"Your Excellency, the 35th Division, the 36th Division, and the 57th Brigade and the 128th Brigade are independently mixed, do you want to continue to Yangon?" Lieutenant General Tsukada Tsukata, chief of staff of the Japanese Southern Army, asked. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

These two divisions and two independent mixed brigades were drawn from the 2nd Army. Originally, it was hoped that they would go to Burma and stabilize the war. At least southern Myanmar must be controlled. However, before these unexpected reinforcements arrived, Lieutenant General Yamauchi Masafumi once again wiped them out. Three divisions and two independent mixed brigades, with more than 70,000 people. It was completely wiped out in such a short time.

In this case, the two divisions and four independent mixed brigades dispatched by the Japanese army behind will only have a total of more than 60,000 people, and I am afraid that they will not be able to resist the attack of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

"What about the 37th Brigade and the 70th Brigade on their own?" General Shouichi Terauchi asked with a frown.

"These two independent mixed brigades have arrived in Yangon. However, after the Chinese annihilated the 15th Division in Bago, they would definitely march towards Rangoon. With only two independent mixed brigades, it may be very difficult to resist the attack of the Chinese people. Lieutenant General Tsukada looked worried.

Although, they have always believed that the Japanese army is very strong in combat. The two independent mixed brigades of the Japanese army, if they were on the battlefield in China, were estimated to be able to go on a rampage. However, I didn't expect it to be so vulnerable on the battlefield in Myanmar.

Terauchi Shouichi's brows were tightly furrowed, and it was obvious that this time he didn't know what to choose.

General Terauchi's eyes fell on the large military map hanging on the wall. The importance of Burma is very important to the Southern Army and to Japan as a whole. Taking Burma would not only blockade China, but also open the door to India. They had succeeded at one point, but in just a few months, everything was reversed.

"Tsukada-kun, what are we going to do this time? On the battlefield in Burma, we suffered heavy losses. The Americans are also aggressive in the Pacific. Our situation is getting more and more difficult. General Shouichi Terauchi sighed.

Lieutenant General Tsukada nodded, indeed, the most difficult moment for the Southern Army has come. And, it came much earlier than they expected. For the Southern Army, it is already a matter of life and death.

"Your Excellency, Myanmar is very important to us. But now we can't afford to throw too many troops into Burma. At least we can't afford to send more troops to Burma until we send a lot of reinforcements at home. Lieutenant General Tsukada persuaded.

"Then are we going to let the 37th Brigade and the 70th Brigade withdraw from the independent mixed brigade?" General Shouichi Terauchi asked. However, if they withdraw from Myanmar in this way, it means that they will have to abandon Myanmar. This made General Terauchi Shouichi very unwilling.

"Your Excellency, Commander, perhaps, we don't have to evacuate Rangoon. Although we have lost all of Burma, if we can continue to occupy Yangon, we will undoubtedly be able to leave a stronghold in Burma. In the future, if you send troops to Burma, you will also be able to have a bridgehead. Lieutenant General Tsukada said.

"Hold Rangoon? The people of China will not sit idly by. When the time comes, they will definitely send a large number of troops to attack Yangon. "General Shouichi Terauchi was a little worried.

"Your Excellency, Commander, there should be no problem in holding Rangoon with the strength of two divisions and four independent mixed brigades. We can't defeat the people of China for the time being. However, if you take a defensive position and hold Yangon, it should not be a big problem. Lieutenant General Tsukada suggested.

General Terauchi thought about it for a while, but nodded and agreed with Lieutenant General Tsukada's suggestion.

"Send a telegram to General Shigetian and ask him to be the commander of the defense of Yangon, responsible for commanding the 35th Division, the 36th Division, the 37th Brigade, the 70th Brigade, the 57th Brigade and the 128th Brigade, and take full charge of the defense of Rangoon against the attack of the Chinese people. Prepare for our counteroffensive against Burma in the future. General Shouichi Terauchi ordered.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander." Lieutenant General Tsukada nodded.

"With two divisions and four independent mixed brigades, more than 60,000 people, holding Rangoon stubbornly, we should be able to resist the attack of the Chinese people." General Shouichi Terauchi muttered. Perhaps, even he himself did not have the confidence to win.

General Terauchi Shouichi made up his mind to defend Yangon to the death. Prepare for the future Japanese counterattack on Burma. Although, the current situation is very unfavorable for them. However, General Shouichi Terauchi believes that this is only temporary. When they stabilize the situation, they will be able to send enough troops to counterattack Burma.

It's just that General Terauchi Shouichi definitely didn't expect that when the reinforcements sent by the Japanese army had not yet arrived in Yangon, they had already been targeted by Qin Shou. The Japanese army, which had arrived in Yangon, was formed into the 37th Brigade and the 70th Brigade, and the Army of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army would deal with it. The subsequent 36th Brigade and 37th Brigade of the Japanese Army, as well as the 57th Brigade and the 128th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, will be dealt with by the carrier-based aircraft of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army Air Force. Once the transport ships and merchant ships carrying these infantry are sunk by the carrier-based aircraft of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army Air Force, then these tens of thousands of Japanese troops will probably fall into the sea to feed the fish.

Burma also saw dozens of Japanese transport ships and merchant ships sailing on the sea, and their destination was Yangon.

Perhaps because of the shortage of troops, the Japanese Navy did not send escort warships for this transport fleet, or perhaps the Japanese thought that this sea area was completely under their control.

On a merchant ship called the Rising Sun Maru, Vice Admiral Tokumatsu Shigeta, commander of the 35th Division of the Japanese Army, was reading a telegram from the Southern Army Headquarters.

"Your Excellency the Division Commander, I will now address you as Your Excellency the Commander." The chief of staff of the 35th Division, Junyoshi Ikeda, had a smile on his face. He was already thinking in his heart, Lieutenant General Shigeta Tokumatsu was promoted to become the commander of the defense of Rangoon, could he be the chief of staff? In that case, maybe he can be promoted from Dazuo to major general.

"Alas, the situation in Myanmar is very critical now. We have lost the whole of Myanmar, and there is only one Rangoon left. The people of China will inevitably storm Rangoon. The pressure on me is very high! Lieutenant General Tokumatsu Shigeta sighed. He knew that this mission was not a good task.

"Your Excellency Commander, we have two divisions and four independent mixed brigades, more than 60,000 people, and if we use them for defense, it should be completely sufficient." Junyoshi Ikeda looked confident.

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