Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 429

The commander of the No. 07 tank, standing on the top of the third floor of the Dingsujia Post Office, observed the enemy's build-up with binoculars, and at the same time provided vigilance around the group of infantry who had just destroyed his tank.For the sake of the war, they have reconciled for the time being.

"08, you can't believe it, the enemy didn't destroy my tank. After the weather clears, I need 2 tractors to drag it down, and then..."

"Quickly report the enemy's movements, and stop talking nonsense."

"I've counted. There are probably less than 20 tanks in this group. There are also the same number of infantry. The other group is left at the railway station. The number is unknown. The enemy seems to be in the final mobilization. You don't need to ambush in the north. They won't be heading for you, all enemy vehicles are turning west and should be heading straight for Jabwa."

"Listen, you hurry down and get close to me, I found you an artillery reconnaissance vehicle, and you are in charge of the liaison between us and the infantry artillery."

"Artillery reconnaissance vehicle?" The commander couldn't believe his ears, "There is no armor and firepower at all, how can we fight?"

"A person like you who lost his weapon, what else is there to pick and choose? Come here, whether you can wipe out the enemy or not depends on you."

After He Fan finished speaking, he hung up the call.This opportunity was won by him. Since ordinary infantrymen had no experience in tracking tank groups, he recommended his own people to complete this task.

The wheeled chariots that Lin Huaisheng dispatched to Xue Xiaoyan have never dared to show their heads in the battle. Now they can use these vehicles for reconnaissance, and can also strengthen the communication with the infantry and artillery, so as to avoid the occurrence of sloppy words. Incident of fratricide.In view of the fact that the night vision capability and anti-tank technology of the Chinese infantry is better than that of the Indian infantry, He Fan is also more afraid of his own people.He must now be dispatched immediately to intercept an enemy's offensive and buy some time for the artillery to counterattack.

At the same time, Tispur's underground headquarters fell from a state of excitement to a new low tide.

After several battles, the 4th Armored Brigade has been reduced to a mixed assault group, and communication is intermittent.As for the frontal troops used for the feint attack, the weak offensive was blocked by the heavy rain outside the planned advance location. Of course, this is not the worst. The worst thing is that the Chinese artillery probably guessed the assembly area (or there may be scouts lurking around ), the artillery shells accurately bombarded this army for an hour as if they had eyes.Judging from all indications, this sneak attack has failed and may trigger a series of failures.The combat power of Jabuwa's enemies can be said to be extremely fierce, and they have completely put themselves to death and come here desperately.Once they decide to go forward, the virtual front and balance of power will be broken, and there will be no troops at all to defend Tespur.This is the biggest problem facing the Lieutenant General.

At this moment, the heavy Chinese troops are condescending on the four sides of the control line, and they are waiting for the entire defense line to be tossed and collapsed from the rear by this partial division. On the surface, this style of play is not the same as it was more than 50 years ago, but it is somewhat similar. It is a deadly penetration that completely ignores the rear and the body. If the enemy finally captures Sigurd and cuts off a front army, India's national foundation will inevitably be shaken.The general felt a little regretful, why didn't he understand it at the beginning?

"Lieutenant General, the 4th Brigade is about to collapse." The adjutant pulled the Lieutenant General aside and reminded in a low voice, "We have to make plans early. If the troops at Warong don't retreat, it will be too late. Spurs is a ghost town."

"No, maybe the 4th Brigade will have a miracle, let me think again... think again..."

Judging from common sense, if the troops continue to stay in Warong, they are indeed threatened by the enemy. One of the main attack directions of Jabuwa's Chinese army is to cut off this retreat route to the north. Kilometers are gone.

"The commander can no longer hesitate. It is meaningless to be trapped. The Chinese are in contact with the leaders of the local separatists in Myanmar. The infiltration of these people into the National Army has to be prevented."

The words of the adjutant obviously meant something. The suppression of guerrillas in recent years has always ended in anticlimactic conditions, obviously because the troops recruited locally are unreliable.

"Okay, let the 5th Division be ready to withdraw at any time."

In the headquarters of the Chinese army far away in Sichuan, a new offensive is being prepared.

In the front of the command hall and on the left and right walls, a total of 5 huge screens are placed as command maps. Currently, only two are open: one shows the defense of central Pakistan, where a small-scale counterattack from Quetta is currently underway. One of Spanga's regiments didn't fight much, so they gave up a prominent front line and retreated 4 kilometers; the other showed the central area of ​​Assam, that is, the battle of Lin Huaisheng who had penetrated into the enemy's stomach.Even in the heavy rain, Lin's occupation area is still increasing rapidly. I really don't know why he is so sure. At this juncture, he is still greedily expanding in all directions. Maybe the 900th Armored Brigade with only 4 people is already in his eyes. .Judging from the display, the last support firepower of the 4th Brigade was just a few self-propelled mortars.

A set of countdown numbers appeared on the third big screen, and finally it also started to operate, and the number of staff officers in the 2-shift command center expanded again.Now the new frontier battle of Walong is about to start. It can be seen that the enemy has given up some of the commanding heights of the front and is moving closer to Walong. It seems that they want to gather and wait to retreat.

The commander walked to the front of the map, exchanged a few words with the left and right in a low voice, and then spoke.

"The new battle must be advanced, and the enemies here may have to run."

At the same time, the blue markers of the 5th Mountain Division and other enemy units lit up on the map.

"Strategically, the enemy should wait for the final result of the 4th Brigade's counterattack. However, judging from their action of blowing up the bridge on the Zayu River, the 5th Mountain Division can't wait and may flee in advance. If they escape to Tespur, Then it will cause a great disadvantage in the future battle situation.”

The people below were silent, waiting for the commander's final decision. The only problem was the change of the Zayu River. monsoon level.

"I am determined not to weather the weather, launch an attack in advance, and cut off the enemy's retreat from the two wings as soon as possible. Although the water level of the Zayu River has increased, the reconnaissance troops have repeatedly crossed the Zayu River and measured a dozen crossings suitable for infantry. .”

At this moment, Xu Jingzhe had to stand up and endorse his intelligence, so the major general stood up:
"Comrade Commander, the current water volume in the entire river basin is still suitable for troops to pass through. In addition, the intelligence unit has studied Kunta, the commander of the 5th Mountain Division. This person has a precedent of disobeying orders and acting on his own, so it cannot be underestimated."

Xu Jingzhe's words are very measured. In fact, he can fully grasp the telegram exchange between the 5th Mountain Division and Tespur. go ahead.

"But the follow-up troops are still in Yunnan, how can we use two battalions to intercept half a division?" Some people couldn't help wondering.

Xu Jingzhe turned to the commander and nodded when he saw him, indicating that he could disclose some new information.

"In the last 48 hours, we have made new progress." The major general said a little proudly, "We have made substantial contact with the leaders of the left-wing parties in the Imphal region. Their goal is to get rid of India's independence. The separatist forces were unable to penetrate the 5th Mountain Division, but there was a strong presence in the surrounding national brigades."

The surrounding crowd became a little commotion, which was completely expected by the major general.

"In this way, our troops can penetrate directly to the enemy's side and use two battalions to monitor it. As long as the enemy is half a step away from the solid defense, our superior artillery can beat it at any time."

The Indian tanks that rushed out of the city of Dingsugiya launched a final, desperate attack.At night, these tanks can only conduct assaults in a slow and dispersed manner, and turn on the rear lights to avoid collisions, but they did not expect that a 6-wheel reconnaissance vehicle was quietly lurking one kilometer on the side of the formation Outside, following up, this wheeled chariot dodged, stopped and went, and secretly sent information.

Information about the enemy's development was continuously sent to Lin Huaisheng's headquarters.Including the enemy's route and the approximate location of the headquarters.Lin Huaisheng immediately ordered an interception, absolutely not allowing any enemy vehicle to drive onto the runway.

Kambiakun immediately found that he was exposed. The shells flying from the west kept falling behind him. They seemed to be curved shells. Although they were not accurate, he was discovered as soon as he left the city. It was really expected. Besides, he didn't know that these were just a few shots to check the landing point with the trailing scout vehicle.

He Fan's 4 tanks have already accelerated and circled to the front of the enemy, joined with a repaired chariot from the airport, and immediately faced the enemy coming from the front.

As the rain decreased, the effect of the tank's thermal imager began to show. Naturally, the enemy approaching at half speed was exposed earlier than the idling He Fan company.

In order to ensure that the enemy slowed down to fight back, he ordered each vehicle crew to launch a round of laser beam-driving missiles first. His confidence in the penetration of the frontal armor by the 105mm armor-piercing projectile was not as great as that of this kind of missile.

The undetectable laser beam passed through the heavy rain and was accurately projected onto the front of the target. It still triggered part of the T90's defense system, and some tanks began to slow down and emit smoke.Cambi Kakun found that the troops were showing signs of slowing down, and immediately ordered all companies not to slow down. He knew that the threat of unknown lasers was only second. The biggest threat now is the smart ammunition launched by the enemy artillery. An unknown number of Chinese 122mm howitzers, given the lack of enemy aerial reconnaissance units, it should be difficult for artillery to hit targets on the move.

He Fan's 5 chariots seized the fighter plane and fired successively. He Fan's No. 08 tank had to modify another target that was not sensitive to lasers because of target countermeasures, and finally opened fire.

From the thermal imaging camera, he watched the missile spin and fly towards the target, and finally collided with it. There was a huge cluster of white lights in the display, and then the enemy stopped.

The technology of this missile was imported from Russia. In the revised Chinese standard after the introduction, [-]% penetration of all Russian-made tanks is the minimum. The tungsten-core long rod bomb is more dependent on speed, and the first hit at a long distance is not as good as the missile. , is why he has no choice.

Sure enough, after this round of shooting, the enemy queue stopped 5 chariots, but the enemy did not intend to slow down.After a round of shooting, the heat of the gun barrel of He Fan's chariot reached the point where it was easy for the enemy to see, so he decided not to fight anymore and decisively retreated.

From here to Jabuwa Airport, there is no blocking force. It turned out that there were some anti-tank troops here, but later Lin sent them to expand the front. He felt that the enemy could rush through such a long distance and reach him. It was nothing short of a miracle.

The Chinese reconnaissance vehicle is hiding in the distant black screen, observing the landing point of the shells. Since it cannot use laser ranging, which is easy to alarm the enemy, it has some troubles in judging important factors such as the enemy's speed and position, so it can only constantly check the landing point. .At this moment, the shells can already fall into the enemy formation.

Seeing that the fire was almost over, the commander suggested that the artillerymen could start covering fire immediately, and then he ordered to turn around and flee. He knew that the last bullets hit the head, but he didn't recognize the enemy.

The two 2mm howitzers in the jungle north of Jabwa have been tracking the target according to the pace of the command vehicle. The superior ordered these artillery to fire together, using anti-armor smart ammunition. In order to prevent accidental injury to their own people, Also slightly corrected the coverage area to prevent shells from falling on own heads.

Cambiakun kept looking outside the turret, and he heard a series of slight explosions above his head, which was obviously not thunder.He raised his head and saw the constant flickering from the explosion area, roughly covering his formation. The major general knew that the seaport he boasted to Chaguye could not be fulfilled. At this moment, it was only 6 kilometers away from Jabuwa's runway. up.

(End of this chapter)