Shojiro Iida was half leaning on his chair, his skinny face filled with gloom, and the successive bad news made him feel extremely bad.
The conference table was surrounded by high-ranking military officers, but no one dared to speak at this moment. The commander was furious, and who wanted to get into trouble with this?
"Is there anything unusual over Indo-China recently?" After a while, Iida was the first to break the calm with a sullen face.
"According to intelligence, the Chinese troops stationed in India are moving closer to the India-Myanmar border with unknown intentions."
A colonel replied bravely, carefully observing the commander's face as he spoke, and seeing that he didn't have any intention of getting angry, he continued to add: "But in view of what happened in western Yunnan, it is very likely that they will launch an attack on our army. The offensive will echo the left and right of the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force, threatening the entire northern Myanmar."
Iida snorted coldly. He really didn't understand why these guys were still so optimistic. Did they have to have the other party come over and shoot at him to understand that they were ready to attack?
"Threat? It's already a crisis now, Gannan! The offensive of the Indian Army will definitely start in these two days!"
"Hey..."
The male colonel was sweating profusely, shrinking his head and quickly retreating.
"Order the 31st Division to step up the defense of Shinbeyan, Dabanga and other places. As the gateway between northern Myanmar and India, this is the only place where the Indian army's offensive line must pass. We must not be careless!"
"Myitkyina must also do a good job in assisting defense and beware of enemies getting behind us. Our 15th Army will face the biggest test this time. If the defense line collapses again and again, everyone here should think about how to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor!"
The officers around him were shocked. Even though Iida Shojiro, a wizened old man who looked thin and incompetent, was a ruthless man, he was definitely the kind of person who would do what he said.
When he commanded four Japanese divisions to attack Burma, he successively defeated two British colonial divisions and launched a fierce battle with the 100,000-strong Chinese Expeditionary Force commanded by Stilwell, Luo Zhuoying, and Du Yuming.
He used one force to contain the main force of the Chinese Army from the front, and sent a reinforced division to conduct a long-distance attack to seize Lashio, the rear base of the expeditionary force, with the intention of annihilating the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
Du Yuming was forced to give up all his heavy weapons and forcibly returned to China over the mountains of foreigners. Only one-third of the 100,000-strong expeditionary force returned to the country alive.
It can be said that the reason why the first expeditionary force into Myanmar failed in vain was not only the cheating behavior of the pig teammates and their own faults, but also the ruthless attack of this wizened old man.
"Iida-kun, do you need any arrangements for Nankan? I'm worried that they will turn north to attack Bhamo and threaten Myitkyina."
At the top of the left hand column, Chief of Staff Major General Tadao Kawashima put forward his opinions.
"It's not impossible to ask the 33rd Division to send a regiment to help defend against Bhamo, and the 53rd Division to return to the north for reinforcements as soon as possible. Alas... the troops on hand are not enough."
Iida held his forehead and had a headache. The group of Chinese people fighting from western Yunnan were already upset enough. The Indian direction was also ready to make a move. Facing several defensive directions, the force in his hand was dwarfed by comparison.
"Then over there with the 56th Division..."
"Watanabe is an excellent commander. He knows what to do. Our first priority now is to defend northern Myanmar. You have to understand this... Kawashima."
These words were so explicit that Chief of Staff Kawashima had already guessed that the commander was going to abandon the 56th Division, which was besieged.
Thinking about it, the 18th Division that was sent to support was wiped out by others. The current situation cannot be left to their control.
The most critical thing is the Chinese army that broke into Myanmar. They were like inserting a poisonous bayonet into the middle of their own side, disrupting the entire deployment of northern Myanmar. It couldn't be described as a cruel move.
"Guard the direction of Indo-China, and we must find a way to defeat this Chinese army that is advancing alone. Otherwise, the entire Northern Burma Front will be in trouble. Do you hear me clearly?"
"Hey, Waka is going to go to West University immediately!"
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Outside the temporary headquarters in Mangshi, several jeeps and heavy trucks were parked outside the tent. More than a thousand fully armed elite soldiers stood quietly on both sides of the road. At the front of the convoy, there were actually two T26 tanks leading the way.
"Trenching, is this necessary?"
Liao Mingyu strode out, looking at the battle in front of him with a black line on his face.
Dong Dao quickly greeted him: "Seats, everyone is ready. We can set off at any time."
"Did you do this?" Liao Mingyu was speechless. He just went to Wanding for an inspection, and he didn't go to the front line to fight, right?
"It was arranged by Staff Officer Fang before he left. He said that your safety is the most important thing in the entire division. If there is no mistake, the guard battalion will follow you wherever you go." Dong Dao answered truthfully with a solemn expression.
Liao Mingyu shook his head and asked helplessly: "The Falcon Team has set off. Didn't you go with Long Wenwen?"
"Just go over there with Zhang Liu and Yang Danzi. The guard camp cannot be empty."
Several members of Falcon happen to be the commanders of various units, such as Long Wenwen, Yao Ma, and Dong Dao. They usually stay in their units when they don't have missions. When there are missions, they hand over the team to their deputy positions and they return immediately.
Zhang Liu is now the deputy battalion commander of the guard battalion. He and Dong Dao are both skilled men with superb marksmanship. They have also discussed that if they go on a mission, one of them must stay in the guard camp to protect Liao Mingyu's safety.
At this moment, a jeep with the Stars and Stripes flag suddenly came from behind. The soldiers immediately stepped forward to stop it. This scene also attracted Liao Mingyu's attention.
Taking a closer look, I saw that an old acquaintance was still sitting in the car, but I didn't know what this old fox was doing here now.
"Wait, please show me your ID!"
"Oh, please, I'm from the Allied Strategic Office and I need to see your supreme commander immediately."
The soldier looked at him doubtfully, not understanding what he was talking about.
Smith was helpless and pointed in the direction of Liao Mingyu and shouted, but the soldier remained unmoved, but he was very anxious.
I left in such a hurry that I forgot to bring a translator. I thought the person could speak English so I didn’t pay attention. Who knew I was rejected here.
"Okay, they are going to see Shenzuo. Let them pass." At this time, Dong Dao, who ran in a hurry, finally rescued them.
Smith said thank you, ignored others, and ran impatiently towards Liao Mingyu. It seemed that something was urgent.
"Old fox, I haven't seen you for a long time. What evil wind brought you here?"
"excuse me?" Smith looked confused.
Liao Mingyu chuckled lightly, and then said to him in English: "Colonel Smith, you came at the right time. If it is later, I will go to the front line."
"Oh, dear commander, I came here as quickly as possible. In order not to waste time, I set off without even bringing a translator."
Smith wiped the sweat from his forehead and raised his eyebrows to express how difficult it was for him...
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