Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 619 The Panic Prime Minister
In the basement of the Safudjung Air Force Base in New Delhi, Prime Minister Kahan continued to listen to the battle report in good spirits. Since yesterday, he has needed help from others to stand up, and the symptoms of shaking in his left hand are more serious than the previous period. , barely able to grasp anything.This is only the superficial situation that the important officials at the meeting can see. Kahan also strictly ordered the secretary and the doctor not to disclose his urinary incontinence.

Charmain stood in front of the front map and explained the latest battle situation with a blank face. This was originally the job of a lieutenant colonel assigned by the Ministry of Defense, but Kahan no longer trusted Singh. The Prime Minister felt that if he If you want to know the real situation, it is best to skip the military and ask the intelligence unit directly.Charmain's Intelligence Bureau has a lot of information obtained directly from the United States, and he is also happy to report to the Prime Minister.

"As of January 1, that is, yesterday, the situation we are facing is this... The battle in the border city of Botante is still going on. US satellite reconnaissance shows that the enemy's main force did not stay in front of our strong position, nor Instead of attacking Ludhiana, which is heavily defended to the south, these preset key defensive circles fell through and were left behind by the enemy. They made a rapid advance from the northern flats of Govind Lake, and Barenpur only had reserves The battle lasted for 10 hours. This morning, the regiment was disarmed and 6% of its positions were lost... On the route of the locals, only 80.00 Tibetan troops equipped with light weapons in Dharamsala are still fighting ... At least 1500 hours ago, they were still resisting, but now, the communication has been interrupted."

There are noisy whispers below again. The situation is getting worse every hour. Yesterday the Prime Minister was still looking forward to Meneam's counter-offensive, but under the attack of the enemy's air force, the offensive seemed to die down.

"So the enemy is not far from Chandigarh, is it?" asked the Deputy Home Minister, rubbing his hands.

"Yes, Spanjar will advocate abandoning the main town of Chan Himachal. To avoid the destruction of the urban area by enemy long-range fire. Like our worst fears, the Pakistani army is vengeful and heartless, and they Open fire on any resisting city, and the Chinese deliberately condone this atrocity. When the 11th Badi Infantry Division attacked Dharamshala, it used heavy artillery and conservatively estimated thousands of civilian casualties.”

"Don't mention Dharamsala, let's get straight to the point. How far is the enemy's striker from us?" The deputy minister continued to ask. When he said us, he was referring to New Delhi, which is where the group is currently sitting.

"... less than 330 kilometers. According to General Spanga's estimate, he will voluntarily give up some areas within three days. That is to say, in 72 hours, the enemy will reach Chandigarh, the northwest gateway of New Delhi. By then... the straight-line distance will be only 250 kilometers."

Only 4 days ago, the participants heard that the distance between the invading army and New Delhi was still a relatively long distance of 380 kilometers, but this constantly refreshing number has reached the point where everyone, including Kahan, was terrified.The Chinese army was not entangled by Meneyam's counterattack. They directly inserted in the gap between the two forces of Spanga and Kashmir, and they might be there within a week.

Kahan, who pretended to be calm, finally couldn't hold back. With the support of two doctors, he stood up tremblingly, and the scene finally became quiet.

"Commissioner, please tell us what happens if Chandigarh is lost? Will they hit New Delhi in a week?"

"The Americans believe that the Chinese army will not attack New Delhi so quickly, and they also need breathing time, but the loss of Chandigarh will have two very serious consequences."

Everyone remained silent and waited nervously for him to continue. Only Singer turned his face to one side with his legs crossed and his face disapproving.

"One. The enemy may take advantage of the well-established airport facilities in Chandigarh to carry out airlifts directly, perhaps directly across the foothills of the Himalayas, instead of bypassing northern Pakistan. This is a practical problem. At present, our air defense forces are still active on the plateau, but If we lose Leh and Ladakh at the same time, the Chinese will definitely use this corridor to send troops directly to our hinterland."

"Is that so?" Kahan nodded as if he had realized something, and he couldn't see that he was too nervous.

"The second consequence is that we will completely lose contact with the 12 divisions in Kashmir. Our C17 will not be able to pass the enemy's anti-aircraft missiles to blockade the Ladakh area, and transport necessary supplies to Jammu or Srinagar. Mene General Yam has too many soldiers, and he will not last long."

"It sounds too bad. But fortunately, the Americans have turned against the CCP, and we already have a common enemy. It can be said that the world structure has undergone subtle changes that are beneficial to us." Kahan said Nodding confidently, he sat down again.

"Yes, the U.S. Navy and Air Force conducted an operation code-named 'Rescuer' yesterday. Our navy's radar in Karachi also observed some abnormalities at the time, but the Americans have not disclosed the specific details of this operation so far. It is reported that there are at least An American plane was shot down."

"Shooting down an American plane? Great, should piss off the cowboys. Nothing pisses off the Americans like that," Kahan said.He has completely lost the reserve that a politician should have, and directly expressed his wishes.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple. The Americans didn't disclose this battle. Obviously, they don't know what to do. They should still be assessing the seriousness of the expansion of the situation."

"Is the United States afraid of the CCP? There is no reason for the free world to sit and watch India collapse, absolutely nothing."

"This is a tactical issue. It is difficult for them to fight on such a twisted terrain at present, especially after China has strengthened its cooperation with Iran. They know the seriousness of the matter, but they still have no confidence in the showdown. We'd better plan early .”

Kahan frowned and pondered for a long time. Obviously, external assistance has become less reliable.

"Okay, thank you for your explanation, besides the military situation, is there any other news?"

"There's the latest bad news. Agriculture Secretary Jemilon is on the run."

"Well, I also noticed that he didn't come today." Kahan cast a glance at an open seat in the first row, "Did he go to Mumbai?"

"No. He defected to BJ, probably in Burma by now."

The meeting room fell silent in the shock. This is really more disturbing news than the Chinese army conquering the important town. Some people surrendered to the enemy in the most united and toughest government in Indian history.Of course, before this, there were quite a few people who defected to the enemy, but there were no such high-level figures.

Singh didn't say a word. He was more careful than others and observed a sneer on the face of Foreign Minister Chandra; Prime Minister Kahan's hands were shaking, not only his left hand this time, but both hands shaking together .He knows now is the time for Zhixiang to shut up.

Kahan finally broke out. As a scholar-politician, he has never yelled out of his composure, but today he couldn't hold back.

"Jemiron, a maggot-like dirty bastard, was born prematurely from a low-caste consanguineous marriage in the countryside of Orissa, and is only fit for generations to clear the sewer pipes. How dare he betray me?"

Kahan has never exposed his caste discrimination in any public occasions. In fact, even in private occasions where only Singh was present, he never said such ugly words. Obviously, this is a kind of self-destruction under extreme anger.

At least a quarter of the attendees belonged to the lower castes he just mentioned.Kahan himself has seen the sad prospect of the accelerating collapse of the dynasty maintained by his lies and beliefs.He can fully guess that his political life will not be too long.

"Prime Minister, I think Jamilon is going to be the one the Chinese Communist Party needs in the future."

It was the first time Singh spoke, and his words were carefully avoided, and the CCP would use the agriculture minister to replace Kahan, but it still added fuel to the fire.

"Any need of General Spanga must be met at any cost. Only his army is still between New Delhi and the enemy. I can only rely on him. The whole of India can only rely on him. Fortunately, he is invincible... "The Prime Minister said a lot of words, "I believe that the previous failures are God's test of our will. The Gods are always unexpected. They will let the enemy succeed for a while, but God is doomed Will have mercy on India, well... now is the time to turn defeat into victory. Their will will guide India to prosperity for the next 1000 years."

Prime Minister Kahan's mental state is obviously in an extremely unstable state, which is the consensus of all participants.What to do next?Perhaps only according to his will, let go and let Spanga put all his eggs in one basket.

At the same time, He Fan's tank troops had already circled to the southwest of Leh to launch an attack. His long-distance attack controlled half of the runway in Leh.Of course, relying on his two companies of tanks alone cannot completely occupy Leh.But this is not a battle that simply relies on tank firepower against bunker groups, but a one-sided, asymmetric information warfare.

Every tank has become a key node in this war, and they make more use of the tank's sensors and communication command capabilities rather than artillery operations.

The electromagnetic pulse bomb not only destroyed Leh's air defense command system at one time, but also accidentally destroyed a large number of 35mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft shells. These programmable ammunition have always been the backbone of Leh's low-altitude defense, and now China's unmanned The machine can fly over the sky of this fortified city unscrupulously.

The tank uses its laser equipment to point out the target with the drone, and after a while, 50 kg or 100 kg bombs will fall from the sky and destroy the fortresses.The anti-tank missiles on the enemy's positions were also destroyed by pulse weapons, and even the laser range finder of the artillery was also destroyed; due to the adjustment of the explosion timing, height and antenna pointing of the EMP bomb, the effect of this electromagnetic attack , which is an order of magnitude stronger than the last time.

He Fan carefully commanded the tanks to disperse and fight. This time the breakthrough direction was different from the previous one. He deliberately chose to attack from the direction of the low-lying airport. In addition to cutting off the enemy's retreat, this route can also hide in the commanding height of 180mm He knew that Leh originally had two 2mm cannons in the shooting blind spot of the fortress. Satellite reconnaissance confirmed that one of them had been destroyed, and the other should have been hidden in a higher position under the cover of night. Find.

The Indian chariot troops that set off from Leh last night were trapped in the eastern valley and could not move. The Chinese army voluntarily gave up the offensive passage in bad weather, but they still held the commanding heights. The mountain road was blocked by heavy snow all night. , so that the enemy with insufficient accuracy cannot advance or retreat.However, for the time being, the mountain was blocked by heavy snow, which prevented He Fan from receiving direct support from the rest of the ground troops.

There are only 3000 Chinese troops in the entire Kongka defense area, which is not as large as the defenders in Leh. Most of the troops are in the ALD area further south to threaten the hinterland of India, and the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, making it very difficult to project troops.But if Leh's surface defenses can be eliminated and Leh's runway can be captured at the same time, the situation will become simple. The 4-kilometer-long runway in Leh, even with snow, is enough to support a plane like Il-76 to make a forced landing.

He Fan's No. 01 tank leaned behind a bunker that was paralyzed by a bomb dropped from the air. Only various sensors and a machine gun on the top of the turret were exposed. This kind of tank is relatively low and not easy to be hit, but it is used for reconnaissance missions. At the same time, the low shape is also quite a delay.He Fan simply drilled out, braving the threat of snipers on the other side of the airport, to observe the target.

The Indians' old-fashioned 23mm 4-link self-propelled anti-aircraft guns are still firing non-stop. This is one of their few reliable weapons. The strange thing is that these old-fashioned anti-aircraft weapons shot down 3 drones one after another.Judging from the dense barrage in the sky, it is clear that these artillery fires have a unified command. Although they are not precise enough, they still pose a threat to low-speed drones.

"Moving crutches, what's the matter with you, the enemy's anti-aircraft fire has become fierce again."

"Move, I saw some scattered firepower points."

"It's not a firepower point, there must be a command post. Be sure to find it, and there is no time to waste."

"clear."

He Fan knew that there must be a reason behind the strange thing. The drone didn't sense the radio measurement from the ground, and the electronic reconnaissance plane didn't find that there was a radar here, so Leh's air defense force must have used some kind of backup director. It must be found and eliminated, otherwise it will be a waste of time.

He has no time to waste. He knows that Lin Huaisheng's troops are marching forward on the plains. Maybe the war will end soon. Whether he can get involved in the next battle depends on Lin Huaisheng's face and whether he wants to occupy it. For an airport, if Lin got hotheaded, he might have bypassed Chandigarh directly, and led his flaming army to attack New Delhi directly.

Enemy snipers kept firing at him from all directions, trying to hit exposed tank crew members or the optics on the tank from a kilometer away.This is one of the few weapons they can counterattack after the EMP is dropped, but there are quite a few of them.

(End of this chapter)