Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 539 The Last Desperate Risk

At this time, the battle in Danishwa village was coming to an end. Many Indian armored vehicles successfully rushed out of the village, but then fell into the fire net of the Pakistani armored forces outflanking the troops. The village was heavily bombed.

In view of the consideration of not escalating the war in the region, the Pakistani Air Force did not dispatch, and the fighter group that took off from Husab took a detour to carry out the meaningless task of attacking the bunkers outside the Fort.And this inconspicuous village road on the bank of the Chenab River was completely overturned by a large number of 30 kg bombs dropped by Su-27 and MiG-250.

The Indian pilots serving as guards have been on the lookout for the Pakistan Air Force to dispatch, because it is very close to Pakistan's newly formed Northern Air Force and Central Air Force Base, and these newly formed air force squadrons have just been equipped with difficult JF17 fighters.But this attack did not receive any counterattack. Obviously, the enemy air force had no counterattack plan. They flew over 160 kilometers away and headed north.

After daybreak, the remnants of the Sandel battle group engaged the rear guard of the 28th Division of the Indian Army, which was fleeing quickly, losing two-thirds of its strength, and the commander seemed to be lost.At this time, Lieutenant General Meneyam, who was sitting in Srinagar, realized that the scale of the ground battle in this area was indeed not small. It seemed that the enemy had deployed a powerful force here.

He did have reason to guess that the enemy would launch an offensive in this area. The terrain in this area is flatter than that in the north, and the altitude is also lower. It is indeed an ideal area for armored warfare, but common sense tells him that the Chinese and Pakistanis cannot be of one mind. Launching an offensive from here does not see any benefit to the Chinese. They should launch an attack along the general route of 1962.

The headquarters is busy, and the staff members are making final preparations. The general will go to New Delhi to participate in the most important military meeting before the war tomorrow morning. All the true and false Chinese army numbers that were obtained or monitored are marked on it, so that Singer and other important officials can take a good look at the current crisis situation, which will help him gain more support, and at the same time, he intends to persuade Singer He had already prepared to give up Leh, and he didn't expect to frighten Singer. This idea would not work.

"General, the Sandel Group has suffered heavy losses, and the colonel himself is missing. The air force has returned to Chandigarh. According to observations, the enemy has not dispatched the air force. Their radar station in Husab has been working." The staff officer said holding a notebook.

"Sandor, it's a pity," he shook his head, "Is there anything else?"

"The Ministry of Defense suggested that we suspend the retreat from Punjab. Minister Singh believes that in the absence of a large-scale enemy attack, retreating on its own will damage morale; and he believes that strategically, withdrawing from the flooded area will make Muir The southern cluster south of Tanzania appears to be more prominent and isolated."

"Interesting, so bluntly intervening in my command, it seems that the commander Singer wants to discuss strategic issues with me. What do you think?"

"I think the general," the staff officer thought for a while, "that's what he meant, but he also had to coordinate with the sentiments of the southern group. After all, they captured these areas and killed many more people than us."

"Singer is too reckless to understand the current situation at all. The purpose of the enemy's diversionary battle was to prevent us from shrinking to the north. And he was fooled. The resources reserved by the enemy are already near Fort *** Exhausted, I don't see how they have the strength to attack this area until late next spring."

"The general is too wise."

"What Singh never forgets is this occupied area. As long as we maintain a series of strong points from Gujrat to Lahore, we can take these areas back with a decent offensive at any time. But now, the real enemy Looking down on us, only a short-sighted person would care about the enemy in these secondary battlefields."

"It's just Sandor's mobile unit. It's a pity to lose it."

"This is war, more brutal than it was more than 50 years ago." Meneam sneered, "I believe that when Singh planned the invasion behind the back of the military, he never thought that it would be where it is today."

"Absolutely so, General."

"By the way, is there any news from Spanga? I heard that he has returned to New Delhi?"

"Yes, you can see him at tomorrow's meeting. Also, the plane from the Special Service Squadron who will pick you up has arrived."

"Damn, sending the plane so early is clearly to let the enemy satellites see my whereabouts, tell them to get out immediately, and I will arrange the itinerary myself."

"Do it right away."

The staff immediately set about dispatching the plane.The lieutenant general was still furious. The Ministry of National Defense was too careless to take his life as a trifling matter.He could bet that the Chinese wanted their own lives far more than they wanted Singer.Things have to be done with care these days.The Chinese's air command skills are becoming more and more proficient, and they even began to try to challenge the shortcomings of the S300 system in multi-target tracking. , every attack of the enemy is focused.What they want to attack is always the large transport planes and helicopters exposed at the nearby airport, and the ultimate target is likely to be themselves.

Lieutenant General Meneyam has asked the Ministry of Defense several times to withdraw his headquarters to Chandigarh or Amritsar, but Singh disagreed. Now he can only spend every day in fear.He knew that on the high mountains near Leh, the Chinese monitoring troops were eavesdropping on his telegrams all the time, so his whereabouts had to be kept a high degree of secrecy and must not be revealed until the last moment.

Tezpur in Assam has had a peaceful and clear day.Before noon, the visibility at the airport was enough for the plane to take off, but Lin Huaisheng still had no intention of leaving. The country had continuously communicated through satellites, asking him to go back immediately.

But Lin had to wait a little longer, he knew that Xu Jingzhe was anxiously waiting for him to go to RKZ to discuss the new situation, but if he waited until Lausanne was caught, any price would be worth it, and it wouldn't hurt to make the old man wait a little longer.

Regarding India's new offensive, Lin Huaisheng already knew that this was not his plan, but his superiors valued his experience.In the new plan, Lin Huaisheng will still command a partial division, but the so-called partial division only refers to the strength of the troops. After studying the plan, he found that side attacks from the Punjab direction may turn into decisive offensives, especially when Meneam When vigorously mobilizing the main force to the north, of course the plan itself has to be revised.The main problem is the shortage of material reserves.

"Chief of Staff, foreign journalists in Srinagar sent representatives to protest the sudden loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in communications and other equipment this morning. They suspected that we used some kind of special weapon. In addition, they also wanted to know the size of the surrounding troops. What is the purpose of large-scale mobilization?"

"I really suspect that there are a few spies hidden in this group, and the reaction is really sensitive."

"Yes. CNN's Sandy Jackson also asked why our troops withdrew to the north at night, leaving an empty city, but did not notify them. Did they know that Lobsang Gyatso had weapons of mass destruction in his hands and deliberately put reporters at risk? Good for political manipulation?"

"Tell him that some of these things are military secrets, and some of them are still under investigation. If you are afraid, you can leave. I can send them to the Indian-occupied area in Meghalaya."

"Chief of Staff, if you answer so bluntly, they will make a fuss out of a molehill."

"Don't worry, how can you say that they don't have certificates? Aren't their machines all broken?" Lin Huaisheng suddenly wanted to laugh, and he found that the electromagnetic pulse bomb that hurt itself by [-] was also reliable.At this moment, Zhao Changbin rushed in from the outside, grabbed the kettle on the side and drank a few mouthfuls, and then spoke:

"Chief of Staff, why did Snow Wolf take over my task? We agreed that Lausanne is mine no matter whether it is life or death."

"It's not taking over, I just hope you can act together." Ding Keguang hurried over to appease, "Actually, you can search the river a few more times, and maybe you can find the dead body of Lausanne."

"Luosang is not so easy to die. He should have landed, and it must be the North Shore." Zhao Changbin said.

Everyone in the headquarters turned to look at him in amazement. No one dared to express such a definite opinion on Lausanne's life, death and whereabouts throughout the morning.

"I have no evidence. I just speculate from the current. He may land somewhere downstream at any time, and then plan new actions."

"It's unlikely. There are very few remnants of him left. Even if he is alive, he doesn't have reliable communication now. He will fall into our net if he runs in any direction." Lao Ding comforted.However, his words suddenly reminded Lin Huaisheng who was beside him.

"Tell me, if you go ashore this doggy day, will you touch Srinagar?"

"Unless he took the wrong medicine?" Ding Keguang was startled, he didn't know why Lin Huaisheng was talking nonsense.

"Not necessarily, think about it. There are American reporters here, and there must be a few spies among them."

"Aren't the Americans going to kill him as well?"

"It's different now, and Americans are very fickle. Of course, I'm just guessing. I propose to send more people to handle near the Tespur Hotel."

"You said you were going to withdraw, and the troops in the city were assembled urgently to withdraw. The troops were exhausted this morning. Is it necessary to go back and forth like this?" Lao Ding was puzzled.

"Leave it to me. I'll send a group of people there by helicopter. It's not troublesome." Zhao Changbin took over the conversation.

"Well, I'll leave it to you. Don't get too close to the restaurant. This is our agreement with them."

On the bank of the rushing Brahmaputra River, Lobsang Gyatso failed to become a martyr as he wished.

At the moment he is hiding in the reeds, huddled up in the cold.The People's Liberation Army's defenses along the river were much looser than he had imagined, which made his wish to die in a heroic battle come to nothing. In fact, there was a barracks where he went ashore, but it was all empty. It seemed that the Chinese army knew in advance The action was withdrawn in advance.

"Is it just going to end up being self-destructing?" He pulled a gleaming silver .45 pistol from his wet holster and aimed it at his temple. This is the American instructor when he graduated from guerrilla training camp. for him.

Luosang closed his eyes in pain, brewing the grief in his chest, but it never accumulated enough to pull the trigger.A lazy otter happened to pass by the reeds and found the man who couldn't let go, so he stood upright and waited for a while with great interest.In the distance came the sound of snorting military dogs, and the otter disappeared with a scooter.

Lausanne opened his eyes and subconsciously stepped aside.After a while, two wolf dogs passed by 2 meters away from his hiding place, and then he heard the voices of soldiers talking, not very clear, and about a squad of people also passed by.There was the sound of a helicopter flying in the air again, but it passed.The search force was very sparse, and Lausanne was not found.

"I can't just die secretly like this." He said to himself.

He had already guessed that the enemy must have known that he was coming to fight for his life, so he made the mobilization in advance, that is to say, there were enemies on all sides, but Tespur should be empty at this moment.Maybe there, you can hook up with the Americans, and the Americans will let go of their past suspicions.Lausanne thought, they must want to know the way the People's Liberation Army fought in Assam; in addition, they must also want to know the situation of the various intertwined local forces that make up the basic regime in Assam, which will help them drive into a wedge and make the land here Stirring into a pot of porridge is a matter of long-term interests for the Americans.Of course, there is no one in China and the United States who knows more about this place than himself.

He put down his pistol, and sneaked into a row of tents in front of the camp. There were a few trucks neatly parked outside the camp, and behind them was a temporary playground with basketball hoops, but there was not even a sentry post. The evacuation was very clean, and the Chinese army has become very afraid of death recently.

There were military uniforms drying outside the tent, and he tore off two casually, then hurriedly got into the reeds.

It is difficult for him to pretend to be an ordinary soldier at his age, but he can only try his luck. As long as he finds a reporter with CIA connections, things will be much easier.

More than a month ago, when he left Tespur for the last time, fortifications were being dug below the gendarmerie headquarters, and there was an underground ditch leading to the river.Maybe you can enter the city through this passage, and then walk a few blocks with this military uniform, and find the American in the Tispur Hotel. In fact, his satellite phone has always saved the phone numbers of several reporters. In case of emergency, but now the phone doesn't work.

After changing his clothes, he quickly found the old bunkers on the outskirts of Tespur, and found a way into the city from the ruins.The ditch led to the vicinity of Chaguye's old headquarters, and subsequent passage was blocked by a huge crater.He poked his head out from the ruins and looked towards the 5-story Tispur Hotel not far away. On the top floor of the dilapidated hotel, there were many white satellite receiving antennas, and the abbreviations of various news agencies were written on the antennas.There were a couple of blond guys fiddling with the stuff, and it didn't work.

Luosang straightened his clothes, put on his hat, and walked straight out of the ruins. Seeing no one around, he walked towards the hotel with his head held high.A dilapidated T55 in the distance was parked on a pile of ruins, and there was a hole in the turret.Several local children emerged from behind the mound and climbed onto the tank to play. No one gave Lausanne a second look.

(End of this chapter)