In the first six months, Wang Dong and his main work were actually to follow the Pakistani mountain troops and the special forces dispatched by the General Staff of the Pakistan Army to operate on various fronts in Kashmir, collect intelligence, and survey the terrain and the defensive deployment of the Indian army.

Is the terrain of Kashmir not suitable for an offensive?

That's for sure.

In many places, it only takes a relatively strong fort on the high ground, such as a fortress capable of carrying a direct bombardment of large-caliber shells, to suppress an entire valley, and only a few machine guns need to be deployed to block the road, leaving a feint army with nowhere to stay.

At many passes, the terrain is more complicated.

It's just a one-man affair, and you can't open it.

What's even worse is that after decades of confrontation, the Indian army has long occupied the commanding heights on its own side of the Line of Actual Control and controlled all the passes.

How to attack?

Let the infantry charge, that is to send to death.

Not to mention that tank fighting vehicles can't be driven, even if they can, they will become targets for infantry anti-tank weapons.

It's just that it is really impossible to break through the line of defense of the Indian army?

Obviously, that's not necessarily the case.

Decades of confrontation have allowed the Indian army to establish a solid defensive line, and at the same time, it has also relaxed the Indian army's carelessness and convinced the Indian army that this defensive line is unbreakable.

That's right, at least in the last few decades, it hasn't been breached.

As a result, in many locations, the Indian army's fortifications have been in existence for decades, which can be described as very old and dilapidated.

Although these locations are garrisoned and carry out routine maintenance, their protection standards have long lagged behind.

For example, at many commanding heights, Indian forts are able to block ordinary artillery shells, and are almost powerless against aerial bombs and large-caliber rockets.

In addition, the equipment of the Indian army is also extremely backward.

In some strongholds, the Indian army even used World War II-era Bren machine guns.

Of course, in the main direction, the regular army units deployed by the Indian army are not badly equipped, but they are still not advanced.

The most important thing is actually the communication command system.

Most of the strongholds can only be contacted by radio intercom!

Although telephone lines were laid in some of the locations and could be communicated to the rear by landlines, the telephone lines laid were highly vulnerable.

As for the quality of the Indian army, there is nothing to say.

Most of the entire line of defense is guarded by border guards, many of whom are locals, and some are even improvised militiamen.

Even on the main line of defense, there was no main force in the true sense of the word.

For example, behind some key defensive lines, the Indian army has set up special camps for family members, so that the officers and soldiers stationed on the defensive lines can return home at any time.

Is this still called the army?

Or is this still called a line of defense?

When the fight really started, the first thing the Indian officers and soldiers guarding the defensive line thought about was definitely not how to withstand the attack, but the safety of their families in the rear.

In addition, the deployment of troops is not very reasonable.

The main reason is that the Indian army attaches too much importance to Jammu and deploys all its heavy troops on the plains of southern Kashmir, while there are not many troops deployed in other areas.

Of course, the Indian army may take it for granted that it is impossible for the Pakistani army to break through other defensive lines, and there is no need to deploy heavy troops in other directions.

If Pakistan were to launch an offensive in Kashmir, it would have been too late to redeploy troops from the south.

Based on these findings, Wang Dong and the others submitted a combat plan to the Pakistan Army.

There's only one trick: speed.

According to Wang Dong's assumption, after the offensive begins, it is necessary to fight a quick battle, to be precise, and advance quickly, without giving the Indian army too much time to adjust.

As long as it can advance quickly, there is hope that Jammu will be attacked from the north.

It's easy to speak, but it's not so easy to really do it.

Why?

In fact, the Pakistan Army has long known that if it can advance quickly, it will be able to break through the Indian army's defense line, or even cut the Indian army's defense line.

The question is, how do you move forward quickly?

Is it possible to advance quickly in mountainous areas with rugged terrain?

In addition, the altitude of the mountainous areas north of Jammu is above 3,000 meters, some sections exceed 4,000 meters, and the north-east near the Republic is above the snow line.

Such a high altitude likewise limited the speed of the troops' assault.

Don't forget, the higher the altitude, the less oxygen you have.

The physical strength of the military is limited, and even the infantry of highly trained mountain units can hardly travel long distances at high altitudes.

It can be said that it is the limitation of manpower that makes Kashmir a graveyard for attackers.

Of course, Wang Dong and they also proposed a solution.

That is, a large number of mountain combat units, especially all-terrain vehicles, are procured, and mechanical forces are used to replace manpower, so as to reduce the combat burden of infantry to the greatest extent.

In addition, allowing infantry to fight in a vehicle can conserve physical strength more effectively.

In this regard, the Pakistan Army did not object, and immediately purchased a batch of all-terrain vehicles from Huaxia.

Now, some of those all-terrain vehicles have been used in Lahore, are fighting the Indian army, and they are playing a huge value.

It's just that in Kashmir, there are clearly not enough all-terrain vehicles.

Why?

Many of the Indian army's strongholds and forts were built on the top of the mountain, and no matter how powerful the all-terrain vehicle was, it was impossible to climb to the top of the mountain without roads.

Just operating in the valley obviously can't achieve the purpose of a quick breakthrough.

In fact, the first thing to consider is to uproot the strongholds and fortresses of the Indian army on the commanding heights.

In this regard, Wang Dong's suggestion is to expand the scale of the special forces, and let the special forces often go to Kashmir to carry out missions.

It's not about dealing with the Indian army, it's about getting acquainted with the environment over there.

What do you want special forces for?

Forward reconnaissance and directing support fire in the rear.

To put it simply, the special forces did not go to deal with the fortresses of the Indian army, but acted as the eyes of the supporting fire, guiding the artillery to fight the aviation.

The Pakistan Army adopted this opinion and awarded the contract for the training of special forces to Angu.

In fact, it is precisely to help Pakistan train special forces that the "Angu" company needs to establish camps and bases in the northern region of Pakistan.

Fortunately, the Pakistan Army has a large mountain force.

Although these officers and soldiers from the mountain forces are not yet up to the level of special forces, they have enough capital to fight in Kashmir.

What's more, they all have a certain culture.

After the necessary training, you will be able to use a variety of state-of-the-art equipment, such as laser pointers, correctly.

In fact, in the training that followed for more than a year, the main thing that the "Angu" company did was to strengthen cultural education, and also hired a group of cultural instructors for this purpose.

With special forces, the next thing to consider is how to send these special forces to the front line.