Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 651
Spanga was in the headquarters, anxiously waiting for the battle report ahead. Since nightfall, the surprise attack of the main attacking force of Makkani has been doing well. He is about to encircle the enemy's 1st Armored Division. He has prepared two divisions to block the enemy's external reinforcements. However, the enemy did not directly launch a rescue to the attacked Pakistani First Armored Division, but suddenly made a roundabout attack from the flank and carried out a night swimming operation. He originally thought that the enemy would not dare to dive at night (He Fan used the Safer drill snorkels), too risky for the width of the Yamuna.Of course, this kind of attack cannot be said to be completely unexpected by him. He still deployed the restored 2th Regiment of the White Tiger Division here as a reserve force to move in any direction at any time. Just like missing, he has been unable to collect complete combat reports. Now he doesn't even know the scale of the enemy's crossing of the river. He is not like the Chinese army, who can understand the situation through complete aerial reconnaissance.

"Hey, hey, what? What?"

The staff officer on the side answered the phone loudly. Now reliable battlefield communication can only rely on the wired telephone set up by the communication troops. As long as it is wireless communication, it may be monitored by the enemy, large-scale mobilization, or it may be searched for location.

"Commander, the situation seems to be bad? The main camp of the 19th Regiment couldn't get through at all, and the rest of the troops didn't know their situation. They just saw the exchange of fire in the distance." The staff officer dropped the phone and turned to Spanga.

"Don't worry, maybe they're just keeping the radio silent?"

Spanga comforted himself, of course he knew that this possibility was very small. Now that he had already engaged in battle, there was no need to hide his position through the radio. In fact, the main battalion of the 19th regiment had already called the headquarters before launching the attack. , calling for fire support.But then the unit completely lost contact.

"Commander, the air defense force in the rear and the main supply line of the White Tiger Division are all near the 19th regiment's defense area." The staff officer reminded, "At least...the air defense force should be transferred to a more rearward, safer area. "

"How can this work? The front is entering a critical moment, and there is no air defense force..."

Spanga reluctantly walked to the front of the map. Makani was advancing bravely, and various auxiliary forces in the rear were rolling forward. Once the enemy really cut off the retreat?He didn't even dare to think about this. There were not a few troops in his hands that could be immediately deployed in the area, but there were not many that could fight.

"Drop the 1st Armored Brigade to the two wings of the road, and protect the road no matter what. The 6th Armored Brigade will replace the 1st Armored Brigade's defense zone, and the air defense force will continue to stay in the designated area and conduct mobile operations."

"Commander, didn't you say that the equipment of these two troops is old and not suitable for night combat?"

"Just give it a try."

He Fan's tank group has just experienced a fierce battle and is currently regrouping.

The unmanned aerial vehicle, which arrived late, began to scout the area in front of it. The unmanned aerial vehicle discovered the mobilization of another enemy armored force 10 kilometers away, but the movement was very slow, and they were farther away from the road than He Fan's. Far.

He Fan had just finished a tough battle, and He Fan had already foreseen that the door to victory had opened before his eyes. The two battles after landing roughly reflected the completely different night fighting capabilities of the two Indian troops. He firmly believed that most of the Indian mechanized troops, It is impossible to have such a strong night vision ability like the Leopard 2 army just now, so it is unlikely that my technical advantage will continue to be challenged.

"Everyone, prepare to launch an attack, and the vehicle group that has no time to adjust the formation, complete the formation in progress, we can't wait for the enemy to deploy."

"The road is 5 kilometers in front of the target." He looked at his watch, and there were still 4 hours before dawn, "Go, go and see the end of the White Tiger Division!"

4 armored companies, together with a mechanized infantry company, spewed out thick white smoke to start, and then the chariot maintained a speed of 20 kilometers, rumbled and pushed forward.

In the past 1 hour, He Fan has been seeing not far from the front, (approximately behind the road) there are enemy beech missiles soaring into the sky with their tail flames. The positions of these launch sites have been changing, but they are not far away. Playing hide-and-seek with the Chinese Air Force hunting them down, if the enemy’s field air defense has strong diversion awareness and electromagnetic control capabilities, it will be very difficult for the Air Force to hit them, especially Beech has a very strong single-vehicle combat capability and counterattack capability It shouldn't be underestimated either; but as soon as He Fan's troops push across the road, this childish game should be over.

"The battalion commander. The drone saw the enemy's supply trucks on the road, very dense."

"Keep speed, we'll just cross the road."

"The superior's new instructions require us to modify the route and get out of the front area. The long-range rockets are about to lay mines."

"Lin Huaisheng's headquarters is so fucking incomprehensible, he completely took off his pants and farted, wasting my time for nothing," he cursed,
"All prepare to modify the route and cross the enemy road from my new direction"

On the road east of the Yamuna River, Indian trucks connected end to end are turning on their lights, risking being attacked by air, risking their lives to deliver ammunition to the front.This line of communication is currently defended by up to 3 battalions of Beech missiles and a large number of Doyle M1s, temporarily maintaining the main material supplies of the 4 Indian divisions ahead.

The Chinese planes can only hide far away, launching ammunition outside the area to destroy the road, while the long-range firepower of the Chinese army spares no expense in ammunition, destroying the supply line in sections; fortunately, the Indian engineering troops are like clockwork being wound up, non-stop. Repairs were made to each damaged road section, and temporary roads with seven turns and eight detours were paved at the same time to allow the convoy to pass.Every inch of the advance of the Makani White Tiger Division relies on the artillery shells sent up by this road to severely flatten the enemy's position. Today's Pakistani troops are really different. The resistance is so tenacious that the entire 21st Army has to work hard. Only by dying can we be close to victory.

A red light suddenly appeared in the dark night, and the Indian driver stuck his head out of the car window.

"Damn, another rocket."

The entire row of trucks turned their steering wheels at the same time and rushed down the roadbed. No one could judge the landing point of the enemy's rockets from the fire in the clouds, but these were all subconscious behaviors.

The rocket landed somewhere a few kilometers ahead and did not explode. The drivers driving off the roadbed contacted the front through walkie-talkies.

"This is the transportation regiment of the 27th Division. What's going on in front, it's not moving again."

"The road is broken again. This time they seem to have thrown a landmine. It can't be ruled out in a short time. You follow the military police, and they will indicate a temporary side road."

"understood."

The drivers have become accustomed to the intermittent interruption of the journey by various enemy firepower. Fortunately, the ground in northern India in early spring is dry and hard, and the truck can barely drive in the wilderness.So under the instructions of the military police waving lights, the truck that got off the roadbed continued to move forward with difficulty.

Along the way, drivers can see destroyed or broken-down trucks near the highway, some of which are towing artillery, and others are piled up with smoking dead people, but everyone knows that this is the price of winning, and now it is even more difficult. This is not the time to count the dangers.

The Chinese are trying their best to destroy this transportation line, except for being reluctant to use cruise missiles, they have already used most of the long-range firepower means they have.In the second half of the night, they discovered that the Indian engineers could use pushers to fill the craters with high efficiency, and then began to use long-range rockets, carrying bombs with an indeterminate delay, and a large number of mines to threaten the construction of the Indian engineers. However, this race is still going on, as long as a small half of the vehicles can finally be delivered to the front line, there is a great chance to wipe out an armored division of the enemy.The drivers believed that the battle plan drawn up by Spanga was feasible. At least until the early morning, the enemy still could not destroy the air defense network. This is the proof.

He Fan put his head out of the turret and looked ahead against the bitter cold wind. He could see not far ahead, the dots of car lights were moving slowly from south to north.

"Lin Huaisheng's clever attack is useless." He sneered, "We have to rely on our tank crews to solve this kind of thing."

He knows that his previous hard work has finally paid off, and he is about to become the key to the comeback of this battle. It is impossible to fight a Leopard II unit of the enemy to determine the outcome, but the famous example of a long-distance raid , Which time was directed at the enemy's logistics supply line.

"Cross the road all at once, don't fire at the trucks, keep shells for enemy tanks lying in ambush east of the embankment. Drones may miss some targets."

"clear."

The Indian drivers were moving slowly, keeping an eye on their heads, but suddenly there was a rumbling sound of engines in the jungle to the west, and then gunfire rang out, and a row of huge tanks rushed out from the dark woods on one side. The tanks went on a rampage, directly crashing the trucks on the road, and then crossing the road directly. The Indian driver couldn't believe his eyes. Isn't the White Tiger Division winning the battle ahead?How could a Chinese tank appear in front of my eyes?And they pass by like a gust of wind?
Before the panic-stricken Indian driver had time to react, the infantry fighting vehicles that arrived later had already lined up and parked on one side, and the turret began to rotate. Cutting off this supply line was the job of their 30mm machine guns.

When He Fan looked back, there was a noise like popping beans, and the infantry fighting vehicles shot all the trucks and tankers in sight. After 1 minute of fire, the road became a sea of ​​flames.

"Spanja's movement is slow," He Fan said proudly, "It depends on whether those Pakistanis can last until daytime."

"All keep a distance, search/attack all valuable targets of the enemy in the jungle, pay attention, it is a valuable target, don't waste ammunition to hit the jeep."

He tried hard to search for the target in the thermal imager, and found a Doyle M1 running around in the dark, slipping past 200 meters in front of him.Apparently the sudden fight on the road had stunned it, if it was where the cat was.I may not be able to see him yet.

He goes beyond aiming, destroying enemies while they're still bewildered.

At this time, the southern wing troops found more high-value targets. A complete beech missile launch company was fleeing eastward in the form of a march. Their driving ability in the field was good, and they could keep up with tanks most of the time. That was during the day, and at night they could only drive one after the other.

The battle started quickly, and Spanga's precious lump hidden in this area has been completely exposed to He Fan's guns, and the troops he dispatched to defend are dawdling in the wrong direction.Every time an air defense unit is eliminated, there will be a hole in Spaga's air defense network. Several drones take advantage of the situation to invade and use laser-guided bombs to attack single enemy targets.

In this battle, in order to eat the Pakistani troops protruding east of the Yamuna River, Spanga carried out a very careful plan. Behind the main attacking troops, a dense air defense system and supporting artillery were deployed. It is precisely because of the number of air defense troops It completely covered the entire offensive force, making it difficult for the Chinese Air Force to play a role. Now everyone in Lin Huaisheng's headquarters is relieved. The fighter jets at Chandigarh Airport are taking off one after another. , Prepare to launch an attack on the Indian 1st Armored Brigade that has lost its air defense fire cover.It was the procrastination of this unit that caused He Fan's tank unit to sneak into the weak hinterland of Spanga. Now it will pay the price for its ineffective action.

20 kilometers away to the north, the four Indian divisions commanded by Lieutenant General Makani are still launching a powerful frontal offensive. His two tank units advancing from east to west have already advanced a large distance in their respective attack directions, and finally at the Encircled the enemy 4 minutes ago.The lieutenant general already knew that there was an enemy in the rear, and the main supply line or retreat had been cut off, but he didn't have much choice.Spanga pointed out in the telegram that if the frontal enemy can be hit hard before dawn, there is still a chance to turn defeat into victory. If you retreat now, it means that you will fall short.

The headquarters of the 21st Army and the tank units directly under it followed the attacking troops, and the tank tracks crushed the scorched earth that was still burning.You can see the scene left after the fierce battle here. A burning Indian T90 was completely pressed on top of a Pakistani T84. The two tanks maintained their common destruction together.

The command vehicle and communication vehicle covered with antennas stopped on an open field, followed by tanks and Doyle tanks immediately followed up and set up guard around them.The lieutenant general stepped out of the command vehicle, climbed up to the high ground, and overlooked the surrounding battlefield. He saw several Type 96 tanks on fire, and the Leopard II with its gun barrel drooping.

"It seems that the battle for steel has cost us a lot."

"Yes, the main battlefield encircling the enemy is here. More than half of the 191st regiment lost, but we still defeated the enemy. The radio reconnaissance team detected the position of the enemy's division headquarters, and they did not run away."

"Tell the troops that there is no time to rest and must launch an attack immediately; by the way, are the rest of the enemy surrounding the division headquarters?"

"Basically they didn't run away, and several regiment headquarters were there. It seems that only one enemy tank unit jumped outside at the last moment. There are about 20 tanks of various types. They can't find their whereabouts at present, and they may have retreated. "

"Well, prepare artillery in five minutes, and then... attack."

"Commander, what should we do in the rear? In the current situation, if we can't eat the enemy immediately, but are held back by the enemy, we may be surrounded by the enemy from the outside. At present, the enemy's movement from the outside is strange, and we lack reconnaissance methods. Is it not strange that we have half our strength ready for reinforcements and they do not come overnight?"

"They are indeed using Pakistani troops as bait. This was very clear when General Spanga and I made the plan." Makeni smiled helplessly, "Don't worry, I will send the 3rd Armored Brigade back to open up the communication line , I believe that General Spanga will also send the rest of the main force to deal with the situation, as for the others... let fate."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)