In mid-December, the Chiang Mai battlefield, which had been confronted for nearly a month, finally ushered in a new breakthrough. The fierce air battle was still ongoing every day. It was originally still in a balanced state, but after the newly formed 14 air force of the US military joined, it completely changed the status quo.

Under the new round of joint air strikes, the Japanese army's army's army suffered losses and was defeated step by step, and could no longer maintain the current situation and retreated from the Chiang Mai area in shame.

In fact, before losing air supremacy, the Japanese launched several attacks, but they were all pressed back by Gao Xijiang and others, and they failed to gain any advantage.

Kimura did not adopt Masaro Masaro's mobile warfare tactics, but still used the old method to bombard the front, hoping to rely on the soldiers' bloody courage to tear open the enemy's defense.

Although the Siamese, who were afraid of being beaten, were no longer willing to go to the front line to be cannon fodder, they were still quite willing to provide some fire support.

A combination of two mixed brigades of a division and an artillery force of the Siamese Infantry Division was assembled. The large number of dense firepower networks were the strongest killer in Kimura's hands.

It’s just a pity that in this dense jungle, the field of view of the artillery soldiers was limited, the power of the shells being blocked by tree trunks was greatly reduced, and the function of the artillery was reduced to a minimum.

The opponent's position has been changing, and it seems that there is no fixed position forever. Even if you send scouts and reconnaissance, it is difficult to determine the specific position. Moreover, they have several considerable artillery units. Once the war begins, both sides will be fierce artillery fire. In this battlefield, no one can do anything to anyone.

The Japanese should be glad that the 200th and 50th divisions opposite were mobile units of the 88th Army. In order to facilitate rapid movement and transfer, their gun caliber is mostly mainly Bofos 75 mountain cannons, with 105 howitzers rarely appear, and 155 caliber is not even a single one.

If the heavy artillery brigade was here, it would not be entangled with them. It would be covered with firepower like Mount Tai, and any form of resistance would disappear.

But the Japanese have not felt very happy these days. Their fighter planes retreated completely and the air cover was gone. The US bomber drove straight into a land of no one, leaving the Japanese army immersed in the baptism of aviation bombs for three consecutive days.

The terrain of Chiang Mai is mainly high mountains and the altitude is not low. The mountains and steep mountains and dense forests are the main theme here. The complexity is no worse than that of the Myanmar Wild Mountains. It is very difficult for the army to march and fight. This is also the reason why the Gaojiren and Gao Xijiang have never attacked easily.

The bombing of US aircraft made the Japanese keep shrinking their defenses, and they no longer dared to be as arrogant as they were the previous two days. Their main position and command center were located in the lower reaches of the riverside, and the bomber has been given priority care in the past few days. The entire mountain is as riddled with holes as if it was hit by a meteorite.

This is not over yet. In addition to the 20th and 14th air teams originally deployed at the Indo-Schina and Heihe bases, Stilwell also transferred a B29 squadron from Sri Lanka. Twenty-four super air fortresses flew to Heihe Airport in a storm. After a brief refuel, he immediately rushed to the front line.

Each b29 only carries two 500kg "milk pounds", but this super-large-volume napalm bomb is not comparable to ordinary aviation bombs.

On the 19th, the offensive order was officially sounded. The 50th Division crossed the Binhe River and advanced to Chiang Mai City in three groups. The 200th Division on the other side advanced south from Siam Banrongkun, with the troops aiming directly at the Imperial Mountain.

The US air force almost came out in full swing, and the fighter jets launched a carpet bombing on the enemy in front of the infantry, turning all the Japanese strongholds along the way into ruins, clearing obstacles for subsequent offensive forces.

The Japanese also responded quickly. They decisively gave up their original defense strongholds, and their troops broke into the forest to avoid bombing, while preparing to continue entanglement with the enemy in the jungle.

But all this was futile. When the "terrifying" milk pound fell to their side, they realized that... the real hell turned out to be like this...

Under the guidance of the ground reconnaissance forces, twenty-four b29 bombers squadrons dropped "milk pounds" into the suspicious forests. The moment the 500-kilogram napalm bomb exploded was like a fire dragon roaring on the ground.

The pain caused by milk pounds to the human body is definitely among the top three of all weapons in the world. Although it is called napalm bomb, it is not solidified in essence. The inside of the bomb is mainly composed of viscous gel fluid. When detonated, the viscous liquid will splash everywhere at the moment of detonation and burn at the same time, and the temperature will instantly exceed 1,200 degrees Celsius.

The Japanese did not expect that there were such terrifying weapons in the world. The flames swept like lightning seemed to devour all life. The Japanese soldiers at the center of the explosion were even roasted into coke before they could even scream. Each bomb could cause terrifying damage in a range of hundreds of meters.

There were many miserable scenes, and the flames began to spread rapidly. The Japanese army was originally planning to fight to the death in the forest, but at this moment the woods became their own tomb!

In an instant, "firemen" with their teeth and claws appeared in the green forest. Their desperate screams echoed in the forest. Their companions around wanted to help extinguish them, but how could the flames of the bone-bearing gangrene be so easy to extinguish? Many times, rescue soldiers occupied the burning sticky oil and put them in.

These viscous liquids, n times hotter than boiling oil, can flow into any area that can be entered by bunkers or tunnels. If it is stained with the skin, unless the entire skin is torn off, it will not be removed anyway. When it sticks to the skin, it continues to burn.

It can even penetrate into the skin and continue to burn under the skin, but it will not directly destroy the internal organs, and the victim will not be shocked or died immediately. Many Japanese devils who were "invased" still have a clear awareness after burning, and can even run and know to avoid obstacles. This situation can last for 1-3 minutes, but the pain of just a few minutes cannot be described in words.

Even if it's just a small drop onto the skin, you either wait for it to burn it by itself or use a knife to cut off the piece of meat, and there is nothing else to do.

Southeast Asia in December is a dry season. There has been little rainfall in recent months, and the humidity has been much higher than the end of the first half of the year, but the temperature is still very high. It is the season when the weather is dry. The explosion of the napalm bomb immediately ignited a huge fire in the jungle! The uncontrollable flames spread rapidly like a plague.

No one expected that the fire would spread so quickly. After a moment, the coverage reached an astonishing ten kilometers. Moreover, the range was still expanding. Even the soldiers of the 200th Division who were preparing to attack were forced to retreat due to the rolling heat waves, fearing that they would fall into it.

The Japanese who did not die under the explosion of the napalm bomb were also surrounded by fire. The coughs were heard one after another, and the surroundings were filled with scorching fire. They fled around like headless flies, but people kept falling to the ground under the scorching heat. Even if they were not burned to death, the large amount of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide were enough to make people poison and suffocate.

The fire became more and more intense, and the situation seemed to become more and more uncontrollable. The manic wildfires were not controlled at all, and in an instant, the woods were ignited in patches.
Chapter completed!