Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 589
"Mountain combat, as well as cold zone combat, are our unique skills. And our equipment, from the beginning of the design, fully considers these two items. Therefore, the Americans suggest that our weapons be put into the military, which is very discerning. Yes. Even the 10th Mountain Division of the United States does not have such a strong tank combat capability."

As Lieutenant Colonel Yin said, he patted the skirt of the tank beside him, making a very reliable and solid sound.

"So God destined our two countries to join hands to prevent the expansion of the Communist Party in Asia."

"That's natural."

"So, your Excellency is sure to defeat their mountain tanks?"

"It's not a problem to defeat them. As long as I have reliable information, I can personally command these tanks to fight."

As he spoke, the lieutenant colonel stretched out his arm, revealing the white tiger head logo embroidered on it.

"I heard that your country also has the most elite White Tiger Armored Division, and the logo of our capital division's armored regiment is exactly the same. Look at it, General. The cooperation between our two countries is simply destined."

"So that's the case." Olinde scratched his head. The other party mentioned the 31st division of Spanga that he hated the most, which really surprised him, but it was an unintentional mistake, so he could only apologize.

"Uh, Lieutenant Colonel. When can these tanks be put into battle? There may be a battle between the enemy and us near Leh in a short period of time."

"It takes 1 or 2 days to prepare. The altitude here is a bit high, and the turbo system needs to be adjusted first."

"Lieutenant Colonel, let me remind you that the altitude of the area where we will fight is higher."

"Although rest assured, I will complete the preparations as soon as possible. In addition, the intelligence troops who came with me need to be settled quickly. They are ready to work at any time. Most of these people are proficient in Chinese and can easily find out from the enemy's radio waves. What you need."

"Great, our intelligence agency is led by some idiot."

The two happily walked side by side and walked towards the headquarters.

Xu Jingzhe in the office has been paying attention to the situation of South Korean tanks entering the north. He sits on a chair and listens to his subordinates read the latest enemy deployment, and some new enemy equipment has also appeared.A few days ago, the intelligence agency confirmed that the foreign weapons that had arrived at the port of Mumbai have now entered the ranks of combat troops one after another, and some of them have already appeared in battle. The appearance is good. For now, only the British self-propelled artillery system is still good. The first battle of the Korean K1 tank was a failure. The 105mm rifled gun could hardly shake the frontal armor of the Chinese tank.

Out of concerns about China's expansion into the Indian Ocean, more and more countries are supplying weapons to India. As a seasoned politician, Kahan has made full use of this momentum. The world's selfless assistance to India seems to be full of emotion.And some emerging industrial countries that are interested in making a name for themselves in the arms market are particularly active.

If you count the K9 self-propelled artillery, South Korea has become one of India's largest arms donors.Politically, it is obviously not very wise for South Korea, which is also an East Asian country, to take such a risk of angering China; and from other perspectives, it seems that the country also has the intention of becoming famous in the arms market and paving the way for its industrial upgrading.

There are also some restless European countries, out of their own calculations, who also intend to put their weapons that have not been tested in actual combat on this battlefield.For example, the German Bundestag secretly amended the arms export laws, allowing some countries that use German weapons to transfer weapons to warring areas with the acquiescence of the German government.Britain and France have done it more directly. They have decided to provide further weapons to the crumbling Kahan regime.Its political purpose may be to expect China's power to be trapped in India and cause internal chaos.And the new Republican president of the United States is integrating domestic political forces. It is very likely that in a month or two, he will change his predecessor's shrinking posture in the South Asian subcontinent and fulfill his promise of "defending the largest democratic country" made during the election. Of course, the premise is that by that time, India is still resisting.

The forecasting agency of the Chinese intelligence unit shows that if the war expands to the main grain-producing areas in northern India and continues until the spring plowing season, it will cause huge fluctuations in India’s grain production and cause immeasurable population losses. This is also the conclusion of some research institutions that India A peace must be made within a week or two, the cause of a decent end to the war.

However, Western countries are still desperately giving political, military, and financial support to the Indian government, which has long been unable to make ends meet financially, hoping that the Kahan government, which has lost its bet, will continue to challenge China and continue to fight.They completely disregarded the cost of India's comeback.

Although these countries have different plans, they all want China to lose the war.

Obviously, this extensive international "quasi-alliance" has become a booster to support the Indian army, and Kahan regards it as the last opportunity to turn defeat into victory.In the international media, no one else has been heard to hold India responsible for instigating the war of aggression, even though the war is still going on in Pakistani territory.The caliber of international condemnation began to change subtly. Of course, these were all within Xu Jingzhe's expectations. He could also predict that the loose alliance behind India would collapse in the face of the overwhelming victory of the Chinese army.

The superiors did not have too much hope for the change in the international situation. The superiors only hoped that Xu Jingzhe's unit would know in advance which country would go one step further and directly throw combat troops into this war.At present, Xu Jingzhe can't see any signs of this.

The Pakistani government has formally demanded an explanation from South Korea for the presence of its fighters in Pakistani territory.South Korea defended that these people were only non-combatants, because a sudden encounter occurred during the transportation, and asked Pakistan to return the captured personnel.Now it seems that for the time being, no country is willing to send troops directly to plunge into this muddy water.

After understanding the general situation, the major general glanced at the latest developments on the map.

Lin Huaisheng's attack completely tore through the enemy's line of defense. At present, his main energy is to line up and resist the first wave of counterattack troops from Lahore and Jammu. This battle will be fought by Pakistani troops. It is really worth sweating .

The forward Wang Zhenbei faced about 11 battalions of enemy troops, and they belonged to the "border garrison" with extremely poor equipment. This is just a paramilitary force under the command of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Breaking through this layer, the mechanized troops will enter the Punjab state of India.

Air transportation to Lin Huaisheng is being strengthened.As long as Gujranwala Airport is conquered, the transport plane can land directly in this city, and the efficiency will be greatly increased by then, so that Lin Huaisheng can be quickly provided with a new force.

"As long as this airport is captured, another mechanized force of the same size can be transported to the border. At that time, whether it is capturing Lahore or entering the hinterland of India, it will be more certain."

"Director, two hours ago, the Indian ambassador flew in again, bringing a new plan for peace talks." An intelligence officer said.

"Do you think it's true this time?"

"In the current situation, of course they should seek peace, but I think it is still a fake, just a tactic to delay the attack. But their foreign minister may not know. He always comes out as a pawn when Prime Minister Kahan is suspicious. "

"Well, I think so too. Kahan is not a politician who cares about the people. He is now a gambler who is eager to lose, and will fight back desperately."

"This is beneficial for us to carry out the work of attacking and disintegrating. At present, a large number of activists have been selected among the middle and lower castes among the prisoners of war. Many people are willing to fight back against the Indian government."

"This is the best way. Western countries do everything possible to hope that we will step into the quagmire of fighting in India. Then we will go in and show them."

Wang Zhenbei's tanks assembled into several battle groups 3.5 kilometers away from the original border and stood by, with the headquarters located 5 kilometers behind the battle group;By order, he did not cross this unguarded line of defense, and his reconnaissance force had been sent out, and the same did not cross the border.What the reconnaissance force found was the same as what the drone saw.The enemy's garrison of about 1 men had fled in haste a few hours earlier.He was ordered not to pursue across the border for the time being, pending further instructions.

The Chinese government has restarted negotiations with India. At this moment, a little gesture is needed to show that the decision-makers are worried about entering Indian territory. In fact, entering Indian territory is an established plan. The current pause is only combined with the needs of military strikes, causing certain damage to the enemy. The fantasy is part of the strategic deception.This is not fundamentally different from India's intention to confuse China by restarting negotiations.

Intelligence from aerial reconnaissance also indicated that the Indians' diplomatic negotiations were merely buying time for Spanga to mobilize troops.At present, it seems that the main force of Spanga must defend the north, so the first wave of troops is not large, and the core is the 4th Armored Division. In Chandigarh, the core armored regiment of the unit is equipped with 48-ton Challenger tanks. This type of tank has a very good combat record in the past, and there are few examples of frontal penetration.

Wang Zhenbei got out of the command vehicle and jumped onto a command tank.He decided not to wait where he was, and took the troops directly under him to the front to have a look.

Along the way, there were supplies and military vehicles left behind by the Indian army when they fled. Some supplies were piled up in a temporary storage place next to the road, and the whole family of courageous local farmers had already dispatched to carry them.

The intelligence department intercepted the headquarters of the Indian Northern Military Region and asked the troops to destroy the heavy weapons that cannot be taken away and the order to burn the warehouse when they retreat; Wang Zhenbei thought that he would get nothing, but it seems that the enemy ran too hastily and forgot to destroy the supplies up.

"It ran really clean, did you catch any prisoners?"

"I just asked, and only the locals who robbed supplies were caught, and they were all sent back. Pakistani intelligence personnel said that many Indian soldiers threw away their military uniforms and fled there disguised as ordinary people."

"Let's go and have a look."

A few tanks drove to the side of the road, where there were neatly parked trucks, all of which were facing west, obviously on the way to deliver supplies. Knowing that the front was defeated, the soldiers directly dropped off the vehicles delivering supplies and walked fled back to the country.

The security forces quickly drove the infantry fighting vehicles and spread out in all directions for vigilance.Wang Zhenbei jumped to the ground holding the turret.Then he walked to the back of a truck and jumped on it.

There are crates neatly stacked inside, and judging from the text, they are all canned food made in Japan.

"International aid comes very quickly. Let every army send people to move, don't let the common people take the lead. By the way, keep the truck and hand it over to the Pakistan 1st Division."

Saying this he jumped out of the truck.

"What kind of rotten army is this?"

"105 Border Transport Unit. Formerly known as the Border Police Force, it belongs to the Ministry of Internal Affairs' troop sequence."

"Is the internal affairs force like this? Why don't they just drive the truck back together?"

"Commander, you probably don't know. According to Indian military law, driving the car back is considered a runaway, and you have to go to a military court; leaving supplies can be interpreted as fleeing after losing the battle, and you may even get a medal."

"Hehe, it's a fucking system problem."

On Wang Zhenbei's command tank, someone stuck out his head: "Brigade Commander, we have the latest information."

He hurried back to the tank. Sure enough, there was a new and major change in the frontal enemy situation. It was originally expected that the enemy might reach Chandigarh in 48 hours and approach the border in 72 hours, but the drones crossing the border for reconnaissance were 15 kilometers behind the border. At this point, a tank galloping forward was found, that is to say, it was less than 20 kilometers away.

"How did it come so quickly?" He asked himself. The original estimate had fully calculated the capabilities of the Indian army, but he did not expect it to be wrong; simply reconnaissance was effective, and he still had time to adjust the deployment.

The black-and-white images taken by the small drone were not very clear, so he enlarged the image magnification.That is not a Soviet-made tank used by the Indian Armored Forces. Judging from the shape of the turret, it looks a lot like a Challenger.He thought that the enemy could transport these heavy tanks only by strengthening the bridges on the lower reaches of the Langqin Zangbo River, but he did not expect to arrive so quickly.Obviously, in addition to the troops who left their luggage and fled, India also has trump cards that can surprise people.He reminded himself, never underestimate the enemy.

"I don't know how many have come? Continue to send drones for reconnaissance and tell the reconnaissance troops to be careful and not to come into contact with the enemy's heavy armor. It is better to keep a distance."

With their backs facing the afterglow of the setting sun, several 502 modified infantry fighting vehicles and a drone launch vehicle with long guide rails on the site stopped on the high ground on the west side of the border.

The infantry did not quickly divide into small groups as before, and went forward about 1 kilometer for reconnaissance. They skillfully installed the UAV with a wingspan of nearly 4 meters on the inclined guide rail, and then launched it into the air.

These drones can fly at low altitudes to avoid enemy anti-aircraft fire. Of course, if these drones can be exchanged for a missile like Sam 6, it is obviously cost-effective.Compared with the smaller throwing small UAVs, these small UAVs have a slightly larger payload, and have a larger reconnaissance radius and night reconnaissance capabilities.It can be launched in large quantities, intensive reconnaissance, even if it is not recovered, it will not be too distressed.

(End of this chapter)