As the soldiers of the First Army joined the offensive sequence, the casualties of the Burmese army began to increase rapidly, and the ground offensive forces of the Republic began to advance rapidly in the footsteps of the soldiers of the First Army. In less than twenty minutes www.biquge.info, the Republic's ground offensive forces had advanced more than a hundred meters. Of course, this is only the position of the First Army's attack, and the two warring sides are still in a stalemate in other parts of the defensive positions of the Fifth Army of the Burmese Government Army, and the resistance of the Fifth Army of the Burmese Government Army is still stubborn. At this time, both the attacking side and the defending side know that they must quickly defeat the enemy, otherwise once the war really falls into a stalemate stage, the casualties on both sides will definitely increase proportionally. Although the republican side does not particularly care about casualties, after all, the economic strength of the republican is not comparable to that of the Burmese government, and there is no pressure to raise blood money or anything. But the Burmese government army is different, their economy is not very developed, once the army has a large number of casualties, it will definitely be a huge impact on their country's economy.

Northern Military Region of Burma, Wartime Command.

"We won't let the Republican forces go on like this. We must resist the attack of the republican troops with all our might, and try our best to inflict casualties on the living forces of the republic!" said a middle-aged soldier with the rank of major general.

"Judging from the current situation, our defense forces are definitely at a disadvantage. According to the reports of those below, the attacking forces of the Republic did not care about their own casualties at all, and thought of quickly occupying the defensive positions of the Fifth Army. We can't afford to sit back and wait, or the Republic's attacking forces will soon break through the Fifth Army's defenses, so I have a suggestion. "said the deputy commander of the lieutenant general of the Northern Military Region of Myanmar.

"Oh, what advice?" said the commander of the Northern Burmese Military Region, the commander of the warring forces between Burma and the Republic this time, raised his eyebrows. In fact, the general commander also knows the current situation on the front line very well, which is also an important reason why he is anxious. Now the republic can be said to have completely gone to air supremacy in the areas where the two sides are at war. The air units of the Burmese government army are no match for the air force of the Republic at all, and now they do not dare to send their air force to fight again, lest they be wiped out by the air force of the Republic again.

"According to the latest intelligence, during this time, the offensive forces of the Republic have rushed towards our defensive positions again. Their offensive intensity has increased again. Originally, the defensive line of the Fifth Army had already become vacant after the artillery bombardment of the Republic, and news had just come from the front that the First Army of the Republic had joined the attack. Presumably everyone is no stranger to the First Group Army of the Republic, the protagonist of the military exercises of the Republic some time ago was this First Group Army, and its combat effectiveness is quite strong. I don't think our front-line defense forces will be able to withstand the attack of the First Army of the Republic at all. Therefore, I suggest that we transfer the Seventh Army and the Third Army of the Northern Military Region to the second line of defense, and let the Fifth Army begin to retreat to join the second line of defense. The lieutenant general said.

"General, if we withdraw the Fifth Army, won't we be accused by the country of losing our positions?" While the rights of its troops in Myanmar are considerable, its Burmese government forces are not monolithic. If their Northern Military Region loses its front-line positions, then the generals of other military districts and government officials will definitely vigorously accuse them of the unfavorable operation of the Northern Military Region.

"If we don't withdraw the Fifth Army, then it is very likely that our Northern Military Region will lose the Fifth Army. It must be very clear to everyone that there is still a considerable gap between the combat effectiveness of our Fifth Army and the combat effectiveness of the First Group Army of the Republic. If we really exhaust the Fifth Army, it will be the most fatal for our Northern Military District. And people seem to have forgotten the most important point. The second line of defense we have prepared is in the jungle in the north, and what our troops are best at is jungle warfare. Once we fight in the jungle with the Republic, then we can just give full play to our own advantages, and the advantages of the Republic's troops will not be able to play at all. At that time, it is entirely possible that we will consume all the offensive forces of the Republic in the jungles of the north. ”

The lieutenant general analyzed it thoroughly, and judging from the analysis of the intelligence officers and the military reforms of the republic over the years, the troops of the republic are also trying to train in jungle warfare. But the Republican forces are trained in bush warfare, but they are fundamentally no match for the Burmese army. Of course, this is also a helpless thing, most of the northern part of Myanmar is jungle, and its troops have been engaged in jungle warfare since the very beginning, and the Burmese government army is definitely much stronger than the Republic of China. This is also one of the biggest advantages of their Burmese government army.

"And this war against the Republic is not only the task of our government army, but also the task of other ASEAN countries. Once our Fifth Army is unable to withstand the onslaught of the Republican troops, then we have every reason to let other ASEAN countries provide material assistance to our government forces. Presumably, the rest of ASEAN will never watch our government army retreat under the blows of the Republican forces. They also understand that once our government army is completely defeated by the republican forces, then the rest of ASEAN will definitely not have good fruit to eat. Therefore, Commander, we should now explain our current situation to the government and other military regions, everyone is a smart person, and they will definitely not trouble us at this time. As long as we can firmly nail the troops of the Republic in the jungle, it will definitely be a good opportunity for our government forces to defeat the forces of the Republic. ”

After the lieutenant general finished speaking, the entire command fell silent. Everyone was thinking about the lieutenant general's approach, about the pros and cons of withdrawing the Fifth Army from its defensive positions and into the second line of defense. After all, if they retreated the Fifth Army into the second line of defense, it would prove that their Northern Military Region had lost most of the land in northern Burma, which would be completely disadvantageous to their Northern Military Region. It is likely that their Northern Military Region will be under the responsibility of other military districts in the country. However, it is undeniable that the lieutenant general's suggestion is definitely the best way to withstand the offensive of the republican forces at this stage.

"I'll report to the higher authorities right away!" The voice of the commander of the Northern Military District broke the silence of the command headquarters, and as he spoke, he picked up the communicator and began to report to the upper side on the current situation of the front-line combat troops. At the end, the general also emphasized that the front-line troops are almost unable to withstand the attack of the Republican troops, and the front-line defensive array = position may collapse at any time, and hopes that the upper side can make a quick decision.

The Burmese government immediately reminisced after receiving a return from its Northern Military Region. After discussing whether or not to agree to the proposal of the Northern Military Region, the Burmese Government also has a good understanding of the First Army of the Republic. Although they don't want to admit it, the fact is that the combat effectiveness of the First Army of the Republic is definitely much stronger than that of their government army, the Fifth Army, although the Fifth Army is the most combat-effective unit of their Burmese government army. Moreover, their Burmese government army is best at jungle warfare, and they also understand that if they engage in jungle warfare with the Republican offensive forces, they are likely to consume a large amount of the Republican troops in the jungles in the north, which will definitely be of great benefit to their Burmese government forces in their follow-up operations. Therefore, the meeting lasted less than ten minutes and agreed to the proposal of the Northern Military District. It was agreed that they would withdraw the Fifth Army and the Seventh and Third armies in the jungle to form a second line of defense against the offensive of the Republican forces, and to do their best to deplete the living forces of the Republican forces in the jungle.

"Agree to your department's request, but on the second line of defense, you must resist the attack of the republican troops, try to consume the effective strength of the republican troops, and provide the greatest help for the follow-up government army's attack as much as possible!"

"Yes, well, the above has agreed to our suggestion, now immediately order the front command of the Fifth Army to let the troops slowly withdraw from the defensive positions, but tell the Fifth Army that if they turn the evacuation into a rout, then I will send all the military commanders of the Fifth Army to court-martial!" The commander of the general knew very well that if there was no order from the command, the retreat of the Fifth Army would likely turn into a large-scale rout, and not only would the second line of defense not be able to be established, but also their northern military region would definitely lose a lot of manpower and material resources, so the commander of the general would order the Fifth Army to withdraw from its positions in an orderly manner, that is, to prevent the troops from turning the retreat into a rout.

The order of the command of the Northern Military Region of Burma was quickly conveyed to the command post of the Fifth Army on the front line, and the military commander of the Fifth Army of the Burmese government army originally wanted to ask the Northern Military Region for support when he looked at his crumbling defensive line, but now that the Northern Military Region took the lead in ordering them to retreat, this is not the time to delay time. Their defensive positions were already crumbling, and could be broken by the Republic's attacking forces at any moment. Therefore, the command post of the Fifth Army, having received an order from the command of the Northern Military District, immediately ordered the front-line defense units to begin an orderly retreat. At the same time, a part of the troops was left to resist the attack of the Republican troops. Although the movements of the Fifth Army are not obvious, intelligence agents from other countries are lurking in the forces of each country. Therefore, when the Fifth Army had just begun to make some moves, the intelligence officers lurking in the Fifth Bureau had already reported the movements of the Fifth Army to Li Aiguo and them.