Chapter 591: Capture Lashio

South of Lashio, inside the U.S. Army's Urban Defense Command. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

At nightfall, the lights were bright, and the commander of the U.S. Army's city defense, Major General Mack Jr., was having dinner.

After the news of the loss of Myitkyina, Major General Mike Jr. was really frightened, and he hurriedly straightened out the loose military discipline of the troops, and personally inspected and deployed to strengthen the defense of railway stations and airports.

After tossing back and forth for a day, he didn't even bother to eat lunch, which would starve Little Mike, a white man who was nearly two meters tall.

He has eaten three bowls of fragrant Burmese fragrant rice, and a roast chicken and a few plates of stir-fried rice have also been eaten.

The adjutant and communications staff on duty on the side swallowed involuntarily.

"Adjutant Lola!" After devouring a large bowl of rice, the big fan-like hand of Little Mike held the bowl and handed it to the second lieutenant adjutant on the side without lifting it.

Ensign Lola hurriedly took the bowl, filled it for him, and handed it to him.

After five bowls of rice, Major General Mike Jr. burped, Ensign Rhoda's hand was sick, and he hurriedly handed over the kettle, and Mike Jr. took the kettle and poured it violently for a while.

Only then did he pat his stomach with satisfaction, and Second Lieutenant Laura hurriedly asked, "General, are you still going to patrol at night?" ”

Little Mike ran in a hurry for a day, although he had a full meal and recovered some strength, but his whole body was still very tired, especially his legs and feet were sore and unbearable.

The thought of the rugged and difficult road around Lashio made little Mike retreat in his heart.

After a pause, he said: "It's night, and the Chinese's air force should not have the ability to attack at night." So I'm not going to make the rounds.

However, it is also necessary to call the garrisons at railway stations, airports and other places, urging them to be vigilant just in case. ”

"Yes, the lowly office understands, and the lowly office will go immediately." Second Lieutenant Lola couldn't follow the rush and get tired. I wanted to rest early, so when I heard what Major General Mike said, I immediately ran to call and give orders with joy.

Since the U.S. military has always regarded this place as a safe rear, the U.S. officers and soldiers stationed here are used to being lazy.

In addition, the US military officers and soldiers were full of complaints when they crossed the ocean from North America to northern Burma, a place infested with snakes and insects, and the heat was unbearable.

I don't know what happened today, but General Mike, who was singing and drinking almost all night on weekdays, suddenly killed him in the morning.

He commanded various units to build fortifications and dig trenches, which made the US troops restless.

After a day of tossing, the US officers and soldiers were already as tired as dogs.

So while little Mike conveyed the order over the phone. But the troops were not impressed.

Like Mike, they all believe that even the U.S. military does not have the ability to surrender in the air at night, and how can the Chinese army, which is completely backward in science and technology, have this capability?

Therefore, Mike's vigilant order at night was regarded as pure fart by the US officers and soldiers at the train station, airport and other places.

The commander pretended to arrange one side, and then fell asleep, and other junior officers of the US army were no exception.

Even the American soldiers, who were unfortunate enough to be on patrol duty, found out that their companions and commanders had gone to Jesus' daughter to take a plane.

They also jumped into some trenches and fortifications, and soon there were bursts of snoring.

The whole of Lashio seems to be heavily guarded. In fact, it is a plate of scattered sand.

Zhang Xinghua and a large number of airborne soldiers who came to risk a night attack did not know this.

When Zhang Xinghua guided and protected the army airplane group loaded with airborne troops to fly to the airspace around Lashio, more than three hours had passed since their departure, and the time had reached 11 o'clock in the evening.

This time. The vast majority of the U.S. troops in the Lashio area fell asleep.

Zhang Xinghua personally piloted the fighter plane to search for the specific location of Lashio, because their plane did not have a radar at this time.

So I had to search for it myself.

However, the lax vigilance of the US military exposed a fatal weakness, that is, the bright searchlights on the US military airports, railway stations, and city walls.

At the beginning of the period, Zhang Xinghua's flight altitude was too high. It's too fast, and he hasn't noticed it yet.

However, when he flew around Lashio without success, he lowered his altitude slightly. Those searchlights, which were extremely eye-catching in the dark night, gave him the best guidance.

He immediately ordered the group of escort planes and the army aviation group, which were hovering and hanging in the distance, to quickly move closer to him.

Then look for a landing site in an area about five kilometers away from one of the searchlights.

Under Zhang Xinghua's instructions, an R-4 helicopter descended to flight altitude, and a skilled airborne soldier lowered the rope and fired several flares into the ground, after three search attempts.

They finally found a suitable place for the Army Aviation to land.

However, in order to save time, this time all the helicopters did not land to the end, but hovered in the air more than ten meters above the ground.

The skilled airborne troops climbed the rope and descended vertically, and quickly completed the assembly on the ground.

Zhang Xinghua ordered the army air fleet to immediately return to transport reinforcements, while he himself led more than 20 Zero fighters to fly in a circle, providing the ground troops with the right direction.

In addition, it is also prepared to provide them with fire support as much as possible to help them seize the airfields and other defensive points of the US military as soon as possible.

What Zhang Xinghua and the ground airborne troops did not expect, things went much smoother than they expected.

The expected fierce fighting did not take place, and it was not until the paratroopers stormed the airfield and fired heavy gunfire that the American forces resisted.

However, these modest resistances were quickly wiped out by the fierce and ferocious Chinese paratroopers.

Having taken the airfield without blowing a blow, the ground forces continued to attack in the direction of the city and the railway station.

This is, the US troops in the direction of the railway station have been alarmed, and several middle and low-level officers have run along the trench fortifications with pistols and shouted, and their subordinates are ready to meet the enemy.

In particular, the air defense battalion deployed near the railway station and the airport quickly prepared for battle, and a dazzling white light was emitted from searchlights.

Strafing back and forth, anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns were all aimed in front of them, and once the enemy was spotted, this ferocious fire would immediately give it the most fierce head-on blow.

However, these US air defense troops, who were armed with magic weapons, did not expect it.

A large group of Chinese fighters suddenly rushed out of the dark night sky, and in the dark night, the two bullets fired by the fighters roared like two chains of fire.

"Dadada...... Puff puff puff ...... "The US air defense soldiers who were caught off guard were shot one after another and fell.

Zhang Xinghua guided his subordinates to swoop down with the help of the US searchlights after a round ......of fierce strafing with the help of US searchlights, dumping the 50-kilogram bombs they were carrying on the head of the US air defense battalion.

A 50-kilogram bomb is comparable to the power of a naval gun with a caliber of more than 200 millimeters.

And more than 20 bombs fell one after another, and the resulting explosion was no different from the ferocious fire of a cruiser.

The entire US air defense battalion instantly released a violent explosion, rising from the ground one after another, and the dazzling flames that were linked to each other enveloped and engulfed it all.

Just this round of strafing and bombing, the elite air defense battalion of the US army was completely wiped out.

The violent explosion also detonated the ammunition equipped with the US air defense battalion, and then there was an even more violent explosion.

When Mike was awakened by the sound of gunshots and hurried out of his bedroom to the courtyard of the headquarters, he happened to see the huge fire rising into the sky and heard the violent explosion that shook the world.

His face suddenly became extremely ugly, and he hurriedly turned his head and said, "Adjutant Lola, immediately contact the air defense battalion and the first battalion for me, and ask what is going on, how many enemy troops are ......"

Before Mike could finish his words, there was a sudden shrill roar of an airplane engine in the air above them, and the plane flying above them circled in a circle.

He turned around and flew towards them, and fired two dazzling chains of fire.

Seeing this, Major General Mike Jr. was immediately shocked: "Damn, it's a Chinese plane!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, his huge body rushed to the side with the agility of a cheetah.

Ensign Lola was also quick to react and hurriedly pounced to the side.

......A scorching rain of bullets hit the bluestone floor in the courtyard, and the heavy bluestone bricks were all smashed.

Little Mike couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. (To be continued......)