Age of Rebirth

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The Commander-in-Chief of Japan’s Southeast Asian Expeditionary Force, General Ito Gensaburo, brought 10,000+ Japanese soldiers to Yangon, the capital of Myanmar. In the following days, Ito was waiting for news from the local area. Whether it was good or bad, he was ready to bear it. After decades of rolling in the Imperial Army, Ito knew how much he had committed.

But after waiting for a few days, nothing happened. I didn’t see the order from the headquarters to dispose of him, nor did he send someone to take his place. Ito was at a loss, and kept muttering. The order to evacuate northern Myanmar, such a big event, just passed by like this.

Among other things, Lieutenant General Wu Cunshan, the former chief of staff of the dispatched army who was dismissed by him and locked up, was sent back to the mainland by him after he arrived in Yangon. This guy must have a grudge against him. He doesn't know how to speak well of himself with his face. Such a calmness is definitely not normal.

Ito couldn't sit still anymore, and used all kinds of connections to inquire about the attitude of the base camp towards him. The strange thing is that there was no feedback at all, which made Ito feel like his days were like years. The hundreds of thousands of troops from Li came to Yangon again. He had to temporarily put down the irritability that was scratching his heart, and brace himself to deal with the huge pressure of the independent division. [

When he calmed down, Ito went through the whole thing from retreating from Mandalay to retreating to Yangon. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. The defeat of Mogok was the result of his own luck. , I can't blame others, but what happened in Mandalay made Ito feel bitter.

According to my own situation at the time and the situation on the battlefield, it is entirely possible to flank Mandalay's independent division troops and cut off my southward withdrawal channel, encircling the dispatched army on the line from Libao to Mandalay, but.Tang Qiuli did not do this, he could intercept and kill his own independent division, but surrounded and annihilated the four divisions he sent to guard, and then.Let the 10,000+ soldiers of the imperial army retreat southward calmly.

What happened next was even more unbelievable. The air force of the Independent Division, which had the superiority in the air, was only attacking the rear guard of the imperial army. If it was intensive bombing along the way, all the bridges would be blown up.It took less than three days for the retreating speed of the imperial army to slow down, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the independent division rushed up like a tide.

The dispatched army can only continue to retreat southward if they fight while retreating and blocking the attack layer by layer. If this is the case, how many people will be left of the imperial army that has withdrawn to Yangon?Ito himself didn't know.However, all these battles that should have happened naturally did not happen.The ambushes and pursuers that I judged by myself did not appear.

Based on Ito's understanding of Tang Qiuli, he didn't think that this ruthless Chinese devil would make such an obvious low-level mistake. The things that happened before and after Ito were put together, separated and pondered, and he came to a conclusion that this is A game of cat and mouse.Unfortunately, myself and two 10,000+ imperial soldiers are the mice in this game.

After reaching this conclusion, Ito was so depressed that he almost yelled, "Tang Qiuli, you Chinese monster. What are you going to do?" In fact, Ito knew best that Tang Qiuli deliberately let himself go, in other words , Tang Qiuli did not regard himself as an opponent, and the feeling of being underestimated by his opponent was undoubtedly a huge shame for Ito, who had a high self-esteem.

This feeling of shame, like a blunt knife, cut his spirit and soul, and made him so depressed that he almost spurted blood, but he couldn't understand why Tang Qiuli, the sworn enemy of the Japanese Empire, did this Do, what does he want to do, what is his conspiracy and purpose?Is it to enjoy the pleasure of insulting an imperial general and two 10,000+ brave imperial soldiers?

From a purely military point of view, the Imperial Southeast Asian Army no longer exists. It was encircled and wiped out in Mandalay, and all of them have been destroyed. But I and my soldiers are well in Yangon City. This is all thanks to that China Given by the devil, given by the opponent and the enemy in such a way to give him a chance to survive, Ito had an urge to commit suicide by cutting open his stomach immediately.

I can't figure out Tang Qiuli's intentions and plans, and I don't know how the base camp will deal with me. The two huge unsolved mysteries are lingering in Ito's heart, tormenting the majestic Imperial Japanese Army General, who is a little bit Nervous, even if Amaterasu possesses Ito, he will not know that Tang Qiuli's intention to let him go is actually very simple, like a mad dog, to bite Americans, nothing more.

In Japan, as Ito guessed, it is absolutely not peaceful. There are two completely different opinions in the base camp on how to deal with Ito. The navy is the main one, who advocates severe punishment for disobeying the enemy and refusing to implement His Majesty’s Burmese battle plan. , what he has done has already tarnished the honor of Teijin.

Dismissal and investigation, life imprisonment, and not shooting him are already based on past achievements, and they are extra merciful. Of course, the army will not agree to severely punish such a theater commander, and let the navy guys take the opportunity to destroy their own. As a general, even though there are many factions in the army, and dogs bite each other, that Takemura Yamaichi, who has been in prison for a few days, did not speak well of Ito, and even sued him with embellishments.

But once it was involved, they wrestled with the navy, immediately withdrew their hands, and agreed to the outside world. Even Takemura, who bullied Ito and hated him to the bone, was called by several big bosses, even persuasion and warnings, and even threats. Takemura, "This is not a disagreement within the army, but a matter of competing with the navy for dominance in the war. You have to think clearly about what to say, and what to say is best kept in your stomach."

Takemura finally understands that even if Ito is a complete bastard, at this time, he has to praise his stinky feet in front of those big bosses in the navy, not when he is stepping on the dog's paws, let alone, after finishing the verbal lawsuit with the navy , Let's bring up the old issue again, and when Emperor Hirohito convenes an imperial meeting again to discuss how to deal with Ito, Lieutenant General Takemura Yamaichi, who can't wait to dig the Ito family's ancestral grave, will transform into a witness and participant of that battle.

It should be admitted that Lieutenant General Wu Cunshan, who has been doing homework on maps, has a very solid theoretical foundation, and his eloquence is also good. In order to increase his persuasiveness, he even drew a map of the battlefield situation with his own hands. , and evolved Ito into a man who was loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan, risking disobeying military orders and ruining his reputation, and sending troops to Southeast Asia who were in extreme danger, bringing out the image of a born hero.

In the end, Takemura almost choked up and said: "To sum up, as the chief of staff of the dispatched army at the time, I strongly opposed Ito-kun's decision to withdraw to Yangon to the south. For this reason, a fierce conflict broke out between us. Afterwards, Calm down and think carefully, Ito-kun's decision is correct, he has preserved his strength for the Great Japanese Empire."

Wu Cun wiped away the tears that did not exist, and continued to speak generously: "I also think, what would I do if it were me? The answer is, I will continue to implement the orders of the base camp and will not retreat south, because , I don't have Ito-kun's courage and selfless spirit, he is a true samurai and the pride of our army."

"But what kind of consequences will that be? The Empire dispatched troops to Southeast Asia, all of them will be shattered in Mandalay, and the strength of the Imperial Army will be seriously injured. Then, today's Yang~~- -net update first release~~ light, it will be The soldiers can be defended, and the situation of an empty city, I am afraid that at this moment, it has fallen into the hands of Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, and our Great Japanese Empire will lose an important bridgehead."

It should be said that Takemura is a top-notch actor, with excellent acting skills and eloquence. Of course, the navy will not fully believe Takemura's hype, but there is no evidence to refute it. If it is forced to punish Ito, I am afraid that even His Majesty the Emperor will not agree. , several bigwigs in the navy could only sigh secretly, "The efforts to compete for the dominance of the empire's foreign wars have been in vain again."

In Emperor Hirohito’s heart, he knew more about the causes and consequences of the Burmese battlefield than the general. The order he personally issued to send troops from Southeast Asia to carry out the Burmese battle plan was originally difficult for Ito. The imperial army on the Burmese battlefield, no matter Both in terms of strength and equipment, they were inferior to the army of the devil Tang Qiuli, so the battle was almost impossible. [

However, who can understand my own worries?Those greedy and selfish Americans, seeing the benefits, pounced upwards with red eyes. Who can guarantee that they will not stab the back of the imperial army dispatched to Southeast Asia. Because of the dangerous situation, he insisted on launching the Burmese battle against Tang Qiuli, the devil of China.

In hindsight, I was a little impatient and hasty, which is why Ito disobeyed orders. It is difficult for Ito. Now it is all right. Nakamura Shintaro has brought new information. The Americans will not intervene in the Southeast Asian war. Their essence Yes, they are afraid of going to war with the mighty Great Japanese Empire, that is to say, only the empire will fight them, and they will never take the initiative to fight themselves.

Emperor Hirohito has despised the Americans from the bottom of his heart since he received the information from Nakamura. It is a piece of fat without bones, which can be used at any time. The troops of the empire in Southeast Asia can safely and boldly fight with the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli troops fought.

Hirohito coughed lightly, and the attention of the Japanese military and political leaders who participated in the imperial meeting immediately focused on him. Hirohito said in a slow and indifferent tone: "What happened is already obvious, and there is no need to argue. Ito Gan took the risk and dealt with it on the fly, avoiding the heavy losses of the Imperial Army, may I ask, which one of the people present has such courage as him?"

No one spoke, Hirohito continued: "The empire dispatched troops to Southeast Asia, without personnel adjustments, and the strength and equipment must be strengthened, and it must be added that Yangon must be defended. The empire must not lose such an important strategic point. This important task, Let Ito-kun bear the burden!"

Hiroren's few words basically set the tone, and the battle situation in Yangon was developing in the direction that Tang Qiuli was worried about. ~- -~