Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 764 The Betrayer

At 6:[-] p.m., the sound of rumbling guns near the South Airport finally stopped. After dusk fell, the blackout New Delhi finally returned to darkness and silence. Even the cruise missiles that often passed through the city in the past did not appear. Everything seemed abnormal. And grotesque.

Taking advantage of the cessation of the fighting, Kahan, with the support of Muyar, the commander of the Guards Regiment and commander of the inner city garrison, stepped onto the platform on the third floor of the Prime Minister's Office to look at the southwest battlefield.It can be seen that the Indira Gandhi Airport is burning into the sky. It is said that the oil depot has been set on fire and has been burning, but the sound of guns can no longer be heard.

Major General Muyar was quite nervous. After he stepped onto the roof, he became a little nervous, worried that the prime minister would stand on the platform for too long, and the satellite would see him and attract missiles.On the contrary, Kahan, who was supported by others, looked very calm.

"Look at how those enemies destroyed our city?"

"Enemy, what can't be done?" The major general replied absent-mindedly.

"Commander, are your hands sweating?"

"Uh... yes Prime Minister, it's too unsafe here, shall we go back to the basement quickly?"

"No! I've had enough of the basement, I just want to stand here a little longer and get some fresh air."

Kahan broke away from the major general's hand and said firmly.

However, the air was full of choking gunpowder smoke, mixed with the smell of burning objects, definitely not much better than the air in the basement.

"How quiet the night is..." He looked at the fire in the distance and said meaningfully, "I don't know what they are doing now."

"Are you referring to the Chinese? What else can they do? They are still planning various conspiracies and tricks, but with us, they will definitely not be able to kill them."

"Have the latest reports from various departments come?" Kahan asked.

"It's strange to say that it hasn't come yet. Usually, it should have been delivered at these times, but it seems a bit late today."

"I always feel that something is wrong, the city seems to be too deserted."

"Prime Minister, let's get out of here? It's cold on this platform. If the enemy satellite finds it, the consequences will be disastrous."

Turning around, the Prime Minister saw an area of ​​flickering lights to the south, an area he recognized immediately from the background of nearby blackouts, as Safford Jones Airfield.

"Isn't there a light control order for the whole city? What should I do if I invite the enemy's air strikes?" Major General Muyar said to himself, unintentionally, but it touched Kahan's mind.

"General, you immediately send someone to the airport to keep an eye on me."

"But...the airport has fallen."

"No no, go to Safford Joan, I always feel that the Americans are playing tricks behind my back."

Kahan said sternly that this was indeed a sudden feeling for him.He remembered the kind of impatience shown by Americans before today. They always argued hard and hoped that the government would withdraw; but today, the situation seems to have changed. Be calm, as if you already have a backup plan.

"To Safford Joan?"

"Yes, send someone quickly. No, you go yourself."

"But there are no enemies there, only Americans?"

Although Major General Muyar is loyal, he is a little dull and has not yet enlightened.

"You go and guard there, and if you see any officials trying to escape on an American plane, arrest them immediately... No, there is no time to judge them, shoot them on the spot."

The major general stood there dumbfounded for a while, and finally understood what the Prime Minister meant. He hurried downstairs to mobilize his troops. In fact, Kahan had been preventing officials from fleeing from him, and the Safudjong Airport had been under Kahan's control all along. In the morning, the southeast city was in a tight spot. It turned out that the self-defense army defending here was transferred to fight by Singer, and Safdjong was temporarily out of his sight. Now he felt that it was necessary to send the guards to recover. Did he guess right again? up.

Among the troops defending the core area of ​​New Delhi, the most trusted by Kahan are the following. The main force is the large number of People's Self-Defense Forces, the well-equipped Guards under the Army, and the Central Police Force under the Ministry of the Interior. There are a small number of ex-anti-terrorism teams composed of Tibetans who regard death as home.The above-mentioned troops can be mobilized almost directly through the garrison commander, Major General Muyar.

However, Singh seemed to feel that the People's Self-Defense Force lacked actual combat experience, and deliberately dropped it to a farther place. Then he transferred the 50th Airborne Brigade, which had retreated from the front line, to the vicinity of the government area.Such a deployment naturally did not arouse any suspicion.

In the dark office of the Minister of Defense, Singer sat motionless on a chair in a daze, with a few letters he had written spread out on the table. He had been sitting so stupidly for several hours, waiting for the arrival of the last moment.

The director of the office walked in like a ghost: "Minister, it's almost time."

As if resurrected, Singer got up, quickly put the letter into a bag, and then sealed the opening.

"You keep this bag. You have to wait until after 7 o'clock to open it, and then...deliver it directly to the relevant department indicated on the letter."

"Understood, Minister. According to your instructions, the car downstairs is ready."

Singer looked at the clock on the wall. It was already 6:10, and it was time to leave.

"I have to leave for a period of time to plan a peripheral counterattack. I believe that I will fight back with the coalition forces soon."

As he spoke, he picked up the small box at his feet, and when he turned around, he saw the photo frame on the table. Kahan was smiling kindly at him, so he stuffed the photo and the frame into his pocket.

Singer quickly went downstairs, got into the car that had been prepared earlier, and hurried to the airport. He didn't have too many relatives and property like other officials, and he could leave as long as he had a seat. Of course, he didn't want to arrive too early. If you want to run too eagerly, you will be looked down upon by Americans.

The driver turned a corner and was forced to stop. He saw the lights flashing ahead, and a large number of military vehicles were mobilizing, blocking the way.

"What's going on in front?"

"Minister, it seems that the Guards are being mobilized."

Singer poked his head out to make sure it was the Regiment of Guards moving south, and he even saw Muyar sitting in one of the jeeps.

"Follow them."

He is very clear that the person who mobilized these troops should be Kahan; their destination is of course the same as himself, and Kahan obviously noticed something.But he can't look back, he has to make a bet, this is the last plane and the last chance, even if it doesn't fly away, the Chinese will advance a few kilometers tomorrow, and the artillery shells will block the runway.

Singh and Muyar have always had a good chat, and maybe Muyar can be forgiven. Of course, on the other hand, the 50th Airborne Brigade is his own direct line and only listens to him. This is his last one. Card.

Major General Muyar was sitting in the jeep in front of the convoy at the moment, urging the driver to speed up.

Now that the city is under curfew and the roads are clear, he can go as fast as possible to those areas that are still in the hands of the Indian army, if there is no air strike.

Going around a few buildings, you can see a Boeing 737 on the side of the airport runway preparing to take off.The guard truck directly crashed through the mesh fence on one side and drove onto the runway.Muyar commanded some of them to fall across the runway, preventing the plane from taking off, and he led the rest of the troops to rush towards the plane.

The major general has good eyesight, and he saw a group of people, old and young, waiting at the side of the runway from a distance, and some of them were officials who appeared at the morning meeting.

The bandaged man is clearly the Speaker of the House of Lords and the Leader of the Opposition Party, Krinasi Gandhi. It seems that the last time he was bombed by enemy planes, he failed. Today, this traitor is going to try his luck again.

"The prime minister is really predictable. These damned traitors must not be lightly spared."

The major general was the first to jump out of the jeep, walked aggressively towards the panicked crowd, and took the assault rifle from the guard.

"Listen up, everyone. You cannot abandon the people, nor the gods. The Prime Minister has ordered the airport to be blocked. Except today, no Indian can leave here. Leave here and go home."

His words immediately caused an uproar in the crowd.

"No, General, we have not abandoned the people, we have abandoned the madman Kahan. India has been destroyed by him, and we must not let him decide our own destiny."

It was the Minister of Labor who said this. He was still submissive in the morning. At this moment, he has made up his mind to tear himself apart with the Prime Minister.

"Yes, we must leave New Delhi. Kahan's insistence will only kill us."

"Yes, New Delhi has become a dead end, staying here can only lead to a dead end."

Everyone began to accuse Kahan together, gaining the upper hand in momentum for a while.

Muyar couldn't refute, he suddenly raised his gun and fired into the sky, and sure enough, everyone was stunned.But two US infantry fighting vehicles nearby suddenly turned their turrets and appeared to intervene if necessary.

Seeing the stalemate formed, the crowd did not retreat, and Muyar did not dare to make a move for a while.

An unremarkable black car quietly drove to the side of the confronting crowd. The person who got out of the car was Defense Minister Singh. No one doubted that he was the first person sent by Kahan after Muyar. Two blocking stones.

Singer went straight to about 200 high-ranking officials and their family members who were waiting to escape. He didn't speak, but just glanced at them with stern eyes, making some of them who had been loyal to the Prime Minister feel ashamed at his sharp eyes.

"Any elected politicians are not allowed to leave. This is indeed what the Prime Minister said, but family members can go..." He finally spoke, making people feel that he brought a new message from the Prime Minister.

"But... I am not a member of the War Cabinet, nor a member of the People's Party." The Speaker of the Bundestag seemed to want to refute.

"No, you are elected by the people, even the opposition party can't go. Think about it, the airport named after your grandmother is still fighting and you are running away?" He choked at Krinasi Gandhi .

Muar, who was not good at words, finally got a helper, and Singh said what he wanted to say but couldn't express.He hurried to the side of the Minister of Defense and looked at him gratefully.

"Listen to me, don't forget the mission entrusted to you by the people. Go home peacefully. Of course, your family members can get on the plane and leave the war. This is the last benevolent decision of the Prime Minister." Singh said in a slightly relaxed tone.The U.S. armored vehicles in the rear seemed to have received instructions, and the turrets turned to other directions, and the momentum of confrontation disappeared.

"Yes, don't go in the wrong direction, go back, family members can leave."

The brainless Muar followed up.

"Can my son go?" the speaker asked with concern.

"Of course, he can go." Muyar said, this is not an order he heard from Kahan, but this kind of benevolent, lenient decision is very similar to what Kahan said.Singh has followed the prime minister for a long time, so he is naturally very good at imitating the prime minister's thoughts and language.

The deadlock began to break down. The guards' trucks had already blocked the runway, and they obviously couldn't get away. Several soldiers from the 50th Airborne Brigade were dispatched by Singer at some point, guarded the boarding ladder, and began to identify and board the plane personnel.Seeing that there was no hope of escape, the officials said their final farewells to their families one after another, and then watched the elderly and children board the plane.

Singh pulled Muyar aside.

"General, you and your people immediately evacuate the runway and let these family members leave. You are still needed at the Prime Minister's Office. The paratroopers and I will keep an eye on this place. Nothing will go wrong."

"Okay, I'll go back and report to the prime minister immediately. Having said that, these big shots have disappointed the prime minister, especially the descendants of the Nehru family. Look at their cowardice." The major general shook his head with emotion, " What you said just now is too good, any democratically elected politicians must live and die with New Delhi, it is simply a warning, it is deafening, and those cowards should really know their responsibilities."

Singer nodded expressionlessly and didn't say much.

Muyar saluted the minister very solemnly, then turned and left. Since there were people from the 50th Airborne Brigade guarding him, he could safely give up the runway. The prime minister's verbal instructions did not restrict the Americans from leaving.

Singer watched most of the family members board the plane, and some of the officials who were forbidden to leave went back in resentment. Only a few did not give up and stood on the side of the runway, while Muyar and his men forcibly dragged these people into the car , and then sent back to their respective homes in New Delhi.

Seeing that everyone had dispersed, Singer walked to the boarding ladder and almost whispered to an airborne brigade lieutenant. The diplomats exchanged a few words.

Standing by the side of the runway to bid farewell to his son, the Speaker of the Bundestag, who had never left, became more and more aware that something was wrong.He saw Singer's driver, came over and handed him a suitcase, and then Singer ran up the ladder quickly.The Speaker wanted to lean forward, but was blocked by paratroopers.

"What's going on, you villain, why did you leave by yourself?"

The speaker yelled in frustration.

Singer heard the question, but did not hesitate, and continued to walk up. When he ran to the cabin door, he bowed his head and muttered to himself: "I am not elected by the people." The voice was low, as if he was talking to himself.

"You vile and shameless beast, you will be punished. Just wait and see, the Chinese will shoot you down."

Gandhi cursed ecstatically from below. He almost forgot that his son was also on the plane. Singh's behavior really pissed him off. Just keep him away from the plane.Singer quite presciently asked the paratroopers not to let other officials on the plane, just to prevent them from being rough on the plane. In addition, since he was going to Mumbai to take charge, a big man of the Congress Party like Gandhi was naturally a political leader. Great threat.

As soon as 7 o'clock came, the Americans did not wait a second longer. The co-pilot closed the door and returned to the cockpit.The most important people to them have already been registered, and the rest can be ignored.

(End of this chapter)