Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 137
In the hinterland of southern Tibet, Lin Huaisheng and Wang Tiechuan took advantage of the darkness and continued to search for their team eastward across the mountains. They did not know whether other members of the "Snow Wolf" had noticed the encirclement, but the gunfire from the direction of the mountain pass was delayed. It didn't sound, which is more or less good news.

After nightfall, they move more freely.The two had bypassed the Indian sentries in the woods many times with better night vision equipment.It can be seen right now that the defense formed by the Indian security forces swaying around the edge of the dense forest and the large number of reserve forces is relatively loose. This encirclement may be useful during the day, but it will be very omissions at night.

Unlike in the past, it is no longer Wang Tiechuan who is walking in the front, but Lin Huaisheng.At the moment of life and death, he no longer shyly showed restraint in front of his juniors, but bluntly said that his experience in studying and judging the topography and features of this place can be useful.Wang Tiechuan felt that the veteran was not bragging, and agreed to let him lead the way, and the speed of travel increased a lot.

Lin Huaisheng has been to this area many times in the past, and he still has a fresh memory of the mountains and rivers. He knows some paths that maps or satellite images will not tell you. Except for a few areas where the landform has changed seriously due to mountain collapses, he can't make mistakes in general areas. .The two have been trekking in the dense bushes on the mountainside, deliberately avoiding the valleys where patrols come and go or the arbor belts that are not easy to hide.

A rumbling helicopter emerged from behind a hill, and the two immediately stopped and began to identify it carefully.The helicopter turned around over the hill and turned to the west.Lin Huaisheng guessed from its light upward movement that it was empty.He picked up the SVD sniper rifle (captured), and observed the Mi-17 with flashing navigation lights through the scope until its outline completely disappeared in the night.

"Another platoon was called up overnight, maybe they are about to close the net, I hope your "Snow Wolf" can also hear the sound, at least it can increase their vigilance."

"Don't worry, my people should have noticed it a long time ago." Wang Tiechuan's tone was not firm enough, which showed that he was not very relieved.

The waning moon rising in the southern sky made Lin Huaisheng a little worried.This night is completely different from the previous rainy nights. It is a last quarter moon with sparse clouds. The low-light night vision equipment of the Indian army can play a good role at such a night. For Snow Wolf, the technical advantage will be greatly reduced.

"Look, it's not a good omen." He pointed to the moon and said.

"No big deal, it will be covered by clouds soon."

The two scouts headed into the wild forest, hoping that the dark clouds in the east could quickly find and cover the last quarter moon. Wang Tiechuan judged that the moonlight would disappear before midnight, but they couldn't wait any longer, but had to act immediately, because Time is running out.

Every time he walked a certain distance, Lin Huaisheng would stop and listen carefully for a while.In addition to the chirping of insects, occasionally one or two shrill howls of owls can be heard deep in the dense forest.The southern Tibetan snow owl is a kind of bird that is more vigilant at night. Their movements can sometimes remind the scouts whether they are being followed by a master.Lin Huaisheng leaned on a hand-held binocular thermal night vision device in his hand, and kept looking in suspicious directions, but he never found any suspicious shadows within a few hundred meters; but he noticed that there were large owls behind him from time to time throughout the night. The sound of the birds taking off, he didn't know if it was himself or Wang Tiechuan's excessive speed that alarmed the birds.Under normal circumstances, they should stop immediately, lie in wait for a while to make sure they are not being followed, but time is running out, he just observes briefly, and then bites the bullet and moves on.During this time, the enemy radio station he obtained did not send out any signals. Maybe the enemy has noticed and changed the communication method, or maybe they don't want to contact the sniper team at all. Of course, the biggest possibility is that the radio in these areas Transmission is always hindered by mountains.

Soon Wang Tiechuan from the back of the walkie-talkie sent a signal, signaling to stop.They have adjusted the individual radio to the minimum power, so they are not worried that the enemy can find them through radio detection equipment.Lin Huaisheng squatted down and searched around. Except for Wang Tiechuan's figure flashing to one side, he didn't see any other suspicious things that didn't match the surrounding temperature.

"There's someone behind." Wang Tiechuan whispered in his ear.

"you sure?"

"Of course, within 200 meters."

"Could it be a bear?"

"It's not a bear. If it was a bear, you should be able to see it."

"Maybe something is wrong with our equipment."

Lin Huaisheng has been worried about the problem of the cooling element of his infrared thermal imaging camera. The self-adjusting refrigerator on this high-resolution night vision device needs to be replaced regularly. The compressed gas cylinder used for the cooling element is obviously insufficient these days. , which makes the sensitivity of the detector element become lower and lower.The same situation also happened to Wang Tiechuan's helmet test monocular device.

He took a closer look at the distance and found that the trees 200 meters away had also become blurred. Excessive use made the refrigeration equipment no longer work, and the detection range was limited to a few hundred meters (the distance that can be seen without cooling ).

"It seems that we can only wait for a while." Lin Huaisheng said, it is obvious that he is looking for death if he continues on his way now, and he can only wait for a while to see if there is any possibility of ambushing the follower.

The two spread out slightly and hid in the bushes, observing the west and northwest directions respectively. If the follower continues to follow or intends to outflank, they are likely to appear from these two directions.

After waiting for about 15 minutes, a pale leaf swayed slightly in the distance, which obviously had nothing to do with the wind in the forest.

In the thermal imager, a gray silhouette of a human figure stands out against the light-colored background, and it can be seen that he has a gun with a significantly different color temperature in his hand.Then came the second one, the third one... Until the end, a total of 5 people came out, and there was a long distance between them, but it was confirmed that there was no sixth person behind.

Obviously this 5-member team is stronger than the two Nepalese mercenaries they met in the morning, because this time they were the first to discover Lin Huaisheng. As for why they didn't rush to do it, it may be because they want to put a long line to catch big fish, or something else The reason, in short, is not important anymore.

Judging from the actions of these people searching around, it is obvious that they have lost their target now, and they seem to be going in the wrong direction from the route, which makes Lin Huaisheng feel a little strange and seems to be counterintuitive.It is certainly not possible for them to chase all the way with the naked eye, but why did their technical means fail?

"The only way is to shoot." Lin Huaisheng gently pushed the bullet into the chamber. He knew that the exchange of fire was difficult, and the firepower of the silencer submachine gun was not enough to kill everyone 100 meters away.But as long as this group gets closer to a hundred meters, they will be exposed even if they don't move; and once their guns are fired, they will be heard several kilometers away.

"Don't hesitate, you must make a decisive decision."

Wang Tiechuan said that he felt that the five people must have delivered the information to their superiors, and there was little difference in whether there were gunfire or not.

The enemy who was walking first stopped suddenly, and raised his hand to signal the people behind to stop. He seemed to have noticed something, stood still and listened, but still did not turn to Lin Huaisheng.Since all the enemies were standing at the edge of the effective range, and there were many trees between them and the Chinese scouts, Lin Huaisheng and Wang Tiechuan could only wait for them to come over by themselves.But the enemy has not made any further moves. He seems to be an experienced veteran, and his advances and retreats are well-founded and not chaotic at all.

After a stalemate for a while, a dark cloud drifted across the sky, temporarily covering the waning moon. Wang Tiechuan and Lin Huaisheng immediately realized that this was an opportunity to take the initiative.

The two crawled forward, and with covert movements, they slowly moved to the side of the immovable enemy, with a distance of less than 60 meters.However, it is extremely difficult to kill five people in an instant, especially since Lin Huaisheng only has a thermal imager in his hand instead of a helmet-mounted monocular device, and his gun is only a mechanical sight, which does not have the ability to accurately aim at targets in the dark. On the other hand, this group of enemies is so scattered, which is also a huge problem for Wang Tiechuan. If there are only two or three, it will be easier to handle. He can fire with a few bursts very quickly. .But there are 5 enemies, even if they have been exposed, it will take several points of crossfire to solve them at once.

"I'll count to three, and you will be the first one. Teach me the rest." Wang Tiechuan said, and Lin Huaisheng agreed quietly.

"One...two..." Wang Tiechuan counted in a low voice, Lin Huaisheng's hand was on the flashlight button on the gun, and now he could only take a risk.

"three!"

Wang Tiechuan pulled the trigger, click, click, amidst a series of suppressed gunshots, the two fell to the ground without a snort. Lin Huaisheng turned on the flashlight and lit it up at the same time. Looking there, he saw a frightened and distorted face After meeting himself 2 meters away, he shot the leading enemy to the ground with a short burst.However, the last two enemy soldiers did not choose to escape and stayed where they were. They judged the firing position, turned around and hid behind a tree, and one of them poked his head out to aim at Lin Huaisheng at the exposed position. This was a blind spot that even Wang Tiechuan could not hit.With a bang, the enemy behind the tree fell to the ground, and another looked around, and he was knocked down by the second shot.Lin Huaisheng and Wang Tiechuan quickly turned off the flashlights and lay down on the ground, because they did not fire the shot that killed the last two enemies. According to the sound source analysis, the gunshot came from above.

"Wolverine 1, is that you?" someone said on the radio.

Wang Tiechuan looked up and found no one. He knew that the shooter was on a nearby tree, and he also knew that the gun was aimed at his head.If he doesn't answer, he will shoot without hesitation.

"I'm Wolverine 1, don't shoot, next to Wolverine 2."

"Sorry Captain, Wolverine 2 is carrying an enemy weapon, so we have to be careful."

While speaking, there was the sound of someone jumping from a high place deep in the forest.A waning moon slowly climbed out of the dark clouds, and two figures slowly appeared in front of Lin Huaisheng and Wang Tiechuan.This is a member of Snow Wolf's guard team. The last two shots just now should have been fired by the deputy shooter's Russian-made VSK94 sniper rifle. This is the only silencer weapon currently equipped by Snow Wolf that can knock down targets at 200 meters. Of course, in such silence In such an environment, the gunshots are still too loud, enough to be heard by people with good ears 500 meters away.

(End of this chapter)