Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

The whole of New Delhi was in chaos.

"The situation is very bad now. Why don't we evacuate to a safe place?"

Menon gave Nehru advice.

Menon had actually wanted to flee a long time ago, but he was, after all, a close confidant of Nehru. And although Nehru was now widely questioned, his entrenched position was strong and he wouldn't fall so easily. That's why Menon suggested that Nehru leave quickly.

There was too much information coming from the front lines, and each unit was reporting different news. So even though Menon was the Minister of Defense, he didn't know the exact situation on the front lines.

But he knew the situation was bad.

"Is this really necessary?"

"We have too few troops now. The troops withdrawn from the front lines total less than 100,000. Facing the Chinese and Pakistani armies, it is already difficult to resist." Menon immediately advised Nehru, "New Delhi is too close to the front line. If the Chinese army uses vehicles, they can reach New Delhi quickly. Let's go to Bhopal first, reorganize the troops, and resist the Chinese invasion. As long as you are in India, the final victory will definitely belong to us."

Nehru did make a misjudgment this time.

But Nehru was an outstanding politician after all.

He knew that if he left New Delhi and reorganized the government in Bhopal, the reputation he had accumulated throughout his life would be completely gone.

So it was difficult for Nehru to decide.

"We have no choice but to withdraw from New Delhi. Many senior officials of our government have already gone to Bhopal.

Even if we continue to stay in New Delhi, many tasks will not be carried out.”

This is the time when a political party's organization and discipline can be best demonstrated.

Compared to political parties in some other countries, the Congress Party's organizational and disciplinary capabilities are not too bad, but compared to Marxist-Leninist parties, it still lags far behind.

Even though New Delhi hasn't been attacked yet, many Congress Party leaders have already left the city with their families. Although they have various excuses, they are essentially fleeing.

If this happened to the CCP, members who fled without orders from the central government would be expelled from the party. In serious cases, they would even be executed during wartime.

But the Congress Party is different. It is a hodgepodge of factions, a synthesis of social forces that once sought independence in India. Consequently, there are many factions within the Congress Party, each with its own distinct political philosophies.

So his discipline was evident in times of danger. "It really came to this."

Nehru looked tired.

He lit a cigarette for himself with trembling hands. His former pride was gone, only decadence remained.

"Now is the time to make a decision."

“What about New Delhi?”

Menon immediately said, "Appoint a new Chief of Army Staff to defend New Delhi."

"Well done, Kaul."

After Kaul retreated from the front line, the former Army Chief of Staff Thapar had resigned, so Kaul took over the work of Army Chief of Staff during this period.

Menon sighed. Although he and Kaul were on the same side, Menon knew that Kaul was all talk and no real skill. He couldn't use Kaul during these tense times. Yet, Nehru was clearly still considering Kaul as Army Chief of Staff.

So Menon immediately said: "After all, Kaul lost the war. Appointing him as Army Chief at this time will cause a lot of criticism."

"Ah."

Nehru nodded.

Nehru is no longer the powerful leader of the Congress Party who had the final say in the Indian government. There are many dissenting voices not only in the opposition parties but also within the Congress Party itself.

As the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army, Kaul suffered a major defeat this time. It is fine for him to quietly do the work of the Army Chief of Staff, but there will be many objections to officially appointing him as the Army Chief of Staff.

So Nehru asked, "Who do you think is more suitable?"

"General Joe Na Chowdhury."

Joe Na Chowdhury is the commander of India's Southern Army.

Nehru thought for a while and nodded, "Okay."

Nehru soon appointed General J.N. Chaudhry as the new Army Chief of Staff, stationed in New Delhi, and organized troops to fight against the Chinese and Pakistani armies.

Joe Na Chowdhury was truly appointed at a time of crisis.

After assuming the position of Army Chief of Staff, he immediately began to understand the situation on the front lines. However, looking at the tangled mess of intelligence in his hands, he couldn't help but scold Kaul for being a military idiot. Not only had he suffered defeats on the front lines, but he had also been temporarily serving as Army Chief of Staff for the past few days without even compiling the intelligence from all sides.

As the highest command organization of the army, it had no idea about the situation of the frontline troops. Much of the intelligence in its hands was useless and it was obvious that Kaul had no way of determining the authenticity of this information.

So after General Nasser Amin Chowdhury became the Chief of Army Staff, he quickly dismissed Kaul from all his military posts and asked him to leave the army.

Chaudhry then issued his first military order as Army Chief of Staff. He issued a stern directive to all units on the front lines, demanding that any units currently retreating cease their retreat and establish positions where they believed they could defend against the enemy. Any unit that disobeyed would face court-martial. But this was far from enough.

Joe Na Chowdhury knew that the frontline troops were in a state of panic and there was no coordination between the troops.

There was no unified leadership, so he brought in Manekshaw, a general whose military career had been nearly ruined by Kaul's accusations of disloyalty.

Chaudhry appointed Manekshaw as the commander of the Northern Command, taking full command of the troops withdrawn from the Kashmir region and all troops in the northern area of ​​New Delhi.

Chaudhry asked Marknesho to understand the current situation on the front line within a short period of time.

At the same time, Manekshaw was asked to organize these troops to prevent the Chinese and Pakistani troops from moving south. After receiving the order, Manekshaw rushed to the front line overnight.

On October 1961, 10, while Chaudhry was adjusting military deployments, Nehru, Menon, Home Minister Shastri and others flew out of New Delhi. Nehru, looking at the chaotic New Delhi from the plane, felt a pang of heartache.

Nehru participated in India's independence revolution 45 years ago in his twenties. He first followed Gandhi, and later became a leader of India's independence revolution on par with Gandhi, and became India's first Prime Minister.

After much effort, we led India step by step to become an important country in the world, but all our efforts were destroyed in an instant.

Nehru is 72 years old this year. He has always been full of energy. Although he is in his seventies, he is no different from those in their fifties or sixties.

But after the blows of the past few days, Nehru really felt that he was getting old.

However, Nehru was not one to give up after a setback. He had led the Indian Revolution for Independence, and he had also experienced failure before. So he quickly pulled himself together. After arriving in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Nehru once again gave a public speech as the Prime Minister of India.

This time, Nehru was well prepared. In a public speech, Nehru stated that China was invading India and that Chinese troops had already entered India. Although we were temporarily defeated on the battlefield, India was an indomitable nation and would not accept defeat.

Nehru called on everyone to stand up and defend their country. Nehru also stated that he would never admit defeat and would never accept any negotiations from China.

Unless China ends its aggression against India and Chinese troops leave Indian territory, Nehru will fight China to the death.

Nehru spoke passionately.

But the effect was mediocre. If Nehru had made this speech in New Delhi, the effect might have been better.

But you've already gone to Bhopal, what's the point of talking nonsense now?

Many people within the Congress Party also directly criticized Nehru for his escape, saying that he was not qualified to continue to serve as Prime Minister of India and was not qualified to continue to lead the Congress Party. In particular, Morarjit Abdul-Jabbar, India's Finance Minister and a big shot in the Congress Party,

Desai was the most critical.

Morarji Desai was also a prominent figure in the Congress Party. He first criticized the Nehru government for its rash border conflict with China, which led to the war. He then criticized Nehru for not having any contingency plans after the war broke out. After the war was lost, he fled New Delhi in a panic. Such a person is unfit to be India's prime minister and unfit to lead India.

Fortunately, many of the top leaders of the Congress Party are Nehru's people, so Nehru's position is still stable. But this is only temporary.

Nehru left New Delhi with the top Congress Party and government officials, but many government agencies and mid- and high-ranking Congress Party members remained. While others fled, these members remained in New Delhi because they trusted Nehru. They were willing to defend New Delhi alongside Nehru.

Nehru ran away without informing them. They were there because Nehru had given a public speech.

Only then did I know that Nehru had run away.

This made them extremely disappointed in Nehru. "How could you, the leader of the Indian government and the Congress Party, do such a thing?" Originally, these people were Nehru's staunchest supporters, but their initial support for Nehru was matched by their current disappointment.

Opposition to Nehru was brewing within the Congress Party. On the afternoon of October 1962, 10, Nehru convened a meeting in Bhopal.

Discuss how to deal with the current situation.

Nehru reiterated at the meeting that he must fight China to the bitter end. The United States has expressed its support for us.

An aircraft carrier was also dispatched.

Furthermore, the United States has already cut off its support for Pakistan. Given Pakistan's ammunition reserves, a war involving tens of thousands of troops wouldn't last more than a month. Therefore, Pakistani troops will not continue their advance south. The only thing left is how to stop the Chinese army.

When Nehru was laying out the next phase of work,

Shastri gave Nehru a document with a grim look on his face.

Nehru took it and saw that it was a statement just issued by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Chinese military's military action was a counterattack against Indian aggression. The purpose of China's operation was to safeguard national sovereignty and punish the invading Indian army.

At the same time, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that China and the United Kingdom had long ago signed a treaty to abolish the "McMahon Line." Therefore, China does not recognize any actions that claim national sovereignty based on the "McMahon Line."

Now that the Chinese army has completed its counterattack, it has decided to end its military operations. All troops will withdraw from India within ten days.

Nehru looked at the last sentence, which meant that China had decided to end its military operations and its troops would withdraw from India.

Get out of India, get out of India.

Why, why didn't the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issue this statement yesterday?

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the fighting was over. If you had issued a statement yesterday, why would you have left New Delhi? Nehru suddenly felt that he had become a big joke, and many people were laughing at him.

Thinking of this, Nehru suddenly felt something pressing on him, making it hard for him to breathe.

"puff……"

Nehru spat out blood and fell to the side.

But he held the telegram tightly in his hand.

Everyone saw Nehru suddenly vomiting blood and then falling down, and they immediately panicked. Some people were still wondering why Nehru suddenly became like this. So they wanted to see what Nehru had just seen, but Nehru held on tightly.

It's really impossible to break it apart.

So everyone asked Home Minister Shastri. Shastri said embarrassedly: "The Chinese government has announced the end of the war and all troops will withdraw from India." "What?"

"China wants to end the fighting?"

Everyone was stunned.

How could China end the war, especially when it had such an advantage? I have never heard of an army with such an advantage on the battlefield choosing to end a war on its own.

If China ends the war, then what are these people here?

China, why do you want to end the war? How will those who have fled New Delhi face the public's suspicions?

Even if you announce the end of the war in a few days, it won't be so embarrassing.

1123 China and the Soviet Union each take what they need

"Comrade Khrushchev, the Soviet Union is Big Brother. We respect the opinions of Soviet comrades very much."

China's sudden order to end the war was not only due to its own strategy, but also the result of communication with the Soviet Union.