Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 487
At the same time, officers above the regiment of the 4th Army were gathering for a meeting.Discussing how to get out of the current predicament, the way out seems to be obvious, but no one at the meeting took the initiative to mention surrender or similar words, but there was no proposal to continue to break through with enthusiasm, the meeting has been pretending to be deaf with its own thoughts In a dumb stalemate.On the contrary, another low-ranking officer has been monitoring the calls of the Chinese army, and will notify the venue if there are new changes.

The Chinese side stated on the radio that they asked to send a representative across the front line. Kunta asked everyone how to respond. No one dared to respond first. Everyone was afraid of taking historical responsibility. Everyone could see the fate of Chaguye. inside.During this period, his communication with General Morogani was also restored; Morogani obviously noticed something, and kept calling on General Kunta to break out of the siege and not to have any form of contact with the enemy.Kunta also ignored the calls from his superiors. He was afraid that after establishing contact, a bomb would be drawn.

On the radio station, the voice broadcast from the Chinese side has not stopped, and the source of the measurement emission is in the north, and the distance is unknown.At 9 o'clock in the morning, the voice of an Indian soldier appeared, and he warned the officers of the 4th Army not to trample on the lives of soldiers, or to send them to death in vain.The soldier referred to the missing Sampani as a criminal, and recounted his acts of bullying and shooting soldiers as regiment commander and brigade commander, including a collective shooting of deserters a few days ago.

He went on to say: "I guarantee that as long as the Indian soldiers walk out of the forest with white flags and surrender to the PLA in any direction, they will get enough food; I mean what those people eat, not those who feed their animals. , Moldy grain." He went on to accept: "This war will definitely lead to the overthrow of the rotten Indian government, and the captives will be able to return to India without fear or stay in the Assam region."

In the end, the soldier reported his family name and said that he was from Company C, 2rd Battalion, 221st Regiment, 3nd Mountain Division. The unit blocked the Chinese army in the southwest of Tawang on October 10. Sampani promised that as long as he stood firm until dawn, he would use artillery fire. He covered their retreat, but after nightfall, he heard an order from his superiors to the engineers on the radio to blow up the pontoon bridge of the Dawang River immediately; then the pontoon bridge was really blown up.Now he is willing to expose such ugly things, so that more Indian soldiers can see the ugly face of this officer group.

"It's completely confusing black and white."

The head of the 221st Regiment with a bandage on his head was on the spot, and he shouted angrily, "We did blow up the pontoon bridge ahead of time.

"There is no need to mention these. What we want to know is what to do next?" Another officer asked earnestly, but he did not dare to touch the essence of the problem.

"Yeah, before the attack yesterday, Commander Sampani distributed all the food to the assault troops. He thought he would break out of the siege today, but he didn't expect...you should always think about what to do next?"

"Our 2nd Division has received strict field survival training and can survive in any environment."

"That's your skill, we can't hold on, I think there will be a desertion soon."

"Catch a few and shoot them in public, and see who dares to run away."

Everyone was chattering and arguing, and the atmosphere in the venue became more and more tense. Commander Kunta sat there motionless, just tilted his head, watching everyone arguing. He knew that he was only the commander-in-chief in name, and he didn't have the radiance of Sampani all over his body. That kind of evil energy can calm everyone down. No matter what point of view you hold now, no one will really listen to it. Maybe you will offend another group of people. A shot in the back is not worth it.

"Commander, what do you think should be done?" Someone finally threw the question to the lieutenant general who had settled down, and the headquarters immediately fell silent.

"You all know the situation. The troops have lost their ability to command and maneuver. Now even if the enemy disappears, it will be difficult for us to act together. Let me say that if someone is willing to stay here and be loyal to their duties, that's great." He looked around to make sure that most people didn't understand what he meant, which is not surprising, this is the effect he wanted, "If someone wants to defect to the enemy, it is a serious act of treason, but from the history of our military , and it is not without precedent that the law protects soldiers from surrendering with dignity when they are incapacitated."

His contradictory words caused the officers around him to be taken aback for a while, as if he meant to let the troops below do their own thing.

"General, in another 3 hours, will the enemy start shelling?" Someone asked eagerly.

"Fart, this is just a trick for them to scare cowards. Their supply base is in Jabuwa. The weak logistics supply cannot support large-scale bombardment at all. If they really have this ability, they would have fought here long ago." The officer of the 2nd Division retorted. .

"Well, then let's wait and see if the Chinese are bragging about their strength."

Lieutenant General Kunta finally made a decision, and he is not sure what the reality of the Chinese deadline will be. Maybe they are just relying on such a delay to deliver military supplies?

Sitting in the headquarters, Qin Donghui peeked at Lin Huaisheng across from him. The chief of staff was looking at the map with a magnifying glass at the moment. It turned out to be a map of the combat situation around Fort *** 2000 kilometers away, and he was quite absorbed in it.Qin Donghui shook his head lightly, thinking: What are you pretending to be in front of me?

Together they are waiting for the last moment - 12 noon sharp.

After the specified time, if the other party does not reply, they will start to show firepower to the stubborn enemy.This job must rely on Lin Huaisheng's artillery. At present, these 122 and 152mm howitzers have entered the position and are ready to fire at any time.

Qin Donghui admired Lin Huaisheng very much. He even went out of his way to repair the railway from Jabwa to Tespur. In the morning, the first train took 4 hours to transport a load of ammunition from Jabwa to Tispur. Spur, and then transported by helicopter to various positions, compared with using helicopters completely, it saves a lot of time and fuel.Now his 6 artillery companies all have more than 2 bases of ammunition, and they are still being replenished.

"Chief of staff, tell me, will the enemy surrender after this bombardment?" He couldn't help asking.

"Surrender is really going to be troublesome. It will test our logistics supply capabilities. I think we have to send most of the Indian captives to the country quickly. Maybe we can find some people who can cooperate with them in the future." Come to rule the new India."

Lin Huaisheng replied that he didn't mean anything, but he looked at the long-term and more pragmatic than Qin Donghui, as if he was already considering policy issues. For a commander, it was a field that was completely out of reach.

"Did I hear that right? New India?"

"Yes, the stability and balance of power in South Asia must be ensured. We cannot leave a powder keg like the British, which will eventually hurt China."

"Chief of Staff Lin, you are thinking too far ahead. We haven't won the war yet, and the Indian government hasn't collapsed yet."

"If you mean the political collapse of India, I think it will be seen soon. The cohesion of Kahan's government has reached its peak in history, but it has also reached its limit. His execution is achieved through It was achieved by inciting populism and clamoring for war, but this is also a double-edged sword, such a regime... cannot withstand the setback of using foreign troops.”

When the time came to 12:01, it seemed that the enemy rejected the proposal to send representatives for peace talks.The electronic reconnaissance unit intercepted several external telegrams, asking the Indian army in the encirclement to continue to break out of the "enemy" weaker area. The telegram also said: It is more difficult to believe the Chinese than us.

"It seems that they don't want to talk, and they have to show some color." Qin Donghui said, he had no artillery and could only rely on Lin Huaisheng.

"They must still be wondering if we're strong enough to eat them, and I happen to have some ammo."

Lin Huaisheng immediately wrote the order by hand and handed it over to a staff officer, who, through the helicopter parked outside the headquarters, gave instructions to the various mobile artillery positions to shell according to the predetermined plan.

Two minutes later, the unavoidable rumble of gunfire rang out. The Chinese army was not idle before 2 o'clock, and had already used drone reconnaissance to mark many targets, and the shelling was completely targeted.At this moment, the small unmanned aerial vehicle launched from the forward position and the guide rail has already flown to the height of a tree to correct and evaluate the shooting.The enemy has been relying on the primeval forest for concealment, and it still has some effect at night, but now the Chinese army can easily find the area where the enemy gathers with the help of daylight.

The Indian army has maintained a contracted and loose formation. Most of the troops that retreated from the battle had a chaotic command and communication, and did not restore their organization.Kunta has actually done nothing since he took office for a few hours. He let the troops find places to assemble according to his own intentions. He knows that he has neither food nor supervising troops. .

The shells falling from the sky will blow up the assembled Indian army.Soldiers dodged around like frightened birds, and mules carrying weapons ran around in the woods. Only the immobile wounded stayed under the big trees and howled.If there is a Chinese army coming at this moment, the Indian army that has not established a defense line may collapse immediately.

"Commander, you have to think more about the lives of your brothers. Why don't we let the enemy cease fire first, and we will take a long-term plan." The adjutant finally couldn't help but reminded, "If other troops want to fight, let them fight brothers and follow you all the way." I ran here from Zayu not to die here."

The lieutenant general did not answer, he was just listening to the direction of the intensive shelling.He found that the shelling was all coming from the south, and he couldn't believe that the enemy there had such ample ammunition.He has stayed in Zayu for several years, and it has always been the most troublesome thing to hoard ammunition for frontline artillery. Even if the railway is repaired 50 kilometers away from Walong, it will still be slow to let the transport troops pull the artillery shells into the mountains. .

While talking, a row of shells landed a hundred meters away. It was suggested that the command post was filled with gunpowder smoke. All the officers who came to the meeting squatted or lay down, afraid that the next shell would be transferred to their heads.After a while, the shelling faded away.A guard ran outside to pick up a piece of hot shrapnel and handed it to the lieutenant general.

"These guns are coming from the south. How is this possible? Their supply base is in Jabwa. Even the fuel for the helicopters has to be airlifted through Myanmar." Kunta said, thinking about the shrapnel, but this time the bombardment can be alleviated. his current predicament.He saw a few guys who advocated fighting to the end, and they were all shrinking their necks at the moment, looking up at the sky vigilantly (there is no roof on the command post, only a camouflage net).

"General, I'm afraid this is just artillery preparation. Their infantry will rush in soon, and we will have no bargaining chips at that time."

"Yeah, the top priority must be to fight for a dignified way of life for the brothers."

As soon as the public opinion among the officers changed, it seemed that voices willing to negotiate had the upper hand.

"Well, since you all want to find out what the enemy is thinking, I have no objection either. Communication company, immediately call the Chinese on the negotiation channel and ask them to stop shelling first, we can negotiate."

This was the lieutenant general's first official order after taking office, and he found that no one objected, perhaps most people's attention was attracted by the shelling.Such intensive and accurate shelling was indeed beyond the expectations of most Indian military officers. They originally thought that the Chinese army's shells should have been fired in yesterday's battle. This is a bargaining chip that many people think can refuse negotiations.However, these rounds of fierce shelling by Lin Huaisheng really stunned some people.

On the outer battlefield of Rawalpindi 2200 kilometers away, the Indian infantry was frantically attacking Yahini's prominent positions. The steam trails of the battle between the two air forces in the sky drew messy white lines. Indian aircraft capable of attacking ground positions.

General Meneyam of Srinagar was eager to end the battle quickly so that he could transfer the main force back to Chandirga. In this battle, he used the second-line general reserve team to outflank the southern line, aiming for a quick victory.Of course he knows that the Chinese are watching the development of the situation condescendingly, and time is not on his side.The tenacious nail in front of him is wedged into his own line of advancement. Seeing that the Pakistan Army will be destroyed in a big defeat.If this battle is won, the personnel and equipment accumulated by the Pakistani army will be wiped out. It will not be able to launch any decent offensive in the next year, but at this moment, it cannot go any further.

Yahini commanded the tank company, waiting for the slowly approaching enemy tanks to come within range.After the enemy tanks rushed out of the col, they quickly spread out to the two wings.During this process, the tank column exposed its vulnerable side, but the enemy commander believed that it was still far away from Yahini's position, so they had nothing to fear. At a distance of 3 kilometers, coupled with the changeable cross wind in the mountains, it is indeed difficult to shoot accurately at moving targets. Anyway, it is difficult for Indian T55 gunners to hit moving targets at half of this distance.Considering that only the time for the shell to fly in the air is a long 2 seconds, it seems that there is no need to worry about the side defense.

(End of this chapter)