Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 151
The Black Hawk helicopter flew straight over the line of actual control, and the fighter jets of the Indian Air Force never pursued it after taking off. The two J-2A fighter jets confronted the Su-10 that was scrambled off by the Indian Air Force for a while. After the helicopters safely separated, they went west along the Nepalese border and returned to the RKZ airport. The entire operation was completed with the support of a large early warning aircraft. The Indian Air Force Fearing China's asymmetric advantage, it did not take the initiative to open fire.

Lin Huaisheng went straight to LS. He didn't expect two things. One was that the LS airport had already stationed fighter jets from the Air Force, and the other was that there was a special plane waiting for him there.

The one who got off the air force special service plane was none other than the staff officer Lao Ding he knew in the intelligence center of the military region.Lao Ding's mission was to explain to him on the plane India's entire offensive on the western front when he stayed in southern Tibet where news was blocked.

There is not much time left for Lin Huaisheng to understand the situation, and his superiors think that he must grasp the situation first-hand as soon as possible.The combat map brought by Lao Ding was just updated at 9 o'clock in the morning.From the map, during the 13-hour uninterrupted offensive, the Indian army has already broken through 300 to 30 kilometers forward on the 40-kilometer-wide front, and the northern advance is about 50 kilometers. There were no decent battles in the desert, and no complete battle lines. From the map, some Indian tank groups stopped, just waiting for flank cover and further orders from Spanga because they were advancing too fast.

Lin Huaisheng's first impression from the combat map is that the hinterland of Pakistan is now completely exposed to the guns of India's attacking forwards, especially several strategic points, such as Sukkur, Rahim Arhan and The Yazman area in the north is the area where Indian soldiers are pointing, and the defense is far from being formed.It seems that it is impossible to expect Pakistan to hold back the Indian army. If India does not stop its attacks, the country will be divided into north and south in ten days and a half months. The advance speed of the Indian army The U.S. military, which is already faster than the second Gulf War, is carrying out such a rapid assault on such a wide front, which shows the success of pre-war deception and sufficient preparation.In Lin Huaisheng's memory, there has been no ground offensive of this scale after World War II (he doesn't know the troops and technical equipment invested by both sides.), it seems that Spanga has the essence of the Soviet army's theory.In fact, in recent decades, most Army officers would not study such an offensive, because many people think that large-scale tank warfare is outdated.

"This is the situation at nine o'clock in the morning, and now it is four o'clock in the afternoon, which means that their offensive is almost a full day. What will happen to Pakistan's counterattack in the future?"

"What we have learned is that at least until tomorrow there won't be any large-scale counterattacks, the entire desert area must be abandoned, their armored forces are gathering around Multan, but the Indian Air Force has taken 5 4 of the bridges that could pass tanks were destroyed, now only one railway bridge in Bahawalpur is still there, defended by a few missile emplacements, but the Indian Air Force's air strikes have completely blocked the bridge by refugees Living."

"What's the matter, their gendarme didn't move?"

"It's difficult. Refugees who ran south earlier started to run north last night. They are all blocked in the central area, with tens of thousands of people. Even if the bridge is cleared, the entire road network will be difficult to use."

"Where's their engineering troops?" Lin Huaisheng asked further.At this time, the plane he was sitting on began to move slowly, preparing to take off.

"The width of the Suttledge is enormous and most of the channel exceeds the width that the M60 bridging vehicles will be able to complete the bridge."

"Too bad, there must be some decisive weapon to prevent the movement of Indian tanks."

"You don't mean that kind of weapon, do you?" Lao Ding asked vigilantly, he suddenly felt that this guy whose superiors were waiting for him came up with a bad idea, right?
"I mean, there has to be a decisive anti-tank weapon that can be transported quickly to the front, not the kind you think."

"Tip-sensitive ammunition?"

"That's right, their army is obviously too late to mobilize. At present, they can only count on one or two cutting-edge weapons to stop Spanga's tank group."

"By the way, the military region has set up a special strategy research office, and you are now the director." Lao Ding changed the topic and added a personnel information. "You know, there are very few people in this position who are lower than a colonel."

Lin Huaisheng didn't seem to care much about this false job, he was still immersed in his own world. From the map, after the Indian army quickly attacked, due to the speed difference of different assault groups, an uneven front was formed. Logically, there must be many weak positions in these prominent parts. If an effective quick assault can be organized, it can also effectively hinder the opponent's attack and delay their timetable.If Spanga can stick to his schedule over the next few days, he won't be far off.

"Why is this second-rate division in the north advancing so fast? Much faster than the White Tiger Division in full T90?" Lin Huaisheng looked at the most flanking 16D on the map and asked. He couldn't believe that this was the regiment he knew that only had one old-fashioned T72 tank. The semi-mechanized division, this division broke away from the flank and pointed directly at the important town of Yazman.

"It's like this. In the morning, an A100 battalion in Pakistan fired anti-tank mines in the direction of the White Tiger Division and blocked them. The prominent Indian 16th Infantry Division was lucky. Their attack direction happened to be in Pakistan. There used to be an independent artillery unit at the junction of the 2nd Army and the 16th Infantry Division, but I don’t know where it was transferred by the Army Staff, and it was taken advantage of by the Indians.”

"Spangar will surely see this weakness and tear a hole."

"However, the General Staff believes that Spanga's main attack direction is Sukkur, which is the narrowest part of the wasp's waist in Pakistan. If he really wants to cut off the country, he will definitely choose it."

"The judgment of the headquarters is of course correct. This is also my previous judgment. However, based on my understanding of Spanga, he is not such a rigid old-style army officer. He acts completely according to the established plan. He is a wolf with a keen sense of smell."

"You think he'll change the plan?"

"Nine times out of ten, you will do this. You know that there is a saying in the art of war that there is a right soldier and a partial teacher,"

"I know, the 16th Division on the northern flank is obviously a partial division to defend the flank. His main force is all concentrated in the salient part of Ramgarh."

"However, the relationship between Qi and Zheng is not a tactical dogma, but can be transformed into each other. This is exactly the same as his feint in Fort ***, but he still maintains the offensive. His eyes are always on everyone. A battlefield, focusing on every possibility that can quickly strangle the opponent, and being able to grasp a sudden fighter on the battlefield is often more useful than a few months of careful deployment. What's more, he must have a mobile force in his hand as a reserve team."

Lao Ding shook his head blankly. He didn't quite believe Lin Huaisheng's analysis, because a temporary modification of the plan would be a disaster for the staff and the logistics department. Don't just listen to it.

"If Spanga strengthens the offensive to the north tonight, it will be possible for the 16st Armored Division to move southward, so there must be some counterattacks to curb the momentum of the [-]th Division's excessive breakthrough in the north."

"We still don't know if there is a decent armored force in this area, because the current intelligence system of the Pakistan Army is also a mess, but we have heard some information from Indian channels. The deputy commander of the 16th Division was killed during the assault last night. "

"Oh? There is such a thing?" Lin Huaisheng exclaimed.

"That's right. At that time, the deputy division commander was ambushed in the fifth car of the forward company. The first five cars were all killed in turn."

"That is, there is an armored force on the south bank of the Sutledger."

"It should be like this, but don't pay too much attention to it. Today, the Indian Air Force is fully dispatched to search for all ground targets in the desert. That force may have been cleaned up."

"How about the Pakistani air force? No counterattack at all?"

"It is said that the rebuilt No. 26 Squadron will be transferred to the south. This is the only squadron they can escape from the north. In addition, at Quetta Air Force Base, there will be an air force unit that we will mix with them. We already have many The young pilot is over there."

"I've heard of Squadron 26. Two months ago, I met their squadron leader, an old man with a white beard."

"I also know this person. Not long ago, he was shot down in the counterattack of the Siachen Glacier and fell in our country. Recently, he has been imparting some combat experience in our country. It is said that he has conducted several simulated confrontations with several of our top regiment leaders. Keep winning."

"Oh, is he still in the country?"

"I don't know that."

At about the same time when Lin Huaisheng rushed to a base in central and western China, Sergeant Yahini and several of his members were squatting in a dilapidated house by an oak forest south of Fort Delaware while avoiding air raids. While monitoring the desert road to the east, they dropped the camouflaged chariot in the jungle 100 meters away. This was obviously a violation of military discipline, but it was also a helpless choice when they had no air superiority.

Several Indian MiG-21 fighter jets roared in the sky and flew by at low altitude. It could be seen that these planes were mounted with rocket pods, obviously looking for some ground targets to attack, but they did not find well-camouflaged tanks.

In the end, the group of MiG-21s made a circle and poured rockets randomly on the Mughal castle on the slope, smashing the east wall of this 16th-century building into rubble. Yahini had nothing to do with the third wave of planes that had passed, and he had a premonition that they were coming for him.

"I said the commander, they are here for revenge. It must be because you killed a lieutenant yesterday." Gunner Tasim said.

"I think so. They must have come to look for us. From here to Yazman, there are no other armored forces." The driver Saad also nodded aside.

"I didn't see one of our planes throughout the morning. Obviously, the Indians are full of confidence in air supremacy." The sergeant said that he, like all tank soldiers, was most afraid of the enemy's air force, because he could not fight fairly.

(End of this chapter)