On the main road of Taunggyi, 12 T-90 tanks rolled over charred roadblocks.
Xiang Shanhe sat in the lead vehicle, watching the flashing dots on the radar screen, which were the Myanmar army's firing positions marked by the vanguard squad.
"10 o'clock, three-story white building." He pressed the communicator. "High-explosive rounds, indiscriminate attack, fire!"
Twelve 125mm high-explosive shells were fired from the smoothbore gun at the front of the tank.
300 meters away, a white three-story reinforced concrete building collapsed like paper in a cloud of smoke and dust from the explosion.
A Burmese army heavy machine gun crew, hidden inside the building, was buried under the rubble before they could even react...
The battle in Dongzhi City has been going on for more than two hours.
To be honest, Xiang Shanhe never expected the troops' advance to be so smooth.
The government troops responsible for defending the city collapsed almost immediately, offering no respect whatsoever.
Now, the remaining thousand or so Burmese army remnants have retreated to the old city in the west of the city. They can only rely on the complex urban terrain to hold their ground and wait for Ne Win's troops to return and provide reinforcements.
What they didn't know was that, in addition to the T-90 tanks, the Dragon Gang also deployed 20 T-54A medium tanks equipped with bulldozer blades in this battle.
These steel behemoths pushed forward, even collapsing several centuries-old Buddhist pagodas in the city.
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West of Dongzhi City.
Xiang Shanhe stood on the turret of a T-90 tank, gazing at the last target ahead.
This is the most densely populated area in the old city of western Chengdu. The buildings are not tall, but the streets and alleys are densely packed together.
In this terrain, if street fighting were to take place, the Dragon Gang would not be able to capture it in less than half a month and at the cost of thousands of lives.
"Captain Xiang, the enemy remnants have taken refuge in the civilian area. The streets are too narrow and there are too many bends. Our tanks probably can't get in."
Chen Kang, who had been promoted to deputy captain of the guard team, came over to report: "They're trying to drag us into street fighting!"
Xiang Shanhe frowned slightly: "How is the enemy's firepower?"
“Our vanguard has conducted reconnaissance. In addition to deploying hundreds of light and heavy machine guns, the enemy also has a large number of mortars and RPGs. Oh, and the enemy also has at least five sniper squads, which pose a great threat to us…” Chen Kang said with a solemn expression.
"Chen Kang, have you heard of the Battle of Lang Son?"
"The Battle of Liangshan? You mean the battle in 1979 where China fought against Vietnam?"
"That's right."
"I've heard about it, what's wrong?"
"Back then, Lang Son was also a city with many alleys and narrow streets. That battle gave rise to a famous saying."
What famous quote is it?
"The famous saying is: Urban warfare? Doesn't exist. If the alleys are all blown up, what kind of urban warfare is there?"
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