Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 767 Opening the way

"Then what do you say?" the female guerrilla leader asked.

"The manual says that American night vision equipment can see a moving human body at a distance of 1 kilometer, but that is on flat ground. Once we enter the jungle, this distance will be shortened to 300 to 100 meters."

"Are you sure it's written in the book? Don't fool me."

"Of course, I've read the jungle warfare textbook no less than ten times. I used to be in charge of the enemy's situation in the 5th Mountain Division's staff headquarters. I have theoretical knowledge and it's not difficult to understand."

"But you were still captured alive by the Chinese?"

"It wasn't captured alive. I saw their leaflets voluntarily surrendering. Let's not talk about it. You are familiar with this jungle. You can use the jungle to go around. They will definitely find a flat place for the helicopter to land."

"and then?"

"See the first-aid kits they discarded? There must be wounded among them, and it won't be fast. Americans don't leave wounded, which is their advantage, but we can take advantage of it."

"But how can we be sure that Singh is among them?" Priya asked with wide eyes. As a low-caste child bride-in-law, he married into her husband's family at the age of 6 and started doing farm work. technical problem.

"This is high technology. I can't explain it for a while. I can only say that when Singer called, he was overheard by a Chinese plane."

"you sure?"

"Don't be stupid, comrade. If the Chinese didn't have this skill, how could they surround Kahan, a beast? They always have a way."

"But they still see farther than us with night vision goggles."

"Leave it to me, and I'll take care of it."

The guerrillas left some of their personnel to evacuate the wounded, and the rest followed Raheem's suggestion to temporarily leave the open land and walk through the jungle. They were not chasing aimlessly. Singer talked with the director of the CIA tens of thousands of kilometers away along the way. For the next step, when he reached the state of ecstasy, he had to make plans in advance and take action before Kahan mobilized his party members everywhere to get rid of him. The man-machine can track his every call. This kind of civilian equipment is not very confidential, and it is very easy to leak and be measured.

Rahim carried a radio on his back to receive location information at any time, and he commanded the guerrillas to pursue them in a long distance. If he could catch Singh, there is no doubt that he would establish great prestige among the local guerrillas. It will also occupy a place in the new political structure in the future.

The survivors standing on the wreckage of the floating plane on the Jumuna River stared dumbfounded at the scene just now. After the short helicopter crash and the gunfight, no one looked at them, as if they didn't exist at all.

There were dots of light in the distance, the light from the flashlight of another newcomer.People who just fell from a height of several thousand meters didn't know what to do for a while, should they call or keep silent?
This is a company-sized unit of the People's Self-Defense Forces. They rushed to the vicinity of the crashed US helicopter, less than 30 meters away from the plane on the river, but no one dared to swim in the water, so the commander came up with a compromise. He ordered to shoot at the plane with machine guns and bazookas, and simply sank it into the water, killing everyone on it. This would be considered as the completion of the mission, and he could go to the top.

The captain, who was standing on the plane observing the movement, saw that something was wrong and hurriedly yelled, hoping to show his identity, but suddenly started shooting on the opposite bank.For a moment, the loud gunshots completely covered the sound of the Snow Wolf helicopter flying close to the mountain.

The four transport helicopters flew all the way over the hills at low altitude to avoid radar. The pilots who flew these planes had experienced the surprise attack on Jabwa Airport and were very good at low-altitude flying at night, but low-altitude flying also limited their vision.As they crossed the ridge, they saw the flames directly ahead.Several RPG rockets hit the plane in the river one after another. This kind of weapon particularly stimulates the pilot's nerves. This is the most taboo thing when flying at low altitude, so it must be pre-emptive.

With no time to detour to other paths, the pilot on the first helicopter quickly fired the rockets in the rocket pods on both sides to the crowd.

The Self-Defense Forces, who were firing at the helpless people, suddenly encountered a violent blow from the side, and were blown up for a while.

The transport helicopter does not have very precise fire control, but the driver is equipped with night vision goggles, so that they can see the enemy's dense formation very clearly. He only needs to adjust the pitch angle slightly to maximize the coverage of the rockets. to the head of the enemy.

The second helicopter that arrived later also shot at the remnants of the enemy.

The third and fourth helicopters were loaded with more personnel and weapons. They did not carry weapons on the external pylons, but the Snow Wolf soldiers sitting in the hatches still used light weapons with night vision sights to shoot at the shitty enemies. , completely leaving no chance for the enemy to look up and counterattack.

This spectacular firing accidentally rescued the terrified relatives of high-ranking officials on the river, but it alarmed the U.S. military detachment that was evacuating on foot 2 kilometers away.

Captain Chapman, the team leader, realized that the danger was approaching, and the enemy seemed to be following him. He signaled all personnel to stop and wait for further instructions.

When he turned his head, he saw Singh hiding under a tree 50 meters away, whispering to someone on the phone.He realizes that this phone call may pose a great risk to himself.He rushed over a few steps and snatched the phone from the Minister of Defense.

Singer, who had no night vision goggles, was taken aback by a large, silent hand snatching the phone from the darkness.Nothing had ever been snatched from him so rudely.He was at a loss for a while, watching the captain remove the battery of the phone.

"Captain, how could you do that? Do you know who I'm talking to? I'm talking to…"

"I don't care who you're talking to. I'm ordered to bring you back safely. I will never allow anyone's mistakes to threaten this mission. Using the phone is likely to be traced to our location by the enemy."

"Since the first task is to get me out, why don't you leave the two wounded who can't leave? This is still an Indian-controlled area, and they are not high-value targets. They should be fine. Bringing them will only seriously slow down our progress. speed."

Singer became plausible. He speaks English very well, and he has been debating with tricky members of Parliament for a long time, and he has developed his own sophistry.

"I will not leave my people behind. You can either follow by yourself or go to Agra by yourself."

Captain America's words made it impossible for Minister Singer to step down, but he had to rely on this group of Americans. He knew that falling into the hands of any guerrilla would be more terrible than falling into the hands of the prime minister.

The snow wolf that was chasing after lost the notification of the enemy's position for a while. At the same time, the reconnaissance plane monitored the communication of the nearby enemies.

Captain Wang Tiechuan received the latest instructions, and immediately rappelled near the jungle, using the main force to take on the task of blocking the enemy in Mathura, and sent another team into the jungle to try to block Singer's retreat.

Xu Jingzhe was thousands of kilometers away, and obtained first-hand information from unmanned surveillance planes one after another.

Judging from the intercepted movements of Singh, he seemed to be looking for a distance and did not dare to go to Mathura. This more or less confirmed the conjecture that he and Kahan had completely turned their backs, and that the Indian troops in Mathura should be chasing and killing him.But Xu Jingzhe can't take the risk of letting the People's Self-Defense Forces solve his serious problems.What the superiors want is solid and reliable intelligence, not ambiguous information.Obviously, Singer's card is useful to the Americans, so the Ace of Hearts must not be allowed to fall into the hands of the Americans.

For him, the safest way now is to intercept Mathura's enemies to prevent them from interfering with the guerrillas' operations, and at the same time let Snow Wolf's men bring night vision equipment to make up for it.

Judging from the previously monitored position changes, Singh walked 1 kilometer by himself within half an hour, and his movements were quite slow. It can be expected that he will not run far.In addition, the Air Force dispatched a Pakistani ZDK03 early warning aircraft, which took the risk to fly to the southwest of New Delhi, specifically to monitor the low-altitude movement near Agra. Once a helicopter responds, it can grasp the enemy's general retreat.

After Snow Wolf rappelled down from the edge of the jungle, the helicopter returned and flew away.

Wang Tiechuan handed over the blocking task to the rest of the team members, and he led a team of five into the jungle. The team carried three sniper weapons with night vision targeting equipment, and all five members of the team were qualified for the sniper task.

If the information is reliable, as long as a team can arrive in time near the helicopter take-off and landing point that the enemy is responding to, maybe one bullet can solve the problem. .

The team shuttled through the dense forest and quickly arrived at the place where the reconnaissance plane finally intercepted Singer's position.The civilian version of the 9575 phone in Singer's hand has GPS positioning itself, so eavesdropping on itself can obtain an accurate location.He quickly searched for footprints on the ground, and confirmed that a group of people was walking southeast, one of them was wearing leather shoes, and there were one or two wounded in the group, which was obviously the reason for the slow speed.

Of course, Wang Tiechuan knew that his opponent was capable of fighting at night, so he would probably rely on his advantage to set up an ambush. If it was him, he would do so.

He gave up straight-line pursuit and chose to intercept in a roundabout way, so that he could make full use of the enemy's disadvantages of slow speed and few manpower.When he got up, the guerrillas from behind also rushed over. Through the night vision device, he could see about 30 to 50 people walking towards this side with their waists bent. He had no time to engage with this unfamiliar armed force, so he quietly entered The jungle is to the guerrilla's advantage if he can attract the enemy's attention.

Captain Chapman really kept a 5-man ambush team responsible for reconnaissance and interception. The Minister of Defense must be a hot potato, so he naturally dare not be sloppy.

Raheem was at the head of the line, clutching a grenade launcher with flares in it.

There was a slight gunshot, but he didn't see the flames at all. A guerrilla next to him fell to the ground in response, and then all the lurking enemies opened fire. He saw the flames flying across the jungle, but the sound was very soft. Not only can the enemy see through the night, but they also use silencers.

Within ten seconds, five guerrillas were knocked down, but Rahim was not injured at all as if he was blessed by the gods. He couldn't judge the distance, but the manual said that in such a dense forest, night vision goggles He could only see one or two hundred meters away, which was about right, so he fired several flares into the air at a large angle.

As the flares fell, huge lights continued to illuminate a large glade.The distance Laximan judged was roughly correct. The invisible enemies squatting under the big trees were finally exposed, and their low-light night vision devices were really disturbed by the powerful external light falling from above.

"Comrades, the time has come for Nassar Central to test us, go ahead."

Before Rahim could finish his sentence, he was hit in the rib by a bullet, and he fell down as if he was discouraged, but his great sense of responsibility made him insist on getting up and shouting loudly:
"Comrades, be careful that the enemy has bulletproof vests... the fallen enemies... all have to replenish their guns." After saying these words, he fell down with confidence.

The brave female guerrilla leader rushed to the front. She is short in stature and can easily shuttle through the bushes.

Priya's courage inspired others, and they followed the bright light ahead and rushed to the unprepared American troops.These guerrillas usually do not have extra bullets to practice shooting. They must rush to the close to be sure, and the enemy's original tactic is to keep a distance and covertly shoot.

These U.S. troops tried to retreat, but the three flares that landed slowly in the air illuminated an area of ​​about 3 hectares. When they ran, they left a huge black shadow in the forest.

For a moment, the firepower that had the superiority in numbers shot at them from all directions, and soon someone was shot and fell to the ground.The reminder of the instructor Rahim prevented the guerrillas from treating these enemies hastily in the same way as they attacked the Indian military and police. Immediately, some people rushed to the front and shot the American soldiers crawling on the ground in the back of the head.

Wang Tiechuan saw the day-like battlefield in the rear, and he was glad that he did not fall into the trap of the US military. Of course, he also found that the tactical quality of the Indian guerrillas was not bad, at least he knew some ways to restrain the opponent's night vision advantage.

The early warning aircraft has monitored as many as 6 enemy helicopters dispatched from Agra, which will bring at least a sizable army, but from the map, there are lush forests within a radius of ten kilometers, and there is no open space suitable for helicopters to land. It was impossible to judge where the enemy would choose to land.

Frings had just learned that multiple forces were exchanging fire near the jungle. The appearance of guerrillas and the interference of the Self-Defense Forces made the situation complicated. Then he received a call from the vice president, strictly ordering that this person must be rescued.Frings could only skip the more secure plans A and B, and issued a plan C.

Two F 2 fighter jets took off rapidly and flew to the front of the squad, one of which carried a 16-ton giant air incendiary bomb.The mission of this plane is to forcibly carve out a reliable landing zone in the dense forest.

The F16C pilot flying over the designated area fired a laser beam at the selected area, and another plane dropped the giant bomb.

Chapman held Singer down and lay on his stomach in the mud, waiting for the bomb to drop.If the impact point is correct, the bomb will fall 1.5 kilometers in front of him.

Of course Wang Tiechuan had no way of knowing his opponent's crazy plan, but he heard the sound of jets overhead.

A huge orange-red explosion rose a few kilometers ahead, even at such a distance, it was enough to instantly disable Wang Tiechuan's night vision device.A few seconds later, the scorching air blew onto the faces of the Snow Wolf players. They realized that because the enemy had used cheating methods, the time might not be as generous as they originally imagined.

They no longer cautiously searched forward, the bomb clearly indicated the direction of the enemy's retreat, and it was obvious that Singer should be far enough away from the bomb, that is to say, there was still a chance.

Of course, Chapman also knew that the bomb would expose the retreat route. Regardless of the fact that the forest fire ahead was still alive, he grabbed Singer and ran towards the scorching air. He had already received a new order to let Singer board the first helicopter. , if there are enemy snipers nearby, he must keep a distance of more than 400 meters from them.

(End of this chapter)