The combined suffering of Prince Zaihito, MacArthur, Stilwell, and others was not trapped in the isolated city of Yangon, and the commander-in-chief of Japan's Southeast Asian Dispatch Army, General Iyan Saburo, was the source of all Ito's suffering, which was the situation he was facing.

The Third Fleet, which had high hopes, fell into the hands of that devil, and the reinforcements of the four first-class divisions had long since turned into a wisp of green smoke in the Andaman Sea, and a series of air fights and sea and air battles took place around the perimeter of Yangon, experiencing fervent hope and extreme despair, and more than once, anyone's nerves would not be able to bear such torture.

Tang Qiu was close to an army of nearly a million, surrounded Yangon, but besieged but not attacked, Ito's initial pride, and the heart of death to live and die with Yangon, over time, has worn out a lot, the empire's reinforcements to Yangon again and again, hope and disappointment again and again, Ito's own feelings, as if baked in a furnace, and suddenly thrown into cold water to soak.

Moreover, as time passed, Ito still had a sense of guilt, if it wasn't for himself to defend Yangon, how could so many elite sea and air forces in the empire be lost one after another, this is a strange psychological effect, like mold in the dark corners, constantly spreading in his thoughts, quietly eroding Ito's confidence.

This feeling is very terrifying, ** division Chen Bing million around Yangon, like a dark cloud, consumes not only Ito's confidence, but also the morale of more than 200,000 Japanese defenders, panic all day long, is a common mentality of Japanese soldiers, and Ito's feeling is even worse, he suddenly found that he has become a bait.

Attract the empire to constantly send elite troops to the rescue, and that devil Tang Qiuli, like a cunning hunter, opened a huge net, think about it, first the four elite first-class divisions of the Imperial Army and the Third Fleet of the Navy. Next, Taiwan's Seventeenth Air Force, the First Fleet, and then the Emperor's Seventh Air Force. They all collapsed and sank into the sand, and the remaining half of the beaten people returned defeated.

Even if you know, Tang Qiuli is using the tactics of encircling the point to send reinforcements, and he is playing a game of catching rats, what can he do? Ito felt that he was the poor mouse, although he refused from the bottom of his heart. But this is indeed the case, Yangon was surrounded, but in more than 20 days, Ito was emaciated to the skin, and his already short body was like a dead wood.

After holding a routine military meeting on the defense of the city, the other generals dispersed with heavy concerns. Ito was still sitting in his chair in a daze, so tired that he didn't even want to move his fingers, which was a kind of psychological exhaustion. The chief of staff, Major General Kawashima, understood the mood of his boss and did not leave, but accompanied Ito and sat in the lifeless conference room.

The atmosphere was depressing and dull, neither of them spoke, and after a while, Ito raised his head and said, "Kawashima-kun, the current form. It is extremely unfavorable to us, all the reinforcement operations in the imperial base camp have failed, and there is no hope, because Ito alone has lost so many elite troops of the empire. Kawashima-kun, you know what? I am a sinner of the Empire. ”

When Ito said these words, he was a little hysterical, his eyes were somewhat scattered, Kawashima did not interject, he could understand the gaffe of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, no matter who it was, under the pressure of a million troops, Yangon, as the main battlefield, was as silent as a pool of stagnant water, but the surrounding area was in full swing, all the pressure was gathered in one, there was no insanity, and it was already beyond ordinary people.

Kawashima also understands that the commander-in-chief needs to vent, in front of other generals, calm and composed, etc., are all appearances, but in front of himself, General Ito can still reveal his true thoughts, he just needs to listen, in fact, Kawashima has no better solution, he can only remain silent.

But Kawashima understands that if the ** division launched an attack on Rangoon more than 20 days ago, then the battle of Rangoon would definitely be a bloody battle full of blood and corpses, and the Southeast Asian dispatch army may be wiped out, but Tang Qiuli's ** division will also be covered with bruises, now, Kawashima is not easy to say, as far as his own observation is concerned, the fighting spirit and morale of the soldiers of the imperial army have fallen to the lowest point.

Ito vented enough, gradually calmed down, and said, "Kawashima-kun, do you have any better solution to the current situation?" As he spoke, he looked at his chief of staff hopefully.

Kawashima was speechless, here it is again, the first time I suspect that there is a problem with my boss's IQ, when is it, and I can still hide it if there is a way? Besides, we are grasshoppers on a rope, what good is it for us to be energetic? In this case, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, I don't know how many times I have asked.

Kawashima was silent for a while, and did not answer Ito's question, but said something else, "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, since yesterday, the troops of the ** Division have attacked our outer positions from the two directions of due west and north of Yangon. ”

Ito's eyelids rolled, as the supreme commander, he knew all these situations, but he didn't understand, Kawashima at this time, what was the intention of saying this, Kawashima ignored Ito's reaction, and then said: "After more than six hours of fierce fighting, up to now, the ** division troops have all occupied the positions of our army on the first line of the outer trench, and in six hours of fighting, our imperial army troops have lost nearly three divisions. ”

Ito was shocked, he didn't know the casualties of the troops, which were generally in the hands of the chief of staff, Kawashima continued: "But the strange thing is that the ** division troops, after occupying the outer trenches and the positions of our army on the outskirts of the city, suddenly stopped the attack, Your Excellency the commander-in-chief, with your understanding of Tang Qiuli's troops' combat effectiveness and weapons and equipment, is that the devil of China not capable of continuing to attack?" ”

Ito shook his head without hesitation, to say that before Rangoon was surrounded, there was no battle of Libao Grand Canyon and Mandalay, he believed and was confident that he had the ability to contain the attack of the ** division, but now, he had no confidence and no confidence, to put it simply, as long as Tang Qiuli ordered the troops to shell the city of Yangon section by section with all artillery, he and his more than 200,000 soldiers would be drowned in the volcanic eruption-like artillery fire.

This is also what Ito didn't understand before, but now he understands that the reason why Tang Qiuli didn't do that was because he used himself as bait, in other words, that Shina devil hasn't played enough with himself, Kawashima's words are obviously not so simple, what does he want to say, "Kawashima-kun, according to your judgment?" What is the purpose of that Shina devil? Ito asked.

Kawashima took a deep breath, as if he had made a lot of determination, and said: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, according to the judgment of the humble position, Tang Qiuli does not want to carry out a destructive attack on my Imperial Army troops in Yangon, it is very likely that he just forced us to give up Yangon," Seeing that Ito's eyebrows were raised, Kawashima hurriedly added, "Of course, this is just a superficial view of the humble position. ”

Ito's eyebrows didn't stand up for a while, and the little bit of fierce anger emitted by the strong fighting spirit was gone, he was very shocked, Kawashima's judgment gave him another angle to analyze the idea of the battle situation in Yangon, think about it carefully, and analyze all the things that have happened since Yangon was surrounded, what Kawashima said is really logical.

However, Kawashima's words, Ito still can't stand it, a proud general of the Japanese Empire, more than 200,000 samurai who can fight well in the empire, because of the mercy of the opponent's subordinates, and survive until now, if this is left in the past, it will be like digging the ancestral grave of the Ito family, Kawashima can walk out of this room one by one, it is his ancestor to accumulate virtue.

Although Ito was absolutely unwilling, he had to admit that Kawashima's words made sense, and he put on a humble and teachable face, and then said: "Since there is such a judgment, Kawashima-kun, I want to know where is your basis?" Now, just the two of us, you can rest assured and boldly say that you don't have any worries! ”

In fact, the words slipped out of his mouth, Kawashima regretted it a little, he knew Ito's character too well, this is a very arrogant person, once he is stimulated by himself, the consequences will be very strict, if he doesn't get it right, his own head will be used by His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief as a prop to boost the morale and morale of the army, kill a hundred examples, General Ito, who is already on the verge of collapse, is not unable to do such a thing.

Seeing Ito then ask himself, he couldn't take it back after saying half of it, and it was a matter of his own life, so he just picked it out, Kawashima walked a few steps to the large military map around Yangon, and pulled back the curtain with a "bang".

Pointing to the map, he said: "Commander-in-chief, you see, Tang Qiuli's troops are concentrated in the north and west directions of Yangon, and the south is the sea, so you can ignore it, but why did this devil leave the eastern region alone and did not gather a little troops, is it because he does not have this strength?" Absolutely not, you see, Bago, is the only access to the Malay Peninsula, why is it still in our hands? ”

Ito listened attentively, obviously, already attracted by Kawashima's words, Kawashima continued: "Is it that the ** division is not capable of capturing Bago? No, there is also, the Ma Chaoyang Corps of the ** Division, Chen Bing Bangkok, go north, you can capture Bago, go south, you can occupy the Malay Peninsula, our four divisions and regiments there garrison troops, not the opponent of Ma Chaoyang's corps of more than 100,000 horses, but why didn't Tang Qiuli capture the Malay Peninsula and completely cut off our only way to retreat? ”

When Kawashima said this, he gasped for breath, trying his best to calm his excited mood, and there was a sense of comfort that was pleasant, damn, I have been holding it in Lao Tzu's heart for a long time, and it tastes so good to say what is in my heart, as for how His Excellency the Commander will deal with himself, that will be a matter for later.

Ito was already dumbfounded, he and Kawashima came to the same conclusion, the devil Tang Qiuli, the reason why he did this, was to let himself and the more than 200,000 imperial army in Yangon have a way out, Ito was stupid by his own bold guess!

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