Chapter 1412 Sikkim is very useful
Less than 100,000 defenders seems a lot, but the defense of more than 100,000 square kilometers of land, or far from enough, if the occupation of East Pakistan, even if Yahya Khan is the head of the military, then also doomed to a miserable end.
Now Yahya Khan on the one hand hope that the United States fleet across the Strait of Malacca can deter India, on the other hand, he also had to gamble for his future.
Soon Yahya Khan had a decision to call a military conference to fight an all-out war with India, the situation might become more dangerous, but he had no choice.
The light speed of the news of Pakistan’s official declaration of war against India spread all over the world while Pakistan launched an offensive against India on the Western Front.
A little later in the evening, Indira Gandhi made a broadcast to the nation, “This is now an all-out war, not in Bengal, and we have been waiting for it for a long time.”
Across India, countless people took to the streets, holding portraits of Indira Gandhi to express their patriotic support for this war.
The Indian military area the attack on the western front, according to the previous plan to take a defensive position, wait until the eastern front has a result in the turn back to solve the problem of the western front.
“Isn’t this good? The Germans straight call the insider ah, two world wars the Germans tried their best to avoid the problem, India is not afraid at all, what is called a big country with a voice ah.” During the discussion with Makins, Allen Wilson expressed admiration for India’s move.
Although he this cabinet secretary general usually mouth always bury India, but at such a time or not stingy to Indira Gandhi appreciation, in fact, in addition to sixty-two years of choosing the wrong opponent, India, this country is still distinguishable, but unfortunately ah, India-Pakistan war which has a duel on the top of the Himalayas have flow it.
“At present, it seems that India’s chances of winning are still very high.” Makins also recognized this, in his opinion India victory is only a matter of time.
“The gateway around Dhaka is the four cities of Faridpur, Bogorra, Mimensingh and Chandpur, and once these four cities have been captured, the direction of the war in East Pakistan is clear. Among them, India’s North and East Roads have been unstoppable since the start of the war, and now there is good news on the Western Front as well, and India has already gained the upper hand in the East Pakistan battlefield.”
“It looks like the partition of India and Pakistan was destined to be what it is today.” Makins sighed for a moment, “But it’s good, at least they’ll find something to do.”
“Marshal Mountbatten actually doesn’t like the Indo-Pakistani partition option.” Alan Wilson had to speak up for his father-in-law at this point, this was really the result of two major religions not wanting to be in one country.
The work that Britain should have done was done, and the peace should have been persuaded, and it was nobody’s fault that the heads of the two parties could not talk it over.
Because of the existence of a large number of Bengalis in the army, as well as in the Indian territory of the Bengali exiles to form an independent army, although the beginning of India in East Pakistan was met with resistance, especially in the western border, but in the other two roads in India’s progress can be described as smooth, not at all the difficulties of the away game.
And has begun to fight on the side of West Pakistan, India as the defense, but also and the attack of the Pakistani army is evenly matched, the same level of number of more than one side has an absolute advantage.
India is now on the well-traveled side, and the declaration of war by Pakistan has not changed the overall disadvantage.
In order to knock on the door to Dhaka, the attacking Indian army, led by the Bengali guides, implemented a two-front combat focused attack, of which the western front is the top priority, the western direction is divided into two combat areas of the southwest and northwest.
Southwest combat area refers to the south of the Ganges River in East Pakistan, west of the Jamuna River of Kushtia, Jessore, Khulna, Faridpur and other areas.
In this area, the two warring sides mainly focused on the offensive and defensive operations around Jessore, Khulna and Faridpur, the main transportation route to Dhaka. The Indian army to the newly formed second army rate of the ninth infantry division, the fourth mountain division to launch an offensive, attempting to capture Jessore, in order to cut off the connection between Khulna and Kushtiyabba garrison, and then depending on the situation to capture the Faridpur, to the direction of Dhaka to develop the attack.
Faridpur was the major town to be captured by the Indian Army’s most committed Western Front force, and it was only by taking it that the capital, Dhaka, would come out to feel threatened.
The street fighting, was brutal, it was as if men no longer knew what pain was. What is death, only know fighting, with blood and fire fighting, to avenge their comrades!
Perhaps in the daytime India would take a block with the advantage of armor and men, and in the nighttime the defenders would burrow back in and take it back. Both sides killed and killed and kept leaving countless bodies in their wake.
When the front line had been glued together. India wanted to be using the original artillery tactics, it was no longer possible.
The advance troops, and even has entered the east side of the city, after half of the city, everywhere there are people on their side, everywhere there is the enemy, this kind of time and then artillery bombardment, can only let their own people follow along with the losses suffered.
The image of the Indian army’s benevolent and righteous troops did not last long, war which is not dead, do not even need New Delhi to urge to adjust the tactics, commanders at all levels have already made changes in accordance with reality.
The Indian army exists a large number of troops based on fellow countrymen, according to the history of a large country, this kind of army formed by fellow countrymen and relatives, Xiangjun Huaijun all belong to this type.
The Indian army has a large number of this type of troops, really encountered resistance to die more, their commanders can not account for the artillery plowing was immediately applied, and very effective.
The distant war kept Allen Wilson busy, consuming a lot of time in a day just reading the newspaper level, and then called Brewster in and instructed, “I would like to see public opinion that the Indian Army is corrupted in terms of military discipline, defined by the numerous cases of rape, and the Pakistani garrisons are even more simplistic, with the massacres they have committed against the Bengalis.”
I don’t know if the Indian army’s military discipline can be equal to that of the Americans, but I don’t expect it to be a problem, and as for the coverage of Pakistan it certainly isn’t a slur.
If Alan Wilson remembers correctly, there was a Pakistani slogan during the suppression of the Bengali independence movement that killing three million Bengalis in the upper echelons of the country would solve everything, and that slogan is still fairly widely circulated.
Before the near surrender, the Pakistani defenders in Dhaka also specialized in blood washing the University of Dhaka until the defeat of Pakistan, he did not know whether the people killed by Pakistan were three million, hundreds of thousands certainly.
Although the British army has not yet deployed, but British journalists have appeared in the Indian army, heavy reward will be brave, what era is not a lack of people to earn money to sell their lives.
Adjustment of public opinion must imply that the two countries independent from the former colonies have degenerated into barbarism after leaving British rule. Britain is certainly entitled to say so, and the British Army’s reputation as the army with the best military discipline in World War II is by no means unwarranted.
In the midst of the curtain-raising battle of the Sunset Empire, the British army’s turnaround was rather lonesome but still graceful.
“The bottom line is that the British Army eventually had to step in to stop widespread human rights abuses.” Brewster understood in seconds that this was creating public opinion for intervention.
“If we don’t save them, who will? Count on the Americans, the Soviets, or the Chinese?” Alan Wilson had just finished speaking when the phone on his desk rang, it was from the Foreign Ministry.
There is a saying about speaking of the devil, and it was the Foreign Office relaying an update from Washington, simply put, it was Kissinger who felt that his micro-manipulation was very often public.
At a time when India is dominant, the attitude of not putting the United States in the eyes of the current administration is very uncomfortable, Kissinger has said and a major power to communicate with the U.S. warships are heading to the Bay of Bengal, in the sea is the advantage in me, the subtext is that I can beat the Soviet Union there, do not have to be afraid.
Then said the United States has used satellites to the Sino-Soviet border situation are collected, the Soviet Union can see clearly some of the arrangements, as long as a major country needs at any time can be given. The subtext is that I can give you the benefit of the doubt, and later can be a military alliance.
Confidence is also given, benefits are also mentioned, then it is necessary to say the requirements: if a major power believes that the situation in the Indian subcontinent is a kind of threat to their own security, if they have to take action to defend their security, the United States will oppose other countries to say what they want.
“Well, all right!” Alan Wilson put down the microphone and then let out a long breath.
Brewster saw this and opened his mouth to inquire, “Secretary General, who’s calling!” How come the supreme authority answered the phone with such an expression.
“Just thought it was funny.” Alan Wilson explained the operation of Kissinger’s Chang Gong Possession, then bristled, “Just pretend you don’t know about this, the Himalayas are all closed. The next time I see Kissinger I suggest he take a trip at the end of the year to see if he can pull off the operation he talks about or not.”
Kissinger’s suggestion is such bullshit, who could manage to interfere at this time of year? If anyone, it would have to be me, Great Britain, with two transport planes staying in Nepal, now waiting for Sikkim to call for help.
In any case, one must now go to Monroe and criticize the United States, one must make Monroe ashamed, one must blush to do so.
“What’s wrong with the armies of these countries?” Monroe actually cares about current affairs, in the United States when it is very concerned about, see India and Pakistan’s army are guilty of war crimes reported, very much to see the past.
“In fact, the vast majority of countries’ armies, it’s really like this.” Alan Wilson wrapped his arms around Monroe’s smooth and delicate body, but also did not forget to set up his own persona, “I’m also trying to find a way to stop, is still no clue.” Many facts show that in front of women men dare to say anything, he just despised Kissinger during the day.
As a result, now, two rockets do not know the south-east and north-west, has shown an attitude of competing for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
Stopping it is a head start for now, but making a show of stopping it is a head start, and all that is needed now is for his good friend, the King of Sikkim, Palden Dondup Namgyal, to make a public appeal.
When Burma wanted Britain to find a way to stop the refugees, Britain didn’t respond, when the US wanted Britain to help intercept the Soviet Red Navy, Britain didn’t respond, and this time the King of Sikkim has once again made an appeal for Britain to respond.
“Quite simply, there should be a demonstration of British presence.” Alan Wilson at 10 Downing Street, presenting the case for Sikkim, and isn’t that nonsense, he personally bailed it out, and it proved to be really useful to bail out Sikkim.