Dominate South Asia

Chapter 724 Siliguri Corridor

Pakistan's Type 90 tanks finally arrived. The vanguard had delayed the Indians by the river, and the arrival of the tank troops announced the beginning of the attack.

"Boom!" A fireball came out of the 120mm main gun, and the whole tank trembled. A 120mm high-explosive grenade flew out of the muzzle.

The precise sighting system was used to clear the temporary anti-aircraft guns. It was too easy. With the explosion of the 120mm grenade, the 23mm twin anti-aircraft guns were instantly blown up, and even the position of the anti-aircraft gun position was blown out of a pit.

"Division Commander, let's retreat!" said the subordinates who were scared to death beside Murke.

"No, our battle has not started yet. The main force of the Pakistanis cannot 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!" Murke was unwilling to fail. He had not even seen the shadow of Chittagong. He had to retreat just after crossing the border. How could this be possible?

The 27th Division was in the back, and the 20th Division was in the front. Rand, who had participated in many wars, had already seen that things were not going well.

This was not a small number of Pakistani troops! Seeing more and more tanks coming from the opposite side, there were soon more than 30! Looking through the telescope, there was still smoke and dust behind, and more armored vehicles were coming!

Although in terms of numbers, our army had an advantage, but in terms of equipment, in this plain area, no matter how many people there were, it would be useless. Once surrounded by Pakistanis, our side had no choice but to surrender!

What was even more terrible was that the troops were equipped with very few anti-tank weapons, and they could not compete with Pakistan's armored forces at all. Therefore, when Pakistan's armored forces were discovered, Rand did not hesitate and immediately ordered a retreat.

Unfortunately, a mountain infantry division could not escape when it encountered a mechanized force! Especially now! In a plain area with no danger to defend, a mountain division without heavy equipment was just asking for a beating.

The number of tanks in Pakistan's armored brigade is increasing. In addition to some frontal attacks, the follow-up vehicles. Immediately outflanking from both wings, facing the knee-deep river, the Type 90 tank did not make any preparations at all and drove directly.

The tracks pressed on the pebbled riverbed and easily drove to the other side, and the wheeled infantry fighting vehicle was even less afraid. The all-wheel drive wheels turned and soon followed the Type 90 tank and crossed the nameless river.

When the Pakistani armored vehicles were outflanking, the 27th Armored Division behind also stopped the attack. If there were no armored vehicles and tanks, they could continue to move forward, but now. This is simply sending them to death!

The veterans in the army had long seen that the situation was not good and were ready to run away, and the recruits in the army were even more terrified when they saw the tanks with their gun barrels raised. So, before the order arrived. They had already started to retreat in advance.

This retreat soon turned into a rout.

With only the size of an armored brigade, they chased two armored divisions and forced them to flee in a panic. At this time, the defeat of the Indian army was inevitable.

Even a wheeled infantry fighting vehicle with a thin skin and a large filling could rush up quickly and harvest the lives of Indian soldiers with machine guns. Unable to outrun the vehicle, many Indian soldiers chose to surrender.

When the A-7 attack aircraft was refueled and flew over again, they no longer needed their support at the scene. There were scattered Indian troops everywhere. And the chasing Pakistani armored forces.

The Indians thought that they could still use four mountain divisions to sneak attack Chittagong to deal with Pakistani infantry. However, they did not expect that Pakistan's armored forces would be dispatched so quickly, and their conspiracy was crushed in a very short time.

Encountered Pakistani armored forces in front! When the two mountain divisions in the rear received this news, they immediately abandoned their original plan and retreated in a hurry.

The 17th Mountain Division of the 33rd Army originally planned to go south from the north to attack the Chittagong area, but now, after receiving the news, they immediately turned around and prepared to retreat back to their base.

The base of the 17th Mountain Division is Sikkim. At this time, they will return to Gangtok, Sikkim, which is also the capital of Sikkim, by returning along the original route.

Five days ago, they left here. Now, without firing a single shot, they returned to Sikkim. The 17th Mountain Division felt somewhat cowardly.

However, it is not just one of their own troops that is cowardly at this time? The whole of India is now almost in pieces!

Thinking of Mahatma Gandhi back then, how heroic the era was at that time. The whole of India has always been proud of being a world power, but what about now? Hurst, the commander of the 17th Mountain Division, couldn't help but think depressedly.

It was impossible to drive the Pakistanis away. Now, what he needed to consider was his own army. It would be good enough if he could defend Sikkim, especially since China had also gotten involved some time ago and had met with the royal family of Sikkim in China. It was ridiculous. Now, apart from China, which other country recognized the royal family of Sikkim?

Sitting in his SUV, Hurst kept thinking in his mind. Now, the Pakistanis had occupied Kolkata, which was a threat to the north. His own troops must guard the Siliguri Corridor!

If you look at the map of India, you can see that India has a very large land area. In the east of Bangladesh, there is also a part of India's territory, which can be called East India. However, there is only a narrow passage to pass 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. The narrowest part is only 20 kilometers. Whoever pinches here can cut India in half! Cut it in two, and the eastern part of India will become an "enclave", isolated from the Indian mainland! East India will become a turtle in a jar.

It can be said that the main task of the 17th Mountain Division is to guard this corridor.

While thinking and looking at the mountains in front, the troops have entered the state of Sikkim.

Located on the southern slope of the eastern section of the Himalayas, Sikkim has almost all of its territory in mountains, with few areas below 1,500 kilometers above sea level. Even Gangtok, the first payment, is built on a hillside, surrounded by farmland, and it does not look like a capital city at all.

The mountain division stationed here is purely a second-rate unit, and cannot be compared with the front-line troops stationed near New Delhi. Seeing that the main cars in his own unit were eliminated by the New Delhi troops, Hurst became even more depressed.

"Boom, boom." In the sky above his head, there was a roar in the distance. Hurst looked at the clear sky. It didn't look like thunder and rain, right?

He stuck his head out of the car window and looked at it for a few times. Hurst's eyes suddenly stopped and looked straight at the northern sky, where several bright spots appeared.

Airplane! There is no route for civil airliners here! Moreover, it came from the north, so there is only one possibility! Military aircraft from China!

Damn it! Hurst shouted: "Quick, hide immediately!"

As soon as the voice fell, the terrifying sound of bombs falling was heard in the sky.

Four Flying Leopard fighters, with bombs hanging under their wings, suddenly appeared from the north. After discovering the huge Indian army here, they immediately entered the bombing route.

One after another, low-drag bombs fell from the sky. The soldiers of the 17th Mountain Division on the ground were looking for a place to hide in fear. Fortunately, they had entered the mountainous area and were not easily hit by bombs if they hid under the cliff.

"Boom!" A bomb exploded before it fell to the ground. With the explosion, countless Indians screamed in the fierce flames. The radiant light was so terrifying.

The nearby Indian soldiers covered their mouths in pain, trying to breathe, but they couldn't breathe. This was an air-fuel bomb! The explosion just now had consumed all the oxygen around. Without air, the Indian soldiers could only die miserably like this.

When the plane flew away, there were corpses with purple faces everywhere, and the Indian Mountain Division suffered heavy casualties.

Climbing up from behind a big rock, Hurst's face was cold. The air raid just now was just the beginning! China's air force actually attacked the Indian troops stationed in Sikkim! What does this show? Is China going to interfere in Sikkim's affairs by force? Thinking of Huaxia's meeting with the Sikkim royal family a few days ago, Hurst's uneasiness became even stronger.

"Quick! Keep moving forward and reach Gangtok as soon as possible!" Hurst shouted.

The main force of the Air Force is ready to defend New Delhi. When the Pakistani Air Force appeared in Chittagong, it meant that eastern India had become an almost undefended area, and areas like Sikkim had completely lost air supremacy.

The Indian army, which had been bombed, continued to move northward quickly and soon arrived at the Siliguri Corridor, which was also the only way to enter Gangtok.

There were high mountains on both sides, and lush trees were everywhere. When the mountain wind blew, the leaves made a rustling sound, which made Hurst's heart uneasy. What if the Chinese army was hiding there, looking down from a high position, it could deal a heavier blow to its own troops.

However, there was no choice but to pass through this canyon area. Hurst just urged his team to move forward quickly and pass through here as soon as possible.

Finally, after passing the most dangerous place, Hurst breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fight!" At this moment, a Chinese voice came from the hillside next to him. The commander of the 32nd Brigade of the 14th Army of the Chengdu Military Region issued an order. (To be continued ~^~)

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