On 17 October 1962, Nehru was surrounded by reporters who expressed concern about the previous night's fighting. Although the war had just begun, Nehru had already declared "victory" and vowed to expel all squadrons from the country.
The peculiarity of this war is that India has wishfully provoked disputes, constantly provoking for three years, while China has endured three years of unprovoked attacks. India misjudged the situation and believed that China did not have the guts to take military action against them, because they believed that if a war broke out, it could lead to a global war.
Beginning in 1959, Indian intelligence believed that Beijing would not act against any Indian outpost even if it had the ability to strike back, so Indian forces could encroach on Chinese territory on a daily basis and compete for the Himalayas, the "water tower of Asia."
India has hidden even greater ambitions in this war, wanting to control more than 1.2 million square kilometers of the snowy plateau, including even 450,000 square kilometers of the "former Xikang Province", in order to consolidate its hegemony in South Asia.
The problem is that these 1.65 million square kilometers of territory are China's inherent territory, and it is an extremely absurd idea that India wants to influence and control them. They not only have such ideas, but also put them into practice.
Although China has absolute control over its own territory, in Nehru's view, this is an "overstep" and unacceptable. As a direct result of this situation, India's hard-line politicians against China will be favored by Nehru, while those who advocate Sino-Indian friendship will be sidelined.
This situation has led to the sobering faction in India, the hawks, who have been shouting war against China all day long, and also speaking ill of China every day in order to curry favor with Nehru.
The most outrageous thing is that India naively believes that even if China dares to fight back, it will only dare to knock out one or two Indian outposts at most, and there will be no large-scale engagement.
In 1962, the generals of the Indian Army, in order to get promoted and make a fortune, ignored China's determination and combat prowess, and they boasted that the Indian army could quickly defeat China's highland forces. Indian Field Marshal Timaiya opposed war with China, but was reviled and insulted by the whole country for the populism provoked by Nehru.
As a result of this situation, no one dares to mention Sino-Indian friendship, and people who only want to be promoted and make a fortune shout about "defeating" China. China took note of India's movements in 1960 and sent engineering teams to strengthen combat readiness along the border.
India, on the other hand, is too busy boasting about the construction of roads, believing that airdrops will solve the logistical problems. However, on the plateau, it is difficult to find flat land suitable for airdrops, and in the Himalayas, airdrops are easy to send supplies to our army's border positions.
But for the Indians, it is more important to brag and advocate a tough response from the Indian army.
Nehru still advocated war with China despite the starvation of the Indian army on the front line. He believes that because of the military pressure from European and American countries in East Asia, China can only choose to settle disputes through negotiation and does not dare to fight back.
So, he ordered the 7th Brigade of the Indian Army to implement the "Livorno" plan and clear the squadron. However, at this time, the deployment of Zhang Guohua, the commander-in-chief of our army's front, had not yet been completed, and he was unable to counterattack in time.
Nehru then took the opportunity to praise the "victory" at the front at the airport, and his henchman, Lieutenant General Kaul, also launched an attack on the squadron. However, India's top military secrets were learned in advance, and a large number of journalists surrounded Nehru.
This shows that India's military secrets are not well protected and need to be strengthened.
As an internationally renowned star, Nehru smiled at the corners of his mouth and swept his gaze across the audience, enjoying the feeling of being held by the stars. He is a person who is good at using **, facing reporters' questions and trying to answer them one by one.
A burly reporter squeezed through the crowd and preemptively asked Nehru: "Mr. Prime Minister, has our army begun to clean up the squadron?" Nehru replied: "Yes, we have already launched an operation on the Eastern Front, and the officers and men showed valor and managed to repel the squadron. ”
A reporter asked loudly in the back: "Are the two armies ** big?" Nehru said: "This is an outpost battle, the squadron has more than 30 people, and our army has **, but it is smaller in comparison."
We have successfully resisted China's aggression and achieved satisfactory results......Then, another reporter asked when the "Livorno" plan would launch an all-out offensive and clear the squadron from the border.
Nehru cursed inwardly for this highly sensitive plan, and he did not know who leaked the secrets to reporters. Obviously, even reporters know about the actions of the Indian army, and the squadron is more likely to know in advance.
Nehru pondered for a few seconds and replied firmly: "The Indian army will continue to attack the squadron until they are all cleared." ”
The journalist asked a number of questions, the most important of which is whether China will enter into a large-scale conflict with India. Nehru replied passionately that India was not afraid of war and was confident of confronting China to the end, because "every inch of land is at stake for the honor of the country."
On that day, India ** was immersed in the "joy of victory", and it seemed that China was really afraid of the pressure of Europe and the United States, worried that the situation in East Asia would get out of control, and it seemed that it really did not dare to confront India.
However, that night, Zhang Guohua began to counterattack and recaptured his position. On October 20, our troops were deployed and launched a self-defense counterattack against India.
The Indian army was defeated, or their tactics were originally designed for invasion, completely ignoring the "once China strikes back" response strategy.
India** continues to create so-called "battle heroes" as a way to stir up national emotions. According to normal logic, India is left with only one last path, and that is to start a full-scale war to defend New Delhi.
Before the war, in order to sell more newspapers, the army was wildly accused of being cowards; After the real war, in order to sell more newspapers, he frantically exaggerated the "national disaster of India".
In the celebration of victory in the war, India** became the biggest winner, becoming one of the few beneficiaries at home. Nehru traveled around the world before the war and received widespread attention during the Cold War, with some even comparing him to Churchill and Roosevelt in the East.
However, after the war, the populist movement led by Nehru was questioned by the public, and there were even rumors that he might retire. Nehru's popularity plummeted as a result, and the psychological pressure made him emaciated.
In 1963, he suffered a stroke, lost weight dramatically, and became a hunchbacked old man who walked. Nehru died of illness in 1964, a friend of China, but his ambitions swelled with the support of the United States and the Soviet Union, and he eventually reaped the consequences.