Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta, the former commander of the 14th Army, and his immediate superior, General Ito Yanzaburo, were brutally trained by Ito because of tactical differences. ,!

Looking at the back of Yoshihiko Haruta with his neck in the distance, Ito's face changed again, he knew that this guy Haruta was not convinced, and he wanted to drink him, so he endured it and swallowed this breath, and now is not the time to clean up this guy.

When he turned his head to look at Kawashima, his face was already full of kindness, and he asked in a consultative tone: "Kawashima-kun, according to your judgment, under such a fierce attack by our Imperial Japanese Army, is it still possible for the American commander MacArthur to deploy a battle trap?" ”

Kawashima said bluntly: "Commander-in-Chief, it is very likely that Manila, Luzon, is the headquarters of the US military and a symbol of the Americans in the South Pacific region. Total defeat, therefore, it is impossible for the Americans to give up Manila lightly, desperately holding on is the most likely! ”

"One thing I am worried about now is that our strength, the 14th Army is 130,000 men, and the American army has 280,000 men, which is more than double the strength of the Imperial Army, and there is no doubt that Manila will eventually fall into the hands of the Japanese Empire, but, in the course of the whole campaign, its difficulty and fierceness, Commander-in-Chief, we have to take it into account!"

"Now, our South Pacific Dispatch Force is a four-way attack force. Between the targets of the attack, across the sea, after the division of the battlefield, it is more comparable, once the time when the Fourteenth Army occupies the whole of Luzon, falls behind the other attacking forces, the commander-in-chief. It will be a big loss for your reputation! ”

Ito nodded repeatedly, unabashedly admiring Kawashima. said: "If you want the west, Kawashima-kun's words are very reasonable. It was I who was too impatient, so Kawashima-kun, immediately ordered the general reserve of the Dispatch Army stationed in Singapore, the 96th Division, the 3rd and 5th Brigades, to join the Luzon battlefield at once, to ensure that we had enough troops to encircle MacArthur's troops in Luzon! ”

Kawashima hesitated for a moment and said, "Commander-in-Chief." This is a good way to solve our shortage of troops, but the general reserve of the army was sent to stay in Singapore to warn Tang Qiuli's independent division. Once transferred to the Luzon battlefield, Singapore's troops are empty, and Tang Qiuli's troops take the opportunity to attack Singapore, how can we deal with it? ”

Ito waved his hand and said disapprehantly, "Kawashima-kun is too worried. Even if the general reserve is not mobilized, do you think that with these forces alone, you can block Tang Qiuli's troops and attack Singapore? Obviously not, not to mention, Tang Qiuli will not launch an attack on Singapore at present, he has two corps in Kuala Lumpur with more than 300,000 troops, if he wants to fight, he will fight a long time ago! Why wait until now? ”

Speaking of this, he seemed to continue with some melancholy: "If Tang Qiuli is determined to attack Singapore, we will not be able to defend it, and it is even more impossible for the empire to give up the current target of attack and mobilize troops to turn back against Tang Qiuli's troops, Singapore's springboard role has been lost, and if the devil wants it, give it to him, and the Kondo detachment can stay in Singapore!" ”

When Ito said these words, that kind of helplessness and melancholy, like a poisonous snake, gnawed at his heart fiercely, if it was possible, he definitely did not want to give up Singapore, which is a strategic location, holding the choke point between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, which can be used to attack the islands of the South Pacific, and why not use it as a bridgehead to attack the Indochina Peninsula!

It's just that the devil of China will not allow Singapore to become a knife inserted in the chest of the Indochina Peninsula, Tang Qiuli can't do it, and if he is Ito himself, he can't, at this time, Ito has already vaguely guessed that Tang Qiuli deliberately gave the Japanese Empire the intention of leaving Singapore, and sure enough, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests, Ito secretly sneered in his heart.

By 4 June, the fighting was still fierce in the Pacific Islands Theater, and although the US forces were losing and retreating one after another, after all, they had been operating in this area for many years and had a certain foundation, and after the initial confusion, they had organized limited resistance in various battlefields one after another, but this was far from enough, and in the face of the ferocious attack of the Japanese army, the US army's resistance appeared weak.

However, at the rear headquarters of the Rangoon Independent Division, Tang Qiuli paid attention to the Pacific Theater, and the information about the battlefield was still fragmented, and it was impossible to piece together a complete picture of the battle situation when it came to the progress of each battlefield, how much combat strength the US army still had, whether the Japanese attack momentum was still fierce, and the loss of troops on both sides.

Yu Deshui's intelligence department did its best to collect battlefield intelligence in an all-round way, but the intelligence network did not cover the entire combat area, and the information collected was also one-sided and incomplete, and Tang Qiuli could not make the most accurate judgment on the battlefield situation, which would inevitably affect his next plan of action, and the anxiety in his heart could be clearly felt by the staff officers of the division headquarters.

If it was still the Pacific War in history, Tang Qiuli could know the process and the result even if he closed his eyes, but unfortunately it wasn't, it was the Pacific War after he stirred up the wind and rain, which was very different from the historical record, "Could it be self-inflicted?" Tang Qiuli smiled bitterly and laughed at himself.

There is also a question that bothers him, the Japanese army has been attacking for four days, why MacArthur has not sent a telegram to him asking for help, the Japanese army is in and out of the elite this time, and there is only one strategic main offensive direction, according to conventional judgment, the US military cannot support it until now, because in history, two days after the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese army completely controlled the South Pacific islands.

However, the current battlefield situation shows that MacArthur commanded the U.S. army and was still fighting with the Japanese army. What defensive methods did the U.S. military take, and the U.S. government also remained surprisingly silent, could it be that MacArthur had a hole card in his hand that was enough to contain the Japanese offensive? These are all things that Tang Qiuli needs to know!

On the afternoon of 4 June, Tang Qiuli was in his office, picking out the information that he thought was valuable from hundreds of pieces of information, and sorting them into categories in an attempt to sort out a clue.

The huge desk was covered with telegram manuscript paper, not only was he busy working, Mei Xue, Liu Xinlan, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, Chief of Staff Ge Zhenzhuang, plus Batel, were also doing the same work, and there were also confidential correspondents from the Intelligence Analysis Center of the Intelligence Department, who were constantly sending the newly received information to the division commander's office.

There was no way, Tang Qiuli wanted to find what he needed, so he could only do it himself, at this time, the mountain tiger came in, interrupted everyone's work, put down the work in his hand, and looked at the mountain tiger strangely.

Because when Tang Qiuli decided to screen the information himself, he originally counted the mountain tiger as a manpower, but unexpectedly, when the mountain tiger saw this large amount of information, he shouted that his head hurt, and then, regardless of Tang Qiuli's arrangement, he fled in the wilderness, and now, he actually came by himself, could it be that he saw everyone's hard work, and he was embarrassed to stand by and watch, and help came?

Tang Qiuli raised his head and asked deliberately: "What, Huzi, seeing that everyone is busy in the dark, I can't bear it, and I think of taking the initiative to help?" Or is it the discovery of conscience that the initiative is coming? ”

Shanhu looked at the stacks of intelligence, grinned, and said: "With such a large division compound, there are many vigilance tasks!" I can't get out, by the way, Commander, Chutian is here, just waiting for you to summon me outside the door! ”

Tang Qiuli is very strange, for no reason, why did Chu Tian come to find him? Now, the special operations detachment has no combat mission and is conducting intensive training in Mandalay, and he has come all the way over, what is the urgency? "Alright, let him in!" Tang Qiuli said.

After the mountain tiger went out, immediately, a capable and neat colonel officer stepped into the door, the military appearance was neat, fully armed, and in a gesture, the breath of the soldier came to his face, Tang Qiuli smiled appreciatively and said: "It's Chutian, come, sit here, orderly!" Make a cup of tea! ”

Chu Tian didn't sit down, glanced at the people in the room, and then stood upright, and after saluting, he said loudly: "Division Commander, Chu Tian took the liberty of coming to disturb the Division Commander to invite war!" ”

Tang Qiuli was stunned for a moment, and asked strangely: "I said Chutian, the main task of all the troops now is to conduct targeted training, how can there be a battle, what kind of battle do you invite?" Be all abroad! Isn't that nonsense! After speaking, he glared at Chu Tian, and said secretly in his heart: "Chu Tian, this guy, doesn't he want to fight and want to be stunned?" ”

Chu Tian met Tang Qiuli's gaze without fear, and said in a calm tone: "Division commander, Chu Tian is not a whim or a mess, but on behalf of all the soldiers of the special operations detachment, he asked the division commander to fight, formed several small detachments, infiltrated the various battlefields where the Japanese army and the American army were fighting, went deep into the battlefield, and obtained detailed and practical first-hand information for the division commander to solve doubts and make decisions!" ”

In an instant, Tang Qiuli completely understood Chu Tian's intention, because he couldn't get accurate information, Chu Tian didn't know how to know, he was here to solve the problem for himself.

He is really a loyal and careful subordinate, he didn't misunderstand him, it's just that Tang Qiuli can't let Chu Tian and the special operations detachment take this risk no matter what, even if this information is extremely important to him.

In the Pacific island battlefield, the strength of the troops of the United States and Japan participating in the war almost exceeded 16.7 million, and the space of the battlefield was so large, and with such dense troops and firepower, the cruelty of the battlefield can be imagined.

Special forces are also people, they are not invulnerable gods of war, in the rain of bullets and artillery fire, the lives of the soldiers are also fragile, not to mention, obtaining similar intelligence, not only this is a channel, Tang Qiuli's heart has already made a decision!

(To be continued) ......)

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