Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 118 Friction
Under the setting sun, Lin Huaisheng was lurking in the long grass on the hillside, waiting for the sound from the hilltop in the west; he was a veteran of lurking, his cuffs and trouser legs were tightly tied, and leeches, big and small, could not be found on the back of the grass leaves for a while. The enemy of the mouth.Now he is a member of the Snow Wolf reconnaissance team. In the next few days, he will follow this mysterious team and go deep behind the enemy's actual control line to collect information on the Indian army's reaction methods and equipment mobilization capabilities after being attacked. If possible , but also to scout an airport very close to the control line. Satellite photos show that there has been a small team of Su-6MKI deployed there for 30 years, but this airport is located in a remote location and the facilities are very backward. The headquarters wants to know how these aircraft are guaranteed , or, these planes are not real.An hour ago, after the snow wolf troops around Lin Huaisheng slowly dispersed, none of them could be seen in a blink of an eye. He observed carefully for a long time and had to admire the good lurking level of this army.

This army is small in number, as Xu Jingzhe said, it is directly under the general staff, and Lin Huaisheng doesn't know any of them.After meeting for the first time a few days ago, he found that the members of "Snow Wolf" kept a distance from him. Except for the captain Wang Tiechuan, the other dozens of people basically didn't talk to him; From the inside, Lin Huaisheng could tell that these conceited guys seemed to be very worried that being with the team would become a burden.In addition, Lin Huaisheng noticed that the observation equipment of these people is very advanced. In addition to being equipped with individual thermal imaging cameras, there is also a pyroelectric infrared camera system for long-distance reconnaissance, so that video information communication with the headquarters has become possible.This is a device he has never seen before. He always thought that the thermal imaging camera was technically complicated and could only be installed on vehicles. Light night vision is good.

When Lin Huaisheng was a scout himself, the night battle was still an army heirloom.But in fact, due to the backwardness of equipment, night reconnaissance has always been a big problem. The traditional method is to climb to a place tens of meters in front of the Indian army's position on a moonlit night to hide, and then wait until dawn, lying motionless in the grass Count the enemy bunkers and surface position weapons, draw them on the map, and climb back the same way in the dark until nightfall.The low-light night vision equipment of that era was relatively backward, and it had to be selected on a starry night to work, so many scouts simply did not use these things, and only relied on Indian lights or bonfires to indicate the target location.Lin Huaisheng once had an unforgettable experience of meeting the enemy at night. At that time, he took advantage of the night to touch under the enemy's nose. When dawn broke, he found that it was not just under the nose, but almost penetrated into the enemy's nose. As a result, he hid in the enemy's nose all day long. In the snow a few meters below the gun-to-mirror, I listened to the Indian border troops in the observation post drinking tea and complaining to pass the time.After this reconnaissance, the impression of Lin Huaisheng's courage and lack of plan was firmly rooted in Xu Jingzhe's mind, so that Xu Jingzhe would often praise Lin Huaisheng in the public for daring to make up for his weakness with bravery, and he was a role model for stupid people. , Lin Huaisheng could only nod with a smiling face. In fact, he felt that he was deeply misunderstood by the teacher, and he was just not very good at expressing himself.

The Indian observation post on the opposite hill has always been the same. He didn't notice that a platoon of the Chinese army climbed below. Lin Huaisheng could see a soldier climbed to the top of the observation tower to adjust the TV antenna. They used to watch TV all day long. To pass the day, they cannot receive TV signals from Assam in this area. After the superiors ordered them not to watch the first program of XZ TV a few years ago, these Indian border guards can only watch Bhutan TV. It's an old-fashioned Indian long drama, and it's dubbed in Dzongkha.

The final order to attack this outpost has not yet been given, so the fate of these careless fellows is not yet sealed.A person quietly crawled behind Lin Huaisheng and patted his ankle lightly, only then did Lin Huaisheng realize that someone was approaching.

"Staff Lin, look for it at the headquarters." The well-disguised communications soldier said.

Lin Huaisheng slowly climbed down the mountain, and when he arrived at the hideout in the back mountain, the captain Wang Tiechuan was checking the satellite map there, and there was a camouflaged satellite reflector antenna pointing directly at the sky.For some time to come, the team will rely on this small terminal to conduct encrypted UHF communications with a geostationary satellite in the Indian Ocean.This satellite can transmit a huge amount of data without being easily detected.The reconnaissance unit will transmit the collected information directly to the headquarters at a frequency of four times a day

Seeing Lin Huaisheng coming, Wang Tiechuan didn't speak, but pointed to the communication machine on a wooden post.Lin Huaisheng walked over, and a soldier wearing headphones passed him the communicator with a blank expression.

"I am Wolverine 2"

"This is the wolf's den. Listen, the order to attack has been issued, and you must be ready to act." Major General Xu Jingzhe's voice came from the other end.

"Yes, I understand."

"I haven't finished yet, what do you understand?"

"..."

"One more thing to add. An hour ago, Indian ground forces had launched a massive attack on Pakistan." The major general continued.

"Oh? From what direction?"

"It turns out that your guess was completely wrong. They fought across the board in Kashmir. It has been found that Spanga personally sat in Leh and dispatched many divisions. The specific numbers are being sorted out, but 4 mountain divisions in Assam have been discovered. And the call sign of a separate artillery brigade came up on the radio. You were right, boy."

"Impossible, could it be just a feint attack, the Kashmir mountain area can't deploy a large force, why did they choose there?" Lin Huaisheng said, he felt that Singer or Spanga had played a big joke on himself, he studied the nature of these people so much For many years, it was unacceptable anyway that they would go the old way and attack with a Pasade mentality.

"Joke, you ask me, who should I ask? This shows that the Indian Army Staff is more pragmatic than you, and there is no whimsy." Xu Jingzhe said, he was a little dissatisfied with Lin Huaisheng's aggressive thinking. Half an hour ago, the superior had just spoken highly of Lin Huaisheng He made the judgment a month ago that India would inevitably mobilize troops from the Eastern Military Region, but he was still not satisfied, as if everything in the world should be within the expectations of a regiment-level staff member like him. The attitude that all intelligence analysts who take facts as the yardstick should have.

"But... I always feel..." While waiting for the call to be delayed, Lin Huaisheng couldn't think of what to say next. In short, he felt that things would not be that simple.

"Don't worry about this, the higher-ups have decided to contain India, and everything is going according to plan. After the military reconnaissance brigade launches an attack, you wait for the opportunity to sneak into the rear."

"Understood. Over."

Lin Huaisheng put down the communicator.What happened couldn’t make him feel relieved. The Indian army’s attack at this time was already within his expectation, but the Indians did not launch an attack in the desert area. They still went head-to-head with the Pakistani army in the north. This is very strange. Reasonable, but true.

"Maybe I'm being too conceited," he thought to himself. "Maybe I'm really not cut out for intelligence work?"

"Staff Lin," Captain Snow Wolf sitting across from him said suddenly, "if we swim across the river in the No. times."

Wang Tiechuan was thinking about his plan to go deep into the enemy's rear, and had no interest in Lin Huaisheng's thoughts at this time.

"During the rainy season, you can only swim at night. The local torrents rise sharply in the morning, so the best time is only at night. I can go first."

"No, I believe you. Well, it will start right away. Let's go to the front to see the speed of reinforcements from the commanding heights of the Indian troops on the back mountain." Wang Tiechuan got up and carefully adjusted the camouflage. The "Snow Wolf" was not responsible for the attack. In fact, one of the goals of this reconnaissance was to not shoot a single shot. However, they were meticulous in their preparations before.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the moon is dark and there is no wind.

Suddenly there was an explosion outside the observation post on the high ground one kilometer away.Lin Huaisheng observed through the smoke from the thermal imager that several white shadows jumped into the trenches of the Indian army. It seems that the military reconnaissance brigade easily broke through the defenseless fortifications.The gunshots on the top of the hill rang out after a dozen shots or so, and then stopped. It seemed that a squad of border troops there had surrendered without any intention of fighting, but the matter was not over yet.Because the enemy still has about one platoon arranged in the back hill.After many years of mountain artillery battles with Pakistan, the Indian Army has learned some mountain combat skills. They only deploy a small number of people on the commanding heights. During the battle, as long as these people hold on for 5 minutes, the team behind will follow one after another. arrived.Sure enough, there were Indian soldiers poking around on the reverse slope, and they ran up hesitantly.Two flares fell from the sky, completely exposing the men on the ridge.The Chinese soldiers who had already occupied the commanding heights fired a burst of fire. Knowing that the situation was over, these Indian soldiers turned around and ran into the ravine one after another. The battle ended within ten minutes.

"I hope they have time to raise the alarm before they escape," Wang Tiechuan said.He seemed a little dissatisfied with the Indian army's embarrassment. Xuelang lurked in this position for a day and a night, just wanting to see the speed of support between the Indian army's coordinated positions, but they collapsed after not hitting them much, and saw nothing.

"The reconnaissance brigade of our military region did a good job." Lin Huaisheng said from the side, he said this on purpose, he wanted to know how "Snow Wolf" would react to his colleagues.

"The speed is indeed good, but this opponent is really not very good." As Lin Huaisheng expected, Wang Tiechuan didn't buy it. This is indeed the unique self-esteem of scouts.

"These are border forces directly under the Ministry of Home Affairs of India."

"Don't be funny. I watched it all afternoon. There are a few soldiers who don't even have shoes. They walk around outside with bare feet."

"Captain Wang, can't we just judge the length of the equipment?"

"Facts have proved that it is impossible for an army to have combat effectiveness without shoes." Wang Tiechuan said decisively. After a while, he realized that this statement was inappropriate, and continued: "However, our army is an exception."

On the opposite hill, the reconnaissance brigade of the military region was cleaning the battlefield. In the thermal imager, Indian soldiers with their hands raised could be seen coming out of the tunnel one by one. It seemed that they would be prisoners for a few days.

"Okay, after they've finished fighting, our mission begins." Wang Tiechuan tilted his head and said to the walkie-talkie at the collar.Some soldiers in the grass slowly stood up and walked cautiously towards the valley.Lin Huaisheng followed closely behind. Now they are going to conduct a reconnaissance mission that is more important than fighting. The attack just now was like a needle piercing a crawling giant python. Now he has to go and see how the python is doing. react.

(End of this chapter)