MD is summer all year round, and the climate is only divided into dry season and rainy season, and the difference between the seasons is only the amount of rainfall, and the difference in temperature is not big.

From August onwards, most of MD enters the rainy season, and as the name suggests, there is hardly a day without rain.

Moreover, the stronger the sun tends to be on a clear day, the more intense the rain will be.

This rainy weather is a sight to behold in Southeast Asia.

Before the war in Kokang began, the rest of the MD was already entering the rainy season, which did not start until September at the latest, due to the latitude.

During this time, the Kokang Republican Army has used guerrilla warfare and movement warfare to delay the MD government forces, precisely because the rainy season is approaching.

Senior General Maung Aye has always been in the upper echelons and has never worked in the grassroots units, and his main energy has been focused on the political struggle.

Although he held the rank of general, he basically knew nothing about military affairs, and he did not expect what kind of impact the rainy season would have on the army.

Of course, Tonglai knew about it, and he had made some preparations for the arrival of the rainy season, but the smooth progress of the battlefield some time ago made him forget about it a long time ago.

It wasn't until this day, when the drizzle gradually turned into a stone and hit his body more and more, that Tonglai finally realized the severity of the problem.

If some time ago, Thonglai would have immediately ordered all troops to stand by and stop all offensives.

At the moment, Thonglei is only the deputy commander-in-chief of the theater of operations, and any order needs to be approved by Senior General Maung Aye.

The commander-in-chief, General Maung Aye, was not only not on the front line, but as usual, held a meeting in the capital behind closed doors on issues of social order and nation-building during the rainy season.

Thonglai was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, but there was nothing he could do but wait patiently for the meeting to end.

This kind of meeting is completely closed, and there is no contact with the outside world during the period to prevent leakage of secrets.

If it is an army with a relatively high degree of freedom such as country M, the field commander has the right to give orders according to his own judgment in this case, but in an authoritarian and totalitarian country like MD, it is a big taboo.

The leaders of the junta can allow defeat on the battlefield, but they must not allow their subordinates to encroach on their superiors.

Time on the battlefield is of the essence, and thanks to the lovely system of the MD government, the tide of war in the Kokang region is quickly reversed.

The MD government forces certainly know how to deal with the rainy season, but the rainy season in the Kokang region has its own characteristics.

A considerable number of these troops participating in the war now are heavy troops, and first of all, their mobility will be affected by strictness.

Coupled with the complex topography of the Kokang region, the impact of the rainy season was magnified several times, and the MD government forces immediately became overwhelmed.

In the rainy season, the Kokang region is a vast ocean of Ze country, and the torrential rain turns the scenery hazy, and the mountains, jungles, sky and earth seem to merge in the rain.

People are in it like a dream, even if they stretch out their hands, they can't touch a bit of real existence, the only thing they can really feel is the muddy ground under their feet.

The Kokang area is very backward, and there are few roads in the real sense, and more of them are flattened land, which is barely used as a road.

In the heavy rain, these dirt roads were flooded with knee-deep muddy water, and the exhaust pipes of the vehicles could no longer get out of the air, but they desperately drank water into them.

It's even worse if you leave these roads, because there are swamps everywhere that people can get stuck in if they walk in them, let alone vehicles and heavy equipment.

By the time the first rain was over, the MD government forces were all trapped in the swamp, the soldiers could barely move around, and all the artillery, tanks and vehicles were immobile.

And it was at this time that the counterattack of the Kokang Republican Army began.

The Kokang IRA has lived in the area for a long time and knows almost everything about the hydrology, climate and topography.

They did not carry any heavy equipment, they marched lightly, came and went with great speed, and attacked from all places by surprise.

When the exhausted MD government forces, after paying a large number of casualties, hurriedly fell into the muddy water and began to return fire, they all disappeared again.

This tactic of the Kokang IRA proved to be quite effective, and in the first three days of the rainy season, the MD government forces were almost close to the losses they had at the beginning of the war.

It is clear that the MD government army did not study the history of neighboring countries and did not know that guerrilla warfare and movement warfare could also win wars.

By the time Senior General Maung Aye walked out of the conference room, he finally approved Thonglai's order to allow the troops to hold their positions, but it was too late.

All the troops were trapped in the pouring rain, and for the first time, Thonglai began to wonder if the regime he was fighting for was really worthy of allegiance.

The MD army on the battlefield did not have enough time to find a suitable place to survive the long rainy season, and could only crawl slowly through the muddy water like snails.

While carrying out the offensive launched by the Kokang Republican Army at some unknown time and place, they carefully searched for temporary shelter.

Unable to bear to lose their heavy equipment, the combat unit temporarily played the role of sappers, cutting down a large amount of wood and weeds to pave the roads.

The engines of the vehicles beeped and dragged the guns behind them, struggling to navigate through the wood and weeds.

When the engines were too weak to work, the soldiers had to push their hands on their shoulders to get the tires out of the mud puddle.

Despite the high level of patience and perseverance of the MD government soldiers, a large amount of equipment was eventually thrown away as trophies of the Kokang Republican Army, and even more corpses were lost.

In Changqing Mountain, the battle conference room.

The Kokang Republican Army held a seminar on the battle situation, and all important personnel were present, including Pang Wenlan, and the veterans also attended the meeting without exception.

Pang Jindong made a situation analysis at the meeting and unceremoniously pointed out to everyone: "Although we have now achieved a series of victories, we must realize that this is not a fundamental reversal of the war situation, but a phase of stalemate. ”

After a pause, Pang Jindong said: "And this phase of stalemate will not last long, and when the rainy season is over, the MD government army will redeploy and launch a new offensive." Even if we can take advantage of the rainy season to defeat all the MD government forces, the MD government will inevitably bring in new troops. ”

"Now that they have invested in two batches of strategic reserves, they will inevitably invest in the third, fourth, and even fifth batches!" Shen Peifu nodded and agreed with Pang Jindong's words.

Since he had always been depressed, his face was much haggard compared to the previous days. The two black circles under his eyes hung on his face, but he looked a little like a national treasure.

Pang Tianyi looked around at everyone present, and although he was very reluctant, he had to say it: "Even if you want to defeat these MD government forces in front of you, I'm afraid the problem is very big, because our supplies and ammunition are almost exhausted, and there is no fixed and sufficient replenishment!"

Pang Jindong sighed and summed up all these words: "This means that we are still not optimistic about the situation!"

After Pang Jindong's voice landed, the people present did not speak again, everyone lowered their heads, or smoked a stuffy cigarette, or thought about their thoughts with a sad face.

A terrible silence fell on the room, and people who were still a little optimistic began to despair.

Originally, there was still some hope that some allies could be found, because Pang Wenlan had already sent envoys to the Second Special Region and the Third Special Region of Shan State, Kayin State, and Rakhine State.

However, the emissaries returned one by one in vain, and although these armed forces treated the emissaries with courtesy and did not betray them to the MD government, nor did they explicitly express their support for the MD government, they at most expressed sympathy for the Kokang Republican Army.

They prevaricated on various grounds and were unwilling to give any substantial help to the Kokang Republican Army.

Obviously, they are all grass on the wall and want to wait and see how things will develop next, so no one at either end can be offended.

Pang Jindong even estimated that the MD government may have also sent envoys to the country, promising them all kinds of benefits and asking them to help the government army eliminate the Kokang Republican Army.

The result may also be to be entertained by these armed forces with good food and drink, and then sent out of the country with the same courtesy.

Only Yang Jiawei, who had previously gone to Kachin State, has not returned, but there is no news, and the situation may not be optimistic.

At this time, the Fourth Special Zone, which had not held back its temperament to be a wall grass, began to regret it a little.

After all, Lin Jiwen, the former chairman of the Fourth Special Administrative Region, is Pang Wenlan's son-in-law, and just from the perspective of the family, he can't complain publicly.

However, Jiang Yaolong had no such scruples, and after the deathly silence lasted for a long time, he coughed softly, attracting everyone's attention, and then slowly said to Pang Jindong: "I still don't want to fight for any allies at this stage, in the situation we are facing now, even if the allies join, it is very likely to turn back!"

In fact, Jiang Yaolong's words were for Pang Wenlan, and if the actual combat situation does not improve, perhaps the Fourth Special Administrative Region will turn around and leave.

People have the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and when faced with a dilemma, even if there is no advantageous option, we must balance the lesser of two evils.

In view of the situation faced by the Fourth District at that time, it could have continued to work as a wall-to-wall grass, but as a result, he joined the Kokang Republican Army on impulse.

Impulsiveness comes at a cost, and this decision is likely to drag them to their demise, and they must have felt a little chagrin in their hearts.

Pang Jindong smiled bitterly twice, not knowing how to answer, so he could only sit there and look at Jiang Yaolong.

Pang Wenlan knew that Jiang Yaolong's words were directed at him, so he immediately sneered and asked Jiang Yaolong very unhappily: "Do you mean to say that your people from the original Fourth Special Region may want to rebel?"

"Of course not!" was probably mentally prepared, so in the face of Pang Wenlan's criticism, Jiang Yaolong did not show panic, but calmly replied: "Whether it is based on personal feelings or national righteousness, Lord Lin and I ...... Naturally, the vice chairman is determined to work to the end, and since he has joined the Kokang Republican Army, he has no intention of quitting again! But we cannot represent all the people of the former Fourth Special Region, and if there are people below who make some small moves, we will not be able to do anything!"

The troops that originally belonged to the Fourth Special Region had long been split into various units, and at Lin Jiwen's insistence, only part of them retained the original structure, but they were not handed over to Lin Jiwen and Jiang Yaolong for direct command.

This means that if the people of the former Fourth Special Region make trouble, Lin Jiwen and Jiang Yaolong do not need to be responsible for them.

Therefore, as soon as Jiang Yaolong's words came out, Pang Wenlan couldn't deal with it head-on, but only said vaguely: "Your own brothers back then, of course, you yourself know best!

Speaking of which, Jiang Yaolong's words were too clumsy, not only did they not play any role, but they would also make others vigilant.

Jiang Yaolong himself quickly realized this problem, in fact, what he said just now was just to complain, and there was no other meaning.

He coughed in embarrassment, but didn't know what to say.

The scene in the room was suddenly very embarrassing, until a herald ran in: "Report, someone outside asks to see General Pang!"

Pang Wenlan's voice sounded very weak: "Who? Don't you know I'm in a meeting?!"

"Yes......" The herald hesitated for a moment before continuing, "It's from the north!"

"What?" Pang Wenlan's eyes widened suddenly, and his voice raised a lot.

The herald thought that Pang Wenlan did not understand what he meant, and further added: "Yes...... It's an envoy sent by country Z!"