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Text Chapter 952 The First Battle on the Subcontinent (5)

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    On October 17, the night when the Battle of Rangpur started, four 10,000-ton ships flying the flags of the United States, Mexico and Chile slowly docked at Visakhapatnam Port in western India, on the Bay of Bengal.  Strangely, the two accompanying Japanese destroyers turned a blind eye to the "guests" coming from afar. Instead, they pointed their muzzles outward in a vigilant posture.

    After the cargo ship docked, seven or eight trains transporting ore came forward to unload the cargo.  On the leading American freighter, dozens of men in casual clothes and wide-brimmed hats whose faces were unclear had just disembarked. They were put on trucks by Soviet soldiers who blocked the port and drove to the train station.  The station has also been blocked. Two armed trains modified by GC International workers and Su Yin Division themselves are parked quietly. A series of cannons and anti-aircraft machine guns of various calibers are mounted on the flatbed cars, which is both intimidating and can tell the owner of the train.  Materials were scarce.

    The owners of the train are the commander-in-chief of the Communist Party of India, Yabyshev, the former commander of the Soviet Army in Afghanistan, and Ranadivi, the secretary of the Communist Party of India.  India has a complete railway network, so after Yabyshev led his remaining troops here, he immediately realized that if he wanted to liberate India, he must first control the railway network.  The best way to control the railway network is a series of moving armed trains.  At his suggestion, Stalin used gc international to collect weapons from all over the world and transport them to India, and finally managed to cobble together an armed train force.  The army has a total of seven armed trains, five of which are three-section light trains, and only two are twelve-section large trains, each equipped with six artillery pieces and more than ten light and heavy machine guns.  Of course, compared with the domestic armed trains, the Soviet-Indian armed train regiments are like children's play toys. If it hadn't been for the recent capture of Bokaro Steel City, they wouldn't even be able to make bulletproof steel plates.

    "Comrade Yabyshev!"

    In the carriage, Yabyshev was discussing the military situation with the officer when he was suddenly interrupted by a shout.  Turning around, his face suddenly became excited: "Comrade Chuikov, Comrade Comrade Cherepanov. You are finally here!" The person who came was the officer corps secretly sent to India by Stalin to assist him.  The team was led by Chuikov, the former commander of the Soviet Ninth Army, and political commissar Cherepanov.

    Chuikov was sent to India for some unspeakable reasons.  Due to the failure of the Petropavlov Battle, the Siberian Railway and the strategic town of Omsk were lost, and the Soviet Union was almost completely wiped out in the east. The Ninth Army originally stationed at the Karaborg Ridge in Turkmenistan also had to retreat to the area between the Aral Sea and the Caspian Sea.  Manggistau, continue to defend the last fortress east of the Caspian Sea.  The failure of Petropavlovsk made Stalin very angry. Taking advantage of the coming winter, the Chinese army stopped the opportunity to take the initiative to attack.  Many officers were appointed and dismissed.  The commander of the Ninth Army, Chuikov, was also dismissed from his post due to "inaction."  It happened that Yabyshev was in urgent need of reinforcements, so he and Cherepanov were asked to lead a 400-person assistance mission to India.

    This journey is also very difficult.  First, a small cargo ship disguised as a Danish nationality was used to transport the arms from the Port of Severodvinsk in the Barents Sea and transferred to five 10,000-ton ships of GC International waiting between Greenland and Canada.  After being filled, the freighters immediately dispersed, flying neutral flags to break out individually.  He and the main officers took a submarine and secretly followed the ship.  We didn't get on the ship until we passed the Bermuda Islands, and finally detoured around the Cape of Good Hope and entered the Indian Ocean.  When passing the Cape of Good Hope, they all had to fly the American flag.  A fleet pretending to be the United States to deliver supplies to the Chagos Islands (after the Republic of China switched to the Chagos Islands, all the construction materials for the Diego Garcia sea and air base were purchased from the United States). After Chagos, it was replaced by the British again.  and Australian flag.  Even so, we encountered several Chinese and British warships and reconnaissance aircraft along the way.  If we hadn't been well prepared and the crew on board were all from South America and Europe, we probably wouldn't have made it here.  But even with all this caution, there was still a ship passing through Madagascar.  She was tracked by the British South African fleet and had to pretend to be an accident and scuttled herself.

    "It's bad to sink a ship." Chuikov sighed.  Take out the personal collection list and give it to Yabyshev.  The four 10,000-ton ships contained a total of 100 outstanding pilots, 300 officers, and 100 political instructors for aiding India, as well as more than 20,000 tons of dismantled munitions.  Among them are 30 BF109C fighter jets, 40 IL2 attack aircraft, 48 T34/57 tanks, 500 122mm howitzers, 200 76mm anti-aircraft guns, 3,000 mortars, and 200,000 artillery shells just delivered by Germany.  fuses, five thousand machine guns, one hundred thousand rifles and one thousand tons of aviation gasoline.  The most important thing is that there is a small production line for bullets inside. In addition, GC International has obtained some production lines that have been eliminated by various countries from France, Mexico and other places. As long as the raw materials are available, the bullet consumption of Su Yinshi can be basically met.

    "It's great! With these arms and equipment, we can liberate India and attack China much faster." Yabyshev was very excited after reading the list.  In fact, he has much more supplies than these. The Palembang gasoline purchased from Japan alone amounts to tens of thousands of tons.  Recently, many have been looted from various parts of the British Army and India.  But as China makes major inroads into India, he becomes increasingly uneasy.  You know, Kyzylor was small in scale and lasted only three days.?During the blocking battle, the two sides combined consumed more than two thousand tons of ammunition and supplies. If it were not for the sneak attack on Porcaro, his reserves would not be enough for several medium-sized battles.

    "Has the arsenal been hidden? Is it in Pokaro?" Cherepanov is most concerned about the construction of the arsenal, which is related to how long they can support it.

    "No, the target there is too obvious, and we can only produce secondary things." Yabyshev was beaten to a shrewd mind, how could he dare to put together the arsenal he finally managed to put together in the Steel City.  In that case, if we were bombed, it would be too late to cry.  So he used Pokaro as a raw material base and placed the arsenal in the mountains of Uttar Pradesh northeast of New Delhi.  It is not only the northern base camp of the Communist Party of India, but also has high mountains, deep gorges and numerous caves, making it an ideal hiding place.

    After listening to his introduction, Cuikov felt relieved.  After some discussion, it was decided that Ranadivi would immediately personally protect the arms and transport them back to Uttar Pradesh before asking about the current situation.

    Yabyshev explained the situation in detail and said: "From West Bengal in the east to Rajasthan in the west, because we and Nehru acted quickly, we have basically controlled it, and the railways are also well preserved. The British army is currently  Also controls Eluru, Nagpur, Hyderabad and these states (provinces) south of the Narmada river to our south. The Japanese already control Burma and East and West Bengal, China and his lackeys are temporarily surrounded by us  Bihar north of Rangpur and the northeastern region of India. Comrade Kozlov has led four divisions, as well as Nehru's four divisions and two Japanese divisions to encircle and suppress them. Seven hours ago. The battle has begun  Starting at the Gorodeya River, Nehru and the Japanese will also start attacking Bihar, Sirjar and Imphal areas early the day after tomorrow.¡±

    "How many troops did the Chinese dispatch? Are there any Manchurian Tiger tanks?" Cherepanov, like everyone else, has experienced the power of the Chinese Army, especially the Manchurian Tiger Armored Division that has not yet been able to crack.  If they appeared on the flat Indian plains, it would probably be a disaster!

    Even Chuikov pricked up his ears. The reputation of the Manchurian Tiger Armored Division was so great that not only Britain and the United States offered to purchase it many times, but even Hitler asked the Gestapo to obtain all the data and information on the Manchurian Tiger as soon as possible.  "The lackey Chandra has three divisions, and there is also a guerrilla division in the northeast. Since the beginning of the month, about 100 transport planes have been flying between Digboy and Kunming every day. Judging from the transportation volume, two divisions should have been assembled.  For the time being, only some light reconnaissance tanks and heavy artillery have been found, and the number is very small." Yabyshev was also afraid of the Manchurian Tiger Armored Division, which could not penetrate at all.  Fortunately, the Manchurian Tiger is too heavy to be transported by plane.

    I heard that there were only two divisions and few tanks. Even Chuikov was relieved.  There are ten divisions in total among the three families. Even if they cannot be defeated, they can at least be blocked, right?  "The Japanese said that China is rushing to repair the railway from Myitkyina to Digboy, and it will be completed early next year." Yabyshev pointed to Myitkyina.  Worried words: "So we must drive away the British before the end of the year, arm more Indian soldiers, and then join hands with Japan to attack their base camp."

    "So you plan to attack Eluru first. After annihilating the British troops here, turn around and attack Nagpur and Hyderabad to the west to form a pincer attack on Mumbai." Cherepanov remembered his introduction just now and added  Saw troops gathering here.  asked.

    "Yes." Yabyshev nodded: "Eluru is the last British stronghold in the Bay of Bengal, with less than 20,000 soldiers. As long as we defeat them, the eastern gates of Nagpur and Hyderabad will be kicked open by us.  Then the troops can go west and cooperate with Nehru's main force to encircle the Bombay area."

    Cherepanov continued to ask: "Comrade Yabyshev, why not defeat the Chinese first? Britain has been held back by Germany and cannot recruit troops here. China is a greater threat."

    Of course Yabyshev knows who is the biggest threat. To be honest, he really doesn¡¯t like the British Indian Division¡¯s combat effectiveness.  But he had no choice but to say distressedly: "Comrade Cherepanov, I also hope to attack the Chinese first. But the British have begun to destroy the railways on a large scale and transport supplies from all cities in the south to Bombay.  They want to implement starvation tactics against us! We have very few supplies and cannot communicate with the country, so we must first ensure a large enough supply base. And you don¡¯t know that Nehru¡¯s intelligence agents planted with the British have already heard,  Yang Qiu has promised to mobilize more troops from the Persian Gulf Army as soon as possible to strengthen Mumbai, which are likely to have advanced weapons such as Manchurian Tiger tanks. At sea, the Chinese also have a powerful fleet. If they cannot capture Mumbai as soon as possible, the British will  If we rush to the sea, we will be attacked from both sides by China and Britain."

    "Then you shouldn't waste your time in Eluru!" Chuikov, who had been looking at the map and said nothing, suddenly raised his voice: "Comrade Yabyshev, you just said that there are still 20,000 British troops in Eluru. Defeat them.  It can open the road to the south, right? But I have a question. Wait until you defeat 20,000 British troops before attacking Nagpur and Hyde.Rabaa, have you ever thought about how much time and supplies it would take to go from city to city?  "

    "It will take about twenty days, supplies"

    "No need to calculate, I know how much consumption it takes to maintain ten divisions!" After Chuikov interrupted, he analyzed seriously: "This is not our motherland, with limited resources and basically no industry. We must not attack cities one by one. Don't.  Forget! There are still Chinese who are rapidly increasing their troops in the northeast. Moreover, Japan's troops are too small. Nehru's soldiers are not worthy of trust at all. Once China completes its troops increase, they will not be able to stop it! Even Bangladesh and Myanmar  It will also be thrown away in advance!¡±

    Yabyshev¡¯s face was a little stiff. Unexpectedly, Chuikov completely rejected his attack plan as soon as he arrived.  Seeing this, Cherepanov quickly calmed down the atmosphere and lowered his voice: "Comrade Chuikov, you can put forward your own ideas, but Comrade Yabyshev has done an outstanding job and is a loyal officer of the party."

    Chuikov was stunned for a moment, realizing that his tone was a bit harsh, and he quickly waved his hand and apologized: "Comrade Yabyshev, I apologize to you, I was too excited." Yabyshev knew that we need to work together now, and what Chuikov said was indeed true.  The truth is, it would be too expensive to fight in one city after another.  So he immediately put the matter aside and asked: "Comrade Chuikov, do you have any new opinions?"

    "Give up the storming of Eluru and use only a small number of troops to contain it. Then the main force immediately turned around, ignored Hyderabad, and attacked Nagpur directly! Nagpur is one of the most populous cities in India, and there must be a lot of supplies and airports  After we succeed, we can leave the BF109 fighter jets, IL2 fighter jets and pilots I brought here, as well as the T34 tanks, and prepare to storm Mumbai. This is the center of India, and the British will definitely counterattack! Wait for them  Attracted by us, they used the Major General's elite troops to take a detour from the north by train, quickly pass through Nehru's defense area, cross the Narmada River and directly attack Burhanpur.

    "As long as Burhanpur is captured, all the gates of Mumbai can be opened! It can also threaten the southern regions of Hyderabad and Eluru. After we control the seaports on the coast of Bangladesh, we can allow Japan to transport more oil from Palembang  and supplies, connecting the entire Indian and Burmese battlefields!" Chuikov swept his finger and drew a straight line going south in the Congress Party war zone on the Narmada River!

    "Launching a sneak attack through the allies' war zone?" Yabyshev and Cherepanov's eyes lit up at the same time.  News of the failure of the Guam naval battle has spread around the world. Japan's north-south shipping lanes are almost cut off, and supplies for the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops stationed in Southeast Asia are becoming increasingly scarce.  At this time, if they can seize the coast of the Bay of Bengal, they can allow Japan to transport supplies from Southeast Asia to Bokaro Steel City, manufacture more guns and ammunition, and instead become a supply center for the Soviet-Indian Army and the Japanese Army in Southeast Asia!  You can even blackmail the Japanese government and put the Nanyang Japanese army, which has lost domestic supplies, under your command!  Three hundred thousand Japanese soldiers are more useful than a million Sikh soldiers!  What's more, this goal is not unattainable.  India has a complete railway network, extremely abundant resources, and no shortage of food. As long as it quickly captures Mumbai and relies on a railway across uninhabited mountainous areas, no matter how powerful the Chinese army is, it will not be able to defeat the millions of Soviet, Japanese, and Indian allied forces.  Confrontation.

    Chuikov's words activated the Indian battlefield, but he didn't know that just a few hours ago, Li Zongren was earlier than him and used the same straight line to cross the ally's war zone and directly targeted their biggest enemy.  Seven inches up!.

    (To be continued)
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