The armor of the helicopter gunship is okay with light and heavy machine guns, but in the face of anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, it is somewhat unsatisfactory, and in less than ten minutes, more than half of the helicopters were shot down and crashed by the Japanese army, and the rest could only quickly flee the battlefield. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, it was these ten minutes of effective attack that caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army, and the first round of carpet bombing caused nearly half of the Japanese infantry to be lost, and more than a dozen of the more than 50 tanks were destroyed, and the rest were evacuated from the battlefield in a hurry.

Due to the large number of casualties, the Japanese army could no longer organize an effective offensive, and the troops retreated on all fronts, retreating to the south bank of the Nandu River in ten minutes.

As the sun sets, the fiery red sun will do its best to cast the last rays of afterglow on the earth, casting a golden halo on everything on the earth, so that there will be some dreamy colors between the heavens and the earth, making everything less real.

If it weren't for the smoke billowing on the battlefield, the wreckage of tanks and the corpses of Japanese soldiers still crackling and burning, if it weren't for the fact that the air was still filled with the smell of gunsmoke, blood and all kinds of mixed gases, no one would have dared to believe that a terrible killing had just ended in this beautiful dusk.

Lashio Cave, Temporary Headquarters of the Expeditionary Force.

Jiang Haoran sat on the chair with a tired face, his right hand rubbed on his forehead, and the combat uniform on his body was covered with white sweat stains.

Chief of Staff Wu Chaowen was holding a stack of thick documents, giving him a detailed report on the battle situation and battle losses in the past few days.

In today's battle, the expeditionary force suffered heavy casualties, with more than 31,000 losses in troops, and the casualties were mainly among the troops of the southern front, of which the new 38th Division accounted for more than half, with more than 16,000 casualties, and more than 11,000 people plus more than 11,000 soldiers supplemented by the 301st Division of the Green First Army, totaling nearly 23,000 soldiers, and now there are only about 5,000 left, and then there are only 28 divisions, and the whole division plus the Blue First Army is also nearly 20,000 people, and now there are only 12,000 left, and the casualties of the remaining divisions are not very large, only about 7,000. This was due to the fact that the Japanese troops on the Western Front and the Northern Front did not have strong artillery support due to the shortage of ammunition, and although the attack was fierce, it did not take advantage of the expeditionary force.

Jiang Haoran used more than 20 captured 75 mountain guns and more than 20 tanks against them, these weapons could not compete with the 1st Guards Division of the Japanese Army, but they were used to bully Tada Junbu.

One hundred and fifteen of the 300 armed helicopters remained, and a hundred transport helicopters remained intact.

There are enough ammunition and supplies, even if it is another battle like today's, there is no problem.

Closing the folder, Wu Chaowen looked at Jiang Haoran and waited for the next instructions.

Jiang Haoran didn't seem to notice that Wu Chaowen had finished reporting, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, change his sitting posture, and ask, "How about the casualties of the Japanese army?" ”

Wu Chaowen said: "It is impossible to count the specifics, the difference between the casualties on the western front, the northern front and our casualties will not be too much, we may still have a slight advantage, but on the southern front, the Japanese First Guards Division invested today is three infantry wings, it is estimated that there are more than 20,000 people, and there are only three or four thousand people who fled back, and the casualties should be more than 167,000, which is smaller than our casualties, not counting the number of casualties of our helicopters." ”

Jiang Haoran subconsciously picked up a pack of cigarettes from the table, took out one and lit it himself, took two puffs, and seemed to mutter: "So the Japanese First Guards Division can't organize a large-scale attack in a short period of time?" ”

"Theoretically, it should be, although the 1st Guards Division of the Japanese Army has more than 50,000 troops, it is also a four-unit system, with two brigades and four wings under its jurisdiction.

After Wu Chaowen finished speaking, Jiang Haoran seemed to be distracted again, and he didn't react for a long time, Wu Chaowen asked tentatively: "What, General Seat, do you want to attack the First Guards Division of the Japanese Army?" ”

The corners of Jiang Haoran's mouth rose, revealing a wicked smile, and said, "Today's loss is big, I have to find a place to come back." ”

Wu Chaowen suddenly looked overjoyed, and said: "Boss, I think it's okay, they also suffered heavy casualties today, and I definitely didn't expect that we would dare to attack them, and we must be lax in our defense." ”

Jiang Haoran looked at Wu Chaowen with a smile and said, "Let's talk about it, how do you do it?" ”

Wu Chaowen thought for a moment, and said: "A frontal direct attack is definitely not possible, their anti-aircraft firepower is too strong, in my opinion, they also use the tactics of surprise attack on the Japanese heavy artillery brigade, a team of men and horses parachuted into their right flank by transport helicopter, a hundred armed helicopter fire support, tear their defense line from the flank, and attack them head-on with the airborne brigade and the independent regiment of Marauders with the strongest combat effectiveness, we will definitely be able to kill them by surprise, kill and injure them in large numbers, and then use the advantage of helicopters to retreat, we do not have the ability to completely annihilate them, But there is no problem in destroying their living forces, their attack today has already paid the price of nearly 20,000 casualties, and there is only one wing with complete infantry strength, if we defeat this wing again, there will only be technical and logistical arms left, and the 1st Guards Division will become a paper tiger, and if we do not replenish our troops, I am afraid that it will no longer be able to organize an effective offensive. ”

Jiang Haoran smiled but didn't answer, holding his hands on his chest and smoking slowly, which made Wu Chaowen nervous inexplicably, "What's the matter, Mr. Zuo, did I say something wrong?" ”

Jiang Haoran said with a smile: "Tactics are available, but I found the wrong target, judging from the fact that Nishimura can think of transferring the artillery position and organizing such a grand attack today, this guy is by no means simple, he will definitely guard against our sneak attack, maybe he will be shot down by them before the helicopter lands, you also saw this afternoon, the Japanese army's air defense firepower is not weak, and we can't afford to take this risk now." ”

Wu Chaowen looked puzzled, "Then what do you mean?"

"If you want to fight, hit the northern front!" Jiang Haoran threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and said hatefully.

"The Northern Front? The 8th Division of the Japanese Army? Wu Chaowen exclaimed.

"That's right, it's the Eighth Division!"

"Why?"

"Hehe, this is very simple, at present, our biggest threat is of course the 1st Guards Division on the Southern Front, which the Japanese army also knows, we can rest easy if we solve them, so it is inevitable that they will be careful to take precautions. On the western front, leading to the Inovady River, the Japanese army will never want us to open this passage again, and then increase our troops or break through to Lashio, so it must be heavily defended. Only the northern front, although it is the road to western Yunnan, there are still three divisions behind them, and no fool will drill here, so the defense must be the weakest, if you want to fight, you can only fight them. ”