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On February 20, 1941, the newly formed 27th Army of the Japanese Southern Army succeeded in seizing a beach on the west bank of the Irrawaddy River, and immediately headed east to attack Yangon City.
But by this time, Yangon had already become an empty city.
Zhong Yi not only evacuated the institutions and materials in Yangon City, but did not even leave any personnel for the Japanese army. Instead, they all were forcibly moved to Mandalay.
In war years, population is actually the most precious resource.
Because population not only means a steady stream of soldiers, but also a steady stream of taxes and supplies.
This point has been fully proved by the development of Yinjiang. The more than one million people who were refugees in Shanghai immediately became a huge human resource when they arrived in Yinjiang, directly promoting the industrial development of Yinjiang.
¡°Otherwise, the Japanese army knew that the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army would develop and grow behind enemy lines, so why didn¡¯t they kill all the Chinese in the occupied areas?
"If all the people in the occupied areas are killed, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army will lose their survival soil, and the security of the occupied areas will be basically solved.
But why didn¡¯t the Japanese do this?
The reason is simple, because the Japanese government needs the vast population resources in the occupied areas!
Because Japan¡¯s population is very limited, if the occupied area is turned into a no-man¡¯s land, Japan will not have that many immigrants to fill such a vast newly occupied territory!
If this is the case, the Japanese army will not get anything in return for occupying the vast Chinese territory at a great cost!
Therefore, the Japanese army knew that the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army would become bigger and stronger in the Japanese-occupied areas, but they still refused to kill all the Chinese in the occupied areas, and only pursued the three-guang policy in the base areas.
Closer to home, after the Japanese 27th Army occupied Yangon, they found that it was an empty city and continued to advance eastward.
At this time, the Japanese 26th Army finally occupied Xidang City, which had also become an empty city, and then crossed the Xidang River to the west.
Finally, the two Japanese armies met in Bago.
Logically speaking, it is a happy thing for the two armies to join forces.
However, Kanji Ishihara, commander of the Japanese Burmese Front and commander of the 26th Army, and Adachi Yuzo, the commander of the 27th Army, were not happy at all.
At this moment, two old devils were holding sabers and standing on the platform of the empty Bago Railway Station in a daze.
The Bago Railway Station has also been completely evacuated, leaving nothing but a few empty houses.
As for the railway, not only were the rails removed, but even the sleepers were taken out and loaded onto trucks, leaving only a messy gravel roadbed.
There is no doubt that this increase in troops by the Japanese army was a huge failure.
Compared with the last reinforcement of troops in the Battle of Songhu, it was an especially failure!
The last increase in troops in the Battle of Songhu directly led to the overwhelming defeat of the Chinese army. In the end, the Japanese army even captured the Chinese capital, Nanjing, in one go.
But now, the Japanese army has gained nothing.
Thinking of this, Anda Twenty-san, who had just arrived in Myanmar, inevitably felt a little depressed.
Anda Twenty-Three frowned and said, "Ishihara-kun, don't you notice at all?"
Ishihara Wan'er's eyes immediately swept over with a cold glance, and asked with a dark face: "What do you mean?"
Anda Twenty-three snorted and said: "I mean, Zhong Yi has already evacuated the population of Yangon, Bago and even the entire Irrawaddy Peninsula. He didn't even give us the rails and sleepers on the railway." Stay, such a huge project cannot be completed overnight, let alone tens of thousands of people!"
"So what if we know?" Ishihara Wanji said, "The 26th Army is already exhausted, and the China Army has built strong defenses in Xidang City and the west bank of the Xidang River. What can we do? We are also helpless. !¡±
Anda Twenty-Three frowned and said: "Even if we can't cross the Xidang River, we can at least push north and adopt a roundabout posture. Even if we delay the China Army for a while, we won't end up in this situation. "
"What's the situation like now?" Ishihara smiled and said, "I think it's pretty good now. Although it failed to eliminate the Chinese army in Yangon and Bago, it also failed to prevent the Chinese army from sweeping the Irrawaddy Peninsula. Personnel and supplies have been moved to central Myanmar, but at least we have successfully occupied Yangon, the capital of Myanmar!"
"Okay." Anda Twenty-three said helplessly, "What should we do next?"
Ishihara Wanji turned around and waved his hand, saying: "Tani Ogi-kun, bring me the map!"
Guodi and Hua Xiong immediately took a few?The combat staff unfolds a map.
Ishihara Wanji pointed at the map and said: "Based on the reconnaissance conducted by the aviation reconnaissance forces in the past few days, it is now basically certain that the China Army has built a second line of defense from Yan'anqiang to Mandalay and then to Taunggyi. The entire defense line is in an inverted V shape, with the Chinese armies of Yan'an Qiang and Taunggyi located in the front, and the Chinese army of Mandalay located relatively behind."
Anda Twenty-Three snorted coldly and said, "Does the China Army want to fight the Imperial Army in central Myanmar?"
"That's probably what Zhong Yi thinks." Ishihara Wan'er said, "He's waiting for a change."
"Waiting for change?" Anda asked 23rd, "Waiting for the additional troops from China to arrive in Myanmar? Or waiting for the India-Myanmar highway to be opened to traffic, and then receiving American weapons and equipment through the India-Myanmar highway?"
¡°It¡¯s both.¡± Ishihara Wanji said, ¡°But the main thing is to wait for domestic reinforcements.¡±
"I'm afraid Zhong Yi will be disappointed." Anda Twenty-three said, "We will not give him this opportunity."
"Of course." Ishihara Wanji nodded, "If we wait until China's domestic supplementary troops arrive, and then allow the U.S-assisted weapons and equipment and even planes and tanks to be sent to Myanmar, we will inevitably fall into a bitter war. So no matter what, we must defeat the Chinese army before this happens!"
Anda Twenty-Three nodded and said: "Ishihara-kun, I suggest that the troops be divided into three groups. You lead the 26th Army north along the railway and attack the important town of Mandalay, which is heavily fortified by the China Army. My 27th Army is divided into two groups: left and right. , attack in the direction of Ren'an Qiang and Taunggyi respectively. After first eliminating the Chinese troops of Ren'an Qiang and Taunggyi, they will then join forces with your 26th Army near Mandalay, and finally join forces to encircle and annihilate the Chinese troops near Mandalay. The main force of the China Expeditionary Force!"
"No, your plan is too risky." Ishihara Wanji rejected it directly.
"Adventure?" Anda Twenty-Three frowned and said, "Where is the risk in my plan?"
Ishihara smiled and said: "The Ren'an Qiang is located in the middle reaches of the Irrawaddy River. There are dense virgin forests on both sides of the river, and Taunggyi is located on the Shan State Plateau, and its terrain is more complex! The imperial army's mobility advantage lies in these two directions. It¡¯s difficult to perform, even to start a march!¡± (Remember this site¡¯s website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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