Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 200 Possible Variables

"Wait a minute, wait for him to separate." Yu Zhendong said.

The information transmitted from the high ground radar to the command vehicle through the data link showed that the rockets really began to separate during the falling phase, which was a very obvious feature that Yu Zhendong wanted.This explains the enemy throwing out a small unmanned reconnaissance drone 15 kilometers away.This scene was completely within his expectations.It is conceivable that the current position of the enemy must be expected, otherwise their range is obviously not enough.

The slender drone unfolded and folded its wings, and the front camera started to work. Due to the compatibility of the data link, the pictures it took could be directly transmitted to the command vehicle of Amoria, which was exactly what the battalion commander needed most.At this time, Amoria was standing firmly behind the monitor with her arms folded, watching the clouds gradually dissipate in front of her.Sure enough, there were some rocket launchers parked in a haphazard manner on the ground, roughly facing the northeast, but the launchers had some deflection angles, which seemed to be facing due east, that is, the direction of position 14.

"Aren't they refueling?" The colonel was puzzled. He saw smoke billowing from the position, but there was no fuel tanker.And these rocket launcher vehicles seem to be putting away the hydraulic support system, which is a bad sign. The opponent seems to have just finished a shot and is preparing to retreat.

"What's going on here." His mind raced for a few seconds.

"Notify all companies to give up the attack and withdraw from the position immediately."

This order came a bit late.Even sitting in the command cabin, he could feel a slight change in the light outside.The clouds above the head suddenly glowed red, just like a sudden morning glow in the sky at noon.The colonel leaned against the window, and amidst the monotonous buzzing sound of the air conditioner, watched the flames of hell descending from the sky like a meteor shower, gradually enveloping himself in it.He wanted to figure out a question, what kind of opponent was he fighting against?How did he know where he was?However, he may never understand this question again.

The flames of vengeance enveloped the four preset positions established along the Indus River in an instant.The elite Indian artillery staying at one of the positions was completely destroyed.The local refugees in Xinde, a few kilometers away, witnessed this appalling scene. Their homes had just been leveled by Indian tanks, and they also knew what the Indian artillery had done to the old city of Sukkur. The destruction was blamed on their destruction of the Grand Mosque in Sukkur six days earlier.In their view, this is simply a punishment from God.

However, different from the thoughts of these ordinary people, Artillery Commander Ali made a different technical conclusion about this victory. He tended to think that the Chinese independent satellite positioning technology won the counterattack.When the Chinese are not dominant in reconnaissance, they can go from entering the position to completing the aiming in one go, and finally calmly fire weapons at the opponent 70 kilometers away; but the Indians introduced by superstition just cannot do this.The Indian Army's drones can track the convoy at any time, but after losing GPS support, there is obviously a fatal shortcoming for this artillery who only masters inertial side-to-ground technology.Ali continued to predict that such technical problems will become more and more obvious as the depth of China's involvement strengthens.Unless India can make a breakthrough in diplomacy, such as begging the United States to relax the GPS signal in the region, or begging Russia to launch two satellites specifically for him to fill the gap in South Asia.But that must have been a long time in the future.

Lin Huaisheng sat in the war room and watched the latest intelligence update without saying a word. A lieutenant colonel stood in front and updated the latest battle situation of India and Pakistan in the southern region on the huge electronic map without saying a word.The elimination of a long-range rocket artillery battalion of the Artillery Brigade directly under the 21st Army was just one of the many messages in the past few hours.The information that appeared at the same time also included the search radar of a surface-to-air missile site in Pakistan, which was destroyed by an unidentified weapon launched by the Indian Air Force.The excitement in Lin Huaisheng's heart was quickly overwhelmed by other unfavorable news.The cruelty of modern warfare lies precisely in the fact that she completely bases her killings on the merits of technology.

In fact, from a strategic point of view, there is not much to be happy about this morning.The bridgehead established by the Indian Army at Sukkur was already strong enough to be unshakable two days ago. During these two days, Spanga did not take any offensive actions, except to urge the follow-up motorized infantry division to cross the river to enrich the strength of Xi'an. , He also did several other things, such as taking advantage of the situation to strengthen the field air defense capabilities of several armies.There are indications that the surprise phase of the ground war is drawing to a close.Regardless of the losses, Spanga's campaign goal of breaking through the defenses of the Indus River has been achieved, and the Pakistani side has lost its best defensive barrier.So in this round of confrontation, he is the real winner.What he will do next may be a conservative approach: use mechanized infantry to maintain the frontal front, while commanding the armored forces to go north to rescue the besieged 2th Infantry Division.If you do this, you can look forward to a duel between the two strongest armored forces of India and Pakistan on the plains.This will be a variable in this battle or the whole war.

Of course, Lin Huaisheng did not believe that Spanga would do this.It doesn't seem to be the style of a commander like him to be led by the nose.Another possibility is to categorically abandon the 16th Division and bury his head in the westward assault, completely cutting off Karachi's connection with the north. From a military point of view, this is the real fatal move; if he does this, his armored forces will face It was a reserve force - the large but poorly equipped 12th Army.Several battles since the start of the war have proved that this is a mob that is both soft and scattered.In the defense of the Indus, what this force could show was generally lackluster; the troops were demoralized, the officers were inexperienced, and their heavy equipment had been largely lost.

"Old Lin, what do you think of the latest situation?" The staff officer Lao Ding sitting beside Lin Huaisheng spoke, interrupting Lin Huaisheng's contemplation.Because of Lin Huaisheng's miraculous and accurate prediction of the situation of the war, Lao Ding has adored him so much that he even changed his name to Lao Lin.

"The situation in the south-central region is still a mess. I hope that our cannon king can play some role, but a few cannons still can't play a decisive role in the battle."

"But Shamsi and Quetta and our bomber force."

"But Spanga is considering the purpose of the campaign, and these tactical weapons can't stop his torrent of steel. Another point you haven't seen yet is that the JH-[-] sent there is only a secondary purpose to support the Pakistani infantry. The more important strategic goal is to suppress India's urge to attack our oil transportation line in the Indian Ocean. It should be said that it is a clever containment of four or two, but if their army continues to advance triumphantly, they will soon hit Quetta or Sham The base in the west, when the time comes... our situation will not be good." Lin Huaisheng shook his head and said.

"Yes, the consequences are unimaginable. We must maintain our ability to check and balance in the Indian Ocean."

"I think right now we should launch a diversionary ground campaign immediately to slow down the Indian Army."

"Do you want to fight again in Shannan?"

"No, Shannan may be the ultimate goal, but it is not the means. What's more, there are not enough troops now."

"You mean to launch an attack in the direction of Leh?"

"That's right. In addition to this, we can also make a push from Nathu La to Darjeeling. The Sigurd Passage is also the key to the whole body, but doing so may expose our strategic intentions in the second stage. .What is needed now is to send an unmistakable message that they cannot get their way in Pakistan."

"Have you exchanged opinions with the major general about this?" Lao Ding asked cautiously.

"It was said in the morning."

"Did he scold you?" Lao Ding asked.In his opinion, a school-level officer would almost certainly be scolded for making such inappropriate empty talk in front of Xu Jingzhe.

"Of course I scolded, but it's still polite. He thinks I shouldn't do it for me. Hehe, I don't care about that. As a staff member, how can I not say what I have in my stomach?" Lin Huaisheng said boldly.Now that he has become the most dazzling star in the command center of the military region, he is different from the former staff officer who doesn't fart very loudly, and naturally speaks with a little more confidence than before.

Xu Jingzhe's confidential officer suddenly appeared in front of the two of them, interrupting the conversation.

"Old Lin, the old man asked you to go." The secretary said to Lin Huaisheng.

"What's the matter?"

"I don't know, but the old man said that there are some things with a higher level of confidentiality that I want to show you." The confidential officer said.

"Oh? Got it." Lin Huaisheng stood up, straightened his military uniform, and walked outside.Lao Ding looked at his back enviously.Not long ago, the two were lying on the same table looking at satellite photos, but now that time has passed and Lin Huaisheng has flourished, he can already look at some more confidential things.

Lin Huaisheng walked to Xu Jingzhe's office, knocked on the door, heard a hum from inside, and walked in.This room has a unique design and can completely shield electromagnetic signals, but the interior furnishings are very general.Just a desk and a few tables and chairs.

"Teacher, are you looking for me?"

"Come on. Take a look at this plan." Xu Jingzhe didn't raise his head, but just pushed a piece of paper to the edge of the table.Lin Huaisheng walked over and picked it up.He didn't dare to sit down in front of the major general yet, so he just stood and read it.

"This is the battle plan they informed us? Why is it so late?"

"Yes, it's probably been planned for a while. If they didn't need our technical support, they might have kept it secret." Xu Jingzhe shook his head.

"It's just going to be willful."

"You're right," the major general raised his head, "They want to turn the tide of the war by sinking India's only usable aircraft carrier, not to mention whether such a tricky plan may succeed, which is a very important issue for our diplomacy. Big variable."

(End of this chapter)