Chapter 377: The Second Bad News
General Shouichi Terauchi was very angry, very angry. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info when I thought of more than 30,000 elite troops, it was gone. His heart felt as if it was dripping blood. The entire 2nd Army and the 38th Army combined, it was only a little more than 180,000. In this way, two divisions were lost, which was undoubtedly a great blow to the Japanese army.
"Your Excellency, Commander, the current war situation in Thailand is probably even less optimistic." Lieutenant General Shigetoku Kuroda said.
General Terauchi Shouichi glanced at Kuroda Shigetoku, and naturally knew what he thought.
Under the circumstances, Lieutenant General Shigetoku Kuroda undoubtedly wants to resign from his post as temporary commander of the Thai Front. In this way, once the battle of Thailand is really defeated, it will have nothing to do with him.
In other words, Lieutenant General Shigetoku Kuroda is even more optimistic about the battle in Thailand.
However, General Shouichi Terauchi has already made a decision, and if it is changed again, I am afraid it will not be good. This will also have a huge impact on his personal prestige. Therefore, even if the situation in Thailand is really not optimistic, even if the Japanese army will really lose the battle in Thailand, he will not change this decision.
"The situation in Thailand is not good for us in the first place. Now, it's just a matter of adding insult to injury. However, I believe that the Imperial Army of the Great Day will still be able to win this battle. "General Terauchi Shouichi has a resolute attitude.
"Hi, Your Excellency Commander, the Great Day * This Empire will win!" The other Japanese generals no longer agree with General Terauchi Shouichi's words. However, it must also be echoed on the surface.
"Your Excellency, the most important thing now is to immediately order those fleets that have arrived in the Gulf of Thailand, or are about to enter the Gulf of Thailand, to pay attention to their safety. The air force of the Chinese people has been eyeing it all the time. In the case that our air force has no way to guarantee air supremacy, if the fleet enters Thailand again, it will be a dead end. Lieutenant General Takahashi Tanda reminded.
General Terauchi Shouichi's heart tightened, and he nodded hurriedly: "That's right, order those fleets, pay attention to safety." I really can't do it, so I'll go back immediately. ”
Obviously, General Terauchi Shouichi was also worried that if another convoy was sunk by the air force of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army. That's really worse for them!
The loss of two divisions would have been a heavy blow for the Thai Front. However, it didn't get to the point of breaking the muscles and bones. It's just that they no longer have an advantage in terms of troops, against the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. If they lose a few more troops, they will really be at a disadvantage. In that case, there would be no real chance of victory in the Battle of Thailand.
It's just that this order of General Terauchi Shouichi was immediately opposed.
"Your Excellency, our army in Thailand now has only three divisions, an independent mixed brigade and an engineer corps headquarters. It may be very difficult to resist the attack of the Shina people. By sea, the only way to get troops to Thailand quickly. If we take the land route, I'm afraid, our army has not yet reached Thailand. The tide of battle has reached a point where we can't accept it. Lieutenant General Shigetoku Kuroda voiced his opinion.
Since, General Terauchi Shouichi, has no intention of removing his temporary commander of the Thai Front. Then he had to think more about himself. It is necessary to strengthen the strength of the Thai Front as much as possible to avoid the situation of being defeated by the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. Otherwise, he will only be the unlucky one in the end.
Shouichi Terauchi's face couldn't help but darken a little more. He understood what Lieutenant General Kuroda Shigetoku meant. That is, if more troops are not sent to Thailand as soon as possible, only the tens of thousands of people who have arrived in Thailand will not be able to resist the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army at all!
This made General Terauchi Shouichi angry, but also felt a feeling of riding a tiger. What Lieutenant General Shigetoku Kuroda said is very reasonable. Choosing to go overland can certainly improve the safety of reinforcements. However, time waits for no one! They can't afford to wait for their reinforcements to arrive before attacking. How is that possible?
However, if the original plan continues to transport troops to Thailand by sea, security will not be guaranteed. Once again, there is a big problem. The current Southern Army can no longer withstand the toss.
General Terauchi Shouichi has a headache very much, how he hopes to have a perfect solution. However, now it seems unlikely!
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is indeed a very difficult question. Tell me, what should we do now? General Shouichi Terauchi asked.
Several lieutenant generals of the Japanese army, too, you look at me and I look at you, I don't know how to answer. Indeed, this question is inherently difficult to answer. No matter what you choose, you will go wrong. If the idea is adopted by General Shouichi Terauchi, if something goes wrong at that time, it will be troublesome to hold him accountable.
Therefore, these lieutenant generals all kept silent and pretended to be dumb.
When General Shouichi Terauchi saw such a situation, he was even more angry. These guys, at this time, have learned to protect themselves one by one. In the end, isn't it still him, the commander, who bears the responsibility? If this time, the battle for Thailand is really lost. He, the commander of the Southern Army, I'm afraid he really did it!
"Gentlemen, now the Southern Army has reached a critical juncture of life and death. If you have good advice, don't hide it. General Terauchi Shouyi, holding back the anger in his heart, said patiently.
Although he was a little dissatisfied with these guys. However, he also knows that now is not the time to get angry. Even if you have to deal with these guys, you have to wait until you get through this crisis.
This undoubtedly made these generals a little bit of a wax.
At this time, a staff officer broke in directly, his face full of anxiety.
General Shouichi Terauchi did not get angry. When he saw the expression on the officer's face, he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Yaga! Something must have happened again, right? General Shouichi Terauchi thought secretly.
"What's wrong?" Deputy Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Takahashi Tanda asked.
"Your Excellency, Commander, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff. The Navy reported that another convoy of transport ships, in the waters southwest of Gechang Island, was attacked by the planes of the Chinese and suffered heavy losses. The staff officer reported.
"What?" Everyone was shocked.