I build a red alert base in the Golden Triangle

Chapter 366

: The panicked Siamese army blew up the bridge!

Chiang Rai City, the capital city of Chiang Rai Province, is located in a plain area surrounded by mountains.

The entire Chiang Rai Prefecture has a population of 1.2 million, and Chiang Rai City has nearly 400,000 people. It is considered a large city among the dozen or so cities in northern Siam.

At this time, the city of Chiang Rai was already caught in the flames of war.

The Qin Air Force’s bombing that lasted for several days had already captured equipment such as substations and communication base stations in Chiang Rai City. Now, in just half a day, the Qin Army advanced from Mae Sai County on the border to Chiang Rai Province, which shocked many people~ Out of reach.

Civilians rushed to flee the city, because this city was a must-win area. If the Qin army wanted to occupy Chiang Rai Prefecture or even go south, it must occupy Chiang Rai City.

So when fighting broke out in the northern suburbs of Chiang Rai City, with countless gunshots and explosions heard, and more Qin Army fighter planes in the sky, the ordinary people in Chiang Rai City panicked, causing a wave of fleeing.

“Division Commander! The Governor of Chiang Rai Prefecture wants to see you!” A communications soldier came to report at the headquarters of the 1st Cavalry Division of the 3rd Military Region of Siam at the Emerald Buddha Temple in Chiang Rai City.

“Let him go!” Sait, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, roared.

The soldier was startled, gave a trembling military salute, and then fled away as if running away.

If it were normal times, Sayit would definitely have a lot to talk to the Governor of Chiang Rai. The two sides had many common topics on how to make profits for themselves and could talk freely.

But now, his 1st Cavalry Division has suffered 7788 battle losses. Only less than 7000 of the originally more than 16,000 troops have withdrawn to Chiang Rai City, which has brought Sait to the verge of going berserk. .

“Division Commander! The Qin Army’s attack was too fierce! The Second Cavalry Brigade on the north bank of the Luwekso River has lost contact! The airport has also lost contact!” The chief of staff came over with a heavy face, bringing bad news one after another. .

“I thought… even if the armored force was lost, the 5,000-man Second Cavalry Brigade would be able to hold off the Qin Army in Mezhan County and Changtongue Mountain for a while. I never expected…” Sait was dressed roughly, with a frown on his face. The space has been twisted into a line.

The 1st Cavalry Division is a lightly armored force with more than 180 tanks and armored vehicles, as well as a large number of infantry fighting vehicles. Even after the Qin Air Force air raids lasted for several days, it suffered heavy losses and became a small force. As for the infantry unit, Sayit still believed that he had a geographical advantage and there was no reason to lose so miserably.

But reality slapped him hard.

The Qin army only spent one morning to conquer Mae Sai and Mae Cham counties, and advanced for more than 50 kilometers in a frantic manner, aiming directly at Chiang Rai city!

“What did the military district headquarters say? When will the reinforcements arrive?” Sait looked at the staff officer in charge of communications.

When the Qin army moved south from Meisai County and began to attack, the frontline troops passed on the military information of the Qin army’s attack to him through the telephone line.

However, Qin’s air raids and electronic warfare that lasted for several days destroyed most of the Siamese army’s communication network. Even telephone lines were occasionally affected by electronic warfare, and communications were intermittent.

“Over there at the Third Military Region Headquarters…” The communications staff officer held the phone in his hand and said with a look of embarrassment, “We haven’t contacted you yet…”

boom!

Sait punched the table.

Needless to say, Qin must have launched an attack on Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son in the Third Military Region from several other directions.

Since the rise of the Qin State, the few troops in Siam’s Third Military Region have been deployed to several prefectures bordering the Qin State. They have even dispatched the remnant Burmese army troops that they had previously received from the south, in the mountainous areas of the Golden Triangle. Be on guard against Qin.

Now the armies in those two prefectures may have too much to take care of themselves.

“Division Commander! Report from the 1st Cavalry Brigade! The Qin Army has approached the Highway 1 Bridge! The opponent has dispatched M1A2 main battle tanks and an unknown type of tank, as well as the support of armed helicopters and a large number of drones. The bridge cannot be defended. Stay!” At this time, a communications soldier trotted in and reported.

“Blow up the bridge! Division commander!” The chief of staff looked at Sayit and said, “Blow up the bridge and we can hold on for a while, buying time for the troops to set up defenses!”

The First Cavalry Division is a light armored force. When it was withdrawn from the front line, those heavy equipment such as tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery were either bombed or discarded by the Qin Air Force. Now the entire First Cavalry Division has become a light infantry unit. .

Moreover, the city has not yet set up defenses. If the Qin army is allowed to march straight in, it will be difficult for the Siamese army to defend the city with the Qin army’s armor capabilities and advanced weapons and equipment.

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“Order the troops! Blow up the bridge!” Saite spat out a few words with difficulty.

The signal corps immediately conveyed the order to the bridge guarding troops through telephone lines and dispatching communicators to deliver the order.

There are five bridges across the Luwexo River in the north of Chiang Rai, including three in the main city and one in the east and west suburbs.

boom! boom! boom!

After the order was conveyed to the troops guarding the bridge, several huge explosions were heard on the Luwexo River.

Among them, the largest number of explosives were installed on the Highway 1 bridge in the center of the city. The smoke rose into the sky and flew over the city, adding a bit of war sadness to the city.

“Brigadier Commander, the enemy has blown up several bridges on the Luwexo River.” The headquarters of the 7th Synthetic Brigade was moving forward, and the brigade commander Yan Bai received a report from the front line in the command vehicle.

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“Send the order to the engineering battalion and ask them to speed up.” Yan Bai opened the tablet he carried with him, looked at the terrain of Chiang Rai City, and said: “The vanguard troops should not be idle and look for other crossing ports.”

Over the city of Chiang Rai, the Qin Air Force still maintained air superiority and continued to launch air strikes against the Siamese army that had blown up the bridge and retreated to the south bank.

The Qin army blocked by the river began to spread upstream and downstream along the Luwekso River, looking for other crossing points.

On the Highway 1 bridge, the Qin army occupied the bridgehead on the north bank and began to build fortifications, confronting the Siamese army. From time to time, they fired a few mortars and snipers fired a few cold shots.

The Siamese troops on the other side of the river did not dare to show their faces.

Not long after, the engineer battalion arrived at the front line, and the pontoon bridge troops began to erect a steel pontoon bridge on the river.

This is a steel structure pontoon that is driven directly to the river by a special vehicle and then pushed down by the hydraulic device on the vehicle.

Seeing the Qin Army’s Zhouqiao troops beginning to build a pontoon bridge, the Siamese troops on the south bank panicked and started shooting from a few hundred meters across the river, trying to interrupt the Qin Army’s pontoon bridge laying.

But the Qin army on the north bank had already been prepared. Once the Siamese army on the south bank showed up, they would fight back.

The Qin Army deployed many special snipers armed with single-shot sniper grenade launchers on the north bank. One shot can shut up the opponent! Dry.