Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 131: Crossing the Bridge
"Okay, I'll give it a try."

Wang Tiechuan went around to the front, jumped up and opened the truck hood, and swept across it hastily with his flashlight.As expected, it was just a loose wire to the fuel pump relay, which was apparently the only reason the fuel pump wasn't running, and it seemed the road conditions here were so bad.It took him a moment to screw them together hastily.

"It's going to break down again within 100 kilometers. It's like acting." He slammed the hood of the engine and jumped off.

"They're back, hurry up." Lin Huaisheng whispered.He saw through the binoculars that two Indian soldiers in raincoats were turning around the hill and walking back dejectedly, and as expected, their hands were empty-to find auto parts in a village without electricity near Highway 13, where is that? easy?
The two scouts immediately restored everything nearby to its original state. Fortunately, the heavy rain made the road flooded, and the footprints were basically invisible. Then the two got into the back of the truck and hid behind a few rows of boxes.Wang Tiechuan stopped to dodge, and pushed the bullet of the silencer submachine gun into the breech with a "crash".

After waiting for a long time, the two cursing guys finally arrived.

"It's always raining, endless, it seems that today I have to stay up all night in the cab." An Indian soldier said.

"Hopefully West Carmen's team has spare parts, or even better, they have a guy who can fix cars."

"Stop dreaming, tell the company commander and ask him to arrange for the convoy from Tespur to bring spare parts and repairmen tomorrow."

"Would we be attacked by Chinese planes if we parked so alone on the side of the road? Are we transporting important missile parts?"

Lin Huaisheng, who was hiding in the car, was taken aback. He thought that his previous judgment was correct.

"Fool, how do the Chinese know what you're transporting? They're not Americans."

While talking, the two climbed into the cab from both sides of the truck one after another, without noticing that anyone had entered the cab.Lin Huaisheng at the back of the car already knew roughly that the destination of the car was a certain Sam 6 missile position, and that was where the radar parts were sent.

Now the two Chinese scouts are very close to the two soldiers of the Indian transport unit. You can hear them complaining about the weather, the road conditions, and their superiors, but the driver just didn't try to start the car. This made Lin Huaisheng anxious, wishing he could knock on the baffle to remind them that there is no problem in starting it now.

"I said, is it really going to war to send these things forward in such a hurry." 0 can be heard, one guy struggles to take off his raincoat, and asks the other.

"Maybe the Chinese are just pretending, but the military region has raised the reserve age to 40, and I think the superiors think it's possible."

"If the Chinese want to attack in this weather, I think they must be crazy. Look at the road here, their tanks will not drive twenty kilometers before they get stuck in the mud. There is no bridge north of Bundila It can pass vehicles over 7 tons.”

"Maybe they'll wait until October, when the floodwaters recede and they can march from the valley. Like before."

Lin Huaisheng in the back of the car couldn't help but nodded. Although the Indian soldier who spoke was not very proficient in repairs, he still had a good judgment on the location.

"My cousin was a signaler in the 21st Mountain Division. Guess what happened?"

"……Tell me?"

"The Ministry of National Defense is preparing to capture Fort *** before August, and then they and several other divisions will come back to take over the defense. The Chinese will not have a chance before the end of the rainy season. At most, they will fight some small battles like the day before yesterday. Ours The Air Force will pay back double."

"air force?"

"You didn't watch TV? That kid who got the Warrior Medal. He shot down a lot of Chinese-made planes in Pakistan. The Minister of Defense said that our air force has no rivals in Asia. We have the best heavy fighter jets in the world."

"But Rabbi, I always feel that our country should build better heavy trucks first, lest these broken cars get stuck in the mud and cannot move."

There was a buzzing sound in the cab, and it seemed that there was another communication from the high-power walkie-talkie.

"Rabbi, are you and Kunla still there? Please answer."

"Here we are, Captain. Over."

"Damn, where were you just now? I have contacted you many times."

"We went to the village of Benjela to try our luck and find some working parts."

"Idiot, Benjela village is full of unreliable natives. They don't even have electric lights. How can they have parts?"

"Yeah, I totally agree, they have nothing."

"Damn, I thought you were washed away by flash floods or killed by Chinese agents."

"Chinese agent? What's going on, Captain?"

"The headquarters said that there is a small group of Chinese people carrying out sabotage activities in this area. All units must be careful. I heard that you two fools are still alive. To be honest, I have mixed feelings. You must leave one person outside the car to watch tonight. , Did you hear me?"

"Yes, Captain."

Communication came to a screeching halt.Lin Huaisheng knew that the communication distance of this V-band walkie-talkie would not exceed 10 kilometers in the mountainous area, and their captain should be on a commanding height north of the Zela Pass, which was obviously an excellent location for a concealed radar station.

Some of the two Indian soldiers were frightened, probably because the captain said that there were CCP agents operating nearby, or maybe it was getting darker and darker outside after 6 o'clock, which made them panic.Finally, they decided to try to activate it again. Waiting in such a wilderness is really not an option.

As expected, the truck vibrated with a rattling whine, then successfully launched.In the dark, Wang Tiechuan turned his head towards Lin Huaisheng. Although the light was too dark, Lin Huaisheng couldn't see his expression, but one can imagine that he must have a very proud face. It took him 1 minute to repair this slumped Tata Military truck.

"What's the matter, this old shit is good again?"

"What do I say, it's not about the spark plug at all, it must be...the problem with the oil circuit relay. It must be because the circuit just failed."

Someone in the passenger seat started to second-guess.

"What do we do now?"

"You fool, why don't you go quickly? What if the bear or tiger on the mountain comes out? Do you really want to keep watch outside? Be careful to put the gear on and don't turn off the engine again."

The truck started to shake and start, and the engine was rumbling. Lin Huaisheng could no longer hear the conversation of these two guys. This is also a pity, because from their conversation, we can indeed find a lot of timeliness nice info.

Turning the hill, the truck stopped again.Lin Huaisheng knew that the checkpoint in front of the bridge had arrived.The two quickly squatted behind the last row of boxes.After a while, someone came to the back and lifted the tarpaulin, and a flashlight came in directly from the back of the truck, and after a few sweeps, it went out.

"Why are you here so late?"

"Our car broke down 2km down the road and we spent the whole afternoon fixing it. Finally...we got it fixed."

"I heard that there are CCP guerrillas over the bridge, so be careful."

"It seems that this matter is true?"

"That's right, the guys from the border special forces are carrying radio reconnaissance equipment and are searching there. I heard that the Chinese are secretly communicating with satellites. It's not easy to find, but those guys found footprints."

"Don't worry, we have this." The driver said, shaking the AK47 automatic rifle that had been placed in front, "I just want to catch a few live ones and throw them into the rear compartment."

"Good luck, lights on, watch out for minefield signs. You can go."

The vehicle moved forward again in gear, and quickly got on the bridge.Lin Huaisheng could hear the sound of metal twisting and impacting from the steel frame of the bridge outside, echoing throughout the valley.It seems that what the driver said is true, this bridge cannot pass heavy vehicles.A long time ago, Lin Huaisheng knew that the Indian Army deliberately repaired the bridges and roads here not very well, just to prevent the Chinese paratroopers from seizing these facilities in a surprise attack and using them.They are always guarding against the rapid penetration of the Chinese army. According to the thinking of Pasad and many old-school Indian army officers, in a long-term war of attrition, India will inevitably have the upper hand due to its logistical advantages, so they are always preventing the Chinese army from moving from the mountains. Fast interludes.In Lin Huaisheng's view, this view is also quite wise, but it is not impeccable. The new army may not need to use roads and bridges to quickly penetrate behind the enemy.

The truck left the creaking bridge and drove for a while. Wang Tiechuan made a gesture to jump off the car, but Lin Huaisheng waved his hand to stop it.If he jumps off the car now, it will be difficult to figure out where the parts will be sent, so he wants to stay a little longer.Through these days of contact, Wang Tiechuan already knew Lin Huaisheng very well—he was ambitious and bold, and he was indeed different from the ordinary staff officer who sat in the war room all day and studied satellite photos.

After a while, the truck gradually stopped.Obviously the destination has not been reached yet, but the two guys seem to be a little lost in the dark forest.The Indian Border Road Construction Organization has built a large number of dirt roads in this area. Under the shelter of the lush virgin forest, these dirt roads are difficult to be found by satellites, but one problem is that sometimes their own convoys are not easy to find the way, especially in rain.For this reason, the Indian Army has placed many signs on the roadside for guidance, but these signs are not easy to see at night.

"Don't turn off the engine, stop first, I always feel that you are going the wrong way, I have to check the map. You must be driving in the wrong direction."

Lin Huaisheng hid at the back of the carriage separated by a layer of iron panels, and now he was putting his ears on the partition, listening carefully to the movement ahead.A guy can be heard pulling a piece of paper out of his pocket and slowly opening it.

"Rabbi, I bet you must have taken a wrong turn ahead, so that we will drive all the way to the Chinese position."

"No, I drove exactly according to the GPS route."

"But why didn't you see a right-turn intersection?"

"Perhaps it was destroyed by flooding? Or did we not see it?"

"I have to go down and see, you wait here."

Immediately afterwards, Lin Huaisheng could hear a person getting ready, as if he was wearing a raincoat.Then the passenger side door opens and a guy jumps into a puddle.

"Wait for me, you can't leave me alone." Immediately afterwards, the door on the driver's side also opened, and another guy jumped down.

Wang Tiechuan extended a thumb to Lin Huaisheng, indicating that the situation is very good.Although he couldn't understand what they were saying, he knew very well that if these two timid guys were always inseparable, the reconnaissance mission would be much easier.

(End of this chapter)