All gods, the lord who started with the bright sword

"It is not the spirit of the empire to be timid when encountering difficulties."

"To fight, not only to take the initiative to fight, but also to fight a big battle."

Iida Shojiro's categorical answer caught Kikuta Jiro by surprise.

Kikuta Jiro was very surprised in his heart. He clearly saw that the commander was dissatisfied with the offensive plan, and he would not be surprised if he rejected it.

But the commander is uncharacteristically, what is he thinking?

Kikuta Jiro was doubtful, stood up and continued to ask tentatively: "How to attack the enemy, please tell the commander."

Shojiro Iida pushed the plan report in front of him: "I am very satisfied with this strategic offensive plan, but there is still room for improvement.

The plan is too petty. The Sichuan Army is not easy to deal with. Eliminating the enemy requires more troops, artillery and aircraft. I will apply to the superior for deployment.

The staff office let go and gave me a more winning plan. "

Kikuta Jiro hesitated for a moment: "Yes, I understand."

He walked out of the room with the report, and he was thinking as he walked to the next door.

"What's the matter, Commander?"

Kikuta Jiro didn't sleep well last night, and has been seriously studying the enemy's intelligence.

Even if he was unwilling, he had to admit that the enemy had become a climate, and their [-]th army was more than enough to defend the city, which was not enough to attack and destroy the enemy.

Or even if they get away with it, they will have to pay a very painful price.

After reading two combat reports this morning, Kikuta Jiro personally tends to be conservative, and at the same time thinks that the commander, who has always been rational, should tend to a conservative plan.

However, the order given by the commander was too abnormal and did not conform to the usual style before.

He is not a reckless person!

Applying for more troops, artillery and aircraft can indeed increase the winning rate.

In World War II, the Japanese Army had five major strategic groups, namely the First and Second Local Army, the Kwantung Army, the Huaxia Dispatch Army, and the Southern Army.

The Southern Army commanded five front armies, namely the Burmese Front Army, the 7th Front Army, the 14th Front Army, the 18th Front Army, and the 2nd Front Army.

As the most powerful front army in the southern army, the Myanmar front army currently has 3 armies and 8 divisions.

Of course, some of the divisions are not fully staffed.

The total force is more than [-] people.

The Myanmar Front has the 28th Army, the 33rd Army and their 15th Army.

Since it was their No.15 Army that was attacking before, most of the troops and resources were concentrated on them. The four divisions with more than [-] people accounted for half of the entire front army.

Now a division has been defeated, with a loss of more than 10,000 troops.

The No.15 Army has less than [-] combat troops.

The Fifth Division was confronting the Huaxia Army on the front line of the Nu River, and there were only two divisions available to attack the Sichuan Army, a little more than 60,000.

Such a force attacks an enemy with 240 tanks and hundreds of rocket launchers.

The odds of winning are slim.

On the contrary, it will put itself in a dangerous situation.

Requesting more troops and weapons from above, is one division enough?
Kikuta Jiro believed that it was safe to come to two divisions, so that the six divisions belonged to the [-]th Army.

It would be better to directly upgrade the [-]th Army to a front army and command eight divisions to fight.

Moreover, the 28th Army and the 33rd Army have their own responsibilities, and they cannot desperately squeeze out their troops and transfer them to the [-]th Army to fight.

You can only apply from the higher-level Southern Army.

It is said that the southern army is currently attacking Southeast Asia, from the small islands in the Pacific Ocean to the east, to the Indonesian and Australian kangaroos in the south, and to Burma and India in the west.

Thousands of kilometers of front, fighting everywhere.

Every general hopes to have more troops in his hands and make outstanding military exploits.

Each army, each division has its own mission.

"The Fifteenth Army applied for the transfer of two divisions, one hundred large-caliber heavy artillery pieces, and two hundred bombers. The reason was to attack the stubborn enemy Sichuan Army with more than [-] troops..."

When Commander-in-Chief Terauchi Toshiichi saw such an application telegram, he was furious.

Even if the Commander Shojiro Iida is from a famous family, the other party will not sell his face. I am afraid that the first application telegram will be sent, and the reprimand telegram will be received immediately.

reprimand?

With a flash of inspiration, Jiro Kikuta suddenly had a bold guess. Is this to advance as retreat?

Realizing that I'm sitting on a fire pit, the offense isn't, and neither is the defense.

How would a normal person think?
Apply for a transfer order to your superiors and transfer away from here.

The battle in Burma was planned by Shojiro Iida alone, so I am afraid that the higher-ups will not agree to changing the battle at this time.

Assuming that he pretended to be sick and created a reason why he couldn't continue to command, he could go.

But after the information came back, everyone knew that the enemy was difficult to deal with, and anyone with a discerning eye would think that it was fear and they wanted to be a coward.

In this way, the reputation will be lost.

Although he managed to get out of the quagmire, but with a reputation of fear of war and cowardice on his back, not only could he not hold his head up for the rest of his life, but even his family's reputation was tarnished.

So even if you are really sick, you can't transfer away with such a reason.

Shojiro Iida stood by the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the chirping birds outside the window, he couldn't help but envy the freedom of the birds.

After thinking hard for a long time, he finally thought of a countermeasure.

Going the other way, he asked for support from the Lions above, and stated that he wanted a more aggressive style of play, forcing the above to remove him.

Iida Shojiro is very sure about this, because he is very familiar with Terauchi Shouichi, the commander-in-chief of the front army.

Both of them came from aristocratic families. When his father Toshisuke Iida was the head of the First Division, he worked under the command of General Zhengyi in the temple.

Speaking of which, the two are considered to be young, and they know each other very well.

Slightly different from Shojiro Iida, Toshiichi Terauchi is very ambitious. Obviously he can change officers through the back door, but he insists on climbing up step by step by himself.

Starting as a second lieutenant in the infantry, he participated in the Russo-Japanese War, served as a military attache stationed in Germany, and was admitted to the Army University based on his strength.

From an objective evaluation, even if he does not have a prominent family background and only relies on his personal talent, such a person will still have a place to stand out.

Shouyi in the temple has a very hot temper, and he will fight if he disagrees.

In his philosophy of life, there is no problem that cannot be solved by force.

When he was stationed in Japan in the early years, Terauchi Shouichi, who was the commander of the division at the time, directly led people to smash the police station because his soldiers clashed with the local traffic police in Osaka.

Good guy, lawlessness probably looks like this.

Coming to the Huaxia battlefield, Terauchi Shouichi brought his characteristics to the extreme.

After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, he was appointed as the commander of the North China Dispatch Army. The newly arrived Siuchi Shouyi did not even need to be jet-lagged, and directly issued the order to settle North China quickly.

Then, after repeated battles and victories, it took four months to sweep across North China and fulfilled its promise.

The rapidity of its advance and the ferocity of its fighting power are really astonishing.

After that, Terauchi Shouyi was like a mad cow with red eyes, and no one could hold him back.

The original plan of the Japanese military was to occupy North China and wait for opportunities, just like the previous occupation of Northeast China, Suiyuan and other places, swallowing and digesting it bit by bit.

The military is not going to make too many moves in a short period of time.

However, Shouyi in the temple strongly demanded to go south to occupy Nanjing and go north to take Jinan. For this reason, he almost broke his face with the staff of the base camp.

Last year, Terauchi Shouichi was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army, and continued to fight and rush invincible.

It took only five months to basically occupy the entire territory of Southeast Asia.

With such great achievements in battle, it is not surprising that Shouyi in the temple will be promoted to marshal this year.

"He is so proud and has a hot temper. When he saw his telegram asking for reinforcements, he probably lost his face." Shojiro Iida thought silently in his heart.

He can probably guess his thoughts when he was young:
"With four divisions in hand, one was defeated by a mere 5000 people, and you still have the face to ask for more reinforcements?

Three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged generals are plentiful.

If I'm not capable enough to do it, then I'll replace it with a capable one. "

Shojiro Iida must be upset that he made such a gesture and was looked down upon by Faxiao who was playing with him.

But compared to continuing to sit on the crater, waiting for the eruption to make yourself embarrassed.

He would rather be looked down upon by Temple Shou.

Compared with interests, what is face?
If you are successful, you can't be too shameless, and people who are too shameless will not succeed.

After the telegram requesting reinforcements was sent to the headquarters of the Southern Army, Iida Shojiro begged for a hammer, and received a reprimand telegram a few hours later.

Withdrawing the request at this time, there is still room for redemption.

Iida Shojiro still insisted on his opinion, saying that without those reinforcements, the offensive plan would be difficult to carry out.

In the evening, he received a telegram ordering him to report to the general headquarters.

A few days later, Ren Mutaguchi, the former head of the No.18 Division, was promoted to Commander of the [-]th Army more than half a year in advance, and was ordered to come to Yangon to replace Shojiro Iida.

Iida Shojiro was defeated because of the defeat of the Sixth Division, adding a dark stain to the victory.

In addition, Shouyi in the temple was not happy with him, so he was not promoted, but was transferred back to China on a flat basis.

With a new commander, is the No.15 Army striding towards victory, or falling into the abyss at an accelerated rate.

Everything depends on the newcomer Ren Mutaguchi.