Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 655 Persevere to the end
Preserve the troops on the front line, or continue the offensive?Faced with such a difficult problem, Spanga is indeed a little hesitant. If he withdraws his troops now, it will inevitably be a heavy defeat, and the troops will undoubtedly retreat all the way to New Delhi before they can stop. From a strategic or morale point of view, of course is not going to work.

The purpose of launching this offensive is not only to consume the enemy's strength, but also to hold the enemy in space, train and obtain equipment for India's huge reserve troops, and buy time. If this battle is lost, the situation will inevitably become impossible This is absolutely unacceptable.

If General Spanga is still clear-headed, he should be able to see from a purely military point of view that the initiative of the war is completely in the hands of the opponent. It is possible to reverse the whole situation and make him sink deeper and deeper, but he is like a gambler who has already lost half of his fortune, he still has some opportunities in his hand, and it is difficult to think clearly about the small and powerful.In his original plan, once the Pakistani 1st Armored Division could not be taken down at dawn, he had to retreat decisively, which shows that he was still awake when making the plan; The centripetal attack launched by Lieutenant General Shanita after taking over the command has achieved a lot, and it can be said that it is very close to victory. One of the tank units has reached an area several hundred meters away from the enemy's headquarters, which is a huge temptation.If we look back at history, there will always be some dramatic turning points in every battle, even the entire war. Generally speaking, those who have more willpower and persist until the end will win and change the destiny of the nation.When Spanga awoke from hesitation, he had made up his mind.

"Chief of Staff, please issue the following order according to my intention." He said standing upright.

"The original attack plan remains unchanged. Continue to attack the enemy's core positions with superior forces. The battle must be resolved in the shortest possible time. The general offensive is still under the command of Lieutenant General Pacianita. He is required to be determined and put all the reserves into the attack .”

"Yes!"

"Call the air force and ask them to revise today's dispatch plan, changing the battle of attacking the enemy's transportation line to supporting our ground forces, and conducting interdiction strikes against the enemy who comes to aid."

"Yes."

"Order the artillery brigade on standby at the rear to immediately deploy fire support to the enemy in the encirclement. Stop the original guerrilla plan. Every time you fire, you must shoot out the entire base number of shells before you can move to another position."

The so-called guerrilla plan means that the original artillery must spend three-quarters of its time in maneuvering and camouflaging positions. The shelling time must be very short, and the transfer must be fast, in case the opponent detects the position of the position through technical means, but now he It is necessary to take a risk and stay on the position as long as possible, so as to facilitate the projection of maximum firepower.

After arranging the above risky orders, Spanga once again decided to postpone the retreat plan of the headquarters. Due to the unreliability of radio communication, his headquarters used wired communication to communicate with the front. Suddenly, he was actually not far away from himself, and the wiring work of the new headquarters was in progress.Spanga weighed it over and over again, since it was a desperate battle to block the fate of the country, staying where he is now will help boost morale and facilitate command.

After going out and deploying the above, he took out the pistol from the holster and checked it. After withdrawing the magazine to make sure there were bullets, he put it back in the holster.

At Lim Huai Seng headquarters 70 kilometers away from Spanga, everything is proceeding step by step, to some extent after dawn, Spanga still holds some initiative and freedom of movement, and still has the opportunity to decide whether his army will advance or retreat , if the most elite Indian army shrinks all the way to New Delhi and join forces with nearly one million troops in Pasad, it will be a very troublesome thing, and it is also the thing Lin Huaisheng fears the most. In fact, it is more than just He, the whole decision-making is most worried about the protracted war.

Of course, it is not difficult to deal with the large number of reserve troops recruited by Pasade in a short period of time. The combat effectiveness of these troops will not be very high. Mobile operations are implemented everywhere, and the operation to encircle New Delhi will become very difficult.Lin Huaisheng hoped that the old conflict between Spanga and Pasade would play a role, making them unable to work together to deal with him. Of course, it was not these small grievances that worked in the end, but Spanga's determination to put all his eggs in one basket. Spanga looks like if this battle is lost, India will not have any chance of coming back, whether he joins forces with the rabble in Pasad or not, the outcome will be the same.

"Mr. Lin, the Pakistani 6th Armored Division is calling. They have crossed the river overnight and successfully arrived at the designated location. They can intersperse at any time between the enemy's blocking force and the main attacking force."

"Good job."

Lin Ping said that just a month ago, these Pakistani troops often made a mess during night marches, but now they are able to carry out various covert and interspersed tasks in a very good and timely manner. Of course, such actions also benefit from the upstream of the river. The water flow is calm and India's reconnaissance capabilities are greatly weakened.A month or two ago, the main division of India was able to send drones forward at an average speed of 12 per hour during fierce battles. At present, this intensity has dropped to 1.5 per hour, and the Indian Air Force can dispatch drones. Fewer and fewer, so that the Indian staff can only sacrifice some places that they think are not important, and do not go to reconnaissance; and the areas that the enemy's staff neglects are the flying that can appear on the radar from their unmanned reconnaissance aircraft As guessed from the trajectory and frequency, as long as the troops go around a little farther, they can naturally engage the enemy covertly.

Of course, the use of lasers to interfere with American satellites is also the latest technological means. According to Xu Jingzhe's thinking, since the United States admits to being cowardly in southern Pakistan, there is no need for him to be polite and can force them to continue to make concessions. A poke with a needle will reveal timidity.Sure enough, since December, in the Aksai Chin region, after the small-scale interference with American satellites, the number of confrontations against American optical reconnaissance satellites has increased by an order of magnitude since February. Whenever these satellites enter a threatening area, could be disturbed and severely damage its imaging.These measures have worked well, making the intelligence that India can obtain on its own soil increasingly limited.

"The latest battle situation, Mr. Wang's tank brigade has already engaged in fighting with the aid group on the enemy's blocking line. At present, all their groups whose numbers have been identified have been bitten. There should be no brigade-level reserve team. When we arrive It's time to act."

"Well, it's about time."

Lin Huaisheng walked to the front of the electronic map. The current battle situation has become a mess. Inside and outside lines, all kinds of red and blue arrows are in chaos. No, in fact the war did not unfold smoothly according to Lin's intention. Instead, Spanga put all his eggs in one basket and concentrated his main force to launch an assault on the prominent Pakistani army.However, a sudden attack does not mean that the initiative has changed hands. The party that really has the initiative can make timely responses in all directions without being surprised, and turn the unfavorable situation into an advantage.

Lin Huaisheng has absolute advantages in intelligence, firepower, and air force. If he can bear the huge casualties of a lone army and use it as the price of attracting the enemy, then he can take advantage of the situation and seize the opportunity to wipe out the enemy's heavy army group.

"He Fan must continue to assault eastward and attract all of Spanga's reserves."

Sammy was still flying through the air. There were still 2 laser-guided bombs on his plane that he hadn't thrown away. Seeing the Indian troops throwing away their armor and armor, he wanted to run back, but he was not in a hurry to drop bombs on them. He knew that he had to use His time in the air, fully protecting the tank troops in the assault, is not only a mere two bombs, but more importantly, his eyes.A low-speed drone is always easily killed by dense enemy fire, while he can conduct continuous reconnaissance.

His formation had already lost the second Thunderbolt. A young pilot was flying too low during a rocket attack. As a result, he was hit by fragments of the enemy's ammunition vehicle detonated by the rocket. After barely flying a kilometer, the pilot Parachuted, but just after the parachute was opened, it was hit by ground Indian anti-aircraft guns and fell to the ground.These retaliations on the battlefield are common occurrences. The old man tried not to think too much about it. He himself had a record of firing at parachutists.

"Viper, I'm Captain Black Spider, you have to remind the tanks that there are 5 to 6 Indian anti-tank missile launchers ambushing behind the hillside 4 to 6 kilometers ahead of them. They will suffer if they hit them head-on. "Sami said to the command plane.

"Captain, can your formation destroy these targets?"

"I've seen at least 2 Shikel river systems nearby, why not attack with drones? My men are too young to miss."

Sami didn't carry a rocket pod and couldn't attack directly. He knew that his formation had been wandering in this area for a long time, and the enemy's anti-aircraft guns on the ground had long hated it, so now that he launched an attack, the risk was increasing.

"There are no ammunition-carrying drones in the area. Do try it. But don't risk yourself."

"Understood." Sami said, switching the formation channel, "No. 2 and No. 4, I will divert the enemy's firepower, and you will launch rockets at the enemy."

He can only repeat the old trick and use his own technology to divert those four 4mm anti-aircraft guns away. He knows that this trick may not be effective if it is used too much, but for the sake of winning the war, he certainly cannot be too stingy with his young pilots. If necessary, he would sacrifice himself.

Sure enough, as soon as the J-10 lowered its altitude and emerged from the clouds, an anti-aircraft gun started to turn towards him. The enemy didn't use the tracking radar, as if he was afraid of shocking himself. However, Sammy is not a pilot who only relies on sensors to perceive threats. The turret was turning.It is a pity that the other self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is still in the center, but its barrel is pointed in the direction of the tank, and it seems to be intended for flat fire rather than dealing with other air targets.

"On the 2nd and 4th, the enemy doesn't seem to notice you, but don't be reckless, and give up if the signs are wrong. Be especially careful of those jeeps, which may have Sam 7 missiles."

"clear."

The two Thunderbolts, one behind the other, also lowered their heights to prepare for rocket attacks. If they can shoot accurately, their firepower can cover more than one hectare of land, and the fragments can basically destroy all enemy lightly armored tanks, but the premise is that the flight must be stable. And stable flight meant they were easily caught by ground fire ahead of time.

On the ground, five Russian-made BRDM5 combat vehicles lined up in India. They used the hillside to hide the vehicle body, but exposed the follow-up launcher and optical aiming at the ridge, so that the opposite tank could not hit them with direct firepower. Well, the bodies of these wheeled chariots are covered with camouflage nets, and the launch pads are covered with grass. If it wasn't seen through by air fighters, He Fan might have bumped into them.After dawn, He Fan was facing enemy interception from all sides. At night, he could take advantage of information and night vision capabilities to flexibly shuttle between these Indian troops with backward equipment. During the day, the leeway was much smaller and he had to rely on the air force to open the way.

The Indian commander on the ground was hiding in a deep pit with the communication soldier carrying the radio on his back, waiting for the opposite tank to rush into the range, but the group of nasty planes above the head flew back again. Within 5 minutes, these planes I have tried to provoke this army twice, and they were forced back by the anti-aircraft artillery fire. This time, the dispersal seems to be true.

"Look flak, the lead one just feints every time, so keep an eye on the planes behind him, trust me, I won't miss it."

He arranged for the anti-aircraft guns. He was there just now when the enemy bombed, and he knew that the lead plane was very ghostly. Fortunately, he had some other killers besides the obvious anti-aircraft guns.

"Air defense platoon, it's up to you later. Remember, you only have one chance."

The two thunderbolts approached the target steadily, and the houses and burning military vehicles on the ground could be seen quickly retreating out of sight, while the distant target slowly moved towards the sight.It can be argued that firing rockets is easier than leveling, since the target is always in view and covers a large area, which allows for coarse aiming, but firing these direct-firing weapons requires a short dive at the end, which will It is a dangerous moment for the German aircraft to get the closest to the target and the enemy's anti-aircraft firearms. I hope the enemy will never be enlightened and will always be played by the squadron leader.

The enemy's attention did not seem to be completely attracted by Sami. The second Shikale River chariot, which was motionless, suddenly woke up, turned to the target flying from the south and started firing. The firepower fired by the 4th unit was within 3 kilometers. In addition, a certain density is still formed, which forces the pilot to dodge left and right.But there were still seconds before they could fire the 57mm rockets and take the ground armored vehicle out along with the anti-aircraft gun, so the pilot decided to take a risk.

Pilots can only see larger targets from the air, but that's not all. Two Indian infantrymen were standing on the jeep, targeting the two approaching fighter jets with shoulder-resistant missiles.The audio cue has caught the heat source of the target, but against this kind of high maneuvering target, it's best to fire at the closest distance, or when the enemy can't see it, so they have to wait another 2 or 1 seconds.

The young Pakistani pilots didn't give up on this exposed attack in time. They bit the bullet and rushed over. If Sammy was sitting in their cabin, they would not have done it. Part of the advantage of the air force over ground forces is that they can quickly disengage , Re-choose fighters instead of burying your head and doing it recklessly.

The plane lowered its nose and made the final adjustments. At the moment of launching the rocket, a missile flew up from the side secretly, followed by the second one.

(End of this chapter)