Chapter 169 Military Operations

Chapter 169 Military Operations

New Delhi is located in northwest India and is not affected by the weather from the Bay of Bengal in the east.

But the way it looks now is as if it was meant to echo the horrors to come in West Bengal.

At the same time, Fatima typed the last line of text, raised her arms, and stretched.

"Finally finished!"

"Great! Thanks everyone, I'll contact the director right away!"

Anurag excitedly took over the computer. After confirming that the plan was correct, he copied it on a USB flash drive and left in a hurry.

Gu Jize called up the weather software on his mobile phone and observed the weather information in West Bengal.

as expected.

The atmospheric pressure in southern West Bengal has been as low as 991 hectopascals. The software shows that according to the state meteorological department’s monitoring, at 17:00 on the 16th, Tropical Storm Purple Bengal landed in the Ganges Delta in eastern India, with the center located at 23 degrees 48 minutes north latitude and 88 east longitude. The degree is 56 minutes, that is, on the sea about 70 kilometers east-southeast of Kolkata, the maximum wind force near the center is level 9 (23 meters/second).

The Meteorological Department issued a tropical storm emergency warning at 17:00 on the 16th. Tropical storm No. 5 this year is expected to bring strong winds and rains to West Bengal today. After entering the southern Gulf, the intensity may re-intensify. The people of the state are reminded to Relevant departments should pay attention to typhoon prevention work.

Fortunately, it takes time for a tropical storm to land from the Bay of Bengal to the north, which leaves a buffer preparation period for their emergency work.

About 20 minutes later, Gu Ji's phone suddenly rang, "It's Minister Anurag, the Prime Minister summoned him urgently."

After he hung up the phone, Fatima immediately stood up and picked up the information on the table.

On the west side of the third floor of the Presidential Palace, this is the room where the Prime Minister works daily. Compared with the staff office, this room is smaller and the decoration is very ordinary. The mahogany-colored desk is filled with thick stacks of documents, which looks very like The desks of the senior high school students who are working hard.

But there were quite a few people in the room.

In addition to the people from the Disaster Management Bureau, experts from finance and taxation, water conservancy, infrastructure, and engineering blasting were also at the scene during the day.

Seeing the two people being brought in by the secretary, everyone's eyes were focused on them, especially Gu Ji, whose eyes were full of complex expressions, including jealousy, surprise, and envy.

Chancellor Dieter's face was as gray as a cloudy sky. He didn't immediately become kind until he looked up and saw him.

"Vidi and Fatima, your two leaders have always praised me vigorously, especially you Vidi. You have performed very well and can be called an excellent representative of government officials. I have asked the Minister of Finance and Taxation to review the plan. It’s passed, and it’s confirmed that there are no problems, but there are some details that need to be modified.”

"I have completed the communication with the Army's 57th Mountain Division. Since Anurag said that you are very good at blasting, and the general framework of the plan is also set by your proposal, you will be responsible for the entire contact with the Mountain Division's Special Border Force. I have a copy here List, if you encounter any problems on site, you can contact them directly!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the secretary next to the Prime Minister handed over a piece of paper, on which the names and phone numbers of the mountain division commander, the chief minister of the West Bengal government, and the regional commissioners of each region were clearly listed.

"Time is precious. You go to the New Delhi Air Force Base now and land at Bagdogra Airport on a special military plane. The Mountain Division troops arrived at about the same time. Vidi, you are responsible for the safety of the 100 million people in West Bengal." Got it!"

"Prime Minister, I will definitely complete the task, but..."

Gu Ji's hesitant words made the director of the Disaster Management Bureau, Anurag and others feel "thumping" in their hearts, fearing that he would say something "shocking" again.

"What's your problem?"

"Now that the tropical storm has made landfall, I think priority should be given to blowing up the dams in the south, but Bagdogra Airport is located in northwest West Bengal, which..."

"In the plan, the Midnapur area where the third dam in the south is located is still further discussing the disposal issue, starting with the first two dams for the time being."

The Prime Minister knew what Gu Ji wanted to ask.

Seeing that his tone was unquestionable, Gu Ji did not press any further, but clasped his hands together and left the Prime Minister's Office first.

Following him came Fatima.

"Vidi, let me go with you. Although I don't know how to blast, I can at least help you deal with the problem of people relocation."

"sure."

Gu Jizheng was worried that there was no helper.

The two of them didn't even return to the hotel because they didn't bring anything with them when they came from New Delhi, so they took the office car of the Presidential Palace and headed to the air force base.

Waiting for them was a gray-green small plane: An-32 small transport plane!

It is a development type of the An-26 and is specially used for high-temperature and plateau airports. It can take off at an airport with an altitude of 4,000 to 5,000 meters that is 25°C higher than the standard atmospheric temperature. It is very suitable for this flight mission.

After the two of them entered the plane, Gu Ji leaned directly on the folding chair in order to maintain his energy and closed his eyes to rest.

The distance from New Delhi to northern West Bengal is about 1,100 kilometers, and it takes about two and a half hours to fly.

The geographical location of West Bengal is very important to India, so the state is dotted with military airports.

Bagdogra Airport is also a dual-use military and civilian airport. It was already past 8 o'clock at night when the transport plane was preparing to land.

As soon as Gu Jijing took Fatima off the plane, northern West Bengal had not yet been hit by the tropical storm. The weather was slightly cool but there was no rainfall.

At this time, there just happened to be a series of helicopter propeller sounds overhead. He looked up and saw two gray-green medium-sized transport helicopters through the airport searchlight. They were the Mi-17/171 transport helicopters purchased by the Indian Army from Russia.

He remembered that before boarding the plane, Anurag told him that the 57th Mountain Division would land by helicopter. Unexpectedly, two of them were dispatched at once, of which the 171 was an upgraded version of the 17, with a "Charge-V" hanging from the bottom. and "attack" guided missiles, which seem to be half the standard of an armed helicopter.

The cabin doors opened, and 18 heavily armed people jumped out from the two cabins.

They were wearing a set of gray-green camouflage clothing, mountain visors, and black facial scarves. Different from the ordinary Indian soldiers Gu Ji saw, they were not holding Indian native weapons, but black AK-203 rifles. .

Although the 54th Mountain Division is not a real special forces, it also has great flexibility in the use of weapons. It can independently purchase various weapons and equipment, including a variety of advanced firearms made in the West. Among the many firearms they use, a large number of The AK-47 assault rifle, although its performance is not as good as Western products, is still favored by Indian special forces because of its high reliability and easy availability of ammunition.

The AK-203 is an AK series assault rifle specially designed for the Indian Armed Forces. It is equipped with a Magpul telescopic stock and a more comfortable pistol grip. The reinforced upper receiver and hand guard have Picatinny rails. There is a sighting system, and the handguard MIL-STD-1913 rail is equipped with a tactical grip and tactical flashlight.

Gu Ji originally thought that the mountain division would not send out elite troops.

But perhaps because of the prime minister's special communication, this was simply the dispatch of a standardized special forces task force.

You should know that the U.S. Delta and SEAL special forces generally consist of 16 or 8 people when performing tasks, of which 16 people are allocated according to team members: there are two teams A and B, with 8 people in each team. The special operations team is composed of the captain, It is composed of snipers, support personnel, assaulters, demolition personnel, communications personnel, observers, and medical personnel. According to the mission requirements, it is equipped with two Seahawk helicopters and one Apache.

The configuration of this special border force in front of me is almost the same as that of the world's first-class special forces.

The other party seemed to have received Gu Ji's message a long time ago. The troops lined up in two columns and walked towards him. The leader, a middle-aged gray-bearded Indian colonel officer wearing regular uniforms and without weapons, took the initiative to ask:

"Are you Vidi Daly?"

"yes."

"I am the deputy captain of the 57th Mountain Division Special Border Force, Swaraj, and this is the executive captain Marlow. I have been ordered by the Army Staff Headquarters to cooperate with you in executing the dam bombing plan!"

The gray-bearded officer followed closely and stepped aside to let in a sturdy soldier holding an AK-203 rifle.

Compared to him, this Marlowe is obviously more of a combat type, with dark skin and a pair of big white eyes that are full of intimidation. At first glance, it seems that he often performs high-risk tasks.

Marlow glanced at Gu Ji seriously, and seemed to think that the other person was a little unusual.

However, since Gu Ji has had many contacts with National Security Bureau intelligence officers such as Chen Zhiyu and Zeng Dan, he is well aware of the principle of "hiding clumsiness" and has already restrained his eyes and warning actions as much as possible, pretending to be an ordinary person. .

"Hello, the incident happened suddenly, and the Prime Minister also temporarily sent me and Fatima here. At present, the tropical storm has officially begun to make landfall. For the full implementation of the disaster emergency plan and the safety of the people across the state, I suggest that the bombing mission be carried out immediately. !”

"No problem, what's our first mission location?"

"Situated just 9 kilometers away from Bagdogra, in Darjeeling district of Jalpaiguri district, Alipur Dam!!"

"Hippo No. 4, No. 5, pay attention, target Darjeeling County, repeat, target..."

The execution ability of soldiers is indeed not comparable to that of the bloated official system of government departments. As soon as Gu Jijing finished speaking, Swaraj began to contact the helicopter pilot using the walkie-talkie.

After the command was delivered, the wing restarted.

Swaraj took the initiative to invite Gu Ji and Fatima into the cabin. Mi-171 can carry up to 40 people, but generally it can only carry about 20 people. Even so, it can easily accommodate two people.

Entering the cabin, Gu Ji noticed various equipment and supplies placed at the rear of the cabin, including a large amount of TNT explosives, which are typical representatives of military explosives.

Theoretically speaking, it is enough to use industrial explosives to blow up dams, because civilian explosives are cheaper, easy to produce, and convenient to use. They can be used in large quantities or in small spaces for detonation. They are the first choice for engineering blasting.

But since it is a military operation at the moment, the Mountain Division troops will definitely not carry civilian explosives. After all, their stability is poor and difficult to store for a long time. Military explosives have good safety performance, high explosive power, and very high quality requirements.

Compared with the two, civilian explosives have low power, low detonation velocity, and short storage period. Military explosives require high purity, high energy requirements, outstanding safety performance, long-term storage performance, and good impact resistance. In other words, the former mainly relies on increase and decrease. The blasting operation is carried out according to the quantity. The latter pursues high power of explosives, and one can't wait to use one pound to two pounds.

For an airplane, the distance of 9 kilometers is almost the blink of an eye.

Not long after the helicopter took off, Gu Ji and Fatima saw the lights lighting up in the mountain stream not far away. It was a town in Darjeeling County located near both sides of the Mohanenda River.

As the helicopter landed on the plain near the river bank.

Local residents who heard the loud noise ran out from the shore of the town to watch. It was not until the soldiers with weapons came out of the cabin that they hid in panic behind walls or rocks.

Taking advantage of the moonlight, Gu Ji looked at the rushing river in front of him.

Even though the tropical storm has not hit northern West Bengal, the water level of the river has already changed. This may be related to changes in groundwater levels caused by low pressure, or due to the activity of the Himalayas upstream of the river.

"Fatima, please immediately contact the county magistrate of Darjeeling County and ask him to come over to support the blasting operation, and dispatch the police and fire brigade to relocate people to the villages downstream of the Alipur Dam!"

"Okay, Vidi!"

Fatima immediately took out her mobile phone and dialed the number of the county magistrate according to the list given by the Prime Minister.

Because the central cabinet government has already completed the planning and communication in advance, the county magistrate of Darjeeling County is very cooperative. Even before they arrived, they had already arranged military, police and transportation preparations for the transfer of areas that may be threatened by the dam. Now they just have to wait. With a single order from him, he could quickly move to a nearby highland disaster evacuation center.

"Swaraj, Sir Marlowe, we can start preparations!"

All is ready except for the opportunity.

After Gu Ji finished speaking, Swaraj directed the troops to carry various professional equipment, blasting tools and other items, especially the amount of explosives, which was very scary because the dam was built on the mouth of a mountain stream. It was huge in size and consumed a lot of explosives. The quantity is naturally very large.

Seeing this, he proactively suggested:

"Sir Swaraj, can I go with the troops? I can change it at any time according to the on-site environment!"

"With all due respect, Mr. Vidi, you are a civil servant. Dam blasting is a very dangerous operation. The explosion shock wave and the instantaneous flood caused by the dam breach are all extremely dangerous factors. I suggest you follow I stay together, and we are equipped with very smooth communication equipment, so we can keep track of the actual situation at the bombing site at any time!"

Swaraj acted as the "shore command".

He reminded Gu Ji that he had good intentions, but in order to complete the cooperation mission, Gu Ji had to follow the troops to carry out actual operations, so he added: "Sir Swaraj, you can rest assured that I have served in the Mountain Division. I have specialized in military demolition."

"oh?"