When Nguyen Luong Ngoc met with U.S. Ambassador Memphis, the Republic did not bomb the embassy.

In the evening of the same day, the spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic announced the temporary suspension of the bombing operation against targets within a kilometer radius of Hanoi International Airport and its surroundings24 to allow diplomats and tourists from various countries to evacuate Vietnam.

This statement is considered by many to be a precursor to a large-scale ground war in the republic.

At this time, the combat operations of the Republic Army on the territory of Laos were in full swing.

The 273rd Armored Assault Brigade arrived at Sangnu on the afternoon of the 23rd, and immediately opened an airdrop site and laid a 1,500-long temporary runway with equipment and equipment dropped by large transport aircraft. In the evening of the same day, the first batch of tactical transport aircraft and transport helicopters delivered the much-needed supplies of the 273rd.

Resupply was not the highlight of the night.

From 20:30, the 152nd passed through the temporary base of Sang, transferred to Mong Mo, and occupied the only passage for the retreat of the Vietnamese troops in Lao territory to the south as quickly as possible.

The operation lasted until 2:30 a.m., and within 8 hours, the 152nd Brigade successfully completed the assault.

At this point, the 1st Vietnamese army that entered the old was besieged on the Sichuan Plateau, which covers an area of less than 20,000 square kilometers. In the absence of supplies and the inability to retreat, the end of the Vietnamese officers and soldiers will always be tragic.

In order to force the encirclement, the air force blew up several bridges over the Nanne, Nan Oh and Nankang rivers that night.

The encirclement and annihilation of the Vietnamese army in Laos was basically completed. The Army of the Republic committed brigades and less than 20,000 ground troops.

Go to War 2. The communist team gained an absolute advantage on the battlefield.

That same evening. The Vietnamese army began to break through.

The focus of the contention is the airborne 153 control of the land Nonghei. Within the first 3 hours. The 2 infantry divisions of the Vietnamese army launched 153 attacks on the positions of the 5 airborne.

The battle was fiercely fought. Airborne 153 inches will not be conceded. The Vietnamese army attacked desperately.

Rely on medium and long-range artillery support. Airborne 153 did not allow any Vietnamese troops to break through the Nong Hei defensive line.

In the early morning of the same day, the 1511 Brigade dispatched transport helicopters to deliver 24 light large-caliber guns and a large number of ammunition from an independent artillery battalion to the 153 Airborne. Subsequently, the low-altitude strike force of the 1511 Brigade of the Air Assault raided the Vietnamese mechanized troops gathered in Ban Nasi, west of Nong Hei, destroying hundreds of tanks and armored fighting vehicles, and eliminating the Vietnamese armored forces that posed the greatest threat to the Airborne 153.

The Vietnamese army did not give up easily, and Nong Hei was the most direct place to break through.

Before dawn, the Vietnamese army launched at least 153 attacks on the airborne 12 positions. As a result, it is conceivable that the two infantry divisions that were on assault missions were reduced by more than half and almost lost their combat capability.

By this time, the morale of the Vietnamese army was already very low.

Hindering their breakthrough were not only the positions of the Airborne 153, the helicopter gunships of the 1511 Brigade, the fighter-bombers of the Air Force of the Republic, but also the rugged terrain.

At the beginning, Xiang Linghui took into account the nearby terrain when he chose to attack Nonghei.

There are 2 roads that enter Nonghei from the west, and only 1 road that leaves Nonghei to the east. All three roads were built on mountainsides or in valleys, and the armored forces could not deploy along the roads. The tanks and vehicles that had gathered on the road became ideal targets for air and artillery strikes, and the Vietnamese had to attack with infantry, which was not good at assault.

Attacking the Airborne Forces, known as the "King of Infantry", with infantry, is simply a self-defeating one.

After daybreak, the Vietnamese army slowed down the intensity of the attack.

There was no hope of breaking through from Nong Hei, and the Vietnamese army could only break through to the north or south, but at this time, the 273rd Armored Assault Brigade and the 152nd Air Assault Brigade had occupied the only passage to the north and south.

Obviously, the Vietnamese commander did not expect that the republican ** team would be able to complete the battle encirclement within 1 day.

In the early morning of the 24th, Peng Maobang personally issued a combat order to the brigade commanders of all participating units, and on the basis of holding the original positions, the 1511 Air Assault Brigade and the 2711 Armored Brigade were the main striking forces, striving to annihilate the encircled Vietnamese army.

The horn of the general offensive sounded, and the 2711th Armored Brigade, which had just arrived on the battlefield, took on the main task of the ground assault.

Unlike the 273rd, which also belongs to the 27th Army, the main combat strength of the 2711th Armored Brigade is 3 fully equipped Z99|||The main battle tank ground tank battalion, two mechanized infantry battalions equipped with tracked infantry fighting vehicles, two ground artillery battalions equipped with 155 mm self-propelled howitzers and one artillery battalion equipped with mm self-propelled rocket launchers are second to none in the three brigades of the 27th Army and Ground.

Because of the large number of heavy equipment, the strategic mobility of the 2711th Brigade is much inferior to that of the 273rd Brigade.

After receiving the order, the 2711th Brigade stationed in Simaodi, Yunnan Province, was ready to participate in the battle within 2 hours, but it took an hour to enter Laos along the ~ Ramunyo Highway and arrived at Luang Prabang, Laos at about 22:30 on the 23rd, completing the battlefield maneuver.

According to the battle plan drawn up by Xiang Linghui, two tank battalions and two mechanized infantry battalions of the 2711 Armored Brigade attacked eastward along the road leading to Sang Nu and Nong Hei in Luang Prabang to annihilate the Vietnamese troops along the way. The 151st Air Assault Brigade provided low-altitude support and seized important strongholds along the way.

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The Vietnamese army marched in the direction of Vientiane, and Xiang Linghui sent the first reserve air assault brigade.

The 161st Air Assault Brigade is part of the 16th Airborne Army. When the army was reorganized, the 16th Airborne Army and the 15th Airborne Army were transferred to the army at the same time, and then they were reorganized. Unlike the 15th Airborne Army, which belongs to the "Campaign Mobile Force", the 16th Airborne Army is a "Strategic Mobile Force", with 3 brigades in the whole army, only the 1611th Air Assault Brigade is a low-altitude assault force, and the other 2 brigades are airborne brigades.

As the only low-altitude assault force of the 16th Airborne Army, the combat effectiveness of the 1611 Brigade is not below that of the 1511 Brigade.

When the encirclement was deployed, Xiang Linghui did not arrange ground troops because of the poor road infrastructure in the southwest. The 152nd Air Assault Brigade had to hold the southern gate again, so it could only let the 1611 Brigade of the Air Assault, which was the reserve of the campaign, go into battle.

The 1611 Brigade was responsible for seizing all towns and highway junctions between the Nam Nee and Nam Ut rivers, blocking the gates to Vientiane, and setting up defensive lines in the Lao-Thai border area to prevent Vietnamese troops from entering Thailand.

The combat mission is very heavy, and the front of the 1611 Brigade is 350 kilometers long!

Only air assault units can effectively hold such a long defensive line, and whether the ground mobile forces, let alone guard, can be deployed in time is a problem.

At this point, the deployment of the Vietnamese army in Laos was truly completed.

The Heguo Army invested 3 air assault brigades, 1 airborne brigade, 1 armored assault brigade and 1 armored brigade, a total of 6 brigades, and about 27,000 officers and soldiers participated in the battle.

If the mission of annihilation can be completed within the time specified by Peng Maubang, the Republic Army will create a miracle in the history of warfare.

It's just that not many Westerners are willing to stay and witness the miracle happen.

On the morning of 24 July, the United States began to evacuate its envoys and tourists in Vietnam, and other Western countries also evacuated their envoys and tourists in Vietnam.

Hanoi International Airport and Ho Chi Minh City International Airport ushered in the busiest day in peace.

At 8:30 a.m. on the same day, Memphis and US National Security Adviser Stockton, disguised as military attaché to the embassy, left Hanoi by plane and flew directly to Washington, the capital of the United States.

About half an hour later, Philippine Foreign Minister Alfonta left Manila on a diplomatic plane for Washington.

After coming into contact with the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, Huang Guowei, the Philippine Foreign Minister reported to President Letos.

The situation in the Philippines is quite delicate. On the issue of the South China Sea and the Spratlys, the Philippines, like Vietnam, has a serious dispute with the Republic. Although the Philippines occupies far fewer islands and reefs than Vietnam, it has far more than the Republic. The Philippines, with the support of the United States, has never made concessions on the South China Sea and Spratly issues.

The Republic has dealt with Vietnam, which is also supported by the United States, with thunderous means, will it deal with the Philippines?

In the event of a war with the Republic, the Philippines would be even more vulnerable than Vietnam.

The problem is that handing over the occupied Nansha islands and reefs and the waters of the South China Sea is not a remark of the president. Because the Philippines has signed agreements with a number of US energy companies to jointly develop oil and gas resources in the South China Sea, if the islands, reefs and sea areas are returned in accordance with the requirements of the Republic, all agreements will be null and void, and the Philippines will not only offend the United States, but will also lose huge foreign exchange earnings, making the already struggling domestic economy even worse.

Neither retreat nor advance.

The Philippines can only pin its hopes on the United States and hope to receive its full support.

Prior to Alfonta's departure, the Philippine ambassador to the United States had met with U.S. Secretary of State Leslie to request diplomatic, political, economic and military assistance.

The attitude of the United States is a bit ambiguous, and it seems that it does not put the Philippines in an important position.

Letos had no choice but to ask Alfonta to go on a personal trip as the president's special envoy to meet with US President Frederick and discuss aid with the US government.

As a necessary measure, Letos ordered the Navy and Air Force to be brought to the highest combat readiness before that.

Although the Republic is still focusing on Laos and recovering the islands occupied by Vietnam, and has offered to settle territorial and territorial disputes through peaceful negotiations with the Philippines and other countries, who can guarantee that the Republic will not wipe out the Philippine Air Force and Navy in one fell swoop and retake the islands controlled by the Philippines by surprise strikes, as it did with Vietnam?

Whether you win or not, be prepared.

These moves show that Letos has lost his claim. The Republic's sudden military strike against Vietnam made the Philippine president feel a great threat. In the midst of the panic, Letos neither expressed his willingness to settle the dispute through peaceful negotiations with the Republic, nor did he receive a clear answer from the United States.

Preparing for war can only make the Philippines miss its only chance to avoid war.

Of course, for two to three days, the focus of the republican ** operation remained on the annihilation of the Vietnamese troops that had entered Laos. In the short term, the main target of the republic's attack is still Vietnam.

In the early morning of the 24th Eastern Time, Pang Xinglong landed at New York's JFK International Airport by land.

With the appearance of the Prime Minister of the Republic at the United Nations General Assembly, the question of whether the dispute between the Republic and Vietnam can be resolved by peaceful means has once again become a hot topic of discussion in the world.

Damn it**