Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 414
The 57th Motorized Infantry Battalion of the 307th Division of the Indian Army is procrastinating eastward.For a long time, the battalion was shrouded in electronic interference and did not even know that Jabwa had fallen.It wasn't until the morning that a liaison officer riding a motorcycle from the division headquartered along the road all the way to the east to collect troops did he contact the unit and brought simple orders from his superiors.Tespur's order required all troops near Jabwa to organize themselves and immediately launch a counterattack. In any case, the primary purpose was to destroy the runway of the airport.The order comes with no other information about this generation of Chinese troops, which appears to be a paratrooper unit. The 307th Battalion was still shrouded in noise interference, and their eyes were darkened. However, at such a serious moment, there should be no hesitation in the slightest. The battalion headquarters immediately threw itself into combat preparations; perhaps even the Lieutenant General Tispur did not know that this was the case. Although the command of this army has been misconducted for years, and it has been disadvantageous in suppressing bandits, they are not very afraid of the Chinese army psychologically.

The vanguard troops advancing along the road saw the Chinese helicopters flying back and forth over Sudin Yaji, confirming the fact that the Chinese army appeared in such a hinterland. , the battalion commander Batimo has been holding his breath, looking forward to an upright battle with the regular enemy.He immediately dispatched the armored troops of the battalion to the front, ready to use all his strength to capture Sudin Yaji. As long as Sudin Yaji is captured, his 105mm howitzer can directly hit Jabuwa. It is expected that the airborne enemy has no heavy weapons. Confidence solves problems.

A large number of Lin Huaisheng's reconnaissance forces were staring at Tespur, and there were indeed some loopholes in the guard against the east, so this lost contact force was inadvertently approached, but the entire eastern part of Assam was shrouded in the Chinese mainland. In the attack range of the caliber rocket launcher, this is where he has some confidence. In addition to the terrifying range of this rocket launcher, its condescending position also makes it a great advantage.

The headquarters quickly began reconnaissance of the enemy in front of it, and sent people to contact the local separatist forces that had already established relationships.To determine the number and personnel of this force.

In Tispur's underground command post, Lieutenant General Chaguye didn't know that one of his reinforced battalions was about to launch an attack. If he knew, he would cancel the original attack order immediately.Now many of his troops have been seriously disturbed, and they must organize their own offense and defense by entrusting the command. This is obviously a very unfavorable situation.

He himself finally got a strict order from his superiors to attack immediately, so he didn't dismiss him on the spot, so he didn't have much choice.In the absence of air supremacy and the enemy's situation is unclear, no one is sure about attacking westward. Fortunately, the Ministry of National Defense told him that some units of the Air Force are moving to the east. Soon, a large number of Su-30MKI will appear in the air, and the air supremacy will be regained. Take it back.

"Commander, the attack route has been formulated according to your instructions." An adjutant called to wake up the lieutenant general who was in a daze.

Chaguye took a magnifying glass, walked to the front of the map, and carefully looked at the route he was traveling.As he arranged, a feint attack force would advance along the road in a loose formation.The armored troops of the 4th Brigade quietly entered the mountains of Nagaland from Dimapur, outflanking and sneaking through a small road that was not easy to be detected.Over the years, he has been studying the tactics of fighting guerrillas in the mountains, so he attaches great importance to some supply routes in the rear, and he didn't expect that they would be useful now.He has stored a large amount of fuel and ammunition in Namburu. Originally, he wanted to use this area as an important stronghold for the long-term struggle with the left-wing guerrillas. Now this stronghold can be used as a supply base for assault attacks.

"In any case, we cannot live up to the Prime Minister's trust in us. This battle can only be won." He said timidly, showing lack of courage.

"But commander, the enemy's air force?"

"The reason why we chose to make a long detour from Nagaland is to guard against their air force. Take a look..." He said as he pulled another map from the side. "This is the key area where their air force has appeared in the past 12 hours, and Nagaland is no longer in it."

"You mean, they've been keeping an eye on the road east?"

"Yes, and that damn radar. It turns out that it can clearly see the gust mobilization east of Tawang, so the fighter jets flying from Bihar can only avoid its sight at ultra-low altitude. However, it is powerless against the MiG-29 flying over Bangladesh, which is obviously close to the edge of its field of vision, and they often use an early warning aircraft to fly on the east bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River as a supplement, but the reconnaissance is not stable.”

"Commander, even if their radar has some dead spots, I don't think there is any area in Nagaland that their drones can't monitor."

"Then we'll see."

The lieutenant general dropped the magnifying glass on the map and sat down.

In Lin Huaisheng's headquarters, the sound of nearby firefights could no longer be heard. His various troops had already controlled an area of ​​thousands of square kilometers, and there was still a shortage of troops.Chaguye, 270 kilometers to the west, is still playing the role of a tortoise without any attack action. This is indeed a problem he faces-the enemy does not mess around.If the enemy does not move, then the strength of about 8 troops on the control line will not be weakened, or the defense of the entire Arunachal is still complete and systematic, which means that he has to follow the second plan, Gather a force and move westward along the road to actively attack Tespur - He Fan may like this method, but this is obviously not a good strategy, because the Air Force has not yet been able to expand the control area to the sky above Tespur, and the south The Nagaland state is mainly mountainous terrain, which poses great difficulties for aerial reconnaissance. A shrewd enemy commander may find that although some are close and far away, there is still an area where troops can be mobilized during the day.

"Chief of Staff, the enemy that appeared in Dingsugia has passed through the residential area and is forming formations around several villages, and may be about to launch an attack."

"Why are they moving so slowly?" Lin Huaisheng complained. For forty-five minutes, he had been waiting for the large enemy force to leave the village and move into an open area without shelter for a long-range rocket coverage.Due to the procrastination of the enemy's actions, he simplified the complexity and delineated a rectangular attack area on the enemy's attack route, waiting for them to crash in by themselves. However, it took the enemy nearly half an hour to organize the formation.

"Chief of Staff, look at the enemy's attack formation, the chariot is in front and the infantry is behind."

A drone took a new picture. The enemy troops that had completed their formation in the village began to press towards Xue Xiaoyan's troops in an upright manner. There was an open area about 4 kilometers between them, except for some dry riverbeds. Landforms that can block their attacks.Lin Huaisheng's preset attack area was near the river bed, because he expected the enemy to dawdle there, but it was also a little closer to Xue Xiaoyan.

"Let the fox continue to monitor the enemy formation, and beware of those infantry fighting vehicles, they will slip right in front of you in no time."

Lin Huaisheng said lightly.

Xue Xiaoyan, who stood in front, was not as relaxed as Lin Huaisheng. He had been lying on the commanding heights and observing the approaching enemies with binoculars.It can be seen that the enemy has dozens of BMP-1 tanks and wheeled armored vehicles, which cannot be resisted by one or two drones.And those dry river beds couldn't stop the infantry fighting vehicles at all, they could rush up to the river bank in a blink of an eye and run to him, but he had neither a position nor a counter weapon.The only supporting firepower he can rely on now is 300 kilometers away. Just thinking about it makes him shudder.

"Look, the enemy is coming?"

In the distance, 15 chariots lined up, slowly driving towards him, with people still sitting on them.He took a simple speed measurement with the laser rangefinder, and the enemy was moving leisurely at about a gear.The skirmish line behind also followed, walking very slowly, many of them had their guns behind their backs, and they didn't even have helmets.In any case, the enemy's dense formation still frightened Xue Xiaoyan. Obviously, they would not be dismissed as easily as the police station in Jabuwa.

Mortar shells fell sparsely behind the reconnaissance company, and the enemy still had some self-propelled mortars in the village.

"Wolf den, here is a fox. The enemy still has support firepower in the village, which poses a great threat to our department."

"Wolf den understands."

A drone hid in the sky and flew quietly over the skies of both sides. Its original task was to provide the headquarters thousands of kilometers away with videos of the enemy's formation. Now this job is handed over to the infantry. Instead, enter the village to search for the target. Soon, the control personnel at the rear judged the location of the target from the smoke drifting from the broken wall, and then launched an attack with a 100 kg laser-guided bomb.

The 57th Battalion of the Indian 37th Division, which is slowly advancing, has never faced a modern battle. They are still stubbornly following a set of tactics that have proven ineffective when attacking guerrillas: spread out and advance ; Trying to scare the enemy away by stirring up the area along the way during the march. Relying on this tactic, the 307th Battalion only suffered 3 casualties in the past three years of anti-guerrilla operations, and of course there was nothing serious reward.

The commander of the 307th Battalion, Batimo, was on a tank. He had been standing on the turret, holding the binoculars upright. His mustache and the conspicuous red triangular flag on the antenna of the tank could provide snipers with Reason for priority shooting.But such flamboyant offense is a cherished tradition of the unit.Just like the predecessor of this battalion, the 15th Punjab Cavalry Regiment, a hundred years ago, the officers always walk in the forefront of the formation and try to appear high-profile,

Although this battalion is currently a second-rate unit with backward equipment, the history of the unit can be traced back to the Victorian era. In fact, it once attacked BJ, so unlike other Indian troops, they think they have a psychological advantage over the Chinese army. .

"Companies, stay in formation, the enemy is there!"

The sudden explosion sound from behind shocked all the advancing Indian soldiers. They looked back at the same time and saw a chariot burning in the village. No one knew how the artillery behind was hit?

"It's just the enemy's harassing battle. Don't be distracted. The officers of each company restrain their formation and continue to advance! Calm down, the enemy is almost finished." The battalion commander shouted while grabbing the communicator.

So the brigade continued to rumble forward, and the chariots began to fire sporadic firepower, while maintaining the same formation as in World War I. They obviously didn't know that what they were about to face was not machine guns, but much more powerful weapons. ,

The Chinese army braved the enemy's firepower and never fought back.Xue Xiaoyan, hiding behind the artillery mirror, looked at the enemies advancing like a wall, and slowly picked up the walkie-talkie: "Wolf Cave, I think it's almost there, they are about to charge."

Lin Huaisheng sat there blankly, watching the video of the advance of the 307th Battalion taken by the drone from the air. Each tank was followed by about one platoon of infantry, walking very loosely, obviously extremely arrogant.

"What is the origin of this army?" He was surprised. Although he guessed the enemy's attack route, he was not mentally prepared to see such an attack.

"I just contacted the leader of the local rebel organization. He said it was the 307th Battalion. We have stayed in the southeast for 4 or 5 days. Our intelligence there has not kept up." Lao Ding said.

"308? The 15th Cavalry Regiment of Punjab?"

"what?"

Lao Ding was a little slow, although he had been catching intelligence on the enemy, he was not familiar with this unit.

"It's nothing, just an old opponent."

"Old opponent? There is no such unit in the sequence of 62. The 307th Battalion, which belonged to the 9th Army at that time, was in..."

"It's not 62 years." Lin Huaisheng interrupted Lao Ding, "Since we hit it, let's sweep it."

(End of this chapter)