Son to the Lord Yuanqing. [No pop-up novel network] Xiang Ling Huijing gave a general introduction to the progress of the front line

"According to you, the battle went more smoothly than expected?"

"It can be said that the First Army of the Indian Army basically did not resist, and it originally took three days for the fighters to annihilate the First Army, but it actually took only half a day." Xiang Linghui paused slightly and said, "According to the actual battle situation, Pei Chengyi has made adjustments to the deployment of troops, and has arranged for the sword army to go south. ”

Wang Yuanqing frowned slightly, knowing that Xiang Linghui had just said the point.

"Although I haven't received the battle report from the front-line command yet, according to my judgment, Pei Chengyi intends to attack Calcutta in advance."

Wang Yuanqing nodded, still not in a hurry to speak.

"According to the original plan, Calcutta should be attacked after the main forces of the Third Army have been annihilated." Xiang Linghui picked up the cigarette on the coffee table and said, "Ji Ge can't keep up with the changes, the Third Army did not stay in West Bengal as expected before the war, but moved westward, preparing to escape from Ranchi to the battlefield. The strong brigade of airborne thugs has occupied Ranchi, and Pei Chengyi is deploying combat operations to annihilate the Third Army. The problem was that after the Knife Army moved south, part of the combat units of the Third Army remained in Calcutta. According to my judgment, the Indian army will hold on to Calcutta."

"Kolkata is a big city, and it is normal for the Indian army to hold on to it."

"It is true, but Calcutta is of greater military value."

Wang Yuanqing took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and waited for Xiang Linghui to continue.

"Prior to this, we had always decided that the annihilation of the Indian Army's Eastern Army Group was the main task of this campaign, and in fact, from the perspective of the whole war, the main task of this campaign should be to open the door to southern India and prepare for the future sweep of the Indian peninsula."

"In other words, you don't even know how you want to fight Pei Chengyi?"

Xiang Linghui was stunned for a moment and said: "It can't be said that when formulating the war plan, Pei Chengyi mentioned the importance of starting the war on the Eastern Front first. At that time, it was mentioned that it was necessary to make a breakthrough on the Eastern Front, sweep the coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal, and play a good left hook in order to perfectly coordinate with the strategic offensive on the Western Front, that is, the right hook, to defeat India. Besides, Pei Chengyi's ability is obvious to all, and as long as there are no major problems, I will not interfere with his command work. ”

Wang Yuanqing shook his head with a smile and didn't comment much.

"The annihilation of the Indian Army's Eastern Army Group only raised its left arm, not a left hook fist. Only by capturing Calcutta and sending troops south from Calcutta did he make a left hook. ”

Wang Yuanqing nodded and said, "What you want to say is that Pei Chengyi's troops are limited, right?" ”

Xiang Linghui smiled and said, "It seems that everything in front of me has been said in vain. ”

"Mr. Xiang, you're thinking too much." Wang Yuanqing flicked off the cigarette ash on the cigarette butt and said, "Don't think that after I handed over the command to Pei Chengyi, I will ignore it." By the third day of the war of annihilation on the Eastern Front, the situation was completely clear. Although I am not a soldier and I don't know much about war, according to my judgment, Pei Chengyi wants to use the Ranchi Guard Battle to annihilate the main force of the Indian army. This move is very clever, because the Indian army has no choice, if it does not work hard in Ranchi and try by all means to hold back the main force of our army, it will not only quickly lose the entire eastern region and give our army the passage to the south, but also have a serious impact on the mobilization of the war. More importantly, the Indian army will definitely lose this battle, so it must plan ahead. As long as India does not give up its last hope, it will have to adopt a strategy of exchanging space for time. In this way, the Indian army will set up a new strategic line of defense outside the battlefield on the Eastern Front. Because the main forces will either be annihilated. Either it cannot move in other directions, so the Indian army can only build a new strategic line of defense with mobilized reserves, which will take more time. The desperate fight with our army in Ranchi is exactly the means by which the Indian army buys time. ”

Xiang Linghui frowned slightly, and said, "Yuan, it's not that you don't understand war, but you understand it better than most soldiers. ”

"Really?" Wang Yuanqing shook his head with a smile and said, "Even I, an outsider, can see clearly, do you think Pei Chengyi will not be able to see clearly?" ”

"This

"If my guess is not wrong, letting the sword army go south is a clever move arranged by Pei Chengyi.

Xiang Linghui extinguished the cigarette butt and took the opportunity to avoid the topic.

"The battle has reached this point, and Pei Chengyi is not easy." Wang Yuanqing took the cigarette handed by Xiang Linghui and said, "Ranchi must not be lost, if you lose Ranchi, the main force of the Third Army will slip away." The problem is that you can't put too many troops in Ranchi either. Although Pei Chengyi had several reserves in his hands, and even two strategic reaction armies that had not been on the battlefield, from the perspective of long-term goals, the 36th Army and the Gangster Army would definitely have to stay on the battlefield on the Eastern Front and shoulder the heavy responsibility of attacking southward, and could not participate in the battle now. As a result, Pei Chengyi only had two brigades of reserves in his hands. In the later stage, the direction of the assault was not only the coastal area, but also had to consider marching westward to prepare for the attack on New Delhi, Pei Chengyi had to use these two reserves carefully, and never use them lightly unless it was absolutely necessary. It can be seen that Pei Chengyi actually has no reserves in his hands, otherwise he would not have let the exhausted old air assault brigade support the army, instead of sending the air assault thug trade brigade. ”

Xiang Linghui let out a long breath and said that he understood the situation in front of him.

Although these questions were raised by Wang Yuanqing, it does not mean that Xiang Linghui is not clear in his heart. As chief of the General Staff, Xiang Linghui's main task is not to fight the old small war, but to make the country's leaders believe that victory is the way to report the situation, unless it has to be said, it will definitely be good news and not bad news.

"Turning to Kolkata, the most important problem that Pei Chengyi needs to solve is the mental state of the combat troops." Wang Yuanqing lit a cigarette at this time and said, "The battle has been fought for almost three days, and all the troops participating in the battle have not been rested, and even many officers and soldiers of the troops have held out for three days and two nights in a row. Soldiers are also human beings and need to rest. Although it is possible to stimulate the combat potential of the soldiers through incentives, in the long run, it is necessary to give the front-line troops a chance to rest and recuperate as soon as possible. The problem is that Pei Chengyi did not have time to adjust the deployment and send the reserves. As you said at the beginning, part of the Indian Third Army remained in Calcutta, but the main forces went to Ranchi. Dispersing troops is a taboo for soldiers, so why should the Indian army make such a mistake? It is clear that the Indian army has abandoned the operation to save the Third Army, and instead intends to sacrifice the Third Army to buy enough time. In this way, can Pei Chengyi still make the troops stop and recuperate? If I were Pei Chengyi, I would immediately send the main force south to capture Calcutta as quickly as possible, and then send out reserves to advance south along the coastline to rush into the southern part of the Indian peninsula before the Indian army builds a new strategic defensive line. ”

Xiang Linghui nodded and said, "The biggest problem is that Pei Chengyi's troops are not enough. ”

"So we've got to fix it for him."

"The only thing that can be mobilized now is the concave army deployed in Bangladesh."

"I have asked Yan Shanglong to contact the Bangladesh government, and after reaching an agreement with the Bangladesh government, I will hand over the Chi army to Pei Chengyi and let the concave army attack Kolkata."

"This is the best, with the combat power of 3 fronts, you will definitely be able to defeat Kolkata."

"It's just that it's not enough."

Xiang Linghui frowned slightly, but he didn't react for a moment.

When the young army enters India to fight, our army's intentions will be completely exposed, and the Indian army will definitely adjust its deployment and build a new defense line in the coastal areas to prevent our army from moving south.

If you don't do well, the Indian army will fortify layer by layer, or clear the wilderness with strong walls, and create trouble for our army by attacking and harassing it, and reduce the degree of our army's advance. ”

"There is no doubt that the Indian army will definitely do this."

"In other words, it is not enough to let the concave army participate in the war."

"Except for the concave army" Xiang Linghui was stunned for a moment and said, "What does Yuan mean, dispatch the Marine Corps?" ”

"Don't we have two Marine brigades on the front line?" Wang Yuanqing smiled and said, "Before, we were worried about the safety of the logistics support troops in Bangladesh, but it turned out that the problem was not serious, the Bangladeshi army has the ability to control the domestic situation, and the Bangladeshi people are more supportive of a war against India." All the two Marine Brigades lacked was heavy equipment, and the next fleet could be arranged to send it to Chittagong. It's just that I don't think it's necessary to fight a large-scale landing operation. ”

"It is true, there are too many preparations for a landing operation, and it will have an impact on the actions of the fleet. After the end of the war on the Eastern Front, our army will move westward and shift its focus to the Western Front, and the fleet will also go to the Arabian Sea. If the fleet were to remain in the Bay of Bengal because of the landing operation, it would have a great impact on offensive operations on the Western Front. ”

Wang Yuanqing nodded and said, "My idea is to let the marines assist the ground forces in the attack, mainly to clear the obstacles on the way for the ground forces to advance." ”

"That way, you don't need a lot of heavy equipment. Even if heavy equipment is needed, it can be drawn from resting ground forces. ”

"It's up to you to do it."

"Why didn't I do it?" Xiang Linghui was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Yuan meant. "Don't worry, I personally do ideological work for those military commanders, and I don't dare to disobey orders."

Wang Yuanqing shook his head with a smile and said, "The last question, what method to use to attack Calcutta?" ”

"This is Pei Chengyi's problem, us

"We have to think about it, because Pei Chengyi can't be the master."

Xiang Linghui frowned, not understanding.

"The Indian army will definitely hold on to Kolkata and even mobilize a large number of civilians. The purpose of our army is to fight and not to waste too much time in Calcutta. The problem is that Calcutta is not a medium-sized city with a population of only a few tens of thousands like Ranchi, but a megacity with a population of several million. ”

"It's true, it may take more than ten days"

"Can you delay Kolkata for more than ten days?"

Xiang Linghui let out a long breath, and there was no need to answer this question.

From Pei Chengyi's point of view, he will definitely not let the main force waste more than ten days in Kolkata. In this way, he had only one way, and that was to bypass Calcutta and let the main army move south in advance. Although there is no need to worry about the Indian army in Calcutta after the army enters the war, Kolkata is the transportation hub to the southern region of India, and if you can't beat Kolkata, you can't use India's transportation network, so you can only rely on sea supplies. After the troops moved south, the next port that could accommodate large ships was Baramanb in Osari. If the Indian army can hold Kolkata, it will definitely hold on to Elbarabib. Even if the Indian army cannot hold the elbowabue, it will blow up the infrastructure of the port before retreating. As a result, it is very likely that the main force heading south will not be able to provide sufficient logistical support, and will not be able to advance quickly. At this point, the solution Pei Enough found was to concentrate on supporting the aviation forces. Use airdrops and airsights to provide combat materials for front-line troops. Although the airlift forces of our army can meet the operational needs of the two armies, in the next battle on the Western Front, a large number of airlift forces will definitely be needed. From Pei Chengyi's standpoint, will he give up the offensive on the Western Front? If not, he could only reduce the southbound forces and wait for the Concave army to occupy Calcutta. Undoubtedly, this is exactly what the Indian army needs to achieve by holding Kolkata. As long as it can delay the advance of our army, the Indian army will be able to set up obstacles in front of our army, so that our army will not be able to achieve its desired goal, and the left hook will not pose a mortal threat to India. ”

"Then we can only storm Calcutta

Wang Yuanqing nodded and said, "Not only must we storm Calcutta, but we must also open up the communication line to the south before the main force going south in advance runs out of the war materials it carries." ”

Xiang Linghui thought for a moment and said: "The fast assault troops generally carry three days' worth of combat materials, and if you count the combat materials provided by airdrop and airlift, they can probably last for five days. In other words, it was necessary to take Kolkata within five days and repair the railway line that had been blown up by the Indian army

"Not five days, but three days."

Xiang Linghui glanced at Wang Yuanqing.

"The Indian army will definitely block the southward movement of our army, so that the material consumption of the southbound troops will pass the ordinary situation. The Indian army will also blow up all railway and road bridges south of Kolkata, blow up tunnels, and repair road bridges at most by troops moving south. They will not stay to repair the railway bridge, so when they send supplies to the south, they will have to arrange for engineers to repair the railway bridge. These problems will make the logistics support work take at least two more days. ”

"It will certainly not be easy to defeat Kolkata in three days

"Pei Chengyi will definitely be looking for a way to speed up the attack on Kolkata, but we have to prepare for three days."

Xiang Linghui took a long breath and lit the third cigarette.

"Actually, there's nothing to worry about."

"Yuan, you are,"

"You have absolute confidence in Pei Chengyi, and I also have confidence in him. I think that as long as the rules and regulations that bind Pei Chengyi are lifted, he will have the ability to take Kolkata in three days. ”

Xiang Linghui frowned slightly, and then showed a look of surprise.

"When you go back, tell Pei Chengyi to let him go and don't worry too much. As long as nuclear weapons are not used, as long as they can speed up the course of war, all means can be used. ”

"Understood, I'll contact Pei Chengyi immediately

Wang Yuanqing did not leave Xiang Linghui for dinner, after all, Xiang Linghui is a busy man.

On the way back to the General Staff, Xiang Linghui called Pei Chengyi and relayed Yuan's words to the front-line commander-in-chief.

When he hung up the phone, Pei Chengyi breathed a long sigh of relief.

Before receiving Xiang Linghui's call, Pei Chengyi was hesitating whether to tell the chief of the general staff about his battle plan and let the chief of the general staff discuss with Yuan. Now that the chief of the general staff has discussed with Yuan and has obtained Yuan's permission, Pei Chengyi has nothing to worry about.

Pei Chengyi does not value the army, but "let go of his hands and feet".

Actual combat has long proved that after the strength of the army reaches a certain size, the main factor that determines the siege of the city is no longer the number of troops to be invested, but how to destroy the defense system of the defenders.

Unlike cities such as Ranchi and Varanasi, Kolkata is a large city with a larger urban area and an intricate underground network of underground networks and transportation.

Not to mention, Kolkata's subway is a kilometer long, and there are thugs in sewers that can be used for people to pass through for kilometers. In other words, the Indian army did not need to make any preparation, and was able to turn Kolkata into a military fortress using complex underground facilities.

In urban defense battles, any defensive unit will use underground systems.

As an attacking side, if you can't destroy the underground facilities of the city, even if you occupy the surface, you will not be able to destroy all the enemies, but will suffer heavy casualties.

To capture Kolkata, it is necessary to destroy the underground facilities in Calcutta.

Based on the information provided by the Military Intelligence Agency on the distribution of underground facilities in Kolkata, Yuan Chenhao calculated the total investment in attacking underground facilities in Kolkata. In the case of the use of conventional military force, it is necessary to put in blade fighters, use old 10,000 tons of ammunition, and use more than the blade sky to complete the bombing mission.

Obviously, Pei Chengyi could not accept this result.

The only way to speed up is to use restricted weapons, such as a level bomb that can destroy all underground facilities within a radius of a meter.

With Yuan's authorization, Pei Chengyi naturally didn't have to think about the concubine

At dinner, Wozerabad was in a time zone 3 hours behind the Republic, Pei Chengyi asked Dongfang Wen to contact the Logistics and Equipment Department of the General Staff, asking for the urgent dispatch of a batch of bombs, and asked Yuan Chenhao to give a battle order to the Mi army and the gangster army, preparing to open Kolkata. Back at the tactical command center, Pei Chengyi personally contacted Ling Yunxiao and ordered the Sword Army to reach the outskirts of Calcutta before the old point and encircle Kolkata with 3 air assault brigades. As for the concave army that was about to participate in the war, Pei Chengyi did not think about how to dispatch it for the time being.

After arranging these things, Pei Chengyi left the tactical command center early.

The biggest problem is solved, what is there to worry about?