Chapter 616: To the Front

When Wang Dong arrived with the personnel, it was already night.

According to the order issued by the General Staff of the Pakistani Army, the Pakistani army on the front line in Jammu did not attack, although there were still sporadic battles.

In the words of the front-line commander of the Pakistani army, it was a counterattack against the Indian army that broke through.

Whether it's a counterattack or not, it's impossible to say.

Anyway, it was the calmest night since the storming of Jammu.

It was not only the Pakistani army that was tired, but also the Indian army in the city.

Although the Pakistani army launched an attack at night, it was not idle during the day, and kept shelling the Indian army, so that the Indian army in the city could not rest.

It is precisely for this reason that the front-line commanders of the Pakistani army are very dissatisfied with the ceasefire order.

Why?

According to the opinion of General al-Bashir, the commander-in-chief of the Pakistani army's front, as long as he holds out for a few more days, the Indian army in the city will completely collapse.

Quite simply, the Indian army did not get rest at all.

Although the combat intensity of the Pakistani army is also very high, several units take turns to fight, and there is always time to withdraw and rest, and their mental state is obviously much better than that of the Indian army.

Now, given the Indian army a night, it is difficult to say.

Wang Dong really has nothing to say about Admiral Bashir's point of view.

In fact, before coming, Wang Dong learned from Yunlong that Jammu's Indian army had sent more than a dozen telegrams of inquiry to New Delhi within three days, mainly to know when reinforcements would arrive and when they would be able to smash the encirclement and blockade of the Pakistani army.

It can be seen that Jammu's Indian army is indeed about to lose its hold.

It's not the end of the ammunition, it's the spirit.

Jammu is the military stronghold of the Indian army in the south of Kashmir, and it is also the strongest fortress, and it is the base camp of all Indian troops in Kashmir.

The ammunition stored here is enough for the Indian army to last for half a year.

Mainly, of course, ammunition for light weapons.

This was also enough for the Indian army defending the city.

In terms of food, there are at least tens of thousands of tons, which is almost enough for tens of thousands of Indian troops to consume for more than half a year.

Even if the civilians of Jammu are counted, as long as a strict allocation system is implemented, then it will definitely be no problem to hold out for 3 months.

Obviously, it is impossible for the Pakistani army to blockade Jammu for three months.

It can be seen that in terms of materials, the Indian army is still relatively sufficient.

So, is it possible for India and Pakistan to negotiate?

Obviously, the Pakistani authorities are not optimistic.

For this reason, a request was sent to the "Angu" company, and Wang Dong also led the team to Jammu to assist the Pakistani army in completing the final attack.

There are more than 2,000 people, and more than 1,000 will arrive in the coming days.

This number is almost a reinforced infantry brigade.

Strictly speaking, it should be a mechanized infantry brigade, because Wang Dong brought not only fighters, but also a large number of heavy weapons such as tanks and combat vehicles.

Of course, a lot of them are still in transit.

In fact, Wang Dong had already mobilized his subordinates.

Prior to this, Wang Dong also asked Xie Chuyue to go to Karachi with hundreds of fighters to assist the Pakistani army there to encircle and annihilate the Indian army outside the city.

In the operation of encircling the Indian army, the assault force led by Xie Chuyue has always rushed to the forefront.

In addition, Zhang Zilan also took a group of people to Karachi to carry out activities on the southern front, in fact, mainly to monitor the deployment of the Indian army in the border areas.

However, the Indian army never launched an offensive on the southern front.

According to the original plan, as long as necessary, Wang Dong led his troops to participate in the battle of Lahore and assist the Pakistani army in encircling and annihilating the Indian army as quickly as possible.

After all, Lahore is too important.

In addition, the 180,000 Indian troops have always been a big problem, so no matter what the next fight is, we must first eliminate this big problem.

Unexpectedly, before Wang Dong could bring the troops over, the Indian army surrendered.

This change really surprised Wang Dong.

Of course, it was only surprise.

After that, Wang Dong led his troops north.

First he was stationed in Sialkot for a few days.

No way, the troops need to change their outfits.

He was preparing for the battle in Lahore, so he was equipped with a lot of heavy equipment, and he didn't think about fighting in the city.

Now, if you want to fight in Jammu, you have to use the equipment of mountain warfare, and you have to consider urban warfare.

In addition, due to logistical considerations, except for a few elite units, all other combat units have been replaced with standard weapons of the Pakistani army.

Strictly speaking, it was actually a batch of DF762 firearms sent from the rear.

After the outbreak of the war, D&F received an order from the Pakistani military to restart the production line and start producing the DF762 rifle for the Pakistani army.

Just a few days ago, D&F handed over 50,000 rifles and 10,000 machine guns to the Pakistani army.

Pumping out a few thousand of Wang Dong's private troops to arm him was obviously not a problem.

It's just that urban warfare requires more than just troops.

In many cases, equipment is also important.

During the Iraqi Civil War, Wang Dong fought several urban warfare, so he has a deep understanding of urban warfare and knows what kind of weapons the troops need.

In fact, this is also the key to the Pakistani army's request for help from Wang Dong.

After learning about the situation from Admiral Bashir, Wang Dong sent the vanguard troops that accompanied him, to be precise, the elite troops.

Why?

Scout for the enemy.

Although Pakistan has declared a unilateral ceasefire and given India 12 hours, no one, including Wang Dong, believes that a real ceasefire can be achieved.

To put it bluntly, India cannot accept the fait accompli of losing Kashmir.

As long as India refuses to accept Pakistan's terms, that is, a ceasefire on the spot, then even if negotiations begin, the war will not end.

According to Yunlong's analysis, it is very likely that they are talking while fighting.

Obviously, it still has to be fought.

So, what's next?

In other words, how to fight in order to get India to sit down and negotiate, and negotiate in good faith, even if the Indian authorities are not willing to accept the fait accompli.

To put it bluntly, it is to promote talks by fighting.

Obviously, Jammu had to be laid down first.

According to Yunlong's analysis, the Indian authorities are still reluctant to talk about it, in fact, because Jammu is still in the hands of the Indian army, so they believe that they can recover Indian-administered Kashmir through Jammu, or force Pakistan to make concessions in negotiations, so that Pakistan can withdraw its troops from some areas.

Then, as long as Jammu is laid, the Indian authorities will have no bargaining chips.

As for how to fight next, that's the next thing.

It is imperative that Jammu be laid down first.

For this reason, Yunlong clearly mentioned.

One month at most, and strive to lay down Jammu within half a month.

Why?

If it drags on any longer, India is likely to complete the mobilization.

Of course, troop strength is a secondary issue.

In the current international situation, if India persists in its refusal to accept a fait accompli, it is very likely to gain the support of the United States and Japan during the negotiations.

In Yunlong's words, India's offer to negotiate is actually buying time to get support.