Chapter 339: Crossing the Border

The first armored division, which can have the number of the first, also shows the importance of this armored division, so when Pakistan began to assemble Leopard 2 tanks, this armored division began to gradually replace with Leopard 2 tanks.

Because it is on the front line of the struggle against India, Pakistan's armored divisions have a high degree of integration and independent combat capability, and can carry out a variety of combat missions.

The 1st Armoured Division consists of 3 armoured brigades, 1 motorized infantry brigade, 1 artillery brigade and 1 armoured reconnaissance regiment, as well as other combat support and combat service support arms. The division has a total of 365 main battle tanks, including 200 Leopard 2 tanks and 255 armored transport vehicles, all of which are American-style M113 armored vehicles, 117 recoilless guns, 72 large-caliber artillery, 24 anti-aircraft guns of various kinds, 66 mortars, and 2,046 other logistics vehicles.

The 3rd Independent Armored Brigade is the first unit to test the Leopard 2 tank, which is equipped with 152 main battle tanks, including 50 Leopard 2 tanks, 86 armored transport vehicles, 42 recoilless guns, and 716 other vehicles.

These two mechanized armored forces, both of which have strong assault capabilities, began to move quickly after receiving orders from Mahmad.

The Steyr tow head was rumbling, and the trailer behind them, the Leopard 2 tanks were covered in camouflage nets, and since Multan was still some distance from the border, they needed to maneuver along the road to the Thar Desert.

Tanks are all monsters that eat oil, so in China, trailers are used to transport them, which is faster and more efficient.

The convoy was lined up on the road, and by the time the front had reached Bahawalpur, the convoy behind had just crossed the city.

It was slowly getting dark, and the convoy was driving on the desert road, on both sides of which was an endless yellow desert, called the Thar Desert. On the other side is called the Indian Desert.

Last time, the Indians were in the opposite desert, mobilizing armored forces and preparing to attack through the desert, but unfortunately, the Indians did not do a good job of secrecy at that time. Their troops were spotted by reconnaissance satellites overhead, inviting Pakistani air strikes.

And this time, Pakistan used the same way to sneak attack the other side.

When the convoy drove into the desert and was still fifty kilometers from the border, it stopped.

The pallet at the rear of the trailer was lowered, and the Pakistani armored corps, getting out of the front of the vehicle, got into the tank.

"Boom. Boom. "The 1,500-horsepower engine came out with a puff of black smoke, and the hull gave out a regular vibration, and the tanker put on reverse gear, slowly drove down from the trailer, and when he got out of the car, he immediately drove into the desert next to him to assemble.

Soon. An armored brigade was assembled, in the desert. They looked to the east, and there, there was a mortal enemy, and the battle had been going on since the beginning of their statehood.

"President Hammad ordered, from now on. We're going to cross borders, clear every obstacle in our path, and head straight for New Delhi! Brigade Commander Berkhari shouted: "Victory will always be ours!" Now, I order, let's attack at once! ”

"Yes!"

Pakistani armored corps got into their tanks. A hundred Leopard 2 tanks, rumbling and roaring, followed by the M113 infantry fighting vehicle, in the desert, the tracks stirred up high yellow sand, they used infrared imaging devices, followed the combat vehicles in front, and continued to advance.

Soon, the national border was reached, and the national border in the desert was just a boundary monument, and because of the wind and sand, the boundary monument was often covered by the wind and sand, and there were only patrolling soldiers patrolling along the national border every day, and a large area was unmanned at night.

In this way, when the Leopard 2 tank came over, it was still quiet, and no one noticed that a powerful armored force had kicked open the door of India.

The 1st Armored Division, attacking from the south, took the desert area, while the 3rd Separate Armored Brigade and the 21st Separate Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Lahore took the road!

Coming out of Lahore, walking dozens of kilometers, opposite is Amritsar, which is a small border city in India, and also has an air base, but in the previous wars, this small air base has been completely destroyed.

The Leopard 2 tank started and rushed directly to the national border along the road, and the Indian border guards guarding on the opposite side suddenly became highly nervous.

"Boom!" The muzzle of the Leopard 2 tank spat out a tongue of fire, and a grenade flew out, directly lifting the opposite post into the sky.

The Indian border guards looked at the imposing Pakistani army, did not make any resistance, and surrendered directly, this kind of attack by a large force is not something they can resist at all.

Leopard 2 as the lead, 59 tanks in the back, followed by M113 infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled guns ... This armored force, along the road, advanced at maximum speed.

They were followed by armored vehicles of mechanized infantry brigades.

Amritsar, where the 15th Infantry Division of India was stationed, was asleep at this time, and when the tanks came over, the camp of the entire infantry division was surrounded.

The heavy artillery attack caused the Indian infantry division to fall into a panic, and they woke up from their sleep to find that their camp had been surrounded by Pakistani troops, and they did not even have bullets in their hands, and the live ammunition was still locked in the warehouse, so if they did not want to die, they had to surrender.

This surrendered force was handed over to the mechanized infantry brigade behind, and the 3rd separate armored brigade continued to advance.

By the time the news reached New Delhi, the Pakistani army had crossed Jalandar and was advancing in the direction of Ludhiana.

At this time, it was not yet dawn.

Rajiv was woken up in his sleep, and since the decision to go to war was made, Rajiv began to regret it, and this regret gradually became a reality.

The navy was wiped out, only the aircraft carriers remained, and the armored divisions that advanced long distances started to gain momentum, but after advancing to the Indus, everything changed, and these two armored divisions could not move any further, and after a few days of delay, the shape deteriorated, and now, surrounded near Tedda, it was difficult to break out.

The heroic actions of the Air Force and the bombing of the Karachi military port in Pakistan allowed Rajiv to give an explanation to his countrymen a little, but after losing so many fighters, Rajiv could not be happy in any case.

It wasn't until two or three o'clock last night that Rajiv came out of the Ministry of Defense, returned to the Prime Minister's House and squinted for a while, he didn't undress, as it has been all these days, and now, having just slept for two hours, he was woken up again.

There was an emergency at the front, and the armored units of Pakistan, stationed in Lahore, crossed the state border and were breaking along the road!

When Rajiv returned to his office, the generals, who had also just arrived, were already arguing.

They hadn't rested for a few days, and everyone's eyes were red, and they were arguing about the large-scale map that was hanging.

"The target of the Pakistanis is Ludhiana, and they want to take down this big city of ours!" General Ashok K. Meta said, looking at the map.

"I think they're not just going to fight Ludhiana, they're going to want to play Chandigarh, and they want to take all of our northwest, including Kashmir, into their territory." General K-Sendarji said it was even more dangerous.

"Impossible!" Another voice: "These areas are different from the Kashmir Valley, where there are believers in Islam, and most of these lands are Hindu believers, and even if Pakistan dares to occupy it, they will not be able to maintain stability here." They must have had some other purpose! ”

The crowd talked about it until Rajiv came in, and their quarrel did not end, but grew louder and louder, as if whoever had the loudest voice represented the truth.

Rajiv frowned, these fools, if they had half of Mhammad's mind, they wouldn't be beaten like this wolf in India now!

"What matters now is how to deal with the invasion of the Pakistani army." Rajiv said: "How many invading troops are there? ”

"They are all dispatched with fast armored forces, and in Lahore, there is only one armored brigade, and there is such a speed of advancement, so we can confirm that the other side is the strength of an armored brigade, but we dare not guarantee whether there will be more troops in the future." Sendarji said to Rajiv.

"It's just an armored brigade that scares you like this?" Rajiv said: "Show the courage of our great power! What armies are nearby? ”

"Our main forces, in Kashmir, have the 14th Army and the 15th Army, but if we move the troops there, we are afraid that we will fall for the tricks of Pakistan, which has occupied the Kashmir Valley and has placed a large number of troops there, and if we move the troops there, I am afraid that Pakistan will take advantage of the situation and continue to advance." Sendharji continued.

Kashmir is a disputed area between India and Pakistan, both sides have always deployed heavy troops here, ready to fight at any time, India's Northern Command, both armies, are deployed here, but the army here is either a mountain division, or an infantry division, good at mountain warfare, not strong mobility, not suitable for fighting on the plains here.

India has only three armoured divisions in total, and in these battles, one armoured division was killed in its own desert area, and then the two strongest armoured divisions were surrounded by Pakistani troops in the Teda area, bombarding indiscriminately, and the consequences are difficult to predict.

"Are there any other troops nearby?" Rajiv continued.

The crowd did not speak. (To be continued......)