From the third day, the Airborne Brigade and the British Guard Regiment united and began a frenzied all-out strangulation of the Japanese 23rd Brigade.

In jungle warfare, it is impossible to compare the continuous fire power of the AK47 and the Stern submachine gun, and in terms of weapons, the Japanese army has already lost a lot, plus three consecutive days of operations, the Japanese army's logistics have also had problems.

Although the Japanese army carried more rations and ammunition on bicycles than usual, it was impossible to reach the point where they could squander it, and as soon as the logistics channel was cut off, the Japanese army had to consider the problem of long-term resistance, and the ammunition could no longer be supplied openly.

However, the airborne brigade did not have such worries, and dozens of transport helicopters ensured that their logistical supplies were sufficient and fast, and they could be allowed to squander, and bullets and shells were poured into the Japanese camp as if they were not paying for money, so that the Japanese army could only retreat one after another.

During these three days, the Japanese 2nd Division launched a full-scale attack on the Xidang front, and it was a desperate and frenzied attack, and even after the tank wing and the heavy artillery wing were lost under helicopter fire, the Japanese infantry still launched several decisive charges, intending to break through the defensive position of the 200th Division.

In this battle, the Fifth Army performed very well, especially the 200th Division and the 22nd Division at the front, that is, the needle of the sea was fixed, pierced in the front line, regardless of the Japanese tactics of the sea of men, or the decisive charge, their soldiers came to block the water and cover the earth, and they blocked the Japanese army's attacks wave after wave with super willpower.

After the fourth day, the Japanese saw that the dream of a frontal breakthrough of the Second Division was shattered, and immediately assembled the carrier-based aircraft of the Fifth Air Force and two naval fleets, totaling more than 300 fighters, in an attempt to regain air supremacy in Burma.

This time, all the fighters of the 40 th Group Army Flying Group and the 14 th Air Group were dispatched to launch a two-day air strangulation with the Japanese air force, and the Sino-Michiel joint flight team defeated the Japanese air force by virtue of the air command of the airborne radar and the superiority in the number of fighters.

However, the coalition air force also paid a huge sacrifice for this, and the number of fighters destroyed in the air battle reached hundreds, and improvised airfields had already been built in the areas of Indo, Homalin, and Menggong, and there were still 40 or 50 fighters wounded in the battle and forced to land.

This battle caused the loss of nearly half of the 200 Mustang fighters of the 40th Group Army's flying group, which made Jiang Haoran tremble, but fortunately, the Japanese army did not take advantage, and the casualties were only much larger than those of the Sino-Mimetry coalition forces, and Burma's air supremacy was still firmly in Jiang Haoran's hands.

On the seventh day, the airborne brigade and the British guard regiment finally came with good news, they completely annihilated the Japanese 23rd Brigade at a very small cost of casualties, the airborne brigade suffered more than 1,400 casualties, and the British casualties were about the same, with 3,000 casualties, the total annihilation of more than 20,000 Japanese brigades and regiments, this is simply a miracle.

At the end of the battle, dozens of armed helicopters flew over the jungle to search for the remnants of the Japanese army at low altitude between the treetops, and the terrifying machine guns and cannons fired wildly, which wiped out the last bit of the Japanese army's will to fight, and under the premise that the Japanese army had no hope of breaking through and the bullets and food were basically exhausted, the airborne brigade and the British guard regiment launched the final extermination attack on the Japanese army, and the main force was completely annihilated by them in less than a day.

However, in the jungle battle, the Japanese army will inevitably be caught, and in an area of several hundred miles, the soldiers will have to face a protracted and comprehensive search.

Since the 23rd Brigade was annihilated, the remaining troops of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army began to retreat overnight, the surprise attack on Homalin has become a bubble, and if they do not retreat, when the Airborne Brigade finishes cleaning up the 23rd Brigade, it is entirely possible to point the finger at them again.

As soon as the 18th Division retreated, the 2nd Division in front of Xidang also immediately stopped the attack, and the Japanese troops all retreated to Xidang.

In the Mina direction, the Japanese finally began to erect pontoon bridges, however, not for the sake of attacking, but for retreating.

The defeat of Yingduo in the frontal battlefield and the inability to gain air supremacy for a long time have already felt that there is no hope of recovering Yingduo in the short term, and in a month, the rainy season is coming, and with the current situation of the Japanese army, it is simply impossible to recover Yingduo within a month.

The two remnant divisions and regiments, with almost no combat effectiveness, are like prey in the mouth of a tiger, and they do not retreat at this time, and when the expeditionary force comes to their senses, they will not even have a chance to retreat.

The pontoon bridge was built overnight, and it was built from both sides of the strait at the same time, the bridge was completed in the first half of the night, and in the second half of the night, more than 30,000 Japanese troops crossed the river in a hurry, and when the reconnaissance planes of the 40 th Group Army discovered the pontoon bridge, the Japanese troops had all retreated to the east bank, leaving only an empty pontoon bridge on the river.

"Damn it, it's not good to fight on dog days, it's brutal to run away, and it's clean this night, can't you not admire?" When the news reached the headquarters of the expeditionary force, Jiang Haoran was immediately overjoyed.

The Japanese suffered heavy casualties, and the expeditionary force was not, they actually needed more rest than the Japanese army.

"Boss, hurry up and inform Ye Zhaofeng to find Su Canwen and them, right?" Leng Rushuang never forgot Su Canwen, and as soon as the war stopped, she thought of this as soon as she thought of it.

In fact, in the past few days, the reconnaissance planes have not given up looking for the Snow Wolf special combat team, and several reconnaissance planes have been carrying out high-density searches over the Liangmiao River at all times, but the Japanese army's defense in that area has never been relaxed, and a lot of air defense aircraft and guns have been set up, and the reconnaissance planes have not dared to fly at low altitudes, so they have not found any news about the special combat team.

Jiang Haoran said: "Yes, this matter has to be stepped up, informing Ye Zhaofeng is one aspect, and then ordering Chen Mianwu to transfer elite soldiers and strong generals to form several commandos, first, to determine whether the Japanese army in Mina has completely retreated, and second, to pick up Su Canwen, and order the commandos to find them." ”

Leng Rushuang took the order and left, Huang Jie stepped forward and said: "Boss, this Su Canwen and they have lost contact for more than 20 days, and the Japanese army's encirclement and suppression of them is definitely not small, will they still be there?" ”

Jiang Haoran glanced at Huang Jie and replied firmly: "Yes, they must still be there, the Japanese army is not qualified to annihilate them completely, I am sure that they still maintain absolute combat effectiveness, even if it drags on for another ten days and half a month, the Japanese army still has no way to deal with them, because they are the real jungle war gods, and there is no one." ”

Although Jiang Haoran said so resolutely, Huang Jie's expression became complicated, there were many unbelievable elements in it, and it was also a miracle that people on the 60th were surrounded by thousands of Japanese troops.