Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 801 Yahini's setback
Yahini, who was standing on the tank, also saw the fire show at the same time, and he was stunned in shock.What he originally requested from the Air Force was to attack the enemies on his way forward. He didn't expect those young pilots who hit [-] in [-] shots to wipe out the enemies completely. The rubble swallowed up a large number of Indian troops hidden nearby in one fell swoop.Of course, it also blocked his own way forward, making him have to bypass this block.But in any case, the Air Force has exceeded its mission.

"Have you seen that, Brigadier? The Air Force sent a devil, and he wiped out a company, no, maybe a battalion. The Air Force is really amazing."

Rahman shouted excitedly on the radio, he can be regarded as a veteran who has fought in several battles, but at this moment his voice is inevitably trembling.

"It's nothing special. It's us who really solve the battle."

Yahini pretended to dismiss it, then got into the chariot, and leaned against the inner wall of the turret for a while. In fact, he was also a little dazed.

Gunner Tasim turned his head: "What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing. If I had known about this kind of thing, I should have been a pilot," Yahini replied. "One person can control the situation. There is no need for three people to control it. I heard that the food is also good."

"Don't be stupid, the Air Force doesn't accept middle school students."

Yahini looked for a new path on the map, but no matter how detoured, there was no way around the New Delhi International Convention and Exhibition Center.Once you get there, you can respond to the Chinese army attacking from the south. Given that the enemy doesn't like to be attacked from the front and back, perhaps the enemy who blocks a few blocks between him and the Chinese army will escape on their own, and the front line can be consolidated.

Of course, he is not sure if this is the case. Urban combat is almost a blank sheet of paper for him. He has fought in big villages and small towns in the past. When he encounters danger, he can knock down houses and rush out a way out, but here, once It is very difficult to turn around in case of an accident.

Yahini was impatient to attack, but he had to wait. At this point, his 2nd Battalion tried to wade into the water, met with only sporadic counterattacks, and Rajani's 2nd Battalion rushed into the river. In the meantime, the Indian troops on the West Bank had retreated on their own.

Paisad sat in the headquarters, quietly listening to the radio broadcast by the propaganda plane of the Chinese army. This day finally came. The radio broadcast was the highest military officer stationed in Srinagar, Admiral Meneyam, A statement declaring "quit" from the war.

The statement stated that the unjust war launched by the Kahan government has brought India into a desperate situation. Therefore, he and his subordinates, after a painful choice, decided to make a wrong decision between the honor of the soldiers and the future of the country, and no longer continue this desperate war. , they will withdraw from the war and later side with the leader chosen by the people.

Pasade smiled wryly, and Meneam almost spoke half of his heart.Judging from the writing, Meneam did not surrender. Of course, in the strict sense, it is of course treason.

Pasad recalled how he opposed the war at the beginning. He warned Kahan and Singh that if they launch an attack, they must maintain a controllable scale, because once October passes, the Chinese army may be involved in the war middle.But Kahan and Singh and his like ignored these advices. What they wanted was a big gamble to shake the country.Now, not many people still remember that he was dismissed because he opposed the war, but all the mess fell on him. Thinking of these, he really felt aggrieved.Maybe we should drop all scruples and go the way of Meneam?No, just wait and see.

"Meneyam is relieved. I thought he would announce it a few days earlier, but I didn't expect it to be delayed until today. It seems that he has reached an agreement with Jamilian's government." The marshal sat on a deck chair and said leisurely. .

"From the information I got, he deliberately delayed until today, because he didn't want to bear too much infamy, and tried his best to create an image of being powerless and forced to stop the war. But since last week, the Chinese army has lifted part of the war against him. Siege, so that he can transport the grain up." Charmain, who stood aside, said.

"Does the Prime Minister know about this?"

"Of course, but the Prime Minister is still the same old way, constantly deceiving himself, he wants everyone to die fighting for him, or starve to death, he wants the whole of India, for his ideals to be destroyed."

"It's time for him to know that war is not a fun game. I hope he doesn't live in his own fantasy."

"His doctor provided him with poison. This is the news I just got. I think when the enemy shells hit the door, he will not continue to deceive himself."

"What new news do you have?"

"Jemiron's government sent a telegram to Biafrata, Bareilly's chief of staff of the air force, hoping to consult with him on the reconstruction of the air force after the war."

"Reconstruction? He really thinks long-term. It must be that the Chinese are behind the scenes, hoping to win over the Indian Air Force so that they don't go south."

"There is no doubt about it. The navy has been taken over by the Americans. The overall situation in the future will be determined by China and the United States. These are their cards, but I think the subcontinent is inevitable."

"It was Mahatma Gandhi's charisma rather than force that India was able to break away from colonial rule and become such a large multi-ethnic country; now it is a militaristic prime minister who destroyed her."

Charmain sneered, noncommittal.

"How does Admiral Biafrata express his position?"

"It's not clear, but in the morning, the Prime Minister's Office also sent a telegram to Biafrata, asking him to stop waiting and immediately put all his strength into the defense of New Delhi. He believes that the enemy will be defeated by our willpower."

"Khan has always had that unexpected sense of humor, and I'm really convinced." The marshal suddenly felt amused, and he imagined that Biafrata would tremble with anger when he saw Kahan's telegram.

In the command post of Bareilly Airport, 700 kilometers away from New Delhi.Colonel Rolle knocked on the door of the chief of staff's office nervously. He had a bad feeling and couldn't tell what it would be.

"Roll, the captain of the 17th regiment, reports to you."

"Sit young man, please. Look at the things on the table first."

The gray-haired chief of staff stood up, waited for Raul to go down to the left, and read the two short telegrams, one from Jamilon and one from Kahan, the former asked him to Cease fighting, the latter demanded that he immediately launch a counterattack.

"Tell me your opinion, can we still fight?"

"Keep fighting, that's just a joke, there are not many planes that can fight, lack of parts and ammunition, lack of experienced pilots and early warning aircraft, as soon as they take off, they will be targeted by their early warning aircraft. Even if a harassing attack is carried out It's difficult, the enemy's long-range air defenses are out there, and we'll be within range of them shortly after takeoff."

"So, what about Jamilun's suggestion? He asked us to send at least one person to Srinagar to participate in the high-level consultation meeting on the reconstruction of New India. He said that he could go in secret, and he would keep it secret if there was no agreement."

"That's tantamount to treason." Luo Er said firmly.

"We are soldiers and always serve an Indian government. Three months ago, when I attended a high-level combat meeting in New Delhi, Meneyam said that we must fight to the last man, but how is he now? I read his statement He talked about the future of the country and the honor of the soldiers, and I didn't feel the slightest embarrassment from him."

Rolle could almost tell that the Chief of Staff wanted to talk to Jamilon. The Air Force, which was originally outside the encirclement, could have stood by and watched, or retreated to the south as the Americans wanted, but Kahan’s last reminder, Obviously played a very negative role.

"I think, we can also send appropriate people to find out the details." Luo Er said.

"Yes, that's why I asked you to come. I hope to deal with the Chinese people in a manner that is neither humble nor overbearing. I can't just find a useless person. I don't know what you think?"

The admiral posed a difficult problem for Rohr. Apparently the admiral himself did not want to bear the name of treason, but the situation of the air force seemed to have little choice, so he came up with a compromise solution, asking someone to replace him Go take the blame.

"You want me to go?"

"Let's get in touch, I don't see any harm. At present, only the Chinese can suppress Pakistan's territorial ambitions. You know that New Delhi is at stake. Pakistan has proposed a full range of territorial claims from Rajasthan to Punjab and Kashmir as war compensation. .It is time for the Chinese to see that our Indian armed forces will still be united around the next government. If the Indian troops tear each other down, it will be tantamount to giving up on themselves.”

"I get it, I can go to Srinagar as a representative of the Air Force."

"My special plane is ready, I can go there tomorrow, and the liaison matters can be resolved soon." The general said and pointed out the window, and he could see a Boeing 737 of the Special Service Squadron parked on the side of the runway.

"No, if I want to go, I must fly my own plane. I think that will not make the enemy look down on me. If I don't agree to my request, I will refuse this mission."

The marshal stared dumbfounded at the serious young man in front of him. It seemed that he was serious, but he wanted to drive his MiG-8 with 29 shooting down marks through the enemy's defense line and landed in Srinagar. It is a heroic move, and it may allow those media who are hiding in the south and are ready to criticize the military's disloyalty at any time, to gain a little bit of morality when commenting on this matter.

In the east of New Delhi, Yahini finally waited until his 2 battalions had crossed the river, but he found that his 3rd battalion was still missing a whole company. Two hours ago, Rajani reported to him that those tanks damaged by landmines had been repaired in the morning, and I don’t know why there are still three platoons missing at this moment.

Rajani had no choice but to tell him that the road was damaged along the way, and one-third of them were still left behind. Those completely amateur car groups on the pieced together frame were simply a nightmare.

Yahini didn't have to wait any longer, he had to attack immediately, maybe he could wait for the vehicles to gradually replenish during the battle.

While waiting for the chariot, the Mechanized Battalion had already fought in the direction of attack. The soldiers captured a few prisoners of war, interrogated them urgently and learned some information.

First of all, the enemy force ahead is roughly composed of several parts.One is the 16th Division of the Army, a unit rebuilt after being annihilated half a year ago, that is, the unit to which the above-mentioned captured personnel belonged. They were ordered to defend their positions in the front, and behind them were the death squads of the Self-Defense Forces, with about 2000 people , The organization of these people is very simple, they are divided into teams of 3 to 5 people, each group carries rocket launchers and machine guns, trying to use the street terrain to resist; in addition, there is also a mobile deployment of the 50th Airborne Brigade, these troops are better equipped, But there are very few people.

Prisoners also reported that they had seen tank activity nearby, but did not know where the staging area was.

Yahini acted according to the plan. His tank group crossed the commanding heights and marched towards the enemy-occupied urban area. Because it passed through an open field, this unit was briefly exposed to the enemy's sight. Its size really scared the defenders in front of them. Jump.

These troops were told by their superiors that there are only 30 tanks in an infantry division in Pakistan. This was originally just to narrow down the enemy’s situation and deceive them, but now it has the opposite effect. The soldiers can simply calculate that there may be 3 divisions of the enemy in front of them. .

When Yahini's tank group quickly passed through the open area, he used a high-level machine gun to open fire on all suspicious windows on the houses in the slums ahead. He left Rahman's third company behind. These VT-4 tanks are his treasures. In addition to the weapon station can suppress enemies at higher altitudes, the smoke grenades fired by its grenade launcher can also indicate targets for the air force.Before the attack, he had already agreed on some simple communication rules with the Air Force, so as not to let the Indians take advantage of the loopholes.During the battle, Amir was once seen through by the Indians. As a result, the Indians fired smoke of the same color at Amir's tanks to lure the air force to attack their own tanks.Yahini is very good at summing up his own experience and the lessons of others. He can't suffer the same loss a second time.

A regiment of the 16th Indian Division on the front quickly collapsed under the impact of tanks. Rajani's 2nd Battalion quickly opened a breakthrough in the urban area and occupied 2 streets. The battle seemed to become very simple.But they didn't know that when Colonel Latif dropped the bomb, one of the enemy's division headquarters was hiding under the building and was taken away in one go. This was the main reason why the enemy was vulnerable.

Rajani reported that the in-depth development was under way, and that the squad of the Self-Defense Forces had been spotted.

The next attack route Yahini chose was a street in the slums. The road was wide and there were low buildings on both sides. He asked all the tanks to line up on both sides of the street and aim their firepower at the houses along the street opposite. Slowly moving forward, the infantry hid behind the tanks and kicked through the doors one by one to clear out the remnants of the enemy.His own main force stayed in the rear, and from time to time he used drones to observe the movements of the surrounding enemies.This deployment seems to be very strict, and it can protect the entire offensive formation three-dimensionally, but this is just Yahini's fantasy and has not been practiced.

The 2nd Battalion moved forward slowly, and the Khaled tanks were equipped with reactive armor on the front and sides, which made it difficult for them to be penetrated by enemy rocket launchers as long as they were in a reasonable formation and were not outflanked to the rear by the enemy.Sure enough, the enemy seemed to be frightened by Yahini's strict formation, and did not respond for a long time.

The tanks slowly advanced along the street, like the tip of a spear that was unstoppable. The enemy finally began to counterattack sporadically. From time to time, mortar shells fell around. The commanders were warned that there might be snipers nearby, so they dared not stick their heads out of the vehicle. This limits the scope of observation.

Another hidden danger has not been noticed by anyone for the time being. The infantry dare not get too close to the tank, because they are very afraid of the reactive armor on the tank, which makes the tank lose its cover without knowing it. This is what Yahini did not expect of.His dignified bursts are about to be put to the test.

The Self-Defense Forces began to show their heads tentatively from the houses on both sides. The tank's side-by-side machine guns theoretically have enough elevation angles to reach them. It was found that the fire response of the parallel machine guns was very slow, and the Pakistani infantry hid far away.Their front-line commanders, ready to implement new tactics, cut off infantry support and beat up the tanks.The snipers of the 50th Airborne Brigade were hiding in the distance, waiting for the commanders to show up.

A brave SDF soldier suddenly got up from the roof, and within 2 seconds, fired rockets at the tank below.

A Khalid was hit in the rear and began to smoke, and it seemed that the conclusion that infantry had the upper hand in the streets was far from outdated.More enemies were encouraged to attack the tanks from the commanding heights on both sides, and at the same time dropped smoke bombs to block the sight of the infantry behind and prevent them from coming forward.In just 1 minute, 6 tanks in the middle of the team were destroyed.

(End of this chapter)