Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 293 Turning the world upside down
At this time, the experienced lead plane had already thrown off the two trailing R77 missiles. After a series of passive follow-up rolls, these missiles lost control ability one after another, and deviated from the target one after another. It is not suitable for doing this kind of spiral action for a long time.But at the same time, the situation of the wingman was very bad. He was under attack from both sides by several R77s and was unable to escape.Liu Zhaolin was condescending and saw that his comrades were diving and launching jamming bombs, but these methods were completely ineffective. Any aircraft would not be able to avoid two consecutive waves of missile attacks due to the loss of speed and altitude.

The wingman managed to maneuver before one of the engines caught fire and the pilot parachuted into the mountains.While calling the command plane, Liu Zhaolin hoped that the ground troops would rescue people immediately, and at the same time quickly pulled up to clear the shooting area for Song Ning. He knew that he was blocking the firing line of Song Ning SD10 missile.

The three planes in Zarik's team each fired a round of missiles before turning and dodging.In addition to attacking swiftly, their tactic is that they never want to fight. Although the rear early warning plane is reminding Zarrick that the enemy plane is in a sunny position, he will be at a disadvantage in the fight; but he has already discovered that they are two dexterous planes. J-2 fighter jet, and has a considerable altitude advantage, so he chose to accept it as soon as it is good.

Song Ning has been waiting for a safe time to launch. The enemy planes turned their heads 25 kilometers away and he lost the opportunity. He knew that it was not unreasonable for the enemy to choose such a distance to leave the battle. Including the wingmen) are all shot out, the enemy can easily escape, and then regain the initiative, he predicts that the medium-range bombs carried by those Su-4s must not be finished.

Seeing the wolves return to the camp after a successful blow, Song Ning and Liu Zhaolin in the air were itchy. Sammy once introduced the tactics of all the frontline troops in India that he knew, but the second squadron was an exception. For decades, This once disbanded unit has never fought against the Pakistani Air Force, and rarely appears in the field of vision of Pakistani intelligence agencies, so this is almost his first appearance (in fact, there are several lift-off covers in the Assam area action, but not as eye-catching as the MiG-222s and Rafales of 27 Squadron in the area.)
What shocked Song Ning was that the squadron's style of attack was concise and fierce. It was different from the traditional way of volleying high and high. They actually approached the enemy at a low altitude. Study special tactics.There, the Chinese Air Force will have a high altitude advantage when they fly together, so naturally, they came up with such a combat method; but at the same time, this unit and the Eagle Squadron fight in a different way, only carrying out fatal blows , and then suddenly retreated, Song Ning had reason to suspect that these tactics were designed with the Chinese Air Force as the imaginary enemy.

"They actually retreated?" Liu Zhaolin said in surprise on the radio.

"That's right! It's probably because the 'triple sound speed' is very suitable for fighting in mountainous areas. It must be reported to the superior immediately." Song Ning sighed.In previous air battles, the two sides always pay attention to gaining altitude at a long distance, which will undoubtedly give the weapon an advantage in range. If they enter into a dogfight, the altitude can be quickly converted into speed, and then seize the position.But in general, this attack was just an episode of out-of-tone for the entire defense, and it did not break through the air defense.If the enemy repeats their old tricks, Song Ning is sure to teach them a lesson.

In the temporary headquarters at Quetta Airport, a new commander finally came.

Lin Huaisheng, wearing a helmet and dirty military uniform, stood outside the command post and waited.In fact, the so-called command post is just a communication node composed of several vehicles. In theory, India's missiles can still attack fixed targets at any time, so they must move at any time to avoid giving the enemy a one-shot.

The few jeeps that got off from the Il-76 drove straight over under the guidance of Lao Ding. All the members were dressed in the front line, and their military ranks could not be seen, but they were a little cleaner than the others who had been fighting for a long time. , but the person sitting on the co-pilot seat in the first car still looked different, looking much older than the average soldier.Come to think of it, it was Major General Zhou Yaohua who served as the ground commander for the southern operations.

When the major general arrived, all the Indian tanks on the new runway had not been cleared, and some of them were still exploding, which made the new commander look a bit ugly. Lin Huaisheng's counterattack was delayed for several hours, and now the runway is being cleared work efficiency is so low.Quetta's new runway is much longer than the old one, and if it can't function in time, it will be difficult to implement his defense plan.

"Comrade Chief of Staff, you finally drove the enemy away." Zhou Yaohua hastily returned a military salute to Lin Huaisheng who was saluting, and walked over quickly.

"Yes, we are counting the prisoners of war and clearing the runway." Lin Huaisheng stood to attention.

"You know your actions are slow and delayed..." The major general was about to explode when he saw some metal fragments stuck in Lin Huaisheng's tattered body armor and blood stains around his ears, apparently there was a bomb at a very close distance It exploded. "However, thanks to you, we still landed." The major general patted Lin Huaisheng on the shoulder instead.Everyone in the entire command post was in disarray, and a few were still injured, which prevented him from sternly blaming him, even though he was ready to scold Lin Huaisheng when he got off the plane.Because Lin Huaisheng held thousands of heavy troops (including Pakistani security forces and armored forces), facing an enemy with only a few dozen tanks with insufficient ammunition, he even delayed his attack until dawn.When the enemy succeeded in attacking, he was waiting to land in the air, but he was forced to return to Peshawar Airport and wait for the whole night. He just took over the command today, so it can be said that he is still a little angry.

"Yeah, Chinese soldiers haven't fought a war for a long time, and hesitation is inevitable." Zhou Yaohua found a way for Lin Huaisheng. To have a long-term cooperation, he still has to establish a good relationship with this person.

"Comrade Chief, can I start reporting the battle situation?" Lin Huaisheng responded neither humble nor overbearing, as if he didn't appreciate it very much.

"Okay, you say."

Lin Huaisheng took two steps back and let Zhou Yaohua stand in front of the hood of the jeep covered with maps.

"At 6:10000 in the morning, our Ministry launched an attack from the underground facility, and has recovered all the surface positions on the west main runway of Quetta Airport, as well as all the roads to the east of the minefield. Currently, the minefield demining work is going on, and the work is going smoothly. , the passages leading to the city have been opened at these locations," he said, drawing a few lines on the map with a pen. This 1:50000 plan of the airport and its surrounding areas was obtained from the Pakistani security forces last night. What I got was much more reliable than the [-]:[-] military map, and this map contributed a lot to the successful counterattack in the morning.

"Currently there are still about one company of enemy remnants gathered in Quetta City,"

He was interrupted by a barrage of machine gunfire from the east, showing that the battle was not far behind.

"It has been found out that the remnants in Quetta are part of D Company and C Company of the 19th Regiment, which may have been left by the enemy commander before the attack. I sent Li Ping's company and about 2 With a battalion of Pakistani combat troops, the battle is expected to end before 2 o'clock."

"That is to say, they are still threatening the airport?"

"No, judging from the terrain here, the direct firepower cannot reach the airport, and these tanks left in the city are all tanks damaged in the previous attacks, so the Indian commander left them in the city."

Zhou Yaohua shook his head slightly, obviously he didn't like Lin Huaisheng's way of sending more than 1000 people to destroy a few tanks again.

"Chief of Staff. Do you know the evaluation of your superiors on this operation?"

Lin Huaisheng remained silent, waiting for Zhou Yaohua to speak.

"The chief approved only one thing, that is, the number of casualties is very small. This is the only thing that satisfied them. However, the hesitation in grasping the opportunity made our army lose a lot of time. Do you know that time is the key factor in determining victory or defeat? , in war, it is more important than the number of casualties?"

What Zhou Yaohua said is not unreasonable. Lin Huaisheng was indeed frightened by the cruise missiles launched by Azarid's tanks and gusts for a while. When the enemy attacked the airport, what he worried most was that the enemy would attack the old airport in one go. In fact, he later felt that at that time, Azarid had already fallen into a desperate situation, and perhaps a counterattack could resolve the battle at that time.This is when he sweeps away the enemy in the morning like the autumn wind blowing fallen leaves, especially regretting that his counterattack was late.Of course, this may not be the case. Maybe at that time, using thin infantry to counterattack the tanks that have the advantage of night combat will only increase casualties, because 10 hours ago, the Indian tank soldiers were still in a state of excitement, not like at 6 o'clock in the morning In that way, it has been completely worn down by fatigue.

"The low number of casualties in the restoration of Quetta Airport really amazed the higher-ups, which is also the main reason why the superiors did not dismiss you." The major general continued, "But have you ever thought that your delay made Wang Zhenbei's troops It's a hard fight, and it's his fight that keeps you fighting back until the morning."

"My handling may be a bit inappropriate, I hope we still have time to solve the problem." Lin Huaisheng reluctantly admitted his problem.He didn't know what was going on in Wang Zhenbei now, he only knew that the battle started a few hours ago.The vanguard of Wang Zhenbei is actually the armored troops of the entire army. The experimental and teaching troops exploring the digital reform clearly represent the highest level of equipment and combat effectiveness of the Chinese armored troops. But what will happen if the seed troops are exhausted?He hasn't thought about this serious consequence yet.

"Okay, from now on I will take over the command, and we will solve all the problems together. Tell me, do you have any suggestions?" Zhou Yaohua looked around while talking, all the staff in the command post looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on On Lin Huaisheng, it was obviously a look of trust.This surprised the major general. In just one day, this small headquarters has been screwed together by Lin Huaisheng.

"We lack heavy vehicles, and the wreckage on the runway must be cleared by engineers, so I suggest changing the order of airlifts and letting the engineers land first. Then we can clear the northern section first, and double the take-off and landing efficiency." Lin Huaisheng said .

"But even so, the advantage in time is still in the hands of Spanga. He has three almost complete armored divisions, and he is drilling from Mokran and the Suleiman Mountains, and it is not far away. Our Iraqi Er 3 can only transport one Type 76 tank at a time. That is to say, before the morning, we can only assemble..."

"Comrade commander, we already have a new idea about this." Lin Huaisheng interrupted Zhou Yaohua decisively.

"Oh? Tell me about it."

"During the battle, the enemy abandoned about 10 T90S tanks, which were parked 5 kilometers south of the runway. They did not have time to destroy these equipment before escaping. If they can send some highly skilled vehicles over in time, I think it will be possible. Play some role. These enemy assault columns are completely alone, leaving a large gap in the middle, which is just suitable for us to drill into their stomachs and stir him upside down."

(End of this chapter)