The preliminary preparations for attacking Gal were carried out with conciseness.

In fact, this is also the first time that Ding Zhennan commanded combat operations at the tactical level after coming to the Southern Subcontinent. Before, it was only deployed at the battle level. After all, for commanders at the battlefield level, it is impossible to interfere in all matters in detail.

This time, I attached so much importance not only because the combat operations against Gal were very important, but also because there was nothing else that Ding Zhennan had to worry about.

To put it bluntly, the situation on the battlefield is very favorable.

On the northwest battlefield, the 17th Armored Division not only occupied Jodhpur on January 18, but also surrounded and annihilated the main force of the Central Army from Jaipur in the north of Jodhpur with the assistance of the 24B Infantry Brigade, forcing the Fan army to give up the idea of ​​guarding Jaipur to the death.

On January 20, the day after the Battle of Jodhpur, Tigala announced that the central government of Vanluo was transferred to Kanpur. Although at the same time, Tigala also claimed that a million Buddhist troops would defend Decheng to the death and fight to the death with the invading enemies in Decheng, setting Kanpur as the capital would be equivalent to announcing the abandonment of Decheng. At least, the senior figures of the Vanluo Kingdom would not live and die with Decheng.

To be said, after the fall of Jodhpur and the destruction of the main force of Jaipur's Central Army, the Vanro's senior management had become a frightened bird.

The key is that the only one who attacked Jodhpur was the Seventeenth Armored Division.

Around Jodhpur, the Central Army successively invested more than a dozen divisions. After paying the tragic price of hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers, not only did they fail to defend Jodhpur, but they also failed to seriously damage the 17th Armored Division with only 50,000 troops. It is impossible to imagine how big the difference in combat power between the two sides is.

After this battle, Tigala probably had no fantasy.

At that time, to the west of De City, the battle surrounding Silsa had just begun.

The key point is that the guards of Silsa was a trumpet of the Central Army, and the main force attacking Silsa was only a brigade of the 24th Mechanical Infantry Division.

Although the attacking troops had more than 40,000 troops, outside the 243rd Aircraft Infantry Brigade, there were only two infantry divisions of the Pakistan Railway Army and a dissatisfied tall armored brigade. It was obvious that the only ones that could really fight were the 243rd Aircraft Infantry Brigade, with a total number of troops close to 7,000.

In fact, from Firospur to Peruda, and then to Silsa, the main force of the troops on this road has always been the 243rd Aircraft Inspector.

To be said, in the initial stage, the performance of the 243rd Machine Pedal was not outstanding, and it could even be said to be relatively bad, and it did not meet expectations at all.

As for the specific reasons, it is easy to understand.

In the past few decades, after the Bo-Iran War, the 24th Mechanical Infantry Division has been the least valued main force. Even after Pakistan joined the Oriental Group, the status of the 24th Mechanical Infantry Division in the Imperial Army has not changed much.

Don’t forget that the imperial authorities have never taken the Vanluo seriously, and even more so, they have strengthened their military deployment in the southern subcontinent for the Vanluo Kingdom.

In fact, the 24th Mechanical Infantry Division's subordinate to the Southern War Zone led by the Navy is enough to illustrate the problem.

Obviously, even the 24th Mechanical Infantry Division's standing main force, the 243rd Mechanical Infantry Brigade is not in good condition.

Fortunately, the officers and soldiers of the 243rd Aircraft Infantry Brigade are genuine active-duty soldiers, and they are backed by the core areas of Pakistan Railway and can enjoy the highest treatment in all aspects.

That's why after the first battle, that is, the battle to attack Firazpur, the 243rd Aircraft Infantry Brigade was temporarily reorganized. Not only did it replace all the main combat equipment in the name of "war damage", but it also used the replacement to form three armored battalions. After this struggle, the troop strength and equipment level of the 243rd Aircraft Infantry Battalion had reached the level of strengthening the armored brigade.

After that, in the battle to attack Peruda, the performance of the 243rd Aircraft Inspector was almost perfect.

In Silsa, it's not that simple.

The 243rd Army Infantry Brigade broke through the periphery of the Fan army for three consecutive days before breaking through the periphery of the Fan army. Then the Pakistani army, who was covering and following up, expanded the breakthrough.

It is not that the 243rd Aircraft Infantry Brigade cannot fight, but that the main force of the Fan army guarding Silsa was the one who guarded Silsa.

Given the situation at that time, all the officers and soldiers of the 243rd Aircraft Infantry Brigade were prepared for hard fighting.

According to the front-line commander's estimate, it would be very amazing to be able to invade the city by the end of January and defeat the Fan army in another half a month.

Because the Fan army was extremely tenacious in the early stages, the 24th Mechanical and Infantry Division was also preparing according to the standard of strong attack.

At that time, the ammunition and medicine sent to the front line was enough for the 243rd Aircraft Army to attack for half a month.

Unexpectedly, the Van Luo authorities announced that they would move the capital!

The result was that the main force of the Central Army began to break through the siege on the night of January 21, and before dawn, to be precise, the Eastern Alliance broke through the southern defense line guarded by Gao Ju's army before dawn. When the reinforcements of the 243rd Aircraft Infantry Brigade arrived on the afternoon of the 22nd, the main force of the Central Army had all rushed out, and there were only a few temporary infantry divisions still in the encirclement.

The "division"-level troops created by these people generally have a force of between 6,000 and 8,000.

However, the 243rd Aircraft Corps did not stop there.

The gap was blocked, and after the Pakistani army arrived, the assault troops of the 243rd Aircraft Infantry Brigade were dispatched on the night of the 22nd, and the troops were aimed directly at Hisar.

This city is actually the west gate of Decheng.

Not to mention capturing Hisar, even if he only surrounds Hisar, he can pose a threat to Decheng.

However, the threats to Decheng are not only from the west.

To the south, another assault force had arrived outside Jaipur, and it was likely to bypass Jaipur and march towards Matula, south of Decheng.

This unit is one of the 24A Infantry Brigade, which was the two additional brigades that had previously assisted the Fifth Land Warfare Division in the south.

After taking Udaipur, the 24B Infantry Brigade headed north to Jodhpur, and the 24A Infantry Brigade advanced eastward. After capturing Mandelgar, he captured Bendi. After scaring the northern cluster retreating to Kota, the brigade turned north.

As a result, while the Central Army was staring at Jodhpur, the brigade headed north from Bendi.

When the 17th Armored Division captured Jodpur, the brigade captured Dongge.

In fact, the Central Army finally gave up Jodhpur, which was because Dong Ge was captured by the 24A Infantry Brigade that Jaipur was directly threatened.

Given the circumstances at that time, if the last few main forces were sent to Jodhpur, the 24A Infantry Brigade would likely attack Jaipur alone.

If you want to say it, the 24A Infantry Brigade really has this strength.

Although at the beginning, the two additional brigades of the 24th Mechanical Infantry Division did not perform well, and they basically followed the Fifth Land Warrior Division to fight, after leaving the Fifth Land Warrior Division, especially going north alone to fight, both additional brigades were trained.

In terms of practical combat experience, the 24A Infantry Brigade is still above several other standing brigades of the 24th Mechanical Infantry Division.

Relatively speaking, the 24A Infantry Brigade has poor equipment. After all, most of the main combat equipment was drawn from the reserve after heading south. However, when fighting against the Fan army, second-generation main combat equipment such as the ZT-80DG is sufficient, and the actual combat effectiveness is not bad.

If you want to say, the most powerful thing about the 24A Infantry Brigade is actually the morale and fighting spirit tempered by actual combat.

In fact, this is also the key reason why the 24A Infantry Brigade went directly north, that is, it attempted to take advantage of the opportunity of the Fan army to defend Jodhpur and sneak attack Jaipur.

If Jaipur can be taken down in one fell swoop, the 17th Armored Division will be able to go north to attack Decheng directly.

Unfortunately, the Fan army was not deceived.

Because there are still several main forces of the Central Army in Jaipur, the 24A Infantry Brigade can only stay in Dong Ge and look for opportunities to bypass Jaipur.

In this way, by chance, the 24A Infantry Brigade was placed in a relatively most advantageous and valuable position.

As long as you can bypass Jaipur, the 24A Infantry Brigade can go straight to the rear of the Fan army and surround Decheng from the south!

From a strategic perspective, even if the Van Luo authorities have fled Decheng, the main forces left behind Decheng and the large number of military factories that have not yet been transferred will lose the opportunity to break through because Mathura was captured by the 24A Infantry Division and the retreat road was blocked.

If you want to say it, it is more direct than attacking Jaipur.

The key is that several main forces of the Central Army have retreated to Jaipur, so even if they attacked for a strong force, they may not be able to take Jaipur in time. The Fan army can completely dispatch troops to strengthen their defense deployment in Mathura and other places when the 17th Armored Division attacked Jaipur.

In other words, by the time the 17th Armored Division took Jaipur, they had missed the best opportunity to surround Decheng.

In this way, the 24A Infantry Brigade appears very critical.

In fact, before January 20, before the Vanluo authorities decided to move the capital, no one expected that the location of the 24A Infantry Brigade would be so important.

According to the initial plan, the 24A Infantry Brigade was more like a partial division.

Simply put, when the 17th Armored Division was unable to take down Jodhpur as planned, the brigade restrained Jaipur's main force of the Fan army.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to let an additional infantry brigade head north from Udaipur alone.

That's why it was not until January 20, to be precise, in the early morning of the 21st, after confirming that the information was correct and Tigala was about to run away, Li Tianling began to make adjustments to the deployment and strengthen the assistance provided to the 24A Infantry Brigade, including giving the aviation power to provide support to the brigade.

The key is to take down Mathura.

In the early morning of the 21st, Li Tianling personally issued an order to the commander of the 24A Infantry Brigade to take down Matula at any cost.

As a result, when the 243rd Aircraft Infantry Brigade marched into Hisar, the Fan army's attention was not here at all.

The battle is still going on, the 24A Infantry Brigade is still dozens of kilometers away from Mathura, and the 243rd Infantry Brigade is also fighting against the Fan army in Hisar.

However, at the strategic height, there is nothing to doubt about the situation in the Northwest battlefield.

Don't forget that the 33rd Infantry Division has not yet been dispatched.

From the overall situation, the coalition forces can reach the outskirts of Decheng by mid-February at the latest. If the 33rd Infantry Division enters the battle in advance, they may be able to occupy Decheng by mid-February. Even if the 33rd Infantry Division remains unmoved, they can still occupy Decheng by late February.

It is obvious that [pencil novel www.qbxs.vip] However, the Van Luo authorities have no longer much hope.

To be precise, the key is actually in the east, that is, Gal.

If the Marines commanded by Ding Zhennan can take Gal as planned and go upstream along the Gangaro River, they will definitely be able to conquer the Vanluo Kingdom before April arrives, at least end large-scale combat operations and hand over the subsequent public security war to the Allies or supported local armed forces.

On the contrary, if Gal drags on, it will take more time.

If you want to say something, Ding Zhennan went to the front line to take charge of the command.

The battle to attack Gal was officially started on January 22.

However, this time, the first thing we did was not the preliminary fire preparation, or the use of shells and bombs.

The first one to cast was a 50 million cent flyer!

During the whole day, the Imperial Air Force dispatched hundreds of transport aircraft to throw 50 million leaflets printed in Vanro and local texts at Gal and several nearby satellite cities. In addition to promoting Tigala's decision to give up Decheng, he also called on the Fan army officers and soldiers to give up resistance.

The key is actually to tell the Fan army officers and soldiers, as well as the residents in the city, that the coalition forces prepared hundreds of thousands of tons of food.

As long as you surrender, you will be able to receive assistance.

Of course, it also includes an ultimatum.

The officers and soldiers of the Fan army only had 48 hours, to be precise, until 0:00 on the 25th. If the Fan army had not surrendered, they would carry out a devastating blow.

In order to make the Fan army believe that the coalition forces have the ability to destroy Gal, during the day on the 23rd and 24th, the Imperial Air Force used dozens of bombers to form a large formation to fly over Gal's city. By the night of the 24th, hundreds of bombers were used to drop thousands of tons of incendiary bombs in the northern suburbs of Gal.

The fire was burning until dawn and could be seen dozens of kilometers away.
To be continued...