Asano's entry into the war, which Asano considered to be the biggest variable in history since the crossing, did not seem to cause much turmoil. Within a few days, they had been beaten by a detachment of Soviet divisions, and the streets of Istanbul had just been paraded, and all of a sudden it became depressed again, and Soviet bombers even flew into the city to drop leaflets, warning the Turks that joining the fascist camp would not gain more, but would only lose more. Of course, the mission of containing the Soviet army is undoubtedly completed, but it is better than nothing, with such unbearable combat effectiveness, it is really difficult to contain too much technical equipment, maybe without a war, you can contain more British troops in the Middle East, and now the British can rest assured that they can deploy a few more divisions in North Africa.

Commander Chu ordered the troops to retreat, and the troops advanced to Ranchi, the headquarters of the British army. There are still thousands of British troops there, as well as a large number of technical equipment, if necessary, they can be forced to replenish the reinforcements, the British certainly do not want their allies to mess around, but they can't command him, at this time the main force of the British army is with Sun Liren in the east of the Ganges, and they are also facing the threat of Japanese landing, and they can't spare their hands to save the headquarters.

Chief Chu Tingchang took the car to Ranchi to meet with Vivel, and wanted to find out when the British planned to run, and he had to be prepared. Unexpectedly, Vivier was planning an attack, of course, he didn't have many troops, and hoped that Chu Tingchang would cooperate, his plan was very simple, he needed Chu Tingchang's troops to hit the periphery of Calcutta, because his reconnaissance plane found that the enemy fleet had withdrawn, and a Japanese elite unit that had just occupied here also went east along the Ganges River, and this place was actually very empty, which was really an accident for Chu Division, who could pinch and calculate. The British were actually preparing a counterattack on Calcutta? He reacted instead, and there was something greasy in it. But fortunately, there is no reason for allies to help each other in vain, you have to knock him off.

At 5 o'clock in the morning, Commander Kimura was at the port of Sittwe, personally inspected the 18th Division, and sent the troops on board, the 18th Division suffered heavy losses in Burma, just in time for the base camp to implement a new type of reorganization, and suddenly cut down from the first division, from the two-brigade organization to the three-wing, the strength was weakened, but as compensation for the replenishment of a part of the armored corps. The troops got on the boat in a solemn atmosphere, except for the newly replenished recruits, not too many people cheered, and the noisy people boarded the boat, thinking that it was a world of difference from the second division that went on an outing, but it looked murderous and high-spirited, and Kimura also knew that the troops had a fire of revenge in their bones, and they wanted to fight the Chinese army again.

Immediately after Kimura sent the troops away, he held a military meeting at the headquarters, which was certainly not a light and pleasant meeting, at which he scolded the Nan Agency, which had unfavorable intelligence. Suzuki argued on the grounds that the former Yugoslav authorities had been preparing for the Burma campaign in Bangkok for two years, and that decades before that, the War Ministry had never stopped staff trips and had mastered all the details of intelligence, and had secretly trained resistance groups on Hainan Island. However, the situation in the East Indies was reversed, since the War Ministry never considered entering India, so the situation was not well understood, and the intelligence gathering on the railway at the mouth fortress was also based on the British map more than ten years ago. The fight for locals has just begun.

Commander Kimura was also a little helpless, knowing that what his subordinates said was also the truth, the attack came too fast, not only intelligence, but also the baggage, the biggest variable is still the navy, originally said that a good coordinated attack, he also got on the Yamato, and signed an agreement with Yamamoto with a hypocritical face, and as a result, the navy said to leave, and there was no credibility at all. Only two aging battleships were left, the Hiei and the Kirishima, which had a draft of about 10 meters more than twice that of the Kaohsiung, and in the absence of unknown hydrographic data, it was difficult to cover the infantry along the river to the upper reaches of the river, and it would be useless to stay off the coast of Calcutta, just put on a show, and it was estimated that they would soon find an excuse to leave. In addition, there are some miscellaneous small ships, since even the Kaohsiung is folded here, those small ships should be useless.

However, Suzuki also had some good news, his senior Kage Sazhen Akira sent back a message that he was currently practicing goodwill among the Indians, and had met many leading figures, although with a little time, the situation of intelligence gathering would be much better, and he advised the commander to be calm and not impatient, since the landing and outflanking plan would not work, it was better to wait and then launch an attack based on accurate information.

But Kimura knew best in his heart that the intention of the base camp was to solve the problem quickly, because the farther and farther the battlefields dragged on, the logistics and transportation became more and more difficult, and once the plan to attack Australia began to be implemented, he was afraid that he would be left out in the cold. As soon as Kamimine transferred Yamashita Fengwen to New Guinea to inspect the battlefield, the implication of attacking Australia was obvious.

From the point of view of grain replenishment, the rice in Burma and India is double-cropped, and it can be harvested at the end of August and early September. He immediately asked Suzuki about the possibility of buying grain with military tickets in Burma. Suzuki felt that this matter should not be too urgent, at present, the army in Burma to gather people, buy goods, has used the new rupee printed by the military department, causing a certain amount of public resentment, now the recruitment of workers to build the railway is becoming more and more difficult, the Burmese people have also begun to use gold and silver and other hard currency exchange, this matter is too fast, the reputation of the imperial army has a great impact. When Kimura heard this, he was furious and felt that the southern government had completely put the cart before the horse, and that it had taken care of the people of the occupied areas as relatives when its own people were burdened with huge military expenditures and worked day and night to promote jihad. He demanded the immediate introduction of military tickets and a ban on the exchange of gold and silver among the people. If discovered, it will be confiscated immediately, and the "Japanese advisers" in the Burmese government must be strictly supervised to support the jihad.

Suzuki continued to ask the new commander to think twice, believing that the Burmese British were in the long run, and that it would be counterproductive to loot too hard. Of course, he didn't know what to do, and when he saw Kimura's ugly face, he was about to throw away the teacup, and quickly mentioned that he had just received a telegram from Major General Kagesa, and that there was a large amount of hard currency hidden in the Bank of Calcutta, although he didn't know the detailed amount, but at that time, the enemy had sent armored troops to rush to transport, and it was seen that there were a lot of them, and they were unlucky precious metals, and later the delivery operation was thwarted by the navy.

Kimura hurriedly asked if the meaning of frustration was whether those hard currencies were still in the bank? Suzuki said that the British sent planes to bomb the bank after dawn, and judging from this action, it should still be there, and it can be judged that the British are very likely to launch an attack to rob it. At present, the navy is retreating, the Hainan detachment is leaving, and perhaps the enemy will act immediately.

After all, Kimura is a veteran culprit of the war of aggression, and he has participated in the planning of previous wars of aggression against China, and he immediately smelled an opportunity to take advantage of it, not only gold, but maybe he can use the enemy to underestimate the enemy, and invite the king into the urn for the first time? Of course, he couldn't help but scold Suzuki bitterly, because he didn't mention such important information until the 18th Division left, and immediately sent a telegram to the fleet, don't go to Chittagong, and divide half of the troops to Kolkata first.

Inside the Ranchi headquarters, Vivier was full of smiles, personally poured a glass of wine for Chu Tingchang, and then asked him how many troops could arrive immediately, Zhou Youfu used the British railway system, of course this old dog day knew, that is, he asked knowingly.

"There are about 5,500 people on the road."

"Oh, I see, quite a bit. What do you think about the plan for a hasty attack on Kolkata that I just mentioned? ”

"I think it's better to defend for a while, the troops are familiar with the climate and new equipment, and when the weather cools down after the fall, the number of troops exceeds 30,000, and they can roughly engage the enemy. Rest assured, the city is there, and it won't run away on its feet. ”

"Nonono, it's too late." Vivier stood up, looking anxious. Of course he knew that the city couldn't escape, but something might not be there.

"Too late? Are you afraid that the Japanese will tear down the city and take it away? ”

"It's not that I'm afraid of that, it's just that the Japanese have just come ashore and have not yet gained a firm foothold, so we can launch a medium-scale diversion campaign now, so that they don't know our intentions and are exhausted, which will be good for our long-term defense."

"What does General Stilwell say about this plan?"

"He's agreed." Vivier turned as he spoke, and in a moment he picked up a telegram. A smug face.

Chu Tingchang took it and took a look, thinking to himself about this old history, as expected, he readily agreed when he heard about the attack, and he didn't look like a general.

"It's hard." Chu Tingchang sighed.

"Will it be difficult to attack while the enemy is empty? As far as I know, your troops are all mechanized and maneuver far faster than the Japanese who have just come ashore. They don't even have bikes. If you can't beat it, you can still run. Besides, I will only let you fight to the outskirts of Calcutta, and the city battles will be carried out by my men, and I will replenish the ammunition you have lost. ”

"No matter how fast my troops are, they can't be faster than enemy planes."

"I'm here to provide air cover. Our airfields are closer and have a higher sortie rate, which can completely repel Japanese planes flying from Burma. We have radar that allows us to know in advance where enemy aircraft are coming. Vivier eagerly spoke of all his strengths.

"It's good to have cover, but after all, your army has very few planes in Burma, and the enemy has deployed 450 planes in Thailand and Burma."

"Then you don't think it's time to go on the offensive? You've just sunk a large enemy warship with a single cannon. How bold is such a miracle? Stilwell assured me that you would crave surprise attacks, and he said that you were the best at hitting the enemy's soft underbelly. ”

"Courage is not equal to stupidity," Chu Tingchang was anxious, and found that this old boy was going around, but he didn't fit in, was he really confused or pretending to be confused? "The most fundamental thing in fighting a war is steel, for example, when I fought against the enemy's warships, I also used a large-caliber gun of your army. If you use the original equipment, it obviously won't work. ”

"Is that so?" It dawned on Vivier, "What kind of equipment do you need?" ”

"I need to replenish the truck, as well as * guns, armored vehicles, anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft guns, field hospitals, engineering equipment, and all kinds of baggage ......"

"Okay, okay, it's hard for me to do this," the governor sweated on his head, and hurriedly stopped him from endorsing all kinds of things he wanted, "I'm also struggling here, although India is big, it's hard to provide too many things, you can see how many troops and equipment I have here, and we also rely on the Americans to replenish supplies from the port of Mumbai." ”

"Well, Bofors 40 fast guns and 17-pounder guns, just these two, one battalion each, I don't see you here much. Not much. ”

"I'm afraid 40 can't make up this number, give you 20 cannons for Ericon."

"Give a few more."

"Deal."

"Slow, each requires 5 base ammo and towed vehicles."

"Here you go."

"Okay, let's take a look at the offense."

Chu Tingchang walked to the huge sand table.