"Doesn't it mean that the British resistance is completely confused? With all my years of experience in the base camp, it is almost impossible for an attack to take advantage of the chaos to fail," Masanobu Tsuji said, raising his voice, seemingly skeptical of Suzuki's command.

"Maybe it's another British military intelligence agent......" Kagesa said in a hoarse voice, he had a very strict judgment and wanted to elaborate, but his physical condition did not allow him to do so, so he could only brief it.

"So, the same group of people attacked your headquarters?" Suzuki asked.

Kagesa nodded. He wanted to say that in fact, it was the same group of people who attacked the Shanghai Army Headquarters, but he did not say it.

Masanobu Tsuji snorted coldly, and the meeting stalemate for a while, automatically moving on to the next topic.

"The latest news we have is that Chiang Kai-shek is about to meet with the British and make a formal agreement. Soon the Chinese army will send three armies into Burma to take over the defense zone where the British army is undermanned. I had proposed to General Iida to plan a special operation to disrupt the talks between Chiang Kai-shek and Alexander, but it seemed that it would not be approved. He sighed. If the operation on the coast of Yangon would fail, the superiors would naturally not believe that the operation to the north of Myanmar would be successful. Whether it's the paratroopers or the special forces of the Yugoslav Agency, the recent performances have indeed been disappointing.

"This attack is completely unnecessary." Masanobu Tsuji laughed as he spoke, "Let them cooperate, will the imperial soldiers be afraid of Chiang Kai-shek and Alexander?" Let them come to the south, it will be more beneficial for us to solve the problem. ”

"Beneficial to our actions?" Suzuki stared blankly at the staff officer of the base camp, he was not familiar with Masanobu Tsuji, but he was confident that he had far more knowledge of the situation in Burma than him, and he really didn't see how Sino-British cooperation would be beneficial to Japan.

"Lure them to the south so that we can carry out the outflanking plan, isn't that so, Asano?"

Asano, who was still muttering, was pulled back to reality by Masanobu Tsuji, so he nodded hatefully.

"Yes, the Chinese army is clumsy and rigidly commanded, and their operations in Burma will be completely based on the towns on the communication line, and they will not dare to break away from the railways, go deep into the countryside, and will not be able to gather intelligence at all; But we are in a much better position, and most Burmese people will do everything they can to help us. Our army will then bypass their flanks, cut off their route home, and drive 100,000 of China's most elite troops into the mountains of northern Burma. Let them starve to death in the rainy season. Only a small percentage of people fled to India, and this is what we have to make up for. ”

"This ...... It's true? ”

"This is General Iida's plan for the next two months, and he hasn't told you yet."

"It seems that Asano-kun has brought so much useful information from the future, it seems that we can win the battle even if we lie down?"

"That's nature." Asano replied unashamedly, not hearing the sarcasm at all

"In that case, why don't Asano-kun stay here and guide General Iida?"

"I'm afraid he won't be here for long." Masanobu Tsuji interrupted Suzuki, he had already heard Suzuki's voice, and he was quite sarcastic about Asano, "The base camp is discussing the new southern battle plan submitted by me, of course, this is what I formulated after fully considering Asano-kun's opinion, maybe Asano and I will go to New Britain soon." ”

"What, going to New Britain?" Kagesa asked with difficulty, "What are the new plans?" ”

"Asano, come on." Masanobu Tsuji became proud, what he pursued was an unexpected plan, and after the Battle of Nomenkan, his faith received some setbacks. Asano rained down from the sky like a beacon, reawakening all the bold whims he had previously envisioned.

"The offensive tentacles of our army will stretch in two directions. First, we have to cut off India's access to China. And in New Britain, we will abandon the senseless attack on the Solomon Islands, and avoid focusing on the wrong direction that the enemy wants us to invest, and the real target is New Guinea, and then Australia. So that the Americans will lose their foothold in Asia. ”

Asano spoke his arrogant assumptions. Kagesa felt his eardrums buzzing, and he didn't know if it was the malaria parasite in his body that was causing trouble again, or because he heard such a plan to die. He has been carefully using the prophetic powers of the Traveler to make limited corrections to history; Subconsciously, he was worried about these people and was too involved in decision-making. Especially Asano. He felt that this man was fanatical, blind, and bombastic, a more radical figure than the most adventurous staff officers in the base camp, such as Masanobu Tsuji. Now his worst fears seem to be coming true, and fate has hooked up Asano and Masanobu Tsuji, ready to lead Japan in an even more unpredictable direction.

"That would be beyond the capabilities of the Army. Launch a continuous offensive in two directions where the terrain is so difficult and the supply is close to the limit. He said.

"If necessary, troops can be drawn from Chinese mainland to strangle China, there is no need to focus from the inside, the real fatal is from the outside." As Asano spoke, Masanobu Tsuji kept nodding his head, and he had always admired such unconventional views.

"It's ridiculous, the redeployment of Chinese troops will make Chiang send more troops to Burma." Suzuki bluntly said that he didn't like Asano's aggressive appearance from the beginning, and the scene was cold again, and Asano, who was like a river, seemed speechless.

The sky was bright, and the flags of China, the United States, and Britain had been raised on the colonial offices in Jingdong, an important town in northern Burma. From time to time, the roar of engines sounded in the air, and P40 fighter jets, sprayed with a bloody mouth in the nose, flew through the air from time to time to show air supremacy. The Japanese 5th Flying Division, which was assigned to Iida, has not yet been deployed, and they are still unable to seize air supremacy in northern Burma.

The British troops in shorts, and the Chinese troops, still wearing long-sleeved uniforms, lined up along the streets, waiting for their respective bigwigs to arrive. This would be the most important moment for the British, and General Alexander's first task before he officially took up his post was obviously this PR campaign, where he needed to convince the Chinese commander-in-chief to quickly send troops south and hold back the Japanese army. So they can get out of southern Myanmar and go to Ringang or India.

In terms of equipment, the 200 divisions that entered Burma first were not inferior to the British army, and the troops were armed with a large number of DP machine guns and water-cooled heavy machine guns. The 599th Regiment Search Company actually had a PPD* of water, which was a far better melee weapon than Stern. A few years ago, Stalin, in order to show his determination to aid China, gave almost all of his stocks to China.

But the British officers also noticed that most of the soldiers in this division were wearing straw sandals, and there were many accompanying flat poles.

The British convoy arrived first, and before General Alexander entered the venue, he showed a copy of Churchill's handwritten letter to the reporters waiting outside, which he said would be handed over to Chairman Chiang later. Before he arrived, Churchill lectured him on the opportune moment, and the defeat in Singapore showed that there was no chance of winning against the Japanese, so it was necessary to ensure the safe withdrawal of the British troops here in any case. In fact, Churchill chose him here to clean up this mess because of his performance in Dunkirk, which showed that he was up to the job.

Chu Aiyun and the members of the officer corps who had arrived earlier were already waiting at the reception arranged by the British, and he was the lowest-ranking officer in attendees, but because of his reputation, he was more familiar to foreigners than most Chinese officers.

As Chiang Kai-shek and the Americans were delayed, the British gathered together to discuss the present predicament, and inevitably the conversation shifted from Yangon to Singapore. Speaking of the appalling speed of the Japanese army's attack, the atmosphere at the meeting hall fell into a gloomy fog.

Now that the battle of Malaya had been decided, the Japanese had crossed the jungle and appeared behind the Singapore flank, rendering the fort's fort useless. The Australian troops transferred from North Africa were reluctant to go to Burma to fight, they only wanted to return to Australia, and they did not hesitate to join the Americans as backers. Before General Alexander took office, he was faced with an almost hopeless situation.

The next entry was followed by the American delegation, most of them were colonel-level officers, most of them came directly from Chongqing, and some flew in from the mainland. Chu Aiyun secretly observed that Stilwell was among them, but the little old man did not talk much, and he was not too conspicuous, and after a few polite words with General Alexander, he retreated into the corner, looking serious and unsympathetic.

Suddenly, there was a commotion at the entrance. Journalists scrambled to press the shutter. Chiang Kai-shek appeared at the door with Soong Meiling in his arms, instantly attracting everyone's attention, and all the British and American officers stood up and applauded. Chu Aiyun noticed that Stilwell was the last to stand up, and he didn't clap his hands, he just hid to the side, looking coldly at Chiang Kai-shek, who was waving and smiling to everyone.

The reception took place in a strange, pretended relaxed atmosphere. As the translator present, Chu Aiyun was actually useless, and could only watch the interaction of the big names from afar.

General Alexander exchanged pleasantries with President Chiang for a long time in an unusually hypocritical manner, as if they had been old friends who had not seen each other for many years. Stilwell, who was waiting in line behind him to meet Chiang, even began to look around impatiently.

Du Yuming walked to the side of Chu Yi.

"Look, the old man's side is Stilwell, who may be the chief of staff."

"He's Stilwell?" Chu Aiyun was surprised, "Didn't you say that you would only come next month?" ”

"yes, it's a little early."

Du Yuming sighed with regret and, like all Chinese officers, was wary of any figure who might interfere with his command.

Chiang Kai-shek shook hands with Stilwell, and Soong Meiling translated them, and their greetings were perfunctory, after which Chiang began to introduce his entourage to senior British and American officials. The first was Luo Zhuoying, and the second was Chennault, who appeared as an officer on the Chinese side, wearing an American-style military uniform without military rank.

Soong Meiling held Chennault's hand and ceremoniously introduced General Chennault's contributions to China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Chu Aiyun noticed quite carefully that when Song Meiling mentioned the word general, Stilwell, who was not far away, threw a disgusted glance at his compatriots. Perhaps he was thinking about how to take the Flying Tigers out of Chennault's hands and bring them under the control of the US Army Air Corps.

Chennault was quite eloquent, and he solemnly assured everyone present that at present, his two squadrons were in the sky, ensuring air supremacy here, and it would be difficult for the Japanese to surpass half a step. The audience once again burst into applause.