blenderwars #404 - End of the fight
#404 - End of the fight
After the initial victory in retaking the Tawang region, Zhang Dabiao didn't pause for even a moment.
Through this practical battle, he thoroughly understood the enemy's capabilities. Zhang Dabiao no longer doubted the information about the Indian army's strengths and weaknesses that he had obtained from Ren Zhong before the battle, and he had a direct understanding of this unfamiliar opponent.
Originally serving as reinforcements, the 344th and 345th Infantry Regiments no longer had any reservations and began to implement a plan to penetrate and divide the enemy on a large scale.
The three main regiments directly divided their forces into three routes and launched a campaign to annihilate the Indian army's so-called elite ace 7th Brigade.
The two artillery regiments advanced slowly along the road cleared by the main regiments.
In Zhang Dabiao's view, with the main regiments as tactical clusters, they could completely cope with any Indian troops in this area and boldly assault behind enemy lines.
The goal of this campaign was to completely annihilate the four brigades of the Indian 4th Division that had invaded the Xishankou-Bomdila area.
Having taken Xishankou, the long, drawn-out formation deployed by the Indian army on the Xishankou-Bomdila line was effectively breached.
This area is located on the southern side of the Himalayan main range and is a typical high mountain and dense forest region. There are not many flat areas in the middle to deploy defenses. Except for a simple road connecting Xishankou and Bomdila, the surrounding mountains are steep and almost impassable.
The De Rang Dzong occupied by the Indian army is a dam area of several square kilometers. Relying on the slopes on both sides and the construction of bunkers along the road, it formed a dangerous checkpoint. Lieutenant Colonel Raton Singh, the battalion commander of the 5th Battalion of the Assam Rifles, led a battalion to guard this key point. Not far from De Rang Dzong, there is a bridge connecting the road between De Rang Dzong and Bomdila. If this bridge is captured, the Indian army guarding De Rang Dzong will have no retreat.
After all, De Rang Dzong is surrounded by steep and difficult-to-climb mountains.
When the 344th Regiment, with two squadrons of the Airborne Sān Bèngzi Special Forces, approached De Rang Dzong day and night.
Lieutenant Colonel Raton Singh was on the phone with Brigadier Dalvi, the commander of the 7th Brigade.
"Please rest assured, sir, my 5th Battalion is defending De Rang Dzong and can guarantee absolute security!" Lieutenant Colonel Raton Singh patted his chest and said, "No matter how many troops they send, they will never be able to break through even half a step in front of my brave and invincible 5th Battalion's position."
Lieutenant Colonel Raton Singh was very confident. On the one hand, the road north of De Rang Dzong is a natural narrow mountain pass, less than 20 meters wide. The 5th Battalion, which had occupied it in advance, built more than a dozen machine gun bunkers around the pass, forming multiple overlapping fire zones from a high vantage point, completely covering the mountain pass.
In the flat dam area behind him, an artillery company position was also built, which could launch artillery strikes against the attacking opponent's artillery units at any time. Taking advantage of the terrain, the artillery here could accurately and flawlessly carry out covering fire on the surrounding area within a few kilometers along the road, after pre-marking and calibrating the artillery fire angles.
For the attacking side, this is a deadly artillery coverage area.
Because of these two layers of firepower, and in the absence of air force bombing in this plateau area, Lieutenant Colonel Raton Singh had the advantage of the geographical location.
"Lieutenant Colonel Raton, please be sure to strengthen the reconnaissance and alert on the mountain tops on both sides of the defense zone. The troops from Dongda are very good at climbing. We suffered a historic defeat in the Tawang area due to a lack of necessary precautions. Our 7th Brigade must not repeat the same mistake!" Brigadier Dalvi said seriously.
After being beaten severely several times, the Indian command finally began to realize the seriousness of the problem. Even in such a favorable situation as now, Dalvi did not dare to relax.
"Yes, sir!" Lieutenant Colonel Raton Singh responded loudly.
But in his heart, he somewhat disagreed with Dalvi's excessive caution.
Wasn't the previous failure caused by the stupid command of those foolish colleagues? He, Raton Singh, would not make such a low-level mistake!
However, Lieutenant Colonel Raton Singh still sent a few soldiers to climb up the high mountains on both sides to serve as guards.
"We will launch an attack on De Rang Dzong at midnight. Before the attack, Captain Zhao will lead the airborne special forces to infiltrate the enemy's artillery position, take the position, and eliminate the greatest threat to our army. Then, defend it if we can, and if we can't, destroy the enemy's artillery and retreat."
Ji Changkong, the commander of the 344th Regiment, said to the company and battalion commanders and Zhao Zhongyi, the captain of the airborne special forces team who was cooperating in the operation.
"The 1st Battalion is responsible for the main attack, and the 2nd and 3rd Battalions provide support and artillery cover.
Captain Zhao, after you parachute into the enemy's artillery position, can you drive the Airborne Sān Bèngzi back and carry our assault platoon to capture the La Hong Bridge between De Rang Dzong and Bomdila.
If we can take the La Hong Bridge, the enemy in De Rang Dzong will have no way to escape."
In the plateau area, if there are no helicopters, it is indeed difficult to bypass the terrain for large-scale penetration and maneuver. After all, the mountains here are not something that ordinary people can climb over. On the plateau at an altitude of several thousand meters, people will gasp for breath with even a little bit of exercise. It is basically impossible for the soldiers to learn rock climbing skills.
Fortunately, there is now the Airborne Sān Bèngzi. Although the transportation capacity is not very large, it is different from having nothing.
Capturing the enemy's artillery position is crucial. Ji Changkong wants to use the maximum combat power on the cutting edge, but blocking the enemy's retreat is also very important. If there is an opportunity, Ji Changkong hopes to achieve both.
Otherwise, if the enemy in De Rang Dzong drives away, it will be really difficult to handle. Now the team that has come down from the top of the world's plateau does not have any mechanized equipment. The heavy equipment of the composite brigade cannot come here at all, so the Class A regiment is leading the way as the main force.
"Commander Ji, if it's just a simple transport, as long as the comrades close their eyes and hold on tight, there will be no problem with the transport. We can make a few more trips and transport a company over. I don't think there will be a big problem. In this way, our assault team will first take the enemy's artillery position, and after solving the enemy's long-range firepower, we can transport troops to the enemy's rear on a large scale.
The terrain of De Rang Dzong is better to attack from the enemy's rear. Our front is just a feint, otherwise it will be difficult for the attacking troops to escape the overlapping firing range coverage of the enemy's bunkers. There will be considerable casualties after attacking close to the enemy's position from the front."
Zhao Zhongyi can become a squad leader in the special forces, and his combat skills are no worse than those of the company and battalion commanders. It is very difficult to attack De Rang Dzong from the front, but it is much easier to attack from the rear. After all, when the Indian army initially designed the defense system, they did not expect that there would be a large-scale enemy attacking from behind.
The Airborne Sān Bèngzi is operated by the special forces squad. If the soldiers sitting in the back do not need to shoot and fight on it, they basically do not need to train. As long as they sit still and do not move around, there is indeed no risk.
Of course, it is more troublesome for those who are afraid of heights, but most of these soldiers are very young, and there will not be too many people who are afraid of heights. If there is any discomfort after taking off, it will be fine to put them down.
The maximum flying speed of the airborne tricycle can reach 185 kilometers per hour. A few kilometers is just a matter of minutes for it. A round trip can transport 20 soldiers in ten minutes, and a company can be transported in place in just over an hour.
Therefore, before the attack, secretly deploying the assault company directly behind the enemy is not too difficult for Zhao Zhongyi.
Taking advantage of the night, the airborne special operations team began to move, sending a platoon of the assault company to the vicinity of Lahong Bridge to lie in ambush. Then, they successively sent a company of troops to the west of Dejangzong, waiting for the general attack to arrive.
If it was a frontal attack, facing the machine gun crossfire would indeed be very troublesome, but an assault company launching an attack from the rear would be too easy. The Ah San had set up their machine gun positions facing north, with almost no obstruction on the south side!
The assault platoon that came up with fuel air explosive, facing the Ah San's bunkers, took them out one by one, just like a relaxed and happy whack-a-mole game!
Even if the bunkers were still intact, after the baptism of the fuel air explosive, the Ah San inside were all cooked!
Lieutenant Colonel Raton Singh, who was hiding in the Dejangzong command post, saw that the situation was not good. Taking advantage of the fact that the opponent had not yet surrounded the area on a large scale, he called more than a dozen guard soldiers and began a tactical retreat!
The bold words that he had released to Brigadier General Dalvi earlier had long been thrown to the back of his mind!
"Quick! Quick! Quick!" Lieutenant Colonel Raton Singh waved his pistol and led the dozen or so soldiers into two cars in a scramble. He sat in a Willis jeep, and the other soldiers climbed into the truck.
The Ah San drivers, who had been watching the extremely miserable battle situation in the command post, also turned pale. They did not expect that the attacking opponents would be so terrifying!
Not to mention the fierce firepower! Each of them also had amazing accuracy. Whether it was a rocket launcher or a submachine gun, a sweep towards the Ah San soldiers without cover would take down a large area!
Therefore, after hearing Lieutenant Colonel Raton Singh shout to retreat, they stepped on the accelerator to the end! They sped all the way south, desperately fleeing.
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On the dilapidated road, the Willis jeep bounced and jumped, almost flying into the sky.
However, Lieutenant Colonel Raton Singh did not feel any of this, but instead felt that the car was not fast enough!
"Quick, quick, faster!" Lieutenant Colonel Raton Singh roared anxiously.
"Sir, this is already the fastest!" The driver endured the violent bumps and said with a bitter face.
Lahong Bridge.
"Will the Ah San run over here?" After solving a few Ah San soldiers guarding the bridge, a soldier nicknamed Niu Sanwa and several partners lay behind the stones on the side of the road and whispered to their partners.
"Wait, if the company commander and the others accidentally miss a few Ah San, they will inevitably pass through here." Beside Niu Sanwa, a partner aiming at the middle of the bridge with a rocket launcher said confidently.
"The company commander and the others eat meat, it would be nice if we could get a sip of soup."
As they got further and further away from the Dejangzong battlefield, the sound of gunfire became weaker and weaker, and Lieutenant Colonel Raton Singh's hanging heart finally slowly calmed down.
He began to put away his pistol, and tightly grasped the handle on the car window with his hand, so as not to be accidentally thrown out.
Although the road ahead was winding and meandering along the river bank, there was not a single person to be seen on the road. It was several kilometers away from Dejangzong, and the opponent would probably not run so quickly to a more rearward place to ambush him.
It was as if he had saved his life.
The car quickly ran to Lahong Bridge.
"There are really fools coming!" Watching the car coming from the other side of the bridge, Niu Sanwa grinned and said, aiming the submachine gun in his hand at the Ah San in the car.
"Don't rush to shoot, wait for me to take down the jeep in front first!" The rocket launcher next to Niu Sanwa aimed at the Willis jeep and said in a low voice. When it reached the middle of the bridge, he decisively launched it. The rocket, emitting white smoke, went straight to the Willis in an instant!
With a bang, the Willis jeep was blown up and overturned on the front of the truck that was rushing up!
The truck driver was killed on the spot in the cab. The truck lost control and swayed for a dozen meters before plunging into the surging river!
That's it?
Niu Sanwa didn't expect to hit the mark with one shot, directly sending the Ah San in both cars back to their hometown!
Although the Ah San who fell into the river were still struggling and sinking, just looking at the turbulent river water, Niu Sanwa stood up and took a few glances, and didn't think they had any chance of escaping alive.
Guarding the bridge, the Fifth Battalion of the Ah San was wiped out, and none of them escaped.
Niu Sanwa and the others guarded the Lahong Bridge, and besides sending Lieutenant Colonel Raton Singh into the river to feed the fish, they also relied on a broken "Guns don't kill!", they captured more than a dozen Ah San soldiers at the bridge!
Zhang Dabiao pushed all the way, and before the 7th Brigade of the Ah San could react, he directly surrounded their dumplings and captured Brigadier General Dalvi of the 7th Brigade of the Ah San.
With the three main regiments jumping and attacking separately, the 2nd Battalion of the Rajput Regiment of the Ah San, the 1st Battalion of the 9th Gurkha Rifles, the 9th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment, the 5th Battalion of the Assam Rifles Regiment, the 7th Brigade of the Ah San, the 62nd Brigade, and the 64th Brigade, one after another, the Ah San's troops were all wiped out and captured.
Ten days after the start of the battle, almost all of the 4th Division of the Ah San was wiped out, with 1,383 killed in battle, 1,696 missing, and 3,968 captured.
The artillery positions of the Ah San army were destroyed.
When the East and West sections of the East Great Counterattack troops launched a full-scale counterattack against the Ah San, the originally arrogant Ah San elite all collapsed at the first touch. Facing the heavenly soldiers and generals, they had no power to fight back. The main forces of the Ah San on the front line were all wiped out, and most of them from the brigade commander down became prisoners.
My East Line troops went straight out of the southern foot of the Himalayas, and the unobstructed Assam Plain of India was in sight; the West Line troops protruded from the Kunlun Pass, and the vanguard troops were only 300 kilometers away from the capital of the Ah San.
After a series of battles, the Eastern Great Counterattack's self-defense counterattack against the Ah San achieved a perfect victory. After achieving the expected combat goals, the above decisively ended the battle and unilaterally announced the successful conclusion of the self-defense counterattack operation. A comprehensive ceasefire will be implemented from today, and preparations will be made for negotiations! (End of this chapter)