Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 366 The Abandoned Coast

"This time I went to Kashmir to boost morale. The number of Kahan's medical team has doubled. According to the information I have received, there is a team of 17 health doctors accompanying him. The secret service squadron has another plane dedicated to transporting medical equipment."

"Is the old guy's situation not good?" Xu Jingzhe asked with great interest. He had already confessed these things to investigate, and would ask them every few days.

"There are many accompanying doctors, and some news will be leaked."

"Oh?"

"Just intercepted an email from a cardio-cerebrovascular director of the Indian Armed Forces Medical College. This doctor is a member of the peripheral medical team and often talks about Kahan's condition in the email. It has been learned that Kahan has been using it for the past two weeks. It is an intravenous drug to reduce intracranial pressure, so it can be judged that he has had intracranial hemorrhage, but whether it is serious or not is not mentioned."

"Is that so?" Xu Jingzhe thought for a while, "What do our experts think?"

"Experts watched the recent news clips of Kahan, and concluded from the way he walked and the blackened nails that he had intracranial hemorrhage. And the situation is very serious. It may be life-threatening."

The major general frowned silently, waiting for his subordinates to continue.

"India is not a country with a high incidence of heart and brain diseases. Considering Kahan's vegan diet and weight of 61 kg, experts tend to believe that it may only be caused by overloaded pressure and high nervous tension. This situation is the most difficult to reverse, and the next cerebral infarction will inevitably require a craniotomy, which may be the reason why he brought medical equipment with him, if there is another one, he should die."

"Can I go through it again? It's still too long. This old lunatic went to the plateau, and it seems that he risked his life to complete the mission." Xu Jingzhe couldn't help but sigh with emotion.India has already shown signs of fatigue in this war. Many analysts have judged that the Indian people lack the will to persevere and the psychological preparation for a long-term war. The protracted war will definitely change the morale of the people. Kahan's willpower inspired all Indian people to persevere in this unjust war.Judging from the issuance of war bonds and the recruitment of reserve forces, this war is still to be fought.

After the staff left, the major general looked at the photos of the Calcutta port again for a while, and carefully measured the distance from Calcutta to the Yunnan border. immediately sent to the chief.He had a vague premonition that this aircraft carrier might be an opportunity to shake the will of the Indian people. As for why, he still couldn't say why, and it was better for the superiors to decide everything.

Since ancient times, the length of the war process has largely depended on the will of the people to promote its progress. As for the straw that is enough to crush this will, it is difficult to guess.Is it the illness and death of an extremely belligerent prime minister, or the sinking of an aircraft carrier that symbolizes hegemony in the Indian Ocean?No one dares to draw conclusions lightly.Kahan is currently in Srinagar, a short distance south of Aksai Chin. His itinerary is almost public, but targeting such a target will obviously cause the Chinese government to seriously lose points in politics and diplomacy. The next strategy.Relatively speaking, that aircraft carrier is an ideal strategic target. Although it hides a little far away, conventional means cannot hurt the slightest bit, but Xu Jingzhe knows that the Chinese army happens to have some "unconventional" means that can To attack such a long-distance large target, the striking distance of this method is far greater than that of any anti-ship missile, and it is almost indefensible.

The concept of ASBM is an original trump card created by China in order to offset the overwhelming advantage of the US aircraft carrier battle group in the Pacific Ocean. For a long time, some countries have regarded this seemingly impossible way as part of strategic deception. Being Chinese is not just talk.Of course, this long-distance strike method also has its limitations. The first thing to be solved is the problem of intelligence collection, and the second is the problem of terminal guidance accuracy. Even if there are a large number of optical and electronic reconnaissance satellites in orbit, in the vast ocean Tracking the erratic target is still a difficult problem.However, the situation in front of Xu Jingzhe is completely different now. The aircraft carrier is parked there, and it only moves around the port every day. Tracking is not a problem. This is a typical way of defending against conventional anti-ship missiles, which shows that India The navy has learned some lessons from the ultra-long-range air attack on Kochi port. They have anticipated the possible attack by the heavy fighter jets of the Chinese air force, but they have not considered another threat, one that the world's navies have not seen. past threats.

Far away in the Indian Ministry of Defense in New Delhi, Defense Minister Singh is sitting in the office and walking back and forth, anxiously waiting for the intelligence chief.Since Charman returned from Assam, he has become less submissive than before, and often refute Singer's views in person. He is worried that China's attack is imminent, but the Ministry of Defense pretends to see nothing.

The air-raid sirens had not sounded over New Delhi in Tespur, so Singh remained half-optimistic under the weight.In general, the Indian army is winning unprecedented victories on all fronts, and the Prime Minister personally ran to the front, which played a great role in boosting morale. 90.00% of the city area of ​​Fort *** has been occupied. The enemy army has no intention of defending the city, and fled after a symbolic resistance for a while.At the same time, the brave behavior of the Prime Minister to go to the front line also shocked the Chinese Air Force. Srinagar and Liecheng have not been attacked by air for several days.The opponent's tactical actions will be subject to political constraints, which was calculated by the prime minister earlier, and Singh had to admire Kahan's courage and political wisdom.In this battle, the Northern Military Region used two group armies to monitor China, with far more troops than the troops invested in the siege.The Chinese have been quietly hiding behind the control line, and across the mountains, they can't see what they are doing secretly.

When Charmain came into the office, he barely made a sound, startling the scrawny Singer.

"You came?"

"Yes, I have brought a lot of bad news."

"Our army will soon capture Fort ***, so what bad news can there be?" Singer asked guiltily, but he knew very well in his heart that what Charmain said must have a basis.

"The *** Fort has no value, its only function is to disperse our troops." Charmain said bluntly.

"Let's talk about the defense of Assam. I just came back from there. It's a mess. The Chinese Air Force flies to a place less than 50 kilometers away from Tespur every day. Chaguye complains about the lack of troops and technical weapons. Don’t dare to tell you these issues directly, but entrust me to talk about them. If you want me to say, it’s better to replace him together.”

"What do you think is the chance they will do it in Arunachal?"

"One hundred percent. Of course it's unclear whether the eastern front will be the focus," Charmain said, expressing his view clearly that the Chinese army will repeat the simultaneous attack from the east and west fronts in 1962, when the offensive Finally, the Chinese army chose to retreat to the McMahon Line on the Eastern Front, but did not retreat in Aksai Chin.

"How's your inside line?"

"There is no news yet. The upper-level control of the army has been strengthened over there, and it is somewhat difficult to pass the news."

"Probably just a small attack, withdrawing before the cold season, like last time."

"Maybe, but satellites have captured their convoy on the road, and it hasn't stopped for months."

"They need troops to monitor the Pacific Ocean and the Indochina Peninsula. It is impossible to put all the troops on the plateau." Singer continued to instinctively resist unfavorable news.

"You can look at these."

As he spoke, Charmain took out a stack of photos from his handbag and stuffed them into Singer's hands.

These are not ordinary satellite photos. It seems that someone secretly took photos of military vehicles moving from the commanding heights next to the highway. These consecutive photos were taken hastily, with dim background light, and seemed to be taken in the early hours of the morning.

"This is not an ordinary unit. This is the Second Artillery's tactical missile unit. They closed the highways in central China in the early hours of the morning to transport these convoys."

"Where did you get it?" Singh asked. He knew that Chaman's intelligence collection was limited to a few provinces in the west, because there were still some connections left by the old Tibetan army there. The ability to deploy an intelligence network naturally cannot monitor the road network in the hinterland of China.

"The source, it's Taiwan. We have been cooperating with them, but that's not the point. The point is their purpose of mobilizing the missile force." Charman said impatiently. He was disgusted by Singer's questioning of the source of the intelligence, which obviously went beyond The scope of authority, but it is not easy to refute his face due to affection.

"This is Dongfeng 15, I can recognize it. Don't play tricks, just tell me your opinion."

"This is just one brigade, moving from east China to the west. It can't be the only brigade. Their strategic focus is moving closer to us, and the governments of Taiwan and Japan are happy."

"Then what can I do?" Singer was suddenly a little inexplicably angry, and walked to the wall with his hands. Whenever he was under pressure, he would always go under Nehru's portrait, as if he could seek a little shelter , "We have mobilized and the army has increased to 220 million. India has never had such a strong force since the kingdom of Womor. If they want to attack from behind, the army is ready to deal with all invasions."

"The national army I saw in Assam was still using Enfield's Lee rifles, most of the anti-aircraft missiles lacked maneuverability, and the radar equipment was old and could not cope with electronic interference."

"The country has run out of money to buy weapons and within a few months our reserves will be well armed."

"In the last six months alone, Chinese factories have produced 40 J-10 fighters, 24 J-11 fighters, 12 J-16s, and at least 4 early warning aircraft for their air force, while Russia delivered them a large number of Engines and new fighters. This does not include the fourth-generation fighters they are secretly equipping, and those light fighters manufactured for Pakistan. And we have lost 4 of various types in the past six months..."

"I know what you said." Singer interrupted Charmain, "What do you think?"

"At least a few S300 battalions should be dispatched to Tespur."

When the sky was getting dark, Lin Huaisheng finally found the army supply station hidden deep in the Makran Coastal Mountains under Sami's guidance. destroy.Taking advantage of the lengthy project of replenishing fuel, Lin Huaisheng led a few people to climb up to the commanding heights near the south.From here you can already overlook the blue sea and a narrow coast.Although the Pakistani coastal defense forces have long since collapsed, the Indian Navy did not appear in sight. He could only see a dim light shining in the distance.

"At this time, there are still fishermen going fishing?" Lin Huaisheng wondered to himself.Lieutenant Ghiam beside him had detected some kind of signal from the ship.

"This is the periscope of an Indian liaison ship or submarine, and it may be liaising with naval personnel who have landed."

Several Chinese soldiers grabbed their binoculars to watch, and it turned out to be Morse code.The content is a set of numbers, and it is difficult for people who don't know the password agreed by the enemy to get a glimpse of it. In short, it will not be a good thing.

"The coast is no longer fortified, and they can come and go freely. They may be doing hydrographic surveys for the landing, or they may be contacting the reconnaissance force for the landing." Giyam said helplessly.

In the twilight, a Type 209 submarine emerged from the sea like a ghost. It was just now that it was sending signals through the periscope underwater.The submarine drove slowly to 100 meters from the shore and stopped.

Just under the eyes of everyone on the top of the mountain, a group of four suddenly appeared on the beach. They dragged a rubber boat and ran into the sea quietly, and then rowed towards the submarine.

"Snipers can take them out," Ghiam said.

"I don't think it's necessary. There are so many infiltrations before landing. Shooting will easily reveal our position."

Lin Huaisheng said that he knew that there were no soldiers to defend this coast, and it was meaningless to kill a few more scouts, so he saw four Indian marines approaching the submarine; After dawdling for a while, the submarine dived into the sea again.The activities of the Indian Navy in this area are almost as if they have entered no one's land.

(End of this chapter)