Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 682 Rejection of Peace Talks
"Yes, it is too late to completely eliminate the enemy's air defense network. In fact, the enemy has already established a new Patriot missile position in an area 60 kilometers south of New Delhi. The enemy's situation is developing rapidly, and it is difficult to completely eliminate the threat before the attack. Therefore, this operation , You must use your accompanying anti-aircraft firepower to cover yourself."

"I'm afraid this is unsafe, right? If you can't seize the air supremacy, I don't think it's practical to launch such a long-distance attack rashly." Wang Zhenbei said.

He Fan finally waited for the opportunity, coughed twice, and then spoke. He has been waiting for such an opportunity, so that others can't step down:
"My troops are fine at all, and I can take charge of the heavy attack," he said slowly, "The enemy's air force has been completely wiped out, and there is no threat; of course, there is also the problem of air support, but the armored troops We can't always rely on the firepower of the tactical air force to suppress the enemy, and when necessary, we have to do the dirty work ourselves."

This time it was the turn of the Chinese military officers present to discuss. He Fan's overconfident words showed pressure on everyone, and at the same time showed that he had a secret plan before he came.

"Well, let's talk about it." Lin Huaisheng hurriedly urged He Fan to continue speaking. He rarely found that He Fan still had a cute moment. His plan really wanted to change his previous style of play. It was a bit risky, and it was a bit embarrassing to convince his subordinates by himself , it is best to have a guy who is not afraid of offending others to help himself.

"If we wait half a month for the air force to slowly wipe out the enemy's air defense nodes, it will give the enemy high command time to escape." He Fan said, this is indeed what the superiors are worried about, "so, tactically Problems should not become an obstacle to strategic goals, we are here to solve problems, not to make difficult problems for our superiors.”

He Fan's extremely high-profile words completely touched Lin Huaisheng's heart, and he couldn't stop nodding in agreement; of course, he knew very well that He Fan had posed more problems for him than anyone else here, but this There is no need to worry about the old things for the time being.

"My unit has strengthened the air defense unit and the Army Aviation Helicopter Unit, and can move at the fastest speed to reach any area in South Delhi, completely cutting off the main channel between New Delhi and the south."

"If the plan is decided, my troops will have no problem." The commander of Pakistan's 6th Armored Division said. He didn't approve of such a plan from the beginning, but he immediately changed his mind after hearing that the Indian Prime Minister might escape. Xinxin, he and his people came here to fight, and they had a desire for revenge more than the Chinese. If Kahan ran away, his wish would be in vain.

"My division can also form a battle group to carry out the necessary attacks." Commander Younis said on the side. troops.

Wang Zhenbei found that the situation was threatening, and everyone expressed their opinions. It seemed that there was no room for discussion on the plan. As He Fan said, the strategic goal came first, and his army was one of Lin's two fists. One, it will inevitably become the main force along the way to encircle New Delhi.He immediately said that there is no problem, but the artillery unit must be strengthened.

In Pasade's underground headquarters, the field marshal and the intelligence chief sat together to watch the live interrogation in the interrogation room. These video devices have been specially processed and cannot be recorded simultaneously, thus ensuring absolute safety. Pasade has also made special adjustments to the questions that will be asked during the interrogation. Even if the content of this interrogation is leaked, it will not be easy for others to catch it.

"Name, rank? Troop number?" Colonel Lansnell asked, holding a cigarette between his fingers. There was no one else in the interrogation room. He was the most reliable subordinate that Pasade had promised Charmain.

Lieutenant Colonel Giam ignored the question, his eyes wandered around, and finally stopped on the overhead camera, and then he smiled at the camera; he was about 100 meters away from Charmain, Looking at each other for the first time.

"Well, tell me, why did you wear a Pakistani military uniform when you surrendered? How did you bypass the minefield and get close to our troops?" The colonel continued to ask questions. He seemed very magnanimous to the other party ignoring his previous question. Not entangled.

"Put on the Pakistani military uniform to show that I am a prisoner of war, and I am not a spy," Ghiyam said.

"Whether you are a spy or not is up to me, it has nothing to do with the uniform you wear."

"According to the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, you must guarantee the basic rights of enemy military personnel who have surrendered."

"Thoughtful."

"Okay, let's move on to the next question."

"What is the purpose of surrender?" the colonel asked, this question somewhat exposed Pasade's mind, otherwise he would not have asked a prisoner of war the purpose of surrender.

"Why don't you ask me where the station is?"

Ghiam said and glanced at the overhead camera again. He knew very well that the person he had to contact was watching him there, but he was pretending that he didn't know anything.

The Indian colonel glanced at the notebook in his hand. There were about 20 questions drawn up by his superiors. The question about the radio station was placed at the bottom, but the superior put a check next to the text with a red pen, indicating that this question cannot be missed. He thought that since the other party took the initiative to mention it, it would be better to ask first.

"Okay, do you and your accomplices carry communication equipment? And your contact information?"

"Of course, I have communication equipment with me, and I can use the safest method to communicate with my immediate superior at any time, without going through the Inter-Services Intelligence Agency. I guarantee that no one in the United States or Europe can intercept the message, and they will not be able to decipher the codebook. If your superior doesn't believe it , I can attest."

"Where did you hide the radio?"

"It's nearby, I didn't bring it with me, of course it's for your safety."

"What does that have to do with us?" protested the colonel.

"I'm here to help you solve your predicament, I hope you don't beat around the bush."

"I don't quite understand what you are talking about. This is just a routine interrogation of prisoners of war. You are just one of the hundreds of prisoners of war I have handled." The Indian colonel said calmly.The situation of the interrogation became extremely weird. Any outsider who saw this scene would definitely find it strange. Although the colonel did not reveal anything, it seemed that the initiative of the interrogation gradually fell into the hands of the prisoners.

"I know your boss is still hesitating and expecting to turn the tide of the battle. It doesn't matter, I can wait; in less than ten days, he will change his mind. If he really has the ability to turn the tide of the battle, the big deal is now Could shoot me, I know he would love to, but I also know he won't."

In the backup command room, Pasad's face was pale, and his breathing began to become short of breath. The Pakistani military officer really came with a radio. Seeing that the matter has reached a critical moment, as long as he wants, he can get the radio immediately and listen to the conditions proposed by the other side. , but he hesitated on the threshold of a historical turning point.

Charmain sat aside and noticed the sweat dripping from the marshal's forehead, and he expected Pasade to retreat.Obviously, Pasad began to be afraid. He was afraid of the sharp comment of the Pakistani officer in front of him, and he was also afraid of making a wrong step and causing the situation to get out of control; of course, he was even more afraid of the possible charges of treason if things were revealed.

The marshal picked up the phone, and the colonel in the video could be seen immediately answering the phone next to him.Pasade asked the colonel in the interrogation room to stop the interrogation immediately, not to let the prisoner continue to talk nonsense, and immediately escort him back to the cell.

Soon two officers walked into the interrogation room and took away the indifferent Pakistani officer. Today's contact ended in this way.

Charmain could roughly guess Pasade's thoughts. He should know that he didn't have many choices, but he still had hope for the battle. As a soldier, as long as there was still a glimmer of hope for victory, he didn't want to choose the way of humiliation to stop War, he can understand that.

"I think...the Pakistani spy is right, we don't need to shoot him, but it's too early to make contact with the Chinese and admit defeat; our army should still have a chance with the assistance of the United States."

Pasade said unnaturally, apparently a decision had been made.

"If you are determined to fight, I don't have much to say, but what do you think the chances are?"

"Opportunity, it depends on the military aid. If you have the opportunity to meet the Prime Minister, I hope to forward my request. I need more weapons and equipment and restore the command of the Guards."

"Okay, I'll do my best and hopefully we can still win, although I personally don't have high expectations."

Just as Pasad made up his mind to resist, at 1045 Indian time, the outer positions of New Delhi ushered in the largest air raid since the outbreak of the war. The number of fighter planes dispatched by the Chinese and Pakistani air forces from 20 airports exceeded that of the war On the first day, the scale of the Indian Air Force's dispatch.

200 kilometers north of New Delhi, 12 J-11 fighter jets lined up in a wall and launched a surprise attack on the frontal enemy. They carried reconnaissance pods and long-range anti-radiation missiles, and would open fire on every radar that dared to turn on and was within range.Then came a large number of J-10 fighter jets that took off from Chandigarh. They were responsible for battlefield security and some air strike missions.After suppressing part of the enemy's air defense capabilities, three batches of Flying Leopards approached the front from different directions. The fighter planes passed the enemy's front line at low altitude, that is, those areas farthest from the core air defense positions of New Delhi, and carried out intensive bombing. The bombing targets are Those enemy material accumulation points that have been repeatedly identified, shallow and deep artillery positions, various headquarters, and some roads and bridges.

This air strike is mainly to demonstrate air superiority, to test the enemy's air defense capabilities, and at the same time to show the vacillating enemy commander a little bit of strength.Xu Jingzhe has judged that Pasade will not simply give up the idea of ​​resistance. His kind of person who pursues safety in everything will naturally leave an extra way for himself, but it does not mean that he will submit honestly and must fight Get rid of all kinds of fantasies.

The main attacking J-16 fighter-bombers came on the scene after the tactical strike and performed battlefield interdiction missions. Their targets were various assembly areas in the deep zone, air defense positions and the first-level brigade headquarters, but they still avoided going too deep to prevent New Delhi's air defense network.

The tentative strike on the core air defense network is not the focus of this day's air strikes, but three new fighter jets will carry out tentative strikes.These stealth aircraft have participated in several border escort operations, one of which has achieved results, but have never been engaged in strikes against enemy deep ground targets.

Will the planes operate as far as New Delhi, and how far?It all depends on the information obtained by the electronic reconnaissance plane. If there is no accident, the formation will follow the route established by the command plane and approach from an area where the enemy's radar is difficult to detect the target. , the fighter will open the magazine as quickly as possible, fire a few anti-radiation missiles, and then break away with all its strength.This will be the basic tactic for these aircraft to attack the ground. It is roughly the same as the tactic used by the US-made F35 to attack Pakistani airports before, but it should be much more careful and will not fly close to the distance of 20 kilometers from the target. This tentative mission, The purpose is to strike by compressing the countermeasure time of the enemy's radar, and at the same time test the stealth ability of the fighter in the opponent's radar network, and the commander on the command plane has the authority to cancel the mission at any time.

The first to be bombed was the 39th Indian Rapid Reaction Division at the forefront of the front line. This lightly armed unit has been busy with soil work and soldier training. Today it finally ushered in the first wave of air strikes. They have seen toe heights The vigorous Spanga army marched to the north in a mighty way; and then witnessed the scene where the armored troops lost all their heavy equipment under the attack of the enemy air force and scattered back to the starting position in a hurry. The power of the enemy air force was quickly reacted The soldiers of the division left a deep memory; but they had not really experienced the power of bombing.

Flocks of JH-7s flew over the positions of the 39th Division. The aircraft immediately knocked off the shooting director of the anti-aircraft artillery unit with laser-guided bombs. The anti-aircraft artillery unit immediately fell into a state of fighting on their own. The second batch of fighter planes dropped cluster bombs on these positions.The position was suddenly engulfed in a sea of ​​flames, and all the anti-aircraft firepower fell silent instantly.

The 39th Rapid Response Division, with a division-level designation, is actually just a large number of security forces, usually responsible for some tasks such as anti-terrorism and border defense. After the war broke out, the division also took on some personnel training tasks In short, it is to continuously deploy personnel to transfuse blood for the field troops, so although this army has not participated in the war, there are not many veterans. Sure enough, the troops immediately collapsed when the air strikes started.

The jf17 fighters carrying bombs and rocket pods make supplementary attacks on the ground. The light fighters driven by these Pakistanis dare to carry out ultra-low altitude strikes below 150 meters. The firepower is extremely accurate. Very large and a very formidable opponent.However, the Pakistanis who were counting on a big fight soon fell into disappointment. On the positions of the 39th Division of the Indian Army, there were few high-value targets to choose from. Apart from chasing fleeing trucks, there was no good equipment to tilt Bombs and rockets.

No ground troops participated in the attack, and the frontline observation post discovered that the enemy in front of them began to lose command after 30 minutes of bombing, and they abandoned their positions one after another and collapsed to the south.

Pasade, who had just boldly expressed his determination to fight, immediately received a flood of distress telegrams. Several divisions at the front reported at the same time that the enemy's general offensive had begun. They needed artillery support and air support. Of course, he did not have air support. Support, can only order the anti-aircraft weapons that remain silent to start a counterattack.

Lieutenant Colonel Ghiam, who was sitting in the cell, noticed that the dim lights above his head began to flicker, which was a sign of an increase in the electricity load of the enemy headquarters, and then he heard a loud noise from a distance outside, perhaps the Indian headquarters The staff began to concentrate, and he thought that it might not take a few days for Pasade to return to the negotiation track.

(End of this chapter)