Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 106 Srinagar
"What's the point of such a small-scale attack?"

"What's the point? Strategically contain India's mobilization and prevent the Indian Army from launching a large-scale offensive on the western front. Of course, this is not the only purpose." The major general said, it sounds like he brought a completely contrary to Lin Huaisheng's vision Plan, the strategy is not to allow India to move troops from illegal Arunachal Pradesh or Assam behind it, but to prevent them from doing so.

"Containing the Indian troops to leave southern Tibet? Is this too...too absurd?"

"Pay attention to your words, don't criticize the superior's plan like this," the major general interrupted Lin Huaisheng decisively, "how can things be as simple as you think? Do you think your idea of ​​deliberately keeping the front calm is safe? Do you think No one in India can see through this deliberate behavior? You are the one who sees the absurdity. The ancient art of war says that what is false is true, and what is true is false, how did you learn it?"

"I'm just an ordinary intelligence officer. I haven't learned the ancient art of war, and I don't understand strategy. I just don't understand..." Lin Huaisheng said with disdain.

"One and a half hours ago, the Jhelum Dam was destroyed." Xu Jingzhe interrupted him, seeming to divert the topic to other aspects.

"An hour and a half ago?"

"Yes, it should be within your expectations, isn't it?"

"Actually, I expected the dam to collapse last month, but I didn't expect it to persist until now." Lin Huaisheng said that in front of the teacher, he had to pretend to be modest in an unnatural way.

"However, time is still on India's side and it's only June."

"time?"

"I mean, even on your timetable, the timing is still favorable for India to attack if they really want to end the war by September."

"It's like this. Now that the north-south traffic in Pakistan is almost cut off, I bet that the next target of the Indian Air Force will be the airport and the railway. The Indian Air Force will divide the Pakistani Army into several that cannot support each other in a short period of time. In this way, mechanized troops on the ground will easily divide and surround these troops," Lin Huaisheng said.

"Well, your judgment is consistent with the above. You also know that once an army loses its freedom of movement, it can be said to be close to failure. Pakistan has slowly fallen into this situation, and this is what the above is most worried about. "

"The sad thing is that the recent mobilization of the Pakistani army is completely in the opposite direction. They took the initiative to divide the army, almost waiting to enter a situation where they fight on their own, and the most fatal thing is that their judgment on the main direction is likely to be wrong." Lin Huaisheng He shook his head and said, regarding where the Indian army will attack from, in fact, no one has agreed with his family's views, and he has never communicated with Xu Jingzhe about this point.

"Let's not talk about the direction of attack, this is still unknown, but as long as India is determined to fight a war, no matter where it starts, it can gain an overwhelming advantage."

"That's right, that's right. As long as they are prepared to face 10 years of isolation diplomatically, they will be able to overthrow the current government of Pakistan and Germany. At least in terms of geostrategy, Singh still has a long-term vision."

"So back to the previous topic, our country is facing a strategic task, not purely a territorial issue, but how to protect our allies. If you only focus on attracting enough Indian troops by relying on Pakistan, then you will end up with I found that your idea is naive and unrealistic. If Pakistan succumbs, your plan is completely a castle in the air." Xu Jingzhe said, he rarely talked to students so patiently, and under normal circumstances, he was more accustomed to bringing Lin Huaisheng to university. Scold a pass.

"Teacher, I agree with this point of view, Pakistan alone is indeed hanging."

"So the higher-ups hope to give India a limited beating in the near future. There are some things you don't know yet. A few days ago, the Indian Navy launched a torpedo to our nuclear submarine in the high seas of the Bay of Bengal."

"There is such a thing?" Lin Huaisheng was taken aback. He only knew that an American nuclear submarine surfaced recently after being hit and damaged in the Bay of Bengal (that's what the BBC TV news said). He didn't know that India dared to launch a nuclear submarine at China. Weapons, in fact, at his level, it is impossible to know that the Chinese nuclear submarine is now in the Indian Ocean.

"That's right, you heard me right. Western TV stations have misled you into thinking it was an impact. Of course, the situation there is not very clear, and you know that there are some troubles in communication over such a long distance, but what is certain is that , the actual situation is not as simple as what you see."

"I watched the video on the Internet, and I had some doubts at the time. I don't think it was caused by the impact. The impact would not cause such a large area of ​​damage without leaving a dent on the rigid hull. It should be caused by an explosive. .”

"Well, let's not talk about this matter, let's talk about the tasks assigned to you; two aspects, in fact, the superiors selected a hilltop post to attack, and planned to destroy several strongholds. Second, after the attack was completed, some personnel After withdrawing, the other part continued to infiltrate behind the defense line of the Indian army to collect intelligence, we need to understand their support system and response time in wartime."

"Not just an offense?"

"Of course not. Just now I was about to say that I was interrupted by you. Strategic containment of the enemy is only one aspect, and tactical reconnaissance is also the focus; in addition, the higher-ups have always wanted to know about the team and see the combat effectiveness of the army. After all, our People's Army It’s been many years since we’ve fought a war, and the worries above are far more far-reaching than yours.”

"What troops are going to be dispatched? I am familiar with the reconnaissance brigade of the military region and the grassroots reconnaissance troops of various troops."

"You must not be familiar with this unit. In fact, I have never known the existence of this reconnaissance unit directly under the General Staff. The unit code name is: "Snow Wolf", and the designation is kept secret. It is good at performing secret map surveying and drone guidance tasks. The current reconnaissance unit does not have such a technical level. If there is an army aviation part in the future plan, the significance of this reconnaissance will become apparent. You are only responsible for guiding work."

"Army aviation?" Lin Huaisheng asked?Gradually, he found that he seemed to have some preconceptions about his superiors' lack of long-term vision.

"Hehe, do you think that you are the only one studying offense these years? You are too naive."

An air base in Peshawar, Pakistan.

The underground command post in the base is now a mess.The orders for the squadrons to take off to defend the capital came like snowflakes, which made Major General Islam at a loss.After the dam on the Jhelum River was destroyed in the morning, the Indian Air Force began to attack the Fort. At noon, the first Indian bomb fell on the building of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency. Although the building had already been evacuated, the The impact on the citizens is still very huge.The ensuing attack focused on the Ministry of Internal Affairs building and surrounding air defense positions.Since the Fort is located on the border, it is difficult for the Pakistani Air Force withdrawing to the rear to effectively intercept it, while the Indian planes taking off from the front-line airport in Jammu-Kashmir state take advantage of it because they are closer to the Fort.Explosions rang out around the city throughout the afternoon.At present, the Pakistani government is still working in the city, and the bomb has not fallen on the government building, but rumors have emerged that the government will be transferred to Karachi or Peshawar, and the common people are talking about the imminent siege of Fort *** by the Indians. gossip.

Major General Islam sat powerlessly in the underground command post, watching his efforts for the past month go to waste. No matter how successful he was in dealing with the challenge of the Indian Air Force tactically, the opponent's numerical advantage did not make any difference at all. weakened, but the number of planes that Pakistan can take off is decreasing day by day.

The current situation is very obvious. The Indians are more willing to fight with the Pakistani Air Force over Fort Fort. A lot of enhancements have been made within, and a large number of Su-30MKI and Mirage 2000 that can launch anti-radiation missiles have appeared in the north, and the role of surface-to-air missiles has been greatly weakened.

"They attacked Beibuto Airport. They strafed the terminal building," said the major general, propping his head.

"It was completely expected. I knew they would do this." Colonel Sami replied calmly. He saw farther than the major general, and he knew that the attack on the international airport was a natural thing, and there was nothing to make a fuss about.

"I just feel that no matter how much they fight back, they are not weakened, the Indian Air Force is still very strong."

The Major General went on to say that there were no outsiders here, and that Sammy was indifferent to the defeatist sentiments being spread by his superiors.

"My squadron is well prepared and ready to take down a few Indian fighter jets at any time."

"Now I doubt the meaning of continuing to attack their fighter jets. I have a new piece of information. There is an Indian A50I early warning aircraft in the air above Srinagar, and it is dispatching the entire offensive against *** Fort. It poses a great threat to us. I I think it will go up tomorrow.” The major general said that he had talked with the colonel about the plan to attack the early warning aircraft, but the colonel rejected it, so he didn’t expect Sammy to make any positive suggestions, although it seemed that the Indians had Some entrusted universities have moved valuable early warning aircraft from the hinterland to the border area (on the Chinese side).

"Really airspace in Srinagar?" The colonel suddenly came to his senses. In his opinion, this strange location seemed to have some meaning.

"It should be true. This is the intelligence of the Chinese. They can see it on the three-dimensional radar in Aksai Chin."

"Can the Chinese guide me and my men to approach it? If possible, we can sneak up on it from the mountains on the Tajik side."

The major general sat up straight from his chair suddenly, and he found that Sammy seemed to have some interest, which gave him a glimmer of hope.

"I don't know about this, but at least I can contact the Chinese. If everything goes well, are you sure?"

"Of course I'm not sure. You know the plane is not a ground radar station. It's always active and may be heavily guarded. So I need guidance from the Chinese side. Once I can get within 50 kilometers of the plane, probably There will be a little chance."

"However, they will spot your plane hundreds of kilometers away."

"Yes, but the situation is a little different near Srinagar. We can use the snowy mountains there, just like they did when they ambush me last time."

"Dear Sammy, if you can kill an AWACS, I can assure you, it will be more useful than killing a squadron."

(End of this chapter)