Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 489: No War on the Eastern Front

Thunderbolt No. 101 quickly flew in the general direction. The colonel did not establish any navigation routes in advance, but just searched the mountain with his own eyes.In fact, there is no need for too much information. No matter how sneaky the enemy's armed helicopters are, they are always in the same place. They must come around the prominent position that blocked the way of Meneam's attacking troops.

The AWACS had been unable to see low-speed targets in the mountains, and the colonel didn't count on it.He lowered the altitude slowly, hoping to find clues, but unfortunately the target he was searching for now would not leave a noticeable white trail in the air.The colonel carefully adjusted his posture and looked around. The battle line between the two sides was just below, and missiles might pop up at any time.

The radar warning equipment detected the search radar of ground anti-aircraft weapons from time to time, and he did not want to provoke them, so he carefully avoided these dangerous directions.While turning, the radar warning suddenly picked up a suspicious, unanalyzable radar signal, millimeter wave, some kind of search radar.It is different from the system soldiers of anti-aircraft guns.He had a premonition that something new had appeared, but the longbow Apache should have seen him at this moment, so he had to be careful.

The thunder turned around on purpose, and rushed towards it without following the direction detected by the alarm.That radar mainly searches the ground, but it also has a 360° air search capability, which is indeed a troublesome thing. Once the enemy decides to hide, and the mountains are beneficial to them, how should they do it?

At this time, the Indian pilot hiding in the mountains was sweating all over his body, staring vigilantly at the fighter jet that turned around and whizzed by a few kilometers away. For a moment, the pilot thought that the enemy had seen him, and a deadly battle was inevitable, but The enemy plane suddenly turned around and left, as if it was just turning around here.However, he didn't dare to be careless, hovering behind the ridge and turning horizontally, closely following the movement of the fighter.The pilot's hand is on the launch button. If the lone fighter continues to approach, he can launch 2 Stinger missiles for a sneak attack, and then he can quickly descend to the bottom of the valley to hide, no matter whether he uses a big move or not.

Just now, he was still waiting for his teammates to massacre the enemy tank group from the side, when suddenly the radar found a suspicious target in the air.Although the ridiculous millimeter-wave fire control radar on the rotor will lead to a decrease in flight performance, the reality has proved how useful it is. In addition to guiding anti-tank missiles to the ground, this device can also search for air, although the distance is not very Far almost coincides with the visual distance, but the peripheral vision of the helicopter is too poor, and it is needed to make up for it.It's a pity that there are only weak Stinger missiles on the helicopter, otherwise it would be possible to launch a pre-emptive attack at a longer distance.

Seeing that the thunderbolt disappeared, the pilot suddenly remembered that his companion was still in danger, so he called the No. 2 plane to give up the attack and immediately retreated.However, the VHF communication was unable to contact the teammates for a while, and its position on the display remained unchanged, indicating that the data link communication was also interrupted for a while. For mountain operations, this is a common situation.However, if the No. 2 aircraft moves according to the originally planned route, it is very likely that it will be discovered by the enemy aircraft.

Since the radar warning equipment could not measure the distance, Sammy planned to walk around the mountain in a large circle, calmly determine the approximate location of the radar hiding, and then launch a sudden attack.He circled all the way, and saw the tanks gathering behind the mountain, all pointing to the east, which seemed abnormal.Before I figured out what was going on, I saw a helicopter that was also approaching the mountain head-on, obviously preparing to attack the tank.

The two sides met each other hundreds of meters away, and both were taken aback.Thunder quickly pulled up to avoid the possible head-on attack of the enemy, but the Apache helicopter did not take advantage of the stable platform and the helmet-linked cannon, and fired first, obviously caught off guard.

There is no radar on the top of this helicopter, which is obviously different from the colonel's previous judgment, but it can't be controlled, it is bad luck for him to hit the muzzle of the gun.

The Indian pilot acted on instinct and plunged into the valley in an attempt to avoid it.Based on his experience of shooting down the Mi-35 at dawn, Sami used somersaults to turn down and search for the enemy within the visual range.The clumsy helicopter dodged left and right, trying to escape the trail.It's a pity that Sammy is not high enough to complete the aim, but it is enough to scare the opponent.The Apache panicked and chose to escape around the mountain; it bit the bullet and flew sideways in front of a company of tanks.The tank below hesitated for a while, not expecting the enemy to come suddenly in this way, and then began to counterattack with the top machine gun, and the infantry next to it also fired with assault rifles.The helicopter flew over this position with a dense barrage of bullets, and the process was extremely long. During this period, the side armor and rotor were hit by ammunition of various calibers several times.If it wasn't for the interference of the fighter plane, it should have calmly launched an attack outside the range of the 12.7mm machine gun, using laser-guided bombs to destroy those tanks one by one, but now it has fallen into such a mess.

The pilot turned his head to check the rear from time to time, but the rear view was very poor, and he couldn't see where the Thunderbolt went.He knew that he suffered too much from the speed, so he simply continued to risk the sporadic shooting nearby, dashing down, turning the fuselage from time to time, trying to see the situation behind.

Sami saw the helicopter descending and fleeing in the air. He couldn't use the funnel-shaped radar sight to catch the target for a while, so he fired according to his feeling. The dense impact points fell behind the target, cracking the nearby rocks; After chasing within 2 meters, seeing that the barrage was about to catch up with the enemy, he was forced to pull up to avoid hitting the mountain.

The speed of the target is too small, and the timing of shooting is fleeting. He is indeed a little uncomfortable.The Raiden fighter circled again and looked back. The valley was already covered with tracer bombs fired by Indian helicopters. The target was invisible. The enemy probably used the ability to turn in a small radius or even hover, directly hiding in the white smoke, waiting for danger past.

Due to poor vision, Sami missed the opportunity again. He could only choose to pull up vertically, and then looked down during the long somersault.This time he saw flying rotors in the valley, and the enemy plane was clinging to the ground, fleeing all the way south, obviously thinking that it was out of the threat.He didn't use the machine gun again, the helicopter felt quite solid to him, he chose to use missiles to search for the enemy's heat source, so as to prevent the enemy from sensing the threat and counterattack again.After chasing to a distance of 500 meters, the missile seeker locked the target.The colonel fired two missiles, watched the missiles catch up, blew up a pylon and tail beam, and watched the helicopter fall to the ground.Sami was a little absorbed in watching it, and it was a little late to pull it up. The huge flying rotor was thrown into the air by the explosion, almost hitting the thunderbolt.

When the colonel flew to a higher airspace, the Apache helicopter carrying the millimeter-wave radar disappeared, which meant that the threat of the tankers was temporarily lifted.In this battle, he never threw away the fuel tank. Currently, there is enough fuel, and he can make a few more laps in this area.

In the huge encirclement of the Assam battlefield, a large number of depressed Indian troops were forced to sleep in stinky swamps and virgin forests full of poisonous insects. The rain caused the jungle to overflow in the early morning, and it was impossible to set up tents. The drones stared at them, and the officers would issue blind transfer orders every once in a while, while the wounded could only lie on stretchers and wait to die.For more than ten hours, most people have not been given food, and desperation begins to build up.

The shelling of the Chinese army stopped suddenly after a while, and new rumors spread among the troops, the most important of which was that the superior might have to negotiate with the Chinese; Surrender, in fact, there is no other topic to talk about.Some people secretly thought that if the talks were quick, they might still have time to get some medicine from the Chinese to help the wounded, but no one dared to say that after Sampani disappeared, his lingering prestige was still there. Grievance was sentenced to death by the court-martial for treason very hastily.

Another rumor is that a battalion of the 56th Division walked out of the forest with a white flag in the morning and surrendered to the PLA. Thirty minutes ago, the voice of the battalion commander could be heard on the other party's radio. He didn't say much, he just talked about the food that comes with surrender, and resistance has lost its meaning. It's better to think about your family.

Lin Huaisheng and Qin Donghui couldn't figure out why General Kunta was still hesitating. In the worst case, the enemy's negotiation was just some kind of delay?After Kunta took the initiative to ask for a ceasefire, there was no further comment.Ding Keguang is ready here. If necessary, he will bring it to the radio station and cross the front line to negotiate in person.

"Will there be another change?" Qin Donghui said, "The enemy still wants to stick around and wait for help?"

"Without food, how can he change? 20 minutes ago, the 23rd Division retreated another 4 kilometers, completely out of the range of our artillery, and did not pose a threat at all."

"Then what are you waiting for this old dog day?"

"Some of the thoughts of senior Indian military officers are beyond your comprehension."

"No, if you don't reply, continue shelling. We are not easy to fool."

"Let's wait. The railway line has just been destroyed by guerrillas. There are 70 tons of ammunition and other supplies still on the way."

Lin Huaisheng shook his head and said, the railway he built had only traveled once before it was blown up by an enemy that hadn’t cleared it up. Currently, the engineers are tearing down the tracks from the nearby double track to repair it. It will be repaired in about an hour. Even so, The capacity of this railway can only be restored to 1/5.

"I think it can be delayed for a few days, and they will be honest after a while of hunger." Lin Huaisheng suddenly said something surprising.

"Are you still afraid that there will be too many prisoners, and the logistics will not be able to bear it?"

"Once surrendered, the prisoners of war are our burden. The International Red Cross requires investigation and visitation; starving to death there is entirely the responsibility of the Indian military's willful action. It is also beneficial to our propaganda."

"Hehe, food can be air-dropped, and 10 people is not a big deal."

Qin Donghui said lightly.As a division commander, he seldom considers issues from a holistic perspective. This is different from Lin Huaisheng. Lin not only considers the immediate logistics, but also other issues.

"Report to the chief, there is a reply from the other side, and it is on the channel we stipulated."

"What did you say?" The two asked eagerly at the same time.

"Lieutenant General Quinta demands reciprocal, dignified negotiations."

"What does he mean?" Qin Donghui looked puzzled, apparently not understanding what reciprocity meant.

"Hehe, that is to say, Lieutenant General Kunta asked to discuss surrender with someone of equal status. Comrade Ding Keguang's military rank is too low, I'm afraid he can't do it." Lin Huaisheng explained.

"It turns out that this grandson has been thinking about it for a long time. It doesn't matter, tell him that there is a major general waiting for him here."

The two sides quickly agreed on the time and place for the first meeting of representatives on the channel. It was in a small school behind the PLA front, and the time was one hour later. Do not unilaterally accept Indian troops who surrender on their own.There were no problems with the previous ones. Lin Huaisheng just vaguely agreed to the last one, but he didn't intend to follow through. Now that he had the initiative, he didn't want to accommodate the other party too much.Since the morning, there have been 1 Indian soldiers who have sporadically crossed the front and surrendered, and all of them look like reincarnated evil spirits.

The conversations on these radio stations of the two sides were quickly monitored by the Indian troops tens of kilometers outside the encirclement. The electronic reconnaissance troops of the 23rd Division also monitored the movement on the agreed channel and reported to the rear at any time. Since there was no encryption , the above content was conveyed to New Delhi simultaneously.

Singh has been sorting out all kinds of intelligence in the Ministry of Defense. He has to discuss the latest situation of the day with various officials of the War Cabinet at nighttime routine meetings. Preparation must be meticulous.

In the morning, there was exciting news from General Meneyam. After several days of fierce fighting, the Pakistani offensive in Rawalpindi quickly turned into a major defeat.The general reported that the enemy suffered heavy losses on the outskirts of Fort ***, a large amount of equipment was discarded, the current main offensive has been resolved, and the troops are retreating hastily; Decent counterattack.

Singer revised the number of enemy losses estimated by the Northern Command to a larger number, and prepared to use it at the regular evening meeting to beat the growing defeatist sentiment among officials. Recently, the market for various negative views is expanding. Many people think that India can no longer fight, and that is what the Prime Minister is most worried about.

(End of this chapter)