Yet Pakistan's generals, having scotched that offer, leapt to battle-stations. They shifted several thousand troops from the north-west to the eastern border.

然而，曾阻挠扎尔·达里提议的巴基斯坦将军们却奔向了战位，将数千军人从西北调往东部边境。

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They did stop the fire, after a hard battle of several hours.

消防队经过好几个小时的奋力扑救，总算扑灭了火。

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The ensuing gun battle lasted several minutes.

随后枪战持续了好几分钟。

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The soldiers had artillery. They killed several hundred Indians in battle.

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