Chu Tingchang saw a far longer term than Lao Chiang, what he wanted was to sweep the whole of Burma and eat the 15th Army, not to occupy a corner of northern Burma. Of course, he was well aware that he had now lost most of the technical support of 419, but in contrast, he had received the material support of the formed troops and the Allied forces. This support will continue until the British come back and discover his ideals. He firmly believed that he had honed the art of commanding a real army in a fierce battle that lasted for half a year. The equipment of this era already has firepower, mobility, and communications, which are the three basic capabilities required for modern warfare, but in view of the backwardness of military thinking in this era, it is not yet possible to completely knead them together, and his vision can be changed in all this.

The third telegram he received today was sent by Sun Liren, and the telegram ostensibly relayed that Tao Mingzhang's assault troops had coordinated favorably, and that they had actually captured the head of the enemy chieftain, which greatly boosted morale; But as soon as the conversation changed, Sun hoped that Chu would immediately cross the river and join the pursuit, laying a good start for the next year's counterattack on northern Burma. The telegram also cordially invited Commander Chu Tingchang to personally go to the Allied Headquarters in Chittagong to discuss tactics with Commander Sun.

Sun Liren was arrogant and rarely said kind words, so this telegram made Chu Tingchang hesitate. He still remembered that Sun Liren's last telegram was to scold his mother, because he exchanged 12 105 guns for one of his battalion's self-propelled guns.

He knew very well that the words on the scene were all false, and Sun could roughly guess what calculations he was secretly playing. It is estimated that he wants to talk about business, but it may also be that he will put on a Hongmen banquet. I was by the Ganges River, and I played with the self-propelled guns of that battalion, and the Japanese Navy beat them all, so Sun Neng didn't look blushing? What if he asks for these things?

But I still can't help it, not only does the main force of the Japanese army need to be annihilated, but another thing is that Sun Liren still has to make friends. Those self-propelled * guns are a big deal to return to Sun, and they can ask the big bosses in the United States for a new batch anyway.

In his opinion, the counterattack on Burma is still somewhat reluctant, and the three armies here are not yet formed, and they need to strengthen their training and wait for equipment, but they can reap a lot of benefits by following the advance of the defeated Japanese army, on the one hand, receiving the road opened by the enemy in the primeval forest at a high cost, and occupying a few strongholds in northern Burma, which is of great benefit to a full-scale attack in the future. In addition to being the starting point for the next round of attacks, it can also create some illusions about the Japanese defenses, thinking that the Allied counteroffensive will follow the same route as when they retreat, and Kimura Hyotaro does not look like an imaginative person who should not see his own plan.

Chu Tingchang already had another set of ideas in his heart, that is, a full-scale landing in Sittwe or even Yangon, and he had not yet told anyone, and the telegram with Brooke talked about airborne tanks, but he may not be able to guess the whole idea. The prototype of this plan still exists only in his mind, and the premise for the implementation of this huge plan is the cooperation of Sun Liren and Liao Yaoxiang. At present, it seems that the most likely person to cooperate with him is not Liao Yaoxiang, who is a descendant, but Sun Liren, who is also not treated well in Chongqing. Maybe we can come up with a common language.

Colonel Jennings' U.S. Army 45th Engineer Regiment had quickly erected several pontoon bridges using the sandbar on the Ganges River beach, and the Chittagong troops were now able to advance east of the river.

During the Battle of Kolkata, Chittagong and Kolkata were always divided into two battlefields, and they could not support each other, that is, the engineering troops had limited capabilities, and they would always only loot civilian ships nearby, demolish houses, find door panels, and build pontoon bridges, and there was a serious shortage of professional equipment; But the ready-made equipment of the United States was much superior, and soon the bridge was completed on a kilometer-wide river, and soon there would be a second.

All the 200 divisions made a wish in front of the Guandi Temple, and swore to set off. The ambitious Zhou Youfu led his main force and quickly marched through the pontoon bridge towards Chittagong. Chu Tingchang's troops followed, and this time it was not only the soldiers who moved with the army, but also a large number of Chinese merchants stranded in India.

Chu Tingchang held several secret meetings with these merchants, and explained his thoughts, as long as his army hit, any anti-Chinese forces, whether new or traditional, would be wiped out; He promised that as long as he built the place where the Guandi Temple was built, even if it was Chinese, Chinese merchants could quickly occupy the market there, and of course his military management department would also collect taxes on his behalf. He demanded that the whole meeting not be recorded, which the British did not know about so far. Up to now, the British saw that the Japanese army was still one or two big, and they didn't have time to think too much, but after half a year, they would think about it, Jiang Gong had always been cowardly in front of Britain and the United States, and he would retreat when he was under pressure, so he had to call the shots in this matter. Not only should the Japanese be expelled, but it would also be better to dilute the power of the British lords and restore the pre-Ming Chinese influence north of Mandalay. This is also his intention to urgently launch a counteroffensive in advance. If by 1943 the strength of the warring parties had been declining, it would have been difficult to implement such an idea under the noses of the British.

A few days later, just as the 419 approached the Strait of Malacca, Asano had already taken a turn of events, all the way to Kaohsiung, where he finally met Showa Makino again.

Makino and Asano exchanged a few cold words, and then there was no communication, and they still didn't like each other.

After all, Asano was a little weak-hearted, and took the initiative to involve the topic of India's failure, wanting to clear up his relationship.

"As you have seen, the current situation is very serious, and I believe that Japan cannot be saved indirectly through Nobusuke Kishi and mid-level officers, and that it is necessary to immediately let the highest level know about the situation they are facing." Asano said.

"You're thinking too well, if Tojo knew that India's defeat was caused by you, it would probably kill you." Makino sneered.

"I said it had nothing to do with me, the reason for the failure was the betrayal of the Army by the Navy."

"I don't think Asano-kun's words are inappropriate, the original plan of the navy was to support for two weeks," Masanobu Tsuji said with his hands crossed, refuting Asano's face on the spot, "You did say that once you land, the enemy will collapse, the navy can be quickly mobilized to Australia, the army here can quickly collect food from the occupied area, and there is no need for the navy, and the safety of sea transportation can be guaranteed by the planes of the army aviation alone." ”

His words were fairly fair and embarrassed Asano, in fact, a major defeat in this place, the death of two lieutenant generals, he was angry with Asano.

"Let's not talk about that, let's move forward." Kagesa came out of the round, "Asano-kun, there are two things about your return this time. ”

"Is it a war in China?"

"Guiding China's war is only the first thing, and the other thing is to discover the role that China's occupied areas can play."

"Shouldn't Hasegawa do this kind of thing?" Asano was a little sullen because it sounded trivial.

"No, you misunderstood, what should I say? Let's talk about Makino-kun. ”

"We have a lot of circumstantial evidence that a Chinese nuclear submarine has traveled with us to this era," he said, as Asano sneered and looked at the ceiling.

"For example, the Chu Pavilion Chief who defeated us in India is likely to be a traverser."

"It's just your whim. What does all this have to do with my trip to China? ”

"Our nuclear program is well underway. You know that Kasugamaru's plutonium-charged nuclear bomb is assembled according to an actual fission bomb, but in fact it has not been experimented. At the beginning, the Technology Headquarters thought that it was 90% sure, but it had not been experimented, and after all, it could not be directly used on the battlefield. ”

"So what?"

"I hope you can help us build a nuclear weapons research department, the first phase requires the establishment of an experimental site, and the second phase is a uranium enrichment plant, which of course requires electricity, and the hydraulic power of the Yellow River or the coal of Shanxi must be considered, and the funding will be provided by Mr. Eisaku Sato."

"Why not build such an important base on the mainland?" Asano asked, holding his hands and looking at the sky.

"Well, because we are facing a complicated situation, the enemy's submarines may be offensive or strategic, and if it is the latter, they may attack our nuclear facilities on our homeland."

"How can you have such a hysterical thought? If there really was such an enemy, they would have launched a nuclear bomb and wiped out Tokyo. ”

"No, I don't think so, they must have their limitations, and perhaps they are afraid that attacking Japanese targets will hurt too many civilians; But as soon as we start building nuclear weapons, they think differently. If we build such bases in China, it will be difficult for them to use nuclear bombs to attack their own homeland. ”

Asano shook his head helplessly, since the defeat of the Indian army, he felt that he was three points shorter, not to mention Kagesa, it seems that even Masanobu Tsuji has sided with Makino's nerd. even seriously believed his absurd assumptions.

"Asano-kun, can you accept such a mission? I would like you to inspect the Yellow River and see where you can build hydropower stations, and of course, when you have time, study military strategy. Kagesa said, as if to coax Asano into submission.

"Well, since you want to go near and far, and want to build such a base in barren North China, I will reluctantly go and see it. There are so many communist guerrillas there, it's a big head to think about. ”

"I will accompany and protect you all the way."

419 quietly crossed the Strait of Malacca, taking advantage of the night, stretched out the electronic mast to collect various electromagnetic signals. The United States, Australia, and the Japanese army are engaged in a fierce battle in the northern waters of New Guinea, and you can clearly hear the shortwave calls from a large number of planes and the telegrams sent by submarines; from the analysis of the situation, the Japanese navy has the upper hand at night, but before dawn, the fleet has to withdraw to the coast and try to accept the protection of its own land-based air force.

Qin Xiaosu caught a weak signal, the telegram was not encrypted, but a long-lost code appeared in it, this code name was used on the radio station on the Yamato a few months ago, representing the Japanese traverser.

After Hasegawa's death, the code name never appeared again, which made it impossible for 419 to eliminate the last two traversers, but the situation finally changed, and it seemed that the time had finally arrived.