Chapter 962 Breakout Plan

"Go south, cross the Mo River, use the river to stop the enemy's armor, then bypass Durgapur and retreat west."

Although Ranchi has given up hope for this war, as the coach, he is still doing his essential work.

Up to now, he has no hope of counterattacking or anything, he just wants to take these troops out.

He is satisfied with being able to bring out 100,000 people. With 100,000 troops back to Delhi, he can still hold a little capital in the subsequent negotiations.

In Ranchi's view, the Mughal Empire has no other way out except surrendering to Dahua and negotiating.

If you continue to fight, you will definitely not win. The backwardness of the Mughal Empire is all-round.

Even if a certain battle is won, it will not change the strength gap between the two sides.

What's more, they can't even win a battle now.

Although, among the high-level Mughals, a strategist proposed the concept of protracted warfare, suggesting that all regular troops be dispersed to rural and mountainous areas across the country for guerrilla warfare.

It mainly focuses on constantly harassing the Chinese army, withholding taxes, and destroying infrastructure.

Use guerrilla warfare to contain Dahua's large number of troops and increase the cost of Dahua's rule in India.

As long as it lasts for a few years, Dahua's income in India will be far lower than its expenditure.

At that time, the Huajun may give up this place because of this.

If Huajun does not give up, they will have more negotiating capital if they choose to negotiate with Dahua again. Maybe it only needs to cut some places and add some indemnities to preserve the independence of the Mughal Empire.

This kind of strategic thinking is theoretically feasible.

After all, the Mughal Empire is very large, covering more than four to five million square kilometers. If Dahua wants to stabilize every place, it needs a large number of troops.

As far as Dahua currently has more than 200,000 troops in India, it is far from enough.

Not to mention 200,000, even a million troops, if scattered on this piece of land, it would be like a pile of sand on the beach.

And to feed one million troops overseas, the money needed is immeasurable.

If Dahua feeds those troops by cruelly exploiting the Indian people, it will be in their arms.

Aroused public grievances, and Dahua's rule in India became more difficult.

Moreover, with too many troops deployed in India, the commander-in-chief may choose to be independent.

In short, as long as guerrilla warfare is carried out and a protracted war is carried out, there are still many opportunities for them to turn defeat into victory.

However, in Ranchi's view, this strategy is not feasible at all, it is completely divorced from reality, it is a kind of utopianism, and it is the wishful thinking of the top Mughal leaders.

Because of this tactic, it is actually very dependent on ordinary people across the country.

Whether it's supplies, casualties, intelligence, or even concealment.

These all need the help of the people, so that the guerrillas can persist in fighting the Chinese army.

But why should the people help the Indian soldiers?

Although Ranchi was not born at the bottom, he has worked at the grassroots level and in society. He knows what the soldiers of the Indian army look like, and he also knows what the Indian people think of the soldiers.

To describe it in two words, soldiers and bandits.

For the common people, the soldiers of the Chinese army and the soldiers of the Indian army are equally terrifying, and even the soldiers of the Chinese army are slightly better, at least they have good discipline.

As for the Indian army, as long as they lose the strong deterrence of the central government, these soldiers can immediately turn into demons, showing their most terrifying scene.

At that time, the people will be thankful for not reporting the whereabouts of the Indian army to the Chinese army.

It is a dream to expect the common people to help.

Ranchi felt that if such a strategy were to be implemented, there would be a high probability that soldiers would go down to the countryside to burn, kill, and loot, and then find a place to become bandits and endanger one side.

Against the backdrop of these corrupt and inhuman soldiers, the Chinese army will look more like a righteous army, and the common people will definitely stand on the side of the Chinese army, and then welcome the king's teacher.

There are a large number of people who serve as eyeliners for the Chinese army. Guerrilla warfare is a joke and will not work.

At this time, the Mughal Empire did not suffer from one disease, but many kinds of diseases at the same time. It is not so easy to restore health.

"It's not easy for Mohe. The enemy has a regiment stationed on the west bank, blocking the Mohe bridge."

A subordinate reminded.

Blowing up bridges can indeed effectively slow down the advance speed of the Chinese armored forces, but only if they can cross the Mo River.

The Chinese army had long noticed the importance of the Mohe Bridge, and deployed a regiment of troops on the west bank.

"Gather the boats and send a force downriver to cross the river, then get behind them. A frontal attack to get their attention, then move around the rear to launch a surprise attack and try to hold the bridge."

Ranchi was a little worried that the Chinese army would blow up the bridge if they couldn't hold it.

The Mo River is not wide, only more than ten meters.

However, this width is enough to discourage the Indian army's supply troops.

Only by this bridge can those luggage be transported over.

"What if the Chinese army blows up the bridge?"

Someone asked this question.

"Then give up all your belongings. At this point, there is no perfect solution. It would be nice if people can go out."

Ranchi said.

There was a moment of silence when everyone heard the words. Those artillery and supplies were their last property.

If it is lost, I don't know how long it will take to recover.

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It can be said that if those weapons and equipment are lost, more than half of this army will be useless.

But what if you don't throw it away?

Anyway, they couldn't think of a better way.

Then, a sigh broke the silence.

Everyone no longer questioned, but chose to obey Ranchi's plan and arranged to attack Mohe Bridge.

At the same time, the Chinese army is attacking the enemy in the encirclement.

Although the Indian army was on the defensive side, it did not have any advantage and was retreating steadily.

At this time, the two sides began to compete for speed again. If the Indian army captured the Mohe Bridge before the Chinese army broke through their lines of defense and fled to the west of the Mohe River, they would have a greater chance of escaping from the encirclement.

However, if they hadn't taken the Mohe Bridge when the Chinese army caught up with their main force, they might be wiped out.

Fighting the Chinese army is a very painful thing, and many generals have this feeling.

When fighting the Chinese army, they must be very thoughtful, not make mistakes, and do their best to barely maintain the balance of power. And once they make a small mistake, the whole army will be wiped out.

But things on the battlefield are unpredictable, so how can there be no accidents at all.

Sometimes, the appearance of a new weapon can catch them off guard.

When other armies lost to the Chinese army, the gap in equipment was one reason, and another important reason was that they did not know enough about the Chinese army, so they often made misjudgments.