This night of the curse to the day. [No pop-up novel network] When Pei Chengyi was sleeping. The tide of battle is quiet

First, the sword army ran all the way and crossed the Ganges under the cover of the old 2 Hitters Brigade. Captured Kindnagar on the other side of the river. After dividing their forces in two directions, the sword army surrounded Howrah west of Calcutta before daybreak.

Along with the Knife Army, the Air Assault Fighter Brigade and the Air and Air Assault Brigade also joined the attack on Calcutta

The task of the Air Assault Old Brigade was to establish an encirclement southwest of Gadenridge, southwest of Calcutta. Cut off Kolkata from the west bank of the Ganges. The empty mission was to establish defensive lines to the east and southeast of Calcutta and to cut off Calcutta from Port Canning. The air raiders concentrated their forces on the port of Canning while the ground forces attacked Calcutta.

In order to make up for the holes in the defensive line left by the withdrawal of the three air assault brigades, the Concave Army's No. 1 Fighter Armored Brigade entered India in advance to control the defensive line from English Bazar to Padbara, preventing the reinforcement of the Indian army on the west bank of the Ganges River, posing a threat to the logistical supply lines of ground forces such as the Knife Army.

The most concerned are the medicine army and the gangster army who did not participate in the war before

The Umno army left Gischengenj before dawn. The Blades left Gischenjer after dawn and marched south together.

Although the Mi Army and the Blade Army are general strategic reaction armies, each jurisdiction has an armored assault brigade, two mechanized infantry brigades, a "future logistics brigade", an artillery brigade, and an air defense brigade that have not entered India and several independent battalions directly under the army, and the scale of the establishment is not only inferior to the sword army, but also much worse than the sword army with two armored assault brigades, but the Bi army and the blade army are both veritable main field armies, and the two armies are moving south from Gischengenj at the same time. Instead of crossing the Ganges from the breakthrough opened by the lead army, sweeping the area on the south bank of the Ganges. It is enough to expose Pei Chengyi's campaign attempts.

After receiving the photographs taken by the reconnaissance satellite, Duchway really raised his vigilance.

He was not only thinking about how long the Indian army could hold out in Calcutta, but whether it was necessary to use the equivalent of 4 armies to attack Kolkata?

Didn't wait for Dudgway to figure it out. He received another piece of news that shocked him.

The Bangladesh Army has been assembled in the western border to replace the strong forces guarding the western defence. Subsequent photographs taken by reconnaissance satellites confirmed. The vanguard of the Blade Army has crossed the Indo-Bangladesh border and entered India. Participated in combat operations in the eastern region of West Bengal.

The entry of the concave army into India is equivalent to the accumulation of troops equivalent to six strategic reaction armies.

With 6 corps to attack Calcutta, Pei Chengyi also looked down on the Indian infantry division of the thugs who stayed in Calcutta.

Not to mention that Dudgway doesn't believe it, even those military intelligence analysts who have not been on the battlefield do. With the combat effectiveness of the squadron, with the strength equivalent to 6 strategic reaction armies, attack Calcutta, which was guarded by only one infantry division of thugs. It is even more excessive than smashing eggs with a hammer, it is simply a waste of valuable military resources.

In the case of having to affirm the facts. Du Qiwei can only believe that Pei Chengyi has other plans.

As more and more information arrived, the situation became clearer, and Du Qiwei gradually confirmed the speculation that he didn't want to believe.

Pei Chengyi's aim was not only to capture Calcutta, but also to march south at the same time.

The actions of 3 air assault brigades were enough to prove Duchway's guesses. If it weren't for the fact that the main forces were to bypass Calcutta, Pei Chengyi would have had no reason to besiege Kolkata before the ground forces arrived. There is even more no reason to send most of the reserves in one go, or even let the concave army participate in the battle.

Before contacting Stark. Duchway did a very important thing: judging the troops going south.

Whether to let the sword army go south, or let the medicine army and the ring army go south. Or let the correction army go south?

Du Qiwei first ruled out the possibility of correcting the army. The main reason is that the squadron does not control the communication arteries in the southern area of Kolkata for the time being, and cannot provide sufficient logistical support for the southbound troops. However, the establishment of the hasty army is too large, and the requirements for logistical support far exceed those of the strategic reaction army. More importantly, the Correction Army is a heavily armored army, and its long-distance attack capability and surprise attack are inferior to those of the Strategic Reaction Army. Pei Chengyi's dispatch of troops to bypass Kolkata must have opened a passage to the south. The key requirement for the troops is the ability to strike quickly. Rather than the ability to tackle tough problems. Even if the Correction Army could defeat all the Indian troops south of Calcutta, Pei Chengyi would have no reason to let the Correction Army drag down the other troops.

After excluding the concave army, Du Shuwei had a little headache.

If let him choose. Definitely let the sword army go south. If nothing else, the performance is eye-catching enough. The combat effectiveness and assault ability are strong enough, whether it is a fast attack or a temporary attack. The sword army is all hand-to-hand. In other words, the Knife Army has both the assault capability of the Strategic Reaction Army and the Armored Army's ability to attack fortifications. More importantly, the independent combat capability of the knife army is very prominent, and in the defensive battle of Jishengenjie, it did not require too much support, and the requirements for logistics support were not high, and Pei Chengyi did not have to worry about the continuous combat capability of the knife army at all.

If the sword army is allowed to go south, why does Pei Chengyi dispatch the Bi army and the gangster army?

This is something that Dudgway has to consider.

After bypassing Kolkata, the urgency of attacking Kolkata became less apparent. In the case that the Concave Army had already entered India to participate in the war, three air assault brigades were used to support the Concave Army in attacking Calcutta. There won't be many problems. No matter how strong Kolkata's defenses were, they were not as strong as Seoul back then. Moreover, the current concave army is also much stronger than the concave army of the Peninsula Warfare, and its ability to attack fortified positions is absolutely first-class. Although 2 additional corps were sent. It can effectively alleviate the combat pressure of the army, but after sending the tile army and the gangster army. Pei Chengyi only had 2 brigades left in reserve. It was important to attack the coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal in the south, but to the west in the later stages of the campaign. It is even more important to prepare for the offensive in New Delhi. If the squadron is commanded by Duchway to fight, in the absence of a special purpose. We will never let the Mi army and the gangster army sweep the coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal.

It is also a fact that after the impossibility is eliminated, the rest is impossible.

That is, it was not the 77th Army that went south. It's the Zhang army, or the blade army, or the two armies together.

There is no doubt that Du Qiwei is inclined to accept the last possibility, after all, the fighting power of the Mi army and the sword army is not as good as the sword army, although the thug army can also make a breakthrough. But the effect is not much better. For the sake of safety, Pei Chengyi should let both armies go south at the same time. If you take into account the late operations. In particular, the sustained combat capability of the servicemen. Only by allowing the two armies to take turns to assault can the continuity of the offensive be effectively guaranteed.

Come to think of this. Duchway immediately affirmed this inference.

No matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the sword army is, after 3 days of continuous fighting, it is also the end of the strong crossbow. According to the calculation of the extreme endurance of human energy, even if the officers and soldiers of the sword army are strong, they will continue to fight the sky at most. After four days, the Knife Corps must cease combat operations and rest for at least an hour to allow the officers and men to recuperate before they can participate in combat operations again. As far as the southbound assault is concerned, Pei Chengyi definitely does not want the assault troops to stop and rest halfway. And it is very likely that it will not be able to stop, because going south will need to face more Indian troops, and it is very likely that they will be continuously harassed by the Indian army. Both the fallen army and the gangster army are the troops that have just participated in the war. Not only can it last longer. Moreover, two armies take turns to attack, which always allows one army to rest.

Immediately after making this judgment, Dudgway contacted Stark and asked Taktak to warn the Indian Army.

The problem is that the United States came out with a warning. And just a warning.

When Stark finds Gujarat. The sky is almost dawning, and the squadron that performs the roundabout encirclement mission has been deployed in place.

Although Gujarad immediately issued an operational order to the Indian army stationed in Kolkata to expand the defensive area and prevent the squadron from bypassing Kolkata to move southward, the Indian army was unable to carry out the order of the army chief of staff at all.

Unable to dispatch the defenders of Calcutta, they could only arrange for the surrounding troops to block the squadron heading south.

Outcome. When Gujarad was ready to adjust the deployment. There is no way to deploy it. Because there was no army in the vicinity that could stop the Dead Army and the Blade Army heading south.

The concave army has established itself on the eastern bank of the Ganges. The Indian army on the other side of the river could not be counted on.

The Indian army in the area near Kolkata, that is, in the area of the mouth of the Ganges, had long been transferred to strengthen the defenses of Kolkata. The closest to Calcutta was the rear forces of the Third Army, which had just arrived in Bad Taman. Although the unit had 2 divisions, they were all second-line infantry divisions. There is not much combat power at all. What's worse is that Bardetaman is northeast of Kolkata, not southeast of Kolkata. Even if you let 2 infantry divisions go south, you have to cross the sword army's defense line at Kindnagar first. in order to stop the Mi army and the gangster army that bypassed Calcutta. The 6 main divisions failed to defeat the Sword Army, and the 2 second-line infantry divisions were able to break through the defense line of the Sword Army?

With no troops to send, the Indian army could only choose the tactic of delay, that is, to destroy the road infrastructure on the squadron's march route as much as possible.

Because the area north of Kolkata is already under the control of the squadron, the Indian army can only destroy bridges, passes, and other infrastructure in the area south of Kolkata.

Obviously, this trick won't have much effect.

Kolkata is located on the alluvial plain at the mouth of the Ganges River, and is surrounded by endless estuarine plains. Although the tributaries of the lower Ganges can affect the squadron, like every large river, the river near the mouth of the Ganges is not difficult except that it is spacious. The Mi army and the gangsters came prepared, and it was impossible not to even bring the equipment for building bridges. Even if the Indian army blew up all the bridges, it would create a little trouble for the Mi army and the Luo army at most, and it would be impossible to block the Bi army and the blade army, and it would not even be possible to delay the advance of the Chi army and the blade army, because the two armies could take turns to rush to the front. They take turns to cross the river and build bridges, which saves a lot of engineering time. As for blowing up the ripples. Not to mention, there are only low-altitude hills in the plains at most, and there is no need to build tunnels.

Gujarad could only watch as the Spinning Army and the Blade Army advanced south!

Knowingly unable to do so. Gujarad also did not overturn combat operations in the direction of Fagalata, but focused his efforts on the direction of Ranchi.

In the middle of the night, the vanguard of the Third Army. Also in the third episode, the most combat-ready armored division of the Ran army reached the town of Bendu, southeast of Ranchi.

Although it was less than seven hours before dawn, the 1st Panzer Division still drove to the offensive position.

The 1st Panzer Division was in such a hurry to enter the battle. There is a lot to laugh at the setback of the previous attack on Ranchi. In the case of two infantry units in a row, they failed to threaten Ranchi. Gujarad concluded that the key reason was the lack of armor support from the attacking forces. The first armored division is a standard armored unit. It not only has nearly 1,000 armored combat vehicles of various types, but also has relatively advanced old main battle tanks. Although the Airborne Thug Trade Brigade has a strong armored force. But in Gujarad's view, no matter how advanced the airborne combat vehicle is, it is no match for Dread-2. Because it is very self-contained for this main armored force, in the eyes of Gujarad, as long as the first armored division reaches Ranchi. You can take out the airborne brigade in one go

If that were the case, the Third Army would have come back to life.

Just lay the Ranchi before dawn. The main force of the Third Army, that is, the other 2 armored divisions and 4 infantry divisions, can arrive at the night of Zhan Ri! In the early morning of the 6th, he passed through Ranchi and escaped from the encirclement of the squadron. As for the second-line infantry division, which was left behind by the main forces, Gujarad did not think much about it. As long as the main forces were entrapped, the Third Army would be able to be replenished and more infantry divisions could be formed after reaching Bhopal in the central region.

In fact, the arrival of the 1st Armored Division also made Li Dongshi feel a lot of pressure.

After receiving the news of the arrival of the early warning plane, which was tasked with monitoring the battlefield, Li Dongshi immediately did two things. One is to send reconnaissance troops to find the first armored division, and the other is to call for air support.

Although Li Dongshi did not see the Evening Armored Division. But it can be seen from the number of the Indian army that this is a main force.

There is no absolute necessity, Li Dongshi will not let his officers and men fight hard with the main armored forces of the Indian army, let alone allow airborne combat vehicles and main battle tanks to fight armored battles.

In fact, before Li Dongshi called, the front-line command arranged an air strike.

The first to arrive was the one who was on a combat patrol duty over the battlefield, saying that the scouts of the Xiaoshao Brigade had not yet arrived. So small! The Spotted group could only rely on the target information provided by the AWACS aircraft and hit the 1st Panzer Division with ammunition that was not too suitable for bombing the armored forces, and the effect was not ideal.

This is not to blame the Air Force, which before that, it was the Indian infantry that posed a threat to the strong brigade of airborne fighters, and the fighters on combat patrol missions carried explosive weapons rather than anti-armor weapons. More importantly, the 1st Armored Division mainly marched at night, and took advantage of the complex terrain of the Jodhanagpur Plateau, and the time to reach Ranchi was several hours, and the early warning aircraft responsible for the battlefield surveillance task focused on the Indian infantry north of Ranchi, and the surveillance of the south of Ranchi was not very strong, so it was not able to appear in time for the 1st Armored Division. If it had not been for the intention of attacking before dawn, I am afraid that the AWACS aircraft would not have been able to reach the Bundudi Panzer Division at all.

When Lee Dong Seok made a request for air support, the little thugs of the 3 brigades! Asahi was hung with anti-armor ammunition.

The second to arrive on the battlefield was not tactical aviation. Rather, it is a low-altitude attack aircraft of the Army Aviation. Although this batch of low-altitude attack aircraft also did not carry much anti-armor ammunition. However, the tactical fighters of the Air Force equipped with electromagnetic guns with a diameter of millimeters are limited by their power supply capacity, and they rarely use aerial guns to deal with ground targets. lead to the top armor of any kind of main battle tank. More importantly, it is a professional anti-armor attack aircraft in itself, in addition to having extremely excellent low-altitude attack capabilities. There is also a very strong ability to fight at night. In the operation against armored targets, the combat effectiveness of the Shanhu surpassed that of any kind of tactical fighter.

It can be said that this low-altitude attack aircraft is the air support that Li Dongshi needs.

The First Armored Division had no advantages other than a larger number of armored forces. As long as the armored forces of the 1st Armored Division are defeated, the Airborne Thug Brigade has enough ability to defeat this main force of the Indian army.

With the collective mobilization of tactical aviation and army aviation, Li Dongshi also saw the opportunity to fight the autumn wind.

…？ When the Zhao Aircraft Group launched an attack over the head of the 1st Panzer Division. Li Dongshi gathered the three battalions and made Zhang Zhiqi the front-line commander, preparing to counterattack when the first armored division was retreating. Li Dongshi did not forget to tell Zhang Zhiqi. The focus remains on the defeat of the Dyster Panzer Division. Instead of annihilating the 7th Panzer Division, the counterattacking forces rushed to Bendhu at most, and must not blindly pursue.

You must know that behind the first armored division, there are still 6 main divisions of the Indian army, and Li Dongshi does not want half of the combat force in his hand to be smashed to pieces on the iron wall of the Indian army.

There was only one thing that Li Dongshi didn't expect. That is, the air strike lasted a full hour.

It was not until 4 o'clock that Li Dongshi received the news that the last group of attack planes with the task of interdicting the battlefield had completed the attack mission, and the next group of attack planes with the task of combat support would arrive at the point or so. It was also at this time that Li Dongshi let Zhang Zhiqi lead the counterattack troops to leave the defensive position.

At 4:04, the counterattack force, led by the 1st Battalion of Fighters, made contact with the 1st Panzer Division.

The battle lasted for a few minutes, and he served as the shelf of the battlefield support mission... The west rushed to join in the fun.

In the face of a combined ground and air strike, the originally high-spirited Scopic Panzer Division collapsed before dawn. Zhang Zhiqi strictly followed Li Dongshi's orders and stepped on the brakes before rushing into Bundu. Returning to Ranchi with the counterattack force, the task of continuing to strike the Indian army was left to the group of attack aircraft that arrived one after another.

Although the scale of this round of resolute and decisive counterattacks is not very large. But it extinguished Gujarad's hopes.

It was precisely in this way that while the battle in the direction of Calcutta was in a desperate situation, Gujarad was considering whether to allow the Dysheng Panzer Division, the Chao Infantry Division, and the Fierce Infantry Division, which had just arrived in Bendu, to attack during the day.

This is a multiple-choice question with only one option.

Bendu was too small to accommodate several divisions of combat troops. As the troops from behind swarmed in, Gujarad wanted it or not. The Third Army had to march on Ranchi.