Youyu again and again. Du Rongwei finally resisted the urge to warn the Indian army. With this mystery, Du Qiwei completed the transformation from a soldier to a politician.

In fact, the Indian army did not need a warning from Duchway. The Airborne Peng Brigade landed in Fatehpur. Bloodlessly occupied this strategic place. Let Gujarad start thinking, and let Rurajapani start thinking.

Although in front of the prime minister, Gujarad shifted the responsibility for the loss of Fatahpur to the American advisers, believing that it was the American advisers who proposed that it was necessary to block the Knife Army to allow the garrison to move eastward, providing the Chinese Army's airborne troops with an opportunity to capture Fatehpur, but Gujarad knew that the American advisers only mentioned the Knife Army, not the use of the defenders of Tahpur, and the consequences of not using the Fatahpur defenders to block the Knife Army were likely to be even more severe, and it would not only be Fatahpur that would be lost.

Rurajapani understands this, too. There is nothing wrong with the advice of the American advisers, but the fault lies in the poor combat effectiveness of the Indian army.

In order to block the sword army, it is necessary to use the old division to force more than 10,000 Indian troops!

Even if the combat effectiveness of the Indian army cannot be on par with the squadron, it cannot be on par with the US army, even if it is a little stronger, it can block the 77th Army with fewer troops. Leaving more defenders in Fatehpur would not allow the airborne thugs to capture the strategic location.

There is no "even" in the war, and if the combat effectiveness of the Indian army has increased, it will not be so defeated.

After the fall of Fatahpur, the first thing to do is not to hold accountable, but to find a solution.

The military meetings chaired by Rurajapani himself were dull, and the few few times they spoke were tense. The generals of the navy and air force, who had long lost power, advocated a comprehensive adjustment of the anti-Japanese war plan, prepared for the relocation of the capital, took the initiative to abandon the battlefield on the western front, saved more troops, strengthened the southern defense line, and kept the southern region, so as to lay the foundation for a long-term war of resistance. A dominant army general advocated sticking to the current defense line, desperately defending New Delhi, consuming the vital strength of the squadron on the battlefield on the Western Front, buying time for the construction of the southern defense line, combining frontal resistance with guerrilla attacks behind enemy lines, and defeating the aggressors through a long-term war of resistance. Although the generals of both factions emphasized the importance of a long-term war of resistance and believed that a long-term war of resistance was the only way for India to obtain it, neither of the generals put forward the most crucial thing, that is, how to achieve a long-term war of resistance.

A mere slogan doesn't mean anything. There has to be something practical.

It's not that the generals of the two factions don't know where Ran's question is, but that the generals of the two factions are unwilling to bring it up.

There are three basic conditions that must be met for a long-term war of resistance. The first is the national foundation of unity, the second is the unyielding will to struggle, and the third is the highly unified anti-Japanese war policy.

There is no doubt that India does not have any of these three conditions.

If the basic conditions cannot be met, what is there to talk about a long-term war of resistance?

We cannot look at war from a long-term perspective, and we can only limit ourselves to immediate gains and losses.

It can be said that the war was fought to this time. Although there are many reasons for the defeat of the Indian army. However, the lack of strategic vision and long-term thinking is most prominent. From another angle, it can be seen that India has always lacked long-term consideration, and it has a lot to do with the fact that it is passive everywhere in the war and tired of dealing with the challenges of the squadron. People have no foresight. There will be near-term worries. The Indian authorities have to concentrate on solving the major problems at hand, and how can they have the energy to think about the long-term problems?

The meeting was discussed for a long time, but no result was discussed.

After the meeting adjourned, Rurajapani asked the secretary to keep Gujarade.

When I saw the Prime Minister again, there were only the two of them in the room. Gujarad seemed to guess the reason why the prime minister asked him to stay, when he sat down. A little panicked, the thugs were nervous.

"Remember that battle at Srinagar?"

Hearing the Prime Minister's words, Gujaram's body trembled slightly. That battle made Gujarad, then the commander of an infantry battalion, an "national hero" of India overnight. "Although Gujarad is not the sole fault of Gujarad in holding the southern city of Srinagar, the Indian government needs to set a few tall examples for the people in order to inspire the people after the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War. So Gujarad became a "national hero". It was from that time that Gujarad rose to prominence, step by step, to the pinnacle of the army. If it weren't for this war, in another year, Gujarad would have replaced Fernández. Get the greatest achievement of a military man.

"I'm now, we've all changed over the years. A military man is not like a military man, and a politician is not like a politician. Rurajapani had been observing Gujarad's expression and said in a calm tone, "Compared to twenty years ago, we are in a hundred, if not a thousand, times more dangerous situation now. Twenty years ago we needed heroes, and now we need heroes even more. There are no heroes who can save an entire nation. India will be history. ”

"Prime Minister" Gujarad let out a long breath. I didn't spit out the words that came to my lips.

"You have also seen the situation today, when it comes to the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species, there are still people who disregard the future of the country and the nation for their own interests," Lulamepani smiled bitterly. "I'm not a soldier, but I know how dangerous the situation is. Now, I would like to get your precise answer, one that is not personal, and that is entirely from the point of view of the country and the nation, that is, can we hold New Delhi? ”

Gujarad was secretly startled and looked at Rurajapa with a look of disbelief

Rurajapani remained silent, waiting for Gujarad's answer.

"We are sure," said Gujarad, after a moment's hesitation, "from the whole country to the old, the North cannot hold on, we must also hold on to New Delhi, and we must not let it go."

Rurajapani smiled and shook his head, unhappy with the answer.

"But" is from a military point of view. We," Gujarad said, wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead, "and we may not be able to hold New Delhi." ”

"Is it possible, or is it certain?"

Fontirard let out a long breath and said, "I can't hold it." ”

Rurajapani's brow jumped a few times, and he motioned for Gujarad to make his words clearer.

"The matter of the talent has made us lose the last glimmer of hope to defend New Delhi." Gujarad pulled out a cigarette from his bag. His hands trembled and lit up, and after two puffs, his mood calmed down a little. "If we can stop Allahabad in the middle of the team, we still have hope of holding New Delhi, although it will be a big price, but it is not impossible to beat off the middle team. After the fall of Fatehpur, we had no choice but to retreat to Kanpur. Only 400 kilometers of defensive space remained in the eastern part of New Delhi. Although it is impossible for the squadron to attack New Delhi with airborne troops as it did in the capture of Varanasi, Ranchi and Fatehpur, the campaign offensive range of the Chinese ground assault force is more than 500 kilometers. Even the armored forces, which were slightly less capable of assault, had an attack range of more than 400 kilometers. The defense space is too narrow, and even if the density of troops is increased, the defense strength per unit area cannot be increased. It will not be able to stop the squadron. ”

Rurajapani let out a long breath, still not speaking.

"Pei Chengyi used the last reserve to attack Fatahpur, which is to prepare for the attack on New Delhi." Seeing that the prime minister was listening very carefully, Gujarad continued, "At this stage of fighting, there is no secret to the entire campaign intention of the squadron, and there is no secret to China's war intention. If China were to negotiate with us, it would not have put on a posture of attacking New Delhi, let alone allowing the two main forces to move south from the coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal and outflank our strategic rear in a roundabout way.

The squadron will definitely attack New Delhi, and it will concentrate its forces on New Delhi. But. The capture of New Delhi is definitely not the ultimate goal of China, but only a means to achieve the ultimate goal. ”

Rurajapani smiled coldly and said, "What do you think is China's ultimate goal?" ”

"Occupy our country, destroy us as you wiped out Japan."

Rurajapani sighed to himself. didn't dwell on this issue with Gujaram, and said: "According to your analysis, the squadron will definitely attack New Delhi, and we will definitely not be able to hold New Delhi." ”

Gujarad nodded, his expression very downcast.

"If we can get Fatahpur back, is there any hope of holding New Delhi?"

"This," Gujarad hesitated.

"You began to say that Fatehpur has fallen. We have lost our last hope. ”

"That's true." Gujarad took two puffs of his cigarette and said, "Fatahpur is strategically significant, and if we can recapture Fatahpur, we will do our best, and there is still a glimmer of hope." ”

"That is, it is worth fighting a battle to defend New Delhi?"

Gujarad frowned slightly, then nodded.

There is no doubt that the issue of Rurajapani is very crucial. If the prime minister thinks that New Delhi will inevitably fall, there is no value in defending it. The Prime Minister will then make the decision to evacuate New Delhi. Although Gujarad also believes that the hope of holding New Delhi is very slim, as the army chief of staff, Gujarad is well aware of New Delhi's place in the hearts of the military. If New Delhi is lost without stubborn resistance. The morale and fighting spirit of the Indian officers and men will collapse in an instant. When the time comes, not to mention the continued resistance in the south, it will be a question of whether the regime can be stabilized.

In fact, Rurajapani is also thinking about this issue.

At present, the morale and fighting spirit of the army are very important, but the trust of the military in the government is even more important. If the military believes that the government will not be able to lead the country to final victory, either the army will collapse completely, or the military will choose a new government. Either way, it will be a disaster for Rurajapani.

After pondering for a while, Rurajapani spoke: "New Delhi is the capital of all Indians, and we cannot be slaves of the country, let alone let India be ruined in our hands. No matter what. New Delhi must be defended with all its might. If we need to step up, I will fight the Army officers and men in New Delhi to the last minute. ”

"Prime Minister

Rurajapani let out a long breath and said: "Deploy combat units from Army Group South and let the armored units in Bhopal immediately go north. Checkmate. We only have one chance, and this is not only the chance to hold on to New Delhi, but also the chance to decide the fate of India, and we must not fail. ”

Gujarad was secretly startled, and then nodded vigorously.

Rurajapani waved his hand and let Gujarad leave the study.

Army Group South is the main force guarding the southern defense line, and it is also the only one of the four main army groups of the Indian Army that did not participate in the battle. This is because the southern defense line is related to the security of India's strategic rear. So the right to mobilize has always been in the hands of Rurajapani. There was no order from the Prime Minister. Gujarad did not have the right to allow Army Group South to enter the war.

It was only when he left the Prime Minister's Office that Gujarad felt a heavy grip

The prime minister has used the last of his strategic reserves, and if the counter-offensive against Fatahpur fails, it will not only be New Delhi that will be lost. It's the whole of India.

Indeed, as Rurajapani said, there must be no failure.

On Gujarad's way back to the Army Headquarters, thousands of miles away on the battlefield, Ling Yunxiao was on his way to the A Assault Brigade that served as the vanguard.

After receiving the order from the front headquarters, Ling Yunxiao immediately left the military headquarters with the guard battalion.

Although Ling Yunxiao has always complained about Pei Chengyi's command, and many times he doesn't understand what Pei Chengyi is doing and what he wants to do, but after Pei Chengyi has fought so many battles, Ling Yunxiao knows Pei Chengyi's ability and knows that Pei Chengyi has never made mistakes on the battlefield.

Like many army commanders, Ling Yunxiao carried out the orders of the commander-in-chief of the front line to the letter.

Arrive at the headquarters of the 7th Armored Assault Brigade. Ling Yunxiao asked the brigade commander to call the battalion commanders over, and then announced the combat order just issued by the front command.

As Ling Yunxiao expected, no one understood what the front-line commander wanted to do.

According to the original battle plan, the task of the Knife Army was to lure out the garrison of Fatehpur and wait until the airborne brigade captured Fatehpur. Then it will be carried out in full force, drive the Indian army back to Fatehpur, make every effort to compress the space for the Indian army's activities, and finally annihilate this Indian army through firepower.

The workability of this scheme is very strong. It's not very strenuous to fight either.

According to Ling Yunxiao's estimate, before the combat materials carried by the Sword Army are used up, the Liwan Indian Army will be wiped out, and all officers and soldiers will be able to sunbathe on the beach of the Ganges River.

The good times did not last long, and the new combat order completely disrupted Ling Yunxiao's "vacation" plan, and the armored assault brigade continued to assault westward, driving the Indian army back beyond Fatehpur. The Le Dao Armoured Assault Brigade and the 7th Nai Armoured Assault Brigade turned to Banda about kilometres west-south-south of Fatehpur, then one brigade advanced west to Chansi and another to the south to Murwara.

It makes sense to attack Banda and Chamsi, because it can be seen to encircle the Fatehpur garrison.

The question is, why let a brigade attack Murwara, hundreds of kilometers from Fatehpur? Being far away was not the biggest problem, Murwara was directly south of Fatehpur and was not at all on the offensive line of the Sword Army, which did not help much in the whole campaign.

What made Ling Yunxiao even more annoyed was that Pei Chengyi did not explain the reason and intention of the tactical deployment.

Ling Yunxiao is not worried about the safety of the various brigades of the Sword Army, even if he can't defeat the Indian army, with the tactical assault ability and battlefield mobility ability of the Sword Army, he can easily break through the encirclement of the Indian army and leave the Indian army far behind.

What Ling Yunxiao couldn't figure out the most was that Pei Chengyi's deployment made it clear that he was ready to let go of Fatehpur's garrison.

It is not impossible to use the strength of a thug brigade to deal with 2o million Indian troops, but it is impossible to win in the offensive battle, let alone annihilate so many enemies in a mobile war.

With the quality of the Indian army, as long as the first sword fighter armored assault brigade attacked, it would collapse quickly.

There is no doubt that on the vast Ganges Plain, the more than four officers and men could not catch Liwan

Other officers had the same doubts.

When deploying tactical tasks, Ling Yunxiao emphasized the importance of a quick assault in accordance with Pei Chengyi's instructions, and even more emphasized the importance of reaching Fatehpur as soon as possible to assist the airborne brigade in consolidating its position

In fact, there is no need for Ling Yunxiao to bother at all, in the case of only one brigade assaulting Fatehpur, it must be to reinforce the airborne thug brigade, not to fight a movement war with the Indian army on the plains.

Because Ling Yunxiao didn't understand Pei Chengyi's arrangement. Therefore, after the deployment of the mission, he did not care whether the main officers of the armored assault brigade understood the arrangements of the front-line commander-in-chief. He left the brigade headquarters with the guard battalion and returned to the military headquarters in a puff of smoke.

The main officers of the A Assault Brigade and the 3rd Knife Armored Assault Brigade were already waiting for Ling Yunxiao at the military headquarters.

Before the pre-war officers' meeting, the communications staff officers sent the latest battlefield information that had just arrived at the front-line command. It was only at this time that Ling Yunxiao understood Pei Chengyi's deployment.

The Knife Army was not dealing with the garrison of Fatahpur, but the Indian military uniforms that had moved north from Bhopal

This news immediately aroused Ling Yunxiao's fighting spirit.

3 armored divisions, 2 catties, mechanized infantry divisions and infantry divisions stationed in Bhopal have been dispatched. It is heading towards the bottom sands, and the destination is none other than Fatahpur.

Pei Chengyi must have expected that the Indian army stationed in Bhopal would go north, so he temporarily adjusted the combat mission of the sword army, let Ling Yunxiao put the main force in the south, and opened his pocket. As long as the Indian army reaches Edawa between Bhopal and Jhansi. The sword army will tighten its pockets and fight a beautiful battle of encirclement and annihilation.

Although the total strength of this Indian army is only 10,000, it has a main division, and 3 of them are armored divisions.

than to destroy the rabble of Fatehpur. Only by taking out the main armored forces can the strong combat effectiveness of the sword army be demonstrated.

Ling Yunxiao knew that the opportunity of the heavier armored army would come

Some people think that the Knife Army is a strategic reaction army. The ability to fight armored battles is definitely inferior to that of heavy armored armies. Although Ling Yunxiao and the officers and soldiers of the Sword Army never thought that the Sword Army was inferior to any heavily armored army, Ling Yunxiao had no way to prove it, because he had never been given the opportunity to prove the combat effectiveness of the Sword Army.

Now is the opportunity, and of course you can't miss it!