News of the attack on Bertiala. Gujarad reacted to the heart

It's just that it's too late at this time.

The three main divisions that had just left Bertiara had not gone far before they were attacked by the Chinese Army Air Force. 3 divisions lost all heavy equipment. More than half of the casualties were killed. According to the information returned from the front, China's attack aircraft used various "weapons of mass destruction", including anti-armor cluster bombs, incendiary bombs, and thermobaric bombs. Because the 3 main divisions were hit on the march, there was no time to escape, let alone organize a defense.

The loss of 3 divisions is still a trivial matter, the most fatal thing is. The bombardment confused Bertiara's garrison.

The bombardment was not over, and a full-scale shelling followed.

It can be said that the shelling is more terrifying than the bombing, because the bombing is mainly aimed at important targets, and even if there are more combat aircraft involved, the sustainability is insufficient. The shelling was the complete opposite, not only was it not clearly targeted, but it was also much more persistent, and the amount of ammunition thrown was much larger, and often half an hour of shelling could withstand a whole day's bombardment. Although this significantly reduces the combat effectiveness of shelling, shelling is more effective than bombing in the case of suppression, the main purpose of which is suppression.

The shelling continued, and the thug brigade deployed defensive lines on the perimeter of Bertiara

Offense is about coherence and continuity, and if you want to defeat the defending forces, you can't give the opponent a chance to breathe.

The shelling had just ended, and the second round of bombardment began again.

Unlike the first round of bombing, this round of bombing was carried out entirely under the guidance of the air assault force. In order to support the bombing operation, the air assault force not only dispatched dozens of planes. Not to say wandering near the battlefield. The Indian army's every move was closely monitored, and dozens of unmanned reconnaissance planes were dispatched to guide the bombers. Although the intensity of the bombing has decreased, the damage caused by the bombing to the Indian army has been greatly increased.

By the time the second round of bombardment was over, the defenders of Bertiala had not been able to organize.

As with the previous strikes, the second round of shelling was very well connected with the second round of bombardment. When the bombing network was over, the shelling began again. As in the second round of bombardment, the shelling was guided by front-line combat units, mainly striking at the defensive forces that were trying to assemble, without giving the Indian troops any chance to counterattack.

At this time, Gujarad was still lucky.

Neither bombing nor artillery bombardment could defeat the defenders of Bertiala. In order to capture Bertiala, the squadron will have to attack the defensive position. Positional warfare with the Indian army. The Air Assault Brigade is an air assault force, and although it can transport some armored vehicles to the front line, the air assault force will never be an armored force, and its ground assault capability is limited, and its ability to fight positional warfare is even greater

Limit.

At this point in the war, apart from a surprise attack, the air assault forces had not fought a single regular armored battle.

According to Gujarade's idea, as long as the Indian army held the defensive position of Bertiala, the squadron did not want to take Bertiala. As long as you get out of the hour, you can mobilize the surrounding troops to take out the Air Assault Hand Blade Brigade, or at least force the Air Assault Old Brigade to leave Bertiala.

It's just that Gujarad didn't rejoice for long.

The old point was divided, and the first thug armored assault brigade of the army reached Bertiara.

The sudden appearance of an armored assault brigade startled Gujarad and completely destroyed any hope of holding Bertiala.

Although the thug is Wan, Bertiala is not Bhopal. Nor New Delhi, where the strength of the defensive positions was not enough to resist the armored forces, and the defenders could not confront the ground armored forces in the face of intensive fire strikes.

As long as 2 brigades take full advantage of the superior forces. Definitely able to beat Bertiala.

In fact, in the afternoon of the same day, the Indian infantry division, which was guarding the defensive position northeast of Betiala, that is, facing the 6th Armoured Assault Brigade, surrendered.

With the first surrendered troops, there is the second surrendered troops.

It's only a matter of time before Bertiala is gone.

Also holding the same view are the US affairs advisers.

In the opinion of the US affairs adviser, Pei Chengyi not only had enough reasons to capture Bertiala, but also invested enough offensive forces.

Strategically located in the northwest region of India, Bertiala is the northern gateway to New Delhi and is in no way less important than Mathura. In a situation where several armies had to be committed to take New Delhi. Pei Chengyi had no choice but to get the only heavily armored army in that direction, that is, the Sovid army, to New Delhi as soon as possible, and that was to occupy Bertiala in advance and open the door to New Delhi. What's more, after the capture of Bertiara. The defensive lines of Bertanokot and Luqiana in the north will be useless, and the Indian army will have to shrink the defensive line. At that time, it will not only be the 66th Army that will be killed in New Delhi, but also the leading army. Although this had an impact on the combat operations of the army, and the reserves of the thug brigade were also invested, the capture of Bertiara would allow the two field armies to play a greater role, and the benefits were obviously much greater.

Although it was a bit of an afterthought, the American affairs consultant still made an accurate judgment. Pei Chengyi has already invested 2 brigades of troops in Bertiala, and has invested a large number of long-range support forces in a very short period of time, which is enough to prove his determination to capture Bertiala. In the words of the US affairs adviser, the squadron will definitely defeat Bertiala, and if the strength of the 2 brigades cannot complete the combat mission, Pei Chengyi will also put in at least 2 brigades of reinforcements.

For the Indian army, the difference was only when Berti Shira was lost. A farewell will be decided about the north of Bertiara! Yo Wan Indian Army's sharp retention problem

If it was just a thug who fell into the second-line troops, Gujarad would not have any concerns. From another point of view, if you can use 40,000 reserve troops or second-line troops to block 2 catties. The field army for a few days, even if the losses are completely lost, it is worth the money. The question is. There was a strong main division in the army of Tenwan to the north of Betiala, and the old main division was in Bertankot and Lujuna alone.

In any case, Gujarad is not going to lose these troops.

The only way to do this was to shrink the line and withdraw the main forces to the north before the fall of Bertiala.

The main division will definitely be able to play a more crucial role in New Delhi.

The question is, how to withdraw?

Bertiala could fall at any time, and the time was very short, and Gujarad couldn't care about that.

At noon, Gujarad gave an order to the defenders of Betankod. The main division immediately moved south to Lutiana, and after joining up with the six main divisions of Ludhiana, they marched south to Bertiara. For the army was still attacking Bertankod, and the army was besieging Lujuna. Therefore, Gujarad did not order the rest of the troops to retreat, and was ready to sacrifice the second-line troops and reserve troops to create an opportunity for the main force to retreat.

This arrangement became the fuse of the disaster.

In the evening, the main forces of Bertankot began to break through.

According to Pei Chengyi's order, the army did not make every effort to block the attack, but only sent reconnaissance troops to closely monitor the whereabouts of the main force of the Indian army, and provided information for the long-range support forces carrying out night strike missions, so that the aviation and long-range artillery could deal with the fleeing Indian army, and the main force of the army was still attacking the defensive position of the Indian army outside the city of Bertankod.

For the old main division that fled. The journey to Ludhiana was not smooth.

Most importantly, for the Indian troops who remained in Bertankot, hope was completely dashed.

After a night of fierce fighting, Bertangot's Indian army was about an hour after the main force had withdrawn. Disarm and surrender to Youjun.

Instead of entering the city to contain the prisoners of war, the wounded army left this "difficult" task to the Pakistan Army.

After a brief rest, the wounded began to advance towards Lujuna before the pass.

At this time, the retreating main division of the old Indian army also reached Ludhiana, to be precise, the remnants of the old main division.

In order to deal with this main force of the Indian army. On the night of the old day and in the early morning of the thug's day, Pei Chengyi mobilized almost all the long-range support forces on the battlefield on the Western Front, tactical fighters made near-recess sorties, low-altitude attack planes made sorties from the old mouth, and the long-range artillery of the wounded army continued to shell near the old one, before the Xiaorikou point. A total of 10,000 tons of ammunition were thrown at the main division of the Indian Army in Laojin, and the ammunition used to deal with armored targets exceeded the old 10,000 pieces!

Such a dense fire strike was enough to make the old main division lose its combat effectiveness.

At this time, no one doubted Pei Chengyi's chosen tactics.

It can be said that as long as the Indian army stays in the defensive position, even if it is isolated and helpless, as long as the morale does not return to zero, and there is still the will to continue fighting, whether it is the army or the leading army, it will have to pay a great price in the positional offensive and defensive battle in order to break through the Indian army's defensive line. To fully wield the advantage of firepower. The only way was to get the Indian army out of the defensive positions and into the open field, which was vulnerable to blows. The purpose of attacking Bertiala was to create a sense of crisis for the Indian army, so that the Indian army would think that staying in Bertanokot and Ludhiana was a dead end, and forcing the Indian army to choose to shrink the defensive line. As long as the Indian army began to move, the initiative completely fell into the hands of the republican ** team, and the powerful long-range strike force also came into play.

It is not a miracle that a thug fights the old main division in one night, in the case of absolute air supremacy and absolute firepower superiority, as long as Pei Chengyi is willing to invest. Even if it is against the main division, it is not a problem.

Of course, the fierce battle of the night. It was also inflicted on combat operations in other directions

Sound.

From the point of view of the battlefield as a whole, the battle from the old night to the day of the thugs is of decisive significance.

The old main division was basically crippled, making Lu Qiyana's six main divisions completely desperate.

If you stay, you can only be fully surrounded by the squadron, and when you run out of ammunition and food, you can disarm and surrender. Breaking through can only give the long-range strike force of the squadron a chance to fall on the way back to New Delhi.

Break out, or hold on?

Gujaram, who insisted on breaking through a few days ago, also hesitated, and the painful teaching of the old main division made him hesitate.

The problem is, hesitation doesn't solve the problem.

The thugs will be in the army.

According to Pei Chengyi's order, the main force of the puppet army did not rush to Luqiyana, but turned to Bakla Dam in the afternoon of the same day.

Soon after nightfall, the main forces of the wounded army captured the Bakla Dam, which was defended only by 2 reserve divisions.

Although the battle of Bertiala is not over yet. The door to the Indian army's breakthrough has not yet been closed, but the battle situation at this time has been very unfavorable to the Indian army.

It can be said that even if the main division of the Indian army of Luqiana succeeded in breaking through and reached Bertiara without any damage, because the Belgian army had already made a breakthrough in the direction of Bakla Dam, and the front of the army was directed at Changqigar. Nor could the Indian army retreat any further, either by crushing the Air Assault Fighter Assault Brigade at Bertiala, or by turning to Chang Gal to hold off the troops who were advancing south.

Whether it's Bertiara or Shrudiyir. As long as one spot is lost. The Indian army then retracted the defensive line to the south and retreated to the outside of New Delhi. There is no doubt that with the strength of the Indian army, especially the number of the main forces, and the ability of the main forces to transfer to the battlefield, it is simply impossible to hold two strategic points at the same time. Retreating outside New Delhi is tantamount to giving up all the perimeter defenses to the opponent. With Pei Chengyi's style of play, the three field armies will definitely meet in the north of New Delhi and use air assault troops to sweep the outer front. That is, before the mouth moon occupies the sun. The squadron will be outside New Delhi, and the combat operation to attack New Delhi will begin at the latest on the day of the moon.

Koutian, just the old day, 3 field armies can hit New Delhi!

Such a degree of surprise can make any country's army sigh inferior.

For the Indian army, this is still the most ideal result.

According to the estimation of some US advisers, the Indian army will not only be unable to hold Bethiala, but also Chandigarh. Three field armies have already taken up their positions. Let go of your hands and feet, with Pei Chengyi's character. Surely they will not stare at one place, otherwise they will not let the main force of the wounded army pounce on Changqigar. Because Pei Chengyi still has at least 2 air assault brigades in his hands. So when the time is right, he will expand the results with reserves. If the sword army in the south is taken into account, he will even open a second front at the right time to completely crush the Indian army's attempt to hold on to New Delhi.

In the words of these American advisors. If the Indian army can't take out the armored assault brigade outside Bethiala before dawn, let the main force go to Chandigarh. Not only will the outer line of defense be lost, but all Indian troops north of Bertiara will be destroyed.

The question is, is it possible for the Indian army to take out 2 brigades of Bertiara before dawn?

By this time, Gujarad was helpless.

Looking back, at the beginning of the battle, everyone doubted whether Pei Chengyi could break through the Indian army's defensive line, and even doubted whether Pei Chengyi's tactics were effective. The people who were originally optimistic about the Indian army all changed their views, believing that the occupation of New Delhi by the squadron was only a matter of time, and it would not wait too long, the earliest moon rise, the latest end of the month.

After the war, many compared the "Battle of New Delhi" to the "decisive battle on the Eastern Front".

It can be said that there is a fundamental difference between the two large-scale battles.

In the decisive battle on the Eastern Front, Pei Chengyi mainly used the powerful assault capability of the Republic Army, and basically did not use tactics that made the enemy incomprehensible, but only made full use of offensive actions in several directions. It makes the enemy's tail difficult to take care of, and maximizes the attack. In the Battle of New Delhi, with very limited troops, the army's assault capability has become a secondary factor, and Pei Chengyi made full use of the advantage of tactical flexibility. With a series of tactical actions, the Indian army was dizzy. By the time the Indian army judged his campaign intentions, it was too late to adjust its defensive deployment.

If it is said that people doubted Pei Chengyi's tactical command ability before, they thought that he had not served in the front-line troops and had not been to the front-line battlefield. is a general who does not know how to fight tactically, so after this battle, no one doubts Pei Chengyi's tactical talent.

A good commander must be superior in strategy, campaign, and tactics.

In the early morning of the same day, after concluding that the Indian army had "accepted its fate", Pei Chengyi adjusted his tactics again.

The wounded vanguard that reached Ludhiana marched south to Betiala to support the Air Assault Fighter Armored Assault Brigade. Consolidate Bertiala's victory. Fight to defeat Bertiala. Pei Chengyi did not explicitly ask when Bertiara must be defeated, the reason is simple, the vanguard of the army has only one combat brigade, and it is not easy to attack the defensive position guarded by 8 divisions with the strength of 3 brigades. More importantly, Pei Chengyi did not have ground armored troops in his hands that could support the Fiber Field Army, and the battle losses were too great, which would have an impact on the later battle against New Delhi. Only 3 pounds. The brigade gained a foothold in Bethiala and sooner or later the Indian army would surrender.

After a brief rest at the Bakla Dam, the main force of the Tendon Army had to march towards Changdigarh before dawn and strive to reach Chandigarh before the Kouri Pass. This time, Bae Chengyi made a clear request that Changqiang Gar must be captured before the early hours of the day. In order to reassure the army to attack boldly, Pei Chengyi not only promised to provide fire support for it, but also promised to use the low-altitude transport planes of the Air Assault Brigade to transport combat materials for it. Of course. Pei Chengyi also contacted the General Staff of the Pakistani Army, asking the main force of the Pakistani Army, which was still sheltering prisoners of war in Petankot, to follow up as soon as possible and send war materials to the wounded army.

The three field armies of the Republic Army have fought very well, which not only makes the Pakistani army sincerely admire, but also makes the Pakistani army realize that only by fully assisting the Republic Army can Pakistan's national interests be guaranteed to the greatest extent. In other words, if the combat units of the Republic Army suffer setbacks on the front line due to the poor support of the Pakistani army, Sino-Pakistani relations will definitely be affected, and the Pakistani army will not be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility of attacking New Delhi alone.

After completing this round of deployment, Pei Chengyi was relieved and boldly left the command work to the staff officers.

With victory largely assured, it was a matter of the past few days to hit the outside of New Delhi. Because he has paid too much attention to the fighting in the direction of New Delhi in the past few days, the operation of attacking Surat in the south has been affected, so Pei Chengyi will not turn his attention and strive to make a substantial breakthrough on the battlefield in the south before attacking New Delhi, and completely defeat the idea of India's stubborn resistance!