Chapter 341: Troop Advancement
"Prime Minister, the Soviets are using us.∈◆" said Sendalgi, who was standing by the side, when the Soviet ambassador left.
When using it, Rajiv certainly knew that the Soviets were definitely using their own side.
The powerful and arrogant Soviet Union has been fighting conventional wars all the time. They have so many nuclear weapons that they dare not take out any of them, and even ballistic missiles are not dared to use them too much.
The Soviets were under great pressure. During this Cold War, both groups had strong military power. If they were not careful, they might trigger a world war. If they started another war this time, it would be a nuclear war. At that time, the whole world might be destroyed.
Both the United States and the Soviet Union were very afraid. In the Korean War, when the United States went directly to fight, the Soviet Union stopped sending troops. The same was true for the Vietnam War. In now Afghanistan, the Soviet Union directly sent troops, and the United States would not fall into confrontation directly, just to avoid expanding the scale.
If the Soviet Union used large-scale ballistic missiles to attack Pakistan's homeland, this would be a complete escalation of the war. Pakistan was not Afghanistan. It had a complete army, a huge population, and Western support. If the Soviet Union launched a large-scale military force against Pakistan, the Western world might be involved.
Therefore, the Soviets lost so many fighter planes over Afghanistan, and they had to bite their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs. Without the toughness of Stalin and Brezhnev, the newly-employed Gorbachev was even more a soft-boy.
This was the Soviets' idea, to let India rush to the front line. When India uses ballistic missiles to attack Pakistan's base, it will definitely attract large-scale revenge from Pakistan. The one who bears anger is India, and the one who gains the advantage is the Soviet Union. When the Pakistani air force is eliminated by ballistic missiles, the pressure from the Soviet Union will be greatly reduced.
Rajiv thought about these judgments clearly when the Soviet ambassador said that he would support the Scud missile.
The Pakistani people conducted an interception test, which means that Pakistan has the ability to intercept ballistic missiles and also means that they have ballistic missiles. Whether it is their own or the United States, when India attacks Pakistan with ballistic missiles, India will also face Pakistan's counterattack.
But, does India have any choice? After several failures, India can no longer fail. The current government and public support have been reduced to a minimum. Even the army began to spread a pessimistic atmosphere. Otherwise, how could the entire infantry division surrender when an armored brigade in Pakistan attacked?
India must use one victory and one complete victory to save it! Under the current circumstances, ballistic missiles are the best choice!
So, Rajiv simply asked for 100 pieces. With these 100 pieces, it was enough to carry out a complete blow to Pakistan's air force and army bases, paralyzing Pakistan in one fell swoop! Then, all Indian troops advanced eastward!
Although the United States will stop and the countries in the north will again threaten with war, at least India will regain the initiative in war. To boost morale, the people of India will once again inspire the pride of a great power.
Otherwise, India's future will be full of grey.
Rajiv had no choice.
Pakistan in the West has always been India's mortal enemy. In years of battles, India has always been in an advantage and cannot beat the north. It is always pleasing to bully the younger brothers in the North. But now, even Pakistan in the West has suddenly become so powerful.
Their military power must be completely destroyed!
Moreover, with these Scud missiles coming, India can also enhance its own country's ballistic missile development capabilities by mapping these Scud missiles.
Although India's nuclear program has gone bankrupt under the attack of Pakistan, India's ballistic missile program has not been affected. With the efforts of its own technicians, they began to develop short-range ground-based missiles and medium-range ground-based missiles in the fire. However, these missiles are still on the drawings and have not yet been tested.
If the strike is successful this time, and then it is claimed to be a ballistic missile developed by India on its own, it will greatly increase the government's prestige and increase the pride of Indian citizens. This is quite valuable. Even if it incurs sanctions from the Western world, it is worth it!
Under Rajiv's "efficient" decision, India's war machine began to move quickly.
Because of the desire to break through from the south, the troops in northern India were empty. In desperation, India had to mobilize two troops from near New Delhi to intercept the Pakistani armored forces that broke in. At the same time, the nearest infantry division also began to march.
It takes a long time for an army to move into a combat state. For example, some soldiers and officers who are on normal leave will be quickly summoned to return to the army. Without them, the troops will be in chaos, especially the officers. This convening will take one or two days, and then there will be bullets, grenades and various weapons to the soldiers. Some beginners who have just joined the army will become excited. Then, pre-war mobilization will be carried out, and even another oath-taking meeting will be held. In this way, when they are ready and start to move, two or three days have passed.
The Pakistani army would not give them so long.
When New Delhi was making decisions, the 3rd Independent Armored Brigade had already entered Ludhiana. Compared with Amritsar, Ludhiana had only one infantry battalion stationed. When the 3rd Independent Armored Brigade arrived, the infantry battalion had retreated in the direction of New Delhi under the leadership of the commander.
Faced with such an empty city, the 3rd Independent Armored Brigade had no interest in entering it. They did not waste time here and did not show off their military power in the city. They just fired a few guns to blow up the railway line along the way. Then, in the trembling of Indian residents, they continued to advance along the highway and quickly towards Ambara in the southeast.
When the highway arrives at Ambara, it is divided into north and south, dozens of kilometers to the north, which is Chandigarh, and hundreds of kilometers to the south, which is New Delhi!
Moreover, as soon as you arrive at Ambara, there will be no river along the way, and it will be completely land!
The Leopard 2 tank held high with its gun barrel, and the 1500-horsepower engine at the tail roared. After passing Ludhiana, the tank soldiers who had been running for several hours finally stopped temporarily and rested for half an hour. The refueling car behind us came up and began to replenish fuel. At the same time, they seized the short gap and had their first meal since the attack.
The compressed dry food was chewed in the mouth, and there was no smell. This thing was just enough to fill the stomach. The Pakistani soldiers ate it very quickly.
The Leopard 2 tank has good performance and good sound insulation. In the tank, there is almost no sound roar of the engine, and it is also very comfortable to ride. Therefore, even though they have been walking for so long, they do not feel too tired.
The tank soldiers following the 59 tanks behind were a little tired. The long-term movement made their bodies very tired. However, victory was stimulating them, and they were moving towards the Indian capital!
Brigade Commander Fahim stuffed a compressed biscuit into his mouth, looked up at the sky, and four fighter planes flew over his head. He couldn't help but look at the east with contempt.
They don't have to worry about the fact that their own fighter jets will be protected above their heads. The four of them just passed were powerful Tomcat fighters. It seems that the Indian air force was dispatched to launch a blow to their side. Unfortunately, they are doomed to fail.
"Continue to go," Fashim said: "Before dark, we will advance to Ambara."
As long as they can advance to Ambara, then, after dark, they will head south and head straight to New Delhi, and by tomorrow, when the Indians opened their eyes, the Leopard 2 tanks have surrounded their capital.
Thinking of this, Fashim felt extremely excited.
Without spreading the two wings, there were no more troops as the back team, just like this, the two armored troops dared to penetrate hundreds of kilometers behind the enemy. Only President Mhamad could think of such a bold tactic!
At the same time, they were not afraid. Due to the battle in the south, the north of India was completely empty. There was no second armored force nearby except New Delhi. This was like opening the door and waiting for the Pakistani army to come in.
The armored troops continued to advance. In the afternoon, they finally ushered in the first resistance of the Indian Army at a distance of fifty kilometers from Ambara.
The Indian Army's infantry regiment consists of three infantry brigades, one artillery brigade and one tank regiment. Since the Indian Army is British in its organization, the division-brigade-wing (battalion), although it is a tank regiment, it is actually a tank battalion, with a total of 45 tanks in the Tank Battalion.
Under the repeated urging of New Delhi, the infantry division of Chandigarh finally dispatched. Their armored regiments moved the fastest and walked in the front. In order to protect their highway, they did not advance directly on the highway in a mad manner, but on the dirt road below the highway.
These are the most common T-55 tanks, and the tracks are not glued.
Since they were walking on dirt roads, they took a diagonal line directly. When they advanced to the south, they happened to meet the Pakistani tank troops on a narrow road.
"Discover the enemy!" The tank leader in the front of the tank unit was standing outside the turret, revealing half of his body, which was stuffy and loud. When they were moving, they all liked to expose their bodies outside.
The commander looked at it and found the tanks marching rapidly on the road a few kilometers away. At this time, the opponent was lined up in a long row of long lines, and they were just on their flanks, which was the easiest direction to attack.
Chapter completed!