Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 194 Long Snake Formation
"God Almighty, we were not hit, but the other cars were not so lucky," the driver continued.

Yahini struggled to get up, and saw that it was already dawn, and No. 221 was parked aside, with the doors wide open.The surrounding area, from far to near, is covered with various tanks emitting black smoke, both one's own and the enemy's.He gradually remembered the battle yesterday, the enemy tank group was very close.

"Did I get stunned by enemy shells?"

"It's a long story, but you forgot to turn on the pressurized ventilation device and almost suffocated us all."

"Where's the enemy?"

"Most of them were blown up by the bomb dropped by that bastard. In the end, there were more than a dozen tanks that wanted to continue to attack. It happened that we had 5 tanks that had been repaired and arrived in time, and there were 10 tanks left behind. An infantry fighting vehicle also joined the battle. Before dawn, they were finally driven back."

"what time is it now?"

"Seven in the morning."

"Have our reinforcements arrived?"

"Look." The sergeant pointed.To the east of the battlefield, a long line of military vehicles was marching, which Yahini recognized as the mechanized infantry units of the [-]st Armored Division.It seemed that the enemy's final counterattack was unsuccessful, and the sergeant thought to himself that he had accomplished his mission well.

"Is our tank all right?"

"It's okay, it's just that the water tank has been punctured, and the engine is fine. It can be replaced soon."

"Why is it a water tank again?" Yahini couldn't believe it, and hit this unimportant position again.

"That's right, where is it again? Just now I saw our plane flying westward. Maybe we will have a fierce counterattack. Their 16th Infantry Division should suffer."

As soon as the sergeant's words fell, there was a rumble of artillery firing in the distance.Hearing the sound was not too far to the west, it seemed that the self-righteous Indian master had suffered a lot.

The Indian 16th Infantry Division due to the west is currently under artillery fire. A few hours ago, the vanguard of the 50st Armored Division inserted into the rear of this division, blocking the counterattack of the 16th Armored Regiment and buying time for the large troops to cross the river.With the help of the Chinese engineering troops, they quickly crossed the lower reaches of the Suttledge River and went south, completely cutting off all retreat routes of the [-]th Infantry Division.Now the main force of this division is marching in a non-offensive and non-defensive state, hanging alone on the line from Alipur to Jedoy, waiting for the rescue of neighboring troops, and the Pakistani Air Force, which has not shown up for a long time, got out of nowhere and attacked several times. The fierce attack blew up the long-tongued military vehicle team into several pieces.

The division commander Janaguri is looking for Spanga all over the world to ask for rescue. His personal performance of declaring the victory has come to an end, and the whole army is in a dead end.It is not difficult to see at a glance at the map that the encirclement of Pakistan will be formed in no time.If he moves in other directions, he is likely to be quickly wiped out by the more mobile armored units in motion.

"I really don't know where the 20st Armored Division in Pakistan came from? They keep telling me that they won't be able to cross Muzaffargarh for 30 hours." Janaguri hid in the command vehicle, still in the Blame the intelligence services.He walked to the map and found that the black arrow marked by the staff representing the First Armor was still [-] kilometers to the north.

"Bastards, this is your efficiency. Call the headquarters for help, and let the 24th Rapid Assault Group on the flank come to rescue us."

"Master, we have already sent a lot of telegrams. I am worried that too many unnecessary communications will reveal the location of the headquarters. Now their plane is overhead." A staff officer said.

"Soon we will be surrounded on this unreliable road, are you still worried about this?" Mr. Janaguri said angrily.He knew that his troop's mobility and firepower were inferior to the enemy's, and he was already in a state of panic. Once the enemy launched an offensive, there was only one dead end.

As soon as the division commander's voice fell, a Thunderbolt flew over the command vehicle and dropped two 2kg bombs near several self-propelled mortars directly under the battalion not far away.The massive explosion detonated a nearby ammunition dump and flipped one of the vehicles to the side.When Janaguri poked his head out to look, the blast of air brushed against his face.

"I have a premonition that their attack is very close, why are you standing still, why don't you send the report as soon as possible?" the teacher reprimanded in panic.The staff officer immediately walked to the radio station.

"No, don't use the radio station here. You go to the communication camp by motorcycle and use their relay communication vehicle directly."

The staff officer did not dare to neglect, immediately put on his helmet, jumped out of the command vehicle and ran to the communication battalion.

"Get out of here, don't stay on the road. Let the anti-aircraft company follow me. We have to break away from the brigade and find a safe place." Janaguri immediately urged.He was anxious to get off the road so as not to be found by the enemy air force, and other details were ignored.His troops are already difficult to control at this time. The defensive formation that was set up an hour ago has not been completed until now. On the entire road from Alibur's fellow township Jedoy, the various troops that lost contact have completely disobeyed the command. It was a mess, and at this time, the Pakistani armored division in the north hadn't even really started.

Mohammad Sami was flying a plane at 2000 meters in the air, patiently searching the ground, and did not rashly drop bombs on the procrastinating enemy troops below. He knew that it was necessary to wait for the new arrival from ZDK03 in the distance. instruction.

"Viper, have you found the headquarters? I can't stay here for too long. Their Mirage 2000 just took off and is flying here."

"Captain Black Spider, the approximate location has been detected, as long as they turn on the phone again, they will be able to find it."

"Very good, I hope it can be served in one pot."

The colonel glanced down at the mission computer, the enemy air force to the east was approaching, but he didn't care, he could wait.The AWACS told him just now that it had detected that the enemy's communication equipment was quite concentrated. Judging from the command and communication system of this division, it seemed that it was directly contacting the headquarters, and it would be done every few minutes.

"Captain Black Spider, it's been measured. It's up to you."

The early warning machine said.

Sammy saw that the multi-function is actually not far away with a flashing triangle, which is the target information transmitted by the data link, and now it is time for him to show his hand.

"Black spider leader, be careful of their Mirage fighter, it's very close." The pilot on the early warning plane reminded.

"Snake, watch out for yourself," Sammy replied.

"Colonel, we must return to Peshawar first. The major general reminds you not to approach the Afghan border when returning. The NATO planes have gone crazy and they will open fire on us." The early warning aircraft said.

"understood."

The old man decisively lowered the nose and flew in that direction.He planned to fly there at the fastest speed, fly once at low altitude to determine the target, and then when he flew back for the second time, he would launch an attack. If he was fast enough, he would still have time to throw off the Mirage 50 that was 2000 kilometers away.It is conceivable that it should be a series of distinctive wheeled or tracked vehicles, and there may be whip-shaped ordinary antennas on the roof, or dish-shaped satellite receiving antennas.Once the target is identified, the colonel can use two laser-guided bombs to knock out the primary target.

The J-10B fighter jets quickly lowered their altitude and searched for targets along the kilometer. Short-distance advantage, conduct a few limited raids.Now India has a large number of combat aircraft pressing from many directions.Their approach was the same as last night, with the Su-30 fleet as the main force in the north, probably wanting to raid the early warning aircraft that took off from Baisawa, and the Mirage 2000 in the south, trying to cut off the retreat of the fighter jets that took off from Quetta.Obviously, the Indian Air Force has studied this tactic. When the NATO air force in Afghanistan becomes a quasi-ally, this two-sided interception method will be very effective.

The colonel calmly got out of the clouds, and the enemy convoy below was writhing like a snake whose head had been cut off.He looked around and saw several large wheeled trucks parked on the side of the road in the distance.The colonel turned on the afterburner, and quickly and carefully passed over the sky. From a height of several hundred meters, he confirmed that this was some kind of communication command vehicle and the towed power supply trailer, maybe it was part of the command headquarters.But he is not very sure yet. In the past attacks on Indian division-level headquarters, there must be some mobile air defense units near the headquarters, but there is no anti-aircraft firepower here.But now is not the time to think about these things. Even if it is just a communication vehicle, it is also an important command node. Destroying it will undoubtedly speed up the collapse of the motley army below.

ZDK03 sent the final message through the data link. The enemy Phantom 2000 fleet in the east did not rush in directly, but outflanked to the south. Obviously what they have to do is to cut off their retreat back to Quetta. If they give up attacking now , and fled back before them, there was still time.However, the colonel was not moved by the enemy's situation. He always considered attacking first, and then retreated.The J-10B turned a corner calmly, and then the colonel began to control the laser targeting pod.The enemy on the ground seems to have noticed it. It can be seen that Indian soldiers 1.5 kilometers away have abandoned their cars and fled. They seem to have no fighting spirit and have completely lost the courage to drive to avoid air strikes.

The colonel pointed the laser irradiation point at the ground between several trailers. He knew that two 2-kilogram bombs were enough to destroy these unarmored vehicles together, but the difficulty lay in whether they could hit them.This kind of bombing mission is usually completed by two planes, one of which is responsible for bombing and the other is responsible for laser irradiation. If it is a single-plane bombing, it should be carried out by at least a two-seater plane.But now that there is no wingman cover, it can only be simple, and it is indeed a bit cumbersome to operate by one person.Fortunately, the old man left a relatively large distance when turning, and he completed all the preparations before dropping the bomb in time, and released the bomb's fuse, but now the plane is not high enough, so he has to get closer.The fighter flew towards the target at a low speed and low altitude of 500 kilometers.The J-400B aircraft is a rare aircraft that is sensitive at all altitudes. From this perspective, it is better than the Thunderbolt.In addition, the power of this aircraft is excellent, which also makes him dare to reduce the speed.

(End of this chapter)