Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 41 Gamblers
"There is another passage, also a letter from 10 years ago, written to Kahan, about how to disarm Pakistan. I found that when Singh was the president of the National Defense University, his speeches were always very revealing. Danger."

Lin Huaisheng continued to read:

"...If the war is only limited to one area, it will be very detrimental to India. When I served in the 19th Armored Regiment, I knew the importance of the deployment of the army. Even a regiment should not only start from a narrow front Launching an offensive, so that the enemy will hold tight and slowly kill our soldiers, this way of warfare is undoubtedly the nightmare of the Army. Based on the conservativeness of the Army Staff, Pakistan was able to deploy nuclear weapons 250 kilometers west of Ganganagor. As far as I know, this is the maximum range of their backward nuclear projection capabilities, and we are powerless against such a provocation. If we let our hands and feet go and rush across the border from this area, we can completely eliminate this threat..."

"Obviously, Singh will not choose the previous style of play. He admires Clausewitz and Napoleon, and he will never let the rugged mountain roads of Kashmir become Pakistan's most powerful ally against India."

"You guessed his future actions based on some old letters from more than ten years ago?"

"It's not exactly these letters. I have been studying his character for about a few years, since he was still working as an idler in the Ministry of National Defense. There is an old saying in China that the country is easy to change and the nature cannot be changed. Therefore, I predict that he will definitely There is a bold ground attack plan within the last two months."

"How is this possible? There must be signs of such a big move."

"Yes, there will be signs. I can tell you the most obvious of all signs. He will replace Aspad with someone completely under his control to control the Army."

The noisy discussion began again, and the atmosphere was extremely enthusiastic.

"Who is willing to bet with me on this matter?" Lin Huaisheng said with a smile, as if he had a plan in mind.

Immediately there was a small, restrained laugh from the auditorium. No one was willing to bet on this bet, but everyone took note of the lieutenant colonel's words. I had the opportunity to learn about the geography, mountains and rivers of this area, the deployment of troops, etc. Unexpectedly, the lieutenant colonel went off topic and made an amazing prediction about India's major policies.

All of this was within Lin Huaisheng's plan, and this conclusive judgment was not made by chance on his whim in class.

For several years, Lin Huaisheng has been walking around in southern Tibet, and he has a plan to solve the problem in his stomach, but he has not even told his teacher Xu Jingzhe about this plan.Lin Huaisheng is a confident and introverted person, and he acts quite self-aware. He knows that it is not easy for the real superiors to accept his views.Today's retreat discussion, the opportunity left for him to speak is actually fake, and no one will really ask him for advice on strategy. He knows this better than anyone else.Lin Huaisheng did not follow the teacher's intention to properly add personal opinions in the last part of the explanation, but left memorable buttons one by one.He knew that the war would continue, that his judgment would be confirmed by the development of events, and it would not be too long, perhaps within a few weeks or even a few days.

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, if everything goes as you expected, how many troops do you think India will transfer from southern Tibet?" The colonel in the front row continued to ask questions.

"This question is very good. However, before answering this question, I have to tell you what kind of person Singh is. I have some information here. This is 1996. He was a representative of the Army Armored Forces and inspected Ukrainian tanks. Records made in a casino in Odessa when he was in the factory. According to the records, he lost $4 in one day."

"Is this a kickback from the factory?"

The following laughed.

"No, the Singh family is very rich. He has good personal morality and has no record of receiving kickbacks. This is very rare in the Indian military. However, what I want to say is that he is actually a gambler."

"A gambler?"

"Yes, even though he stayed away from casinos under the guidance of his spiritual mentor Kahan, his essence is still a gambler. This is not easy to change." Lin Huaisheng said, he circled around, as if Start answering the colonel's question.

"I also know his records when he was a company commander in Bangladesh. He completed the longest-distance breakthrough record of the Indian armored forces, but in this battle, he lost 80.00% of his combat effectiveness."

The colonel didn't continue to interrupt, but Lin Huaisheng nodded seriously when he saw him.

"So, if his ground troops are struggling in Pakistan, from what I know of him, he will not just transfer 1 or 2 divisions from the Eastern Military Region. I believe he will put all his capital on it. .”

The auditorium fell silent again. After Lin Huaisheng explained the gambler's character, his final conclusion seemed not so casual.Of course, everyone knows that if Aspad continues to serve as the chief of staff of the army, such a situation is impossible. Everything depends on whether the lieutenant colonel's prediction can come true.

"Okay, let's stop talking, now I will talk about the impact of the terrain in southern Tibet on India's deployment. You can see that the Yarlung Zangbo River divides this area into two parts. This is true for us and roughly the same for India... ..."

Lin Huaisheng finished the part about Singer's behavior analysis and returned to the terrain part, which is what he should be talking about when he stands here today.But for him, he really wants to say that he has already said it in secret, and the rest are insignificant, read things according to the script, and every participant has a copy that reads exactly the same as him, take a look That's it.

Thousands of miles away, in the base in Peshawar, Pakistan, everyone is waiting for news from Hassan. He has disappeared from the radar for a long time, and the communication has been completely cut off.Now, the Saab AWACS has flown to the designated location. It can see that the four Indian Su-4 fighter jets did not use the huge amount of fuel to continue to stay at the border. They have already returned east. From the analysis of the heading, they may return to New Delhi or Bareilly. airport.

Suddenly a rapidly moving blip appeared on the radar, flying in the opposite direction.

"Falcon leader, is that you?"

"..." The radio of the F16C has been connected, but there is no echo, but the pilot's severe panting can be heard.He seemed to be struggling to keep himself awake.

"Captain Hassan, is that you?"

"It's me... thank God," Hassan said tremblingly.Behind Major General Islam, a few people clapped their hands sparingly, probably to celebrate that the blow did not cause the entire army to be wiped out.But the major general himself sat there like a stone statue, motionless.

"How is Rasheed?" Hassan asked.

"He didn't skydive and the wreckage fell on the west side of the glacier."

The command center fell into silence. After the full-scale war in India, the first counterattack planned by the Air Force turned out to be like this, losing two valuable advanced fighter jets. Such a loss may not be significant for the Indian Air Force with thousands of aircraft. It's nothing, but for Pakistan, whose national strength is exhausted, it is undoubtedly a nightmare. This is also the most terrible battle for this air force in 2 years.

(End of this chapter)