Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 471
What the Indian generals noticed was that the Chinese army was about to launch the largest parachute operation in history (Lin Huaisheng had conducted a much smaller airborne operation in Jabwa)

About 1 paratroopers will be scattered to the west of the fleeing Indian group, completely cutting off the two parts of the Indian army, and then Lin Huaisheng's armored troops and artillery from around Tispur will participate in the sweeping of the surrounding Indian forces. After that, join the airborne troops and intercept the enemy coming to the east for assistance.And the brother troops will complete the encirclement of the divided enemy at a later time.The Chinese army was aware of some mistakes in the previous battle, and specially absorbed dozens of captured Indian soldiers who were willing to join the anti-war propaganda, intending to use soft and hard tactics to promote the early implementation of the war of annihilation in the Assam area, and serve the entire Indian ruling group Get ready for the eventual disintegration.

The first to arrive at the airdrop area were 9 J-10 fighter jets. They took off from the nearby front-line airport and were responsible for monitoring the movements of the Indian Air Force west of Xiguli.Then the Il-76 transport planes that took off from the airport arrived one after another, and began to drop paratroopers in the designated area.The Indian radar network can detect this trend, but it has no ability to counterattack at all.

Numerous umbrella flowers unfolded in the blue sky, and the completely light paratroopers quickly fell to the ground.The paratroopers who fell to the ground immediately packed up their weapons and prepared to fight.Only 30 kilometers to the east of them, one hundred thousand Indian troops are rolling in. These trapped beasts are bound to start a final fight, so the paratroopers have no time to delay.

Under the command of a headquarters led by a major general, the paratroopers immediately started soil work after landing. Using the full research of the area in advance, they quickly established a 20-kilometer-long, thin fortification according to the terrain. This line of defense, The retreat of several divisions of the Indian Army was cut off.For the time being, this fortification will only be aimed at the fleeing enemy in the east, and the Indian reinforcements in the west are still far away, but within a day or two, the 23rd Infantry Division of the mechanized march will arrive, and Lin Huaisheng's mobile troops are also on their way. He is the main force against this new Indian force.

Lin Huaisheng lay down on the map and carefully measured the distance on the map. Just like when he was an ordinary staff officer back then, he set off from Tespur and was 40 kilometers away from the airborne field, while the enemy was more than 100 kilometers away. There was no problem with the timing. .The intelligence that had just arrived indicated that the airborne troops who had landed had already encountered the vanguard of the 2nd Indian Division and repelled 2 attacks.The enemy should have realized that if it falls into the pocket, a life-and-death struggle will immediately begin.Using your own 5000 men plus 10000 airborne men to resist the 12 fleeing enemies will be in danger of fighting on two fronts; but only by taking this risk can you get the greatest gain.

"What's new about the Indian 4th Army?" asked the chief of staff.

"We are still packing up the troops at the front, gathering about 60 armored vehicles, and preparing to counterattack and reopen the retreat." Lao Ding said.

"How's it going around us?"

"The drone found that the remnants of the surrounding enemies are using the eastern hills to gather, and also detected that the radio station group is approaching, which may threaten the airborne area." Under the interference, it is still under the command of the headquarters.

"The enemy is still very powerful, and they will concentrate all nearby units to save the 4th Army." Chief of Staff Lin said, he is very clear that the scattered enemies around still have the ability to organize themselves and resist. After all, they are here The country, "Can He Fan's be dispatched?"

"His chariot is still being repaired, and we lack large-scale lifting equipment... It will take a few hours, but the Weasel Company is ready and ready to dispatch at any time."

"I am very worried that the task of searching and advancing along the road is not suitable for them. The enemy's maneuvers will also be carried out on the road."

Lin Huaisheng's implication is that wheeled vehicles do not have the same tactical diversity as tanks.

"We don't have much time."

When Li Xiulin received the order, he was replenishing ammunition for the tank.The order from his superiors required him to use the road west of the airport to maneuver to the designated area to perform search and reconnaissance missions.Obviously, this time he was entrusted with an important task and became the vanguard of this battle. The armored transport vehicles and self-propelled artillery of the brigade will follow closely, rushing to strengthen the defense of the airborne troops before the enemy's reinforcements.

In previous military competitions, searching along roads was the only training item for this company. During this period, Company Commander Li explored a set of tactics for fighting around roads, not completely sticking to roads.Now the opportunity came, Li Xiulin wanted to show his command ability, and at the same time he wanted to eradicate the prejudice of the headquarters, his wheeled vehicles were not incapable of fighting without the road. Thirty minutes ago, he saw the transport plane slowing down and lowering the altitude over his head, and he guessed that Assam's big netting operation had begun.Even though He Fan's tank had been in the limelight in the previous battles, Company Commander Li thought to himself: The real fun begins now.

"Weasel, take action immediately, regardless of the surrounding enemy situation, we have the advantage of aerial reconnaissance throughout the process."

"Weasel understands."

He knew that there were several Indian troops with a strong will to fight nearby, but the drones above his head kept circling, and he definitely had the advantage in intelligence.

The convoy moved forward amidst the sound of rumbling guns. Although the battle in Tespur was still unfolding in the last two blocks, the Chinese army's intention to drag down the enemy by using its continuous offensive capability remained unchanged.The artillery unit behind the weasel fired at the enemies approaching from the north from time to time. Now the battle line has not yet formed, and the enemies are actually coming from all directions, and the scale is not large.

He withdrew half his head from the turret and watched his route carefully. If he didn't encounter an attack, he could get there in half a day.Before he set off, he received new sensational information that the chemical weapons secretly stockpiled by the Indians in this area may have fallen into the hands of unknown local armed forces.So he still has to take a look at the phosphorus poison alarm on the tank.

"Weasel, this is the wolf's den. A newly marked Indian infantry fighting vehicle unit is rapidly approaching the airborne area. They are driving along Highway 7 and will immediately block you."

"Weasel understands."

He glanced at the monitor panel next to him and found out the general situation.The enemy is not stupid. They have already sensed what this unprecedented parachute means, and are gathering troops from all over to counterattack.Most of these troops were hiding in the countryside after escaping from Tespur, originally waiting to counterattack Tespur.Now, relying on some armored vehicles, I want to bully the paratroopers who are mainly light infantry.

"These turtles didn't dare to come out a few days ago, but now they are getting tougher. Wolf Den, what model is the enemy?"

"I can't see clearly. It may be a BMP-2 type, or it may be a wheeled tank with a similar turret."

"Can this be indistinguishable?" Li Xiulin cursed inwardly. Drones would not be able to distinguish chariots from wheeled chariots, which created great uncertainty for him in arranging tactics.He calculated several plans, and there was no surprise in the location and timing of the enemy's encounter.

"Unless it appears from an unexpected position?" He suddenly came up with a new plan in his brain, which slightly exceeded the capabilities of the 6X6 tank.He knows how muddy the Indian farmlands are after the river floods southwards, he could almost stick the assault gun in place, but then again, it hasn't rained locally for the last 10 days.

"Weasel idea, all turn to 9 o'clock, we approach the enemy convoy from the side and rear, and make a sneak attack."

"but……"

"I've thought about it. Only in this way can the suddenness be guaranteed."

Following Li Xiulin's order, the 12 wheeled assault guns on the road collectively slowed down and turned left off the road, driving onto the muddy wasteland.

The distance from Tespur airport was the best he had driven since arriving in Assam, but he made up his mind that he had to leave it, the enemy was moving 10 kilometers southwest, apparently out of nowhere It's better to lean over without knowing it than to bump into them head-on, or to see them coming at the same time from a few kilometers away.

Lin Huaisheng saw the movement of the weasel in the command car, and immediately guessed Li's intentions, he couldn't help but frowned, but he didn't say anything in the end.He just felt from experience that the muddy ponds in Assam were much more severe than those in North China.

"The target position has been displayed on the monitors of each vehicle group. There are about 20 vehicles, maybe more, and the vehicle commanders have to take a look." Li Xiulin reminded, "We implement outflanking tactics, and it is not ruled out that the enemy may have large-caliber firepower; Try to save guided shells. It is expected to deploy at a safer distance of one kilometer and fire."

"Company commander, the enemy is very fast, not like a tracked vehicle. We can get closer."

"Don't be too careless. Try to take advantage of our firepower range. The boys of the Airborne Force are digging hard, and the enemy cannot be disturbed."

"Weasel, this is the den of wolves. There is also a new enemy situation in the east, and the helicopter support needs to be cancelled." Someone in the command told him that the backup plan no longer exists.

"Let them be busy with other things, we are enough here."

Li Xiulin was very indifferent, he hated those gunship helicopters or drones mixed in, blowing up the battlefield in a mess and destroying his vision.

"The enemy is still speeding up."

"understood."

In order to deal with the acceleration of the enemy.The Weasel also tried to increase its off-road speed, which undoubtedly increased the pain of the members; off-road driving is not the strong point of these vehicles, especially Li Xiulin drove off the road prematurely in order to deliberately reflect his outflanking tactics. He can't keep up with it.

After running for 20 minutes in the continuous rice fields, the chariot was quickly wrapped in mud, and the driving became more and more difficult.

Finally, I could see that 1.5 kilometers away, the Indian convoy was marching in line. As Li Xiulin predicted, they were unaware of the approach of the Weasel Company.For armored vehicles that lack aerial reconnaissance, it is difficult to cover all aspects by only creating a few narrow windows, especially the Indian commander's current thoughts are probably focused on killing the airborne soldiers who have just landed.

The violent bumping of the chariot while galloping, and the roaring of the engine, have already surpassed the limit.At this moment, the assault gun chassis could no longer provide a stable shooting platform, but Li Xiulin was unwilling to slow down, as the enemy was leaving his range at a faster speed.He didn't expect the swamp here to be so difficult, and the mud was far more viscous than domestic ones.Now every wheel is covered with mud, and as long as he stops in such thick mud, he is very worried that some units will break down and fall behind.Now he is stuck here, and the speed of the target is at least 50 kilometers per hour, which is somewhat difficult.

"Ready to attack, can't wait anymore, the enemy convoy..." He carefully identified through the zoomed-in field of vision, "There is a part of BTR60, and the other part carries anti-tank missiles, damn it... It seems to be a wheeled modification of BMP2."

He wondered if he had made a mistake and got stuck in the mud, making him far less mobile than his opponent, who had some vehicles with long-range firepower that could pose a significant threat to his assault guns.He suddenly thought, He Fan would definitely not take such a countermeasure here, would he?
"Priority to shoot at enemy targets with anti-tank missiles, all slow down, try to stabilize the shooting, but must maintain the speed of movement, do not stop."

He put his mind to one side and ordered to open fire at will.

The driver struggled to turn the steering wheel and carried out his orders. If it wasn't for the strong power of the assault gun, he would have been unable to move for a long time, but the situation is indeed getting worse now.At least 10 minutes ago, I should have noticed this problem, but I bit the bullet all the way and drove to the expected position.

The gunner's head was pressed against the sight, and the floor under his feet kept heaving back and forth, as if stepping on a ship rocking in a huge wave, which inevitably distracted him.The gun control servo system is trying to stabilize the gun barrel in the vertical and horizontal directions, but it is still unable to completely stabilize the shooting line. Of course, as long as the aiming line can be stabilized, the shooting gate technology can still hold the last hurdle. Simply put, the gunner Unable to seize the fleeting chance of the coincidence of the aiming line and the shooting line in the scope, it can only be handed over to the fire control.

Li Xiulin was the first to fire in a car. This shot was extremely accurate. It hit the leading enemy chariot from a very small angle, disrupting the entire formation. They began to spin left and right, exposing the weak spot, as if in response to air strikes rather than assault guns.

Then the rest of the company's vehicles fired indiscriminately first, destroying at least 4 tanks on the road.In this round of firing, the weasel's hit rate was just over 50%, which was far lower than the practice results.

The enemy finally reacted and began to fight back.They didn't leave enough time for him to shoot two salvos as Li Xiulin expected. He originally thought that two rounds of shooting would almost surround the enemy.

The first is short bursts from the 30mm cannon, piercing the airflow and whizzing past the Chinese tank, hitting the chassis and turret from time to time.Even with such a small-caliber weapon, each hit brought great risks, and Li Xiulin was inevitably terrified.

(End of this chapter)