At Moscow International Airport, Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko received guests from New Delhi. He knew exactly what the Indians were doing, and Pakistan had essentially fallen into a civil war.

As Pakistan's long-standing enemy, the Indians naturally found an opportunity to intervene in it, and they naturally wanted to get something when they came to Moscow.

"Minister Singh, welcome to Moscow." Gromyko greeted with a smile, expressing enough courtesy to India. In fact, the Soviet Union also attached great importance to this visit.

"Minister Gromyko!" Singh responded with the same enthusiasm. For a long time, India has adopted a policy of neutrality and favor of the Soviet Union between the United States and the Soviet Union.

That's because the United States firmly supports Pakistan. In fact, as the foreign minister, he doesn't think there is anything wrong with India's policy, but it is just a reciprocal response to the United States' bias towards Pakistan.

But facing the opportunity of civil strife in Pakistan, India must seize this opportunity. If it misses it, it may never wait. Therefore, on the one hand, India tried its best to spread the fact that the Pakistani army suppressed the Bangladeshis, and attacked Pakistan from public opinion.

The opening of the Bangladesh independence movement made the Pakistani military at the time furious and ordered government troops to dispatch the rebellion.

The government forces in West Pakistan originally discriminated against Bangladeshis, and many tragedies occurred during the suppression process. As long as a rebel appeared in a village, the entire village would be razed to the ground.

Singh expressed Pakistan's long-standing threat to India's defense security before opening his mouth, "Bangladeshis have the right to seek freedom, and we have the latest news that Bangladeshi people have changed from calling for autonomy to fighting for it in the face of repression by the Pakistani government. independent."

"For India, the rush of its old rivals is definitely an opportunity." Gromyko was noncommittal. It is not the time for the Soviet Union to express its position easily, and it depends on what India can provide.

In fact, there are not many choices facing India. Britain is the former suzerain country, and India certainly does not want Britain to return to South Asia.

The United States is the backer of Pakistan, and India's big neighbor has been an enemy since 1962. Who can India turn to? In fact, there is no other choice but the Soviet Union. It can't be the French, it's not an African problem.

The Soviet Union also had requirements. Although India adopted a neutral and pro-Soviet policy internationally, in Moscow's view, this was not enough. Instead of standing on the side of India unconditionally.

Judging from the current situation in India and Pakistan, of course India has the upper hand. However, at the international level, although India has tried its best to announce the atrocities suppressed by Pakistan, such things are useless. The United States will not change its policy just because of some so-called evidence , You see, the Agent Orange incident is so big that many countries know about the dangers of American chemicals, and the United States acts as if nothing happened.

In fact, India is preparing to take a decisive step by accepting Bangladeshi armed forces for training in India and providing help against Pakistani government forces.

Strictly speaking, the terrain of East Pakistan is not suitable for guerrilla warfare. There is the Ganges Delta, and the whole place is an alluvial plain cut by water networks.

But there is a very favorable condition for guerrilla warfare, that is, the population density is the highest in the world, and East Pakistan is the region in South Asia that most meets the definition of a nation-state. The suppression by the Pakistani government will undoubtedly knock down a Bangladeshi with his eyes closed. For East Pakistan, which has such a high population density, the act of repression is a perpetual motion machine for creating refugee flows.

The more densely populated a country is, the more afraid it is that there will be refugees. Once the overpopulation of a place overwhelms the local limit, it will inevitably cause a chain reaction. This is the real domino.

There is no doubt that the current East Pakistan perfectly meets the definition, with a small area and dense population. The result of the emergence of refugees is to eat up one place after another, and eventually form a refugee tsunami.

At this time, the refugee tsunami in East Pakistan is brewing. Once it reaches the critical point, it will suddenly collapse and spread in all directions. The first to bear the brunt is India, which faces three borders. If there is a second victim, it is Myanmar bordering the Rakhine region.

In fact, Myanmar responded faster than India. After realizing that East Pakistan was in chaos, it almost immediately thought of the refugee issue and mobilized troops to guard the border.

This can be regarded as a good doctor after a long illness. The memory of being next to British India is not too long. Now that the Rohingya are finally driven away, Myanmar certainly does not want to be hit by refugees again.

The Pakistani army, which is in an absolute advantage, naturally does not care whether its actions will cause a chain reaction. For the army, chasing guerrillas is the safest operation in the war.

The wheeled armored vehicles chasing the guerrillas made great strides, threatening to hit Huanglong directly. The machine guns and machine guns on board kept harvesting the lives of the defeated soldiers who were fleeing along the road.

At this moment, the crew members were already red-eyed, exposing all the tyranny and cruelty hidden in their hearts. They were excited to watch the enemies die miserably under their own attacks, and their faces were flushed with emotion. , with a distorted and hideous expression.

The rout soldiers found that they could not escape, and wanted to gather together to rely on the roadbed next to the road to resist, but they were defeated again by the fierce firepower of the armored vehicles. Most of them were killed, and the remaining survivors left in a panic. The highway fled in embarrassment towards the side of the hillside covered with Artemisia annua.

The guerrillas in the other direction felt that they had sneaked into this government army without being discovered, and they were discovered before they were even put into action. Yes, there were those who wanted to continue charging, and those who felt that the situation was not good and wanted to retreat. Several units crowded together in disorder, becoming an excellent target for artillery and machine gunners.

This battle was undoubtedly very beautiful, and the pursuing government troops won a complete victory. However, after the group of government soldiers withdrew, the hatred in the eyes of the survivors hiding nearby showed that the goal of suppression had not been achieved. Temporary victory is nothing more than fuel to the fire.

In New Delhi, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was wearing a sari, waiting patiently for the arrival of Army Chief of Staff Sam Manekshaw. A common Zoroastrian belief.

Sam Manekshaw's military career was not all smooth sailing. For example, he had a very bad relationship with Lieutenant General Kaul in the '62 War.

It has been reported that he made acerbic mockery of Kaul in public, while also making disrespectful remarks about Defense Minister Menon. After Kaur relayed the matter to Prime Minister Nehru, a commission of inquiry was formed to hear the allegations against Manekshaw. The accusation is that he criticized his superiors and civilian leadership indecently, that is, disloyal.

The disastrous defeat of the subsequent war made Menon's faction the target of public criticism, and he was also reused as the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army.

Facing the Prime Minister's summons, he knew what the purpose was. Sure enough, Indira Gandhi said urgently, "Sam, you know my purpose. Many voices think that the war should be carried out immediately and immediately."

"Prime Minister, I don't want to mention the scars of the country, but the hasty battles of 1962 must not happen during my tenure." Sam Manekshaw said without changing his face, "Dear Prime Minister, the war What is the purpose? Have the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Finance figured out this issue? What about you, Prime Minister, what kind of result do you want?"

"Of course it is to prevent Pakistan from becoming a threat to India in the future." Indira Gandhi said in a sinking voice. She did not scold the chief of staff for mentioning India's defeat in 1962, even if she really did Very angry, "Now, from the central government to the states, countless people suggest to me every day~lightnovelpub.net~ that we should go to war against Pakistan immediately. You should know this kind of pressure. To release this pressure, you must The outcome of a victorious war will do.”

"As the chief of staff of the Indian Army, can you guarantee the results I want to see, if not, then the question of whether to start the war early or late is not important at all."

"No, this question is very important. Even if we start preparing now, we cannot block all interference. In fact, we should launch military operations during the season when the Himalayas are blocked by heavy snow, not now. We start military operations now. If we encounter If there is any obstacle, Pakistan may get support. Even if the Chinese cross over, there is no way to guarantee the logistics. Once there is a problem with the logistics, the army will become our plate. And if we mobilize the army to prepare for the attack now, we need at least two months time, and our northern neighbor gets exactly six months to intervene."

"So it will take at least autumn to start military operations?" Indira Gandhi was a little disappointed, but he also admitted that what the other party said was reasonable. "It seems that our diplomatic work needs to work harder."

"Dear Prime Minister, if the enemy is the Pakistani army, I have full confidence in the outcome of victory. As for us, we can also use these months to prepare well and lead a victorious army instead of a group of sloppy rabble. To act hastily will only humiliate oneself."

Doing so could be tough for the Bengal guerrillas for some time to come, but Sam Manekshaw believes it will all be worth it as long as they get the final victory.

Indira Gandhi faced the same problem her father faced in 1962, that is, all parties were urging her to make an immediate decision, and the wave of nationalism had pushed her father into a dangerous situation.