Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

It must be said that although the Indian troops were singing and dancing there, they still chose their campsites very professionally.

The Indian army's position was completely exposed, with no obstructions along the nearly 100-meter-long attack path.

After observing for a few minutes and finding no way to dodge, the 9-man team simply gave up trying to dodge.

As the bugle sounded, the soldiers fired their guns and advanced rapidly in skirmish lines.

Caught off guard by the sudden attack, the Indian troops opened fire in a panic.

Upon hearing the gunshot, Indian Army Major Akshay pushed away the female soldier sitting on him and strode out of the tent, his large pregnant belly protruding.

"what happened?!"

"Colonel, we are under attack by enemy forces!"

"The front-line positions are under great pressure. Requesting artillery support!"

"Central Army? How could there be a central army here?!" Akshay exclaimed in surprise.

However, Akshay quickly put the problem aside and urgently ordered: "Pass on my order, front-line positions to hold off the enemy with all their might, heavy artillery company to retreat immediately, and after the heavy artillery and supply troops have withdrawn, the remaining troops will withdraw from the battle in turn!"

After saying that, Akshay didn't ask the staff officer to repeat himself and went back into the tent.

Although he didn't say it earlier, he had to evacuate before the heavy artillery company.

Akshay's advantage over other Indian Army officers lies in his ability to recognize his own limitations.

Akshay knew his own abilities very well. He was very skilled at fighting women, but there was absolutely no way he could go head-to-head with the central army.

Indian soldiers had actually anticipated Akshay's orders.

After all, for the Indian army, heavy artillery is bought with money, while Dalits can grow on their own.

However, when an entire unit is only thinking about how to escape, their combat effectiveness is predictable.

Especially for troops like the Indian Army, whose combat effectiveness was already lacking, it has now deteriorated to the extreme.

Faced with the cowardly Indian troops, the 9th Company, under the cover of heavy machine guns and mortars, stormed into the Indian positions with unstoppable momentum.

When the 9th Company completed its breakthrough, the Indian artillery company hadn't even left yet.

A rocket launcher operator spotted a tractor-trailer towing a heavy artillery piece turning around in the distance and fired a rocket.

A tractor-trailer was blown up, and the highway was completely blocked on the spot.

"Ignore the enemy!" the 9th Company Commander shouted. "Follow me and charge in! Rear assault!"

The 9th Company Commander didn't even look at the enemy in front of him; he wanted to break through the Indian army's defenses and trap all the Indian troops.

As some soldiers from the 9th and 8th companies rushed into the position, the entire Indian army position fell into complete chaos.

The soldiers fought their way through the enemy lines with gunfire and bayonet charges, successfully intercepting nearly 300 Indian soldiers.

Faced with a pincer attack, the Indian soldiers had no courage to fight to the death, and did not even dare to break through the encirclement head-on.

Everyone scattered and haphazardly disappeared into the mountains on the side.

Upon seeing this, the battalion commander immediately ordered the main force of the 8th Company to pursue.

In order to preserve their Kshatriya power, the Indian army soldiers exerted every ounce of their strength.

The chase lasted for more than two hours.

While the two sides were fighting, another battalion of the Indian 67th Brigade arrived as reinforcements.

However, their choice was almost identical to that of the vanguard.

Upon receiving news of the fierce fighting at the front, the battalion turned back without asking any questions.

The three battalions had already finished fighting, and they didn't even know this unit existed.

After capturing people all over the mountains and fields, the Third Battalion left a platoon to guard the more than two hundred prisoners they had captured, while the rest continued south.

Meanwhile, while the 2nd Battalion of the 33rd Regiment was searching for and eliminating the remaining enemy forces and advancing south, they captured a Nepalese cook who was serving in the Indian army.

The soldiers initially thought he was just a lazy bum who was freeloading in the Indian army, but the cook surprised them with his words.

"What did you say? There's a military post 10 kilometers away?!" The second battalion commander was utterly shocked.

No one could have imagined that such important intelligence would be obtained under these circumstances.

“That’s right.” The Nepalese cook nodded. “It’s in Chaku, to the south, an Indian army outpost.”

Upon hearing the affirmative reply, the second battalion commander immediately felt a tingling sensation all over his body.

He is now in a dilemma.

The 33rd Regiment has been traversing mountains and valleys for seven consecutive days, fighting several battles of varying sizes, but they haven't had a hot meal. The entire army has been eating dry rations on the move, and the troops are now extremely exhausted.

Knowing that there was an Indian army outpost in Chakri, all the hard work of the past few days would be wasted if they didn't attack.

"Battalion Commander, let's fire!" someone said.

"Yes, Battalion Commander, we still have plenty of energy. It would be such a waste if the Indian army got away."

Hearing the soldiers' petition, the second battalion commander hesitated.

At this moment, the political instructor spoke up from the side: "Battalion Commander, you know the fighting strength of the Indian army. They are even weaker than the Koka militia. Although the Second Battalion is already exhausted, defeating them is still as easy as cutting melons and vegetables."

"You also support fighting?" The second battalion commander was somewhat surprised. His political instructor was known for his composure.

"It's not that I support fighting, but that the soldiers all want to fight," the political instructor said. "And I have a feeling that this might be the Second Battalion's last chance; there aren't many battles left."

When the second battalion commander turned around, sure enough, everyone was staring intently at him.

"Since everyone wants to fight, then let's fight!"

The Second Battalion Commander decisively ordered, "The 5th Company is the spearhead company, the vanguard of the entire battalion. Set off immediately."

"The battalion headquarters will advance behind the spearhead company, while the main force will be behind the battalion headquarters."

"All cadres must set an example and lead by example!"

"yes!".
Exhausted, the soldiers traveled for more than four hours along the mountain road.

It wasn't until it was completely dark that the Second Battalion finally saw the firelight in the distance after crossing several mountains.

By the dim light of the fire, the second battalion commander realized something was wrong.

Putting down his binoculars, the second battalion commander turned and said, "Go, call that cook over here!"

Soon, the Nepalese cook was brought over.

Looking at the Nepalese cook, the second battalion commander's expression turned somewhat unfriendly. "I'm asking you, how many people are in the supply depot?"

"Not many, just a company's worth of logistics troops. This supply depot is mainly used for storing food."

The second battalion commander grabbed the Nepalese cook and pulled him forward, saying, "Look at that, is that a whole company of soldiers?"

"What are those trucks for? What are all those bonfires and tents for? Don't tell me they're just for show."

Upon hearing this, the Nepalese cook immediately looked over from a distance.

Although he didn't have a telescope, he could still make out the vague outline of the outpost, and soon he realized something was wrong.

"Something's not right! This isn't what I've seen before," the Nepalese cook exclaimed in shock.

“I can’t speak for other things, but there definitely weren’t this many campfires here before.”

"These newly added campfires clearly indicate the arrival of other troops."

Seeing that the Nepalese cook's expression didn't seem fake, the second battalion commander knew he couldn't get any more useful information from him.

After waving his hand to have the Nepalese cook taken away, the second battalion commander thought for a moment and still didn't want to give up this opportunity.

"Have the artillery and machine gun companies set up positions. The 5th Company will advance to probe the enemy's position. The rest of the troops should prepare to immediately support the 5th Company's retreat if there is an ambush." ​​Upon receiving the order, the 5th Company immediately moved forward quietly.

Seeing the two Indian sentries standing by the fire with their necks hunched over, the 5th Company Commander waved his hand, and the soldiers of the elite squad immediately stepped forward, preparing to silently take down the Indian sentries.

"Won't something unexpected happen if we don't retreat directly to Tezpur and instead detour to the supply depot?"

Another Indian sentry shook his head: "You're overthinking it. The battalion commander had already anticipated this; the Chinese army would never come."

At this time, the troops stationed at the supply depot were another battalion of the Indian 67th Brigade reinforcements.

Upon discovering the battle, they chose to flee and returned directly to Tezpur, eventually ending up at the military post.

According to the Indian army's deduction, it was impossible for the Chinese army to arrive here that day, and the Chinese army also needed to rest at night.

They can retreat when it gets light.

"Alright, I guess I was overthinking it. The central army can't possibly arrive tonight. By the time they get here tomorrow, we'll have already withdrawn."

"Unfortunately, there are no sheep or other animals at the outpost."

With no risk of encountering the enemy, the Indian sentries were naturally extremely relaxed.

The elite squad slowly approached them, preparing to capture them alive and find out the situation at the supply depot.

However, when the two sides were less than 5 meters apart, an Indian sentry inexplicably turned his head.

At that moment, upon seeing the Chinese army so close at hand, the Indian soldiers' eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"Enemy attack!"

The Indian sentry shouted as he prepared to pull the bolt and fire.

Seeing that they had been exposed, the soldiers wasted no time and took out the Indian sentry with a single burst of fire.

As the gun fired, the two sentries fell to the ground instantly.

Upon hearing the gunshot, nine Indian soldiers carrying guns rushed out of the nearby mud-brick house.

However, they were met with a barrage of gunfire.

At the same time, the 9th Company Commander shouted, "Bugler! Sound the bugle!"

"All troops attack!"

"Comrades! Kill!"

The shouts and cries of killing were deafening.

When the other Indian soldiers rushed out with their weapons, ready to fight, they were embarrassed to find that there were shouts and gunfire nearby, and shouts of battle could be heard in the distance as well.

The Indian army was unsure how to respond.

Most importantly, the Indian army did not build a deep defensive position, which meant they had no idea where the enemy was.

The elite squad has closed in on the vicinity of the supply depot and is continuously firing suppressive fire.

Faced with the attack from the elite squad, the Indian troops were thrown into chaos, with bullets flying everywhere, but none of them landed near the elite squad.

Seeing the Indian army's behavior, the second battalion commander immediately realized that he had been overthinking things.

The Indian army definitely did not lay an ambush.

"Pass on my order: mortars and heavy machine guns, open fire immediately! The 4th Company enters the battlefield from the left flank, and the 6th Company enters from the right flank, to coordinate with the 5th Company in a three-pronged attack!"

As the second battalion fully deployed, the Indian troops instantly realized that something was terribly wrong.

"Major, this is bad! There are central army units everywhere, even in the supply depots."

"Our troops are in complete chaos and cannot be organized at all!"

"Damn it! How could the Chinese army appear now!" The Indian battalion commander's face was grim.

According to his calculations, the central army should not arrive until tomorrow morning, by which time he should have already left.

"We can't worry about that anymore." The Indian battalion commander made a decisive decision.

"I remember there's a tank at the outpost. Drive it out immediately, use the tank to create a breach, and we'll get out of here!"

With the tanks providing cover, the Indian army seemed to have a backbone, and dozens of trucks followed closely behind.

The convoy fled south along the highway, with Indian soldiers frequently grabbing onto the trucks and hanging from them.

Seeing this, the squad leader of the elite squad also decisively changed his target.

"Everyone! Follow me! Immediately take over that small hill next to the road!"

At this time, the Indian army was in complete disarray. Upon seeing the soldiers of the vanguard squad, the Indian soldiers immediately turned and left.

There were absolutely no obstacles in front of the elite squad.

Crouching atop the small hill, watching the tanks rumble towards them, the squad leader stretched out his hand to the side: "Give me the rocket launcher!"

After setting up the rocket launcher and taking a quick aim, a single pull of the trigger sent a rocket hitting the Indian tank instantly.

The tanks used by the Indian army are French AMX-13 light tanks, whose armor protection is no different from paper when faced with upgraded rocket launchers.

With an explosion, the Indian tank caught fire on the spot.

At the same time, the light machine guns and rifles of the elite squad opened fire simultaneously, and several trucks following behind the tank were also shot down.

Seeing the situation was not good, the Indian soldiers hanging on the truck decisively jumped off and fled.

Apart from some who surrendered on the spot, the rest of the Indian troops chose to flee into the mountains.

The Second Battalion spent the entire night searching for these Indian deserters in the mountains.

As the first rays of dawn illuminated the sky, a soldier suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Battalion Commander! Look over there!"

The second battalion commander looked up and followed the direction of the finger, and a vast plain appeared before him.

By raising his binoculars, the second battalion commander could even clearly see the small Indian villages near the border.

"If you go another ten kilometers or so south, you should reach the traditional line."

"Pass down the order: cease the search and raid, regroup, and return to Chaku."

"yes!".
After capturing the Bomdila and Chaku line, the 33rd Regiment, except for a small force, began to fully shift its focus to search and annihilation.

The remaining small force continued south, reaching Eagle's Nest Pass and getting very close to the traditional Sino-Indian border.

at the same time.

A battalion of the Shannan border defense forces advanced to the Mijin area.

The Linzhi border defense forces, with three battalions, successively captured places such as Meichuka, Dudeng, and Dadong.

After capturing Walong, the four regiments from the Walong area successively advanced to Samville and Jingudi.

The Chinese army has advanced to the traditional Sino-Indian border across the entire front.

With this, the second phase of the counterattack came to an end.

Besides the three Indian brigades that were surrounded on the western front and were completely annihilated, the enemy forces annihilated in other directions totaled more than two brigades.

According to incomplete statistics, nearly 5000 Indian soldiers were killed and about 4000 were captured in this battle. In addition, a large number of Indian soldiers went missing after escaping into the mountains.

The Indian army suffered unprecedented heavy losses.

(End of this chapter)