Age of Conquest Reborn

Tang Qiuli ordered all the troops in Mogok to retreat. Hundreds of thousands of ** division troops disappeared without warning in one night, leaving a complete and solid defense system empty.

With one hand, all the senior Japanese commanders, including Ito, couldn't figure out what it meant?

Lieutenant General Masaki Takemura serves as the Chief of Staff of Japan's Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force. He is a senior officer who has been engaged in strategic planning at the General Staff Headquarters for a long time. To be honest, he has never even been on a battlefield. He is a typical person who relies on maps to command thousands of miles.

In addition, there are hundreds of thousands of troops, officers with rich theories and lack of practical experience.

He mobilized all the theoretical knowledge, but he could not judge the real reason why the ** division troops suddenly abandoned their positions and evacuated this time. The imperial army was preparing for a large-scale attack, but the opponent disappeared. What kind of tricks were they doing? He couldn't judge it.

, not sure, that’s why I asked General Ito Yanzaburo

Before Ito could answer, a Lieutenant Colonel and staff officer hurriedly ran in and said, "Report to the Commander-in-Chief. We have received an urgent report from the front-line troops in Loigu, Taunggyi, Nanlan, and Laika. The observation post located in the area east of Mandalay discovered that...

On the west bank of the Salween River, a large number of ** division troops were found along a front line about several hundred kilometers long. They were advancing quickly. Judging from the enemy's movements, the target was Mandalay."

Ito held his head and groaned in pain. He did have a terrible headache. The front-line troops were sent by him to monitor the ** division troops coming from the east of Indochina Peninsula. Their strength was only three divisions. For this reason, Ito also

Secretly rejoicing, Tang Qiuli's troops were on the front line of the Salween River. Due to the obstruction of the heavy rain, their movements were slow, giving him a chance to recover.

At least for a short period of time, he doesn't have to worry about his right wing and can concentrate on planning to deal with the ** division troops in Mogok. Ito knows in his heart that he does not have the strength to take the initiative to attack, at least not at the moment. He is worried about the ** divisions on the right wing.

More than 200,000 troops stabbed him in the side. Now, this worry has become a reality

Three divisions are distributed at every key point on the defense line of several hundred kilometers long. However, a squadron has a little more troops. To put it bluntly, it is almost like paper. However, the ** division troops can carry out operations at any point.

In a breakthrough attack, Ito dared to assert that once a firefight broke out, the imperial troops on the defense line east of Mandalay would not be able to hold on for even three hours.

Ito recognized his weakness, so he desperately replenished his troops and equipment. However, until now, the troops have been replenished to more than 80%, and the number of aircraft, tanks, and artillery added is far from enough to support a decisive battle.

In the offensive battle, Ito hoped that the situation in Myanmar would remain in a stalemate until he completely recovered his strength and made all preparations.

But just the day before yesterday, I received an order from the base camp, "Commander-in-Chief Ito Genzaburo of the Imperial Southeast Asia Expedition Force, with the imperial approval of His Majesty the Emperor, the general staff of the base camp has formulated a plan for the Burma Campaign. Now, it is issued to you. I hope you will strictly follow the plan."

, to carry out combat missions." Ito was furious after reading this Burma battle plan.

He started yelling curses on the spot. Of course, Ito would never dare to insult His Majesty the Emperor. He was cursing the officials of the General Staff. Sitting in a comfortable office thousands of miles away in Tokyo, he had no understanding of the war situation in Myanmar.

, slapped his head, came up with a bullshit plan out of thin air, and even ordered the dispatched troops, who were still recovering, to quickly end the Burma Campaign, no later than October 13th, against the main force of the *** Division entrenched on the front line of Mogok.

launch an attack"

It’s no wonder that Ito was so angry that he cursed the heaven and earth and the General Staff. After the battle in the Baldwin Mining Area, the Southeast Asian Expeditionary Force was severely injured. With the Libo Grand Canyon defense line, it was temporarily safe. It was very afraid of the Japanese division troops.

, stormed the Libao defense line, just like the defeated army retreating into the city in ancient times, wishing to hang up the battle-free card

But the damn General Staff actually asked the Southeast Asian Expeditionary Forces, which had not yet recovered their strength and were at a disadvantage in terms of strength and equipment, to take the initiative to attack Tang Qiuli's army, which was fat and strong and with the power of victory. This was akin to suicide.

What's the difference? Ito's original plan was that in mid-October, when the troops on the flanks of the ** Division advanced to the vicinity of Mandalay, most of the troops on the Ribo Grand Canyon and Mandalay lines would be mobilized to the east.

First, annihilate or defeat the two regiments of the ** Division coming from the east of Indochina Peninsula to remove the threat on the flanks. Then, in early November, after all troops and equipment have been replenished, they will fight with Tang Qiuli's main force.

to engage in a decisive battle, but this order from the base camp disrupted all his arrangements.

If most of the troops of the Libao Defense Line were transferred eastward at this time, the two armies of the ** Division could be stopped or defeated. However, once Tang Qiuli took this opportunity to massively attack the Libao Grand Canyon Defense Line, he would be able to rely on the few remaining troops to attack the Libao Grand Canyon Defense Line.

With so many troops, it was impossible to stop the Japanese division's attack. The troops transferred eastward went deep into the Salween River to fight on the front line, but the distance was too far, and they could not even return reinforcements in time.

Ito knew that if the base camp's plan for the Burma battle was carried out and the imperial army was dispatched to Southeast Asia, it would be the fate of the entire army being annihilated. He wanted to disobey the order, and even wanted to fly back to Tokyo in person, go to the base camp to state the reasons and prevent this tragedy from happening, but in the telegram,

The words "His Majesty the Emperor's Royal Assent" dispelled all his impulsive thoughts.

This means that the plan for the Burma Campaign was personally reviewed by His Majesty the Emperor, and it is very likely that he formulated it himself. His Majesty’s temper is very clear to Ito. He is neurotic and has an incomprehensible stubbornness. If Ito meets His Majesty the Emperor

, state the reasons, Your Majesty will never be furious, but the position of commander-in-chief of the dispatched army will soon be replaced by an obedient ass.

In the past few days, Ito has been racking his brains to think of ways to postpone or avoid executing this death plan. Ito kept this idea in his heart and did not disclose it to anyone, including Lieutenant General Masaki Takemura, the chief of staff of Ren's dispatch army.

, this martial village behaved very actively after receiving the order from the base camp.

With a group of senior staff, working day and night to formulate detailed plans, Ito sneered in his stomach, a guy who could only talk on paper, this Takemura was obviously an imperial envoy sent by the base camp to supervise his execution of the plan, to put it mildly.

Son, he was here to monitor his close associates of the emperor, but at this moment, Tang Qiuli did this again

Now, Takemura is active, and Ito has no reason to delay. The enemies have retreated, and there are no obstacles to the attack. Why do the imperial army's troops dare not go north out of the Libao Grand Canyon and attack in the direction of Myitkyina? They are simply going to kill them.

Ito's old life

Takemura's words were very meaningful, and Ito cursed secretly, "Pedantic guy, what do you think of this matter? Judging from my experience of fighting Tang Qiuli many times, this is a trap, trying to lure me.

The Imperial Army troops left the solid defense line and fought with the Japanese division troops in the wild. Originally, the Japanese Imperial Army was not afraid of any field battles, but now the time is not ripe and the conditions are not met. This decisive battle in Burma will almost end the empire in Southeast Asia.

A reminder to dispatch troops"

Ito couldn't say a word to Takemura about these considerations and what was in his heart. Misfortune comes from his mouth. When he turned around, Takemura would definitely add more fuel to his words and report them to the men at the base camp. Wouldn't he be asking for trouble? Maybe.

, Takemura Masaki just took this opportunity to overthrow himself and take his place?

Therefore, Ito gently said to Takemura: "Mr. Takemura, it is too early to draw conclusions now. Everything is speculation. We can only get Tang Qiuli's troops and specifically withdraw to that direction. What will be the follow-up actions?"

, to determine the next action plan," Wu Cun took off his gold-rimmed glasses and wiped them carefully with a snow-white handkerchief.

He said nonchalantly: "Commander-in-Chief, I believe that no matter what tricks the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli plays, this is an excellent opportunity. We should not miss it and send enough troops to seize Mogok immediately. This way

First, we can also establish a salient point in front of the Libao Grand Canyon defense line, which can serve as a buffer zone to withstand the attack of the ** Division troops, and also consume the vigor and strength of the ** Division troops, wouldn't it be good?"

Not only did Takemura think so, but he also did so. Without consulting Ito Genzaburo, he ordered the troops of five divisions to immediately occupy the Mogok front line. Unfortunately, Takemura overestimated his status and prestige.

The five division commanders who received the order responded surprisingly unanimously, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, according to the regulations of the Southeast Asia Expedition Force, we have no authority without a personal order from the top military commander or a written order.

Deploy any troops"

Listening to the words of the five division commanders, they sounded humble, but in fact, they didn't have the tone of his chief of staff at all. Takemura was so angry that he threw down the phone and came to Ito angrily. Several Japanese division commanders, even to Takemura

The chief of staff was a bit thin-faced. According to his order, each of them sent a squadron of troops to the direction of Mogok to investigate the situation.

How could Ito not hear Takemura's tone? From the bottom of his heart, he despised this guy who could only talk on paper and had never even smelled the smell of gunpowder smoke. What he said was clear and logical, but he had never seen Tang Qiuli's methods. Bao Dewen

Before the battle in the mining area started, my idea was much simpler. I would use the superior strength and equipment of the imperial army to resolve the situation in northern Myanmar in one fell swoop.

But after the first battle, he was ambushed by Tang Qiuli, and the powerful imperial troops dispatched to Southeast Asia. At the current situation, who can guarantee that Mogok will not be another trap of Tang Qiuli, and the battle of the Bodwin mining area will happen again.

?There are also two regiments of the ** Division that are approaching step by step. If you are not careful, you will lose everything.

To be continued(To be continued)

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