Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 207 A Major Turning Point
Major Hamid lost his patience.He tried to use the speed of the dive and the extra G-force to turn the tide.Excessive acceleration made the major's thinking a bit sluggish, and such a simple action was not enough to get him out of his passive state; in the major's illusion, most of the air forces stationed in southern India belonged to the second line. Elite troops are worse.But today is an exception. The Indian pilot following him happens to be the most skilled in the Indian Air Force, and this new MiG-29 is very different from the old-fashioned MiG in all aspects.

The chasing situation tends to be one-sided. In such a fight, it is difficult for heavy aircraft to gain an advantage, although the J-11B of the major has never fallen into the opponent's aiming circle.However, the R73 missile on this MiG does not rely entirely on the head-up display.

Captain Roll pressed the helmet aiming switch on the throttle valve and turned his head to stare at the opponent. The helmet aiming ring was firmly covering the J-11B that was trying to turn.

The turning with high G force has gradually slowed down the speed of both sides, and the turning radius has also become smaller. For the helmet-guided attack, this is a good opportunity for stable aiming.

Allow the audio to happen to ring.The captain waited for a while, he waited for a few more degrees of advantage in the horizontal hovering, although the R73 can launch off-axis, but he still wanted to do it more safely.Seeing that the timing was almost up, he pulled the trigger, and a missile left the pylon and turned to the enemy plane.

The Pakistani aircraft reacted immediately, apparently one of their pilots had been looking over their shoulders, the J-11BS started firing tracer rounds and turned around to the other side.This is a common method of deceiving missiles, but this snake-like maneuver was as expected by Rolle. He took advantage of the situation to bite the opponent, and then launched two R2 missiles in a salvo; this is his ultimate move. , because the weak enemy plane could no longer make any moves, and could only fire tracer bombs one after another in vain.A missile exploded on the side of the enemy plane through the white smoke, blowing out the vertical tail on one side.This huge J-73BS immediately fell into a spiral with a very small radius.The captain didn't have time to see if the opponent had parachuted. Anyway, there was not much difference between skydiving and skydiving in this area, and it was a dead end.He looked down at the HDD to see what the wingman was doing.As expected, the wingman did not catch up to another enemy plane.The enemy's chaff effectively interfered with the wingman's radar and 11 R2 missiles. The enemy's information on the screen has not been updated for a long time. Obviously he escaped, but after a series of acceleration and evasive actions, it is uncertain whether the wingman will be able to go. It's hard to say.

"Trident 2, stop chasing, let's return."

"clear."

The ground kept asking about the battle situation, and the captain passed the exciting news to the command post. He told the ground that a heavy fighter that had attacked Cochin was shot down.The ground base immediately cheered. On this chaotic morning, this was probably the only thing worth celebrating in the Indian Air Force.

At nine thirty in the morning, the war cabinet meeting in New Delhi was underway.

The first item on today's agenda is no longer Singer's report on the new battle situation, but a diplomatic report.Foreign Minister Chandra has just finished difficult negotiations from China, and he just returned to China last night. He has already had a phone conversation with the Prime Minister, but at today's meeting, he still has to discuss the details of the negotiations in detail.

While Chandra was eloquently talking about his diplomatic progress, Singh, who was sitting in the front row, was a little distracted. He never felt that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would play any active role in this war; When there is an advantage, these verbal talents may play to their strengths.Now Spanga’s final blow has not yet been completed, and the Pakistani government still has no intention of surrendering, so it is impossible for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to go to China to consolidate the advantages it has gained. Apart from sounding out the rumors, the only function is to control the situation not long ago. The pilots north of the line got it back.On the surface, this is regarded as a victory for India's diplomacy, but Singh believes that this was deliberately done by the Chinese, because this is not a reciprocal exchange of prisoners of war, and India has no Chinese prisoners of war. During the war in 1962, Singh was just 6 years old. He knew very well that the Chinese like to use this set of hypocritical ways of releasing prisoners to win publicity. The captured pilot also fully admitted that he had carried out an operation on the Chinese radar in Nyingchi County. The political gains and losses of a planned attack are already obvious.However, for Singer, it was not without gains. At least it can be confirmed from the side that the CCP radar erected on the 5300-meter high mountain was indeed destroyed. This is more accurate than the ambiguous information obtained by the intelligence agency.

"Didn't the Chinese leaders clearly call for war?" Here, the Prime Minister is still discussing with Chandra.

"Yes, at least it gave me the impression that they are more worried about our offensive. In fact, the Chinese side recorded the number of cross-border flights by our air force. They said they would not continue to tolerate such a situation, but I think it should be a bluff." Qian Della said.

"How do you know?" Kahan asked eagerly.

"Judging from their quick and voluntary response to returning the pilot, they haven't closed the door to a diplomatic solution. I think we can..."

"It's not because we have gained a decisive advantage on the battlefield. They found that the Pakistani regime is no longer stable, so they hypocritically expressed some goodwill." Singh interrupted Chandra.Except for the director of intelligence with a dull expression, the other cabinet members who attended the meeting all glanced at Singer.It is not the first time that Singh has rudely interrupted others in a cabinet meeting, and it is becoming annoying.

"Do you really think so? The Chinese are considering the situation we will face after we win. That is to say, more positive consideration of Sino-Indian relations?" The Prime Minister continued to ask the Foreign Minister.

"I think there are signs of this. But they still insist that we immediately stop the war and withdraw from the occupied Pakistani territory."

Singer sneered and made no comment.But it was clear what he was thinking: only Chandra would take such vain intimidation as a real thing.

"I think there are still risks, but they should not act blindly. I have emphasized to them our international obligation to ensure the Indian Ocean transportation line according to your arrangement, Prime Minister. Hehe, I think this is their most fatal weakness. They're not going to ignore these issues."

"Fine, so what about their weapons aid to Pakistan? Is there any sign of loosening?"

"On this point, there is no progress in this meeting. I keep emphasizing that the outcome of this war has been decided, and Pakistan has no chance of winning. More weapons will only make more Pakistani people die. But they do not agree with the above views."

"Oh? They think the war still has to be fought?" Singer asked disdainfully.

"Actually, I have been probing these issues. I told us that we have always been aware of the fact that Chinese personnel and the Chinese weapons they operate are secretly participating in the war in Pakistan. Sooner or later, the international community will see the facts. They have kept these things secret, neither I definitely didn’t deny it, and obviously I still had some scruples about the collapse of the Pakistani government. But on the day I returned to China, the Chinese suddenly became tough, claiming that the provision of assistance was completely reasonable and legal. I think this has nothing to do with the fact that our army was Not unrelated to the major setbacks at the time," Chandra replied calmly.This answer was obviously malicious, at least that's how Singer saw it.

"There is no major setback at all. On the contrary, our army is about to win." Singh immediately retorted.

"Oh? Then I must be mistaken," Chandra responded.

"Okay, now let's ask Minister Singh to talk about the military progress." Prime Minister Kahan frowned and said, in fact, without Chandra's reminder, he was always thinking about the besieged infantry division, and that A rebellious frontline commander was unwilling to stop for a few days to rescue.There were rumors that it was simply a bout of conflagration among different hills within the army, and Singer seemed unable to rein in the officer.

"Yes, Your Excellency. The latest situation as of this morning. The 16th Infantry Division is still in its original position, pinning down the strength of about 4 divisions of the Pakistan Army, and our offensive is still proceeding step by step. The 21st Infantry Division The army group has fully consolidated its position on the west bank of the Indus River, and there will be a new round of powerful offensive." Singh said, in order not to provoke the prime minister, he could only describe the fact of being surrounded as containment.

"Is there really no way to rescue them? I mean, can't General Span find a way to accommodate?" the Prime Minister asked.

"Well, it's like this at the moment. The front-line commanders agree that achieving the goal of the campaign is the first priority. Although the Pakistani army guarding the west is a mob, their numbers should not be underestimated. In addition, Lieutenant General Spanga has to guard against a large number of enemies in Karachi. army, so it is the worst policy to disperse mobile forces."

"If so many Indian soldiers' lives are at the cost, what's the point of such a victory." The Prime Minister complained angrily. As a politician who came to power by virtue of his speech talent, he was indeed a little impulsive sometimes.The venue became silent, and everyone was waiting for Singer to answer.

"I think, as long as we persist for another two days, the situation will be different. There must be a solution." Singer said vaguely. It would be difficult for the Prime Minister to justify himself if the Prime Minister pressed on. The lieutenant general's decisive approach is completely unfeasible politically, and it is the Ministry of Defense that has resisted all the pressure.

Fortunately, outside the meeting room, someone knocked on the door and came in, interrupting the prime minister's questioning.It appeared to be the prime minister's secretary who entered.He whispered a few words in the Prime Minister's ear. Singh saw that Kahan's face suddenly turned pale and twitched. Obviously, it was a big bad news. At this time, the only thing Singh could think of was that Pakistan used nuclear weapons.

"Gentlemen. Mumbai and the port of Cochin were attacked an hour ago. Our aircraft carrier was hit." The Prime Minister said tremblingly, apparently another "major setback" after the 16th Infantry Division was besieged.

"How is this possible?" The venue suddenly exploded.The ministers whispered to each other, and from time to time someone peeked at the equally shocked Minister of Defense, because he said many times that the air defense south of Mumbai was absolutely fine, just like he promised yesterday that 24 people could be rescued within 16 hours. Same with infantry divisions.

(End of this chapter)