The second Battle of Mandalay became a stalemate again, and the stalemate lasted for more than a month.

For the Chinese and Japanese soldiers on the front line, every day is as long as a year, but for the builders of the Myitkyina Industrial Zone in the rear, time passes so quickly.

In a blink of an eye, time had already arrived on May 1, 1941.

The Myitkyina power plant was first built and began to transmit power to industrial areas.

At this time, the Second Battle of Mandalay had been in stalemate for more than a month.

After such a long period of huge consumption, the technical equipment and ammunition reserves of the Japanese Burmese condemnation army have been consumed.

Especially the three armies on the Central Railway battlefield, their ammunition reserves are already short of their limits.

Kimura Hitaro walked into Mejiro Umezu's office with the latest equipment figures recorded by the ammunition class with an extremely embarrassed look.

"Hissergeant Commander-in-Chief." Kimura Hitaro said with a dark face, "I must regret to report to you that if the latest batch of military supplies provided by the base camp cannot arrive within three days, our offensive must be stopped, because the ammunition reserves of the 25th, 28th and 29th Army have begun to be in full swing!"

"Kimura, is it that serious?" Umezu Mijiro asked with a frown.

Before this, Mijiro Umezu had not been inquiring about the losses of technical equipment and was not very at ease with ammunition reserves, because he felt that Japan had now fully entered the wartime system, and almost all industrial production capacity was used to produce weapons, equipment and ammunition, so it was logical that there was no shortage.

Now that Kimura Hitaro suddenly told him that the battle would not continue, he was inevitably a little surprised.

"The Commander-in-Chief, it's even worse than you think." Kimura Hitotaro said in a deep voice, "The 27th Army on the left wing and the 30th Army on the right wing are in good condition, but the technical equipment of the three armies on the central battlefield has almost been exhausted. In the past week, the imperial soldiers of several divisions who were responsible for the main attack can only attack the enemy with the support of grenade launchers, small-caliber light mortars and a small number of bombers!"

He paused and said, "Even if this is the case, ammunition cannot be supplied openly! Before each infantry charge, he can only fire a few grenades. The bombers that provide air fire support do not have bombs, and can only dive with machine guns. Therefore, in the past half month, casualties of 12 divisions in the central battlefield have increased dramatically, so far..."

"Kimura-kun!" Umezu Mijiro suddenly thugs and interrupts Taro Kido, "I don't want to hear the casualties, because the casualties have no meaning to me. I just need the result, and I just need the victory of the Second Battle of Mandalay! So now tell me, how far is it from victory?"

"There is a long way off," Kimura Hitotaro replied, "At least so far, the Chinese army has not shown any sign of defeat!"

"Haga, why is this happening?" Meijiro Umezu frowned and murmured, "Realistically speaking, it shouldn't be like this? It's been more than a month!"

"Yes, it shouldn't be like this."

Kimura Hitaro also fell into memories.

I remember that when the Second Battle of Mandalay was just started, the Myanmar condemnation army clearly had an absolute unprecedented advantage. Judging from past experience, the Chinese army would collapse in minutes.

But as soon as the battle started, they suddenly realized that this was not the case at all.

Not to mention anything else, just talk about the central battlefield. Although the number of troops in the Chinese army is not as strong as that of the Japanese army, on the other hand, their technical equipment, whether it is the number of artillery, caliber, tank, or even the flight order of fighter jets, is greater than that of the Myanmar condemnation army.

Moreover, the Chinese army is also very skilled in controlling these technical equipment.

As a result, the relative strength advantage of the Myanmar condemnation army disappeared.

After more than a month of hard fighting, the twelve divisions took turns to fight, but they couldn't make any progress!

Kimura Hitaro continued to ask: "On the Commander-in-Chief, when will the latest batch of ammunition supplies provided by the base camp be transported to Myanmar?"

Umezu Mijiro said: "It's about seven days left."

"Nani? It will take about seven days?" Kimura Hitotaro said in a dismay, "Why did it take so long?"

"It's not because of insufficient capacity." Meijiro Umezu said snorting, "The Navy is busy transporting various military supplies to Hawaii Island recently, and is preparing to build Hawaii Island into a forward base to attack the United States. Because of this, they can't draw too many ships to help us deliver supplies."

"Baiga, why is this happening?" Kimura Hitotaro said angrily, "As the saying goes, there are some severity and importance. The most urgent thing is to solve the Myanmar and China incidents first. Attacking the United States is not the most priority at the moment! At this time, mobilizing a large number of ships to transport supplies to Hawaii Island. Isn't this squandering the bottom line?"

"The bureaucrats at the base camp don't think much," said Mejiro Umezu. "They believe that only by crossing the ocean to harass the United States, especially the west coast, can the war be burned to the United States and fundamentally weaken the potential of the United States' war. Otherwise, no matter how big the offensive the Imperial Army launched in China, Myanmar and even Australia, it will not be enough to shake the United States' fundamentals, and it will only lead to the gap between the two countries' national strengths becoming increasingly larger."

"How is that possible?" Kimura Hitaro, "As long as you occupy Myanmar, the Chinese incident can be solved! As long as China is incorporated into the territory of the empire, the population, territory and resources of the empire can be increased tenfold, and the potential for war can be greatly improved. With the empire's original industrial manufacturing foundation, the gap between the empire and the United States' national strength can be quickly smoothed out!"

He paused for a moment and continued: "If China surrenders, the empire will receive huge direct war dividends, and even the damage to the national economy caused by the transition to the wartime system can be quickly eliminated! At this time, how can we say that only by launching an attack on the United States can we fundamentally shake the nonsense of the United States?"

Umezu Mijiro said, "But these are not something you and I can control."

After a pause, Mejiro Umezu said again: "The only thing you and I can do is to fight the war in Myanmar as much as possible under the existing conditions. Even if we cannot completely wipe out the Chinese Expeditionary Force, we must also ensure that the Burmese Highway is cut off! Tell the army and the divisions to make sure that they must carry forward the brave spirit of the Imperial Army and make up for the shortcomings of ammunition with the powerful and fearless Bushido spirit."

"Hayi!" Kimura Hitotaro bowed his head suddenly and said nothing more.
Chapter completed!