After a day of fierce fighting, the Pakistani army's offensive operations slowed down significantly, and to be precise, the intensity of the offensive weakened considerably.

Of course, this is only on the surface.

Or rather, it's just that the Indian army thinks so.

On the seventh night of the battle, the Pakistani army from Sialkot first joined the main force, and then the advance of the mountain troops moving south from the north joined the main force.

Because the situation of encircling Jammu has been formed, the Pakistani army has adjusted its combat operations.

That is, to arrange for more mountain troops to surround Srinagar, to prepare to occupy the city if necessary, and to complete the sweeping operation in the central part of Kashmir.

Of course, the Indian army launched the largest offensive in Lahore since the beginning of the offensive.

It can be seen that the Indian army has bet all its bets on Lahore.

In the view of the Indian army, if it can quickly take Lahore, or at least occupy the city, it is expected to force Pakistan to send more combat troops in that direction.

After fierce fighting, the Indian army finally broke through the defense line set up by the Pakistani army outside the city and attacked the ancient city of Lahore.

And then what?

No then.

Although the Indian Air Force went all out that night and dispatched hundreds of combat planes, the vast majority of Indian fighters failed to complete their combat missions under the all-out resistance of the Pakistan Air Force, and the Indian Air Force lost more than a dozen fighters in the air attack on Lahore.

Without air supremacy, to carry out air strikes is simply to send people to death.

In fact, by this time, the Indian Air Force was basically crippled.

It can still fight, but it is difficult to reverse the situation, at most, it is to contain the Pakistan Air Force and prevent the Pakistan Air Force from wantonly bombing the Indian Army.

Whether Lahore can be taken or not depends on the Indian Army.

In fact, that night, the Pakistan Army tried to launch a counterattack, but due to the bombing of the Indian Air Force, it was not able to deploy on time.

Of course, it makes no difference whether you launch a counterattack or not.

Anyone can see that in the Lahore direction, the Pakistani Army is using delaying tactics to hold back the Indian Army as much as possible.

Although the losses are relatively heavy, especially the civilians of Lahore, for Pakistan, if it can take this opportunity to recover the entire Kashmir region, then even if Lahore is reduced to ruins, it will be worth a thousand dollars, and naturally it will not invest too many troops in Lahore.

More importantly, the offensive of the Indian army in this direction has been lacking in strength.

After 3 days of fighting, the Indian army broke through the outer defense line of the Pakistani army and attacked the ancient city of Lahore, what is there to worry about?

In addition, Lahore was not guarded by the main force of the Pakistan Army, but by a second-rate force.

If second-rate troops can hold Lahore, do they still need to use the main forces?

Actually, all Pakistan needs now is a few days.

The road from Jhelum to Jammu is still underway, and according to the plan, it should be completed in five days, but it will take about seven days.

To the north, Pakistani mountain forces besieging Srinagar are also adjusting their deployments, which will also take time.

Of course, it will take more time to redress the troops.

Although Huaxia did not participate in the war and has been calling on India and Pakistan to immediately sit down and negotiate, after the outbreak of the war, Huaxia provided weapons and equipment to Pakistan in accordance with the agreements that had been signed, for example, on the first day, hundreds of air-to-air missiles were sent by transport planes.

Of course, Huaxia's assistance is not limited to that.

On the fifth day of the war, the first batch of JF-20 fighters, dressed in Pakistan Air Force livery, arrived in Peshawar and handed over to the Pakistan Air Force.

These fighters are actually J-10Cs for the Huaxia Air Force's own use.

Of course, according to the requirements of the Pakistan Air Force, these fighters have all been replaced with English operation interfaces.

In addition, Huaxia has also handed over at least two battalions of long-range rocket artillery to Pakistan, and sent tens of thousands of tons of high-quality ammunition by rail.

What?

Precision-guided bombs and artillery shells, of course.

Pakistan does not have too many reserves of these expensive ammunition, and it will definitely have to be obtained from China in wartime.

As for the ground main battle equipment, Huaxia did not provide much.

Mainly, the VT-4 is a foreign trade tank, while the Chinese Army uses the ZTZ-99 and ZTZ-96.

Because it is a different type of tank, even if Huaxia is willing to provide it, the Pakistan Army will not need it, and it will take at least a few months to train tank crews.

Can this war last for several months?

If this trend continues, it will probably end in July.

It's just that the Pakistani Army really needs tanks.

In the Lahore direction, the Pakistan Army is on the defensive, in fact, because of the lack of good enough tanks, it is impossible to put the main force here.

For this reason, Pakistan has turned to Saudi Arabia and other Arab League countries.

Why?

The first "Khalid 2" was sold to Saudi Arabia and other Arab League countries, while the Pakistani Army did not get much.

In addition, Pakistan has also signed agreements with Saudi Arabia and other countries as early as possible, and in wartime, Saudi Arabia and other countries will have to lease their main battle equipment to Pakistan on a limited basis.

Similarly, if Saudi Arabia and other countries are invaded by the enemy, Pakistan will also provide main battle equipment in the form of Lend-Lease.

On the third day of the war, the Saudi authorities responded by urgently requisitioning several ro-ro ferries equipped to deliver tanks to Pakistan.

Now, all these ferries have arrived at Gwadar port.

In addition, in order to show their support for Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and other countries have also sent volunteers, and many of them are Pakistanis from Saudi Arabia and other countries.

Of course, all are active duty soldiers.

In addition, Saudi Arabia and other countries have been supplying Pakistan with vital fuel oil and have declared an oil embargo on India after the war broke out.

It's just that the impact of the embargo is not very great, because India is able to buy shale oil from the United States.

In fact, by this time, the first ceasefire opportunity had appeared in the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War.

The Indian army's offensive in Lahore has not gone well, and the Pakistani army's offensive in Jammu and Srinagar has also been temporarily halted.

You know, if you continue to fight, it won't do India much good.

Why?

Up to now, the United States has not promised to provide military assistance to India.

At that time, the United States only maintained normal diplomatic and economic relations with India, and provided India with only materials within the scope of normal contracts.

Will India be able to defeat Pakistan without the support of the United States?

It can be said that it will not be long before the tide of the war will be reversed.

Unfortunately, the Indian authorities did not have a clear understanding, but because the Indian army had invaded the ancient city of Lahore, they thought that victory was in sight.