Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 120 Artillery Positions
Lin Huaisheng came to this area once many years ago, which is one of the reasons why he participated in this reconnaissance, but the team at that time had only two people instead of 40 people. A team of 40 people can naturally carry more reconnaissance equipment. Military blockades and Indian settlements were also more difficult.

The most taboo of infiltrating the enemy's rear in Shannan has always been the commanding heights on the hills occupied by the Indian army and the patrols that come and go.Most of the mountains on the eastern foot of the Himalayas are east-west, not too high but densely forested. The virgin forest can provide enough cover for a small group of reconnaissance troops, but in places like river valleys or mountain passes, you must be particularly careful Observation posts, so crossing these uncovered areas must wait until night or, if the moon is shining, until the clouds cover it.

Another difficulty is how to avoid the patrols passing through the mountains.Since India has been unable to prevent Chinese drones from conducting reconnaissance in this area in recent months, Snow Wolf has mastered several relatively fixed patrol routes of the Indian army, so the squad can calmly avoid these routes, or cooperate with them Staggered time to enter the same area.But Lin Huaisheng knows that not all Indian patrols have fixed patrol routes, such as the "India-Tibet Border Special Forces", which is known as an expert in mountain guerrilla warfare.Behind this bluffing name, there is indeed a group of difficult guys hidden.This group of people is fundamentally different from the ordinary Indian soldiers recruited from the Imphal region or from the mainland. The latter are always lacking in enthusiasm and prefer to hide in strongholds. Even when patrols are dispatched, they are more regular and always avoid entering In the dangerous forest area, they will not appear in the valley during the morning when flash floods may occur.Contrary to these Indian soldiers, the "Indo-Tibetan Border Special Forces" composed of rebel Tibetans is much more difficult. This benefited from the regular mountain warfare and guerrilla warfare training these people received in Guam and Colorado. It is also a manifestation of their militant character.These fighters are good at deep forest operations, and come and go.In fact, whenever India needs to infiltrate north of the line of control, perform tasks such as wiretapping or instigating rebellion, it often relies on this group of people, not only because these people are brave and good at fighting, and they are not likely to surrender, but also because they have language skills. With inherent advantages, this team is undoubtedly a useful force worth investing in for the Indian authorities.After about ten years of internal strife, the command of this force finally passed from the interior tribes to Pas'ad, who used these men to consolidate the weak points between the various strongholds on the front line.These men are now under Singer's command.

After the latest contact with the headquarters, Lin Huaisheng got bad news. The intelligence agency learned that India had decided to send an unknown number of "India-Tibet Border Special Forces" to patrol the mountains.This virtually increased the difficulty of the "Snow Wolf" operation.This month, the warm wind from the South Asian subcontinent traverses the southern Tibet region, causing one or two short-term precipitations in this area every day. It is a peak contest between top players that does not allow any mistakes.

Lin Huaisheng once encountered this mysterious army in the forest before. At that time, he found some clues left by the other party in the forest in the south of Medog, so he started to deal with the deep mountains and dense forests, but in the end the two sides failed to meet. Knowing that the other party has set up an ambush in an area very close to him.The first time Lin Huaisheng saw these people was not on the battlefield, but on TV. During the first Mumbai crisis a few years ago, due to the unfavorable start of the Indian anti-terrorist force, the Ministry of National Defense urgently dispatched the Indian-Tibetan special forces to the scene. The result lived up to expectations and captured the building occupied by the terrorists in one fell swoop, and was fortunate to be captured by a Western photographer.In the shot, a commander is smoking and resting on a street corner. His weapon is quite special, an American-made M21 sniper rifle that is rarely seen in India.And Lin Huaisheng still remembers that face all the time, it is the face of a Khamba man with a mustache and a weather-beaten face.Through special channels, Lin Huaisheng learned that the 11 most elite detachments of this army participated in the battle, and the commander was called Luosang Gyatso, 40 years old.

In order to be on the safe side, Lin Huaisheng suggested that Wang Tiechuan divide this mere 40-man team into several parts, and cooperate with each other to cover each other. The fighters who are best at secret tracking and anti-tracking are responsible for the rear guard.But everything didn't seem to be as serious as he imagined, and when night fell, the team didn't find anything unusual.Lin Huaisheng thought that maybe it was just a false alarm, and it was not so easy to encounter them in a vast area of ​​tens of thousands of square kilometers, but it is always right to have more foresight in this business.

When the moon was in the treetops, the snow wolf appeared under an Indian border guard post, preparing to cross a tributary of the Conaqu River in the valley in the dark.The moon at night is a problem, but Snow Wolf has advanced night vision equipment and can keep an eye on the Indian sentry on the mountain at any time, so he is not in a hurry to act.At midnight, the mountain wind suddenly blew up, and the Indian soldiers who were exposed outside the fortifications really couldn't resist it, and hid on the other side to avoid the wind.Wang Tiechuan decisively ordered to cross the river.

The first team quickly waded across the river without any trouble. It seemed that the water depth and current were suitable for crossing the river quickly. Then the second team led by Lin Huaisheng and Wang Tiechuan also swam across the river.Maybe it was too much movement, and the sound of the water alarmed the Indian army on the hill. An Indian soldier got out of the bunker and looked down, but at this time the second team had already passed, and he saw nothing.After a while the guy retracted again.In the end, the five soldiers in the rear also crossed the river smoothly.During this reconnaissance, the technical advantages began to emerge. It is obvious that the Indian army does not have any night vision equipment when the searchlights are out, and they cannot control the vast mountains and rivers at night.

Snow Wolf crossed the small river and immediately noticed something. The first group of people walking in front saw people walking in the valley through night vision equipment, and then saw a few suspicious slopes in the woods, which looked like some A position set up for artillery.On the original map, there are no targets here.So the first team immediately notified the team leader of the discovery. When Lin Huaisheng and team leader Wang Tiechuan arrived, the first team responsible for the search had been monitoring for a while, and they had roughly determined that it was indeed a hidden position.

"Look, it's right there." A soldier wearing an individual night vision goggle kept his hands away.Lin Huaisheng can see some tricks through the subtle temperature difference from the pictures captured by the pyro-infrared TV equipment (displayed through a portable computer).Some gun barrels protruded from behind the mound, and there were several sentries chatting around.

"Like an artillery emplacement." He adjusted the sharpening of the image while speaking, and it can be preliminarily confirmed that it is some kind of light towed howitzer.

"It's about 12.5 kilometers away from the line of control. They're a little closer to deploying howitzers here, but it's a risky move. They can shoot from the mountain pass to the north of Tawang, and it's hard to counter our direction."

"Here is a blank space. The various reconnaissance methods of drones have not found any suspicious points. I only know that there is a convoy passing by the enemy one kilometer to the west on a regular basis, and we hit it today." Wang Tiechuan said, looking quite proud.

"This shows that their camouflage is good, and they have used their brains in concealment. They are not stupid enough to build a road to connect the position, so we haven't found it. I guess there must be anti-infrared shielding above the position, which can fool the drone. It’s just that there is no further protection in the shooting direction.”

"It doesn't look like 77B. The caliber seems wrong. It looks more like some kind of Soviet-made artillery. To be on the safe side, let my people go over and have a look." Wang Tiechuan said, turning his head: "The first group, send two people over to see Look."

With the moon obscured by thick clouds and the valley plunged into darkness, it was time for the Scouts to demonstrate their technical superiority.Lin Huaisheng was lying in the grass and through the night vision TV equipment, he saw two figures slightly different from the surrounding environment, slowly approaching the hidden position 500 meters away.This is the most advanced thermal imaging technology. Ordinary low-light night vision devices can't find these two figures at all on a starless night.

"I think that the stronghold we fought yesterday was set up for this position. Otherwise, they wouldn't have set up a cannon fodder observation post in such a prominent position. Are you right, they just want to find out where our army is in the first place Transfer in the wrong direction." Wang Tiechuan said, as if asking for Lin Huaisheng's opinion.

"It's possible, but company-level artillery positions are trivial. If we can find hidden radar or surface-to-air missile positions during this trip, it will be more valuable, or it would be good to touch the edge of the airport." Lin Huaisheng said, let the side Captain Wang was taken aback. He suddenly found that the staff officer beside him had a really big appetite. He had always thought that Lin Huaisheng was sent by his superiors to serve as a military supervisor to prevent himself from taking too many risks; so his first impression of Lin Huaisheng was not good. Well, I thought he was a careful but timid guy, now it seems that there are some misunderstandings, Lin Huaisheng's mind is obviously wilder than his own.

The two were talking, and there were bursts of helicopter sounds in the sky. Judging from the flashing lights, a group of helicopters was flying north.Soon the sound was gone.

"From the direction of Tespur, they seldom fly at night. It may be for bluffing, or it may be airdropping supplies." Lin Huaisheng said in a low voice. He did not believe that the Indian Army Aviation dared to vertically supply the forward highlands at night. They did not do it before. However, if it is just a blind airdrop, most of the supplies will inevitably fall into the deep mountains and old forests, which seems to outweigh the gains.

"Tezpur's airport must be taken out first in wartime. Otherwise, it will be a big trouble."

"You are right. So it is very important to find the mobile radar, and the surface-to-air missile position is very important. These towed artillery are already a pile of scrap iron in my opinion."

Lin Huaisheng's words caused Wang Tiechuan to burst into laughter. He gradually felt that the guy sent by his superiors was his favorite type, and that he was courageous and crazy.

(End of this chapter)