On the afternoon of 7 Diao, Army Group Fatehpur broke through the column of the first knife fighter armored assault brigade: shallow. 【Reading.com】Attack Banda.

At this moment, Fontirard saw hope. Rurajapani saw hope, even for Duchway, who was far away on the other side of the world.

Although the cost of capturing Banda was a little too great, in the battle that lasted for several hours, Fatehpur Army Group lost one-third of its troops, four infantry divisions were completely crushed by the whirlwind assault of the Assault Brigade and long-range artillery fire, and the other two-thirds of the troops were also severely damaged, with a total of more than 60,000 casualties. But the gains are just as great. The first knife fighter Mortar Brigade has also become a dead chess piece. Most importantly, Army Group Fatehpur lived up to Gujarad's hopes and completed the task of dividing the battle against the Knife Army.

Is the Indian army worth rejoicing?

Of course, it is worth rejoicing, because this is the second time that the Indian army has repelled an integrated brigade of the Chinese Army in a frontal battle!

Before the fighting was over, India's propaganda services went into action. In the evening of the same day. The world's major news outlets focused on the battle at Roseda. The Chinese news media also reported on this, but it didn't inject too much emotion, and it was still as usual, as if the battle born in Banda had nothing to do with the squadron.

For India, which has suffered consecutive defeats. This is definitely encouraging news.

In the evening, the citizens of New Delhi organized a parade to celebrate the Indian army's victory in Banda

The leakage of the people is understandable, because the dead, depressed India needs the leakage too much. But soldiers and politicians must not be carried away by the leaks, because what is the Banda battle?

Nothing!

With the support of long-range artillery, the 1st Armored Assault Brigade not only routed 4 Indian infantry units and wiped out more than 60,000 Indian troops, but also did not suffer much losses, and by the time it reached Gidregude, its combat effectiveness was still intact.

The preservation of the A assault brigade is only one thing, and more importantly, the Indian army is faced with a dilemma.

Is it the armored assault brigade that will hit the armored assault brigade first, or the armored assault brigade first?

If you don't look at the deployment of the Indian army, you must hit the armored assault brigade first. Because the A-A Assault Brigade withdrew to Gidregud, it was less than a kilometer away from Manigpur and only a few kilometers away from the 3rd Armored Assault Brigade, and could rush to the aid of the 3rd Armored Assault Brigade in a few hours. The problem is that it is impossible not to look at the deployment of the Indian army, and it is impossible to fight according to the most ideal method.

Army Group Bhopal has reached Damo, which is only half a day's way from Murwara. Adjust the direction of attack at this point. It will take at least two days and three nights for Army Group Bhopal to turn to Chhansi. Even if you don't consider how many tanks and combat vehicles will be destroyed by the fighters of the Chinese Air Force and Army Aviation in these two days and three nights, with the battlefield movement ability of the squadron. It will definitely be able to complete the adjustment of troops. Break through the Fatehpur Army's defensive line in Banda and rescue the 1st Armored Assault Brigade, or rush to the aid of the 1st Armored Assault Brigade, and engage in a massive armored battle with Army Group Bhopal in Jhansi. Because the long-range artillery deployed in Manigpur was able to hit the cannonballs to the Chamsi, the decisive battle with the Knife Army in Jhansi was basically the same as the decisive battle with the Knife Army in Murwara, and the Indian army had to endure the devastation of long-range artillery fire.

Judging by the deployment of the Indian army. Attacking Murwara is still the best option.

In fact, even if the Indian army had previously focused on Chamsi, allowing Army Group Bhopal to move north from Edawa. The Assault Brigade A, after blocking Army Group Fatahpur, will certainly turn to Chhansi to ensure that more forces are committed to the main battlefield. Do not give the Indian army a chance to break through.

Although the question is simple, there are still many Indian generals who cannot resist the temptation.

Not to mention that the commander of Army Group Bhopal was ready to move, even Gujarad was shaken. If the Diban Armored Assault Brigade in Jhansi can be killed, it will be able to open a strategic passage from Bhopal to Kanpur, and at this time, the Indian army can only detour to Agra in the northwest to Kanpur, and the mileage will increase above the gills. and to build a strategic defence line in the area east of Kanpur and Bhopal. Block the pace of the squadron's westward advance. What's more, annihilating the Armored Assault Brigade is certainly more exciting than repelling the 7th Armored Assault Brigade. If you can get a "great victory." "Even if it is lost for two days and two nights, it can win greater hope for India.

It was this that on the night of 10,000 days, Army Group Bhopal did not advance on time towards Murwara.

After this, one of them laughed, and the other was cold from the top of his head to his feet.

The person who laughed must have been Pei Chengyi, because the stupidity of the Indian army was exactly what he expected.

The other person is, of course, Dudgway.

Whatever Gujarad wants to do, the last thing he should do is to make Army Group Bhopal stop at Damo!

That night, Duchway personally spoke to Gujarad on the phone, clearly warning the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army that Army Group Bhopal must leave immediately, and no matter which direction it goes, it cannot stay in Damo.

Du Qiwei was not happy at all at this time, and the stupid Indian generals turned Wanggangsheng's hopes into despair.

In Duchway's words, if you don't even understand your opponent's intentions, why defeat your opponent?

What was the purpose of Pei Chengyi's attempt to let the Dizhou Armored Assault Brigade block the Fatahpur Army Group in Banda?

Perhaps many people think that Pei Chengyi wants to hold Banda. Indeed, Shi Diao!

If Banda is to be held, Pei Chengyi should not let the Dizhou Armored Assault Brigade block the Fatahpur Army Group in the form of mobile warfare. Rather, build defensive positions in Banda. Banda with a lot of thugs? As long as the 7th Armored Assault Brigade fights a positional defensive battle, not to mention that the Fatahpur Army Group has nothing to do with it, even the Bhopal Army Group may not be able to do anything. Although in the eyes of many, the 1st Armored Assault Brigade retreated to Banda under the pursuit of the Fatehpur Army Group, and it was too late to build a defensive position in Banda, but with the mobility of the 1st State Armored Assault Brigade. It would be easy to get rid of Fatahpur Army Group, let alone build defensive positions. Even a few hours of sun exposure in Banda is not a problem.

There is no doubt that Pei Chengyi never thought about holding Banda.

The task of the A Assault Brigade was either to defend Banda or to lure Army Group Fatahpur south. Obviously, Pei Chengyi's purpose is still to relieve the airborne distillation brigade. So that the Fatekhpur Army Group could not return in time, and therefore could not pose a threat to the airborne thug brigade. More importantly, after the capture of Banda, no matter what the next move of the Bhopal Army, the Fatahpur Army Group will have to stay in Banda, and it will have to desperately hold Banda, not allowing the three brigades of the Bhopal Army to join the division, and assist the Bhopal Army to annihilate the Bhopal Army. As a result, Fatahpur Army Group was firmly pinned down in Banda. Neither can move at will nor join forces with Army Group Bhopal.

Looking at it from another angle, isn't this exactly the purpose of the campaign that Pei Chengyi wants to achieve?

The Indian army wants to annihilate the sword sheep in various ways, and Pei Chengyi also wants to use the same method to kill the two group armies.

Regardless of the specific tactics, in order to achieve the goal, it is necessary to concentrate superior forces on the local battlefield, and it is also necessary to find ways to contain a certain group of enemies and create opportunities for annihilating another group of enemies.

Compared with his opponent, Pei Chengyi only considered one more issue, and that was the opponent's intentions.

Long before the Bhopal Army Group went north, Pei Chengyi concluded that the Indian army would deal with the sword army in various ways. If it's done too much. Without giving the Indian army any hope, Army Group Bhopal would certainly stop its advance shortly after its departure and at most garrison it at Edati. Edavo was hundreds of kilometers away from the main battlefield, and even if the sword army could rush over, the fighters would only be able to fight a decisive battle on the battlefield chosen by the enemy. It's hard to take the initiative. What's more. Army Group Bhopal has a main division, 3 of which are armored divisions. With the combat effectiveness of the sword army. There is still some hope for the movement war, and the positional war not only suffers heavy losses. And the hope of annihilating the enemy is very slim. If you want to avoid a positional war, you have to lure the Indian army out and fight a decisive battle on the battlefield chosen by Pei Chengyi, so that the sword army can take the initiative. It is precisely because of this that Pei Chengyi let the Sword Army divide its troops into two routes before the Bhopal Army Group moved north, and only let one brigade move in the direction of Fatehpur. At the beginning, Pei Chengyi was a little worried that this simple trick would be seen through by Du Qiwei, so that the entire campaign plan would lose its operability. With the Bhopal Army Group moving north, this concern of Pei Chengyi no longer exists. In fact, regardless of whether Du Qiwei saw through it or not, the Indian army had no other choice. The sword army is embedded in the junction of the two strategic defense lines of the Indian army, and the Indian army must counterattack, and the sword army must be killed.

After judging the opponent's tactical arrangement. Other things are much simpler.

Although there is a risk of dispersing troops, it can expose a big flaw and make the Indian army think that the time is ripe to annihilate the sword army, so that it can concentrate its forces to attack in a certain direction. In order to lead the Indian army to a more favorable battlefield, that is, Murwara, which is closer to Manigpur, Pei Chengyi had to concentrate all his transport forces and deliver artillery and supplies to Manigpur at Sunrise. The effect was immediate, and the Indian army chose Murwara as the main target. It can be seen from this that the construction of the railway in Allahabad and the deployment of artillery to Manigpur are the finishing touches of the whole campaign, which is of the most far-reaching significance, and can also best reflect the ability of the front-line commanders to plan for the battle.

At this point, the Indian army has already lost the battle.

Next, the actions of the Indian army are not only completely under Pei Chengyi's control, but also have no room to turn around.

After the capture of Banda by the Fatehpur Army, even if the Indian army used the most advantageous tactics: the Bhopal Army immediately left Damo and stormed Murwara; Army Group Fatehpur sent part of its forces to attack Gidlegud, holding back the Tice Armoured Assault Brigade, while the rest of the troops formed defensive positions in Banda. The Indian army also had no hope of victory.

Judging from the situation on the battlefield, the 1st Still Armored Assault Brigade that has arrived in Murwara will not engage in a head-on decisive battle with Army Group Bhopal, and Bae Seung-yi will not allow the 1st Still Armored Assault Brigade to disrupt his campaign deployment. The most likely scenario is that the 1st Armoured Assault Brigade will fight and withdraw. Taking advantage of the distance of about a kilometer from Murwara to Manigpur, fortifications were made at Mehr, Sedna and other places along the way. Make full use of the fast assault capability of the armored assault force to block the Bhopal Army Group at multiple levels in the form of mobile warfare and slow down the opponent's assault. For armored forces, in the absence of air supremacy, slowing down the advance is a dead end. In the end, even if the Bhopal Army Group could approach Manigpur, it would be the end of the crossbow and would not be able to take the last step. When Army Group Bhopal stopped its offensive. That is, when the sword army counterattacks, with the assault ability of the Republic Army, it will inevitably annihilate the Bhopal Army with a devastating force.

With the end of the Bhopal Army, will the Fatahpur Army Group still be left alone? Chen Fuzhi knew that it was the armored assault brigade that fought particularly hard in the south, otherwise the second state armor would not have allowed the Fatahpur Army to escape.

The most likely scenario is that after the start of the campaign, the First Knife Fighter Armored Assault Brigade will take the initiative. Crushed the Indian army that came to contain its movements. Then strike back in the direction of Banda. Let the Fatehpur Army Group leave all the main forces in Banda and resist the attack of the First Knife Armored Assault Brigade in a stubborn manner. Although it is difficult to take out the Fatahpur Army, which is several times larger than itself, in one fell swoop, it will definitely be able to hold back the army group, wait until the Bhopal Army is annihilated, and then concentrate its forces to annihilate the Fatahpur Army.

In fact, this is also the battle step arranged by Pei Chengyi.

Although even Duchway did not believe that the 1st Armored Assault Brigade alone could take out Army Group Bhopal, do not forget the A Assault Brigade that remained in Jhansi. Because the Indian army concentrated its main forces in the direction of Murwara, there were basically no Indian troops in the west. Even if in the long run, Pei Chengyi should not give up Zhanxi, and he can let the 2nd Armored Assault Brigade leave part of its forces to guard Zhanxi, and then let the main force go south.

There is a problem here, that is, the main lines of communication are under the control of the Indian army.

Do not ignore the ability of the Assault Brigade to march in the field. As a veritable armored assault brigade, the main equipment of the unit is tracked, not wheeled, and has an extremely strong ability to march in the field. Although part of the logistical equipment. For example, the power supply system that replenishes the power of tanks and combat vehicles is placed on heavy wheeled trucks. Poor ability to march in the field. However, the Republic Army has long realized the unification of equipment, and the combat units of the A Assault Brigade can be fully supported by the logistics units of the 3rd Armored Assault Brigade after arriving on the battlefield. If Pei Chengyi feels the need, he can even transfer logistics support units from other strategic response forces to support the combat units of the armored assault brigade.

And even more so to ignore the essence of the A assault brigade. As a strategic response force, the Knife Army is the first batch of field armies of the Republic Army to achieve lightweight construction. Although it is not an airborne army, it is according to the standards of lightness of the army of the republic. All the main equipment of the Strategic Reaction Forces can be delivered by VTOL transport aircraft. Of course, this will be more troublesome, for example, the main battle tank has to remove the additional armor before the airlift, and remove part of the main armor, and then use the air to transport it to the front line, and then spend a few hours to assemble it on the front line.

It can be said that the use of armored assault brigades is only a matter of order.

Even if the two brigades are still difficult to eat the Bhopal Army, Pei Chengyi still has the old brigade in his hands, as well as the fallen army that can reach Manigpur within the time of the letter.

Counting these two forces, let alone annihilating the Bhopal Army, even attacking Kampal and Bhopal is not a problem. Of course, Pei Chengyi will not use the army unless it is absolutely necessary, mainly because the army is one of the units with the heaviest losses and casualties in the previous stage of large-scale combat operations.

For Pei Chengyi, the most ideal choice is to make good use of the old brigade.

There is only one problem that even Duchway is not aware of, and that is the logistics of the Indian army.

For a unit like the Fatahpur Army, which is mainly infantry, there is basically no need to think about logistics. However, the Bhopal Army, which is mainly armoured, must consider logistics.

Although the equipment of the Bhopal Army Group is very advanced, Siwang has the capital to compete with Concave, and Siwang also has the capital to confront Concave, but the Indian army only gets combat equipment, not a complete set of equipment. In accordance with the equipping of the US Army. These electric combat vehicles are equipped with mobile fusion nuclear power supply platforms, and controllable fusion reactors, especially small empty fusion reactors for military use, are the most cutting-edge military technology, not to mention that the United States will not sell them to India, not even to the United Kingdom. All the Indian Army got was a diesel motor. That is, the Indian Army has a bunch of electric combat vehicles empty, because electricity is to be called from diesel. Therefore, the pressure on the logistics support of the Indian army has not been reduced, but because of the energy conversion efficiency of the motor, the power of the electric combat vehicle motor and other factors. This has made the pressure on the Indian army's logistical support even greater. Even on the day-to-day march, "an armored division consumes tons of diesel fuel every day, and needs to occupy a train or use a heavy truck."

From Bhopal to Murwara, the railway mileage is more than a kilometer, and the road mileage is more than a kilometer.

There is no doubt that such a long logistical supply line is the deadliest death hole for the Indian army.

As long as Pei Chengyi manages to cut off the logistics supply lines of the Indian army. Not to mention the use of armored assault brigades, when the Indian army runs out of diesel, the 7th armored assault brigade will be able to take out the Bhopal army.

Striking the enemy's logistical supply lines has always been the strong point of the air assault force.

With the surprise of the air assault forces, even if Army Group Bhopal immediately turned to flee, it would be too late.

It is precisely in this way that the Bhopal Army Group stopped at Damo, which was the most wrong act.

Attacking forward, if Manigpur can be captured in time, there is still a silver lining; Retreat back, if you can reach Edava in time. There is a silver lining.

In any case, Army Group Bhopal should never stay in Damo!