Chapter 723: Conflict (I)

The conflict between the two most populous countries in Asia and the two most populous countries in the world has made the international situation more and more bizarre, and the conflict between China and India has undoubtedly intensified the international community's turmoil, especially in the international financial market and the international futures market, and the frequency of strategic materials

The move is a testament to fears of uncertainty between the two countries.

On February 16, CNN suddenly announced information from within the U.S. government that the two major military regions in the southwest of the Republic of China began a series of actions at the same time, the first of which was responsible for the border with India. According to CNN, it is clear that the information obtained through the US reconnaissance satellite is that two armies of about 100,000 troops are accelerating into Tibet. And the air lanes in this area are significantly busier.

CNN's report caused an immediate international uproar

Since the Ministry of Defense released the latest news on the evening of the 14th, everyone has been speculating about what to do next, but no one expected that the Republic would directly start to mobilize troops.

Although Zhang Yang didn't know about this matter, it was not too difficult to inquire about it, and this kind of thing couldn't be hidden from Zhang Yang. The 13th Army was transferred to Tibet by the 13th Group Army under the Chengdu Military Region, and the 13th Army is a Category A Group Army, which belongs to the Rapid Reaction Group Army, and because most of the divisions of the 13th Army are stationed in the land of Bashu and have experience in mountain operations, it is also said that they were transferred to Tibet in the past.

Coupled with the original two mountain divisions in Tibet, as well as the ** border guards originally stationed at the border, the current strength of the Indian border once reached as many as 130,000 people! All of a sudden, the comparison of the number of troops on the Sino-Indian border doubled. And India is located in Arunachal Pradesh, a border region between China and India. The three areas bordering China in Assam and Sikkim are the 5th Mountain Infantry Division, the 2nd Mountain Infantry Division, the 21st Mountain Infantry Division of the 4th Army of India, and the 17th Mountain Infantry Division and the 20th Mountain Infantry Division of the 33rd Army. The 27th Mountain Infantry Division, as well as the 19th Mountain Infantry Division and the 3rd Mountain Infantry Division under the 15th Army in the western sector of the border.

A total of 2 military districts, 8 mountain infantry divisions! India's army establishment is based on the British, uh, I have to say, Ah San is still very tragic. The influence of the British on him was so profound. A mountain infantry division in India has about 16,000 men, and the ratio of volunteers to combatants is about 2.15: "That is, one support unit supports one soldier!"

And 8 mountain divisions are about 110,000 people! Previously, the ratio of China's troops on the border to India's troops was 1; Around 8, although the number of the two sides has not yet opened up too much gap, it is obvious that the comparison of military strength between the two sides has tended to a normal state.

Do you really want to fight? Flamboyant mō mō his own nose, in fact in the last life 09 years. There have been clashes on the Sino-Indian border. But the time is the second half of the year, probably in September, the specific time Zhang Yang forgot, but it seems to be a self-defense counterattack, the Indian army first entered the territory, and then China's border defense ** carried out a self-defense counterattack, although the two sides did not last long, and because the action was relatively secretive, it seems that there is no large-scale international coverage.

But that's different now. Obviously, there was no cover-up this time, and the large-scale troop movement was quickly exposed by the media, but no one knew about the specific troop movement of the two sides. Manmohan was still asleep when he got the news, because it was just five o'clock in the morning, but the adjutant called him out of the bed.

When he heard the news, Manmohan almost died of fright, and he was not to blame. One army, two mountain divisions! And this army is still in China's most elite rapid reaction group army, that is, the so-called mechanized group army, the question is can the border between India and China deploy mechanized troops? In general, mountain operations mainly rely on mountain divisions and motorized infantry units.

But that's not what Manmohan needs to think about, he's prime minister. He is only responsible for the general direction, and the military is responsible for the war. But Manmohan still convened a meeting of senior generals for the first time, and he needed these generals to give him a correct mind! However, at the same time as the meeting, Manmohan immediately issued a warning order to the border troops, but it is strictly forbidden for any troops to provoke and take the initiative to provoke the squadron!

Although there are 8 mountain divisions stationed on the Indian border, the combat capabilities of both sides, although Manmohan is Indian, he is not an idiot,

What is the level of combat effectiveness of his own army and the combat effectiveness of the country across the mountain, Manmohan knows very well. It is no exaggeration to say that the two sides are not at the same level at all.

"General Matur, can you tell me about the balance of strength between the two sides?" After entering the military conference hall, Manmohan immediately asked the commander-in-chief of the three Indian services, General Matur.

"It's the Prime Minister! First of all, we have a total of 8 mountain infantry divisions in the three regions bordering China, but the comparison of combat strength between our two sides, I can tell you very intuitively, I am afraid that our 8 mountain divisions are not as good as the combat effectiveness of the 13th Army, which should be China's first rapid anti-group army, which has just been transferred to the border! Others say that China originally had two permanent mountain divisions here, and there were also a lot of border guards! Matur first gave a general introduction to the composition of the forces of the two sides.

"But these are not the most important, the strength of the troops is just an intuitive combat number, Prime Minister, please see, the United States has just reached an agreement with us, = if there is a military conflict between our two sides, although the United States cannot directly or indirectly intervene in the war, but the United States is willing to provide us with support in terms of intelligence, judging from the news they have just transmitted, the two air forces of China's Lanzhou Military Region and the air force of the Chengdu Military Region have all entered Tibet! According to their information, there are several large air bases in Tibet that we do not know about, and according to the statistics given by the United States, if China is willing, it can send more than 600,000 main troops to Tibet within a month, as well as related strategic materials and so on! Matur quickly began to introduce the strategic contrast between the two sides.

The other generals had different expressions on their faces, but most of them were listening attentively. After all, Matur is now the nominal commander of the three armies, and they still have to listen to Matur's support.

"On the other hand, on our side, most of the aircraft that can be operated on the border at present are Mi-2", Mi-23, Mi-25, Mi-27 and other relatively old fighters, while Mi-29. And the Su-30 and other fighters are relatively less equipped, this is not the most critical, the most critical thing is that we have many types of fighters, so our joint integrated operations are not as high as the combat effectiveness of the other side! Modern warfare is about air supremacy, and unfortunately, at present, we can only deploy more than 300 fighters on the front line, and on the other side, according to the current military strength. The number of fighters has far surpassed ours. Matur recounted the comparison of the strengths of the two sides, looked at all the officials in the entire battle hall, and then continued: "My opinion is that it is better not to clash with the other side. ”

"General Matur, are you trying to destroy our own prestige with the will of the enemy? Even if there is a gap between the strength of our army and China, this battle is not completely unfought! First of all, we have an absolute advantage in terms of geographical location! At least if China's logistics want to enter Tibet or directly reach the battlefield, it will face an insurmountable problem! Himalayas! The roof of the world is not called for nothing, but what about our side? There are plenty of roads. Rail transport is abundant. Unless China can find a road, we will be in a situation where we must win this conflict! Suddenly, an Indian admiral who also carried three gold stars on his shoulders looked at Matur with irony and said.

Matur frowned: "General Jossen, do you really think so?" What do you think the war between the two countries is fought? It's the national power that fights! ”

"It's true that we are fighting with national strength, but is it an all-out war between us? If not, if it's just a local war, then do you think our national strength can't support it? Not to mention the fact that there is also the United States to support us. Jossen looked at Matur with disdain on his face and said. In his opinion, Matur is simply a coward! Before the start of the fight, I was afraid first, this kind of person can actually sit as the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces of India, what a great irony!

Matur raised his eyebrows, and after a long time, he said lightly: "I'm not afraid, I'm just giving the prime minister the most correct and pertinent advice." Don't forget, we still have an uncertain border conflict between us, and if China strikes suddenly, the three mountain infantry divisions in the area in question will be able to resist first

The ō attack is not bad, as for the air counterattack after that! China currently has about 1,200 fighter jets deployed. There are also bombers, transport planes, and so on in varying numbers. The overall number of fighters in China is only more than 1,200, and many of them are old-fashioned fighters. Once China has established an initial line of defense, then the actual controller of these conflict zones will not be us? By the time they've built up a defensive line, what are the chances we'll want to get back? And with these areas as buffer zones, how much more will China's ability to sustain its offensive be strengthened? ”

Matur's series of rhetorical questions made Qiao Sen immediately look embarrassed, "Both of them are for the good of the country, don't quarrel at this time, I hope you can come up with the most reasonable plan at present, now the world is in an economic crisis, we can't afford to fight a war, whether it is a local conflict or a full-scale war." Seeing that the two generals with the largest factions in the army were about to quarrel, Manmohan had to stand up and play a round.

"General Matur, General Johnson, I think the most important thing for us now is how to deal with the situation in front of us, and as for what happens next, we will have to look at the situation later." Several other generals also began to speak.

"Well, well, my opinion is that the 9th Army and the 14th Army of the Northern Military District will be close to the areas of the three borders, and at the same time, the 333rd Tactical Missile Brigade will be immediately dismantled, at least the entire border will be within the strike range of our long-range missile brigades, and then the two elite mountain brigades in the middle of the 15 separate brigades will be transferred to the border immediately to assist in the defense!" Matur looked at the map in the center of the hall and said directly.

"I don't care about this, I have taught the generals to be responsible for all military matters, General Matur, General Johnson, but I have one request, that is, no matter what, in the absence of China's initiative to attack, our troops must not make any provocations, cross the border, and so on." Manmohan nodded, then said to the general in the room with a serious face.

"Yes! Premier! The generals immediately stood up and shouted loudly.

On 17 February, just as the envoys of various countries flew to New Delhi and Beijing, India's two elite independent mountain brigades and two army groups began to advance towards the border, and the atmosphere between the two sides instantly became solemn. At this moment, in a modern military command hall at a military base located dozens of kilometers away from Lhasa, a major general with a gold star on his shoulder is standing in the center of the hall with a staff officer.

"General Ye!" Several voices came in from outside the door, and the major general, who was only in his forties, immediately raised his head with joy on his face and said with a loud smile: "Haha, it turned out to be the two of you, what kind of wind is blowing you two here?" "There are also two major generals who came in from outside the door, the difference is that one major general is about the same age as the General Ye in front of him, and the other one is a little younger than them, it seems that he is in his thirties.

About 1.8 meters tall, very burly, with a dark face, at first glance, he is the kind of professional soldier who is quite strong! "There's such a big thing going on here, can we not come? I said Lao Ye, you should be about to receive the order from the above in a while, this time the two of us will eat after you. The two major generals came over and hugged Major General Ye and said with a smile.

"Haha, really? Your troops are here, and I'm much more well manned. Major General Ye immediately said with joy on his face.

"Come on, you've got plenty of people now, right? An army group has been handed over to you, what do you want? But I can't figure it out, why did the Military Commission hand over the position of commander-in-chief to you this time? What do you think, your qualifications are not as good as the two of us? "Obviously, the relationship between the three of them is quite good, and the later major general doesn't mind joking with Major General Ye at all.!...