Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 773
With the newly issued pass, and a small bribe, Carpenter could easily pass through the defense zones divided by Indian troops and get to most places he wanted to go.

He went all the way unimpeded, looking around for the exact location of the Foreign Legion, but without success.However, I saw more atrocities committed by the Self-Defense Forces on the road, and saw the vehicles of the Self-Defense Forces rushing into the slums in the eastern district and shooting at random. It is said that it was in retaliation for the disappearance of a Self-Defense Force here in the afternoon.He thought he must do his best to end this war as soon as possible.

The vehicle was not stopped by roadblocks until it was near the Howard Cates Park, which was very close to the front line. This time it was the security forces of the Foreign Legion, and they finally found it.

The pass issued by the Garrison Command and a few dollars in bribes naturally cannot buy the Americans, but as an American reporter, it is still easy for him to get a little information from these soldiers.It can be seen that a large number of Humvees are parked close to the south side of the street to avoid the view of the reconnaissance satellites over the Indian Ocean when they pass through the airspace to the south, and snipers occupy the commanding heights. was shot dead.Their alert range was not very far, and they could still see the vehicles moving ahead, and they could also distinguish the outlines of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles under the night sky. When Carpenter was smoking and chatting with a fellow from New York, Secretly counting the number of tanks and their whereabouts, it seems that the tanks are heading west.

"Brother, the next battle will not be easy. I heard that the Chinese have brought heavy siege artillery?" Carpenter pretended to ask these casually.

"Then don't care about our business, buddy, I bet you that I will go home before you reporters. Maybe I can catch the first game of Jan's basic season." The soldier said happily. He didn't care about reporters at all. fortify.

"You don't know yet, the negotiations between the league and the players union failed two days ago, and [-]% of this season will be ruined."

"Oh my God, are you telling the truth? We were beaten to the crap by the Chinese two days ago in the east, and thanks to those Japanese sons of a bitch who stopped the enemy. I can't believe it, we are in this bird Put communism where no shit, these bitch capitalists stop the game for petty self-interest."

"So you're about to leave that poor old Kahan behind?"

"Believe me, India has already lost this war, and besides, the old man can't pay anymore; China will be unstoppable in the next 20 years, maybe only guerrilla warfare can make them fall into the quagmire, but I think the Indians are also It’s not that piece of material, now we can only take care of ourselves.” The soldier said with a drag on his cigarette.

"Are you planning to break out?"

"Hurry up, I heard that we have already negotiated with the Chinese, they will open a channel on the front line, but the rumors on the battlefield are not credible, maybe some soldier made it up, in short, let us fight well Prepare."

"Where to break out?" Carpenter finally asked a more adventurous question.

"It may be from the direction of the Derry Barracks. Who knows, there are many spies in the city, and the orders are always issued last, but the vehicles are constantly moving to the west. If you really want to fight, it is easier to fight from the west, and the east. The Chinese army is very capable and we have suffered a lot from them. On the battlefield, you can never trust those Australians, but you can trust the Japanese."

"About this, maybe I can do an interview with you back in New York, about the experience of veterans in desperate wars?"

"No problem, I can also show you the wound on my ass."

The soldiers in charge of security were extra polite to the reporters in the field, but when it came to changing direction, Carpenter trusted his eyes more.After he left the checkpoint, he came to the Safford Jones Hospital, where he met with Dr. Mulet, and then the two took turns watching from the top floor of the hospital to the southwest to determine the enemy's maneuvering route.

Inside the Foreign Legion command, Yelinsky is on a video call from Frings, Agra, to discuss the ongoing preparations for the breakout.He is one of the few foreign troops inside and outside New Delhi who knows the exact time of the breakout.Of course he knows that there are a large number of spies in the city who can communicate with the outside world almost unimpeded. The wastes of the Indian Intelligence Agency and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have never really blocked the communication in the city.Reporters from various national news agencies have been using satellite communications, and it is hard to say that there is no Chinese spy in it.In order to allow the whole world to see the survival of New Delhi at the same time, and expect the assistance of the free world, the Kahan regime did not hesitate to relax the control in this area. This is of course a double-edged sword, and the gains and losses will only be known later.However, Flins and Yelinsky are not good men and women. In the last few hours before the operation, the growlers who took off from Agra will ensure that all communications around New Delhi will be disabled together, and no news will be sent out of New Delhi.Although it is bound to disrupt the communications of the Indian Army, now is not the time to worry about them.

For Yelinsky, it is too early to interfere, and he has to let the enemy's spy network help spread some useful false news. This is what he is currently doing, and he would rather use up some fuel for nothing. Let the tank drive to the false starting position, hoping to confuse the enemy's sight.At the same time, he is still waiting for the high-altitude reconnaissance plane to reconnaissance the enemy's rear. He hopes to see the transportation status of the Chinese army, so as to judge the focus of the opponent's supply.

"General, according to what you mean, a large-scale deception operation has been launched, and it is currently maneuvering in the wrong direction to deceive the enemy's eyes and ears." Yelinsky said to the monitor.

"Unfortunately, the front of our defense zone is too narrow. Even if the purpose of deception is achieved, it is impossible to mobilize the enemy on a large scale."

"In any case, we have prepared for the worst. Our strength is enough to launch a breakout operation from the south of New Delhi, but to break away from the strong city, intelligence must be strengthened. We still don't know the current configuration of the enemy's main force. If Three strong points still cannot obtain enough information, so we can only go into combat blindly."

"I believe there will be some clues soon. There are already new reconnaissance routes to carry out targeted reconnaissance in key areas. The first reconnaissance conducted an hour ago confirmed that the enemy's air defense firepower cannot be intercepted, but the weather conditions are not ideal. Move to enemy ground."

"Yes, what I want to know most now is what they think."

400 kilometers away.Lin Huaisheng also speculated about his opponent's thoughts again. The officers who participated in the meeting had all returned to the front line and carried out the deployment, but he was still uneasy.Stopping this enemy army is of great political significance. The current negotiations between China and the United States are stuck on the issue of the future of Baluchistan. The Americans demand local tribal autonomy and national referendum self-determination. Improper handling may cause cracks in the alliance between China and Pakistan, which is also what the enemy likes.But if this enemy army is surrounded, the situation will develop in a favorable direction.

Xu Jingzhe's internal line in the city may send back a message at any time. Before that, he decided to remain unchanged in response to all changes.The enemy's dispatch of new reconnaissance planes to strengthen aerial reconnaissance shows their determination.But having said that, the mysterious hypersonic aircraft swaggered across the market from an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, and it is indeed doubtful what its optical equipment can see.

The air defense force reported to him that even if the S400 is used to intercept such aircraft, it is necessary to obtain accurate route information in advance, which is difficult to do.At present, the interception is not very sure, unless the enemy hits the missile envelope.Not to mention the air force, if the Su 35 jumps at the risk of engine shutdown, theoretically there is a first-line chance to fire, but it must also be based on the premise of obtaining route information in advance.

He frowned, and the staff sent new information. The intelligence network in the city discovered that the enemy was moving westward and might break through the defense zone in the north of Wang Zhen. This was completely beyond his expectations. Both he and He Fan judged The enemy will not choose near and far, and should break out directly to Agra.

"How is this possible?" He felt a little dizzy. Xu Jingzhe had more than one source of information, and the ones that could be sent to his desk should have been checked by multiple parties.

The air defense siren sounded again outside, and sure enough, the enemy would use it repeatedly if they found an effective means. This time, a high-speed reconnaissance plane passed through New Delhi and flew straight to the northeast.

The early warning time was very short, and the target easily passed 8000 meters above the early warning aircraft at an altitude of 2 meters, which seemed to be intentional.None of the fighter planes in the air could touch the side, and they were all left far behind.If this plane wanted to attack the AWACS, it would have shot it down long ago.

Knowing that it had no weapons, Lin Huaisheng chose to stay at the headquarters to track the whereabouts of the target. In a short time, the high-speed reconnaissance plane flew near the old Sino-Indian border, then turned around and disappeared in the east.When it was captured by the snow radar for the second time, it was already 500 kilometers away.

"It flies eastward through New Delhi? Maybe the east is their focus of reconnaissance?" He thought to himself, "Will Xu Jingzhe's inside line be deceived?"

He persuaded himself not to make any passive moves. According to the established plan, He Fan was responsible for intercepting and Wang Zhenbei was responsible for outflanking the rear and monitoring the movement of the Indian army in the city.He had to bet that the enemy would move from the junction of Wang Zhenbei and He Fan's armies, because that was the only reasonable direction.

At midnight, the city of New Delhi was already pitch black.Carpenter hid on the 4th floor of the hospital and continued to observe the movement on the west side. He had just easily slipped past the Indian military police's investigation of the people staying in the hospital at night. His Western face helped him a lot, but he came here The purpose is actually to help the Chinese army win.George Carpenter had no particular dislike or preference for India, but he hated the American hegemony that interfered in the world everywhere, and he was determined to restore the balance of the world in his own way.

He noticed that the foreign legion's security force was shrinking, and the original sentry posts were all withdrawn.He saw the Humvees parked on the street heading southeast, and soon he saw the tanks heading back east.

Carpenter wanted to send the information back quickly, but found that the phone was jammed.He had seen the Growler's full-band suppression ability, but it was too late, and the foreign legion's operation should have already begun.

Yelinsky jumped into the tank, and if all went well, he could escape in a few hours; he had come here as a mercenary, he had done his best, and now it was time to lead everyone out.He will inform the Indians of his plan to break through at the last moment, and let them take over the line of defense, lest the Chinese army take advantage of it, but he will never notify in advance. He estimates that the Indian Army is no longer safe, whether it is high-level or communication. .

He looked at his watch. By 3 o'clock in the morning, the air force should have taken off.This time period was chosen in order to get close to the enemy's line of defense at night.He was not going to prepare for artillery fire, which would easily expose the attempt.All reconnaissance shows that the enemy has not made any major movements in the last 4 hours, and everything seems to be going well.

"Colonel Yamura, how are you doing?"

"It's ready. The Indians have become suspicious of us. Their liaison officers have come twice just now. I told them it's just a routine transfer."

"Very well, let them be confused. If you follow us, maybe there won't be too much fighting."

He said to Yamura, who was in charge of the cutoff.

Started together as a pioneer M1A2SEP tank, and then drove out of the alleys on the outskirts of the city and rushed to the open land in the south.According to intelligence, there are some Chinese mechanized infantry in front. If their vehicle-mounted anti-tank missiles cooperate with night vision goggles, they can threaten tanks at a distance of 2000 meters. This distance is still smaller than the strike range of M1A2 tank guns.

The tanker could see the huge dome of the mosque ahead, beyond which there was no building to lean on.

The first kilometer was unexpectedly smooth, and no one could believe that the opponent had fallen asleep, but the tank group has not been hit.But then the situation took a turn for the worse, and dense laser beams began to sweep across the tanks ahead.This is the most hairy moment for tankers. Maybe nothing will happen, or some guided weapon will hit the head.

The first curved-launch missile rose into the air from behind the hill, dragging flames, so that the commanders thought it was just an anti-aircraft missile, but it flew hundreds of meters into the air and fell headlong.It was too late to launch the smoke, and the missile penetrated the smoke and hit a tank in the group.

Yelinsky immediately grasped the loss through the data link. It seemed that the situation was not serious, and he ordered the troops to rush over regardless of the loss.

When a tank of more than 60 tons rushed forward, it was not possible for a trivial missile to resist it.He commanded the two tank companies following the vanguard company, and the infantry riding on the Humvee, spread out to the two wings, forming a huge wedge formation, increasing the frontal attack.He thought this was the best way to break through the anti-tank missile teams scattered in the field in twos and threes.

The nearby missiles launched into the air one after another, hitting hard and accurately.When the Foreign Legion encountered this kind of top-attack missile for the first time, due to the inaccurate range measurement of the Pakistani army and blind shooting, the hit rate was less than a quarter.But today the situation is very different. All the tanks can't see the whereabouts of the launcher with the help of excellent night vision goggles, and the losses are increasing.

"Could the enemy have already prepared?" Yelinsky asked himself silently in his heart, "It's still too late to retreat now."

His headquarters and direct troops passed by the burning tanks, feeling genuine fear.But in the end, he still did not give the order to retreat, he had to gamble on luck.

At the same time, the remaining Yamura troops finally rumbled away from the starting position. The dumbfounded Indian soldiers saw this group of heroes who came from all over the world who had traveled thousands of miles away, and suddenly they were about to run away. Didn't hit.

He Fan immediately learned of the enemy's dispatch, and the direction was the same as he judged. His troops immediately acted according to the plan. They will march at night, gradually meet up, and then intercept the enemy on the west bank of the Zhumuna River.

(End of this chapter)