Chapter 420: The overwhelming situation did not occur

In terms of Kashmir's economy, population size, and degree of modernization, it is "dispensable"!

However, in terms of its geographical location, this region is not only vital to India and Pakistan, but also a key area for other major powers such as the United States, the Soviet Union, China, and Europe.

First of all, the Kashmir region has been a hub for land transportation between China, India, Europe, and the Middle East since ancient times. In ancient times, land transportation between China and India generally started from Luoyang in the Central Plains to Xi'an and continued westward through the Western Regions and the Pamir Plateau, then detoured southward, crossed the Hindu Kush Mountains, and entered ancient India through the Kashmir Valley. The direction of ancient Europe also entered India through the Middle East and Central Asia and then through Kashmir.

The Kashmir region is surrounded by India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China, and its geographical location is quite important.

Secondly, Kashmir is the throat of South Asia, and its geographical location is crucial, involving the lifeline of Pakistan, whether India can become strong, and the influence of other major powers in other regions on the region.

The Soviet Union has always been interested in obtaining an outlet to the Indian Ocean. Only by obtaining an outlet to the Indian Ocean can the Soviet Navy truly become a global navy. So in 1979, the Soviet Union issued a "polar bear roar" and rushed into Afghanistan. The purpose was to open up the Soviet Union-Afghanistan-Kashmir-South Asian subcontinent outlet through Kashmir after controlling Afghanistan.

For Pakistan, Pakistan's maritime strength is far weaker than India, and maintaining land external transportation has become a top priority. Many of the transportation with China must pass through Kashmir. If Kashmir is completely lost, China and Pakistan will be completely separated by India.

For India, if it can fully control Kashmir, it can completely block Pakistan from both sea and land directions, making India truly dominant in South Asia, and then through the Kashmir region It can interfere in Afghan affairs and project its influence from land to Central Asia and the Middle East.

Even for major powers outside the region such as the United States and Europe, the Kashmir region has become a regulator that affects South Asian affairs.

Therefore, for countries around the world, the Kashmir region is a hub with great strategic value.

This time, India dispatched troops and attacked the Pakistan-controlled area of ​​Kashmir on a large scale, which attracted global attention at once.

India is well prepared, has invested a lot of military forces, and is very confident to seize full control of Kashmir.

But this also touches Pakistan's bottom line.

In several wars, Pakistan has been at a disadvantage, and has lost territory in repeated battles. Last time, it even lost East Pakistan.

In recent years, Pakistan has also been preparing, relying on the help of Arab brothers, and has also stockpiled a large number of weapons and equipment.

There are thousands of Type 59 tanks alone.

Then a large number of weapons and ammunition were purchased from friendly countries, including a large number of grenades, various types of bullets and shells, various anti-tank mines, anti-tank missiles, and anti-tank rockets.

Although they were produced a long time ago, they are still very effective against the Indian army.

In recent years, Pakistan has also purchased thousands of sniper rifles, including sniper rifles and heavy sniper rifles.

In the conflicts in recent years, Pakistan has the upper hand.

After a few years of accumulation, at least more than 3,000 enemies have been killed and more than 2,000 enemies have been injured.

For Pakistan this time, there is no retreat at all.

Because the conspiracy was too obvious, the Soviets were unwilling to launch a large-scale military operation. It would be foolish to launch a war with Pakistan when Afghanistan had not been pacified. Therefore, the Soviets chose India and let India take the lead again. Without the support of the Soviets behind them, the Indians would never have such an easy chance to fire again.

Pakistan did not mobilize its garrisons on the Afghan border, which were to guard against the Soviet army.

At this time, Pakistan also saw an opportunity to occupy the entire Kashmir Valley in one fell swoop!

Kashmir Valley!

There are four main areas in the Kashmir region controlled by India, including the Kashmir Valley, Jammu, Ladakh, and Siachen Glacier. Among them, the Kashmir Valley has a low altitude, fertile soil, surrounded by mountains, crisscrossing rivers, picturesque scenery, the most densely populated, and most of the people are Muslims.

On the map, the actual ceasefire line between the two sides is curved, and this Kashmir Valley is just like a piece dug out from a straight line.

Once the Kashmir Valley is captured, Pakistan can turn the passive into active in the Kashmir region.

The large amount of weapons and ammunition prepared by Pakistan before played an important role.

India came with great momentum and its offensive was terrifying.

But it hit a big bump.

Anti-tank mines, anti-tank rockets, and anti-tank missiles caused heavy losses to India's tanks and armored vehicles, and tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed one after another.

The Indian Air Force came with great momentum and was arrogant. It even dared to drop bombs at low altitude, and directly became the target of anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, and "Vanguard" air defense missiles. One plane after another was blown up.

Even in the panic, there was a plane crash in India.

The situation that India envisioned, the army's overwhelming force, did not appear. The firepower of the Pakistani army was extremely fierce.

Although some outposts were captured, the casualties were heavy and the resistance was very strong.

In just three days, India lost hundreds of tanks and dozens of aircraft.

This made the Indian army very angry. The loss was so great that even the nerveless India could not help but feel pain.

At this time, the Sargodha Air Force Base in the west of Lahore is an extremely important air force base of the Pakistani army.

Lahore is almost located on the India-Pakistan border. It is called the Garden City and is the cultural and artistic center of Pakistan with a history of more than 2,000 years. After Pakistan's independence, it became the capital of the richest Punjab Province. The economy developed rapidly and it is the second largest city and important industrial center in Pakistan.

At the Sargodha Air Force Base, the 34th and 28th Wings are stationed here. These two air wings are also the elite of the Pakistani Air Force.

Equipped with Mirage 3, F-14 'Panda' fighters, Skylark 3 helicopters, F-16 fighters, and American-made A-7 attack aircraft.

At this time, fighters are taking off and rushing to the front line to support ground forces.

In terms of air power, Pakistan is not weak. At least facing India, it can be almost equal.

Although India has many aircraft participating in the war this time, it is not as good as the Pakistani Air Force in terms of pilot skills.

So far, the Pakistani Air Force has not allowed the Indian army to break through the defense line and cause a rout. It can be said that the Pakistani Air Force has made great contributions.

Through the cooperation of air aircraft with ground air defense forces, the Pakistani army has an advantage in the air in the Kashmir region.

This is modern warfare. Air supremacy is very important. If air supremacy is lost, it will be difficult for ground forces to gain real initiative.

With the development of science and technology, the mobilization of ground forces is often difficult to avoid the reconnaissance of aerial reconnaissance aircraft or military satellite reconnaissance in space.

In addition, bombers and fighters can often cause great damage to ground forces.