Tak Province, Thailand, the headquarters of the Japanese army in Burma. Hyotaro Kimura took a telegram and walked into the commander-in-chief's office in high spirits, and when he saw Umezu Mijiro, he waved the telegram and said, "Your Excellency the commander-in-chief, the base camp has called!" "Shuffle!" Seeing that Kimura Hyotaro couldn't help but be overjoyed, Umezu Mijiro's mood also improved, and he asked with a smile, "Kimura-kun, there must be any good news?" ”

"Hello!" Kimura Hyotaro happily responded, and then said: "This is a commendation order from the base camp, His Majesty the Emperor and the base camp are very satisfied with the achievements of our Burmese troops, and His Majesty the Emperor hopes that we can make persistent efforts to put down the war in Burma as soon as possible." "Yo Si! It is not easy to get a commendation order issued by His Majesty the Emperor himself. Umezu Mijiro smiled and boasted to himself, then reached out and took the commendation order and looked at it carefully.

"Yo Xi, our judgment coincides with the base camp, which is enough to show that Yang Fan is really going to give up Burma, and the Battle of Burma is about to win a complete victory for the Imperial Japanese Army!" After reading the telegram, Umezu Mijiro's eyes froze, and he asked Kimura Hyotaro: "Kimura-kun, is the Burmese army ready for further full-scale offensive now?" ”

"Hello!" Kimura Hyotaro nodded heavily: "The 18th Army has not only established a solid defensive line on the Taunggyi-Jingdong line, but also conquered the town of Grau where the 3rd Army of the Huaxia Tiger Expedition was stationed a week ago, and can launch an attack on Darcy, the railway hub of the Huaxia Tiger Army, which is heavily garrisoned at any time." The 19th Army conquered the town of Maoqi and opened the offensive channel for attacking Tonggucheng.

The 18th Army and the 19th Army are separated by less than 200 kilometers, and as long as they further conquer small towns such as Barak, Temoso, Loikao, and Se Thanh, the entire Burma Dispatch Army can open up communication and connect together, and the 18th Army no longer has to worry about being divided and surrounded! "The 20th Army and the 15th Army formed a formation along the defense line of the Xidang River, forming a confrontation with the Chinese Expeditionary Force along the river. Your Excellency Commander, please come and have a look! ”

As soon as the chatterbox opened, Kimura Hyotaro couldn't hold it anymore, so he simply walked to the wall of the office, pointed to the map of Myanmar on it and said: "The lower reaches of the Xidang River are wide, with an average width of more than 1,200 meters, and the riverbed is very deep, which is very suitable for large warships to gallop vertically and horizontally.

The Imperial Navy could theoretically sail into the Xidang River from Madaban Bend and assist the 20th and 15th armies to break through the defense line of the Xidang River by the Chinese defenders. However, the problem is that the Sitang River defense line and the coastal defense line around Yangon have been in operation for a long time, and they have built an extremely strong system of fortifications, as well as a large number of heavy shore defense guns, which pose a great threat to the Imperial Navy fleet.

Therefore, the losses of forcibly crossing the river in the middle and lower reaches will not be inferior to the losses of the Salween defense line! Umezu Mijiro nodded and said: "Yes, the cost of breaking through the defense line of the Salween River is too great, more than 40,000 imperial soldiers have been killed, even if our Burmese army is strong, it will not be able to withstand such huge losses again." Looking back at the 20-day offensive and defensive battle on the Salween River defense line, thinking of the terrifying rocket artillery fire, and the series of extremely cold death battle damage data, Umezu Mijiro couldn't help but shudder.

If you haven't attacked Sunshine City and lost 40,000 or 50,000 lives here, the strength of the Burmese army will be directly weakened to less than 400,000. Although Jiang Qiang has publicly released the news and has a plan to voluntarily abandon Burma, Umezu Mijiro knows very well that Jiang Qiang will never give in easily if the Chinese Expeditionary Force is not completely disabled.

There will definitely be two or three large-scale battles, in which case the Burmese army will really break its bones, so if you can die less, you have to die less, otherwise even if you win in the end, the data will be quite ugly. At this time, Kimura Hyotaro continued: "But it doesn't matter, although the Imperial Navy fleet cannot sail into the Siddang River from the Madaban Bend and assist the 20th and 15th armies to directly break through the defense line of the Siddang River from the middle and lower reaches.

But the Siddang River is not the Salween River after all, and in the vast plains around Myanmar in the upper reaches, the Siddang River is just a small river with an average width of less than 100 meters, which is easy to attack and difficult to defend! The Chinese army passively defended such a meandering river, even if a very strong fortification was established along the river, but the forces were too scattered, and the imperial army could concentrate its superior forces and launch a strong attack at any point! ”

"Shw! That's right, a large area around Yangon is a plain area, and there is no danger to defend at all! Umezu Mijiro nodded with a smile and said: "The best defense is to take the initiative to attack, passive defense will always be passively beaten, these stupid Chinese troops will only resist layer by layer, and it is simply wishful thinking to stick to the Bago River defense line to replicate the battle of the Salween River." ”

After a pause, Umezu Yoshijiro continued: "Therefore, the first strategic goal of the imperial army is to conquer Yangon, and then the imperial army can launch a large corps operation, and launch an attack along the central railway network and the entire Irrawaddy River with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, until the whole of Burma is conquered." "Hello! Even if the next battle will not be easy, the final outcome is already doomed, and the Imperial Army of Japan will win! ”

Kimura Hyotaro nodded heavily, in a very happy mood, if he can successfully conquer Burma and cut off the last international lifeline of the Chinese government, then his name will be recorded in the history of the Japanese Empire and admired by future generations! "Shuffle!" After a moment of analysis, the goods began to swell again. After a pause, Umezu Mijiro curled the corners of his mouth with great excitement, and waved his big hand in high spirits: "Kimura-kun, I have ordered the 18th Army and the 19th Army to launch an attack on the two important stronghold cities of Darcy and Tonggu as soon as possible, so as to contain a large number of Chinese expeditionary forces in northern Burma.

At the same time, the two armies will detach a part of their forces to open up the two armies from the north and south, so as to ensure the flexibility and mobility of the entire Burmese dispatch army and the formation of a strong joint force. The 20th Army and the 15th Army worked out the direction of the breakthrough as soon as possible, and formulated a complete battle plan for Yangon and submitted it to the General Headquarters for approval and implementation! "Hello!" Kimura Hyotaro hurriedly ordered the leader. Knock knock, but just then, there was a knock on the door of the Commander-in-Chief's office. Immediately afterwards, a devil communications staff officer walked into the office with a telegram and said with a pause: "Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, Your Excellency the Chief of the General Staff, there is an urgent telegram from the Kwantung Army Headquarters!" ”

"Nani? The Kwantung Army command was in an emergency? Thinking of Ishihara's four words, Umezu Mijiro's face suddenly darkened, and he didn't want to have anything to do with this unruly and embarrassing guy at all. All right! Go down! Seeing that Umezu Mijiro did not answer, Kimura Hyotaro took the initiative to reach out and take the telegram and read it. After Hyotaro Kimura read the message, Mijiro Umezu asked very unpleasantly, "Kimura-kun, is that idiot here to warn you again?" "Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, you are really right!" Kimura Hyotaro nodded with a smile, and said in a mocking tone: "Senior General Ishihara thinks that Yang Fan's public announcement that he wants to abandon Burma and retreat to India is just confusing the public, and his real intention is tactical deception, and he is about to launch an unprecedented strategic counteroffensive. ”

"Nani?" Umezu Mijiro's eyes widened exaggeratedly, and then he laughed and said: "It's really funny, the most elite units of the Chinese Expeditionary Force have suffered heavy losses, and their technical equipment has been exhausted, why should they carry out a strategic counteroffensive?" Is it sapper shovels and teeth? Kimura Hyotaro sighed: "Yes, if it weren't for the strong industrial production capacity and transportation capacity of the Great Japanese Empire, we would probably be unable to sustain our Burmese army."

Over the past month or so, the consumption of the Empire's combat aircraft, heavy artillery, tank armor, anti-aircraft guns, and other technical equipment has been exaggerated, and many front-line troops have had some difficulties in supplying shells and ammunition for a time. As for the Huaxia troops, needless to say, their air force no longer dared to fight head-on with the Imperial Air Force, and even the anti-aircraft artillery units began to disappear, not daring to openly intercept the Imperial Air Force as before. ”

Umezu Mijiro snorted coldly: "This Ishihara Waner's ability is not bad, but he can't see others better than him, but he is too narrow-minded, or too pretentious, as if he is the only one in the world who is smart." Kimura Hyotaro nodded and agreed: "Yes, Admiral Ishihara is good at everything, but he is too self-righteous." He is thousands of kilometers away, and he has no understanding of the specific situation in the Burma theater, but he wants to make judgments. ”

Umezu Mijiro grinned and said, "Kimura-kun, since that's the case, why bother with him?" Are we idle now? "Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief is absolutely right!" Hyotaro Kimura laughed, crumpled the message, threw it in the garbage basket, and walked out of the office happily.

Myitkyina, Myanmar Army Military Academy. He Jianhan just graduated from the Shandong Zhaoyuan Military Academy this year, and was transferred to the Myanmar Army Military Academy as an instructor, and has been officially employed for three months. On weekdays, he is mainly responsible for teaching cadets military theoretical knowledge and military technical skills, and also takes into account ideological and political education.

According to Jiang Qiang's instructions, half of the cadets enrolled in the Burmese Army Military Academy should be Burmese cadets, and the children of overseas Chinese and other ethnic groups should account for the other half, and all the schools should be taught in Chinese. The Myanmar Army Military Academy is divided into five types of military disciplines: infantry, artillery, armored troops, engineers, and baggage troops, and the main courses include tactics, war history, military system, weapons, shooting, aviation, city construction, transportation, surveying, hygiene, political science, education, military education, and so on.

A total of 724 students were enrolled in the first batch of students, including 362 Burmese students, and all of them were carefully selected "manufacturable materials". In accordance with the principle of wide entry and strict exit, the school's system and style of work are strictly modeled after those of modern military schools, and discipline is very strict, with 6 hours of class a day, 2 hours of exercise, gymnastics and running in the morning, self-study in the evening, and emergency assembly training at night.

It can be said responsibly that, with the exception of the Zhaoyuan Military Academy, the Myanmar Army Military Academy's design of teaching curriculum, teaching standards, and teaching discipline is almost a cut above that of the military schools of the current era. As long as the cadets "do not slip ideologically," after two years, these cadets will certainly become excellent grassroots commanders, and with a little training and polishing, they will be able to transform into a mainstay in the Burma theater.

Of course, if you want the horses to run, you have to let the horses graze, in addition to the high standards and strict requirements, the food and accommodation in the school are very good. There are enough meat and vegetarian, white rice and white flour steamed buns for every meal, and there are quotas for fruits, energy drinks, amethyst rice, etc., and you can freely enjoy football fields, basketball courts, swimming pools, libraries, cinemas and other supporting facilities in your spare time.

In addition to these, each student can also have a living allowance of 100 yuan per month, which can be used to buy some necessary daily necessities, as well as personal expenses. Therefore, for the vast majority of students whose living conditions are not very good, it is completely a mouse that has fallen into the rice tank, and their life is full of oil beads, which is too beautiful.

Today is the weekend, there are no classes in the school, and after completing the basic training tasks, the students are free to move around, some go out shopping and buy things, some swim in groups, some go to watch war movies, and some play football and basketball in school. As an instructor, He Jianhan was not so leisurely in this matter, and he made an early appointment with more than a dozen key trainees to go to the suburbs for a picnic, the purpose of which is not only to satisfy the desire of the tongue, but also to cultivate feelings and enhance the sense of belonging and identity of the Burmese students.

When they arrived at a small river in the suburbs, He Jianhan and his party began to divide and cooperate, burying pots to make rice, collecting firewood, fishing, hunting, picking mushrooms, digging wild vegetables, etc., and everyone was very busy. After two or three hours of busy work, a pot of fragrant food was finally freshly baked. "Come on, students, let's have a toast first! Today, I am very happy to be able to work together with all of you to make so many delicious dishes! ”

"Haha, this is our famous Chinese wine Moutai, but the gold is expensive, I am reluctant to drink it on weekdays, everyone has a good mouth today!" Drinking can shorten the distance, how can there be no wine on such a lively occasion? He Jianhan brought a jar of Moutai wine out of his own pocket and filled a glass to all the students before the banquet.

"Thank you, Instructor!" "Wow, it smells so good, it's worthy of Chinese wine, I can't get enough of it!" "Yes! Oh, yes! The Chinese wine culture has a long history, which is really fascinating! "Let Instructor He break the bank! I've long wanted to taste the taste of Moutai, but I'm shy in my pocket! "Okay, you're welcome! I'll do it first! "It's done!"

"Wow, that's delicious! Sure enough, the aftertaste is endless! "Ahem, ahem, this wine is so enjoyable!" "Everyone wants to drink, let's drink it today, come, fill it again!" After a few glasses of wine, whether it was a Burmese student or a Chinese student, their faces became ruddy, and their moods also flew up, and the distance between them became closer.

Buzz. However, at this moment, there was a motor humming in the sky in the distance. "What's going on?" He Jianhan hurriedly turned his head to look, only to see two small black dots in the sky in the distance flying rapidly from south to north. Due to the great distance, it was impossible to see the two planes, plus the air defense alarm was not triggered. He Jianhan naturally couldn't distinguish between friend and foe,

Although Jiang Qiang's ground-based radar network in Myanmar has almost no blind spots for monitoring the airspace of the defense zone, the current technology is limited and cannot be perfect in identifying friend or foe. Mainly due to the limited technical means at present, the identification of enemy and enemy fighters is a major historical problem. When an aircraft discovers a target in the air, it must first distinguish between friend and foe, otherwise it is easy to accidentally injure one's own plane and cause unnecessary losses.

The friend or foe identifier consists of an interrogator and a transponder, and is an on-board electronic system used to distinguish between friend and foe aircraft. The interrogator is a device that emits an interrogation signal and receives the response signal from its own aircraft; A transponder is a device that receives an interrogation signal and transmits an answering signal. As soon as the airborne fire control radar discovers the target, the interrogator immediately sends a set of coded interrogation signals to the target.

If it is a party aircraft, the answering machine installed on the target decodes the interrogation signal, and sends a response signal concurrently, and after the interrogator decodes the answering signal, the answering mark is output to the radar display. If there is no response mark on the radar display, it is judged to be an enemy target.

In addition, the airborne friend or foe identifier can also be combined with the ground or ship identifier to complete the identification of friend or foe in the air, ground and ship three-dimensional space. In the current era, although the active friend or foe identifier has been born, it is actually very imperfect and cumbersome to operate. It is far from being as efficient, concise and accurate as the passive airborne friend or foe identifier of modern military aircraft.

Even if Jiang Qiang opens the hanging, the military industry research institute in Shanghai has not yet studied a modern passive friend or foe identifier, so it will give the little devil plane a chance to fish in troubled waters.

Similarly, the Flying Tigers of the Asian People's Liberation Army (PLA) have not taken advantage of this loophole, and almost every day several planes will go deep into the Japanese-occupied areas to carry out reconnaissance missions. Relying on their own speed and strong protective power, the pilots who carry out reconnaissance missions are highly skilled and bold, and after completing reconnaissance tasks, they often like to fight the autumn wind, still drop a few bombs at the devil's defense area, dive and strafe several waves of devil soldiers, devil convoys, and other military targets.

Because Jiang Qiang's conscription air force is very strong, although it is still difficult to form an absolute superiority over the Japanese air force for the time being, it is still more than enough to defend the rear airspace, so the devil combat planes do not dare to go too deep into the hinterland of the defense area.

In addition, the northern military factory in Burma is the rear of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and a key industrial zone, and Jiang Qiang has carried out strict protection, whether it is in the ground radar network, the ground air defense force, or the air force deployment.

Due to the difficulty in identifying enemy and enemy fighters, especially at the beginning, the combat planes of the two sides had unusually frequent "exchanges of courtesy," and it was common for lone soldiers to go to meetings alone, so it was even more difficult for ground radar stations to judge friend and foe. Unless a large number of combat aircraft is discovered, under normal circumstances, even if one or two suspicious planes are spotted intruding, the radar station will not sound the alarm, so as not to cause misunderstanding and panic.

It is precisely for this reason that quite a number of little devil reconnaissance planes and fighter-bombers often fish in troubled waters, fly to the rear of Burma to carry out reconnaissance and sabotage missions, and boldly and recklessly carry out bombing and ground strafing in the rear area. Of course, if you don't die, you won't die, and after these devil planes who dared to commit crimes against the wind exposed their targets, they were all attacked by artillery fire and chased by fighter planes without exception, and basically there was no return.

After a long time, the devil planes that went deep into the hinterland of the Jiangqiang defense area to reconnoiter were all honest, so although the enemy and our planes have been fighting indistinguishably on the frontline battlefield, and I don't know how many times the big and small battles have been carried out, there are few devil planes in the industrial areas of northern Myanmar to make trouble, and at most they occasionally come to peep and run away.

"I don't think these two planes are good, they don't look like my own planes!" He Jianhan frowned, a strong uneasiness welled up in his heart, and he didn't think much about it, even when he shouted at the students who were happily masturbating and eating vegetables: "Okay, everyone stop!" Safety first, everyone will hide in the woods first. Li Henglin, an overseas Chinese student, looked up at the two small black dots in the distance, and said with a smile: "Instructor He, no, will there be an air raid by a little devil plane here in Myanmar?" ”

The Burmese cadet Ge Dan Wei Zizi picked up a skewer of barbecue meat, and seconded it with a smile: "Yes, Instructor He, our Myitkyina is a big rear here, not only a large number of radar stations and anti-aircraft artillery air defense units along the way, but also the air force of two entire flight regiments stationed!"

No matter how bold the Japanese devils are, they won't send two planes to their deaths, right? ”

"Yes! Oh, yes! ”

"With our Asian People's Liberation Army Flying Tigers here, how many devil planes will die!"

The other dozen or so students also had the same thoughts, not only because Myitkyina was defending the rear, and the Devil Air Force had not dared to go here for a long time, but more importantly, they already had blind worship and confidence in the Tiger Army.

"Shut up! Keep in mind that you are now soldiers, and you will become commanders at all levels and levels in the future, and you must maintain a high degree of vigilance at all times, otherwise the slightest mistake will cost you your life! ”

Seeing that everyone was smiling and not caring, He Jianhan suddenly became angry, and shouted with a solemn expression: "Stand up for me, immediately carry out the order, and go into the woods to hide!" ”

"Yes!" "Yes!"

Seeing that the tiger was mighty, Li Henglin, Ge Danwei, Mala Nian, Sang Bo and other students dared to smile and smile, and immediately put down the food in their hands and ran in line to the woods on the bank of the river. "Buzz!" As soon as He Jianhan and the others ran into the woods, the two planes roared into the sky, and everyone could already see the appearance of the planes clearly. Although there is no eye-catching plaster mark under the wings, the style of the devil plane, which is already at a low altitude, cannot be hidden.

"Ah, these two planes turned out to be really devil's Zero fighters!" "Why did the devil plane get to us?" "And these two devil fighters are definitely not good, and they are already in a state of dive attack!" "Thanks to the instructor's foresight, otherwise we would have been in danger!" "yes, it looks like we still have a lot to learn!"

After seeing that it was an enemy plane, all the trainees were terrified, and they were almost about to become the target of the devil's plane. Before everyone's words fell, they were guessing what the devil fighters were going to do, when they suddenly found a transport convoy on the road ahead, and it was obvious that the devil's two Zero fighters were going for them!