Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 468 A Dangerous Future

"Ahem, comrades," the commander in the front row finally stood up, and the surroundings immediately fell silent, "The first phase of the task has been successfully completed, the fly in the ointment is that a large number of enemies have slipped through their fingers. The defense is not good, but the retreat is unusually decisive."

The others kept nodding. The troops in front could be said to be useless, but the plan reserved by Pasad back then worked. Even if the Indians fled into the virgin forest without firing a shot, there were very few Indians waiting to be wiped out.And the action of destroying bridges and roads along the way was very skillful. Although the retreat was embarrassing, it was very organized, and it could be called a rout without defeat.

"We all know that to maintain the troops currently dispatched to the theater, our logistics has almost reached its limit. If the superior is determined to open up a new battlefield, the air transportation will no longer be tilted here."

The senior military officers around continued to nod their heads. Everyone knew that a new battle was about to break out in the Kashmir region. Although this battle could completely disrupt India's deployment, it would obviously also affect the situation in Assam. The battlefield will be lower than the secondary battlefield, and even some grassroots commanders who performed outstandingly in the Jabwa assault battle have been urged to support the new battlefield.

"Of course the enemy failed, but the main force has been well organized and its vitality has been preserved; the main task for the next step is to see how we can annihilate the enemy in large numbers in a relatively flat area."

"The next step of the enemy's intention is to merge the defeated army into one place, shrink westward, and fight a war of attrition with us in a certain area they judge to be favorable. The headquarters believes that they must not be allowed to succeed." The political commissar of the military region next to them He added, "How about it, comrades, what do you think, let's hear it."

The hall became chaotic for a while, and some people began to whisper, but no one answered the political commissar's words directly.

Xu Jingzhe stood at the back and listened carefully. It was not his turn to speak in such a scene. He just visually measured the distance between the last two groups of enemies from the map, and there were still 270 kilometers. The enemy who came here was completely motorized and marched very fast.The enemy's newly arrived troops will soon become the protagonists of the battlefield.Half a month ago, the Indian command was hesitant to put the 23rd Division guarding Sigurd into battle, but now the division has come alive.

The information collected by the intelligence department shows that the Indian division was originally the general reserve of the Eastern Theater, and recently received a large number of T72 tanks replaced by the Spanga troops, mainly to prevent the Chinese army from airborne in Sigurd.Of course, since the Air Force has not yet been able to push the range of air control so far west, such an airdrop cannot be implemented for the time being.

"We have an absolute advantage in firepower and command the air, but our numbers are less than half of the enemy's. This kind of annihilation battle is rare in the history of our army. How to implement the principle of concentrating superior forces?" a general asked. road.

"How to defeat the many with the few strategically? Napoleon said that it is nothing more than the many to defeat the few tactically. This is the essence of our concentration of superior forces." The commander said slowly, "My assault force in Tespur, keep In order to achieve good maneuverability and combat capability, they still need to continue to play a key role."

The commander's implication is that the troops chasing all the way from the border are not very maneuverable, and it depends on Lin Huaisheng to use the principle of concentrating superior forces.

"The variable now is that the enemy also has a new unit with good maneuverability joining the battlefield. The enemy's 23rd Infantry Division is fully equipped and should not be underestimated. Our Chief of Staff Lin has just taught the advance of this division in Tespur. The fighting will of the troops, especially brother troops, need special care."

Although the current battle situation is chaotic, anyone with a discerning eye can see that in the area where the battle is about to start, only Lin Huaisheng's 7000 men and the division newly invested by the enemy can maintain the ability to march on motor vehicles. In flat areas, such troops Far superior to the mountain troops, the commander's so-called strategy is to fight more and fight less, which is the intention.

"This enemy is too fast, what should we do if we fight a bad battle?"

"Your opinion is correct. In view of the development of the situation, the enemy's intention to speed up the grouping is becoming more and more obvious. Our existing forces alone are not sure to divide and encircle the enemy. It is imperative to invest in new troops. Let's talk about it with Staff Liu Let’s take a look at the newly formulated concept of airborne interdiction operations.”

After the air supremacy was stabilized, the military region has been considering a large-scale airdrop to cut off the enemy's rear, and at the same time hone the team for other subsequent airborne operations.The staff officer just now stood on the map again and pointed to the air strike between the two blue arrows. Obviously, the focus of the operation will be there.

"Let me explain the combat plan formulated according to the headquarters' intentions. At present, the main enemy is fleeing westward, and the situation of the new eastern troops advancing eastward has become clear. The conditions for large-scale airborne operations are ripe, and the command is determined to..."

At the same time, in the Prime Minister's Office in New Delhi, the War Cabinet's combat meeting was still going on, and the venue was dead. The Prime Minister just listened dejectedly and didn't say much.

An officer was introducing to Officer Zhong the new and very bad situation near Fort ***.

"...According to our information, the Pakistan Air Force still has some skilled fighters. Recently, it has successively attacked the area of ​​the Grand Fort including Rawalpindi. Our air defense forces fought back powerfully and shot down 2 enemy aircraft. machine, there is not much loss in self-sufficiency."

"This is tentative reconnaissance, will they counterattack?" someone asked.

"A large number of radio calls north of Lahore were monitored, and some of the numbers were new. The Army Staff Department determined that a large number of troops had assembled in the northern area. However, the Air Force reconnaissance still did not verify this judgment." The officer said.

"Maybe it's just a feint or a deception? Mass marches can't be unseen."

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. In addition, General Spanga reported that the enemy's armored forces in front of him have decreased, and US intelligence shows that China's arms aid to Pakistan is being continuously sent to the northern region by road, including a large number of improved weapons. Yes, old tanks replaced with 120-meter caliber guns, and some 122mm self-propelled howitzers, these outdated weapons are obviously going to be put into a war of attrition.”

"War of attrition? They are very speculative." Singer said, "The Army Staff has formulated a complete plan, just wait for them to come and kill him."

China probably saw through the weak side of India and believed that India could not continue to consume, so on the one hand, it continued to transfuse blood for Pakistan in the west, and on the other hand, it personally kicked India's weakness in the east. These are fatal tactics.However, as India's largest military region, Srinagar still has heavy troops. If a battle of appropriate scale can be fought at the gate of the house, it is obviously in Singh's arms. You can fight at the door.

"Excuse me, are we sure?" a minister asked eagerly.

"Of course, the entire defense zone including the fort will become a bait. General Meneam believes that the enemy will not be able to withstand the temptation and put the main force into this battlefield. In this way, their supply lines in the mountains will be extended, and We're just the opposite."

Prime Minister Kahan, who had been sitting still, sighed softly, and seemed to have something to say, but he didn't say anything after a long time.So Singer went on.

"Their attack on the Fort is a self-inflicted trap. We can launch a condescending attack and wipe out all the troops they have accumulated for half a year. The Pakistani government should collapse immediately. The whole situation will also change immediately."

Singer talked on and on about his winning plan, as he had done many times before, and it sounded very convincing, but the atmosphere of the meeting was strangely suppressed, and no one dared to answer him; The foreign minister, rolling his eyes, continued writing his stuff.

"Intelligence said we dropped 2 nukes on Assam? Is that true?"

The Prime Minister, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, and even distracted from the matter of the Fortress, and seemed to not pay much attention to Singer's new plan.

"Yes, it was Lobsang Gyatso, the commander of the former Indian-Tibetan Special Forces, who rebelled. He also killed the helicopter pilot assigned to him." Chamain replied.

"Rebellion? Is the whereabouts unknown?"

"Yes, they may have hid in the mountains of Meghalaya, or in Mizoram. Most of these states are currently in a state of anarchy, so...the whereabouts are difficult to determine." Charman continued. , "We learned that China and the United States have also reached a secret agreement for the first time. The 5th Fleet will monitor Mizoram in a complex manner, and the Chinese invasion force will be responsible for the search in Meghalaya."

"Americans are unreliable, I have known for a long time." Kahan nodded with a sneer, seemingly prescient, "Very well, let the Russians spread the word to China, saying that the war they launched led to such a situation. situation."

"Let's get rid of the relationship?" Singer interrupted without losing the opportunity. He was quite clever and probably guessed the truth.

"Yes. Also disclose this matter through the international media, so that Lausanne's actions have nothing to do with us. I pray that he can... complete his ideas."

"But Lausanne is very difficult to succeed. The Americans have blocked the Bay of Bengal."

"Sometimes it's only the Mad Men who can make something big."

In the woods at the southern tip of Mizoram, the easternmost state of India, a convoy of trucks is driving on a rough road that ends at an intersection leading to Chin State, Myanmar.The huge canopy obscured the sky, making it very difficult to spot the convoy from the air.

A silent scanning eagle has been searching the jungle in this area.

Four hours ago, the electronic reconnaissance plane over the Bay of Bengal suddenly heard a few words of communication sent by the American-made radio station. The man-machine immediately took off by air catapult from the amphibious assault ship Peleliu 4 nautical miles outside Chittagong.Subsequently, the amphibious assault ship emptied the deck, and six Seahawk helicopters lined up on the deck, which has been on standby.

Large-scale Global Hawk drones in the sky are searching a wide area, and in the lower airspace, scattered small scanning eagles are slowly screening the different blocks assigned by the command department, forming a sparse and The big net that does not leak.The drones have been on a fleet-stalking mission, hunting for a suspicious force. Thirty minutes ago, one of the aircraft's infrared search equipment found a suspicious convoy moving within the jurisdiction.

After nightfall, the infrared signal of the convoy appeared and disappeared in the virgin forest. In order to compensate for the accuracy of the sensor, the ScanEagle drone slowly flew to the height where it was almost touching the treetops.This time it lived up to expectations. It finally captured a clear video with low-light equipment.At the command center hundreds of kilometers away, you can even see a series of tactical numbers on the side of the swaying, mud-wrapped Tata truck.

Relevant information was immediately transmitted back to the fleet via satellite, and then verified by the US Naval Central Command in Bahrain that these were indeed 4-ton trucks from the Indian Strategic Missile Forces. These trucks were consistent with the characteristics and tactical numbers provided by China.

Seeing that Lausanne Gyatso has left the tracking Chinese troops far behind, its purpose can be judged to be through Myanmar or Bangladesh.In order to avoid alarming the enemy, a larger drone took over the tracking task. The Scan Eagle secretly raised its altitude, and soon disappeared into the clouds.

Xu Jingzhe got the information in the office that Lobsang Gyatso might have gone south. Although China and the United States have notified each other on this matter, it is only the minimum level of cooperation, in order to prevent a madman who may threaten the world from messing around. Not intimate enough to inform each other of their course of action.The agreement has roughly delineated their respective areas of action, requiring each to carry out all feasible actions in their respective areas without interference to eliminate Lausanne.

Xu Jingzhe learned through other intelligence channels that the 8th team of the US Navy SEALs in the Philippines suddenly arrived on a certain warship in the Bay of Bengal, and then deduced that the United States may have discovered something.If this is the case, Lausanne's actions have really exceeded his expectations. He doesn't think that Lausanne will run from Myanmar. Such a way of seeking far away is not Lausanne's style.

"Could it be Lausanne's ploy to feint?" A question suddenly popped up in his mind.

"Director, just arrived on Line 3, the movement of the Indian Army intercepted by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency." The confidential secretary interrupted the old man's thinking, and put a document on his desk, which was related to the upcoming * **Battle of Fort.

(End of this chapter)