Binmana, the Japanese Burma Front Command.

Ishihara Kaner looked at the sand table in front of him with a painful expression.

Ishihara Kanir could not believe that everything that happened in front of him was real, and the 18th Division had actually defeated the Chinese army in less than four hours.

This is an elite division team with four units system!

Four hours, in less than an hour, the Chinese army collapsed south.

Yes, the 18th Division has indeed been in Mitella. Darcy has been fighting hard for nearly ten days. The officers and soldiers have reached their limits in terms of physical strength and energy, but this is a division after all, with more than 20,000 imperial soldiers!

Ishihara Kanir never felt depressed and desperate like this moment.

To be honest, before coming to Myanmar, Ishihara Kaner thought he would lose to Zhong Yi.

After all, Zhong Yi's performance is obvious to all, and even Okamura Yanji lost to Zhong Yi in the Zhejiang-Fujian battlefield.

So, Ishihara Kanir really thought that he would lose to Zhong Yi this time when he went to Myanmar.

However, Ishihara Kanir never thought that he would lose to Zhong Yi in this way, and a battle that he was determined to win ended in such a way?

Looking at Ishihara Kanir with a frustrated expression, Tani Na Huaxiong wanted to speak but stopped.

Kamidi Huaxiong wanted to say that even though the Battle of Mandalay was finally defeated, the main responsibility was definitely not Ishihara Kanji, but should be borne by Anda 23.

However, Kamidi Huaxiong knew very well that Ishihara Kaner didn't want to listen to this.

At that moment, Gu Di Na Huaxiong said in a deep voice: "Commander, although the 18th Division was defeated, the 8th Division was not affected. The 1st Guard Division and the 2nd Guard Division have also completed rest and will be able to re-enter the battle soon. Therefore, we still have a chance to fight in the Battle of Mandalay, and we did not lose."

"Ha." Ishihara Kaner just smiled and waved his hand.

"Kun Kidi, why should you deceive yourself now?" Ishihara Kaner said tragically, "The 18th Division lasted for less than four hours under the counterattack of the Chinese Army. So, even if the 8th Division, the 1st Guards and the 2nd Guards are all taken up, what can I do?"

"If the Chinese army counterattacks again, how long will the 8th Division last?"

"How long can the 1st Guard Division and the 2nd Guard Division last?"

"Commander!" Gu Di Na Huaxiong frowned, "There are many objective reasons for the failure of the 18th Division. The main reason is that it underestimates the enemy too much. I didn't expect that the Chinese army really dared to launch a large-scale counterattack, and I didn't expect that the Chinese army could be so sharp after the firepower support of the air force."

"But now the situation is different."

"Now the Imperial Army has known about this situation."

"Then the imperial army will not be careless anymore."

"So, the tragedy of the 18th Division will not happen again."

Ishihara Kaner looked at Gu Di Huaxiong with a faint look and said, "Gu Di, you really think so?"

"This..." Gu Dina Huaxiong was speechless, not knowing whether to stick to what he said just now or to succumb to his true thoughts.

From Tani Na Huaxiong's hesitation, Ishihara Kanir saw his true thoughts.

"Kun Tani, it seems that you are not unable to see clearly." Ishihara said, "You have known for a long time that the final failure of the Battle of Mandalay is inevitable. You just want to comfort me that I said so. Otherwise, I should have suggested to the base camp to replace you, the chief of staff."

Gu Di Na Hua Xiong said miserably: "Master Commander?"

"You don't have to comfort me, let alone pity me." Ishihara Kanji waved his hand and said, "I am not that fragile. As a commander of the front army of the Empire and a senior general, admitting failure is actually a necessary quality. Only by daring to admit failure can we seriously learn lessons and summarize experiences in order to avenge our shame in the future."

Gu Di Na Hua Xiong choked and said, "Master Commander?"

Ishihara Kaner waved his hand and said, "Order the 8th Division, the 1st Guard Division and the 2nd Guard Division alternately cover, withdraw Binmana, and then order the 27th Army to stop the attack and withdraw back to Yangon. Finally, the process of the Battle of Mandalay will be written and reported to the base camp and His Majesty the Emperor immediately."

"Hayi."

...

Less than two hours later, Tojo Hideki hurried into the Imperial Study Room.

"Tojo-kun, look at this." Hirohito handed over the folder in his hand.

Tojo Hideki knelt down from the tatami and took the folder. After reading it, his face changed immediately.

"Your Majesty." A cold sweat came out from Hideki Tojo's forehead and said in a panic, "I have an unshirkable responsibility for the defeat in the Battle of Mandalay."

Hirohito didn't say anything, but just looked at Hideki Tojo.

Hideki Tojo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and continued: "It was me who ordered the transfer of thousands of tons of air kerosene that was originally supplied to the Myanmar Front to the 15th Army. I thought that I thought the overall situation in Myanmar was decided, and even if a few thousand tons of air kerosene were shortened, it would have no effect on the overall situation, but I didn't expect..."

Hirohito said: "Tojo-kun, you have disappointed me so much."

"Hai." Tojo Hideki paused, "Please punish your minister for his crime."

Hideki Tojo simply took the blame, even though it was not his fault at all.

The one who should be responsible for this is actually the Chief of Staff of the Army and the Royal Meritorious Academy Gong Zai-in.

It was the old man named Zai Ren, who ordered the freighter that had originally sailed to Yangon, Myanmar, to turn around and head to Melbourne, Australia for his own selfish interests. The reason he wanted to do this was because the 15th Army intercepted a large amount of gold in Melbourne. The commander of the 15th Army, Yoshiro Iida, was preparing to present the gold to Zai Ren, to Zai Ren, in Xianyuan.

Hideki Tojo also knew that Yasuhitomiya was actually just a cover.

The one who really wants this batch of gold is the one who sits upright in front of him.

In a word, in order to launch this holy war, the royal family has produced too much blood.

Therefore, the royal family urgently needed this batch of gold blood transfusion, so this was the case.

Otherwise, the few remaining British Air Force fighter squadrons in Australia would not be enough to prompt the 5th Aviation Division, which belongs to the 15th Army, to grab supplies from the Myanmar Front.

But Hideki Tojo couldn't say these words.

A country is a big family. It is said that every family has a difficult sutra to recite. Isn’t that the country the same? As the Prime Minister of the Great Japanese Empire, he has to bear this responsibility.

So Hideki Tojo admitted his mistake simply: "Please give your Majesty the crime of governing the lower class."

"If you punish the crime, you will be spared." Hirohito breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand and said, "Ishihara Jun said something very well. You must have the courage to admit failure. If you lose in the Mandalay battle, you will lose. There is nothing to admit. The important thing is that after losing, you must learn lessons seriously, summarize your experience, and then work hard to win back."
Chapter completed!