Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 479 Backlash
Lu Zuo just wore a steel helmet and walked in the queue. No one could recognize the shirtless captain in the dark battlefield, and the Chinese snipers on the opposite side couldn't tell the difference from these bearded men who looked similar, except for him There are a few communication soldiers with radios on their backs, which is a small hidden danger.

He was unmoved by the bombs that fell around him from time to time, and people were knocked down by shrapnel from time to time in a very close place, but he believed that God would take care of him because he had a heavy responsibility.

These Sikh fighters, carrying bayonet-mounted automatic rifles and carrying twice as much ammunition as ordinary infantry, are arranged in loose rows and walk slowly; unlike the previous troops charging like headless flies , These people appeared more calm, neither being stunned by the shells, nor splashing ammunition meaninglessly outside the range.Every company has someone holding a military flag to guide the direction of attack.When the mortars on the opposite side attacked, the soldiers got down one after another, and just after the shelling, they immediately stood up and continued to move forward.

The continuous bombardment has completely turned the surface position of the Chinese paratroopers into pitted and scorched earth. The death squads can't wait to step over and kill the enemies who are still resisting.They walked all the way through the densely packed corpses of their own people, and in some areas, the corpses had piled up into hills.The seriously injured were still crawling and howling on the ground, but the tanks did not bypass them out of mercy. They ran over these corpses and wounded according to the established route; bypassing the wounded meant wasting more time and exposing the The weak armor on the sides was unnecessary stupidity for Sampani.Blocked in front of the position by firepower and corpses, the remaining Indian troops, who were almost exhausted, saw the tanks approaching and stepped aside to avoid blocking the path of these tanks.

The death squads, who were already very close to the firepower of their own howitzers, still did not slow down. They buried their heads in the huge smoke and dust, and the shrapnel of the 155mm shells immediately killed a large number of soldiers who were too close. The enemy artillery Command still lacks the skill of closely coordinating with infantry, but the death squad does not lack courage. They know that the closer to the enemy can avoid the enemy's firepower, and they also firmly believe that there will be a good place to go after death.The rear observation post immediately notified the artillery to start extending the firepower, hoping to devote the firepower to the fire support of important targets. Relying on courage, the death squad rushed to the front of the trench before the paratroopers hiding from the artillery resumed their counterattack.

The 155mm suppressive firepower began to extend in depth, and Qin Donghui noticed this change.A few minutes ago, he just ordered the first-line troops to retreat to the second line one by one. The enemy's firepower preparations were quite predictable, but he expected that the troops pushed to the reverse slope of the commanding heights of the two wings could quickly occupy the high ground and form a cross firepower.At the same time, he kept calling for air power, demanding a quick solution to the enemy's artillery fire.

The first Indian tank approached the position and found a large amount of earth and rocks and the bodies of the death squads who had been shot on the road.The tank struggled to climb up the pile of corpses. Amidst the creaking and crushing sound, blood and rainwater splashed everywhere.

A stunned paratrooper in the trench woke up from his stupor. He found that the floating soil up to his waist was shaking violently, and something huge was approaching.His ears were deaf from the previous round of shelling, and he could not hear the rumble of the tank for a while, but in the light of the flares, he could see a huge silhouette rising in front of his eyes, and two shirtless Indian soldiers had already entered the trench , but the darkness passed before my eyes.The soldiers dragged the bazooka and waited calmly for the tank to continue to downshift and rise. This is a rare opportunity for the enemy to stay away from the artillery fire, so we must be patient.

The Indian tanker desperately pulled the throttle handle to increase the oil volume of the diesel pump, and at the same time frantically switched the main clutch, trying to cross the soft corpse mountain that had been collapsing.His head was exposed outside, but the slope of the site made him only able to see the stars in the sky, not the threat below at all.

The tank finally exposed the weak armor plate at the bottom, and there was no need to aim at all. The young soldier picked up the bazooka and fired it.He could clearly see the jet penetrate the tank floor with ease, and then the raised tank stood still, and the idler wheels stopped turning. Two seconds later, white smoke came out from the small hole pierced by the jet. The paratrooper's eyes were blurred with blood, and his head was probably burst by metal debris. Before he could deal with it, he wiped the air with his sleeve He turned around and fled, only to realize that his shoulder was on fire by the tail flame, and he rolled in the mud on the spot to put out the fire.

Several shirtless men with guns also climbed up the compacted mound, but they failed to catch the short window after the shelling, and were immediately swept down by the reorganized firepower of the second position, and several soldiers immediately rolled down, The second tank that was rushed was crushed under the tracks.

The approaching Indian tanks were destroyed one after another, but the bombed positions also affected the firing range of the rear firepower. The Indian tanks that arrived later finally found a gap and rushed in quickly. They were not in the defensive firepower. The front was exposed for too long, decisively dropped the infantry, and rushed forward quickly.The death squad shouting and charging distracted the attention of the paratroopers. In an instant, several tanks quickly crossed the second line of defense and went behind the runway.

After a long period of excavation, the paratroopers have established two complete lines of defense, and there is a third line that was originally intended to defend against the 23rd Division's line of defense behind, but it has not been completed in time, and there are only some artillery and command posts there.

A large number of Indian death squads then crossed the dilapidated fortifications, trying to keep up with the tanks, but the fleeing tanks could not cooperate with the infantry lacking communication capabilities, and the tanks took care of themselves and accelerated westward.The gap that was opened was quickly recovered by the paratroopers, and several machine guns were set up.The attacking Indian infantry was immediately hit head-on by the crossfire net.The battle continued brutally, and the Indian death squads behind had jumped into the trenches in groups, forming an advantage in numbers locally, and the two sides entered a state of hand-to-hand combat within a distance of 80 to 50 meters.

When Sampani received the news that a platoon of tanks broke through the line of defense, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. The Death Squad was indeed useful.He began to urge the staff to prepare to move the headquarters. Once the gap widened, the headquarters had to go there first. Then he didn't plan to shoot all the way to the west. He planned to detour to the north and south to expand the results and completely smash this line of defense.He estimated that there were about 1 enemy troops on the line, and it seemed that most of them could be wiped out before dawn. This is undoubtedly the largest army victory ever.

But then the front sent back a report that the tank that broke through the past ran too fast, and could not be found in a blink of an eye, and the radio call did not answer.However, the enemy has shown a strong fighting spirit, has blocked the gap, maintained a complete line of defense, and is still fighting desperately in various areas, but Lu Zuo's people have already broken into the enemy's position, and are very close to the last core position up.It seems that the trapped beast in this battle is not just the Indian army. Sampani thought to himself, isn't the Chinese paratroopers fighting with their backs?He is determined to send the last tank reserve team to the battlefield, hoping to quickly resolve the battle. Originally, this unit was kept to protect the headquarters, and if necessary, he would bring his own to break through, but now it must be used as the last one to crush the camel. Straw, into battle.

The sound of the guns was already close to his ears, and He Fan had been standing in the tilted and bumpy tank to observe the changes in the situation; from the video observations taken by the drone, the enemy had already rushed into the paratroopers' defense line, but had not yet completely broken through.He couldn't figure out why the electronic reconnaissance unit hadn't found the location of the enemy's headquarters yet?Such a closely coordinated offensive must rely on a large number of radio communications, and its headquarters must be not far behind, somewhere with a wide view; once a concentrated radio group is detected, the Air Force can solve the problem with a single strike.Judging from the accuracy of the enemy's firepower, their artillery deployment is very concentrated (the Indian Army lacks geodesic and command systems, and scattered deployments cannot concentrate fire). Why didn't the air force work?

He poked his head out of the turret, the tank happened to roll over a breakthrough, he saw behind the burning battlefield, a guy on a bicycle with a radio on his back, and at the same time saw himself, he rolled off the bicycle and hid in the In the ditch, he obviously regarded himself as an enemy.

"Fool, I'm one of my own."

The orderly poked his head out of the ditch, but he couldn't tell what kind of tank it was, but the sound should be his own.The assault guns that arrived later drove past the tanks. At least in the dark, these vehicles appeared taller and more powerful than the No. 08 tank.The soldier excitedly grabbed the communicator: "001, 001, they are finally here."

"What's the situation now?" He Fan shouted.

"The Indian tank just broke through the front of the headquarters defense zone, and it couldn't be found all of a sudden."

"What are you doing? Can you let those T55s rush over?" He flipped the call selection switch on his chest, "Weasel, quickly deploy in double rows, the first car will search for the breakthrough enemy to the north, and the rest of the firepower will be directed at 090, pay attention to the enemy's night vision ability No, but the firepower is strong, dodge some flares and don't show yourself."

"Weasel understands."

It is actually impossible to avoid the various signal flares that are ubiquitous on the battlefield, but the low-light night vision equipment of the T55 is unlikely to pose a threat to the assault gun at night.Li Xiulin knew that his chance to perform had come.

In the headquarters in Sichuan, China, the tension has not eased in the slightest. Everyone is paying attention to the new developments with ashen faces, and most of the generals are standing.Such a small amount of He Fan's troops invested in such a long line of defense will hardly have any effect, but He Fan obviously saw the focus of the enemy's assault. At this moment, his tank is equipped with a communicator who can directly contact Qin Donghui's headquarters. Soldiers, go directly to the most dangerous section.Assault guns were attached to the sides, scanning the rear for threats.

The headquarters has learned that several enemy tanks have broken through the second line of defense. If they continue to break through northward, behind the pile of rammed earth on the third line of defense, there will be only a mortar company and a temporary hospital. The machine has been searching for traces of the enemy, but can not be found.

"The enemy has already opened their mouths, and it seems that they are still very strong." The commander said, holding the handle of the seat tightly with both hands. He was one of the few people in the hall who did not stand up.

"The gap will definitely be blocked," the armored general at the side continued, "I can trust He Fan the most."

People around cast strange glances, He Fan's old man seemed to be more relaxed than other people here, I don't know if he can't get out.

Li Xiulin temporarily replaced He Fan as the leader. While He Fan and Qin Donghui were exchanging information, he searched all the way forward.He increased the power of the thermal imager to the maximum to increase the search distance, and the hum of the cooler in his ear seemed to overwhelm other noises.

Unexpectedly, I saw two tanks crossing in front of my eyes, the distance was only 2 meters, and I didn't get the password, so the tank slowed down immediately, and even the driver using the low-light equipment saw it.

"Azimuth 022, aim!" Li Xiulin shouted in a low voice, as if afraid of being heard by the enemy who was close at hand.

The gunner lacked peripheral vision at night, but he turned the turret according to the command, and he quickly caught the target. The target was not carrying out the outflanking mission that He Fan was most worried about. They seemed to be trying to find a way out and run westward.Judging from his towering gun barrel, the enemy has not disengaged the safety clutch of the high and low machine. This is a state that the artillery usually maintains during the march; while in the battle, the artillery usually maintains a horizontal orientation through the vertical stabilization device.This shows that the enemy does not see himself and does not want to fight.But they happened to bump into themselves, so they were unlucky.

The other assault guns in the rear turned around and aimed at another tank that was trying to go west.The low-light night vision equipment of the Indian tanks really didn't work very well. They drove all the way with their heads covered and almost hit Li Xiulin.The assault gun in front of them fired a round and completely destroyed the two tanks, and those behind who had not had time to catch up also went around and fired a round of supplementary fire at the smoking enemy tanks.

Immediately, He Fan's scolding came from the chariot radio station. He didn't understand this behavior of exposing the target and wasting ammunition.However, there are a few vehicles in the Weasel Company, and they have never hit any targets. When the opportunity arises, it is inevitable that they will be a little anxious.

"Position observation, 4 vehicles slipped over. Must find another 2 vehicles."

When He Fan was speaking, a JH-7 flew sideways, so low that it was almost parallel to He Fan who was sitting on the turret.The aircraft flew at a risky low altitude to ensure the accuracy of the bombing. It dropped a large cluster bomb with a time-delayed fuze above the position to avoid blowing itself. This bombing completely covered the enemy death squads that were breaking through.In an instant, countless orange fireballs rose from the position, blowing up the Indian troops with flesh and blood.Soon, He Fan smelled the smell of burnt human body mixed with gunpowder smoke.

(End of this chapter)