Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 676 Conspiracy in the Dark Room
Now government officials have to go through several checkpoints when going out of the city.The first thing to cross is the government district and the foreign embassy district divided by the wall.To enter and exit from this area, one must pass through the Guards Wing and the checkpoints controlled by the National Security Guard directly under the Ministry of the Interior, which are responsible for the defense of government departments. There are 16 checkpoints in one.

These checkpoints protrude from the separation wall and are composed of concrete bunkers, power grids, machine gun fire points, and horse rejection. Each is equipped with a large number of personnel, surveillance and communication equipment; about 100 meters behind the checkpoints, there are bunkers and armored vehicles as backup support points. There are also various firepower points on the wall, condescending to monitor the below, it is difficult for hidden armed personnel to approach the core area through these passages, let alone rush in.Of course, the inspection here is also the most stringent, but generally speaking, it is only more careful about the vehicles and pedestrians entering, and does not take much care of the exiting.This area covers an area of ​​about 10 square kilometers and has not yet dropped a single bomb.

Outside the government area is the core garrison area consisting of high-end business districts, main streets in the city center and most of Nehru Park, occupying 14.00% of the urban area of ​​New Delhi, and most foreign news agencies are stationed in high-end hotels in this area In the defense zone, the water and electricity supply has been normal so far, and it has not been affected by various riots by the poor.These areas are divided by barbed wire and trenches dug by engineers. Some areas have separation walls. Some builders have built anti-aircraft firepower points. On the main streets, there are patrolling armored vehicles and jeeps at any time.In this area, about 2 central reserve police forces, 19 gendarmerie battalions, 40 independent air defense companies, and some leaders of the People's Self-Defense Forces, directly under the Ministry of the Interior, were transferred from all over the country. These military organizations, They are all trusted by Kahan. In fact, in the core military control area formed by the above two places, there are no field troops directly controlled by the Army Staff, including the Central Reserve Police, the Guards Wing, and the Gendarmerie. They are currently directly under the Ministry of National Defense. and the Command of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The remaining 80.00% of the urban area, including main residential areas, commercial areas, slums, bazaars, transportation hubs, and military bases, are the areas under the responsibility of Pasade's army. Of course, there are as many as 90 troops It is also responsible for the main defense of New Delhi's periphery, and its defense zone extends to 100 kilometers away, connecting the defense zone of Spanga.

When Spanga launched the attack, Pasade did not dispatch any division to rescue, not because of personal grievances, but his troops were not strong enough to participate in such an attack and defense in terms of maneuverability and combat effectiveness. Facts have proved that even the The Spanga Group, which has a strong field capability, could not adapt to the rhythm of the opponent's attack. The speed of Spanga's recovery was not fast enough, and at least half of its troops were intercepted by the fast-assaulting Chinese army.

Charmain waited patiently in his car, ahead of him there was a long line of cars waiting for passes to be checked.He could see people running around nervously at the air defense position on the grass next to him. There were several rows of anti-aircraft guns pointing at the sky. They sometimes turned their muzzles according to new target indications, but the air raid siren never sounded, maybe Just a drill.Next to a water distribution truck next to the position, there were people standing in line with large buckets and small buckets; the Chinese Air Force only carried out a few limited strikes on the power plants outside the city, and as a result, all kinds of infrastructure in the city were also destroyed. Problems, water supply and power supply have become problems, and many people have begun to demolish their houses to start fires.Behind the barbed wire, a group of children are playing cricket with homemade bats, completely ignoring the approaching fire. Now that all schools have been closed, the children can play outside every day.

The endless slums in New Delhi can't be separated by barbed wire and high walls at all, unless they are bulldozed, so that a tank defense belt can be built on the ruins. Singh did have such a proposal, and Kahan Serious consideration was also given to doing so, but the time left for them was no longer sufficient to implement the plan.Today, Pakistani intelligence personnel and army scouts can only penetrate into the urban area of ​​Old Delhi and the northern slums of New Delhi. There is still a distance from the core area. All suspicious radio communications detected by the intelligence agency come from this area; In the evening, the Chinese drones receiving the information approached from the north, and these stations began to act boldly, completely confident.

A corporal carrying an FNFAL semi-automatic rifle came over to check the pass. An old Bren light machine gun was mounted on the fortification next to it. Several soldiers were leaning on sandbags and smoking.Charmain held out the pass for government officials issued by the Ministry of the Interior out of the car window, and the soldier took a look at it, and immediately signaled the soldiers in front to move away and refuse to let the horse go.

"What happened to those corpses in front?" Charmain pointed to the dozen or so dead corpses covered in woven bags outside the trench, and asked.

"The militants killed in the morning crossfire."

"Militants? Weapons found?"

"No weapons found yet, let's go." The corporal sent Charmain to leave quickly, he didn't want to talk too much nonsense.

Chamain drove slowly through the checkpoint, and glanced at the piled up dead bodies waiting to be transported away. Most of them were skinny and had no shoes. They didn't look like militants at all. No one was sent as a spy.

Most of the civilians who were able to escape from the city have already fled. Those who remain, except those who believe in fate and don’t care about anything, are those potential mobs who are waiting for the chaos in the world to make a fortune. A large number of anti-government propaganda materials were searched everywhere.

The car went all the way north, passing through the vast outer defense zone, and it can be seen that Pasade is indeed a master of defense. Every position he has managed can be regarded as well-organized, and the front and rear passages are very smooth. Anti-aircraft firepower cannot be seen from the road at all; unfortunately, in this year, enemy satellites can easily see the vital points of these surface positions, and their long-range firepower and air force bombing can instantly configure the firearms on the position and rear support points Smooth it out, and Pasad didn't have time to copy the underground bunker tactics he had done in Assam and Leh here.

He soon arrived at the headquarters of the 2nd Army, which is currently the basic unit of Pasade, but only the core unit of the Army. The 1st Armored Division was transferred to Spanga not long ago, and the current status is unknown.

The headquarters is located in an underground bunker 16 kilometers north of the city. It was originally the place where the Indian strategic forces stored nuclear weapons. It is currently used as the army headquarters, and various communication facilities are still being improved.

In the guard duty room outside the bunker, Charmain talked to Pasade's chief of staff on the phone, and then an officer led him through the winding and dark passage to Pasade's personal command room.He could clearly feel the airflow in the passage, and the ventilation equipment was obviously still working, but judging from the constant dripping of water from the low ceiling, there were still many hidden dangers in this facility.

Charmain walked into the command room. There was only the general in it, and he was studying the new designation of the Chinese army at his desk. He drew a diagram of the newly discovered enemy troops and headquarters on a piece of paper, so that people could see them at a glance. clear.Charmain thought that if there was enough time, the old man could put everything in order, that's what he was for, but time was running out.

"My old friend, have you brought me any news?" Pasade asked without looking up.

"There is good news. The War Commissioner wants to nominate you as a field marshal in recognition of your contribution to India's national defense over the past few years. The Prime Minister has adopted this suggestion."

"Contribution to India's defense? Sounds like some kind of irony."

"It can also be considered that it is the prime minister's compensation to you. You know, he never admits his mistakes, but... it doesn't mean that he won't regret it in his heart."

"Well, let's talk about the bad news." The admiral was not very interested in the matter of the marshal. Obviously, this was a perfunctory one used when Kahan couldn't support him with more tanks and artillery It's just a false name.

"As for the bad news, the battle ahead is very unfavorable. Spanga may still have 200 to 350 tanks left, and 6 to 7% of the artillery has been lost. His headquarters is still complete, but more accurate losses cannot be counted. Currently he The headquarters is still somewhere from Gengo to Shalim, within the strike range of the local air force, so the headquarters cannot move before dark."

"Well, my reconnaissance team got the same news at noon, I just didn't expect him to lose so completely."

"The enemy's losses are not small. The Americans estimate that they lost nearly 300 tanks. This is the number obtained from satellites overlooking the battlefield." Charman said, this is the latest news he has received. Master, it is impossible to recover from such a blow.

"This is just the necessary price for them to lead to New Delhi," Pasad stood up and said, "but their air force, artillery, tactical missile force, air defense force, engineering force, and the organization and command capabilities of each force are all intact. The loss of 300 tanks is nothing to them."

"I didn't come to talk to you about technology, General, I came to talk to you about the way out of this war, and the future of this country. Do you think there is hope for us on the battlefield?"

"It's hard to say, it depends on the enemy's determination and other factors. By the way, have you contacted...there?"

"Of course I won't be so stupid to contact them directly, but the information that should be sent has already been sent. Don't worry, there will be no evidence left in all aspects. I think they will take the initiative to contact us next." Charmain As he spoke, he avoided the other party's eyes and looked at the ground unnaturally. Obviously, this was not the first time he and the general had talked about this topic.

"No, no, I think it's better to stop the contact first." The general also became timid, "It's better to fight on the battlefield first."

"Wouldn't it be a good idea to take their advice first? The Americans are waiting for Kahan to fall, they seem to be preparing to install a new government in Mumbai, and then waiting for the Chinese to get into a protracted policing war like they had in Iraq, using Holding China down at the smallest price makes her go downhill."

"The smallest price? No, if it is done like that, tens of millions of Indians will starve to death within half a year. Regardless of victory or defeat, it will not be the smallest price for India."

"Yes, they only consider the geographical significance, and the moral responsibility can be passed on to China. The Americans do not consider the life and death of the Indians. This is the original intention that I think they can contact the enemy."

"What does the Prime Minister think?"

"You know, in the Prime Minister's Office, any topic related to peace talks is forbidden, but if the war continues like this, problems will erupt sooner or later."

"If we can win a battle, the peace talks will be much more secure." The admiral said with his hands behind his back.

"With all due respect, if you win the fight, the prime minister will stay in power."

In an area less than 70 kilometers away from the place where Charmain conspired with the admiral, Wang Zhenbei's tank troops were engaged in the final battle of the day's battle. He will try his best to catch up with the remnants of Spanga before midnight. Fleeing all the way south, somewhere in front of him.

Lin Huaisheng spent a lot of money in blocking the direction of the White Tiger Division, causing the rest of the Indian troops to escape through the eastern passage. However, the Air Force reversed the situation in the afternoon and blew up some oil tankers and bridges. The staff estimates that the mechanized troops may be fleeing After the battlefield, they stopped not far away to wait for supplies, so after completing the roundabout encirclement battle, Huang Dexing's tank group split up several groups of troops to pursue them. Of course, the purpose of all operations is tactical, in order to destroy more enemies No one expected to hit a division-level headquarters or a larger target, and the Air Force failed to find the exact location of Spanga's headquarters throughout the day. He was either not in this area, or he just didn't move.

Huang Dexing's tank turret left a terrible dent, which was left by the enemy's 1mm artillery shell flying from 125 kilometer. If the enemy fired a grenade, or pressed down 1 secret positions when aiming, I'm afraid it would be A tank would be much more severely wounded.Before the shell came, he was searching for the target under the surrounding mirror. When he scanned the target, he thought it was just a T0.5 wreckage that had been hit by the terminal sensitive shell and the load wheels rolled to the ground. But the tank crew of the White Tiger Division, Unlike other Indian tankers, they usually do not immediately jettison damaged tanks.The broken tank gave him a shot later, and the friendly tank 90 meters away opened fire in time, destroying the T400A.Then the headquarters ordered that it is not necessary to pursue the White Tiger Division, but only pursue the remaining enemies south.

In the afternoon, he got news that several regiments of the White Tiger Division were surrounded by paratroopers and He Fan in the west, and it seemed that the entire army was wiped out. I ran 110 kilometers and ate a lot of ashes standing on the turret, but the credit seems not obvious. The enemies annihilated by the whole battalion were 12 main battle tanks and 8 infantry fighting vehicles, plus 39 trucks and captured one The full set of equipment for the artillery company was nothing more than that; all this was due to the fact that the enemy's 1st Armored Division was running too fast, and that he didn't have an extremely tough paratrooper in front of him to stop them. He guessed that He Fan's tank group would at least be wiped out today. With 50 tanks and a large number of other facilities, the actual situation of course far exceeded his guess.

"All the car groups are close to each other, keep the distance between the cars at 150, do not use the front lights, if you find anything, report it immediately."

"Battalion Commander, the 2nd company ran out of the communication area and could not be contacted. They fired 2 green flares just now."

"Understood," Huang Dexing said, and slapped himself on the neck. "What the hell, there are mosquitoes in February, and they can still sneak into the tank."

"Battalion Commander, we found a column of enemy trucks on the road, some with guns on them, and are retreating southward, do you want to fight?"

"Notify the command, don't attack, these low-value targets are not worth it."

(End of this chapter)