Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 677
Obviously, there is an Indian artillery running on the front road. Huang Dexing has no time to care about it. He just wants to hit a few tanks. The drone reconnaissance has not brought good news. Lin Huaisheng seems to have concentrated all the low-altitude drones to the west. , and suffered heavy losses. At this moment, there are only a few high-altitude drones left to conduct large-scale surveillance from an altitude of 15000 meters. It is difficult to find anything valuable at night, so reconnaissance and pursuit have to be done by himself.

"The trees and roads in the woods here are messy. A tank unit must have just passed by here, and it shouldn't be far away."

He gave the order to stop and waited for Pakistani infantry fighting vehicles and a group of Tan Khalid tanks to approach. He got out of the tank and went to the ground to collect clues.

Soon found some track marks, the marks are very chaotic, showing that the enemy passed through this area without order.He roughly measured the width of the track with his hands. One was about 65 centimeters wide and the other was narrower. The depth of the two tank tracks sinking into the mud was about the same.

He turned on the flashlight and watched carefully.

"We have to watch out for snipers!" said the Pakistani officer next to him. After he finished speaking, a liaison officer next to him said it again to Huang Dexing in broken Chinese.

"Relax, my security forces have controlled the surrounding 300-meter area."

The Pakistani officer shrugged noncommittally, and Huang didn't know whether the translation of the two knives was correct, but the officer with the short carbine leaned back slightly and hid to the side of the Type 99 tank.

Huang Dexing verified the previous guess from the characteristics of the track plates. The two tanks are T90S and Challenger, which shows that the unit he is chasing is the Indian 1st Armored Division, which is the second strongest unit under Spanga. , Equipped with these two tanks at the same time, although the performance is inferior to the T90A and Leopard II of the White Tiger Division, after the destruction of the White Tiger Division, the division can be regarded as a relatively powerful force in the Indian Army. Very complete.

"They stopped here, about a few hours ago, it's strange that the drone didn't find any signs." He stood up and scanned the surroundings with a flashlight, and saw oil drums lying on the ground in disorder, and there were several abandoned vehicles deep in the woods truck.

Surrounded by a dozen or so Pakistani infantrymen, he walked into the woods and found all kinds of supplies and weapons in disorder. He touched the hood and confirmed that the engine had been shut down for a long time.The enemy has obviously had a supply here, and the scale is ominous. He hates that the drones always go to support other areas at critical moments, leaving him alone to carry out assaults in a very dangerous direction. Now that the enemy has replenished, will he Will it be waiting somewhere ahead for a counterattack?
He slammed the door of the truck next to him hard, a gunshot pierced the night sky, and the Pakistani officer next to him fell down.

"There are snipers nearby, there may be night vision goggles." Someone yelled, and everyone fell to the ground.

Nobody could hear the gunshots, maybe it was far away, usually Indian snipers are not effective at night, but today they obviously came with night vision equipment, of course it is difficult to tell ranks in night vision equipment, so this One shot hit the Pakistani company commander with a short assault rifle; otherwise, the bullet would probably have rushed towards Huang Texing.

Huang Dexing ran towards his tank in the dark, and fell twice on the way. The sniper really didn't take him seriously, and the sniper fired two more shots, hitting a Pakistani soldier who was peeping from the back of the truck. .

Huang De excitedly climbed onto the tank, then got into the turret, and closed the cover heavily.During this period, there was a lot of gunfire outside, and it was all the Pakistani army who were firing blindly.

He quickly turned the peripheral vision device, searched ahead with the thermal imager, and saw a shallow human figure slowly jumping down from the tree, and disappeared in a blink of an eye, pointing at the swaying branches. Obviously, the opponent had night vision targeting equipment, and other Anti-infrared camouflage clothing.He manipulated the machine gun and fired in a general direction, urging the tank group to move closer and charge forward.He didn't have time to form a formation, so he could only ask the tank directly, and chased along the enemy's escape route. Soon the forward tank ran over a mine, was blown up on its tracks, and stopped 300 meters in front.

Huang Dexing saw from Zhou Shiyi that several Indian soldiers came out of nowhere and sneaked close to the tank. He immediately fired with a machine gun, but someone still fired a rocket at the paralyzed tank.

"09 How are you doing there?" He shouted twice, but there was no answer.It can be seen from the periscope that the tank has been turned off, and the nearby enemy's machine gun fire nets are desperately firing at it. The bullets hit the top of the turret with sparks flying all over. It was not a random attack, but it was all aimed at the optical equipment above.

"Attention all, avoid the front, there is an ambush here."

Before he finished speaking, another infantry fighting vehicle rushed forward and crushed on the mine. The infantry fighting vehicle was directly detonated by the mine and burned.Obviously the enemy has arranged an ambush here, and he has encountered countless times with the infantry of the 1st Armored Division, it seems that the combat effectiveness is not so strong.

"Stop all cars, watch out for mines."

All the Chinese tanks stopped, but the Pakistani tanks were not under his command and were still marching forward bravely.

On the hill three kilometers to the south, Pascianita, the commander of the 1st Armored Division, held a telescope to observe the firefight in the forest. Behind him stood Spanga, the commander of the 21st Army. The retreating troops rushed southward, and decided to use the night and terrain to counterattack here. Sure enough, Chinese tanks came along this road.

"Commander, the 50th Airborne Brigade started too early. The enemy should be drawn out so that I can use artillery fire to beat them hard." Pacianita gritted his teeth. He has been retreating all day long. It seemed that it was only a less decisive part of the army that was chasing after him. In the end, he was able to escape relatively completely. Now both he and Spanga urgently need a victory. In addition to military needs, of course, there is also a need for self-esteem.

"Don't worry, let the paratroopers harass it first, and wait for the cooling efficiency of the thermal imaging camera of the Chinese tank to drop, and then attack and beat it hard."

Spanga said.

"The size of the enemy seems to be very large? More than one regiment?"

"The airborne troops said that they saw a battalion of Chinese tanks merged with the 6nd Regiment of the 42th Armored Division of the Pakistani Army. It is estimated that the enemy chasing the front has at least 100 tanks."

While he was speaking, the anti-aircraft artillery positions ambushed one kilometer away began to fire violently, and then a J-10 fighter jet fell from the clouds to the distance with flames, and then exploded.

"I hope we can save some face," said Spanga sadly.

"What if the enemy retreats?" Pacianita asked. He seemed to want to fight hard. The effectiveness of the Chinese Air Force would be weakened a lot at night. He thought this was an opportunity to win back.

"Then we'll take the remaining troops back and see what new assistance the Ministry of Defense can get."

Huang Dexing was unable to command the Pakistani troops. The commander of the other side was a colonel and he did not understand the language. He could only report the situation to the higher-level command through relay communication. During this period, a lot of time wasted.

The brave Pakistani tanks rushed forward quickly over the parked Chinese tanks. They hadn't fought enough for this day's triumphant advance. They felt that the Indians were finished and they could just fight all the way to New Delhi.

The 50th Brigade of Indian Paratroopers is the best ground force in India. This force was once assigned to the Northern Command, but before Srinagar was finally cut off by the route, most of it was withdrawn, and then it was put into several consecutive battles During the fierce battle, they were used as the fire brigade directly under Pasade. There was no good communication between them and the remnants of Spanga. They just met a few hours ago and had a rough exchange of opinions. This army took about 1000 rusty TM46 anti-tank mines. This old-fashioned mine is not powerful, but it is enough to blow up tank tracks, and sometimes it can directly destroy infantry fighting vehicles or armored vehicles.The paratroopers were short on time, and most of the mines were buried very shallowly. Fortunately, it was not easy for the tankers to see at night, and finally reaped the results.

Several companies of Pakistani tanks tried to rush out. At the forefront was a company of Khalid tanks, followed by Type 125 tanks equipped with 59mm guns.This kind of old-fashioned but practical tank has been undergoing low-speed production and refitting in the humble arsenal in Peshawar, with a monthly output of single digits; but on the production line in China, the speed of refitting using sealed old vehicles is astonishing. Refitted and shipped directly to Chandigarh or Lahore, the Pakistani Army, which is continuously assembled with equipment, is an integral part of the overall war and the brutal attrition war. At present, the Pakistani Army has expanded to 100 million people, with a number of about The size before the war was doubled, and all the troops whose numbers were revoked because they were annihilated have been restored.

According to the combat principles formulated by the Lin Huaisheng Command, these tanks cannot carry out night battles, but when the situation is good, they often make an exception to participate.

The Pakistani tanks quickly passed through the minefield. The price was 15 tanks parked in place, most of them were Khalid tanks, and the Indian T90 tanks in ambush in the distance were waiting for the opportunity. These are just the reduced S-type T90, No advantage over MBT2000, but they are still in the dark.

Huang Dexing watched a Pakistani battalion charge forward and quickly caught up with the enemy tanks. He had no choice but to follow closely. From the sound of the guns, he could tell that it was a T90 firing. Behind him, another Battalion of Pakistani tanks was eager to come on top, and about 50 infantry fighting vehicles had dispersed to provide blind fire support to the front.

Huang Dexing found that he was passively involved in an encounter battle where the enemy chose the battlefield and timing. This is not the worst, but the worst thing is that his own way of acting is becoming like the Pakistan Army - regardless of losses Attacking from the front.

The neighboring Pakistani army has been completely unstoppable, they are crazily attacking, those Type 59 tanks equipped with simple fire control can't find the target hundreds of meters away at all, and it's not very accurate to fire while marching, but they are so messed up up.

Soon the Khalid tank in front encountered the T90S artillery fire. The Indians were quite prepared for the ambush. The paratroopers hiding in the corner began to fire flares at the open area where the Pakistani tanks were advancing, which made those who used low-light night vision equipment Anti-tank missiles, with a chance to fire at tanks up to 1.5 km away.

This time the Indian army used a large number of old-fashioned AT-4 anti-tank missiles. India does not have much overall combat potential, so at this stage of the war, although the world's arms market is open to them, they can only think more about those The delivery of weapons in stock is relatively fast. When the Chinese army broke into the Punjab border, Singh once thought about ordering tens of thousands of American-made Javelin missiles to offset the advantage of the enemy's armored weapons. table delivery.

An AT4 hit the front of Huang Dexing's car hard when the flares fell, and the jet simply couldn't penetrate the armor.This blow made Huang Dexing calm down completely. He realized that the troops in front were not performing a mission of blocking the rear, but an ambush circle.

Huang Dexing began to call for fire support from the rear, and then instructed the troops to release smoke and move west from the frontal battlefield.Apparently, he ran into a vengeance-based force of the enemy, and if the Pakistanis wanted to fight hard, then let them do it, but he must not be infected by their fanaticism himself.

The frontal fire soon evolved into a regiment-level confrontation. India's advanced tanks had a slight advantage in the number, but a whole regiment in Pakistan did not suffer in terms of overall numbers. Soon the battlefield was full of burning tanks. The intensity is even more intense than the one-sided firefight during the day.

Huang Dexing left the frontal battlefield with difficulty with two companies of tanks. Due to the poor visibility and the smoke he released, his lateral maneuvers not only had to beware of the firepower of the frontal enemy, but also to avoid contact with the desperately desperate Pakistani army behind. Tanks rubbed against each other.

This was the boldest decision in his life. He was determined to go back to the enemy's side. Although the enemy's situation was unclear, no matter how he chose the attack route, it seemed unsafe, but he remembered what He Fan said, an excellent tank commander Officers are all based on maneuvering mileage, not the thickness of their armor.

Huang Dexing quickly chose a possible road from the navigation display. 4.5 kilometers away, there is a 400-hectare vineyard. According to the information collected by Pakistani intelligence personnel, it belongs to a local rich man in the wine industry. The vineyard The ditch inside is very shallow, and the soil is soft, but not muddy.The height of the grape trellis is 2.5 meters, which happens to be able to conceal the side of the tank. Of course, this environment is also very suitable for infantry to ambush the tank. However, he estimated that the enemy has experienced a day of hasty retreat, and it is impossible to be somewhere 5 kilometers away from the core position. The deployment is very careful, and there will be at most one mobile force on standby in this direction.

Taking advantage of the artillery bombardment of the Indian positions from the rear, he marched westward quickly. The Pakistani regiment leader also had a battalion reserve team, which was estimated to last until midnight.

The tank gradually moved away from the artillery fire, and then broke into the vineyard from a dry river bed. The grape trellises made of bamboo and withered yellow vines were crushed into the mud, and there were neat grape trellises all around. He had to stick his head out of the turret to see He could barely see a place farther away. Here, the night vision equipment was completely useless. He saw a brightly lit building 1 kilometer away.

According to the satellite map, you can see a Victorian-style building through the vineyard (you can't see the floors clearly), and there are gardens and pools in front of the building, which are probably left over from the colonial era.A straight passage behind the building leads to the rear of the enemy position to the east,
He broke through the last grape arbor and came to the brightly lit building. He saw three challenger tanks and a Land Rover jeep standing under the building, no more than 3 meters away from him.

(End of this chapter)