Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 775 The Tinder of Hope

He Fan was the main planner of the attack plan. He anticipated that the enemy might replay the attack, and deployed smart landmines on his way forward. This weapon has proved to be very useful for destroying the combat plan of the armored forces, and it is a blank for the Chinese army.In fact, the area that smart landmines can control is much larger than ordinary minefields, and it is very difficult to bypass it.

However, when he fought in Aksai Chin, he still remembers the power of electromagnetic pulse bombs. It has unique and irreplaceable power in depriving opponents of electronic capabilities. Within the attack range of this kind of ammunition, the more sophisticated the electronic equipment Weapons are more vulnerable.

However, it is one thing to deal with India, because India has no way to implement countermeasures in this field, and it is another to fight against the coalition forces. Obviously, Agra will have similar weapons on standby as a means of deterrence.Of course, in the debate between He Fan and Lin Huaisheng 8 hours ago, he judged that even if our side broke through the red line first, the opponent would not dare to use similar weapons.Lin Huaisheng did have some reservations on the position of using electromagnetic pulse bombs, but He Fan believed that if the rounds of pulse bombs were used, we could immediately paralyze Agra, and the Chinese army was marching in the field, and there were no shallow, near and deep strongholds worth attacking. This must be weighed by the enemy. Even if the enemy has a few unscrupulous reconnaissance planes, they can't change the reality. In the end, Lin Huaisheng was convinced by him, because he really couldn't come up with other means that could effectively deal with the only landmines.

As usual, He Fan stayed in the direct troops behind the first echelon, so that he could be closer to the battlefield, but he didn't stick his head out of the car as often as usual.He was the one who gave the order to close all the entrances on the tank, and he certainly couldn't disobey it.The tank has a metal shell that is almost completely enclosed, which can shield the electromagnetic pulse (no matter where it comes from), but when he fought near Leh, he also found that the tank is not invulnerable. If there are some gaps, such as the hatch Open, or from the direction of parallel machine guns, some may leak in, but the electromagnetic interference bullets still have a certain directionality, at least the ones fired by one's own side are not easy to hurt themselves.

Three missiles flew over the heads of the marching tanks one after another. They will replace the detonators and detonating cords in traditional mechanized warfare. The area they cover is much larger than traditional demining methods.And all weapons that use electronic fuzes are within its destructive range.

Just within 3 kilometers in front of the Hefan tank group, XM93 wide-area smart landmines are standing on the ground, waiting for the arrival of distant tanks. They spread widely, just like the name, the area they can control Very wide and in fact a rather economical weapon.In fact, the emergence of these ingenious weapons, in addition to being able to block tanks tactically, has also theoretically sentenced the armored forces to death, at least Rumsfeld thinks so.

The first cruise missile first lowered its altitude, and the rear missiles began to turn to the sides in an S-shape. In order to prevent interference with their own missiles following behind, they must stagger their altitude and direction, although their targets are in one direction.This is the experience in the Leh operation. In that operation, after the first missile exploded, it destroyed the second missile that followed.

The missile had a slight explosion in the low-altitude clouds, like a silent lightning in a thundercloud.

The American commandos lurking around, starting from Agra, were waiting to observe the enemy's situation and report to their superiors, but after all the soldiers heard a slight crackling sound, their individual radios or the radios on their backs did not work Well, some night vision devices that use chips to enhance the display effect are suddenly finished.

The pulse attack also caused the scrapping of small-caliber programmed grenades using electronic fuzes, but this sequelae must wait for actual combat to be discovered.In addition, two reconnaissance helicopters hovering nearby crashed to the ground. The major consequences caused by this made Agra and the fleeing multinational coalition forces unable to update the opponent's movements in time from the data link.Although the high-altitude reconnaissance plane can freely shuttle through the war zone, its intelligence update efficiency is extremely low, and it cannot implement real-time monitoring, and the real-time movements of the opponent are what Yelinsky wants to know most.

A large number of landmines that have been passed by the Chinese armored forces, waiting to show their skills, still stand there. If you look carefully, every mine has a slight smoke at the moment the pulse bomb explodes. Whether they can be used, Not immediately known.

The second cruise missile turned a corner and exploded in a farther direction. A nearby village was still brightly lit. The villagers hoped to use this method to remind the warring parties not to accidentally injure themselves, but the generator set was immediately destroyed, and the village fell into turmoil. total darkness.At the same time, several low-altitude drones in the sky suddenly lost control and fell to the ground.

The third missile flew to the lower reaches of the Jumuna River and detonated. An Indian Army command vehicle, which was being attacked by guerrillas, was calling for reinforcements nearby. Cannons are not affected in any way.

He Fan's army quickly passed through the minefields laid by the enemy, and several tanks in the vanguard even directly ran over some smart mines, but these mines did not play their due effectiveness.No explosion was heard on the route, and the US military ambushing nearby found that after their Javelin missiles were activated as usual, the screen kept flashing and the connection was abnormal. Various laser rangefinders also became abnormal, and half of the Humvees could not start up.

Yelinsky finally got rid of the squad-style missile attack, but he paid not only the loss of 9 tanks and 25 various vehicles, but also precious time.

He found that the information distribution system was no longer so effective. In the direction he cared about, the march of the Chinese army seemed to have stopped, and the data had not been updated. He knew that this was not a good sign. This did not mean that the enemy had stopped. It was a problem with the data link. He knew how much his command relied on information support.What he can do now is to remind his subordinates to speed up quickly. One of his basic fuels can support him to break through to the vicinity of Agra, but he can't spare too many roads.The next step in Agra is to retreat together with Frings' command, and the entire northern India north of Madhya Pradesh will be abandoned.

The president personally gave this retreat the code name "Freedom Tinder", endowing this action of betraying India with a tragic and intriguing meaning, but in any case, Tinder had to escape from the tiger's mouth first.

He called Frings several times, hoping that he would be able to resume scouting immediately.The high-altitude drone that took off from Joule Bout originally flew west, but now it changed its direction halfway, and could resume reconnaissance of the designated area in a few minutes.

Frings told Yelinsky a bad judgment. All the signs showed that the opponent probably used unconventional electromagnetic pulse weapons, and the balance of the battlefield was likely to be broken, so he had to rely more on himself.Agra's support force is building a bridge on the lower reaches of the Jumuna River, and the project is nearing completion, but the support force is better than nothing, with only more than 20 tanks.

The Global Hawk flew over the reconnaissance area again. Since the Air Force defense line retreated, its route must be very careful and its altitude must be higher, so as to avoid the opponent's long-range missile attack, which is very unfavorable for its reconnaissance.Fortunately, the Chinese army column on the ground did not intend to hide its whereabouts, and the drone could clearly see a series of lights on the ground.Frings' command immediately made a judgment. It can be seen that the opponent's speed is the same as before. The smart mines and assault troops have not played a role in blocking the enemy, and Yelinsky has no speed advantage because of the attack.However, the staff judged that the number of the opponent's vanguard was limited, and the opportunity still existed.

The city defense in the southeast of New Delhi is composed of a series of old castles built on the highest point and the rear road.

The two ends of the Badalpur Highway are above the elevation of 270. The Tuklaja Castle and Rabitola Castle left by the Mughal Dynasty are the terrain support for the southern defense of Pasad and the evacuation of the foreign legion. starting position.

Wang Zhenbei was one step ahead of He Fan's army and launched an attack on the enemy's starting position. His main purpose was to cut off the enemy's retreat. If possible, he had to wedge more into this area, but he didn't want to It will be easy to fight.

When he made the battle plan, he didn't consider the additional gains that the enemy's internal strife might bring. The difference between him and He Fan was that he didn't dare to think about the good.But to his surprise, the coalition's breakout operation was carried out secretly without notifying the Indian Army. After his tanks and wheeled vehicles broke in from the flanks, he found that the Indian Army had no time to take over here.He almost directly took over the commanding heights in this area.

The strange actions of the coalition forces, coupled with the electronic interference of the growlers, undermined the resilience of the Indian army.

Pasad has been carefully managing his defenses, and there seems to be no flaws, but he only received a call from General Kate Augustan at the last moment, telling him that the coalition forces must withdraw from New Delhi at 3 o'clock.The marshal raised his hand to look at his watch and found that it was already 3 o'clock in the morning.Americans are really vicious to the point of not giving in for a minute.Although he resisted the urge to scold the opponent, saved a few minutes, and hurriedly adjusted the mobile force of the Delhi Barracks, the weakness of the Indian army's slow response broke out completely.

Huang Dexing's tank battalion encountered only slight resistance, and broke through the Mahrauli-Bedapur Highway. If Wang Zhenbei hadn't ordered him not to continue advancing, he might have crossed the Kirji Mosque in one go and rushed to the Prime Minister's Office.

In front of him, only one battalion of the central police force arrived in time, and was shot back by random artillery.The 8-round assault artillery unit that followed quickly occupied the flanking castle of Kutabta, which piled up weapons and fuel that the coalition forces could not take away when they retreated, as well as some vehicles that could not be repaired. to the Indian Army.In order to prepare for the defense, various troops began to launch small drones.

At the same time, Pasade was slapping the table in the headquarters. He was very annoyed by the secret operations of the Allied forces and completely played him for a fool. Lynskey's tank disappeared together.Although the marshal himself hid many things from the Americans, he still could not tolerate this betrayal.

"What shall we do? These beasts have betrayed us, and if the Chinese take advantage of it, their tanks will be parked in front of Congress in the morning."

The marshal should not have made such a panicked statement, especially in front of a large number of his men.There were several rows of people standing opposite him, most of whom were staff officers. No one dared to answer the question. Look at the reaction, they knew it in advance.

"Don't worry too much, the troops of the Derry Barracks are already on their way, and they should be able to stabilize the line of defense before dawn." Charmain sat aside and said slowly, just like the supreme commander, no one knows why this intelligence chief has been staying in lately In Army Command.

"Well, the troops were dispatched immediately, but what the Americans did is really..." Pasade eased up a bit.

"It means that they have given up the plan to guard New Delhi, but I can see that the city is also in danger. The route they are taking is too obvious, and the enemy can completely guess it. Maybe the Chinese spies are already inside the Americans."

"Go away, we are the only ones who have nowhere to retreat now," the marshal sighed, and immediately felt that this sentence was inappropriate. "After all, it is shameful to escape from the capital as an Indian soldier."

"Report, the forward of the 11th Division has exchanged fire with the enemy's vanguard south of the Jierji Mosque. The number of enemies is unknown, and they have a clear advantage in night battles." Someone came in to report.

"Tell Commander Sarabani that even if it is filled with people, the position must be restored. How is the 33rd Division?"

"The 33rd Armored Division has launched an attack from the flank, and the progress is not going well."

"The combat effectiveness of these newly recovered troops is worrying." The marshal took off his military cap and wiped the sweat from his brow. "It's too slow to mobilize troops from other defense areas. These hateful Americans are too prone to problems."

"You can call Muyar and ask him to mobilize the Self-Defense Forces to fight. Our troops will assemble first and then attack after dawn." Charmain said with a deadpan expression. He was stronger than all the soldiers present. He looks calm, with his legs crossed, giving people a feeling of staying out of things and completely indifferent.

"But the perimeter defense zone is mine?"

"Don't worry, Muyar has been eager to perform, and he is looking forward to playing against the Chinese."

Li Xiulin had just repelled an enemy attack near Chira Rabitola Castle. He had to use weak light armored assault guns in front to give the follow-up troops time to consolidate their positions. However, such battles at night are not impossible. Because the Indian army's night vision and reconnaissance capabilities are at a disadvantage.

A small unmanned aerial vehicle wiped the nearby 3 to 5-story buildings, and flew towards places one kilometer away that were blocked by houses and could not be seen. The sound of this unmanned aerial vehicle was very soft and it was hidden by night. Easy to spot around noisy battlefields.

Li Xiulin stayed in the car and could see the video taken by the drone. You could see that 1.5 kilometers away, a large number of trucks were gathering, and more than a battalion of infantry jumped out of the vehicle. Some infantry looked up and seemed to be Sensing something wrong in the air.

No heavy equipment has been seen yet.But seeing the large number of bazookas carried by the infantry, this is the Indian Self-Defense Force that Li Xiulin fears the most. Their courage can overcome many difficulties, so that if they have some skills, they can use the cover to rush to the front, and his assault guns If there are no infantry For cover, it can't defend against so many infantry, and the jet of the rocket launcher can easily penetrate the armor of the assault gun in all directions.

(End of this chapter)