Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 475 The Eve of the Final Battle
In the history of the Indian Army, it has never been wiped out on a large scale. Even during the discussion of campaign theory in the senior cadet class of the National Defense University, the senior commanders believed that approaching each other is the best strategy to solve the enemy's search for gaps and divide and encircle. This is obviously a lesson learned from the last Sino-Indian war; this time, they retreated quickly and formed a group, thinking that the opponent would not be able to speak anymore, but the old experience may not always work. Seeing that the Chinese army blocked the way, Now everyone can see that a big net is being formed, not for division, but to swallow more than [-] Indian troops in one go.

"Are they going to wipe out my 12 troops in one go in this area?" the lieutenant general hesitated.

"It can be seen, general, how wise you are to separate the army headquarters from the main force."

Someone continued.Even in this life-and-death stall, people who are good at flattering cannot stop them from asking for compliments.But the general himself really couldn't listen to it, he was in a state of desperation right now.He did not merge the command headquarters with the second division headquarters, not because he had foresight and was afraid of being surrounded, but because he was afraid of air strikes. He was not prepared for the current situation.The enemy was chasing up from the north, south and east, without any haste, while the retreat to the west was blocked by this airborne, and the bone-chilling chill was extending from the soles of the feet to the whole body.

At this moment, Moro Ghani inevitably thought of another thing. Chaguye was sentenced to death for treason by the special court in the morning, but the execution date was not announced.Now it seems that none of the people sitting in the commander-in-chief of the Assam theater have a good end.Hindustan TV news reported that nearly 60 people flooded the streets of Delhi demanding the immediate execution of the traitor instead of waiting for some time.General Moroghani is a junior of Chaguye. He knows that Chaguye likes to be smart, but he will never treason. Behind such an unfair trial is nothing more than the political operation of the government to cover up the fact that Assam was defeated.

He doesn't have time to complain about Chaguye, and he is more worried about himself now. If the CCP really eats up more than 4 people from the [-]th Army, then the battle situation in Assam will be completely unsustainable, and the enemy will never stop. Siguri poured directly into eastern India.Then, what will happen to yourself?Will he also be convicted of treason?

"General, what's the matter with you?" The subordinate's call awakened the general from his trance.

"It seems that Baranika's actions are the most active," he said slowly, and on the electronic screen, the arrow of the 23rd Infantry Division, which is constantly advancing, is already very close, "Meneyam, this bastard, has captured the troops to death. If the 23rd Division had been put into battle in time to fight with the 4th Brigade, the situation would have been much better."

There is indeed no medicine for regret on the battlefield, and now we can only rely on passive refueling tactics to slowly reverse the situation.He knew that the superior's indecision was completely seen through by his opponents, and now they have launched an attack in the west, pointing directly at the Fortress, and Meneam, who contributed to this situation, will surely drink what he created Bitters.

At this moment, the attack and defense of the Fort is in full swing. The troops originally transferred back to rescue Assam have already marched along the railway line of Chandirga, but they were also detained by Meneam under the pretext of counterattacking the reserve team.The Prime Minister’s Office always has no temper for Meneyam’s inconsistency, because he guards the barrier of New Delhi, and the most amazing scene in 1962 is that the Chinese army broke through the plateau barrier from Aksai Chin.

"General, what should we do?"

"Tonight is the key. The enemy's air force will be greatly restrained at night. At this moment, the 23rd Division's assault is used to threaten the enemy's rear. We must open a gap from the front by ourselves, and at the same time send troops to detour from the south."

"U.S. satellites have determined that the enemy did not drop armored vehicles."

"Tezpur has a large number of armored troops. You can't take it lightly and order the troops along the way to hold back the hands and feet of the enemy at all costs. Frontal, I hope that at least the 2nd Division can give me face, and you must give those weak airborne troops Bing hit them hard, severely dampening their arrogance. My requirements are not high, as long as the three divisions and most of the people can rush over."

"Commander. The acting division commander Sampani is constantly testing the enemy's defenses, and at the same time is still selecting death squads. He said that he still has some artillery in his hand, which can be concentrated in the counterattack at night."

"Tell Sampani, the last moment is here, don't take pity on shells, and don't think about casualties. The enemy wants to take risks, and we will accompany him to the end. Tonight is the key to blocking the entire war."

"Yes, General. Our communication unit is already very close to the 2nd Division, and communication can be guaranteed for the time being. It's just the enemy's air superiority..."

"Keep approaching, don't think about losses, we must win tonight." The lieutenant general said with a determined face. Sampani was brought up by him from the company commander at the front. He once confronted the Chinese company on the border, and when they collided with each other , The performance is more heroic than that of all Indian frontier officers for more than 50 years.Of course, he also knew that Sampani had no brains but was in need right now.

"Sampani and Baranica are both fierce generals. I saw these two guys attacking each other tonight. Maybe they can create a miracle. By the way, what is the rank and name of the highest Chinese commander who came down from the air ?”

"The US speculates that it is a major general, and the Ministry of National Defense believes that it may be a colonel or a senior colonel."

"Remember, the US side will prevail in the future, and the judgment of the Ministry of Defense has always been inaccurate.",

"Yes!"

At the same time, on the east bank of the Poldikra ​​River, the airborne troops who landed in the area north of Massamari are rapidly building fortifications.The sudden heavy rain filled the trenches with water, but to some extent, it also made it more difficult for the enemies entrenched in the forest to the east.

Commanding this operation is a major general Qin Donghui, who is also the highest-ranking Chinese commander in the Assam region.At this moment, he is in the temporary headquarters that cannot shelter from the rain, wearing a raincoat and talking to the headquarters.

General Qin was a little angry. It was originally planned that as soon as he landed, ground troops from Tespur would arrive to provide the armor and artillery firepower he lacked. However, his troops have already repelled the enemy's 7 attempts alone. Sexual assault, and did not see the shadow of one of our own.

"Headquarters, the First Expeditionary Force here (equivalent to a division-level unit), why doesn't Lin Huaisheng approach me? What does he do for food?"

"Master Qin, there are a large number of remnants with unknown numbers around Chief of Staff Lin, and he is also fighting hard."

"The 12 enemies in front of me are rolling over, but he has no sense of urgency at all, not even a vanguard. It has been found out that the enemy in front of me has tanks..."

While talking, there was a dazzling flash in the trench ahead, which seemed to be an anti-tank missile launched by the troops. Regardless of whether it was the commander speaking in the microphone, Master Qin went straight to the back of the mirror to watch.Seeing that the missile hit the reconnaissance vehicle in reverse.

"Hey, hit, good job."

An enemy's four-wheeled armored reconnaissance vehicle was destroyed at the edge of the forest, and gunshots suddenly rang out from all sides, and then gradually subsided.The basic skills of his subordinates made him proud for a while.

"Mr. Qin, what did you say?"

"It's nothing, another reconnaissance initiated by the enemy was destroyed. In short, it is very difficult for us here. Lin Huaisheng's armored troops will not arrive before nightfall, and I don't think they will be used anymore."

"Don't be angry, his advance troops will be here soon."

On the other side of the satellite communication, the commander struggled to explain for Lin Huaisheng.

At the edge of the forest 1.5 kilometers away, a 4-wheeled reconnaissance armored vehicle that had just been hit was crackling and detonating. When it first emerged from the forest, the Chinese did not shoot, waiting for it to take the courage to go to the open ground. The opponent just made a move, and in the end it had no time to retreat, and was hit squarely. Of course, to a certain extent, it could be regarded as having completed the task of fire reconnaissance.

The shrapnel that exploded in the car from time to time flew in all directions, and the Indian soldiers hiding nearby squatted down to avoid it, but Major General Sampani, who was tens of meters away, stood behind the bushes, staring straight ahead with his binoculars, motionless.He has been standing like this for most of the day.

The second division is the strongest among the several divisions in Assam (nearly all the previous commanders of the Assam military region have served as the commander of the division). Naturally, the second mountain division is also the backbone of this breakout.This unit is different from the 2th Division who ran all the way from Zayu, half of them ran away their shoes and threw away their guns; It was completely withdrawn from Tawang all the way, and even some heavy weapons left along the railway line behind were also preserved here.

Sampani was the general who was quickly promoted after Morogani left the second division to take up his post. He was originally the commander of the most elite infantry brigade in the division. The Chinese army fought a big battle, but the military order was like a mountain, so he could only withdraw in a hurry, but the withdrawal was still dignified, which was much better than those of his friends and neighbors who didn't mention it.In the morning, when he saw a large number of Chinese transport planes flying overhead at low altitude, he expected that the great retreat was finally over and that a big fight was bound to take place, so he arranged the division headquarters behind the search battalion, preparing for a battle to the death.

The water flow on the binoculars blurred Sampani's vision, but he had clearly seen the location where the anti-tank missile was fired just now. He sent some sporadic troops to storm or sneak attack. The enemy's firepower configuration, he spared no expense.

"Record!" The general who had been silent for a long time suddenly spoke.The deputy next to him hurried over with a map.

"Firepower configuration at 300 meters in front, 4 anti-tank missile launch positions, more than 10 machine guns, recoilless guns, 4 grenade firepower points..." the major general said quickly, ignoring whether the recorder had time, "This is already observed The actual firepower is at least twice as large as the deployment of the firepower on the surface. It is judged to be a reinforced company face to face."

"As for the rest," he finally paused for a while, "there is a second line of defense connected by traffic trenches 50 meters behind the trenches. We found a large bunker above the ground. There are a large number of people walking around frequently. There are more than one line of firepower nearby, which is very suspicious. .In addition, a whip antenna and a suspected satellite antenna object were found. It is judged to be an enemy artillery observation post...no...it can be determined as an enemy battalion-level forward command."

"General?" The subordinate stopped writing, "Since it is the enemy headquarters, the enemy's firepower in front of us must be stronger than other areas. Should the main attack direction bypass this area?"

"No, the forest that can cover the movement of troops here is the closest area to the enemy's front line, which is very suitable for night assaults. In addition, I really want to take down this headquarters in one fell swoop, which will definitely cause greater results."

Speaking of this, a smile appeared on the general's face.No one in the command had been able to laugh since learning that the enemy had blocked the way, but Sampani was indeed different from the others. He had longed for this battle for a long time, in fact, he had been waiting for it since he was a child.

"Report, the 5th Division is calling."

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"Commander Kunta believes that they can only attack from the side after we launch an attack. And asked for cover fire."

"Tell Kunta the idiot that he and his scum fled here 300 kilometers from Zayu thinking it was over. If this battle is lost, we're all screwed. Now is not the time to bargain."

"Just tell him that?"

"Yes, tell him verbatim, whoever dares to change a word, I'll shoot him." After Sampani finished speaking, he smiled contentedly again, imagining how Kunta would be furious after seeing such a reply.

"Master, the death squad has been selected, and most of the volunteers are from the Sikh army."

"Well done, it's time to restore honor."

There was silence in the simple headquarters, and everyone was waiting in the pattering rain.

"Report, Lieutenant General Kunta called back. He is willing to cooperate with the attack, but the request is delayed for a while, and his troops have not had time to move to the designated position. In addition, he requested to launch an independent attack."

Lieutenant General Kunta was really able to bend and stretch, but he didn't care about the wild words of Sampani, a guy whose rank was lower than his own, but he also tactfully stated that he was not under the command of the other party.

"Tell him that enemy reinforcements are approaching. How close I don't know, but if you wait a little longer, they will come closer."

The subordinates immediately transmitted these words to the neighboring troops a few kilometers away through the communication company. After a while, the response of the 5th Division came back, and Lieutenant General Kunta agreed to launch an attack immediately.

Sampani looked at his watch, and he was about to launch a decisive blow in 15 minutes. This watch was a Swiss watch given to him by his teacher Chaguye. Chang, when he thought of Mr. Zhang being imprisoned, he was full of hatred for the Chinese in front of him.

(End of this chapter)