Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 421
The Chancellery in New Delhi, all the leading war cabinet members, were awaiting news of the attack.It has been 24 hours since the Chinese army unexpectedly appeared in Jabwa. According to the calculation of the enemy's airlift efficiency and the actual throughput capacity of the airport by the "Ministry of National Defense Temporary Enemy Prediction Team" formed by Singh, within 24 hours The size of the Chinese army assembled in that area has at least 1.5 light infantry. Maybe the actual number is not that many, but there will be more heavy equipment.

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the United States has urgently raised the level of intelligence cooperation with India, and began to continuously provide India with the intelligence they can collect.There is no sign that the Americans were aware of the surprise attack in advance, and the CIA found out that something was wrong. It was only after China summoned the Burmese ambassador in an emergency that they found out. It seems that they were also frightened by the airborne.Although Kahan has been looking forward to resuming relations with the United States in the past few months, the sudden enthusiasm has made him very uncomfortable. It seems that the Americans are afraid of one thing, that is, India will perish. Prime Minister Kahan has been avoiding the idea for 24 hours.

A large number of satellite photos have been placed on the desk of the Indian War Cabinet, and some of them have been marked by US intelligence personnel.From some of the photos, it is clear that the movement of fighters in Jabwa is slowing down, while heavy equipment and ammunition are being delivered in a steady stream.At present, the core air defense circle around the airport has been built, and several ground-to-air radars have been detected, which have exceeded the field air defense level of a Chinese group army.There were even sightings of two large corps of engineers, one bridging the river to the east and the other extending and repairing the runway.All these signs indicate that the final goal of this army is likely to advance to Tespur.

In addition, U.S. satellites have also provided a large number of PLA gatherings in Tawang and Warong. In the past 24 hours, the main force of the PLA seems to have appeared all at once, obviously waiting for the defense to collapse at any time so that they can cover up and kill them.

The Americans have even drawn up a plan for the Indian Ministry of Defense: immediately abandon the comprehensive defense in the east, quickly withdraw the heavy troops around Warong to the east of Tespur, and at the same time abandon Tawang and shrink the troops there To the north of the Brahmaputra River, forming the defense of Grand Tespur.The core purpose of the plan is to prevent the troops of more than 5 people in these two regions from being wiped out by the opponent's superior forces, thereby shaking India's national foundation.Of course, the price is to give up more than half of the entire eastern territory.Kahan hated the U.S.'s finger-pointing. The opponent just carried out a sneak attack, occupying a small area on the map, and hadn't started fighting at all. Why do you think India is so bad?
"I firmly believe that General Kambiakun will bring miracles. The enemy underestimates us too much, and the arrogant will inevitably have omissions. In the end, they will be surrounded by us from all directions."

Kahan waved his hands, pointed at the map and shouted. Only in this hysterical state can he temporarily forget the emptiness of troops in the entire east.The doctor sitting behind him immediately stood up and secretly moved the bottle back a certain distance, so as not to be broken by the excited prime minister.

"Your Excellency, I'm afraid there is another bad news," Chamain interrupted Kahan, "The Chinese have just taken control of a runway and heliport in Mohabali, and I believe it may be put into use soon. We're still getting worse."

The intelligence chief wants the prime minister to calm down a bit.Although he also pinned his hopes on the actions of the 4th Armored Brigade, he was not very optimistic about the outcome because there were too few troops to dispatch, especially now that the Chinese army had taken control of a new airfield.Judging from many signs, China's air projection of troops to Jabwa will soon give way to material delivery, which is also the judgment of the Americans.This is just a partial division inserted into the hinterland to disrupt the situation, and the real main force is still north of the actual control line, waiting for India's next mistake, and no matter how India mobilizes, it will be a mistake.

"They succeeded again, and Lieutenant General Chaguye should be dismissed immediately." The Prime Minister sat down, his tone changed, and he softened a little, "If his plan can succeed, it will be a good thing. Where is it? We've all been waiting for so long."

"Uh...we don't know yet, our communication has been interfered by the enemy. However, according to the agreement, an attack should be launched soon."

"They want to force me to withdraw my troops from Pakistan, but I will not give in so easily. No one can force me to give in, whether politically or militarily..."

Seeing the prime minister chattering, Singh, who was sitting silently in the corner, quietly winked at Charmain, signaling him to sit down first and stop provoking the prime minister.

The main force of the 4th Armored Brigade had emerged from the mountains southeast of Sudin Yaji at this time.The follow-up force of this force has just been cut off by several repeated bombings, but at least the main convoy has arrived at the place where it is expected to launch an attack.Major General Kambia Kun called all the tanks through the inter-vehicle radio station to quickly complete the assembly south of the highway, preparing to launch a two-stage offensive: first take Sudingia, then stop for a while, and then attack Jabwa.It would be a lie to say that he is not afraid of aerial threats, but he knows that soon a large number of naval MiG-29 fighter jets will pass through Bangladesh to fight for air supremacy in this area. Fairly complete.

The major general stood on the turret and made a brief deployment through the radio. The damn electronic interference greatly affected the communication, and some troops still had to rely on the communicators to get in touch.

A Chinese Su-30 fighter-bomber was searching for ground targets nearby, and the radar discovered a huge ground force that was gathering.The pilot reported the situation to the command plane, and then prepared to launch an attack. However, the early warning plane 100 kilometers away discovered an unknown number of MiG-29 fighter jets stalking from the south, and immediately notified the pilot to pretend to attack to the southeast, and then turned around. Break away north to distract the enemy.The command plane was deployed in this way because a nearby large electronic warfare aircraft that was not fast would soon be within the attack range of the MiG-29.

The Indian Navy once again dispatched a large number of MiG-29s to cross Bangladesh again at low altitude and launch a surprise attack on Jabwa in this area. This position happens to be on the edge of the dead end of China's condescending long-range radar surveillance.And this time the all-out dispatch is enough to compete with the Chinese Air Force in this area.

Soon the leading Lieutenant Colonel La Barras used radar to detect the first target, which was a Su-30 fighter jet turning and evacuating, and he could see it very clearly.As the Chinese army invaded Jabwa, at least in terms of range, it became more and more beneficial to the Indian naval aviation dispatched from West Bengal.Now these MiG-29s can stay in the combat area for a longer period of time.

"Has anyone seen our own people on the ground?" the lieutenant colonel asked.He also didn't know if the ground troops were in place.

"Captain, Dinsujiya is blocked by the mountain and cannot be seen by the radar."

"All transfer to air scanning, don't worry about it."

After entering the war zone, he sensed serious communication interference. The source of the interference was around the 090 azimuth, but it was not very accurate. Judging from the intensity, the distance would not be too far.

"Python 3, break away from the formation, try to find the source of interference, and hope to restore the communication of the ground troops as soon as possible."

"Python 3 understands."

A station aircraft in the formation immediately turned around and flew towards the approximate source of interference detected by the electronic warfare equipment, and then found a large aircraft lowering its altitude in an attempt to escape in disguise. The radar identification result was a large Russian-made transport aircraft.It seems that the source of the serious interference to the ground communication has been found.

Python 3 immediately turned on the afterburner and rushed forward. The radar measured the target distance as 25 kilometers.He decisively fired two R2 missiles and launched the first attack on the target.Seeing that the opponent is slow.It was impossible to get rid of it at all, but the two missiles lost control during the command flight phase and flew away in a straight line.

The pilot was so angry that he stopped firing, and chased after him all the way.All the while, he'd been able to spot several ground radars west of Dinsukia scanning him, but with prey in sight, he had to put the threat behind him.

Jabuwa's ground air defense has been on tight alert. Although the phased array guidance radar of the Red Flag 16 position has been facing the due west direction to monitor the main threat area, the deployment of the Red Flag 17, which is divided into more than a dozen groups However, the short-range air defense system can be deployed flexibly in a huge range by virtue of the tracked chassis.

The search radar of a launching vehicle in the easternmost part had already discovered the approaching target, and the huge launch tower was slowly turning as the azimuth angle of the target changed. Wait for the target to come within the proper distance.

The enemy's distance is getting smaller and smaller, but this launch vehicle is always calmly waiting for the opportunity.Since the engine of this missile works for only a few seconds, it is difficult to determine the timing of launch against high-mobility fighters.If you launch it hastily, it is likely to fall short.

The optical television equipment on the launch vehicle could already track the flames emitted by the target during afterburner flight. The plane was about to pass by the shortest distance of 5 kilometers ahead, and the commander pressed the launch button.

The two missiles soared into the air vertically, opened their wings at the same time, turned and roared away.The Indian pilots on the MiG-2K fighter plane had already caught the clumsy large electronic warfare aircraft within the radar aperture, and when the distance was close enough, they launched the second round of attacks that were inevitable.For more than ten seconds, he has been paying attention to the appearance of the ground tracking radar, and regards the continuous wave lock-in as the biggest threat. He did not expect that the two missiles were guided by instructions and arrived in front of him in a blink of an eye.About a very short time after the alarm detected the tracking radar, two missiles exploded around. The MiG-29 quickly disintegrated in the air, and the pilot parachuted to escape.

Kambiakun, who was advancing at a low speed on the ground, suddenly found that the long-range communication part had been restored, and he could probably get in touch with Tespur, 4 kilometers away, through the relay communication vehicles left by the 270th Armored Brigade along the way.He didn't know how the air battle was going, but it was clear that the enemy's electronic jamming threat had been neutralized.The Major General quickly adjusted the communication channel and started calling the Tespur Command.

Lieutenant General Chaguye, who has been waiting for an answer at the headquarters, has been walking back and forth in the headquarters for more than 10 hours like ants on a hot pot, not knowing what is going on ahead.Suddenly, a communications officer ran up to him.

"Commander, it's so strange. We have obtained communication with the 4th Armored Brigade." When the officer spoke, his face was filled with an expression of disbelief.

The lieutenant general almost ran to the communicator.

"This is Tespur, where are you?"

"Commander, our department has reached the designated position and is preparing to launch a fierce attack. It is necessary for friends and neighbors to launch a diversion offensive from the front to the enemy-controlled area."

"Very well, I'll let them go on the offensive right away."

"Commander, I don't know how long the current communication situation can last, but please believe me, before dawn, the enemy's airport will definitely be captured. Considering the enemy's numerical superiority, there may be a situation of repeated contention by then. Don't give up the plan, this is the last chance to decide the destiny of the country."

"Don't worry, I understand." The lieutenant general almost had tears in his eyes, "Just hit hard, the highest level has mobilized all the air forces to cover your actions, and we will definitely regain air supremacy."

"A good general, once he is able to seize short-term air supremacy, he must send airborne troops to the interior and exterior lines as planned to support our operations at the same time. The enemy will definitely be in chaos."

"It will, I look forward to such a victory..."

"When the morning sun rises, the great god Vishnu will hide in the brilliance of the sun and punish the cruel enemies with a sharp axe. Whether I live or die in the end, the gods will be the witnesses of this moment."

"The enemy's despotic power on this land will definitely be rewarded tenfold, and the gods will witness it." The lieutenant general was already sobbing at this moment.

After Cambiakun finished speaking, he got into the turret again and put his head behind Zhou Shiyi's eyepiece.In the thermal imaging state, it can be seen that a piece of light-colored chariot wreckage is blocking the marching route. From the appearance, it seems that a mechanized unit of the Indian Army once broke down here.These wreckages were exposed to the scorching sun throughout the day, and their outlines could still be clearly seen at night.

"Could it be that there was already a battle in the afternoon?" The major general was inevitably puzzled, and then he found that the wreckage of these vehicles was completely crowded together, which was obviously not caused by direct fire.

"The companies increase their speed to pass through open areas. Don't slow down too much in rivers and swamps, and be careful of falling into the enemy's long-range fire net."

(End of this chapter)