With the withdrawal of most of the Fifth Army of the Burmese government army, the level of resistance in its defensive positions has declined significantly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The attacking forces of the Info Republic seized the opportunity to start launching more intense attacks on their defensive positions, and the resistance of the Burmese government forces became smaller and smaller. The First Army fighters were the first to ascend to Burmese government positions, and the First Army did a better job than other conventional units in this regard. Of course, the soldiers of the First Army were originally stronger than the combat effectiveness of other conventional troops, and Jiang Hao's intensive training made their combat effectiveness increase dramatically, so it is understandable that they were able to use the first batch of troops to board the defensive positions of the Burmese government army.

Having just occupied the defensive positions of the Burmese government army, the soldiers of the First Army did not have time to take any rest, and began to pursue the retreating Burmese Fifth Army, with the aim of eliminating the living forces of the Burmese government army on a larger scale. The two sides are engaged in a not very fierce chase. The Fifth Army, which was only thinking about retreating, did not have any chance with the soldiers of the First Army at all, but only withdrew. Although the soldiers of the First Army also tried their best to catch up, they could not catch up with the soldiers of the Fifth Army, who were bent on evacuating, after all, the Burmese army was relatively more familiar with the terrain than the soldiers of the First Army. At this time, it was already early in the morning, and seeing that nothing could be done, the front-line command post issued an order for the soldiers of the First Army to withdraw and rest. So far, the Republic has won a considerable victory in the first large-scale air-ground coordinated operation since the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam.

In the afternoon of the next day, Baoshan City, the front command.

After a morning's counting, the casualties of both sides have basically been counted, and the statisticians are reporting to Li Aiguo.

"In this battle, the death toll of our side reached 1,062, 2,246 were slightly wounded, and 1,420 were seriously wounded. Burmese government forces lost 4,600 dead and 4,000 prisoners. The seizure and loss of weapons are still being sorted out, and no specific figures are yet available. "War is death, even though the military strength of the Republic is much stronger than that of the Burmese army. However, this does not mean that there will be no casualties among the Republican forces. In this case, the Republic has achieved absolute air supremacy, but due to the stubborn resistance of the Burmese government forces, it is inevitable that the Republic forces will suffer massive casualties. Although the ratio of casualties between the Republican forces and the Burmese government forces reached 1:2, these losses were not small for the Republic.

After the statisticians finished their report, the entire command fell silent, although everyone knew that war meant death, but when the real death toll was placed in front of them, it still made people feel a burst of depression. However, it is not without gains, at least after this battle, the army of the Republic has been greatly sublimated. What's more important is that the Republican forces have now occupied the most advanced positions in Myanmar, allowing the Republican forces to gain a firm foothold in the consolidation and lay the foundation for the next war.

"The next war is not easy to fight, according to the report of intelligence officers, the real government army of Myanmar has reached an agreement with the local armed forces of ethnic minorities in northern Myanmar, and the two sides have put aside all their grievances to fight against us together during the war. Moreover, according to the latest intelligence, the Burmese government army has mobilized a large number of troops to build a second line of defense in the primeval jungle area of northern Myitkyina. An attempt to use the jungles north of Myitkyina to block our troops. I think that the retreat of the Fifth Army was probably aimed at preserving their vital forces and trying to hold off our offensive in northern Myitkyina. ”

Li Aiguo's worries are not unreasonable, because in the northern part of Myitkyina, there are all large areas of jungle, and the soldiers of the Northern Military Region of the Burmese government army are indispensable for jungle warfare in their daily training; after all, the northern part of Burma is basically jungle, and the government troops of the northern military region are basically good at jungle warfare. Except for some special forces and mountain and jungle combat units, the regular combat units of the republic basically do not have any units that are good at jungle operations. The most important thing is that the firepower advantage of the Republican troops in the jungle cannot be brought into play at all, you can't always pull heavy artillery into the jungle, if you do, without the resistance of the Burmese government army, the logistical pressure alone is enough to crush any army.

"Judging from the current situation, the only troops that can guarantee combat effectiveness are the two units of the First Army and the Eighth Army's jungle combat division. According to the latest intelligence, the Burmese government has mobilized at least more than 100,000 troops in the jungles north of Myitkyina. It would have been difficult for me to rely on the jungle divisions of the First Army and the Eighth Army to lay down the defensive line in northern Myitkyina. Moreover, the Burmese government forces are waiting for their work this time, which will increase our casualties even more. However, we can't really give up our advantages. In any case, we must also gain air supremacy in northern Myitkyina, and only then can we reduce casualties. ”

It's not that Jiang Hao didn't think of other ways, such as a detour or attacking along the retreat route of the Burmese Fifth Army, but the reality didn't allow Jiang Hao to do this at all. First of all, if you take a detour, it will definitely greatly increase the difficulty of the troops' march. Moreover, Myitkyina is definitely a strategic town in northern Myanmar, if Myitkyina cannot be taken, then even if the troops take a detour, it is meaningless, and it may not be said that they will be dumplings by the Burmese government army. According to the latest intelligence, the Myanmar Fifth Army has blown up important roads and all bridges during its retreat. Even if the attacking forces were able to repair the roads, there would be nothing they could do about the blown up bridges. I don't know how long it will take to rebuild the bridge. Therefore, in the next battle, the heavy artillery units on the side of the republic are basically useless, and the only ones that can rely on them are the air force and infantry, which will be a long-term war.

Jungle warfare has always been a war of considerable consumption, and you don't see that the US government in Vietnam was not adapted to jungle warfare, so that the troops suffered too much loss, and had to roll out Vietnam in disgrace. Although the U.S. government forces also won a considerable victory in the Vietnam War, this could not hide the fact that they could not take the Vietnamese army in the jungle warfare. It is an undeniable fact that the US Government's military strength is not comparable to that of Vietnam, and even so, the US troops still have no way to take the Vietnamese troops in jungle warfare.