The lacquer was handed over just right, and at this time, Rurajapani was discussing the battle situation with several Lingyi and Er. [No pop-up novel network]

This is the result of our deduction of the war on the Eastern Front. Stark took out two documents, handed them to Rurajapani together, and said, "In addition, General Duchway's analysis and prediction of today's life will be paid attention to, and I hope that His Excellency the Prime Minister and the generals will pay attention to it."

Although Duchway has stepped down from the military. But Stark still used to call him "the general."

Rurajapani glanced at the two papers, picked up the Duchway one, and handed the wargame deduction one to Gujarade, who was sitting on his left, not Fernandez, who was sitting on his right.

Stark took the Indian Prime Minister's casual move to the eye.

Although Fernandez remained the chief of the general staff of the Indian armed forces, he was wiped out by the Indian Navy. Fernández has lost his former position. Even Rurajapani did not remove C. Fernandez from his post. In the context of the predominantly ground war, Gujarad has become the supreme military commander of India.

After reading Dugway's analysis and predictions. Rurajapani let out a long breath and saw Gujarad not say a word. He turned his gaze to Stark, who was sitting across from him.

The American colonel quietly took out his cigarette, and the two documents had already explained the problem thoroughly, and he didn't say more.

Hand fighting. Or should we take the initiative to retreat? ”

The "original plan" referred to by Rurajapani was actually an operational plan adjusted by the Indian Army Command based on the entry of the Bi Army and the Pony Army into the battlefield. Although Stark did not participate in the command of the Indian Army Command, according to the information he had, the Indian Army had given up on the idea of advancing into Bangladesh, and in addition to the Second Army going north to support the First Army in attacking Gischengenja, the Third Army would fortify the eastern part of West Bengal, that is, the lower Ganges region, to prevent the Chinese Army from attacking West Bengal through Bangladesh. Army Group Northeast, which remained in the eastern region, abandoned the siege of Siliguri. Attack the squadron in the eastern region in a fractional way, and contain as much as possible the main force of the squadron. Because of the serious shortage of troops to support large-scale combat operations in both directions, the Indian Army intends to transfer the old to occupy a main division from the Western Front. And before the occupation of Japan in August, he invested in a reserve division formed by retired soldiers.

The core idea of the whole plan is very clear: use the offensive operation in the direction of Gischengenj to contain the two or three armies of the Chinese Army, hold on to West Bengal in the first phase of the campaign, and strive to fight for the first day of the campaign. That is, before the completion of the first stage of war mobilization, hold the main area of the Ganges Plain, and then use the young division of thugs obtained from the first stage of war mobilization to gain absolute superiority in strength on the Eastern Front battlefield, and finally annihilate the squadron that entered the Ganges Plain.

As with the core idea, the flaws in this set of combat plans are also prominent.

First of all, whether the offensive operation in the direction of Gischengenj can achieve the ability to contain the Chinese army by 2 to 3 catties. The purpose of the army. Although according to optimistic estimates. The First and Second Armies still had about 10,000 troops. As long as the offensive is carried out with all its might, the Chinese army can be forced to invest more defensive forces in the Gischengenj direction, but from a deeper point of view, there are only 6 main divisions of the First Army and the Second Army, and the rest are second-line divisions and reserve divisions, and the actual combat effectiveness is far less beautiful than the troop numbers, and more importantly, the number of troops. After the previous round of fighting, the morale of the Indian army was frustrated, and the morale of the sword army guarding Gissengenje was greatly boosted, and it was a question whether the Indian army could defeat the sword army with only 30,000 troops. If the offensive operation in the Gischengenj direction does not achieve its goal. Pei Chengyi will be able to mobilize more troops to attack. As a result, the strategic defense plan of the Indian Army Command was completely defeated.

The second is the extent to which the Third Army's defensive line in the eastern part of West Bengal will be useful. Although the total strength of the Third Army was more than 10,000, it was not defeated in the previous battles. The seven main divisions are fully organized, but it is doubtful whether the Third Army, which was organized in accordance with the task of attacking Bangladesh, can perform normally in defensive operations. More importantly, the frontal width of the Third Army's defense was known to be four thousand meters. Defensive troops are deployed in such a way that at least two lines of defense are deployed, and the density of troops in the frontal line is only as many as men per kilometer, and the density of troops per kilometer is no more than four men, excluding the reserves necessary for defensive operations. Apparently. This defense density is too low. If you are facing the ground armored forces of the squadron. There is also the cost of fighting to the death; If you are facing the airborne troops of the squadron, with such a low defense density, you will only be annihilated by the opponents. The Third Army could not hold the right flank of the front. The First Army and the Second Army attacking Gissengenje will face the danger of being divided and surrounded by the squadron, and the Third Army will eventually face the danger of being encircled and annihilated by the squadron

Thirdly, it is impossible for the Northeast Army Group to play the role of containing the main force of the Chinese Army. Because the Chinese Army did not fight in the eastern part of India, and did not even send a suppression team to capture Diqian except Siliguri, Qian lost air supremacy," Bian said. It is simply impossible to deal with those squadrons that pass through the air. The most important thing is that after the Northeast Army Group is reduced to zero, India will soon lose the entire eastern region. At this point in the war, the situation of India's Northeast Army Group was the most difficult, although the hoarded war materials could last for several months, but after being cut off from the mainland, the morale of the Indian army was seriously affected, and if the troops were reduced to zero. There is no guarantee that there will be no desertion of soldiers or desertion. There is not even a guarantee that the Indian troops, who are scattered in action, will not surrender to the squadron. In other words, a fragmented operation would fundamentally disintegrate the command structure of Army Group Northeast India. Eventually, the Northeast Army Group was completely dispersed.

Then there was the Indian Army's great hope that the old main division of the Western Front would be able to participate in combat operations on the Eastern Front before the occupation of Japan in August. The transportation capacity of India from the western front to the eastern front is not a problem, but the safety of the transfer is certainly a problem. It does not matter whether it relies on railways for strategic maneuvers or roads for operational maneuvers. The air threat must be considered first. Pei Chengyi has already put on a posture of annihilating the Indian Army's Eastern Army Group, how can it be possible for the Indian Army to increase troops on the Eastern Front? What's more. Troops on the Western Front are also tight, even if the Indian Army Command is distracted. At most, the main infantry divisions will be dispatched to the Eastern Front, and it is impossible to transfer armored divisions. Considering the great risks of railway maneuvering. It is quite possible that the main infantry division of the Indian Army will go to the Eastern Front in a campaign maneuver. As a result, it would take about three to three days for three to old infantry divisions to reach the Eastern Front. The convoy carrying war materiel will arrive at Chittagong at night. The marines from Cam Ranh Bay will be in the center of the battering to the junction of the 2 Indo-Bangladesh railways. In other words, by the time Indian reinforcements arrived, the battle had already begun. Even if reinforcements were able to go into battle immediately, a few infantry divisions would not be able to turn the tide of battle.

In the end, it is the strength of the Indian Army, which is used as a life-saving straw, whether the reserve division can be successfully formed. As a matter of fact. Stark believes that the formation of a reserve division is not the key, the key is how strong the reserve division is. While there is no shortage of good veterans in India. There is also no shortage of basic weaponry to arm these servicemen. But even the main divisions of the Indian Army are no match for the squadron. How could those reserve divisions, whose combat effectiveness could not even be compared to the second-line divisions, defeat the squadron? Manpower is no longer the key factor in determining victory or defeat in a war, and no amount of manpower can be invested to turn the tide of the war when the combat effectiveness does not meet the basic requirements. Even after the August day, the Indian Army successively engaged the first phase of war mobilization in the thug division. It will only increase casualties for India. It won't cause too much trouble for the squadron.

In Stark's view, the Indian Army Command was too idealistic when it came to formulating operational tactics.

Touching the gaze of Rurajapani. Stark hesitated for a moment and said, "You must not take the initiative to retreat, even if you don't consider the eastern region, you have to consider the Gangetic Plain." ”

Actually, that's not what Stark was trying to say.

Regardless of political considerations, and purely from the position of a soldier, Stark would advise Rurajapani to immediately fight guerrilla warfare in the eastern theater, and assign part of the army, especially the main infantry division, to various towns and villages in company battalions. Distribute weapons and equipment to civilians, form regional guerrilla units, and use guerrillas to drag down squadrons. To know. During the Second World War. The Chinese guerrillas pinned down the gills of the Japanese troops stationed in China. That is, the total strength of the Japanese Army in World War II; The U.S. military suffered losses from the guerrillas in the Vietnam War, the Iraq War, the Afghanistan War, and the Iran War, and it has not found an effective way to deal with the guerrillas.

The problem is that Stark is the top U.S. military adviser to India, representing the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Political considerations cannot be left unattended.

At least so far. Stark had not yet seen the basic forces of a large-scale guerrilla campaign in India. The main thing is that the Indian civilians look at this war completely contrary to the government's gaze in Siliguri and Gissengenja, which are occupied by the squadron. Instead of consciously resisting the invaders, the local population calmly accepted them. Some Indians who have had dealings with China before even volunteered to act as guides for the squadron and provide services to the squadron. Without the support of the people, there would be no capital for guerrilla warfare. In addition to the attitude of the population. India's complex ethnic composition is also a big problem. In the eastern part of India, there are several independent armed forces. Even in the Hindustani-majority Ganges Valley, there are many ethnic minorities who want independence or autonomy. In West Bengal, for example, the Bengali population, which has a population of about 10,000, has been trying to break away from India and join Bangladesh or establish an independent Bengali state. If India releases its military power at this time. Allow the population to own weapons. I'm afraid it's not the squadron that suffers first.

Rurajapani let out a long breath, as if he had heard the inner meaning of Stark's words.

"You can't retreat, you can only continue to attack." Gujarad closed the document in his hand and said, "The situation is very clear, if we don't attack, the squadron will enter and our army will be far ahead of the squadron, but our army's battlefield aircraft are inferior to the squadron." That is, on a vital local battlefield. The squadron can rely on strong tactical and operational mobility. Gain a double advantage in strength and firepower. Passive defense can only put our army in a situation of being passively beaten. The only solution is to pin down the squadron by attacking. As Colonel Stark and General Duchway have repeatedly emphasized, the biggest problem of the squadron is that the logistics support is unsustainable, as long as the squadron's combat materials can be consumed, it can delay the squadron's offensive time and win more opportunities for us. ”

Hearing Gujarad's words, Stark's opinion of the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army changed.

No matter how big the mistakes Gujarad has made before, this analysis is very accurate. To be precise, the analysis of the first means is very good, but the analysis of the latter means ignores a crucial issue. In defensive operations, the main means of defense of the squadron is not troops, or even front-line defense units, but long-range support forces. Whether it is a long-range artillery unit deployed in Sikkim or a tactical aviation unit deployed in China itself, there is no need to worry about logistical support problems. In other words, the squadron can rely on the powerful firepower provided by the support forces to deal with the attacking Indian army. In the face of a fire strike. Who can guarantee that those Indian infantrymen who only have rifles will dare to fight bayonets with the squadron? If there are heavy casualties in the offensive, who can guarantee that the Indian officers and soldiers will not be crushed?

From another point of view, if Stark were in Pei Chengyi's position, he would also hope that the Indian army would storm Gissengenje.

War is so cruel that the enemy will never fight with his own shortcomings.

Rurajapani once again turned his attention to Stark, as if hoping for more advice from his American advisers.

Stark hesitated. "I'm not against attacking, but I can't put all my forces on attacking. According to our prediction, in three days, the squadron will start a general attack. Although it was challenging for Pei Chengyi to complete all the preparations for the general offensive in three days, it was for the Indian army. Time was also rushed. The biggest problem of the Indian army is not the lack of troops, but the concentration of troops on the outer defense line. There were practically no defenses in the rear. Although until now. Pei Chengyi did not massively use the airborne forces with the most strategic assault capabilities, but we have enough reason to believe that Pei Chengyi is preparing for the use of the airborne forces. No doubt. The airborne troops will not participate in frontal battles, and their main task is to cut off the communication channel between the front-line combat units of the Indian army and the rear, and to assist the main attacking forces in dividing and encircling the Indian army. Judging from the current defensive deployment of the Indian army, there is almost no way to prevent the Chinese airborne troops from landing in its rear, and there is no way to annihilate the airborne troops that appear in the rear. The previous wars showed that as long as the Chinese Airborne Forces appeared behind the front. China's ground forces will attack on the frontal battlefield and eventually annihilate the enemy. ”

Gujarade's brow jumped a few times. said: "You mean that the task is to take out the Chinese Airborne Forces? ”

"Not to take out the Chinese Airborne Forces, but to limit the combat operations of the Chinese Airborne Forces as much as possible."

Stark said this very politely. Say it directly. It is that the Indian army does not have the ability to take out the Chinese airborne forces. Gujarad is not stupid. I immediately heard what Stark meant. His face also became ugly. In fact, Stark did not make any substantive proposals. Because he couldn't make substantive suggestions. Even if Stark's words are taken seriously, from the actual situation, the Indian army is simply not capable of limiting the Chinese Airborne Forces.

What is happening in India now. Not to mention that a high-ranking Indian army general like Gujarad could not find a solution, even Duchway, who was on the other side of the Dishu, could not think of a feasible response. In the document that Stark forwarded to the Indian Prime Minister, Duchway only mentioned the imminent general offensive of the Chinese ** machine, and the Indian army should fill the vacancy in the rear in time to respond to the large in-depth attack of the squadron with a large-depth defense. And in terms of specific measures. Duchway did not make any recommendations, not even mention the actions that should be taken.

The key problem is that the Indian army lacks effective battlefield mobility capabilities.

After the loss of air supremacy, the movement of the Indian ground forces was restricted. Although the Chinese Air Force is still focusing on bombing India's strategic targets, especially the industrial targets that are being relocated to the south, and has not invested much in battlefield support, with the general offensive begins, Pei Chengyi will definitely adjust its air forces, at least in the initial stage of the campaign, to bomb the Indian army's ground forces, and create conditions for a large-depth offensive.

If the problem of air supremacy cannot be solved, the Indian army will not be able to move safely.

If you can't move, you can't deal with the Chinese Airborne Forces.

In fact, even if Dudgway and Stark had made a substantive suggestion, it would have been too late. The Indian troops on the eastern front have already acted in accordance with the deployment of the Indian Army Command, and the main forces are all concentrated in the forward positions, and there are only a few second-line troops and reserves in the vast rear. Even if the Indian Army Command immediately adjusts the deployment of troops, as long as the Indian army is mobilized on a large scale, Pei Chengyi will start the strike operation in the campaign preparation stage in advance. That is, to mobilize air power to bomb the Indian army in the campaign and annihilate the living forces of the Indian army on a large scale.

To move is to die, and not to move is to die, the difference is only early and late.