Chapter 724: Siliguri Corridor
Pakistan's Type 90 tanks finally arrived, and the strikers had already delayed the Indians next to the river, and the arrival of tank troops announced the beginning of the offensive.
"Boom!" The 120-mm gun fired a fireball, and the entire tank shuddered, and a 120-mm high-explosive grenade flew out of the muzzle.
With the explosion of the 120-mm grenade, the 23-mm twin-mounted anti-aircraft gun was blown up in an instant, and even the position of the anti-aircraft artillery position was blown out of a crater.
"Division Commander, let's retreat!" Beside Murke, his subordinates, who had long been frightened, said.
"No, our battle has not yet begun, it is impossible for the main force of the Pakistanis to come, there are only a few tanks coming, the river is so wide, we can find another place to cross the river and go upstream!" Murk is not willing to lose, he has not even seen the shadow of Chittagong, and he is about to retreat just after crossing the border, how can this be?
The 27th Division was in the back, the 20th Division was in the front, and Rand, who had participated in many wars, had already seen that something was wrong.
This is not a minority of Pakistani troops! Look at the more and more tanks gathered on the opposite side, and soon there will be more than thirty! Through the binoculars again, I saw that there was still smoke and dust billowing behind me, and more armored vehicles were driving over!
Although in terms of numbers, your own army has an advantage, but in terms of equipment, in this kind of plain area, no matter how many people there are, it is useless, once surrounded by Pakistanis, your own side has no second choice but to surrender!
What's worse is that the troops are equipped with very few anti-tank weapons, and they simply cannot compete with Pakistan's armored forces. Therefore, it was discovered that the armored forces of Pakistan came up. Rand did not hesitate and immediately ordered a retreat.
It's a pity that a mountain infantry division, when it encounters mechanized troops, can't run away at all! Especially now! In the plains, where there is no danger to defend, there are no mountain divisions with heavy equipment. That's pure fighting.
Pakistan's armored brigade of combat vehicles is constantly increasing, except for a part of the frontal strike, the follow-up vehicles, immediately outflanked from both wings, facing the river only knee-deep, the Type 90 tank did not make any preparations at all, and directly drove down.
The tracks pressed on the bottom of the cobblestone river and easily drove to the opposite bank, and the wheeled infantry fighting vehicles were even less afraid. The wheels of the all-wheel drive turned, and soon they followed behind the Type 90 tank and crossed the nameless river.
When they saw that the Pakistani armored vehicles were outflanking, the 27 armored division behind also stopped the attack, and if there were no armored vehicles and tanks, they could still move forward, but now, this is simply sending them to death!
A veteran in the troops. I had already seen that the situation was not good, and I was ready to slip away. And the recruits in the troops, when they saw the tank with its high barrel coming, were even more frightened, so they began to retreat in advance before the order arrived.
This retreat. It soon turned into a rout.
With only one armored brigade in size, they pursued two armored divisions, driving them into a disorganized escape, and by this time, the rout of the Indian army was inevitable.
Even a wheeled infantry fighting vehicle with a thin skin and a big stuffing. It can also rush up quickly, use machine guns to harvest the lives of Indian soldiers, and can't outrun the vehicles, and many Indian soldiers choose to surrender.
By the time the refueling was completed and the A-7 attack planes were flying over again, there was no need for their support, and there were scattered Indian troops everywhere, as well as the pursuing Pakistani armored forces.
The Indians felt that they could still use four mountain divisions to attack Chittagong and deal with the Pakistani infantry, but they did not expect that the Pakistani armored forces would be dispatched so quickly and in a very short time to crush their plot.
Encounter with Pakistani armored forces ahead! When the two mountain divisions in the rear received the news, they immediately abandoned their original plans and hurriedly retreated back.
The 17th Mountain Division of the 33rd Army had originally intended to move south from the north to attack the Chittagong area, but now, after receiving the news, they immediately turned halfway and prepared to retreat back to their station.
The 17th Mountain Division is based in Sikkim, and if they return the same way, they will return to Gangtok, Sikkim, which is also the capital of Sikkim.
Five days ago, they had left the place, and now, without firing a shot, had returned to Sikkim, and the 17th Mountain Division felt somewhat guilty.
However, at this time, what is the nest of your own troops? The whole of India is now almost in tatters!
When I think of Mahatma Gandhi, how heroic the times were, the whole of India has always been proud of being a world power, but now? Helst, the commander of the 17th Mountain Division, couldn't help but think depressedly.
It is impossible to drive the Pakistanis away, now, what you need to think about, or your own army, it would be good to be able to hold Sikkim, especially some time ago, the Chinese side was also involved, and what Sikkim royal family met in Huaxia, ridiculous, now in addition to Huaxia, which country recognizes the royal family of Sikkim?
Sitting in his off-road vehicle, Hurst's mind was constantly calculating, now that the Pakistanis have occupied Kolkata, it is a threat to the north, and their troops must protect the Siliguri corridor!
If you look at the map of India, you can see that the land area of India is very vast, and in the east of Bangladesh, there is also a part of the land belonging to India, which can be called East India, but there is only one narrow passage through the western territory of India, which is the Siliguri Corridor in Sikkim.
This corridor can be said to be the seven inches of a snake, or the throat of India, and the narrowest part of it is only 20 kilometers. Whoever chokes this place will be able to cut India off! In one fell swoop, eastern India would become an 'enclave', cut off from the Indian mainland! The East Indies will become a turtle in an urn.
It can be said that the main task of the 17th Mountain Division is to guard this corridor.
While thinking about it, he looked at the mountains that appeared in front of him, and the troops had entered Sikkim.
Sikkim, located on the southern slope of the eastern Himalayas, almost most of its territory is mountainous, with very few below 1,500 kilometers above sea level.
The mountain division stationed here is purely a second-rate unit, and it cannot be compared with the front-line troops stationed near New Delhi, and seeing that the main cars in his unit are all eliminated by the troops in New Delhi, Hurst is even more depressed.
"Boom, boom." In the sky overhead, there was a roar in the distance, and Hurst looked at the clear sky, it didn't look like it was going to thunder and rain, right?
Sticking his head out of the window and looking at it a few times, Hurst's eyes suddenly stopped, looking straight into the northern sky, where several bright spots appeared.
Plane! There are no routes for civil airliners here! Moreover, it is from the north, so there is only one possibility! Military aircraft from Huaxia!
Damn it! Hearst shouted, "Quick, hide now!" ”
As soon as the words fell, the terrifying sound of a bomb falling was heard in the sky.
Four Flying Leopard fighters, with bombs under their wings, suddenly appeared from the north, spotted the huge Indian army and immediately entered the bombing route.
One after another, low-resistance bombs fell from the sky, and the soldiers of the 17th Mountain Division on the ground were looking for a place to hide in horror.
"Boom!" Before a bomb fell to the ground, there was an explosion, and with the explosion, in the fierce firelight, countless Indians screamed, the light in all directions, it was so terrifying.
The Indian soldiers nearby, covering their mouths in pain, wanted to breathe, but couldn't breathe, this is an air-fueled bomb! The explosion just now has exhausted all the oxygen around them, and without air, Indian soldiers can only die like this.
When the plane flew away, there were corpses everywhere with purple faces, and the Indian mountain division suffered heavy casualties.
Getting up from behind a big rock, Hurst's face was cold, the air raid just now was just the beginning! The Chinese Air Force actually took action against the Indian army stationed in Sikkim! What does this mean? Does Huaxia want to interfere in the affairs of Sikkim by force? Remembering that Huaxia had made an appointment to meet the Sikkim royal family a few days ago, Hurst's uneasiness in his heart became even stronger.
"Quick! Go ahead and get to Gangtok as soon as possible! Hurst shouted.
When the Pakistani Air Force appeared in Chittagong, it represented eastern India, which almost became an undefended area, and in areas like Sikkim, air supremacy was completely lost.
The Indian army, which had been bombarded for a long time, continued its rapid northward march and soon came to the Siliguri Corridor, which was also the necessary route to Gangtok.
On both sides were high mountains, lush trees were everywhere, and the mountain wind blew, and the leaves made a hula and hula sound, which made Helst's heart uneasy, in case the Chinese army hid there, condescending, it could deal a heavier blow to his own troops.
However, there was no choice but to pass through the valley area, and Hurst only urged his team to move quickly and pass here as soon as possible.
Finally, having walked through the most dangerous places, Hurst breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hit!" At this moment, on the hillside next to him, a Chinese voice came from the commander of the 14th Brigade of the 32nd Army of the Chengdu Military Region, and issued an order. (To be continued.) )