The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1033 The Hand Behind the Scenes
January 1th, the 8th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Panshan Group Headquarters welcomed the Pakistani envoy Salman Bashir!
Liu Tao met Salman Bashir in the reception room, and he personally boiled water and made tea.

"Salman, my friend, I feel very sympathetic about your experience. India's warmongering and unauthorized provocation of war should be condemned by all parties." Liu Tao expressed his attitude.

The two sides have a friendship of more than 20 years and are close friends.

As for the Indian side, there has been no shortage of dirty tricks on both sides.

Liu Tao naturally knew which side he was on.

Moreover, they have already held a meeting and reached a consensus regarding the India-Pakistan war.

The balance in South Asia should not be broken and peace should be cherished rather than destroyed.

Salman Bashir was delighted, he could feel Liu Tao's attitude.

In the past few days, relevant Pakistani representatives have acted separately. On one hand, they visited major oil-producing countries in the Middle East to beg for alms, on the other hand, they contacted countries surrounding India, and on the other hand, Salman Bashir came to China.

The trip to the Middle East went smoothly, and we collected a total of 50 billion US dollars from various Islamic brothers. This is only the first batch of donations. Now Pakistan is hoping to obtain interest-free or low-interest loans from several countries.

It is also going smoothly with the countries surrounding India. Khalistan, Nepal, West Bengal, East India, South India, etc. have already begun to mobilize troops and conduct military exercises on the front lines. However, it is not Pakistan's business to decide when they start a war. They are all sovereign states and have their own interests to consider.

This time, Salman Bashir chose China as his first stop.

Salman Bashir asked for the purchase of weapons and ammunition. Liu Tao was a little surprised and asked, "Can't you support this war with your current military strength?"

The Pakistani Army is now equipped with more than 3700 tanks, including more than 59 Type 2000 tanks, more than 59 modified Type 500s, and some Type 80 main battle tanks, Type 81 medium tanks and Type 81 light tanks, plus more than 54 T55/T69, T70, T600 and other tanks, 2000 armored personnel carriers, 4400 field artillery, mortars and rocket salvo devices, 1200 anti-tank missile launchers, 3500 portable air defense missile systems, 2500 anti-aircraft guns, and more than 160 helicopters.

It can be said that the Pakistani army is quite powerful.

Pakistan's air force, with more than 1,000 aircraft of various types, is also not to be underestimated. Pakistan's navy is the best navy in South Asia, and is much better than the Indian navy.

Moreover, unlike other Middle Eastern countries, Pakistan has certain military production capabilities.

For example, for the J-6, J-7, Xiaolong, Type 59 tanks, etc., Pakistan at least has repair shops that can repair the equipment itself, and many of them even have production lines.

In terms of missiles, although Pakistan is restricted to medium-range missiles, it has short-range missiles and is no worse than the Indian army in terms of missiles.

Before this, Liu Tao felt that the outcome of this battle would be difficult to determine, and the Indian army would choose to cease fire as it would not gain any advantage.

There is no huge disparity in strength between the two sides.

The Indian army has a larger number of troops, but it needs to deal with the east, south, west and north directions. India's development has not been very good in recent years and it cannot support a war for too long.

Salman Bashir had to tell Liu Tao about the current situation between the two parties, and Liu Tao couldn't help but frowned slightly.

Originally, he thought that the Polar Bear was behind India. After all, the two sides had a deep friendship, and the Indian procurement team would inevitably drink a few bottles of Volga when they went to the Polar Bear.

India now has two aircraft carriers, both from Polar Bear, a helicopter carrier and the 'Riga' aircraft carrier.

In this case, the advantage of the Pakistani Navy is no longer very obvious.

What's more, the CIA is behind this, which also means that the Americans are making trouble. At this time of handover, the Americans are already ready to make a move.

It would be bad if this allowed India to return to its previous situation.

After all, that direction is not China's main direction, nor even a secondary direction.

The current situation in South Asia is the result of Liu Tao's painstaking efforts and huge investment of manpower, material and financial resources.

South Asia should maintain a balanced situation, keep peace, and then each country can develop.

South Asia does not need a hegemonic entity to gain hegemony over South Asia!

The next day, Liu Tao agreed to provide a batch of weapons and ammunition to Salman Bashir at a 6% discount.

That afternoon, the first train, already loaded with weapons and ammunition, set off along the railway.

The Indo-Pakistani war is in full swing.

Khalistan has had an enemy relationship with India since its founding. Indians will never forget the Sikhs' betrayal of India, and Sikhs will never forget India's enslavement of them and the Indians' desecration of Sikh temples.

Although Khalistan's conventional military force is only 10 strong, it actually maintains a system of universal military service. So far, 3000 million Sikhs, even primary school students, have to receive military training every year to be ready to deal with possible Indian invasion at any time.

The Khalistan army is organized into brigades, regiments, battalions, companies, platoons and squads. A squad has 1 people, a platoon is divided into three squads with a total of 10 people, a company consists of three platoons with about 35 people, a battalion has four companies with about 1 people, a regiment has three battalions with about 3 people, and a brigade has four regiments with about 120 people.

The Khalistan army is brave and good at fighting, and has never been at a disadvantage in any of the previous frictions.

This time, the Khalistan army began to shell the Indian army on the opposite side along the river defense line. The two sides used the river as the boundary, and the boundary was located in the middle of the river.

Over the years, the two sides have fought many times over water sources, and it is common for one or two hundred people to die every year.

All 10 troops of Khalistan are deployed along the river defense line. Air force bases, air defense positions and radar positions have been built over the years.

As a major grain-producing country, Khalistan has become a rich country in South Asia thanks to its grain exports, and its per capita income is the highest among all South Asian countries.

The soldiers of Khalistan are also fully armed. The infantry even have bulletproof vests and bulletproof helmets, and tanks and armored vehicles are also available.

In order to guard against Khalistan, the Indian army has deployed more than 20 troops along the river all year round and is in a defensive posture.

It once happened that an infantry regiment of Khalistan fought against an identical Indian army, and the Indian army was defeated.

The two sides began with artillery bombardment. The Indian army immediately blew up the bridges along the river and took a defensive posture to prevent the Khalistan army from attacking.

At the same time, the Indian army reported the situation to its superiors as soon as possible and requested air force reinforcements.

There is no way. The Sikhs are brave and good at fighting, but too brutal.

What's more, they were also worried that Nepal would launch an attack from the flank, thus being attacked from both sides!
The Sikhs are brave and good at fighting, and the Nepalese soldiers are also very brutal.

(End of this chapter)