Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 134 Mercenaries

Due to the anxiety of the government and the Army Staff about the situation in the north, the 2nd Army of Multan was severely weakened. The 14th Infantry Division and the 41st Infantry Division of the group were transferred to Lahore and beyond. Mansehra (flank area of ​​the Fort), was trapped there by the flood in the rainy season and could not move.Of course, for the Army Staff, these are not mistakes. On the contrary, they believe that mobilizing troops to the north first is the only correct way to smash India's conspiracy to cut off North-South traffic.

Now the so-called 2nd Army only has the main 1st Armored Division and some scattered independent brigades.Relying on the strength of about 20 battalions, they need to defend a section of the border about 16 kilometers long with the 400th Infantry Division, which is weaker near Sukkur. In this way, after barely maintaining the line of defense, there is no mobile reserve force However, given that the chance of the Indian army crossing the Thar Desert and suddenly appearing in front of them is close to zero, many people in the headquarters are still worried, and did not transfer one or two battalions of the 1st Armored Division to the capital before the flood destroyed the road. Nearby, because the Air Force doesn't have any aircraft that can deliver a 50-ton tank.

Meanwhile, in the Old Port of Karachi, further south, a mob of newly armed mobs is slowly gaining combat effectiveness.For a week, the No.12 (Reserve) Army's reserve troops recruited from the western provinces were undergoing basic training from formation to driving.At present, the self-propelled artillery on the move no longer walks crookedly, and the driver seldom shuts off the engine many times per kilometer due to poor grasp of the clutch, but it seems that their training progress is no longer important, and the flood cut off Roads, anyway this group of people and their tank destroyers can't keep up with the war which is 1000 km away.This also made Sergeant Abad, who was eager to fight, feel desperate.

The sergeant wrote to his wife:
I am 40 years old, how much I want to join this war against aggression, but my car crew lacks a car commander. In fact, all the cars in the company do not have a car commander, and the superiors seem to be in no hurry to appoint officers.Now this position is held by me concurrently, so I was also promoted to sergeant, but only the rank of service (temporary).As far as I know, the Lai Lu General Staff transferred all the people they thought could fight to the north, and left here the miscellaneous troops they thought had no combat effectiveness.I daresay they were wrong to do so, and with the weapons in my hands which I have lately mastered, I am confident that I can shoot more accurately than any gunner of the 6th Armored Division.But like the last war, I couldn't get a fair chance to compete with the Indians. This will be the most regrettable thing in my life.

This slightly discouraged letter brought a little comfort to his wife. In her opinion, Abad is just a competent lathe worker. The army really should not let such a hot-headed middle-aged man go to train with a group of Veteran enemies to fight.

8 hours before the general attack of Spangy's plot.

The search in the hinterland of southern Tibet is proceeding in an orderly manner in accordance with the requirements of Lobsang Gyatso.He paused the advance of the 150-man squad so as not to alert the enemy, and at the same time let Tespur continue to send snipers to occupy the commanding heights, large and small.Then, the noisy armed forces of the brigade walked through the periphery in a loose formation, searching every piece of grassland, in an attempt to alert the hidden enemies here. He calculated the possible hiding places of the enemies, and the area was more than 2000 square kilometers, so It was impossible to rely on one of his detachments to search, but this also caused a new problem, that is, the ground was trampled by the autonomous state reserve troops entering the mountain, which made it difficult for him to track.

At the same time, Lin Huaisheng and Wang Tiechuan were also looking for this team. After sunrise, they had escaped many Indian soldiers who were searching in Bojin Mountain. These noisy troops regarded the search as an outing, and did not form a very tight formation. , often huddled together (for the convenience of talking in the woods).This is bound to leave a big gap for the scouts, but Wang Tiechuan is still worried about his squad, because it is a team of nearly 40 people. Although they are well-trained, they have not yet fully grasped the enemy's intentions, and they may There are deviations.

"Once there is an exchange of fire, it will be troublesome. There is still 20 kilometers away from the control line." Wang Tiechuan said.

"Don't worry too much, I've been monitoring the channel of their convoy, and I'm still picking up people from the rear, which means that their manpower is still not enough, and the predicted location is not very accurate." Lin Huaisheng said, he knew that the Indian army made an error of every kilometer It would consume hundreds of troops in vain, and he judged that the number of troops already in use would not exceed 5000.

"But you can't hear the conversation at their core with the walkie-talkie, can you?"

"Intelligence analysis is always carried out through edge information. This is what you and I are used for. Do you think it is easy to plant a spy in the enemy's core area?"

The two continued to search forward. The agreed meeting area was still 4 kilometers away in a straight line, and they had already missed the agreed meeting time. This made Wang Tiechuan a little impatient, but Lin Huaisheng didn't care. Even if they were separated, He is confident that he can also cross the control line directly from the north and return to Medog. This is not the first time he has gone this way. In fact, this is why he prefers to operate in teams of 2 or 3 people. Unfortunately, this mission has some difficulties. Large-scale reconnaissance and communication equipment requires a platoon of people to carry it.

Suddenly, Wang Tiechuan, who was walking in front, raised his hand and clenched his fist to signal Lin Huaisheng to stop.

When Wang Tiechuan was squatting motionless, he looked like a low shrub covered with moss and vines from behind. People without eyesight might not be able to notice anything even if they walked 5 meters away.Lin Huaisheng behind him had been listening to the enemy's communications, so he didn't notice any changes, but Lin Huaisheng immediately understood Wang Tiechuan's intentions and hid behind a tree.He turned off the earphones, looked around and turned his head to listen. When he turned his head, the delicately disguised Wang Tiechuan had disappeared from his eyes, and he was also surprised by the concealment of his movements.

The chirping of insects in the distance suddenly stopped, and then the chirping of birds on the nearby branches also restrained (when the highly camouflaged Lin Huaisheng and Wang Tiechuan passed by, they would not disturb the chirping birds on the branches. In fact, the birds in southern Tibet are more Birds in other places are more sluggish.)
Lin Huaisheng poked his head out from behind the tree branch and looked around carefully. He didn't see anyone move in the dangerous direction.Apparently, the way of approaching people is different from that of the noisy security team.He was wearing a camouflage suit full of yellow-green cloth strips, confident that most people who walked a few meters away would mistake him for a shadow, so he just held the suppressed pistol in his hand without opening the safety.

There was a "cuckling" bird call from the depths of the jungle, and a person was imitating the call of a quail. To most people, it was almost unrealistic, but Lin Huaisheng was an exception. He could hear that this person had recently I have neglected to practice for a few years; if I learn it by myself, it will be more tactful, because the song of a restless brown-feathered quail in early summer will be clearer, and it will not be like a bird standing in the snow and rustling. The slow tempo of a great trembling pheasant bird.

After calling out several times in a row, Lin Huaisheng noticed a light knocking sound on the walkie-talkie. Wang Tiechuan, who obviously didn't know where he was hiding (estimated to be within a radius of 20 meters), tapped the microphone with his finger to indicate that there were people around him. Danger.Lin Huaisheng felt that Wang Tiechuan had obviously underestimated himself as a veteran, so he squatted there unmoved, but sneered in his heart.

A leaf not far away shook a little, and a well-disguised person slowly emerged from the jungle fog, and he walked slowly with his waist down.He can be seen holding a rare small-caliber Tavor automatic rifle in his hand.Due to the oil paint on the face of the visitor, the general ethnicity could not be seen clearly, but judging from the weapon alone, it was definitely not a member of an ordinary army.

The person who came came to a place less than 30 meters away from Lin Huaisheng, but still didn't intend to stop.This distance is the right time to strike, and it might be exposed if it gets closer, but Lin Huaisheng knows that he must not act rashly, because there is at least one companion nearby, otherwise it would be meaningless for him to learn bird singing.

Lin Huaisheng stared at the man walking towards him, and he pushed the safety on the gun up with his thumb.He also has a 5.8mm submachine gun with a suppressor on his back, but he is not going to use it. He thinks that the gun with the huge suppressor is still too loud when it fires.If he is forced to do nothing, Lin Huaisheng is more willing to use the usual and quieter methods of scouts, such as daggers or pistols.

In the morning light, the other party's wandering eyes told Lin Huaisheng that he hadn't actually seen anything yet, but he must have noticed something.On the side of the gun-wielding soldier, a bush also began to shake, and another low-lying soldier came out.Like the first Indian soldier, he was dressed in a camouflage uniform made of native plants, but the weapon in his hand was different from the previous one. It was an SVD sniper rifle.

The Indian soldier in front of him began to speak with a very obvious northern accent:
"I always feel like there's something wrong here."

Lin Huaisheng could understand what he said, but he couldn't tell which unit it was from.The visitor didn't have a beard, and he seemed to be a Tibetan from his eyebrows.

"Don't waste time, let's continue to search north." Another said vigilantly.

When the soldier turned around, he could see a large machete stuck in his waist.Now Lin Huaisheng can roughly confirm that only two soldiers are mercenaries from Nepal.He finds it a bit unbelievable, because the Gurkhas rarely appear in the same area as the Lobsang Gyatso's people at the same time, because they always don't agree with each other.

The two personally ruled out the suspicious and turned to leave, as if they wanted to run up the mountain.And Lin Huaisheng also ruled out the possibility of a third person, he knew that this was a sniper team consisting of two people.He spent a few seconds thinking about it. If he kills these two people, he can get new clues immediately, but it may also cause the whole plan to get out of control. The matter is urgent and he must quickly weigh the pros and cons.

(End of this chapter)