On the morning of Mo, Pei Chengyi came to the tactical command center. Yuan Chenhao introduced to him the battle situation at night.

"The method has already been thought of, the field air defense forces of the Indian army have not been completely destroyed, and the risk of sending vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft to Ranchi is very large." Yuan Chenhao lit a cigarette and took two large puffs greedily, "The battle in Varanasi was fierce, and after the army forcibly crossed the Ganges, it was stubbornly resisted by the Indian army in the town of Alazhen and the lower reaches of the Song River west of Patna. Tactical aviation is bombarding the defenders of Allah with all its might, supporting the troops to cross the Song River. The biggest problem is that the logistical supply line for the troops has been cut off by the Indian army near Patna, and although the Air Assault Brigade has already rushed over, the convoy carrying war materials is still stuck in Muzaffarpur, and it will not be able to leave until the Air Assault thugs lead the brigade to clear the Indian troops on both sides of the supply line. To this end, I adjusted my tactical airlift forces and airdropped war supplies for the army. ”

"In other words, the Airborne Thug Trade Brigade did not receive airdrop support?"

Yuan Chenhao nodded and said, "I've been trying to contact Li Dongshi, but I haven't been able to get in touch. According to the communications staff officer, the directional communication channel of the airborne brigade has always been connected to the frequency band for medical assistance, and it is likely that Li Dongshi has too many seriously wounded in his hands, so he has to give priority to helping the wounded. According to the information received yesterday evening, the airborne return brigade is in need of medical assistance the most, and Li Dongshi has repeatedly requested that a vertical take-off and landing transport plane be sent to pick up the wounded, but so far no arrangements have been made for them to come. ”

Pei Chengyi let out a long breath and said, "Try to send another set of directional communication equipment." ”

"It is being arranged, but the airlift force is very tight, and the airlift work in the morning is full. In the afternoon, a transport plane can be sent to Ranchi. ”

"How is the battle going in the direction of Calcutta?"

"Much smoother than expected, Ling Yunxiao has already sent a second combat brigade, the large-scale battle of Garden Ridge will be over in the morning, and the remnants of the Indian army in the city will be swept away in the afternoon, and the sword army will be able to sleep peacefully tonight."

Pei Chengyi nodded and said, "Contact the Air Raid Brigade, after the Sword Army captures Gaden Ridge." Immediately attack Canning Harbor. Also, let the air assault fighters lead the brigade to complete the capture mission at the same time. ”

Yuan Chenhao took two puffs of cigarette and didn't say anything. These are combat missions that have long been arranged.

"Have you contacted the amphibious assault fleet?"

"I've been contacted and I'm heading north. If all goes well, the amphibious assault fleet will arrive after the capture of Canning Harbor by the Old Air Assault Brigade, and the convoy carrying war supplies is expected to arrive on the night of the 18th. ”

"Let's act according to Jige, let the amphibious assault fleet participate in the battle as soon as possible."

Without much delay, Pei Chengyi let Yuan Chenhao leave the tactical command center. Although Yuan Chenhao must seize the opportunity of self-expression to lay the foundation for future promotion, it is a few days later. He rested for less than three hours a day, took on most of the tactical command tasks, and was already exhausted.

Waiting for Yuan Chenhao to leave, Pei Chengyi re-examined the tactical deployment of Gongquan?

The amphibious assault fleet was not sent for a landing campaign, and the amphibious assault fleet did not have the capital to fight a landing campaign, because the two marine brigades that had been transported had already come ashore in Chittagong. Pei Chengyi does not value the landing combat capability of the amphibious assault fleet, but its powerful amphibious projection capability. The so-called "delivery capability" can be used to deliver both combat units such as the Marine Corps and war materiel.

The control of Port Canning would be a crucial step in the offensive against Calcutta.

To this end, Pei Chengyi asked the 77th Army to storm Gaden Ridge first, which played the role of killing two birds with one stone, that is, while containing the main force of the Indian army in Calcutta. Gain ground access to support the Mi army and the gangster army.

In order to achieve the second goal, Pei Chengyi also did two things, one was to occupy Port Diamond, but to transport the materials that arrived at Port Canning to Port Diamond, and then from Port Diamond to Garden Ridge, and finally use the railway and road from Garden Ridge to transport the materials to the army and the gangsters.

The key is in Port Diamond, and the problem is in Port Diamond.

As one of the oldest ports in the mouth of the Ganges, the current Port of Diamond is far less glorious than it once was. Affected by geographical factors, in particular the billions of tons of sediment brought by the Ganges River every year. Port Diamond has long since been replaced by Canning, and has degraded from a commercial port capable of accommodating large 10,000-ton ships to a fishing port that can only accommodate 1,000-ton distant-water fishing vessels. If this trend continues, within twenty years, the channel of Port Diamond will be clogged with sediment and become a dead port. Because Port Diamond's throughput capacity was extremely limited, ocean-going vessels carrying war materiel could not enter and had to go to Canning Harbor. The convoy departing from Canning Harbour to Garden Ridge had to pass through Calcutta on the east bank of the Ganges. And so it goes. Pei Chengyi will either take down Kolkata in one go, or find another way out. The former is not realistic, even if you get the level bomb, it will take several days to take Kolkata, while the war materials carried by the Mi army and the gangster army will last for 3 days at most. The solution was not thought out by Pei Chengyi, but by Yuan Chenhao.

Let the fleet enter Canning Harbor first, and then use the amphibious assault fleet to transport supplies to Port Diamond. The landing ships of the amphibious assault fleet have air-cushion landing craft with a load capacity of calling tons, as well as a large number of transport aircraft. Not to mention bringing supplies into Port Diamond, if necessary, you can even use air-cushion landing craft and transport planes to deliver supplies to the Mi army and the gangsters. Considering the huge risk of directly supporting the medicine army and the donkey army, Pei Chengyi decided to put more thought into it. At least until the Indian army's coastal defense anti-ship guidance positions in the coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal are destroyed, the amphibious assault fleet cannot be allowed to take risks.

According to this line of thinking, the amphibious assault fleet will be able to send about warm stewed supplies to Port Diamond every day.

Although the daily material consumption of the Mi army and the gangster army exceeded the joint tons, according to the strength of the resistance along the way, every day

"To consume and four to the mouth of stewed war materials. However, in the case of gaining tons of capital every day, the two armies were able to hold out for about 3 more days.

These three days were crucial for the attack on Kolkata and the opening of the railway transportation line.

Of course, Pei Chengyi is not very worried about combat operations in the Kolkata direction.

The Indian army's performance at Garden Ridge proved Pei's guess that all the troops remaining in Calcutta were second-line troops, and the mobilized combat troops were very limited.

After the Knife Army occupies Garden Ridge, they will switch identities with the Pickers.

At that time, the person in charge of attacking Calcutta will be the most combat-ready of the Republican Army.

Will the second-line troops of the Indian army in Kolkata be able to withstand the attack of the Chi army?

You must know that the main force of the Jianwan Han Army stationed in Seoul was defeated by the concave army.

What's more, if the campaign had gone well, by the time the Au army attacked Calcutta, the Au army and the leading army had already completed the sweep of the area on the west bank of the Ganges. Even if the main task of the falling army and the leading army is to advance westward from the lower root of Sahi, sweep away the remnants of the Indian army in the southern part of Bihar, and advance to Patna after reaching Lekiserei, and lead the army south to attack Jharkhand, attack the city of Pokaro Steel, and reinforce the airborne Min brigade trapped in the blue, as long as the situation changes, Pei Chengyi can at any time let the fallen army or lead the army south to participate in the combat operation of attacking Calcutta, or open up the southwest of West Bengal from Lekiseray to Klegpur, about a kilometer away from Kolkata, A railway line for an important logistical supply center for the southward movement of the Corps and the Gang Army, thereby reducing the impact of Calcutta on the entire combat operation. No matter how bad it is, Pei Chengyi can still let the fallen army and the leading army go south together, and first relieve the siege of Ranchi's airborne brigade. It then opens up from Ranchi to the transport hub of northern Odisha via Laurkla. The railway line that finally reached the coastal area of the Bay of Bengal provided logistical support for the medicine army and the gangster army.

In other words, Pei Chengyi made three-handed preparations for the Mi army and the gangster army to sweep the coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal in the south.

As long as a line is opened and maintained, the offensive operations of the medicine army and the gangster army will not be affected.

The battle of Varana's westward dagger is very worthy of consideration and has been highly valued by Pei Chengyi.

Pei Chengyi is not worried about whether the 3rd Airborne Brigades can hold Varanasi, and the previous battles have shown that the strength of the Airborne Brigade is not under the Airborne Brigade, relying on a strong defensive position, it can resist several times stronger enemies. What's more; Airborne thugs are the brigade in front of the position to pay an even greater price.

What is really worth considering is whether or not to let the driving army go into battle.

Bangladesh has agreed to allow the Cave Army to enter the war in India, after all, apart from the Indian army entrenched in areas such as Assam and Meyagara, which poses a certain threat to the northern part of Bangladesh, Bangladesh does not have to worry about the security of its homeland at all. Because of the presence of 10,000 troops, it is difficult for the Indian army in the north to threaten Bangladesh. Under such circumstances, allowing the Concave army to participate in the war can not only reduce the burden of Bangladesh, but also win the favor of the Republic of China. Assistance to Bangladesh in controlling West Bengal.

The question now is, will Nepal agree to let the Nu army into the war?

Pei Chengyi had to think about it. Because Nepal is not Bangladesh.

Although the Republican ** team had already achieved a decisive and significant victory on the Eastern Front. The threat to the eastern part of Nepal has been lifted, but the western part of Nepal is still unstable, and if it were not for the presence of the Umma Army, India would have invaded Nepal.

As a result, Nepal is unlikely to let its troops go until the security of the homeland is decisively guaranteed.

From another point of view, Pei Chengyi was also reluctant to mobilize the last armored army at this time.

According to Pei Chengyi's campaign deployment, the driving force will be the main force advancing to the western part of India in the later stage of the campaign, and will become the absolute main force in the general decisive battle on the Western Front. Putting the army into battle too early will not only weaken the combat effectiveness of the Wu army, but also expose Pei Chengyi's battle intentions.

Of course, whether or not to call up troops to fight depends on the situation on the battlefield.

The army has already assaulted the heart of the interior of India for many kilometers, and although its appearance has always been breathtaking, as a strategic reaction force with a small establishment, the army has become the end of a strong crossbow. Being blocked by the Indian army on the east bank of the Song River and having to slow down the march proves that the concave army was in trouble.

The biggest trouble is the mental state of the officers and men.

An assault force like the Knife Army can rest for a few hours during a break in battle, and when the army is sent out to take on a large-depth assault mission, surrounded by Indian troops, it is impossible to get a chance to rest during the march. Although Pei Chengyi did not come to the front line in person, according to his judgment, the officers and soldiers of the dish army must be exhausted.

Like the fallen army, the Air Assault Brigade that is responsible for the support mission has also reached its limit.

Can you pin your hopes on Hongjun, who is about to go west?

Even if we do not consider letting the Hongjun turn to Ranchi at Lekisherai, because the Concave army has been fighting for several days in a row, the state of the officers and men will certainly not be much better. Even if the fallen army can reach Patna in one breath and defeat Patna, it is questionable whether it can support the army to reach Varanasi.

If you can't count on the fallen army, you can only count on the reserves that don't participate in the battle.

The Airborne Fighter Brigade is certainly not good, and the Airborne Forces are not suitable for cooperating with the offensive of the ground forces.

There was only the Air Assault Blade Brigade, the last Banquet Assault Brigade that did not participate in the battle.

The problem is that at this time the brigade of air assault fighters is dispatched. Pei Chengyi, there is no air assault force that can be mobilized Although Xi has no need to invest in air assault troops in the direction of the door for the time being, considering the offensive operations in the later stage of the campaign, it is definitely necessary to retain an energetic air assault force. And it is very necessary.

What to do?

After weighing the pros and cons. Pei Chengyi issued an order in the morning of the same day to let the old brigade of Kongtu surround Patna, but there was no need to attack Patna, and when the Hong army arrived, the Cave army would attack Patna. Subsequently, Pei Chengyi issued a combat order to the Air Assault Fighter Brigade: All branches.

Only in this way can the old air assault brigade be able to rest and recuperate in time and restore its combat effectiveness in the later stage of the campaign.

If the stunned is good, the three air assault brigades placed in the direction of Kolkata can also be restored to combat effectiveness in the later stages of the campaign.

With the assault capability of the air assault brigade, it is not a problem to support the army. The most important thing is that the Air Assault Brigade has a perfect combat establishment, and there is no problem with the mental state of the officers and men.

After completing this deployment, Pei Chengyi turned his attention to Ranchi.

How did the airborne thug Shao Brigade go?

The biggest headache for Pei Chengyi is that he can't contact Li Dongshi in time.

Although Pei Chengyi did not mean to accuse Li Dongshi, as a field commander, Li Dongshi's main task is to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, but in Pei Chengyi's view, as a brigade commander, Li Dongshi should not often leave the command headquarters and go to the front line to command the battle. If brigade commanders are needed to direct tactical operations, then what is the point of having grassroots officers such as battalion commanders, company commanders, and platoon commanders?

After letting the staff officers continue to try to contact Li Dongshi, Pei Chengyi could only wait patiently.

At this time, the battle for the daggers in the Ranchi direction had already begun.

The air strikes will end before dawn, and the aviation units that will be on a support mission will give full support to the troops during the day in accordance with the arrangements of the front-line command, and will not provide much support to the airborne brigades.

Li Dongshi did not know about this situation, because he had to deal with the swarming Indian army.

In the first battle in the morning, the Indian army attacked from two directions.

The main force came out of the city of Ranchi in the south, and the Indian reserve division, which arrived last night, came out from the north, and at the same time made full use of the fortifications on the position against the airborne thug battalion, and repelled many attacks by the Indian army in succession. The main thing was that the reserve divisions of the Indian army lacked armored forces and relied only on infantry charges. It is simply impossible to break through the network of crossfire set up by the Airborne Forces. After several rounds of attacks, apart from leaving hundreds of corpses of Indian officers and soldiers on the periphery of the position, the Indian army was not even able to break into the defensive position of the airborne Nu Brigade.

The key is in the south, and the main division of the Indian army is not easy to deal with.

The first two encounters, the first in turn! The assistant battalion and the first thug Tang battalion also took advantage of a lot of advantages, using anti-tank fire points and mobile combat Kou 2 to kill several tanks and infantry fighting vehicles of the Indian army. Repelled the attack of the Indian army. By the time of the third meeting, things were not so rosy.

Drawing on the lessons of the previous two offsets, the Indian army first attacked the exposed firing points with direct fire from tanks before attacking.

Although this kind of "early strike" did not pose much threat to the officers and men of the airborne brigade, because before the Indian army's attacking troops attacked, the officers and men hid in underground fortifications not far from the firepower point and would not enter the firepower point in advance, but this had a great impact on the defensive operations behind, and when the officers and men entered the trenches, they could only use the temporarily set firepower points to block the Indian troops, thus increasing the risk of exposure.

What's even worse is that the Indian army bombarded the bunker with the few remaining heavy guns.

In the face of the Indian army's heavy artillery deployed in the southern suburbs of Ranchi City, the range of the airborne combat hand millimeter mortar is far inferior to that of the Indian army's heavy artillery, and there is no threat to the Indian army's artillery.

Kou Yiyi lost his bunker and could only maneuver his defense on the upper part of the formation, thus being exposed to the guns of the Indian tanks.

Fortunately, Li Dongshi had already transferred half of the tanks of the two battalions to the officers and men of the first thug strong battalion to withstand the fourth attack of the Indian army.

At noon, the Indian army stopped the offensive. Although the Indian army is eager to defeat Ranchi, because there are more and more combat units of the Third Army that have arrived in Bundu, and if they cannot take Ranchi in time, the Third Army will be completely finished, but the Indian officers and soldiers are also human beings, and they must also eat, drink, and Lazar, and they must not let the officers and soldiers fight hungry.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Dongshi asked the logistics battalion to deliver hot meals to the position.

The Indian army stopped the offensive and it was definitely an opportunity to counterattack.

At lunchtime, Li Dongshi called Zhang Zhiqi over and arranged a counterattack for the first thug Zhaoying

Business.

When the vast majority of the Indian army was still busy filling their bellies, the first thug led by Zhang Zhizhu was more than 50 kilometers away.

This round of impact was not only hard, but also fast.

After breaking through the Indian army's offensive position, in addition to arranging two companies to focus on attacking the Indian army's material hoarding sites, Zhang Zhiqi did not give the order to reduce the battle, but led the armored assault troops to rush through the Indian army's position, and then returned from the defensive direction of the defensive position, that is, the defensive direction of the first thug Qiu Zhuo.

By the time the Indian army reacted, Zhang Zhituo had already rushed back with his troops.

The entire assault lasted less than a minute.

This minute of fighting won a relatively calm afternoon for the officers and men of the airborne Fujian Brigade.