Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 720 The Counterattack Begins

Yahini stood by the side of the road, waiting for the troops to refuel and replenish ammunition; at the same time, he silently watched the retreat of his compatriots who had lost their equipment and lost their souls. These troops had lost all fighting spirit and were unable to fight.Of course, Yahini is very clear that if the war continues a month later, the prospects will become very pessimistic.But the opportunity is still in our own hands. The enemy's equipment is insufficient and lacks air supremacy. We must fight their shit out in the shortest possible time. This is a contest of will.In previous battles, the menacing Indians were prone to collapse at the spiritual level when they suffered setbacks. This time they received strong foreign aid, will the situation change?Yahini won for a while, but he was not very sure about the new enemy situation. He was never completely sure on the battlefield. Even if the armor smashed head-on and fired a depleted uranium bomb, he still had no way of knowing whether he could block the second round.

With the current situation, the Chinese army whose retreat has been cut off must be the main force in this battle. They are bound to fight from the south to the inside, while his tanks may become a tight partial division, attacking from the north to the south.How effective it can be depends on the enemy's response.If they respond well, the Chinese tank group in the south will soon become weak due to lack of logistics. At this time, the larger the scale, the faster it will be consumed.

A signal soldier covered in mud and water, riding a motorcycle, struggled through the queue of defeated soldiers, passed an order to Yahini, and then continued to wear it back with difficulty.

Yahini opened the order and glanced at it. The battle will start in an hour, but the order he got was just to stand by.Apparently the Chinese also don't want to drag the battle into the night. The night used to be an ally, but now it is not. The opponent's night vision devices are obviously more popular than any Chinese and Pakistani army here, and the tanks at night can deal with almost one man. Infantry with night vision goggles and a large number of Javelin missiles are at a disadvantage.

Of course, he is just a pawn on the chessboard, unable to get involved in the highest command, but in the dark, he feels that his ideas and the highest command are connected, and he looks forward to becoming a surprise soldier again.

In Lin Huaisheng's headquarters, all kinds of information were being collected. He stood and sat down for a while, anxiously waiting for the air force's reconnaissance and other information.It is known that the enemy's air force command is divided into two headquarters. Because of the lack of coordination, the U.S. Air Force and the Indian Air Force will stagger their appearances according to different time periods. This is Xu Jingzhe's intelligence, which is very reliable.

As for what is left of the Indian Air Force, according to credible information, it has already bottomed out, and it is just to make up a number.It is also a symbol of Kahan's commitment to the US military, and he will do his best to resist to the end. Of course, there are also several Mirage 2000s and MiG 29s. The Sindan base east of New Delhi has been stationed with some squadrons that have been devastated. At this critical moment, Maybe he really came here to die.

Although the Chinese Air Force has an absolute advantage in numbers, it also has some weaknesses.For example, heavy aircraft, almost all of which come from domestic airports after air refueling, are difficult to catch up with sudden enemy situations at critical times, and can only undertake some general tasks; The air superiority fighters that take off can also respond to the enemy's challenges. The tactics that the enemy's air force may adopt are likely to be limited harassment.As a tit-for-tat measure, Lin Huaisheng deployed two battalions of Red Flag 2 to the front, also as a deterrent to the enemy air force.

He put forward very strict requirements on He Fan's exhausted army, because the main assault weapons in this direction are in the hands of He Fan, and these troops are currently in a dead position without support, and their combat effectiveness is bound to decline over time. The enemy had given up on the southerly advance and evidently wished to drag it on, but he could not.He asked He Fan to close the gap before nightfall. Completing the encirclement of New Delhi was only secondary, and restoring the supply line was the main thing. The task did not require annihilating the enemy.

"Mr. Lin, according to the analysis of the Air Force, the enemy will definitely dispatch wild weasels, and the tactics will be different this time." A staff officer came over and said.

"What else did the Air Force say?"

"They believe that the relatively flat terrain in this area is not conducive to the traditional hard-killing method of the wild weasel dispatched by a single machine, so electronic jammers may also be dispatched."

"Howler?"

"It's not clear. The satellite captured RC135, but not the electronic warfare aircraft."

"Well, the several deep airports they control are likely to hide some not-so-large electronic warfare aircraft in the underground hangar. Once a combination punch is launched, the surface-to-air missile force alone cannot deal with it."

"Yes, our army is always passive in dealing with aircraft. It is impossible to deal with all the plans that the enemy may implement. It must rely on the air force. In addition, there is news that the enemy has deployed some 10 kilowatt laser platforms on the front line to use Intercepting our long-range rocket artillery, from the morning to now, the front line has observed some drones burning and falling while passing through the local defense line without being locked, which seems to be in line with the intelligence."

"These insignificant little things can't affect the overall situation. What important information is there?"

"What's more, the ammunition base of the self-propelled howitzer unit has been replenished. The enemy succeeded in the morning, and it also took some advantage that our logistics can't keep up with."

"That's right, they have to pay back the advantage they took, and they must pay it back."

Lin said angrily that when the Pakistani army suddenly collapsed, he might have used artillery to plug the gap, but there was not enough ammunition at the time.

Indian Major General Elabi, standing on the top of the 4-story building of Dudley Girls Secondary School, observed the heavy smoke in front of him with a running mirror. Chinese tanks were hiding behind this layer of smoke. I don’t know how many there are, and they may rush over at any time. .

Since it was a joint operation, the intelligence had to be relied on by the Americans, but he saw that the Americans launched many drones, but none of them could penetrate the opponent's line of defense. Didn't get in.Obviously, the opponent has a fairly dense fire net.He waited for several hours, but there was no sign that the Americans wanted to share intelligence with him. Yelinsky's command sent only a few liaison officers who told him what to do.

Twelve hours ago, with great enthusiasm, he led the tank unit from the north of the city and arrived here in time, hoping to participate in the key battle to save India, but the contact with the American officer was really not very pleasant.The Foreign Legion wants to take full control of the command, but the combat plan is not very reasonable.According to Yelinsky's instructions, he was actually allowed to lead the tank reserve team that Marshal Pasade relied on the most, in front of a lightly armed force similar to the US Rangers. Although this reconnaissance battalion was beaten last night The 12th Division of Pakistan.However, the Indian major general has not yet seen the tactic of letting the tank unit stand in front of the anti-tank missile unit. He realized that the opponent's plan deliberately ignored some problems.But after a quarrel with Yelinsky, his superiors unreservedly supported the Foreign Legion, he even received a call from the Ministry of Defense, asking him to obey the Americans unconditionally, before today, his command had never received Called the Department of Defense.

Now he and his T72 tank can only wait alone in front, waiting for the Chinese army to attack, and then be wiped out by Chinese or American firepower.This is not a joint operation in any sense. In fact, the Foreign Legion did not expect to cooperate tactically with the Indian tanks. They just hoped that the Indian troops would delay the enemy's attack and give them space and time to respond.

The major general's troops mainly come from the 28th Division of India, plus some tank battalions that were reorganized after being defeated and defeated.This People's Self-Defense Force has just arrived from the military parade, and is currently in high spirits, waiting to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds. They have even established a separate liaison with the U.S. Army, and they are obviously happy to accept the direct command of the U.S. Army. It is taboo to set up the defense line at the forefront, and does not care how terrible the enemy's firepower is.

Major General Elabi, as an officer who retreated from the border all the way and suffered a lot, of course knows the seriousness of the matter, but the power of the Foreign Legion does not seem to be blown out, and now he can only hope to wipe out one with zero casualties. The miracle of the regiment can be reproduced.

The major general returned to the command post in the basement of the girls' middle school resentfully. Some people were listening to the enemy's propaganda broadcast. Since the border war, listening to the enemy's propaganda has become the habit of the army command. It doesn't seem to hurt to listen.

The broadcast is broadcast by the CCP’s air platform, and the signal is good and bad. In the past, there were electronic warfare troops to interfere, but now India has completely given up the control of electronic control, allowing the voice of Captain Halder to echo over New Delhi. The only background noise came from communications from various nearby military stations.

"This is the broadcast of the Voice of Free India. It is New Delhi time...12 noon...short wave frequency 15.445 MHz. Free India commentator, former Lieutenant of the 5th Mountain Division Halder...will broadcast the battle situation to you on time"

"What are these traitors talking about?"

The major general walked over with great interest and sat down next to a group of people. After a while, the radio would play a song and dance program, which was more popular than Halder's left-wing propaganda, at least in his headquarters.

"Compatriots in India, according to the latest information we have obtained, the insane Kahan Group has completely handed over India's treasury and overseas assets to foreign masters behind the people's backs to pay for mercenaries. This is world politics A rare scandal in history, such a scum who lost power and humiliated the country, has already lost the legitimacy of ruling."

Halder's voice was very clear.The officers laughed and listened, knowing he was telling the truth.

"Military officers who are still working for Kahan, when you are on the front line to die for the elite of New Delhi, do you know which mercenaries are hiding behind you, earning 240 times your daily income? Your life is really worth it It’s so cheap...why do you want to die for a villain like Kahan who is completely obedient to foreign masters?"

The smiles on the faces of the Indian command staff surrounding the radio station froze. They did often take Halder’s propaganda as a target of ridicule, but it was inevitable that they were a little psychologically unbalanced at the moment. Halder’s figures may be exaggerated, but the difference Not far away, the income of mercenaries is confidential, but there is no impenetrable wall in the world.When everyone is facing death together, such divisions will always play a little role.

"As long as you revolt before the battle and join the Free India Front, we will also provide you with a lot of bonuses... Officers above the lieutenant will get [-] each..."

The background noise gradually increased, suppressing Halder's voice. This is not a good sign. Before the enemy makes a move, the short-wave communication will increase many times, usually some encrypted telegrams indicating the target for the artillery.

"Okay, turn off the radio, don't be deceived by their politics."

Major General Arabi stood up, straightened his clothes and went out. He realized that he should stay away from Halder's voice, because the traitor's propaganda could indeed subtly corrode his will. Inadvertently flashed some Halder's propaganda words, go back and think about whether it is worthwhile to sacrifice for the country.

The sound of dense explosions was heard in the distance.

"The shelling has begun...Listen, is it the direction of the Self-Defense Forces? Their tanks are going to break through there."

Relying on his keen intuition, the major general immediately identified the direction of the enemy's attack.

3.5 kilometers away, the People's Self-Defense Forces, which were almost on the surface, had already been violently attacked by He Fan's artillery. He Fan's battalion was equipped with 40 tubes of 122mm rocket launchers. Now their chance came, they turned around and hit the target in the rear.

The drones in the air rushed over one after another, indicating to the artillery that the target had already evaluated the damage effect after the first round of attack.

A battalion of some 1500 people from the People's Guards, which was shelled, had been paraded through the Kashmir Arch in east New Delhi a few hours earlier.When the air defense sirens sounded, the other troops receiving the parade were in chaos one after another. Even when several high-ranking officials on the viewing platform lost their composure and ran wildly, they still maintained their formation, completely ignoring the possible air strikes, and finally won a round of praise from the international media. cheers.

However, when they heard the piercing screams of rockets, many people still did not distinguish the difference between performance and actual combat, and did not even lie on the ground.The rockets flattened the ground in an instant, and the remains of limbs and parts of the truck were flying in the air.Everything came too fast, too violently.

The 40-barrel rocket launcher can perform a second rapid reloading and shooting. Taking advantage of the reloading time, several drones crossed the horrific battlefield to conduct reconnaissance on the next target.

He Fan has already sat in the tank. He observes the enemy's movements through the drone's vision in the tank. He can see that the enemy's tank is starting to move. There is no sign of supporting the Self-Defense Forces, but running back in a hurry.He switched the monitor, and now his self-propelled howitzer was in position and ready to fire within a minute or two.He switched back to the video again. There are some hills 2 kilometers behind, and the firepower cannot reach the reverse slope. Where should the enemy's anti-tank missiles be deployed.

Apparently the enemy wasn't dazed by their record last night, they were still very careful in their deployment, carefully avoiding some problems.

Javelin missiles actually have some inherent weaknesses. One is that the interception target is relatively close; , and an easily overlooked cost of legacy.

(End of this chapter)