Here, if there are not enough troops, it is simply impossible to annihilate the opponent's armored division in one fell swoop.

His original idea was to use the strength of two divisions to eat the opponent's strong army.

Although the casualties will be very large, they are very necessary.

Judging from the current situation, this army is definitely the strongest force, and there is no one.

Even their domestic German armorers do not have such strong equipment and combat effectiveness.

It makes a lot of sense to eliminate this force.

But now it seems that it is impossible.

Relying only on the 15th Division, not only could not destroy the other side, but would be wiped out by the other side.

You know, some time ago, this unit was able to kill the 11th Division and the 56th Division.

Annihilating his two divisions in a row, this combat effectiveness is really terrifying.

Okamura Ninji looked at the map around Wan Town, and finally said to the chief of staff of the Japanese army: "Order the 15th Division and the 49th Division to retreat immediately." ”

Fall back?

Aoki, the chief of staff of the Japanese army, was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what Okamura Ninji meant.

Although our troops have encountered a little accident, but this is just the beginning, if we retreat, it is too early, right?

"Your Excellency, are you serious? Retreat now, and our troop losses will be significant.

Now the battle is very stalemate, and if we retreat hastily, our troops will be very dangerous. ”

Okamura Ninji turned his head sharply, and his cold eyes stared at Aoki very uncomfortably.

"Aoki-kun, now that the other party is in the area of Wan Town and Tengchong, the strength has surpassed ours, and there is also their mysterious force with the most powerful combat effectiveness. If our troops do not retreat, the possibility of being surrounded and annihilated will be very high. ”

Aoki said, "Your Excellency, Commander, now the other party's troops have appeared in Wan Town. If the 15th Division retreats, it should still be possible, but the 49th Division, their troops are north, and it is difficult to retreat. ”

Ninji Okamura looked at the map.

Indeed, the 49th Division is now in the Tengchong area, which is far away from Wan Town.

If the 15th Division is allowed to retreat together after joining up with the 49th Division, then the opposing troops are likely to take advantage of this time to cripple the 15th Division.

At that time, both divisions could not be withdrawn.

Okamura Ninji pursed his lips and thought for a moment: "Order the 15th Division to immediately retreat north from Wan Town and Longling to Bamo." It then advanced south along the Irrawaddy River to Mandalay, and together with the 18th and 55th Divisions, launched an attack on Mande.

The 49th Division was ordered to retreat north to Myitkyina, then look for an opportunity to bypass the opposing pursuing forces and retreat to the south. ”

Although he was unwilling, if he wanted to keep these two divisions, he could only do this.

The 15th Army had already lost two divisions here and could not afford to lose any more.

If two more divisions are lost, the entire Fifteenth Army will collapse immediately.

Even the strategy of the entire base camp needs to be significantly adjusted.

Now Okamura Ninji is thinking about how to keep the 15th Army.

As for the victory in this battle, he no longer considered it.

The opponent's current strength has greatly exceeded his 15th Army, and there is no hope of victory at all.

He was wondering if he should retreat from here.

Wait until the troops are recovering before attacking here.

Okamura Ninji immediately asked the chief of staff of the Japanese army to draw up a plan for the retreat of the 15th Army.

And report to the base camp.

Aoki was shocked when he heard Okamura Ninji's thoughts.

The entire Fifteenth Army retreated!?

The news came as a big surprise to him.

Iida Shojiro rose, and Okamura-kun was ordered to form a new headquarters of the 15th Army.

In order to achieve victory, two more divisions were transferred from other places.

It's only been more than ten days, and it's going to be a large-scale retreat?

This will not only cause a huge loss to Okamura's reputation, but his reputation of Aoki may also be seriously affected.

In the last Battle of Hengnan, because of the retreat of the Eleventh Army, Okamura-kun was removed from his post, and he Aoki was transferred back to China for demotion and probation.

Now that he is finally going to turn over and retreat again?

Okamura-kun, we can't be in the same place and fall twice, right?

The chief of staff of the Japanese army, Aoki, did not agree to a full-scale retreat from here.

If there is a full retreat, then it will be difficult to fight again.

Now their islands are focused on the Pacific and Southeast Asia, where they are constantly winning.

Not enough attention has been paid to this place in the first place.

If the Fifteenth Army fails, it will make the base camp feel that there is something wrong with their command ability.

This has a very big impact on his promotion.

When the time comes, it will be really difficult to turn over again.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we can ask for more troops from the base camp and send more troops here. As long as there are two more divisions, we can destroy the enemy here and occupy it completely.

The total number of troops of the other side has reached the limit, and it is impossible to have any more surplus troops.

As long as we have two more divisions, we can completely defeat them! ”

Two more divisions to reinforce?

Okamura Ninji was angry and laughed at Aoki's words: "Aoki-kun, haven't you seen it yet?" And not only here, but now everywhere, our forces are stretched thin, and there are simply not enough.

Now the 25th Army still has three divisions, which is already the limit of what Yamashita Fengwen can tolerate.

In the Far East, we have plenty of troops, but they can't move at all.

Elsewhere, the forces are already very scattered.

In the places we occupy, we can only barely hold on to the big cities and some county seats, and we can't take care of other places at all.

In our country, the conditions for conscription have been lowered again and again, but it is still difficult to recruit suitable troops.

Aoki-kun, our current strength is no longer enough. ”

Okamura Ninji's words were very pessimistic, and as a person who could see the overall situation, he was very anxious in his heart.

During this time, the losses of the Japanese Army were very large.

Several divisions of the Eleventh Army were all annihilated.

And now the 15th Army has been wiped out by two more divisions.

If he did not retreat in time, he believed that the 15th Division and the 49th Division would also be wiped out.

In that case, it would really be a fantasy to occupy this place.

After the chief of staff of the Japanese army wrote the report, Okamura Ninji immediately asked him to send it to the base camp.

Tojo was furious about the report.

What the hell is Okamura doing?

I just sent two divisions to him, and he actually wanted to retreat completely?

Then I put so much effort into transferring the troops to a fart!

We are there with four divisions and 100,000 troops, but we are still afraid of the other side's six or seven armies?

In other theaters, one of our divisions can fight three or four armies of the opposing side!

Now Lao Gang, your fifteenth army, has four divisions and regiments, and you fight the other party's six or seven armies, and you actually say that you can't win!?

Have you lost your guts in Maicho Street?

And what about having an armored division?

We have the protection of Amaterasu and are fearless!

Tear and pull!

Tojo shredded the report.

The request for the withdrawal of the 15th Army was denied.

This made Okamura very angry.

The base camp must be insane!

After the chief of staff of the Japanese army read the telegram, Okamura almost kicked Aoki out.

He gritted his teeth, and a beastly grunt came out of his nose.

The other Japanese staff officers did not dare to raise their heads, for fear of provoking Okamura.

"Your Excellency, what shall we do now?" Aoki asked.

Since the Fifteenth Army could not retreat, it was necessary to redeploy its forces.

Okamura Ninji forced himself to calm down.

He took a deep breath and looked at the map.

"Order the 15th Division, after retreating to the north of Mandalay, continue to retreat and retreat to Ringanqiang for defense.

The 49th Division was ordered to retreat, pass through Mandalay quickly, and then retreat to the area of Pingmanna.

The 18th and 55th Divisions were ordered to cover the retreat of the 15th and 49th Divisions. After the two divisions retreated, the 18th Division was deployed in the Tonggu area, and the 55th Division was deployed in the Alan Man area. ”

Aoki listened to Okamura Ninji's order: "Your Excellency Commander, our troops, do you want to take a defensive posture?" ”

Such an order, obviously, is defense.

If it was defensive, it was obviously not suitable for the 15th Army.

To defuse the crisis, the offensive is the most appropriate choice.

"Yes, our troops are now in a disadvantageous position, let the troops retreat first, and then look for suitable fighters to see if they have a chance to inflict heavy damage on the other side."

Okamura's brows were raised, and now that the base camp did not agree with his retreat plan, he could only withdraw his troops to the area south of the battlefield first and see what was going on.

The 15th Division and the 49th Division, which received Okamura's orders, felt very helpless.

These two divisions wanted to retreat now, but they couldn't withdraw from the battle at all.

In particular, the 15th Division, the Japanese wing now in Wanmachi, had suffered all casualties.

The last telegram that came was two hours ago.

Since then, they have not been contacted.

10,000 people against 3,000 people, and a large number of tanks, this is simply not going to win.

It is estimated that the wing of Wan Town has all been shattered.

The commander of the 15th Division had a dark face, looking at the map with great annoyance.

One of his wings was annihilated without even holding it up for half a day.

"Order the troops of Mangshi to retreat to Longling immediately, and retreat to Tengchong with the large army."

The commander of the 15th Division of the Japanese Army said depressedly.

"Division commander, our troops in Mangshi have been surrounded by the other side and can't retreat!"

A devil hurried over, telegram in hand.

The commander of the Japanese division took the telegram and glanced at it, it was a telegram requesting reinforcements.

Yaga!

There are troops of one of our brigades in Mangshi, how can they be surrounded?

His brigade commander, is he eating?

The telegram said that they were under fierce attack from the other side, and there were a hundred tanks alone!

It's so irresponsible to speak!