Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 817 The Last Round: Capture of the Prime Minister's Office (The Finale)

Before Yahini made a request for fire support, the Chinese drone had already sent the target information to the rear, and then the rapid-fire mortar began to suppress it.The drone saw the two-man group, apparently veterans of the 2th Airborne Brigade, fleeing the rubble wearing gray and white urban camouflage cloaks.This force is small in number, but it is the backbone in the hands of Muyar. They rarely charge forward, but often use anti-tank missiles and sniper weapons to hide in the dark and carry out counterattacks.

The drones warned that enemy tanks were coming from all directions and seemed to gather in the central square, apparently trying to hold back Yahini's armored forces.These tanks are all hidden in the underground facilities in the city center. Once dispatched, the early warning that aerial reconnaissance can provide is very short.It was too late to make more adjustments, and Yahini ordered Rahman to fire smoke bombs into the open space of Connaught Square ahead.The enemy would gather there very quickly, and once they got ahead, they could deploy their forces first, but Yahini's forces were crowded on the road and could not exert their firepower, so there was a little confusion.

As a tank commander, he always wanted to avoid hand-to-hand combat in the city, but today he couldn't dodge it and had to fight.

For a while, Connaught Square was filled with smoke, and the ground concealment department of the enemy tanks came. They lacked coordination and thought it was the cover smoke emitted by their own tanks, so they followed suit and began to prevent the smoke and hide themselves.

Yahini called the rear Chinese artillery support.Wang Zhenbei, who was closest to him, promised to provide precise curved fire. The barrel of his 155mm self-propelled howitzer pointed at the sky at almost the maximum elevation angle, and then began to shoot.

155mm artillery shells fell from the sky and fell on the smoky square.Continuous huge explosions destroy nearby tanks, and the air waves instantly disperse the smoke, exposing unprepared enemy tanks.

Tasim opened fire first, destroying a T400S 90 meters away.But the enemy did not lose their fighting spirit in the artillery attack.A T90 accelerated and rushed over, jumped up from the ruins, and when it fell, it slammed into the leading Pakistani tank. The rest of the Indian tanks were immediately inspired by this heroic behavior and charged together.They try to get close to the opponent to avoid the curved fire.Some of them are trying to use their familiarity with the ground roads to bypass the flanks of Yahini's troops on both the north and south sides.Yahini's assault was indeed somewhat solitary.

Yahini had never seen such a brave Indian tanker.After about 10 T90s were destroyed by the precise firepower of the Second Company, they rushed into the formation of the Second Company and knocked out several 2s.This ferocious tactic really caused the Chinese artillery to start to be afraid.

Yahini learned through the drone that there are other enemy tanks that are outflanking the two wings. He tried to divide his troops to solve the problem, but he got a strong guarantee from Wang Zhenbei that he didn't have to worry about the two wings. Chancellery.

Huang Dexing's and Fu Xiaoguang's tanks set off from the Chinese positions respectively to intercept the enemies on the two flanks.In the middle, Yahini took advantage of his strength to fight the enemy tanks to the end.

Even a veteran like Tasim would inevitably be nervous in such a crazy battle.Yahini needs to command the overall situation and will not put any pressure on him, but he must find the most threatening target in the chaotic situation.He moved the front sight and passed one tank after another until he saw two tanks facing each other 150 meters ahead, leaning against a wall with their barrels sticking out.It seems that each is waiting for the reload to complete.

He shot without hesitation, destroyed the Indian tank first, and saved his comrades.At the same time, a boy scout crawled out of the gutter and threw a grenade at his tank.The barrage of bombs temporarily blocked the line of sight, and before Yahini was able to regain control of the situation through the smoke, the command tank was hit twice by the rocket launcher, and it simply failed to penetrate.Obviously, Indian soldiers can judge the location of important targets from the condition of the turret antenna. .

The young head of the 3rd Battalion drove the tanks desperately to protect their officers. They completely disrupted the formation that Yahini had deployed before. For a while, too many tanks blocked the road, making the tanks almost Unable to advance.

However, such a reckless move also increased Pakistan's frontal firepower.For a time, Pakistan's firepower had an overwhelming advantage.

Yahini was blocked by his own people rushing up from all sides, and could not see the situation ahead at all, but he knew that it was time to give full play to his numerical advantage.Why don't you let these boys fight.He did not stop the out-of-control behavior on the radio, but reminded them not to forcefully overtake the 2nd company in front, and the enemy still had strong tank firepower in Connaught Square.

The tanks of Pakistan's 3rd Battalion are completely in a state of madness. They are worried that if they miss this battle, there will be no battle to fight.

Instead of overtaking their own troops, they turned 40° and pushed in directly from the south gate of the city hall, squeezing out a self-defense squadron that had just arrived here, and then pushed out from the east gate, appearing directly On Connaught Place.

A pile of broken bricks and rotten tanks appeared suddenly in front of a pile of car bodies, which made the Indian tanks on the square unrecognizable and missed the firing time.

At the same time, the 2nd Company on Das Hawal Avenue was pushing away the wreckage and directly killing them.All of a sudden, there was a crossfire. What Yahini was worried about, the problem that the column advance and the troop deployment could not be balanced, was solved by these newborn guys.

The two sides immediately launched a life-and-death confrontation at close range. Anyone who is slow to shoot will have no way to survive on this battlefield.After the two sides fired the ammunition, they then accelerated the collision and destroyed the opponent's reloading. This caused the original fragile automatic reloading system of the Type 96 or T72 to be unable to complete the second reloading, and too many tanks crowded together for a while.The chassis push against each other, butt against each other.No one side can retreat from the chaos.

The Chinese drones were still in such a chaotic situation, carrying out precise bombing, and Yahini's troops rushed into the square immediately, and the numerical advantage began to work.

In less than 2 minutes, the outcome was decided, and about a battalion of Indian tanks was destroyed.The rest of the scattered outflanking tanks were blocked by Chinese tanks tit for tat and were destroyed in a later time.

Yahini didn't have time to count the casualties. He estimated that the loss might be 3/2 of the enemy. This was the worst fight he had ever played.He ordered the infantry to move quickly to capture the commanding heights around the square, but the paratroopers should not get out of their vehicles and follow him closely.

According to the map, he was only the last 450 meters from the Chancellery, closer than any other friendly army.Although there are many reports that Prime Minister Kahan has committed suicide in fear of guilt, the symbolic value of capturing the Prime Minister's Palace is still high. If he wants to kick Amir away, now is the time.

The tank units moved forward again, pushing away all kinds of wreckage and attacking desperately forward.

A crack had already appeared on Yahini's peripheral vision mirror. He didn't know when he was hit by a fragment, which greatly hindered his observation.It can be seen that the firepower on the buildings in front is constantly spraying out, and smoke rises from the commanding heights from time to time, which are anti-tank missiles or rockets being launched.If the enemy firepower on the building ahead is not quickly dealt with, he will be blocked in the street and quickly consumed.

Rahman's overhead weapon station fired at every window along the street, but it wasn't enough.A JF17 swooped down and dropped a 500kg bomb on the commanding heights of Drymen.Then another fighter plane dropped cluster bombs on nearby positions.For a while the flanking fire was suppressed.But less than 20 seconds later, new fire appeared on nearby buildings.The enemy's resistance is becoming more and more tenacious, and soon they will mobilize enough troops to plug the gap after the army withdraws.

At the same time, Wang Zhenbei's 155mm howitzer rumbled towards Yahini.

The Chinese Artillery Force has been studying Amir's tactics of destroying everything, and found some merits from a lot of mistakes, such as heavy direct fire, and of course Amir used the wrong ammunition.

Now it's up to them to use the right ammunition to deal with the remaining enemies inside the building without causing the building to collapse and block the attack route.

The howitzer started firing thermobaric shells from a few kilometers away, directly hitting the top floor of the solid building in front, and then all the windows of the entire building could be seen spraying flames at the same time.Weapon parts and dead bodies were scattered in the flames.All resistance inside the building ceased when a huge cloud of smoke rose above it, but the building did not fall.

Yahini yelled on the radio to let his own people in a daze move forward. The tanks moved forward quickly in a single file, running over the bunkers piled up with sandbags in the last section of the road. He took control of the garden of the Prime Minister’s Office peripheral.Muyar's guards lacked heavy weapons and did not show a strong will to fight. Control of the Prime Minister's Office changed hands for a while.

Yahini could see that the three-story building of the Prime Minister's Office, which was riddled with holes, was right in front of him.But there were still shots fired from time to time in some of the windows.

The western journalists standing on the top of the 30th floor of the Hilton Hotel saw a Pakistani army tank coming unexpectedly from the west. In just 40 minutes, this miraculous army took control of the prime minister's office on Dashhauer Street. peripheral.The Prime Minister's Office was separated from the enemy in other directions, and then a large number of infantry fighting vehicles rushed nearby, and the infantry with high morale began to dismount and fight.

Associated Press reporter George Carpenter couldn't help but sigh that the general situation is over, and the main battle in the city should end before nightfall.

The Pakistani 411th Airborne Regiment, which Yahini held in his hands, finally waited for the opportunity. They quickly launched a battle to eliminate the remnants of the enemy. They faced Indian troops from various sources: gendarmerie and central police force; The paratroopers of the 50th Airborne Brigade, as well as the special security forces with Uzi submachine guns, but the total number is not many.

Wang Zhenbei sent 3 propaganda tanks with huge horns, arrived later, and began to shout at the still stubborn enemies within a range of nearly 100 meters, telling them that Kahan was dead and there was no need to continue to make unnecessary resistance.

The Chinese side does not have conclusive evidence that Kahan is dead, but at this moment, a loud voice is obviously a huge advantage.

The paratroopers commanded by Colonel Salter then launched a round of attacks, and with the cooperation of tanks, they quickly took control of the surface defense positions and main buildings of the Prime Minister's Palace.Then the colonel prepares to launch an attack on the underground facility.

Yahini got out of the tank and followed closely behind the commando.He didn't even have a weapon, only a flare gun on his waist, but he really wanted to go in and see the person who started the war as soon as possible.Due to his status as commander, Colonel Sartre asked him to follow behind the team and not get too close to the battle.

The airborne regiment began to shout to the following, giving the following 2 minutes to consider, otherwise the battle will be resolved with flamethrowers.Quickly respond below, ready to disarm.After another minute or so, No.1 paratrooper holding a white tablecloth came out, followed by several secret service bodyguards and staff of the Prime Minister's Office with disturbed expressions.After about 1 people emerged from the tunnel, there was no movement below.

Sart led a platoon and slowly walked down the solid underground fortress.The basement was filled with smoke, and various documents that had been temporarily burned could be seen. There were dead bodies lying in the passage everywhere. Some of them may have committed suicide, while others were obviously shot from behind.

The group walked cautiously to the third basement floor without encountering any resistance.The soldiers scattered and searched every room and looked at every dead body, but they never found Kahan.

In the end, only Colonel Salter and Yahini were left and walked to the door of the last room.A muffled gunshot sounded from the room, followed by a heavy sound of falling to the ground, apparently a burly man fell down.

The colonel motioned for a soldier to come and knock on the door. The soldier kicked the door open and immediately dodged aside. The rest of the soldiers filed in. Yahini hid behind, but did not see the exchange of fire.

Yahini followed the colonel into the room and saw two corpses lying on the ground. He didn't recognize a tall general among them, but there was another thin corpse, which was Kahan.

Colonel Sart excitedly called the communications soldiers to report to his superiors on the ground, while Yahini silently knelt down and picked up the pistol used by the lieutenant general for self-determination, which was regarded as a trophy.

Other soldiers have already started to snatch Kahan's personal belongings. They rummaged through boxes and cabinets and searched everywhere. Two soldiers even scuffled each other for grabbing Kahan's watch.

Yahini just picked up a photo frame from the ground that was trampled by them during the fight. Inside the photo frame was a photo of Kahan and Dr. Rani.He took out the photo and saw a paragraph written by Dr. Lani on the back: "You are the greatest fighter of our nation, and I will always follow you."

Yahini couldn't restrain Sart's troops. He had to go back to the ground to command his men. When he got to the exit of the tunnel, he could hear the sound of gunfire on the ground. Guns were fired to celebrate.

About 10 army photographers with video cameras scrambled to get in through the narrow doorway, ready to take pictures of the Indian Prime Minister's dead face.

One of the big men was very dissatisfied with Yahini for not giving way, shouldered Yahini away, and then walked down cursing.Yahini suddenly had a strange feeling that he might never be popular in the Army.All along, the urgent thought deep in his heart, wanting to make a name for himself in the army, suddenly became indifferent.

As Associated Press reporter George Carpenter predicted, the fighting in New Delhi gradually subsided in the evening, thanks to Pakistan's airdrop of a large number of photos of Prime Minister Kahan's body.The Pakistani army cameras turned Kahan's body over and over again inhumanely, and some people even stood by with a smile on their faces to take pictures.Subsequently, after learning that Lieutenant General Muyar had died in battle, Marshal Pasad took over the command of the troops in the city center, and he ordered the troops to surrender to the Pakistani army nearby.

That night, when New Delhi gradually emerged from the flames of war, the President of the United States had no choice but to appear on TV and answer sharp questions from the opposition party.

The president pointed out: India is a big country caught between communism and terrorism. The United States will never give up on India. India's temporary defeat means drastic changes in the world pattern, but the United States will lead the West to continue fighting until the final victory comes.

Lin Huaisheng quietly left India on a special plane at 4 pm, before the battle became clear, and flew directly to BJ.

The war lasted for nearly a year, and Lin Huaisheng has never been given a vacation. His command mission has finally come to an end, but the heavy desk work has just begun.In addition to summarizing the gains and losses of this war, he was told that, as a general with actual combat experience in joint operations, his superiors intended to let him continue to study new strategic threats in the Pacific.

Yahini left India a month later and joined the effort to recapture the coast.The Indian Marine Corps withdrew from Karachi, but the separatists in Baluchistan continued to resist.The battle lasted for half a year.In the end, the Pakistani army captured the port of Gwadar after paying a heavy price, cutting off the external aid of the separatists, and then Pakistan regained the southern territories.

The old superior Younis intends to train Yahini, hoping that he will continue to study in the military academy, but Yahini suddenly filed an application for retirement on the grounds of physical and mental exhaustion, and then Yahini retired with the rank of lieutenant.Of course, as a national hero, he received a generous bonus, and he used the money to open a car sales company in his hometown, mainly dealing in Chinese trucks.

After the war, Sami became a national hero and the chief of staff of the Air Force. He traveled to and from China all the year round, tested new Chinese aircraft, and tried to rebuild the Pakistani Air Force as quickly as possible.Of course, as the most valuable person in the country, he was deprived of the right to continue to fly a fighter plane. From then on, he could only sit in a turning plane or command plane to soar into the sky.Many years later, when he left the Pakistan Air Force and settled in a European country, he re-obtained a Cessna driver's license according to local laws.

Former Indian Minister of Agriculture Jamelon, with the support of the army, quickly took over the northern regime, which gave him a more favorable position in the negotiations with Pakistan. In the end, India lost most of Kashmir, but only in Punjab. Over a few hills.In order to withdraw its troops to resolve the separation of Baluchistan, Pakistan made certain concessions.

In this war, India lost the entire Assam region east of the West Home Corridor, lost the satellite country in the foothills of the Himalayas, and lost Kashmir and the Dalak region.Two southern states gained de facto independence.As a pragmatic successor, Jamie Lun silently accepted all of these in order to preserve more core national interests.

In the second year, Pasade's army began to march to the south, regained most of the southern territory in a bloodless manner, and gradually expelled the western forces. His affinity and land reform won the support of the people at the bottom , and won the formal election soon.However, within his mission, the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with the United States has never been completed, and the American fleet has been cruising in the offshore waters of India.
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