Chapter 340: Scud
Originally, Amritsar had an infantry division, if they could resist even one night, wait for reinforcements to go up, they would be able to intercept the Pakistani army, an infantry division of more than 10,000 people! If they didn't resist, they surrendered directly, even if it was 10,000 head of livestock, they had to let the Pakistanis slaughter for half a day, and they didn't even resist for a night!
This shows that in the Indian army, there has begun to be a pessimistic mood that has spread to the army, and this negative thought, once it continues to spread, will be very terrible.
"Sendalji, you name it." Rajiv was very angry when he saw that everyone did not speak, and continued to ask Sendarji questions, after all, he was the chief of the army staff and was responsible for commanding all the armies of India.
"Prime Minister, we have an infantry division in Chandigarh, which can be sent over temporarily, however, we don't know the goal of the Pakistanis, the consequences of the infantry division against the armored forces are difficult to predict, they are more suitable for street fighting in the city, if we send this infantry division over, and the Pakistanis target Chandigarh, it is just equivalent to giving our city to the Pakistanis." Sendharji continued.
Originally, there were a lot of troops in the north, but the main armored forces were transferred to the south, and as a result, now the Pakistanis just came from the north, and it was on their own soft underbelly.
Moreover, the inaccurate judgment of the Pakistan Army will cause its own passivity, and even lead to the fall of the city, and no one can bear this responsibility.
Whether there are losses in the air force or navy, India's territory is at least intact, and the most intolerable and biggest mistake for them is the loss of their own territory. Of all the failures, the loss of the Kashmir Valley is one of the most painful pages in India's history.
"Is there only this infantry division?" Rajiv also knew that it would be very stupid to use infantry to block tanks, but now. There seems to be no better way.
"We still have armor." General Ashok K. Mehta said: "The 23rd Armored Brigade and the 55th Mechanized Brigade can all rush over to support quickly. ”
"How can that be! These two forces are used to protect our New Delhi! Sendarji said.
No one thought of moving these two armies, because they were stationed near New Delhi, and if something happened to New Delhi, they would come and protect them as soon as possible.
"Do we have a better choice?" General Mehta said: "If you don't stop the Pakistanis, God knows what they're going to do." ”
"We can use infantry! We can blow up bridges! Sendarji said.
Infantry can block armored forces! An infantry division of Pakistan. The Indian armored division was blocked on the banks of the Indus River, just because the Pakistanis blew up the bridge, and they can use the same means!
"Blowing up bridges?" General Mehta said, "Which bridge are we going to blow up?" ”
Although they are all the same infantry to block the armored troops, the situation is different, the goal of the Indians is very clear, that is, to go to Karachi, and the Pakistani armored troops, where are they going. No one knows.
They can blow up one, two bridges. However, it is impossible to blow up all the nearby bridges, which would lead to a complete interruption of traffic in India, and when the war is over, the cost of rebuilding these bridges will be astronomical.
This is nearby. There are five or six large and small rivers.
Hearing General Mehta's words, Sendharji also stopped speaking, who can predict the movements of the Pakistani army? That Mhammad is simply a madman. Why didn't the Soviets kill him on the battlefield in Afghanistan?
"Can't hesitate any longer." Rajiv said: "Dispatch the infantry division of Chandigarh, dispatch our 23rd Armored Brigade and 55th Mechanized Brigade here, and make every effort to encircle and suppress the armored forces of Pakistan that have entered our territory!" If necessary, blow up bridges along the way! The 36th Sagar Mobile Unit in Madhya Pradesh was ordered to move to the vicinity of New Delhi and take on the task of defending New Delhi. ”
"Yes." Sendarji said.
Now that the prime minister has agreed to such a combat deployment, what else do you have to say? The 36th Sagar Mobile Force moved fairly quickly, and after receiving the order, it should be able to reach New Delhi within two days.
Will the Pakistanis attack New Delhi? Supposedly, they have no chance for the time being, and now it is important to block this terrible armored force of Pakistan.
"Prime Minister, the Soviet ambassador asks for a meeting." A new decision was made, the sky was already dark, and now, hearing the Soviet ambassador's request to see him, Rajiv frowned, could it be that the Soviets urged them to continue to contain the Pakistani army on the eastern front in order to relieve their pressure in Afghanistan? If this is really the case, you should curse others, India's losses are already big enough, both armored divisions are surrounded, they can't break through, it is impossible for their side to fight a new war at all, now it is not a matter of containing the Pakistani army, but hindering the Pakistani army from wreaking havoc on its own territory!
Seeing the Soviet ambassador, Rajiv had a cold attitude: "Mr. Ambassador, what else is there to do with you?" ”
"We have learned of the huge losses of your navy and air force, and after studying by Moscow, it has been decided to provide your navy with six frigates free of charge to supplement your losses. Please send personnel from your Navy to our Northern Fleet base to receive it. The Soviet ambassador said.
That's a human saying! Now we really need warships.
"Is it your Storm Petrel frigate?" Rajiv asked, this kind of frigate, which is the main force of the Soviet Navy, is equipped with a variety of advanced missiles, and has balanced air defense and anti-submarine performance. NATO named the Krivac class.
"It's our Type 50, and the performance of these warships is still very good." This was stated by the Soviet ambassador.
Type 50! Rajiv suddenly gasped, this is not a missile frigate at all, the weapons on it, it is backward artillery! NATO named the Riga class, and judging by the time, these warships have reached the end of their service in the Navy of the Soviets, and it is time to decommission them, so that this kind of rag is thrown to India!
Rajiv's dissatisfaction was immediately vented: "Please pay attention, we are your allies, is this how you treat your allies?" We've lost dozens of ships! And hundreds of planes! If you can't support us, I think our American friends will welcome us as well. ”
If it weren't for the fact that Pakistan played a key role in the war in Afghanistan, and the United States has always maintained good relations with India, where would it be like now! If the Soviet Union could not support India, then switching to the United States was also a good choice.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Prime Minister." The Soviet ambassador said: "Our losses are also very large, Moscow has already begun to control our military budget, if we overspend, this war will not be able to be fought, with the character of Mhammad, I am afraid that we will retaliate with all our might." ”
This qiē, it's all damned Pakistan, damn Mhammad! Rajiv's red eyes were almost on fire.
"If you feel that those frigates do not meet your requirements, then you can rebuild them in our shipyard, and you only need to provide the cost price." This was stated by the Soviet ambassador.
Ships were provided for free, and the Guò transformation was used to make money, and the USSR began to play with the Indians in this era.
Unfortunately, Rajiv didn't know what to do, and immediately agreed: "Yes, it must be modified!" You have to have anti-ship missiles and anti-aircraft missiles! ”
"We will definitely make you satisfied." The Soviet ambassador continued: "Now, I heard that the army of Pakistan, has entered the territory of India? ”
At the mention of this, Rajiv was full of anger.
"Yes, the army of Pakistan dares to invade our country!" Rajiv said: "We will definitely fight back! ”
"Pakistan's army is not strong, and the main thing they have is air superiority." "In order to help you take out Pakistan's air force, we are willing to provide you with some short-range missiles," the Soviet ambassador said. ”
Short-range missiles! Hearing the words of the Soviet ambassador, Rajiv suddenly rejoiced.
The last time the Soviet Union attacked with only five ballistic missiles, it took only five to completely destroy the Peshawar base, and Pakistan has not completely restored the base to this point until now.
The power of ballistic missiles is enormous, and the attacked side has no room to fight back.
"Now, Pakistan's air force is mainly concentrated in the Sargoda air base in the east, as long as you have ballistic missiles with a range of 500 kilometers, it is enough to attack them near New Delhi, and the ideal launch site is in the Indian desert west of New Delhi, we have decided to provide you with 20 Scud missiles, which is enough to completely destroy Pakistan's air base!"
Scud missiles! This is already a backward liquid missile, which was successively exported to several countries, and in the sequence of the Soviet army, it has already begun to be decommissioned.
Pulling this kind of decommissioned weapon over to exert its residual heat, and also just taking out the air base in Pakistan, the Soviets played a good calculation.
"Twenty is not enough, we need at least a hundred." Rajiv said: "We are going to blow up all the air bases in Pakistan with a complete attack, so that their warplanes will not be able to take off and land!" ”
Last time, if the Soviets had been a little tougher, threw in more ballistic missiles, and completely paralyzed all the air bases in Pakistan, they would have achieved a complete victory long ago.
Rajiv knew that the most advanced Oka missiles of the Soviet Union could not be obtained by his own side, and even with this backward Scud, a hundred! (To be continued......)