on offense, there is no third possibility.

The question is, where is the Indian army ready to attack?

If the Indian army goes out from Bethankot, attack the northern part of Lahore, and cooperate with the troops in the south. To achieve the goal of encircling Lahore, then the strength of 8 divisions will definitely not be enough. Take 10,000 steps back. It is very likely that the Indian army will target the main force of the Pakistani army, which is heading south to Lahore. It is also a bit difficult to fight a war of annihilation with 8 divisions. If we take into account the 6th Hitter's Army, which has been entrenched in Lahore, the Indian army needs to invest at least one division of troops in the direction of Bertankot to have enough ability to fight a large-scale annihilation battle north of Lahore. Obviously, Bertankot was not the main direction of assembly of the Indian army, and it was impossible for the Indian army to crucify itself in the direction of Lahore at this time.

Bertanodd was not the main rallying direction. Then the Bernihal Pass is the main assembly direction.

Seeing this clearly, Pei Chengyi and Yuan Chenhao knew it in their hearts.

It can be said that the focus of the Indian army is on the Bernihar Pass, to be precise, in Srinagar.

Whether it is in the direction of Kasur or in the direction of Bertankot, it is to cover for the Indian army to reinforce Srinagar. It was only at this time that Pei Chengyi and Yuan Chenhao's judgment of the battle situation diverged.

According to Yuan Chenhao's judgment, it is impossible for the Indian army to take holding Srinagar as a task, because the Indian army cannot hold Srinagar at all. Even if there is no way for the army to capture Srinagar in a few days, as long as the battle starts, or as long as the army attacks, the focus of the Chinese and Pakistani armies on the Western Front will turn to Srinagar, and finally capture Srinagar. No matter how many troops the Indian army invested in Srinagar, it was impossible to achieve a final victory due to the difference in strength. In this way, the main task of the Indian army is not to reinforce Srinagar, but to deploy a second line of defense south of Srinagar, that is, on the Bernihar Pass, to prevent the Chinese and Pakistani forces from moving south quickly after capturing Srinagar. Considering the actual situation, the Indian army will not ignore the squadron's ability to jump and attack, as well as the fundamental purpose of the squadron's attack on Srinagar. If Pei Chengyi was willing, before the wounded army occupied Srinagar, other troops would be sent to capture the Bernihar Pass, opening the door to the northwest of India. As long as the Indian army is aware of this problem, it will strengthen the defense of the Bernihal Pass in advance to avoid losing this extremely important strategic point prematurely.

It can be said that Yuan Chenhao analyzed the situation at the tactical level, while Pei Chengyi paid more attention to the problems at the strategic level.

After the declaration of war, India, in spite of the huge disparity in strength, preemptively launched an offensive on the western front and actively prepared for offensive operations on the eastern front. That is to buy time for the country's mobilization for war. In order to achieve this, the Indian army had to hold Srinagar, at least at least at the beginning of the war. If Srinagar falls into the hands of the Chinese and Pakistani forces, the northwest region of India will open the door and lose room for strategic defense. If you look a little further, you can also see the intention of the Indian army to defend Srinagar.

The Indian army rushed to attack on the Western Front, and the purpose of the campaign was to create opportunities for an offensive on the Eastern Front. To this end, the Indian army must force Pei Chengyi to put more strategic reserves into the Western Front. Because under the blockage of the army, the Indian army was not able to take Lahore according to the intended purpose, and even did not pose much threat to Lahore, under the threat of the army, the Indian army's offensive in the direction of Kasur will not have much effect, and the northern area of Lahore is a key defensive area of the Pakistani army, and the Indian army has lost the suddenness of the attack, so the Indian army can only pin its hopes on the direction of Srinagar. Switch angles. If the army's attack on Srinagar is frustrated, it will not be possible to capture Srinagar according to the calculations. Even after the Indian army took the initiative to retreat after the counterattack, Pei Chengyi had to provide reinforcements for the army. Judging from the current situation, the only reinforcements that Pei Chengyi can send are the Airborne Army.

Seeing this clearly, Pei Chengyi affirmed a problem, that is, the Indian army saw his deployment on the battlefield on the Eastern Front.

After figuring out this problem, Pei Chengyi's new choice is whether to invest in the Airborne Army.

If unmoved, it is very likely that the Indian army will adjust its deployment on the battlefield on the Eastern Front and not give Pei Chengyi too many opportunities. If the Airborne Army is dispatched, the fighting on the Eastern Front will be affected, and the goal of total annihilation of the Indian army will not be achieved.

What to do?

There are only a few hours left for Pei Chengyi to make a decision.

In the afternoon of the same day, Pei Chengyi adjusted the air force's operational plan, "let the tactical aviation deployed in Pakistan and the northwest region of the Republic focus on bombing the Indian ground forces in the direction of the Bernihar Pass, and even let the long-range artillery deployed in Wauzirabad turn their guns and carry out a covered shelling of the Bernihar Pass... The shallow distance of the mouth is only a beater's meter, and it is within the strike range of the artillery so far! Internally, Pei Chengyi also sent the army aviation low-altitude strike force that had just arrived in the Kashmir area to assist the tactical aviation, focusing on the Indian army's armored forces and army aviation in the area of the Bernihar Pass.

At this point, Pei Chengyi no longer had any worries, and fought with the Indian army Ding against Ding, Mao against Mao.

It can be seen that Pei Chengyi is by no means a conservative commander.

Now that the campaign intent has been revealed, there is no need to continue to conceal it. With the bombardment and artillery bombardment in full swing, the Indian army had only two choices, either to abandon the battle plan to hold Srinagar, or to fight the Republican ** team in Srinagar. There is no doubt that the former can only bring about the complete collapse of the Indian army's overall strategic plan. In the northwest region of the country, he fought a decisive battle with the advancing Sino-Pakistani coalition forces, and finally lost the capital of New Delhi. The latter is not necessarily a good choice, and with the Republican ** team prepared, none of the divisions that are thrown into Srinagar will leave the battlefield intact; In other words, the loss of a division at Srinagar must have had a great impact on the strategic defense of the Indian army in the later period.

Of course, the most important thing is whether Pei Chengyi will commit airborne troops in Srinagar.

After Yuan Chenhao saw Pei Chengyi's intentions, he was also thinking about this issue.

In other words, when Pei Chengyi is engaged in the airborne troops, the Indian army will start the Eastern Front campaign.

On the surface, the situation was very unfavorable for Pei Chengyi, because in his battle plan, the 2 airborne corps that did not participate in the war had to remain on the battlefield on the Eastern Front. If you put one of the thugs pounds. The Airborne Corps was sent to the theater of the Western Front. It will not be possible to annihilate the main forces of the Indian army on the battlefield on the Eastern Front, and thus it will not be possible to achieve the purpose of the campaign.

In the evening of the same day, when Pei Chengyi ordered the airborne troops to enter combat readiness and prepare to board the plane. Yuan Chenhao raised this question in person.

"Whether to use the Airborne Army or not, the decision is in our hands, not in the hands of the Indian army." Pei Chengyi is very patient. "I have already spoken on the phone with Sai Zhibiao, and the generals will fight with all their might, and the result is still uncertain, after all, the Indian army has invested twelve divisions. And most importantly, when and how many airborne troops we put into the airborne forces. The Indian army could not guess, and it was impossible to guess blindly. As long as you take advantage of this, you will be able to seize the initiative

Yuan Chenhao frowned slightly, and said, "You mean, use this opportunity to annihilate the living force of the Indian army?" ”

Pei Chengyi nodded and said, "At this time, the intentions of both sides are exposed in broad daylight. In order to launch a decisive strategic offensive on the Eastern Front, the Indian Army will do whatever it takes to force us to commit the Airborne Forces on the Western Front, otherwise it will not concentrate more than 20 divisions and put pressure on us in three directions. Imagine what would happen if we were not in a hurry to commit the Airborne Army, but took advantage of the eagerness of the Indian army to fight a battle of the Great Army at Srinagar? In other words. Even if we need to invest airborne troops at the last moment of the campaign, as long as we can inflict heavy losses on the Indian army in the early stage of the campaign and annihilate a large number of the Indian army's vital forces, the airborne troops that need to be invested are very limited and will not have much impact on our combat operations on the Eastern Front. In the long run, if Srinagar can be turned into the graveyard of the main force of the Indian army, it will also be of great help in the future attack on the northwest region of India. ”

At this time, Yuan Chenhao understood.

Pei Chengyi is a general, using the purpose of the Indian army to achieve his own goals. The main forces of the Indian Army will not pass through a division. Among them, there are about the old divisions deployed on the battlefield on the Western Front, and this time the Indian army has invested a total of one main division, even if it can only kill 6 main divisions in the Srinagar direction, it can inflict heavy damage on the Indian army.

"If you really want to fight like this, there is a lot of pressure on the wounded army."

"It's really big, that's why I agreed to say yes. An additional low-altitude strike brigade was sent to the puppet army. And prepare the 3rd Assault Brigade for transfer. Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "Actually, as long as Sai Handle Biao doesn't mess around, make reasonable use of the troops in his hands, and accurately grasp the battlefield situation." Engage with aggressive defensive tactics, even without the support of the Low Strike Brigade and the 6th Assault Brigade. It can also take out the desperate Indian army in Srinagar

"You have to take the opportunity and be proactive and tactically counterattack

Pei Chengyi nodded and said: "You are responsible for specific tactical actions, but there is no absolute necessity, do not interfere with the front-line command work." Sai Zhibiao participated in the Peninsula War and had enough war experience to be able to become a commander of a wounded army, which is enough to prove his talent. ”

"Don't worry, I won't dictate the Major General

Pei Chengyi shook his head with a smile and said, "After the battle starts, contact Huaizhi.com and Wang Xueping." Let the thugs 6th Army and the Mouth Army move. Also, remember to tell Shang Xueyun that the good days of the old army basking in the sun are over, and they should be handed over to the Siliguri Defense Area as soon as possible and prepare for the war

"The Old Army?"

Pei Chengyi nodded and said, "Who to send to Srinagar can't be decided yet." It's never too late to be sure until you've got some eyebrows. ”

Yuan Chenhao didn't ask any more, because Pei Chengyi put on a ** formation.

Since the Indian army attaches great importance to the airborne forces of the Republic Army, the strategic reconnaissance force of the US military will pay close attention to the movements of the three airborne armies, and Pei Chengyi is not in a hurry to arrange combat missions, but allows the three airborne armies to prepare at the same time, which can have the effect of confusing the enemy and making the enemy unable to guess Pei Chengyi's thoughts.

War is done in every way, and deceit is only trivial.