Beiyang reactionaries

The Governor of India, Archibald Wavell, encouraged Auchinleck.It is already a very good performance for the British and Indian troops to be entangled with the Japanese army in Burma for more than four months.Compared with the previous sweep of Nanyang by the Japanese army, the results of the British and Indian troops in Burma are still very brilliant.

"What does London say? Has Churchill scolded us again?"

"Don't worry about things in London."

Wavell frowned.

A crappy soldier in Churchill's political circle, and a crappy politician in the military circle, knew how to point fingers.He knows nothing about war.Both Wavell and Auchinleck are soldiers, and they have fought many battles. They look down on Churchill, who doesn't understand shit, and who talks about fighting every day.

Churchill gave orders to the Governor of India in London, and it was all kinds of army mobilization orders.Wavell's telegrams always stated that they obeyed Churchill's orders, but in fact they did not interfere with Claude Auchinleck's command.

"General Auchinleck, what do you think the Japanese army will do next?"

"According to my analysis, the Japanese army's next step should be to attack in two ways. The Japanese army should cross the Chindun River from Mandalay, take Dongzan, and go straight to Imphal. Once Imphal falls into Japanese hands, they will You can continue to attack and take our logistics base Dimapur. Dimapur is currently the most important logistics city for our troops, and it must not be lost here."

"Ah."

Wavell looked at the map and nodded.

This was the most direct way for the Japanese army to invade India.If Imphal is defeated and Dimapur is attacked, the whole of Myanmar will be lost.Because Dimapur is currently the largest logistics base of the British Indian Army.It is full of all kinds of arms and materials sold by China to the British and Indian troops. There are also a large number of materials looted from India by the Indian Governor's Office, and a large number of recruits are trained here.Dimapur is a transfer point for the personnel and supplies of the frontline troops, so Dimapur is an indispensable place.

"However, this road is several times more difficult than taking Burma. The traffic conditions and climate here make it very difficult for the Japanese army to attack. Even if it is tens of thousands of troops, once they cross the Chindun River, logistics cannot be guaranteed. But if only tens of thousands of troops want to take Imphal, it is not so easy. As long as we stick to Imphal, the Japanese army will be caught in a dilemma."

Wavell sneered.

This route is indeed very direct, but it is also very difficult.

The biggest difficulty is logistical.

Japan has already penetrated deep into Burma, and fighting in Burma alone has greatly tested the logistics of the Japanese army.After crossing the Chindun River, the logistical difficulties were several times higher than they are now.Not to mention that the roads over there are not good, just the Chindun River is a very difficult place for the logistics troops.With Japan's logistical capabilities, where is it so easy to win Imphal.

"Governor Wavell, although this is the case, I think we should still take good precautions."

"Ah."

"The other route is more clear, that is, the Japanese army goes north to attack Myitkyina. We have lost most of Burma, and Myitkyina is the last piece. And Myitkyina is where we got arms from China. If Myitkyina is lost, then It will be difficult for us to replenish arms and ammunition. At that time, we can only wait for London to give us arms. But in the current situation, even if we obtain arms from the US Lend-Lease Act, it will be difficult to get them in a short time. So Myitkyina must not be lost here.”

"Yes."

Wavell breathed out.

He even smiled wryly: "I really didn't expect that the empire would buy arms from China one day."

How funny.

The powerful world overlord, the British Empire known as the empire on which the sun never sets, actually wants to buy arms from China.

Even Wavell knows a lot of inside information.

Earlier, in order to buy Chinese arms, the Governor of India collected a large amount of private gold in India.In order to collect Indian gold, it offended many people in India at that time.Later, it was discovered that the hearts of the Indian people were unstable, and Britain was worried about arousing resistance in India, so it did not continue to search for gold in India.But even so, about 200 tons of gold have flowed into the pockets of the Chinese.

Later, there was no way, the British government could only forcibly expropriate the properties of British businessmen in China, and then sold them to the Chinese government in exchange for arms.When Halifax was negotiating with Chinese representatives recently, Wavell, as the governor of India, also knew about it.

The empire has come to buy Chinese arms by selling overseas assets.

Under such circumstances, Myitkyina is even more important.

"General Auchinleck, how much time do you think Japan will give us?"

"Tell me less than two months. If it takes longer, it should be three months."

"How do you judge?"

"We have been fighting with the Japanese army in Burma for almost 4 months. Although the Japanese army has made rapid progress, the casualties of the Japanese army on the battlefield will not be less than 15. Moreover, their troops are not adapted to the climate in Myanmar, and non-combat reductions must also be It is very powerful. It is conservatively estimated that since the outbreak of the Burma campaign, the Japanese army’s losses will not be less than 20. Many Japanese troops should have lost their combat effectiveness, and they cannot fight at all without a period of repair. This repair time will not be less than two months time."

Claude Auchinleck has his say.

In the Battle of Burma, the British and Indian troops suffered great losses, and Japan was also having a hard time.

Of course, this loss is completely drizzle for Japan.The loss of only 4 people in the past 20 months, Japan can completely ignore it.But the main problem is that fighting in Burma is just too much of a headache.

There are fewer troops and they cannot beat the British and Indian troops.There are too many troops, and the logistics cannot keep up.Large forces entering Burma can starve you to death.

Moreover, troops without training, especially those without a certain amount of time to adapt, entered Burma and fell ill before fighting.The Japanese troops who launched the Burma campaign this time were all soldiers who had been trained here and adapted to the climate here.But after actually entering Myanmar to fight, there are still a large number of non-combat attrition.Mainly because they did not adapt to the climate here.

Therefore, if Japan wants to launch the Burma campaign again, the troops must be repaired.Even if recruits are recruited, they must first adapt to the climate here.After finishing the trimming and getting used to it, no matter what, it will be two months later.

"Two to three months."

"Yes."

"In other words, we only have two to three months to repair. General Auchinleck, we must also repair our troops as soon as possible. I immediately sent a telegram to London, and we must reach an agreement with China as soon as possible. These two From one month to three months, we must hoard enough arms as soon as possible."

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"Sakagaki-kun, the Burma campaign has not ended satisfactorily."

"Tojo-kun, I'm very sorry."

The Battle of Mandalay is over.

The British and Indian troops are preparing, as is the Japanese side.After the Battle of Mandalay, the Japanese army had to repair and replenish.So Seishiro Sakagaki, the commander-in-chief of the Battle of Mandalay, immediately flew to Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo.

The two are very familiar and have known each other since they were young.

Speaking carefully, Seishiro Sakagaki also supported Hideki Tojo in the early years.When Hideki Tojo was engaged in the military police in the Nanyang region, it was Seishiro Sakagaki, who was the Minister of War at the time, who transferred Hideki Tojo to Tokyo as the Deputy Minister of the Army.Although Hideki Tojo made trouble with his big mouth later, he was soon dismissed.But the experience at that time made Hideki Tojo famous.

Similarly, when the Battle of Mandalay was not going well, the first thing Tojo thought of was Seishiro Sakagaki.Therefore, Sakagaki Seishiro was immediately appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Mandalay campaign.Hideki Tojo trusted Sakagaki Seishiro more than Terauchi Shouichi, the commander-in-chief of the Burma campaign.So after the Battle of Mandalay, what Tojo Hideki wanted to see was not Terauchi Shouichi, but Sakagaki Seishiro.

"It's not your fault."

Tojo shook his head.

After Seishiro Sakagaki took office, he performed quite well.In particular, the defeat of the British and Indian Army's Eastern Group Army was a stroke of genius.If Seishiro Sakagaki hadn't defeated the British-Indian Army's Eastern Group Army, the casualties of the British-Indian Army and the Japanese Army in the Mandalay Battle might have been about the same.Even if Lashio is lost, the British and Indian troops may not need to evacuate Mandalay.

"Sakagaki-kun, come and sit down."

Hideki Tojo sat in front of Seishiro Sakagaki, and said: "Sakagaki-kun, I read your report and it was quite good. I agree with the next plan. But compared to Imphal, I hope You take Myitkyina."

Hideki Tojo spread out the map.

Pointing to Imphal, he said: "Attacking Imphal is indeed a good step. Once the empire takes Imphal, we will completely open the door to attack India by land. Especially Dimapur, that is a British-Indian The general logistics location of the frontline troops of the Chinese Army. The materials sold to the British and Indian troops in China and the materials collected by the British and Indian troops in India are all in Dimapur. As long as we occupy there, the logistics supplies of the British and Indian troops will be completely cut off. But compared to here, Myitkyina is the most important thing.”

"Myitkyina is very busy right now."

Looking at Myitkyina Tojo Hideki's face was very ugly.

He gritted his teeth and said: "The British and Indian troops have been able to persist until now, all because of China's troubles in the middle. If China hadn't sold so much equipment to the British and Indian troops, the British and Indian troops would have lost Burma long ago. It is precisely because of China's continuous sales to The weapons of the British and Indian armies, the British and Indian armies have been able to persist until now. Damn China, one day the empire must settle this account with China.”