From the 67th day of the war, that is, the day after the Pakistani army surrounded Amritsar, Indian troops came out of the city one after another to surrender to the Pakistani army.

In the first few days, there were only sporadic Indian officers and soldiers.

Mostly deserters, of course.

According to the statistics made by the Pakistani army, most of the Indian officers and soldiers who voluntarily surrendered at that time came from the bottom of society, and some were even conscripted into the army after the war.

For these Indian soldiers, enlisting in the army is really just to make ends meet.

By the 70th day, the situation had changed.

On the same day, west of Amritsar, an Indian infantry brigade mutinied, and a group of junior officers took control of the brigade headquarters, arrested the brigade commander and other senior generals, and then sent representatives to negotiate with the Pakistani army on the other side of the battle line.

What to talk about?

Conditions of surrender.

To put it simply, it is to obtain more benefits for surrender.

The question is, what is there to talk about?

In fact, the Pakistani army has long announced its policy on the treatment of prisoners, and has long publicly promised that after the end of the war, the surrendered Indian officers and soldiers will be allowed to decide whether to accept repatriation or not, and will give protection and non-citizenship to Indian officers and soldiers who are unwilling to accept repatriation.

To put it simply, Indian officers and soldiers who surrendered could choose to live in Pakistan, but they could not become citizens.

Actually, this is only a temporary policy.

More than a decade later, most of the Indian POWs who chose to remain in Pakistan became quasi-citizens of Pakistan through various efforts, that is, they were granted other civic privileges except political power, and the descendants of these Indian POWs became Pakistani citizens.

As for giving higher treatment, it is obviously unlikely.

Why?

It's war, not a game of play.

To put it bluntly, Pakistan's willingness to take in Indian officers and soldiers who surrendered is already very good.

According to international law, Pakistan should unconditionally repatriate Indian prisoners after the war is over, rather than providing political asylum to them.

It's a pity that these Indian troops obviously feel that it is not enough.

At that time, the Indian army officers who came to negotiate proposed that the Pakistani authorities set aside a reserve and give the Indian army prisoners the treatment of citizens.

To put it simply, it is to provide every Indian officer and soldier who surrenders with a piece of land that can be cultivated.

That's a beautiful idea, isn't it?

You know, the humanitarian treatment given to prisoners of war is already very good.

Isn't the Indian army officer making such a request in exchange for the land of Pakistan with the weapons in his hand?

Moreover, Pakistan is unable to accede to such a request.

Why?

The land in Pakistan is privately owned.

Yes, there are a lot of wastelands in Pakistan, such as Balochistan, but those places that are not suitable for farming.

All the land suitable for cultivation has its owner.

No matter how powerful the Pakistani authorities are, they will not be able to spend huge sums of money to buy land and give it to prisoners of war in the Indian army.

If you really want to do this, what will the soldiers of the Pakistani army think?

Of course, the Pakistani army did not refuse, but only proposed that it was necessary to report to the superiors, that is, it was necessary for the superiors to decide whether to accept the conditions put forward by the Indian army.

This drag, the problem comes.

The next day, the Indian army in Amritsar took action.

Why?

Destroy the rebels!

The Pakistani army has not yet launched an offensive, and the Indian army has killed each other first.

It's looking good now.

Of course, this only shows that the Indian commander in Amritsar is indeed an idiot.

Why?

The Indian army that wanted to surrender was not only the mutinous brigade, but the vast majority of grassroots officers and soldiers, but the officers and soldiers stationed in the city did not have such a good opportunity.

There is nothing wrong with suppressing rebellions, but there is a matter of methods.

Under the circumstances at that time, the best way was to directly eliminate the brigade headquarters and kill the officers who took the lead, and the officers and soldiers below would be leaderless.

Then, if you reassure them, you can stabilize the situation.

The result?

The Indian commander didn't care so much, and transferred 3 brigades to besiege the rebels.

Now, the situation is completely chaotic.

Why?

Isn't it creating trouble to let the already wavering Indian army deal with its own people?

Soon, the rebellion spread to all the troops.

Instigated by rumors, many Indian troops who did not understand the situation began to waver and began to take action.

What action?

Captive!

Although the Indian commander issued a proclamation announcing that the rebels had mutinied and were preparing to surrender to the enemy, most of the Indian officers and soldiers were willing to believe the rumors.

What rumors?

It was the Indian commander who asked the brigade to launch a counterattack, and the officers and men of the brigade knew that a counterattack would mean death, so they did not carry out the orders given by the commander.

Displeased with the brigade, the commander decided to make an example.

Of course, it's not all rumors.

The Indian commander did draw up a counterattack plan and sent it to the brigades, asking the brigade-level command organs to make arrangements as soon as possible.

This plan is actually to send most of the Indian officers and soldiers to death.

If you can't even hold the built defensive line, why launch a counterattack?

What's more, the Indian army has no heavy weapons, no support firepower, and not enough ammunition, so it is very good to be able to hold in the city.

So, what will the officers and soldiers of other units think?

In addition, it is also related to the identity of the commander of the Indian army.

This guy was sent by New Delhi and was nominally an army general, but more Indian officers and soldiers believed that he was a close confidant sent by the prime minister.

To put it simply, the officers and men of the grassroots units of the Indian army did not believe in this airborne commander at all.

Many Indian officers and soldiers even felt that New Delhi had abandoned them, so they were sent to their deaths so as not to pay retirement allowances after the war.

All in all, a combination of factors turned this action to suppress the rebellion into a major brawl for the Indian army.

Now, the Pakistani army outside the city is relaxed.

Why?

There is no longer a need to storm Amritsar, just wait and see the excitement.

Of course, more Indian officers and soldiers chose to surrender directly to the Pakistani army.

On the 72nd, more than a dozen battalions of Indian troops surrendered directly to the Pakistani army and handed over the defended city.

Of course, mainly in the outer urban areas.

As the saying goes, defeat is like a mountain, and that's probably what it means.

Within three days, more than 100,000 Indian troops had surrendered, and all of them had surrendered in formation, with at least 5 infantry brigades surrendering directly.

However, all of them were locally formed troops.

By the 75th, the Indian army in Amritsar had collapsed.

On the same day, a battle took place east of Amritsar.

An Indian army tried to break through the defense line of the Pakistani army, but it directly collided with the armored units of the Pakistani army, and almost all the Indian officers and soldiers of a battalion were killed.

When cleaning up the battlefield, the Pakistani army discovered that the Indian army killed in the battle also included the general commander.

Obviously, this is the guard unit of the Indian army commander, that is, the Indian army commander has lost confidence in holding Amritsar.