Chapter 1830 Straight to Yangon
After hanging up the phone, Mejiro Umezu couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Until now, Umezu Mijiro felt like he was dreaming.
How is it possible? It is obvious that the Chinese Expeditionary Force is almost unable to hold on, but the 8th Division of the 25th Army has even broken into Daxi City!
The situation is obviously very good!
It is obvious that the Myanmar condemnation army is already in sight!
But why did the situation immediately reverse in the blink of an eye?
Why did China launch a counterattack suddenly in an expedition?
You can counterattack, but why do you suddenly appear hundreds of fighter jets, hundreds of cannons, and thousands of tanks? Could Zhong Yi do magic?
Can equipment be transformed out of thin air?
Umezu Mijiro could not believe it at all, it was true!
"No, this is not true!" Meijiro Umezu suddenly roared, "Ren Mudaguchi is also lying, he is lying, he is looking for excuses for his incompetence! Yes, that's it, that's it!"
"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, please calm down!" Kimura Hitotaro couldn't help but roar.
Kimura Hitotaro has always respected Umezu Mijiro very much and thought Umezu Mijiro was a real samurai, but now, he suddenly looked down on Umezu Mijiro.
It’s time to do this, what’s the point of such hysterical venting?
The commander of the 25th Army, Ryokan Mudaguchi, should not lie, because he could not hide such a big thing. If he really created hundreds of fighter jets, hundreds of cannons and thousands of tanks of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, then he should be very clear about what would be the result that would be waiting for him in the end.
Therefore, Mutaguchi Ryo must not lie.
Therefore, the Chinese Expeditionary Force is really counterattacking!
Although this result is very difficult to accept, the facts are facts!
After being yelled by Kimura Hitaro, Umezu Mijiro finally calmed down.
"Kimura, what should I do now?" Meijiro Umezu's eyes returned to the sand table, but the thoughts in his mind were already in chaos and had no clue at all.
Kimura Hitaro said: "The most urgent task is to figure out the strength of the Chinese army's counterattack as soon as possible! Then formulate targeted response measures based on the forces and technical equipment invested by the Chinese army in the counterattack."
"Oh, yes, yes." Meijiro Umezu woke up as if he was dreamy and nodded repeatedly, "Send a reconnaissance plane immediately to conduct reconnaissance on the Central battlefield, and at the same time, let the troops on the Central battlefield do everything possible to investigate the forces put into the counterattack of the Chinese army!"
"Hai!" Kimura Hitotaro paused and turned around and hurried away.
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Mandalay, the head of the Myanmar War Zone.
A huge picture of Myanmar has been posted on the wall.
Zhong Yi was holding his hands and staring at the map in a daze.
But I saw that the combat staff of the chief officer had drawn a huge red arrow on the map. The huge red arrow started with Mitella and drew a beautiful arc to the right on the map, just bypassing the fortifications built by the Japanese army along both sides of the Central Railway, and then pointed obliquely at the Japanese army's front command Binmana.
The intention of the Chinese Expeditionary Force was very clear, which was to occupy Binmana City in one fell swoop, destroy the frontier command of the Japanese Central Cluster, and at the same time cut off the retreat route of the Japanese Central Cluster, encircle and annihilate the three Japanese Central Clusters within a radius of 100 kilometers from Binmana to Mitela.
But looking at the map, Zhong Yi suddenly had a bolder idea.
"Brother Suqing!" Zhong Yi suddenly turned around and said, "After ordering the 1st Armored Brigade to break through the weak points of the Japanese defense line, don't detour to the left as planned and attack Binmana!"
"Ah?" Wang Geng was shocked, "Master, why?"
The sudden change of plan by the Linzhi is a taboo in military strategists. What do the chief officer want to do?
Zhong Yi's finger moved south from the map, and finally stopped at Yangon's position. He pointed it twice, and then said: "Let the 1st Armored Brigade continue to penetrate downwards and attack Yangon directly!"
"Ah? Just hit Yangon?" Even Stilwell was shocked.
Wang Geng even said anxiously: "General Director, this is too sudden. Not only is the Armored 1st Brigade lacking preparations, but the Logistics and Motor Vehicles are even less prepared. If the logistics support cannot keep up, something big will happen!"
"Don't worry, nothing can happen!" Zhong Yi said in a deep voice, "It's exactly 500 kilometers from Mitel to Yangon. As long as the armored cluster is replenished once, it will be enough to drive to Yangon!"
Wang Geng said: "But you can't move when you arrive in Yangon!"
Zhong Yi said: "When you arrive in Yangon, the battle will be over!"
After a pause, Zhong Yi said again: "Brother Shouqing, please believe me. The defense of the Japanese army in Yangon must be very empty at this time. As long as the armored cluster of the 1st Armored Brigade appears outside Yangon City, there is no need to attack at all, the Japanese army will collapse on its own! Of course, if possible, it is best to have one or two infantry divisions follow up!"
"Also, the 1st Aviation Division must do its best to provide air support!"
"So, before the armored cluster of the 1st Armored Brigade arrives in Myanmar, the Special Forces Brigade must first control Yangon Airport, so that the fighter jets of the 1st Air Division can take off from Yangon Airport nearby to support the armored cluster!"
Wang Geng was still a little worried and said worriedly: "Master, it's still too big to do this."
"Yes, Zhong, are you considering it carefully?" Stilwell also felt that this plan was too risky. He felt that it was almost done to encircle and annihilate the central cluster of the Japanese Burmese Condemnation Army, but what Zhong Yi wanted to do now is to make a contribution to the entire Burmese Condemnation Army in one bite!
"General Stilwell is right." Wang Geng said, "If it is implemented according to the original plan, it is said that it is a foregone conclusion. But if the original plan is changed and the 1st Armored Brigade is directly attacking Yangon, once something happens in the middle of the process, it is very likely that the goal of encircling and annihilation of the Japanese Central Cluster will be lost."
"Enough, don't say anything more." At the critical moment, Zhong Yi showed Qiangang's arbitrary courage and waved his hand and said, "I am the commander-in-chief, and all the consequences are borne by me. You just need to execute the order."
Stilwell immediately closed his mouth and stopped talking. Although he did not agree with it in his heart, his past experience told him that Zhong Yi might be right again, so let's wait and see.
Wang Geng also showed a good military man and resolutely carried out the orders.
Soon, Wang Geng contacted the First Armored Brigade through the high-power walkie-talkie of the Chief Office.
Chapter completed!