Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 762 There is still a way before today
The venue entered a short break, and the military officer in charge of receiving the external broadcast received no further information, neither any confirmation from Western news agencies nor further reports from China and Pakistan.Since the military advisers of Britain and South Korea are in Srinagar, it seems that the Chinese army's planes fly directly there and it is not easy to keep it secret from the allies.Maybe everything is really just a divorce plan to shake the morale of the army as Kahan expected?

Next came the US side’s speech, and Ogudan replaced the injured Yelinsky to speak. The latest attitude of the US side is also what most Indian officials are more concerned about. Obviously, when the enemy’s shells exploded 15 kilometers away, Kahan Lengthy political agitation is a waste of time, and the US proposal will be more pragmatic.

The Brigadier General displayed some satellite photos of local battles around New Delhi on the screen.Most of them are in the airport area in the south. The shooting time shown in the lower left corner is 7:[-] in the morning, which was received before he left the Northern Command. He doesn't care about Kahan's psychological needs of self-deception, so it is more direct.

"The fighting in the main areas is over. The fact that New Delhi is under siege is in sight, as you all can see, and they have foiled our plans to get through from the outside. We have no plans to impress a second offensive, and we have no reinforcements to launch an offensive. There are currently only 26 tanks left in Agra. If the enemy attacks, Agra will fall soon."

He turned and glanced at the huge image of Indira Gandhi Airport, where at least 20 damaged airliners could be seen on the runway.They all belong to the two state-owned airlines, Air India and India Express. Because they implemented Kahan's no-evacuation order, they did not escape. In the end, the crew escaped, and the aircraft left behind were used by the army to the airport as an obstacle to block the tanks.

"The enemy started to consolidate the front this morning. They only launched an attack in this area. According to our analysis, its purpose should be to cut off the last passage between New Delhi and the outside. Gandhi International Airport is only part of the purpose, and the other part is to block Safford Jones Airport. , the distance between the two airports is not far. But for the time being, their firepower is not able to blockade the Safford Jones Airport, and our jamming equipment effectively destroys their cruise missile attack. Therefore, my government hopes that your government will immediately Necessary evacuation, enemy ground forces outflanking New Delhi from the south, lack of long-range anti-aircraft missiles, so under the cover of our air force, this passage remains open."

Kahan sat where he was, and found that the Americans were still doing the same old thing, and hoped that he would abandon the city and flee. This was something he could not accept anyway, but the critical situation was taking effect on those officials who were not as determined as he was, and the meeting place was dead silent. No one dared to reveal their true thoughts in front of Kahan, but everyone was secretly thinking about it.

"Every hour the situation is getting serious and as we are sitting here in the meeting Gandhi airport is in the hands of the enemy and this was the situation 15 minutes ago. We don't have much choice."

"We will defend New Delhi with the army."

Kahan was categorical.

"Yes, we will live and die with New Delhi, we will defeat the enemy." Singh said.

After a while, other officials echoed, sounding slightly less confident.

Pasade's headquarters is three floors below ground.

Lieutenant Colonel Ghiyam adjusted a radio station under the watchful eye of three field-level Indian intelligence officers, and five others watched him through monitors out of his sight.

Pasade is a cautious person. He decided to make some communication contacts first to determine whether Giyam was lying. Mann grasp, but the Americans may still listen.

The disheartened Charmain was sitting opposite Pasadeh. The loud bombing noise still reverberated from time to time. It was obviously a symptom of nervous tinnitus. As India's highest-ranking intelligence officer, it was the first time that he was so close to death.

"Marshal, what conditions do you wish to propose to them?"

"I drew up a few conditions, you can take a look." Pasade handed over a piece of paper.

Charmain grabbed it and took a look. The first one was the Chinese army's immediate offensive on Indira Gandhi Airport, exit the airport, and then conduct secret consultations on related matters.

"Marshal, tell them to cease fire before negotiating?"

"Yes, I think we can delay the time, maybe the situation will... change"

"It's not realistic, and they're not stupid."

"Then I can't directly talk about surrender. We still have troops and equipment. I think our enemies will also be afraid of street warfare. They should weigh it."

"Maybe you have a point, but I hope we can prevent New Delhi from being destroyed by war. That's what I thought when I saw that aggressive Pakistani plane."

"What?" The Marshal didn't understand the jump in Charmain's mind.

"Yes, the Pakistani plane came in from next to the telecommunications building and dropped bombs at a low altitude. Can you imagine such a scene? It's so low that it can almost blow itself up."

Charmain shook his head vigorously, as if wanting to get rid of the horror scene that was reappearing in front of him.

"About 4.5 Pakistanis are coming from the Fort, and this is just the first batch. I think the Chinese army may weigh the casualties of urban warfare, but those Pakistanis are different, they are eager to destroy our Cities; that's exactly what I saw from that aggressive warplane in the morning, can you imagine the consequences of tens of thousands of revenge-hungry, jihadist Pakistanis rushing into urban areas?"

"Mr. Director, you are still too far away from the battlefield and have too little experience. These are nothing more than common scenes on the battlefield."

"Tell me, how many towns did the Army raze in Pakistan?"

"There is no special statistics from the General Staff, but it is a fact that Spanga's Southern Group bombarded every resisting city."

"Just think about it, that hatred will soon befall the civilians of New Delhi. Only we can stop it from happening now. Now is not the time to think about personal decency."

Across a wall, Giyam called several times on the designated channel to call his subordinates outside, which was of course only the first step in communication.

"The adder calls to the eagle, and the adder calls to the eagle."

He yelled several times in a row.

"The eagle has heard it, please speak to the adder."

"Routine communication check, complete."

"Eagle received."

An Indian military officer next to him hurriedly cut off the power to prevent Giyam from saying unnecessary words.What to do next is up to the superiors to decide, but it seems that the marshal himself is still hesitant.

The debate between Pasade and Charmain was still going on, and the marshal was still unwilling to follow Charmain's wishes and give up resistance directly. What he wanted was a backup plan, a way out, far from giving in directly.

"Your Excellency Marshal, the continuation of the war is likely to split India into several parts. This is a plan acceptable to both the Americans and the Chinese. It is the worst for us. If we give up resistance, it will be the process of reintegrating India in the future. Take the initiative in the middle. Yes, we will lose some territory but we can keep most of the land and population."

"I... still can't accept your direct suggestion... The counterattack at the airport is about to start, I have to go to the command room first, do you want to follow?"

Indira Gandhi Airport.Wang Zhenbei has controlled the entire surface of the airport, but still cannot clear the underground enemies. The engineers are laying wires, preparing to destroy most of the exits and exploding air incendiary bombs in the underground passages. These ammunition can theoretically make the enemies in the underground bunkers unable to breathe. How it actually works remains to be seen.

After the quick repair, the assault artillery unit has already driven to the ruins ahead, ready to cooperate with the infantry fighting vehicles to block the counterattack of the New Delhi barracks in the north.The drone discovered the enemy's mobilization in this direction, and may launch a counterattack, and the enemy in the underground facility has temporarily died down, and may cooperate with this counterattack.

The New Delhi Barracks is a large military depot and headquarters left over from the colonial period. It has been stationed at two infantry divisions all year round. At present, the headquarters of Pasad is not here, but the area has a large amount of ammunition and weapons. would give up easily.The drone observed that nearby tanks were gathering here, and Wang Zhenbei's 2mm howitzers kept firing at the gathering area to delay their actions.

While Li Xiulin was waiting, he heard a dull explosion behind him. He turned around the mirror and saw fireballs rising from the ruins in the distance, which resembled a mushroom cloud. Large and small red fireballs, these are engineers blasting at the facility, using these special ammunition to destroy the hole and consume oxygen in the passage.

The burning gas produced by the explosion lasted for a long time, and soon some originally hidden holes in the grass and ruins also burst into flames, thinking that the people below would not be well.

A heart-piercing cry pierced through the armor of the assault gun, and several Indian soldiers who were covered in fire appeared from nowhere, and they were at a very short distance beside the tank.Apparently there was an undiscovered opening nearby.

A burning enemy charged at the assault gun, but soon his bomb exploded prematurely, blowing himself to pieces.Li Xiulin was about to drill out of the turret and defend with Gaoping machine guns, but the command reminded him and other crews that they must concentrate on dealing with the frontal enemy situation.

Enemy soldiers were forced to crawl out because they were being set ablaze or suffocated, most of them were self-defense troops with beards.Their appearance immediately drew fire from nearby snipers and machine gunners, but someone managed to get under the infantry fighting vehicle with a bomb and detonated it.

All tank crews are inevitably distracted. Assault guns are not equipped to fight against approaching infantry, and tanks without infantry cannot fight against approaching infantry. However, Wang Zhenbei strictly ordered them not to move their positions at will, because the enemy tanks had already When dispatched, any tank that loses cover has no armor to withstand a single armor-piercing projectile.

Li Xiulin forced himself to look at the front, and the armor of the car body was hit by bullets from time to time, which were stray bullets scattered when his own firepower strafed the dying enemy.

There was another violent explosion under the ground, and the long-term ground shaking could be felt through the chassis. Perhaps the continuous air incendiary bomb attacks ignited the underground ammunition depot.All the commanders were unmoved, and the drone observed that the enemy tank was not far away.

Sure enough, enemy tanks appeared one after another from behind the ruined walls.Most of them are T72, and some of them are modified T55.The firepower of the two tanks is similar, and these tanks will be strong opponents during the day.

The sniper team above the terminal building began to shoot at the tank commanders and drivers who were 2 kilometers away and put their heads outside. After the bullet hit the armor with a crisp sound, it quickly suppressed the opponent's tank driver's urge to expose his head, and naturally suppressed the opponent's observation ability, especially the driver's ability to choose a route.Even if the T72 keeps facing the enemy head-on, for the Chinese army's precise 105mm rifled gun, it is still possible to find some parts that are easier to penetrate.

Li Xiulin told the gunner to be calm. Although he could hit the target at a distance of 2 kilometers, he was not sure how to penetrate it. The T72 turret was small and strong, so it was not the preferred shooting position.

Several missiles fired from the guns of the nearby tanks flew along the beam laser spiral, and most of them hit the T72's reactive armor. Only one stopped, but the rest were still advancing.

Li Xiulin waited until the target reached a distance of 1600 meters before ordering the entire company to fire together, almost hitting the target without missing a beat.But the second batch of tanks came up again.Li Xiulin decided not to move his position. He didn't have the capital to do so. As long as the enemy's laser beam was not detected, he would stay where he was and keep firing.

Li Xiulin suddenly felt a heat wave on the back of his head and pain in his eardrums. His assault gun was hit by a bazooka once, and the jet flow passed through the weak armor, causing a small-scale fire. Unscathed.He quickly got out of the turret and found the Indian soldier lying in the grass holding the launch tube. He pulled out his pistol and killed the bearded man who was looking at him angrily.

In order to defend the 4.5-kilometer-long front, Wang Zhenbei separated the infantry from the tanks, which did increase the risk of the tanks.The air incendiary bombs obviously worked, but these half-dead enemies who came out in a short period of time still have a very tenacious will to fight, which is not the same as the Indian soldiers they encountered before.

The northern Indian tanks began to return fire, but they were not accurate. It is very difficult for the T72 tank to fire while maneuvering in potholes, while the T55 basically does not have such capabilities.

The scene of another exchange of fire at Indira Airport was transmitted to the Prime Minister's Office. This time it was captured by CNN from a nearby tall building, and it can be seen almost simultaneously all over the world.

The sudden new situation interrupted Augustan's speech, but he was happy to let the senior Indian officials see the battle that was close at hand, so that he didn't have to talk too much nonsense.

The underground arsenal was ignited and caused a huge explosion, which even caused the camera 2 kilometers away to shake. The war reporter said in a trembling voice: "There must have been a huge explosion. I can see black smoke rising."

The scene was still going on, and many Indian officials opened their mouths unconsciously, apparently out of fear.Augustan took this opportunity to temporarily leave the meeting place and went to another floor to find the staff of the liaison office to collect new information. After walking out of the meeting place, he found someone following him. He thought it was the new foreign minister or someone else, but when he turned around, he found that It was Singer who came.

Singer walked in front of the Americans. At this time, there were only one or two bodyguards walking back and forth in the far corridor, and there were no extra people.

"I think it's better to get straight to the point. I hope to get out of here as soon as possible."

Ogudan did not expect that he would be the first to betray Kahan. In the plan formulated by the intelligence agency, Singh was not the first person to win over. It was not because of his lack of influence, but because he was judged to be Bikahan. The more stubborn main fighters should not leave New Delhi.

"Of course, there is still a way before today. Tomorrow, I don't know."

(End of this chapter)