Nine deaths, forced to fight on their backs, breaking through from Mandalay, on the way fell by the Japanese army to fight the Anglo-Burmese army, the remnants of more than 200,000 troops, on the south bank of the Yudun River, exhausted the last trace of strength, struggling to support the fragile position, parrying hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops, fierce tide, wave after wave of attacks.

If there is no foreign aid, whether the British can support until dark, I am really not sure, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Southeast Asian Dispatch Army, Ito Yanzaburo, the command is more and more smooth and natural, swaying freely, in his opinion, this time, the British can not escape no matter what, drinking the wide river of the Dunjiang River, blocking the planes on the river, is an insurmountable obstacle for the British.

The desperate resistance of the British on the south bank can be regarded as a natural expression of the dying struggle, but it was all in vain, he did not mean to persuade the British to surrender, since the soldiers had set a precedent for shooting prisoners of war, let this habit continue, and it would also reduce a lot of trouble in managing prisoners of war in the future.

What's more, the Indochina Peninsula, which is about to become the territory of the Great Japanese Empire, will not come up with so much food to feed these hateful British, in Ito's heart, the British who are still fighting the trapped beasts are already corpses, and the order he gave to the various attacking troops is, "Before twelve o'clock tonight, completely solve the British on the south bank of the Yudun River." ”

Ito set up a headquarters more than ten kilometers away from the river, leisurely listening to the dense sound of guns and shouts of killing, his expression was quite enjoyable, and the chief of the general staff who had rushed back to the headquarters, Major General Hydrumizumi, had already rushed to the front line with the follow-up troops, and when he reported to Ito in detail the appearance of these second-line troops and baggage troops in the Libao Grand Canyon, which had annihilated more than 60,000 British and Burmese soldiers.

His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief's expression was as light as a puddle of water, and he glanced at Koizumi who was respectful, and his eyes were full of confidence in his hands, as if the rhythm of the battlefield was under his control, including the more than 200,000 British and Burmese soldiers who were still making senseless resistance.

Koizumi felt that it was necessary to change the subject, and he asked in an inquiring tone: "Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, after we annihilate the British, what should we do next, and make arrangements in advance?" ”

Ito smiled slightly, when he was in a good mood, he was very willing to teach the chief of the general staff, to be honest, Koizumi is a very good subordinate, although sometimes, it seems a little naïve or stupid, and his brain is not enough, but he has never questioned his orders, and he will carry them out to the letter, and the commander is willing to use such an obedient subordinate, and he will also show his wisdom and greatness, which is a wonderful psychology, and many people are happy and enjoy this feeling, and Ito is undoubtedly one of them.

Ito said clearly: "Koizumi-kun, the British have undoubtedly gone to the general trend, tonight, is when their entire army is annihilated by the Yudun River, at that time, in the Indochina Peninsula, our opponent is only the Zhi Na people, especially which Tang Qiuli, after the British power is eradicated, this gap needs to be filled." ”

"It's either the Chinese or our Great Japanese Empire, and the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, in Burma, all show his coveting heart for the Indochina Peninsula, the British and the Chinese people, although it is the relationship between the allies, but Tang Qiuli would rather capture Myitkyina than go south to Mandalay to relieve the encircled British, which is very revealing."

Koizumi was dizzy to hear it, because Japan's Southeast Asian dispatch army has not fought with the independent division, Koizumi in terms of intuitive senses, the concept of the squadron is still relatively vague, it is just a group of big smokers with old-fashioned rifles on their backs, he has never thought deeply, inferior Shina people will be a strong opponent in the heart of Commander-in-Chief Ito, and before, he always believed that the British were the biggest obstacle to the occupation of Indochina by the Japanese Empire.

Koizumi's expression, so Ito Yan Saburo very enjoyable, rare on the battlefield of war, while watching hundreds of thousands of enemy troops in ashes, no longer exist, while to his subordinates to analyze the future situation, play the role of a mentor, this is a very wonderful feeling, the ancient Chinese soldier book said, "Those who do not fight and count the temple, the victory is also victorious!" "Probably myself, this is the mood right now.

Ito continued more and more kindly: "There are two problems, one is that Tang Qiuli does not have enough troops to go to Mandalay to rescue, otherwise, he himself will fall into the encirclement of more than 500,000 imperial troops, such an obviously dangerous thing, with Tang Qiuli's cunning, will not do, so he would rather open the road to India for the British, and also give an explanation in all aspects, from this point it can be seen that Tang Qiuli will be our strongest opponent." ”

In order to preserve his strength, Tang Qiuli did not go to Mandalay, but captured Mina, this hand was done very beautifully, but invisibly, between this military alliance, planted a kind of disharmony

"Third, perhaps, Tang Qiuli's fundamental hope is that the British disappear in the hands of our Imperial Japanese Army, and he will not go to the fire of the British, and if we are at war with the British, no matter which side is consumed, it will be beneficial for Tang Qiuli's forces to gain a firm foothold in the Indochina Peninsula."

Koizumi was nervous at that time, and asked anxiously: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, according to your analysis, aren't we clearing the opponent for the Chinese people?" Hit the devil Tang Qiuli's plan to kill people with a knife? And part of our own strength has also been consumed? ”

Ito shook his head, and then said: "Koizumi-kun, you only think about one of them, I insisted on initiating the Indochina campaign against the British, because of my worries, I am worried, the imperial ** team Chen soldiers in the South Pacific for too long, the British feel the pressure, give up some interests, and join forces with the Chinese people, we will face two opponents, a developed industrial country, and a strong human resources of China, our battle will become extremely difficult. ”

"Tang Qiuli's selfish approach just created every opportunity for me to break through, first the British, then the Shina people, Koizumi-kun, I dare to assert that in the future, our attack on Luzon and Mindanao, even if the Americans fall into the same situation as the British, Tang Qiuli will still not stretch out his hand, this is the so-called organ is too smart." ｛

"Therefore, the direction of our next action is to go south and attack the places where the Americans are entrenched, and second, to continue to go north, recover Burma, and then occupy the entire Indochina Peninsula, expel or eliminate the forces of the Chinese people, and make it a real and stable rear of the empire, so as to lay a good foundation for attacking the Chinese continent again, I myself am inclined to the latter, Koizumi-kun, from this moment on, your attention must be on paying attention to Tang Qiuli's affairs, our opponent is the Chinese people, and Tang Qiuli will inevitably fight sooner or later."

After a long lecture, Major General Koizumi said to the other officers of the General Headquarters later, "Daigo empowerment, Mao Sai suddenly opened," Koizumi suddenly stood upright, and replied passionately: "Yes, Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, the General Staff will definitely come up with all the information about Tang Qiuli, the person from Zhina, when you need it." ”

If Tang Qiuli was right in front of him, he would definitely be quite surprised by Ito's analysis, Ito's analysis of his own psychology and the war situation in the Indochina Peninsula, although it was not in one sentence, there were many biases in his words, and it was not far from the facts, Ito was not simple, and he did not have the blind arrogance of the usual senior generals of the Japanese army.

It seems that Tang Qiuli listed Ito Yanzaburo as another strong opponent in charge of the command of the Japanese theater after Okamura Ningji, which is not unreasonable.

Ito bowed slightly, looked at his chief of staff with satisfaction, and motioned him to get busy, suddenly a violent explosion sounded near the headquarters, and the air wave shook Ito, and the commander's tent was also swaying left and right, as if it would collapse at any time, Ito glanced outside the tent in surprise, and then, several bombs fell. ＃

The flames of the explosion stung Ito's eyes, and he was very puzzled, from Mandalay to the Yingdun River, the British have lost more than half of their troops, almost all the heavy weapons, and the heavy artillery with such a long range? Incredible.

Just when Ito was suspicious, a staff officer of Nakasa broke into the tent and said hurriedly: "Report to Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, more than 100 British planes suddenly joined the battlefield and carried out a fierce bombardment of the troops I were attacking. ”

Ito stood up suddenly, the complacency and comfort on his face, swept away, he had calculated everything, but he didn't expect that the British would come to the plane, which must be flying from the direction of India, if it was a normal air battle, Ito was not worried, with the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Japanese Air Force, the British Air Force would be as vulnerable as the Army.

But in order to seek the best blockade effect, Ito transferred it, except for a large group of fighters, the rest are bombers, which is certain in the air battle, even if there are no fighters to take off now, it will be too late, I am afraid that when the Imperial fighters arrive, the bombers have been beaten into pieces by the British.

Ito's face turned pale, why should there always be an accident when victory is about to be in hand {The British have air cover, and the number of people who can escape the Yudun River will be much more, no, they must be annihilated before the British retreat," "Convey my order, attack the troops, at any cost, before dark, be sure to annihilate the British army on the south bank of the Yindun River," Ito said almost angrily.