Terauchi Shouichi's explanation made Tsukada believe his own judgment, the biggest reason is that although there is a distance of more than 100 miles from Homalin to Imphal, but close to Imphal are vast plains, and the real jungle area is only 100 miles, if the British army comes forward, it is not difficult to recruit 100,000 people, plus tens of thousands of expatriates on the road, more than 100,000 people rush to repair a road, and it can definitely be opened to traffic within two months, so that the expeditionary force has a base for advancement, and it can completely realize the foundation of gaining a foothold in Burma.

Terauchi Shou waved his hand again and again, and said: "Tsukada-kun, you are too imaginative, even if the expeditionary force occupies Homalin, what can you do, from Homalin to Mengguan to Hukang River Valley and then Mina, the whole circle has walked around Bujieban Mountain and Jianbu Mountain, the whole journey is seven or eight hundred miles, such a long supply line, what does he use to protect, and the premise is that the 75th Army behind can hold the Hukang River Valley, otherwise even if they defeat Mina, they will fall into the encirclement of the imperial army, unless he has no intention of fighting Mi ?????? at all"

Speaking of this, Shouichi Terauchi was suddenly stunned, as if he was frozen, motionless. This sudden change startled Tsukada, and he hurriedly stepped forward to support Terauchi Shouichi, and said hurriedly: "What's wrong with Terauchi-kun, what's wrong with you, Terauchi-kun?" ”

Tsukada attacked and shouted several times, and Terauchi Shouichi seemed to have a perception, pushed Tsukada away, walked quickly to the huge map on the wall, and looked at it carefully, and suddenly his face was pale and cold sweat, which only frightened Tsukada and the staff generals in the house, but they didn't dare to go up and ask, but they all knew that the battle situation must have changed dramatically, and it was a catastrophic dramatic change. In an instant, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became very solemn.

For a long time, Tsukada didn't hold back in the end, and plucked up the courage to ask: "Si Si Nei-kun, what did you find?" ”

Terauchi Shouichi glanced at Tsukada blankly, and replied, "Tsukada-kun, how long will the 18th Division be able to reach Yangon at the earliest?" ”

Tsukada was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Terauchi Shouchi to suddenly ask this, but he still quickly replied: "Even if they assemble immediately and mobilize warships to send them to Yangon Port, it will take at least four to five days." ”

"It's over, we're afraid we're going to lose the battle in front of us?" Shouichi Terauchi held his head in his hands, as if he was in great pain, and only after Tsukada's repeated questioning did he tell the truth.

The discussion with Tsukada Tsukasa just now gave Terauchi Shouichi a lot of inspiration, if Jiang Haoran made a secret it was simply a pretense, he really had a great possibility of sending the Fifth Army of the Expeditionary Force to Hormarin, but his ultimate goal was not Homarin, but Yingduo, Meng Gong is now in the hands of the expeditionary force, and he has already opened up the conditions for the expeditionary force to advance along the west bank of the Irrawaddy River to Yingduo, and the two armies are sandwiched against Yingduo, and the second division of the imperial army is simply undefendable, and if the expeditionary force enters from Imphal with the British army, the three-way army pressed up, and if the second division did not escape, there would be no scum left.

Combined with Jiang Haoran's lineup in the Hukang River Valley and Mina, and the disappearing Fifth Army, Terauchi Shouichi can be sure that this possibility is as high as 70 percent, Jiang Haoran's toss in the past two days has transferred 80% of the troops that the imperial army can mobilize to the Hukang River Valley and the rear of Mina, and it is too late to return to Yingduo Yiran at this time, and the only reinforcement that the imperial army can count on, the 18th Division, is still far away in the Philippines, and it will take five days to reach Yangon Port, even if Yangon Port prepares enough wagons, it will take another day to reach Yingdoon, But if this idea becomes a reality, the expeditionary force will be able to reach the outskirts of Indodo in three days at most, and the second division will be able to suck the bones into the marrow in one day.

And occupy Indo, the expeditionary force is backed by Khommarin, behind it is Imphal, and then according to Tsukada to build an Indo-Burma road, the supply is not a problem at all, Meng Gongtian is in the hands of the expeditionary force, the imperial army does not expect to counterattack from here, there is the Inovady River as a barrier in front, and it is difficult to fight over. Moreover, you don't expect to enter from Mengguan to copy their old bottom, these hundreds of miles of distance, but also to cross several mountains and rivers, logistics can not be guaranteed at all, once the rainy season comes, rivers are flooding everywhere, logistics basically have to be broken, how many people have to fall where.

As soon as Shouichi Terauchi said this, he immediately made Tsukada Tsukashi sweat coldly, and he also realized that this possibility completely existed, which was in line with Jiang Haoran's style, and he sought victory by surprise. But Tsukada immediately proposed that they were not without a way to save them, as long as they first settled the two armies of the Hukang River Valley and Mina and cut off one of his wings before the situation of their encirclement of Indo was formed, the situation would be self-defeating.

Terauchi Shouichi smiled bitterly and pushed the telegram sent by Tanaka Shinichi in front of Tsukada Tsukasa, and through Tanaka Shinichi's description and aerial photo comparison, Terauchi Shouichi completely agreed with Tanaka Shinichi's opinion, this Hukang River Valley is not easy to fight.

On this point, Tsukada also agreed, but he believed that they could still fight the 66th Army outside Mina City, not surround the Hukang River Valley from Mengguan, and completely defeat the 66th Army and outflank it from this side, but the premise was that the 66th Army could not be allowed to retreat to Menggong, which would still pose a threat to Yingduo.

In addition, Terauchi Shouichi had no better way, and just as he was about to give the order for an all-out attack on the 66th Army of the Expeditionary Force, a staff officer hurriedly arrived and reported that Mina's 16th Division had sent an urgent telegram, and a large number of paratroopers were suddenly found outside Mina City.

This news is like a basin of cold water poured from the head on a snowy day, a room of people just ignited their enthusiasm and was immediately extinguished, Jiang Haoran's paratrooper unit annihilated a wing of the imperial army in half an hour, this terrifying combat effectiveness undoubtedly made them feel desperate, although the 66th Army only has more than 30,000 troops, but after this paratrooper, who knows if there is a third one? I'm afraid no one can tell.

Terauchi Shouichi and Tsukada Tsukasa's faces were pale, and the staff officers and generals in the room did not dare to make a sound, but the news that made them even more desperate came again, and forty or fifty helicopters had just flown to the Mina front.

"Yaga! Yaga! No matter how good Shouichi Terauchi's cultivation was, he finally couldn't help it, and roared loudly, and a table of photo files was swept all over the ground by him.

What is strange is that when the chief of staff, Tsukada Tsukasaki, heard the news, his eyes lit up, and he was so excited that he couldn't speak for a long time.

It wasn't until Shouichi Terauchi looked at him with an extremely strange look that Tsukada Tsukasa said excitedly: "Good news, Terauchi-kun, this is good news!" ”

Terauchi Shouichi was stunned one by one, as if he had realized something, and said tentatively: "Are you saying that the helicopter has been transferred to Mina, and the time has come to attack the Hukang River Valley?" ”