Chapter 599: Annihilation of the Enemy 100,000 Five
At the same time, on the Sino-Burmese border from Tengchong to Myitkyina, the attacking forces of the Central Army were also reinforced by hundreds of helicopters of the army aviation unit. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
and the cost of its weak casualties, it easily broke through the defensive positions of the American troops and routed the American blocking forces that had been holding them for nearly 24 hours.
With the assistance of the Army Aviation Helicopters at low altitudes, the retreating troops of the American Army had nothing to hide, and were finally wiped out by the combined ground-air strikes of the Chinese army.
Except for a few who fled into the deep mountains and old forests, lost their way.
There was also good news from Longling County and Tengchong, *Pig*Pig*Island*Xiao* said that because Zhang Xinghan had ended the bombing of Mandalay and other places, he ordered the Air Force to intensify the bombing of Tengchong and Longling County.
The American troops, who had suffered heavy casualties, finally could not bear the pressure and finally raised the white flag and surrendered to their enemy after losing nearly two-thirds of the city.
At the same time, the follow-up Dian Army and the Central Army. Reinforcements from the Sichuan army also arrived one after another.
Zhang Lingfu and Tang Huaiyuan personally led their troops to Tengchong and Longling respectively, moved the headquarters forward, and at the same time ordered reinforcements to take over the first batch of counteroffensive troops.
Immediately march at full speed to Myitkyina and Lashio in order to oppress the living space of the American army in northern Burma.
In the direction of Myitkyina, the main force of the US troops on the western route also arrived more than ten hours ago, and immediately launched an attack on the Chinese defenders' positions in Myitkyina, regardless of fatigue.
Under the command of Sun Liren, Wang Dafei and others, the defenders were flexible and mobile, both offensive and defensive, with the strength of only one division.
It was a draw with tens of thousands of US troops.
After more than a dozen hours of fierce fighting with the US troops, the US troops failed to seize even an inch of position.
De Kim was so angry that he immediately ordered his troops to concentrate all their forces on a large-scale attack, and at the same time to draw small elite troops from both flanks in an attempt to break through the airfield and railway station defenses controlled by the Chinese army.
Complete the Isolation Tactical Objective against the Myitkyina defenders.
Sun Liren ordered Wang Dafei to lead his troops to hold the airport, and he personally led two infantry regiments of the Tax Police Corps to wage the fiercest battle on the front line against the US troops several times his size.
The fierce battle between the two sides lasted from noon to afternoon, and thousands of soldiers of the Tax Police Corps, under the leadership of General Sun Liren, repelled dozens of onslaught attacks by the American army, large and small.
Thousands of casualties were inflicted on the US military. In terms of combat performance, even Wang Dafei's ace paratrooper unit couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
Of course, during this period, they received strong support from Chinese Air Force fighters.
However, their casualties were also very large, two regiments of about 5,000 men, and by the end of the night battle, more than half of them were killed, of which the casualty rate reached 80 percent.
Moreover, most of the battalion and company commanders were martyred, and the formation was almost disabled.
However, General Sun Liren made an order at a critical juncture to defend the troops in the city. The regiment commander died in battle, the deputy regiment commander took over as the commander, the deputy regiment commander died in battle, the chief of staff took over, the battalion commander died in battle, the company commander died in battle, the company commander died in battle, and the platoon commander was killed, and so on, and fought to the end.
Their tenacious combat strength not only admired the friendly forces, but also surprised the Americans.
Dykien sent a telegram to MacArthur overnight, saying that the Myitkyina defenders were amazingly powerful. The attacking troops suffered heavy losses and expressed concern about whether they would be able to open up the way to retreat.
When MacArthur received Daykin's pessimistic message, he angrily cursed.
"General. Now is not the time to be angry, and he heard that the troops of Longling and Tengchong have been forced to surrender to the Chinese army besieging the city because of the heavy casualties.
The second line of defense near the Sino-Burmese border has also been broken by Chinese troops, and the Dekinn Army is in danger of being flanked by Chinese troops from both sides. At this time, let's quickly find a way to help the Dakkin Army break through. Seeing this, Colonel Mick hurriedly analyzed the situation and persuaded him.
"When will the planes that Mr. President promised to send reinforcements arrive?" MacArthur asked with a grimace.
"It will be two days at the earliest. I'm afraid it's too late! Colonel Mick said with a gloomy face.
No one could have imagined that the Chinese army would use a new type of fighter that could change the course of the war, causing unimaginable casualties and damage to the US army's blocking forces.
As a result, the situation in the north of Myanmar has taken a sharp turn for the worse.
Therefore, MacArthur's original battle plan was no longer feasible, and in the past 10 odds, the main force of the US army attacked Myitkyina and Lashio in succession, but all ended in failure.
It has even led to an extreme deterioration of the war situation, and if there is a slight carelessness, nearly 100,000 US troops may fall into the two-sided attack of the Chinese army, and the entire army will be annihilated.
MacArthur apparently thought of this terrible outcome, and immediately decided: "Immediately telegraph to Dykien, asking him to bypass Myitkyina and Lashio at night and break through to the south!" ”
Colonel Mick said with some concern: "General, Lashio and Myitkyina are both in the hands of the Chinese, and these two places hold the main transportation routes, if you want to bypass them, you must go over the mountains and discard all the heavy equipment."
Moreover, the high mountains and mountains on both sides of the Hukang River Valley are endless primeval forests, and there are no people at all, and it is a question whether the troops can get out of it when they enter it. ”
"That's better than being annihilated by the Chinese army under Myitkyina and Lashio, so send a telegram to Dai Jinen right away." MacArthur lost confidence in the fact that the Dekinen Corps had moved to the defense and stood by for reinforcements, and he resolutely ordered.
"Yes." Seeing that MacArthur had made up his mind, Colonel Mick had no choice but to bow his head and answer, and immediately turned around and took the order.
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In the city of Kunming, Zhang Xinghan's office was star-studded, and Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Long Yun, Liu Xiang and other generals of the Yunnan army gathered together.
Jiang Baili sat under Zhang Xinghan and said to everyone excitedly: "Ladies and gentlemen, since the army aviation troops entered the war, the offensive troops of our army on the east and west routes have reported frequent successes, and they have continuously broken through the US army's blockade, and it is expected that by tomorrow morning at the latest, they will be able to form an encirclement of the main force of the US army in Myitkyina and Lashio areas.
In this battle of northern Burma, our army is about to win! ”
When everyone heard this, they all immediately looked happy and excitedly turned their heads and ears.
"Next, I would like to ask the chairman to tell you about our next strategic plan and goals." Jiang Baili looked at Zhang Xinghan and said.
Zhang Xinghan held a pre-drawn document in his hand and said: "Colleagues, the victory of our army in the battle of northern Burma is in sight, due to the development and changes of the war situation, I have changed the original battle plan and goal in a timely manner, that is, to continue to wave my army south, take advantage of the lack of British and American forces in Southeast Asia, sweep through Southeast Asian countries, and seize the colonies of Britain, the United States, France and other countries.
I will now divide the combat area and territory for you. ”
Zhang Xinghan paused, looked at the people who were overjoyed and excited, and continued: "The victory of our army in the first battle of Burma is in sight, and the main force of 100,000 US troops is about to be destroyed.
After this war, the colonial power of Britain, the United States and France will become extremely weak in a short time, and they will not be able to reinforce and recover in a short time.
Therefore, I decided that General Li Zongren and General Gu Zhutong would immediately march from the Guangxi border to the French colony of Vietnam, and that Long Yun, together with General Liu Xiang and General Hu Zongnan, would lead the troops south along the Burma Railway to capture Burma.
Thailand, Cambodia and other places.
The purpose of this battle was to completely capture Indochina, and after achieving the above objectives, the troops rested on the spot and prepared for the next advance into Indochina. ”
When everyone heard Zhang Xinghan's arrangement, they were overjoyed, and they all got up excitedly and responded: "Yes, the lowly rank must go all out and swear to complete the military order!" ”
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After receiving MacArthur's telegram, Dykinn gave the division commanders an order to disperse and break out at about 10 p.m. that night.
Only small forces were left to paralyze the Chinese defenders in the Myitkyina and Lashio areas.
When it was dawn, Sun Liren, Du Yuming, Dai Anlan and others discovered that something was wrong, and immediately led their troops to defeat the suspicious troops of the American army.
At the same time, a search force was sent to search for the whereabouts of the US troops.
"Sir, according to the current reconnaissance, the Yankees have all fled into the deep mountains and forests." At the headquarters in Myitkyina, Wang Dafei went to Sun Lidao.
"Flee into the mountains and forests?" Sun Lidao: "Immediately send a telegram to Shangfeng to ask for instructions, whether to go into the mountain to pursue." ”
Wang Dafei instructed a communications soldier to do it, and said very easily: "Chief Sun, according to the account of the Burmese guide, the primeval forest that the US troops drilled into is uninhabited for hundreds of miles, and it is full of miasma, snakes and insects, and swamps, which can be described as dangerous, even if they can get out, there are not a few people left."
The U.S. military is killing itself. ”
Sun Liren nodded and said, "I didn't expect this battle to come so quickly." ”
"That's right, thanks to our army aviation troops, with their joining, the U.S. military is not vulnerable at all.
Imagine hundreds of helicopters with machine guns firing back and forth above their heads, and it would be difficult for the Yankees not to die. Wang Dafei said excitedly
"Well, this helicopter is indeed the nemesis of the ground forces. Sun Liren nodded and said, "But Commander Wang, can the kind of rocket launcher equipped by your regiment shoot at the air?" ”
"You mean bazooka?" Wang Dafei immediately waved his hand and shook his head: "It's useless, the Yankees also have this thing, the effective range of this thing is only 100 meters, and the anti-aircraft shooting is estimated to be even less, and it may not even reach 80 meters."
Moreover, the Yankees were not equipped with a large number of such bazookas, and in a hurry, the air defense forces were not prepared.
There is nothing we can do about our helicopters. ”
Sun Liren nodded thoughtfully and said: "Chairman Zhang didn't use these Army Airlines planes to attack the U.S. military at the beginning, but only used them when the U.S. military jumped over the wall in a hurry, I'm afraid it's because of this, right?" ”
"We don't know about this, it's supernatural to use soldiers." As soon as Wang Dafei mentioned Zhang Xinghan, he said with great admiration.
The third watch is completed, and I am so tired that I ask for a recommendation ticket. (To be continued......)