Hello, Brigade Commander!" When I saw Li Dongyu, I started to surround the spies who were talking and laughing.

Li Dongshi nodded casually and turned around and walked towards the basement that was excavated specifically for him, without even noticing the changes in Zhang Chunyan and Nie Ronghua.

Old Li!" Zhang Chunyan called out to the careless Li Dongshi.

Although they only met the thug, the "Deputy Army of Women" had long since stopped treating Li Dongshi as the brigade commander. In fact, they were not soldiers under Li Dongshi.

Li Dongshi stopped, looked back at Zhang Chunyan, and then was stunned.

"Old Li, what do you think?" Nie Ronghua deliberately poses.

"You" What are you doing?"

Looking at the two female military doctors' brand new camouflage combat uniforms, big red flowers tied to their chests, short hair specially combed, and Shandong quick-pinned on their hands, Li Dongshi regretted it all at once. If they had known that they regarded fighting as a joke, they would not take them back on the plane without saying anything.

"Old Li, what's wrong with you?"

"You" you are playing the piano randomly." Li Dongshi breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the several staff officers standing aside. When they came into contact with the brigade commander's gaze, the staff officers lowered their heads. After returning to the two female military doctors, Li Dongshi restrained his anger, lowered his voice, and said, "Zhang Chunyan, Comrade Nie Ronghua, this is not an opera house, nor a folk opera stage on the town dam, but a battlefield with artillery fire."

"Comrade Li Dongshi, you"

Li Dongshi ignored Zhang Chunyan, who looked excited. He said to the staff officer in charge of service: "Let the guards pack their luggage for Zhang Chunyan and Nie Ronghua. There will be another air transport before dawn. Then the guards will take them on the plane."

"The Brigade Commander, they are, too

"What are they? You young boys just want to show yourself in front of the opposite sex. Don't forget your identities, let alone your comrades outside."

The service officer immediately lowered his head.

Thug Comrade Li Dongshi, why do you drive us away? Zhang Chunyan couldn't help it immediately. "Why do you say that Staff Officer Zhang wants to perform in front of us?"

Li Dongshi frowned, feeling that quarreling with a woman would be a loss of identity.

"Old Li, you misunderstood us." Nie Ronghua pulled the impulsive Zhang Chunyan and said, "The thug Yan wants to help and prepare to go to the position to perform Shandong quick-paced for everyone. We shouldn't have disturbed everyone, but Xiao Yan and I have not practiced for a long time, so please help us see. If that's OK, we will go to the position to perform for the soldiers so that the soldiers can cheer up."

Li Dongshi was stunned for a moment and realized that it was beginning to be too arbitrary.

"If you don't agree, we'll go back to the hospital now."

"No, I misunderstood you." Li Dongshi is not the kind of person who can't let go. Call two guards, take them there.

The service officer who had his head down at first nodded immediately.

Nie Ronghua pulled Zhang Chunyan, who was still a little dissatisfied, and left the command center with the service staff.

"In addition to those on duty, you should hurry up and take a break. Li Dongshi glanced at the other staff officers before turning around and walking into his private space.

Although she was extremely tired, Li Dongshi couldn't sleep no matter how hard she was.

At this moment, Gujarad, chief of staff of the Indian Army, who was thousands of miles away, issued a second death order to the Indian combat troops stationed near Ranchi, requiring all troops to arrive in Ranchi before dawn and launch an attack.

Although Wang Siduo officers and soldiers were lost during the day, Gujarad had no other choice.

The vanguard of the Third Army has set off from Kolkata and is thinking that Jae Sedepur, who is in the southeast of Ranchi, will advance in advance, and is expected to arrive within 3 days. If everything goes well, the main force of the Third Army will arrive in Ranchi in the early morning of the Tianhou, that is, Mingri.

If it is normal, three days are already very long.

Gujarad was not surprised that he had enough time because the airborne defense brigade was nailed to Ranchi.

You should know that when the airborne thug, Shao's brigade, persisted for several days in front of two US Marine divisions. Is the Indian army as powerful as the US Marine division? What's more, the US military also had air supremacy at that time and could provide air support to ground forces. Apart from the troops, the Indian army had nothing.

However, Gujarad was not desperate.

It’s not that the Indian army had no hope of defeating Lanchi. It just needed to pay an extremely heavy price. According to the suggestions put forward by the US military adviser, the offensive forces must be continuously invested and the combat supplies of the airborne brigade were removed. As long as the Chinese Army’s reinforcements could fight the airborne thugs and fight against the Indian army before the Chinese Army’s reinforcements arrived in Lanchi, the Indian army could capture Lanchi.

The advice of the US military adviser is not unreasonable. It's just that the cost is too high

As an airborne soldier behind the enemy, the airborne thugs, the Shao Brigade sent three batches of supplies, but most of them were used in the battles in the Lanqi city, and there was definitely not much left in the remaining combat supplies. More importantly, modern warfare demands for supplies are very large. The airborne defense brigade is no longer the airborne brigade during the Battle of the Five Olds. It has quite a few armored soldiers and a lot of artillery. When fighting, the material consumption speed will definitely be much faster than the Five Olds Battle. As long as the Indian army has been maintaining pressure on Lanqi, the airborne field brigade consumes a large amount of combat supplies, and the consumption speed exceeds the airdrop supply speed, it can consume all the materials of the airborne defense brigade. There is no combat supplies "On Trade Brigade".

To this end, Yin Wei must reinforce as many combat troops as possible to Ranchi.

The remaining 40,000 troops were definitely not enough. At that time, the two US Marine Divisions had more than 40,000 troops. None of them could defeat the five elders who were stationed in the brigade.

The problem is that the US military adviser did not give a definite number for the increase in troops, but said that the more the better.

What is the more the better?

There were only two choices before Gujarad. One was to wait for the arrival of the main force of the Third Army. The second was to move out and gather in Ranchi, but later mobilize the troops of Pokkaro Steel City.

Instead of betting hope on a certain unit, Gujarad was preparing to do his best.

When 40,000 Indian soldiers who were so anxious that they were blown up, they marched towards Ranchi again. The three preparatory divisions who had completed the establishment work in Pokaro Steel City embarked on the journey to Ranchi.

Although the officers and soldiers of the Preparatory Division are all re-service soldiers. However, as temporary units, their equipment level is not even comparable to that of the second-line troops. More than 40,000 officers and soldiers of the three divisions can only rush to Ranchi on two legs. The distance from Pokaro Steel City to Ranchi is about kilometers, and the average marching speed of fully armed infantry is about 6 kilometers per hour. In other words, the three Preparatory Divisions can reach Ranchi in as soon as possible in an hour and a half. If the Indian army chooses to march at night and encounters no obstruction in the middle of the road, they will arrive in Ranchi in the middle of the night. If the actual situation is taken into account, the fastest will be to arrive in Ranchi before dawn of Zhanri.

The new question is, can the 40,000 Indian troops in front persevere in Ranchi until dawn?

Gujarad is not optimistic.

40,000 infantrymen took turns to attack Ranchi. It is very likely that they would fight the last person before the reinforcements arrived, or they would collapse due to the heavy casualties.

A second force must be sent as soon as possible!

The new problem is that there is a process of gathering and mobilizing troops. It is impossible to form dozens of reserve divisions overnight, and can only invest combat forces in batches. In this way, it is impossible to put pressure on the airborne defense brigade. Even if it can consume the airborne! The combat materials of the Shao Brigade will sacrifice thousands of Indian soldiers.

Is there any other option for Gujarad? No!

Ranchi will surely become a meat grinder for Indian soldiers.

But Gujarad will not sit still and wait for death.

After confirming the second batch of reinforcements, a preparatory division could set off in the evening of the old days, Gujarad issued an order to the defenders of Pokaro Steel City: to recruit appropriate personnel in advance, and the pound must be increased before the thugs, and the preparatory division must be added.

In other words, mobilize approximately non-retired soldiers to form a division with worse combat effectiveness.

This is a choice without choice. Gujarad wants soldiers. And what India does not lack the most is people.

Compared with other places, Pokaro Steel City, as one of the major cities of India's steel industry and military industry, not only does it lack guns for arming soldiers. It has the largest gun production base and reserve warehouse in India. It also has also lacked the right-age personnel to form combat troops. There are tens of thousands of steel workers who have not had time to follow the steel mill to move south.

After fighting to this point, the Indian army could only fight for "human life."

There is no secret to Gujarad's deployment. Before the three preparation divisions left Pokkaro Steel City, Pei Chengyi received a message from the battlefield reconnaissance forces.

The three reserve divisions are nothing, but the Indian army's actions are abnormal.

Although according to the information provided by the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Indian army mobilized retired soldiers first, Pei Chengyi knew very well that those retired soldiers who had put down their weapons and left the barracks for several years could not immediately return to their former glory after the report. They needed to accept the minimum training, master the methods of using new weapons and equipment, master the most basic tactical principles, and awaken the souls of soldiers who had been sleeping for a long time.

India's first phase of war mobilization will not be available until August 19.

It is only early in the morning of August, and even if the preparation division has completed the formation and assembly, it has no combat effectiveness.

The Indian army is eager to send a reserve division without combat effectiveness. Do you plan to let tens of thousands of soldiers who are likely to become the mainstay of the late war to die?

Obviously impossible.

Without thinking about it, Pei Chengyi guessed the intention of the Indian army.

The Indian army could not beat the Republic Army in other aspects, but far surpassed the Republic Army in terms of manpower.

With continuous manpower investment, the airborne thug who was nailed to Ranchi, Shao Bang tear a crack on the net that surrounded the eastern army, allowing the more precious Third Army to escape.

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After thinking it through, Pei Chengyi felt relieved.

If the combat effectiveness is determined by the number of people, India is the world's largest military power.

Human power is not only not a decisive factor in combat effectiveness, but also in some extreme cases, it may even lead to the collapse of the army.

It is not a problem to let tens of thousands of ignorant soldiers go to Lanqi. However, it is a problem to let tens of thousands of soldiers go to Lanqi if they know they are going to die if they are going to die one after another. It is a big problem.

It is undeniable that some Indians will be loyal to their country and sacrifice their lives for their country.

In a country with a population of 100 million, there are definitely such "heroes" and a large number.

The problem is that not every Indian soldier is willing to die. And he is worthless to die.

If the majority of Indian soldiers who are unwilling to die, the more troops the Indian army invests in Ranchi, the more miserable the defeat will be.

After asking the staff to send the news to the airborne thugs, Pei Chengyi went from the direction of Liao Ranlanqi. Although Pei Chengyi did not take a preparatory lie in the eyes, Li Dongshi had to be vigilant.

The Beijun's increase in knowledge of tens of thousands is equivalent to the fleet's artillery fire strike in vain.

After asking the staff to call the battalion commanders of each battalion, Li Dongshi informed him of the situation.

"The first Indian army is expected to arrive after dawn." Li Dongshi first pulled out a cigarette from the cigarette box, and handed it to Zhang Zhiqi sitting next to him. The battalion commander was willing to take care of himself. "The total force is about 40,000, divided into five troops, the largest of which is about 12,000 in the northeast direction. The second Indian army is expected to arrive tomorrow, that is, after dawn on the fifteenth. The front line command has arranged a strike operation, and both of them do their best to block the attack. For us, the biggest problem is that there is not enough ammunition.

Sufficient. Although the front line command promised to drop combat supplies to us in time, everyone is very clear. After the battle, the consumption of supplies is very fast. Without absolute necessity, I do not agree with bayonets with the enemy on defensive positions. Another problem is that the Indian army will definitely launch an attack from several directions. Our combat pressure is very high, and each unit is likely to not get enough rest time in the next few days. In response to these two issues, we must think of a solution to unsheathing."

After saying that, Li Dongshi knocked on the table and said that everyone could speak freely.

"There are too many enemies, so you can only shrink the defense line. Reduce the frontal troop investment and leave more reserves. All battalions can take turns to rest and improve their continuous combat capabilities."

"The defense zone is already very small, and the defense line is shrinking. The troops are too dense and the troops cannot move, so it will definitely be difficult to fight.

"I don't agree with shrinking the defense line. Although the Indian army about to arrive is the second-line troops and the reserve division. However, the First Army will arrive in a few days, and the Indian army will have heavy artillery at that time. If we shrink the defense line now and the Indian army's offense continues, it is unlikely that we will expand the defense range before the First Army arrives. The military density is too high, and a few intensive artillery bombardments can cause heavy casualties, which is too expensive."

"If we don't shrink the defense line, several combat battalions will be on the front line. There will be no problem a few days ago. When the Indian Army's First Army arrived, we still can't defend it."

After hearing several battalion commanders' discussions, Li Dongshi glanced at Zhang Zhiqi, who had not spoken.

"The most important thing a few days ago, if you defend it, morale is never a problem. As long as you force out your potential, it will not be a problem for a few days. Zhang Zhiqi destroyed the cigarette butts and said, "Defending to the death is too passive. We are no longer the airborne troops of the Indian army. Compared with the second-rate troops and even the main troops of the Indian army, our armored forces are not bad. Even if the number is a little small, we can still gain an advantage within a limited range. My opinion is, never defend, learn the fighting style of the sword army, rely on the Lanqi defensive position, and fight mobile defense wars with the Indian army on the periphery.

"Working a mobile defense war and annihilate 40,000 Indian troops. How much material is needed?"
To be continued...