The five Spider Main Battle Mechas were airlifted to the Siliguri Corridor. The weight and size of the entire Spider Main Battle Mecha were too large to fit in the transport aircraft, requiring disassembly and reassembly upon arrival. Despite the limited number, they were more than capable of handling the situation.
The 203mm main gun spewed fire, hitting an Arjun Main Battle Tank directly with a high-explosive shell. The shell, weighing over a hundred kilograms, transformed the 68.24-ton tank into fragments.
The 30mm machine guns acted as can openers for the tanks, the 20mm machine guns massacring the lightly armored vehicles, while the 12.7mm bullets swept down on the Indian soldiers from above.
The arrival of the five Spider Main Battle Mechas on the battlefield became the final straw for the demoralized Indian soldiers.
All the Indian soldiers cursed their parents for not giving them extra legs, discarding their helmets and armor as they fled in a panic, running back in the direction they came from, with no desire or courage to counterattack.
Seeing this, the five Spider Main Battle Mechas did not pursue the fleeing soldiers. Instead, the 203mm main guns were raised high, and shell after shell flew out of the barrels towards the Indian artillery positions dozens of kilometers away, countering the bombardment.
The 203mm shells were even more powerful in single shots, setting the Indian artillery positions on fire. The self-propelled artillery moved quickly, but the towed artillery was much harder to deploy and relocate. The barrage from the Spider Main Battle Mechas did not give the Indian artillery the opportunity to escape.
With every shell that landed, the artillery positions shook, the gunners were thrown into the air by shock waves, and limbs were sent flying. The artillery either became scrap metal or suffered structural damage from the shock waves.
The attacking two regiments were defeated and sent back in tatters. The artillery firepower was significantly destroyed by the Jieke Group, leaving the 30,000-strong Indian unit in a dire situation, with no courage to launch another offensive towards the Siliguri Corridor.
In response, Miao Lun was pleased, as time was on their side. His task was to hold the Siliguri Corridor, which was already enough.
This corridor was equivalent to the neck connecting the east and west of India. Seizing it would cut India in half, isolating the Northeast Six States from the mainland. The East District Six States would then become a caged prey for the Jieke Group.
As the saying goes, to strike a snake, aim for its seven inches; the Siliguri Corridor was India's seven inches. By occupying and holding it, the Jieke Group could metaphorically place a knife on India's throat, ready to cut at will.
When India announced the failure to clear the Siliguri Corridor, an even more intense offensive by the Jieke Group followed.
Day and night, the air force of the Jieke Group carried out airstrikes on the Indian troops in the East District Six States, targeting warehouses and supply points, which became primary targets. With the Siliguri Corridor blocked and supply lines destroyed, the tens of thousands of Indian troops in the East District Six States were left to rely on their limited existing resources, which were clearly insufficient to hold out for long.
The counterattack by the Jieke Group was extremely precise, attacking the area during their vulnerability. With the Siliguri Corridor blockaded and no reinforcements or supplies coming from India's mainland, the Jieke Group launched an all-out assault on the East District Six States.
In addition to the air force, the Jieke Group's army also launched an offensive with cruise missiles, artillery, and rocket artillery, using long-range heavy firepower to weaken the Indian soldiers' military strength. The attacks came in waves, giving the Indian troops no chance to breathe, determined to break through the East District Six States' defense lines and seize control.
The military bases, key military strongholds, communication bases, bridges, and railroads in the East District Six States were nearly all subjected to devastating attacks, disrupting the Indian army's command system in the East District Six States, almost severing contact between the front lines and the rear.
Under such circumstances, the regular army of the Jieke Group moved to the East District Six States' border through the rail and road networks within Chan Country.
The forces launching this border offensive included the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Mechanized Battle Brigade, the 6th Armored Division, the 19th Mountain Brigade, the 12th Mechanized Infantry Division, and the 33rd Infantry Division.
Totaling fewer than 50,000 troops, the follow-up forces were moving even faster.
Despite having only 50,000 soldiers, the expected desperate resistance did not materialize. Even though the Indian army had over 100,000 soldiers, more than twice the Jieke Group's numbers.
Still, the Jieke Group's advance was overwhelming, as Indian soldiers were unable to adapt to the brutal combat encountered with Jieke Group's forces.
A large number of Indian soldiers began surrendering to the Jieke Group, handing over their weapons and walking out of their trenches.
In contrast to the usual dejected demeanor of defeated soldiers, those who surrendered appeared rather upbeat and cheerful.
The large number of prisoners caught the Jieke Group off guard, and they had to provide food supplies for these captives.
However, it wasn't entirely without resistance. Among the Indian soldiers, some Sikh soldiers formed the backbone of the resistance.
These turban-wearing, big-bearded soldiers represented the image of the Indian army, showing bravery and fierceness that outmatched other soldiers. When facing the invasion and attacks of the Jieke Group, many of them did not follow the flow of surrender but rather picked up weapons to fight back.
The resistance, however, came at a high cost. Under the combined forces of the Spider Main Battle Mechas and Super Soldiers, the areas where Sikh soldiers resisted were littered with collapsed buildings, destroyed armored vehicles, and soldier's remains who didn't surrender in time. Bodies, blood, and smoke were scattered around the borderlines, painting a grim picture of the battlefield.
Ultimately, their resistance was akin to a mantis trying to stop a chariot—they could not halt the Jieke Group's advance.