Despite the crushing defeat in Lahore, India did not give up.

Judging from the actions taken by the Indian authorities at that time, it seems that with the help of the United States and Japan, the Indian army will not only be able to turn defeat into victory, but also hope to achieve a final victory.

Is it realistic?

Obviously, the Pakistani army will not give the Indian army too many opportunities.

In the early morning of the 13th day of the war, the Pakistani army launched simultaneous attacks in Jammu and Srinagar.

During the night, the Pakistani army placed its main attack in Srinagar, and the offensive in Jammu was mainly to contain it, and it was mainly to contain the Indian Air Force.

After fierce fighting in the middle of the night, the Pakistani army occupied Srinagar.

To be precise, it was actually the Indian army in Srinagar who surrendered on its own initiative.

Surrender?

That's right, more than 50,000 Indian officers and soldiers guarding Srinagar took the initiative to surrender to the Pakistani army!

This is the first time since the beginning of the war that the Indian army has surrendered to the Pakistani army on a military scale.

In fact, the local Indian army cannot be blamed.

Why?

At that time, the retreat to Srinagar was all infantry, to be precise, the mountain troops of the Indian army.

Although the mountain troops also had heavy equipment, such as towed howitzers, the Indian army abandoned almost all heavy equipment during the hasty retreat.

What was not discarded was also blown up by Pakistani fighter jets in the fighting that followed.

In other words, the Indian army guarding Srinagar had only light weapons.

What's worse is that the inhabitants of Srinagar are mainly ***.

In the past few days, the Indian army has not only had to guard against the Pakistani army outside, but also has to deal with the residents inside the city, so that tens of thousands of Indian troops have no peace at all.

In addition, the city's food reserves were simply not enough.

With the Pakistani army attacking and storming the city that night, the Indian commander made a very wise decision.

Since it can't be held, it is better to surrender to the Pakistani army.

Of course, the Indian commander also made some demands.

For example, the Pakistani army had to ensure that the surrendered Indian officers and soldiers would make their own choices about whether to repatriate after the war; Another example is to provide necessary security guarantees for the Indian army.

The surrendered officers and soldiers of the Indian army were unwilling to be repatriated after the war?

That's right.

At least, most of the Indian officers and soldiers at that time made this the main condition.

Why?

The General Staff of the Indian Army gave them an order to hold on to Srinagar, and tens of thousands of officers and soldiers chose to surrender, so they would inevitably be persecuted if they were repatriated to India after the war.

It's not like nothing like this has never happened.

More than half a century ago, in the aftermath of that border conflict, repatriated Indian prisoners were discriminated against, and many of them persecuted.

The point is that the grandfather of Srinagar's commander-in-chief was an Indian army officer who was captured in that conflict.

Since the Indian army surrendered on its own initiative, the Pakistani army must have welcomed it very much.

In fact, the surrender of the Indian army in Srinagar also reduced a great burden on the Pakistani army.

Why?

At the very least, the Pakistani army in this direction can be liberated and start the operation to sweep the Inkerva Kashmir region in advance, accelerating the pace of victory.

Of course, troubles are not without it.

After occupying Srinagar, the first thing the Pakistani army had to consider was not how to house tens of thousands of Indian prisoners of war, but how to feed hundreds of thousands of civilians.

You must know that one of the key reasons for the surrender of the Indian army is that the food reserves have run out.

For this reason, the Pakistani army had to mobilize C-130 transport planes for airlift.

Of course, it would have to take a few more days in Srinagar to stabilize the situation, including the removal of Indian prisoners of war, and it would not be possible to send troops out as immediately as envisaged.

During the day, the Pakistani army turned its focus to Jammu.

After the capture of Srinagar, Jammu was the last goal for the Pakistani army.

As long as Jammu is defeated, Pakistan can quickly sweep the entire Indian-administered Kashmir to achieve its basic strategic objectives, and it can also sit down and negotiate with India.

Provided, of course, that India is willing to negotiate.

It's just that Jammu is not Srinagar.

The point is that there is no shortage of food, and the Indian army has more control over civilians and more defenders.

In addition, the Indian army has enough heavy equipment, especially large-caliber artillery.

In fact, throughout the day, the Pakistani army circled outside Jammu and did not attack the city.

Why?

According to the plan drawn up by the Pakistani army, it will take at least 3 or even 5 days to take Srinagar, and after the capture of Srinagar, Jammu will be stormed.

In other words, the Pakistani army prepared for the attack on Jammu in accordance with the three-day period.

At that time, many of the Pakistani troops besieging Jammu had not yet completed their pre-war preparations.

Obviously, even if the Indian army in Srinagar surrendered, the Pakistani army would not launch an attack on Jammu without being prepared.

According to the intention of the Pakistani army, it would be great if the defenders of Jammu could surrender, as Srinagar did.

Of course, the commander of the Pakistani army did not have many illusions.

After all, Jammu is not Srinagar, and Jammu is closer to the Indian mainland, so the Indian army guarding Jammu is likely to fight to the death.

In fact, the defenders of Srinagar surrendered without a fight, which had a very serious impact on the Indian authorities.

It was only at this time that the Indian top brass suddenly understood that Pakistan's strategic purpose was to sweep Kashmir, not to invade India itself.

Obviously, on the Lahore side, everything the Pakistani army did was just to contain the main forces of the Indian army.

In fact, the Pakistani army did contain the main force of the Indian army.

For the Indian army, it is now difficult to ride a tiger.

Why?

Abandon the 180,000 soldiers besieged in Lahore?

Obviously, no matter who commanded the Indian army in battle, it would not have been possible to make such a bold decision.

Abandoning 180,000 soldiers on the battlefield will never be forgiven.

Rescue these 180,000 soldiers?

Obviously, there would be enough troops to reinforce Jammu, let alone retake Srinagar before the Pakistani army could consolidate its front.

Even under the circumstances, it was impossible for the Indian army to recapture Srinagar.

In a few days, I'm afraid even Jammu will fall.

As long as Jammu is finished, India will lose all of Kashmir.

Keep fighting, or sit down and talk?

The former will only continue to lose troops and suffer even greater losses.

The latter will inevitably lead to the collapse of the Indian authorities and even cause unrest in India.

Then, rushing to the aid of Jammu is a must.

Abandon the 180,000 soldiers of Lahore?

It can be seen that no matter how you choose, it is not an ideal or even a feasible choice for India.

Fatally, the Indian authorities have to make a choice and act within a few days.

How to choose, how to fight?

Not to mention the officers and men of the Indian army, even the Indian leaders can't make up their minds.

On that day, India's prime minister convened at least three emergency meetings to discuss how to rescue 180,000 soldiers and how to hold Jammu.

Unfortunately, no amount of meetings can solve the real problem.