mesbooks Chapter 274: The Shan Kingdom War is Decided, and the Four-Nation Alliance is Formed
Chapter 274: The Shan Kingdom War is Decided, and the Four-Nation Alliance is Formed
“The ancient people have joined the war. We are in a hurry and must rush to Dagong as quickly as possible.
If we can defeat the enemy forces in Dagon and capture Dagon, we will be able to quickly turn the tide of the war.
Order all units to continue advancing and send more reconnaissance units forward to conduct reconnaissance, especially in areas prone to ambush."
In a military vehicle, Montgomery looked at the telegram sent by the tank regiment and immediately gave the order.
There is a problem on Mandela's side, and now we can only rely on him.
After John's 7th Armored Division sent a large number of reconnaissance troops to conduct reconnaissance, multiple ambush points were discovered and fierce firefights broke out between the two sides.
However, the ambush troops of the Long family army often retreated after a short fight and did not bother to fight with John's Seventh Armored Division.
Montgomery frowned as he looked at this enemy that was as slippery as a loach, and felt that there was something fishy going on.
But time was running out and the task was heavy, so he couldn't care less.
Dagon Front Command!
"Reporting to General Command, Advisor Li, we have lured the enemy deep into our territory as planned. The enemy armored division's tanks are about to cross the highway and enter the plains."
Long Jianzhang slammed his fist into his palm, suddenly stood up and cheered, "Well, these John people really got fooled. We let the frontline troops launch a large-scale feint attack, making them mistakenly think that we are launching a general attack.
The ambush troops should be ready to attack and launch an all-out attack as soon as the enemy's tank troops are destroyed.
This time, I will eat up as many people as he brings in."
Dark clouds were floating in the sky, and the sky began to get gloomy, giving people a feeling of depression.
On the plains near Dagon, A9 cruise tanks and Matilda 1 infantry tanks formed a steel torrent, sweeping towards Dagon.
Looking from the sky, there are at least more than a hundred tanks of various types.
This was because more than 30 tanks were destroyed in the ambush.
Otherwise the number of tanks would be around 200.
The tank cluster came in with great momentum. Major General Montgomery, who was in the convoy following behind the tank troops, nodded with satisfaction after seeing this scene.
Even if the ancients joined the war, it would not change the outcome of the Long family army's defeat.
But less than an hour after the tank cluster advanced, black spots appeared on the distant horizon.
"Air strike!"
"The plane of the ancient country, the plane of the ancient country is coming!"
Suddenly, the radio channel of John Tank Cluster exploded.
The formation of the entire tank cluster also began to become chaotic.
Some continued to move forward, some drove out, and some even stopped directly.
Soon, some places were crowded with tanks.
“Swoosh…”
One after another, TOW heavy anti-tank missiles roared in with white smoke.
The optical + wire-guided guidance mode gives Dow a very high hit accuracy.
After all, the wire-guided guidance mode is not easily interfered with by various environmental factors.
“Boom…Boom…”
In an instant, several tanks were blown into fireballs.
The soldiers in the tank had no time to escape and were all wiped out at the moment of the explosion.
"Immediately organize air defense weapons to defend the air. We cannot allow them to continue attacking the tank troops."
Major General Montgomery saw with his own eyes that these strange-shaped helicopters launched a kind of aerial rocket to destroy their tanks.
But isn’t the accuracy of this rocket a bit too high?
Even if their tanks are moving, they cannot be avoided, and they seem to be able to track moving tanks.
However, their tanks had no means of responding to such attacks.
For a moment, the entire tank cluster of the 7th Armored Division was in complete chaos.
At this time, more and more attack helicopters of the 1st Aviation Brigade began to surround them from three directions.
The attack strategy they adopted was to use anti-tank missiles to remotely target enemies from a distance.
First, destroy the tanks on the periphery one by one, and let the wreckage of these tanks block the tanks rushing out from the inside.
Even if we can't block them, we can create obstacles and slow down their escape.
As they were called out one by one, more than 30 tanks were destroyed.
Whether it was the A10 cruise tank weighing more than 9 tons or the Matilda 1 infantry tank, they were basically blown up directly after being hit, and none of them survived.
"Dong dong dong dong..."
At this time, a group of light trucks rushed up from the rear.
These light trucks were equipped with a 20mm Oerlikon cannon.
Previously, the Renaissance Army’s air force made countries around the world feel the pressure from the air.
So they also began to develop various air defense weapons.
John is no exception.
But at this time, John Lujun didn't have much money.
So they simply purchased a batch of cheap Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns or 0.5-inch Vickers water-cooled heavy machine guns and installed them on trucks as field air defense vehicles.
But when they shot, they were dumbfounded.
The Twin Blade attack helicopter was quite far away from them, and its 20mm cannon could not reach it, so it was in an awkward situation.
But as they continued to rush forward, they were attacked by helicopters.
There is no need to waste anti-tank missiles on these light trucks.
So 20mm machine guns and 70mm rockets became the weapons to attack these air defense vehicles.
The dozen or so anti-aircraft vehicles that rushed up were all lost in a short time.
Looking at the anti-aircraft vehicles being destroyed by rockets and machine guns, Montgomery was a little at a loss.
"Air Force, where is our Air Force? Send them to support us immediately, quickly!"
Montgomery lost his usual calmness and roared.
During the time they were contacting the Air Force, nearly ten more tanks were destroyed.
There were more and more tank wreckages burning fiercely on the periphery.
This scene made Major General Montgomery's eyes bloodshot, and also frightened Officer John and the soldiers.
Now even if he wanted to order the tank troops to retreat, he couldn't do it.
Because the roads in front, behind, left and right of the tank cluster were almost all blocked by tank wreckage.
At this time, he also discovered the ancient country's strategy of attacking helicopters, but he was helpless in the face of this scene.
"Commander, the 18th Wing said the pilots refused to take off in their fighter planes."
"what?"
Major General Montgomery wondered if he had heard it wrong.
Refuse to take off? Such a niche word.
"Damn these bastards! I'm going to sue them in a military court."
I watched helplessly as one tank after another was destroyed.
Major General Montgomery felt both angry and helpless.
"The time is ripe. Order all artillery units to immediately launch an artillery attack on John's rear!"
The Long family army is equipped with quite a few artillery pieces.
Although they all retired from the National Defense Forces.
However, the performance of these artillery pieces was still very good in 34.
Among the more than 105 artillery pieces with a caliber of 120 mm or above, more than were concentrated on Dagon's side alone.
The artillery group has quietly moved to the vicinity of the ambush circle.
Montgomery and his men would never have imagined that the Long family army would choose a plain area as the ambush site.
The artillery group has also moved nearby, covering all of John's troops within effective range.
Moreover, the targets of the shelling were the logistics supply troops and artillery units at the rear.
Two or three hundred trucks were filled with various military supplies, and some of the trucks were towing artillery pieces, making them the best targets for attack.
"put!"
"Boom...boom...boom..."
One after another, the 105mm and 155mm caliber howitzers roared loudly, and dense shells flew towards the target area nearly ten kilometers away.
Montgomery saw with his own eyes the dense artillery shells flying over his head and landing in the convoy behind him.
An endless barrage of bullets rose up from the earth.
When the shell hit the truck directly, the steel seemed so fragile at that moment, it was easily torn apart and then melted in the high temperature of the explosion.
"We were fooled!"
Montgomery understood everything after seeing this scene.
But it's too late to understand it now.
"kill!"
Six brigades with 20,000 to 30,000 people rushed out from all directions, including an armored brigade.
A tank cluster consisting of hundreds of T-26 medium tanks, BT-2 fast tanks and T-40 amphibious tanks swept in like a flood.
These tanks were purchased by Long Jianzhang from the ancient country's defense forces at a very low price.
These tanks were naturally captured from the battlefield.
However, the firepower of the ancient country was too fierce, so the amount of spoils was not large, and they are all here.
"Retreat.....Retreat to the rear immediately and break out!"
After seeing this scene, panic flashed in Major General Montgomery's eyes. He jumped directly into his car and shouted loudly.
If you don't run now, it might be too late.
Not surprisingly, the 7th Armored Division suffered a crushing defeat.
Montgomery felt that he had lost miserably in this battle.
The situation in Shan State also began to turn around on this day.
The next day, under the command of Tian Hua and with the cooperation of the Mandela Aviation Brigade and the Army Aviation Brigade, the assault group composed of the 17th and 19th Infantry Brigades also directly broke through the defense line formed by the White Elephant Infantry Division.
The White Elephant soldiers collapsed at an unimaginable speed. The moment the shells fell, they ran faster than anyone else.
Their defeat also led to the collapse of the second line of defense.
Tens of thousands of people threw away their weapons and armor and fled in panic.
The situation on both battlefields was turned around with the support of the ancient country.
The operation planned by John at the White Elephant Headquarters ended in complete failure.
The main force of the Fourth Army was directly defeated.
Afterwards, with the support of the ancient country's defense army's long-range artillery and aviation forces, the Long family army concentrated its main forces and launched a final fierce attack on John's garrison in the southern region.
In just three days, they recaptured all areas south of Dagon, annihilated thousands of John's soldiers, and captured more than 10,000 people.
After this battle, the Long family army had actually completed its control over the Shan Kingdom.
The Shan State also entered the era of the Long Dynasty.
However, whether the Shan regime can be safely taken over depends on the methods of the Long family father and son.
"I can hold on for a few more years here. You can go back to China for further studies for three years first. Do you understand?"
After the battle came to an end, Long Jianzhang said meaningfully to Long Zhenjiang.
Long Zhenjiang nodded and said, "I understand. Please rest assured, father. I will stay in China honestly for the next three years."
The so-called three years of further study is actually the Long family’s statement to Jiang Hua.
His further studies are actually equivalent to being a hostage.
Long Zhenjiang is the future first-in-line heir of the Long family. Sending him to China means handing the handle to the domestic hands.
At the same time, he really hopes that Long Zhenjiang can learn something in the country.
The complete loss of Shan State also made John State extremely angry, but there was nothing he could do.
This also strengthened John's determination to support Fusang, an ancient country.
The four-nation alliance of John, Fuso, Citi and Gaul is quietly forming.