As long as the army arrives in Varanasi, the Indian army will have to adjust the direction of retreat.

Is there any ability to stop the army from leaving Varanasi?

Not to mention that Gujarad didn't hold any hope, even the US military Gu Ran didn't hold any hope.

The outgoing army is not an airborne force, but an armored assault force. With the railway line from Janakpur to Darpengga in Nepal, the logistics brigades left behind in the back can provide sufficient combat supplies for the front-line troops, and the second-line troops and reserve troops deployed near Patna are not only seriously lacking armored forces, but also have a disparate morale. Although the Indian army can adopt harassing tactics, that is, sneak attacks the logistics support line of the outgoing army to delay the speed of the outgoing army, Pei Chengyi can also use the air rushing brigade deployed in Darpengga to deal with the harassing troops of the Indian army, protect the logistics support line of the ugly army, and support the outgoing army to march towards Varanasi. Although the ground offensive ability of the air rushing brigade is not as good as that of the armored assault forces, the air rushing brigade is most suitable for dealing with small harassing troops.

If the Indian army cannot stop the army from leaving, the Indian army will not be able to advance westward.

In this way, even if the Third Army successfully arrived in Ranchi and annihilated the airborne thugs entrenched in Ranchi, Gujarad had to find another way out for the officers and soldiers of the Biwan Yin Army.

It was at this moment that Stark reminded Gujarad.

If Gujarad's idea is to follow Gujarad, if he cannot break out west, the Third Army will move south after reaching Jamshedpur, and in Odisha, in southwest of West Bengal, the capital will establish a defense line for the northern region of Breneswar to prevent Chinese troops from moving south to capture the Gulf of Bengal.

Gujarad's adjustment seems reasonable, but in fact there are big problems.

First, can the Third Army move south smoothly? Jamshedpur is less than a thousand meters away from the coastline, and the Third Army's marching route is all in the coastal areas, that is, within the range of artillery fire of the Chinese fleet. If the Third Army turns south in Jamshedpur, Pei Chengyi will definitely have the Muli combat plan and concentrate the attack force. Let the Second Army wear out all the legs in the marching coating.

Secondly, is it meaningful to establish a defense line in the northern region of Odisha? Although after the fall of West Bengal and Jharkhand, Odisha became an important strategic defense barrier to protect southern India, the Chinese army has occupied Ranchi, and the ground forces can bypass Odisha and head south from Chetisgarh to the west. Even if the advance from the inland will increase the difficulty of logistics support, the impact of logistics support is not prominent after obtaining India's railway transportation line. From another perspective, even if the Chinese army does not intend to advance from the inland and choose a relatively easy coastal area to march south, with the support of the fleet, it can easily defeat all Indian troops on the march route, including the Third Army retreating to Odisha. No matter what the situation occurs, the Third Army retreating to Odisha is not very meaningful.

In response to the existing problems, Stark proposed to continue to attack Ranchi.

Although at this time, the significance of attacking Ranchi seems to be no longer obvious, because Ranchi is the only place for the Third Army to retreat westward. Since the Third Army no longer retreats westward, there is no need to attack Ranchi, but from the perspective of the entire battle, Ranchi is still a must-fight place.

In Stark's words, only when Ranchi drags down the main combat forces of the Chinese army can we gain enough time to establish a new strategic defense line.

To illustrate the problem, Stark has produced enough evidence.

Pei Chengyi had enough reserves, including the airborne thug who had not yet appeared on the battlefield. Shao Brigade had enough confidence. It was not that he refused to save him, but that he had other arrangements. In other words, Pei Chengyi had a premonition that the Third Army would turn south in Jamshedpur and leave enough reserves. As long as the situation of the battle changes, Pei Chengyi could make quick adjustments and block the Third Army going south.

Second, there is a big gap between the airborne brigade and the airborne thug. The entire defense line is not tight. Pei Chengyi did not use the reserve team to fill the loopholes in the defense line. In addition to being related to insufficient troops, it is also related to his entire battle purpose. Letting the airborne Shao Brigade attack Lanqi was a very risky decision. Pei Chengyi was willing to take risks, indicating that his battle purpose was to annihilate the entire Eastern Army Group, not just to win the victory of the Eastern Front War. In this way, the Third Army was the key target of attack, and Pei Chengyi would never let the Third Army escape.

Third, Pei Chengyi's entire war plan, or the position of the Eastern Front War in the entire war. After taking the stance of annihilation of the Eastern Army Group, Pei Chengyi will definitely adjust the focus after the battle, and will concentrate his troops to attack New Delhi. In this way, Pei Chengyi will definitely draw troops from the Eastern Front battlefield and draw the main force. In order to ensure that the victory of the Eastern Front War is not discounted, he will definitely stabilize the situation on the Eastern Front before the end of the Eastern Front Battle. The most effective way is to expand the scope of occupation and establish a buffer zone.

After analyzing the opponent's intentions, we must also figure out the purpose of the Indian army.

No matter how it is fought, the primary purpose of the Indian army is to defend New Delhi. Only when New Delhi cannot defend it should focus on the southern region. The key condition for defending New Delhi is to complete the war mobilization as soon as possible, form more troops, and defeat the Chinese army on the Western Front battlefield.

In other words, the primary task of the Eastern Army Group is to buy time for war mobilization.

In order to achieve this goal, we must attack Ranchi fiercely, forcing Pei Chengyi to continuously send combat forces to Ranchi, consume the reserves in his hands, and prevent him from expanding his occupation in the later stages of the battle. We must leave several main forces after the large-scale combat operations of the Eastern Front War to prevent the Ear Army from launching a counterattack, thereby weakening his investment in the Western Front battlefield and preventing him from concentrating his main force to attack New Delhi.

According to Stark, as long as the goal can be achieved, it is worth it even if the Third Army is sacrificed.

Should we sacrifice the Third Army for the entire war?

Not to mention that Gujarad was undecided, even Rurajapani was hesitant.

Although the Third Army is not the last main force of the Indian army, the Third Army is the only main force that can be relied on in the entire eastern battlefield. Even if the Third Army can complete the first phase of strategic mobilization, add thugs, and force multiple reserve divisions, and leave more than half of the reserve divisions on the Eastern Front, it will be difficult for the Indian army to establish a new strategic defense line south of West Bengal. At that time, even if Pei Chengyi sends all the main forces to the Western Front, as long as he leaves two troops on the Eastern Front, he can advance south along the coastline and sweep the entire Gulf of Bengal coast.

It has to be said that Gujarad and Rurajapani's concerns are not unreasonable.

Losing the Gulf of Bengal is equivalent to losing half of India. In the long run, as long as the Gulf of Bengal falls, the wide side of the southern part of the Indian Peninsula will be exposed to the Chinese army. Not to mention the transfer of industry to the south, it will be a problem for the Indian government to gain a foothold in the south.

Stark also proposed a solution to this problem.

It is obviously unrealistic to establish a strategic defense line in the frontier areas near West Bengal. Even if the Third Army evacuated the battlefield without any damage, it would not be able to gain a foothold near the Chinese army. The best way is to continue to shrink the defense line, distance it from the Chinese army, establish a strategic defense line in the Nalmada River and the Mehanadi River, and in the Lilin area of ​​the two rivers, that is, the southeast of the Jiaogapur Plateau, Chetisgarh's Yulian Ejia Park to prevent the Chinese army from breaking through the junction of the two defense lines, and then merge along the two into the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal respectively. The largest river in central India deploys a defensive position and relies on the natural barrier formed by the river to block the Chinese army.

Stark did not forget to explain the importance of attacking Ranchi.

Because Ranchi is less than a thousand meters away from Ganha National Park, as long as the Chinese army gains a foothold in Ranchi, it will advance southward and build a bridgehead on the south bank of the Mohana River to lay the foundation for the next march toward the south. In this way, it is necessary to drag the Chinese army in Ranchi, at least to prevent the Chinese army from using Ranchi as a base for the advancement. To achieve this goal, the only way is to attack Ranchi so that the Chinese army will not have a chance to breathe.

After Stark proposed an effective solution, Rurajapani adopted the advice of the US military adviser.

In fact, it was not Stark who made the suggestion, but Duchwie, who was far away from the other end of the earth.

As Pei Chengyi's old opponent, Du Qiwei knew this young general of the Chinese Army very well. During the Peninsula War, Pei Chengyi showed his super-man deep offensive ability in front of Du Qiwei, especially on the eastern battlefield. After the Chinese Army destroyed the US Marine Corps, he pushed the front line south for hundreds of kilometers in one breath. When the US military breathed, the Chinese Army had crossed the 38th parallel, causing the US military to lose the opportunity to make a comeback.

With Du Qiwei's understanding of Pei Chengyi, the Eastern Front War will not be the ultimate goal of annihilation of the Eastern Army Group.

As long as conditions allow, Pei Chengyi will definitely expand his results in the later stage of the battle, laying the foundation for the attack in the next stage, and laying the foundation for winning the entire war.

There is only one way to defeat Pei Chengyi, that is to restrain his strengths and prevent him from having the opportunity to play.

As long as Pei Chengyi fights easily, even if Du Qiwei is replaced by commanding the war, there will be no second result.

The way to prevent Pei Chengyi from fighting is to fight against Pei Chengyi's intention. Pei Chengyi desperately wants to take down Lanqi, but he has to try his best to defend Lanqi.

Even if there is no reason, you have to destroy your opponent's battle attempt at any cost without letting your opponent succeed.

That's why the Third Indian Army Group did not change its marching route.

At this time, the situation on the battlefield was indeed not much to be happy with for the Indian army.

In addition to the army leaving the army to sweep the Indian army like a cloud-like wind on the north bank of the Ganges River, the Hong army has stopped offensive operations in northeastern Burnia and is preparing for the next annihilation battle. In addition to the armored assault brigade that arrived in Bazar, England, the main forces of the sword army were all gathered in Burnia, preparing to cooperate with the fallen army to annihilate the First Army of the Indian Army. The army was leading the army to knock on the Second Army of the Printing Army in Getihar, if it was not a support force, especially to provide work.

The logistics support force of war materials mainly cooperated with the Depression Army and the 77th Army. The guided army had probably attacked Getihar, opening the battle curtain for annihilation of the Second Army. The air assault troops kneeling in Baharapur and Padbala had already gained a foothold and also obtained combat supplies provided by the logistics support force of the Jiujun. As long as the battle in the north ended, the three air assault brigades would take the lead in marching towards Kolkata and launching the combat operations to encircle and annihilate the Third Army.

The Republic's army rushed on the front line, and several countries that took advantage of the situation were not idle.

On the morning of the day, the Pakistani army launched an attack in three directions on the Western Front. The Lahore Front, led by the 7th Armored Division and another ace armored unit of the Ba Army of the Armored Division, had already attacked the outskirts of Amritsar. If it were not for the stubborn resistance of Amritsar, the Pakistani army would have very likely marched towards New Delhi in advance. Affected by this, the Indian army had to leave the old main infantry division that was originally sent to the battlefield of the Eastern Front.

Influenced by the Republic's army, Nepal and Bangladesh accelerated the aggregation of troops.

Although the army of Nepal and Bangladesh does not have much combat effectiveness, and is even inferior to the second-line troops of India, according to the intelligence mastered by the United States, the army of Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lan do not undertake front-line combat tasks. Their main task is to assist the Chinese army in fighting, maintain order in the occupied areas, and provide logistical support for the Chinese army.

As Chinese troops gradually control eastern India, Nepal and Bangladesh troops will soon enter India.

Another army that was held with great hope, that is, the Northeast Army Group, which was blocked east of Xiliguri, failed to launch a counterattack as expected under the threat of the sword army, and even had to retreat on all sides. Although the sword army is only a strategic response army, as the second-ranked strategic response army of the Republic Army, its combat effectiveness is no less than that of the sword army. If the Indian Army Northeast Army Group rashly launches a counterattack, it is very likely that it will be defeated before the Eastern Army Group.

It can be said that the Indian army has no advantage on the entire eastern battlefield.

Even in the direction of Ranchi, the Indian army's attack still seemed to be willing but unable to follow.

Before dawn, the sudden counterattack of the Indian Army's Dihong thugs from Hezhalibag's armored troops, the troops of the Wangkou Ming Indian Army were about to be annihilated by the armored troops before the troops could react. The Indian army collapsed across the board.

This is just the beginning, and the climax of the counterattack launched by the airborne thugs has not yet arrived.
Chapter completed!