Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 700
Xu Jingzhe sat in his office, anxiously waiting for the news of the killing.

The Pakistani government has issued a statement immediately, announcing that all senior officials of the Indian government in New Delhi are on the list of war criminals, and these people may be targets of military strikes; in addition, the statement did not forget that the United States attempted to cover the escape of senior Indian officials. Condemned, jointly condemned, and the separatist activities that the United States is still carrying out in Baluchistan.Such a statement is tantamount to taking all the responsibility for attacking the American helicopters. The Pakistani government has long given up illusions about the United States and is willing to take the lead. However, Xu Jingzhe is still worried about whether the attack has achieved results.

According to the photos collected by the satellite, 4 of the 3 helicopters were hit, and 1 escaped successfully and flew to the Agra base.The three planes that were hit also seemed to show signs of forced landing.The entire crash area spread over several square kilometers. Ambulances and stretchers could be seen in the area full of wreckage. It seems that many survived.His people confirmed that the Americans had not found Chandra's body by wiretapping the phone calls inside the US embassy in New Delhi. Does this mean that there was no foreign minister in the plane that fled?Otherwise, the Americans would not be ignorant.

In the report he submitted to his superiors, he specifically emphasized the role of Chandra, believing that he is the only person in the highest decision-making level of the Indian government who is not monolithic, and the person most likely to cooperate with China, because he has never been the people A true believer in the party, stay away from nationalism and lean towards reality.But all of this has become a thing of the past, and the internal agents who were finally sent to make contact were still unable to connect with this line.After receiving the news that Chandra might be bribed by the United States to betray Kahan, Xu Jingzhe once again reminded his superiors that he must pay attention to this person's movements and must not let him escape.It is always inevitable for senior Indian officials to flee New Delhi, but most of the ministerial officials, even the Speaker of the Rajyawan, cannot integrate the various political forces in southern India.In addition, only Singh and Chandra can establish extensive trust and cooperation with Western countries. Of course, the West likes Chandra more than Singh.

Someone came in and reported the long-distance infiltration operation carried out by the stealth aircraft and successfully shot down the last early warning aircraft in India. Xu Jingzhe's brows relaxed a little. They are proud that they can use their own stealth aircraft to practice, but China can also conduct such offensive and defensive exercises, using its own stealth aircraft and various radar positions.This is the reason why this attack must bypass Agra for 250 kilometers, and it is also to prevent the US ground radar from recording some identification features that can be used as a reference in the future.

The major general also had to call Zhilin Huaisheng to remind him to be careful. The enemy's counterattack will start soon, and it is expected to be carried out at night. This can offset the air superiority of the Chinese and Pakistani air forces to the greatest extent. Both satellites and reconnaissance planes have discovered the enemy's attack. mobilize.

The problem of the Chinese Air Force's insufficient ground support capability at night was more prominent some time ago, but most pilots now have the ability to spot targets at night and then drop bombs. More and more pilots have found confidence at night.In fact, since the beginning of this war, the Pakistani Air Force has often used American-made day and night targeting pods to carry out nighttime attacks, while the Indian Air Force rarely conducts such operations.In many cases, such attacks will be carried out in complex mountainous areas, but as the aircraft of several F16 squadrons and the bold pilots of Yigao are exhausted, the air forces of both sides have reduced the frequency of dispatches at night. Gradually figured out the routine of night combat, which made the PLA Air Force have to develop excellent night combat skills.

Yahini's troops have been closely following He Fan's troops, keeping a distance of about 50 kilometers from the front line. They are almost exhausted from marching all day long, and they have not seen a few decent enemies. With a few mortar shells that are far from the point of view, his main enemy is the muddy ground muddy by the tracks of the troops in front. Tanks driving in these areas always consume too much fuel, and the wear and tear is particularly serious.

The Chinese army quickly bypassed a large number of enemy positions, and the Pakistani troops behind must be dispersed to build the necessary defenses and extend the supply line all the way forward. Some difficult heavy bases along the way must also be resolved.

As the fist unit of Pakistan's 1st Armored Division, Yahini's tank group also bypassed some positions and did not go into combat.

The enemy is mobilizing troops from the north and the south, trying to cut off the entire right wing, so that the pincer offensive cannot be completed. They completely gave up resistance on the north line of Wangzhen, and just put all their eggs in one basket here.

Although the enemy's attempt was completely exposed to reconnaissance methods, the Chinese army in front would not stop to deal with it. This battle must be resisted by several Pakistani troops.

Yahini took the initiative to ask to move to the south to deal with the outside enemy forces coming from Agra, and was quickly approved.There will be several new enemies with insufficient intelligence, and it is very likely to encounter tanks such as M1A1 or M1A 2, M1A2sep. From the satellite photos, it is impossible to distinguish the difference between these two tanks. These weapons were unloaded at Agra and the Gwalior base farther away, and the satellites could not conduct continuous reconnaissance of Gwaliorki.Some unverified information shows that the latest batch of US military equipment arrived in Agra from the Baden-Württemberg base of the US military stationed in Germany and the Fort Hood base in the United States. Airlift forces, so there will likely be a batch of the latest main battle tanks in good condition, but not in large numbers.

Another noteworthy piece of news is that the U.S. government has started recruiting a group of volunteers at home and abroad who are proficient in operating U.S. military weapons two months ago. In most cases, these people are veterans. Maybe these people will Participating in this war, the U.S. government has not made up its mind to do so due to many considerations, but recently they seem to have despaired of sending equipment to the Indian army, which has no fighting spirit and a low level of training.

According to the information obtained by the intelligence department, volunteers who come to India to fight will be paid handsomely by the Indian government. The Indian government has promised to use foreign exchange reserves and mortgage overseas assets to guarantee this plan.It is unclear to what extent this plan has been carried out. Spies have photographed a large number of Westerners wearing US military uniforms near the Agra base, but it is not certain whether they belong to the military advisory group of the active US military.

Yahini waited for the first batch of supply vehicles to arrive at the rear, and refilled the fuel first.A group of armored vehicles watched helplessly as less than a battalion of tanks consumed more than 60 liters of fuel. At least they had no need to replenish ammunition, otherwise this uneven supply line would not be enough for a group of tanks to consume.

Yahini's tank group has already replenished its strength. After merging the heavily-lost T84 tank company with the division headquarters, it has also obtained a 96-type tank company, which makes his troops more neatly composed of 10 99 and 20 96 Some, it's just that he wasn't very happy with the officers in his new unit.Without Yahini's unit, the [-]st Armored Division could almost withdraw from the battle sequence, and at least it can still participate in the New Delhi battle.

The strong 6th Armored Division is on the flank of Yahini, and has just captured Kurja. One of the regiments has captured 2000 Indian prisoners. The division currently has 2 full tank regiments with 60 relatively advanced tanks. Khalid tanks and 100 relatively backward "various types" of tanks, as well as the same number of infantry fighting vehicles, the troops are in high spirits, waiting to rush into the prime minister's office in New Delhi.All current plans must be made around the 6th Armored Division, but Yahini doesn't care.

Before he set off, he called all the platoon leaders, tested the communication, and waited for the pictures captured by the drone, but the pictures did not arrive for a long time. He began to study the terrain of the area by using topographical surveying and mapping data in the driving car. The location of the village has become a compulsory course for him to enter the theater. In principle, the enemy can't get a bargain when they dispatch ground troops in such a relatively flat area. The effective protection range is easy to guess.The enemies coming out from the east of New Delhi should rely on the protection of S300.If they really break through the line of defense and join forces, it means that the plan to encircle New Delhi will fail, and the Chinese army in front will be in a situation of no support. Fortunately, in this battle, the Pakistani army has sufficient strength and high morale.

Soon the drone information was transmitted to the vehicle, and the drone photographed about a row of M3 cavalry chariots, coming from south to north, without seeing the rest of the troops, and then the drone was shot down by some weapon. Before the second drone came up, the headquarters made a rough judgment on the possible direction of the enemy's attack.

If the Agra base and New Delhi are connected by a straight line of 200 kilometers, the enemies that appear will be exactly on this line. Their actions can ensure that they are always under the most effective cover of anti-aircraft missiles.At present, the area and time of the enemy's attack have been roughly grasped, but the scale of the external rescue force has not yet been fully clarified.

The 6th Armored Division sent several reconnaissance units to search forward, preparing to face the enemy head-on.Yahini was ordered to stand by in the mountains on the side far from the predicted battle zone. If the encirclement of the 6th Armored Division needed it, he could come from the side, but it would not take away the main results.

As the first two armored units in Pakistan, there is always competition between them. Recently, many units are predicting that they will be the first to attack the Prime Minister's Office, and the 2st Armored Division has withdrawn from the competition. It has been reduced to a Command and several battle groups.

A Chinese mechanized infantry brigade and independent artillery unit behind the Pakistani army are still advancing at full speed along the supply line, with no intention of stopping at all. They have a timetable to encircle New Delhi.

Yahini’s tank came to the west of Kaseru, a small village with only a code name that is unknown. When he arrived, the village was burning, and someone burned down all the houses in the village ahead of time. Organizations like the People's Self-Defense Force did it.

The infantry that was scheduled to meet did not come, and he could not rely on the infantry to establish a security, so he ran to a nearby commanding height and threw a small drone southward with the wind. After the sun went down, it was too late to observe the surroundings .

He took the risk of standing on the commanding heights that are easy to be killed by snipers, and has obtained a better communication distance and increased the drone's reconnaissance range.This is a new trick created by the Chinese. The plane is small enough to fit in the storage box of the tank. For tank commanders who always want to extend their horizons, this thing is of great significance. For mediocre commanders, is useless.

In the cold wind, the small drone slowly drifted south.It can be seen that the nearby roads have been blocked by a large number of abandoned military vehicles and civilian fleeing vehicles, and there are fallen dead people everywhere on the roadside.Unless the bulldozers are dispatched, it is impossible for enemy tanks to come by road.He manipulated the drone to move eastward, risking losing contact at any time, and carefully exceeded the distance limit in the manual. He saw another burning village, and a row of infantry fighting vehicles was planning to pass by quietly. , much like the M3 reconnaissance tank, in terms of scale, it may only be the reconnaissance unit that stands out in front.

The small drones fly quietly and are less likely to be spotted as they fly over the rumbling convoy.He maneuvered a small drone to sneak up on enemy vehicles, missing tanks and dismounted infantry.

He ordered his 3rd company to come out strongly, and use the afterglow of the setting sun to launch an attack from the side of the enemy, so that novices can practice shooting, which is slightly easier than shooting low Russian-made infantry fighting vehicles.

The 10 tanks of the third company roared forward, and the formation unfolded during the march.Several infantry fighting vehicles were still hiding behind the burning house, apparently unaware that they had been spotted by the drone.

Soon the infantry fighting vehicles were spotted by the tankers.The inexperienced novices did not sneak up on the blind spot of the infantry fighting vehicle, but parked at the extreme distance to launch an attack. They used laser ranging and disturbance targeting, completely relying on ballistic computers without artificial corrections.In the first volley, only 2 enemy tanks were hit, and the hit rate was about [-]%.

Then the enemy did not give them a second chance, and quickly drove to hide behind the concealed terrain.Yahini can use the drone to see that the enemy's evasion is very sophisticated, and he is not as panicked as the second-rate Indian troops in the past. He suspects that this time he may not be a weak brigade. He uses an external radio to call the commander of the 3rd company. Don't continue to shoot, retreat quickly, but the 3rd company commander was a little unwilling, and he asked for a pursuit.

Yahini had some hesitation, and finally he gave permission for the pursuit. He asked for a quick assault on a 2-kilometer turn, without stopping, with a scattered formation, and without unnecessary lateral movement.

He was not very relieved of the commander of the 3rd company. He could have assigned a platoon leader from the 1st company to serve as the company commander instead of accepting a fledgling novice from the military academy, but his superiors were noncommittal about his proposal, and finally sent a platoon leader who had nothing to do with him. A guy with no actual combat experience came to receive 10 precious tanks. Yahini didn't want to object too much. He didn't want his superiors to suspect his motives, thinking that he deliberately excluded military students because he himself had no formal education as an officer.

When the company commander of the 3rd company excitedly ordered the pursuit, he had almost forgotten all the reminders from Yahini. His pursuit formation was very dense and completely crowded together to take advantage of a relatively flat farmland.The company commander has been rushing to the forefront of the company. He lies on the turret and uses binoculars to search for enemies in the distance from time to time.

The Type 96 tank is newly equipped with a laser countermeasure system that has proven to be very useful. The system reminds the company commander from time to time that the enemy's range-finding laser keeps sweeping across the front of the tank.If Yahini was here, he must be aware that the enemy's retreat is very methodical, because he has rarely seen the Indians maintain laser contact while retreating.In fact, only a well-trained White Tiger Division would do this, but this company commander lacked vigilance and was completely moved. He rushed forward eagerly and tore the remaining infantry into pieces. Everyone knows that war It won't last too long, and there are not many opportunities to make contributions.

(End of this chapter)