Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 763 Escape from New Delhi

"But are you really determined to leave here?" the American Brigadier General asked uncertainly.

"Yes, no one is as loyal to the Prime Minister and the country as I am, but I have thought many times that if those beastly Pakistanis stormed into New Delhi, I would be the number one or number two target of their revenge, and I must not At the mercy of these savages; someone has to go back to the south and continue to resist and continue to serve this country. If Prime Minister Kahan is not willing to go, I must make a decision at this difficult time, and it is not for me at all."

Augustan hesitated for a while. This was undoubtedly his biggest breakthrough since he carried out the difficult task assigned by the president. In fact, the US government was not worried about the fall of New Delhi or the death of many Indians. India has enough depth and population. It can resist almost infinitely. If China can be held back by a protracted war, it is obviously not a bad result.The only question is who will lead such a war.Now the left-wing guerrillas in southern India are taking advantage of the chaos and are attacking cities and territories to confuse people.The whole of India is facing disintegration. If there is no authoritative figure to come forward to integrate, continuing to resist is just wishful thinking.And Singh is essentially the second person below Kahan in the BJP, so there is no more suitable candidate than him.

"At 7pm, Safford Jones, we have 6 Chinooks and a Boeing, the enemy is still unable to block all the airspace, and the US Air Force will cover this evacuation, I have ordered to take any senior Indian officials present And family members, but we will never wait an extra minute."

Singhsh didn't respond, he turned away nonchalantly and returned to the venue.

Augustan looked at his watch, there were still 9 hours left.He didn't know what would happen in these 9 hours, but he hoped that the artillery fire of the Chinese army would not block the airport. If the runway in Safford Joan could not be used, then the only option would be to use the Black Hawk or Chinook to carry out the mission. Quite risky.

A few streets from the Safdjong airport, Dr. Mulit amputates the leg of a screaming SDF soldier who had just returned from Indira Gandhi's hospital in Safdjong. When the Chinese incendiary bomb detonated the ammunition depot, he happened to be standing nearby. In addition to needing to amputate an arm, he also suffered serious head injuries.At present, the army hospital can no longer handle all the wounded from the front line, so some of them are sent here.The Safdjong Hospital has good facilities. It used to be the hospital of choice for many senior Indian officials, but now it is under the jurisdiction of the Army.

During the operation, he could still hear the rumbling of artillery in the southwest and the non-stop mobilization of the Self-Defense Forces convoy downstairs as they rushed to the battlefield.Dr. Mulet believes that it won't be long before these eager young people will be sent back to fill the operating room and morgue.

"The main wound suturing has been completed, and the next work is handed over to the military doctor Samia of the brain surgery department. Let him push it away."

He gave instructions to his deputy, and a nurse wiped his sweat.The hospital's backup power can only maintain lighting, not air conditioning.

"Doctor, the next patient died in the corridor, and he couldn't hold on." The head nurse said.

"Okay, what else?"

"The Secretary of the Transport Minister called to cancel the Minister's appointment. He said that the Minister will not be in New Delhi for further treatment of the broken finger, and he will come to collect the medical records."

"Who else can leave New Delhi at this time?"

"I don't know, that's what his secretary said anyway."

The head nurse shrugged and said indifferently.The transport minister fell out of bed and broke a bone in his finger three days ago when an air raid siren sounded.

The death of the patient later allowed him to finally go to the lounge for a while.He entered the lounge wearing a bloody surgical gown and closed the door carefully.Here is a window looking at the Safdjoong airfield maneuver and it can be clearly seen that an Indian Air Force Special Service Squadron Boeing airliner is being repainted at the side of the runway and the Indian Air Force logo has been changed to the red and blue of the national airline of India The alternating flying bird logo means that there is a reason for the words of the minister secretary. The senior officials who started the war may have to run away at the moment, so important information must be sent to his line immediately.

Dr. Mullit picked up the phone and dialed George Carpenter, a war correspondent for the Associated Press, who was currently reporting on the war from his hotel in New Delhi.

"George, it's me. The agreed interview may be cancelled. In the afternoon or evening, I have an operation of an important person here, and there may be more than one case."

"Can you tell me the exact time?" asked the other end of the phone with concern.

"It's not clear yet."

"Please try to be as clear as possible so we can make alternative arrangements."

The call was brief and in coded language, announcing the news that high-level Indian officials might evacuate from the Safudjong Airport in the city. Even if someone listened to it, no one could understand the key points.

Dr. Mulit does not work for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency. It is difficult for a person of his status to be infiltrated by Pakistani intelligence agencies. A month ago, when he decided to work for Chinese intelligence, it was partly out of hatred for Kahan and his group of militant officials, the war that claimed his son's life, and he hoped that each of these culprits Don't run away; on the other hand, he thinks his actions can end this war as quickly as possible.Mulit's younger brother, who was captured in Assam as a military doctor, immediately decided to join the Chinese intelligence organization. After training, he returned to India and won his brother.As a place where senior Indian officials often appear, Safdejong Hospital can indeed inquire about a lot of news.

Soon, Xu Jingzhe obtained the latest news through a complicated but safe intelligence channel. A large number of Indian intelligence personnel he developed had been dispatched to various parts of India. At this time, he no longer had to rely too much on the Pakistani intelligence system.

The comparison of all aspects of information he has obtained so far is obviously consistent.Since Kahan thwarted the last attempt by officials to flee New Delhi, escape attempts have been made on a small scale, and some low-ranking officials have indeed escaped, but these people have no authority and are not cause for concern, but there are signs that Kahan's grip is shrinking, the ability to use the Self-Defense Forces and police forces to spy on officials or information has diminished, and Americans are actively involved in new plots.

Lin Huaisheng originally had a plan to use cruise missiles to paralyze the airport, but because there are too many civilian targets near the airport and the enemy has strengthened the jamming equipment, he had to give up.

Safford Jones is located in the city and has only one main runway. Long-range rockets and tactical missiles also face problems of accuracy and fratricide.The only way is to shoot down the plane carrying the dignitary after it takes off. Of course, the problem of accidentally injuring civilians still needs to be faced.These restrictions, which almost blocked the possibility of the Chinese Air Force to prevent this plot, but the Pakistan Air Force has never been subject to such restrictions.The top priority is to find the right time to evacuate, so that deployment can be made. As for the boarding list, Xu Jingzhe also wants to know.

Just as the external intelligence network was in full swing to tighten the noose, in the basement of the Indian Prime Minister's Office, Kahan was making a final concluding speech. He had already lost such eyes and ears as Charmain. Naturally, it was hard to know that many people were about to betray their plots .The officials below looked at him solemnly, as if they had made up their minds to live and die with New Delhi. This feeling of common hatred made him feel somewhat relieved.

The Prime Minister went on to talk about the enemy’s political weaknesses and the inevitable conflict between China and Pakistan. He avoided talking about the opponent’s military advantages, and hoped that the Americans attending the meeting could fully see those favorable factors and not be pessimistic View the unfavorable trend of this war in the short term.

The lengthy speech finally came to an end. The Prime Minister walked off the podium with the support of two doctors, and the Indian officials attending the meeting came around to shake hands with him. He felt that Singh held his hand for an extra long time, and he immediately felt that there seemed to be another deep meaning.

On the other side of the venue, Augustan and Yelinsky also shook hands before parting. They have different missions, although they are both in crisis.

Augustan will continue to stay in the Indian Army to provide liaison and other assistance to Marshal Pasad. Of course, at the same time, he must monitor the movement of this huge army so as not to collapse or surrender to the enemy.And Yelinsky will conduct a breakout and escape here within a day or two. This is an established plan and has not been notified to the Indian military. At that time, the outside troops and the air force will cooperate with their actions.

Everyone had their own ghosts and left the prime minister's office in all directions. Many of them knew that they would never see the prime minister again.

Singh returned to the Ministry of Defense to sort out the documents that needed to be taken away. He knew that he might become the head of the new government, of course, after the fall of New Delhi.He calmed down and sat for a while, then began to write a letter to the Prime Minister and Major General Muyar of the Guards.In his letter to the Prime Minister, he stated his views directly, listing all the reasons why he must go south, and then he reflected on the victories and setbacks he experienced with Kahan. , He expects the teacher's forgiveness, and hopes that Kahan can understand that this is not a betrayal, but a painful choice that must be made in order to gain a new life.

His second letter was written to the Guards, and he asked the Guards to make final preparations and must do their utmost to protect the safety of the Prime Minister.If the enemy invades the city, they can break it up into pieces to highlight New Delhi. New Delhi will not be the end of this war.

In the Safford Jones Hospital, Dr. Mullit deliberately waited in the VIP outpatient room, and then pretended to be a coincidence to meet the Secretary of the Minister of Transportation who came to pick up the X-ray.

After a few words of coaxing from the doctor, the disgruntled secretary began to talk endlessly about his boss' escape plan to abandon the city.The secretary said that the minister's relatives and family members had already evacuated to the southern countryside. On the surface, they kept saying that they wanted to follow the prime minister, but in fact they had already made plans.The most hateful thing is that the minister only secretly notified the female interpreter of the escape plan, apparently intending to abandon him.

Of course, as a secretary who is good at observing quietly, it is almost impossible for the minister to plan any tricks without telling him. He knows all the details.

"So, the officials have been lying to us, saying that we will stick to it to the end?" the doctor said persuasively.

"Yeah, can you imagine they're still secretly hiding a plane?"

"Is there such a thing?" The doctor pretended to be surprised.

"I'm not going to lie, they even painted the Air Force's emblem as a civil aviation one, these people are so afraid of death. I guess the time he left will be at night, when the Ministry of the Interior's surveillance is not so strict, and in addition He asked me to send departmental mail to the Prime Minister's office after 7 today, so I guess the departure time will be 7. I hope they all die."

"I think they must die badly."

At 1 p.m., Song Ning held an emergency meeting with Pakistan Air Force personnel stationed at the front-line airport in the combat conference room of Chandigarh Airport, with the content of preventing the Indian government from fleeing abroad.This time, it was the Chinese intelligence unit that got the exact information about the city before the Pakistani Intelligence Bureau, which is really surprising.

Judging from the satellite photos, there is indeed a Boeing airliner on the side of the runway of Safdjong, which may take off at any time.The evacuation time should be between 6:9 and 4000:[-] tonight.Song Ning emphasized that if our ground forces cannot advance to a close enough distance before this time, it is inevitable to send out Canon bacteria to intercept, and the air defense system in the south cannot shoot down targets at a height of more than [-] meters.If the plane had circled the city high enough to turn south, it would likely have succeeded, he said.

Sami, who was sitting on the sidelines, thought that the matter might not be entirely a matter of the range of surface-to-air missiles. The Chinese side might also prefer the Pakistan Air Force to do this kind of thing. There is no doubt that there will be women and children on the plane. The Chinese conversation was recorded on the air, but he himself is completely dreaming of such a task.

Song Ning made progress and pointed out that the difficulty of the mission lies in the fact that the U.S. Air Force still has the ability to maintain certain air supremacy in the south.Song Ning hoped that Sami would propose a plan first. As the oldest guy with military rank and age among the participants, he certainly had such an obligation.

Now that he has a good understanding of Song Ning's needs, Sami did not beat around the bush. He proposed that the Chinese Air Force should deal with the possible enemy F15C formations, and the excellent pilots drawn from the two squadrons under his command would carry out breakthrough and final settlement tasks.The enemy would most likely turn to Agra for protection from Patriot missiles after takeoff, which in turn makes their course easy to guess and easy to ambush.

This is obviously a plan that takes into account all aspects from tactics to politics, and there is no suspense that Sammy's plan was unanimously adopted.

All afternoon, Prime Minister Kahan tried to force himself to pay attention to the new military situation, but he found himself distracted and unable to concentrate.As a very sharp person, he did notice a little bit of weirdness, which made him unable to concentrate on listening to the new battle situation.

The news of repelling the enemy's attack continued to come from the direction of the New Delhi barracks, but it still couldn't soothe his fragile nerves. Something must have gone wrong?he kept asking himself.

After the morning meeting, he was haunted by a bad feeling, an unprecedented sense of loneliness and helplessness.His most trusted intelligence chief disappeared, and the chief of staff of the Army did not attend the meeting. Singer behaved very strangely, and he shed tears when he shook hands with himself after the meeting.The rest of the ministers were also uncharacteristically, and they looked very relaxed when they left. Anyway, what's wrong?

He is very worried that the Americans are instigating a new conspiracy behind the scenes. These Americans always have no confidence in the future, think that India will lose the war, and are eager to arrange an interim government for themselves.But Kahan knew that wasn't the case. He was well versed in history and knew of many instances of aggressive attackers who ended up failing. In fact, the most recent one was created by his army.Therefore, he has reason to believe that the Chinese army will definitely face defeat, but his speech seems to have lost the charm of the past, and he can feel that one or two people are ready to betray him.But who?

(End of this chapter)