Chapter 1151 Dilemma

The Japanese Southeast Asian Dispatch Army was defeated, from Ubin in northern Burma, all the way to Libao, if it were not for the independent division troops, suddenly stopped continuing the offensive, Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, at this moment may be on the way to retreat to the Malay Peninsula.

After Ito returned to Mandalay, he couldn't figure out why he was defeated so badly, and the troops were more than Tang Qiuli, if it was a mistake in strategy, Ito didn't admit it, and when he fought the British, Ito gave full play to the oriental strategy.

Mandalay siege three missing one, Libao Grand Canyon ambush, Yindun River cut off the British army's back road, more than 400,000 British, was beaten to less than 50,000 people, thus ending the history of British rule in the Indochina Peninsula for decades, these battles, are remarkable, why once you meet the troops of the independent division, even suffer defeat?

Moreover, he was defeated in the hands of a little-known Tang Qiusheng, how could Ito's heart deal with it calmly, and after thinking about it painfully for two days, Ito came to a conclusion that this defeat was not in terms of troops, let alone in strategy, but in the super firepower of the independent division, from the number of tanks to the number and caliber of artillery, his own troops were inferior to Tang Qiuli's troops.

After retreating to Mandalay, Ito's biggest worry was that Tang Qiuli continued to attack, and he was not sure about the troops who had been injured in this situation, whether they could stop Tang Qiuli's troops' attack.

Feeling the crisis he was facing, Ito finally put pen to paper on the battle report to the base camp, which was not bad, in the report, Ito did not shirk responsibility at all, nor did he blame the general, in fact, there was no one to blame, and Lieutenant General Nomura, who was eager to advance, turned into a lonely soul in the Banmao Mountains.

Lieutenant General Nanyun, who looked down on Tang Qiuli, was torn to pieces by the shells of the independent division in Degang, and the successor Major General Nakazawa became a puff of ash in the Degang Gorge.

Ito's campaign report was written slowly, with difficulty, and he racked his brains, not only to truthfully explain the situation of the battle, the situation in northern Burma, and the predicament he was facing, but also not to write himself too incompetent and stupid, but also to ask for the understanding of the base camp and His Majesty the Emperor, to arouse the attention of the country, but not to be too pitiful, but also to maintain the dignity of the general of the Japanese Empire.

Oops, it's hard to die General Ito Yanzaburo, even when he wrote a love letter to his wife, he didn't bother thinking about it, Ito locked himself in the room, thinking hard about the battle report to the base camp, when a head was a few big, in the front command of the independent division Uhama, it was a different situation.

Tang Qiuli asked Tang Qiusheng with a smile, "Brother Qiusheng, according to your judgment, does Ito Yanzaburo still have the ability to continue to invade Myitkyina in the north?" Tang Qiusheng shook his head and said: "Ito has broken his muscles and bones, now, he is not thinking about whether to continue to attack north, but every day he is worried about whether we will continue to attack in the direction of Mandalay, Ito is not stupid, with his current strength, he is definitely not an opponent, if he still wants to do it, I am afraid he will have to ask for troops in Japan, that will be a few months later." ”

Tang Qiuli nodded and said: "The Japanese, the current bets are all on Southeast Asia, in the northeast, on the front line of the Far East's Outer Xing'an Mountains, Zhukov's Soviet Far East Front, containing Japan's largest overseas combat group, the Kwantung Army, Brother Tie Han's troops, Chen Bing's Liaoxi Peninsula, eyes are firmly fixed on the hinterland of the northeast, and the Japanese military strength in the north does not dare to reduce at all. ”

"In this way, if the Japanese want to increase their troops in Southeast Asia, they have to organize new troops at home, and this is not something that can be done overnight; the Japanese have fought the war against China for more than three years, and in Chinese mainland, they have lost at least one million troops, and their domestic reserve forces should be stretched thin, and they will not be able to open up new battlefields.

The last few words, Tang Qiuli said almost to himself, Tang Qiusheng and Chang Feng understood, they are both the core high-level of the independent division, and naturally know the division commander Tang Qiuli's strategic deployment in Southeast Asia, however, no one answered, they all thought about the problem quietly, Chang Feng's heart, there is a question, are the Japanese really willing to fail in the Indochina Peninsula?

At the end of the report, Ito made a long list, asking for soldiers, artillery, tanks, aircraft, supplies, everything, especially artillery, as soon as Ito opened his mouth, he asked for ten brigades.

The current stalemate is the last thing Ito wants to see, passive defense, not to mention the core gist of the Southeast Asian strategic plan formulated by the base camp, even if Ito wants to defend, the base camp will not agree, not to mention, in the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula, Tang Qiuli still has two main corps, leaning towards the direction of northern Burma.

If you want to keep it, can you keep it? Ito did not fail to think that with the existing strength, part of the independent division troops opposite Libao was contained, and most of the troops crossed the Salween River to the east and developed to the southeast of the Indochina Peninsula, but Tang Qiuli's two main corps were on the line of the Salween River, like two tigers, blocking Ito's ambition to advance eastward.

Attacking westward, crossing the Irrawaddy River to the west, and leading to the narrow corridor of western Burma, which is the border of India, should we go to India and fight against the British? Ito was discouraged when he thought about it, not to mention the complex geographical environment, in the vast eastern region of India, he would fight the remaining 300,000 troops and scatter them into it, and he couldn't even see a shadow.

What's more, this is forcing the British to work hard with themselves, and the base camp will not agree, which is fundamentally contrary to the base camp's established Southeast Asian strategy, no matter what aspect is considered, Ito feels that choosing to attack Myitkyina in northern Burma is the most realistic and most in line with the interests of the empire, after the British were driven out of the Indochina Peninsula by themselves, the only enemy of the empire is Tang Qiuli's independent division troops.

Only by completely defeating or eliminating this devil in China, the Indochina Peninsula will forever be included in the overseas territory of the Great Japanese Empire, but Ito's current capital is not enough, if all the supplements he asks for are in place, Ito will wield a knife to kill the troops of the independent division in northern Burma and Tang Qiuli at the first time, and rewrite the shame of the Ubin fiasco.

Ito was like a wounded wolf, hiding in the corner, licking his wounds, and at the same time looking at Ubin, Myitkyina, northern Myanmar, and Tang Qiuli with a cold, hateful gaze, quietly sharpening his teeth.

After Ito's report on the Northern Burma Campaign was submitted to the Japanese base camp, it immediately caused an extreme shock among the Japanese military leaders, and General Ito Yanzaburo, who had beaten the British in northern Burma, suffered a great defeat at the hands of Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, lost one-third of his troops, and was forced to retreat to Libao in central Burma, and would face a fierce attack from the Independent Division of China at any time.

First of all, Emperor Hirohito, and he lost his temper, he couldn't imagine why the famous imperial generals would always suffer defeat when facing Tang Qiuli? From North China to Songhu, from southern China to Burma, one by one high-ranking generals have fallen into the sand, is this the fate of the imperial generals, and this branch of the devil Tang Qiuli is a hurdle that they can't bypass? Is it the nemesis of his Greater East Asia dream?

Hirohito also read Ito's report, to be honest, for this guy with a big mouth, the head of the emperor is a few sizes bigger, and what he wants is almost to scavenge the military potential of the homeland, so, what about Manchuria? What about the Khing'an Mountains in the Far East? What about the islands in the South China Sea? What to do?

So, in the dormitory, His Majesty the Emperor cursed General Ito in the most vicious language, greeted all his female relatives countless times, and completely forgot about it, and just after the great victory of the Tsunojiang sent troops to Southeast Asia, he gave Ito Yanzaburo those words of praise, and listened to the attendants and military attachés, who were terrified, for fear that His Majesty the Emperor would be angry and sanction this famous general who defeated the British for the empire.

They thought wrongly, after Emperor Hirohito lost his temper, he ordered to go down and immediately convene a military meeting in front of the emperor to study the issue of sending troops to Southeast Asia, of course Hirohito would not deal with it, General Ito, who had made great achievements for the empire, and he was reluctant to win the battle in general, mainly because Hirohito was distressed.

Nearly one million Kwantung Army troops maintained on the front line of the Outer Khing'an Mountains in the Far East and confronting the Russians have made the Japanese government's finances and resources tight, otherwise, Hirohito's eyes will not be eyed at Southeast Asia, which is rich in natural resources, and will not hesitate to start a war with the old capitalist power Britain, Ito defeated the British, but was defeated in the hands of the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, and now, even if Hirohito wants to stop, it is impossible.

The military meeting in front of the imperial court was not very smooth, and the senior generals who participated in the meeting were divided into two factions with different opinions, or the old tradition, the army and the navy, which could not urinate in the same pot, and the army advocated that it immediately send troops to Southeast Asia in accordance with Ito-kun's request to replenish all troops, equipment and materials.

The reason of the army is that it is impossible and not allowed to stop the troops of the devil Tang Qiuli in Burma, otherwise, the empire can only revise the overall strategic plan of Southeast Asia and give up the Indochina Peninsula to the Chinese people, which is not only a shame for the empire, but also loses strategic materials and energy bases.

The opinion of the navy is just the opposite, instead of being entangled with the devil Tang Qiuli in the Indochina Peninsula, and there is no hope of victory in the short period of time, no general of the army is Tang Qiuli's opponent, so the navy advocates developing in the direction of the South Pacific and competing with the Americans for control there.

Then, there was a quarrel between each other, Hirohito's eyes were gloomy and gloomy, and he looked silently at the noisy red-faced, more than a dozen senior generals of the army and navy, their faces became more and more ugly.

(To be continued)

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