aircannonsinc Chapter 231
Chapter 231
: Escape General
Mudong County is located more than ten kilometers south of Mawlamyine City. It is the only way for the Myanmar Army troops to retreat from Mawlamyine City. The Myanmar Army deployed an infantry brigade of more than 3,000 troops to garrison here, but the result was It was still invaded by the Legion in a short period of time.
“Commander! The 37th Brigade of Mudong County is asking for help! The regiment has airborne on the coastal plain west of Mudong! At least one reinforced battalion is attacking Mudong County! The enemy has entered the city!” Moulmein Mian In the army’s underground headquarters, the staff officer hurriedly passed the information about the attack on Mudong County to Lakeby.
“A reinforcement camp?” Lakeby glanced at the results document with a serious expression.
Then he turned around and started looking for it on the map.
After the Corps gained air supremacy, electronic warfare aircraft lingered over Mawlamyine for a long time, making the Burmese military radio and other communication equipment in Mawlamyine unusable. They could only use manpower to convey orders and set up limited telephones to contact various troops.
boom!
At this time, a shell landed not far from the ground of the underground headquarters. The huge explosion caused a shock and the entire underground headquarters was shaken up with a lot of dust.
Since the army occupied Madaban County across the river, it has continued to squeeze out the city of Mawlamyine. Large-caliber artillery shells fall on the Burmese army positions in Mawlamyine almost every few minutes. Now the Burmese army The headquarters had to be moved underground.
“Even if they airborne 500 people!” Lekeby punched Mudong County on the map, his cheeks twitching and said angrily: “Five hundred people without armor or heavy firepower will attack a county garrisoned by 3,000 people. ! How could we lose the defense line outside the city so quickly!”
In the regular army of the Myanmar Army, an infantry battalion has a strength of about 300 people, and a reinforced battalion has a size of about 400 to 500 people.
According to Lakeby’s calculation based on the scale of 500 people, the defenders in Mudong County had the defensive positions and geographical advantages that were deployed in advance. As a result, they only received the enemy’s airborne enemy information here, and also received the news that the positions outside the city had been lost. .
How long has it been since the war started?
“The 37th Brigade reported that the enemy dispatched a large number of attack aircraft, armed helicopters, and large-caliber heavy artillery. The troops in Mudong County were originally remnants that had been withdrawn from the front line, and they had added many new soldiers. Facing the attack launched by the legion, they could not do anything at all. No will to fight!” a staff officer explained.
“Order the 38th Brigade to counterattack Mudong County!” Lakeby looked at the map with blood-red eyes.
On the map, the Myanmar Army and the Corps’ troops are facing each other on both sides of the Salween River. Although the Myanmar Army has the numerical advantage, the Corps has the equipment advantage and the invincible momentum to win all the way.
In many cases, the Burmese army did not even encounter the legion’s ground troops, but was beaten away by the legion’s air force bombers and attack aircraft.
The Legion’s attacks are not only fierce, but also rapid. The air force often blows up the detected ground targets of the Burmese army first, and then the armed helicopters attack first to clean up the Burmese army’s ground troops. Finally, the Legion’s tanks and armored forces advance.
And there are more than dozens of attack aircraft, bombers, and armed helicopters on the battlefield at any time. If any battlefield is blocked by the Burmese army, aerial bombing and artillery support can be organized as quickly as possible.
In addition, the Corps often has electronic warfare aircraft hovering in the sky to suppress the electromagnetic signals of the Burmese army’s ground troops, so that the Burmese army sometimes cannot contact the radio stations of friendly troops and superior troops.
Like a blind man, he doesn’t know how to fight back when he is beaten.
Under such an offensive of modern warfare, no Burmese army force can survive the onslaught of the legions without collapsing.
“Commander! The 74th Brigade in Ruizun County in the north has lost contact!” Wellen brought bad news.
“The 74th Brigade?” Lakeby remembered that this brigade was responsible for garrisoning the Kama Bridge in Ruizun County, north of the Salween River, to prevent the Legion from crossing the river in this direction.
Originally suppressed by the legion’s electronic warfare aircraft, they could only communicate via telephone lines. Now that the 74th Brigade has lost contact, it means that the telephone lines have been cut off, and even the 74th Brigade may be in danger.
“What day is this?” Lakeby slumped down on the chair as if he had lost all his strength.
“The third day.” Waylon also exhaled heavily from his nose.
On the third day when the Army launched its southward offensive, and the day after the Army captured Madaban County, the Salween River defense line composed of tens of thousands of Burmese troops was in danger.
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Both Lakeby and Waylon knew that if they didn’t run, it would be too late.
“Are you still unable to contact the Myitkyina side?” Lakeby could not imagine that once his side retreated or fell, he would not be able to complete the containment effect on the army. The troops of the Myanmar United Government Defense Force in the northern Kachin State would face The main attack on the legion was along the railway line.
The fall of Myitkyina seems to be inevitable.
“The legion’s electronic warfare planes have been hovering over Moulmein. Not only can we not contact Myitkyina, we can’t even contact the naval fleet.” Waylon sighed.
Originally, according to the plan, after the Burmese army in Mawlamyine was attacked by the Legion, they immediately notified Myitkyina and the naval fleet, so that the main force of the Myanmar United Government Defense Force in Myitkyina would go south to actively seek a battle with the Legion.
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The naval fleet will also transport army troops to land in Yangon and Ayeyarwady Provinces to attack the rear of the corps.
As a result, only after the actual battle did the Burmese generals such as Lakeby understand the pain of being suppressed from all sides.
The tens of thousands of troops on the Salween River defense line alone were so suppressed that it was difficult to communicate, and they had to rely on manpower and battlefield telephone lines to convey orders.
Not to mention the cooperation of other friendly forces.
I am afraid that troops such as the Karen Army and the New Mongolian Army that have detoured from the Nongben Mountains will not be able to know their situation.
“Impossible! Even if the legion’s equipment is advanced, it can’t be so fast!” Lakeby looked as if he had aged more than ten years for a moment, his eyes were red, like a gambler who had lost all his money.
Waylon glanced at Lakeby coldly, and then left the underground command room.
But Lakeby didn’t notice it. He looked for a breakthrough on the battle map and said: “Order the 55th Brigade…”
“Commander! Something bad has happened!” A cry suddenly woke up Lakeby.
He raised his head and saw a staff officer running in from outside in a panic: “Deputy Commander Wellen ran away with the 13th and 14th Divisions!”
“What?!” Lakeby’s pupils suddenly dilated, then his face turned pale, and he sat down to do it.