Myitkyina is an important border town in northern Myanmar and the capital of Kachin State. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 INFO is located on the west bank of the Mirike Khai River, an upstream tributary of the Irrawaddy River, and is the most important river port in northern Myanmar. It is located in the northern mountainous and hilly area.

The strategic location is extremely important as it is the northern terminus of railways, highways and rivers in Myanmar.

After 100,000 U.S. troops arrived at the Yunnan-Burma border, a large number of military supplies were transported here by other means of transportation such as automobiles, because the railway had reached the end of the railway.

Naturally, this became a material transit point for the US military, and as a result, the US military deployed a mechanized infantry regiment and an air defense battalion here.

&nb-pig-pig-island-small-say---sp; Mon Gong (present-day Mogang), less than 50 kilometers from Myitkyina, and Gamai were also stationed with one regiment each of the British and American forces.

The three places formed horns along the Menggong River Valley, and the deployment of troops was foolproof.

Moreover, the terrain here is complicated, the mountains and forests are steep, and the jungles are dense, and it is very difficult to carry out airborne operations without the support of ground troops.

Therefore, although the US military knew that the Chinese army already had a formed airborne force at this time, it was not too worried.

After the British and US forces in the above three areas dispatched a small number of air defense patrol units in each of the main areas, the main forces relaxed their vigilance.

The U.S. soldiers in Myitkyina even went to the city on holidays to visit brothels for prostitution and entertainment, and gambling was everywhere.

There is no atmosphere at all that it should have in wartime, but it is no wonder that it is five or six hundred miles away from the front line, with high mountains and primeval forests on the way, and more than 100,000 troops in front.

Naturally, the U.S. military regards this place as an extremely safe rear area.

However, the US military could never have imagined that the Chinese army would really have a strange army descending from the sky, and the way of airborne landing was also something they did not expect.

At about 3 p.m. that day, after several hours of flight, several hundred R-4 helicopters carried by more than 2,000 officers and men of Wang Dafei's airborne regiment were escorted by a group of Zero fighters flying at a low speed.

Finally, we flew into a hilly area about five kilometers northwest of Myitkyina West Airport.

Although the overall terrain is hilly. However, compared to the steep mountain and dense vegetation in the mountain forest, it is conducive to helicopter take-off and landing.

Soon, the first batch of 100 helicopters each looked for a suitable place to land, and groups of elite Chinese paratroopers with loaded guns landed one after another, quickly began to assemble, and sent small vigilance troops to disperse in all directions to carry out vigilance.

Everything seems to be exceptionally orderly, which is the performance of an elite army.

In the back, in order to save time, the paratroopers tied ropes to the helicopter. Without waiting for the helicopter to land, they hovered and landed one after another.

About an hour later, more than 2,000 elite ace paratroopers finally completed their assembly.

Wang Dafei immediately sent the 1st Battalion as the vanguard, and the 2nd and 3rd Battalions as the left and right flanks to advance in the direction of Myitkyina West Airport.

At the same time, the commander of the 1st battalion sent a search forward platoon, located at the front of the regiment, to clear out the lone enemy forces that might be encountered. Clear the way forward for the whole regiment.

As time passed, Wang Dafei found that the progress of the troops was much smoother than expected, and they used the cover of the woods. Soon touched the northwest direction of the West Airport.

On the way, not even a single shadow of an American soldier was found.

Without hesitation, Wang Dafei immediately ordered the first battalion to storm from the front, and the second and third battalions outflanked them in a roundabout way and launched a surprise attack on the airfield.

A platoon of the first battalion rushed to the front, and most of the paratroopers carried the most advanced MP38 German submachine guns at the moment. Rushing to the periphery of the approach, he opened fierce fire on several US military towers.

Several U.S. soldiers standing guard on the tower could not see where the bullets were coming from before they fell in response.

Chinese paratroopers suddenly appeared on the periphery of the airfield in a surging wave. Submachine guns formed a powerful assault fire and launched a direct and fierce attack on the airfield.

The American soldiers and pilots stationed at the airport ran out in a panic when they heard the gunfire, but they did not have time to organize a decent resistance, and the detour troops of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the paratroopers rushed in from other directions.

The U.S. troops were attacked on three sides, and under the intensive firepower, they were quickly killed and wounded, and some pilots and ground crews reluctantly raised their hands and surrendered.

After effortlessly taking the airfield where the US troops were sloppy in defense, Wang Dafei ordered the signal corps to report to Zhang Xinghua, who was far away in Baoshan County.

While leaving the first battalion to guard the airport, he personally led the second and third battalions and the guard company to take the opportunity to attack the city of Myitkyina.

At this time, many of the American soldiers on vacation were either in brothels, gambling halls, and some were shopping. In vain alarmed by the sound of gunfire in the direction of Myitkyina,

On the streets, the U.S. soldiers who rushed back to assemble, the panicked Burmese merchants, and the peddlers and pawns were crowded and chaotic, and the whole Myitkyina was in chaos.

I have to say that Wang Dafei is a very good commander with rich combat experience, and the task given to him by Zhang Xinghua was originally to capture the airfield in Myitkyina first and open the way for the follow-up airborne troops.

The C-47 transport fleet then carried out a large-scale airlift to bring reinforcements to Myitkyina, as well as various heavy weapons needed for siege warfare.

However, in the process of attacking the airfield, Wang Dafei was keenly aware of the low vigilance of the US troops and the slackness of defense, so he immediately changed the battle plan without authorization.

Leaving a battalion to hold on to the airfield, he personally led the main force of the whole regiment to immediately attack the city of Myitkyina.

It was a risky adventure, but he took the right risk.

In addition to encountering an American detachment that happened to be patrolling here in the direction of the attacking railway station, the attacking troops engaged in a completely asymmetrical fierce battle and eliminated the detachment.

The offensive was basically overwhelming, and it was very smooth.

Inside the city of Myitkyina, the U.S. Army City Defense Command.

A US colonel was walking back and forth with an anxious face, and the sudden attack made the US military commander who was in love with the confidential female secretary Zuo Ai panic.

By the time he got his pants on and hurried back to the headquarters in a panicked look, the staff officers and adjutant told him how bad the situation was.

"Immediately send a telegram to the friendly forces of Gamai and Meng Gong for help, and then send a telegram to the Mandalay Command, we need support, we need support!" The American colonel roared almost like a madman.

Several adjutants left in a panic.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese army has captured the airport and the railway station, and is now advancing towards the city, I am afraid we will not be able to hold it." A U.S. lieutenant colonel said worriedly.

"Bastard, Myitkyina's strategic location is so important, I don't think I need to tell you, right? How the hell did these damn Chinese GIs get here?

Why didn't our vigilant forces find out, why? The American colonel roared angrily, like a beast on the verge of extinction.

"Brothers, Myitkyina is ahead, and by taking this place, we will be able to cut off the Yankees' retreat and make an immortal achievement!

It's time to serve the principal, and it's time for the Yankees to appreciate the soul of our Longxing Army!

Come on! A captain company commander from Longxing Military Academy shouted with a submachine gun in one hand and an unemotional arm in the other.

Hundreds of paratrooper soldiers around him immediately quickened their pace, and the assault fire of three people covered each other, and quickly advanced towards the city.

U.S. troops were constantly squeezing out of the chaotic crowd to fend off the Chinese paratroopers.

However, the number of US troops was like adding fuel to the army, and they came in batches one after another, so that they were defeated and retreated by this group of the most elite paratroopers in Asia.

In less than an hour, it was pressed south of the city by the Chinese army, and by this time the American army had lost two-thirds of the entire city of Myitkyina.

A mechanized infantry regiment was almost completely lost, and the air defense battalion did not even have time to open fire, but Wang Dafei's guard company took advantage of the chaos and seized a large number of air defense weapons, which instead became a sharp weapon for the Chinese army to attack the US troops.

Seeing that the general situation had gone, the colonel commander reluctantly led hundreds of remnants to withdraw from Myitkyina and fled southwest along the river.

After Wang Dafei ordered his troops to pursue for a certain distance, he stopped the pursuit, gathered his troops and began to repair their positions in preparation for holding Myitkyina.

PS: There's one more chapter to come. (To be continued......)