Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"Boom boom boom 99" Boom boom boom

"Xxxx, what happened?"

Larco woke up from his sweet dream.

He didn't even have time to put on his clothes before he went outside. Although he hadn't seen much combat, he was a professional soldier who had graduated from a military academy, so he quickly lay on the ground and observed his surroundings.

Larco was completely stunned by this sight.

Larkau fought a few limited battles with the Japanese in Burma, but the Japanese army was already at the end of its rope and was surrounded and chased by the Allied forces. The Allied forces had an absolute upper hand.

So Larkau had never experienced artillery fire on this scale.

China today is not the China of more than a decade ago.

The rapid development of the defense industry over the past two five-year plans has enabled China to produce enough artillery shells for use on such battlefields.

Wang Qiuyun attached great importance to this battle, so he ordered Li Yong to concentrate two heavy artillery divisions, an artillery division of the Kunming Military Region, and two rocket artillery regiments.

They fired at the 63rd and 117th Brigades of the Indian Army, which were completely unprepared and in a state of deep sleep.

Even if you are prepared for this kind of artillery fire, it is not easy to deal with it. Unless you have well-developed tunnel fortifications like the Volunteer Army did back then, ordinary positions will not be able to withstand it, let alone the completely unprepared Indian troops.

After the 63rd Brigade and the 117th Brigade were bombarded by the People's Liberation Army, the entire unit was in chaos in a few seconds.

When had their two brigades ever encountered such fierce artillery fire? Even the Indian troops that participated in World War II had never encountered such a situation.

Larko didn't dare move, and didn't know what to do at this moment. Of course, even if he wanted to give orders, he couldn't find anyone. Larko, the brigade commander, had already lost control of his troops.

The 63rd and 117th Brigades were so beaten by the Chinese artillery that they cried and screamed, and no one cared about orders. A bunch of new recruits who had never fought in a war were scared by the artillery and ran around in panic, with countless casualties.

Larco looked at the chaotic troops, his head buzzing. He knew that his 63rd Brigade was completely finished.

It was only then that he realized that some Indian military officers had previously privately expressed opposition to going to war with China. Some had even stated directly that India would not be able to fight a war with China for decades to come. However, he had scoffed at such voices and ignored them.

I used to be complacent, thinking the Chinese military was just so-so. Now I think it's ridiculous. The strength of the Chinese military far exceeds my imagination.

Of course, these thoughts only flashed through his mind at this moment. Larco was more concerned about whether he could survive under such heavy fire.

"Boom!" Larco said as he lay on the ground to avoid the gunfire.

A shell exploded not far away.

"puff……"

Larco suddenly felt as if his chest was hit hard by a heavy hammer, and all his internal organs felt as if they were shattered and painful.

Soon Larco lost the ability to think because he fainted from the pain.

After half an hour of shelling, the 63rd Brigade and the 117th Brigade suffered more than 1800 casualties, and the two brigades completely lost their combat effectiveness.

In reality, Wang Qiuyun and his men were overly cautious, mistaking the Indian troops for elite Nationalist troops. What Wang Qiuyun and the other generals didn't realize was that after just ten minutes of shelling, the two brigades had lost their combat effectiveness. The soldiers of these two brigades, terrified by the powerful Chinese artillery fire, dared not even think of resisting. They simply wanted to stay alive and for the Chinese army to end its shelling.

After the bombardment ended, Wang Qiuyun said, "Give orders to all troops to attack according to the plan."

Following Wang Qiuyun's order, all troops attacked quickly according to plan.

The 46th Army had already begun its infiltration two days ago.

Cai Debao arranged the 137th Division to attack the Indian Army's 111th Brigade and the th Artillery Brigade.

This was intended to strike the Indian army from the flank, cutting off its forces in the northeast. The 137th Division had a heavy task: to quickly defeat the Indian 111th Brigade and the th Artillery Brigade. They would then establish a defensive line here, preventing both the retreat of the front troops and the support of the rear troops.

The remaining 16th and 40th Armies encircled the Indian troops from both flanks, surrounding them. Upon receiving the order, each unit quickly launched an attack. The exchange of fire exposed the disparity in weaponry between the two sides.

The PLA's current light weapons are all domestically produced semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns, but the Indian army's light weapons are truly made in various countries.

There are many factors that contribute to the poor equipment of the Indian army.

One of them is that Nehru always wanted to develop his own defense industry.

After India's independence, many Indian military personnel suggested to Nehru that the Indian army should be equipped with inferior weapons.

First, buy foreign weapons to improve the equipment of the Indian army. Otherwise, a big country like India would still be using weapons from World War II, which would be inconsistent with its status.

And a bigger problem is that the sources of weapons for the Indian army are too complicated, which puts too much pressure on the Indian army's logistics supply.

But these suggestions were rejected by Nehru. He wanted the Indian army to use domestically produced guns and artillery. Instead of spending money on foreign weapons and equipment, it would be better to use it to develop the defense industry.

As a result, India is now in its third five-year plan and has been developing its industry for over a decade. However, its military factories are still unable to produce infantry weapons that can actually be used on the battlefield. This is why the Indian army's weapons are still made in various countries.

Moreover, the Indian army is equipped with a large number of old-style submachine guns from World War II. This submachine gun has good short-range firepower.

But after engaging in fire with the Chinese army, the PLA could not reach them at long distances. However, the semi-automatic rifles used by the Chinese army were very effective at long distances.

If the two sides fight, the People's Liberation Army can hit the Indian army, but the Indian army's submachine guns cannot hit the Chinese army at all.

The military and political cadres of the PLA have all been fighting on the battlefield for many years.

He had extensive battlefield experience and had already spotted the weaknesses of the Indian troops after just a brief encounter.

The Indian army lags far behind in terms of firepower, including at the grassroots level. The PLA has already fully popularized squad-level rocket launchers and company-level mortars, but the Indian army simply does not have such firepower.

India's firepower points, light and heavy machine guns, as long as they show their heads,

It was easily defeated by the People's Liberation Army.

Therefore, whether it is a close encounter or a long-range exchange of fire, the Indian army is at an absolute disadvantage. Not to mention the tactical capabilities and military willpower of the two armies,

There is a world of difference.

"Commander, the 118th Division reports. We have cleared the positions of the Indian 63rd and 117th Brigades. We have captured over 2700 people. The commander of the 63rd Brigade was captured, but he was seriously injured and it is unknown whether he will survive. The commander of the 117th Brigade was killed by our artillery fire."

The PLA troops are moving very fast.

After the attack was carried out according to the plan, each unit knew what to do and gave the Indian army no chance to react.

46军118师任务就是炮击之后彻底解决印军63旅和117旅。118师开始还以为要打一场硬仗，所以政治委员战前做了战争动员，部队做好了各种困难准备之后冲了上去。

After they went up, they found that there was no need to fight at all. The 63rd and 117th Brigades of the Indian Army were frightened by the artillery fire.

There was absolutely no one organizing an offensive. Aside from some sporadic resistance, most Indian troops immediately surrendered upon seeing the PLA approach. They didn't want to experience another nightmare of artillery fire.

Therefore, the 118th Division hardly fought any battles, and after going up, they just cleaned up the battlefield.

As a result, the 118th Division's military history often glosses over this battle. While other divisions didn't engage in truly brutal combat, at least they fought. Furthermore, they effectively annihilated numerous Indian troops, allowing them to boast about their achievements in military history. The 118th Division, however, appears to have single-handedly eliminated two Indian brigades, but since they were too embarrassed to boast about their achievements, they simply glossed over them.

"Even Chiang Kai-shek's elite troops couldn't withstand this kind of artillery fire."

Wang Qiuyun nodded.

Using three artillery divisions and two rocket artillery regiments, this kind of artillery firepower is too much for the Indian army, not to mention the US army. It is understandable that two brigades were crippled and lost their combat effectiveness.

"Commander, the 48th Division reports that we have captured the position of the Indian 22nd Brigade and captured more than 22 people, including the commander of the 1300nd Brigade."

70 minutes after the shelling ended, the 16th Division of the 48th Army was the first to receive the news.

The 48th Division took only 70 minutes to eliminate an Indian brigade, and even the Indian brigade commander was captured by them.

The 22nd Brigade was defeated by the 48th Division and the troops were scattered. Some troops left by the 48th Division were capturing people.

"real?"

Wang Qiuyun was very surprised.

It was unbelievable that they had already defeated an entire Indian brigade after fighting for just over an hour. The 16th Army was a powerful unit of the Chen Xie Corps and also the ace unit of the Second Field Army. Although Wang Qiuyun didn't believe they would lie about military intelligence, the results of the battle were so brilliant that he couldn't help but ask.

"Yes. It was sent by Comrade Chen Jiagui, Commander of the 48th Division, and Comrade Zhang Pixu, Political Commissar."

"Okay."

Wang Qiuyun couldn't help but clap her hands and said, "The 16th Army is indeed a mighty force."

Wang Qiuyun couldn't help but praise the 16th Army. Although it was the first time to cooperate with the 16th Army, the 16th Army did not disappoint Wang Qiuyun.

Zhong Yun muttered beside him, "This Indian Army's 22nd Brigade is too weak to fight."

Zhong Yun also acknowledged the 16th Army's combat effectiveness. The 16th Army, formerly part of the Fourth Front Army, inherited its fierce fighting style, and its commanders were generally veteran PLA generals. However, it wasn't as if they could eliminate an entire brigade in just over an hour.

"Maybe we overestimated the Indian army's combat effectiveness."

Xu Liqing standing next to him was also amazed.

It has been less than two hours since the official launch of the attack, but three Indian brigades have already been eliminated.

Although the Indian Army's organization was in disarray, the three brigades of Indian troops had a total of nearly 10,000 people. But how could such a large number of troops just disappear like that?

This is really unimaginable.

This is even more surprising than "even if there are 50,000 pigs, it will take three days to catch them all."

"Overestimated the Indian army?" Wang Qiuyun suddenly thought of what Wei Hongjun said and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Perhaps I really overestimated the Indian army. Although when I made the plan, I was prepared to annihilate more than a dozen Indian brigades, but after the battle, I still took the Indian army very seriously.

But who could have imagined that the Indian army was so vulnerable.

What Wang Qiuyun and the command staff did not expect was that

Then came the good news one after another.

"Commander, the 46th Division reports that the Indian 26th Brigade has been completely wiped out, including the headquarters of the Indian 21st Division. Approximately 1470 Indian troops, including the division commander (Major General) and the brigadier general, have been captured."

"The 120th Division reported that it had completely wiped out the 37th Brigade of the Indian Army, killed the commander of the 37th Brigade of the Indian Army, and captured more than 37 people from the 700th Brigade of the Indian Army."

"The 137th Division reports that they have captured the Indian 111th Brigade and the th Artillery Brigade, cutting the Indian army in half."

News of victory spread quickly from the various units. Within less than five hours, most had completed their assigned tasks.

When the news of so many victories reached the headquarters, everyone there was stunned.

Everyone has fought on the battlefield for many years, but they have never fought such an easy battle.

The 16th Army, the 40th Army, and the 46th Army had originally been holding back their strength, but they all sprained their backs after the fight started.

Because they have not yet exerted their strength, or most of the troops they deployed have not had time to participate in the battle.

The vanguard regiments of some divisions in the first wave of attacks did not need the cooperation of other regiments at all. A single regiment directly broke through the positions of an Indian brigade, leaving the other troops helpless. The speed of the Indian army's collapse completely exceeded everyone's expectations.

Wang Qiuyun himself was stunned when he received the subsequent battle report. After so many years of fighting, this was the first time he had fought such an easy battle. Even when Wang Qiuyun led a large force into northern Manchuria to suppress bandits, it was not as easy as today.

In less than five hours, they had already eliminated five or six brigades of Indian troops. Even the bandits' fighting power wouldn't be so poor.

After several hours of fighting and reading the battle reports from various units, Wang Qiuyun had roughly assessed the Indian army's combat effectiveness. An Indian brigade of two to three thousand men was no match for a PLA regiment. Even a brigade of four to five thousand men wouldn't be intimidated by a PLA regiment.

Chief of Staff Zhong Yun had the most complicated expression. As the Chief of Staff, he had been working day and night to develop several operational plans with his staff.

If any unit failed to complete the assigned mission, how to remedy the situation, how to arrange support, how to split and encircle the Indian troops, how to get artillery support, he worked day and night to prepare several boxes full of battle plans.