Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 455 The Savior

He Fan's 2 tanks and a small group of elite scouts, taking advantage of the chaos in the enemy's command and communication, quickly passed through the eyes of the two groups of enemies in the north and south who could not care about each other. He deliberately pointed the muzzle backwards and released smoke to deceive the enemy.Sure enough, Indian infantry on both sides saw the tanks passing quickly through the thick smoke, but most of the Indian soldiers had limited training and did not have the vision to quickly identify enemy equipment. They thought it was just two tanks of their own that had withdrawn from the front It's just a tank.

After He Fan passed the enemy's front line, he didn't blindly launch a roundabout attack, which would only capture one or two streets, which was not what he wanted.Now that he has become the protagonist who can decide the outcome, he naturally cannot act hastily.Only a few ten minutes after breaking out from the precarious situation, He Fan's pretentious energy came up again. Since Jia Buwa landed, every time Yilin Huai's life was in danger, he had to be relied on to rescue him, so this time probably not. There will be exceptions.

The Indian troops, apparently mobilized through some undiscovered underground passages and perhaps kept in touch by wire, quickly recovered from the chaos and established a loose but effective defense amidst the rubble.In particular, the attack and defense in the open space became increasingly fierce, which was completely unexpected by the Chinese army.

Over the city of Tespur, light helicopters carrying rocket pods flew over the lower sky from time to time, but the battlefield grouping of Indian infantry seemed to be shrinking, and it was difficult for helicopters to find opportunities to attack.Higher in the sky are silent cruising unmanned aircraft, which specialize in searching for important targets on the ground and guiding them for fighter-bombers. However, a more scattered and flexible enemy team makes this work more difficult.

Fighter-bombers pass through the clouds from time to time, and their own equipment can hardly see the ground targets. The ammunition thrown according to the instructions of the drone is extremely accurate and deadly, but for the enemy who is broken into pieces, it is like a cannon hitting mosquitoes .Everything indicates that the enemies here are not only braver, but also good at learning. Most of the changes on the battlefield are changing in the direction that Lin Huaisheng does not want to see.

Just when the air strikes became blind, the Indian Army's counterattack became more deadly. Although most of the anti-aircraft artillery had been destroyed, the counterattack of the shoulder-fired missiles became more flexible.The newly reorganized missile team hid in various street corners, intersections, ruins, and even areas controlled by the Chinese army, launching Sam 7 and Sam 16 missiles from time to time. and unmanned aerial vehicles pose a great threat; especially the newly emerging Sam 16 missiles have strong anti-jamming capabilities. When they are mixed with a large number of Sam 7 missiles in the same area, it is easy for helicopter pilots to In a set of effective counter-action routines to deal with Sam 7, he was suddenly assassinated.Dealing with the SA-16 requires rapid release of infrared jamming after the alarm, and at the same time a more daring maneuver beyond the limits of the manual, which has hidden the infrared signature of the helicopter.

Throughout the morning's operation, a total of 4 light/utility helicopters and 5 UAVs were shot down by anti-aircraft fire, and some were injured, and they withdrew from the battle; this day has become the biggest loss since the assault. And that's just the numbers for the morning.

Although Indian missiles cannot threaten high-altitude fighters, the advantage of driving back drones is that these battlefield eyes and ears cannot effectively guide targets.Objectively making bomber attacks less effective.

Lin Huaisheng clearly realized that offense and defense were turning into a stalemate confrontation. He had about 3400 troops passing through the bridge, and the opponent's strength was not exact, and it seemed that there would not be much less; It was almost unscathed, but in the morning battle, 4 vehicles have been lost, 3 of which were lost in the continuous encounter of anti-tank missiles and rocket launchers within 10 minutes. In terms of support capabilities, it is impossible to rush to repair these precious weapons. He Fan reported that his chariot can still go, but it may be lost at any time.

"I think we have fully completed the tasks assigned by our superiors and completed a series of impossible tasks. Currently, we have completely controlled 40.00% of the Tezpur area," Ding Keguang said proudly. Not dominant, but in the next three days, the enemy will definitely be squeezed out."

Lao Ding felt that the task had already been overfulfilled, and he was doomed not to understand the lofty ambitions of Lin Huaisheng or He Fan. For him, landing at Jabuwa was the first miracle, and keeping the runway was the second miracle. Bridge is the third; after such a stellar record, what else can HQ have to complain about?After all, according to the original plan, the task of capturing Tespur should have been completed by the main force heading south from Tawang ten days later.

"Comrade Ding Keguang, now is the most critical moment. Your opinion is wrong. It takes three days to occupy Tespur, which is too long. We may miss the opportunity."

"But we don't have the weapons to attack the fortifications, and we don't have superior military strength. We have been able to get here victoriously, already..."

"Report to the Chief of Staff!" Someone interrupted Lao Ding, "A minute ago, two enemy cruise missiles flew along the river, broke through the air defense circle, and flew under the Tispur Bridge. explosion."

"Damn it, didn't expect them to have cruise missiles?"

"But as always, their cruise missiles don't work very well." Lao Ding said disapprovingly.

"We must quickly resolve the urban battle, the enemy has come to his senses."

Lin Huaisheng was taken aback. It was a late fright, but it forced him to think longer term.He brought half of the anti-aircraft weapons from Jabwa, and deployed them on the south side of the bridge to protect the bridge. In a way, the bridge is much narrower than the runway, so it is not easy to be hit, but the problem is, this way It is enough to miss the target once. Unlike filling the runway, engineers obviously cannot solve such complicated repair problems.

Jabuwa Airport was hit by various weapons 120 times before and after, and it can still be used, but according to such probability calculations, the bridge may still be destroyed.Of course, common sense tells Lin Huaisheng that the primary threat comes from precision laser-guided weapons.Simply, 24 hours ago, the Chinese Air Force crossed Srinagar in one fell swoop and launched an unprecedented air strike on the railway system of Chandirga, which completely influenced the counterattack decision of the Indian government. Considering that Chandirga is only 250 kilometers away from New Delhi In fact, the Indian government is bound to make painful trade-offs in the originally stretched air force scheduling. In the end, they gave up using the most elite "Eagle" and "Trident" squadrons of the Indian Air Force to attack the Tespur Bridge. Tried and failed cruise missiles were used to try their luck; maybe they thought that after the United States resumed GPS navigation, these always unreliable missiles could be hit more accurately. Facts have proved that the attack mode along the river is not For such a flawed weapon, terrain matching plus GPS is a difficult combination on this missile, the BrahMos missile is too fast in the middle, it is difficult to capture changes in rivers that are too wide , it becomes less reliable when lowered.

As a commander, Lin Huaisheng cannot pin the victory of the battle on the belief that the enemy is always inaccurate.For him, the biggest threat has just been revealed. Once the enemy wakes up and mobilizes the air force to counterattack, those imperceptible laser beams fired from the ruins on the other side will cause huge trouble.He is very clear that the concealment mode of air-ground cooperation can simplify the pilot's attack process and make it easier to seize fleeting opportunities. Once a Su-30MKI carrying bombs can fly near the bridge and drop bombs at the right time, 2 to 4 A 400kg bomb can paralyze the transport when it hits the pier. The threat is ten times greater than the air force's own use of reconnaissance/instruction pods, search, and long-term stable irradiation.

"There are loopholes in our air defense, and they will definitely consider the way of air-ground coordination."

"It can strengthen interference and destroy their air-ground coordination." Lao Ding said.

"It's too risky. Tespur, as the command center, won't only have radio communication."

On the map, He Fan's assault has been successful. Their current position is about one kilometer behind the front line. The other troops are fighting the enemy to death, and are struggling to clear out the remnants of the enemy in the house. However, he has penetrated deep into the enemy's rear. It seems that he is the only one. A live chess.

"Looks like it's up to this pretentious bastard to save the day."

Lin Huaisheng noticed early on that He Fan scoffed at any conservative plans. In his mind, informatization and mobility were the only winning elements, followed by firepower and armor. He could always be the protagonist on the battlefield Not by luck, though he never seemed to be short of luck.

"Old Ding, I want to hear He Fan's opinion, he will definitely play a decisive role."

"What else can he think about? He always wants to stand out." Ding Keguang said disdainfully. As an old armored soldier ten years older than He Fan, he has always disliked He Fan's reckless actions. In the back, there is nothing unusual. There are such battle cases in the urban battle cases collected by the General Staff over the years, and they will not play a decisive role. On the contrary, armored vehicles are especially vulnerable when they are behind enemy lines. "

"Old Ding, you really don't understand He Fan, he never underestimates the enemy's situation, especially the troops around him are Snow Wolves."

The Tezpur Gendarmerie Headquarters building still stands behind the lines, though it has been riddled with holes.Behind it is a large area of ​​ruins and craters. This was originally the underground headquarters. Since it was attacked by several one-and-a-half ton giant bombs, it no longer functions, but the surrounding underground transportation network and underground communications are still functioning. The stragglers who stayed in the city gradually found the way to air defense, and began to use these underground transportation channels to mobilize troops.

Less than 500 meters away from the military police headquarters, He Fan and Wang Tiechuan lay on the front armor plate of the tank to study the situation.

They currently control a bank building and streets on both sides, with observation posts and snipers on the roof.Snow Wolf's snipers have already killed several Indian sniper teams with extraordinary shots. The Indian team with SVD and RPG is always poking around on the roof. With the back exposed, Snow Wolf could cleanly kill all the members with a volley of snipers, leaving no one alive who reported the news.

Wang Tiechuan and He Fan also realized that the enemy was quickly adapting to this kind of battle. First of all, their organization was changing. He observed that some teams roaming the ruins were no longer a large number of people, but consisted of snipers, machine gunners, Composed of two or three other soldiers carrying anti-aircraft missiles and bazookas, the number is good, but they are quite targeted.And the enemy's tanks are becoming more and more adept at using the ruins for camouflage. Everything heralds the impasse that the headquarters is most worried about.

"Well, Captain Wang, take a look. Chief of Staff Lin's slowness has caused a lot of passivity. Now we are the only ones who can wipe his ass." He Fan said proudly. It is inevitable for him to comment on his superiors so frivolously. It made Wang Tiechuan on the side extremely uncomfortable.

"but……"

"Yes, we are short of manpower, but the number of enemies is not too large, which is why our cats have not been found here for half a day." He Fan continued to express his opinion, "They are all in the ruins ahead , maybe there is still a part underground, they are now resisting all the way and retreating all the way, which can be the most effective way to pass the time for the staff. Fighting street by street and building like this, it can't be solved in four or five days."

"It seems so."

"He was born as a staff officer, he thinks before and after doing things, and there are a few guys around him who are more short-sighted than him..."

"Company commander, Chief of Staff Lin of the headquarters is calling, I have received an external communication." The gunner stretched out his head and shouted.

"Here is 08, waiting for the wolf den to call."

"Commander He, I'm Lin Huaisheng. The enemy's defense is rapidly forming, and this time it seems to depend on you again."

Sure enough, Lin Huaisheng's voice came from the radio, and He Fan pretended to be indifferent and glanced at Wang Tiechuan.

"We have gone deep behind enemy lines and occupied a more favorable position, which can reverse the current disadvantage."

"What do you think?"

"I propose to temporarily suspend electronic suppression, measure the approximate location of the enemy headquarters, and then I will solve it. Other troops cooperate."

"Well, this method is very good, I will do it right away." Lin Huaisheng ended the call.Their conversation made Wang Tiechuan

(End of this chapter)