Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

“Less than 20,000 people ran away?”

"Correct."

Lehman Ranizil also didn't understand this battle.

How could India, with so many troops, end up in such a mess?

Robert McNamara interjected, "India is in a very bad situation right now. The Indian Army defense forces annihilated in this battle were all under the control of the Indian central government. The annihilation of so many troops is a major blow to India's defense capabilities. Without sufficient defense forces, the Indian central government will soon be unable to control local forces."

"This is only the situation in the northeast. In northwestern India, the Chinese army has already defeated the Indian Army's 19th Division, which consists of approximately 10 troops. The Indian Army was forced to deploy troops from the th Division in Kashmir, but they were still no match for the Chinese army."

"The Indian army suffered a series of defeats, and Pakistan seized the opportunity to concentrate its forces in Kashmir. Now Pakistan is winning battles in Kashmir and is on the verge of complete control of Kashmir."

"Because of so many defeats at the front, the areas close to the front are in a state of panic. All the capable people in New Delhi have fled New Delhi and fled to Bhopal."

Kennedy listened to Lanitzer's report and asked:

“Is there any possibility of India’s counterattack?”

"No."

Lanizil answered with certainty.

He said directly: "India is no match for the Chinese army. The Chinese army effortlessly defeated the main force of the Indian defense forces and advanced hundreds of miles in three or four days. The Chinese army did not seem to be fighting at all and advanced to India with ease."

"Judging from the fighting in the past few days, even if the Indian army deploys another 200,000 or 300,000 troops, it will not be a match for the Chinese."

"India's current situation is that not only is a counterattack impossible, but even the ability to hold New Delhi is questionable. Given the Chinese army's marching speed and combat effectiveness, if China is willing, it is possible to reach New Delhi within half a month."

Lannizel was also very shocked now.

The combat effectiveness of the Chinese military is far stronger than imagined.

Everyone's previous judgment was wrong.

They overestimated India's strength and underestimated China's. "It's not just China; Pakistan is also facing serious problems. The Indian army has been demoralized by the Chinese and has lost its fighting spirit. Many units are practically on the verge of collapse. Pakistan will not miss such a good opportunity and may even press on. Given India's current situation, if Pakistan launches an all-out attack, it will be difficult to resist."

Lannizl expressed his own judgment.

India is truly in great danger. The Indian army was frightened by the Chinese army and began to flee at the slightest sound of gunfire.

In order to compete with Pakistan for the Kashmir region, India has deployed a number of elite Indian troops in this area.

But since the Indian army knew the result of the Sino-Indian War,

How could the so-called elite Indian troops in the Kashmir region dare to continue fighting?

Kennedy looked at Dean Rusk and said, "What do you think India should do?"

Dean Rusk said: "India has indeed made a fool of itself this time and has not accomplished its mission of containing China. But India is a big country after all. As long as it does not fall,

Then we can continue to threaten China. We still cannot let India fall completely at this stage."

Although India has various problems, there is one thing that cannot be ignored. That is, India has a population of 400 million and is a populous country.

"Unlimited potential."

Dean Rusk is quite anxious now. Under the leadership of the Communist Party, China is thriving in all aspects. This is unacceptable to the United States.

Half a century ago, the success of the October Revolution inspired countless intellectuals in colonial and semi-colonial countries, leading them to embrace Marxism-Leninism and burgeoning international communism. Most of the communist forces in Asia were influenced by the October Revolution.

One Soviet Union is not enough. If a big country like China rises again, who knows how many countries will be willing to learn from China and the Soviet Union and take the socialist path.

The reason why Indochina has become so chaotic is because it borders China.

Therefore, China's development must be limited. However, the only countries around China that could threaten China are the Soviet Union and India. The Soviet Union and China are still in a honeymoon period, so India, the only country that can contain and threaten China, cannot be allowed to fall.

Kennedy nodded.

Although Kennedy looked down on India, India could not fall.

But now that India is in such a dire situation, how can we save it? "Pakistan is easy to deal with. As long as we cut off Pakistan's support, Pakistan will not be able to continue its war."

To resolve India’s current chaotic situation, the first thing to do is to resolve India’s external threats. All of India’s chaos comes from failures on the external battlefield.

That is to say, we must resolve the threats posed by China and Pakistan.

Pakistan is not a big problem. As an ally of the United States, all of Pakistan's weapons and ammunition are supported by the United States. As long as the United States cuts off its support for Pakistan, Pakistan's ammunition supply will be insufficient.

Pakistan has no money and no ammunition, so it is certain that it cannot continue the war.

The biggest problem now is China.

There are no diplomatic relations between China and the United States, China is not a member of the United Nations, and there is no direct communication channel between the two countries at the highest level. How can we convince China to end the war?

"Nehru and the Indian government cannot be allowed to fall before China is convinced. We should give them some confidence."

"John, we can't get involved in this war."

Dean Rusk quickly persuaded Kennedy.

Now the war in Indochina has become so big,

Even the United States, with its strength, would not be able to withstand a face-to-face war with China.

Kennedy shook his head and said, "We don't want to intervene in the battle, but we want to give Nehru some confidence. My idea is to send an aircraft carrier to India and airlift some weapons and equipment to India to tell Nehru that we support him." "That's fine."

Dean Rusk nodded.

As long as Nehru does not surrender, the United States will have no losses.

"As for China?"

Kennedy thought for a moment and said, “Dean, we still need to communicate with the Soviet Union on this matter.

"it is good."

1122 Loss of face

September 1961, 9, the sixth night of the counterattack against India.

"The 4th and 15th Divisions have withdrawn to Haryana."

Nehru's Office.

Nehru sat dejectedly in a chair, smoking non-stop. Just a few days ago, India was the leader of the "Non-Aligned Movement" respected by many countries in the world.

But within a few days India has become the laughing stock of everyone.

The defeat on the battlefield showed everyone India's weakness, and Nehru's open request for assistance from the United States and the Soviet Union completely abandoned many of the promises of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Many third world countries that have just gained independence,

Originally, India was considered a leader, and it was believed that India could lead everyone to resist hegemony and gain more benefits for them.

But this war and India's choice made third world countries change their minds.

Just a few days ago, Nehru was a nationally recognized political leader, held in high regard both internationally and domestically. But now the world is laughing at Nehru, and even within India, calls for his resignation are rife.

Having suffered so many blows in a short period of time, Nehru, who was originally full of vigor and vitality, became lifeless and aged rapidly.

Defense Minister Menon carefully briefed Nehru on the current situation.

The Indian Army in Kashmir performed very poorly. Although the Indian Army has transferred the 10th Division, it still has the 4th Division, 7th Division, 15th Division and the st Armored Division, the most elite unit of the Indian Army, in Kashmir.

It can be said that the elite of the Indian Defense Forces are all here.

Although Pakistan was aggressive, it actually had limited time and only deployed two divisions, which were much less powerful than the Indian army.

But it was these two divisions that forced the four Indian divisions to retreat. Even the powerful 1st Armored Division chose to retreat immediately.

The Indian army did not dare to delay in Kashmir for too long because the Chinese army was too powerful. The 19th Division was almost annihilated, and the 10th Division that was transferred there was no match for the Chinese army.

The Chinese army quickly overwhelmed the 10th Division's defenses and began to advance into Ladakh. Under these circumstances, the Indian army would no longer dare to remain in Kashmir. If the Chinese army cut off their retreat, no one would be able to escape.

The first to withdraw was the 4st Armored Division, followed by the 15th Division, and finally the th Division and the th Division also withdrew from Kashmir.

Pakistan suffered only 600 casualties in total.

With about 170 people, they took Kashmir effortlessly.

Seeing that the Indian army was so vulnerable, the Pakistani troops chose to continue the pursuit.

The Indian army is certainly not afraid of the Pakistani army. What the Indian army is afraid of is the Chinese army, and they do not want to fight with the Chinese army again.

So the Indian army, in panic, did not think about how to resist, but chose to continue to retreat. Pakistan also knew why the Indian army was so panicked, so the Pakistani front-line troops even embroidered a red flag. When the Indian army saw the red flag, they thought it was the Chinese army fleeing in panic.

The Indian Army, with a total of over 100,000 troops in several divisions, was in chaos during the retreat, fighting and struggling. By the time they had all left Kashmir, they had lost more than 20,000 troops.

They all scattered during the retreat.

After so many troops got into chaos, the entire northern region of India was in chaos. The speed of the Indian army's retreat was absolutely amazing.

Both the 4th and 15th Divisions have been withdrawn to Haryana.

As a result, the nearby Uttar Pradesh was greatly affected. The current situation in Uttar Pradesh is that there are Chinese army vanguards and Pakistani troops not far away on both the east and west sides.

Uttar Pradesh was in a state of panic, with rumors circulating that the Chinese army was about to invade. So, groups of refugees headed south.

However, their advance southwards caused chaos in other states. Those who moved southwards were unaware of the specific circumstances of the war. To explain their march, they fabricated elaborate stories about where the Chinese army had fought, how formidable the battles were, and how they had killed countless people.

Anyway, the meaning is that the Chinese army is very powerful and the Indian army is no match for it. Moreover, the Chinese army is brutal and kills people and massacres cities at will.

In order to prove how helpless they were in fleeing their hometown, these refugees made up story after story, and in the end they even believed it themselves.

That's what rumors are.

Word spread quickly, and soon everyone knew how formidable the Chinese army was, how brutal and brutal it was, and how the Chinese army was now invading India on a large scale, and would soon attack us.

As a result, large numbers of people fled to other states as well.

Local governments in northern India have been completely paralyzed as their own staff have also joined the ranks of those fleeing.

When a place is in chaos, all sorts of things happen. Criminal cases of all kinds appear at a rate dozens or even hundreds of times higher than usual.

Because when the local government fled, they directly released all the prisoners in the prison. The criminals here like this chaotic situation the most.

At this point in the war, the Indian army has lost its organization. In fact, the actual situation is not so dangerous, because the main force of the Chinese army has not continued the offensive, and only a small number of troops are outside. However, many Indian troops now have no courage to fight and will flee at the slightest sign of trouble.

Another issue was the central government's excessive disarray, lacking clear orders. Without clear central government orders, the troops on the front lines felt even more uncertain. Consequently, when faced with a battle, the frontline troops' first choice was not to fight, but to flee.

There are all kinds of rumors everywhere, and New Delhi has a new story every day.

Today it's the Chinese army, tomorrow it's the Pakistani army, but the point is the same: New Delhi can no longer be defended.

The wealthy people in New Delhi fled first. After Nehru started to arrest the opposition, those opposition parties also left New Delhi, and soon high-ranking government officials began to flee.