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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 1326: Trapped in a Lonely City

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    The combined suffering of Prince Zain, MacArthur, Stilwell and others was not as great as that of General Saburo Igan, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force, who was trapped in the isolated city of Yangon. The source of all Ito's suffering lay in what he faced.  situation.

    The Third Fleet, which had high hopes, fell into the hands of that Chinese devil. The reinforcements of the four first-class divisions had long since turned into a wisp of smoke on the Andaman Sea. A series of aerial events occurred around Yangon.  Fighting, sea and air battles, experiencing fervent hope to extreme despair, more than once, no one's nerves can withstand such torture.

    Tang Qiuli surrounded Yangon with nearly a million troops, but failed to attack. Ito's initial heroic spirit and determination to live and die with Yangon have worn away a lot over time, and the empire  Reinforcements to Yangon, hopes and disappointments again and again, Ito's own feeling was like being baked in a furnace and then suddenly thrown into cold water.

    Moreover, as time went by, Ito still felt guilty. If he had not wanted to defend Yangon, how could the empire have lost so many elite naval and air forces one after another. This is a strange psychological effect. Dark corners  Like a mold, it kept spreading in his mind, quietly eroding Ito's confidence.

    This feeling is very terrifying. Millions of soldiers of the Japanese Army are around Yangon. Like a lingering cloud, it is not only eroding Ito's confidence, but also the morale of the more than 200,000 Japanese defenders. They are in panic all day long.  This is a common mentality among Japanese soldiers, and Ito felt even worse. He suddenly found that he had become a bait.

    Attracting the empire to continuously send elite troops to rescue, Tang Qiuli, the Chinese devil, was like a cunning hunter, opening a huge net. Think about it, first the four elite first-class divisions of the imperial army and the navy  Third Fleet.  Next, came Taiwan¡¯s Seventeenth Air Force, the First Fleet, and then His Majesty¡¯s Air Guard¡¯s Seventh Air Force.  They all fell into the sand with their swords broken, and they returned in defeat with only half a breath left after being beaten.

    Even if you knew that Tang Qiuli was encircling the target and playing a cat-and-mouse game, what would you do?  Ito felt that he was that poor mouse, even though he refused from the bottom of his heart.  But this is indeed the case. Within more than twenty days of the siege of Yangon, Ito was so thin that he was so thin that his body was as short as a piece of dead wood.

    After convening a routine city defense military meeting, the other generals dispersed with deep thoughts.  Ito was still sitting on the chair blankly, so exhausted that he didn't even want to move his fingers. It was a kind of psychological exhaustion.  Chief of Staff Major General Kawashima understood his boss's mood and did not leave. Instead, he sat with Ito in the lifeless conference room.

    The atmosphere was oppressive and dull, and neither of them spoke for a while. After a while, Ito raised his head and said, "Kawashima-kun, the current situation is extremely unfavorable to us. All reinforcement operations in the Imperial Base Camp have failed, and there is no hope.  Because I, Ito, lost so many elite troops of the empire, Kawashima-kun, do you know that I am a sinner of the empire?"

    When Ito said these words, he was a little hysterical and his eyes were somewhat scattered. Kawashima did not interrupt. He could understand the gaffe of the Commander-in-Chief. No matter who, under the pressure of millions of troops, Yangon, as the main battlefield,  , as silent as a pool of stagnant water, but the surrounding area is in full swing, all the pressure is concentrated in one body, without any mental disorder, it is already beyond ordinary people.

    Kawashima also understood that the commander-in-chief needs to vent. In front of other generals, being calm and composed are all appearances. Only in front of himself, General Ito can reveal his true thoughts. He only needs to listen. In fact,  Even though Kawashima had no better solution, he could only remain silent.

    But Kawashima understood that if the Japanese Army had launched an attack on Yangon more than 20 days ago, then the Battle of Yangon would have definitely been a bloody battle with rivers of blood and corpses strewn across the fields. The Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force might have completely  The army was wiped out, but Tang Qiuli's army would also be covered with bruises. Now, Kawashima couldn't say. From his own observation, the fighting spirit and morale of the imperial soldiers had dropped to the lowest point.

    Ito had vented enough, gradually calmed down, and said, "Kawashima-kun, regarding the current situation, do you have any better solutions?" As he said that, he looked at his chief of staff hopefully.

    Kawashima was speechless, here we go again, the first time we suspected that there was something wrong with my boss¡¯s IQ, when was it? Is there any way I can hide it?  Besides, we are just grasshoppers on the same rope. If we don¡¯t use our strength, what good will it do to ourselves?  In this case, Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I don¡¯t know how many times I have asked this question.

    Kawashima was silent for a while and did not answer Ito's question. Instead, he said something else, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, starting yesterday, the ** Division troops attacked our peripheral positions from two directions, due west and north of Yangon.  The attack was carried out, still using the old method, first withFierce artillery fire destroyed the outer trench, and then armored troops were used to cover the infantry assault.  "

    Ito rolled his eyelids. As the supreme commander, he knew all these situations, but he just didn't understand what Kawashima's intention was in saying this at this time. Kawashima ignored Ito's reaction and continued.  : "After more than six hours of fierce fighting, up to now, the ** Division troops have all occupied our army's positions in the outer trench. In just six hours of fighting, our Imperial Army troops have lost nearly three divisions.  troops."

    Ito was shocked. He did not know the casualties of the troops. This is usually controlled by the chief of staff. Kawashima continued: "What is strange is that the ** Division troops suddenly stopped after occupying the outer trenches and our military positions outside the city.  Commander-in-Chief, based on your understanding of the combat effectiveness and weapons and equipment of Tang Qiuli's troops, is that China devil incapable of continuing the attack?"

    Ito shook his head without hesitation. Before the siege of Yangon, there was no Battle of Libao Grand Canyon and Mandalay. He believed and was confident that he had the ability to contain the attack of the Japanese Army. But now, he doesn't.  His confidence was even less confident. To put it simply, as long as Tang Qiuli ordered his troops to bombard downtown Yangon section by section with all their artillery, he and his more than 200,000 soldiers would be drowned in the volcanic eruption of artillery fire.

    This is what Ito didn't understand before. Now he understands that the reason why Tang Qiuli didn't do that was because he used himself as a bait. In other words, the Chinese devil hasn't had enough of himself. Kawashima's words are obviously not  So simple, what did he want to say, "Kawashima-kun, according to your judgment? What is the purpose of that Chinese devil?" Ito asked.

    Kawashima took a deep breath and said as if he had made a lot of determination: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, based on my humble judgment, Tang Qiuli does not want to carry out a devastating blow to our Imperial Army in Yangon. It is very likely that  Maybe, he just forced us to give up Yangon." Seeing Ito's eyebrows raised, Kawashima quickly added, "Of course, this is just a humble opinion."

    Ito's eyebrows stood up for a while, and the fierce energy he had exerted was gone. He was very shocked. Kawashima's judgment gave him another way to analyze the Yangon battle situation.  If you think about it carefully and analyze everything that happened since Yangon was besieged, what Kawashima said is really logical.

    However, Ito still couldn't stand what Kawashima said. A proud general of the Japanese Empire, with more than 200,000 warriors who could be recruited by the empire, survived to this day because his opponent was merciless. If this were left in the past, it would be the same  Just like digging up the ancestral graves of the Ito family, Kawashima's ability to walk out of this room in one piece is a tribute to his ancestors.

    But the situation was stronger than the people. Although Ito was absolutely unwilling to accept it, he had to admit that Kawashima's words made sense. He put on an expression of humility and accepted the teaching, and continued: "Since there is such a judgment, Kawashima-kun, I think  You want to know what your basis is? Now, it¡¯s just the two of us, so you can speak boldly without any worries!¡±

    In fact, when the words slipped out of his mouth, Kawashima regretted it a little. He knew Ito's character too well. He was a very arrogant person. Once he was stimulated by himself and ran away, the consequences would be serious. If he didn't do it well, he would  His head will be used by the Commander-in-Chief as a prop to boost the morale and morale of the army, and kill him as a warning to others. General Ito, who is on the verge of collapse, is not incapable of doing such a thing.

    Seeing Ito continue to ask himself, he couldn't take back half of what he said. It was a matter of vital importance to his life, so he might as well make it clear. Kawashima took a few steps and walked to a large military map around Yangon, "Wow!  "With a moment, open the curtain.

    Pointing to the map, he said: "Commander-in-Chief, look, Tang Qiuli's troops are concentrated in the north and west directions of Yangon, with the sea to the south. You don't need to consider it, but why does this China devil only leave the eastern area without gathering?"  Doesn¡¯t it mean he doesn¡¯t have the strength? Absolutely not. Look, Bago is the only gateway to the Malay Peninsula. Why is it still in our hands? "

    Ito listened with rapt attention, and was obviously attracted by Kawashima's words. Kawashima continued: "Is it because the ** Division is unable to capture Bago? No, also, the ** Division's Ma Chaoyang Corps, Chen Bing Bangkok,  If we go north, we can capture Bago, and if we go south, we can capture the entire Malay Peninsula. The four divisions we have there are no match for Ma Chaoyang's more than 100,000 troops. But why didn't Tang Qiuli capture the Malay Peninsula completely?  Cut off our only escape route?"

    When Kawashima said this, he gasped for air and tried his best to calm down his excited mood. He felt relieved to let it out. Damn, I have been holding it in my heart for a long time. It felt so good to say what was in my heart.  As for how the Commander will deal with himself, that is a matter for the future.

    Ito was dumbfounded. He and Kawashima came to the same conclusion.In theory, the reason why Tang Qiuli, the Chinese devil, did this was to let himself and the more than 200,000 imperial troops in Yangon escape. Ito was frightened by his bold guess!

    (To be continued)
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