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Chapter 1804 The curtain opens

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    At the same time, the Japanese Army of Burma dispatched the Condemnation Army Headquarters in Yangon.

    Half a month ago, the Myanmar Front Army was officially upgraded to become a general army at the same level as the Kwantung Army, the Chinese Condemnation Army, the Southern Army and the local general army.

    Umezu Yoshijiro also officially took office as the commander of the Myanmar Condemnation Force.

    At the same time, 20 divisions organized into the Burmese Condemnation Army also arrived in Burma.

    At this moment, the number of Japanese troops gathered in Myanmar has exceeded 500,000!

    This does not include the coordinated operations of the Navy's special task force and the two air force divisions of the Air Force.

    Yes, the Japanese Air Force once again sent more troops to the Myanmar battlefield. In addition to the previous 7th Aviation Division, it also transferred the 8th Aviation Division.

    In the conference room, Myanmar dispatched the Chief of Staff of the Condemnation Army Kimura Hyotaro, Deputy Chief of Staff Qin Yanzaburo, 25th Army Commander Mutaguchi Renya, 27th Army Commander Adachi Yuzo, 28th Army Commander Okabe Naosaburo,  The commander of the 29th Army, Masaharu Honma, the commander of the 30th Army, Toichi Sasaki, and the commander of the 5th Aviation Army, Commander Shiga Tadashi, have all arrived.

    "Your Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief has arrived!" A guard suddenly shouted in the conference room, and Kimura Hyoutarou and other senior generals in the conference room all stood up.

    With the sound of footsteps, Umezu Yoshijiro, wearing a gift from the general, walked in with a straight face.

    Before leaving the Kwantung Army, Umezu Yoshijiro was only a lieutenant general, but now he has reached the rank of general, and is only half the distance from the Army's highest honor, the rank of marshal.

    Umezu Yoshijiro has reason to believe that when the Burmese war is over, he can be promoted to field marshal.

    He strode to the main seat of the conference table, glanced at everyone's faces with cold eyes, and then pressed his hands slightly and said: "Gentlemen, please sit down."

    A group of senior generals sat down in unison.

    Umezu Yoshijiro said to Kimura Hy身taro again: "Kimura-kun, let's start."

    "Hai!" Kimura Hy身taro, who was sitting first on the left, stood up and gave a sudden nod to Umezu Yoshijiro, then strode to the huge map posted on the north wall, picked up the wooden pole and pointed at the map and said  , "Currently, all 20 divisions and 5 armies of Myanmar's dispatched troops have entered their designated positions."

    "This attack will be divided into three battle clusters, Mr. Anda?"

    When his name was called, Anda Twenty-three immediately stood up and nodded: "Hai!"

    Kimura Hy身taro tapped the map with a wooden pole and said in a deep voice: "You will lead the four main divisions of the 27th Army and still go north along the Irrawaddy River. They will first occupy Magui and Ren'anqiang, and then outflank them.  , coordinate with the center cluster to capture the Chinese Army＊s defensive support in central Myanmar, Mandalay!§

    "Hai!" Anda paused and sat down again.

    Kimura Hy身taro＊s eyes fell on Sasaki Yuichi again, and he said solemnly: ※Sasaki-kun?§

    When Sasaki arrived, he immediately stood up and nodded: "Hai."

    Kimura Hy身taro tapped the map with a wooden pole again and said: "You lead the 30th Army north along the Salween River, first occupy the Shanbang Plateau, and then flank Lashio from the Shanbang Plateau to cut off the traffic on the Yunnan-Burma Highway!"

    "Hai!" Sasaki nodded heavily and sat back in his seat.

    Kimura Hy身taro's eyes glanced at Mutaguchi Renya, Honma Masaharu and Okabe Naosaburo, and said: "The remaining three armies formed a central cluster and went north along the central railway to approach Mandalay!"

    "Hai!" Mutaguchi Lianye and the other two stood up suddenly and nodded in response.

    Umezu Yoshijiro motioned for Mutaguchi Renya and the others to sit down, then turned his gaze to Sasaki Yuichi and said: "Sasaki-kun, of the three major battle groups in this battle, your right group has the heaviest task and the most difficult conditions because of the Shan State Plateau.  Transportation is inconvenient and there are no roads for the imperial army to maneuver. I hope you can fully carry forward the spirit of the imperial bushido, overcome all difficulties, and be sure to cut off road transportation between Myanmar and mainland China."

    "Hai!" Sasaki said after a heavy pause, "Commander-in-Chief, please rest assured that you will never disgrace your humble position!"

    "Yo Xi." Umezu Meijiro nodded happily, turned his gaze to the others, then stood up and bowed deeply to everyone in the gathering, and said in a very sincere tone, "Gentlemen, please!"

    "Hai!" A group of senior generals followed suit and bowed.

    ＃＃

    After the meeting, Sasaki declined the invitation from Air Force Commander Tadashi to attend the birthday party. Instead, he took a navy transport ship and rushed back to Moulmein overnight.

    Because the four divisions of the 30th Army are stationed in Mao Dan.?.

    The four divisions of the 30th Army were all transferred from the Kwantung Army, and their numbers were all within 20.

    These four divisions are the 8th Division, the 9th Division, the 10th Division, and the 11th Division.

    From the composition of these four divisions, we can know that Umezu Meijiro and Kimura Hyoutaro have high hopes for Sasaki Chuichi's right-wing group.

    This is actually a double insurance plan proposed by Kimura Hy身taro.

    The core idea is to ensure that the Shan Plateau in eastern Myanmar is occupied, and then cut off the entire Yunnan-Myanmar border from a high position on the premise that it is certain that the Chinese Expeditionary Force cannot be annihilated and Myanmar cannot be completely occupied!  This forced the Chinese government to build a new highway over the Gaoligong Mountains to connect with the outside world.

    This means that even if the Japanese army cannot win the war in Burma, it must ensure that China's access to assistance from the outside world is cut off. Only in this way can it be possible to force the Chinese government to surrender and end the incident in China as soon as possible.

    As long as the China incident is ended, the Japanese government can allocate a large amount of manpower, material and financial resources for war in Myanmar, Australia and even North America.

    ※It must be admitted that Umezu Meijiro and Kimura Hyoutarou made good calculations.

    For the tactical concept of Umezu Yoshijiro and Kimura Hyoutarou, Sasaki was very clear, so he turned down Tadaka's birthday party invitation and hurriedly returned to Moulmein's station.

    Because for the 20th Army, every day is precious.

    Early the next morning, Sasaki returned to the headquarters in Moulmein as soon as he arrived.

    Without even having time to wash his face, Sasaki asked Chief of Staff Shiba Inu Kogoro to issue a combat order as soon as he arrived, using the 8th Division as the vanguard of the large force to advance north along the west bank of the Salween River.

    The mission of the 8th Division is to clear out possible Chinese troops along the way and at the same time pave the way for the army to build bridges.

    After receiving the order from the headquarters, the division commander of the 8th Division, Masakai Honda, immediately ordered the 5th Infantry Regiment to serve as the vanguard of the entire division and head north first.

    Thus, the Second Battle of Mandalay, or the Battle of Burma, finally officially began.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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