Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 271
Lin Huaisheng stood behind the trench and waited for the enemy's attack. The gunfire in Quetta gradually stopped, and the resistance of the Pakistani army was better than expected.But time is still not enough for him.So far, he has not had a heavy armored unit under his command. Judging from the information obtained from his superiors, due to technical reasons, no tanks will be airlifted here before dawn. This time is even later than the time when Wang Zhenbei's troops may arrive. .As for the enemy in front of us, it is conservatively estimated that there are close to 100 tanks with outstanding performance in all aspects. This number is still estimated based on the strength of ordinary Indian armored regiments.The 19th Regiment of the White Tiger Division is well-equipped and highly skilled in tactics. Except for fatigue, this group of enemies has no weaknesses.

Lin Huaisheng has already prepared for the worst, which is to gradually abandon the first runway.In this way, he can gain some space to defend himself.There are large buildings and concrete hangars between the first runway and the second runway. These bunkers can undoubtedly provide excellent support for infantry. If they are properly used, it must be extremely difficult for enemies without infantry. Area.He has already deployed a reinforced company that has just landed there, and if the situation is not good, he intends to set up his second command there.

Of course, there is also a part that Lin Huaisheng must defend. Once the enemy breaks through, he will lose the second runway, so the airlift will be terminated, and the battle will become meaningless. ,

"Chief of Staff, a captain of the Pakistani garrison must see you."

"How many people does he have?" Lin Huaisheng asked expectantly.

"He's the only one who just came across the open from the city."

Lin Huaisheng hesitated for a moment, but waved his hand to let the infantry lead the captain to him.

In came an army officer with a bandaged head.The sleeve of his right hand hangs like a rag, which shows that he has just experienced a fierce battle.

"I'm Captain Hajanis, the commander of the Eastern Sector Defense Force in Quetta." As he spoke, the officer saluted Lin Huaisheng.

"Hi, I'm Commander Lin Huaisheng. According to the emergency agreement our two countries reached yesterday, I will lead the Chinese army to take over the defense of this area." Lin Huaisheng said wow, and immediately asked his deputy to find him some water. "How about the Indian army breaking through head-on?"

"It's hard to deal with. We can't penetrate their frontal and side armor. My men... were all scattered."

Lin Huaisheng nodded, turned around, and the deputy next to him whispered in his ear: "The enemy is still mobilizing, and may rush over at any time."

"This airport is very important, we can't lose it." The Pakistani captain was a little anxious, and walked around to Lin Huaisheng. "So...you can't defend like that."

"This runway is 5 kilometers long, and I don't have enough manpower." Just as he finished speaking, the roaring sound above his head reappeared again, and the fifth transport plane finally arrived. Judging from the density of landings, it did not meet Lin Huaisheng's expectations, but for many For the Chinese Air Force, which seldom conducts such long-distance transfers, it is not easy.

"Listen to me, our regiment was smashed by them, so you can't fight them head-on."

"What can you do?"

"I know all the underground facilities of this airport. There are intricate underground passages, oil depots and ammunition depots, which can be used to mobilize troops. The enemy has no infantry and no mortars. We can use..."

"It's true!" Lin Huaisheng stepped forward and walked in front of the captain.Before that, he had been sending liaison officers to look for drawings of underground facilities, but the communication on the Pakistani side was very chaotic and he had not been able to find them.

Yes, I just went through the rocket minefield, but not enough, the entire runway should be mined, making their tanks they can't get close. said the captain, which sounded very reasonable.

"The minefield laid by the rockets cannot be very dense, and the tank can still take some time to rush over."

"Why don't you bring some tanks over?" Hajanis asked.

"Our transport planes are temporarily unable to transport tanks."

"Then, with all due respect, it will be very difficult for you to hold onto this airport until tomorrow morning."

"That's not necessarily the case. It will be dark in two hours, and the power of the infantry will be fully displayed by then," Lin Huaisheng said. Hajanis didn't seem to understand his words. "Let's go Captain, quickly lead me to see the underground facilities."

"Tell the troops to withdraw from the original defensive position and retreat 200 meters. We will defend on the runway."

Azarid is doing the subsequent mobilization. He can see that the enemy on the opposite side has only a thin line of defense. Even if there is a minefield 400 meters wide, his tanks can still charge through it. It may increase some losses, but there is no right now other ways.

He wanted to observe the enemy's situation carefully, but the dazzling light from the setting sun prevented him from seeing the enemy's movements clearly.Without time to hesitate, he picked up the communicator.

"B Company is ready to move as planned."

"But what about air support?" asked the B Company commander.

"You can't count on them anymore. If the Air Force could appear, it would have appeared long ago."

"clear."

Attacking against the dazzling sunset at dusk is a big taboo in tank battles. Whether it is reconnaissance or targeting, it is difficult to carry out.But at the moment, the military order is like a mountain, and B Company slowly extends its gun barrels from the ruins. Before attacking, they have to conduct a round of suppression fire.

The Red Arrow 130 anti-tank missile launch vehicle, which had been hiding behind a damaged C9 transport plane, sensed the enemy's movement and drove out slowly.Its launcher and optical equipment began to rotate, and the commander below slowly observed the enemies who had entered the firing range.He knew that the enemy might not be able to see him against the sun, and they might not dare to release smoke before entering the minefield, because the smoke could easily make the driver unable to see the ground clearly.

The T90 began to shoot aimlessly at the airport. The gunner could not see any targets at all, and could only shoot at parts of the suspected bunker. Since the ammunition could not be replenished, such shooting could not last for too long.

During the artillery fire, another Red Arrow 9 quietly drove behind the ruins of the original navigation tower, where the low body can be hidden, but the launcher on it can leak out.After a while, every nearby missile launch vehicle, under the commander's meticulous deployment, completed combat preparations and only waited for the order to fire.

The first Indian tank finally rushed out of the ruins, and it fired a remote-controlled machine gun forward, suppressing what he thought might be an enemy area.Then an astonishing scene appeared. The Indian driver pushed open the hatch and stuck his head out. Obviously, he could not see the road clearly while hiding inside. So after weighing the pros and cons of all aspects, he believed that the threat of landmines was more direct.

In a bomb crater at the other end of the airport, a sniper was observing the battlefield. He thought that there would be no chance to shoot today, but the opportunity suddenly appeared in front of him.He kept his crosshairs firmly on the Indian driver, who could be seen concentrating on maneuvering the tank around the mines ahead.

The counterattack sounded, and the charging tank suddenly lost control and rushed forward, until a landmine blew up the tracks before it swayed to one side.

The Indian tanks following behind did not have the slightest confusion, and they all turned to get closer to this tank, obviously wanting to use the road it blew out to quickly pass through the minefield.And this disabled tank is still firing fire to cover the actions of other tanks.

"Sure enough, well-trained." Lin Huaisheng, who was a few hundred meters away, held up his binoculars and praised.He found that Spanga was well versed in the offensive methods of the Soviet company's armored forces, which can be seen from the rough and practical methods his subordinates used to deal with minefields.

A red arrow 9 flew towards the Indian tank against the runway, and the shooter carefully controlled the line of sight with the single-lever control word in his hand.Watch as the missile hits the second tank, setting off a huge flame.This shooting exposed the position of the launching vehicle. The rest of the Indian tanks in the rear fired at it with 12.7mm machine guns. The launching vehicle retreated steadily behind the ruins.

Sporadic infantry anti-tank missiles concealed on the runway also began to launch, targeting the third and fourth T90 tanks.

The Indian T90 quickly discovered the threat and circled to the side of the damaged tank at a very high speed. The tank hid in the blind spot of the line of sight in time. The shooter could only temporarily update the target, but did not find a replacement target in time. The missile did not hit target.In a blink of an eye, Company B broke through one-third of the minefield's width with the loss of two tanks.

Azarid, who has been hiding in the rear and observing, carefully observes the situation of the battle. Company B is just a stone he throws down to detect the enemy's counterattack method and attract the enemy's attention.Now it seems that the Chinese have withdrawn from the shallow ditch in front of the runway. He doesn't know if their commander has been enlightened by someone's guidance. He only knows that the enemy's strength is far from enough to hold such a large area.

"C Company, go into battle as originally planned. The action must be swift."

Azarid decisively invested in the second army.If the enemy is understrength, use force from a wider front to crush him.

Abad has remained out of combat.On the one hand, he was not under the command of the Chinese. On the other hand, he felt that the number of enemies was huge, so their attack would not start from just one area, so he decided to continue waiting on the southern section of the runway.

He found that the Chinese paratrooper chariots beside him did not immediately support the battle in the distance, and they stopped in place unmoved. It seemed that the Chinese commander was not a person who was easily baited impulsively.

Now Abad still has 2 chariots. Against the backdrop of a small group of paratrooper chariots, these two large chariots stand out a bit.He directed the muzzle to point at 11 o'clock, because he could see through the binoculars behind the low buildings at 11 o'clock, there were moving bursts of black smoke, which was obviously an area where the enemy was intensively mobilizing.So he judged that the second wave of enemies would rush out from there.

(End of this chapter)