"How is that possible? How could the army composed of the routed army of the people of China be so powerful? Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya looked incredulous. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, it seems that we all underestimate that person. After receiving our arms and prisoners of war in Myitkyina, the strength of the people of China has grown by leaps and bounds. Chief of Staff Bai Jia Ximing Dazuo guessed.

Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya nodded: "If we had known, we should have sent more troops to encircle and suppress the Shina people." Now, they're in a big position. ”

Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Renya regretted it a little, but in the world, there was no regret medicine sold at all.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, now that the people of China are in Myitkyina, their foothold is unstable, we must immediately attack them and destroy them in the shortest possible time. Otherwise, the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for us! Operational staff officer Yasuo Mitsuhashi suggested.

"Attack at once? However, even in our 18th Division, the remaining troops are only about 13,000 people. Excluding artillery and other divisions and regimental units, there is a serious shortage of front-line combatants. In Tochigi's telegram, it was clearly pointed out that the people of China had a powerful artillery force. With our strength alone, even if we defeat the Shina people, I am afraid that we will not be able to completely annihilate them. And, we're going to pay a huge toll on you. Lieutenant General Mutaguchi was a little worried.

Of course, he was more worried in his heart that if the main force of the 18th Division was dispatched and failed to defeat the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, but was defeated, it would be a big shame. Even, he, the commander of the division, had to commit suicide.

The current 18th Division is not full. If it was the full-strength 18th Division, Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya, he would not care about the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army with more than 30,000 people at all.

After the previous fierce battles with the expeditionary force and the British army, the 18th Division was reduced to less than 20,000 men. When Tochigi led the 46th Wing south, in order to strengthen them, Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya also transferred a brigade from the 55th Wing and the 56th Wing to strengthen them. Now, the troops led by Tochigi Kosaku have been completely annihilated, which has further weakened the strength of the 18th Division.

Of the remaining three infantry wings, only the 48th Wing was slightly stronger. But even then, the entire wing had less than three thousand people. The other 55th and 56th Wings only have more than 2,000 people.

It can be said that the current 18th Division is at the lowest point of their strength.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, of course we can't rely on our strength alone. The 112th Wing of the 55th Division was also surrounded and annihilated by the China. Presumably, General Takeuchi is very annoyed right now. If we had joined forces with the 55th Division, it would have been much easier to eliminate that branch. Yasuo Mitsuhashi smiled.

Although, the 55th Wing is just a three-unit division, and when it is full, it is only more than 15,000 people. The loss of one 112th Wing, combined with the losses in the previous battles, left the entire division with just over 10,000 men. However, if it is combined with the 18th Division, with two divisions and more than 23,000 troops, it will definitely not be too difficult to destroy the 30,000-strong Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya nodded, although, joining forces with other divisions and regiments would affect his face a little. But the most important situation before them now is to find a way to eliminate the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. If the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army is allowed to continue to develop, it will certainly pose a greater threat to them.

"Chief of Staff, contact the 55th Division and ask them to cooperate with us." Lieutenant General Mutaguchi made his choice.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. However, the main forces of our two divisions have gone to encircle and suppress the people, so what should we do on our front? On the side of the commander of the temple, how do you explain it? "Bai Jia Ximing Dazuo, a little worried.

Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya couldn't help frowning. Whether it was the 18th Division, the 55th Division, or the other two divisions on the battlefield in Burma, they were all units under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Southern Army. Their mission was to capture all of Burma and cut off the Burma Highway so that the Chinese* army could no longer receive American assistance.

Originally, this mission had been completed very well after they defeated the British army and the Chinese expeditionary force. But I didn't expect that this kind of mistake appeared at this time.

"Mihashi-kun, what do you think?"

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I think that it is better to report the situation on the battlefield in Burma to His Excellency the Commander truthfully. In this way, you can take the initiative. If we don't report it, I'm afraid it will cause His Excellency the Commander to be dissatisfied. When the time comes......," said Yasuo Mihashi.

The commander of the Southern Army, General Toshiichi Terauchi, was not a good-natured person. As the eldest son of Masayi Terauchi, the former prime minister of Japan, and one of the representatives of Japan's militarism, he is undoubtedly very strong.

Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, let's send a telegram to the Southern Army Headquarters and report the situation we encountered to the chief of the temple." Also, please rest assured that we will be able to wipe out all the people of China. ”

"Hi, Your Excellency Division Commander!" Bai Jia Ximing Dazuo immediately went to send a telegram.

The Southern Army, as the main force of the Japanese army fighting in the South Seas and the Pacific, was one of the three main overseas forces of the Japanese army. The other two are the Kwantung Army and the Chinese Dispatch Army.

The operational area under the jurisdiction of the Southern Army includes the entire South Sea and those islands in the Pacific Ocean. Fighting in such a vast area, there are also a lot of troops under the jurisdiction of the Southern Army.

Originally, the headquarters of the Southern Army was in Saigon. However, after they took the Lion City, Shouichi Terauchi couldn't wait to move the headquarters to the Lion City. Compared with Saigon, the Lion City, as a transit point between the East and the West, is undoubtedly more prosperous and strategically located.

After Terauchi Shouichi arrived in the Lion City, his first order was to massacre the local Chinese, causing extremely heavy casualties among the local Chinese.

The headquarters of the Japanese Southern Army, located in the former Governor's House of the Straits Settlements of the British.

On the evening of June 11, Shouichi Terauchi had just had dinner and was about to go around the city. However, at this time, Lieutenant General Tsukada Tsuki, chief of staff of the Southern Army, and Lieutenant General Shigesei Aoki, deputy chief of staff, jointly asked for a meeting.

"Tsukada-kun, Aoki-kun, what's going on?" General Shouichi Terauchi asked casually.

"Your Excellency Commander, the situation in Burma has undergone major changes!" Lieutenant General Tsukada reported.

"What? What's going on? The composure on the face of General Shouichi Terauchi suddenly disappeared cleanly.

When Lieutenant General Tsukada stated Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya's telegram, General Terauchi Shouichi's face had become very ugly.

"Those idiots, what the hell are they doing? How come it is that even a group of defeated soldiers can't be wiped out? The loss of so many elite troops is simply a shame for the Great Nichi* Empire! ”