Like the Afghan Taliban, the armored vehicles equipped by the People's Army of the Communist Party of Myanmar are base-produced 59B and Type 3 infantry fighting vehicles imitating BNP-1. Because they are afraid of being suspected, the amount of equipment is very limited. However, their opponent, the government army, was actually even worse. Except for some transport vehicles, the government army at this time was actually unequipped with weapons such as tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. Therefore, when the tanks and armored vehicles of the People's Army appeared in front of the government army, At that time, because they had never fought with armored soldiers, the government soldiers even panicked and screamed.
The training of government troops is basically used to fight guerrillas and anti-government armed forces. They have never conducted similar anti-armor training because they do not have armored vehicles themselves, and even if they want to practice anti-armor tactics, they have no reference templates.
After the independent armored regiment of the People's Army penetrated the middle of the government army like a chisel, it immediately turned left and attacked the rear army of the government army in the direction of the Irrawaddy River. 59B assaulted in front, and the 10-rifled artillery bombarded the already unstable government defense line. Without confidence and morale, flesh and blood bodies were even less likely to fight against the torrent of steel. Although Qi Yiming believed that this torrent was small stream.
The soldiers in the infantry fighting vehicles also dismounted to cover the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. This impact tactic was very effective against the inexperienced Myanmar government forces. After being severely attacked, the government forces retreated repeatedly until their remaining troops shrank. When we reach the Irrawaddy River, there is no way to retreat.
After seeing their own troops being raided, another government army unit on the right side of the front did not dare to act rashly, because if they turned around and headed west to help their own troops relieve the siege, their sides would be exposed and be attacked by the People's Army. After a heavy blow, if you stick to your formation now you still have a chance to fight the People's Army. They dug trenches and set up defense lines, planning to fight the People's Army in this World War I style. However, before their defense lines were set up, the People's Army artillery at the other end had already launched a wave of artillery bombardment at them.
The government forces have always suffered from the fact that they can show off their prowess in front of the anti-government armed forces and guerrillas on weekdays, but they are not familiar with real frontal battlefield confrontations. They have never experienced a battle in which the enemy has tanks and armored vehicles, and they have not thought about it. However, the enemy can gather hundreds of cannons to bombard them. When Ne Win, Sheng Lun and others thought that the Communist Party of Burma was just a bunch of idiots and the government army was the regular army, they did not realize that the real idiots were themselves. .
After a burst of shelling, the government troops in this section had been basically disrupted. The People's Army immediately sent a brigade of troops to attack head-on. Although there is no armored force, the momentum of the People's Army, which relies on foot attacks, cannot be underestimated. The sparse gunfire from the government forces does not pose much of a threat to the People's Army. Instead, when the People's Army rushes into the government forces like tigers descending from the mountain, Behind the front, there was almost no decent resistance, and the government army collapsed.
Jiang Zhiming, deputy chief of staff of the People's Army, learned about the situation at the headquarters and couldn't help but smacked his lips and said: "The government troops are too weak. Why haven't I felt it before?"
Peng Jiafu laughed and said, "That's because we weren't so strong before."
Immediately, the headquarters burst into laughter, and there was no tension at all about facing a life-or-death battle. Not long ago, many people here had prepared to break away from the Communist Party of Burma and become a separatist force. But now, with the support of Qi Yiming and the Strategic Bureau, the Communist Party of Burma has still transformed into a new and powerful existence. It is impossible for them to give up on the Burmese Communist Party.
The independent armored regiment took care of a government army division and turned around to attack another government army. Due to the lack of maneuverability and its lack of proficiency in trench warfare, the armored regiment continued to attack with the help of other friendly forces. After knocking out three divisions of the government army, the People's Army also found that the resistance of the government army was very weak, often resulting in less than 10% reduction in personnel. The government army was immediately defeated and surrendered to the People's Army in large numbers.
The Red Police soldiers sent by Qi Yiming and the current Commander-in-Chief of the People's Army, Bo Dong, made a bolder decision when the situation was favorable, leaving three brigades to continue to struggle with the government forces in this area. The main force moved south as quickly as possible to capture Yangon and complete the final encirclement and suppression of government troops.
Under such instructions, using the independent armored regiment as an arrow and the rest of the troops following up in trucks, the People's Army invaded Yangon six hours later, and they encountered no resistance during this journey. When the People's Army entered Yangon, some Yangon citizens ignored the martial law and secretly saw them in the windows. When the red stars and sickle and hammer patterns came into view, the Yangon people were ecstatic and they rushed out. They ran to the streets and cheered: "Long live the People's Army, the government forces have been defeated."
At this time, there were at least 20,000 remaining government troops stationed in Yangon, and the people's army attacked only a few thousand. But when the whole city was filled with cheers and excited crowds, the government soldiers had a During the mutiny, they arrested and even shot the junior officers in charge, threw away their weapons, and took off their military uniforms. Perhaps they were afraid of being shot by the People's Army, or perhaps they were tired of continuing to play the villain role, so when Ne Win was horrifiedHe heard that the People's Army had entered Yangon, but none of the troops he was planning to send to counterattack stopped listening to his orders.
In panic, Ne Win also put on makeup and prepared to escape from Yangon, but in the end he was a step too late and was recognized by the ecstatic Yangon citizens, who arrested him and handed him over to the People's Army.
At this point, although there are still some remnants of government troops in other places, the main force and high-level government troops have been captured. The Provisional Federal Government pulled by the Communist Party of Burma has won the final victory. From this day on, those who can represent the Communist Party of Burma There is only one legitimate political power.
The success of the Burmese revolution was not surprising to Qi Yiming. Although he did not show the attitude of a lion fighting a rabbit, he finally invested heavily in the Communist Party of Burma. In addition to nearly 20,000 elite Red Police soldiers, he also fought for stability In response to the situation, 30,000 to 40,000 militiamen recruited from the Red Police Base were dispatched. These militiamen mainly maintain public security and order in major cities in Myanmar. They can also generally serve as public servants, so that the Communist Party of Myanmar has no control over these places. Since these militiamen are also selected from the main ethnic groups in Myanmar, they are not afraid of being suspected of being Chinese promoters.
The Communist Party of Myanmar taking power in Myanmar means that Myanmar will be closer to China in the future than in another dimension, and this relationship is obviously more stable than that in another dimension. During Qi Yiming's time, China boasted that it did not dictate to Myanmar, and it also sold arms and invested in Myanmar. Therefore, Myanmar was closer to China, but being close to China was essentially an interest. As the old saying goes, snobbish friendships cannot last forever, only morality You can pay for life.
Although pragmatically speaking, countries can only get close if they have similar interests, but only interests cannot maintain long-term goodwill. Just like China and Myanmar, after the success of the Saffron Revolution in Myanmar, pro-Western, American and Japanese forces came to power, and China's interests in Myanmar were immediately challenged. Because of the ideological gap, Myanmar began to become a troublemaker for China. , making many Chinese people very angry.
Ideological proximity may not be more important than shared interests, but it still plays an important role. As if the two countries belong to the same ideology, they have a natural closeness. What's more, Qi Yiming is controlling the Communist Party of Burma in disguise at this time. It's too early to eat Burma's dish, and Nanyang has not finished it, so now it is mainly focused on cultivating pro-China forces and strengthening the management of this place.
In fact, Qi Yiming did not equate Myanmar's status with the Republic of Nanyang. Nanyang is a watchdog that helps China guard the gate of the South China Sea. It is also an important part of expanding regional influence and economic interests. At the same time, geographical conditions and development conditions are It is relatively excellent, but Myanmar is not so good. The main thing it can provide to China now is rice. The Chinese people are not very able to afford gems and jade and so on.
Perhaps after Qi Yiming has controlled Baden for one term, he will no longer deliberately interfere in the change of power in Myanmar. He believes that with his hard work in the next ten years, Myanmar can be penetrated by him like a sieve, and even if Out of pure national interest considerations, Myanmar does not dare to fall out with him. The Red Police soldiers and Red Police militia he dispatched to Myanmar will become the seeds of pro-China forces in the future, doubling China's influence in Myanmar.
Naturally, a spiritual beacon tower is also indispensable. Qi Yiming may not take the initiative to control the political situation in Myanmar, but he must also retain back-ups who can turn the tide.
Qi Yiming did not only pay attention to the situation in Myanmar during this period. He also had a lot of work to do at home. He no longer involves much in the details of economic issues, and a group of economic bureaucrats who have been trained and received new education have gradually grown up. These people will be an important part of the country's economic development in the future. In the country of China, the development of a region is often closely related to the ability and foresight of officials themselves. Therefore, Qi Yiming believes that although it is important to strengthen the personal ethics of officials, it is more important to cultivate their abilities and not be mediocre. Being mediocre and having no faults is merit.
He will not take the initiative to intervene in the military. Instead, he is mainly building his own red police division. Not only can it be used as an arm, but it will also be more suitable for use if a war breaks out in the future. On the contrary, the Blue Army Division - the 10th Division supplied by him is developing well. The higher-ups' hope to cultivate a purely Westernized army has been largely successful, and there are plans to expand a Blue Army Division into a Blue Army Corps, which is a group army with a size of 100,000 people. Large establishment.
However, Qi Yiming was slightly relieved that the military was prepared to take over the formation and operating expenses of the Blue Army, so Qi Yiming no longer had to pay for it. Another one, the Army has changed its streamlining and disarmament plan. In addition to the Blue Army, it will also retain a 6th Army Group. In this way, the Army will retain a total of 2 Army Groups.
Qi Yiming can generally tell from this incident that the Army is not satisfied with the excessive disarmament. He helped the Army order 10 army groups with a total of 1 million people, but the Army wanted to increase the number to 200,000. Obviously, he did not want the balance to be too tilted towards the Navy, Air Force and Second Artillery. After all, pL was still a continental army.