Chapter 839: Carpet Bombing 2
In Baoshan City, Li Aiguo has issued an order that the ground offensive forces of the Republic and the air force must launch an offensive against the Burmese government forces at 7 o'clock in the morning. It's not that Lee Aiguo is anxious, it's that the Republic's ground offensive forces simply can't afford to spend it in the jungle with the Burmese government army. Although the troops of the Republic may have learned more experience in jungle warfare in the battle, the troops are not allowed to suffer excessive losses, and once the losses of the troops are too large, Li Aiguo will not be able to escape the responsibility of ineffective command. Therefore, Li Aiguo ordered the troops to take the initiative to attack. Another reason is that the area of fighting is only the outermost part of the Burmese army's defensive line. Judging by the number of Burmese troops stationed here, this is not the center of their defenses at all. Li Aiguo can't waste too much time here.
"Order the 33rd Division, the 1st Jungle Division, the Wolf Pack Assault Brigade and the Wolf Assault Brigade to launch an attack on the Burmese government forces at 7 a.m. sharp. Order, the air force immediately launched an attack on the defense line of the Burmese government army at seven o'clock in the morning, and ordered them to gain air supremacy in the area of engagement before noon!" Li Aiguo solemnly ordered.
"Yes!"
It's half past five in the morning, and it's still an hour and a half until seven in the morning. Li Aiguo left this hour and a half to give the fighters time to prepare, and once the battle began, they simply did not have any time to rest. Now is the time to rest and eat, and all the troops involved in the offensive have already received Li Aiguo's orders and are making final preparations. The soldiers are also eating when they should eat, and they are cleaning their guns when they should be wiping their guns, and they are all making the final preparations before the war. At this time, the whole jungle was quiet, and there was no sound at all, not even birds, beasts, insects and ants. The whole jungle was filled with a very oppressive atmosphere, and the air seemed to become much thicker and hotter than before. As time passed, this repression also became more and more severe. If there is any disturbance at this time, it is estimated that it will cause a large-scale reaction.
Time passed minute by minute, the soldiers silently sorted out their supplies, made the final preparations, and the soldiers had already entered their positions, waiting for the arrival of time and the issuance of orders. Finally, the time came at seven o'clock in the morning.
"Attack!"
"Attack!"
Drunk with the order of their superiors, all the fighters rushed forward. Of course, the fighters did not forget to keep themselves safe while charging. In fact, at this time, the distance between the Republic's ground offensive forces and the Burmese government forces was not very far at all. After the two sides stopped fighting after dark last night, the Burmese army withdrew a little. They were to set aside a buffer zone in case of a surprise attack by the forces of the republic. It is not that the Burmese government army did not think of taking advantage of the darkness to sneak attack the troops of the republic, because their numbers are not large, and on the other hand, the Burmese government army has also discovered that the vigilance of the republican troops is very high, and they will not give them any chance to sneak attack at all.
The ground forces have already begun to attack, and the air force units have begun to take to the skies not to be outdone. As soon as the offensive on the Republican side began, the Burmese government army had already received the news. They are not so stupid, although they can't sneak attack the Republican troops, but they can still monitor the movements of the Republican troops. As soon as the Republic began its offensive, the Burmese government forces reacted and immediately began to defend.
The Republic's ground offensive forces soon met the Burmese government forces, and as soon as the two sides came into contact, fighting broke out, and for a moment the silence of the jungle was broken by gunfire. It didn't take long for the Burmese army to be unable to withstand the all-out attack of the Republic, so they could only fight and retreat. But the Republican forces were like crazy, and they chased after these Burmese government troops regardless of their own casualties. At this very moment, the air force of the republic had already flown over the warring sides.
According to Li Aiguo's order, the main task of the air force was to prevent these Burmese government troops from withdrawing to the northern defense line of Myitkyina, and to cooperate with the ground offensive forces to keep these Burmese government troops here. In this battle, Li Aiguo not only sent fighter formations, but also the army aviation regiment, the army aviation group, and the helicopter group of the First Army, all of which were dispatched, just to be able to completely leave these Burmese government troops behind.
The ground forces of the republic, as well as the Air Force, launched a new offensive. Both the ground forces and the air force of the republic are intensifying their offensives, and basically all the ground forces that can participate in the offensive have already joined the offensive. According to Li Aiguo's order, the troops must advance 15 kilometers during the day today, otherwise God knows how long they will be entangled with the Burmese government army in this jungle.
Fighter jets roared over the jungle, followed by a huge helicopter formation consisting of the Army Aviation Regiment attached to the Southeast Military Region, the Army Aviation Group attached to the Eighth Army, and the Army Aviation Unit attached to the First Army. At this time, the air force of the Burmese government army had approached the area of the two warring parties, and the fighter formation of the Republic directly rushed towards the fighter formation of the Burmese government army, and the air battle broke out at this moment.
While the air forces of both sides were engaged in air battles, the army and aviation units of the Republic did not sit idle, but directly began to attack the ground forces of the Burmese government army. Generally speaking, in jungle warfare, the troops are relatively scattered, so ordinary explosions are not of much use at all. But now it is different, the army aviation units of the republic directly cover the attack, and the rockets are directly covered by firepower, and the lethality is not considered at all. The aim is simple: to provide air support to the Republican offensive forces, even if they cannot cause effective lethality to the Burmese army. As long as there is a helicopter gunship formation of the Republic in the sky, then the Burmese government army will not dare to appear blatantly, or else they will be looking for death.
The purpose of this air battle is very clear, and according to Li Aiguo's order, the purpose of this air battle is to completely seize air supremacy in the areas where the enemy and us are fighting. In this air battle, not only all the fighter planes of the Republic side were dispatched, but even the fighter planes of the Burmese government army were also fully dispatched. As soon as the fighter formations of the two sides came into contact, several fighters were shot down, both on both sides of the enemy. Although the performance of the fighters of the Republic is better, it is impossible to lose a little. 8)