When Stilwell and Zhong Yi arrived at the west bank of the Xidang River, it was already evening.

The shidang River is shining under the afterglow of the sunset, and the wind is calm and the waves are scattered on the wide river surface. The hardworking fishermen are setting the last net before sunset.

Stilwell couldn't help but exclaim: "What a beautiful scenery, just like a painting."

"Yes, it's really beautiful." Zhong Yi nodded and said, "It's a pity that this place will become a burning battlefield in a few months, and the iron hooves of the Japanese invaders will stomp everything here!"

Stilwell's face immediately collapsed and he asked heavily: "Zhong, in your judgment, how long will it take for the Japanese army to attack Myanmar?"

Zhong Yi said: "That depends on how long Singapore can last."

"Singapore?" Stilwell said in surprise, "Do you think the Japanese army will attack Singapore first?"

"That's for sure." Zhong Yi nodded, "Singapore guards the Strait of Malacca, and the Strait of Malacca is the throat of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet entering the Indian Ocean. Unless the Japanese Army is ready to fight against the British-Burma army and the Chinese army without the assistance of the navy, they will inevitably fight Singapore first."

"That's true." Stilwell nodded and said, "If the Strait of Malacca cannot be opened and if the Japanese Navy combined fleet cannot enter the Indian Ocean, the Japanese Army will not only not be able to obtain naval aid, but will even face the threat of the British Navy. In this way, the pressure on the Japanese Army will undoubtedly increase greatly."

Zhong Yi said: "No surprise, it should be like this."

Stilwell said: "Then how long do you think Singapore can last?"

Zhong Yi said: "Do you want to hear the truth or do you want to hear the lies?"

"Listen to the truth." Stilwell said with a frown, "Of course I want to hear the truth."

Zhong Yi sighed: "The truth is that Singapore can't hold on for even a week. When will the Japanese troops arrive at the Johor Strait, and when will the British troops stationed in Singapore collapse."

"Oh?" Stilwell said in disbelief, "can't hold on for a week?"

"Yes, I can't hold on for a week." Zhong Yi sighed, "This is by no means an exaggeration."

"No, Zhong, you must have made a mistake this time." Stilwell said, "You may not be very clear. The British troops stationed in Malaysia have more than 140,000 people, and there are more than 100 fighter jets from the Navy's Pacific Fleet and the Air Force. According to my understanding, the British army is stronger than the 25th Army of Ishihara Kanir."

"Because the 25th Army of the Japanese army currently only has two divisions and one aviation team, with less than 50,000 people, and the Air Force has only more than 200 fighter jets. The only Japanese army is stronger than the British army is the armored forces. The 25th Army of the Japanese army is equipped with an independent combat chariot wing with 150 tanks, while the British army has less than 50 tanks."

"So what?" Zhong Yi shook his head, "Although the British army is large, they are just servants summoned from the colonies. They are not British at all, so naturally they will not have any sense of honor. If the war goes well, it will be nothing, but once the war goes wrong, it will collapse immediately."

"There is also the British commander Pasival. His ability is not necessarily much stronger than Alexander, but he is even more arrogant and stubborn than Alexander. This person is not only dull in tactics, but also underestimated the enemy. He is still immersed in the afterglow of the Sun-Down Empire in his thoughts, and he has completely failed to realize that the Japanese army has surpassed the British army in terms of tactics, commands and soldiers' combat experience! Therefore, the British army's fragile defeat is foreseeable, and a week has been overestimated."

Zhong Yi is really not nonsense. In another time and space, more than 100,000 British troops in Singapore lasted for about twenty days.

However, the British army in this time and space cannot last for so long, because with him as a time traveler, the Japanese army has richer tactics, command and combat experience, and stronger combat effectiveness. Especially the emergence of the Konglong army has made the British army in Singapore even worse, and it is really impossible for a week to go.

Stilwell frowned and said, "If the British Singaporean army can only last for one week, wouldn't that mean that at most one month, the Japanese army will invade Myanmar?"

"It may take less than a month," Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "You just said that the Japanese 25th Army has only two divisions used to invest in combat against Malaysia and Singapore, namely the 8th Division and the 18th Division. The 1st Guards Division, which was split from the Guards Division, is still on the way."

"If nothing unexpected happens, these two divisions will arrive in Vietnam in a week."

"That is to say, when the 8th and 18th Divisions occupied Singapore, the 1st and 2nd Divisions of the Guards had almost passed through Thailand, and they would be able to enter Myanmar with confidence and boldness."

Stilwell said in a deep voice: "That is to say, Myanmar may be attacked by Japanese troops in half a month?"

"Yes, in just about half a month, the vanguard of the 25th Army of the Japanese Army can reach the east bank of the Xidang River." Zhong Yi said quietly, "We don't have much time left."

Stilwell frowned and said, "But I always feel that Malaysia and Singapore will not fail so quickly."

"I don't want them to fail so soon." Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "But unfortunately, the opponent of the British army this time is Ishihara Kaner. This old devil is not simple!"

...

On the railway from Bangkok to Yela, a major southern town, a armored train is slowly heading south.

This armored train was borrowed from the Thai Army, and the train loaded the headquarters of the 25th Japanese Army.

In one of the carriages, Ishihara Kanir fell into deep thoughts facing the map from Malaysia placed on the table.

The footsteps suddenly rang out, and the chief of staff of the 25th Army, Kazuna Huaxiong, stepped in quickly, then closed his feet and stood at attention and bowed heavily to Ishihara Kanir, saying, "Your Excellency Commander!"

Ishihara Kaner asked without raising his head, "What's the matter?"

Gu Dina Huaxiong said: "The 8th Division reported that their vanguards encountered British heavy troops from the front line of Kota Balu to Tanah Mera, and the British defense line looked very thick!"

"I know." Ishihara Kanir said lightly, "I ordered the 8th Division to leave an infantry corps to restrain the British army in the front. The main force of the division passed through the jungle on the left and surrounded the British army."

"Nani? Traveling through the jungle?" said Gudi Nahuaxiong. "Commander, the tropical jungle is dangerous. Our soldiers have never had the experience of traveling through the tropical jungle, so will this happen to be dangerous?"

"Baga." Ishihara smiled angrily, "Don't you understand what I said?"

"Hayi!" Gu Dinahua paused violently and turned around and left in shame.
Chapter completed!