Assam, East District Six States, Guahati City.
Among the East District Six States, Assam is the most populous state, with a total population exceeding 35 million, and Guahati is the largest city in Assam.
Gunfire erupted inside Guahati City, with a large number of Saxu Armed members, dressed in ragged clothing, equipped with various weapons, and wearing bandanas around their necks, shouting as they battled against Indian soldiers within the city.
After the Jieke Group launched a military attack on the East District Six States, the Saxu Armed forces immediately became rampant, recruiting troops and initiating military actions in their base, Assam.
Since the Saxu Armed forces were established by the Assamese themselves, they gained the support of local civilians in Assam, swept through many small cities and rural areas.
With the main forces of India being lured to the border by the Jieke Group's army, hardly anyone could control the Saxu Armed forces, allowing them to capture cities along the way with high morale.
Until they stumbled upon a major obstacle in Guahati City.
Guahati, the largest city in the East District Six States, had a stationed infantry division of Indian soldiers.
The attacking Saxu Armed forces, through a period of recruitment, had swollen up to 100 thousand soldiers.
In the eyes of Saxu Armed forces, ten against one should easily capture Guahati City.
But the reality was quite the opposite; their offensive suffered severe setbacks.
At this moment inside the city, Indian soldiers were making use of the urban terrain to defend fiercely, with gunfire and explosions echoing continuously.
Several Saxu Armed pickup trucks sped down the street, their beds full of soldiers.
Just as they rounded a corner, an Indian armored vehicle emerged, its 20mm machine gun turret rotated and unleashed a series of deep bursts, crippling several pickup trucks. Saxu Armed soldiers on the trucks were either killed on the spot or jumped off to hide in buildings on both sides of the street, trembling.
At a barricade, Saxu Armed soldiers tried to take over the street, but their lack of military training caused them to charge clumsily, resulting in more than a dozen being shot by Indian soldiers hidden behind sandbags.
The remaining Saxu Armed soldiers immediately lost their heated bloodlust, transforming their fervent attack into a panicked retreat.
In the outskirts of Guahati, Indian guard helicopters wreaked havoc, firing a barrage of rockets at a concentration point of Saxu Armed forces. After the assault, the scene was littered with human fragments, blood, and flesh soaking the soil, unbearable to look at.
Despite Indian soldiers' combat capabilities and fighting spirit being rather poor, they were still trained in military tactics and their diverse weaponry was far superior to the lightly armed Saxu Armed forces.
In a head-on clash with the Indian regular army, Saxu Armed forces suffered greatly, with high casualty rates.
In the Saxu Armed forces' command room outside the city, upon hearing frequent reports of setbacks from inside the city, Saxu Armed leader Dai Ah Hong's face turned pale with anger, shouting: "What a joke! So many soldiers couldn't capture Guahati City. What are they doing out there?"
Several Saxu Armed officers remained silent, as they were also not well-versed in warfare, only knowing how to charge blindly.
After three days of attacking Guahati City, they had occupied less than one-fifth of the city, and their casualty rate was much higher than that of the Indian soldiers.
"Mr. Dai, withdraw your troops."
At this moment, a voice came from outside the command room.
Dai Ah Hong turned his head to see Shao Meng, the Jieke Group Intelligence Department Director, walking in.
"Mr. Shao, you've finally arrived."
Dai Ah Hong's face lit up with joy, as if seeing a savior.
Before attacking Guahati City, Dai Ah Hong had communicated with Shao Meng, and due to the rapid expansion of the Saxu Armed forces, Dai Ah Hong was overly confident. To prove his capabilities to Jieke Group, he proactively proposed to capture Guahati City.
However, despite the Saxu Armed forces having ten times the manpower of India, they met with disgraceful setbacks in Guahati City, making Dai Ah Hong realize that without the Jieke Group, he was nothing and could not possibly defeat India.
"Our Jieke Group's troops have arrived outside Guahati City and are about to begin the attack. Withdraw your soldiers."
Shao Meng waved dismissively, indicating that the Saxu Armed forces soldiers were of no help and would only cause confusion. It was better for Jieke Group to handle it themselves.
Dai Ah Hong instantly became excited, understanding that capturing Guahati City would mean the imminent realization of his dream of establishing Assam Country.
"Listen for yourself."
Shao Meng pointed to his ear, and Dai Ah Hong paused, indeed hearing a faint rumble approaching from afar.
The rumble grew louder, causing the water in a cup on the table to ripple in circles.
Dai Ah Hong cautiously walked to the window and pushed it open, seeing a massive steel torrent rushing along the plain road.
Armored vehicles, main battle tanks, self-propelled howitzers, rocket artillery, and other armored firepower vehicles crushed the grasslands, helicopters accompanied, and high above, jets were patrolling on standby.
A large number of wheeled transport armored vehicles and trucks carried fully armed soldiers of the Jieke Group.