Dominate South Asia

Build momentum, take advantage of momentum, and want to rise, it is definitely not possible to rely solely on one's own strength. Now, while the honeymoon period with the United States is going on, it would be a waste not to use the Americans.

Watching a large-scale confrontation with the Soviets, the Indians are making trouble again, and being attacked from both sides, will the United States sit idly by? Of course not! If the Soviets get a passage out of the Indian Ocean, the Americans will be the most uncomfortable!

And now, India is making trouble again. At this time, India has formed an alliance with the Soviets, and the United States does not need to rely on India to contain China. The policy towards India is naturally repressive.

The Indians only see the immediate interests, but not the yellow bird behind. In order to help Pakistan stabilize the situation, it is completely possible for the US aircraft carrier formation to circle the Indian Ocean and drive to the doorstep of the Indians.

With the Americans here to deter, the Indians dare not fight.

Therefore, when the Indian side announced the establishment of a no-fly zone, the Indians, in addition to being angry, must have seized air superiority from the Indian side. As for those Soviet-made fighters, the Tomcat fleet of the Indian side could completely defeat them. Even if India introduced the castrated MiG-29 from the Soviet Union, it would definitely not be as good as the Tomcat fighters of the Indian side.

When the Indian Air Force was beaten to vomit blood and when they were about to give up, it was their chance.

Of course, the most important thing is still one word, fast!

Arrange ground forces in advance, rely on the bombing of fighters, and eliminate all targets within half a day. Before dark, control the important entrances to the mountain. It will take at most two days to completely eliminate the defenders in the Kashmir Valley. In the past few days, the continuous electromagnetic interference has made the Indians have no idea what happened. When they realized it, the battle was over.

At that time, sit back at the negotiating table and discuss it. In short, what you get will not be vomited out again. At most, you can promise not to attack other areas.

The discussion with the United States was just a no-fly zone, but the situation later went beyond the agreement, and the Americans had no choice but to accept this reality, while also safeguarding Pakistan's interests.

This was the plan that Muhammad had thought of on the way here, of course, it was still a bit wishful thinking. For example, the Indians might risk being attacked by the Americans and launch a full-scale attack on Pakistan in anger, but this possibility was very small, and it was impossible to launch a war with 100% certainty, and that was impossible.

Everyone present was smart, even Murvef, who could sit in the position of Minister of Defense, was not a fool, and should be able to guess his own plan.

Take advantage of the situation! Use the Americans to suppress the Indians! A quick battle and a quick decision, creating a fait accompli!

The hands of the clock were ticking, and time passed by minute by minute. The entire conference room was so quiet that everyone's breathing could be heard.

This plan was too crazy, and no one could think of it. They were all thinking about how to deal with the turmoil at the outpost and how not to trigger a bigger war, while Muhammad was going to take the initiative to create a war.

"What if the Americans fail to intimidate the Indians and they launch a full-scale war against us?" said the Minister of Defense.

"Then we will fight! We will use our lives and blood to wash away the shame of the last war!" Muhammad said: "If we don't have this courage, how can we dominate South Asia!"

"Yes! Wash away the shame! Dominate South Asia!" Zia-ul-Haq said: "I order Brigadier General Muhammad to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and serve as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force to command the Air Force to carry out this no-fly zone operation. Lieutenant General Mirza Aslam Beg will lead the Third Army to prepare to recapture the Kashmir Valley! Make an appointment with the US Ambassador immediately!"

Zia-ul-Haq dared to seize power in a coup because he was a smart and enterprising person. Now, the situation is very dangerous, and it is also an opportunity. Zia-ul-Haq will not let go of such an opportunity, especially dominating South Asia, which makes Zia-ul-Haq inexplicably excited. Muhammad's words are not empty slogans, but practical actions step by step!

So, Zia-ul-Haq made up his mind.

Lord, the US ambassador to Pakistan, and Brigadier General Herbert Watson, director of the US Defense Mission in Pakistan, soon came to the presidential palace.

In order to coordinate the struggle against the Soviets in Afghanistan, the United States added a defense mission to Pakistan. Brigadier General Herbert Watson was the first director of the mission. He was mainly responsible for the actions of American soldiers in the Peshawar Military District.

On the Pakistani side, in addition to Zia-ul-Haq, there was also Muhammad.

Although Muhammad had not met the two people in front of him many times, he was impressed every time, and the relationship between them was relatively harmonious, especially now that Americans in the Peshawar Military District could also fly fighter jets and gain valuable combat experience. This kind of friendship gained on the battlefield was even more precious.

"The reason for calling you here is because of some disputes in the east of our country. You should know that the Indians captured several outposts on our border this morning. We suspect that this is a precursor to their large-scale attack." Zia-ul-Haq said.

This is not shocking. According to the analysis of the current situation, the Indians are likely to take advantage of the situation and make profits.

"Just now, they captured several outposts. Our Keberlu area is facing the risk of being surrounded by them." Zia-ul-Haq continued: "And now, our main force is deployed on the western front to prepare for the large-scale invasion of the Soviets. We are now very passive."

"We already know about it in the United States." Herbert said: "We did not expect that the Indians dared to take action at this time. We will not sit idly by and watch this happen. For our allies, we are willing to provide help. How does your country need us to help?"

Although the Americans also feel very headache, if the United States directly sends troops, there will still be risks. The United States is more willing to do something in the rear, such as spiritual encouragement.

"Mhammad, please tell Mr. Ambassador and Brigadier General Herbert." Zia-ul-Haq said.

"We want to severely hit the arrogance of the Indians, but our current ground forces are dealing with possible invasions by the Soviets. Therefore, it is impossible to launch a large-scale ground operation. Therefore, we plan to concentrate air power and severely hit the Indians. We plan to establish a no-fly zone over Kashmir."

No-fly zone! Thinking of the no-fly zone established by the Americans over Iraq in later generations, Muhammad was very envious. This is the naked oppression of the strong against the weak. I won't let your plane fly over your head. As long as it flies, I will shoot it down!

"After establishing the no-fly zone, we will compete with the Indians for air supremacy. Relying on the Tomcat fighters provided to us by the American allies, this is not difficult to do. The real purpose of establishing a no-fly zone is to use our planes to fiercely bomb the Indian invading forces and drive them back!" Muhammad said.

In fact, the real purpose is to lay the foundation for taking over the Kashmir Valley. Of course, this cannot be told to the Americans in front of them. The Americans prefer to maintain the status quo.

Herbert nodded: "Yes, relying on a strong air force to gain air supremacy, and then air-to-ground attacks, you can recapture the outpost at a lower cost."

Muhammad's idea is completely the theory of offensive air force, which is very consistent with the theory of the United States.

"So, we hope that our American allies can help us with two things." Muhammad said: "The first thing is that we need a thousand laser-guided bombs for the bombing, and we hope that our American allies can provide us with Paveway laser-guided bombs."

One thousand! Isn't this a bit too much? To attack those outposts, a hundred bombs are enough, Herbert couldn't help but think in his heart.

"We bombed not only those outposts, but also the supporting troops that may come." Muhammad said: "Moreover, this is a counterattack, and we must teach the Indians a profound lesson!"

This is a foreshadowing. When the Kashmir Valley is taken, it will also be a profound lesson. It is definitely not Pakistan's intention to launch a large-scale counterattack.

"Yes, it is to teach the Indians a profound lesson. However, we should not have so many laser-guided bombs in our domestic inventory. It should be no problem to ship 500 to you. For the rest, please use ordinary bombs instead." Herbert said.

Without asking the president, Herbert agreed first. After all, the Indians did something out of line this time, and simply did not take the Americans seriously.

"Second, we are afraid that the situation will escalate." Muhammad said: "Now, our focus is on the western front. We must not have a large-scale conflict with the Indians on the eastern front. Therefore, we need the support of the US allies. Please ask your aircraft carrier formation to cruise in the Indian Ocean. Once the Indians want to launch an all-out attack, you need to stop them at a critical moment."

Use an aircraft carrier formation? For the United States, the aircraft carrier formation is a symbol of force. Every time a situation occurs, the first sentence of the US president is where are our aircraft carriers? But in the current situation, mobilizing an aircraft carrier formation requires the decision of the US top leaders.

"Moreover, if the Indians really want to launch at all costs, your country will also need to carry out nuclear deterrence when necessary." Muhammad continued.

Americans like to wave the nuclear stick. At this time, give the Americans a space to play, let the Indians look at the Americans' faces and watch the Kashmir Valley being taken, and they will not dare to fight back at that time.

Will the Americans agree? In the current critical situation, Muhammad believes that the Americans will make the right choice.

"We will report this matter to Washington immediately." Ambassador Lord said, "Please give us an hour."