MM Racing Chapter 230
Chapter 230
: Just a bunch of chickens and dogs
“Commander! Report from the front! The remnants of the Burmese army in Moulmein blew up the Moulmein Bridge!” In the headquarters of the First Route Army at the Yangon Corps station, a staff officer submitted the latest battle report from the front to Xu Qian.
“Good guy, once this bridge explodes, the rapid flow of the Salween River will really make it difficult for our army.” Wu Hu, chief of staff of the First Route Army, looked at the map, frowned and said, “It seems that we have to call the air force. Troop support.”
The Salween River in the southeastern region of Myanmar is very wide, often one or two kilometers wide, and its outlet in Mawlamyine is three or four kilometers long.
There are only three bridges across the river.
“If the Mawlamyine bridge was blown up, they will definitely blow up the Hpa-an Bridge and the Kama Bridge in the north.” Wu Hu’s finger wandered along the Salween River on the map.
There are only three bridges on the Salween River in Karen and Mon states, namely the Mawlamyine Bridge in Mawlamyine, the Hpa-an Bridge in Hpa-an County, and the Kama Bridge located more than ten kilometers north of Shwe Zung County.
Xu Qian nodded and said: “Let the troops attacking Ruizun County from the north look for crossing points and opportunities to cross the river. Hpa’an and Mawlamyine in the south will first occupy the land west of the Salween River. The support of the air force will be very strong.” You’ll feel it soon.”
The 413 attack on the Moulmein Bridge by the remaining troops of the Burmese Army may have been expected by the army staff, so Xu Qian was able to quickly dispatch the second brigade of transport helicopters to provide support.
“The Battle of Mawlamyine will not be too difficult, but if the enemy continues to flee south, or flees into the mountains on the border, it will still be a bit troublesome for us to clean up. Moreover, the terrain of Tanintharyi Province in the south is long and narrow, and Bordering the Kingdom of Siam, there is only Highway 8 leading to Tanintharyi Province. If we want to occupy this province, it is best to have the support of the naval fleet.” Wu Hu said.
Tanintharyi Province is the southernmost province of Myanmar. It has high mountains and dense forests, complex terrain, and a backward economy. There are more than 800 islands in the coastal area.
Most of the population of more than 1.5 million people belong to minority tribes, and there are two active minority armed forces, the Karen Peace Army and the Kachin National Front.
These two armed minority tribes are entrenched in the mountains and forests of Tanintharyi Province. Although their number is relatively small, only four to five hundred people, because they are on the border, once they are attacked, they will flee into the Kingdom of Siam. within the territory.
The Kingdom of Siam is also a mountainous area, so it is difficult to eliminate these armed elements.
“The commander will take care of the navy matter. Our mission is to pursue the remaining Burmese troops and capture the three southeastern provinces!” Xu Qian looked at his watch and said to one of his staff officers.
“Order the troops on the front line to implement the third set of combat plans!”
“They’re just a bunch of chickens and dogs! Do you need to wait for the naval fleet? Just beat them up!” Xu Qian punched Moulmein on the map and said angrily.
“Yes!” The staff officer immediately went down to deliver the order.
From the legion station in Yangon, twelve Nighthawk transport helicopters began to slowly take off, escorted by six Mi-24 armed helicopters, and began to head to the front line.
At the military airport in Yangon, various fighter jets of the Corps are also replenishing fuel and ammunition, and then continue to take off, flying to the front line to bomb the defense lines and important buildings of the Burmese army.
Mawlamyine City.
boom! boom! boom!
The legion’s large-caliber self-propelled artillery has arrived at Madaban and began bombarding the Burmese defense line of Mawlamyine across the river.
The range of 150mm and 155mm large-caliber grenades is as high as more than 30 kilometers, and all the Burmese army defense lines in Moulmein are within the range of the corps artillery.
The Burmese army has lost a lot of heavy equipment, and its artillery only has a few 100-mm-caliber howitzers and some mortars, which cannot prevent a counterattack at all.
Even as long as the remaining artillery of the Burmese army dares to show up, it will be bombed by the air force of the army.
More than ten kilometers north of Madaban County, the Army Corps set aside an open space on a farm by the sea to be used as a temporary airport, where Nighthawk transport helicopters stayed.
Hundreds of elite Legion soldiers then boarded these transport helicopters.
Assuming that one Nighthawk transport helicopter can transport thirty-three fully armed soldiers, a brigade of twelve Nighthawk transport helicopters can complete the transport mission of 396 soldiers at a time.
Of course, in order to ensure maximum transportation capacity, while transporting soldiers, these Nighthawk transport helicopters will also lift some ammunition supplies and even light off-road vehicles or 155mm light artillery underneath to enhance the combat effectiveness of the airborne troops.
Nighthawk transport helicopters loaded with legion soldiers began to move south along the coastline, aiming directly at Mudong County in southern Moulmein.
Before the Nighthawk transport helicopters, several Corps A-6 Intruder attack aircraft and A-10 Warthog attack aircraft took the lead in launching a bombing operation against the Burmese army positions in Mudong County.
Rockets, air-to-surface missiles, and aircraft bombs weighing hundreds of kilograms fell from the sky, repeatedly bombing the Burmese army in Mudong County, not sparing any Burmese army position or suspicious target.
This was followed by a surprise sweep of the airborne areas along the coast by the army’s armed helicopters. The 57mm rockets could clear out the Burmese army’s strongholds and positions several kilometers away.
The last legion’s Nighthawk helicopter brigade airborne in the gentle farmland along the coast of Mudong County.
The newly planted seedlings in the farmland were blown to the ground by the huge wind generated by the Nighthawk helicopter’s propeller. When the Nighthawk transport helicopter was still a few meters above the ground, the cabin door had already opened, and two legionnaires were holding guns on the left and right sides of the cabin. On alert, other legion soldiers quickly descended to the ground along the airborne ropes.
Although the Burmese army in Mudong County had a defensive brigade of more than 3,000 troops, it was too late to prevent the counterattack due to the continuous aerial bombardment by the legion.
They could only watch helplessly as the Legion’s airborne troops completed their landing.
Even several light off-road vehicles and ultra-light artillery were lifted down.
More than three hundred legion soldiers quickly launched a defense, using the buildings and terrain around the airborne area as bunkers, and began to attack Mudong County.
The Nighthawk transport helicopter brigade that completed the airborne mission began to return and continue to transport more legion soldiers.
This legion that parachuted into Mudong County was like a pair of scissors, piercing the enemy’s waist.
Without even waiting for the arrival of the second echelon of airborne troops, the first batch of airborne legionnaires quickly invaded Mudong County under the cover of attack aircraft and armed helicopters, cutting off the southward retreat of the Burmese army in Mawlamyine.