The power of the Burmese army returning to Lashio has been shown! The Burmese army forces have captured Naukshu town, then attacked Jiao Mei town and Shwebo town to the north, but this is just a single-front attack, which has not been very effective. The Burmese army is preparing to launch a pincer attack from both north and south, attacking to the north from Naukshu town and to the south from Lashio city, so that the Ta'ang army will not be able to withstand it. According to previous statistics, the number of Burmese army forces in Lashio city may have already exceeded 10,000.
Anyway, Burmese army forces are continuously reinforcing Lashio city, so the Burmese army can split their forces and conduct a pincer attack on the Ta'ang army from both the north and the south, forcing the Ta'ang army to retreat towards the northern Nansan town, which is the headquarters area of the Ta'ang army.
It seems that the Ta'ang army has severely lost morale. According to comments deleted from foreign websites, after the fall of Naukshu town, the Ta'ang army commander Da Aipeng angrily criticized the People's Defense Forces who were participating in the battle for retreating recklessly during the defense of Naukshu town, not defending seriously and retreating, which caused the Ta'ang army that was fighting seriously to also retreat.
This led to the original plan to hold Naukshu town for three to five months, which only lasted three to five days before losing control. The Ta'ang army commander was very angry. Additionally, the Ta'ang army commander Da Aipeng also accused the high-ranking officials of the Mandalay People's Defense Forces of having spies from the Burmese army, allowing the Burmese army to quickly win. Although Da Aipeng soon deleted this post, everyone should know that this might be true.
If this is the case, the Ta'ang army will not be able to fight alone for long, and the Ta'ang army itself cannot withstand more superior Burmese army forces, so it may lead to greater failures.
In the opinion of the blogger, the possibility of the Ta'ang army holding Shwebo town and Naukshu town is very small, and the battle has become inevitable. After the defeat of the Ta'ang army, the Burmese army forces will concentrate all their strength to advance to the north to the Mawlamyinegyun district, forcing the Kachin alliance to give up control of Mawlamyinegyun district, which is also very likely. Finally, going further north to the Gwa town and Namhkam town, the same operation will be carried out.
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