Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 659 Surrounding All
The dizzy White Tiger Division lost more than half of its troops before rushing to the enemy. After the Leopard II in front of the formation saw the opponent in front, it was the first round of Chinese tanks 4.5 kilometers away. Artillery missile attack.In fact, the attacking troops on the other battlefields at the same time found the problem of reduced fire support. Lin Huaisheng put almost all the firepower he could mobilize in the direction of Wang Zhenbei, except for the troops he could not mobilize directly, such as air force.

The formation of the Chinese army is much better than the enemy fighting alone. The armor-piercing projectile fired by the Leopard II tank has slightly higher kinetic energy than the Type 99. However, there are very few Leopard II tanks that can seize the opportunity to fire in the end. The Dutch government provided three The tanks of this battalion were dispersed by Spanga, some of them were given to the two regiments of the White Tiger Division, and some of them were left in the rear independent troops as the reserve team for supporting in the play. The final result was that there was no one direction There are not many Leopard II tanks, and the drones and air force aircraft of the Chinese army give priority to these tanks that are easily identifiable from the air.

The only negative consequence of Lin Huaisheng's concentration of superior firepower and troops on the head of the White Tiger Division was that the rest of the Indian troops found signs of troops and began to retreat on their own. The Ministry of Defense ordered an orderly retreat, and Spanga finally realized that the dying Pakistani troops in the encirclement were not only hard bones that could not be chewed, but also bait that was ready to be sacrificed.

Spanga only became aware of Lin Huaisheng's overall plan after the Chinese army suddenly broke through the defense line of the White Tiger Division. At first, he only thought that in the worst case, this battle would turn into a war of attrition; The Chinese plan is similar to his plan, which is to swallow an enemy's vital force protruding from the front line. The difference is that Spanga focuses on the Pakistani 1st Armored Division isolated east of the Yamuna River. But Lin Huaisheng has a bigger appetite. He wants to wipe out the entire Indian 11st Army, which has more than 21 people after several expansions.

From the perspective of the campaign, the Indian army that launched the night raid will inevitably temporarily take the initiative in the campaign. According to Spanga's prediction, the opponent seems to be exhausted in a short period of time, follow up step by step, and invest more troops to rescue the victim. If the script develops in this way, Spanga can indeed think that in the worst case, his troops will not be able to eat the 1st Armored Division and still be able to retreat unscathed.However, under the control of many absolute advantages such as reconnaissance, firepower, and air supremacy, the Chinese military's strategic initiative can no longer be shaken, and it cannot be reversed through a campaign-level sneak attack.In fact, Lin Huaisheng's troops had already sensed that the enemy was planning to take action in a certain direction before Spanga's army began to mobilize, so they postponed the request of the [-]st Armored Division to retreat to the west of the Yamuna River. Kilometers away, the Yahini troops approached as a support; as soon as Spanga started, Lin learned about the enemy's deployment through various reconnaissance methods.

Of course, Lin Huaisheng will not be led by the nose to fight recklessly. The superiority of reconnaissance allows him to maximize his adaptability and troop mobility. Panga's elite troops have always been the heart disease of the Chinese army, and they must be resolved at any cost.

In the end, Lin decided to take advantage of the situation and conduct a roundabout maneuver on the outer line, completely outflanking the enemies of 4 divisions and 3 brigades. The superior chief responded to the request immediately, which was a rare opportunity. The active attack of opening and closing is completely different from his usual wretched style of probing, attacking, and retreating. He finally lost his head and launched an all-out offensive in order to seize a certain local advantage, which made him more powerful in the overall situation. Leaked flaws.It is a consistent tradition of the Chinese army to concentrate forces to eliminate heavy groups, and of course everyone can understand that; in addition, Spanga's troops have integrated too many miscellaneous brands, so when he implements his campaign plans, he will inevitably lag behind. can look forward to.

He Fan and Yahini are the two wedges that Lin Huaisheng broke into by disrupting the enemy's overall plan and buying time for the friendly forces in the encirclement. Yahini has rich experience in penetrating the enemy's interior lines and conducting tank guerrillas; The few people in the army who have theoretically studied that tanks have no rear mobile operations, according to his theory, the assault force is composed of tanks and machine infantry at a ratio of 3 to 1, and can perform many tasks in areas with complex terrain behind enemy lines. It is capable of destroying the artillery, air defense, communications, and command systems deployed by the enemy in deep areas. It can also accompany the enemy's vulnerable troops and transport troops, and then implement an orderly retreat in a favorable direction.At present, these sabotage tasks are nearly completed, and the missions of He Fan and Yahini will also change accordingly. Of course, they are not retreating, but blocking the fleeing enemy.

He Fan, who was 15 kilometers away from the south of the main battlefield, received an order from the headquarters to immediately abandon the original task of destroying the enemy's shallow and deep transportation lines. An important mission, a reinforced battalion of Pakistani paratroopers will land nearby to provide some support, and tank fuel and necessary ammunition will also be replenished by airdrops.The headquarters predicted that the enemy's front group was about to collapse, followed by an orderly general retreat.Therefore, the interior interspersed troops must immediately change their tasks, guard the main roads, block the main route of the enemy's main force to escape to New Delhi, break the enemy's order into disorder, and break the general retreat into a big rout; the order emphasizes that it must maximize Intercept Indian Army technical weapons and vital forces.

Since Spanga's headquarters is not within the encirclement, it is unrealistic to eliminate the unit in one fell swoop. However, Lin Huaisheng is a practical person. He knows that the modern army cannot be recovered in a short period of time by relying on reserve soldiers. Destroy the enemy's technological weapons in large numbers, and even if the enemy recovers their serial numbers, they will not be able to fight.Of course, in flat areas, it is not realistic to completely stop the enemy. He only needs to be able to guard the main roads and stop the heavy equipment that cannot get off the road.

He Fan headed north along the road he had crossed at night, and found the interception area designated by Lin Huaisheng. The terrain here is good, and it is also the confluence of all roads.He Fan thought to himself, Lin Huaisheng still has some talents, he can find the key points from the map, and this place also fits his idea.In fact, the material accumulation site before the enemy launched a battle is also here, mainly to facilitate the distribution of various materials to various troops, so this must also be the best place to intercept and retreat the enemy.

He Fan ordered the tanks to push the trucks, artillery, and various crates discarded by the enemy onto the road to block the traffic, and then rolled out an earthen wall covering the front of the tanks on the commanding heights as a cover.When the project was halfway through, the headquarters told him that the enemy had begun to retreat autonomously, and the front was about 7 kilometers away.All tank commanders who are good at mobile warfare hate positional warfare, but sometimes positional warfare is inevitable.

From time to time, bullets hit the turret of the tank and made crackling noises. He Fan instructed all crew members not to stick their heads out of the vehicle to avoid being hit by nearby sporadic cold gunshots. His mechanized infantry company was still dawdling 5 kilometers away. Crap, tanks alone can't clear up the surrounding enemies who are guarding supplies.

He carefully lifted the hatch cover, and he could hear the rumbling roar in the air, which was the sound of a transport plane. It was obvious that his operation to sweep across the enemy's rear at night had achieved great results, and now the enemy had completely lost the ability to control this airspace.

You can't see the planes on the clouds, you can only see the umbrella flowers opening in a row in the sky. The first things to fall are various crates, and then people.This is the 411th Regiment of Pakistan's most famous paratroopers. In this war, they have fought many arduous defeats, but today they are here for revenge; the regiment has been divided into several parts and put into battle. Only the reinforced battalion in front of him was able to land from the air. This was the only supplementary force that Lin Huaisheng could give He Fan who had penetrated behind the enemy's rear.

The Indian infantry lurking around began to shoot into the air. He Fan's tanks attacked in all directions and dispersed the small group of enemies. The paratroopers were able to land on a flat grass and gather together. At this moment, billowing smoke and dust were filling the north. The mechanized convoy is approaching here.

After a while, He Fan could see the enemy's brigade lined up. The trucks were in front and the armored vehicles were behind. Obviously, the enemy was in the echelon formation on the battlefield and turned around directly. The front team became the rear. The team ran back; judging from the dense and undeveloped formation, they did not realize that the rear route had been cut off.In front of each infantry vehicle, a group of loose infantry walked, moving at a slightly faster speed than walking.

He Fan called the headquarters several times, asking for fire support, and the answer he received was that the White Tiger Division was being dealt with on the eastern battlefield, and the battle was very difficult, so the artillery must give priority to supporting there.He Fan snorted, although he didn't buy it, Lin Huaisheng's decision was obviously right.

There was a lot of gunfire all around for a while. It was the paratroopers who connected with the enemy's garrison. After a while, the gunfire gradually faded away.

He Fan just got out of the tank and saw several Pakistani soldiers running towards him not far away. There were no obvious signs of officers in this group, and there were no communication soldiers with radio behind them. From the well-trimmed mustache and unhurried temperament, he can be identified as a senior military officer.The other party obviously also understood the camouflaged commander's car tactical sign on the chariot, and walked directly towards He Fan.

At the same time, the second wave of transport planes flew by, dropping all kinds of supplies and even fuel tanks.He Fan glanced at the large number of tank trucks discarded by Indians on the road, and thought, why can't drones have eyes?Wouldn't it be better to waste precious transportation capacity on repetitive materials and throw more infantry anti-personnel bombs down?
"Get out of the vehicles and collect fuel and ammunition nearby. The enemy will be there in at most 15 minutes, so don't dawdle."

The huge parachute floated by with the wind, covering He Fan and the chariot in an unbiased manner. It took him a lot of effort to tear off the annoying parachute, and the Pakistani officer was already in sight.

"I am the 411th Paratrooper Regiment, Colonel Salter. I will assist your department and guard the passage here together."

He Fan jumped out of the car and shook hands with the tall visitor. They didn't salute each other, and there might be enemy snipers hiding nearby. It's obviously not wise to do that.

"I'm He Fan, the tank commander. It seems that it's too late for you to build the fortifications. The enemy is right in front of you." He Fan kept his hands still, and the dark enemy on the northern horizon was approaching.

"There are another 2.5 enemies retreating, and our total number is less than 2000; by the way, why didn't I see infantry fighting vehicles?" The colonel looked around, obviously he knew the composition of He Fan's troops.

"It's still 4 kilometers away, I will hurry back..."

There was a sharp whistling sound in the sky, and several people quickly hid behind the tank. A shell landed about 100 meters away. The explosion was not very powerful, and a piece of shrapnel hit the tank and fell in front of He Fan.

"The enemy's 100mm mortar. They are going to charge. I'm going to prepare for the battle." Colonel Salter said, got up and left.

There was even no time to explain the division of labor a little bit. After a brief meeting, the two sides were about to devote their respective combat power.When Colonel Li began to greet his people to quickly collect the anti-tank missiles and mortar shells in the crate, He Fan had already stood on the tank, using his binoculars to observe the enemy's skirmish line.

It can be seen that the enemy made some adjustments to the battle line during the march. The truck slowed down to the back. The infantry was in the front line, followed by BMP tanks and self-propelled mortars modified with BTR tank chassis. The number of these vehicles It's very big, and it's coming over slowly, and I haven't seen any heavier guys.According to intelligence, this is the 26th Indian Infantry Division that abandoned the flank of the White Tiger Division on its own. In Pakistan's war, it won several victories with low gold content, and once conquered Lahore, which became the most glorious stroke in the history of the army.From the perspective of the enemy's formation, He Fan found that the formation was fairly neat.

"Sure enough, it's a group of mobs. I thought that this way I can step over my position," he picked up the communicator contemptuously, "All load infantry anti-personnel grenades, aim at the crowd, don't waste ammunition and shoot sporadic enemies, the Pakistani will deal with them. "

"Why not White Tiger Master?" Someone on the radio asked disappointedly.

"Don't be stupid, this is just the first part. They have no other escape route, and they will all end up under our guns."

The enemy is still 5 kilometers away. At such a distance, they have no accurate direct firepower to use, but He Fan's first round of shelling has begun. He once swore that his tank would never serve as a battery, but Lin Huaisheng's plan forced him to Eat your own words.

The gunners adjusted to the grenade working condition on the gun control console. This is a very rare situation. The ballistic computer automatically reloaded the table according to the new shooting table. The shooting itself is quite simple. , The sparsely walking crowd fires, and the requirements for accuracy are not high.

After shooting, you can watch the 125mm shells go directly into the crowd. This kind of high-speed ammunition with a straight trajectory is different from ordinary curved grenades. It exploded directly in the middle of the helpless crowd, and the sword-shaped fragments flew in all directions, one after another.The overly dense formation of Indian infantry led to a sudden increase in lethal power.

When the infantry of the Indian 26th Division was ordered to get out of the vehicle and fight, they had no awareness of the enemy's situation at all. They only knew that they were a few small troops rushing to the rear.The commander told the soldiers not to leave too far away from the convoy they were in, nor to leave their officers too far, lest they get mixed up with friendly troops and cause confusion when they re-board the vehicle later.Apparently they were thinking long-term, but they didn't consider the combat effectiveness of the frontal enemy. He Fan's tanks arrived before the paratroopers, and they had time to push out a low earth wall to hide the car body. Know there are tanks ahead.

(End of this chapter)