Kashmir is a barometer of India-Pakistan relations, and as long as there is a slight disturbance in Kashmir, India-Pakistan relations will be cloudy.

For more than 50 years, she has been shrouded in war clouds, with skirmishes and frictions occurring almost every day. In recent years, Kashmir has been hot and the temperature has soared, and there have been several times when the demons of war have passed by, and large-scale wars have almost broken out.

In 1947, British India gained independence after 200 years of colonial rule. With the fall of the rice-shaped flag over the South Asian subcontinent, the "old king" of Britain, who had colonized India for two centuries, also died with a whimper.

During the lifetime of the "old king", the two "princes" - Hindus (later founded India) and "Muslims" (later founded Pakistan) were intrigued, but because of the authority of the British, they were more engaged in secret fighting. However, with the departure of the British, the two "princes" turned their faces and fought fiercely.

The reason lies in the will left by "Lao Wang" - the "Mountbatten Plan" laid the root of the bane. The plan divided British India into India and Pakistan according to religious characteristics, and the Kashmir region in northern Pakistan and northwestern India was not clearly defined.

Kashmir is so important to India and Pakistan that it is absolutely indispensable in the minds of both sides, and the reason why Kashmir is so important is in its irreplaceable strategic position.

India has a very clear understanding of this, and Jawaharlal Nehru once said: "Without Kashmir, India would not occupy an important place in the political arena of Central Asia." ”

Similarly, Kashmir is of great value to Pakistan, which overlooks Pakistan. It is close to Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. Pakistan's first Prime Minister, Ali. Commenting on Kashmir-Pakistan's relations, Khan said: "Kashmir is like a hat on Pakistan's head. If we allow India to take this hat from our heads, we will always be at the mercy of India. ”

Kashmir is the abbreviation for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Located in the far northwest of the South Asian subcontinent, it was one of the largest princely states of British India before the partition of India and Pakistan. It covers an area of about 210,000 square kilometers and has a population of about 5 million, of which 77.11% are Muslims, 20.12% are Hindus, and the rest are Sikhs and Buddhists.

Located in the heart of Asia, surrounded by borders with Russia, China, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan, Kashmir is strategically important.

It has also become the fuse of several Indo-Pakistani wars, as if it was a bunch of boring explosives, and it could not stand the slightest spark.

But. It has been quiet here for a long time, but the calm will be broken one day, causing strong discontent from the Indian side as Pakistan began to strengthen a large number of radars and anti-aircraft equipment in the region.

Today's ceasefire in Kashmir is a stabilisation brought about by years of uninterrupted bloodshed, but Pakistan has broken this peaceful standoff, which India can bear.

However, the soldiers at the Indian border posts were strictly stopped by the military. It is absolutely not permissible to shoot at the Pakistani post on the opposite side, because Somalia's huge navy and marines are clearly here to embolden Pakistan and provide military help, and India can fight Pakistan a few more times. But war with the Somali Federation must not be provoked unless necessary.

There is one more point, which the United States does not allow either. In the words of the Americans, this war. It is also up to them to choose the right time and opportunity to break out and ensure that the Somali Federal Guard will be severely damaged at once. From the very beginning, it is necessary to win the initiative in the war.

It's just that things often don't go according to people's wishes.

On the India-Pakistan border, there are no less than 50 outposts on the border line, and two border battalions on each side are stationed here to guard this section of the border line.

Sentinels and patrols on both sides have been on guard and confrontation with each other for more than half a century, and such confrontations are often accompanied by brief exchanges of fire, and it is quite normal for one or two sentries to die from time to time.

However, in this kind of small-scale conflict, both sides maintained relative restraint and did not further escalate the incident.

Today, it was another sunny day, and the soldiers on both sides of India and Pakistan, after a simple breakfast, began their day's patrol work.

It's also funny to say, across a half-person-high stone wall, the soldiers on both sides just bow their heads every day and don't look up, and even often greet each other.

Barren hills and rocks, bare ground rocks, scarce vegetation, steep mountains, undulating hills, complex and changeable landforms, are the most intuitive scenery here.

On a hill two or three hundred meters away from the outpost in India, the falcon was dressed in an earthy yellow camouflage cloth, lying among the weeds, and the sniper rifle in his hand was watching the patrol soldiers on both sides, moving slowly.

On the Pakistani side, also between the hills and valleys, Mu Xue, as another sniper, lurked six or seven hundred meters opposite the falcon.

On all sides of them, four assault men were hidden, providing cover if necessary, and at the farthest point, at the top of the hill overlooking the entire border line, Sayyid commanded the entire operation.

"The falcon is in position."

"Mu Xue is in place."

"Assault group in position."

"Assault Group 2 is in place."

"Falcon, Mu Xue, look for the other party's senior commander, surround the point to send reinforcements, remember, don't kill them, just make them incapacitated."

Said gave the order for the start of the operation, then put down his sniper rifle, changed into binoculars, and watched the battle that was about to take place below.

At the outpost below, the border patrol teams of India and Pakistan have begun routine patrols, and as the person in charge, the battalion commanders of both sides have also begun to conduct routine inspections on the border line every day.

However, just as they walked out of the outpost only a few dozen steps, a crisp gunshot rang out on the calm border line, and the lieutenant colonel battalion commander on the Pakistani side fell directly to the ground, and a small bullet hole appeared at the base of his thigh, and blood gushed out wildly.

Soldiers patrolling both sides. was stunned for a moment, and then shot at the other party decisively. Soon the two sides fought, and this exchange of fire in the area. It was still spreading rapidly, and the patrols of the two sides in the distance, without asking anything, began to do it.

At the same time, the border battalion commander on the Indian side was about to stop the exchange of fire, and the one who aimed at him also fired, and the bullet went through his cheek and passed through the other cheek, and the battalion commander was about to make a loud move. Replaced with a moan of pain that covered his mouth.

However, his pain did not end there, first the guards he was about to come to the rescue were talked to, then he was also shot in the thigh, then the third shot was in his other thigh, and then both arms, all of which were not life-threatening.

However, the battalion commander was left to fall to the ground and moan.

The battalion commander on the Pakistani side was not having a good time, although he was only shot three times, but one shot hit the lute bone in his right hand. A shot pierced his other leg, and the two battalion commanders collapsed not far from their posts.

Both sides in the firefight wanted to save their commander in the first place, but whenever they approached. will be the next to fall.

However, this rescue did not stop, and soon both sides collapsed around their respective battalion commanders. It also prompted the soldiers on both sides to exchange fire, but it became more and more intense. A look of not giving up.

Because they all think that the other party did it. Using the highest commander as a bait to kill the rescued soldiers is the most shameless sniper tactic.

"Retreat in three minutes, there's nothing left for us here." Looking at the border where all the fights were made, Said decisively gave the order to retreat. Their task has been accomplished.

At the same time, the military district headquarters of both sides received the news of the exchange of fire on the border as soon as possible, and as a senior general in command of one side, all he could think of at this time was restraint.

The Indian side made the fastest decision and demanded that the Indian soldiers on the border immediately stop the exchange of fire, and after figuring out what was going on, it would not be too late to fight.

It's just that the command of India's Northwest Military Region never imagined that when his order was issued, it was intercepted as soon as possible, and then this order was transmitted to the artillery division of the Northwest Military Region, and the content of the order also became, ordering the artillery division to cover the enemy on the Pakistani border line with firepower, so that the Pakistani side could taste the consequences of provoking a war.

The divisional headquarters of the artillery division did not further confirm the order, but obeyed the order as soon as possible, and soon the three artillery regiments that were in a state of constant combat readiness immediately took action.

At the same time, in Pakistan's Southern Military District, he was also surprised by the sudden exchange of fire on the border line, and decisively ordered the troops to immediately disengage from the battle and what to do after further clarifying the incident.

Otherwise, it would easily lead to a larger-scale conflict.

However, as soon as this order was reached the ears of every Pakistani soldier, the Indian artillery fire had already arrived, and the dense fire covered several kilometers of the border line, and even many shells fell on civilian villages on the Pakistani side, causing huge casualties.

This time there is really no need to say anything, the Pakistani side originally wanted to investigate, but now there is no need to even think about it, the Southern Military Region immediately entered a state of war, all the soldiers distributed live ammunition, and at the same time, the Pakistani artillery also received the order to counterattack as soon as possible.

On the border line, looking at the Pakistani land that was in flames, many Indian soldiers began to raise their guns and cheer, but before they could enjoy it for too long, the artillery fire of Pakistan's revenge fell on them, and the shelling of both sides kicked off the prelude to a large-scale military conflict.

Saeed and others, who were the initiators, had already quietly moved towards India as soon as possible, and causing a conflict was only their first goal, and they had even more arduous tasks to follow.

At the same time, the top level of India and Pakistan also received news from the border line, especially on the Indian side, the entire military region inexplicably watched the artillery division shelling Pakistan, but when the command wanted to contact the artillery division, it could not contact it in any way.

It was only when the real contact was made that it was already too late, and at this time the Indian side also understood that someone was plotting against India, which triggered this large-scale shelling.

However, this cannot be explained to Pakistan at all, and there is no time for explanation, because Pakistan's air force has already arrived at the border and is carrying out air strikes against the Indian artillery divisions, and there is no way, and the ground anti-aircraft fire of the Indian side can only counterattack.

At the same time, as the first to be shelled by the Indian side, Pakistan's Southern Military Region will immediately send armored units to the front line in accordance with the original war deployment, and at the same time, the air force units in Pakistan have begun to assemble.

Now the Indian side has a hundred mouths that cannot be explained, and in order to avoid losses, the Indian side also mobilized troops as soon as possible, and the conflict on the border soon turned into a war.

Indian and Pakistani warplanes have already begun to exchange fire over Kashmir, and now even if they want to explain, they can only wait for the end of the war.

At the same time, the heads of state who were attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York also received the outbreak of a border war between India and Pakistan, and the scale of the war is rapidly expanding.

Pakistani President Hussein, who was the party concerned, glanced at Modi with resentment, and left a warning that "India will pay for this", and then left the venue directly.

And Modi also angrily glanced at Hussein and left the venue, and the meeting that had just started for a short time had to be terminated.

The heads of state also began to exchange heads of state, which was very surprising.

Only Hillary inexplicably glanced at Li Lan, who was indifferent, and also left the United Nations headquarters, and India and Pakistan were at war, so that the United States had to face a selective question, whether to help India. She needs to get the members of Congress and all the staff to come up with a bill.

Li Lan also left quickly, but he only returned to the hotel where he stayed, and contacted Hussein to meet him as soon as possible, and his allies in the Middle East were also invited to his hotel room by Li Lan one by one.

At the same time, Hillary Clinton also convened the heads of state of the NATO bloc countries for the first time, and whether to participate in this war still needs to be communicated to NATO allies. After all, once the United States is involved in the war between India and Pakistan, it is very likely that NATO will be involved, and even China and Russia may participate.

This is a decision that needs to be made with great caution and in order to take into account the interests and attitudes of allies.

The same is true for Li Lan, although he provoked this war, he must also take into account the attitude of his allies. (To be continued......)