Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 384 Deception
According to the navigation map, the LCH pilot bypassed the mountain in front of him and found the marked target. This is an outpost that was just abandoned by the Indian army because it was too prominent. hundreds of meters.The scouts in front said that they saw a squad of Chinese troops who had just occupied the bunker.

The shooter in the front seat used optical equipment to magnify the target. The small tricolor flag hanging on the wooden pole outside the bunker was still fluttering in the wind. There were no defensive measures and people moving around.He called the pilot to stabilize the helicopter, then aimed the reticle at the open rear door of the post.He didn't know why the superior wasted two anti-tank missiles to destroy a bunker of his own. If he was afraid that the Chinese army would take it, he could blow it up when the troops were withdrawn; this inevitably made him feel that the entire Assam region , It is commanded blindly by a group of amateur soldiers.

At such altitudes, it is difficult for helicopters to hover stably, which makes launching wire-guided missiles very difficult.The weapons operator could only make do with staring at the screen and hastily fired the first anti-tank missile.As the launch was completed, the plane vibrated, then began to shake terribly and fell. The pilot quickly controlled the throttle to increase the power. The plane finally found the airflow on the side of the hillside and stabilized in a thrilling manner.And the missile lived up to expectations. It passed through the cold fog in the mountains and hit the building.

After waiting for ten seconds, the helicopter did not receive any counterattack. LCH dared to get closer and fired a second missile, which also hit the target and caused moderate damage to the outpost.

New instructions came over the radio, requiring another LCH to attack the Chinese outpost.The LCH did not dare to launch missiles at such a high altitude, but fired a few times with a [-]mm cannon, but found no response. It seemed that the Chinese bunker was also empty.It is said that war is imminent, what the hell is this?

This kind of situation surprised the commander in the rear. Lausanne originally designed many sets of advance and retreat plans, including the helicopter being shot down or the ground troops being covered by artillery fire, etc., but he did not imagine that the other party would not respond.

After waiting for a while, the Indian infantry lurking nearby began to attack China's deep stronghold [-] kilometers to the north with mortars. Since the targets were marked in advance, the shells fell very accurately, and China was soon established on the ridge Half of the fortifications on the commanding heights were blown down, and the Chinese army did not launch any counterattack during this period.

The video taken by the helicopter was transmitted to the Lausanne headquarters 10 kilometers behind. He was disappointed by everything in front of him. He carefully arranged the attack to persuade the commander to strengthen the defense in this area, but he did not see the Chinese side. No light or heavy fire was fired, and no one was seen.

"Wasp team, come closer and fly over the ridge to see their heliport."

"Crossing the Line of Control is not part of the plan."

"Command has changed plans."

"The wasp understands."

The pilot of the LCH suppressed his anger and replied that he found that his life was actually in the hands of a crazy layman. The purpose of this person was actually very simple. He just wanted to use the helicopter to attract the enemy's firepower. It seems that the Chinese did not launch anything. , which made him very dissatisfied.

The helicopter flew over the smoking bunker and continued to approach the ridge ahead.The satellite photographed that the Chinese built a helicopter take-off and landing site behind the actual control line, but due to the shortcomings of the geographical location, the headquarters has not been able to figure out the specific situation.

The pilot patrolled the front warily.Suddenly, I saw rotors rising behind the fir forest, and a Chinese helicopter painted in green camouflage leaped high—it was a Z-9 armed helicopter, which seemed to be an ordinary transport type, and no armed helicopters were seen. . LCH accelerated to catch up, and at the same time called another aircraft behind to monitor the battlefield on one side.

The opponent probably saw the two LCHs, and he didn't dare to fight, so he turned around and ran away. LCH's acceleration was weak, and it chased further and further, so it had to shoot a few rounds hastily at a distance of 2 kilometers.The gun control of this helicopter was always half a beat slow, and it was difficult to hit a smart target in the air, and the helicopter ran away without a trace.

LCH struggled over the mountain ridge, which was the deepest northward flight ever made by an Indian helicopter. He saw the temporary takeoff and landing field built by the Chinese army in the valley below and the nearby simple barracks.The helicopter lowered its nose and fired a few bursts at the barracks. The low fuel warning light came on, and the Wasp team turned around and retreated.

The reconnaissance company of the Indian-Tibetan Special Forces on the ground couldn’t keep up with the helicopters in the sky. They spent a lot of time crossing the dry riverbed. They expected to encounter machine gun fire in the open area, but everything was surprisingly quiet, and they just stumbled along the way. They rushed to the temporary camp behind the mountain and occupied the barracks and the airport without firing a single shot. The pots and stoves in the camp were still hot, but no one seemed to have just fled.

Lausanne paced back and forth in the command post, listening to the good news from the front troops in surprise. This time, they broke into the Chinese side for about 0.5 kilometers without any counterattack. The situation was quite strange. Instead of ambushing heavy troops, they Shrunk back, why exactly?
The soldiers searched the newly built helicopter take-off and landing area, and they seized some documents, including a mobilization order with the seal of the political commissar of the military division, and a map in a notebook.

Lausanne was suspicious by nature. He didn't believe such a good thing would happen, but he was not allowed to think about it carefully. He called out on the radio, saying that artillery had started to fire from the north; then the observation post on the nearby high ground also saw several Chinese troops starting to move southward a few kilometers away.

Lausanne was full of suspicion and did not dare to fight, and hurriedly ordered the front troops to retreat to avoid unnecessary losses.Ever since a pencil-marked navigation map was seized in a helicopter gunship of the Chinese Army Aviation, this area has always been the area that Chamain is most worried about. Chamain also told Lausanne to pay attention to this area when he left.But now it seems that Chaguye's judgment is correct. The Chinese have not deployed many troops in this barren land. Maybe they just want to attack Tawang?Of course, everything will have to wait for the seized documents to arrive.

In the forest less than 500 meters away from the camp, a group of hidden soldiers were staring closely at the calmly retreating enemy, watching them take away the deliberately left document bag.This was originally Xu Jingzhe's rough plan.Those fake documents to deceive the enemy were brought over by Zhi 9. It was originally thought that the enemy would attack at night, but there were some discrepancies in the intelligence. The troops from Lausanne arrived early and deployed [-] helicopters, which almost caused losses.

Lin Huaisheng was far away at the Tangkala Mountain Pass, and had just learned of this temporary operation. Xu Jingzhe used his unknown means (actually by deciphering the code) to miraculously learn of the enemy's tentative attack, so he used his plan and prepared a copy early. Yes, the map marked with the direction of attack (of course wrong) was delivered to the enemy.After all, Lin Huaisheng is a careful person, so he couldn't help feeling a little worried. Did he think this kind of drama was overplayed?Who would trust easily picked up intelligence?However, Xu Jingzhe didn't expect Tispur's general to be so stupid as to believe such information. His requirements were not high, as long as he could confuse the enemy's vision and force the enemy to lose their judgment in the complicated information.

Chaguye hid in Tespur's underground bunker, and when Lausanne reported to him the "great victory on the front line" and also seized an important map, he couldn't help feeling high.Originally, he expected to lose one or two helicopters, but now he has made a profit.

The final part of the Lausanne report warns: At this juncture, any information that can be easily obtained may be a trap.But Chaguye didn't take it seriously. He thought Lausanne's reminder was too presumptuous. He was only the commander of the special forces, and the judgment of whether the intelligence was true or false could only be left to the high-level commanders to decide.He ignored Lausanne, and just dispatched the helicopters of the 115th Squadron to transport the seized items to the headquarters of Tispur, and he personally judged them.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, a Mi-[-] of the [-]th Squadron delivered all the items seized by the Indian and Tibetan special forces to the headquarters of Tispur on time, including an individual radio station, an elegant document bag, and a A map, a mobilization draft used to boost morale before the war, another box of canned food and several bags of rice.It took the intelligence department an hour to translate the map marked in Chinese and send it to Chaguye's desk.

This is a not-so-detailed operational diagram, with a ratio of 2:[-]. It was printed by the military sub-district staff, and it seems to be just an appendix for explaining the general situation of the battle to the grassroots officers.On the map, the area to be attacked in the first phase of the operation is marked with a red solid line. The red arrow represents the direction of attack. In the handover area between China, India and Bhutan, which the Lieutenant General is most concerned about, the arrow points to Tawang and its surrounding areas. Did not cross the Tawang River.The fire force is equipped with a regiment headquarters under the border guards and [-] infantry battalions.

In the lower Subanlisi and West Sion areas in the middle of the Line of Control (corresponding to Milin and Medog), the Chinese side selected relatively prominent Indian strongholds on the Line of Control and launched a very limited attack, with a breakthrough depth of only 2 to 4 Kilometers, and the attached troops are battalion-level units of the frontier troops.

In the eastern Rohit Border Region (corresponding to Zayu), the range of attack was limited to the lower reaches of the Zayu River.He checked the number of the troops, and there was no unit under the [-]th Army sequence that would make him feel cold all over. In his mind, no Indian army could resist this army, and where did this army appear? , which means where will become the main breakthrough direction.

Chaguye looked carefully a few times, and couldn't help but secretly delighted.He thought he had guessed right this time.He and the chief of intelligence have long agreed that the Chinese will fight a battle on his territory. The main difference between them is that Charman believes that the Arunachal area will become the main battlefield because of the loss of territory claimed by the Chinese. Concentrate on this; the lieutenant general believes that the terrain in this direction is harsh, and only an army that has forgotten logistics will launch a large-scale offensive.Although self-deceived, he finds many reasons to reinforce this point of view.

"You see, the enemy's strategy is completely within my judgment."

As the lieutenant general spoke, he confidently walked to the front of the sand table. The sand table was already densely filled with small blue and red flags. This was the first stage of the war he deduced not long ago, and the general situation coincided with that on the map.

"They will still attack along the general route 50 years ago. There are no valuable targets in the mountains, so they will still attack Tawang-Dejangzong-Bundila, and I have [-] people waiting for them. "

"The commander is really brilliant."

"Modern armies are much more logistically dependent, so they don't have a lot of options..."

"It seems that the main battlefield will be in Leh?"

"I judge that they will launch a heavy attack on Aksai Chin instead of us here. The purpose may be to recapture the fort, which makes more political sense. General Meneyam will face a hard fight."

The lieutenant general said eloquently.He wishfully hoped that the main battlefield would be far away from him, which made him unable to resist Xu Jingzhe's clumsy tricks.

(End of this chapter)