Beiyang reactionaries

Koiso Kuniaki still couldn't make up his mind.

In fact, this time Xiaoji Guozhao listened to it, and his heart was a little shaken.But Kunizaki Koiso knew that those in the army were radicals.If you follow their will, of course they will support you.But once I think differently from them, those army bosses will not listen to me.Maybe the officers of the army will assassinate themselves, but Koji Kunizhao is not sure that he can avoid it.

"Prime Minister, Shigemitsu-kun."

When the two were silent, Gu Zhengzhi walked in.

Although Gu Zhengzhi resigned from the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs, he is still the president of the Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and most of the intelligence in Japan will be gathered to him.Gu Zhengzhi said with a calm expression: "Prime Minister, the news just came. The troops of the Southwest Military Region of China have begun to transport troops using the railway and road between Yunnan and Lashio. The troops are very large, and some vanguard troops have already entered Lashio. And this part of the troops will not be less than 3 people, and there will be a steady stream of troops pouring into the Lashio area. The Chinese army entered the Lashio area, it should have started last night. The Chinese troops took advantage of the night to quickly enter the Lashio area garrison."

"The Chinese army entered Lashio?"

"Yes."

Koiso Kunizaki looked at the map and frowned deeply.

Lashio is the current capital of the Republic of Myanmar.At present, most of Myanmar is occupied by Japan, and a part of the southeast, which is where the Thai (Dai) people live, is controlled by Thailand.Therefore, only the area around Lashio is controlled by the Republic of Myanmar.

But because of the cooperation between Myanmar and China, China has strengthened the relationship between Yunnan and Lashio over the years.Not only the railways of Chinese standards were laid, but also the road construction was strengthened.There is not one road from Lashio to Yunnan, there are three roads in total.Among them, the road from Lashio to Ruili, and the road from Lashio to Kunming, are all roads that can take large trucks, which are very suitable for transporting troops.During this period of time, Myanmar has been fighting, and the scale of the war between the Japanese army and the British and Indian troops has become larger and larger.As a result, a large number of Burmese people moved to the relatively stable Lashio, which made Lashio develop rapidly and become the second largest city in Myanmar after Yangon and Mandalay.

"What the hell are they going to do?"

Koiso Kuniaki is getting more and more headaches.

Shigemitsu Aoi next to her was also thinking about what China was going to do.Is China going to attack the Japanese army in Burma together with Britain?If so, then things are really, really hard.

How many people are not in a hurry to know what China is going to do?

Because China sent so many troops into Lashio, there must be follow-up.About 40 minutes later, someone hurried in and handed Shigemitsu a telegram.

Shigemitsu Aoi took a look, and her face became ugly.Handed the telegram to Xiaoji Guozhao: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar has just held a press conference, stating that Myanmar does not support the war and hopes to end the war. From now on, the Republic of Myanmar refuses any army to pass through their defense zone and refuses any war material Pass through their perimeter."

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Half a year has passed since the Almaty meeting, and China is almost ready.Since Duan Xun decided to make a move, it would not be painless, and that would be a shame for a big country like China.

As soon as China made a move, it aimed at the Japanese army's seven-inch strike and aimed at the Japanese army's weakness.First let the Korean Independence Army start their unification war.The Korean peninsula is absolutely tasteless for Japan today, and it is a pity to discard it if it is tasteless.

But giving up completely is unacceptable to the strong Japanese military.

And if the Korean Peninsula is completely lost, the threat to Japan is too great.Therefore, after the outbreak of war, the Japanese military will send reinforcements.But what surprised the Japanese army was that the strength of the Korean Independence Army was much stronger than they had imagined.

As a result, the Korean Independence Army almost swept the Japanese army and the Korean Empire's army, and pushed forward nearly 500 kilometers in less than a month, annihilating a large number of Japanese troops.Soon the Japanese troops could only hide in places like Gwangju, Busan, and Ulsan.

After the outbreak of the Korean Unification War, the Japanese army was already very uncomfortable.At this time, China let Thailand close the country.Thailand's strategic location is too important.Thailand closed the country and directly cut off the connection between the Japanese army in Myanmar and other forces in Japan's Indochina Peninsula.Thailand did not allow the Japanese army to pass, which directly caused the Japanese army to lose support for the Burmese front army.

If it was before, the Japanese army could also use sea transportation to support Myanmar.

But not now.

After the British Far East Fleet was re-established, it raided Singapore and wiped out the Japanese naval fleet in Malacca.So far, the Japanese army has no strength in Malacca, and at most there are some destroyers.Such strength cannot be compared with the British Far East Fleet at all.Under such circumstances, how could the Japanese army dare to ship by sea.

In addition to land and sea transportation, only air transportation is left.

But air transportation is so easy.Even for a powerful country like the United States, it is not so easy to rely on air transportation alone.Not to mention Japan, which is one level behind in strength.

It is for this reason why Oiso Kuni Showa and Sugiyama Moto must teach Thailand a lesson.Before the Japanese army was able to launch the Burma campaign, apart from Japan's ability to use sea transportation, the more important reason was Thailand's support.Thailand became the logistics base of the Japanese army, and Thailand directly opened their territory, allowing the Japanese army to enter and exit at will.Now that Thailand is closing the country, what will the Burmese front army do?

Just when the Japanese army was angry about what happened in Thailand, the next step China did was to close the Mekong River.

Mekong?

At present, it is the most important river for material transfer in Indochina Peninsula.A large number of materials from China flow into the Indochina Peninsula through the Mekong River, and countries in the Indochina Peninsula also use the Mekong River to purchase materials from China.Many supplies that Japan purchased from China were transported to the Japanese army on the Indochina Peninsula through the Mekong River.Including the military purchasing materials in Vientiane City to supplement their own logistics.Now China has closed the Mekong River, directly hitting the Japanese military logistics.

Until the end, Myanmar closed the country and closed the area around Lashio.

This region is also important.

The Burmese Front Army has two important logistics bases, one is Mandalay and the other is Lashio.Mandalay's materials are currently supplied to the Japanese army on the Chindun River defense line, and Lashio's materials are supplied to the Japanese army in Myitkyina.

Now that Myanmar closes the Lashio area, it is tantamount to cutting off a leg of the Japanese army in Myitkyina.

Moreover, in order to prevent the Japanese army from violently attacking the Burmese Republican government in Lashio, the 19th Corps of the Southwest Military Region began to station in Lashio. A force of 18 troops continued to march into Myanmar and into the Lashio area.The 19th Corps of China is very well equipped.The troops that entered Lashio with the 19th Corps, as well as the air force, are very strong.In fact, it was not random to let Myanmar go out this time, and the influx of troops into Myanmar.This was carried out after coordination between China, Britain and the United States.

Every move of China is to cooperate with the next British military action.

China cut off the logistics of the Japanese army in a few strokes. Before the Japanese side could solve this problem, the British army began to take action.Mountbatten, as commander-in-chief of the Far East Army, started what Churchill had promised at the Alma-Ata Conference.That is to fight the Chindwin River and carry out the Burma campaign.

On May 1944, 5, British and American air forces began bombing the opposite position.The British artillery unit also began to bombard the opposite position, and other units made preparations to cross the river.The British troops at this time dare not say that they are strong and strong, but they are definitely very strong.

In addition to the complete British army affiliated to the British army, the size of the British and Indian troops has also expanded to 55, and the South African division, West African division, New Zealand division, and Australian troops have all been incorporated, with a total of more than 100 million.

In the confrontation on the Chindun River, the British army clearly had the upper hand.

The air forces of the Anglo-American Allied Forces had an absolute advantage in confronting the Japanese air forces.It should be said that the air forces of the Anglo-American Allied Forces already have air supremacy, and the Japanese army can resist at most, but it is no longer able to decide the overall situation.

After gaining air supremacy, the aviation units of the British and American coalition forces bombarded the Japanese positions indiscriminately.For industrial powers like Britain and the United States, the least rare thing is bombs.Throwing a bomb is the easiest thing for them.

The aviation units of the British and American coalition forces dropped all kinds of bombs on the Japanese positions completely desperately.

In addition to air strikes, the British army also had a great advantage in the artillery battle between the British army and the Japanese army.Whether it is aerial bombs or artillery shells, they are all played by industrial countries.In this regard, the Japanese army is no match for Britain and the United States.But the Japanese army in Burma is also an elite Japanese army.Most of these troops have combat experience, and the main force is the troops that swept the British and Indian troops.Therefore, under such an unfavorable situation, the Japanese army still firmly held the Chindun River defense line.

The British army tried several times to cross the Chindun River, but failed.

The two sides exchanged fire on the Chindun River for ten days, and the British army attempted to assault more than 20 times in various places on the Chindun River.Although the aviation unit and the artillery unit supported each raid, they were still beaten back by the Japanese army.The Chindun River is fast-flowing and the river is wide. It is really not easy to break through the Japanese defense line head-on.

Both sides suffered heavy casualties.

However, after all, the Japanese army lost its air supremacy and was constantly bombed by the aviation forces of the British and American coalition forces, and the casualties on the position have always been high.In order to maintain the line of defense, the Japanese army continued to send reinforcements to support the front line.Mandalay is also constantly transporting supplies to ensure the stability of the Chindun River defense line.

The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, and the British army also suffered heavy casualties.

After all, trying to cross the river, it is impossible to send too few troops every time.Since ancient times, attacking halfway has been the easiest way to defeat the enemy.This is even more so after the development of hot weapons. After 10 days, the confidence of the Japanese army has greatly increased.In particular, the rainy season will soon be here. Once it rains, the Chindun River will skyrocket, making it even more difficult to cross the river.It will greatly reduce the pressure on the Japanese army.

When the fierce fighting on the Chindun River attracted the attention of many people, the British and American coalition forces concealed their eyes and opened up a new battlefield.

On May 1944, 5, the air force of the Anglo-American Allied Forces bypassed the Chindun River defense line, bypassed Chin State, and carried out airborne operations in the Bly area, about 26 kilometers west of Mandalay.And it was an unprecedented parachuting.

For this airborne landing, the British and American coalition forces gathered their main forces on the Chindoon River and continued to attack.Knowing that crossing the river caused a lot of casualties, but in the past 10 days, they have been making surprise raids and paying huge casualties every day.The British army's assault regardless of casualties firmly attracted the attention of the Japanese army, and even attracted the main force of the Japanese army.

Perfect strategic deception.

It's a forceful posture, but it has been prepared secretly for a long time.More than 800 transport planes were mobilized, together with escorting combat planes, about 1200 planes were mobilized at one time.Finally, 1.4 people were successfully airborne in the Bly area.

On the Asian battlefield, this is the largest airborne.Even in the entire Second World War, this is a very rare airborne.

Of course, the Japanese army is not a fool, let alone blind.Such a large-scale airdrop was deceived at the beginning, but the intention of the British and American coalition forces was soon discovered.However, the airborne landing of the British and American coalition forces was so sudden that the Japanese army was completely caught off guard.

The failure of the Battle of Imphal dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army.