The two supreme commanders of the Japanese army in Yangon, General Ito Yanzaburo and Major General Tokuichi Kawashima, are both high-ranking Japanese officers with great military acumen, but at the moment, Kawashima is obviously much more sober and objective about the war situation than Ito, who was doped by Emperor Hirohito. ”

Ito exhaled a sullen breath in his heart, his face was very ugly, he stared at Kawashima and asked, "Kawashima-kun, why do you have such an idea?" Do you lack the necessary faith to hold Rangoon? Or are you timid? Well? ”

The last "um" word, with ferocity and coercion, made Kawashima's heart tremble, and no matter how careful he was, he was still kicked by a donkey. Hurriedly replied: "Commander-in-chief, you have misunderstood Kawashima, I am doing my duty as a chief of staff, which is also the scope of my work, just to build yì, the final decision-making power." It's up to you to decide, which means that Yangon must hold on, but it must also be prepared to retreat. ”

"In terms of the current situation in Yangon, the imperial army is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength, equipment and supplies, and the troops of the devil Tang Qiuli of China are backed by almost the entire territory of Burma, and have established a transportation and supply line with China, so Tang Qiuli is not afraid of attrition, on the other hand, our imperial army, the only supply line is from the sea, but, Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, have we received the necessary supplies and reinforcements?"

"No, we are now alone in the isolated city, the terrain around Yangon is flat, there is no danger to defend, and if it is consumed, I am afraid that all of our Southeast Asian troops will not be able to hold Yangon in the end, and we will not be able to live up to the expectations of His Majesty the Emperor, and the ambition of the Commander-in-Chief, and it is a pity that you have worked so hard to bring the soldiers of the Imperial Army to Yangon, therefore, you will consider retreating, just like you presided over the Mandalay retreat."

Kawashima's words seem to be very sincere, and he is completely a posture of his subordinates for the future and fate of his boss, regardless of personal honor and disgrace, Ito is not confused, but out of high fever-like excitement, he was beaten by His Majesty the Emperor again, after Kawashima said this, the anger on his face was slightly reduced, but he was still not very happy.

His side is bubbling and blooming, but Kawashima is withdrawing the fire, Ito admits that what Kawashima said has some truth, but the situation may not be as bad as he imagined, he has more than 200,000 troops, coupled with careful preparations, the fighting spirit of the imperial soldiers, may not have the capital to fight with the devil Tang Qiuli, but this reason, to convince Kawashima, seems to be insufficient.

Ito was searching for words to convince the chief of staff, and a junior officer came in, "Report to Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, the headquarters is in an emergency," Ito took the telegram and quickly scanned it, and suddenly, as if he had fallen into an evil spirit, he laughed out loud, like crazy.

But Kawashima was frightened, could it be his own words, it was too much stimulation to General Ito, so that His Excellency the General went crazy, this consequence can be severe enough, just when Kawashima was nervous and confused, Ito slapped the telegram heavily on Kawashima's hand and said: "Kawashima-kun, after reading the telegram, you will feel ashamed of what you just thought." ”

Kawashima took it and saw that it was the General Staff of the base camp and sent it to the commander-in-chief of the dispatch army, "The General Headquarters of the Southeast Asian Dispatch Army of the Great Japanese Empire, starting from the mainland, will reinforce the imperial army troops in the Yangon battlefield, a total of four first-class divisions and two artillery brigades, and in three days, you can go ashore at the port of Yangon. ”

"In order to ensure the maritime safety of the reinforcements, the commander of the Third Fleet of the Imperial Navy, Vice Admiral Hasegawa Kiyoshi, personally led the fleet to serve as an escort mission, and joined the Rangoon battlefield to defeat the troops of the devil Tang Qiuli in China together with the Southeast Asian Dispatch Army."

Kawashima was dumbfounded, there was nothing to say, not only the reinforcements came, but also the powerful Third Fleet of the Navy, what he said just now was tantamount to giving himself a slap in the face, Kawashima's face was red and white, extremely embarrassed, Ito quite enjoyed Kawashima's embarrassing expression at the moment, and then, magnanimously, said: "Kawashima-kun, don't be ashamed, your Jianyi, I will think about it, perform your duties as chief of staff, go to work!" ”

Kawashima was amnesty, gratefully bowed to Ito, and left in a hurry, Ito's mood at this time was so good that Cheng dù was fluttering, and the contest with the devil Tang Qiuli was more expensive, Ito was full of confidence, and under the city of Yangon, he dealt a heavy blow to the troops of the independent division, so that Tang Qiu left this devil and tasted defeat, the Third Fleet, but the main fleet of the Imperial Navy.

With three aircraft carriers, more than 70 large and small ships, more than 200 carrier-based aircraft, and the latest type of "Type 96", the firepower of naval guns on all kinds of warships alone is more than three heavy artillery brigades, which can reach close to the shore and provide fire support.

The only fly in the ointment is that Vice Admiral Hasegawa Kiyoshi, commander of the Third Fleet, is an arrogant and difficult guy who has always looked down on the army, and is a fanatical advocate and practitioner of the theory of naval victory.

Ito began to stretch out his hand to ask for power, and for this reason, he sent a telegram to the base camp, asking the base camp to clarify the subordinate and command relationship, and the implication was that all army and naval forces in the Rangoon theater should be under the command of him, the commander-in-chief of the imperial Southeast Asian dispatch army, for the simple reason that the battlefield was on land, not at sea.

He also received a telegram from Vice Admiral Nomura, commander of the Dispatch Army's Air Force, that four fighter wings were supplemented by the mainland, plus one fighter wing and two bomber wings supported by Taiwan's garrison troops, making a total of five fighter wings, two bomber wings, and more than 400 planes, arrive at the Yulin Air Force Base on Hainan Island at about 6 o'clock this evening.

The icing on the cake, the aviation of the dispatch army has also increased greatly, plus the carrier-based aircraft of the Third Fleet, Ito can mobilize more than 600 aircraft to participate in the Battle of Rangoon, which is the area of Southeast Asia, the air power of the Imperial Army, reaching an unprecedented heyday, Ito will wake up laughing in his dreams, and suddenly, he has some expectations, the troops of the independent division, as much as possible to launch an attack on Yangon, do not let himself wait too long.

At 9:45 a.m. on the night of November 8, in the war room of the Japanese General Headquarters, a large military map was hung on the wall, and on the coffee table, there were several exquisite Japanese side dishes and a pot of sake.

Ito and a cup, the female officer hurriedly poured a cup, and from time to time with charming eyes, glanced at Ito, she hoped that something would happen, to be on the list of the supreme commander of the dispatch army, and her value and status increased sharply, needless to say, the benefits alone were enough for her and her family to eat and drink for several lifetimes, but what disappointed this female officer who was full of temptation was that His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief didn't even look at her more, which couldn't help but make the female officer who was ready to take the initiative to dedicate herself a little frustrated.

It is not easy to get the opportunity to serve the commander-in-chief tonight, how many competitors are there in the headquarters, if it weren't for the fact that he had some unclear relationship with the captain of the guard of His Excellency the general, such a good thing would not be his turn, but seeing that Commander-in-Chief Ito had already drunk a few pots of wine, he just didn't mean to move his hands and feet.

This female ensign, who was already full of spring, couldn't help but curse in her heart, "Damn old thing, it's like wood, don't you can't do it down there, right?" It's a pity that I thought about it. ”

(To be continued) rx!!