Chapter 236: Outrageous Ambush
In the dark night sky, a raging fire ignited inside the supply base.
The raiding troops had already begun to retreat, and the entire battle lasted less than ten minutes, but in just a few minutes, almost all the oil depots in the material base were ignited, and many ammunition depots were detonated, directly blowing up into the sky.
Inside the base, with the sound of burning fires, explosions from time to time, and all kinds of roars, scolding, screams, crying, and shouting mothers, the soldiers began to flee and dodge, and they had no idea of extinguishing the fire at all, because this fire was no one, and it was impossible to extinguish it, so they could only wait for it to burn out.
The firelight lit up the sky, and the raiding forces began to flee frantically.
"Quick! Hurry up, hurry up! Come on! ”
"We have won! All go back alive! Run! ”
In the dark, there was a dazzling fire behind them, the rockets had been fired, the grenades brought were all spilled into the material base, not to mention the explosives packs, all used to detonate the ammunition depot and the material warehouse, the soldiers only had the simplest rifles and other weapons left in their hands, and they lost their baggage, much faster than when they came, although the physical exertion was terrible, but the joy of victory made more adrenaline secretion, the captain shouted, for fear that someone would fall.
When I came, I was quiet, because I was afraid of being discovered, and when I went back, there were explosions from time to time, a little shout, it didn't matter at all.
At the sound of the captain's voice, the warriors marched quickly and rushed towards the west.
This time, the target of their run was not in the direction where the gyrocopter was parked, but in the mountainous area where they had arrived before the raid, where there were Stinger anti-aircraft missiles hidden in advance.
Meanwhile.
Just as this special operations force full of joy rushed towards the target point, the Indian front command.
"Damn! Damn it! Damn it! ”
"From beginning to end, I didn't know how many enemies were attacking, and I didn't know where the enemy had infiltrated from, and countless supplies in the entire base were ignited!"
"Rubbish! A bunch of rubbish! What exactly are you doing? ”
"Have they already taken refuge in the enemy? Have they betrayed? ”
In the headquarters, I saw a commander with a gray beard, roaring wildly, and the other officers were silent and did not dare to speak at all.
At the first moment of the raid, in fact, the material base had already reported the situation to the combat command, but the situation was developing too fast, and the support plan on this side had not yet been determined, and it was already said that it could not withstand it, and the enemy had at least one regiment of troops, and the command headquarters was directly dumbfounded in an instant.
However, in such a situation, they could only hurriedly transfer the nearest motorized assault force to support, and the whole two regiments were divided into two lines to start supporting, the purpose of which was to eat all the strength of "one regiment" of this sneak attack force, and at the same time the direction of the entire front line began to be inspected, trying to determine how this sneak attack force touched the rear.
As a result, as soon as the two regiments left the station, the radio on the base was directly lost, and it was already a few minutes after they were reconnected, and the officer on the opposite side almost cried and said that the enemy had fired a large number of rockets, setting fire to all the large material depots and oil depots in the entire base, and several ammunition depots had been killed and burned.
"There is absolutely not a single regiment of troops, and it is impossible for our line of defense to bypass it."
"I'm absolutely sure that those damn Pakistanis, who hooked up with the north side, must have bought that kind of damn gyroplane, and then used the rotorcraft's flying ability to infiltrate from the mountains here, and carried a certain amount of heavy weapons like rockets, and ended up causing us so much damage!"
In the silent command room, accompanied by the voice of the commander-in-chief's wheezing, I saw an officer in a turban with a gloomy face.
Following the direction of his finger, many officers looked at the complex mountainous area, where the two sides had fought in the past, but because the mountain roads were steep and difficult for people to walk, the conflicts gradually became fewer, but if the gyroplane was used, it was indeed possible to project a large force under certain risks!
"Your Excellency, I think the most important issue now is to immediately intercept and attack them!"
"Since we can preliminarily determine that they used gyroplanes to infiltrate, they must have begun to retreat now, in the dark valley, they can't fly fast, and the valleys that can fly at night are actually only a few, it is not difficult for us to deduce which route they will take to retreat."
"We can easily annihilate them all by sending out fighters!"
"Otherwise, this time, we will only lose!"
Finally, the officer said in a heavy tone, and some of the officers present nodded and some thought, and after a few seconds one said:
"But flying in the mountains at night is too dangerous for our fighters."
"Besides, we can't really determine which route they will take to retreat, there are several routes from our side to their side, in fact, both of us are clear."
"I think"
Before he could finish speaking, the officer who had just proposed to send fighter jets directly interrupted and said:
"The enemy can take the risk and use a small plane like a gyroplane to fly quietly through the mountains to complete a sneak attack on our material base, but because it is a mountain at night, we don't even dare to send fighter planes? Finally retreated with a swagger from the enemy? Don't you even have the courage to do that? ”
"As for the routes, even if we don't have enough air power, we can track the nearest routes."
"Are we not going to do anything?"
In the face of such questioning, the officer's eyes flickered and he didn't speak, but the other officer couldn't help it directly, and hurriedly said:
"I support this plan, if they go back intact after the sneak attack."
"Then we're really losing face!"
"Hurry up and order the fighter to take off, otherwise the enemy will soon fly back, besides, the night in the mountains is indeed not conducive to low-altitude flight, but we don't have to fly in the mountains at ultra-low altitude, anyway, such a target as a gyroplane is not small, and at a similar altitude, it is still easy to find."
Hearing this, the officers present rang out in echo:
"I agree with this plan!"
"I agree too! We must avenge the blood hatred! ”
"Isn't it possible for the Soviet Union to produce gyroplanes today? I think we should buy gyroplanes too! ”
"That's right, they can fly over and sneak attack, then we can fly over and sneak attack!"
"And we can buy more quantities than they do, and sneak up on their transport routes on a large scale!"
"The key gyrocopter is cheap and supposedly not complicated to fly!"
"Now is not the time to discuss!"
In the midst of the tumult, the pale-faced commander-in-chief, who finally sat at the top, said:
"Send out fighter jets and immediately go into the skies over the mountains to track down the fleeing enemy forces."
"Don't let them retreat!"
Hearing this, an officer next to him stood up and said loudly:
"Yes!"
Then they left the command, and it was obvious that they organized the operation, and after a few moments, several fighters took off and flew in the direction of the mountains.
And in the command, another officer asked a question:
"Then our two regiments, do you still want to go back?"
"I don't think it's necessary. Anyway, the enemy only flew over by rotorcraft, let alone a regiment, it is estimated that there is not even a battalion or a company! ”
"Plus the front line is tight"
In response to this statement, an officer next to him shook his head and said:
"What if, they do it again?"
"What if we launch a sneak attack on our other supply bases? On the entire route, there are at least a dozen similar material bases! ”
"I don't think it's safe to define the 'rear' as we used to define it right now."
"We should send a certain number of troops to defend the rear."
Faced with this statement, another officer shook his head and denied it:
"Even if you need support, you can't transfer the assault corps back, they are sharp knife troops, they are used to attack, not to defend!"
"I think that troops should be mobilized from the rear to complete the reinforcement of these bases."
Subsequently, after a noisy discussion, the entire command headquarters decided that the two motorized assault units that had returned to the reinforcements would not return, and would return to the barracks to rest.
Dark mountainous area.
In the thick snow on the top of the mountain, there are many "turnip pits", and in each of these pits, there are at least two warriors, who are scattered all over the nearby hills, as if playing hide and seek, quietly hiding in the snow nests, obviously waiting for something to arrive.
Although it is cold, it is not so cold to hide in the snow nest, after all, it can block the strong wind, like a temporary shelter in the wilderness, and after a long time of running and trekking today, the body also needs a certain amount of time to recover, they silently eat compressed dry food, and eat a mouthful of snow from time to time.
Time passed quickly, and after more than half an hour, there was a roar of engines in the sky!
"It's coming!"
When this voice came from afar, all the warriors in the snow nest became alert, and then eagerly prepared to attack, that is, they carried the Stinger missile in their arms.
As a small anti-aircraft missile for individual soldiers, the Stinger missile can only be used to hit low-altitude and slow-moving aircraft such as helicopters, and theoretically used to fight fighters.
However, there are no worst weapons, only the worst soldiers!
Any weapon, at the right time, in the right place, in the right battlefield, in the hands of the right soldier, can produce extraordinary results, such as today! Like Stinger missiles!
At present, the place where the special operations forces are lurking is located at the entrance of a valley, and this valley is also the beginning of one of the many routes through this mountainous area, and it is also the beginning of the closest route to the material base that has been attacked, and only such a large route can the gyroplane easily pass through, if it is a smaller and narrower route, without raising the flight altitude, it is easy to hit the mountain, and it does not meet the conditions for a sneak attack at night.
Therefore, it was not difficult for the officer in charge of the fighter unit to make this judgment, first flying along this route, and then looking for the target.
"Attention wingman, the altitude is down, the speed is reduced!"
"We shouldn't be far from the goal!"
In the dark night sky, the fighter jets were whistling and flying, and at the same time the speed and altitude began to decrease, although the fighters did not enter the valley, but they were not so far from the top of the mountain, after all, if they flew too high, with the current level of anti-aircraft radar, coupled with the influence of the mountain, such a target as the gyroplane could not be discovered, and the naked eye could not see anything at night, so they could only implement this strategy, that is, to find the target at a low altitude without hitting the mountain!
"Yes!"
A total of 24 fighters in front and behind began to search for this mountainous area.
The reason why they dispatched so many fighters was not because of a few rotorcraft, after all, no matter how many rotorcraft there were, they were all lambs waiting to be slaughtered in the face of fighters, and as long as the cannons fired, they would be wiped out in minutes.
And the reason why so many fighters were dispatched was mainly because it was necessary to beware of the fighters of the Pakistani side, in case they sent fighter jets to respond, and only a small number of fighters were sent to pursue them.
Therefore, the Indian officers were very conservative and prudent, and directly sent such a formation, which had the strength to fight in a war no matter what, and in the end, even if nothing was found, it was just a waste of fuel and some flight time, which was not a big problem, at least it would not cause any other adverse consequences.
"How tall?"
In the snow nest, the captain asked in a low voice, the warrior next to him was known for his sensitive ears.
"It's very close, less than five kilometers!"
He was lying on the edge of the snow nest, his ears were erected like antennas, the roar of fighters in the sky was getting closer and closer, hearing this, the captain next to him carried the Stinger missile, and then aimed at the dark night sky, and in just a few breaths, he saw a fighter jet flying over with a dazzling tail flame!
The air defense altitude of the Stinger missile is only more than three kilometers, and the longest range is only four kilometers, if it is not for the ambush point on the top of the mountain, and the fighter has to lower the altitude in order to track the rotorcraft that may be flying in the valley, otherwise it is absolutely impossible to shoot down the fighter with the Stinger missile.
"Excellent! Very good! They have entered our ambush circle! ”
"Yes, yes, yes! It's coming! It's coming! ”
"Aim! Launch! ”
In the snow nest, the captain was muttering in a voice that only two people could hear, watching the fighter formation get closer and closer, until the fighter flew from a high altitude, revealing the flames in the tail, and at that second he pulled the launch button!
Stinger missiles, which require optical coarse aiming and then infrared guidance with an infrared homing head!
In such a cold and dark night sky, the tail flame of the fighter jet is as dazzling and dazzling as the sun in the sky in the infrared guidance head of the Stinger missile!
"Bang! Rumble! ”
In the next second, a Stinger missile was ejected from the launch canister, and after an instant, the missile engine worked, and the missile accelerated suddenly, and then dragged the flames, under the action of the infrared guidance head, straight into the fighter that had already swept in the sky!
Almost at the same time!
The fighter pilot's eyes widened instantly!
He noticed the missile that dragged the tail flame and quickly climbed straight to the tail of the fighter, and in an instant he was covered in a cold sweat, and the adrenaline of the whole person soared, and he subconsciously shouted:
"Enemy lockdown! Enemy lockdown! ”
"Wingman cover! Wingman throws jamming bombs for cover! ”
"I need to maneuver to dodge!"
At the same time as he spoke, he had already begun to perform a large overload maneuver, the plane instantly began to pull up, and the strong acceleration pressed him to the seat, and at the same time, the tail of the fighter began to have infrared jamming bombs and chaff jamming bombs being thrown, dazzling like fireworks, and the wingman of course also noticed this scene, it took a regular cover action, circling and rolling from the side of the long plane, and at the same time throwing jamming bombs to cover.
But, in an instant he was desperate!
Because in the dark valley, there are countless sporadic lights appearing, almost all over the nearby hills, and it is clear that these are all anti-aircraft missiles!
"Spread out! The formation spreads out! Individually maneuver! ”
In the next second, accompanied by the voice of the commander-in-chief of the entire formation, the pilot of the first plane that was aimed still parachuted, because in his frightened gaze, it could be clearly seen from the rearview mirror that the light of the missile was getting closer and closer, and it did not lose its target because of maneuvering and jamming the bomb!
"Boom!"
At the moment when the flames of the ejection seat flashed, the fighter jet exploded violently behind him!
The flames of the explosion lit up the night sky for a while, and also illuminated the cockpits of the other fighters in the formation, and the incredulous and shocked and frightened looks on the faces of many pilots were unobstructed!
The reason is no, this is a mountainous area, and parachuting is almost a dead end, because it is obvious that there are ambushes below!
"Boom, boom!"
With the explosion of the first fighter, under the attack of intensive Stinger missiles, at least half of the fighters in the fighter formation in the sky were shot in an instant, while the other fighters successfully escaped the first wave of encirclement under the cover of their companions' "flesh", but it is obvious that the situation is still not optimistic!
Because the light of anti-aircraft missiles again appeared below!
"Report to Command! Report to Command! ”
"We were attacked by enemy anti-aircraft missiles in the mountains! Heavy losses! Heavy losses! ”
"We can't fight back, we lack ground weapons!"
"We ask to be evacuated and returned!"
"Request to return!"
When this voice came from the hall of the Air Force command tower, the officer almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, because considering that the combat target was a rotorcraft and a fighter that the enemy might have, the fighters only carried a large number of air-to-air missiles, and did not have any bombs and missiles directly to the ground!
As a result, the situation is at an impasse.
Air-to-air missiles cannot attack the ground, only machine guns can attack the ground, but if the cannon shoots at a long distance, it is equivalent to no effect, and if it is fired at close range, the ground will launch anti-aircraft missiles!
No solution! Dead!
Because no one thought that it was not the enemy's fighters who carried out the cover and ambush, but a group of ground-based anti-aircraft missiles, and it was obvious that this anti-aircraft missile was not a large-scale kind, it was a gadget on the shoulder, that is, it hit a surprise, and then fought big with a small fight, knocking out more than a dozen planes!
"Bitch-raised return!"
The officer's eyes were cracked, and he cursed through gritted teeth, but in the end he couldn't help but say so, because there was no point in consuming any longer, in case the enemy really had fighter planes ambushing in the nearby airspace, the entire formation would die!
Just as the officer was reporting to the command.
Hundreds of kilometers away, a special unit began to move, and they moved very fast, because their entire unit had achieved all the "mechanization", and under the buttocks of their soldiers, all were pickup trucks sprayed with mountain and snow camouflage, and in the back buckets of these pickup trucks, some were equipped with heavy machine guns, some were equipped with grenade machine guns, and some were also pulling rocket launch trolleys.
What's even more terrifying is that in the middle of the pickup truck, there are also a small number of fire support vehicles and self-propelled mortars!
"It's close to the target, ready to start fighting!"
In the car radio, it was the voice of the commander of this unit, and his command vehicle was a self-propelled mortar, and he sat in the position of the commander!