Soon, unfavorable news came again, a large number of enemies had been discovered in the direction of the 2nd Regiment on the right flank, and the enemy was speeding up its movement backwards, with the intention of copying their old bottom and encircling them.

On the left flank of the airborne brigade, there was not much room for maneuvering, and less than a mile further into it was a towering ridge, steep and difficult to climb, which was also the fundamental reason why the Japanese army chose to cross the river by bridge twice, in order to bypass this mountain beam.

As soon as the Japanese copied their old bottom from the right flank, the airborne brigade would soon be surrounded. At this moment, Liu Xianwei didn't know how big the basket they had stabbed, and whether their 6,000 people were facing 10,000 or tens of thousands of Japanese troops, Liu Xianwei had no way of knowing.

The order of the command also did not clearly state, only that the Japanese army was numerous, the forward troops had arrived fifty miles away, and one regiment that cooperated with the blockade could not reach as planned, and they had to complete this task alone, cutting off the Japanese troops and blowing up their bridge crossing regardless of losses.

Liu Xianwei also faintly felt that this task was arduous, otherwise the headquarters would not have transferred all the armed helicopters to him, but they were steel troops, Jiang Haoran's fist troops, and invincible special operations divisions, so no matter how difficult the battle was, they had to complete the task as scheduled, and no matter how difficult the battle was, they would have to rush forward without hesitation.

Although the weapons in the hands of the airborne brigade are AK47s suitable for jungle combat, they are limited to jungle encounters and sneak attacks, and once the Japanese are prepared, build complete fortifications, and block them a few hundred meters away with powerful firepower, the advantage becomes a disadvantage.

The longest firing distance of the AK47 is only 500 meters, but the Japanese 38 Dagai is still strong within 800 meters, and the shooting level of the Japanese infantry is generally high.

It is impossible for the Airborne Forces to carry heavy firepower, not to mention artillery, not even heavy machine guns, the only thing that can shoot at a distance is a sniper rifle, but a platoon is equipped with three sniper rifles, and it is impossible to form fire suppression at all. The Japanese army was caught by surprise with the help of smoke bombs, and it was obviously impossible to break through the Japanese defense line with the same method. So, again, the battle was at an impasse.

The jungle guns and artillery burst out, and the fighting was enthusiastic, but there were basically no substantial losses on both sides, and the Japanese army's tactics were still very clear, mainly blockade, and did not launch an active attack at all, with a trench, with the accurate 38 big cover to suppress the airborne brigade 500 meters away, once the airborne brigade had the intention of moving forward, the light and heavy machine guns immediately began to strafe wildly, and the grenades immediately followed, and even behind the big trees could not hide people.

Moreover, the cunning of the Japanese army is far more than the soldiers imagined, the Japanese army used the big trees in the jungle to set up countless hidden shooting points, between the trees there are not only accurate rifle shooters, but also light machine guns, what is more bizarre is that the soldiers found that several big trees even set up mortars.

All the hidden firing points were hidden among the thick branches, and the Japanese troops hiding inside did not come out of the front at all, and no matter how good the snipers were, they were useless. But as soon as you attack, they use the flanks to give you a blow.

Seeing that half an hour had passed, and there was no substantial progress in the battle, Liu Xianwei was already sweating profusely in a hurry, and he, who had always been elegant and calm, began not to calm down, the longer the time dragged on, the more unfavorable it was for them, the enemy's intention to outflank them was already there, and soon their rear road would be blocked by the Japanese army, and more and more troops crossing the river in front of them would cause the encirclement to become thicker and thicker, and they would be pressed by the Japanese army step by step, until they were strangled to death.

"Brigade commander, fuck it, let's charge!" Li Chunqiao, the head of the regiment, roared viciously.

"Rush a yarn, the enemy's crossfire points are densely woven like a net, rushing out is looking for death!" Liu Xianwei replied angrily, then simply sat in the trench, took out a pack of camel cigarettes, distributed them to the people around him, and continued: "Smoke a cigarette and wait slowly!" ”

Sun Yang, the chief of staff of the first regiment, was a little insightful, took the cigarette handed over by Liu Xianwei, and said with a wry smile: "Also, now except for waiting for the helicopter to come, I'm afraid I can't open the situation in front of me." ”

It has been a whole hour since the headquarters sent a telegram saying that it would send armed helicopters to provide full support, and there is still no shadow of the helicopters, and the situation in front of us can only be solved by helicopters appearing from the river beach and attacking from the rear of the Japanese army.

Since he decided to wait, Liu Xianwei simply ordered the soldiers to stop shooting, save bullets, and rest in the trenches with peace of mind. He estimated that the helicopter should at least be on the way, although it would take some time for the helicopter to refuel and reload, but after all, it was only a few dozen miles away to get here, and the helicopter walked in a straight line, and the flight distance was even shorter.

The airborne brigade stopped attacking, and the Japanese soon stopped firing, and the lively jungle instantly fell silent. Although the weather in Myanmar is hot and the jungle is full of dead branches and leaves, the jungle in Myanmar is very humid, and it is basically difficult to ignite forest fires, and even if you ignore them, these fires will extinguish themselves.

The soldiers began to take advantage of this rare rest time to drink water and eat something to replenish their strength, and even some guys with big nerves lay directly on the ground and snored.

Several commanders began to gather together to study how to tear apart the enemy's defense line with the cooperation of helicopters in the next step, and at the same time arranged special troops to keep an eye on the movements of the helicopters at all times; once they found that the helicopter had been attacked and fell, if they could not recover it, they must destroy the wreckage of the helicopter at all costs, and it must not fall into the hands of the enemy.

The key is to find out the hidden firing points of the jungle enemies, and use snipers and bazookas to knock them down in the first place to clear the way for the charge.

Not far away, the signal soldier has been calling non-stop with the walkie-talkie, the walkie-talkie is now the second generation after the improvement, the call distance has reached 30 miles, but the signal in the jungle will be weakened, basically the helicopter as long as it enters the range of 20 miles, it can basically be received, and no response from the helicopter is received, which means that the helicopter is still 20 miles away.

"Connected!"

Finally, the telegraph operator let out an exclamation that caused all the commanders to look sideways.

Liu Xianwei hurriedly met the telegraph soldier who ran over, took the walkie-talkie in his hand, and howled: "I am Liu Xianwei, please answer when you receive it!" ”

After a rustle, a clear voice came from the walkie-talkie, "Report to Brigade Commander Liu, the 1st Squadron of Armed Helicopters has arrived in the combat airspace, please instruct!" ”