After receiving a call from Yuan Chenhao, Pei Chengyi went to the tactical command center. Different from the command of the Peninsula War in the past, although Pei Chengyi is still the commander-in-chief of the front line, but at the beginning, major decisions were made by Xiang Linghui, Pei Chengyi's main task is to command the troops to fight, and now no one pays attention to Pei Chengyi, and he must make major decisions by himself. As a result, Pei Chengyi had to hand over the tactical command task to Yuan Chenhao. This is also the fundamental reason why he asked Yuan Chenhao to be the deputy commander-in-chief of the front line.

"How's it going?"

"The reconnaissance tank has already appeared with the Indian army, and the battalion of the first fighter will meet the enemy in five minutes."

Pei Chengyi nodded, and asked the staff officer to put the battlefield image of the reconnaissance vehicle returning on the flat panel display in the center.

Although most of the time, front-line commanders prefer to use scouts to carry out reconnaissance missions, or to monitor the situation on the battlefield with unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. However, when carrying out armored cluster assault combat missions, reconnaissance combat vehicles equipped with a large number of reconnaissance equipment, which can provide effective protection for the crew and even compete with the enemy's armored forces are still the best choice.

As one of the deformed vehicles of the systematic combat platform, the concave kingkou reconnaissance fighting vehicle and the notch infantry fighting vehicle, which are widely equipped with the main field armies of the army, have the commonality of more than 8 an, and not only use the same chassis, but also use the same turret. It is just that electronic equipment for reconnaissance missions has been added. It is also for this reason that the stare is the most expensive deformation vehicle in the Concave One-Blade Chariot family. According to the standard equipment, in the strategic reaction force, in addition to the armored reconnaissance battalion attached to the army, each combat brigade has an independent armored reconnaissance company. Each combat battalion has a separate armored reconnaissance faction. In total, there was a reconnaissance battle in the whole army. When carrying out forward reconnaissance missions, a maximum of three vehicles of one platoon are dispatched, and only when the reconnaissance range is expanded, or when a certain direction is monitored, more reconnaissance combat vehicles need to be used.

Through the image of the reconnaissance combat vehicle coming back, Ke Ran clearly saw that the armored units of the Indian army were adjusting the direction of the attack.

Pei Chengyi frowned slightly and glanced at Yuan Chenhao next to him.

"About a pound, the size of the armored battalion, the main force is ... Series tanks, without a main battle tank, Yuan Chenhao sneered. Said. "The unmanned reconnaissance aircraft will soon return more detailed battlefield information, according to my judgment. The Indian army has a maximum of three armored battalions in this direction. And all of them were withdrawn from the front. Although the Indian army has already seen an assault force, with the degree of reaction of the Indian army, the threat to our army is not great

Pei Chengyi didn't say anything more about tactical issues. He generally doesn't make judgments.

As the commander-in-chief of the front, Pei Chengyi does not have to think about how the front-line combat units will complete their tasks. All he wants is to get the job done. In other words, he will not care about the means to achieve the end and the process of achieving the goal, but only whether the combat unit can achieve the goal.

By the time the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft returned to the battlefield information, the battle had already begun.

From this it can be seen that the commander of the armored battalion of the first fighter was a little overly cautious. Unmanned reconnaissance planes were not dispatched in advance, but more concealed reconnaissance combat vehicles were used to collect battlefield information, and unmanned reconnaissance planes were allowed to fly over the heads of the Indian army at the moment before the engagement, in order not to expose the assault operations prematurely. The problem is that the Indian army must know that the lead army has reached Lahore and will not ignore the most formidable opponent. As the ground battle began, unless the Indian army could accurately grasp the battlefield information, it would have to closely monitor the surrounding situation. No matter how poor the Indian army is, it sends a few reconnaissance units to the surrounding areas to fortify, and it can also show the approaching armored troops. This is exactly what happened in reality, before the first armored battalion was introduced, the Indian army had already received the news and adjusted its combat state. There was no way to make a surprise attack.

Fortunately, the impact of a surprise attack was not significant.

Although the leading force is a strategic reaction force, the performance of its main battle equipment is no worse than that of heavy armored troops. Thanks to technological progress and the reform of the lightweight army, after the introduction of the army, the Republic Army did not hesitate to introduce the land as the main battle tank of the whole army at the "cost of work". Other words. Except for the airborne troops, which are not equipped with main battle tanks for the time being, all other ground combat units are mainly equipped with main battle equipment. In other words. There is no essential difference between the main battle tanks of the Heavy Armored Army and the main battle tanks of the Strategic Response Army, except that the chargers have been adjusted for different power supply equipment.

If you encounter throwing a few main battle tanks, maybe there is still a little trouble, after all, within a few meters, the millimeter electrothermochemical cannon of several thugs can use sodium-poor alloy armor-piercing shells to penetrate the side armor of the dish. Even if the United States does not sell high-performance depleted uranium alloy armor-piercing shells to India, the power of India's imitation of depleted sodium alloy armor-piercing shells is about inferior to that of "American goods" and can penetrate at a distance of about four meters. Side armor of the lead.

Confront... The exact number of the milk is... Still. Its actual performance is similar to that of the U.S. military's previous equipment. Sweet day. However, when it was exported to India, according to the requirements of the Indian Army, it was replaced with millimeter tank guns produced by Germany and more advanced electronic equipment, and the basic combat capability was not substantially improved. According to the test results of the Republic Army, the 3 old millimeter electromagnetic cannon can easily penetrate the frontal armor of a four-meter away when using the best armor-piercing projectiles. Even with armor-piercing shells with slightly inferior and cheaper performance, it is possible to penetrate at a distance of 4 or four meters ... Milk frontal armor. Because... The millimeter tank gun used by Milk is not an electrothermochemical cannon, so it can only penetrate the side armor of the fighter within four meters at most, and even if it is fired at the extreme distance, it will not be able to penetrate the frontal armor of the tank.

In addition to competing for firepower and protection, tank engagement is also about tactical mobility.

In the state of full draping, the total combat weight is only strong tons, but it is equipped with two electric motors with a total power of 4 kilowatts, as well as composite rubber tracks with less driving resistance and longer life. Together with the continuously variable variable with the electric motor, its tactical maneuverability surpasses that of any main battle tank in the world. In the words of the driver of the tank without citation, on the high highway, the attraction can compete with the best family cars plus performance! … The total combat weight of 3 is more than a ton of fuel, but only the American version of the turbocharged diesel engine of the thug drop kilowatt uses a gas turbine, because its fuel consumption rate is too high, the Indian Army can not afford it, so the Indian Army has replaced all the hearts with diesel engines produced by Germany, the maximum road driving degree is only 3 kilometers per hour, and the maximum off-road driving degree is only 5 kilometers per hour. The incubation of the lead, from stationary to the kilometer required per hour, only takes a few seconds.

It can be seen that Chuanwang, as the ultimate improved model of the third-generation main battle tank, also known as the fourth-generation main battle tank, is in various performances. None of them are opponents of the sixth-generation main battle tanks.

The battle began from Jino meter, not that the 3 old could not hit the opponent at a greater distance, but because of the influence of the terrain, the first leader of the armored battalion had to cross the last hill. to be able to come inside... Milk on fire.

I have to admit that the old performance flaws of dish 3 were exposed at this time.

At. The firing and 3 have already launched two rounds of attacks, to be precise, two rounds of attacks with artillery missiles.

Although the thugs advised mm. Whereas. The frontal armor of the lead is equivalent to a homogeneous rolled steel plate with a thickness of millimeters in the ant's mouth when dealing with armor-piercing shells, but the artillery missile has the ability to attack the top, and the top armor of the stored lead is only equivalent to the old four-millimeter thick steel plate in some key areas.

Fortunately, in front of the active defense system of the dish, the artillery shells are also "low ammunition." ”

More importantly, the Indian Army3 could not directly look at the guide, and could only use the battlefield information provided by the scouts to provide the most important guidance information for the artillery-launched missiles, and then the artillery-launched missiles could complete the attack autonomously. In this case. Artillery missiles are easily jammed and intercepted!

It can be said that the first two rounds of attacks by Indian tanks were a waste of expensive artillery-launched missiles.

In the mouth lead the fire and. The Indian army was unable to hold off an incoming main battle tank.

As both sides enter the distance of direct engagement. Qiu Yin's advantage was completely unleashed.

In the case of a comparable force size, there is almost no room to fight back.

It only took 3 minutes, and after two rounds of attacks, the Near-Chou 3 of the Indian armored battalion became a piece of broken metal.

By the time the Indian army reacted, "the lack of tank clusters has shortened the engagement distance to within a meter of force."

Although the other 2 Indian tank battalions turned into battle at the fastest speed, when the engagement distance was greatly shortened and it was easier for the Republic tankers to aim at the target, even if they invested more... 3. It is also impossible to block the cluster of outgoing tanks.

The battle ended at the end of the mouth, lasting only a few minutes.

The fork of the armored battalion of the first lead hitter. The lead was withdrawn from the battle without damage, and the first lead of the assault battalion of Zhao! When the infantry fighting vehicle began to clean the battlefield, the Indian army's 3 catties. The tank battalion was completely wiped out, and in addition to the casualties of many Indian tankmen, there were also more than two officers and soldiers of the Indian infantry battalion

Prisoner of war.

After watching the whole battle bull, Pei Chengyi also had a very lonely feeling.

The introduction was developed for the sixth-generation main battle tank of the United States, and it was used to deal with... Few, with the use of... There is not much difference between Wang and Xiazhou, and the two are not on the same starting line at all.

"Contact Cai Suikang and let him join the reserves. Expanding the offensive front, Bae Seung-yi seems to feel that it is a waste of time to focus on tactical operations. "The battalion of the first thugs continues to attack, but not too quickly. According to the plan, after the Indian army took the initiative to shrink the front and stopped wanting to advance in Lahore, Cai Suikang was allowed to withdraw. ”

"If that's the case, there's no need to put in reserves."

Pei Chengyi frowned and didn't react.

Yuan Chenhao glanced at the screen showing the battlefield situation. "The Indian army has stopped attacking. Lines of defense are shrinking. If the intelligence is correct, the Indian army will definitely strengthen the defense to the north. ”

Pei Chengyi also looked at the screen, was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Then let the first thug battalion stop advancing, there is no need to establish a fixed position, when the Indian army retreats, seize the opportunity to attack the armored force of the Indian army, but don't chase and fight fiercely, let alone drive the Indian army back." ”

Yuan Chenhao nodded, but felt a little annoyed.

It is already a very offensive thing to stop the attack of the judgment net, and it is necessary to let the attacking troops restrain themselves, and they can't chase and fight hard, I'm afraid that Cai Suikang will be furious when he receives the order.

Yuan Chenhao's guess was not wrong, when Cai Suikang received the order, he was indeed furious, and cursed a few words in a low voice.

Pei Chengyi couldn't manage so much, and now he was concerned about the battle in one direction.

With the introduction of troops into battle, the Indian army will definitely adjust its offensive deployment, switch from offensive to defense in the north, and expand the road to the south. Dakai heavily fortified Lahore. Continuing to advance to the territory of Zhikistan, Sahivar, which was garrisoned by the army, became particularly important. Because the counterattack of the Indian army is only to contain the combat strength of the republic and create opportunities for the offensive on the Eastern Front, the Indian army will not desperately attack Sahiwal, and after encountering stubborn resistance, it will turn from offensive to defensive as it is now, and delay the republican ** team with a war of attrition in the position.

According to Pei Chengyi's deployment, the troops of the army must attack before the battle on the Eastern Front begins

Only in this way can the Indian army not hesitate to transfer troops from the Western Front to reinforce the Eastern Front. As long as the offensive of the army is excellent, it can even force the Indian army to commit more reserves on the western front, or more precisely, in Kashmir, so as to weaken the Indian army's strength on the eastern front.

It is clear that Pei Chengyi is not the kind of commander who likes to give the initiative to the enemy.

Although in the initial stage of this round of the campaign, the purpose of the campaign could only be achieved through defense, Pei Chengyi put the initiative to attack from the beginning, and tried his best to create conditions for using the offensive to contain the enemy's forces. Whether the purpose can be achieved. It depends on whether the army can make a name for itself.

Back in the office, Pei Chengyi contacted Sai Shanbiao and once again clarified the combat mission to the commander of the seam army.

After receiving Pei Chengyi's call, Sai Zhibiao's mood was not much better.

Although Pei Chengyi set the deadline for the attack at 2 o'clock in the morning, based on the actual situation of the wounded army, he could only complete the preparations for the attack at the earliest, that is, to reserve enough combat materials. In order to be able to start the offensive before the Xiong Death Division, Sai Zhibiao has adjusted the offensive plan several times, "reducing the intensity of artillery support several times, and handing over the main support task to the tactical aviation unit." Pei Chengyi has also made a promise. In the event of an offensive by the Army, the Auxiliary Tactical Fighters deployed in Pakistan and the Approximately Persuasive Tactical Fighters deployed in the northwestern part of the Republic will spare no effort to provide fire support to the attacking forces. The problem is that air support is not sustainable, and attacks on the enemy's heavily fortified positions require sustained fire support. For this reason, Sai Shan Biao could only make a request to the Army Aviation to provide its aviation brigade with at least one squadron of low-altitude attack aircraft before the attack. and a ground-penetrating bomb sufficient to destroy the Indian defensive positions in Srinagar.

Sai Zhibiao had no other choice, and the ground offensive was difficult, so he had to pin his hopes on focused bombing.

There were still many hours left, and the Army Aviation had plenty of time to provide reinforcements for the wounded.

While Sai Biao was busy adjusting his deployment. Pei Chengyi encountered new troubles.

Because the Indian army's attack was very sudden, breaking through the first line of defense on the periphery of Lahore, and the performance of the republican ** team was not very outstanding. The counterattack of the leading army did not completely defeat the Indian army, so the chief of the general staff of the Pakistani army came to the door and asked Pei Chengyi to make a decision on the combat operations in the previous hours

Release.

The atmosphere of the talks was very tense, and neither side felt a good sense of it.

If it weren't for Pei Chengyi, who had been in Pakistan for several years, he would know very well the temper of the generals of the Pakistani army. And the Pakistani army admired this general who commanded the republican ** team and won two large-scale wars from top to bottom, and his words were prolific and a little polite, I am afraid that the two sides would have turned their faces a long time ago.

Before the outbreak of the war, the Republic proposed the formation of a joint command, but the Pakistani army refused.

Now that the problem has arisen, the Pakistani army has shifted the blame to the republic, believing that it was the ineffective coordinated operation of the republican ** team that led to the fall of the outer defense line of Lahore.

Because Pei Chengyi did have the idea of teaching the Pakistani army, and when arranging combat missions, he deliberately left a hand, so during the talks, he did not mention the issue of responsibility, but only made it clear. In order for the two armies to operate in close harmony, it is necessary to establish a joint command with actual authority as soon as possible, determine the supreme commander, and integrate the command structures of the two armies.

The question was put in the hands of the Chief of the General Staff of the Pakistani Army. And the chief of the general staff of the Pakistani army could not do anything.

The establishment of a joint command, and a joint command with real power, the supreme commander is certainly not a general of the Pakistani army, which is equivalent to handing over the command of the Pakistani army to the republicans, Pakistan gave up its independent decision-making power during the war, and it is not up to Pakistan to decide when Pakistan can withdraw from the war. Such a big decision, only the president of Pakistan can make a decision.

When it came to key issues, the chief of the general staff of the Pakistani army was helpless.

At the time of leaving, the chief of the general staff of the Pakistani army repeatedly said that in view of the traditional friendship between China and Pakistan and the long-term interests of the South Asian region, the republic should not have any reservations and should make more contributions on the battlefield. Although Pei Chengyi agreed again and again, the chief of the general staff of the Pakistani army knew that as long as Pakistan refused to give an answer on the issue of war for a day, the republic would not say anything about war operations.

After sending off the chief of the general staff of the Pakistani army, Pei Chengyi reported the relevant situation to Xiang Linghui, who was thousands of miles away.

Xiang has also been keeping an eye on the frontline battles, and he attaches more importance to tactical operations than Pei Chengyi. After all, Xiang Linghui is a special forces soldier and has an incomprehensible preference for tactical actions.

After receiving a call from Pei Chengyi, Xiang Linghui also felt that this was a problem.

After lunch, Xiang Linghui went to Yuanfu.

It is important to create a joint command, but under what conditions it is even more important. Wang Yuanqing has always refused to let go on this issue. Now it seems that if this problem cannot be resolved as soon as possible, front-line combat operations will certainly be affected, and if it is not done well, Sino-Pakistani relations will be affected.