Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 164 Vision
Jayer, the commander of the 11th Division, found that the enemy's firepower far exceeded his expectations.He had already seen the frightening flames when the cannon behind the stone wall on the opposite side fired, and it seemed that the power was still higher than the 90mm cannon of his T125.He knows that the enemy in this section is not easy to mess with, and he should call for air support to eliminate the enemy's hidden threat, but all the fighters that can be mobilized are currently clearing the airspace for the transport planes that drop paratroopers, and he can only hope that his tank crew can solve the problem. question.

It is difficult for Indian tank soldiers on the east bank to find the opposite tank from the thermal imager. The cooling system of these French-made thermal imagers always fails. The detection distance in the desert area is far less than the theoretical value, not to mention the opposite tank. Behind the stone wall, only a section of the gun barrel was exposed.An Indian tank vaguely saw the moving turret, and it hastily fired a laser beam-guided missile, but this type of missile cannot hit such a small target with accuracy. It brushed in the air and missed, but this blow was enough to make Abad break out in a cold sweat.

Abad immediately climbed out of the turret and signaled his platoon to back off.The three chariots backed up slowly and quietly disappeared from the enemy's sight.Of course he would not really leave the battlefield, he just wanted to change his position and continue shooting.

At this time, one after another infantry fighting vehicles rushed across the river, occupying a narrow river beach on the wide front.However, the steeply sloping river bank made the elevation angle of these chariots too high when they rushed ashore. When they rushed up, they completely exposed the weak bottom and lost the ability to fight back.The Pakistani infantry hiding in the trenches gradually regained their courage and fired a large number of 40mm rockets at these vehicles. Most of these infantry fired rockets for the first time. From within, there are always a few that can be hit.The first batch of infantry fighting vehicles that crossed the river in an instant were all destroyed, and none of them were able to break through into the village behind the trench.The scattered Indian infantry turned out of the damaged infantry fighting vehicles, but they were completely unable to hold their heads up when suppressed by several MG50 machine guns in the village.

The fierce battle was in full swing, there was a rumbling engine roar in the sky, and some slow-moving planes were flying west.Jayer raised his head. He knew that it was the Indian paratroopers who started airdropping within two to three kilometers west of the river bank. These paratroopers were bound to lead the fierce battle in this area into more chaos. Perhaps this was his second wave of beach grabbing. The best time to attack.

"Is the artillery ready?" he asked.He had a battalion of towed 122 howitzers, which had been pulled behind to give way to engineers, and he now urgently needed the firepower of these artillery.

"Still preparing, just established an observation post, and is preparing to test fire a few rounds."

"Too slow. The mortars don't have enough firepower. I just need the firepower of these howitzers to create a passage."

4 o'clock in the morning (BJ time).Lin Huaisheng roughly finished his reconnaissance report without interruption.He mainly talked about his observation and analysis of the enemy's weapon and force configuration in southern Tibet these days.The basic view is that the current Indian Army's strength in this area is very empty, and this weak situation will not end until the end of the India-Pakistan conflict on the western front.

A lieutenant general stood up and took the lead in clapping. The sparse applause rang out a few times, and it ended soon.

"Comrade Lin Huaisheng. Thank you and the Snow Wolf Brigade for your valuable information," said the lieutenant general.

"At the end of the day, though, intelligence is dead. I've also read your proposal for Staff 4157 B's proposal these days, and it's honestly very well written and instructive. Now I'd love to hear your take on the area Some new views, that is, new ideas after this reconnaissance.”

"Yes." Lin Huaisheng said a military salute.Turning around and walking to the map projected on the wall, he thought that his chance to speak freely had finally come.

"Plan 4157 B, here referred to as 'Plan B' is a combat plan revised by the General Staff in the 80s to seize the south of the Line of Control. There are two prerequisites for its launch. One is that India is caught in a two-front war and cannot extricate itself. The overall international situation is more favorable for me to recover the land in Shannan. Now these two prerequisites have been fulfilled. However, judging from the development of the latest military technological achievements in the past 2 years, this plan itself is still too conservative.” Lin Huaisheng said, changing his previous calmness, The tone became aggressive.His words made Xu Jingzhe in the corner smile wryly and shook his head.The major general thought, since he wanted to say it, let him do it.

"We know that the emergence of this plan B stems from the constraints of the terrain in our offensive in the 62s, and we won an absolute tactical victory in the east, but it should be noted that it was only a regiment-level, shallow battle. Breakthrough in depth. Similar geographic barrier issues will continue to tie us hand and foot in envisioned ground operations in the region, so Plan B adds a new technical means, the Army Aviation component. But..." He paused Stop and calm down.

"However, today's high-tech combat mode makes 'Plan B' also obsolete." He finally said this conclusion.

From time to time, people below nodded, and some were expressionless, such as Xu Jingzhe.

"Take the US military as an example. The combat style of its air assault division has surpassed the traditional mechanized combat force projection and logistical support mode. This has given our army a lot of inspiration." He paused.

"The SND area has the harshest geographical features on the earth, and it is almost isolated from the world. The climate conditions are also extremely harsh, with long rainy seasons and severe cold winters, which are not suitable for any form of mechanized combat... According to the assessment made by the General Staff, in this area The difficulty of maintaining a supply line is far greater than the difficulty of maintaining a 82-kilometer supply line for the British army in the Falklands Battle in 1. Of course, it must also be admitted that such terrain is not conducive to enemy defense..."

"However, it is still difficult for helicopter operations to cross such mountainous areas. It is difficult for our current Army Aviation Regiment to carry out frequent and complex transportation tasks in that area." Another general said while sitting.He didn't go around the bush, and got to the crux of the problem right away.

"Yes, indeed. This area is very high altitude. At present, our helicopters suitable for high altitudes in the entire XZ region are not even deployed in the Imphal region by India. This is also an important reason why Plan B is outdated in my opinion. But I think maybe we have a better way to deliver enough troops and equipment."

After Lin Huaisheng finished speaking, he took a few steps to the right. There was the easternmost end of the projected map, and his huge shadow had already been projected into the hinterland of Assam.

"Here." His fingers were over Jabwa Air Force Base.Several generals below all sat up straight, Xu Jingzhe even adjusted his glasses with a surprised expression.

"You mean, capture an airport?"

"Yes, Jabwa Airport (27.28N, 95.10E), there is a 2.5km runway where 'Snow Wolf' is running to conduct detailed reconnaissance. The city controls key locations throughout Assam, The defense is extremely weak. I think the Indian Ministry of Defense has not paid enough attention to the area. At present, there is only one battalion garrison of the [-]nd Mountain Division, which is far inferior to the defense of Tespur. This base is the closest to our country, at The lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River are facing CY County, close to the so-called Arunachal Pradesh where India stole our country."

"Stay away from their heavy troops. It was indeed a mistake." The lieutenant general in the first row shook his head and sighed. He seemed to have a little interest in this daring plan, but he tried not to show it.

"Yes, it is 250 kilometers away from Tezpur, and the distance from Imphal is about the same. At the same time... it is also the most active area of ​​​​separatist forces in northeastern India."

Lin Huaisheng had no choice but to stop when they started whispering.He saw Xu Jingzhe nodding frequently to the other chiefs, he must be sweating.He had never told anyone, including the teacher, about this bold idea, and there was absolutely no possibility of it being leaked. It was expected that it would cause such a shock.Jabuwa is not a territory requested by the Chinese government. In fact, making the airport far away from the McMahon Line is indeed a thorny political issue. It would be strange if there is no response from below.

"This will inevitably advance the war to the territory of India. This area is south of the Brahmaputra River. Politically... I am afraid there may be some problems." The lieutenant general said.

"With all due respect, it is unrealistic to simply seize the SND area. Even if it is captured in October, it will be lost in the spring of the following year. The enemy's supply base is closer and will regain its advantage in protracted and repeated competition. We It is impossible to fight endlessly with a big country like India in an area far from the rear and not conducive to our army's defense." Lin Huaisheng said. "India can use Bihar as a rear base, or use the port of Calcutta to directly receive assistance from the West. The above-mentioned rear base is only 10 to 300 kilometers away from Sam State. And our rear is in the plains east of Hengduan Mountains. So I think the retreat in 500 was quite correct, at least tactically."

Lin Huaisheng went all out, he knew that what he said was not meant for the military directors present here, because they couldn't decide the major policies.His battle plan must have a large-scale breakthrough in politics, otherwise, even if the war is won, the military success will be wiped out by the absolute geographical disadvantage. "Ministers, if it is just to seize the territory within the border, it will inevitably lead to the mistakes of 1962, and the Indians will fight back faster than before. This is obvious, they are very calculating politically, and Western countries will give with them……"

"So you want to say, we need a buffer zone?" The lieutenant general interrupted Lin Huaisheng, who seemed eager to approve the fact.

"Yes, it is. A political breakaway region, if Assam is no longer part of India, but some moderate independent regime sandwiched between Burma, Bangladesh, Bhutan Nepal and our country, then For China it will be the best outcome once and for all. All our geopolitical difficulties with India will also be resolved.”

There was a brief, strange silence in the conference room.Lin Huaisheng didn't know if he should continue talking.

(End of this chapter)