On October 17, the night of the Battle of Rampur, four 10,000-ton ships flying the flags of the United States, Mexico and Chile slowly approached the port of Visakhapatnam in western India on the edge of the Bay of Bengal. It is strange that the two Japanese destroyers accompanying them turned a blind eye to the "guests" who came from afar, and on the contrary, they put their guns outward and put on a warning posture.

After the cargo ship docked, seven or eight trains transporting ore came forward in order to unload the cargo. On the American freighter led by the leader, dozens of men dressed in civilian clothes and wearing wide-brimmed hats who could not see their faces clearly had just disembarked when they were loaded into trucks by Soviet soldiers blocking the harbor and headed for the train station. The station has also been cordoned off, and two armed trains, modified by GC international workers and Soviet printers themselves, are quietly stopped, and a string of cannons and anti-aircraft machine guns of various calibers on the flatbed cars are daunting, and it can be seen that the train's owners are short of supplies.

The owners of the train are the Commander-in-Chief of the Communist Party of India, the former Commander of the Soviet Front in Afghanistan Yabeishev and the Secretary of the Communist Party of India Rana Divi. India has a well-developed railway network, so when Yabeshev and the remnants came here, he immediately realized that if he wanted to liberate India, he had to control the railway network first. And the best way to control the railway network is to train moving armed trains. At his suggestion, Stalin arrived in India by collecting weapons all over the world through the GC, and finally managed to assemble an armed train force. The army had a total of seven armed trains, five of which were three-car light trains, and only these two were twelve-car large trains, each equipped with six artillery pieces and more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns. Of course, compared with the armed trains in China, the armed train regiment of the Soviet and Indian armies is like a child's toy, if it were not for the recent capture of the Pokaro Steel City, it would not even be able to make up the bulletproof steel plates.

"Comrade Yabeshev!"

In the carriage, Yabyshev was discussing the military situation with the officers. Suddenly he was interrupted by a shout. Turning his head, his face suddenly became excited: "Comrade Chuikov, Comrade Political Commissar Cherepanov, you are finally here!" "The man who came was secretly sent to India by Stalin to aid his officer corps. Leading the team were the former commander of the Soviet Ninth Army, Chuikov, and political commissar Cherepanov.

Chuikov was sent to India, in fact, there are unspeakable hardships. Because of the defeat of the Battle of Petropavlov, the loss of the Trans-Siberian Railway and the strategic town of Omsk, and the almost complete extinction of the Soviet Union in the east, the Ninth Army, which was originally stationed in Turkmenkarabul, had to retreat to Mangystau between the Aral Sea and the Caspian Sea, and continued to defend the last fortress east of the Caspian Sea. The defeat of Petropavlovsk. Stalin was very angry, and taking advantage of the advent of winter, the squadron stopped taking the initiative to attack and appointed and dismissed many officers. The Ninth Army was also dismissed from his post because of "inaction", and its commander Chuikov was dismissed. It just so happened that Yabyshev was in dire need of reinforcements. So he and Cherpanov came to India with a 400-man aid team.

It's been a very difficult journey. The arms were first transported from the port of Severodvinsk in the Barents Sea on small cargo ships disguised as Danish nationals and transferred to five 10,000-ton ships waiting for GC International between Greenland and Canada. Immediately after loading, the freighters dispersed, flying neutral flags and breaking through separately. And he and the main officers boarded a submarine and secretly followed the ship. It was not until it crossed Bermuda that it was boarded and finally detoured to the Cape of Good Hope into the Indian Ocean. When they pass through the Cape of Good Hope, they also have to change all of them to the American flag. The fleet that pretended to be the United States to send supplies to the Chagos Islands (after the Republic of China changed to the Chagos Islands, all the construction materials for the Diego Garcia sea and air base were purchased from the United States), and after Chagos, they were again replaced with British and Australian flags. Even so, along the way, several Chinese and British warships and reconnaissance planes were encountered. If it weren't for the thorough preparation, the crew on board was all South American and European GC International, and I am afraid that it would not have been here. But even with all this care, there was a ship when passing through Madagascar. It was tracked by the British South African fleet, and finally had to disguise itself as an accident and sink itself.

"Sink one. It's bad. Chuikov sighed and took out a list of his personal collections and handed it to Yabyshev. The four 10,000-ton ships were loaded with a total of 100 outstanding pilots, 300 officers, 100 political instructors aiding India, and more than 20,000 tons of dismantled munitions. Among them are 30 BF109C fighters, 40 IL2 attack aircraft, 48 T34/57 tanks, 500 122-mm howitzers, 200 76-mm anti-aircraft guns, 3,000 mortars, 200,000 shell fuses, 5,000 machine guns, 100,000 rifles and 1,000 tons of aviation gasoline. The most important thing is that there is a set of small bullet production lines in it, plus GC International has gotten some production lines eliminated by some countries from France, Mexico and other places, as long as there are raw materials, it can basically meet the bullet consumption of the Soviet printer.

"It's wonderful! With these arms and equipment, we can liberate India and flank China much faster. Yabeshev read the list and was very excited. In fact, he has a lot more supplies in his hands than these, and the amount of gasoline purchased from Japan in Palembang alone is as much as tens of thousands of tons. A lot has also been looted recently from the British army and from all over India. But as China marched into India, he became increasingly uneasy. You must know that in the small scale and only three days of the Kizilorda blockade, the two sides together consumed more than 2,000 tons of ammunition and supplies, if it were not for the sneak attack on Poccaro, his reserves would not be enough for a few medium-sized battles.

"Is the arsenal hidden, is it in Boccaro?" Cherpanov is most concerned about the construction of arsenals, which is related to how long they can support it.

"No, the goal is too obvious there, and only secondary things can be made." Yabyshev was beaten shrewdly, how dare he put the arsenal that he had managed to make up and put in the steel city. In that case, if you are bombed, you won't have time to cry. So he used Pokaro as a raw material base and placed the arsenal in the mountains of Uttar Pradesh, northeast of New Delhi. It is not only the base camp of the Communist Party of India in the north, but also has many caves in the mountains and gorges, which is a very ideal hiding place.

After listening to his introduction, Chuikov also relaxed. After some discussion, it was decided that the arms would be brought back to Uttar Pradesh under the personal protection of Ranadivi before inquiring about the current situation.

Yabeshev elaborated on the situation, saying: "From West Bengal in the east to Rajasthan in the west, because we and Nehru have moved quickly and have basically taken control, and the railway has been well preserved. The British also currently control the states (provinces) south of Eluru, Nagpur, Hyderabad, and south of the Narmada River. The Japanese already took control of Burma and East and West Bengal, and China and his lackeys were temporarily surrounded by us in Bihar, north of Rampur, and in the northeastern region of India. Comrade Kozilov already led four divisions, as well as four of Nehru's. Two divisions of the Japanese army encircled and suppressed them together. Seven hours earlier, the battle had begun on the Gorodoya River, and Nehru and the Japanese would begin their assault on Bihar, Sirjail and Imphal in the early morning of the day after tomorrow. ”

"How many troops did the Chinese dispatch? Are there any Manchurian Tiger tanks? "Cherepanov, like everyone, has tasted the power of the squadron, especially the Manchurian Tiger armored division, which has not been able to crack it so far. If they were to be found in the flat plains of India, it would be a disaster!

Even Chuikov pricked up his ears, it was really the prestige of the Manchurian Tiger armored division that not only Britain and the United States offered to buy it many times. Even Hitler demanded that the Gestapo get all the data and information on the Manchurian Tigers as soon as possible. "The lackey Chandra had three divisions and a partisan division in the northeast. Since the beginning of the month, about 100 transport planes have been flying between Digboy and Kunming every day. Judging by the volume of transport, two divisions should have been assembled. For the time being, only a few light reconnaissance tanks and heavy artillery were found, and the number was very small. Yabeshev was also afraid of the Manchurian Tiger Panzer Division, which could not be penetrated at all. Fortunately, the Manchurian tiger was too heavy. Airplanes can't transport it at all.

I heard that there were only two divisions and few tanks, so even Chuikov was a lot more relieved. The three have a total of ten divisions, even if they can't be defeated, at least they can be blocked, right? "The Japanese say that China is rushing to repair the Myitkyina-Digboi railway, which can be completed early next year." Yabeshev fingered Myitkyina. "So we must drive out the British by the end of the year, arm more Indian soldiers, and then join hands with the Japanese to attack their base camps." ”

"So you're going to attack Eluru first. After annihilating the British ** team here, they turned around and attacked Nagpur and Hyderabad to the west, forming a flank attack on Mumbai. Cherpanov remembered what he had just introduced, and saw the troops assembled here. Follow-up.

"Yes." Yabeishev nodded: "Eluru is the last British stronghold in the Bay of Bengal, with less than 20,000 soldiers. Just beat them. The eastern gates of Nagpur and Hyderabad will be kicked open, and then the troops will be able to move westward, with Nehru's main force, to encircle the Bombay area. ”

Cherpanov continued: "Comrade Yabeshev, why not defeat the Chinese first?" Britain has been held back by Germany and cannot recruit troops here, and the threat from China is even greater. ”

Of course, Yabeishev knew who was the big threat, and to be honest, he really didn't look down on the combat effectiveness of the Anglo-Indian division. But he couldn't help it, and said bitterly: "Comrade Cherepanov, I also want to attack the Chinese first." But the British had already begun to sabotage the railroads on a large scale, and they had also sent supplies to Mumbai from all the cities in the south, and they wanted to use starvation tactics against us! We have very few supplies and we can't connect with the country, so we have to make sure we have a large enough supply base first. And you don't know that Nehru's intelligence agents who have planted around the British have already heard that Yang Qiu has promised to send more troops from the Persian Gulf Army to strengthen Bombay as soon as possible, which is likely to include advanced weapons such as Manchurian Tiger tanks. At sea, the Chinese still have a strong fleet, and if we can't seize Bombay as soon as possible and drive the British out into the sea, we will be attacked from both sides by China and Britain. ”

"Then you shouldn't waste time in Eluru!" Chuikov, who had been looking at the map and didn't speak, suddenly raised his voice: "Comrade Yabyshev, you just said that there are still 20,000 British troops in Eluru, and defeating them can open the way to the south, right?" But I have a question, have you thought about how much time and supplies it will take to defeat the 20,000 British troops and then attack Nagpur and Hyderabad, and fight the cities one by one? ”

"It will take about twenty days, supplies."

"Don't count, I know how much it takes to maintain ten divisions!" After Chuikov interrupted, he seriously analyzed: "This is not our motherland, resources are limited, there is basically no industry, and we must not attack one city at a time." Don't forget! There are also rapidly increasing Chinese in the northeast. Moreover, Japan's troops are too small, Nehru's soldiers are not worth believing at all, once China completes the increase of troops, they will not be able to stop it at all! Even Bangladesh and Myanmar will be thrown away in advance! ”

Yabeshev's face was a little stiff, but he didn't expect that as soon as Chuikov came, he completely vetoed his offensive plan. Seeing this, Cherepanov hurriedly eased the atmosphere and lowered his voice: "Comrade Chuikov, you can put forward your own ideas, but Comrade Yabyshev has done an excellent job and is a loyal officer of the party. ”

Chuikov was stunned for a moment, understood that his tone was a little stiff, and hurriedly shook his hand to apologize: "Comrade Yabeshev, I apologize to you, I was too excited. Yabyshev knew that now it was necessary to be in the same boat, and what Chuikov said did make sense, it would take too much to fight one city after another. So immediately put aside the matter and asked: "Comrade Chuikov, do you have any new opinions?" ”

"Give up the assault on Eluru and pin it down with only a small number of troops. Then the main forces immediately turned around, left Hyderabad alone, and attacked Nagpur directly! Nagpur is one of the most populous cities in India and certainly has a lot of supplies and airports. When we succeed, we can leave the BF109 fighters, IL2 fighters and pilots I brought here, and the T34 tanks as well, and put on a posture of storming Mumbai. This is the center of India, and the British will definitely counterattack! When they were attracted by us, they took a detour from the north by train with the elite troops of the Major General, quickly passed through Nehru's defense area, crossed the Narmada River and attacked Burhapur directly.

"Just seize Burhanpur and open all the gates of Mumbai! It could also threaten the southern regions of Hyderabad and Eluru. By taking control of the seaports off the coast of Bengal, we will be able to allow Japan to bring more oil and supplies from Palembang to connect the entire Indian and Burmese battlefields! With a flick of his fingers, Chuikov drew a straight line southward in the Congress war zone on the Narmuda River!

"Sneak attack through an ally's war zone?" Yabyshev and Cherepanov's eyes lit up at the same time. News of the defeat in the Battle of Guam has spread around the world, Japan's north-south shipping lanes have been cut off, and supplies for the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops stationed in Southeast Asia are becoming increasingly scarce. At this time, if they can seize the coast of the Bay of Bengal, they can allow Japan to transport supplies from Southeast Asia to Pokaro Steel City, make more guns and ammunition, and instead become a supply center for the Soviet-Indian army and the Japanese army in Nanyang! He can even blackmail the Japanese government and hand over the Japanese army in Nanyang, which has lost its domestic supplies, to his command! 300,000 Japanese soldiers, more useful than a million Sikh soldiers! What's more, this goal is not unattainable. India has a complete railway network, extremely abundant resources, and there is no shortage of food, as long as it quickly captures Mumbai and relies on a railway across uninhabited mountainous areas, even if the squadron is powerful, it will not be able to attack with millions of Soviet-Japanese-Indian coalition troops.

Chuikov's words activated the Indian battlefield, but he didn't know that just a few hours ago, Li Zongren used the same straight line to choose to cross the war zone of his allies and directly target them on the largest seven inches!