Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 490 Official Surrender
The latest news sent back by General Morogani's headquarters shocked Singh like a bolt from the blue. He did not expect the enemy's encirclement to form so quickly. As far as he knew, the enemy's strength was less than half of the 4th Army. What was even more unexpected was that General Kunta would surrender so soon after being besieged for less than a day.

Although the headquarters of the Eastern Military Region was not within the encirclement, there was only a skeleton headquarters left there, and Moro Ghani was completely a bare-bones commander.Most of the mobile forces in the Assam region were made dumplings by the Chinese.

When Singer was at the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, the British instructor once said with certainty that the idea of ​​forming a siege through the army's outflanking and then accomplishing large-scale annihilation of the enemy is outdated, and the new war situation is a system under high-tech conditions. In confrontation, there is no need for a stylish encirclement. The protagonist of the war is undoubtedly the air force, and the role of the army will be weakened to the greatest extent.The U.S. military’s ground operations in Iraq seem to confirm the above views. Air-to-ground massacres have replaced traditional infantry assaults and roundabout encirclement tactics; however, the Chinese military’s tactics are still centered on the traditional army and do not rely too much on technical weapons , This tactic seems to be behind the times, but this round did solidly surround more than [-] Indian troops (the specific number, Singh's Ministry of Defense has not yet clearly counted).

The world is stunned to watch the progress of the war in Assam. Three months ago, the action of Spanga's mechanized troops in southern Pakistan amazed critics. Some people thought he was the Indian version of Rommel; but neither Spanga nor Rommel himself had actually completed it. In an overly large annihilation battle, they are only good at quick assaults. The defeated enemy can always take advantage of the long line of the attacking side and the shortcomings of insufficient troops to slip through the fingers, which eventually leads to the crux of the stalemate in the war.

The actions of the Chinese army in Assam were completely different. They crossed some of the worst mountainous areas in the world and laid an invisible net. This net was so loose that before the fall of Srinagar, there was no one in the world. It was seen that the entire 4th Army was in danger of being completely surrounded.Now, the situation has become clear, the Chinese army has developed new tactics, and they have obviously learned the lesson of 1962-if they don’t give enough damage to the Indian army, they will make a comeback sooner or later; India is not so easy to admit defeat. , They quickly figured out a way to use shorter supply lines to slowly encroach on the territory on the Chinese side of the border, which is the core strategy.

The Chinese decision-makers finally decided to completely resolve the determination of who wins and who loses through a real encirclement and suppression.The current Indian government supported by populism is different from the Nehru era, and it is likely to collapse due to a huge military defeat.

Singer had taken it for granted that General Kunta would be able to hold out for at least a period of time with the advantage of numbers alone. If it could be delayed until the end of the year, he would be able to use the railway to quickly maneuver Meneam's victorious army to the east, and turn to Launch an internal and external attack on the Chinese army, which has a population of only 4 to 5.At that time, the enemy's ground supply line over the winding mountains should have been blocked by ice and snow. In order to reduce consumption, the enemy will inevitably shrink to the vicinity of Jabuwa to survive the winter.But the current situation has gone awry. A coward like Lieutenant General Kunta doesn't consider India's overall advantage at all, and thinks of surrendering to the enemy whenever he encounters setbacks.

"Should this man be replaced immediately?" he thought to himself. "Charmain is collecting relevant information, maybe there will be some way?"

But the top priority is how to report to the prime minister?Tell him that another general who is greedy for life and fear of death has appeared and is about to surrender to the enemy?

Singer had no idea at the moment, so he could only call Charmain, seeking his advice.But Charmain was not in the office.Singh felt unprecedented isolation, like ants on a hot pot, making countless circles around the huge map of Assam on the table.He hated those soldiers who had lost their sense of honor. How could they surrender to a much smaller enemy?A lieutenant general led 10 people to surrender, which means that the hegemony in South Asia established by India through the siege of the city in the past six months has disappeared in an instant.Neighboring countries will think that India is vulnerable to China.

Two green flares rose on the front line, and then an Indian jeep with a white flag appeared as promised.

The jeep bumped all the way to the Chinese position ahead.The adjutant and liaison officer sent by Kunta sat in the car, as well as the communication personnel with communication equipment.In order to prevent the Indian electronic reconnaissance troops from eavesdropping on the content of the negotiations, the Chinese side will set up a telephone line across the front line, and the equipment will be provided by the Chinese side.The lieutenant general thought over and over again that it was unnecessary. Moro Ghani or Singer liked to eavesdrop, so let him listen. The hasty rescue of the 23rd Division had already chilled Kunta's heart.

Under the instructions of the Chinese side, the jeep quickly passed through the position.

Kunta's adjutant peeked at them. There were a large number of wheeled combat vehicles parked behind the position. Some personnel were carrying ammunition, while the rest were maintaining the vehicles.The mortar positions hidden behind the line of defense are well-organized, with ammunition piled up like a mountain, and there are mobile air defense positions on both sides, and the search radar on the turret is spinning rapidly.The field kitchen on the battlefield was probably cooking, and a smell entered his nose, making his stomach acid churn, and he hadn't eaten for a long time.

"There is at least one battalion of self-propelled howitzers on the position, and the wheels are covered with mud, indicating that they have been maneuvering. There are at least two companies of self-propelled mortars at the front, and there are vaguely 2mm rocket launches in the bushes 2 kilometers deep. Che... God, the shelling at noon, but this weapon has not yet been found to participate, which means that the Chinese have not used their full strength at all?"

He was secretly observing the weapons in the distance. A long row of 8X8 wheeled chariots stood in front of his eyes, and then they were passing by in a mighty way, probably to chase the 23rd Division.

The helicopter formation above the column flew by in groups, and at least three types could be distinguished. The roar of the fighter jets was above the clouds. Although they could not be seen, there were definitely a lot of them.

The adjutant secretly complained, before he set off, the lieutenant general gave thousands of instructions, don't be intimidated by the enemy's formation, we must let the enemy know that we are not afraid of the collapse of the talk, we still have the strength to break through.But at this moment, he was overwhelmed by the rows of weapons he saw in his eyes.He didn't know how many such weapons existed on the entire front, obviously what he saw was just the tip of the iceberg.The adjutant couldn't help thinking to himself, if the talks collapsed, would something bad happen?

After the infantry fighting vehicle disappeared, the jeep continued to follow the leading Chinese military vehicle, passed a mountain pass, and saw a large group of disarmed Indian prisoners sitting on the hillside basking in the sun, and some wounded were lying on stretchers by the roadside. Hanging the bottle, I didn't see that there were not many soldiers guarding it, and the expressions on the faces of the prisoners were not nervous. It seems that the policy of preferential treatment for prisoners announced by the Chinese is true.He gradually came to a conclusion in his heart. Surrendering was a shameful thing, but it was over as soon as he gritted his teeth.

Behind this mighty display of force, Lin Huaisheng mobilized all the troops that could be mobilized within the sight of the Indian liaison officer in advance. Most of the troops did not catch up with the battle, but they were enough to demonstrate their military might.The Air Force's fighter formations were not planned, but several formations happened to be patrolling westward and overhead.

The Indian liaison officer came to Xiaocun village office and had a brief conversation with Ding Keguang who was receiving him.Kunta's confidant is not very good at pretending, and he doesn't have too deep a city, so he will quickly reveal the truth.He said that the honor of the general and the safety of the personnel should be guaranteed first, and that surrender is completely negotiable.Second, camp management must be under the supervision of UN personnel and there must be sufficient food.Ding Keguang readily agreed.

Then the liaison officer had a brief conversation with the headquarters, and told General Kunta his judgment through a pre-agreed code word—the enemy's attack power was higher than expected, and it was meaningless to continue resisting.Kunta sent this confidant to the rear of the Chinese army's front line. Apart from throwing stones to ask directions, he also had the purpose of reconnaissance. In fact, he was not sure whether the enemy's strength was enough to eat him. It's been a while.The lieutenant general didn't know that this confidant was really blind, and he didn't see that the chariot column that deliberately blocked the tactical number passed in front of him, and it was already the second pass.Lin Huaisheng's deception at least made him overestimate the number of weapons in the Chinese army.

After waiting for a while, Kunta's command replied that he could surrender to the Chinese army in this area after 2 hours, but only to the highest commander; in addition, he could not guarantee that the second division would surrender together, and the division has already lost out of control.But the rest of the troops are not a problem.

Soon the two sides reached an agreement on details such as the time of surrender, location and contact methods.At that time, the supreme commander of the Chinese side on the Assam battlefield will accept Lieutenant General Kunta's surrender.

The liaison officer replied the details of these discussions to the boss through the radio. These communications were monitored by the Indian army outside the encirclement and the U.S. military drones flying from the Bay of Bengal. The information was transmitted to New Delhi and Washington simultaneously. The army will surrender in the evening.

Singh, who was sitting in the Ministry of National Defense, had no choice but to wait for this dark moment. He estimated that the Prime Minister’s hurdle would be very sad, and he would probably relieve himself of his post to quell public grievances. Of course, he could temporarily block news for support.

When the Indian liaison officer reported to General Kunta, Lin Huaisheng was setting up the surrender site.Xu Jingzhe attached great importance to this cutscene, and even transported a film crew by air, and repeatedly reminded Lin Huaisheng not to mess up.According to the instructions, Lin arranged two cameras in two inconspicuous corners on the side of the crude venue. These cameras were specially used to capture the frustrated and depressed expressions of Indian generals.Once such a picture is recorded, it will have a strong publicity effect in the next 2 years.Xu Jingzhe has considered the possibility of India blocking the news, and he hopes that a real video can be posted on the Internet to undermine India's propaganda.

In the evening, a convoy from the Indian position turned on the lights and came. The forward sniper saw a well-dressed senior officer sitting in the second car, and he reported this information to his superiors.

The black and thin Lieutenant General Kunta sat in the car with an expressionless face, bumping all the way to the designated area. His ideological struggle was still going on. A voice repeatedly reminded him that after today, he would become the leader of the entire India. refers to the traitor.However, for the sake of the lives of his brothers, he was determined to go all out.

The convoy carrying the white flag quickly drove into the small meeting place of the village hall, which used to be the permanent trial venue of the Assam Regional Assize Court, and a slogan prohibiting honorable murder is still posted outside.The lieutenant general got out of the car, straightened his clothes, straightened his chest and walked in.The camera closely followed his face, and the picture was simultaneously transmitted to the headquarters in Sichuan, China.

Most people in the headquarters waited for this moment with bated breath. The attack capability of the Chinese army has actually reached its limit. Lin Huaisheng’s ammunition has been parked on the railway and cannot move, but the enemy is the first to be unable to support it. He gave up resistance readily, and it seemed that there was a knot in his heart to protest the ineffective rescue.Lin Huaisheng's venue was pitch-black, and it looked like the lieutenant general was in a bad mood.

Qin Donghui was already standing behind a plywood table, a national flag was planted beside the table, and a surrender document was placed on the other side of the table, which stipulated that after the Indian army surrendered, it would receive all the treatment guaranteed by international law.

Lieutenant General Kunta walked up to him. As a major general, Qin Donghui saluted him first, but he did not wear a military cap. Then Lieutenant General Kunta spread his palms flat and returned the military salute vigorously. He finally saw clearly what was blocking his way on the field. That guy looked ten years younger than him. Although he was unwilling, he was done.

The two parties never spoke, nor did they sit down.A liaison officer from Kunta came over to point out the terms of the surrender document. The lieutenant general just glanced at it and signed his name; then the lieutenant general took off the Beretta pistol he was wearing and handed it to the Qin Donghui on the opposite side.

The entire surrender process lasted only 2 minutes, and the film crew did not capture the picture of the Indian officer losing his mind, but it was enough.

Xu Jingzhe folded his hands, and after watching the whole process, he knew that the battle in Assam was basically over, and the next main task was to wipe out the remnants of the enemy and rebuild a new regime.The second work is being carried out in an orderly manner. Most of the local residents do not agree with their national status as an Indianized foreign gang, so it is not too difficult to overthrow it and start over.Most of the Indian immigrants in Arunachal will move here, or return to India, and the other part will get Chinese citizenship and stay there.

(End of this chapter)