Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 337
"The army needs the People's House to continue to expand the budget to purchase Russian air defense weapons and supplement fighter jets and tanks. This is the most urgent need in the next stage." Singh said, "I brought the list. Please have a look at the new procurement plan proposed by the Ministry."

He stuffed a stack of papers into the prime minister's bony, trembling hand.Kahan glanced at it, and there were all kinds of spare parts and weapon items that needed to be imported. When he scanned the last number, he felt a little dizzy.

"I said, when will General Spanga's final offensive start? When will the war end." The Prime Minister began to ask about his concerns, and did not immediately answer the question of the budget.Because he knows that continuing to increase the huge military expenditure will inevitably encounter huge resistance in the People's House.In recent months, in addition to issuing war bonds to subsidize the war, Indian banknote printing plants have also ramped up their efforts to print rupees.This has caused the rupee to plummet all the way in the international market, and domestic inflation has made people's lives even more difficult.The basic voters of the People's Party and the supporters of the war come from ordinary people at the grassroots level, and now the situation is undergoing subtle changes, and he has already noticed this. The rise in the price of rice and potatoes has caused his political coalition to Cracks have appeared, which means that war resources may be exhausted.

"As I just reported, the battle situation is generally very smooth. General Spanga's southern group has already suppressed the enemy in several strongholds that cannot support each other. We just need to wait patiently and wait for them Break."

"I'm not impatient, I'm just worried about one thing." The Prime Minister looked up and said, "I remember that Charman once said that it is impossible for the Chinese to attack Arunachal Pradesh in the summer, but in the end of the year Given time, they may be ready to launch an attack."

The Prime Minister suddenly brought up the old story again because he realized that Chaman is more reliable than the Minister of Defense. The weather in New Delhi is still hot, but when he thinks of the far northeastern border, it will soon snow and the long rainy season will end. , he became a little worried.In fact, these days he has been reading Nehru's biography, the part about reflections after the 1962 war; Nehru said frankly that he regretted that he did not see through the delaying tactics of the Chinese. There has never been any sign of using force, but when they do do it, they do so with utter resoluteness.

"Let me assure you that the northeast border is very, very stable. I have assigned the army's most capable generals to be responsible for the defense of that area. In addition, since June, the National Army of 6 people has been training there in an orderly manner. And our total troop strength in the region is at an all-time high."

"If that's the case, that's great. I hope they can see our determination."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Singer sent Chamain's report, which was a castrated report, but it can still be seen from the lines that Charmain's conclusions were not consistent with those of the Minister of Defense or Chaguye.Charman repeatedly emphasized that after the shrinking of the frontline forces, the enemy's infiltration in this area has reached a shocking level. Small-scale firefights have occurred almost every day, and the Chinese Air Force has even approached the surrounding area of ​​​​Tezpur.

Seeing the prime minister's frown furrowed tightly again, Singh knew it was time to ask for money.The Russians are almost at the bottom of their warehouses, but they are happy to take active duty equipment and deliver it to whoever can afford it. The Chinese are ordering Il-76s to boost their transport capabilities, and India needs them There are more parts, depending on the attitude of the Prime Minister.

"As long as the House of Commons passes this expenditure review, the war will end; after the collapse of the Pakistani government, we may also need to change the form of war to anti-guerrilla warfare, so we need to add some new, high-tech weapons."

"Will it be a protracted war?" The Prime Minister couldn't help but feel palpitated. This is something he is more afraid of.

"I promise, this stage will be very short."

Prime Minister Kahan slumped down on the sofa again, struggling hard in his heart. China was like a lingering shadow in his life; a new budget was inevitable, and finally the war was still under control.

"We're exhausted, and their operations are still unfathomable. I'm always afraid they'll strike from the north. Srinagar, or Tespur, but I still..."

"I can assure you that such a thing will never happen, and even if it does, it is just a small diversionary action." Singh promised for the third time, and his guarantees were always too light, so that the prime minister felt that they were not so serious. reliable.

Somewhere in the lower reaches of the Zayu River.Captain Zhao Changbin is sneaking in the mountains. Along the way, he saw a large number of newly-built Indian "National Army" supplementary battalions. It seems that they have taken over a considerable part of the road maintenance/defense tasks.Due to the frequent and excellent activities of the snow wolf in the west, India has transferred several Nepalese mercenaries in this area to assist the Indian-Tibetan special forces. The light of the snow wolf, this is indeed something that Zhao Changbin did not expect. The combat effectiveness of the Nepalese mercenaries is slightly lower than that of the Lausanne, but compared to the mob in front of them, they are well-trained.

Through the drone video provided by the data link, he carefully observed the enemy camp in the valley ahead.Real-time video transmission is not yet possible, but he can see the picture of the drone flying over a few minutes ago.It can be seen that the smoke from the kitchen above the enemy barracks seems to be cooking, and the nearby patrol team is returning with their wolf dogs.According to custom, most of the Hindu soldiers went to the prayer room to pray.

This new barracks blocked the only way, and there was a small road nearby that could be bypassed, but passing through the enemy's front during the day did pose a threat of exposure.

"Should I repeat the old trick and let the drone attack the prayer room?" He thought for a moment, then he gave up the idea, and instead marked the area where the cooking smoke was rising on the screen, waiting for the drone to attack the prayer room next time. After entering, you can drop a laser-guided bomb to destroy the kitchen.

The headquarters received the request from the front, and Xu Jingzhe immediately approved the attack plan.Gradually increasing the attack on the area around the line of control was originally planned. Its purpose is to confuse the enemy's line of sight, so that they can never figure out the real attack intention.

In a highly concealed drone cabin tens of kilometers away from the control line, several soldiers are manipulating a high-altitude drone to fly along the ridge east of the control line to conduct a synthetic aperture radar survey.The geological structure in this area is unstable, and the landform often changes with the rainy season, so measurements must be quite frequent.

The plane was carrying laser-guided missiles, and it was ready to launch an attack, so it was immediately ordered to reset the high-altitude route and fly to the target area.The long-range warning radar in Tespur can only vaguely see the existence of this plane, while the nearby ground radars are executing Chaguye’s order to retreat, and dare not turn on the machine; Chaguye’s awareness of the war Still stuck 20 years ago, he naturally defined drones as a provocative act with limited threat, so it is not worth exposing the position to fight back.

The drones carrying weapons quickly flew to the designated area, and the existing photos showed that there was a newly built military camp there.After the operator searched slowly, he found a plume of blue smoke coming out of it. He felt a little strange. It didn't seem like an important target in common sense. He hadn't seen Indians setting fire next to important targets. .

The drone continued to approach confidently, and the optical equipment could already see a lonely hut under the white smoke. This hut was far away from the playground of the military camp and far away from other main buildings.The operator felt a lot like a kitchen, because the kitchen always smoked at noon.

Why attack a kitchen?He drummed in his mind, maybe their important person was eating inside?

The laser pointer started to work immediately, and some ice formed on the outside of the pointer. After a beam of laser light was fired, it quickly disintegrated and fell down.

From the monitor, the operator can clearly see that the spot of light falls on the smoking building.After the missile seeker worked, it quickly caught the laser.Then a missile ignited and fired at the target.

About 50 Indian soldiers had just finished their prayers and were preparing to file for the canteen to eat, and they slouched together to criticize the poor food these days.One soldier believed that the Chinese Air Force's continuous attacks caused logistical problems; another soldier immediately retorted that since he was stationed here, the food had never been better.These words quickly ignited all kinds of complaints in the team, and some people began to curse viciously that those who embezzled military supplies would inevitably suffer retribution.

A loud noise interrupted everyone's cursing. After a flash, the soldiers found that the kitchen was gone, leaving only a huge crater.The sudden scene made these reserve soldiers froze in place.Some people thought, maybe the curse just now played a role?Until the company commander ran out from the distant command post shirtless: "What are you doing standing there? The Chinese are calling, run quickly."

While talking, the company commander jumped into the car, and then he suddenly felt that driving away might be an easy target, so he jumped out of the jeep and took the lead to run towards the pine forest.Seeing this, the Indian soldiers behind dropped their weapons and lunch boxes one after another, and ran wildly with the company commander.

Zhao Changbin hid not far away, observing the whole scene, seeing that the enemies had all run away.

"Preparing to take the trail through the valley as originally planned."

"Should I go to their headquarters to see if there is any valuable information?" A scout reminded.

"There is no need to add extra details. I don't think this mob army has any important information. We should act as planned."

The captain stood up and looked at the retreating figure of the enemy from a distance. His original plan was to cause confusion for the enemy so that he could sneak around the trail. Unexpectedly, the enemy ran so thoroughly that they even gave way to the main road.If only all the enemies were so afraid of fighting, he thought.

"Shan Ying, the drone's infrared equipment can confirm that there are no enemies around the camp, and you can move quickly."

"clear."

The captain spread his five fingers, and the people behind him quickly passed through the open space 100 meters in front of the Indian barracks, and disappeared into another forest.

(End of this chapter)