Although only 20 kilometers were advanced, the fighting in the direction of Lahore continued all night.

It was just before dawn that the Indian Army stopped its offensive.

After fighting all night, the Indian officers and men also had to stop and rest.

Of course, the key is to replenish ammunition oil and water.

In fact, the Indian army did not fight smoothly in this night's battle.

In almost all directions, the Indian army was stubbornly resisted and failed to make a breakthrough as planned, especially in great depth.

On the other side, the Pakistan Army did not retreat, but steadily retreated.

In fact, on most fronts, the Pakistan Army is fighting and withdrawing.

For the Indian Army, this is clearly the worst-case scenario.

Why?

If there is no breakthrough, there will be no way to tear through the defense line of the Pakistani army, and naturally it will not be able to annihilate the main force of the Pakistani army, and it will not even cause too many casualties to the Pakistani army.

Comparatively speaking, India's losses are much greater.

In one night, the Indian Army lost at least 50 tanks, and all of them were completely destroyed.

It was not the tanks of the Pakistani army that destroyed these tanks, but the anti-tank fighters of the Pakistani army, all of whom used anti-tank missiles imported from China.

Among them, the most terrifying thing for the Indian army is the HJ-10.

This missile, which has a range of up to 10 kilometers, is guided by fiber optics and uses a television seeker, which can be locked after launch.

To put it simply, after discovering the Indian army's tank cluster, the missile is first launched, and then the target is found and locked in the process of the missile flight, and finally the missile is controlled to attack, and the vehicle carrying and launching the missile can always be hidden behind the mountain or building.

What's worse is that the HJ-10s of the Pakistan Army are all lightweight.

In the Chinese Army, the HJ-10 is mounted on the chassis of an infantry fighting vehicle, with eight launchers, and the firepower and sustained ability are very high, while in the Pakistan Army, this missile is generally two or four packs, which can be mounted on any kind of four-wheeled military vehicle.

Moving behind your own battle line, the agility of military vehicles is definitely higher than that of tank fighting vehicles.

There is also an obvious advantage of using a light platform, which can maximize the dispersion of forces against Indian armored forces coming from all directions.

To put it simply, it is particularly suitable for defensive operations.

For the tankers of the Indian army, the HJ-10 is the scythe of death.

Why?

This missile, in the top-attack mode, does not have any warning before the attack, and does not even make much noise when it is launched.

Because of the fast-burning rocket engine, the HJ-10 does not fly very fast, and the advantage is that there is no obvious wake.

In addition, the missile flew at an altitude of several hundred meters and then dived to attack, and it was difficult for the tankers of the Indian army to detect the anomaly before being hit by the missile.

At night, this is even more so.

If anything, it's that it's too expensive.

Even Pakistan can get the "internal price", the purchase price of the HJ-10 is as high as 500,000 US dollars, and a powerful HJ-8T is less than 100,000 US dollars.

Apparently, Pakistan did not purchase much HJ-10 at all.

In fact, even the Huaxia Army did not purchase much HJ-10 because it was too expensive, and the later purchases were actually simplified versions.

After one night, the Indian Army pushed 20 kilometers flat.

Truth be told, this result is not worth bragging about at all.

If you count the huge losses, it is not wrong to say that it is a failure.

The point is that the Indian Army has not achieved the objectives of the campaign in the direction of Lahore, not even the tactical objectives, the Pakistan Army is still fighting, and it still has strong combat effectiveness, and as the Indian Army advances, the defense of the Pakistani Army is still improving.

Obviously, if the fight continues like this, if the Indian army is given a year and millions of troops are mobilized, it may not be able to hit the first fort.

In fact, it is impossible for the Indian army to take Lahore.

Why?

On the first night, the Indian army only broke through the defense line set up by the Pakistani army in the border area and touched the edge of the city, but did not enter the city.

When the urban war starts, the Indian army can still advance 20 kilometers overnight?

Not to mention outsiders, even the commanders of the Indian army do not have much confidence.

According to the information disclosed later, in the evening of the same day, the commander of the Indian army at the front proposed to the General Staff to adjust the operational arrangements according to the actual situation.

How to adjust?

Postponement of the assault on the city of Lahore.

According to the original plan, the Indian Army would make a major breakthrough on the first night, at least after tearing through the Pakistani Army's defensive lines, before considering attacking the city of Lahore.

Interestingly, the Indian Army did not send a backup plan to combat units.

Of course, there are indeed backup plans.

That is, if no breakthrough can be achieved, first encircle Lahore, and then look for opportunities for a decisive battle with the main forces of the Pakistani army on the outskirts.

All in all, only after the main force of the Pakistani Army has been eliminated and the worries have been eliminated, the troops will be hit to attack Lahore.

It's just, can this set of plans be used?

Obviously not.

Why?

After fighting for one night, five days to be exact, the Indian army has never figured out the operational deployment of the Pakistani Army in the direction of Lahore.

In other words, the Indian army does not know where the main forces of the Pakistan Army are.

I don't even know where the opponent's main forces are, how can I fight a war of annihilation?

The problem is that there are almost 100,000 Pakistani troops in Lahore.

Clearly, the threat is still there, and it is enormous.

So how to fight?

In accordance with the advice of the front-line commanders, they still attacked westward, forcing the Pakistan Army to come out and fight, or to be precise, forcing the Pakistan Army to adjust its operational deployment.

In the circumstances, this was indeed a good suggestion.

Let's not talk about the question of whether you can beat it or not.

The point is that if the Pakistan Army has been using its mobile advantage to fight a war of movement, then it is impossible for the Indian Army to attack Lahore according to the plan, let alone occupy Lahore according to the plan.

The problem was that the Indian military top brass did not take the advice of the front-line commanders and still ordered the attacking forces to attack Lahore according to the original plan.

From another perspective, there is nothing wrong with this arrangement.

Why?

Can you find the main force of the Pakistani army?

Also, even if the main force of the Pakistani army is found, how much time will it take, and whether there is any certainty of victory in the end, will there be enough troops to attack Lahore after the victory?

Obviously, these are all issues that need to be considered.

With so many problems, the Indian military's top brass must have some concerns when making decisions.

The key is also, temporarily adjust the battle plan, and the combat unit can keep up with the rhythm?

If the command is out of order, how can it be fought?

Obviously, the problem on the front line of the Indian army is very realistic, that is, even if it knows that the plan is no longer feasible, it can only fight hard.