Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 816 The Marshal's Choice

Pasad is ready for the whole army to enter New Delhi from the north and face the enemy entering the city. He knows that the Indian Army at this time has no ability to fight in the field. As long as it moves a little, it will be spotted by the enemy air force and immediately killed. Annihilation, but the defense of New Delhi, which he operated for 2 months, was particularly successful in the modification of the underground railway.

Now the subway network in New Delhi can maneuver troops, enough to fight against the enemy's air force.Moreover, he has also stockpiled a lot of ammunition and fuel. If he really wants to work hard, he still has a bit of confidence. He has never made the decision to enter the city with the whole army. It is nothing more than consciously reaching a tacit agreement with the Chinese army. Air strikes on his northern defense, but now, he has no other options.

"Marshal, if you continue to fight, you are looking for your own death. You have seen the casualties in the morning." Charmain said cautiously at this time.

"So what if you don't fight, is it unconditional surrender?"

"But at this moment, the army has no morale to fight. Even if they fight, more than half of them will be lost within a few days."

"Well, of course there is such a possibility."

"The news of Prime Minister Kahan's suicide by taking poison has already spread in the army. The enemy's propaganda planes not only occupy many of our communication channels, are carrying out propaganda, but also dropped a lot of leaflets. I am afraid that this news will not be concealed for long."

"My soldiers are not fighting for Kahan," Pas'ad said angrily.

"I'm afraid the soldiers may not think so.

Of course the marshal knew that what Charmain reminded was right, but he had no way out now.

The passionate decisive battle mood dominated the entire command room, and military discipline has long since disappeared. The officers put down their work and began to talk about how to work hard. Some laughed wildly to show their military spirit, and some were so angry that they burst into tears. No hope of winning.

There was such a commotion in the command room that a communications staff officer with a translator in his hand walked in and didn't see it.Charmain, who was in despair, glanced at this guy and quickly beckoned him to his side.

The intelligence chief took the telegram and glanced at it. It was a telegram from the enemy headquarters requesting urgent contact. The telegram stipulated the communication channel of the radio station and demanded that the Indian Army withdraw from New Delhi immediately.The telegram clearly stated that it agreed with the Indian army to carry heavy weapons and pass through the Chinese army's front line harmlessly; it agreed with the Indian army under the command of Pasad to withdraw from New Delhi without disarming.This force will be subordinate to the Mendi government in the future and will play a role in the subsequent reconstruction of India.

Charmain pushed aside the crowd, walked towards the commander-in-chief who was looking at the huge map on the wall with his hands behind his back, and handed him the telegram.Pasade, his hands were shaking as he took the message.

The marshal suddenly grabbed the adjutant beside him who was spitting and was about to serve the country with death: "Quick, hurry to the ground and bring that spy back."

"What?" In the noisy environment, the adjutant did not hear the Marshal's words clearly.

"Hurry up and bring Lieutenant Colonel Ghiam back, we have ceased fighting." He had to shout, this time it was not only the adjutant who heard it, the entire command room fell silent, and the longing to die together with the enemy seemed to come to an end in an instant. Disappeared.

"What are you doing in a daze, go! Do you really want to fight to the death?"

The adjutant stumbled and ran out the door, for fear of missing his assignment.

"Why... why don't we fight again?"

Someone asked cautiously, the last few hours have been really ups and downs, and most people here are not used to it.

"Of course, if they don't move too fast and shoot Ghiam."

West of downtown New Delhi, Yahini has been planning to attack east.

Younis urged him several times on the radio, demanding to storm the prime minister's office to confirm whether the news of Kahan's death was true or false.

Regardless of whether the Indian Prime Minister lives or dies, the Pakistani army will not change the purpose of the operation, that is, the goal of capturing the Prime Minister's Office is the highest honor.To some extent, the war has turned into a personal enmity between Pakistan and Kahan, and all the generals who have the opportunity are trying to seize this honor.There is no doubt that the person who wins this honor will leave a strong mark in history. For people like Amirza, this reward can be pursued at the expense of the lives of all his subordinates.Not so with Yahini.

Compared with others, Yahini has already fallen in a relatively backward position. He is far away from the Prime Minister's Office and separated by the defense zone of about 2 divisions of the Indian Army, so the chance is not great.Of course, he was also a very favorable competitor. His troops were the first to attack the inner city, but he took casualties into account, and only occupied a corner far away from the Prime Minister's Office, and did not move on.

He was not ready yet, and he was banging his head against the iron wall. He knew that half of his men would not fight at all, but there was no doubt that it would be his turn in the end. Of course, he could obey Younis' orders.But sooner or later the superiors would find on the map the little flag that represented him, untouched since morning.

Now the several troops attacking around the enemy's core area are all in a half-dead state, and their relatively complete troops will become more and more conspicuous.He predicted that in the near future, the superior will leapfrog the command and give himself a death order.It was an absolute dilemma for him.

All the forces of the New Delhi Garrison Command are deployed around the core of the prime minister.The density of troops and firepower is so great that it almost cuts off any idea of ​​trickery.In fact, his surprise move through the city that morning, even out of the way of the enemy, still cost him about 9 tanks and 5 infantry fighting vehicles.Those stupid recruits can't keep up with the actions of other car groups. Once they are alone, they will be killed by enemy infantry who come out of nowhere.

Just as he was worrying, Younis' order arrived. The order was very simple, requiring him to immediately concentrate all his troops and launch the final assault with a desperate spirit.

The order stipulated that 2 p.m. was the final attack time, and those who violated the order were immediately dismissed. Judging from the writing, it was completely unlike Younis' handwriting. It seemed that it was finally his turn to fill this bottomless pit.

He sat in his seat and hesitated for a while, then grabbed the communicator, ready to speak to the entire crew and explain the assault mission.But suddenly, someone knocked on his hatch.When he got out, it turned out to be a Chinese military officer who cooperated with the prisoner.The Chinese officer pointed to the radio on the jeep and told him that the high command had asked to speak to him.

Yahini was surprised to receive the communication from Lin Huaisheng's headquarters for the first time.The Chinese have never interfered with the Pakistani command, especially at a level like Lin, and it is even more impossible for him to get in touch unless it is through the division headquarters.What does it mean?He couldn't figure it out for a while.

"Commander of the Tank Assault Group of the [-]st Armored Division, waiting for a call."

"Do you remember me?" Sure enough, it was Lin's voice. As early as the battle on the coast south of Makran, the two had had a friendship.

"Of course I do. Sir."

"Listen to me carefully. I know you have just received an order to attack and postpone the execution," Lin said, obviously intervening directly in the command of friendly forces. "If you listen to me, within an hour, the main force of the Indian Army will come from you." Exit New Delhi. You must ensure that your friendly forces cannot attack them. Before 4 o'clock, I guarantee that your frontal enemy situation will be reduced by two-thirds. Then you can continue to execute your superior's order and win a big victory .”

"I understand."

"Very well, my troops will assist you."

Yahini's mind started to spin. When he put down the earphones, he knew that he would inevitably become a pawn in a bigger chess game again, but this time it seemed to be very beneficial to him. He couldn't figure out what was going on behind the scenes, but Lin Huaisheng It shouldn't hurt him. To some extent, Lin is more reliable than his superior or his superior's superior.

Yahini still doesn't know that China and Pakistan have agreed in principle to the agreement that Pas'ad's troops will withdraw from the battle without disarming. As long as they launch an attack near the agreed retreat route, it may destroy the peace that the Chinese single-handedly brokered.

Since the Indian troops and the Pakistani army were intertwined, Lin needed a Pakistani officer who knew what was going on to ensure a quick retreat route. He immediately thought of Yahini.Of course, Yahini will not suffer. Once the enemy withdraws from Yahini, the difficulty of attacking the Prime Minister's Office will be minimized.

Soon, the Indian Army liaison officer found the nearby north of Wangzhen on the agreed radio station, and agreed to a temporary ceasefire for one hour.Then the enemy staff officers with white flags came in a car, and the two sides began busy work on the route agreement.

Yahini asked their tanks and all heavy equipment to withdraw northward to the north of the city from the main road in front of Nehru Park, away from other fighting areas.At the same time, he dispersed his troops and tried to ensure that the enemy exited the route, mainly to cut off contact with other Pakistani troops. At the same time, he must always beware of interference from the Self-Defense Forces and the Indian troops who refused to leave.

The temporary ceasefire was ineffective against the Self-Defense Forces. The sound of gunfire and explosions in the city never stopped, but the Yahini-controlled area gradually calmed down, and then the retreat began.

The first test was the Indian armored vehicle unit dispatched from the Delhi military camp, and then trucks and tanks. They quickly moved north from the main road in front of Nehru Park, retreated outside Delhi, and then entered the defense zone of Pasad.

Yahini's and Huang Dexing's tanks stood guard along the street, guarding the vehicles as they left.

Yahini himself left the command tank, and he took his crew to stand on a badly damaged tank on the street of Das Haur, with red paint on the armor plate and vicious curses.

He stood high on the turret, watching the Indians with white flags and no fighting spirit leave in front of his eyes.Even if there were snipers around, it still couldn't stop him from inspecting the enemy in such a conspicuous place.

This tank with hundreds of circles on the barrel used to be his car. During the post-war battle in Balochistan, he was surrounded by the enemy. After the fuel was cut off, he ordered to abandon the car and retreat into Iran, and then was charged as an illegal entry Repatriation on behalf of Peshawar.He did not expect to see old friends again in New Delhi.Obviously, the idea of ​​​​the Indians pulling this tank down to the capital to boost morale failed to succeed, but instead fulfilled Yahini's wish.

Standing on the street, he felt that he was invincible. Those Indian vehicles headed north from the two-way six-lane road at the fastest speed, as if fleeing for their lives.The day has finally come, Yahini thought.

The Derry Barracks, after the withdrawal of more established troops, is an army unit that continues to fight not far from the prime minister's office in the east of the city. Most of them can't come here, with many wounded and few vehicles.Mortars fired by troops loyal to General Muyar kept falling and disrupting the retreating enemy formations.Huang Dexing's department even provided some trucks to facilitate their evacuation. In the end, some people refused to go to the Pas Ade barracks and went directly south to the Chinese POW camp.

Within 2 hours, about 8 people passed in front of Yahini, and some other troops withdrew from the Chinese defense zone.The defense lines on the streets and alleys in front of Yahini were evacuated empty, and drone reconnaissance showed that the Self-Defense Forces began to hastily mobilize troops to enrich these defense lines.Obviously, the army's retreat completely disrupted Muyar's deployment.

Of course, the war is not over yet. In the end, those enemies who are unwilling to leave and hope to fight to the end are still there.

Waiting for the last enemy to pass, Yahini jumped off the 99 tank and returned to his command post.The retreating enemy opened up a ready passage for him, while the troops of Amir or other divisions were blocked in the front line of the self-defense army's key defense of the Supreme Court, and they were still hesitant in the scorched earth battle.

"Brothers, I never mentioned the idea of ​​​​occupying the Chancellery to you, not because I was afraid, but because I felt that the time was not right," he grabbed the communicator and began to shout to all the tanks and some infantry fighting vehicles.

"But now, I think the time has come for our allies, I mean mainly guys like Amir, he gave them a chance, but they can't seem to move now. I don't believe they're going to give up the competition, though, I Not going to waste time watching them. Now it's up to us to teach them what to do."

He could imagine the jubilation in the other tanks.

"The Self-Defense Forces are taking positions, we have to be fast, rush through those evacuated defense lines. The Chinese troops behind us will not participate in the breakthrough, but will provide fire support. Well, set the final goal on your operational map , we are going to that place, whether Kahan is dead or alive, he is ours."

The tank started rumbling and moved forward along the straight road.Part of Wang Zhenbei and He Fan's troops have followed the retreat of the main force of India and entered most of the city. They will provide part of the firepower to support Yahini's attack according to Lin Huaisheng's order. This is what Lin Huaisheng returned to Yahini. Ni's favor.

The sudden retreat of the army opened the western gate of the Self-Defense Forces wide. They drove trucks to the streets and set fire to them in order to temporarily resist.Yahini's troops pushed aside these roadblocks and quickly advanced in depth.After advancing rapidly for 1 kilometer, there were sporadic counterattacks nearby, first of all, the black guns hiding on the commanding heights, and they kept shooting the tank's optical equipment as usual.Most tanks can only pass quickly, but Rahman's VT4 has excellent upward firepower, and the 3rd company begins to use programmable ammunition to kill those enemies hiding in blind spots.These weapon stations are well suited for urban combat.Even if the enemy shrinks to an area that cannot be hit by direct fire, the grenade can still explode around the enemy.Soon those enemies who shuttled on the roof learned to hide outside the range of VT4.

Yahini captured half of the distance almost by marching, which was something his allies couldn't even imagine.

The guns outside gradually became denser, and he reminded the crew in front to slow down and pay attention to the surrounding streets at all times.Before the words were finished, an Indian truck sprang out from the alley ahead, bumped into the tank leading the assault, and instantly detonated the explosives on the vehicle.The huge air wave overturned more than 40 tons of 96 tanks, and the surrounding buildings also collapsed.

Apparently the simple part was over, and the enemy's counterattack began to improve. Yahini ordered the infantry to get out of the vehicle, occupy the buildings from both sides of the street, deploy snipers on the commanding heights, and at the same time ask the Chinese army to provide cover.

Several drones quickly found the tank with its four feet in the sky, starting from one time, and began to search around.Immediately, the drone dropped a bomb, destroying another truck hidden nearby. Even though Yahini was 300 meters away, he still felt the violent shaking of the tank chassis.He turned the peripheral sight and saw a huge explosion fireball rising from the farthest distance.Obviously the next battle will not be too easy, and the remaining enemies are all desperadoes.

"All slow down, tank gun barrels pointing at 2 o'clock and 10 o'clock; wait for the drone to search, and then pass the street." He reminded himself of his men.

As soon as he gave the order, he saw a fireball rushing towards him. It was an anti-tank missile, and it looked like a laser-beam missile from the flight path.The missile passed through a company of Pakistani tanks in front and directly attacked the front of Yahini's car.

After the kinetic impact, the jet failed to penetrate the armor, which of course scared Yahini into sweat.He could see that the missile was fired from a gap in the ruins of the building ahead.Obviously a group of veterans, they know exactly what to attack first.

(End of this chapter)