Chapter 424: War Reignites (6)
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China stated regarding the latest situation in northern Myanmar: "China is highly concerned about the situation in northern Myanmar and urges all parties concerned to cease fire and fighting as soon as possible, persist in resolving differences through dialogue and consultation in a peaceful manner, and avoid escalation. We urge Myanmar to take concrete and effective measures to ensure security and stability on the China-Myanmar border."
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In fact, the Three Brothers Alliance had a heated discussion about the outbreak of this war. The key point of the discussion was whether to attack the "Kokang area".
Obviously, they also know that the Northern Shan Army and the government army are not of the same mind. If they attack the Kokang Autonomous Region at this time, it is very likely that the Northern Shan Army will be pushed to the side of the government army.
However, the Allies had a different opinion.
"The government army allowed the Northern Shan Army to take over the Kokang Autonomous Region, which shows that the government army and the Northern Shan Army have reached some kind of agreement. Therefore, there is no need for us to negotiate with the Northern Shan Army."
The Allied Forces commander slammed the table and said, "If we can't get it on the battlefield, we can't get it at the negotiation table! So, our Allied Forces will definitely take Kokang!"
Seeing the attitude of the allied forces, the Deang Army and the Arakan Army had no objections.
The three armies were divided into three routes: the Allied Army attacked the Kokang Autonomous Region, the De'ang Army attacked Nandu (northwest of Lashio), and the Arakan Army attacked Mubang.
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Qingshui River was originally the most lax area in Kokang Autonomous Region, and the allied forces did not take it seriously. However, this time they encountered a hard nail, and multiple charges were unsuccessful.
"Release the drone!"
The Allied commander said immediately.
It turned out that the Allied forces purchased a batch of civilian drones, which could be used in military applications after some modifications.
Of course, the Allied forces are not that rich, and the number of drones they have is not particularly large.
However, after operating for a while, the Allied forces were surprised to find that their drones could not take off at all.
The backend is locked!
Zhu Zhengxing, head of the Kokang Military Region, looked at the real-time background information on the big screen and couldn't help but sneer, "Civilian drones, ridiculous. Send the order, counterattack."
“Boom—”
The hill where the Allied forces were hiding was immediately bombarded with artillery shells.
The Allied forces were dumbfounded. How come they still had mortars?
However, the mercenaries under Zhu Zhengxing are equipped with machine guns, rocket launchers, sniper rifles, mortars, drones, night vision goggles and other equipment.
Zhu Zhengxing can even call for air support from the Myanmar Army when necessary.
Faced with this situation, the Allied forces were completely stunned.
Why is the enemy’s firepower so strong?
Why are the other side so fearless and fearless?
Is this the Northern Shan Army?
I won’t open any Wuchang copies myself, right?
"The Allied forces are coming!"
Residents of the Kokang Autonomous Region are all talking about this matter. During this period, whenever local people watch Douyin, they see nothing but war.
However, the Allied forces failed to capture the Qingshui River after seven days of attack.
"Retreat!"
There were splits within the Allied forces, with some believing that the attack should continue.
Some people believed that since the losses were so great, they should stop the losses in time and attack towns such as Mubang under the jurisdiction of the Myanmar army.
In the rear, the allied commander had a solemn expression. He hadn't expected the weakest Northern Shan Army to become such a tough nut to crack, and all his tactics were useless.
"Something happened!"
Just when the Allied commander was struggling, a signalman suddenly reported: "The troops attacking Qingshuihe County have been surrounded!"
"What's going on?!"
It turned out that at the same time they were attacking Qingshui River, three special forces teams of fifty people surrounded them from the rear, intending to block their retreat, but they did not expect that the other side would not retreat at all.
They simply launched a siege.
Zhu Zhengxing's original words were, "I'm fighting a war of annihilation."
The allied forces were in chaos, and just when they were debating whether to rescue them, the Kokang Autonomous Region posted a video on Douyin - the surrounded allied forces surrendered!
This was a devastating blow to the Kokang Allied Army, which had only a few thousand men in total.
The allied commander's eyes went dark. "Abandon Kokang and attack Mubang."
Since I can't chew this bone, I'd better focus on the local area.
Although the Kokang Autonomous Region easily repelled the enemy and failed to encircle and annihilate them, the Myanmar Army was not so lucky.
Just seven days into the battle, the Deang Army captured 19 Myanmar army strongholds.
Fifteen days after the battle began, the De'ang Army and the allied forces that arrived joined forces to capture Nandu County and Damengwen.
And surrounded Muse.
Muse is a key town for the government forces in northern Shan State and an important port connecting to China. How could it be given up so easily?
Lai Min repeatedly and sternly demanded that the Northeast Command of the Myanmar Army defend Muse to the death, but the battle situation in Muse was not optimistic.
At the same time, the Three Brothers Alliance also encroached on the outskirts of Lashio.
At the end of December, the Myanmar State Administration Council called the commander of the Northern Shan Army, Pashan, and wanted the Northern Shan Army to assist the Myanmar Army in attacking the Three Brothers Alliance.
Pashan smiled and said, "There's no problem assisting the government army, but I hope to take over Lashio. After all, Lashio is the capital of our Northern Shan and should be under the jurisdiction of our Northern Shan Army."
When the other party heard Pashan’s request, he hung up the phone.
What a joke! The Three Brothers Alliance hasn't even attacked Lashio yet, and you're leaving as soon as you open your mouth?
After failing to request for help, the Myanmar army immediately assembled nearly 20,000 people, equipped with more than 30 helicopters and more than 100 tanks and armored vehicles to launch a counterattack.
Unfortunately, Myanmar is a mountainous country, and armored vehicles, helicopters, etc. do not perform well on the battlefield.
Although negotiations between the government army and the Northern Shan Army had stalled, the Three Brothers Alliance did not stop its offensive. At the same time, the Three Brothers Alliance adopted a "two-for-one" conscription policy for all captured territories.
Simply put, if there are two males in a family, one must join the army.
If there are no men, then women will join the army.
In response to this situation, a large number of people fled to Mandalay and Yangon, and many people also fled to the territory of the Northern Shan Army and the Kokang Autonomous Region.
At this moment, schools in the Kokang Autonomous Region have resumed classes. Chinese courses have been added, and many textbooks are even from the People's Education Press edition. Despite the chaos outside, the Kokang Autonomous Region is surprisingly safe.
Because people continue to flock to the Kokang Autonomous Region, even housing prices in Kokang are still rising.
As of January 3, 24, more than a dozen towns in northeastern Myanmar had fallen, and almost all of the northwest and southeast had fallen.
In this situation, Lai Min called Jiang Ningyue.
"Consul General, we hope that Dongda can mediate the war between us and the Deang Army."
Lai Min has never taken the Arakan Army and the Allied Forces in the northeast seriously.
"General, stop joking."
Jiang Ningyue smiled and said, "The Three Brothers Alliance has only taken a few small towns since the war began in October. Even if we intervene to mediate, they won't give up, right?"
Lai Min's voice was low, "Consul General, your country doesn't want Muse to fall into the hands of the rebels, right?"
“Hehehe…”
Jiang Ningyue chuckled and said, "Of course we don't want that. We don't want civil unrest in your country. However, mediation must also be based on facts."
Lai Min was helpless. "Consul General, you might as well be more straightforward. If you have any conditions, just state them directly."
"I don't have any conditions."
Jiang Ningyue smiled and said, "However, I think you need the help of the Northern Shan Army right now. General, I heard that the Wa State and the Four Special Forces, who have been standing on the sidelines, want to discuss redefining the border with you. Is this true?"
Wa State and the Fourth Special Region (East Shan State Alliance Army) could no longer bear it and wanted to take the opportunity to invade the territory of East Shan.
At this moment, the Myanmar army is like a dilapidated house with a broken door lock, and anyone can get in to grab something and leave.
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