Presumably in celebration of the victory, the Pakistani Air Force did not launch another assault that night.

Indian Air Force?

After the bombing of the capital, the Indian Air Force's operational deployment was completely disrupted, and several offensive operations that were supposed to be launched that night were all cancelled.

Why did you go?

Strengthen the air defense of the capital.

It was arguably the calmest night since the start of the war.

It was only on the fourth day of the war that the Indian Air Force came to its senses.

By this time, time was running out for the Indian Air Force.

Judging by the situation, Pakistan is on the verge of completing its most basic mobilization for war, and the Pakistan Army has not suffered much damage.

In other words, if India does not launch a ground offensive, the Pakistani Army will be the first to strike.

Obviously, this is unacceptable to the Indian authorities in any case.

Why?

India started this war, then Pakistan has the right to launch a counterattack.

Worse still, the main forces of the Indian Army are all deployed near the border, and they are on the offensive, and they are not adjusted according to the defense, and they cannot be adjusted according to the defense, because this will demoralize India and make India lose the war when it starts a ground war.

It can be seen that the ground offensive must be launched as a top priority, and it must be started before the Pakistan Army.

It can also be seen from this that India has been preparing for this war for a long time.

Why?

If it was not prepared, how could the Indian Army have completed its offensive deployment ahead of schedule, and where did it come from with a detailed operational plan?

You must know that launching a large-scale ground offensive will take several months just to formulate a combat plan.

Even if the preliminary deployment is carried out simultaneously, it is impossible for the Indian Army to complete the adjustment in just a few days after the start of the war, and even the mobilization will not be completed.

Only by preparing in advance can we be sure of launching a ground offensive after the start of the war.

Of course, the problems that now lie before the Indian army are very real.

The Air Force has not been able to complete the previous strike operation as planned, the Pakistan Army is still holding the border, and the Indian Army may not be able to break through the Pakistani defensive line, so it will certainly not be able to operate according to the original plan, and there is no time to adjust the plan.

Obviously, timing is everything.

Where to go to buy time?

Entering the fourth day, the Indian Army first attacked Kashmir, trying to force Pakistan to increase its troops in Kashmir through operations in Kashmir.

Unfortunately, this idea is good, but it is very unrealistic.

Does Pakistan need to send more troops to Kashmir?

The answer is clearly no.

Why?

In peacetime, 60 percent of Pakistan's troops are deployed in Kashmir and are in a state of combat readiness at all times, so there is no need for additional troops.

If India is conducting a small-scale offensive in Kashmir, Pakistan's forces in Kashmir will be able to cope with it.

India's massive offensive in Kashmir?

Let's not talk about the number of troops.

In that part of Kashmir, how many troops can be invested, and how many offensive forces can be invested?

Due to the terrain, both Pakistan and India can only defend in Kashmir and will not expect to change the situation through attack.

To put it bluntly, India and Pakistan have been at loggerheads in Kashmir for decades, but there has never been a large-scale war, because the terrain of Kashmir is too complex to defend and difficult to attack, so it is impossible for the attacking side to take advantage of the battle.

Besides, the two sides have been facing each other for decades, and they have long established an extremely solid line of defense.

Through a small-scale offensive, the Indian army may be able to take advantage of Kashmir, but it is difficult to do more.

Marching into Fort *** from Kashmir?

Obviously, overthinking.

If that line of attack works, then why did India put its heavy forces on Jalandar and attack Fort *** from Lahore north?

You must know that in the previous Indo-Pakistani wars, this was the offensive line of the Indian army.

In response to the Indian army's provocative actions in Kashmir, the Pakistan Army remained defensive and launched only limited counterattacks at certain key points.

Actually, you don't even need to fight back.

Why?

The Indian army's offensive in Kashmir will not last long at all, and even if it takes advantage of the offensive, it will take the initiative to retreat to the original defensive line.

Well, the reason is that there is not enough ammunition.

It can be said that the ammunition problem of the Indian army is even more serious than that of the Pakistani army.

In the Kashmir direction, the vast majority of the Indian army's reserves of ammunition are only enough to last 5 to 6 days of large-scale fighting, and some units can only last 3 days.

Without sufficient ammunition, there can be no offensive.

You know, the offense consumes several times more ammunition than the defense.

At that time, in the Kashmir direction, the Indian Army had less than 50,000 rounds of large-caliber artillery shells in reserve, which was enough for a few artillery battalions to consume for several days in a large-scale battle.

In mountain warfare, artillery is the most important support weapon.

There are not even enough shells, what will the Indian army attack?

It can be seen that after running out of shells, the Indian army itself will retreat.

Of course, the key is the Indian Air Force.

Although in the Kashmir direction, the Indian Air Force has invested some troops, but it is mainly old fighters, and it mainly performs close ground support missions.

To avoid Pakistani air defense fighters, these Indian fighters flew mainly at ultra-low altitudes.

Obviously, this inevitably comes within the effective range of individual anti-aircraft missiles.

No matter how poor the Pakistan Army is, it has more than enough anti-aircraft missiles.

In addition, in the previous Kashmir conflicts, the Pakistani Army suffered from the lack of individual anti-aircraft missiles, and was once bombed by Indian fighter jets and could not raise its head.

According to the Pakistan Army's war report, seven Indian fighter jets were shot down in Kashmir that day.

It's all the records of individual anti-aircraft missiles!

The Indian Air Force, of course, will not admit it.

However, the Pakistan Army then released photos of these fighters shot down, especially the fuselage numbers, to prove their achievements.

Of course, there is nothing to show off, all old fighters.

The fighting in the Kashmir direction does not even count as relieving the pressure on the Indian Air Force, let alone buying more time for the Army.

For the Indian Air Force, a large-scale operation must be launched to hopefully regain the initiative.

You know, during this day, the Pakistani Air Force is attacking everywhere, as if the LS-5 is simply not running out, and has been bombing the Indian army near the border line.

The Pakistani fighters were not even close to the battlefield and were dropping bombs hundreds of kilometers away.

What to do?

The Indian Air Force must fight back, and it is a powerful counterattack, to stifle the momentum of the Pakistani Air Force and regain the initiative on the battlefield!