Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 684 Action in advance
"Get me to the Ministry of Internal Affairs building and find Chief Chamain." Singer continued on the phone.

"Director Charmain is out of town. The chief said that he can be found directly at the headquarters of the Second Army."

"Damn it," Singer hung up the phone fiercely. He knew that from this moment on, not every attack, the air defense alarm would sound in advance, and the imported American anti-missile system was undergoing personnel training, and the missile early warning Speed ​​and interception will be more reliable, but what to do now.

The Minister of Defense was extremely disappointed that such a dense prevention and control network composed of Russian-made and European air defense systems could not issue an early warning; but he also knew that, technically speaking, India did not have satellite early warning capabilities. The current system can only perform limited identification of the re-entry stage of the terminal warhead and the theoretical probability of interception.He is also not sure if the attack used a tactical missile with a range of more than 1000 km launched from inside China, if that is worse, because India does not have a long-range early warning radar like paving paws, in defense of ballistics rising from behind mountains When it comes to missiles, there is no confidence; for the time being, we can only hope that the Patriots can play some role in terminal interception, but the training work does not happen overnight.

He couldn't find Chamain in a hurry, and was trying to find out about the situation from the Air Defense Command, but the attendant outside was transferred to the special line of the Prime Minister's Office first. When he answered the phone, it was Kahan's voice, which surprised him.In fact, he and other government officials had not heard from the Prime Minister for so many days that there was speculation in senior official circles that the prime minister might be too ill to preside over the meeting.

Kahan asked Singh in a hoarse voice, what was the loud noise outside?Apparently this time the air defense alarm was not triggered in advance, which made Kahan very shocked.

Singer said truthfully that he believed that the Chinese used tactical ballistic missiles, and various air defense radars failed to detect them in time.Then Kahan thought for a while and asked him to attend an emergency military meeting at the Prime Minister's Office tomorrow.Kahan did not disclose the main points that may be discussed in tomorrow's talks, but Singh has a premonition that the prime minister's confidence in the army has been shaken again. Maybe he will reconsider the decision of the whole government to stick to New Delhi. Recently, the prime minister has always avoided meeting with cabinet members. I was afraid that Chandra would have to mention the government's retreat every time, but he still had to make a decision after all.

In the intelligence center of the former enemy headquarters in XZ, Xu Jingzhe is still waiting for news from Lieutenant Colonel Giyam. Giyam buried the radio station in the woods less than 5 kilometers away from the enemy headquarters. Since the surrender, no Indian soldiers have seized this radio station, which shows that the contact with this adventure was not smooth, or they still have not made up their minds; of course, this kind of thing is completely expected. Sade shouldn't give in so easily, after all, he is a soldier, not a coward; maybe after this round of air strikes, he will change his mind about getting away with it, or he will have to beat him hard in the ground battle. Just a click.

In addition, Xu Jingzhe was still worried about another thing, which was Lin Huaisheng's tactical missile attack tactics against the enemy's air defense positions. This method was undoubtedly successful tactically, but it might be contrary to the strategic goal.The superior's expectation was to temporarily stabilize the enemy and unknowingly cut off all coat passages, thereby trapping the enemy government, instead of alerting the opponent in advance and making them panic, but Lin's style of play was obviously a bit too hasty.

The General Staff once convened psychologists to conduct an investigation on Kahan's psychological characteristics and behavior. The investigation was more detailed and reliable than the report submitted by Lin Huaisheng based on his personal feelings a few years ago.

The report determined that Kahan is an extroverted political figure who is easily influenced by emotions and tends to make decisions in a simple and direct way. People with this personality will be extraordinarily firm in war and can withstand many setbacks. And Singer, of course; but the report also includes some insight into how vulnerable and evasive Kahan is, all such strongmen who like to project toughness, but sometimes it's just an illusion.

According to Xu Jingzhe's information, Khan has discovered that he has not attended the routine military meeting for 4 consecutive days. He has been hiding in his room to listen to the military report and the minutes of the cabinet meeting. This is a typical behavior characteristic of being unable to bear the heavy pressure. .Under such circumstances, will he waver and overturn his original decision to withdraw from New Delhi?These two days will be very critical moments, and the sneak offensive of the ground forces still needs 60 hours of preparation before it can start.Even if Kahan himself does not withdraw, will he strike a compromise by sending his designated successor out of the city?In any case, the United States will definitely support the plan to form a coalition government in the south. They very much hope to prolong the war. Now the embassies of various countries have withdrawn from New Delhi, and only the US embassy remains there. It seems that they are still waiting for New Delhi’s final decision. They are determined to coordinate their actions. Once they are determined to cover the withdrawal of the Indian government, the situation will become complicated. The Chinese army cannot legally attack diplomatic convoys. In fact, even if they want to attack, they must rely on very accurate intelligence.The safest way is to lock them up so that none of them run away.

As the current corresponding strategy, the personnel of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency have been ordered to spread rumors that the prime minister and senior officials fled in civilian areas and surrounding military camps in New Delhi, leaving behind the army and civilians. Knowing that, coupled with Kahan's long absence from public view (a week long), the rumors spread quickly, and it really made people panic very quickly. Doing so should interfere with his determination to escape, but not for long .

Xu Jingzhe has already suggested to his superiors to advance the time of the general attack, but the actual difficulties are still insurmountable. Currently, several troops that will implement the encirclement mission are making intensive preparations. Among all the officers, only He Fan said that he will not have any problems , but since he has never commanded such a large-scale force, and naturally he has never shown the ability to command joint operations, his guarantee is indeed doubtful; now Xu Jingzhe can only wait for further news, if it is found that the Indian government has plans to retreat Possibly, an attack to encircle New Delhi must be launched in advance.

In Lin Huaisheng's headquarters, he was discussing the final details of the operation with the senior military officers involved in the operation.He Fan occupied half of the time by himself, completely dominating the venue. He talked about his plan and timetable to others, completely ignoring that he was only a battalion-level commander a month ago; On the one hand, it also shows that he does have a plan in advance that surpasses all the participants (except Lin Huaisheng), and it is very complete.

The generals in Pakistan bought into this guy who was promoted from the front line. Although the timetable proposed by this person seemed unrealistic, it was quite tempting for them to be able to capture Kahan alive in advance.

"As long as the illusion of siege is created, the enemy's command will be improper, and then a large detour will be implemented from the depth behind the feint attacking troops by surprise. The enemy's main forces are too concentrated around New Delhi, while the outer troops are relatively weak and scattered. I expect the operation to unfold. Within the next 48 hours, all the main passages between New Delhi and the outside world can be cut off, and after about 3 days after the follow-up troops are deployed, the complete encirclement can be completed."

"It won't be so smooth, especially since we will be operating within the range of the enemy's anti-aircraft fire, so the ability of the air force to support will be greatly reduced. There is also the airport in Agra. The US military transport planes have moved their entire arsenal in the Gulf. 40 minutes ago, the satellite just captured a few M1 tanks." Wang Zhenbei said with folded hands, he hoped that He Fan could take reality into consideration and not just see the victory.

"You are also an armored soldier," He Fan immediately retorted. "You should know how long it takes to train tankers. Unless the Americans go into battle in person, they will not pose any threat at all. Spanga's troops just stuffed too many recruits, resulting in a severe decline in organizational capabilities."

"Well, it can be confirmed that the possibility of the Americans participating in the war does not exist, but these weapons will be provided to the Indians. In addition, it is not yet confirmed whether these M1 tanks are inflated false targets." Lin Huaisheng interjected, he The timing of speaking made people feel that he was favoring He Fan.

"It's impossible for them to form a new army with people who know nothing. They will definitely use those old tank soldiers who have gone through the battle to train, so the time will be much shorter." Wang Zhenbei continued; the Pakistani generals next to him Listen to the two argue through a translator, nodding from time to time.

"Agra is in the direction of my attack, I don't worry about it, what are you afraid of, brother?"

"Hehe, Sun Tzu said: If you count the victor without a battle, you must count it as more; if you count it as invincible without a battle, you must count it as a small amount. If you count more, you will win, but if you count less, you will never win, let alone no counting? Your plan is completely deviated from your plan." The tradition of using soldiers."

"Stop dragging this set of classical Chinese with me. You insist on mentioning tradition. Don't you fight wars without air support? Is this the tradition of our army? The plan made by my staff is quite complete, what the hell M1a1 or A2, everything is under control."

The communication between the two began to smell of gunpowder. The translator next to him couldn't translate Wang Zhenbei's Sun Tzu's Art of War, so he simply didn't translate it. The Pakistani officers could only wait for the next text in a daze.

Lin Huaisheng wanted to calm down the debate, but someone came in outside and sent a new order. He hid in a corner and looked at it. The content of the order was that the superior judged that the enemy's high command might flee, and asked all the troops of the army to prepare in advance. Prepare to attack and encircle New Delhi; the Air Force must also make preparations for a forced attack.

He came over and read the order, and all the arguments stopped immediately.He Fan sneered disapprovingly, this was the second time his superiors had advanced the action time, and he readily accepted it every time.In his view, hasty preparations are not entirely a bad thing, because the opponent's response will be more hasty, and combat opportunities are far more important than preparations; of course, Wang Zhenbei and his subordinates probably cannot understand.

According to Lin's plan, the two armored units will simultaneously make a surprise move from the east-west direction of New Delhi at a time to be determined in the next 48 hours, interspersed between the defenders and the troops on the outer line, dividing the enemy's forces, while the frontal forces Launching a feint attack caused confusion and miscalculation in the initial period of time for the enemy headquarters. He Fan's tanks will move quickly along the canal in the east of the Faridabad industrial area. His task is more difficult, leading to The main roads and railways outside New Delhi are on his offensive route.

He has to take about 2 days to capture a certain city south of New Delhi, and his follow-up troops will start to complete a detour; while Wang Zhenbei's action route is slightly shorter, and he will launch an attack from the vast farmland in the west of Delhi. The enemy's forces here are relatively weak, and he must complete the round with He Fan in 2 days; the entire operation will mobilize about 20 troops, of which 15 are Pakistani troops. They will encircle and deploy more than 70 paramilitary troops around New Delhi. Forces to separate them from the 30 or so enemy troops on the outer line who belong to the Greater New Delhi Garrison. On the surface, this is an almost impossible task, but considering the poor training of the enemy and the shortage of weapons, the number is in vain , the number of its tanks and artillery is far lower than that of the Chinese-Pakistan coalition forces, and it is actually completely achievable.

At the same time, five fighter jets from Chandigarh formed a formation and began an electronic reconnaissance flight around the periphery of New Delhi.

A Raiden fighter in the formation would carry an electronic support reconnaissance pod for a risky close-in reconnaissance of the enemy's radar network, while another J-10 fighter in the formation would carry an ordinary attack pod and several Laser-guided bombs, ready to blow up some mobile targets that hit the eyes, and conduct a drill to attack the convoy of senior Indian officials.

This electronic reconnaissance was approved after the Pakistani Air Force volunteered. Originally, Lin Huaisheng was a little hesitant about such a risky operation. He really needed to conduct reconnaissance on the enemy's radar, especially the mobile radar deployed in the south of the city. Of course, he could also rely on Large electronic reconnaissance aircraft such as the Figure 154 detect from a greater distance.But the new situation showed that the enemy high command might escape, so he needed some backup means to prevent this from happening.Whether fighter jets can strike freely in the enemy's tight control network, he needs some actual combat examples. If Sammy wants to take a risk, he might as well satisfy his heart.

Once the enemy flees, using long-range rockets to attack is the second option. However, for maneuvering targets, it is difficult to coordinate intelligence and timing, and the spread of those weapons is too large, which will inevitably hurt innocent people. If there is an accompanying American ambassador The situation is even more complicated when it comes to the diplomatic convoy from the embassy.The laser-guided bombs dropped by the air force can achieve precise attacks, and Pakistan’s large number of spies in New Delhi can guarantee to obtain the vehicle characteristics of the convoy of senior Indian officials in advance, unless they disguise themselves as civilians and flee, so Lin finally approved this reconnaissance operation.

Sammy is glad to be alive today, to see with his own eyes that New Delhi will be under siege, although such an action will inevitably cost the young pilot his life.

Hassan, the warrant officer who had just returned from the hospital, offered to take part in the operation as a cover, and the task of carrying the reconnaissance pod was performed by Major Latif transferred from the 37th Training Squadron. Major Latif had more than 2000 hours of flying time , is a precious flight instructor of the Pakistani Air Force, but most of his flying time is completed on the J-7 and J-7PG aircraft.The major has only participated in a limited number of actual combat so far, and has obtained an unconfirmed drone shooting record.

(End of this chapter)