Headquarters of the 15th Army of the Japanese Army.

Shojiro Iida's face was very ugly.

Just now, Hideki Tojo sent a telegram and scolded him like a pig.

At the beginning of the war, he actually lost the 11th Division, and his command ability was too poor.

Shojiro Iida has 10,000 alpacas roaring past him.

Special old Tojo, you peeked at my wife taking a bath, I haven't settled accounts with you yet, are you embarrassed to scold me?

If it weren't for the fact that you were my boss, I would have turned against you!

Shojiro Iida looked at the map depressedly, not knowing where his command had gone wrong.

The chief of staff of the Japanese army said to Shojiro Iida: "Your Excellency, Commander, now that the 56th Division is advancing towards Tangji, do you need them to change direction?" ”

Shojiro Iida shook his head: "No, I want the 56th Division to become a big bait to attract the main forces of the other side, and then our troops will surround and destroy them."

Where is our 18th Division now? ”

The chief of staff of the Japanese army said: "The 18th Division has been assembled in Dawei. ”

Iida Shojiro nodded and said, "Yo Xi, order the 18th Division to advance towards Heimana immediately." With the 56th Division in Tangji, the main force of the opposing side will definitely be attracted to it.

When the time comes, we will transfer the 18th Division and the 55th Division to Tangji to fight a decisive battle with their main forces.

I believe that under our strong attack, we will be able to achieve victory! ”

The chief of staff of the Japanese army was stunned for a moment, in this case, the 56th Division will not attack Ren'anqiang?

Also, the combat effectiveness of the 18th Division is not as strong as that of the 11th Division.

Although the 18th Division is also a Class A division, its combat effectiveness is a little worse than that of the 11th Division.

Moreover, the 18th Division is completely an infantry division, and there are not too many heavy weapons.

It has two brigades and a total of four infantry wings. In addition to the three infantry wings, which had relatively strong offensive capabilities, the other baggage wing had much worse combat effectiveness.

However, among the remaining three divisions, the 18th Division can still be regarded as the main force.

If you want to win, you can only let the 18th Division go up.

But the question is, it can't be so straightforward, right?

The 55th Division is already about to reach Ringanqiang.

Now it is very inappropriate to let the 55th Division go to Tangji.

It took almost three days to get from Ringanqiang to Tangji, and this was still without a battle and a rapid march.

And the 18th Division, starting from Dawei, took at least four days to reach Tangji.

In the middle, I have to pass by Pingmanna.

The other party has just won a big victory in Pingmanna, and he can think with his toes that the current Pingmana must all be the main force of the other party.

Even if the other side attacked the 56th Division, Pingmana would have left a force to garrison.

In case the 18th Division and the 55th Division do not arrive at Tangji on time, the 56th Division will be in danger.

The chief of staff of the Japanese army voiced his doubts, but Shojiro Iida disagreed.

"Now our operational goals have changed. Originally, our goal was to occupy the important cities here and force the troops of Country Y to withdraw from here.

But now our goal is to eliminate the expeditionary force. If we don't destroy them, then it will be impossible to occupy this place.

So the task now is to find and destroy their main force.

In this way, this place can be ours.

The 55th Division has not encountered any resistance so far, which shows that the other side has not deployed heavy troops in the area of Ringanqiang. All the troops of the other side must be in the area of Pingman. As long as our 56th Division reaches Tangji, it will definitely be able to attract all the main forces of the other side. ”

Iida Shojiro said: "Now let the 55th Division be in Ringanqiang, it will not have any effect. Even if Ringanqiang is occupied, the opposing army's troops will not retreat easily. They can still get fuel from the rear. ”

The chief of staff of the Japanese army was still a little uneasy: "Your Excellency Commander, I am worried that the 56th Division will not last so long.

Three or four days is not a short time.

The 11th Division, however, did not survive a day. ”

Iida Shojiro nodded, his chief of staff was right, in terms of the other party's combat effectiveness, it was indeed difficult for the 56th Division to hold out for three days.

So Iida Shojiro ordered: "Order the 56th Division to build a defensive line as soon as it arrives at Tangyoshi." Don't take the initiative.

Be sure to stick to it for three days. Three days later, the 18th Division would be able to rush to the back of the opposing troops and carry out a flanking attack. ”

As long as the 18th Division arrives, the main force of the other side will be entangled, and then the 55th Division will soon arrive.

In this case, three divisions should be enough to fight each other's two corps and one armored division.

The chief of staff of the Japanese army disagreed: "Your Excellency Commander, your estimate is that the opponent's troops should have 200,000. However, judging by the intelligence, in the Pingman area, there are only about 70,000 people on the other side. This is very different from our judgment.

Where are the remaining troops, we do not yet know. If we hastily implement the siege plan in Tangji, in case the remaining troops of the other side are ambushed in the area of Tangji, then our troops will be counter-surrounded. ”

The chief of staff of the Japanese army said very seriously.

Iida Shojiro judged that the opponent's strength was 200,000.

But now there are only about 70,000 troops showing up, so what about the remaining 100,000 troops?

It doesn't just disappear into thin air, does it?

The chief of staff of the Japanese army guessed that the remaining 100,000 troops were likely to be ambushed in the Mandalay area.

Because Mandalay is at the center of the entire battlefield, it can be attacked and retreated.

The fact that the other side did not deploy troops to the east is a very unusual phenomenon.

He felt that the other party was very likely to lure the enemy deeper.

Maybe the current Tang Ji has already ambushed a large number of troops on the other side.

If the 56th Division rushes to Tangji, it is very likely to be ambushed.

This speculation of the chief of staff of the Japanese army made Iida Shojiro stunned for a moment.

Yes, what about the other hundreds of thousands of troops on the other side?

Why is there no news at all.

There has been no valuable news from their Mei organ so far.

This force is also a little too well hidden.

If the other side really ambushed heavy troops in Mandalay, then it would not be a suitable decision to transfer all the troops to Tangji.

However, this is all speculation.

Whether it is Shojiro Iida or his chief of staff, it is just speculation, and there is no evidence at all.

"Our plum mechanism, still haven't we found anything?" Shojiro Iida asked.

The chief of staff of the Japanese army shook his head: "Nothing has been found, the other side's troops, as if they disappeared out of thin air, we can't find it at all." ”

"Baga Ya Road! The other party has an army of 200,000, and now there are only more than 70,000 people We know that it is in Pingmanna, and the remaining 100,000 people, we can't find out!

How to fight a war like this!

What do you eat for? They should be sent to a military court! ”

Shojiro Iida was very annoyed.

One of their divisions and regiments was wiped out by the other side, and as a result, even the deployment of the opponent's troops is not clear until now.

It's so humiliating.

It's no wonder that this battle is undefeated!

In the entire headquarters of the 15th Army of the Japanese Army, all the people did not dare to say anything.

Keep your head down and don't speak.

To speak now is to look for death.

Shojiro Iida tried to calm himself down after a bout.

Anger makes people stupid.

Anger makes people stupid.

Anger makes people stupid.

Shojiro Iida silently recited it in his heart several times, and finally couldn't help but explode.

Yes!!

He drew his command knife and slashed it around the table.

This bastard's mentality is broken.

None of the people in the Japanese command dared to stop them, and if they were stabbed to death, they would also die in vain.

Iida Shojiro erupted for half an hour, and finally sat down in his chair exhausted: "Order, the original plan remains the same, and the decisive battle between us and the other party is still in Tangji." ”

When the chief of staff of the Japanese army heard Iida Shojiro's decision, he asked again: "Your Excellency Commander, are you sure?" ”

He thought Shojiro Iida was talking crazy.

Iida Shojiro pursed his lips and nodded, and said with a gloomy face, "I'm serious." Now that our troops have begun to assemble in Tangji, a rash change in the battle plan will plunge our troops into chaos. Moreover, there is no definite information that the other side has a large number of troops deployed in Mandalay. War, sometimes requires a little luck. This time, it's up to Amaterasu to see if it's on our side. ”

The planes sent out by Li Lei were constantly conducting reconnaissance in the air.

The sudden change in the strength of the Japanese army, Li Lei soon knew.

A new unit has appeared in the Dawei direction?

Li Lei thought about it for a while, then it must be the 18th Division of the Japanese Army.

The 15th Army of the Japanese Army was here, with a total of four divisions.

The 11th Division had been wiped out by them, the 56th Division was rushing to Tangji, and the 55th Division, which had been advancing towards Ringanqiang, suddenly changed direction and came in the direction of Binh Manna.

The Japanese army that appeared in Dawei could only be the 18th Division of the Japanese Army.

Iida Shojiro actually sent the 18th Division, it seems that he is in a hurry.

According to the convention, the Japanese army would leave a division as a mobile unit.

Now that the 11th Division is gone, it seems that Shojiro Iida has asked the 18th Division to fill the position.

The 18th Division of the Japanese Army set out from Dawei, and the target was likely to be in the direction of Pingman.

Shojiro Iida transferred all the troops to the Heiman area.

What is he trying to do?

Surround my troops?

Fight me?

But my current forces have all been transferred to Ringanqiang.

The goal of the command was to destroy both the 55th and 56th Divisions of the Japanese army.

Now that the 18th Division of the Japanese Army has also joined, it is estimated that the command will change its plan.