Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 223 Nuclear Deterrence

"Great, he didn't penetrate us." Yahini shouted excitedly.It was as if it was completely beyond his expectations.

Yahini never thought that a tank commander who relied on strong armor to win battles was so great, but today he did experience the frontal protection capabilities of this new tank.

"The next shot must not miss." He wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve and said.

Tarsim pressed his forehead against the sight and slowly aimed the crosshairs.The tank's armor gave him a lot of confidence, allowing him to spend more time aiming.Inside the sight, the T90 tank vibrated one after another. This was caused by several other 99 tanks hitting it twice in a row. The gun barrel of that tank hung down, apparently being penetrated.Tasim didn't dare to be careless, he continued to aim patiently.The moment the loader finished loading, he pressed the launch button and fired again at the enemy tank that was already billowing with smoke, this time hitting the front of the tank accurately.Seeing its turret fly into the sky.

"Sergeant, we destroyed it," a train commander reported to Yahini on the radio.

"Obviously I knocked it down." Tasim complained from the side.

"There must be more tanks behind the high ground. They should not disperse their forces. Saad, please slow down and don't be too rash."

After Yahini finished speaking, he climbed out of the turret again.He was convinced that the enemy was just behind the high ground and had no infantry protection.

The tank slowly approached the burning Indian tank, and the thick smoke blocked the acting company commander's sight.This time they fought a 4:0, but it was obviously just the result of a sneak attack.He knew that the White Tiger Division was not an opponent that could be underestimated. The fact that the enemy could penetrate so far behind the front line was very self-explanatory.

The tank finally drove up to the high ground. Contrary to Yahini's expectations, there was nothing on the high ground.Below is just a messy road, and there are no Indian tanks.

The White Tiger Division seemed to have given up on the road again, which really surprised Yahini.Judging from their actions to cut off the railway, the second part to cut off the road is the most reasonable guess.But the enemy only left one platoon here, and continued to run northeast.

The commander jumped out of the tank to check the wreckage of the enemy's T90, hoping to find some clues.He retrieved a half-burned map from one of the tanks that hadn't burned out yet.This is a 25:[-] map, with a series of marks drawn with red and blue pens.These marks started from Jianbul and went all the way to the southeast, most of which were the paths they planned to pass through.The final circular mark, with a red letter S on it, fell in the southeast mountainous area of ​​Shujaabad, about [-] kilometers away.In Yahini's memory, the location of the circle was a large mountain, with nothing.And he has been counting the enemy's fuel, and it is obviously impossible to turn from there to other directions.He figured they were either sitting there waiting for refueling in the air, or that there was really something important there and he didn't know it.

"I find it very strange, why didn't the Indians rescue their besieged accomplices? Instead, they ran away from the encirclement?" Saad asked from the side.As a driver, he was intrigued by the large-scale map on which the encircled area of ​​the 16th Infantry Division was not marked in any way, suggesting that the enemy's attack plan had absolutely no part in saving it.

"There's only one plausible explanation, they had a more important purpose."

"I remember that there are mountains around Shujaabad, and there are no important targets."

"That's what I thought too, although we did have some new restricted areas near the railway when we passed there 10 days ago."

"It's a pity that no one was left alive. Otherwise, you can ask." On the other side, Tasim said indifferently.

"I know what this S stands for," Yahini suddenly realized, "That's where the Shaheen missile was launched."

"you sure?"

"I'm sure that's a good enough target. They must have jumped there. That's right, a missile base that can drop nuclear weapons."

Tasim sneered noncommittally. Along the way, Yahini made many guesses about the possible destination of the enemy's intrusion into the rear, but in the end they didn't agree.This time his guess was even more empty-handed, and the only basis was a letter S on the map.

"It doesn't matter. Those missiles can maneuver."

"Maybe that's the main purpose of their communication jamming. They can take advantage of the chaos to eliminate those missiles."

The group pulled over to the side of the road and argued for a while, until Yahini overwhelmed everyone else with his role as acting company commander.He decided to continue to catch up and fight a big fight.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the military conference in New Delhi started on time.As usual, Singer first explained the development of the war, and the rest of the war cabinet sat and listened to him.When he talked about Lin Chen's breakthrough in the central region today, he couldn't help but beam with joy.He lamented: In the history of war, there is rarely an army that can move from one battlefield to another without stopping, and defeat the enemy who is waiting for work.But Spanga's 21st Army did, showing that the long-term investment in Army equipment, which had previously been blocked by parliament, is paying off.Prime Minister Kahan nodded sincerely. Singh almost expressed his heart. During his tenure in office, he tried his best to pass most of the budget related to the military, and spent every rupee as much as possible. In terms of guns, the army has never been stingy.Now those efforts are finally paying off.

"The latest aerial reconnaissance shows that the enemy's siege of the 16th Infantry Division has been automatically lifted, and they are in an unprecedented panic. Here I must say that our war is conducted by the most professional army, better equipped and better organized Strict, the enemy is completely unable to adapt; the Israelis believe that at least reached the high level of the Gulf War in 1990." Singh said excitedly, "I am afraid that there are not many armies in this world that can reach the level of the Indian Army."

"I propose that General Spanga can be awarded a bravery medal." Kahan interrupted suddenly, and he was really a little excited.

"Of course, I agree." Singer immediately agreed.

"However, the enemy's nuclear weapons still threaten us, and they may drop an atomic bomb on us in desperation."

It was Finance Minister Shayal who spoke.

Singer's face sank from the excitement, and he gave the Minister of Finance a cold look. In his opinion, it was unnecessary for Shayal to participate in such a military meeting, but he could still sing the opposite.

"It won't be long before they lose their chance to nuke us for good. Our maneuver force is chasing the enemy's Shaheen missile launcher."

"I'm curious, how did you know the location of the enemy's missile launch vehicle?" Shayar asked persistently, seemingly without malice, just curious.

"Of course it's due to the intelligence department." Singer replied vaguely. The intelligence chief in the last seat sat blankly. He knew that this had little to do with his department and was entirely due to the Israelis.

"What's going to happen to the Chinese?" the Prime Minister continued to ask Singh, who already knew of another clash on the fragile eastern front in the morning.The Chinese seem eager to make a fuss there.

"With all due respect, the Chinese will carry out a series of provocative activities recently, both on the eastern and western fronts. The Army Staff believes that if they dare to attack on the western front, our troops on the front line from Fort to Leh will It is several times larger than them, and it is completely possible to respond in time."

"What about the Eastern Front?" the Prime Minister asked eagerly.

"You know, the eastern defense line run by Pasade is clumsy and dull. He spent too much resources to build a large number of strongholds built on the mountain. These strongholds not only require a lot of manpower, but also bind the hands and feet of the mountain troops. Let the troops lose their mobility." Singer gave an irrelevant answer, as if he was laying the groundwork for something.

"So, the Army has recently developed a new approach to the problem on the Eastern Front."

The venue was silent, all waiting for Singer's next words.

"The Army Staff believes that a few highly mobile units can be very effective in responding to their small-scale provocations by vertical maneuvering."

"What if they launch a massive invasion?"

"No," Singh said categorically, "a large-scale attack requires a lot of supplies, and their most reliable means of transportation in that area are still mules and yaks, which are no different from 50 years ago. What's more, it is the rainy season now, and the river It changes every day, and there is no condition for a large-scale attack at all. So their attack in the morning was small and quickly repelled by our superior air force." Singh said to himself.

"What's the intelligence bureau's opinion?" The Prime Minister seemed still uneasy, and asked Charmain instead.

"I have received very accurate information. The Chinese may use their condescending advantage in Jammu and Kashmir to launch a short ground attack, but it is unlikely in Arunachal. As Minister Singh said, they still have There is no such strength."

The participants once again focused their attention on the director. Charmain had rarely said anything like "exact information" in the past.What he often said in meetings was often ambiguous.For example, at the meeting two days ago, he said that his intelligence showed that the Chinese nuclear submarine was probably still in the Arabian Sea, but the possibility that the submarine had returned could not be ruled out.So many people here no longer take his words seriously.

"Exact information?"

"Yes, Your Excellency, that's true. This is a reliable insider line that the intelligence agency has been operating for seven years and has not been used."

His voice was low and his speech was slow, making everyone feel that what he said was true.Only Singer knew that this statement was at least partly a lie, and when he called Charmain at noon, Charmain had said that he had been planning an intelligence pipeline for four years.

"Even if it is a small-scale provocation, we should counterattack." The Prime Minister said seriously, apparently Charmain's intelligence somewhat strengthened his courage.

"Don't worry, we have a Su-30MKI squadron in Tespur, and we have been waiting seriously. After the counterattack this morning, the army special forces have counted 10 enemy corpses from the scorched earth on the top of the mountain."

"I think the bodies should be returned to them, and our prisoners of war should be exchanged." Foreign Minister Chandra, who has been present but silent, said.Before he came, China had quickly submitted the identity of the captured Indian soldiers and asked for verification.He hopes to find some leeway in his desperate diplomatic efforts.Prime Minister Kahan's decisive approach made it difficult for him to adapt. He sometimes felt that he was just a mouthpiece used by the prime minister to deceive the other party, and he had no role in decision-making.

(End of this chapter)