The main differences between the Japanese base camp and the Southern Army are the specific scale of the increase in troops.

Teraunuchi and Ishihara Kanir insisted that the Myanmar Front Army should increase from the current two armies to five armies and twenty divisions!

This means that a Burmese Front has more than 500,000 people.

Japanese Army Chief of Staff, Miyazai Miyasuin, and Army Minister Shinji Hata, felt that Shouichi Deanuchi and Kanji Ishihara must be crazy. You, one of the Burmese Front Army, needs 20 divisions and 500,000 troops. How many people should the Southern Army be added? How many people should the entire Chinese condemnation army be added?

Although Japan has fully entered the wartime system, it cannot withstand such squandering.

Yes, Ichien Miyao and Shunroku Hata just think this is a waste of money, a waste of the empire's precious human and material resources.

The second difference between the two sides is what troops should be drawn to the Myanmar battlefield.

Ichien Miyasuhito and Shinji Hata insisted that the newly formed division should be transferred to Myanmar, but Suichi Desou and Ishihara Kanir believed that the newly formed divisions could not be compared with divisions with a division number of less than 20, so they insisted that the newly formed divisions should be transferred to Manchuria.

Then the veteran divisions with Kwantung Army numbers below 20 were transferred to the Myanmar battlefield.

As a result, the news was leaked for unknown reasons, which aroused fierce opposition from Kanto Army Commander Mijiro Umezu. Mijiro Umezu even spoke directly, wanting to exchange with Ishihara Kanir.

Moreover, Mijiro Umezu doesn’t need 500,000 people, only 300,000!

So now the situation has expanded and the Kwantung Army has been involved.

Shinji Hata said, "Your Highness, I insist that fifteen divisions are the limit!"

"Yes, I think so too." Xianyuan Gong Zairen said deeply, "Even if the Chinese Expeditionary Force increases its troops again, the total strength is only 500,000. According to the comparison of the combat effectiveness of the two sides on the Wuhan battlefield and the Zhejiang-Fujian battlefield, the one-to-three combat power ratio is still credible, but we might as well be more conservative and calculate it according to the one-to-two ratio."

After pausing, Xianyuan Gong Zairen said again: "If we compare the combat power of one to two, the Myanmar Front only needs 12 divisions and 250,000 troops to obtain an absolute advantage! Now we have expanded the Burmese Front's strength to 15 divisions, which is already a crushing advantage."

Shinji Hata said: "But the Lord of the Temple and Ishihara Kanir insisted on increasing troops to 20 divisions, what should I do?"

"This matter is actually not the most difficult thing to deal with." Xianyuan Miyagi Zaihito said, "I believe that your Majesty and the Cabinet will eventually support us. The most difficult thing is to draw which troops to go to Myanmar. Because of the transfer of troops, Umezu Mijiro had a great opinion on the Southern Army and was also dissatisfied with us."

"Sodesna." Hata Shunroku said with approval.

While we were talking, the sound of footsteps suddenly sounded outside.

Shinji Hata suddenly frowned. Who dares to disturb him at this time?

Just as I was about to scold me, I saw that it was Hideki Tojo who came in.

"Tojo-kun?" Hata Shunruo said in shock, "Why are you here?"

Zairen, Xianyuan, also knelt down from the tatami, and greeted Tojo Hideki.

"Your Majesty the Palace of the Immortal Court, and Tojo Jun." Hideki Tojo paused and said slightly, "Your Majesty just called me to the Imperial Office to meet. He asked you to reach an agreement with the Southern Army on the plan to increase troops as soon as possible."

When Shin-in-Miya-in and Hata Shunruo changed their faces when they heard this. His Majesty the Emperor supported the Southern Army's opinions?

"Tojo-kun, is there any change in the situation in Myanmar?" Hata Shunji frowned.

Hideki Tojo sighed and said, "Hahata, you can't know that the Indian-Myanmar Highway has been opened to traffic, so there is not much time left for us."

Shinji Hata obviously disbelief and questioned: "The Indian-Myanmar Highway will be built so quickly?"

Xianyuangong Zairen also didn't believe it very much: "Yes, in the early years, there were staff members from the Army Department who had traveled to Myanmar for staff and found that many river valleys, swamps and primitive jungles in Myanmar were extremely difficult to build roads. The terrain between Impal, India and Myitkyina, northern Myanmar, was particularly complex and there was no condition for building roads."

"But the Indian-Myanmar Highway is indeed open to traffic." Hideki Tojo sighed, "This is information provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it is absolutely impossible to make mistakes."

Hata Shunruo and Miyao Miyaki looked at each other and shut up obediently.

The Indian-Myanmar highways are open to traffic, and the tendency of His Majesty the Emperor is also very obvious, so there is no room for discussion on this matter, so it can only be done according to the intention of the Southern Army.

Shima Shinjiro Hata said: "Then follow the plan to increase troops proposed by the Southern Army, increase the size of the Myanmar Front from the current two armies and eight divisions to five armies and twenty divisions."

He paused at this point and continued: "However, there is still a problem."

Hideki Tojo frowned and asked, "Is it a problem that Kanto draws the Kanto divisions?"

"Yes." Hata Shunruo said with a wry smile, "Ishihara Kanir named the veteran divisions within 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14 of the Kanto Army, and the reasons are very sufficient. He believes that the Soviet Union has been completely trapped in a tough battle with the German army and cannot have the energy to take into account the Far East, so it is unnecessary to continue to station such a huge heavy army group in Manchuria."

Tojo Hideki nodded and said, "This judgment is not unreasonable."

Although the two of them don't deal with each other, this does not mean that Hideki Tojo will oppose everything about Ishihara Kanir.

"But Umezu Mijiro has a lot of opinions," said Miyagi Miyagi Miyagi. "Although the Soviet Union has now fallen into a tough battle with the German army on the European battlefield, Manchuria is now the production base of the empire. Once the Kanto Army's troops are withdrawn in large quantities, will it cause the situation in Manchuria to recur?"

"Yes." Hata Shunrokudao, "After all, the anti-Japanese elements in Manchuria have always existed!"

Hideki Tojo waved his hand and said, "Hahata, the anti-Japanese elements in Manchuria are no longer worth worrying."

"The anti-Japanese elements in Manchuria are indeed not worth worrying about." Xianyuan Jae-in said, "What I am worried about is that once the Kwantung Army's strength drops to a critical point, what if the government or Communist Party forces enter Manchuria? This possibility exists completely, and once it occurs, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Chapter completed!